23、One afternoon Mrs. Green’s husband wanted to catch the 3:30 flight to London to have an important meeting．She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o’clock and said that he was still at the airport．

    “What happened to you?” asked Mrs. Green．

    “Well,” said Mr. Green, “Everything was going fine．I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate．I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott, who was an airplane engineer．I shouted to him and a policeman caught me．”

    “Why did he catch you?”

    “I don’t know,” said Mr. Green, “As soon as he heard my shout, he ran towards me and caught me．”

    “What did you shout to your friend?”

    “All I said was ‘Hi, Jack’ ．You know that’s the usual way we say hello to our friends．”

    “But you don’t know the sentence ‘Hi, Jack ’ also means to take control of a plane by force（武力）．”

1． How did Mr. Green want to go to London?__________ ．

   A． By train                         B． By bus                                       C． By airplane

2． Why was Mrs. Green surprised? __________ ．

   A． Because her husband didn’t arrived the airport in time

   B． Because her husband was still at the airport at 5 o’clock

   C． Because her husband didn’t want to go to London

3． When did Mr. Green get to the airport that afternoon? __________ ．

   A． Before 3:30                    B． After 3:30                                   C． At about 5:00

4． What was Jack Scott in the passage? __________ ．

     A． He was a pilot

B． He was a policeman at the airport

C． He was an engineer

5． According to the passage we know ______________ ．

   A． Jack Scott asked Mr. Green not to fly to London

   B． Mr. Green would take control of a plane by force

   C． The policemen mistook what Mr. Green said

22、Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I’m Roy , and this is my show．This is a television show for all families, and I know you’ll enjoy it．

    Let’s start with a story． Once there was a proud pig on a farm． He thought he was the most important of all the animals on the farm．But it was not enough that he himself thought this: he had to be sure that other animals thought it, too．So he went up to a chicken and asked, “ Who is the most important animal on the farm?” The chicken answered, “ You are, Mr. Pig ．” Then he asked a dog, and he got the same reply．

    Next, he asked a cow． When the cow seemed uncertained of the right answer, the pig looked angry, and showed his teeth, “ Oh, you are, of course, Mr. Pig．” said the cow． “ Of course, ” the pig said, “ there is no doubt about it． ”

    At last the pig asked a big horse the same question．The horse lifted one foot, rolled the pig over and placed his foot on the pig’s head． “ I think you know the answer now． ” said the horse．

1． The Roy show is _________ ．

    A． a family show on TV            B． for kids only          C． a sports show

2． When the pig asked a dog, the dog ________．

A． said nothing

B． said the pig was the most important

    C． said the pig was as important as the horse

3． The horse thought ________ was the most important on the farm．

    A． he himself                           B． the pig                  C． the cow

4． The word “ uncertained ” means _________．

    A． 相同的                               B． 犹豫的                 C． 令人满意的

5． What’s the best title of this passage?__________．

    A． A pig and a cow                   B． A farm                  C． The most important animal

21、Australia has a lot of lovely animals．You cannot find them anywhere else in the world．The most famous ones are kangaroos（袋鼠）and koalas（树袋熊）．

    The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia．They have large eyes and ears．They don’t walk, they jump．They use their strong back legs． They can jump at 74 kilometers per hour． They can go over nine meters in one jump．Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies．The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm．

    Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia．They are on TV, in books and in the shops．But do you know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them．There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia．That’s more than the number of people in the country．Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough food to eat．They break into farms for food．Farmers are very angry with them．

    The koala is another famous Australian animal．They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses．They eat leaves from gum trees（桉树）．Koalas have a special smell．They use it to mark their home—“ This is my place, you can’t come in !” Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother’s pouch, too．

1． If we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests, we can go to ________ ．

    A．China                            B．France                        C．Australia

2． What does a kangaroo look like?

   A．It looks like a bear．      B． It has big eyes and ears．C．It has small eyes and big noses．

3． The word “ pouch ” means ________ ．

    A．育儿袋                          B．肌肉                          C．尾巴

4． Which is NOT TRUE? ________

    A．The kangaroos can go over nine meters in one jump．

    B．Koalas like eating leaves from gum trees．

    C．Koalas use their voices to mark their homes．

5． What’s the best title of this passage?__________ ．

A．Kangaroos and koalas

B．Beautiful Australia

C．How to protect kangaroos and koalas

18、请以“The Happy Life” 为题，根据以下的内容提示，写一篇短文来描述一下你心目中的最幸福的生活。

内容提示：

1、学校生活乐趣多，喜欢和可爱的同学们在教室里学习，同学们相处融洽，经常和同学们一起打球和唱歌；但有时候太多功课而没时间跟小宠物玩。

2、希望将来有一份自己喜欢的工作，有一间带花园的房子，和父母分享成功。

3、现在努力学习，使梦想成真。

要求：

1）语言准确得当，条理清晰。

2）词数：80词左右。

3）不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

4）参考词汇：与……分享……  share sth. with sib．

The Happy Life

17、完成句子，使改写后的句子完整，并与原句意思相符，注意每空只填一个单词。

1．The box is so heavy that I can’t lift it.

   It is _______ _______heavy box __________ I can’t lift it.

2．How beautiful Zhanjiang is!

   ________ _______ ________city Zhanjiang is !

3．The girl had to look after her grandmother when her parents were out.

   The girl had to _______ _______ _______ her grandmother when her parents were out.

4．They plant a lot of trees in our hometown every year.

   A lot of trees ________ _________ in our hometown every year.

5．How about having some fish for supper today?

   ________ ________ ________some fish for supper today?

16、按照所给汉语意思完成句子，注意语法正确，意思完整，词数不限。

1．即使遇到很多的困难，我们永远不会放弃希望。

    Even if we meet with many difficulties, we will never ________________hope.

2．听到这令人兴奋的消息，他睡不着了。

    When he _____________________news, he couldn’t sleep.

3．他是个篮球好手，他加入这个俱乐部两年了。

    He is a good basketball player. He __________________in the club for two years.

4．一方面，我们要学习好；另一方面，我们应该保持身体健康。

________________, we should study well; on the other hand, we ___________ keep healthy.

5．夏天到了，天气正变得越来越热了。

    It is getting_____________________ when summer comes.