There are many kinds of animals in the zoo. Look! There are two lions. They are very big and smart. There is a tiger near them. He is not friendly but scary. The lions and the tiger are in cages.
People think they are dangerous. But I do not think it is good for animals to stay in cages. They should be free. The animals in cages can’ t be happy.
Do you like koalas? There is a two-year-old koala in the zoo. He always sleeps in the day and at night he gets up and eats leaves. I like dolphins best. There are two dolphins in the zoo. They like swimming and jumping in the water. They swim so fast and jump so high. They can play with a ball.
I really love these animals!
1. What animals are in the zoo?There are
2. What does the writer think of lions?
They are very
3. Where are the lions and the tiger?
They are
4. How old is the koala?
It’ s
5. What animals does the writer like best?
The writer likes
One Sunday evening, Mr and Mrs Hunt were walking by the lake after a dinner party. They saw a bird under a tree. It couldn’t fly. They went over to have a look at it. It was a nice parrot. Its wings were broken and it was saying some numbers. They were surprised. They knew birds could say a few words, but they didn’t know birds could say some numbers. They took the parrot home. It said numbers again. They listened carefully. The bird was saying the same numbers! Mrs Hunt said, “Is this bird saying a telephone number?” Then she wrote the number down and dialed the number on the telephone. It was really a right telephone number. A woman was answering the telephone. She said that the bird was hers. She taught the bird to say the number. The woman came to Mrs Hunt’s house to take her bird back. She thanked Mr and Mrs Hunt very much.
1. When did the Hunts see the bird under the tree?They saw the bird when
2. Where did the Hunts find the bird?
They found it
3. Why couldn’t the bird fly?
Because
4. What made Mr and Mrs Hunt feel surprised?
It was that
5. What did Mrs Hunt do after she wrote the number down?
She
6. Who taught the parrot to say the telephone number?
There are two mice. They are called John and Mike. They are good friends. One mouse lives in the country, the other mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day, they met in the street.
Mike: Hi, John! Have a look at my house in the country. I’m sure you can enjoy yourself.
John: I’d love to. But I hear that the food is not delicious, and your house is not good. Is that true?
Mike: No, that’s not true. Go and see!
Then John goes to the countryside with Mike.
John: Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city, You would live in a nice house made of stone. You can have better food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.
Mike: Thanks! Maybe you are right. I’ll visit your house one day.
Several days later, Mike went to John’s house in the city. The house was big and beautiful. They sat in the living room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there was a big noise.
John: Run! Run! The cat is coming!
Mike: Oh, no! It’s terrible! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. I enjoy living in my hole in the field, for it is better to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid.
John: But each day is exciting, right?
1. What’s the relationship （关系） between John and Mike?2. Where does John live?
3. Why doesn’t Mike like living in the city?
4. Which one do you want to be, the mouse living in the city or the one living in the country? Why?
A crow (乌鸦) is in the forest (森林), and he is happy every day. But one day, he sees a swan (天鹅). He is not happy.
“You are so white, but I am so black. You must be very happy,” says the crow.
The swan says, “I’m not happy. I just have one color. Peacocks (孔雀) have many colors. They look beautiful. I think they are happy."
Then the crow goes to the zoo (动物园) to see a peacock. “You are so beautiful. I think you are very happy,” says the crow.
“No, I’m not happy. I have no friends,” says the peacock. “You can play with your friends everywhere. But it’s difficult for me.”
1. What color is the swan?2. Who has lots of colors?
3. Where is the peacock?
4. Why is the peacock not happy?
5. Is it difficult for the crow to play with friends everywhere?
5 . Jane is very happy today because her mother takes her to the zoo. There are many different kinds of animals in it. It is so interesting to go there. First, Jane and her mother go to see tigers and lions. Lions and tigers are scary animals, so when they are in zoos, they live in strong cages. They eat a lot of meat every day. There are also two big elephants and a baby. The elephants are friendly and kind. Jane rides on an elephant and she is so happy. In the zoo there are also some lovely pandas. They are fat and shy. So people need to be very quiet when they go near them. There are five giraffes(长颈鹿) in the zoo, too. They come from Africa. They are interesting and exciting. They like eating grass and leaves very much.
1. What does Jane do today?2. How many kinds of animals in the zoo?
3. What do the lions and tigers eat?
4. How many elephants does Jane see?
5. Where are the giraffes from?
6 . What an exciting day! The Los Angeles Zoo is really a good place for you to see animals. The pandas from China are lovely. I like these black-and-white animals. They’re shy and quiet. I want to know the mother panda’s age. She has two kids. They live in a big room. They eat well. The lion from Africa lives in a room next to the pandas’. I don’t like him. He’s really scary. He’s not kind to people. He eats much meat every day. I think he’s lazy. The elephant is also from Africa. He has a long nose. He takes a shower every day. 他喜欢吃草，喜欢和他的朋友们一起玩。
Hope to see more animals next time!
任务一：选择最佳选项。
1. How many pandas are there at Los Angeles Zoo?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．It’s across from the pandas’. |
| B．It’s next to the pandas’. |
| C．It’s in front of the elephant’s. |
| D．It’s behind the elephant’s. |
| A．Because he’s scary. |
| B．Because he’s kind. |
| C．Because he’s shy. |
| D．Because he takes a shower every day. |
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7 . Men are the cleverest and most dangerous animals on the earth. Rats come second. Men kill many beasts, and they've even killed millions of men since very long ago, but rats kill more men. Rats carry many diseases and these diseases have killed and are still killing thousands and thousands of men today in many countries. Rats are dangerous not only in one way. They not only carry diseases into men's homes, they also eat up men's food. They eat 33 million tons of grain every year. Men starve because rats eat their food. Rats are clever, too. They have good leaders to tell them the food is terrible when men put poison in it. There are a lot of rats in our cities and villages today. We can go to the moon, but we can not kill all these terrible animals. Is this dangerous enemy too clever and grows too fast, or are we not clever enough and not clean enough?
1. Why are people thought to be the most dangerous animals in the world?__________________________________________________________________
2. How do rats kill men?
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3. How much grain do rats eat in a year?
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4. How do rats know there is some poison in the food?
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5. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
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8 . Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk 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 other dolphins in the 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 high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium(水族馆). People watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don't like to be away from their school. In the aquarium they are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They can help people. Sometimes they save somebody's life. Dolphin meat is good but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
1. What is a school of dolpins?2. When do dolphins talk to others?
3. When do they say “ Welcome” ?
4. Do they make more sounds above or under water?
5. Can people hear dolphin sounds? Why ?
6. How does a dolphin feel in a aquarium?
Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk 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（哺乳动物）, not fish; but they swim together in a school.
Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school. The give information.
They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say welcome when a dolphin comes back to 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 high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
1. Can dolphins talk with words?2. How do dolphins travel?
3. What do we call a group of fish?
4. Are dolphins mammals or fish?
5. Why can't people hear the sounds made by dolphins?
6. What do you think of dolphins?
