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A Trip to the Forest

One day Bob took two of his friends in-to the mountains. They put up their tents （帐篷） and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.

In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp（营地）， it start-ed to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?

Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!

It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

1、 John and his two friends went to the forest to ____.

A. build their camp

B. find their way home

C. enjoy the mountains in the snow

D. watch the trees in the forest

2、 They could not find their way back be-cause ____.

A. there was only one road to their camp

B. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tents

C. there were no roads in the mountains at all

D. everything was covered by the white snow

3、 It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to ____.

A. John's house B. the camp

C. the forest D. the mountains

4、 The horses stopped because____.

A. it was getting late

B. they were tired after running for a long way

C. they knew that they had got to the camp

D. they had seen John's house

5、 The story happened ____.

A. on a cold winter day

B. on a dark snowy evening

C. in a cold camp far from villages

D. at night when nothing could be seen

[Key] 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A

As many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins（企鹅）may be in danger of disappearing. The number of penguins have decreased（减少） by 30% since 1987.

Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world. They are common in South America，New Zealand，Australia and South Africa. Mary live near cold waters. But some live near warm waters in Galapagos Islands. Penguins cannot fly，but they are fine swimmers. Penguins eat fish and krill（磷虾）。

The warming of the earth is the decrease in penguin populations. The heating of the air has caused ocean waters to become warmer. Higher water temperatures have reduced the supply of fish and krill. Some years later these birds are completely unable to reproduce（繁殖）。 Besides，many adult penguins die of hunger.

Widespread（广泛的） fishing，exploration for oil and oil leaks（漏) also make penguins be in danger. Poisonous organisms(生物） in ocean water are another danger. Penguins also have their enemies，including wild dogs，sharks，seals and sea lions.

News about penguins is not all bad，however. Several years ago，oil leaking from a ship hurt 40% of the penguins in South Africa. The penguins became covered with oil. But thousands of people helped clean and treat the birds well. Then they returned the penguins to the wild. Now these South African penguins are reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1、 Penguins ___________.

A. can swim better than fly

B. can be found near Oceania （大洋洲）

C. eat fish only

D. live only in cold waters.

2、 Which of the following is NOT the cause of penguin's decrease in numbers?

A. Oil searching. B. Widespread fishing.

C. Human's killing. D. Warming of the oceans.

3、 Why are the penguins in South Africa reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking?

A. Because people removed the ship.

B. Because people sent a lot of penguins to the wild.

C. Because people helped the penguins.

D. Because people treated the penguins well.

答案及解析：

1、 选B，我们知道企鹅不会飞，因此A不正确，除了吃鱼，他还吃磷虾，因此C不正确。只能选B。

2、 选C，本文中并没有说人类是如何捕杀企鹅，相反，人类对企鹅的态度相当友好。

3、 选C，根据文章可以判断是由于人类的帮助。

I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"

Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.

But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band （军乐队） in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!"

But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.

True or False

1、 The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.

2、 I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.

3、 I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.

4、 When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.

5、 My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.

6、 Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.

7、 The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.

Key: 1-7. F T T F T F F

Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog"。Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep"， it comes out "keep"。 And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.

Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.

We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded（点头）and held my nose. "What do you think it is?"

"It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot （污点） off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry."

"Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back."

"We can't "。said my sistter.

"Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"

1.The writer and Mary didn't know______.

A.what Zip's first present was

B.how Zip carried its first present home

C.who owned Zip's first present

D.what Zip's first present was made of

2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog"because ______.

A.the dog likes keeping things

B.the dog likes playing with shoes

C.he doesn't know the dog's name

D.he can't pronounce the word "sheep"well

3.What made the shoe strange was ______.

A.its colour B.its smell

C.its size D.that it was a silk one

4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____"

A.keeping things for itself

B.bringing things for other to keep

C.not letting it run about

D.taking care of a small child

5.We can know from the reading that the dog _____.

A. likes to give presents to people

B.has been kept in at the writer's home

C.has brought some trouble

D.likes to be called "the keep dog"

Key: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C

On Christmas Eve─the night before Christmas Day─children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.

Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.

Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.

1、 Christmas Eve is __________.

A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas Day

C. Christmas Day D. the night before Christmas Day

2、 Father Christmas often puts presents ________.

A. into children's hats B. into children's stockings

C. under children's beds D. into children's shoes

3、 When the children were very young, __________.

A. they didn't know who Father Christmas was

B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real

C. they thought their father was Father Christmas

D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings

4、 When the children are older, they __________.

A. know that Father Christmas is real

B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents

C. know that Father Christmas is really their father

D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend

5、 Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.

