1 . Dogs are smart. They are fun pets and great friends. Dogs can hear and smell better than we can. They learn fast and like to be helpful. Some dogs are trained to help with very special work.
People who can’t hear may miss important sounds. They won’t hear an alarm clock, a doorbell or someone calling their name. A hearing dog is trained to alert them to sounds.
Therapy dogs help people to feel better. They are gentle and patient. They visit people in nursing homes, hospitals and homeless shelters. They provide quiet company when someone is sad or ill or feels lonely.
A guide dog is trained to help someone who can’t see. The dog always stays at the person’s side. The guide dog helps a blind person cross a busy street safely. It can warn the person about curbs (路缘石) and steps.
Sheep spend most of their lives in a large grassy pasture (牧场). They may wander to different areas. Sometimes the farmer needs them all in one place. The herding (放牧的) dog finds all the sheep and moves them to that spot.
Sometimes people are lost in the woods or are trapped in a building that fell down. Search-and-rescue dogs find people who are lost, hurt or trapped. They move slowly and carefully, finding people rescue workers might not see.
Big Newfoundland dogs are strong swimmers. In Italy, they work as lifeguards. They will jump in the water and pull a drowning person to safety. Some can even jump into the water from a helicopter.
Dogs help us do many types of jobs. Can you think of other great jobs for dogs?
1. According to the author, which of the following makes dogs good workers?| A．They have fur that is nice to pet. |
| B．They learn fast and have a good sense of smell. |
| C．They like working and having jobs. |
| D．They enjoy sledding and hunting. |
| A．Both dogs and people do many types of jobs. |
| B．People could not survive without dogs. |
| C．Dogs do many types of jobs that help people. |
| D．Dogs are the smartest animals in the world. |
| A．They guide owners on adventures. |
| B．They open doors for their owners. |
| C．They help people with disabilities (身心障碍者). |
| D．They visit sick people in hospitals. |
| A．comfort | B．adventure | C．service | D．protection |
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
Clara is a cow and she lives on a very good farm. She likes all kinds of sweet foods. Cakes and pies are her favorites. When she gets a cake, she always jumps around on the grass. When she eats it, she starts making noises to show she is happy. When she wants to have another one. She will sit on the ground.
But there is a problem—she often gets sick because she eats many sweet food. So the farmer Bill stops giving her sweet food to eat. Clara is not happy every day.
Then Bill has a good idea. He gives Clara a pie on Monday, a cake on Tuesday, a donut on Thursday and an ice-cream on Saturday. Clara must eat grass on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Clara also thinks it is a good idea.
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2. Clara is sad every day because
3. What will Clara do when she wants another cake?
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Since May 1,2015, Beijing started to allow blind people to take guide dogs(导盲犬) onto the subway(地铁). How much do you know about guide dogs? What can they do to help blind people?
Not every dog can become a guide dog. The most common guide dog breeds(品种) are Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers. That’s because they are smart and have a good temper.
To help blind people, dogs need to learn many skills, such as finding and following a clear road, moving around obstacles(障碍物), and stopping when they reach a curb(路牙) beside a road. Of course they should pass tests. They also need to learn an important lesson called as “intelligent disobedience(智能抗命)’’. For example, blind people ask the dog to go forward when crossing a road. But if the dog knows that a car is coming, it will not move until it is safe.
At about 10 or 12 years old, guide dogs retire(退休). Some of them stay at their owner’s home and become their pets. Others may go back to training schools and live there.
What can a guide dog do to help blind people?
●Follow a direct road, paying no attention to other things such as smells, animals and people.
●Keep a steady(稳定的) pace and just in front of the owner.
●Stop at all curbs until the owner tells them to move forward.
●Stay quiet when the owner is sitting down.
●Help the owner to move around buses, subways and other public transportation.
1. What can blind people in Beijing do when they go out by subway?2. Why do people choose Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers as guide dogs?
3. What important lesson should guide dogs learn?
4. How many things can guide dogs do to help blind people according to the passage?
5. What can you do to help blind people? (自拟一句话作答)
Bonnie and Chester are two squirrels(松鼠). They are good friends. One day Bonnie goes to her friend’s home. She sees Chester is not very happy.
“I can’t find my nuts(坚果).”says Chester. “They are not under my bed or in my desk. They are for my family. I must find them.”
“I can help you,” says Bonnie.
Bonnie sees a white bag under the chair, but the nuts are not in it. Then she sees a photo on Chester’s desk. In the photo, Chester has a big red box. A lot of nuts are in the box.
“Box? Where is it?” Bonnie thinks. She looks here and there.
“Look, Chester!” says Bonnie. “What’s in the box?”
“Oh, nuts!” says Chester. “You are great!”
Then he goes up to the top(顶部) of the bookcase. Chester is happy now.
1. Are Bonnie and Chester sister and brother?2. 请将划线句译成中文.
3. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to
4. Where is the box?
Camels are amazing animals. They aren’t the most beautiful animals in the world. But they are certainly the most useful animals in the hot areas such as North Africa and the Middle East. They usually help people carry things. Now let’s learn more about camels.
There are two kinds of camels on the Earth. They are Arabian (阿拉伯的) camels and Asian camels. Arabian camels are dromedaries (单峰骆驼), but Asian camels are bactrianus (双峰骆驼). An adult camel is about 2 meters tall and weighs about 500 kilograms. Its legs are long. And its feet are big and soft. Most of the camels can live for about 40 years, but they usually stop working when they are about 25.
Camels live on their own in the desert (沙漠). They aren’t afraid of the hot and cold weather. They mainly eat grass, leaves and bushes. They can walk for more than 600 kilometers without drinking. They only need to drink water every six or eight days. But when there is water, they can drink up to 90 liters (升). Camels walk slowly. They don’t like running because it’s too hot. But if they need, they can run at 20 kilometers an hour.
