Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance(距離) away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.

This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight(太陽光) takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonight’s stars had started on its journey to you before you were born.

Thus, if we want to be honest, we can’t say, “The stars are shining tonight.” We have to say instead, “The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth.”

1.Light speed is ______ sound speed.

A. as fast as                          

B. a million times slower than

C. about millions of times faster than     

D. about a million times faster than

2. If you stand 200 meters away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that ______.

A. you can hear the sound before you see the smoke

B. the sound does not travel as fast as light

C. the sound will reach you before the man fires

D. sound travels about a million times faster than light

3.Sunlight obviously(顯然的) ______ than the light of the moon.

A. has to travel a greater distance          

B. moves less quickly

C. travels much more quickly            

D. is less powerful

4. The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be ______.

A. the stars have been shining all the time

B. the stars seen tonight will shine four years later

C. the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight

D. the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago

An elephant wants to make some friends. He see a monkey in a tree and asks, “Can you be my friend?”

“You are too big. You can’t swing(搖蕩) in the tree like me.”

    Then the elephant meets a panda. “Please be my friend.” he says.

“How can I ? Sorry, sir. You are too big.”

The elephant is very sad(傷心).Then he goes home.

The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. A rabbit tells him that there’s a tiger near here. He is coming to eat the animals.

The elephant goes to the tiger. “Mr. Tiger, don’t eat the animals, please”

“Go away(走開)！” says the tiger.

The elephant is not happy and kicks(踢)the tiger. Then the tiger goes away.

At last, all the animals want to make friends with the elephant.

1.What does the elephant want to do?

A. To look for some food.

B. To make some friends.

C. To see the tiger.

2.The panda doesn’t want the elephant to be his friend because         ?

A. The elephant is too big.

B. The elephant’s nose is long.

C. The elephant eats too much.

3.Why are the animals running?

A. Because they are playing games.

B. Because they don’t want to see the elephant.

C. Because a tiger is coming to eat them.

4.There are           kinds of animals in this story.

A. four.            B. five.            C. six.   

5.Which of following is right?

A. When you are big, you can’t find friends.

B. The elephant doesn’t have friends at last(最后).

C. After the elephant helps others, he has many friends.

An elephant wants to make some friends. He see a monkey in a tree and asks, “Can you be my friend?”
“You are too big. You can’t swing(搖蕩) in the tree like me.”
Then the elephant meets a panda. “Please be my friend.” he says.
“How can I ? Sorry, sir. You are too big.”
The elephant is very sad(傷心).Then he goes home.
The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. A rabbit tells him that there’s a tiger near here. He is coming to eat the animals.
The elephant goes to the tiger. “Mr. Tiger, don’t eat the animals, please”
“Go away(走開)！” says the tiger.
The elephant is not happy and kicks(踢)the tiger. Then the tiger goes away.
At last, all the animals want to make friends with the elephant.
【小題1】What does the elephant want to do?
A. To look for some food.
B. To make some friends.
C. To see the tiger.
【小題2】The panda doesn’t want the elephant to be his friend because        ?
A. The elephant is too big.
B. The elephant’s nose is long.
C. The elephant eats too much.
【小題3】Why are the animals running?
A. Because they are playing games.
B. Because they don’t want to see the elephant.
C. Because a tiger is coming to eat them.
【小題4】There are           kinds of animals in this story.
A. four.           B. five.           C. six.   
【小題5】Which of following is right?
A. When you are big, you can’t find friends.
B. The elephant doesn’t have friends at last(最后).
C. After the elephant helps others, he has many friends.

　　Thus, if we want to be honest, we can not say,“the stars are shining tonight.”We have to say,“The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago but their light has only just reached the earth.”

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(1) The speed of light is ________ than the speed of sound.

A．a million times slower

B．about millions of times faster

C．about a million times faster

A．you can hear the gun before you see the smoke

B．sound doesn't travel as fast as light

C．the sound of gun will reach you before the man fires his gun

A．has to travel a greater distance

B．moves less quickly

C．is less powerful

(4) The scientific way of saying“the star are shining tonight”should be ________.

A．the stars have been shining all the time

B．the stars seen tonight will be shining four years later

C．the stars were shining long ago but are seen tonight

Hurry up! We are running _______.

A. out time

B. out the time

C. out of time

D. out of the time

An elephant wants to make some friends. He see a monkey in a tree and asks, “Can you be my friend?”
“You are too big. You can’t swing(搖蕩) in the tree like me.”
Then the elephant meets a panda. “Please be my friend.” he says.
“How can I ? Sorry, sir. You are too big.”
The elephant is very sad(傷心).Then he goes home.
The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. A rabbit tells him that there’s a tiger near here. He is coming to eat the animals.
The elephant goes to the tiger. “Mr. Tiger, don’t eat the animals, please”
“Go away(走開)！” says the tiger.
The elephant is not happy and kicks(踢)the tiger. Then the tiger goes away.
At last, all the animals want to make friends with the elephant.

1. 1.

   What does the elephant want to do?

   1. A.
      To look for some food.
   2. B.
      To make some friends.
   3. C.
      To see the tiger.
2. 2.

   The panda doesn’t want the elephant to be his friend because        ?

   1. A.
      The elephant is too big.
   2. B.
      The elephant’s nose is long.
   3. C.
      The elephant eats too much.
3. 3.

   Why are the animals running?

   1. A.
      Because they are playing games.
   2. B.
      Because they don’t want to see the elephant.
   3. C.
      Because a tiger is coming to eat them.
4. 4.

   There are           kinds of animals in this story.

   1. A.
      four.          
   2. B.
      five.          
   3. C.
      six.   
5. 5.

   Which of following is right?

   1. A.
      When you are big, you can’t find friends.
   2. B.
      The elephant doesn’t have friends at last(最后).
   3. C.
      After the elephant helps others, he has many friends.

Hurry up! We are running ________.

1. A.
   out time
2. B.
   out the time
3. C.
   out of time
4. D.
   out of the time

The man        a doctor. The        are nurses.
A．is, woman            B．a(chǎn)re, women           C．is, women

The man        a doctor. The        are nurses.

A．is, woman            B．a(chǎn)re, women           C．is, women

1.  I’d like a pair of ________, please (shoe).

2.  They talked on and on very ______ (happy).

3.  The _____ are building a tall building. (work)

4.  This bag isn’t Lucy’s , It’s ______ sister’s. (she)

5.  The first lesson is the ______ of all. (easy).