A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house.

　 One evening they wanted　 1　 to the cinema,　 2　 they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their　 3 . They　 4　 their car.

When the film finished, they came back home. They opened the gate and put the car　 5 . But when they came to the front door, they found that part of the glass　 6　 the door was broken. The door was unlocked and　 7 . A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see　 8 things the robber had taken. But everything was in the　 9　 place and nothing at all　 10 .

　 The dog　 11　 in the sitting room on the floor. The lady was　 12　 the dog. “Why didn’t you keep the house?” she said. The dog was　 13　 to see its owners. It began to wag its tail (摇尾巴) and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the lady and　 14　 the thing at her feet. When the lady went to pick it up, she gave a scream (尖叫). Can you guess what the dog’s present was?

It was … a … man’s　 15 !

(1)　 A. go　　　　　　 B. to go　　　　　　　　 C. going　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gone

(2)　 A. so　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. then　　　　　　　　　 D. because

(3)　 A. garden’s gate　　 B. gardens’ gate　　　 C. gardens gate　　　 D. garden gate

(4)　 A. got off　　　　　　 B. got on　　　　　　　　　　 C. got into　　　　 D. went on

(5)　 A. up　　　　　　　　　 B. down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　 D. into

(6)　 A. at　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　 D. to

(7)　 A. half-open　　　　 B. half-opens　　　　　 C. half-opened　　　　　　　 D. half-opening

(8)　 A. the　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

(9)　 A. right　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　 D. just

(10) A. to miss　　　 B. to be missing　　　 C. was missed　　　　　　　　 D. was missing

(11) A. was slept　　 　　 B. felt asleep　　　　　 C. was sleeping　　　 D. fell sleeping

(12) A. afraid of　　　　　　　　　 B. angry with　　　　 C. worried about　　　 D. surprised at

(13) A. sad　　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. quick　　　　　　　 D. clever

(14) A. pulled　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　 D. took

(15) A. finger　　　　　　　　 B. fingers　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. teeth

A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house．When they went out，they always left the dog inside the house．

One evening they wanted ___1___ to the cinema，___2___ they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their ___3___．They ___4___ their car．When the film finished，they came back home．They opened the gate and put the car ___5___．But when they came to the front door，they found that part of the glass ___6___ the door was broken．The door was unlocked and ___7___．A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see ___8___ things the robber had taken．But everything was in the ___9___ place and nothing at all ___10___．

The dog ___11___ in the sitting room on the floor．The lady was ___12___  the dog．“Why didn't you keep the house?” she said．The dog was ___13___ to see its owners．It began to wag its tail（摇尾巴）and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its mouth．It went to the lady and ___14___ the thing at her feet．When the lady went to pick it up，she gave a scream（尖叫）．Can you guess what the dog's present was?

It was…a…man's ___15___!

1．A．go                    B．to go                 C．going               D．gone

2．A．so                   B．but                  C．then               D．because

3．A．garden's gate            B．gardens' gate          C．gardens gate         D．garden gate

4．A．got off                B．got on                C．got into             D．went on

5．A．up                   B．down                C．away              D．into

6．A．at                    B．with                 C．on                  D．to

7．A．half-open                B．half-opens              C．half-opened           D．half-opening

8．A．the                   B．all                   C．that                 D．what

9．A．right                  B．left                  C．wrong              D．just

10．A．to miss              B．to be missing           C．was missed         D．was missing

11．A．was slept             B．felt asleep             C．was sleeping         D．fell sleeping

12．A．afraid of             B．angry with             C．worried about        D．surprised at

13．A．sad                B．pleased               C．quick             D．clever

14．A．pulled                B．threw                C．dropped             D．took

15．A．finger               B．fingers               C．heart               D．teeth

Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over its legs under its body. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its children to the reality(现实) of life.
In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.
The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable(不合情理的) thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that it’s sent sprawling(四脚朝天).
When it doesn’t get up, the process is repeated again and again. The struggle to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time on its shaky(摇晃的) legs. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where there’s safety.
Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.
Stone was once asked if he had found something that runs through the lives of all these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. They’re beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives they’ve realized some small parts of what they set out(着手) to do .”
【小题1】What does the underlined part “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．A happy thing.	B．A difficult task.
C．A big dream.	D．A beautiful scene.

【小题2】What does the book A View from the Zoo talk about?

A．A new-born giraffe’s first lesson.

B．A mother giraffe’s story.

C．The lives of some great people.

D．The way for a giraffe to stand up.

【小题3】Why were some great people mentioned in the passage?

A．Because they all worked hard.

B．Because they all liked to read some special stories.

C．Because they were born with some illnesses.

D．Because they were similar to giraffes in some ways.

【小题4】Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A．This passage is a description of giraffes’ living habits.

B．Baby giraffes can’t stand up until three months old.

C．Irving Stone spent a lifetime studying and writing stories about great people.

D．The great people can’t stand up after they’re knocked down for years.

【小题5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Raise a Baby Giraffe.

B．Learning to Get Back Up.

C．Stories about the great people.

D．A Mother Giraffe and Its Baby Giraffe.

Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over its legs under its body. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its children to the reality of life.
In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.
The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that it’s sent sprawling(四脚朝天).
When it doesn’t get up, the process is repeated again and again. The struggle to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time on its shaky legs. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where there’s safety.
Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.
Stone was once asked if he had found something that runs through the lives of all these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. They’re beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives they’ve realized some small parts of what they set out to do .”
【小题1】What does the underlined part “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．A happy thing.	B．A difficult task.
C．A big dream.	D．A beautiful scene.

【小题2】Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A．This passage is a description of giraffes’ living habits.

B．Baby giraffes can’t stand up until three months old.

C．Irving Stone spent a lifetime studying and writing stories about great people.

D．The great people can’t stand up after they’re knocked down for years.

【小题3】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．How to keep a baby giraffe.

B．Learning to Get Back Up.

C．Stories about the great people.

D．A mother giraffe and its baby giraffe.

Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over its legs under its body. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its children to the reality of life.

In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.

The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that it’s sent sprawling(四脚朝天).

When it doesn’t get up, the process is repeated again and again. The struggle to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time on its shaky legs. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where there’s safety.

Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.

Stone was once asked if he had found something that runs through the lives of all these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. They’re beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives they’ve realized some small parts of what they set out to do .”

1.What does the underlined part “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．A happy thing.                          B．A difficult task.

C．A big dream.                           D．A beautiful scene.

2.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A．This passage is a description of giraffes’ living habits.

B．Baby giraffes can’t stand up until three months old.

C．Irving Stone spent a lifetime studying and writing stories about great people.

D．The great people can’t stand up after they’re knocked down for years.

3.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．How to keep a baby giraffe.

B．Learning to Get Back Up.

C．Stories about the great people.

D．A mother giraffe and its baby giraffe.