1 . There is an old saying: "Take the time to stop and smell the flowers." I think we should also take the time to ____ flowers.

My grandmother knew how to do that. She grew flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden was ____ beautiful flowers. She would ____ when she saw the sun shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers, too. You could see red, white and yellow flowers in it. They look so ____ My mom and I used to walk around them and ____ their smells (气味). Beautiful butterflies (蝴蝶) flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would ask me and my brother out to ____ flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine (酒).It was a very interesting ____ for my brother and me.

Grandma not only grew flowers in the gardens but also planted flowers in my ____. Her delicious dinners made with love warmed us. Her sweet smile ____ made me happy. Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses were the sunshine that kept my own love growing day after day.

Beautiful flowers will make your day quite different. Take your the time to grow a few flowers yourself today. ____ your smiles, kindness and love. Grow your wishes, talents and happiness. Make this world brighter with your sunshine.

1.

A．buy

B．grow

C．sell

2.

A．full of

B．Short of

C．far from

3.

A．cry

B．shout

C．smile

4.

A．ugly

B．pretty

C．kind

5.

A．enjoy

B．taste

C．feel

6.

A．study

B．pick

C．water

7.

A．test

B．program

C．game

8.

A．hearts

B．houses

C．hands

9.

A．always

B．hardly

C．never

10.

A．Sell

B．Get

C．Show

2 . China is famous for the panda. 1.熊猫是世界上最爱欢迎的动物之一。A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160 kg. People think the panda is very lovely. So it is not surprising that the WWF(世界自然基金会)chose the giant panda as its symbol.2.The WWF teaches people something about pandas and raises money to save them.

The panda once lived in a few parts of Asia, but now they live only in some parts of China. 3.In the early 1980s, there were only 1000 left in the wild . A giant panda do not

have many babies , and baby pandas often die. 4.The main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller. The government is trying its best to help

pandas in the wild in many ways. On the one hand, the government has built more natural parks which are big enough for pandas to live in. 5. 在另一方面，政府应该让更多的人意识到保护熊猫的重要性。

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. _____________________________________
4. _____________________________________
5. _____________________________________

3 . 第一节   语篇翻译   阅读下面的短文，将画线的句子译成英文或中文。

Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people ① Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind(盲人)do things.

Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog.②现在我们能在世界各地看到这种狗。They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.

Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainers call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets. The dog has many things to learn. ③And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing over and over again for many times.

④在训练学校的末期他必须参加测试。When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.

Now he can help blind people. The new master(主人) may be a man, a woman, or even a child. ⑤ It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.

1. ①_______________________________________________
2. ②_______________________________________________
3. ③_______________________________________________
4. ④_______________________________________________
5. ⑤_______________________________________________

4 . A saying goes, “Dogs are man’s best friend.” It means that dogs are loyal, and will stay with their______ through thick and thin.

The dog is the ______animal in the twelve-year cycle of Chinese zodiac（生肖）. We have the Year of the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. The Year of the dog will begin ______ February 16, according to the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）. Although they are seen as friends and part of the family today, China and ______countries have different cultures about dogs.

In Chinese, some words about dogs have no good meaning, such as “No ivory can come out of a dog’s mouth.”But in English, the situation is______. People use “Every dog has ______day.” to show a period of good luck and “work like a dog”to describe a hard worker.

There is a story in the book The Odyssey（《奥德赛》）. When the Greek hero Odysseus finally goes home after 20______ away, nobody knows him. Only his dog Argos recognizes him. Argos is an old dog, and is about to die, but he is quite happy ______his owner again after so many years.

Nowadays in the west, ______people keep dogs as pets. People______ them, take them on holidays and look after them. In return, dogs are loyal in a way that friends sometimes aren’t. A dog is the best friend for a lifetime.

1.

A．people

B．friends

C．owners

2.

A．eleventh

B．eleven

C．seven

3.

A．in

B．on

C．at

4.

A．western

B．eastern

C．Chinese

5.

A．the same

B．different

C．common

6.

A．its

B．my

C．his

7.

A．years

B．weeks

C．days

8.

A．sees

B．to see

C．seeing

9.

A．millions of

B．million

C．hundreds of

10.

A．eat

B．travel

C．feed

5 .

Before winter arrives, many kinds of birds start to fly south. People often call it migration. How much do you know about migration? Why do only some birds migrate? How do birds know when to go south? Can they find their way?

Some birds fly south because they may die from hunger if they don't do that. The woodpecker(啄木鸟),for example, doesn't need to fly south because it can find something to eat in the bark(树皮) of the trees. But some birds eat grains(谷物). Their food disappears in winter, so they must fly south where food can still be found. But why don't they stay there forever? Perhaps they know if they stay in the south, they will eat up food there, too.

Birds seem to know when winter comes because they find that the days are getting shorter in winter. Once they leave from the north, the sun is really helpful. The sun is in different positions in the sky at different time of a day. Birds know the time of the day by watching the position of the sun. On long flights, most of the birds use stars to navigate(导航) their way.

The homing pigeon(信鸽) doesn't use the sun or the stars. Scientists believe that it uses the magnetic field(磁场) of the earth. One of the most amazing migrations is that of the tiny hummingbird(蜂鸟). It travels from Canada to Mexico—a long distance of over 3600 kilometers.

1. The underlined word “migration” in the first paragraph means________

A．looking for food

B．practicing flying

C．moving to another place

2. The birds which eat grains fly south in winter mainly because________

A．they like warm weather better.

B．they really need food.

C．it is one of their habits.

3. On long migration flights, most birds find their way with the help of________

A．the stars

B．the magnetic field

C．the sun

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．The woodpecker doesn't need migration.

B．Many birds migrate in the middle of winter.

