课外阅读A
Coming Across Aliens
It was a fine night. Carl was on his way home from his friend ’s party.While Carl was walking along the path near his house ? he saw a UFO in the sky. It landed on the road in no time. Three aliens came out. Carl was surprised ? because he could understand their language. He learnt that they had decided to take all the trees out of the city.
Carl was worried about this. He called his friends quickly. While he was waiting for them,he looked at the aliens. They pointed at a tree? and then the tree? like a bird,flew quickly into the UFO. One by one,many trees flew away. Soon Carl’s friends arrived. They asked them to stop ? but it didn ’t work. Then Mr Bright,a police officer,came. He Shot at the aliens,but it still didn't work. One of the aliens pointed at Mr Bright. Mr Bright became very small. Everyone was very angry with the aliens. Carl ’s friend Bill ran to them. He shouted at them in a big voice. To their surprise,the aliens turned away at once and ran into their UFO. Then the UFO flew away.
The alarm clock rang. Carl realized he was lying in his bed. It was just a funny dream.
A) Answer the following questions according to the passage.
1. Where did Carl see a UFO while he was walking along the path near his house?
2. Where did the UFO land?
3. What happened when the aliens pointed the trees?
4. What did Mr Bright do?
5. Where did Carl find he was when he was awake?
B) 请找出文中画线单词的指代意义。
1. their
2. this
3. they
4. it
A) 1. In the sky. 2. It landed on the road. 3. The trees flew quickly into the UFO. 4. He shot at the aliens,but it still didn’t work. 5. He found he was lying in his bed.
B) 1. The three aliens’. 2. Those aliens would take all the trees out of the city. 3. Carl’ s friends. 4. Carl ’ s friends asked the aliens to stop.
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IV.任务型阅读阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息,每空限一词。
May me Clayton collected books,magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son,Avery Clayton,thought her collection was important. Unlike most books,these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.
One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish (出版) a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Clayton ’ s collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.
By the time she passed away at age 83 ? Mrs Clayton had more than 30 ,000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves ? photographs ? movies ? sheet music ? and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.
Avery Clayton ’ s dream was to create a museum for his mother ’ s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs Clayton ’ s collection is very important. Without her work,part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. “ We didn ’ t know these things existed,” says Sara Hadron of California,s Huntington Library.
The collection ’ s ew home is likely to be in Culver City,California. Part of Avery Clayton ’ s ream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection. “At present,African American culture is being explained by pop culture”’ he says. “ It ’ s important to offer a more complete picture. ”
Mayme Clayton and her collection | |
Personal information | She liked l. books,magazines and letters written by African Americans. |
She 2. when she was 83 years old. | |
Her collection | Compared with other books ? the books she collected couldn ’ t be found 3. |
The only copy written and 4. by Phillis Wheatley was in her collection. | |
She had a large collection ? 5. books ? papers ? photographs and other things by black leaders and artists. | |
Her collections is of great 6. to African American history and culture. | |
Her 7. dream | A 8. for the treasure would be created. |
He hopes to 9. the culture riches collected by his mother with more people,especially 10. . |
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C
Thailand is famous for its exciting festivals. They often last several days and attract many people from all over the world. Thousands of people help to decorate (装饰) the towns and cities colourfully,set up stages and competitions,create parade floats (游行花车) and so on.
The Chiang Thai National Elephant Festival is held in March and is perhaps the most exciting Thai festival of all. Elephants are very important to Thailand in many different aspects (方面) ,including transportation,farming and even wars. So Thais like and admire these big animals. Some Thais even believe that the map of Thailand looks like an elephant, s head.
The festival is held outside of Chiang Mai in the Maesa Elephant Camp and provides an exciting travel experience for visitors to the country. Locals set the camp up for retired (退休的) working elephants so that they can live their final days in comfort and calm. It is free to enter the park,and while visiting,tourists can ride the elephants through the forest,enjoying the exciting beauty of the land.
The Chiang Thai National Elephant Festival is one of the great festivals held in Thailand each year. Some other exciting festivals that travellers will not want to miss include the Sunflower Festival,the Monkey Buffet Festival and the Songkran Thailand’s Water Festival. All of these festivals are held between October and March ? providing visitors with a Thailand travel experience that will be remembered for many years.
() 1. How often is the Chiang Thai National Elephant Festival held?
A. Every four years. B. Each four months.
C. Each March. D. Twice a year.
() 2. Why do Thais like and admire elephants?
A. Because elephants are very important to Thailand ? such as transportation ? farming and even wars.
B. Because retired elephants can live in comfort and calm.
C. Because many travellers go to Thailand to ride elephants.
D. Because elephants are important to elephant festivals.
() 3. Where is the Chiang Thai National Elephant Festival held?
A. In Songkran. B. Outside of Chiang Mai.
C. Everywhere in Thailand. D. On the beaches.
() 4. What can visitors do in the Maesa Elephant Camp?
A. Ride the elephants through the forest.
B. Enjoy the exciting beauty of the sea.
C. Enjoy the Water Festival.
D. Set the camp up for retired working elephants.
() 5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. If you visit Thailand in December,you can experience the Songkran Thailand ’ s Water Festival.
