1 . Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people.
Some dogs help people to look after sheep. Some dogs help people to find the lost children. Some dogs can help the blind, and they are the Seeing Eye Dogs.
Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong and easy to train. He helps the blind to walk from place to place. Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must learn in a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to take his trainer to cross busy streets. The dog has many things to learn. At the end of the training he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do things by himself.
The new master (主人) may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.
Answer the questions according to the passage. (必须使用完整语句作答)
1. Besides helping people to look after sheep and find the lost children, what else can dogs do?
2. Where can we see the Seeing Eye Dogs now?
3. How long must a dog learn in a training school before he becomes a Seeing Eye dog?
4. What must the dog do at the end of the training?
5. Who may be the new master of a Seeing Eye dog?
2 . Police officer Dennis was recently patrolling (巡逻) the streets of Newark, New Jersey. Suddenly, he found four men fighting. As he approached, one of the men tried fleeing, but failed. The police horse tracked down the suspect and arrested him.
“He thought he was going to get away,” Dennis said. “But you can't outrun these horses.”
In Newark and cities across the country, retired racehorses are finding new careers fighting crime. The horses are helping departments with various types of police work. Horses have helped patrol parking lots and schools. They have patrolled city streets. They have chased down criminals.
Police officers say retired racehorses make perfect additions to their departments for several reasons.The 1,200-pound horses are effective crime-fighting forces. The mounted (骑马的) police officers used them to arrest thieves. The animals’ natural intelligence helps as well. Horses can be easily trained to perform duties connected with fighting crime. In addition to being intelligent, horses are generally calm animals.The horse must also be able to follow six commands—walk, stop, stand, back up, side left, and side right. If a horse does not meet his department’s needs, it is returned.
Most of the horses came from Jennifer Nagle’s rescue group. The group has found homes for more than 2,000 horses since it was started 20 years ago. However, today’s troubled economy has made the job of Nagle’s group more challenging. Caring for a horse can cost a great deal of money. According to Nagle, the number of horses in need of new homes has multiplied in recent months. Owners used to call her group and offer one horse for adoption. Now, some inquire about finding homes for five or six retired racehorses.
The adoption of horses by police departments is a win-win for all. The horses enjoy new homes and companions (同伴). Police departments feel closer to people in the community.
“The kids love the horses. A 3-year-old even walked up and petted his police horse.”
The animals also have the ability to ease possibly upsetting situations. Another child who had gotten lost during a shopping trip could not find his parents. The police let the child pet the animal until the boy's parents were located. The child wiped away his tears. He just thought the horse was the greatest thing in the world.
1. The police horse helped Dennis catch the suspect, didn't it?2. Which phrase in the first paragraph has the same meaning as “run after” ?
3. When was Jennifer Nagle’s rescue group started?
4. Why does Nagle’s group face more challenges?
5. What can police horses do for the kids?
6. What makes retired racehorses perfect addition to the police departments? ( List at least 3 advantages)
3 . In order to get away from the busy life in the big city, two young men decided to spend a holiday in the countryside. They enjoyed the beautiful scenery and fresh air there. One day, while taking a walk together, they crossed a large field.
“Look out!” one of the young men shouted, because a bull（公牛） appeared and began to chase（追赶）them. The bull looked like a monster and made a terrible roar（咆哮）, rolling its big eyes. They were very scared. They ran as fast as they could, but the bull kept running after them.
Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree. The other jumped into a hole, but soon he came out of it. And then the bull chased him back into the hole.
“Stay there!” his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again, and again the bull chased him right back.
The same thing went on another three times.
At last, the man in the tree got angry and shouted to his friend, “How foolish you are! I have told you to stay in the hole for a while! Why are you always coming out?”
“It's easy for you to say,” the other man said more angrily. “But there is a bear in the hole!”
So you see, sometimes things are not what they appear to be. We should always try to stand in others' shoes and look from there.
1. Where did the two young men spend a holiday?2. What animal appeared and began to chase them?
3. How many times in total did the man in the hole come out of it?
4. What did the man in the tree think of the man in the hole?
5. Why was the man in the hole always coming out?
4 . China and Western countries may have different ideas about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have reached an agreement-ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless. But the truth is that pigs do have some finer qualities (品质). Science long ago proved that pigs aren’t stupid at all. A research shows pigs are mentally (精神土地) and socially similar to dogs. They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference between those who treat them well and those who don’t.
There are lovable pig characters in cartoon’s, too. Peppa Pig《小猪佩奇》，for example, a television series (连续剧) from the UK that began in 2004, has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children around the world about love, friendship and the value of family. In China, McDull (麦兜), a young pig who works hard for his dreams even though he fails, has been a popular cartoon character since 2001.
阅读短文(B)，根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。
1. r
2. f
3. 阅读短文(B)，同义句转换，每空一词。
The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children around the world about love, friendship and the value of family.
The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children
根据短文(B)内容回答问题。
4. What do people think of pigs?
5. Which country is Peppa Pig from?
6. When did McDull become popular?
5 . Mr. Brown retired(退休）two years ago. His son bought a fish tank(鱼缸) with about fifty goldfish(金鱼)in it for him. Mr. Brown liked the goldfish very much and he took good care of them. He often told his friends about his goldfish and they often went to see them. Mr. Brown was very happy.
One night, a cat ate some of his goldfish. Mr. Brown tried to catch it, but he couldn't. He had to sleep near the fish tank and he couldn't sleep well. He was very tired. He asked one of his friends, “Where can I buy a shark(鲨鱼)?”
“A shark?” asked his friend. “What do you want to have it for?”
