A sled looks like a boat. It can move easily over snow or ice. Early sleds were made of wood. Now some better sleds are made of glass.
Sleds can be pulled by animals. In some very cold parts of the world, people make animals like dogs, horses, and reindeer (驯鹿) pull goods or people in sleds.
People also sled for sports and fun. Driving a sled does not need much skill. The driver gives a kick (踢) in the snow to start the sled. He or she can also ask someone else for help. In a sled, there can be one person or several.
Usually, you have to lie on your back, feet first in a sled. As you travel, you move your body and feet to keep it in the right direction (方向).
There is a special sled called the skeleton sled (骨架雪橇). It’s very different.
On a skeleton, you lie on your stomach and drive the sled in a head-first way. It is very fast! Many are afraid to ride it. But once they try it they want to do it again!
阅读短文，回答下列问题：
1.What are sleds made of?
2.What kind of animals can pull sleds?
3.What are sleds used for?
4.How do people sled? Describe the process.
5.What is a skeleton sled like?
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Like many other animals, swallows will fly south when the days turn cold and the leaves from trees begin to fall. They travel many miles to find a warmer winter. This type of travel is called migration (迁徙).
Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is cold. About 600 out of 9,000 kinds of birds do it. They leave in autumn and come back during the warm spring months.
Many birds don’t like the cold. They need food, but plants die and insects (昆虫) hide in winter. So, they’ll only come home the next year, when there will be plenty of food for them to eat.
But the trip is often hard and not safe. Many birds fly in groups and make noises. Cranes (鹤) fly in groups like the letter V, or in a row. Others travel in pairs or alone.
Some can travel a very long way. They fly between lands. For example, the Arctic tern (北极燕鸥) can travel 20,100 kilometres. They build a home near the North Pole (北极), go to the Antarctic (南极洲) in autumn, and then come back in spring.
How do the birds find their way? They look at things like the sun, moon and stars. They never get lost.
阅读短文，根据短文内容填表（每空不超过三个单词, 最后一空为开放性试题，可多于三个单词）：
What is migration?
It’s when animals travel from cold places to find a ____. They leave in ____ and come back in ____.
Why do birds migrate?
Because plants ____ and animals ____. There’s not much ____ for them during cold winters.
How do birds migrate?
The trip is often ____ and dangerous. Many travel in ____ and ____.
How do birds find their way?
They find their way by looking at the ____, ____ and ____.
What can we learn from birds’ migration?
Animals are born naturally to be able to ____.
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完形填空：
Your room is your own special space. It’s1just a place for you to study and sleep. So make it fun and2to live in. Here are some tips to help you.
Give your room a theme (主题). Having a3makes your room look more stylish and beautiful. A room’s theme can be4. It could be about one of your favorite things, like football or music or a colour. Pick a theme and keep it in mind, then decorate the room around the theme you have chosen.
5, some boys like skateboarding (滑板). Paint the walls in skater stripes (条纹), and6disco balls from the ceiling and use skateboards as shelves (架子).7you are a girl, you may be more interested in8like dolphins (海豚). Pick curtains (窗帘) and bed covers with dolphin patterns on them. Put dolphin toys on your bed, too. Draw or paint pictures of dolphins playing on your walls. Make your room as blue as the9. So when you walk into the room, you10it’s a home for dolphins!
1. A. less than B. more thanC. as much asD. as long as
2. A. boringB. tiringC. enjoyableD. suitable
3. A. problem B. flowerC. dollD. theme
4. A. different B. difficultC. importantD. interesting
5. A. As a resultB. Such as
C. For exampleD. As is said
6. A. hangB. wrapC. tieD. stick
7. A. WhenB. WhileC. AsD. If
8. A. vegetablesB. sportsC. animalsD. pictures
9. A. skyB. seaC. riverD. lake
10. A. look likeB. sound likeC. feel likeD. taste like
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