Wild animals are our friends，but many of them are getting fewer and fewer．We should try to protect them．The four animals below are now in danger．
Tibetan Antelopes
Tibetan antelopes（藏羚羊）are medium-sized animals．They mainly feed on grass．They are usually found in groups of about 20．They are killed for their wool，which is warm，soft and fine and can be made into expensive clothes．Although people can get the wool without killing the animals，people simply kill them before taking the woo1．The number of them is dropping year by year．There are less than 75，000 Tibetan antelopes left in the wild，down from a million 50 years ago．
Golden Monkeys
Golden monkeys are mainly found in Sichuan，Gansu，Shanxi province and Shennongjia mountainous area of Hubei Province．Golden monkeys have golden—orange fur．They move around in the daytime，usually in groups of as many as l00 to 200 heads，or 20 to 30 heads．They feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboos．But people are destroying the environment where they live．Trees and bamboos are disappearin9，so golden monkeys have less and less to eat．
Elephants
Elephants are very big and strong．They are bigger than any other animal on land．They are grey and have long trunks and tusks．They have-poor eyesight，but very good hearing and smell．They can lift heavy things and break down branches．They do not leave the group until they are about l2 years old．Now，there are very few elephants in the world．The number of them is becoming smaller because their living areas are used for farming．Also，people hunt them for their tusks．
Wolves
Wolves are not very big．They have grey fur．Wolves have very good eyesight，hearing and smell．Wolves’ food is various．They eat animals， insects and snails．They are friendly to each other and never attack people．They do not kill for fun．Wolves are in danger，too．They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests．Soon they will have no home or food．Tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of about．
| A．20 | B．30 | C．100 | D．200 |
Which of the following animals are the biggest on land?
| A．Wolves． | B．Elephants． |
| C．Golden monkeys． | D．Tibetan antelopes． |
Which of the following description about golden monkeys is NOT true?
| A．Golden monkeys move about in large groups． |
| B．People hunt golden monkeys for their golden furs． |
| C．Golden monkeys do not come Out for food at night． |
| D．Golden monkeys do not eat the leaves of trees，but the fruits they grow． |
Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?
| A．People are destroying the environment where Tibetan antelopes live． |
| B．Wolves are friendly to each other and they never attack people． |
| C．Elephants have good eyesight，but very poor hearing and smell． |
| D．There are less than 7，500 Tibetan antelopes left in the wild now． |
What can be the best title of the passage?
| A．Animals in the zoo | B．How to hunt wild animals |
| C．Wild animals in danger | D．How to train the animals |
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Do you think that French fries are really French? French fries are called "pommes frites" in France and they are not from France. French fries come from Belgium(比利时) originally. French fries are made of potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were first seen by Americans in Belgium, but they were fried in the French way. The French way is to fry potatoes twice with a small pause in the middle.
During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France and Belgium. They ate French fries in Belgium. After the war was over, the soldiers(士兵) went back home to America. However, they missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist introduced to America.
French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name was finally changed to French fries. Sometimes French fries are just called fries.
French fries are one of the most popular potato foods in America. American fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King have French fries on their menus. French fries are freshly fried, and usually served with hamburgers.
If you visit any fast food restaurant in America and order a hamburger, you will probably hear "You want fries with that?" Why don't you think about the history of French fries a little while, and say "Yes, please. Thank you."What are French fries made of?
__________________________________________________Where do French fries come from?
__________________________________________________Why are the fried potatoes called French fries?
__________________________________________________Who first introduced French fries to America?
__________________________________________________What does the underlined "that" in the last paragraph stand for?
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Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But, before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist(存在). That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instruments.
One day Merlin was invited to a music party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance (隆重出场) at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates in the world. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of getting to the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on, suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s entrance!The idea of roller skating didn’t exist _______.
| A．until 1750 | B．after 1750 |
| C．since 1750 | D．from 1750 |
What was the job of Joseph Merlin?
| A．Making shoes | B．Making toys |
| C．Making mirrors | D．Making musical instruments |
Merlin didn’t ______ at the party.
| A．play the violin |
| B．have any ways to stop his roller skates |
| C．roll into the room |
| D．get a lot of attention |
Merlin stopped rolling when ______.
| A．he wanted to stop | B．he ran to the window |
| C．he ran into the mirror | D．he knocked someone |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．How to use the roller skates |
| B．Merlin and the first roller skates |
| C．How to make musical instruments |
| D．Merlin and the first violin. |
The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.
How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers.
Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)? The goal of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting.
“The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme.
The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion.
Keller said, “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”
Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.”
Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn’t go to school.From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _____________.
| A．easy | B．poor | C．rich | D．bored |
How can the children in the village learn English words?
| A．They go to school every day. |
| B．They have good teachers. |
| C．One Computer Every Child gave them computers. |
| D．They can learn from books. |
53.What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?
| A．To teach children how to use today’s new technology. |
| B．To help children to spend their free time. |
| C．To help children out of their hard life. |
| D．To help children teach themselves to read through new technology. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Kelbesa is in Grade 2 now. |
| B．The computers help the children a lot. |
| C．Keller is the teacher of those children. |
| D．Kelbesa doesn’t like the computer. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Computers are better than teachers |
| B．What does One Computer Every Child mean? |
| C．Learning with the help of computers |
| D．How to learn English words |
In a New York street, a small truck hit a big tree. The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken now. The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses. He was very sad and people in the street felt sorry for him. Then an old man walked over to the driver. He looked at him for a few minutes and said, "My poor boy, I think you must pay a lot for it." "Yes," was the sad answer.
"Well, well," said the old man, "hold out your hat— here's some money for you, and I can say that some of these people will give you a helping hand, too." With these words, he walked away.
The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it. At last the driver took a bag and put all the money in it. Then he looked at the people and said, "Well, thank you very much. But you didn’t know that the old man is the owner of the truck. I'm driving and making money for him.”What did the truck hit?
| A．An old man | B．A big tree |
| C．Some glasses. | D．A big hat |
How did the driver feel when he looked at the broken glasses?
| A．Afraid and excited. | B．Pleased and frightened. |
| C．Unhappy and worried. | D．Surprised and happy. |
Why did people give the driver money?
| A．Because they felt sorry for him. |
| B．Because they knew the old man. |
| C．Because they wanted to help the old man. |
| D．Because they were the drivers’ friends. |
From the passage, we know that______________.
| A．The old gave the young man a hat. |
| B．The old man was the driver’s father. |
| C．The driver became rich. |
| D．The driver had to give the money to the old man. |
What do you think of the old man?
| A．generous | B．humorous |
| C．clever | D．Helpful |
Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many shopping malls. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?
| A．身份证 | B．户口本 | C．信用卡 | D．优惠卡 |
Teachers teach their students in the future.
| A．in the classroom | B．over the radio |
| C．on TV | D．on the Internet |
In the future, robots are helpful and they can .
| A．eat dinner | B．cook meals for us |
| C．talk with our friends | D．watch films |
Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．Shopping online | B．Studying at home |
| C．Robots in the future | D．Life in the future |