“I want to teach the cat a lesson!（教训）”
1. How many goldfish did Mr. Brown's son buy for him?2. Who often came to see Mr. Brown's goldfish?
3. What happened to Mr. Brown's goldfish one night?
4. Did Mr. Brown's sleep well near the fish tank?
5. Why did Mr. Brown want to buy a shark?
6 . Arctic fox(北极狐) is a kind of small fox that lives in the Arctic. It grows about 50 centimeters(厘米) long, not including its tail, 30 centimeters tall and weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.
The Arctic foxes are white or blue in color. The white ones are white in winter, but gray-brown in summer. The blue ones are blue-gray all year round. The Arctic foxes have long, thick hair that is called fur(毛皮). And the long fur covers their whole bodies, including both their cat eyes and rabbit feet, to keep them warm in the low temperature in the Arctic.
The Arctic foxes feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food, and they don’t like to do that alone.
Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They don’t open their eyes until a week after their birth. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food. They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old. The next year they can live alone.
Today the number of the Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money. Something must be done to protect the Arctic foxes.
Answer the questions according to the passage. (必须使用完整语句作答)
1. What is the weight of an Arctic fox?
2. What is an Arctic fox’s long, thick hair called?
3. What do the Arctic foxes mainly feed on?
4. When do baby Arctic foxes begin to look for food on their own?
5. Why is the number of the Arctic foxes becoming smaller and smaller?
7 . Dinosaurs（恐龙）once lived on the earth for a long time. They suddenly disappeared millions of years ago. What happened to them？That's still a mystery. People never stop searching for the answer.
Some US scientists say it is because there were not enough male（雄性的）dinosaurs. They got this idea after researching crocodiles（鳄鱼）.
Mother crocodiles lay eggs and later baby crocodiles come out. The local temperature decides the sex（性别）of the baby crocodile. When the eggs are at a temperature of 26 ℃ to 30 ℃，the babies are all girls；when the temperature is 30℃ to 34℃，there are both boys and girls；when it is 34Cto36℃，only boys are born.
Dinosaurs' babies also came from eggs. So scientists have given us a new picture: millions of years ago，it suddenly became very cold. Almost all dinosaur babies were girls. There were fewer and fewer male dinosaurs. Mother dinosaurs could not give birth to more babies. Finally，these powerful animals disappeared.
任务2：阅读短文（B），根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1. e
2. l
任务3：阅读短文（B），完成同义句转换，每空一词。
3. Dinosaurs' babies also came from eggs.
Dinosaurs' babies came from eggs
任务4：根据短文（B）内容回答问题。
When did dinosaurs suddenly disappear？
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What decides the sex of the baby crocodile？
5.
Are the baby crocodiles only boys when it's 35℃？
6.
Most people know what a giraffe looks like. They’re tall, and famous for their long necks that allow them to reach the leaves at the top of the trees that other animals can’t reach. With its 6-foot-long legs and 6-foot-long neck a giraffe can grow over 18 feet tall. That’s almost as tall as a two-floor building! Even a baby giraffe has a long neck and long legs. In fact, a baby giraffe can be feet tall at birth and can stand up in an hour. A giraffe’s heart is also long, with a heart being up to two feet. It takes a strong heart to move blood up the long neck into the brain. The giraffe has special valve(瓣膜) in its blood vessels((血管). These valves prevent blood from rushing to the head when the giraffe bend low to drink. The giraffe must spread its long legs apart so that its long neck can reach the water. Since it can’t protect itself when in this position, it doesn’t drink very often. They wisely choose plants to get water. And speaking of food that a giraffe likes best is the leaves of acacia trees(金合欢树).
| The animal with the | |
| a giraffe’s neck and legs | The neck is of the same |
| A giraffe’s heart | It is strong enough to move blood up to the neck into the |
| A giraffe’s blood vessels | There are special valves in the vessels, which prevent blood from |
| A giraffe’s | The leaves of acacia trees |
There is one habit that almost all flowers have. They turn to the light. If plants are kept in a room, the flowers turn to the window.
Some flowers shut up at night. It seems that they go to sleep. They open again in the morning. Tulips（郁金香）do this.
One morning Lingling was looking at some tulips. When one of them opened, a bee flew out. He stayed too late last night, and so was shut up in the flower.
He might be hard at work all day getting honey.
He stopped to rest in the tulip, and was shut in when it closed. He had a fine bed that night. Lingling wondered if he slept any better than he would have slept in the hive（蜂巢）!
Answer the questions according to the passage. （必须使用完整语句作答）
1. If plants are kept in a room, what happens?
2. Some flowers shut up at night, don’t they?
3. When did a bee fly out?
4. Why did the bee sleep in the tulip?
5. What did Lingling wonder?
10 . I have a lovely dog named Bobby. He looks pretty with short legs, big ears and short tail. He is my good friend and he is also easy to take care of. I walk him at least twice a day, feed him and spend time with him. He also gives his love to me in return.
He is always there to lick me and lie on me. I like playing with him. I think he can tell when I am happy, sad, angry or troubled. Sometimes he can be noisy and run around the room. In a word, he is not only my dog, but also my friend.
I love him. He can roll on the floor. He can play balls with me. He can look after my house when I am out. Bobby is very clever. But sometimes he isn’t.
One day Bobby runs away. He is out for three days. After he comes back, I tie him to a tree and give him some food. Bobby begins to eat. But then he stops. He sees a fox. The fox is looking at his food. Bobby barks and barks. He wants to catch the fox. But he can’t. The fox runs round the tree. Bobby runs after the fox. So the rope goes ground the tree. Of course Bobby can’t run. Quickly he eats up the food and runs away.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
1. What does the writer’s dog look like?
2. How often does the writer feed the dog?
3. Is Bobby the writer’s friend?
4. What can Bobby do when the writer is out?
5. Which eats up the food at last, the dog or the fox?