A. chimney B. back door C. front door D. window.

KEY: DBACA

My friend Matt and I arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday evening. The accommodation wasn't wonderful，but we had everything we needed (beds，blankets，food)，and we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air.

On Saturday morning we met the other ten members of our group. Cameron had come along with two friends，Kevin and Simon，while sisters Carole and Lynn had come with Amanda. There were some other members I didn't know. We had come from different places and none of us knew the area.

We knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors，but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing and then we changed at lunchtime. Matt and I went to the caves(岩洞) first. Climbing out was harder than going in，but after a good deal of pushing， we were out at last. Though we were covered with mud，we were pleased and excited by what we'd done.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. The writer spent the Saturday morning _____.

A. rock-climbing

B. sleeping

C. meeting friends

D. caving

2. There were _____ members in all in the writer's group.

A. 6 B. 8 C. l0 D. 12

3. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. some of the group had been there before

B. the group had done rock-climbing many times

C. some of the group already knew each other

D. group all came from the same city

4. The write thought her weekend was _____.

A. interesting B. relaxing

C. frightening D. unpleasant

5. This passage mainly talks about ____.

A. the writer's friends at the Activity Centre

B. the writer's experience at the Activity Centre

C. outdoor sports at the Activity Centre

D. how to go rock-climbing and caving

答案及解析：

1. 选D，根据文中说明Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing. Matt and I went to the caves(岩洞) first.可以判断出应该选择D。

2. 选D，Matt and I 还有the other ten members。

3. 选C，A. B. D.均可以从文中找到证据证明其是不正确的。我们知道Cameron had come along with two friends，可以知道C项是正确的。

4. 选A。

5. 选B，总揽全文，可以知道B项为最佳答案。

Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres)。 This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.

Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus （仙人掌） plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.

（Words: 161 Minutes: 3 ）

1、 Mexico is ____the USA.

A. on the south of B. on the north of

C. a part of D. as large as

2、 Mexicans speak______.

A. English C. French

B. Spanish D. Latin（拉丁语）

3、 Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.

C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.

D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.

4、 Tomatoes were originally （最初） grown in ______.

A. America B. Spain C. Tokyo D. Mexico

5、 The best title （题目） of the passage is ___.

A. Mexico City B. Mexico's plants

C. Mexico D. Mexico's population

[Key] 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C

Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.

What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.

Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.

Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处)，some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. If things are very small，they are germs.

B. If things can't be seen，they must be germs.

C. Germs are only in dirty water.

D. Germs are everywhere around us.

2. What is a microscope used for?

A. Making very small things look much bigger.

B. Making very big things look much smaller.

C. Helping you read some newspapers.

D. Helping you if you can't see things clearly.

3. Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?

A. You haven't looked at it carefully.

B. Water can't be drunk in this way.

C. There must be lots of germs in it.

D. Water will make you ill.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.

B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.

C. If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body.

D. If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it.

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Germs may make us ill.

B. Germs are in dirty water.

C. Don't drink dirty water.

D. Take care of your fingers.

答案及解析：

1．选D，根据第四段中Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust.可以排除C选项。A，B选项明显不符合题意，只有选D，并且根据第二段It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere.可以确定正确答案。

2．选A，根据文中They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope.可以知道microscope是显微镜。确定选A。

3．选C，文中说到Germs are always found in dirty water.因此父母不让喝脏水。

4．选D，根据文章可以判断A，B，C均为正确答案，而D项不正确，即使手不被割破，也会有细菌的。

5．选A，总揽全文，可以确定答案为A， Germs may make us ill。

Some people may think too much sunlight can lead to cancer, so they always keep themselves away from sunlight. But experts believe that proper exposure(暴露) to sunlight is good for us.

For example, scientists think sunlight can help stop some diseases. They say that wearing sunscreen(防晒油) all the time makes the body short of vitamin D.

Vitamin D in fact stops us from more than 25 diseases and keeps bones and teeth healthy. However, around 60% of the population are short of vitamin D in their blood. One of the easiest ways to get it is to expose your skin to sunlight. Your body makes vitamin D from the sun faster than it takes in from food. What’s more, safely getting enough sunlight can make you look younger.

However, not everybody likes sunlight. Some people should not be exposed to the sun without a strong sun protection. Experts advise that just ten minutes of daily exposure to sunlight should be enough to give us vitamin D we need.

1. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Don’t expose to the sun.

