【推荐1】Earthquakes are common. ________ earthquakes happen each day in the world. But most are too small to feel. Before a ________ earthquake, there is often a big noise first. Then the earth shakes (晃动) terribly and many houses ________. Railway tracks (铁路轨道) break and trains derail (脱轨). Many factories are destroyed (毁坏). Many people ________ lose their lives, ________ many people lose their homes.

The danger of an earthquake is well-known. Many scientists do research on ________. More than 1,800 years ago, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented (发明) a machine. The machine may help ________ the direction (方向) from which an earthquake may happen.

Now we know much more about earthquakes and why they happen. However, we still can’t exactly tell ________ or where an earthquake will happen. So we still can’t ________ it from happening. Maybe you can have a good idea to solve the problem when you ________.

1.

A．Thousands of

B．Thousand of

C．A thousands of

D．A thousand of

2.

A．little

B．weak

C．big

D．small

3.

A．set up

B．fall down

C．jump up

D．run out

4.

A．should

B．need

C．must

D．may

5.

A．and

B．though

C．or

D．if

6.

A．accidents

B．buildings

C．earthquakes

D．fires

7.

A．find out

B．think up

C．pick up

D．look after

8.

A．where

B．when

C．what

D．why

9.

A．take

B．help

C．stop

D．use

10.

A．take away

B．put up

C．warm up

D．grow up

【推荐2】Is an earthquake dangerous? Yes, of course. But this doesn't mean you can’t do _______ about it. If you know _______ to do in an earthquake, you can be safe. Keep a _______ head. Worry may cause bad decisions. Don’t follow others blindly. Think about what you should do. The _______ several minutes are important. If you are _______ during an earthquake, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a desk or table. Take care of your _______. Stay away from windows and things that may fall and hurt you.

       If you are in a crowded room and _______ from the door, don’t rush to it. You will find too many people trying to escape at the same time. _______ stay under a desk or table. Don’t use an elevator. You may not get out of it.
       Stay in a safe place until you are sure it's OK to leave. Some aftershocks (余震) may follow an earthquake. These are as _______ as the earthquake.
       If you are in debris (废墟), try to free your hands and legs. You may make noises by hitting stones. Shouting will make you ________. Try to find some water and food. They are important for you if you aren’t found in a short time. Wait patiently (耐心地) for help.1.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

2.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

3.

A．busy

B．clever

C．free

D．cool

4.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

5.

A．outdoor

B．playground

C．indoor

D．street

6.

A．money

B．head

C．clothes

D．food

7.

A．next to

B．in front

C．far away

D．behind

8.

A．But

B．Though

C．Because

D．Instead

9.

A．dangerous

B．safe

C．fast

D．slowly

10.

A．happy

B．hopeful

C．tired

D．free

【推荐3】The victims were carried in one by one, their paws and fur burned, suffering from dehydration(脱水) and fear. Their caretakers treated their wounds, and ______ them in baskets with the only thing that was ______— the leaves of eucalyptus(桉树) tree. As terrible fires have ______ more than 2 million acres in Australia, only dozens of koalas have been _____ from the smoky trees and black ground.

Koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not _____ from fires but instead climb trees to the top, where they can make themselves into a ball for ______ and wait for the danger to ______.

But during big fires, such as those that have burned in recent weeks, the animals are far less likely to ______. Even if the fire itself does not reach the ______ of the trees, the animals may fall to the ground, where they can be burned to death.

We have these special animals not found _____ else on this planet, and we are killing them. This is a big wake-up call.

1.

A．threw

B．locked

C．laid

D．forced

2.

A．familiar

B．plentiful

C．beautiful

D．cheap

3.

A．reached

B．left

C．burned

D．trapped

4.

A．killed

B．recognized

C．hurt

D．saved

5.

A．get away

B．pass away

C．put away

D．give away

6.

A．balance

B．protection

C．challenge

D．comfort

7.

A．attack

B．come

C．pass

D．avoid

8.

A．jump

B．climb

C．fall

D．survive

9.

A．tops

B．leaves

C．trunks

D．roots

10.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．everywhere

D．nowhere

【推荐1】No leaves are exactly （确切地）the same in the world .Nobody in the world is the same _____you .You are unique （唯一的），Everybody is _______from others .That is good ,______it makes the world an interesting place .

Some people are taller than you ,but others are _______than you .Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s ,but it _______be longer than hers .I am sure you have _____ friends who are smarter than you .And you also have some friends who are as ______at sports as you .But there are also some people around you who are not good at some things .______does your best friend look like ? Do you both ______to finish your homework at school ? Do you both want to wear the same clothes every day ? I think ____some ways you are the same ,but in many other ways you are different .So say loudly to the world ,“I am I am–I’m unique !”

