The baby elephant, Sheila, was moved out of Belfast Zoo because of fears she might be hit by bombers during the Belfast Blitz (闪电战) of 1941.
She was one of the lucky ones. A lot of the animals were killed because of fears they might escape during the bombing and attack people. They included a tiger, a black bear, a wolf, a penguin, and two polar bears.
But Sheila was walked down the road by zoo-keepers to a nearby house where a woman took her in and kept her in her backyard for several months until the bombing was over.
The woman has never been identified (确认) and the zoo knows her only as “the elephant angel”. As the zoo celebrates its 75th birthday, people have decided to try to find the elephant’s saver. Mark Challis is the manager of Belfast Zoo. He explained a bit more about Sheila’s story.
“Well, we know that Sheila, the elephant that was in the zoo at that time spent some time living with a lady relatively near to the zoo and we have one sweet photo, you can see it on our zoo website.”
“In the photo you can see the elephant with the lady in her back garden and that’s almost all we know. So we’re just trying to find a little bit more information and we are not even sure if the lady is alive today, but maybe her relatives or somebody will recognize the back of that house and we can fill in some detail on this story.”
Once the bombing was over, Sheila went back to the zoo and lived for another quarter of a century. She died of a skin disease in 1966. How many years has the zoo been open?
| A．For 25 years. | B．For 75 years. |
| C．For half a century. | D．For several months. |
Which of the following is right according to Paragraph Three?
| A．The zoo-keepers walked her there. |
| B．The zoo-keepers used a big truck to get her there. |
| C．The elephant escaped and ran to the garden herself. |
| D．The zoo-keepers used bombers to frighten her away from the zoo. |
What happened to the unlucky animals in the zoo before the bombing?
| A．They were taken to a safe place. |
| B．They started to attack people. |
| C．They were killed. |
| D．They all escaped from the zoo. |
What information do people have about “the elephant angel”?
| A．She owned a zoo website. |
| B．She used to live close to the zoo. |
| C．She is still alive. |
| D．Her relatives live in her old house. |
Why was the photo posted on the website?
| A．To attract more visitors to the zoo. |
| B．To celebrate the zoo‘s birthday. |
| C．To find the elephant angel. |
| D．To explain the war to the public. |
阅读理解
根据对话内容，选择最佳答案
Joe：What do you do on weekends?
David：Well, I usually have to study on Saturdays.
Joe：And how about Sundays?
David：Well, we have lunch together. You know, all of the members of my family. Then after lunch, I go to the park and meet my friends.
Joe：Oh? What do you do there?
David：We play football. After that I usually go to see a film outside the city.
Joe：Do you often go out of the city?
David：About once a month. My uncle has a small farm.
Joe：It’s nice. Do you go alone?
David：No, my mum, my two sisters and some of my friends go there, too.
Joe：But why do you go there?
David：Many things: green trees, clean air, and there are few people.What does David do on Saturdays?
| A．Study. | B．Go to the park. |
| C．Play football. | D．Go out of the city. |
Who has lunch with David on Sundays?
| A．No one. | B．The whole family. | C．His friends. | D．His uncle. |
Where do they play football?
| A．At school | B．In the park. | C．Out of the city. | D．In a farm. |
Who does not go to David’s Uncle’s farm?
| A．David’s mother | B．David’s father. |
| C．David’s sisters. | D．David’s friends. |
Why do they go to the farm?
| A．Green trees. | B．Clean air. | C．Few people. | D．A, B and C |
阅读理解
根据短文，判断正误：正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”
If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from three to 50.The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (头巾).They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards (胡子). They even have great men like President (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them.There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.
The largest doll can be one meter high.
People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls.
Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one.
People never make dolls look like the president.
Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way.
“ Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave ( 请半天假 ).”
“ Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “ But who’s that?”
“ It’s my father, Mrs. Black.” Peter is a ______.
| A．middle school student | B．Young Pioneer | C．worker | D．teacher |
Peter will be in ______ next year.
| A．Grade Two | B．Grade Three | C． Grade One | D．school |
Peter often reads news newspaper because _______.
| A．he likes to read news |
| B．he likes to read stories |
| C．he want to know when and where a football match will be |
| D．his father wants him to read them |
Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because _______.
| A． his father is ill in bed |
| B． he wants to watch the football match |
| C． he doesn’t like to have English or Chinese lessons |
| D． he is ill in bed |
Which sentence ( 句子 ) is right?
| A． Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor |
| B． Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon. |
| C． Peter is a stupid ( 笨的 ) boy. |
| D． Peter isn’t an honest ( 诚实的 ) boy. |
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There is an old English saying.It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning.Then we shall be healthy.We shall also be rich and clever.This is true.The body must have enough sleep to be healthy.Children of young age should have ten hours' sleep every night.Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work well and they may not be healthy.The body also needs exercise.Walking, running, jumping and playing games are all exercise.Exercise keeps the body strong.Exercise also helps the blood to move around inside the body.It is very important.Our blood moves to all parts of our body.The head also needs blood.Exercise helps us to think better.If we want to be healthy, we must________.
| A．eat more |
| B．sleep more |
| C．play more |
| D．go to bed early and get up early |
Children of young age should have ______ hours' sleep every day.
| A．ten | B．nine | C．eleven | D．twelve |
If children don't have enough sleep, they will not________.
| A．work well | B．be clever and healthy | C．eat well | D．A and B |
The body also needs________.
| A．sports | B．running | C．exercise | D．playing |
Does exercise help us to think better?
| A．Yes, it does. | B．No, it doesn't. | C．No, it does. | D．Yes, it deosn't. |
Sam hated doing chores. And he had many chores. For example, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he took out the trash. And on weekends he always washed his father's car. He a1so cleaned his own room once a week. What a chore that was! Sometimes he even had to look after his little sister and brother.
Sam had a foreign friend at school. His name was Kumar. Doing chores in Kumar’s family was very different. In the house only the girls did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too, even his bedroom. His mother always cooked the meals, and his sisters helped her to go shopping, and prepare the food. They worked hard at home, doing all the chores with their mother. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very 1ucky.
One day, Sam had an idea. He asked Kumar, “Could I borrow your sisters?” He wanted them to help him clean his room, but they said “no”. Instead(相反), they asked Sam to teach their brother how to do chores, so he could make his own(自己的) bed.
Sam and Kumar are very good at science. They are going to be scientists after university. They want to make a robot(机器人) to do the chores. Then everyone ----mothers and fathers, sons and daughters --will be happy!
Which of the following is right?
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