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| Age | Most camels can live for about They usually stop |
| Kinds | They are Arabian camels and |
| Features | An Its legs are long and its The |
| They live They They only need to drink water every six or eight days. They can drink up to 90 liters every time. They walk not very |
After getting some information about dinosaurs from the encyclopedia (百科全书), Mary got interested in these animals. She surfed the Internet and found a lot more about dinosaurs. Here’s what she wrote in her notebook.
General information
Millions of years ago, long before there were any people, there were dinosaurs. They existed (存在) on earth for about 165 million years and suddenly died out (灭绝) 65 million years ago.
Fun facts
Size
◆The largest dinosaurs were more than 30 meters long and up to 15 meters tall.
◆The smallest dinosaurs were about the size of a chicken and had very long tails. They ate insects (昆虫).
Egg
◆Most dinosaurs were hatched (孵化) from eggs.
◆The biggest dinosaur egg ever found was the size of a football.
◆There were egg-eating dinosaurs that stole eggs from other dinosaurs’ nests (巢穴).
Brain
◆A lot of dinosaurs have big heads, but they didn’t have much brain inside. Most of the space was taken up with muscle (肌肉) and bones instead.
Tail
◆Dinosaurs that used their tails to beat their enemies had four feet and ate plants.
◆Dinosaurs that used their tails for balance (平衡) had two feet and two small arms, and they were often meat-eaters.
Discovery
◆From looking at bones, scientists can figure out (弄清楚) the shape of the dinosaur’s body.
◆There were more than 800 different kinds of dinosaurs.
Conclusion
We can only know about the lives of dinosaurs from the fossil (化石), eggs and footprints they left behind. But we still don’t know how they sounded, how they behaved, what colors they were and so on.
Oh, my God! Dinosaurs are the most mysterious animals in the world!
Mary’s notebook | |
| General information | Dinosaurs lived on earth for about 165 million years and suddenly |
| Fun facts | Size: The smallest dinosaurs were as Eggs: Some dinosaurs stole and ate other dinosaurs’ eggs. Brain: The dinosaur’s big Tail: Some tails were used to beat their enemies and some to |
| Discovery | Scientists can figure out the shape of the dinosaur’s body from looking at the bones. |
| Conclusion | There are still many things we don't know about dinosaurs. |
Draw a giraffe in your mind. How do you draw your giraffe? Does it have a long neck? Does it have long legs? Is it really tall? When people think of giraffes, they think of their long necks. A long neck and four long legs make the giraffe the tallest land animal on earth. A giraffe is 1.8 metres tall when it is born, and some giraffes get up to 6 metres tall when they are all grown up.
But did you know that giraffes also have long tongues (舌头)? Have you seen the tongue of a giraffe before?
The tongue is black in colour to protect it from sunburn (晒伤). It is about 50 centimetres long. Giraffes only eat plants, and a full grown giraffe can eat 33 kilograms of leaves a day. A giraffe has a very long tongue which can hold and wrap (包裹) around plants. Giraffes use their tongue to eat leaves from some tall trees much like elephants use their trunk. The giraffe’s tongue is a helpful tool for reaching leaves and breaking off branches (树枝).
The tongue is designed for feeding, but it can be used in many different ways. For example, a giraffe can use its long tongue to drive away parasites (寄生虫) from its face. Also, a giraffe’s tongue is long enough to clean its own ears as well!
1. What makes the giraffe the tallest land animal on earth?2. What is this article mainly about?
3. Give three examples of the uses of the giraffe’s tongue.
8 . Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse. He said, “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 come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.”
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat, they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat is coming!” They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, “I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”
1. What does the City mouse think of the Country mouse’s life?2. How did the mice escape(逃脱) being caught by the cat?
3. If you were a Country mouse, would you like to live in the city? Why?
9 . This summer vacation, 14-year-old Wen Jiayi made a good friend. He is not a person, but a giant panda! His name is Jingke. We spent three days with him, learning how he ate, slept and played.
Wen worked as a volunteer(志愿者) at China Giant Panda Garden in Sichuan this summer. Every year, volunteers go to the garden to take care of its pandas. People aged 12 to 65 can apply(申请) for the job. Each volunteer works for at least one day.
Wen is a student from Yucai Middle School in Sichuan. Wen cleaned the panda’s home every morning. “We have to collect the pandas’ feces(粪便), as it can tell us what the pandas have been eating and whether(是否) they are healthy or not,” she said. “The panda keepers analyze(分析) the feces every day.”
Wen got to do this as well. She carefully analyzed the feces. “We check to see what is in the feces and what color it is. If it is green, it means the panda has been eating bamboo leaves,” she said.
The experience also helped the volunteers better understand pandas. When Wen fed Jingke, she touched its fur. “It was not soft, but hard. It was like touching needles(针)!” Wen said.
1. Who can apply for the job to take care of pandas in China Giant Panda Garden?
2. What can we know from pandas’ feces?
3. Do you want to be a volunteer like Wen? Why or why not?
Animals are people’s friends. But many wild animals are in danger because the environment that they are living in has changed a lot. For example, their living area has become smaller and smaller because of the development of cities and the serious pollution. They don’t have enough places to live in or enough food to eat. At the same time, men are trying to kill these animals to earn more money or have their meat.
People should realize how serious the situation is and must do something to protect the animals. We should stop the killing and build some nature reserves, so that animals can live happily there. What’s more, we should do something to make our world cleaner.
Research Report Problem ● Many animals are in Situation ● Animals’ living area is becoming ● They don’t have enough Reason ● The environment animals live in has changed. ● People Action to ● Build some nature reserves. ● Make the world cleaner |
