One summer evening I was sitting by the open window reading a good but frightening story. After a time,it became too dark for me to read easily,so I put my book down and got up to turn on the light. Suddenly,I heard a cry for help. The cry seemed to come from the trees at the end of the garden. I looked out,but it was too dark to see anything clearly. A moment later,I heard the cry again.

"Maybe one of the boys of the neighbourhood has climbed a tree and now he can't get down!" I said to myself. I decided that I should go out and have a look in the garden. I took a torch (手电筒)and picked up a walking stick. Then I walked into the garden. Once again I heard the cry. It was clear that it came from the trees at the end of the garden. "Who's there?" I called out as I walked. No one was in sight. I thought that someone was playing a silly trick on me.

I went back to the house. I had just sat down and began to read my book again when I heard the cry again. This time,the cry came from right behind my shoulder. I dropped my book and jumped up. Sitting on the back of the mantelpiece (壁炉台)was a large green bird. It was a parrot! While I was in the garden,the bird must have seen the light in my room and flown in through the open window. 

(   ) 31. What was the writer reading one evening?

A. A children's book. B. An interesting magazine.

C. A good but frightening book. D. A picture book.

(   ) 32. Where did the cry for help seem to come from?

A. The trees at the end of the garden.

B. A neighbour's house.

C. Nowhere. 

D. A birdcage.

(   ) 33. At first the writer thought that      was in a tree and could not get down.

A. a thief    B. a boy from the neighbourhood

C. his little brother    D. one of his friends

(   ) 34. What did the writer pick up before walking into the garden?

A. Some stones. B. A brick. C. A ladder. D. A walking stick.

(   ) 35. Who gave out the cry for help?

A. A boy. B. A parrot. C. An adult. D. A monkey.

In Thailand,people spend their New Year's Day in April.

People call the beginning of their New Year "Songkran". The word means "move" or "change place", because it is the day when the sun changes its place. This takes place every year sometime between April 10 and April 18.

The Songkran Festival lasts four days. During the four days,people do cleaning like Chinese. Young people pour water into the hands of their elders and parents to show their love. Of course,they also cook different delicious food and get together to have parades (游行)in the streets.

But there is something different from China. In many parts of Thailand,people have a big water fight in the streets. They throw water on anyone passing by. Everyone takes part in this activity. It is hard to find a dry person walking down the street. And children and adults both have great fun in the water fight. Although they will get wet by the end of the day,they will feel pleasant and relaxed.

If you travel to Thailand during the Songkran Festival,you may get wet when you are walking in the street. Don't be angry―it's a way to wish you good luck.

(   ) 26. People in Thailand spend their New Year's Day in      

A. February    B. March C. April    D. May

(   ) 27. How many days does the Songkran Festival last?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

(   ) 28. Why do young people pour water into the hands of their elders and parents?

A.   Because they find it very funny to do so.

B.   Because they want their elders and parents to drink the poured water.

C. Because their elders and parents ask them to do so.

D. Because they want to show love. 

(   ) 29. How do the people get wet in the water fight in the streets feel?

A. Pleasant and relaxed. B. Both excited and angry.

C. Unpleasant. D. Very uncomfortable.
(   ) 30. People throw water on anyone passing by just to      

A.  show they can play tricks on others

B.  make themselves happy

C.  wish those people who get wet good luck

D.  make those people who get wet uncomfortable

37. You can see people dancing and singing      (到处)in the park.

36. There is so much      (冰)on the ground. Walk slowly and carefully!

It is difficult to forecast the weather. It is even more difficult to know what a season will be like. A native (土著的)American tribe (部落) was ⁽¹⁶⁾      enough to survive (挺过)last terrible winter. One day in early September the head of the tribe asked his men to⁽¹⁷⁾      some wood to build some houses. Several days later,some people asked what the winter was going to be like. The head decided to ask the National Weather Service for^(l8)       . "Yes,it is going to be a cold winter" the weatherman told him. He went back to his tribe and told his men to collect some firewood (木柴). Two weeks later the head called the National Weather Service again. "Are you still forecasting a^(19>       winter?" he asked. "Yes,very cold," the weatherman told him. As a result,the head told his men to collect⁽²⁰⁾      firewood. A month⁽²¹⁾      the head called the National Weather Service once more. "Yes,it is going to be one of the ⁽²²⁾      winters," the weatherman told the head patiently. The weatherman was right! And the native American tribe ⁽²³⁾      comfortably through the freezing (极冷的)winter. The head was thankful (感激的)to the weatherman. He called the weatherman⁽²⁴⁾      and asked, "How did you know it was a freezing winter?" The weatherman said, "Because the native Americans are collecting ⁽²⁵⁾      like crazy."

(   ) 16. A. rich    B. unlucky C. good    D. lucky

(   ) 17. A. buy    B. look C. collect    D. sell

(   ) 18. A. advice    B. money C. clothes    D. wood

(   ) 19. A. warm    B. cool C. cold    D. cloudy

(   ) 20. A. many    B. mostly C. a lot    D. more

(   ) 21. A. later    B. after C. late    D. afterwards

(   ) 22. A. warmest    B. coldest C. colder    D. finest

(   ) 23. A. ran    B. went C. passed    D. danced

(   ) 24. A. more time    B. no more C. again    D. first

(   ) 25. A. fire    B. clothes C. everything    D. firewood

(   ) 15. You'd better not       like that. No one likes it,you know.

A. screaming    B. scream C. to scream    D. screamed

(   ) 14.1 looked for my mobile phone       but I could not find it      

A. anywhere;everywhere B. somewhere;everywhere

C. everywhere;anywhere D. everywhere;somewhere

(   ) 13. The       news made all of us very      

A. exciting;exciting B. excited;excited C. excited;exciting D. exciting;excited

(   ) 12. Can you tell me which animal is the largest one      ？

A. on lands    B. on land C. in land    D. above land

(   ) 11, After another      ， his face      black and blue.

A. fights;turned B. fight;turn C. fight;turned D. fighting;turn