- ______

A. Yes, you can. B. I am Mary.

C. Who are you? D. Mary speaking.

A. comes out B. is come out C. sells out D. is sold out

A. a little of; very much B. a bit of; very

C. a little; very much D. a few; very

A. Thousand of B. Thousands of

C. Thousands for D. Thousand from

A. gave in B. gave out C. gave up D. gave away

A. get B.to get C. getting D. Got

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Dereck and Beverly are wildlife animal filmmakers（電影制片人）. They have made lots of films about animals and plants.

Their job is to keep and protect the big cats of Africa from damage（傷害）. Beverly also takes photos of the lions and her pictures have appeared in National Geographic magazines.

When they were kids, Dereck was quiet and healthy, he was good at math and science. Beverly had a twin brother. At that time, her brother and she often got their mother into trouble! Beverly was a dancer, an athlete, played the piano (not very well), and was a class leader. Her favourite subject was science and she always got excellent grades in her science exams.

When in the field, their work starts at around 4 am. After drinking a cup of tea, they drive out into a bush（灌木叢）to find their subjects. Sometimes that is a lion pride（群）. Lions are family animals, they usually live in groups of 15 or more. Sometimes that is a single leopard（花豹）. They follow the animals for the day, filming, researching, and collecting facts, information or pictures. They don’t stop working even when they have lunch. They are often back in camp by 8 pm.

When talking about the favourite places to explore, Dereck says, “We live in it!” Beverly thinks being in nature is her favourite. Dereck thinks running or taking a swim in the Okavango swamp（沼澤）-especially swimming close to crocodile（鱷魚）is great fun, but Beverly says, “Swimming is fun but crazy in these waters.”

【1】From the second paragraph, we can know when they were kids,______________.

A. Dereck was outgoing

B. Beverly was quiet and healthy

C. Beverly could play the piano very well

D. Dereck and Beverly were both good at science

【2】When Dereck and Beverly are in the field, the right time order（時(shí)間順序）is that they

______________________.

① drink a cup of tea ② follow the animals ③ drive out ④ find their subjects

A. ①②③④B. ①④③②C. ①③④②D. ④①③②

【3】How many hours do they usually work every day?

A. Eight.B. Ten.C. Twelve.D. Sixteen.

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Animals and plants.B. The story of Dereck and Beverly.

C. National Geographic magazines .D. Dereck and Beverly’s childhood.

【5】From the passage, we can infer（推斷）that ________________.

A. Dereck and Beverly don’t love at all

B. Dereck and Beverly are famous film stars

C. it’s safe to take a swim in the Okavango swamp

D. their work is dangerous sometimes, but they like it

【1】According to the passage, ______ is considered as a fashion center of the world now.

A. RomeB. PisaC. FlorenceD. Venice

【2】Pisa is also famous for its _____________besides leaning towers.

A. universitiesB. art exhibitionsC. film festivalsD. museums

【3】We can visit Arnolfo Tower ____________.

A. at 8 am on SundayB. at 9 am on Tuesday

C. at 9 pm on SaturdayD. at 10 am on Monday

【4】According to the passage, which one of the following is NOT true?

A. Pisa has three leaning towers.

B. You’ll find David when you go shopping in Florence.

C. You can visit most interesting places of Venice by walks or by bus.

D. Every year, thousands of tourists all over the world come to visit Italy.

【5】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Italy and China.B. The ancient Silk Road.

C. All roads lead to Rome.D. Four famous cities of Italy.

For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.

A man in the United States changed the gender of garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia (維基百科) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept changing Garfield’s Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.

Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing (編輯) it. Jim Davis, Garfield’s creator, solved the argument.

“Garfield is male,” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didn’t have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield’s gender.

It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.

To celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made 10 traffic lights with a figure (人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate Women’s Day and give them more confidence in public.

But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this idea is silly.

“I’m all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?” Melbourne mayor (市長(zhǎng)) Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.

【1】What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently?

A.The cat’s lazy character.B.Being included in Wikipedia.

C.The cat’s gender being changed on WikipediaD.The cats picture being changed on Wikipedia.

【2】What does the underlined word gender in the passage mean?

A.性別.B.個(gè)性.C.外貌.D.脾氣.

【3】According to Jim Davis, ___________________.

A.Wikipedia should lock the page about Garfield

B.Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or old

C.people don’ t care about animals’age or gender

D.it’s unnecessary to take Garfield’s gender seriously

【4】What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea?

A.It would bring respect to women.B.It was not a good idea for gender equity.

C.It would give women more confidence in public.D.It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.

--- I want to be ____ fashion designer. It is ___ amazing job.

A. a ； the B. an； a C. a； an D. an； the