1 . 阅读短文，根据文章内容填写适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，每空不限一词。

Bobi is not just the oldest dog living; he’s the oldest dog ever.

He is 30 years old this year. He has     1     (live) his whole life in a small village in Portugal.     2     (he) owner is Leonel Costa.

When Bobi and the other dogs were born, Leonel’s father decided     3     (throw) them away because the family was too poor to keep the newborn dogs.

But Bobi hid himself among     4     (piece) of firewood. Leonel found him a few days later. He then kept it a secret until the dog opened his eyes. “I knew when the dog opened his eyes, my father would no longer throw him     5    .” Leonel said.

The kind of dog like Bobi usually lives to be 12 to 14 years. Bobi is different. He lives in a place     6     is very clean and peaceful. And he can play around freely. He has different food from most of other pet dogs. He always eats “human food”. He lives a     7     (health) life. Leonel said, “We always give him     8    he needs. I think our love throughout his life has also helped.”

Bobi still enjoys walking, but he has suffered a lot since he was     9     (serious) ill in 2018. His legs have been weaker and his eyesight has been     10     (bad), so he needs to rest more than he used to. Leonel said,“I hope Bobi will have many more years of life and I thank the dog for putting my village on the map.”

2 . Do you see elephants with your own eyes? Do you know about elephants? Elephants are very big and strong.     1     They are usually gray. They have long trunks(象鼻) and tusks(象牙).     2     They have poor eyesight(视力), but very good hearing. Elephants are very friendly to each other and to their neighbors.     3     They never live alone. Young elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12 years old.

    4     Elephants eat roots(树根), grass and fruit. An adult elephant can eat up to I36 kilos of food every day. These hungry animals do not sleep much, and they often travel very long to look for food.

    5     The number of elephants is becoming smaller and smaller because they have less and less land to live on. Also, people kill them for their tusks.

A．Usually they live in a group.

B．They are bigger than any other animal on land.

C．They can lift heavy things with their trunks.

D．Now, there are very few elephants in the world.

E．What do elephants feed on?

3 . Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school. Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in a school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People can’t hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium. People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school at an aquarium. They are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin’s meat is good. But people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

1. Dolphins talk with ________.

A．words

B．sounds

C．their hands

2. Dolphins talk when they ________.

A．play

B．show

C．listen

3. They make the most sounds ________.

A．above water

B．for tapes

C．under water

4. Dolphins like to be ________.

A．in the river

B．alone

C．in their school

5. Which sentence is NOT true?

A．Dolphins can save people’s life.

B．People like to watch dolphins.

C．Dolphins always bring bad luck.

4 . 阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

What will the weather be like? Some people say they can know what the weather will be like from birds. When they see birds fly high out to the sea, they know it is a nice day. Because birds don’t like to fly out if it rains. When the weather is bad, the birds will come back to the beach. A big wind may come with a heavy rain. Birds do not like to fly in a big wind. They may sit in a tree when rain is coming. Other animals can also tell the weather. It is a cloudy day. The rain is coming. Chickens are not quiet, and they are running here and there. Frogs are making a big noise in the pool. If it is a nice day, the frogs will come out of the water.

1. How many kinds of animals can we find in the passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

2. We can go and play beach volleyball when birds ________.

A．come back

B．fly high in the sky

C．play on the beach

3. Before it rains, frogs are ________.

A．in the ocean

B．out of the water

C．making a big noise

4. What does the underlined (画线的) word “tell” mean in the article?

A．说

B．判断

C．讲述

5. What does the article mean?

A．We can know what the weather will be like from the animals.

B．We must protect (保护) the animals.

C．Birds do not like to fly in the rain and big wind.

5 . 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

6 . 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?
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2. How long do pandas in the wild can live?
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3. Which pandas can live over thirty years?
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4. What do pandas usually feed on?
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5. Do pandas like to live and play in groups?
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