Yellow, orange, red and green tree leaves make autumn a colorful time! Who paints all these colors? It is the leaves themselves.

Inside a leaf, there are millions of little color “bags”. They are green, yellow and orange. The green ones are called chlorophyll (葉綠素).  The yellow ones are called xanthophylls (葉黃素). The orange ones are carotene (胡蘿卜素).

In the summer, the green chlorophyll is very, very busy. It makes food for the tree. It catches sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) into sugar. This sugar is the food for the tree. It is also busy that it covers up all of the other colors in the leaf.

 When the weather grows colder in autumn, there is less light and water for trees. The trees will have a rest and get ready for winter. They’ve made enough food in summer! The leaves no longer need water to make food.

Without the water, the green chlorophyll starts to go away. The other colors in the leaf - the yellow xanthophylls and the orange carotene-come out. So the leaves don’t really “turn” a certain color -they just lose their green!

But how about the red, purple and green leaves? The leaves look red or purple because they have some sugar in them. They “steal” some food from the tree! The green leaves are from the evergreen trees (常青樹(shù)). Their leaves don’t lose water in winter. So, the green chlorophyll doesn’t go away.

1. The leaves of trees in autumn turn yellow because there is ______.

        A. not enough sunlight. B. no sugar C. no water D. no chlorophyll working

2. The little color “bags” refer to _____

        A. green, yellow and orange     B. chlorophyll, carotene and xanthophylls

        C. carbon dioxide               D. sunlight and water

3. The third paragraph (段) mainly shows us _________.

A. what chlorophyll is         B. how chlorophyll makes water.

C. sugar is food for trees     D. how photosynthesis (光合作用) works

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. In summer trees begin to shut down their food-making factories.

B. When autumn and winter come, the days get shorter and shorter.

C. During winter trees rest and live on the food they have stored.

D. In winter little “bags” are still in the leaves.

5. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. water in the tree leaves makes them green.

B. sugar in the tree leaves makes them yellow.

C. sunlight makes tree leaves green.

D. carbon dioxide makes tree leaves green.

 Have you ever heard about Chaplin? He was one of the greatest and funniest actors in the history of the cinemas. During his lifetime, Chaplin acted in 13 films, and wrote, directed (導(dǎo)演) and acted in 69 other films.

Chaplin was born in England in 1889. He began to act by chance when he was five years old. Chaplin’s mother was a singer. One day she lost her voice during the performance and had to leave the stage. The five-year old Chaplin went on and sang a famous song. In fact he sang so well that all the audience threw money onto the stage. Chaplin stopped singing and told the audience he would pick up the money first and then finish the song. The audience laughed. At the age of eight, Chaplin joined a group of child dancers.

In 1912 Chaplin went to the USA for a second time and got his first film part there. In his film, Chaplin wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache (胡子) and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked. As soon as the part that Chaplin appeared in the film, the audience couldn’t help laughing. Of all his films, City Lights, Modern Times and The Gold Rush are the most well-known.

Chaplin lived the last years of his life in Switzerland (瑞士), where he was buried in 1977.

1. Chaplin acted ______ films all his life.

        A. 13             B. 69            C. 82          D. 56

2. Chaplin was born in London and he spent most of his life in ______ and he died in ______.

        A. London, the USA                   B. the USA, Switzerland

        C. Washington, Switzerland           D. Switzerland, Switzerland

3. The second paragraph in this passage mainly tells us that Chaplin was born with a sense of _____.

        A. humor          B. confidence      C. loving money  D. dance

4. According to this passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Chaplin became a famous actor when he was only five.

B. Chaplin died at the age of 86.

C. In 1922, Chaplin went to the USA for the first time.

D. The parts that Chaplin played make people laugh.

5. The best title of this passage is _________.

        A. Chaplin and his mother              B. Charlie Chaplin

        C. A famous actor                      D. Chaplin and his films

I’ve collected several stories, and I’d like to tell you some of them.

  One day, Daisy, the cow, was eating grass. Suddenly, a very strong wind blew her up into the air and carried her two kilometers before landing her safely in a neighbor’s field. But that wasn’t Daisy’s only flight. Five years later, passengers in a bus were amazed to watch as another strong wind lifted Daisy into the air, carried her over their heads, and brought her down on the other side of the road.

