1 . “Oh, my son!” a lady cried. Her baby fell into the river. The water carried him away quickly. A man came and said, “Can you give me the clothes or shoes of your son?”

The lady gave him a pair of shoes. The man turned to his dog. He first pointed to the shoes, and then to the river water.

The dog jumped into the river. Soon people saw him swim back with something in his mouth. When people pulled up the child and the dog from the water, everyone was happy. The lady ran to her son. The child was alive! The lady said to the dog’s owner, “Oh, Sir. Thanks for saving my baby. I’d love to give you money to buy the dog!”

“Madam, I am very happy that my dog helped you. But I would not give him to others for anything in the world.” said the man.

It seemed that the dog knew they were talking about him. He lay down beside his owner and seemed to say “Nothing will part us!”

1. Why did the man ask the lady for shoes?

A．Because he wanted to buy them.

B．Because his dog wanted to wear them.

C．Because he wanted to take them to his own baby.

D．Because he wanted to tell the dog to save the baby.

2. What does the underlined word “him” refer to (指的是)?

A．The baby.

B．The man.

C．The dog.

D．The baby’s father.

3. What did the lady want to do after she saw her baby was alive?

A．To buy the dog.	B．To go home quickly.
C．To give the dog some food.	D．To shake hands with the owner.

4. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Dogs are only friendly to little kids.

B．The owner didn’t want to be apart from his dog.

C．The lady jumped into the river and saved her baby.

D．The lady gave some money to thank the dog and his owner.

5. What do we learn from the passage?

A．Dogs can make much money.

B．Dogs are the good friends of humans.

C．Dogs can never be apart from their owners.

D．People have dogs because they’re good at swimming.

2 . 阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。

Animals play so many important roles in our lives. Some, like cows and sheep, provide us with food; (A) ________ animals work for us. Above all, every animal—big or small—can fill us with a sense of the wonder of the natural world.

Unluckily, we don’t always value this. Many animals are endangered because (B) ________ our actions, and we treat millions of animals in the world badly. World Animal Day reminds us, at least for one day a year, “to celebrate animal life in all its forms” and “to be thankful for the way in which animals enrich (使丰富) our lives.”

World Animal Day was (C) launched in 1931 in Florence, Italy. It made us pay attention to the problem of endangered animals around the world. It is now celebrated in most countries around the world. The day falls on October 4th every year.

All over the world on this day, volunteers (D) raise money for animal centers and social organizations. (E) Museums and zoos organize special events. Schools have also joined animal projects. (F) 这个想法就是去提醒我们动物的重要性 and to show us how we could improve our relationship with animals.

If you want to take part, you could help an animal or organize a money-raising event for a local charity. The important thing is just taking an active part. We should offer animals as much as they offer us.

1. 在文中(A)和(B)的空白处填入适当的单词：________; ________
2. 写出文中画线部分(C)和(D)的同义词或近义词：________; ________
3. 将文中画线部分(E)改写为：
Special events ________ ________ by museums and zoos.
4. 将文中画线部分(F)译成英语：
________________
5. 从文中找出你可以为当地慈善组织做的事情的两个动词短语：________; ________

3 . 短文填空

Animals and people live on the same Earth. We can’t be separated from each other. Animals are c    1     as our good friends. If there are no animals, we will not live. Animals     2     (success) in making the world colorful. Every animal has its place in the balance (平衡) of n    3    . If we destroy a kind of animals, we will have many other p    4     very soon. For example, when farmers kill a large number of hawks (鹰), the mice will destroy farmers’ rice, for hawks eat mice. Without hawks, the number of mice is becoming     5     (huge) than before.

But many people don’t realize this. Along with the development of cities, people kill lots of wild animals     6     food, money and other things. They also destroy animals’ living environment,     7     (include) living places and food situations.

More and more animals are in great d    8    . Giant pandas, a kind of animals, which live in the forests and live on bamboo leaves, are one of them. Thanks to the government, now they can just live     9     (safe) in many zoos or in the wild. And our government has made laws to p    10     animals because to save animals is to save our future.

5 . Animals didn’t interest Jane when she was a A. child. Then, one day, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee. From that day on, she became really interested B. ___________animals.

When she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jane dreamt of a career studying wild animals in Africa.

Jane’s mother said, “If you really want something, work hard and never give up. C. 然后你将找到一个方法。”

Jane’s mother was right. In 1960, Jane travelled from Britain to the mountains of East Africa. She studied chimpanzees. She watched the animals for a long time and they became her friends. Jane discovered that these animals greet one another with D. ___________ kiss or a hug, and make and use tools—just like humans do.

Jane Goodall is now E. well-known all over the world. F. She achieved her dreams because she never gave up!

1. 写出文中画线部分A.和E.的同义词或近义词：________； ________
2. 在文中B.和D.空白处填入适当的单词：_______； ________
3. 将文中画线部分C.译成英语：____________________
4. 将文中画线部分F.改写为：She made her dreams   ______________
5. 从文中找出Jane开始去研究动物的时间和地点：_____________； ____________________

6 .

One January morning, Thomas Smith is walking his dog. Jack, in the park, Mr.Smith is sitting under a tree and Jack is running on the ice lake. Suddenly, the dog falls into (掉入) the water and can’t get out.

“I must save my dog,” says Mr. Smith. He doesn’t think much, and jumps into the cold water. It’s difficult for him to swim in the cold water, but he is just thinking about saving Jack.

