Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.
These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.
It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Forests became open field. The sun made the ground dry and hard. Horses began to change too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. At last their middle toes became hard.
【小题1】Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.

A．back feet

B．front feet

C．right feet

D．left feet

【小题2】The cats were __________ the horses at that time.

A．as big as

B．smaller than

C．bigger than

D．as small as

【小题3】When the weather changed, __________.

A．many trees grew well in cold weather

B．animals began to change too

C．cats were older than the horses

D．horses were the same as they are

My name is Lin Hui. I like to tell stories about people who work together. What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship. An excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China.
Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.
Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford. He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.
The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.           
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【小题1】The Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because        .

A．they were not well protected	B．they could find nothing to eat
C．they died of a serious disease	D．they had the habit of living together

【小题2】 After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain,        .

A．people used them to carry things

B．the Duke of Beford sold them all

C．they didn’t like the weather there

D．their number became larger and larger

【小题3】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The number of the Mulu deer.	B．The life of the Milu deer.
C．The return of the Milu deer.	D．The importance of the Milu deer.

Have you ever seen a horse with toes (脚趾)? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes.They had four toes on each front foot.They had three toes on each back foot.The horses were smaller than cats.
These small horses lived in the forest.Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.
It was very hot in the forest.But the weather changed.It became cold.Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather.The trees died and fell.Forest became open field.The sun made the ground dry and hard (坚硬).Horses began to change too.They began to get bigger.This took a long time.On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running.At last their middle toes became hard.
【小题1】Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.

A．back feet

B．front feet

C．right feet

D．left feet

【小题2】The cats were __________ the horses at that time.

A．as big as

B．smaller than

C．bigger than

D．as small as

【小题3】When the weather changed, __________.

A．many trees grew well in cold weather	B．animals began to change too
C．cats were older than the horses	D．horses were the same as they are

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处填入单词。每空限填一词。

 

Sunday，May lst

I have been here in Singapore __1.__(和) my family for a week. This country is actually a ____2.____(城市). It’s small but clean. This morning it was __3._(晴朗的)，so we got up __4._(早) and went to the beach. I __5.__(打) beach volleyball with others. My parents walked __6.__(缓慢地) on the soft sand. We __7.__(全体) had a good time there. In the evening，we arrived at Night Safari. We saw a young _8._(老虎). It was very cute!

Tomorrow my parents will __9.__(带去) me to the Singapore Flyer，which is the __10.__(最大的) Ferris wheel in the world! It’s an exciting place. I am looking forward to it.

 

 

Today Grandma comes for a visit. She gives my sister and me a box of chocolate candies. We say "thank you!"
Then Jenny quickly takes off the box. The pieces all look the same! I can't tell which pieces are hard inside and which are soft! I only like the soft ones. Jenny does not care. She is happy to get any kind of candy!
I slowly look at all the pieces; I don't know which one to choose. Just then Dad calls us Grandma is going home, He wants us to say goodbye to her. I hurry to the front door where they are standing. Jenny comes a few minutes later. I say, "Grandma, I hope to see you soon. I always feel sad when you leave. "Jenny stands behind me and doesn't say anything. After Grandma goes home, I find out why Jenny doesn't say anything.
She has most of our candies in her mouth! Only a few pieces are left in the bottom of the box! Then I'm sad!
【小题1】Who comes to see Jenny and her brother?

A．Dad

B．Grandma

C．Grandfather

D．Mother

【小题2】What do they get from their grandma?

A．Chocolate cakes	B．Bar of chocolate
C．A box of chocolate candy	D．Some sweet cookies

【小题3】What kind of chocolate candy does the writer like?

A．Hard ones

B．Big ones

C．Small ones

D．Soft ones

【小题4】What kind of chocolate candy does Jenny like?

A．Any kind of candy

B．Hard ones

C．Soft ones

D．Big ones

【小题5】Why doesn't Jenny say anything when her grandma leaves? Because _______.

A．she comes late

B．she doesn't want to say goodbye to her grandma

C．her mouth is full of chocolate candies

D．she can't speak