In America, when people say ‘man’s best friend’, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people’s lives. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people, too. You can teach dogs to be the ‘eyes’ for blind (失明的) people or ‘ears’ for deaf (聋的) people. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for ‘visits’.
Americans have ‘Be Kind to Animals Week’ in the first week of May. There are many pet shows during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you can also show your love to animals. How? First think about how animals make your life richer (更丰富). If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it nice food. If you don’t have a pet, be kind to
animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, don’t kick it. Just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to stop them. As people, we must protect (保护) animals because they can’t speak for themselves. From the sentence ‘Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!’, we know that _________.
| A．pets also like to get money |
| B．money can make pets happy |
| C．it's the best way to spend money |
| D．some pets are as important to their owners as their children |
According to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because _________.
| A．they are ill and they need to see the doctor |
| B．they can make the sick happier |
| C．they can help the doctor find out the problems |
| D．all the doctors like them |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Dogs can help people in many ways. |
| B．Dogs can help people live happier. |
| C．Dogs can help people make everything. |
| D．Dogs can make people’s lives richer. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Animals are man’s good friends. |
| B．Dogs are too noisy. |
| C．Pets are lovely and needn’t care and protection. |
| D．We have done a lot of things for pets. |
B
Dear Tim，
Today is Saturday．It’s 7:00 in the evening here．I’m writing to tell you something about my life．My father is watching CCTV news．That’s his favorite program．My brother is playing computer games．My dog Dick is taking a hat to me．He wants me to put it on and go out for a walk with him．What a clever dog！My little sister is practicing(练习) playing the piano．It sounds beautiful today．Outside，I can hear cars and buses coming and going quickly(快)．Also there are some boys playing ball games．
It’s really a noisy(嘈杂的) but happy evening．Do you think so？
What are your family doing？I know the time here is thirteen hours ahead of(提前) that in New York．Are you getting up？
Please write to me soon．Best wishes！
Yours，
DenialDenial’s father is ________．
| A．listening to the news |
| B．watching his favorite TV show |
| C．watching a video |
| D．listening to music |
The dog wants the writer to put the hat on because ________．
| A．he likes the hat very much |
| B．he thinks the hat is strange |
| C．the weather is too hot |
| D．he wants to go out for a walk |
What does the writer think of the piano-playing skill of his little sister？
| A．It’s much better(更好)． |
| B．It’s just as usual． |
| C．It’s much worse (更糟)． |
| D．It’s always so good． |
How does the writer feel when he is writing the letter？
| A．Not very good． |
| B．Very bad． |
| C．Very glad． |
| D．Very sad． |
What time is it in New York when the writer is writing the letter？
| A．4:00 am． |
| B．5:00 am． |
| C．6:00 am． |
| D．7:00 am． |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)
A
There are many kinds of ants in America．One kind of ants is very strong．People are afraid of them and the other animals are afraid of them，too．
These ants are often in big groups(群)．They eat all the animals on their way．They can kill and eat elephants．And they can eat horses，too．Sometimes they can even kill people and eat them．When the ants come near，people leave their homes．But people are sometimes happy after the ants pass by．Because they can see no insects(昆虫) or snakes．Some ants in America can be very ________．
| A．ugly |
| B．strong |
| C．friendly |
| D．shy |
People and animals are afraid of ________．
| A．a kind of ants |
| B．all kinds of ants |
| C．small ants |
| D．big ants |
People are afraid of the ants because ________．
| A．they can eat and kill elephants |
| B．they can eat horses |
| C．they are often in big groups |
| D．they can kill people |
Where are insects or snakes after the ants pass by？
| A．They are under the ground． |
| B．They go to other places before the ants come． |
| C．Ants kill and eat them． |
| D．People kill and eat them． |