Luckily, he helps Jack out of the water. And they are safe now. “When we get out of the water, everybody asks how Jack is, and nobody is worried about me!” Mr. Smith says with a smile.

Julie Brown sees this thing, too. “The dog gets onto the ice lake,” she says. “Suddenly (突然), it starts to go under. Many people see it and they are shouting for help. But only Mr. Smith jumps into the cold water to save it.”

People think Mr. Smith is a hero, “In fact, many people in the world are doing the same as me,” Mr. Smith says. “But from now on, I must let Jack be away from the ice lake.”

Animals are our great friends. Can you do the same for them like Mr. Smith?

1. When does the story happen?

A．On a cold morning in February.

B．On a warm afternoon in January.

C．On a warm afternoon in February.

D．On a cold morning in January.

2. What’s Smith doing while the dog is running on the ice lake?

A．He is taking a walk in the park.

B．He is sitting under a tree.

C．He is talking with someone.

D．He is playing with another dog.

3. What is the right order according to the passage?
①he helps Jack out of the water.
②Mr.Smith jumps into the cold water
③the dog falls into (掉进) the water
④Many people see it and they are shouting for help.

A．①②③④

B．①②④③

C．③④②①

D．③②①④

4. What is the underlined word “hero” mean?

A．主人

B．英雄

C．旁观者

D．游客

5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．To be good with animals.

B．To help people in danger.

C．To stay away from the ice lake.

D．To learn to swim in the lake.

8 .

can   live   be   play   they   panda   smart   eat   zoo   good

Have you ever seen pandas? The cute animals     1     China’s national treasure. They can also be Chinese ambassadors (大使) to other countries. In the United States, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is home to     2     for 50 years!

The     3     most famous pandas were Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing. In 1972, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai gave     4     to the US people as gifts. Over the past 50 years, eight pandas have     5     at the zoo.

The zoo workers try their     6     to take care of the pandas. As for food, the zoo workers grow bamboo by themselves. They also carry bamboo from places around the country. Sometimes, the zoo even gets donations (捐赠) of bamboo from the public. Pandas also     7     apples, sweet potatoes and drink honey water. On special days, like the birthdays, the pandas have a huge cake!

There are also fun activities and toys for the pandas to     8     with. These help the pandas stay active (活跃的) and     9    . For example, there are puzzle feeders (游戏喂食器). Pandas have to take food out of the feeders by moving them.

The pandas bring joy to millions of US people each year. People     10     see them at the zoo or watch their lives online.

9 . 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Scientists have found the world’s largest unknown field of sea grass. They had some unusual helpers to help them take videos. The helpers were tiger sharks.

Sea grasses usually grow in waters near coastline (海岸线). They grow in thick fields, known as meadows (草地). These sea grass meadows help to clean the water in the ocean. They also provide food and shelter (庇护处) for many sea creatures. They are also a big help to fight against climate change. That's because they store huge amount of carbon (碳). This harmful pollution is making global warming worse. These sea grass meadows stop this pollution back into the air.

However, it is really difficult for scientists to find out the size and the number of world’s sea grass meadows. So a team of scientists decided to have tiger sharks help with the research. These animals became the research “assistants”. They spent a lot of their time in and around sea grass meadows. Researcher put cameras on seven tiger sharks. The sharks carried the cameras and traveled for miles over the sea. The cameras fell off after a few hours and then float (漂浮) back up to the surface. It helped the scientists to find the floating cameras and collect videos.

This has showed a powerful new way to explore the ocean. In other words, underwater animals can help us learn more about life under the sea. Animals like tiger sharks are going to take us to new places.

1. Who helped scientists take videos of sea grass meadows?
_____________________________________
2. Where do sea grass usually grow?
_____________________________________
3. Can the sea grass meadows help protect the environment?
_____________________________________
4. How many sharks helped the scientists in the research?
_____________________________________
5. What do you think of the underwater animals?
_____________________________________

10 . Carlo had a dog called Jock. Jock was clever. _____ could do something Carlo taught it to do, such as carrying a lantern for Carlo or his family at night. The roads in the town were not very ______ for anybody to go out without a light at night. So Jock always _____ a lantern for Carlo at night. Jock always stayed close to Carlo so the _____ of the lantern could help Carlo go home safely.

Carlo worked in the town, _____ he lived about two kilometers from the town. When Carlo couldn’t get home before dark, his wife would _____ Jock to him with a lantern.

“Come on, Jock, go for Carlo!” When Jock heard this, it _____ listened and left quickly with a lantern. Jock knew _____ to go because it knew the road Carlo would take. But Jock did not always find Carlo at once. When it went to the town, it would run off to a _____ Carlo was often in. It held the lantern and knocked on the door with its paws (爪). Then it would shout as if (似乎) to say, “Here I am, Carlo! Are you ready to go home?” Sometimes someone would come to the door and say, “Carlo is not _____, Jock.” Then Jock would run to one house after another, till it found Carlo. Then the two went home together.

1.

A．He

B．She

C．It

2.

A．difficult

B．safe

C．strange

3.

A．carried

B．made

C．bought

4.

A．price

B．light

C．colour

5.

A．so

B．or

C．but

6.

A．show

B．send

C．give

7.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．never

8.

A．how

B．why

C．where

9.

A．house

B．hotel

C．restaurant

10.

A．there

B．here

C．somewhere