The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the humans’. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe’s neck is very long, while the bones in a human’s neck are short. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.
【小題1】In this passage the underlined word “giraffe” means _______.

A．鯨魚

B．長(zhǎng)頸鹿

C．大象

D．河馬

【小題2】The bones in a bird’s neck are _______.

A．a(chǎn)s big as in a human’s neck	B．a(chǎn)s big as in a giraffe’s neck
C．many more than in a human’s neck	D．much smaller in a giraffe’s neck

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．A giraffe has only seven bones.

B．The giraffe is the largest animal on the land.

C．It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.

D．Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten up by giraffes.

【小題4】When a giraffe is born, it is about _______.

A．5. 5 meters long	B．5. 5 meters tall
C．1. 9 meters long	D．1. 9 meters tall

【小題5】We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger _______.

A．it will run away as fast as possible

B．it will run to eat the tiger

C．it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

D．it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat

beep …beep … There went the bell! Robbie opened his eyes. He had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something.

Robbie looked out of the window. It was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window. It was another cold day. Robbie was told to turn the heat on before the family got home. And he did it.

Then Robbie was told to do some cleaning work at once. It was an easy job for him, but a tough one for his master, Helen. He kept on working until every room was clean and tidy.

For now, he had to cook supper for the family.

The first thing Robbie did was to get the big pot(鍋) in the kitchen. Then he put some water in the pot and put it on the stove. He used one of his hands to cut up a chicken and added the pieces to the water to make a good soup. Then he got some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad.

At ten past eight he laid the table. Then he put some bread, the chicken soup and the salad on it. What a sweet smell! The moment he turned on the lights, the whole family came home.

“The soup smells great, Victor,” said Helen. “You really know how to tell Robbie what to do.”

Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work.

1.What is Robbie?

A. A cook.       B. A robot        C. A cleaner       D. A computer

2.What do the underlined words “did it” in the second paragraph mean?

A. Looked out             B. got home   

C. turned the heat on        D. did some cleaning

3.What time did Robbie lay the table?

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The story happened on a rainy day.

B. Robbie didn’t have to be told what to do.

C. Helen found it easy to do cleaning work at home.

D. Victor and Helen felt comfortable when they got home.

 

FUN TIME

Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su (meaning “number”) and Doku (meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.

The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!

 

9	2	4	7	6	3	1	5	8
5	3	6	8	9	1	4	2	7
X	7	8	2	5	4	9	6	3
7	1	9	3	4	2	5	8	6
4	8	3	6	1	5	2	7	9
2	6	5	9	8	7	3	4	1
3	9	7	4	2	Y	6	1	Z
6	5	2	1	7	9	8	3	4
8	4	1	5	3	6	7	9	2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

根據(jù)以上雜志專欄內(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)題。

1.Who created Sudoku?

A. Howard Garnes.             B. Sudoku.                           C. Kaji Maki.                D. Nikoli.

2.Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?

A. He was the boss of Nissan Company.

B. He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.

C. He was the president of The Times.

D. He is an American.

3.Which is NOT true about Sudoku?

A. Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.

B. It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.

C. Each grid has more than one number.

D. It became popular around the world in 2005.

4.In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?

A. 5.                                       B. 4.                                      C. 3.                              D. 1.

5.What should “Z” be in the puzzle?

A. 8.                                       B. 5.                                       C. 2.                              D. 4.

 

Pit-a-pat. Pit-a-pat. It’s raining. “I want to go outside and play, Mum,” Robbie says, “When can the rain stop?” His mum doesn’t know what to say. She hopes the rain can stop, too. “You can watch TV with me,” she says. “No, I just want to go outside.” “①Put on your raincoat.” “Does it stop raining?” “No, but you can go outside and play in the rain. Do you like that?” “Yes, mum.” He runs to his bedroom and puts on his red raincoat. “Here you go. Go outside and play.” Mum opens the door and says. Robbie runs into the rain. Water goes ②here and there. Robbie’s mum watches her son. He is having so much fun. “Mum, come and play with me!” Robbie calls. The door opens and his mum walks out. She is in her yellow raincoat. Mother and son are out in the rain for a long time. They play all kinds of games in the rain.

1. What does Robbie want to do on the rainy day?

A. Help his mother.   B. Watch TV.   C. Wear his raincoat    D. Go out.

2.What does the underlined phrase(短語(yǔ)) mean in Chinese?

A. ①放上②到處        B.①穿上②這里和那里

C. ①穿上②到處        D.①放上②這里和那里

3. Robbie has a        day that day.

A. happy           B. scary         C. dangerous      D. boring

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The raincoat can stop the rain.   

B. The color of Robbie’s raincoat is red.

C. Robbie first watches with his Mum

D. Robbie’s mum doesn’t wear a raincoat in the rain.

5.Which is the best title(標(biāo)題)for the passage?

A. It’s raining  B.Fun in the rain

C. Robbie and His mother D. Robbie’s raincoat

 

The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the humans’. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe’s neck is very long, while the bones in a human’s neck are short. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.

1.In this passage the underlined word “giraffe” means _______.

A．鯨魚             B．長(zhǎng)頸鹿           C．大象             D．河馬

2.The bones in a bird’s neck are _______.

A．a(chǎn)s big as in a human’s neck               B．a(chǎn)s big as in a giraffe’s neck

C．many more than in a human’s neck         D．much smaller in a giraffe’s neck

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．A giraffe has only seven bones.

B．The giraffe is the largest animal on the land.

C．It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.

D．Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten up by giraffes.

4.When a giraffe is born, it is about _______.

A．5. 5 meters long                        B．5. 5 meters tall

C．1. 9 meters long                        D．1. 9 meters tall

5.We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger _______.

A．it will run away as fast as possible

B．it will run to eat the tiger

C．it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

D．it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat