【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ng. And life was already ing to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world. ( ) 36. Surtsey is ______. A. an island not far from Iceland B. a new volcano C. a fishing boat D. a place in Iceland ( ) 37. Scientists flew there ______. A. to watch the birth of the island B. to save the fishing boat C. to learn about the island D. to build a house ( ) 38. When did scientist fly there to watch? A. Before the volcano broke out. B. As soon as the volcano broke out. C. About four days after the volcano broke out. D. After the volcano stopped rushing up. ( ) 39. Put the following sentences in correct order. a. The captain found the boat was moving. b. A new island appeared in the sea. c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up. d. A fishing boat was near Iceland. e. The island grew quickly. A. dacbe B. abcde C .abecd D. bedac ( ) 40. The best title of this article is ________. A. A new island B. The birth of an island C. A new world D. Scientists discovered Surtsey C Robert lives in a small town. Five years ago, when he was nieen, he finished middle school. He didn’t like any subjects except playing when he was at school. Of course he learned nothing and the bosses wouldn’t use a man like him. He has to stay at home, but doesn’t do any housework, only watches TV or lies on bed. It makes his parents angry. They want him to study something, he always think it difficult and doesn’t listen to them. One day Robert was walking near a bookshop while some young men were talking about the writers. He heard the publishing house pays the writers a lot. He became interested in it . As soon as he got home, he began to write. But he couldn’t write anything. At last he bought a book and copied a story. Then he posted it to the publishing house. He waited for nearly half a year, but didn’t get any answers. He had to ask an editor on the telephone, “Have you read my story yet , sir ?” “Yes,” said the editor, “I had read it before you were born! ” （ ） 41. __________ , so he learned nothing at school . A. Robert had a lot of housework to do B. Robert didn’t study hard at all C. Robert hoped to be a writer D. Robert wasn’t clever enough （ ） 42. The bosses wouldn’t use Robert because __________ . A. he couldn’t do anything B. he likes nothing except playing C. he doesn’t go to work on time D. he isn’t friendly to his workmates （ ） 43. His parents are angry with Robert because ________ . A. he wouldn’t find any work B. he didn’t study hard before C. he’s too lazy to do any housework D. he isn’t polite to them （ ） 44. Robert posted the story to the publishing house to __________ . A. be a famous man B. surprise his friends C. win a prize D. get much money （ ） editor didn’t answer Robert because _________ . A. they were very busy B. the story wasn’t interesting C. the story was taken from a book D. the young man wasn’t famous enough D Most people may not think that there are any problems with watermelons（西瓜） , but some Japanese sellers do. There is often wasted space when they store watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some clever farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They make their watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons bee square. The only problem now is the price. The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each. Many people know the saying “Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you”. Well, today the poem needs to change to “Roses are red, roses are blu