On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that bring us food,” said one child, “A farmer,” said another, “Because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” she said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.
【小题1】When did the story happen?

A．On Christmas Day.	B．On Teachers’ Day.
C．On Mother’s Day.	D．On Thanksgiving Day.

【小题2】Why did Douglas draw the picture?

A．He was good at drawing it.

B．His teacher asked him to draw it.

C．He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher.

D．He hoped to get a prize in drawing.

【小题3】What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?

A．He was a lonely child.	B．He was very active in class.
C．He always kept his hand clean.	D．He often answered questions loudly.

【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion (意见；主张；看法), but not a fact?

A．The teacher went over Dauglas’ desk and talked to him.

B．Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways.

C．The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class.

D．Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food.

Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.
I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.
It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.
When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food for the coming winter!
【小题1】Prana was                .

A．the writer

B．a boy

C．a bird

D．a dog

【小题2】I wasn’t always happy because                .

A．Prana loved apples

B．Prana caught an apple and ate it

C．the apples fell on the ground and were dirty

D．Prana brought the dirty apples into the house

【小题3】On the snowy day, Prana                .

A．ate up all the apples

B．dug holes to put the apples in them

C．brought the apples under the snow to the ground

D．left the house and died

【小题4】The birds flew to the garden to                .

A．look for Prana	B．eat the apples
C．make new homes	D．store food for the winter

【小题5】The topic of the story is about                .

A．apples

B．animals

C．love

D．life