C．The hummingbird can fly to Mexico for food in winter.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The different ways birds use to migrate.

B．The reasons why many birds migrate in winter.

C．The mystery(奥秘) of birds' migration.

6 . 阅读短文，根据内容，选出最佳选项。

Do you know something about dolphins? Dolphins live in the ocean and there are more than thirty different kinds of these beautiful animals. Some of them live in small groups of just a few members. Others live in very large groups.

Dolphins use loud noises to communicate(交流) with each other. As for food, dolphins feed on small fish and other small sea animals. They can swim very fast-up to 40 kilometers per hour.

Dolphins enjoy being with people. They like to make friends with people. Dolphins also help swimmers or sailors(海员) in trouble. There are many stories about this. Dolphins are very clever. You can see them in some parks where they play games with visitors. Some can even play ping- pong，Dolphins are so lovely, but some of them live in bad living conditions now.

They can't get enough food, so they are becoming fewer and fewer in number. Even worse, some people kill them for money. Therefore(因此), we should take actions to protect the environment and our friend dolphins!

1. We learn that dolphins_________according to the passage.

A．live in groups

B．feed on sea plants

C．swim slowly

2. Dolphins can talk to each other __________ .

A．with their eyes

B．by using loud noises

C．by singing songs

3. We can hear many stories about dolphins_______.

A．helping swimmers

B．killing sailors

C．playing sports with visitors

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There are fewer and fewer dolphins.

B．Dolphins can't get enough food.

C．Dolphins are very clever but lazy.

5. We can_______to protect dolphins.

A．keep them in zoos

B．kill lots of fish

C．keep the ocean water clean

7 . 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题。

Pandas are not bears(熊). There are not very many pandas living in the wild(野外). In the world the number of pandas in the wild is less than five hundred. They live only in a small part of China, a country in Asia. Chinese people want to protect them best. Until October, 2011, pandas in the wild could live for eighteen to twenty years. Pandas in the zoo could live for more than thirty years. To save pandas, Chinese people keep them in the zoo.

You might see pandas in the zoo. Pandas are covered with fur. They are white with black legs. They have black fur around their eyes. Their ears are black，too. They have short tails(尾巴). Pandas weigh(重量为) about ninety kilograms. Pandas eat a kind of plant called bamboo. Pandas have strong jaw(下颚). They usually eat bamboo with their large teeth. Sometimes they also eat meat. They spend at least twelve hours each day eating. Pandas like to live and play alone. They do not live in groups. Baby pandas are very small. When they are born, they are about as big as a stick of butter(一条黄油).

1. How many pandas are there in the wild all over the world?
________________________________________________ .
2. How long do pandas in the wild can live?
________________________________________________ .
3. Which pandas can live over thirty years?
________________________________________________ .
4. What do pandas usually feed on?
________________________________________________ .
5. Do pandas like to live and play in groups?
________________________________________________ .

8 . Jane Goodall was born in London. When she was one year old, her mother took her to the zoo to see chimps (猩猩).     1    

When she was seven years old, she read a book about a doctor who could talk to animals. Then she wanted to be able to talk to animals, too. Her favorite animal was chimps.

When she was twenty-six years old, She went to Africa with all her money.    2     In Gombe National Park of Africa, she watched them carefully day after day.

    3    So she had to watch them far away. After three or four months, the animals accepted her. And then, she went to live in the forests. At last, they became her friends.     4    They could think and make plans. They used tools. They could show their feelings when they were happy, sad or mad. She learned their language.

    5    She is a very famous scientist in the world.

阅读短文，把A--E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

A．She began to study chimps there instead of going to university.

B．Jane Goodall studied chimps for more than forty years.

C．She found the chimps acted so much like people.

D．Jane began to love the chimps.

E．At first, the chimps were afraid of her.

9 . Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country ,   _________mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country Mouse saw the City Mouse , he ________ , “Do come and see me at my house in the country.” So the City Mouse went. The City Mouse said , “This food is not good , and your house is not good ,   _______ . Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should   ________   and live in the city. You would live in a nice house   _______stone(石头). You must come and see me at my house in the city. ” The Country Mouse went to the house   ________ the City Mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great   _______ . The City Mouse cried , “ Run! Run! The cat is coming! ” They ran away ______   and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out , the Country Mouse said , “ I     _______   living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For   _________ is nicer to be poor and happy , than to be rich and afraid.”1.

A．the other

B．other

C．others

2.

A．spoke

B．said

C．told

3.

A．too

B．either

C．also

4.

A．come

B．came

C．comes

5.

A．be made of

B．made of

C．making of

6.

A．at

B．on

C．of

7.

A．sound

B．voice

C．noise

8.

A．quickly

B．more quickly

C．the most quickly

9.

A．like

B．don’t like

C．am not like

10.

A．it

B．this

C．that

10 . 阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F） （10%）
The biggest tree in the world is General Sherman Tree. The man came from an American general(将军).It is in the Giant of the Sequoia National park, near Visalia, California, USA. Can you imagine how big the tree is? In 2002 it was about 1.487cubin meters. That means you have to join hands with more than twenty of your friends and make a circle in order to embrace it,
The biggest tree is also very tall. It is about 84 meters tall. However, it’s not the tallest tree in the world. The tallest tree is about 156 meters, It is in Australia.
__________________________and it is still growing now. Scientists think it may live for another 2000 years .What will the world be like in 2000 years?
Only General Sherman Tree will know.
1. General Sherman might be a great general in the USA.
2. people named the biggest tree in world according to an American solider.
3. The General Sherman Tree is more than 1.487cubic meters now.
4. The writer uses the underline sentence to show how old the tree is.
5. The last paragraph mainly tells us that the tree will die very soon.