B. If visitors miss the Monkey Buffet Festival,they won ’t feel regretful (遗憾的) .
C. The Sunflower Festival is held every two years.
D. Thais never use elephants in wars.
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课外阅读A
First Aid
Once a week a nurse visits Tom ’ s school and teaches the students how to help people who suddenly become ill or who have had an accident. Last week,the nurse talked to the students about how to stop bleeding. This is part of what she said ,“When we cut ourselves,we usually bleed. This is because our bodies are full of blood vessels ? which carry blood to and from the heart. It doesn ’t matter if we lose a little blood from time to time. In fact,many people donate blood to hospitals. We can give at least a pint of blood without harming ourselves. We mustn ’ t lose too much blood,however ? so we need to know how to stop bleeding when it occurs. If the injury is small and the amount of blood coming from it is also small,we can usually stop the blood from flowing by pressing on the cut with a clean,cold,wet cloth that has a little sntiseptic on it. It is most important to use antiseptic. If you do not,then dirt and bacteria may get into the wound and cause an infection. If the injury is large and the amount of blood coming from it is also large ? then it is necessary to stop the blood flowing through the blood vessel. We do this by putting pressure on the vessel above the injury. We can either press on it with our fingers or put on a tourniquet,which is a piece of cloth tied tightly around the arm ? leg ? or finger.
A) Answer the following questions according to the passage.
1. What's the passage about?
2. What usually happens when we cut ourselves?
B) Choose the best answer according to the passage.
() 1. What can be dangerous?
A. Losing too much blood. B. Losing a little blood.
C. Donating blood to hospitals. D. Stopping bleeding when it occurs.
() 2. What does the underlined word donate mean?
A. Lose. B. Find. C. Give. D. Receive.
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Mother’s Strength
There were two tribes in the Andes. They were always fighting each other. One tribe lived in the lowlands and the other lived high in the mountains. One day the mountain people attacked the lowlanders. They stole a baby from one of the lowland families and took him back up into the mountains.
The lowlanders didn ’ t know how to climb the mountain. They didn ’t know where to find the mountain people or how to track them.
Even so,they sent out their best fighting men to climb the mountain and bring the baby home. The men tried many ways of climbing. After several days of effort,however? they had climbed only 100 meters. Feeling hopeless,the lowlander men decided to return to their village. As they were packing up ? they saw the baby ’s mother walking towards them. They realized that she was coming down the mountain,which they hadn, t figured out how to climb. And they saw that she had the baby on her back. How could that be?
One man said to her, “We couldn’ t climb this mountain. How did you do this when we? the strongest men in the village,couldn’t do it?”
She Shrugged her shoulders and said ? “It wasn ’t your baby.”
As long as you have love in your heart,there is no mountain you cannot climb.
A) Choose the best answer according to the passage.
() 1. The two tribes .
A. were enemies of each other B. lived on the same mountain
C. were friendly to each other D. had a lot in common
() 2. When a baby was stolen,the lowlanders .
A. attacked the mountain people right away
B. didn ’t know how to reach mountain people
C. quickly climbed to the top of the mountain
D. sent the baby ’ s mother to the mountain
() 3. The men after several days of trying.
A. felt excited B. lost heart C. made it D. were angry
()4. As the men were packing up,they saw coming towards them.
A. the baby B. mountain people
C. the baby ’ s mother D. the baby ’ s father
()5. When the mother said “It wasn’ t your baby”,she meant .
A. only strong men can climb high mountains
B. one has to be clever enough to solve problems
C. true love can bring out one ’s greatest efforts
D. mothers are the greatest people in the world
B) Complete the sentences,using the right form cf words and phrases in the box.
as long as,send out,pack up,figure out,attack |
l. He ’ s trying to a way to solve the problem.
2. I live,I will help you.
3. They a signal when the ship was sinking.
4. He his things and left.
5. The enemy us at night and we had to run away.
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J.K,Rcwfmg and Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter ? which is now one of the best-selling hook series in the world.
J. K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st,1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father read them bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magical words. Rowling wrote her first story,called Rabbit,at the age of six.
After she graduated from university ? Rowling worked as a translator in London. During this time on a long train trip in the summer of 1990,the idea of a boy who has magic but doesn’t know it came to her. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter,Jessica,and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June,1997. To her surprise,the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November,2001. Now the Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about sixty million books have been sold in 200 countries.
Why has the series been so successful? There are a few reasons. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or in the future. But Harry lives in modem England. He is also a very normal boy: polite,friendly,brave? and clever. So? when other children read about Harry,they can imagine being like him.
J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success ? and is now busy finishing the rest of the series of seven books. She is writing full time and is really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and continue writing children ’s books.
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
() 1. From the passage,we know that .
A. J. K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a train trip
B. J. K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young
C. J. K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister
D. Harry Potter is J. K. Rowling's first story
() 2. The first Harry Potter book came out in .
A. July,1965 B. the summer of 1990
C. June,1997 D. November,2001
() 3. The Harry Potter series is .
A. first written for young people B. written in the summer of 1990
C. only sold in England D. about a young inspector
() 4. J. K. Rowling has been successful,and she .
A. likfl to travel all over the world with her daughter
B. is too busy to enjoy her life
C. is excited about her success every day
D. is still writing stories for children
() 5. How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?
A. There are magical things. B. The stories happened in the modem world.
C. It has seven books. D. It took much time to finish.
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() 5. (2015 泰州) 一Look at the blue sky!The rain .
—Let's go out for a walk.
A. stops B. will stop C. has stopped D. had stopped
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4. (2014 乌鲁木齐) China is now getting closer than any time in the history to (实现) Chinese dream.
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