Many people may think that animals in the zoo are happy, free and lucky, but most of them are sad. Do you know why? Animals like tigers, lions, and bears usually live in forests or mountains. They run, jump, play with their children and catch small animals for food. But now they have to stay in cages ,small rooms in the zoo. They don’t have to find food by themselves because the zoo keepers feed them. They do nothing but eat, walk and sleep every day. Their life in the zoo is quite different from that in the forest because they are not free. Maybe they miss their mothers and their friends, in fact, they feel lonely.

1.Most of the animals in the zoo feel ______ according to the passage.

A. happy     B. free       C. lucky         D. sad

2.Where do tigers, lions and bears usually live?_____________.

A. In the zoo              B. In the forest

C. In a room               D. In the field

3.What does the word “keeper” mean here? It means ____________.

A.仓库      B.监护人        C.坚持者      D.饲养员

4.Which is wrong according to the passage?

A. The animals in the zoo feel lonely in fact.

B. The animals catch food themselves in the zoo.

C. The animals can only eat, walk or sleep in the zoo.

D. The animals in the forest are happier than those in the zoo.

5.Which is the best title(题目)?

A. Animals In the Zoo                B. Animals And People

C. Lovely Animals                   D. Happy Animals

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She is Liu Hui ,a middle school student in Anhui, one of the “ stay-at-home children” in her town. Liu Hui is 12 years old and lives (1) w _________ her sister. Her parents left home to make money in big cities when she was (2) o ________ four. Liu Hui has to take (3) c _________ of her younger sister. They have to stay at home alone (4) b ________ they have to go to school.

“I used to feel (5) s ________ without my parents at home,” she said, “but now I know (6) w _____ they do so. They have to go away to make money for (7) u _________ so that we can live a better life.”

Every day, Liu Hui gets up at 6:30 a.m. and cooks (8) b ______________. Then the two girls go to school. They have supper at 6:00 p.m. Then Liu Hui does housework and (9) h _____________ her sister with her homework. She usually goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.

Though busy, Liu Hui is still the (10) b ________ student in her class. She said, “My life is OK. But I still hope my parents will come back and live with us.”

An astronaut’s work may sound exciting, but living in space isn’t as fun as you think. The website www.space.com lists the disadvantages of living in space. Here are some of them.

When astronauts work outside the station during spacewalks, they have to wear special gloves. The gloves are very tight. They can hurt the astronauts’ fingernails(手指甲) and even make them fall off.

In space, you don’t have many choices in what you eat. It’s hard to get fresh fruits and vegetables. It is not OK to eat bread because it leaves crumbs(碎屑). Crumbs could fly around everywhere.

In space, it is impossible to have a good shower because water can fly all over the ship and break the machines. Astronauts have to use a special water-shooting(喷水) gun and a washcloth.

Astronauts lose their bone strength quickly during their stay in space. So far, there is no way to solve this problem. They do exercise while they’re in space to try to keep their bones strong as long as possible.

Perhaps the hardest part of life in space is the feeling of loneliness. Astronauts sometimes have to spend weeks and even months away from Earth. They miss their friends and families.

1.People often think the life in space is       .

A. terrible                   　　B. lonely             　　　C. hard            　　　　D. fun

2.What may hurt astronauts fingernails while working in space?

A. Washcloth.                                     B. The special gloves.               

C. The water-shooting gun.                    D. Crumbs.

3.. How do the astronauts have a good shower in space?

A. By eating bread.                                                

B. By breaking the machines.             

C. By using a special water-shooting gun and a washcloth.   

D. By wearing gloves.

4. How do the astronauts keep their bones strong in space?

A. By taking medicine.                            B. By doing exercise.              

C. By taking a good rest.                    D. By walking in space.

5. What’s the hardest part of life for astronauts in space?

A. They feel very lonely.              B. They have to stay alone in space.      

C. They have no friends.                   D. They have no families.

 If a country wants to develop rapidly, education must come first. However, in China, many poor families in some villages can’t        an education for their children. Some children reach the school age,        they have to stay at home and do some farm work.

Luckily, Project Hope started       October 30th, 1989. It has mainly two      . One is to help the poor children who can’t go to school without money, the other is to build       for the students in poor areas so that they can have a better studying environment.

With the help of Project Hope, a lot of poor children have returned to school and many new schools have been built         it started. So the children can get much knowledge and       their dreams.        they get knowledge, they will have ability(能力) to build their hometown. At the same time, their living conditions will be        as well.

There are still many poor children in         of help. As for the project, there is still a long way to go.

1.A. give   B. offer     C. afford  

2.A. so       B. but        C. and

3.A. in       B. for         C. on         

4.A . purposes  B. ways      C. uses     

5.A. stations      B. schools         C. hospitals       

6.A. since B. after      C. before 

7.A. shake          B. create   C. realize

8.A. If              B. Once     C. Though

9.A. well   B. worse   C. better  

10.A. need        B. detail    C. public

A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!

    Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.

    Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.

1.What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?

A. It doesn’t tell the truth.         B. It is quite true.

C. It is impossible.              D. I don’t think it’s right.

2.Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?

A. They play computer games.             B. They watch videos late.

C. They have to do a lot of housework.      D. They have to do a lot of homework.

3.When do students in most American high schools have to get up?

A. At 7:30 am.     B. At 6:00 am.    C. At 9:00 am.    D. At about 7:00 am.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?

A. The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am.

B. The writer usually goes to bed around midnight.

C. The writer usually does a survey.

D. Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep.

B. Many American high school students are sleepy in class.

C. Many kids have too much homework to do.

D. Students can’t play computer games.