Once upon a time, there was a big lion who lived in a zoo. One day, he was very hungry. When Bill, the keeper, gave him his dinner, he ate it up quickly. Quite by mistake he ate up the keeper, too.When it was time for lunch, Bill did not show up. So the other keepers sat down to eat, still wondering why young Bill was not there.

    Suddenly there came a loud sound from the Lion House. They went to see what was the matter. There they found the big lion lying on the ground looking very big and fat and not at all happy. The keepers looked at one another and all of them said at once, “Of course! The big lion has swallowed (吞下)poor Bill. They got a bottle of brown medicine. Then they put the big lion to sleep for the operation. They cut up the front of his belly(肚子).Out jumped Bill, looking quite all right.

      They sewed(缝) the big lion up. When the lion woke up, he felt well again.

(    )56. Why did the lion swallow Bill?

A.Because he was too hungry.                           B. By mistake.

C. Because Bill made him wait too long               D. Because he was very angry.

(    )57. When did the others find Bill’s absence(不见了)？

A.As soon as he was swallowed.                       B. At lunch time

C. At supper time                                             D. After the lion took his medicine

(    )58. Who found the accident？

A.The visitors               B. A man                      C. A woman           D. Bill’s companions.（同事）

(    )59. How did the people help Bill out ?

A. They made the lion take some medicine          B. They killed the lion

C. They cut up the front of his belly                   D. Both A and C.

(    )60. When Bill was out, he ________.

A.was found dead         B. was badly injured(受伤)   C.was found half dead          D. was all right

Today we can see that many people are cutting ___41___ the trees in the forests. A lot of rich land ___42__ become deserts(沙漠). If we __43　 newspapers, we’ll learn that the forests on the earth are getting smaller 　 44　 . We are cutting down large numbers of trees 　 45　 we need wood and farmland. Some scientists say that there ____46___ be any great forests 　 47　 20 or 30 years.

What will happen 　 48　 the forests disappear? A lot of plants will die and the animals will 　 49　 their home. In many places the new farmland will soon look____50____ the old deserts. Crops（庄稼） will not grow there. There won’t be enough 　51　 , and the weather will get hot and dry. If the climate（气候）of the earth changes, life will be 　52　 for everyone. Our living environment（环境） will become 　53 . More and more rich farmland will disappear（消失）. We will suffer（遭受）a lot from both droughts（干旱） and floods.

It’s our duty___54___the forests well. Everyone should try his best to make a contribution（贡献） to taking ___55___ of the forests. Stop cutting down the trees and make the world greener!

(　 )41. A.down 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.up　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.off　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.of

(　 )42. A.have　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. has 　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.is　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.are

(　 )43. A. look　　　　 　 　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. watch

(　 )44. A. on time B. all the time 　 　　　 C. in time D. no time

(　 )45. A. or　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. because　　　　　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )46. A.is　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.are　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. will not 　　　　　 　　　 D.have

(　 )47. A. in　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 　 　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. with

(　 )48. A. and　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. that　　　　　 　 　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. if

(　 )49. A. find B. build　　　　 　 　　　 C. lose D. decorate

(　 )50. A. like 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.at　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.after　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.for

(　 )51. A. snow　　　 　　　　　　 B. sunshine　　 　 　　　 C. wind　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. rain

(　 )52. A. easy B. hard　　　　　 　 　　　 C. happy　　　 　 　　　 D. interesting

(　 )53. A. better and better B. worse and worse

C. bigger and bigger D. more and more

(　 )54.A. to do B. do C. to protect D. protect

(　 )55. A. care 　　　　　　　 　　　 B.careful　　　　　　　 　　　 C.careless　　　　　　 　　　 D.good

You must be very tired. Why not 　　　 a rest?

A. stop taking B. stop to take C. to stop taking　　　　　 D. to stop to take

The panda is 20 months old now. She is 　　　　 look after herself.

A. old enough B. enough old C. enough old to　　　　　 D. old enough to

The businessman _______ money ________ the poor girl to study．

A.provides；for            B. provide；for             C.provides；to           D.provide；to

 If people change wetlands to make ____ for farms, birds will not have enough ____ to live.

A. room, space             B. rooms , space           C. space, rooms        D. spaces, room

Zhalong is a nature reserve and is 　　　　　　　 birds.

A. an ideal home for B. an ideal home to C. a ideal home for D. an ideal home at

 Don’t buy the clothes ______ of animal fur. It doesn’t look lovely _____ you.

A. make, in                   B. made, on                  C. made, in                   D. make, on

There are many fish in this lake, and the birds can catch _________ food.

A. it as                         B. them as                    C. them for                   D. they as

 The number of cranes ____ getting ____. If we don’t help them, they will disappear soon.

A. are; fewer and fewer                                    B. is; smaller and smaller

C. are; smaller and smaller                                 D. is; fewer and fewer