1、班級:小組:姓名:英語五選四專項訓練從ABCDE四個選項中選出能填入短文空白處的最佳選項，其中有一個多余選項。Itwasasunnyday.Mr.Blackwenttotownonbusiness.Onhiswayhome,hefoundinfrontofhimabigpileofhay（干草）.Hegotdownfromhishorse.Thehayhadfallenoffawagon呂車）.Aboywasstandingbythewagonandlookedworried.Hewassorryforthelittledriver."1_"Mr.Blacksaid.&qu

2、ot;Comewithmetothevillageoverthere,andIwillfindsomeonetohelpyou".InthevillageMr.Black'sfriendaskedhimandtheboytohavedinner,Mr.Blackenjoyedtheman'sdinner,buthesawtheboystilllookedworried."Dadwon'tlikethis!"theboysaidinalowvoice."Don'tworrytoomuch,"saidMr.Black

3、."Justbecarefulnexttime.Nowhaveyourdinner,andyouneedn'tworry.""ButIwashereforalongtime.2""Oh,comeonnow,"saidMr.Black."Yourdadwillunderstand,hewillbegladifheknowsthatyouhavehadagooddinner.Iwillgowithyouandexplainwhathashappened.3_"Theboyanswered,"_4&qu

4、ot;.A. Bytheway,where'syourdad?B. He'sunderthepileofhay!C. Hisdadaskedhimtoleaveassoonaspossible.D. Nowdon'tworry,myboy.E. Dadwillbeangry.Animalswithsixlegsarecalledinsects.Someinsectssuchaslocusts醒蟲）eatcrops.Theyarenotfarmers'friendsbuttheirenemies.Weallknowthereareotheranimalsthate

5、atinsects.Birdseatinsects,andfisheatinsects,too.Butdoyouknowtherearesomekindsofinsectsthateatotherinsects?Theyarealsofriendsoffarmers.Thedragonfly（蜓）isoneofthem.Manypeopleareafraidofthedragonfly.Butitisafriendlyinsect.Ithelpstokillflyinginsects,especiallymosquitoes蚊子）.Somedragonflieseatwhileflying,b

6、utothersliketocomedowntothegroundbeforeeatingtheirmeal.Thedragonflycanwalk,becauseallitslegsareatthefrontofitsbody.Butithastwopairsofstrongwingssoitcanflyveryfast.Thedragonflyisoneofthefastestinsectsintheworld.Thedragonflycanseeverywell.Butthelifeofdragonflyisshort.Itcan'tlivein班級:小組:姓名:A. Adrag

7、onflymayhaveasmanyasonehundredmosquitoesinitsmouthatatime.B. Therearemoreinsectsthananyotherkindofanimals.C. Itcanseeamovinginsectfaraway.D. Theyarefarmers'friends.E. Itcanflyinthesky.三Didyousleepwelllastnight?Maybemanypeoplewillanswer:No.Ifyousayyoudonothavegoodsleep,itmeans:wakingearlyandnotge

8、ttingbacktosleep.Youmaygettired,worriedandanxious.Yourmemoryandabilitytorememberthingswillgetworse.Thenwhatshouldyoudowhenyouhavethetrouble?Donotworryaboutittoomuch.Let'sseeifyoucanhelpyourself.First,makesurethatyourbedroomisn'ttoocoldortoohot.Keepitdarkandquiet.Second,checkyourlifestyle.Don

9、otdrinktea,coffee,colaorchocolatebeforebed.Drinklesswaterandavoidnight-timetoiletvisits.Setyourbodyclockwellbygettingupandgoingtobedatthesametimeeveryday.Developarelaxingbedtimehabit.Readorlistentomusic,thentakeawarmbath.Ifyoureallycannotsleep,trysomebread,riceormilk.Goforadailywalk.Naturallighthelp