B. Proper exposure to sunlight is good for our health.

C. We should stay in the sun as long as possible.

D. We can get vitamin D from food.

2. What will happen if we don’t get enough sunlight for a long time?

A. We will keep away from cancer.

B. We will get many diseases.

C. Our body will be short of vitamin D.

D. We will have more vitamin D in our blood.

3. The proper sunshine can keep our ________ healthy.

A. eyes and skin B. bones and teeth

C. ears and blood D. bones and eyes

4. The underlined phrase “take in” in the passage means “　　　” in Chinese.

A. 吸收 B. 占用 C. 分享 D. 拿进来

5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Scientists think our skin can get vitamin D from sunlight.

B. Most people have enough vitamin D in their blood.

C. Ten minutes of exposure to sunlight every day is enough for us to get vitamin D.

D. Our body gets vitamin D faster from the sun than from food.

参考答案：1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B

一般来说，阅读理解题型设计，大致可以分为以下几种题型：

A.事实询问题；

B.推理判断题；

C.数据推算题；

D.识图解意题；

E.主旨大意题；

F.常识题。

那么，根据以上六种题型的设计，如何才能巧答阅读理解题呢？

小编认为可以采取以下几种应试技巧和解题步骤：

首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料。

其次，细读题材，各个击破。掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。

要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性。对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准。

下面，根据阅读理解测试的要求，针对各个不同考查内容的考查题型，给出几点解题建议：

事实询问题

此类题型的问题以what、who、which、when、where、how或者why等词引导，就文中某句、某段或某一具体细节进行提问并要求考生回答。

做好这类题的要领是：

1.明确题意，顺藤摸瓜。

2.按照要求，寻找答案来源。

3.找准关键词，明白其暗示作用。

4.多读课文，正确使用排除法。

推理判断题

既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点。

这类试题常以如下句式发问： What can you conclude from this passage?What's the auther's attitude towards...? We can infer from the passage that……. Which statement is(not) true?

这就要求考生首先在阅读时，要抓住文章的主题和细节，分析文章结构，根据上下文内在联系，挖掘文章的深层含义。

其次，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西。

数据推算题

此题要求学生就文章提供的数据，以及数据与文中其他信息的关系做简单计算和推断。

在做此类题时：

1.要抓住并正确理解与数据有关的信息含义。

2.弄清众多信息中那些属于有用信息，那些属于干扰信息。

3.不要孤立看待数字信息，而要抓住一些关键用语的意义。

识图解意题

此类插图题型是通过图解、地图或插图的形式，形象化地表现信息，用以降低试题的难度，是短文和题目不可缺少的组成部分。

在做此类题时，要求学生一定要：

1.把文章与图示结合起来，图文互相参照、互相验证。

2.若是地图，则要做到方位明确。

3.要正确理解文中方位介词及有关信息词的重要意义。

主旨大意题

此类题型用以考查学生对文章主题或中心思想的领会和理解能力。

一类题型为主题问题。

如： What is the main idea of this passage? What does the passage maily talk about? What does the writer want to tell us?

另一类为标题问题。

如：Which tittle is the best tittle of this article? 寻找主题句往往是做好此类题的关键。

因此，在做题时，要注意每段的主题句(往往为第一句)。英文叫“Topic Sentence”，它一般都用来表示一个段落的主旨大意，抓住主题句，就不难确定文章的最佳标题。

经验常识题

此类题主要是考查中学生应有的多项综合知识，包括：社会知识、天文知识、史地知识、科普知识及对生活常识的主观掌握程度。

此类题往往与文章没有直接关系，学生只能凭自己的常识进行判断，然后做出正确、符合这些规律的选择。

If you look at the sky one night and see something moving and shining that you have never seen before, it might be a comet (彗星).

A comet sometimes looks like a star. Like a planet, a comet has no light of its own. It shines from the sunlight it reflects (反射). Like the earth, a comet goes round the sun, but on a much longer path (轨道) than the earth travels.

If a comet isn’t a star, what is it then?

Some scientists think that a large part of a comet is water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock. When sunshine melts (融化) the ice in the comet, great clouds of gas go trailing after it. These clouds, together with the dust, form a long tail.

Many people perhaps have seen a comet. However no one knows how many comets there are. There may be millions of comets, but only a few come close enough for us to see.

An Englishman named Edmund Halley, who lived from 1656 to 1742, found out a lot about the paths that comets take through the sky. Some comets move out of our sight and never come back. Others keep coming back at regular times. A big comet that keeps coming back was named after Halley because he was the one who worked out when it would come back again. Maybe you have ever seen Halley’s Comets because the last time it came close to the sun and the earth was in the year 1986. Then people all over the world were outside at night to look at it. You will probably be able to see Halley’s Comets when it comes near the earth again.

