A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain.

“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”

One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick? “

“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life. . . ”

The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

1.The crow met the swan on a ___________

A．beach            B．field              C．lake              D．ground

2.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.

b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.

c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.

d. The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.

A．a(chǎn), d, b, c          B．a(chǎn), b, d, c           C．d, a, c, b           D．d, c, a, b

3.What does the underlined word “took pity on” in the last paragraph mean?

A．對(duì)…… 憐憫       B．對(duì)……后悔        C．對(duì)……蔑視        D．對(duì)……失望

4.The underlined sentence means ____________ .

A．The swan began to fly.

B．It is the turn for the swan to feel proud.

C．The crow began to fly.

D．It is the turn for the crow to feel proud.

5.What do we learn from the passage?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．The early bird catches the worm.

C．No pains, no gains.

D．Pride goes before a fall.

 

As soon as he finished his homework，Erie jumped onto his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach．While he was   1   along，he thought about the whales（鯨魚）．He hoped he would see them again today．After he got to the beach，Eric   2   his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road．Then he ran down onto the sand．  3   it was only four in the afternoon，the sky was already growing dark．Eric frowned（皺眉）．If it  4   he wouldn't be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water．He hurried along the beach   5   the rocks．They were the best place to watch the whales from because of their __6  ．Before Erie reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head．“Oh no!” he thought．“Now the whales will stay in the deep water and l won’t be able to   7   them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach．It was a young whale! The whale had come too close to the shore（海岸）and got stuck（擱淺）on the   8  ! At first the whale didn't move at all and Eric thought it was   9  ．Then he saw its tail move weakly．Eric turned and ran through the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle．He had to get   10  ! Unless they got the whale back in the water soon，it would die and Eric couldn't let that happen．

1．A．riding             B．running                C．getting                   D．walking

2．A．sent                      B．hid                      C．took                             D．got

3．A．As                        B．Since                   C．Because                 D．Although

4．A．shone             B．snowed                C．rained                    D．blew

5．A．into                       B．off                      C．to                          D．from

6．A．1ength            B．size                     C．height                    D．shape

7．A．watch            B．kill                       C．catch                     D．save

8．A．soil                       B．beach                         C．grass                     D．water

9．A．dead                      B．pretty                         C．lovely                    D．a(chǎn)live

10．A．care                    B．water                   C．medicine                D．help

Nancy lives in a town near the sea．Last weekend she went to the sea with her   1  ．The sea had strong waves（浪）．But Nancy thought she was good at   2  ，so she ran into the sea．After a while，she wanted to swim back，  3  she couldn't get any closer to the beach．The waves pulled（拉）  4   back．She waved（揮舞）her arms   5   her friends，but they didn’t see her．Then she became very 6   and couldn't swim any more．Suddenly，her feet touched  7  ! All the time she  8   in a place where water wasn't deep（深的）!When she went back to the  9  ，one of her friends asked，“Did you  10   your swim?” “Yes，it was great!” She didn’t tell them what had really happened．

1．A．family                B．friends                 C．brothers                 D．sisters

2．A．singing                  B．running                C．swimming              D．dancing

3．A．a(chǎn)nd                       B．so                       C．because                 D．but 

4．A．she                       B．her                      C．him                       D．they

5．A．to                         B．with                    C．for                        D．in

6．A．happy                 B．interesting            C．excited                   D．tired

7．A．the water               B．her friends                  C．the sand               D．the fish

8．A．ran                        B．swam                  C．played                    D．went

9．A．beach                  B．sea                      C．town                     D．water

10．A．enjoy                   B．remember            C．forget                    D．take

Dear Amy

How are you? Mum, Dad and I went to Thailand last week. We had a great time!

We arrived at the airport early on Friday morning. I chose a window seat on the plane. I could see the clouds clearly from the window. They looked soft and shiny. Four hours later, we landed in Thailand.

We stayed at a hotel in Pattaya on our first day. We went to the beach. We played different water sports there. We had so much fun! We were tired when we got back to the hotel.

On the next day, we went to Bangkok. We visited two temples there. They looked like golden bells with pointed tops. We took some photos outside the temples and had a walk in the gardens. In the evening, we had dinner at a restaurant next to a lake. The food was very spicy so I kept drinking cold water!

On the last day, we went to a shopping mall. Mum bought a beautiful tea set. Dad bought some T-shirts and I bought some dried mangoes (芒果干). We went to the airport after lunch. I was lucky because I got a window seat again. This time I could see the beautiful sunset (日落).

We enjoyed the trip very much. I hope we will go on another trip again soon.

Love

Polly

(　 )61. In Thailand Polly did the following activities EXCEPT__________.

　　　 A. go shopping　　　 　 　　　　B. play water sports

　　　 C. go to the beach　　 　　　　 D. enjoy the sunrise

(　 )62. How long was Polly’s trip in Thailand?

　　　 A. 2 days.　 　B. 3 days. 　 　 C. 5 days.　 　 D. A week.

( 　)63. Polly and his parents went to __________ on the second day.

　　　 A. the beach　 　　　　　 　　　 B. the temples　　　

C. the airport 　　　　　 　　　 D. the shopping mall

( 　)64. The underlined word ‘spicy’ probably means ‘__________’.

　　　 A. hot　　　　 B. sweet　　　 　 C. salty　　 　　 D. sour（酸的）

( 　 )65. In this letter, Polly mainly told Amy about __________.

　　　 A. his weekend　　　 　　　　　 B. his holiday plan　

C. his trip to Thailand D. his views of Thailand