10、syouregulate（調整）yourbodyclock,soexerciseoutdoorsifyoucan.Forgettheworriesoftheday.Writedownanyworries,thoughtsorquestionsbeforeyougotobed.A. Thetechniquesareasfollows:B. Theywillhelpyoufallasleep.C. Withthesewrittendown,youwillhavelesstothinkaboutandyoursleepwillbecomeeasier.D. Infact,intheworldabou

11、tonethirdofthepeopledonothavegoodsleep.E. Forsomepeople,itishardtofallasleep.班級:小組:姓名:Thousandsofyearsago,peopledidn'tliveincoldplacesbecausetheydidn'tknowhowtokeepthemselveswarm.Latertheylearnedtomakeclothes.Whenananimalwaskilled,theymadeuseofitsskinstocovertheirbodies.Natureispeople'sg

12、oodfriend.Itoncehelpedpeoplefindfire,whenlightinghitaforestandstartedafire.Thefirekeptthemwarm,andalsofrightenedwildanimals.Soonpeoplefoundthefoodcookedtastedmuchbetter,sotheybegantousethefiretocookfood.Butpeoplestilldidn'tknowhowtomakeafire.Whentheygotafirefromtheforesttheytriedtokeepitburning.

13、Butlatertheyfounddifferentwaystomakefire.Forexample,theymadefirebyburningwoodorknockingtwopiecesofstones.Todayit'seasyforpeopletomakefirebecausetheyhavematches,lightersanddifferentkindsofheaters.A. Ifitwentout,theyhadtowaitforyears.B. Theskinskeepthemwarm.C. Theycanmakefireatanytimetheyneed.D. P

14、eopletooksomeofthisfiretotheirhomes.E. Peopledidn'tknowhowtousefire.五Doyoulikechocolate?_1_Aboxofitcanbeagreatgift.Buyoneforafriendandgiveitasasurprise.Seehowhappythatpersongets.Sayyoujustgotaboxofchocolate.2_Amanhasstudiedpeople'schoice.Hesaystheytellsomethingabouttheperson.Didyouchoosearou

15、ndpiece?Youareapersonwholikestoparty.Didyouchooseanoval（W圓形的）shape?Youareapersonwholikestomakethings.Pickingasquareshapeshowssomethingelse.Thepersonishonestandtruthful.3.Whatkindofchocolatedoyoupick?Maybeyoulikemilkchocolate.Thisshowsyouhavewarmfeelingsaboutthepast.Darkchocolatemeanssomethingelse.Ap

16、ersonwhochoosesitlookstowardthefuture.Whataboutwhitechocolate?Wouldyouchooseit?4_Somepeoplelikechocolatewithnuts（果仁）.Thesearepeoplewholiketohelpothers.Doyoubelievetheseideas?Cancandytellallthesethings?Itdoesn'treallymatter.Thereisonesurethingabouteatersofchocolate.Theyeatitbecausetheylikeit.A.Yo

17、ucandependonhimorher.班級:小組:姓名:B. Maybemostpeopledo.C. Whichpiecedoyoupickfirst?D. Ifso,youmayfindithardtomakeupyourmind.E. Becausetheyaresosweet.六Longago,peopledidnotneedmoney.Theylivedonwildanimals,fruitsandotherplants.Astimepassedby,peoplelearnedtoraiseanimalsandcrops.Sometimes,familiesproducedmor

18、ethantheyneeded,sotheystartedtotradewithotherfamilies.However,itwasnotthekindofmoneyweusetoday.Theyusedshells,rice,salt,largestones,etc.Duringthe600sBC,peoplebeganusingcoinsasmoney.Theysoonfoundthatcoinswereeasiertocarrythangoodsandlastedalongtime.TheChinesewerethefirsttousethepapermoney,probablyase

19、arlyasthe11thcentury.TheItaliantravelersMarcoPolosawtheChineseusingmoneywhenhevisitedChinainthe1200s.Today,wehavemanywaystopayforthings.Wedonotusecoinsorpapermoney.Oftenpeopleprefertopayforthingsbycard.A. Later,countriesbegantomaketheirowncoins.B. Weusemoneytobuythingseveryday.C. Payingwithacardisea

20、sierandsaferthancarryingaroundalotof"real"money.D.However,Europeancountriesdidnotstartusingpapermoneyuntil1600s.E.Later,peoplebegantousemoneyasameansofexchange缺）.七London'sChinesecommunity附:區）datesbacktothe18thcentury,whenasmallnumberofsailorsmovedtothecitytoworkinEastLondon.Astimewento

21、n,otherChinesepeoplecametothisareaanditbegantobeknownas"Chinatown".However,London'sChinesecommunityremainedverysmallformanyyears:atthestartofthe20thcentury,therewerejust545ChinesepeopleinBritainAtfirst,thenewimmigrants（移民）founditdifficulttogetjobs.Inthe1950s,however,asmallChineserestau

22、rantopenedinLondon.Suddenly,Chineserestaurantsandtake-awaysstartedopeningineverypartofthecity.Insteadiftoolittlework,thenewChineseimmigrantsnowfoundthattheyhadtoomuch!Theyworkedascookers,managersorwaiters.Astimewentby,London'sChinesecommunitybecamemoreandmoresuccessful.Thesonsanddaughtersoftheor

23、iginalrestaurantworkersstudiedandworkedveryhard.Andmostwentontogethighlypaidjobs.班級:小組:姓名:Chinatown,however,isstilllovelyasever.A. Mostofthemenjoyedtheirlovesandarrangedtheirfriendsandrelativestojointhemfromoverseas.B. Itisdifficulttofindjobs.C. ManyBritishpeoplevisiteditandsaidthatChinesefoodwaswon

24、derful.D. AftertheSecondWorldWar,manyfarmersinHongKonglosttheirjobsandcametoLondon.ManyChinesefamiliesleftChinatownandmovedtothemoreexpensivearea.八In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera!相機）.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictu

25、reofhisgarden.Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography（攝影術）wasin1837.Thatyear,Daguere,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscould

26、takepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedveryhard.MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.Photographyalsobecameonekindofarebytheendifthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworld.A. I

27、twasdifficulttotakepictures.B. Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelik戲栩如生的）.C. Thatwasthefirstphoto.D. Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.E. Theyshowedfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.九Spendingtwoorthreehoursplayingoutdoorseachdaycanreduceachild'schanceofbecomingshort-sig

28、hted,aresearchshows.TheAustraliangovernmentresearchersbelievethatthesunlightisgoodforpeople'seyes.Theycomparedthevision（視力）andhabitsof100班級:小組:姓名:seven-yeaFoldchildreninSingaporeandAustralia.Inall,30%oftheSingaporeanchildrenwereshort-sightedthisrate比率）wastentimeshigherthanAustralianchildren.Howe

29、ver,theAustraliachildrenspentanaverage（均）oftwohoursadayoutdoors-90minutesmorethantheSingaporeanchildren.Professor（教授）IanMorgansaid,"Humansarenaturallylong-sighted.We'realsoseeingmoreandmoreshort-sightedchildrenincitiesallaroundtheworld-andthemainreasonmaybethatcitychildrenspendlesstimeoutdo

30、ors."Daylightcanbehundredsoftimesbrighterthanindoorlight.Butwhydoesplayingoutsidepreventusfrombecomingshort-sighted?Sobeoutdoors.Itdoesn'tmatterifthattimeisspenthavingapicnicorplayingsports.A. Scientistsbelievethatnaturallighthasaspecialchemicalwhichstopstheeyeballfromgrowingoutofshapeandpr

31、eventspeoplebecomingshostighted.B. Butwhenpeoplebegintogotoschoolandspendlittleornotimeoutdoors,thenumberofshort-sightedpeoplegetslarger.C. Itchallengesthebeliefthatshort-sightednessiscausedbycomputeruse,watchingTVorreadinginweaklight.D. Bothgroupsspentasimilaramountiftimereading,watchingtelevisionandplayingcomputergames.Childrendon'tknowhowtousetheireyescorrectly.十WhenyouarelearningEnglish,listening,speaking,andwritingareimportant,butreadingc