1 . Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants, monkeys and tigers because that day is World Animal Day.

Now, more children like animals and want to make friends with them. In the zoo, they learn about animal life. They don’t need to go out to show their love of animals. They have pets (宠物) at home.

Mark is a middle school student. He has a black cat. He gives it milk to drink and meat to eat. The cat is his true friend. Jane is also a middle school student. She has two tortoises. They are as big as her hand. Every day, she changes (换) the water for them. She likes to watch them.

1. October 4 is ________.

A．World Water Day

B．World Air Day

C．World Animal Day

2. Lots of kids like to go to the zoo because they want to ________.

A．show their love of animals

B．learn how to look after animals

C．learn about animal life

3. Mark’s pet is a________.

A．cat

B．dog

C．tortoise

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．More and more children like to make friends with animals these days.

B．Mark’s pet likes to drink milk.

C．Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals.

5. How big are Jane’s pets?

A．I don’t know.

B．As big as her hand.

C．Very small.

2 . 选用方框内所给词的适当形式，完成短文，每词限用一次。(5分，每小题1分)

call       see       cross       hole       go

There was a girl     1     Alice. One day she     2     a white rabbit with pink eyes run past her. Alice got up, she ran     3     the field after it. She saw it go down a large rabbit     4     in the ground. Then she     5     after it.

3 . Everyone is here ________ (除……外) Lin Tao. He is ill at home.

4 . The teacher is ________ (满意的) with our work.

5 . A________ the boy is only five years old, he knows much about history.

6 . It’s a s________ day! I feel really cold today.

7 . I’d like to c________ mountains with my friends.

8 . 阅读下面短文，按要求完成下列各题。

Yesterday evening, when I went to town with my mother, we met a strange man. It was raining hard and we had no umbrella. We were trying to get into a taxi when he came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give it to us for only a pound. He said he had forgotten his wallet and needed taxi-fare (出租车费) to go back home. My mother didn’t believe what he had said at first, and asked him a lot of questions. But she finally believed the man and gave him the pound. She was happy to have a good umbrella for so little. But the man didn’t get into a taxi. We followed him and found he went into a pub (酒吧) and bought himself a glass of whiskey (威士忌) with the pound. After he drank it, he put on his hat and took up one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one. Soon after that, he sold it again.

1. How was the weather yesterday evening? (根据短文内容回答问题)
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2. How much did the man ask for when he gave the umbrella to the writer? (根据短文内容回答问题)
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3. What did the man do after he got the pound? (根据短文内容回答问题)
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4. 从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思相近的单词。
But at last, she believed the man and gave him the pound.
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5. What is the passage about?
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9 . 根据对话内容，从下面选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。
A: Where are you going for your winter holiday?
B:       1     Can you tell me some rules and customs in England?
A:     2     First, you should drive on the left side of the road.
B: OK! What’s the next?
A:     3    
B: I see. Is there anything else?
A: It’s not polite to ask personal questions, like “How old are you?” and “What’s your salary (薪水)?”
B:     4    
A: You can call them Mr, Mrs, Ms or Miss before their family name.
B: Great. Thanks very much.
A:     5    

A．What can I do for you?

B．I’m going to England for my holiday.

C．You are welcome.

D．With pleasure!

E．What should I call people there?

F．It’s very kind of you.

G．And you mustn’t talk loudly in public places.

10 . Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert (灵活的). This means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.

There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like what you’re doing, exercise enough but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.

You can exercise at fitness centers (健身中心). They have a lot of equipment there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you fit. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.

1. Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned in the passage (文章)?

A．Fishing.

B．Running.

C．Swimming.

2. Why do we need to exercise?

A．Because we have nothing to do.

B．Because it’s boring.

C．Because it makes us strong.

3. Paragraph 2 (第二自然段) is mainly about ________.

A．the importance of exercising

B．where you can exercise

C．ways to exercise

4. The word “equipment” means ________ in the passage.

A．才能

B．器材

C．素养

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

A．It’s best to exercise at least five times every week.

B．Children who often play sports do better in the schoolwork.

C．Exercising too much is not good.