D. Read the passage and answer the following questions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）

The world is filled with many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while others are very pleasant to hear. In a single day you probably hear hundreds of different sounds. All sounds are different. Some may be loud. Some are high; others are low. Some sounds are useful. Without sound we cannot talk or listen to one another. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting of a car warns people of danger.

Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low over the land, the very loud sounds can damage the houses. Very loud sounds can even make people deaf. We know sound travels about one kilometer in three seconds. In a thunder storm you see the lightning first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels much faster than sound.

Next time you see lightning, count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder. Divide this number by 3. This will tell you how many kilometers away the thunder storm is.

1.All the sounds in the world are pleasant to hear, aren’t they?

2.What may happen when planes fly low over the land?

3.How fast does sound travel?

4.Why do we see the lightning first and then hear the thunder?

5.What’s your favourite sound in the natural world?

Writing（寫作）

Write at least 50 words on the topic “Plan a trip to…”.（以“計(jì)劃一次去……的旅行”為題寫至少50個(gè)字的短文。）

Use the following points as a reference. (以下內(nèi)容僅供參考)

1. Where do you plan to go?

2. Why do you plan to go there?

3. What will you do there?

Fill in the blanks according to the phonetic transcriptions. (根據(jù)音標(biāo)寫單詞)

1.I can’t hear a thing you’re saying in this __________ /?n??z?/ restaurant.

2.Mother put some flour in a bowl and then __________ /bi?t/ a few eggs in.

3.That kind old lady always helps the __________ /?h??ml?s/ animals in streets.

4.After a few minutes of __________ /?sa?l?ns/, she began her story.

5.It is __________ /k?n?vi?ni?nt/ to meet a fast food restaurant when you walking on streets.

We’re ______ international company with offices in Paris, New York and Sydney.

A.a B.an C.the D./

The famous British writer Charles Dickens was born ______ February, 1812.

A.at B.on C.in D.to

Susan has written a letter to you and she is looking forward to hearing ______ you.

A.from B.of C.over D.about

The sign warns us not ______ monkeys. It’s dangerous.

A.touch B.touching C.touched D.to touch

Grandma thought that her doctor’s advice sounded quite ______.

A.badly B.good C.well D.gently

Finally, they ______ to the station and caught the last train.

A.get B.have got C.got D.will get

The Browns will have a barbecue if it ______ fine this weekend.

A.has been B.is C.will be D.was