根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual | B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school | D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．用功 | B．捶书 | C．发泄 | D．振作 |
The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the nail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
| A．we should be strict with ourselves |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
Rose’s mother wants to take Rose to the zoo today. Many kinds of animals are in the zoo. So Rose is very happy.
Rose and her mother go to see the tigers and lions first(首先). Tigers and lions are scary(令人害怕的) so they live in strong cages(笼子) in the zoo. And they eat much meat every day.
Rose sees two big elephants and a baby one. The elephants are very kind to people. Rose rides(骑) on an elephant and she is glad.
Some cute pandas are in the zoo, too. They are a little shy(害羞). So people need to be very quiet when they go near(走近) them. Look! Five giraffes(长颈鹿) are there. They have long necks. They are from Africa(非洲). They like eating grass(草) and leaves(叶子) very much.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Rose’s mother ____, so Rose is very happy today.
| A．buys her a new skirt |
| B．cooks nice food for her |
| C．takes her to the zoo |
| D．goes for a picnic with her |
Rose and her mother go to see ____ first.
| A．tigers and lions | B．pandas |
| C．elephants | D．giraffes |
Tigers and lions eat ____ every day.
| A．grass | B．meat | C．leaves | D．bananas |
The word“quiet”may mean ____ in Chinese.
| A．大方的 | B．匆忙的 | C．喧闹的 | D．安静的 |
Which one is NOT true？
| A．Tigers have to be in strong cages in the zoo. |
| B．Rose sees three elephants in the zoo. |
| C．The pandas are from Africa. |
| D．The giraffes don’t eat meat. |
| Name |
Age |
Looks |
Clothes |
Favorite Food |
| Du Li |
13 |
black hair a small nose big eyes |
a pink dress white shoes |
fish |
| Sandy |
12 |
a round face big eyes a small mouth |
a red skirt a green shirt |
hamburgers |
| David |
13 |
brown hair a big nose big eyes |
a white T-shirt blue pants |
chicken |
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Du Li, Sandy and David are all thirteen years old.
Du Li, Sandy and David all have big eyes.
Du Li has black hair and she is in a red skirt.
Sandy is in a green shirt and she likes fish very much.
David has a big nose and chicken is his favorite food.
Not long before, some farmers were worried because hawks (老鹰) were taking many of their chickens. They didn’t know what to do with it. Then they wanted to kill the hawks to protect their chickens. However, after killing many hawks, a new problem appeared. There were more field mice (田鼠). The mice ate up many of their crops (庄稼). The farmers didn’t know why. In fact, hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice. And they eat more field mice than chickens. When the farmers killed lots of hawks, they changed the balance of nature (生态平衡).
When people move into a new place, they often cut off many wild plants. ①Without enough plants, animals will die or leave the place. For example, in the USA, in order to protect the deer, people killed many tigers. As a result, The number of the deer was growing more and more. After the deer ate up the roses (玫瑰花), they ate the young trees. At last the deer had nothing to eat and many of them died.
②important, the balance of nature, keep, us, for, it’s, to.
根据短文内容，完成任务。
任务一：判断正（T）误（F）。Hawks only eat chickens.
Killing tigers is not a good way to protect the deer.
任务二：将文中①处画线句子翻译成中文。___________________________________________________________________
任务三：将文中②处画线部分组成一个完整的句子。___________________________________________________________________
任务四：回答问题。The passage mainly tells us.
| A．how to kill the hawks |
| B．the importance of keeping the balance of nature |
| C．why the farmers killed the tigers |
| D．people like chickens and deer better than hawks and tigers |
Swee Lin has an interesting hobby(爱好). She collects stamps. She spends a lot of time on her stamp collection(收藏) after school hours. She has collected hundreds of stamps from all over the world. They are all in color.
Swee Lin likes stamps with pictures of animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns many things about them.
Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. They give her other stamps in return.
Swee Lin writes to her friends in many countries. She sends them stamps of her country. In return, they send her stamps of their countries. Swee Lin’s father also gives her stamps. He brings them home from his office for her.
Many of Swee Lin’s friends collect other things. Some collect coins(硬币) and others collect matchboxes(火柴盒). But, all of them say that Swee Lin’s collection is the most interesting of all.She spends a lot of time on her hobby ____.
| A．before school hours | B．during school hours |
| C．after school hours | D．during her holidays |
____ her stamps are in color.
| A．All of | B．Some of |
| C．Many of | D．Most of |
She learns a lot about animals and birds from ____.
| A．her teachers | B．her friends |
| C．her stamps | D．her father |
Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She____.
| A．keeps them |
| B．throws them away |
| C．sells them to her friends |
| D．sends them to her friends |
What does the word “hobby” mean?
| A．Matchbox collection. |
| B．Doing things one likes. |
| C．Keeping coins one likes. |
| D．Stamp collection. |
Skin-diving（轻装潜水） is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world . It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks , because you are no longer heavy .
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day ,there is enough light .When fish swim nearby , you can catch them with your hands .
When you have tanks (箱) of air on your back, you can stay in keep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides（而且），there are many other uses of skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can also get many things from the deep sea.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Skin-diving can take you to ______
| A．the room | B．the moon |
| C．the mountains. | D．the deep sea |
You can climb big rocks easily under water because ______.
| A．you are stronger |
| B．the fish nearby help you |
| C．you are not as heavy as on the land |
| D．there is a lot of light |
Under water , a skin-diver _______ in the daytime .
| A．can see everything clear |
| B．can’t see anything clearly |
| C．can see nothing |
| D．can see only fish |
With tanks of air on your back ,you can _______
| A．catch fish very easily |
| B．stay under water for a long time |
| C．be in a safe place |
| D．have more fun |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．Skin-diving is a new sport. |
| B．skin-diving is like visiting the moon. |
| C．Skin-diving is both interesting and useful. |
| D．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun. |