Which is the best title(题目) for the story？
| A．Ants |
| B．American Ants |
| C．Big Ants |
| D．Strong Ants |
C
Mr and Mrs Green had different ideas about where to go that weekend．Mrs Green wanted to go to Florida to see her sister，but Mr Green didn’t want to go there．He wanted to go to Maine．“Maine is a little cold，”said Mrs Green．“I like swimming，but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough．”
“Florida’s too far，”said Mr Green．“We don’t have enough time to drive there．It’ll take us more than two days．”
Just then，the phone rang．Mr Green answered the phone．It was Mr Green’s mother．“Is that Jim？Please come in the shortest time．I need help．I’m calling from the hospital in Boston．”
They stopped their talking and in no time they both went there．Where did Mr Green want to go that weekend？
| A．Florida． |
| B．Maine． |
| C．Boston． |
| D．Washington． |
What does Mrs Green like to do on weekend？
| A．Go swimming． |
| B．Drive to Maine． |
| C．See her parents． |
| D．Visit her friends． |
Who called them while they were talking？
| A．Mr Green’s father． |
| B．Mr Green’s mother． |
| C．Mr Green’s friend． |
| D．Mr Green’s daughter． |
Where was Mr Green’s mother then？
| A．In Florida． |
| B．In Maine． |
| C．In Boston． |
| D．In London． |
Where did they go at last？
| A．Boston． |
| B．Maine． |
| C．Florida． |
| D．Nowhere． |
B
James lives in the mountains with his parents．There are not any schools near the farm．He has to study in the town from Monday to Friday．His father often takes him there in his car on Sunday afternoon．And he meets him on Friday afternoon．
The boy likes animals．He can see some near his house and school．But he never visits a zoo．Some of his classmates have been to the zoo and they often talk about the elephants，dolphins，lions，tigers and pandas．He sees them on TV．So he can only listen to them．
It’s Friday today．James’ father will go to the city tomorrow．There’s a big zoo there．The boy asks him to take him there．He agrees．James is so happy that he can’t sleep at night．He gets up early this morning and puts some food in his bag．Can you guess what he does that for？The underlined word“town”in the passage means ________．
| A．首都 |
| B．省会 |
| C．山村 |
| D．镇子 |
James is at home ________．
| A．on weekends |
| B．at night |
| C．from Monday to Friday |
| D．from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon |
His father takes James to school because ________．
| A．he does not like to stay there |
| B．he works there |
| C．it is far from the farm |
| D．he is very free |
James is very happy because ________．
| A．he will stay at home tomorrow |
| B．he can go to the city tomorrow |
| C．he can take his father’s jeep again |
| D．he will visit the zoo |
What does James put some food in his bag for？
| A．He thinks he will be hungry tomorrow． |
| B．He will give it to the animals in the zoo． |
| C．He does not know where the restaurants are in the city． |
| D．His father does not have any friends in the city． |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)
A
My friend，Dick，has a large police dog．Its name is Jack．Every Saturday afternoon，Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park．Jack likes these long walks very much．
One afternoon，a young man came to visit my friend．He stayed a long time．He talked and talked．Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk．But the man was still(仍然) there．Jack became very worried(着急的)．He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him．But the man kept talking．Finally Jack couldn’t stand it．He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later．He sat down again in front of the man，but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth．From the story，we know that Jack is ________．
| A．Dick’s good friend |
| B．a large police dog |
| C．a young man |
| D．a young man’s dog |
Where does Dick walk his dog every Saturday afternoon？
| A．In his room． |
| B．In the street． |
| C．In the park． |
| D．In the field． |
Jack became very worried one afternoon because ________．
| A．Dick couldn’t take him out for a walk at the usual time |
| B．a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon |
| C．Dick walked around his room several times |
| D．he couldn’t find the young man’s hat |
What does the underlined word“stand”mean in the passage？
| A．站立 |
| B．理解 |
| C．支持 |
| D．忍受 |
Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth？
| A．Try to make the man laugh． |
| B．Like the young man very much． |
| C．Ask the young man to leave． |
| D．Want to talk with the young man． |