【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 fire C. the only way of escaping from a fire D. one of the ways of escaping from a fire ( )43. The main idea of the second paragraph is_____________. A. how to protect yourself in an earthquake B. covering your head and neck with your arms can protect you in an earthquake. C. advice for dangerous situations D. how to stay calm in an earthquake ( )44. The underlined word “duck” in the passage “means______________ . A. a water bird with short legs B. some kind of meat for eating C. walk like a duck D. lower your head and body very quickly ( )45. Which is the correct behavior according to the last paragraph? A. You’d better play and ride on the road. B. When the green light is on, please wait. C. When one crosses the street, one must take the crosswalk D. You should keep the traffic rules in mind and obey them strictly. C A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙視 ). “You have no flying skills at all!” He said to the swans, “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying petition. I’ll show you what real flying is!” One of the swans, a strong young male, accepted the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan. Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of ments about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer ments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle(努力 )to keep himself from falling into the water. The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water， brother？ Is that another trick?” “No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the petition, “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…” The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach. ( ) 46. What’s the correct order of the following events? a. The crow showed off his flying skills. b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved him. c. The crow laughed at the swans’ flying. d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble. e. The crow challenged the swan and a strong young swan accepted it. A. e, c, d, a, b B. a, e, c, d, b C. c, e, a, d, b D. e, a, d, c, b ( ) underline word “ exhausted” in paragraph 4 means _____________. A. tired B. angry C. frightened D. regretful ( ) did the crow keep touching the water? A. Because he was showing another flying skill. B. Because he was struggling to keep himself from falling into water. C. Because he was thirsty and wanted to drink some water. D. Because he was enjoying himself by doing so. ( ) can we infer from the passage? A. The crow didn’t know flying. B. Flying skills were useless. C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. D. The swan was better at long distance flying than the crow. ( ) 50. What does the story tell us？ A. No pains, no gains. B. The early bird catches the worm. C. Pride goes before a fall. D. Practice makes perfect. D Reading is very important. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor (尊敬 ) great writers. Many countries celebrate (慶祝 ) World Book Day. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid reader. He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Book Day 2020, he called on (號召 ) people to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said. Reading helps us bee more knowledgeable and smarter. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology (技術(shù) ). Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading. Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can