1.

A．in

B．as

C．of

D．from

2.

A．difficult

B．different

C．smart

D．far

3.

A．because

B．however

C．although

D．but

4.

A．funnier

B．shorter

C．heavier

D．nicer

5.

A．should

B．must

C．may

D．need

6.

A．any

B．some

C．much

D．few

7.

A．bad

B．sad

C．well

D．good

8.

A．Where

B．What

C．How

D．When

9.

A．like

B．enjoy

C．practice

D．run

10.

A．through

B．by

C．in

D．on

【推荐2】What does the word ecology mean? It was invented by Emst Hacckel, a German biologist. He joined two Greek ________: oikos, meaning “house”, and logie, meaning “the study of”. Together they mean “the study of the house”. The “house” Haeckel had in mind is our ________, Earth. Earth is home for all living things—humans, animals, plants, and even ________ microbes (微生物). An ecologist is a scientist who studies the relationships between organisms (生物) and their environment. It may include water, gases, rocks, and ________. Ecologists also study the balance of using the environment ________ protecting it. An ecologist ________ asked a boy what he thought it meant to protect the environment. The boy said, “You go into the ________ and look for somebody who wants to cut down a tree. You ________ his axe (斧头). You tell him about how important trees are.” “Good answer,” said the ecologist, “but it may not be ________ to find a woodcutter to talk to. Also, remember that sometimes it’s ________ to cut down a tree. If we cut down too many trees, the forest will ________. If we don’t cut down any trees, we won’t get any resources (资源) ________ the forest. We have to find the right balance” “I get it,” the boy said. “We need the forest’s resources for wood and paper ________ we might not have desks or notebooks for school.” “________, school is a good place to learn about ecology,” added the ecologist, “Then you will know ________ to protect the natural environment.”

1.

A．exams

B．sentences

C．words

D．letters

2.

A．space

B．planet

C．system

D．future

3.

A．cute

B．tiny

C．large

D．round

4.

A．temperature

B．languages

C．culture

D．customs

5.

A．while

B．until

C．though

D．since

6.

A．always

B．often

C．once

D．never

7.

A．factory

B．park

C．garden

D．forest

8.

A．give up

B．take away

C．cut into

D．put off

9.

A．busy

B．easy

C．slow

D．possible

10.

A．necessary

B．strange

C．private

D．interesting

11.

A．remain

B．grow

C．change

D．disappear

12.

A．into

B．with

C．from

D．for

13.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．before

14.

A．Exactly

B．Unluckily

C．Widely

D．Differently

15.

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．where

【推荐3】通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。

You stick a stamp on an envelope. And then it travels _______ the world to find another person. Stamps help people keep in _______ with their friends and families. They have already _______ an important role in people’s lives for a long time. People have a special day for _______. October 96 is World Post Day.

Before stamps, people didn’t _______ for the letters they sent, but _______ they paid for the letters they got. The first stamp ever made is called Penny Black. It is a British stamp made in 1840 _______ a picture of Queen Victoria on it.

Do you know how the back of a stamp is sticky? The _______ stamps didn’t have sticky backs. In the past, people used paste sometimes. But _______ they had to pin(钉住) or sew (缝) stamps onto letters!

Years ago, sending letters used to be the most important way to __________ with other people. It seemed that everyone had stamps on hand. Although now __________ people send letters, stamp collecting is still one of the world’s most popular __________. There are even stamp clubs to help people find new stamps to __________ to their collections.__________enough,the Internet may have reduced the need for stamps, __________ it is actually offering new ways for collectors to find more stamps.

1.

A．from

B．across

C．on

D．for

2.

A．line

B．time

C．step

D．touch

3.

A．got

B．played

C．took

D．made

4.

A．stamps

B．lives

C．friends

D．families

5.

A．care

B．pay

C．look

D．stand

6.

A．also

B．instead

C．else

D．ever

7.

A．like

B．with

C．for

D．in

8.

A．smallest

B．youngest

C．earliest

D．latest

9.

A．usually

B．really

C．specially

D．surely

10.

A．compete

B．communicate

C．choose

D．create

11.

A．fewer

B．less

C．more

D．lower

12.

A．habits

B．favorites

C．games

D．hobbies

13.

A．get

B．add

C．keep

D．turn

14.

A．Seriously

B．Generally

C．Wisely

D．Interestingly

15.

A．but

B．although

C．and

D．or