But you may not feel so good if you have learnt about bird flu from TV or the Internet. Some governments had to kill chickens in their cities. A large number of chickens and even some people died in Asia, and nearly 8,500 birds died in Russia because of bird flu.

Chickens can get bird flu from the feces(糞便) of the passing birds. It's not so difficult to control the chickens in cages or on farms, but it's much more difficult to control the birds flying in the sky.

Luckily, scientists have found a medicine for bird flu. But the virus changes easily and quickly. So bird flu is still a serious problem we have to face.

【1】We can know how birds get bird flu from the film Traveling Bird.

【2】Not only birds and chickens but also human beings can get bird flu.

【3】The feces of the passing birds can’t cause bird flu.

【4】It is easier to control chickens than to control flying birds.

【5】Scientists have found the medicine, so we needn’t worry about bird flu any more.

Emperor penguins move like cars in traffic jams to keep warm, according to a new research. A penguin only needs to move 2cm in any direction for its neighbor to do the same thing. These movements then flow(涌動(dòng)) through the whole group of penguins like a "traveling wave".

These waves also help the smaller crowds join bigger groups, keeping more and more of their friends warm. A single Antarctic "traffic jam" has thousands of penguins. Interestingly, the technology once used for studying road traffic jams was used to study the penguins. It included studying time-lapse(延時(shí)) videos. Scientists also discovered that unlike on the road, these waves can be made by any penguin and in any direction.

With temperatures usually dropping 50 degrees below zero and winds reaching speeds of up to 200km/h, these traveling waves are very important for penguins to keep warm.

These penguins can also teach us a lesson. In a big group, they learn to be orderly and patient, and never to crash into each other. These are skills that we should all learn from them when we are on the road!

【1】According to the passage, emperor penguins get together to .

A.keep warmB.play gamesC.learn from each other

【2】In a traffic jam on the road, .

A.drivers can drive fastB.drivers can drive carelesslyC.cars cannot move fast

【3】From the passage, we learn that a "traveling wave" is .

A.caused by a traffic jam on the road

B.caused by the strong winds in Antarctica

C.formed by the movement of penguins

【4】If a penguin is in a group, it .

A.needs to move orderlyB.can move as fast as it likesC.will not leave others behind

【5】The last paragraph wants to tell us that .

A.penguins won't move together if they are not very cold

B.traffic jams happen probably because people are patient

C.we human beings should learn from penguins

Then people can tell us the exact time. But before the invention of clocks, knowing the time was very difficult. One way that people told the time was by using sundials, but it was impossible to tell the time on cloudy days or at night.

The first mechanical(機(jī)械的) clock was invented in China by Su Sung in 1088. The first clock in Europe was invented at the end of the 13th century.

The first watch was invented in Italy in 1462. Early watches were different from today's in two main ways. First, they only had an hour hand. Second, you could not wear them on your wrist(手腕). You had to keep them in your pocket. That s why they were called "pocket clocks".

The first wrist watch came from Switzerland 328 years later after the first pocket clock came out. But nobody bought them. They did not become popular for a hundred years.

Digital clocks and watches came from the United States and they are the most popular inventions in timekeeping. Shops all over the world started to sell them in 1971.

【1】The underlined word "sundials" in the first paragraph may mean " " in Chinese.

A.太陽B.日晷C.手表

【2】The first mechanical clock was invented in .

A.ChinaB.EnglandC.Germany

【3】The first watch was invented years later than the first mechanical clock.

A.1,462B.374C.328

【4】According to the passage, the first wrist watch .

A.was invented in Italy in 1462

B.was very popular among people when it came out

C.came from Switzerland

【5】This passage may be taken from a .

A.novelB.comic bookC.magazine

Tommy was very sorry for that. He helped Mr. Adamson clean the floor. However, the worst was yet to come. When he went back home, he found his own house was flooded(淹沒).

【1】A.waterB.smokeC.wind

【2】A.andB.orC.but

【3】A.turn onB.turn downC.turn off

【4】A.tookB.putC.poured

【5】A.happilyB.lazilyC.angrily

In the same village, ______ little dog, who was sad and in blue all the day, decided to visit the house, too. He ______ climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the hole in the door. To his great ______, he saw 1,000 unfriendly dogs looking at him, so he barked at them right away. Then he was ______ to see 1,000 little dogs barking back at him. As he left, he said to himself, "This is a terrible place, and I will never come back and visit it."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

【1】A.travelB.tripC.visit

【2】A.arrivedB.gotC.reached

【3】A.shakingB.showingC.flying

【4】A.upB.atC.with

【5】A.angryB.friendlyC.awful

【6】A.terribleB.badC.wonderful

【7】A.the otherB.otherC.another

【8】A.luckilyB.slowlyC.happily

【9】A.sadnessB.happinessC.surprise

【10】A.excitedB.happyC.terrified

A: Excuse me, Sue! Is this your backpack?

B: No, it isn't. 【1】

A: Whose might it be?

B: It might be Jane's. I saw her looking for her backpack just now.

A: 【2】 Hers is brown, but this one is yellow.

B: Well, let's see what's in the backpack. Oh, here is a hair band. The owner can't be a boy.

A: 【3】 Rita has long hair, and she always forgets things.

B: Oh, there are also several ping-pong balls in the backpack.

A: 【4】 Because Rita’s favorite sport is ping-pong.

B: 【5】

A: Let's give it to Rita.

A.Mine is in my desk.

B.It might belong to Rita.

C.It can't be hers.

D.Then it must be Rita's.

E.Yes, you are right.

參考詞匯：clownfish 小丑魚　the Great Barrier大堡礁　fish tank 魚缸

【1】look, like, what, does, your, sister

________________________________________________________?

【2】a, woman, the, married, businessman, young

_________________________________________________________.

【3】went, now, off, light, just, the

_________________________________________________________.

【4】known, the, well, director, around, is, the, world

_________________________________________________________.

【5】an, movie, is, it, what, interesting

_________________________________________________________!

—It________ by Zhang Yimou in 1999.

A.is directedB.directsC.was directedD.directed

A: Hi, Mike! Do you know the result of the English exam?

B: Yes. My English teacher Mrs. Li called up my father yesterday, and he took me the result.

A: How was the result then?

B: I 【1】 in the test. It's really terrible.

A: Well, it does be disappointing. But I think you are not so 【2】 in English. Why didn't you pass the exam?

B: My English teacher thought I might 【3】 Tina’s paper, because most of our answers were the same.

A: Is that true? I can't believe my 【4】!

B: Er… I feel very sorry for what I did. But I really have a hard time learning English this term. Besides, I am too busy to memorize the words.

A: However, you are not 【5】 to cheat, even if you can't get good grades.

B: Yes, you are right. So what should I do?

A: First, you should say sorry to your teacher and ask for 【6】 chance to do the papers. Remember, you must do it on your 【7】.

B: But I am afraid Mrs. Li won't allow me to take the test again. She told us to be 【8】 over and over again. I must let her down. How 【9】 I will be if she refuses me. Other students may laugh at me.

A: Don't worry about that. You have to be brave enough to correct your bad 【10】.

B: I will. Thank you!