Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower (割草机） sitting in the yard.

“ Mom, ” she shouted, “ I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, u Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the law.，’

“ I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it，” Jessie said. “Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.” Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all，she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas (汽油)to make sure it was full，and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished，she felt so good，but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised. ”

Later that day，Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom，“You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks. ’’

“I didn’t mow it. Jessie did. ”

“Wow, our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.

“ It was fun，and I will do it again next week，’ said Jessie.

The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “ I won’t have time to spend my money，” she laughed to herself.

(    C ) 6. In order to do something different, Jessie

decides to______.

A. read books    B. travel

C. mow the lawn    D. watch TV

( B )7. What does “keep an eye on” mean?

A.保护    B.注视

C.培养    D.瞄准

( D )8. Before Jessie mowed the lawn,she_.

A. washed her hands

B. bought some gas

C. read some instructions

D. put on her gloves

(A ) 9. How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew

Jessie had mowed the lawn?

A. Proud.    B. Angry.

C. Relaxed.    D. Worried.

(C ) 10. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Neighbors should learn to help each other.

B. Mowing the lawn is a good way to make

money.

C. Doing something helpful can make people

happy.

D. Children should help their parents at an early age.

Can you speak to dolphins? Of course you can but you won’t be able to understand them! We interviewed a biologist and asked her what research on dolphin communication has shown. This is what she told us.

Just like dogs，cats and other mammals，dolphins communicate by using sound, vision (视觉）,touch and taste. Each dolphin has its own signature whistle to identify itself and to call others. Dolphins don’t have the ability to smell, but their hearing and eyesight are excellent.

We also asked Jane if dolphins have got their own language. She told us that they have and that dolphins started talking to each other from birth. They make different sounds, including whistles, squeaks and click. Sometimes they even sound like a heavy metal band!

We then asked Jane if any interesting experiments have been done. She told us that a very interesting experiment had been done with a mother dolphin and her two-year-old baby in an aquarium. They talked to each other over the telephone! The two dolphins were in separate tanks which were connected by a special under water system. Unfortunately the biologists couldn’t understand what the dolphins were talking about because they haven’t been able to decode (转换）dolphin language yet. However, it was very clear that the dolphins knew what they were talking about.

Finally we asked Jane if there was hope that we would be able to understand dolphins in the near future. She told us that she and her team have been listening to dolphins for more than 17 years, using special equipment to record and analyze their language. Unfortunately they haven’t been able to decode it yet, but who knows— maybe one day we’ll get a phone call from a dolphin.

(A ) 1. It’s clear that_.

A. we can speak to dolphins but not talk with

B. dolphins have not got their own language

C. researches on dolphins have just begun

D. only biologists know what dolphins talk about ( C ) 2. The best title of the reading may most

probably be_.

A. An Interesting Experiment

B. Mother Dolphin and Baby

C. Animal Talk

D. Further Research

 ( D ) 3. The word “ analyze” in the reading mean

A. use    B.    translate

C. copy    D.    study

(D ) 4. Which of the five senses haven’t dolphins got?

A. Smell    B.    Touch

C. Taste    D.    Vision

( A ) 5. The interesting experiment tells us_.

A. dolphins could talk in their own language

B. only mother dolphin was able to talk to her baby

C. the biologists can decode dolphin language

D. the two dolphins were talking by touch

Whenever we hear about “ the homeless，’，most of us think of the Developing World. But in fact, the truth is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a wealthy, developed country like Germany?

    Kurt Muller and his 1 Rita have spent eleven years making meals for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. 2 first began to do that in a hot summer when most Germans were away and enjoyed themselves on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at 3    ，made sandwiches and some delicious food by

themselves, set up a table in the street and gave the 4  to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food wasn’t 5    .

Most of the homeless people are lonely, they have no friends or relatives. “    6    these people also need is

warmth and caring，’，says Rita. The Mullers gave their phone number to the street people    7    thinking    and

told them to phone anytime.    Rita made    sure there    was

8 at home to answer the    phone    and    their home    was

9_ open to anyone who couldn’t face another night on

the street.

The couple were soon    10    all    their time    and

money，so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to

11  donations. Today，over thirty companies donate

food and other goods and volunteers 12 to give them away to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a backpack producer donates new backpacks.

Kurt and Rita put their love to good use by helping homeless people in Berlin, they didn’t receive any payment for their hard work. “ We feel like 13    ，”

says Rita，“ and parents shouldn’t expect money for helping their children. The love 14 we get on the streets is our salary. ”    15    Rita    says she often gets

tired, she feels good about helping other people.

They will go on with their work because they like the feeling of having made a difference in the world.

(B    ) 1.   A.    friend    B.    wife

             C.    sister    D.    mother

(A    )2.    A.    They    B.    He

             C.    She    D.    We

(C    )3.    A.    school    B.    hospital

             C.   home    D.    factory

(A    )4.    A.    food    B.    money

             C.    books    D.    clothes

(A    )5.    A.    enough    B.    necessary 

             C.    helpful    D.    expensive

(D    )6.    A.    How    B.    Why

              C.    When    D.    What

(A    )7.    A.    without    B.    with C. before    D.    for

(C    )8.    A. nobody    B.    anybody

             C. somebody    D.    everybody

(B    )9.    A. never    B.    always

             C. sometimes    D.    hardly

(A    ) 10.    A. spending    B.    losing

              C. saving    D.    lending

(B    ) 11.    A. pay for    B.    ask for

               C. wait for    D.    fight for

(C    ) 12.    A. let    B.    make

               C. help    D.    get

(B    ) 13.    A. teachers    B.    parents

               C. brothers    D.    doctors

(D    ) 14.    A. who    B.    whom

               C. where    D.    that

(B    ) 15.    A. And    B.    Though

               C. But    D.    So

(C ) 10.—The game is too hard for me. I will certainly lose.

——    You    never    say no before you

try.

A. Forget it!    B.    I’m sorry.

C. Come on!    D.    Pardon me?

(A    )9.    —I don’t know _ next.

—Let’s ask our teacher for help.

A. what to do    B.    what should I    do

C. how to do    D.    how I should    do

( C ) 8.—Are you going to Beijing for the summer holiday next week ?

—Yes. But I haven’t got the air tickets and

don’t know _ we    will set out.

A. how    B.    where

C. when    D.    what

(    B    )7.—It’s not enough _ an    English clul .

You should also read English newspapers and magazines often.

—Thanks for your advice.

A. join    B.    to join

C. joining   D.    to joining

( D ) 6. —Will you be__a supermarket on

your way home?

—Yes, Walniart is just beside my home.

A. looking for    B.    setting up

C. fixing up    D.    passing by

( B )5. —Excuse me,could you tell me where I can buy some _?

—Sure. There’s a post office at ihe first crossing.

A. snacks    B.    stamps

C. umbrellas    D.    bananas

(c )4. —Was Eric’s father very    strict with him?   —Yes. He never praised him _ he

became one of the top students in his grade.

 A. since    B.    when

C. until    D.    because