1.A comet is like ________.

A. sun B. moon C. sunlight D. the earth

2.A large part of a comet is ______.

A.water and rock

B. water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron

C. ice, iron and rock dust

D. only a few big pieces of rock

3.Maybe many people _______.

A. haven’t seen any comets B. have seen all comets

C. have seen a comet at daytime D. have seen a comet

4.Some comets keep coming back ________.

A. at any time B. at noon C. at regular times D. at daytime

5.Halley’s Comets came back _____.

A. in 1990 B. in 1980 C. in 1986 D. in 89

答案

1.D。“Like the earth, a comet goes round the sun, but…”是判断本题的根据。

2.C。根据“…is water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock.”这句话即能得出答案。

3.D。由第五段的`首句“Many people perhaps have seen a comet.”可知。

4.C。“Some comets move out of our sight and never come back. Others keep coming back at regular times.”一句是答案的出处。

5.C。哈雷彗星每七十六年才能看到一次。再结合“…the last time it came close to the sun and the earth was in the year 1986.”这句话的`意思，即可得到答案。

Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt（融化）。 It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed （挤压）together.， it became ice.

The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier（冰河）。

Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches（英寸） each day. As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes.

A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land.

Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path(路) down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too.

1、 The snow that fell on the mountain

A. became snowman B. melted C. became ice D. turned to rain

2、 The word in the story that means a river of ice is __________.

3、 The story says, “The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy”。 The word it means ____.

4、 Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?

A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to be

B. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it.

C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.

5、 How fast did the glacier move? （Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?）

A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year.

B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day.

C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day.

6、 The main idea of the whole story is that _______.

A. snow is heavy B. the high land never changes

C. glaciers changed the land

Key: 1.C 2. glacier 3.snow 3.A 4.C 5.C

A Leg Walking Right

Here are some signs + - x…, the signs are very different. They mean very different things. When you see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. This sign—means that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract(减去). What will you do when you see x and… ?

Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs… .The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract.

In the 1500s people used this printed(印刷的) sign & to add numerals. After a while the sign began to look like this… .Later, the sign became +.

How much is 2…2?

1. What do you do when you see this sign +?

A. Walk away B. Write a numeral C. Read a sign D. Add

2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _____.

3. The story says, “Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember”。 The word they means ______.

4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe?

A. Egyptians could not add numerals together

B. All Egyptians had two left legs.

C. Our signs are not hard to understand

5. What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)?

A. After a while, the sign began to look like this… .

B. After a while, the sign began to look like this +.

C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &.

6. The main idea of the whole story is that ______.

A. the signs for adding and subtracting have changed.

B. People could not write in the 1500s

C. the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for us

答案

1.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A

Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.

What makes us ill? It is germs（细菌）。 Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.

Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.

Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut（割开处），some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1、 Which of the following is TRUE?

A. If things are very small，they are germs.

B. If things can't be seen，they must be germs.

C. Germs are only in dirty water.

D. Germs are everywhere around us.

2、 What is a microscope used for?

A. Making very small things look much bigger.

B. Making very big things look much smaller.

C. Helping you read some newspapers.

D. Helping you if you can't see things clearly.

3、 Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?

A. You haven't looked at it carefully.

B. Water can't be drunk in this way.

C. There must be lots of germs in it.

D. Water will make you ill.

4、 Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.

B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.

C. If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body.

D. If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it.

5、 What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Germs may make us ill.

B. Germs are in dirty water.

C. Don't drink dirty water.

D. Take care of your fingers.

答案及解析：

1．选D，根据第四段中Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust.可以排除C选项。A，B选项明显不符合题意，只有选D，并且根据第二段It is germs（细菌）。 Germs are everywhere.可以确定正确答案。

2．选A，根据文中They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope.可以知道microscope是显微镜。确定选A。

3．选C，文中说到Germs are always found in dirty water.因此父母不让喝脏水。

4．选D，根据文章可以判断A，B，C均为正确答案，而D项不正确，即使手不被割破，也会有细菌的。

5．选A，总揽全文，可以确定答案为A， Germs may make us ill。

Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报)the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.

Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare(比较)them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前).

1. Satellites travel _____________.

A. in space B. in the atmosphere

C. above the ground D. above space

2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.

A. the weather satellites can do it easily

B. clouds form there

C. the weather forms there

D. the pictures can forecast the weather

3. Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.

A. when they have received satellite pictures

B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones

C. before they received satellite pictures

D. during they study satellite pictures

4. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.

A. one day B. two days

C. five days D. seven days or even longer

5. The main(主要的)idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.