2 . Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants, monkeys and tigers because that day is World Animal Day.

Now, more children like animals and want to make friends with them. In the zoo, they learn about animal life. They don’t need to go out to show their love of animals. They have pets (宠物) at home.

Mark is a middle school student. He has a black cat. He gives it milk to drink and meat to eat. The cat is his true friend. Jane is also a middle school student. She has two tortoises. They are as big as her hand. Every day, she changes (换) the water for them. She likes to watch them.

1. October 4 is ________.

A．World Water Day

B．World Air Day

C．World Animal Day

2. Lots of kids like to go to the zoo because they want to ________.

A．show their love of animals

B．learn how to look after animals

C．learn about animal life

3. Mark’s pet is a________.

A．cat

B．dog

C．tortoise

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．More and more children like to make friends with animals these days.

B．Mark’s pet likes to drink milk.

C．Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals.

5. How big are Jane’s pets?

A．I don’t know.

B．As big as her hand.

C．Very small.

3 . There is a nature park in the southwest of our city. The government built it to     1     the rare (罕见的) animals. The nature park has been the symbol of our     2    .

Yesterday my friends and I     3     it. The workers there asked us not to     4     animals because some food may be bad for the animals’ health. I learned much knowledge about animals there. Many animals are in danger     5     people kill them for their meat and fur. Another     6     is that people are taking away their land and making their water dirty. The situation is becoming very     7    .

I also learned knowledge about how     8     protect animals yesterday. I think people should set up more comfortable houses for the animals and help them live     9     peace. We should do our best to protect them, because protecting them is protecting     10    .

4 .

After spending more than 20 years in the US, the giant panda Ya Ya finally came back to her hometown China.     1     Ya Ya was born at the Beijing Zoo in 2000. At the age of three, she was taken to the Memphis Zoo in the US with a male giant panda Le Le. In 2006, Ya Ya began to lose fur.

    2     Ya Ya received good medical treatment, but the situation didn’t change for the better.

The two giant pandas brought much fun for the Americans. Unluckily, the male giant panda Le Le died in February, 2023.     3       In December, 2022, the Memphis Zoo announced that it would return Ya Ya. Before Ya Ya came back, the Memphis Zoo hosted a farewell party for her on April 8th, 2023.     4    

On April 27th, Ya Ya arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in the afternoon after a 16-hour flight from Memphis. Ya Ya’s Chinese fans said they looked forward to seeing her in good health and living the rest of her life at home “    5     I hope that Ya Ya can get well soon and wish her a long life,” one of the fans said.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整。

A．And the situation became worse in 2014.

B．Hundreds of people took part in the event.

C．All the Chinese were very happy to hear that news.

D．The Memphis Zoo said Le Le died of heart disease.

E．We all hope giant pandas can receive love and respect from the whole world.

5 . ①In December 2022, the world’s oldest land animal celebrated his 190th birthday. The animal is a Seychelles giant tortoise called Jonathan.

②Experts believe he was born in 1832, but there are no official records of his birth. Some experts think Jonathan might actually be ten years older at that time. He is the world’s oldest land animal alive today—at least the oldest that experts (专家) know about.

③Jonathan was born in the Seychelles. He was taken to St. Helena in 1882 as a gift for the St. Helena governor. This means Jonathan has lived through countless wars, 40 US presidents and some of history’s most important events: the first photograph, the first telephone, and the first man on the moon.

④The questions is, what birthday gift do you get for a 190-year-old tortoise? Joe Hollins, Jonathan’s vet, said he had a good birthday. There was a three-day party for him. Chefs made him a special tortoise birthday cake that was full of his favorite vegetables. St. Helena also published a set of special postage stamps to celebrate his birthday. But Jonathan did not get to see any of the celebrations because he is blind. He also has no sense of smell. However, he has an excellent sense of hearing, so he could hear “Happy Birthday” being sung.

⑤The giant tortoise still has plenty of energy and enjoys the same activities he has done for almost two centuries. He sleeps, eats fruits and vegetables with the two tortoises who live with him. He likes to relax in the sun. On mild days, he will sunbathe—his long neck and legs stretched (伸展) fully out of his shell.

1. What can we know about Jonathan from Paragraph 2?

A．He is the world’s oldest animal alive today.

B．Some experts think Jonathan might be as old as 200.

C．The official records show that Jonathan was born in 1832.

D．Jonathan was born in the year when there were countless wars.

2. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．Birthday celebrations.	B．Different gifts.
C．Daily activities.	D．Excellent senses.

3. What is the best structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. Why does the writer use the symbol dash (破折号) “—” in the last sentence in Paragraph 5?

A．To list different sorts of baths.

B．To add further explanation about how.

C．To sum up the information above.

D．To change the topic between the paragraphs.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

They eat wild animals, plants, berries, nuts and insects (昆虫). They hunt with bows and arrows (弓箭). There are lots of dangerous snakes and spiders. It’s one of southern Africa’s hottest     1     (place), and there is often no water. Then they have to get water from plants. When they are ill, there are no hospitals. The people have to get medicine     2     plants too.

They are the San, the last people living in Kalahari. The San people have another name—“Bush People”. Their lifestyle is very simple     3     they know more about animals and plants than most people do. The San people live in small groups of 25—50. They live in huts-little “houses”. These houses are made of wood and     4     (grass). There are no schools for the children. Children learn from the older people in the group. They know many wild life skills so     5     can live in a dangerous place like the Kalahari. In the evenings, the group of people often sit around a fire and tell stories     6     (happy).

The Kalahari is a big area of bushland in the southern Africa. It has two parts. There is     7     (little) rain in the southern part than in the northern part,     8     the south is drier. There are fewer plants and animals there, and it’s more difficult for people     9     (live). But when it rains at the end of the summer, the land becomes greener and more beautiful. For     10     few weeks, there are millions of little flowers and even butterflies!

7 . 听一篇短文，回答下面几个小题。

1. Why did Julia leave her dog to her friend?

A．Because she didn’t like it any more.

B．Because she moved to a different place.

C．Because the dog wasn’t lovely any longer.

2. When did the dog run away from Julia’s friend’s home?

A．After Julia went back.

B．Before Julia went back.

C．When it saw Julia.

3. What would she do if anyone could help her find her dog?

A．Give the person a present.

B．Say thanks to him or her.

C．Give him or her some money.

4. When did the dog come back itself?

A．Two weeks later.

B．Two days later.

C．Two months later.

8 . 根据你所听到的短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. What is the relationship between Mary and Linda?

A．Sisters.

B．Neighbors.

C．Friends.

2. How often does Mary go to the animal center?

A．Three times a week.

B．Once a month.

C．Once a week.

3. What kind of books does Linda like reading?

A．English books.

B．All kinds of books.

C．History books.

4. What does Linda want to be when she grows up?

A．A teacher.

B．A doctor.

C．A singer.

5. How do the parents feel about their children?

A．Glad.

B．Tired.

C．Sad.