【正文】 D.C.B.Wood.（3）From the passage, how many things can embroidery be used on? A.Pearls.D. and by the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric. Different embroideries have their own advantages and disadvantages. In39。Embroidery has many unique characteristics （特點 ）. One of the interesting characteristics of embroidery is the basic techniques or stitches （針法）, such as the chain stitch, the buttonhole or the blanket stitch, the running stitch, the satin stitch and the cross stitch. They are still the fundamental techniques of hand embroidery today.Beans need as much water as rice to grow.C.Beans may be popular for farmers to grow.Because people will eat less rice.C.Because growing rice is hard work.D.Because meat makes people fat. Besides, though rice supports more than half of the world39。 Scientists are always trying out new ways of growing food. Only one third of the Earth39。want to be friendly in listeningC.When someone upsets youC.C.Four.Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse your lips（噘起嘴唇）. You might also use this position to hold back an angry ment you don39。Posture（姿勢）. A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. If you are feeling down, you normally don39。 The old Italian violins.12．閱讀理解 the age of the violins must be the correct answer（4）What is the passage mainly about? A. . A.Both B and C.（3）From Paragraph 3, we can learnhave the same varnish as the violins made today（2）Why is the violin painted with the varnish? A. . A. Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists can make new ones which are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish （清漆）. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. But no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish.（1）Violins first made in Cremona Other people think the secret to those violins is wood. The wood must be from certain kinds of trees. But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape. The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin.C.s favourite dog is well known for his intelligence.D. Clues never got Emmy awards.B. true love（2）Blue39。C. The Griffins39。 by welltrained Laddie. Even so, Santa39。s Clues became a good friend of those preschoolers.s Cluess answers.C.find a job in two monthsfind an interesting jobs son shouldB.She broke her friend39。D.C.B. . A.sm worried that he39。s house for dinner last Saturday. During dinner, I broke a beautiful plate. It was my friend39。s cheating, and you could get into big trouble if you do that. SallyDear Sally,t want to, but I39。A, B and C9．閱讀理解 . A.March 22（4）We must protect wetlands becauseC.D.C.B. . A.north（2）Usually the weather in the wetlands iswestsoutheastThe temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering（提供） food and home to some special kinds of animals is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and less space for wildlife.s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home to many different kinds of animals. The world39。 everyday lives8．閱讀理解 can never get close to the bears studies on black bears? A.C.not afraid of people（2）The word remove in the second paragraph probably means in Chinese. A.well known to scientistsNorth American black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this, it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.Have you ever done any random actions of kindness?D.to perform kindly for a certain needto do something good without thinkingit39。有生機(jī)的B.D.silly Kind actions can be contagious. Once, a woman was going through a toll station（收費(fèi)站） on a highway. Instead of paying for one ticket, she asked for two. She said to the toll collector, The second ticket is for the car behind me. She didn39。Ted didn39。Because he wanted to get better grades by cheating.（4）Which of the following is TRUE? A.Because he had finished the exam paper.B.walked up to his tableC.To help Molly pass math exam.D.m sorry I didn39。 After school, Molly heard footsteps （腳步聲）behind her when she was leaving school. It was Ted Molly, wait! he called. I want to talk to you. Molly could see Ted39。t hear Mr. Reed as he walked up to his table. Mr. Reed picked up Ted39。 B.Sports.C.保持D.Because it can let students jump happily.D.C.B. When you jump rope, you breathe faster and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at first, you will get tired. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again. If you practice, you can increase the number of times without resting.（1）How many people can join in rope