People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.
　One of my best friends, Bob, has a dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I stayed in Bob’s home for a long time and we talked happily. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. Jack was worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention (注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant.
【小题1】How many people are there in this story?     ______.

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

【小题2】Jack____________.

A．is one of my best friends

B．enjoys walking in the park

C．has many good friends

D．enjoys talks in the room

【小题3】Jack was worried because______________.

A．he wanted to eat something

B．it was Sunday afternoon again

C．he was not feeling well

D．he wanted his master (主人) to take him for a walk

【小题4】Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that__________.

A．I should leave the house at once

B．he liked my hat very much

C．he was hungry and he tried to eat it

D．he wanted to have a rest

A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play with it every day. But time went by, the little boy had    32    and he no longer played around the tree.

　　 One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a    33    I can’t play with you now.” The boy replied, “I need    34   .” “Sorry, I don’t have any. But you can pick all my apples and    35    them.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. He didn’t come back. The tree was sad.

　　 The other day, the boy returned and the tree was so    36   . “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I need a house for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut off my branches（枝干）to build your house.”   37    the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come since then. The tree was lonely again. One hot summer day, the boy came back again after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have    38    for you anymore.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am    39    after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. But when we grow up, we    40    them, and only come to them when we are41    trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel（残忍）to the tree, but that’s how many of us are treating to our parents.

1.A. grown up               B. dressed up               C. got up

2.A. tree                   B. child                    C. toy

3.A. money                  B. time                     C. help

4.A. eat                        B. sell                     C. buy

5.A. sad                        B. calm                     C. happy

6.A. So                     B. But                      C. Because

7.A. anything               B. something                C. nothing

8.A. angry                  B. tired                    C. shy

9.A. hate                   B. love                     C. leave

10.A. at                    B. for                      C. in

 

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
　　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them. ” With these words, he went out.
　　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
【小题1】In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A．the rich man

B．the servant

C．both A and B

D．neither A and B

【小题2】The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A．the cat

B．himself

C．nobody

D．the servant

【小题3】The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A．there was in fact poison in the bottles

B．he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C．he wanted to kill the cat

D．he wanted to kill the servant

【小题4】In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A．the servant

B．cat

C．the rich man

D．nobody

【小题5】From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A．lazy

B．bad

C．clever

D．kind

I'm thinking about what I'm going to do this summer.

      Maybe I'll get a job. If I get a job, I'll have ____money to buy some new things. I'd like to have some new dresses ____ I start school again in September. I can also buy some books or some music CDs. I really love jazz(爵士乐)．I could buy some more CDs____my jazz collection. Or I can use the money ____tennis lessons. I can play tennis ____，but I'd like to learn to play it much better. Or maybe I can use the money to pay for the piano lessons.I'd like to learn to play the piano，too.

　　  If I don't get a job this summer, I'll visit my grandparents in San Francisco. They live in a beautiful old house ____ the sea. My grandparents are always very nice to me. They'll let me sleep late. I ____ have to get up until 10 o'clock every day. I'll eat delicious food because my grandmother is an excellent ____.  She  always cooks my favorite food. I'll also go to the ____ with my grandparents. Because I like swimming in the sea. My grandparents like to go to museums but I don't enjoy it so much, so maybe I'll ____to watch TV.

1.A.less           B．many           C．a few          D．enough

2.A.because        B．where          C．when          D．if

3.A.in             B．to　           C．at             D．as

4.A.to skate        B．to pay for　     C．to spend        D．to buy

5.A.very good      B．well　          C．better          D．best

6.A.in             B．at　　         C．near           D．to

7.A.be able to       B．won't　    　  C．must           D．may

8.A.cook           B．lawyer　       C．agent          D．teacher

9.A.museum        B．San Francisco　 C. shop            D．beach

10.A.travel         B. go to college　　 C. stay at home      D. lie on the beach

 

As many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins（企鹅）may be in danger of disappearing. The number of penguins have decreased(减少) by 30% since 1987.
　　Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world. They are common in South America，New Zealand，Australia and South Africa. Many live near cold waters. But some live near warm waters in Galapagos Islands. Penguins cannot fly，but they are fine swimmers. Penguins eat fish and krill(磷虾).
　　The warming of the earth is the decrease in penguin populations. The heating of the air has caused ocean waters to become warmer. Higher water temperatures have reduced the supply of fish and krill. Some years later these birds are completely unable to reproduce(繁殖).　 Besides，many adult penguins die of hunger.
　　Widespread(广泛的) fishing，exploration for oil and oil leaks(漏) also make penguins be in danger. Poisonous organisms(生物) in ocean water are another danger. Penguins also have their enemies，including wild dogs，sharks，seals and sea lions.
　　News about penguins is not all bad，however. Several years ago，oil leaking from a ship hurt 40% of the penguins in South Africa. The penguins became covered with oil. But thousands of people helped clean and treat the birds well. Then they returned the penguins to the wild.　 Now these South African penguins are reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking.
【小题1】Penguins ___________.

A．can swim better than fly	B．can be found near Oceania (大洋洲)
C．eat fish only冬腊月	D．live only in cold waters.

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT the cause of penguin's decrease in numbers?

A．Oil searching.	B．Widespread fishing.
C．Human's killing.	D．Warming of the oceans.

【小题3】 Why are the penguins in South Africa reproducing in higher numbers than before the oil leaking?

A．Because people removed the ship.

B．Because people sent a lot of penguins to the wild.

C．Because people helped the penguins.

D．Because people treated the penguins well.