中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 5 Clouds On a beautiful spring afternoon—relax and lie down On the soft green grass Breathing in the fresh smell that I can feel all around My attention is taken up to the clouds. For up there in the bright blue sky Is a fluffy white world of cotton on candy animals And castles built with marshmallow bricks. But I must be creative and take the time To bring this world into focus So I take a breath And squint my eyes just a little bit. And before I know it—there they are—A big bear Soft as a pillow, quietly curls up to sleep As a tiny, cotton ball mouse Jumps out from a lion’s house What a treat to spend my afternoon With these newly found friends moving by! 1．The speaker watches clouds _____. A．in the morning B．at noon C．in the afternoon D．at night 2．Which word best describes the speaker’s feelings A．Busy. B．Tired. C．Peaceful. D．Bored. 3．The underlined part “squint my eyes just a little bit” probably means _____. A．close my eyes a little bit and try to see things clearly B．open my eyes widely to see everything clearly C．shut my eyes to avoid seeing something unpleasant D．make my eyes full of tears to express my feelings 4．According to the passage, we can infer that the “newly found friends” are _____. A．clouds B．dreams C．bears D．castles 5．This is an English _____. A．story B．news C．poem D．fairy tale 【答案】CCAAC 6 Long John Silver and another pirate were outside the fort holding a white flag. He wanted to make an agreement with Captain Smollett. Silver said they intend to find the treasure with the map which Smollett might know. He also said, you can either join us if we find the treasure and we will leave you in a safe place on the journey home. If you refuse our conditions we will fight you to the end. Captain Smollett couldn’t refuse the conditions. Instead he gave some conditions to the pirates. This made Silver glared with anger at the captain. Before he stumbled down hill, and disappeared into the woods, he shouted he would break the wooden fort to pieces within an hour. Then the captain gave his orders, “Doctor, take the door, but do not let them see you. Hunter, take the east side. Joyce, the west. Mr Trelawney, you’re the best shot—you and Gray take this north side with the five gun holes. Shoot when you see anyone. Hawkins, you and I will load the guns and help where we’re needed.” We put out the fire, and put the ammunition, four extra guns, and our swords in the centre of the room. Joyce shot first, but pirates ran to the fort shouting loudly, while others fired at us from behind the trees. One bullet came through the doorway, breaking the doctor’s gun to pieces. The pirates climbed inside the fence and we fought against them, at last, three men fell, two men dead and the third man ran back woods. Four men were now inside the fort. They ran up the hill towards our house. They pulled the guns from the holes and then ran towards the door. At last, we went outside and ... ...
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