3.　 My uncle　 　has bought 　　a house with a beautiful garden in front of it.

2.　 Last Sunday I 　invited 　some friends to my home for dinner.

1.　 Don't worry.　 I' ll call you　 　as soon as　 　I get the news.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (C)

　 Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animal?

　 He looks like a bear. But he is not a bear. He' s a KOALA.

　 People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live safely.　 No one can kill them for their pretty fur(毛皮)?.　 When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe(脚趾)! The mother koala has a pocket in the front of her body. The baby goes into this warm pocket. There he stays for six months.

　 The koala could not live without a special kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala sleeps in the tree.

　 At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it He likes only the bark (树皮) and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night！　　

How lovely the koalas really are!

51. People in Australia_________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. keep koalas in their homes　　　　　 B. put koalas in the tree

　 C. set up places for koalas to live safely　 D. raise baby koalas in their pockets

52. After he is born, the baby koala lives in his mother' s pocket _________.　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. for six days　　　　　　　　　　 B. for six months

　 C.　 for a night　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 all his life

53. What does the mother koala usually do when her baby is bad?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. She takes him in her pocket　　　　　 B. She keeps him on her back.

　 C. She makes him cry.　　　　　　　　　 D. She beats him.

54. Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree because ____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. they have to keep cool under the tree

　 B.　 they eat the fruit on the tree

　 C. they stay in the tree all the time

　 D. they live in the tree and get food from it

55. What is the text mainly about?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. How people in Australia protect koalas.

　 B. Lovely koalas in Australia.

　 C.　 Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree.

　 D. The way mother koalas take care of their babies.

IV.完成句子

A)用下列方框中的词或短语，完成下列英语句子，每项只能用一次。

　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　(B)

　 This year, Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel less tired. And most junior high schools will begin the first class at about 8:30 am.

　 The students are happy about the change.

　 Liu Ming told us that his class were excited by the news on the first day of school. " Great ! From now on we students at Chengdu No. 4 Middle School don' t have to get up so early !" Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 am.　 Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn' t start until 8:40 am.

　 Wu Hongli feels the same. She said the new timetable ( 时间表) was good for her health. "I used to get up at 6:30 am. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework, " said Wu.　 " Now I can finish it without coffee.　 Because I can sleep a little longer. "

　 Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. "Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in　 the morning,　 " said　 Huang Shan,　 an English　 teacher at Chengdu　 No. 12 Middle School. "But now they are active in class and learn much better than before. "

　 But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning.　 Now there are only four.

　 　In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.

46. This year, most Sichuan junior high schools will start the first class ____.　　　　　　　

　 A. at about 8: 30 am　　　　　　　　 B. at about 7:40 am

　 C. at about 7:30 am　　　　　　　　　 D. at about 6:40 am

47. Hearing the news, the students at Chengdu No. 4 Middle School felt ________.　　　　　　

　 A. worried　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　 D. angry

48. How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now?　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. Five.　　　　　　 B. Four.　　　　　 C. Three.　　　　　　 D. Two.

49. _________ used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework.　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. Some parents　　 B. liu Ming　　　 C. Wu Hongli　　　　 D. Huang Shan

50. Which is right according to the text?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. The students in Chengdu No. 12 Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the　 morning.

　 B. All the parents any the change will help students learn better.

　 C. The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before.

　 D. Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.

30. ---Could you please tell me ___________?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 ---I live in Yan' an.

　 A. where do you live　　　　　　　　 B. where were you born

　 C. where you live　　　　　　　　　 D. where you were born

29. This year our school is ____ than it was last year.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. much more beautiful　　　　　　　　 B. much beautiful

　C. the most beautiful　　　　　　　　　　 D. beautiful

28. It' s a good habit ____ breakfast every day.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. had　　　　 B. have　　 　　C. has　　　　　　 D. to have