1、 A. good B. spoken C. usual D. poor2. I dont have a green thumb, so all my plants_. A. die off B. grow well C. look nice D. are good3. Tom is _to climb the tree. He is yellow. A. happy B. clever C. glad D. afraid4. He didnt like me to know the _of the accident. He told me a white lie. A. reason B. t
2、rue story C. meaning D. answer5. He is _today because his father is ill. A. blue B. yellow C. green D. whiteB. What Is the Best Way? What is the best way to learn a foreign language? We all remember that we learnt _1_ language well when were children. If we can learn _2_ second language in the _3_ w
3、ay, it wont seem so difficult. Think of what a small child _4_. It listens to what people say and it _5_ to imitate what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ask _6_ it. In _7_, it is using the language. It is talking in it _8_ the time. _9_ people use a second language like this, they will
4、learn it more _10_ than before.1. A. ourselves B. own C. our own D. ours2. A. the B. a C. an D. /3. A. other B. same C. different D. easy4. A. does B. do C. did D. doing5. A. want B. tries C. needed D. doing6. A. for B. on C. about D. with7. A. time B. trouble C. fact D. danger8. A. in B. all C. for
5、 D. on9. A. Whether B. Before C. If D. Until10. A. best B. quickly C. slowly D. easy训练II. A. Eating Habits and Health Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would rather eat sweets and ice-cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream
6、 are not bad for the stomach if we eat them at the end of the meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite. It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges used to
7、 decide whether a man was telling truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it was sign that he wasnt telling the truth. He was telling lies. Although this seems very strange and foolish, it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying
8、about something had difficulty in swallowing anything dry. Because when he is worrying, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.1. Why do you want to develop good eating habits? Because we want to _. A. be healthy B. be happy C. eat more D. save time2. It is good to eat sweets and ice-cream _
9、. A. after the meal B. before the meal C. when we want to D. when we are hungry3. We had better have our meals _. A. at any time each day B. at regular time each day C. when our work is over D. when the meal is ready4. According to judges in old England, if a man tells lies he can _. A. drink milk o
10、r wine B. eat a lot of dry bread C. hardly eat dry bread D. swallow dry bread easily5. A man who is angry has _. A. a better appetite B. a liking for ice-cream C. a poor appetite D. to drink some cold waterB. About Air Air is all around us. It is around us _1_ we walk and play. From the time we are
11、born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live _2_ air. All _3_ things need air. We _4_ live without food or water for a few days, but we cant live for more than a few minutes _5_ air. We take in _6_. When we are working or r
12、unning we need _7_ air. When we are asleep, we need _8_ air. We live in air, but we cant see it. We can only feel it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air _9_? Here is one way. Hold an open book in front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? _
13、10_ you feel is air.1. A. as B. after C. because D. since2. A. under B. in C. below D. with3. A. live B. living C. alive D. with4. A. can B. wont C. cant D. lively5. A. out of B. with C. without D. out6. A. water B. air C. food D. wind7. A. more B. most C. many D. few8. A. least B. much C. no D. les
14、s9. A. more B. to move C. moving D. moved10. A. What B. That C. Where D. Which训练III. A. Bats Bats are the only flying mammals in the world. They cant see very well. It was long believed, and still is in many places, that all bats are blind. “Blind as a bat” is often heard. Yet they have no trouble f
15、lying on the darkest nights and finding their way around very well. How can bats fly and see at night? They fly by radar! The bats radar system works the same way as the one that ships and planes use. As a bat flies through the air, he makes a sound that is too high for our ears to hear. If the soun
16、ds hit things they come back. The bats ears receive the messages. In this way they are able to tell the bat where the things are. Bats go out to look for food at night. In the day-time they hang in some dark places. Some people have the bats as bad animals. In fact, they are useful animals.1. The ar
17、ticle tells us about _. A. the bat like a mouse with wings B. the radar C. a blind man D. the bat used for playing table tennis2. The bat is _. A. an animal B. a bird C. a fish D. a beast3. “As blind as a bat” means a person who is _. A. blind in the lift eye B. able to see well C. not able to see w
18、ell D. lame in the right foot4. Bats have no trouble flying on the darkest night because _. A. they have very poor sight B. they have a kind of radar system to help them C. they have to look for food D. they can see things in the dark nights5. Bats go out to look for food _. A. at noon B. in the aft
19、ernoon C. during the day-time D. after sun sets and before the sun risesB. About Fire Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also _1_ suffering to people. Fire can heat water, warm your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things, _2_. Today people know how to make _3_ with matc
20、hes. Children sometimes like _4_ them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn _5_, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can _6_ a big fire very fast. Fires kill _7_ people every year. So we must _8_ matches. We should also learn how to put out fires. Cover a fire _9_ water, sa
21、nd or a wet quilt. This _10_ the air away from a fire and kills it.1. A. take B. carry C. catch D. bring2. A. also B. neither C. too D. either3. A. a fire B. a house C. clothes D. food4. A. playing B. to play C. playing at D. to play with5. A. a paper B. piece paper C. a piece of paper D. a paper of
22、 piece6. A. become B. turn C. changes D. got7. A. much B. plenty C. many D. lots8. A. careful B. careful of C. be careful D. be careful with9. A. in B. with C. by D. use10. A, keeps B. stops C. makes D. takes训练IV. A. The Four Largest Cities New York has a larger population than any other American ci
23、ty. In 1970, its population was about 8 000 000. Chicago has the second largest population. More than 3 000 000 people lived in Chicago in 1970. The third largest city is Los Angeles with a population of 2 810 000. Philadelphia is the fourth largest city. More than 2 000 000 people live in Philadelp
24、hia, a first capital city of the United States. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia are all larger than the nations capital city, Washington,D.C. The population of Washington is more than 700 000, but several cities have a larger population than that. Washington is one of the most beauti
25、ful American cities, but it is only the ninth city in size.1. New York has _ population in the United States. A. the second largest B. a larger C. the largest D. more2. Los Angeles is the third largest American city in _. A. size B. population C. buildings D. shops3. _ is the capital of the United S
26、tates. A. New York B. Philadelphia C. Chicago D. Washington D. C.4. Washington is more beautiful than _ American cities. A, most of the B. all C. some of the D. only a few5. There were about _ people living in New York in 1970. A. eighty thousand B. eighty million C. eight million D. eighty hundredB
27、. Why do People Drink? Why do people drink? Often because they _1_, but this cant be the _2_ reason, there _3_ be other reasons, too. In many countries, when friends see _4_ they often drink while they sit and talk. Many English people dont need anyone else, they often _5_ a drink several times _6_
28、a day even if they are alone. In most countries people say _7_ when they drink together. The English _8_ “Cheers”. In every country there are many places where drinks can be _9_. Since there are so _10_ these places it seems that many people drink more often than they really need to.1. A. have thirs
29、ty B. have thirst C. are thirsty D. are thirst2. A. lonely B. single C. only D. alone3. A. shall B. must C. should D. ought4. A. each other B. themselves C. them D. another5. A. drink B. eat C. taste D. have6. A. during B. a C. to D. by7. A. something specially B. something special C. specially something D. special something 8. A. often say B. often says C. say often D. says often9. A. bought B. given C. sell D. sent10. A. much B. plenty of C. many D. many of训练V. A. Population There are about 56 million peo