  You think that’s strange?  Well, what about Speedy, the cat, and her love of traveling fast? Speedy loves riding on the back of her owner’s motorbike.

  Now let me tell you something about Rambo, the monkey. Rambo lives in a zoo and once a little boy fell into the monkey’s cage. Rambo made noises to stop the other monkeys coming near the boy, and when the boy cried, he dried the boy’s tears with his hand. The way he kept the boy safe has made Rambo famous.

  Price, the dog, lived in a forest on a mountain. One day, he found a little boy lying on the ground coved by snow. He was hurt and couldn’t get up. Prince carried him on his back to the nearest house. Well, you must agree, animals can be just amazing!

1. Where did Daisy, the cow, land on her first flight?

        A. Near a bus.                B. In the middle of the street.

        C. in a neighbor’s field.    D. On the other side of the road.

2. Who saw the cow fly over their heads?

        A. Passengers in a bus          B. Students on the sports ground.

        C. Drivers in the street.       D. Farmers on the farm.

3. What does Speedy, the cat, love traveling on?

        A. A car         B. A motorbike.        C. A train      D. A bicycle

4. When did Rambo, the monkey, touch the boy’s face?

A. When he made noises.      

B. When the other monkeys came near.

       C. When he put his arm round the boy.

5. Why couldn’t the boy get up when Prince, the dog, found him?

A. Because he lay on the ground.   B. Because he was coved by snow.

C. Because he was hurt.            D. Because he fell down a mountain.  

The world is divided into    1    parts. One half of the world is rich and the other is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people have   2   got enough to eat. When they are ill,   3   of the hospital can receive them because they have   4   money. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. For example, a dog    5    a cat in North America eats    6   than a child in the poor countries.

The poor countries have some difficult problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow   7    on. People there have   8   rich land   9   enough water. The land can be made better, but a lot of things must be done. The people   10   be taught and water must be found.

But rich countries have problem, too. There are not always good places to  11  . Sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are   12   dirty to swim in or drink. The roads and streets are full of people and buses. Cars and buses have to move    13  . Noise is too much. Some people don’t have houses. Something must be done about these problems. The air and the rivers must be cleaned and be   14   clean. More houses have to be built.   15   these can’t be done easily.

1. A. one              B. two               C. three             D. four 

2. A. won’t             B. aren’t            C. didn’t            D. never

3. A. all              B. none              C. some              D. any

4. A. a little         B. no                C. too much          D. a lot of

5. A. like             B. as                C. or                D. and

6. A. more             B. less              C. better            D. well

7. A. everything        B. something         C. nothing          D. anything

8. A. no               B. not               C. neither           D. both

9. A. and              B. but               C. nor               D. or

10. A. needn’t          B. must              C. can’t             D. may not

11. A. live            B. live in           C. sleep             D. stay

12. A. very            B. so                C. too               D. stay

13. A. slowly          B. quickly           C. carefully         D. dangerous

14. A. made            B. become            C. kept              D. done

15. A. But             B. And               C. So                D. Because

It’s time for supper now. Let’s           it.

A. stop having                   B. stop to have             C. to stop to have      D. stopping to have

Nice food made me           even more hungry.

A. to feel          B. of feeling       C. feels D. feel

          was today’s highest temperature?

A. How much      B. How many     C. What     D. How

The sun is very big and bright           we           see it at night.

A. if, can’t    B. though, can     C. through, can     D. though, cannot

June asked him          .

A. if he was going to bed                 B. what he is doing

C. when was he going to bed       D. A and B

根據(jù)句意和提示以適當(dāng)?shù)男问教顚懻�確的單詞。

1. Mother's Day is the          / / Sunday in May.

2. He is i          in the interesting story.

3. Have you           // of the Olympic mascot(吉祥物)-the five friendlies?

4. Something must be done to stop the factory from           (污染)the environment.

5. English is used           (廣泛地) in the world.

6. The moon goes round the earth. It’s earth’s s         .

7. He did his homework so carefully that no m          were made in it.

8. The car isn’t w          what you’ve paid.

9. Don’t put the cup on the edge of the table. It may be k          off.

10. Can you give me a d          of what the thief looked like?