四、任务型阅读
Fred's favourite subject is Physics. It helps him a lot in his daily life. Do you know how to put an egg into a small bottle? Look at the picture and help Fred complete(完成) the interesting experiment.
Question: How can we ?
Materials(材料): a match(火柴), a bottle and a boiled(煮熟的) and peeled egg.
Steps: • Light the match.

• Put the match into the bottle.
• Shake the bottle to make it warm enough.
• Put the egg in the opening of the bottle and watch.
Result(结果): The egg falls into the bottle through the opening.
Principle(原理): The air pressure(气压) inside the bottle is lower than outside.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过7个词。
1. What's Fred's favourite subject?
2. What's the experiment about? Fill in the blank " _▲_ " to complete the question.
3. Why does Fred shake the bottle?
4. How many steps does it need to complete the experiment?
5. What makes the egg fall into the bottle?

五、短文填空
根据首字母提示完成短文。
Bamboo in the Rock is a Chinese poem by a man named Zheng Xie, often called Zheng Banqiao. Zheng is a great artist and poet. He is (1) a government official(官员) in the Qing Dynasty. He (2) the unfair(不公平的) things in the government, so he starts making art and writing poems about things like bamboo. Those poems are (3) to understand but have deep meanings.
His poem paints a (4) of bamboo growing strong within rocks on a mountain. The bamboo faces lots of difficulties, like the (5) from every side, but it keeps standing up straight. The bamboo is a symbol(象征) of strength and determination(决心).
The poem is full of (6) words about nature. It's also there to teach us something important. Just like the bamboo, people should (7) strong. By facing hard times, we can build our strength.
Young people can (8) a lot from this poem because it shows them it's important to stay strong and determined, even when things are (9). The poem tells young people that tests and difficulties can (10) them grow stronger. They need to be brave during hard times and never give up.