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Eight-year-old Maya and her parents were on vacation. They were traveling in the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachians are the longest group of mountains in eastern North America. Maya and her parents did not take the trip by car but on foot. They walked along the road called the Appalachian Trail. It is 3,505 kilometers long and goes from one end of the Appalachians to the other!

Maya and her family started the trip near their home in Maryland. Maya was born in Maryland, and she had never left her state before, so she felt so excited about this long trip.

Every evening, Maya and her family would make a fire. She loved that! She also enjoyed sleeping in a tent each night. Maya wanted to remember everything that happened on her vacation. Whenever she came across a new animal, she would draw a picture of it in her diary. But it was usually not easy to do this. Maya learned that she had to be quiet if she wanted the animals to stay. She drew trees and flowers in her diary, too. She thought that flowers were easier to draw than animals. They didn’t run away!

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1.What did Maya and her parents do on their vacation?

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2.How long is the Appalachian Trail?

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3.How did Maya feel about the trip?

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4.Where did Maya sleep at night during the trip?

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5.Why did Maya think flowers were easier to draw?

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1.They traveled in the Appalachian Mountains. 2.It is 3, 505 kilometers long 3.She felt excited 4.She slept in a tent. 5.Because flowers did not run away. 【解析】短文介绍了八岁的玛雅和她的父母在阿巴拉契亚度假的经历...

Playing computer games for a long time is a _____ of time.

A. kill B. use C. cost D. waste

D 【解析】句意：玩电脑游戏很长时间是浪费时间。A. kill杀死；B. use 使用；C. cost花费；D. waste浪费。a waste of time浪费时间，结合句意，故答案为D。

—Why did your brother looked at you _____surprise?—Because I didn't help him take out the rubbish.

A. in B. on C. at D. with

A 【解析】句意：——你哥哥为什么惊讶地看着你？——因为我没帮他把垃圾拿出去。A. in 采用（某种方式）；B. on在……上，关于；C. at在；D. with与……在一起。in surprise吃惊地，为副词词组，修饰动词，此处修饰动词词组look at，故答案为A。

Lucy would like to buy some _____，because she didn't have anything for breakfast this morning.

A. medicine B. rubbish C. letters D. snacks

D 【解析】句意：——露西想买些小吃，因为她今天早上没吃早饭。A. medicine；B. rubbish垃圾，废物；C. letters字母；D. snacks零食。结合句意以及语境可知，答案为D。

—Could you please help me open the windows? —Yes，I ________.

A. must B. can C. could D. will

B 【解析】句意：——你能帮我打开窗户吗？——好的，可以。A. must必须；B. can可以；C. could能够；D. will将会。Could you please do sth? 表示一种有礼貌的请求，意思是“请你做……好吗？”could在这里不是can的过去式，而是表示一种更加委婉的语气，在作出肯定或否定回答时，只能用can或can’t，故答案为B。

—Why are you so upset，Nancy? —I didn't ________ the math exam.

A. develop B. throw C. raise D. pass

D 【解析】句意：-你为什么这么沮丧，南茜？-我数学考试没及格。A. develop发展；B. throw投掷，扔； C. raise筹集，提升；D. pass通过。结合句意可知，答案为D。

—Jim，come out！Let's go to play football.—Sorry.I'm working ________ a math problem.

A. out B. on C. for D. with

B 【解析】句意：——吉姆，出来！我们去踢足球吧。——对不起，我正在做一道数学题。work on从事；work out解决，算出；work for 为…而工作；work with与……一起工作。Work on a math problem做题。结合句意可知，答案为B。

—My grandma is ________.I'm going to look after her. —Sorry to hear that.

A. ill B. healthy C. strong D. fair

A 【解析】句意：——我奶奶病了，我要照顾她。——听到这个消息很难过。A. ill生病的；B. healthy健康的；C. strong强壮的；D. fair公平的。结合句意可知，答案为A。

Although Sandy ________ housework，she has to do it twice a week.

A. imagines B. hates C. hurts D. accepts

B 【解析】句意：虽然桑迪不喜欢做家务，但是她不得不一周两次做家务。A. imagines 设想；B. hates 憎恶；C. hurts 伤害；D. accepts接受。结合后面的句子“she has to do it twice a week.”她必须一周做两次家务，可推知前面的句意为尽管桑迪不喜欢做家务，故答案为B。

—Could you please pass me the dictionary? —________.

A. Yes，please B. No，thanks C. Of course D. No，I can't

C 【解析】句意：请把字典递给我好吗？-当然可以。A. Yes, please 请吧；B. No, thanks不，谢谢；C. Of course 当然可以；D. No, I can't不，我不能。Yes, please /No, thanks.常用于句型“Would you like…？”的肯定回答以及否定回答，Could you please…?请你做……好吗？表示一种有礼貌的请求，否定...