There are about 10 million different kinds of animal on earth and they come in all shapes and sizes． The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom simply introduces the huge variety of the animal kingdom． It features some of the most unusual animals in the world and includes key data on each species（物种） and their habits in the wild．
Some of the strangest animals in the world live in Australia and New Zealand． There is the kakapo parrot． It is a bird but it cannot fly． It is a nocturnalanimal． It sleeps in the day and eats at night． There are only 131 kakapo parrots in the world．
The kiwi is another bird that cannot fly． Some birds are very beautiful， but the kiwi is not． It is one of the ugliest birds in the world． But the kiwi is the most romantic bird in the world． Male and female kiwis live together for 30 years．
Australia has many strange animals． The most surprising Australian animal is the platypus． It has the face and feet of a bird， the body of a rat and the tail of a beaver（河狸）． It is a mammal（哺乳动物） but it lays eggs．
The smallest mammal in the world lives in Asia． It is the bumblebee bat． It lives in Thailand． It is only 2．5 cm long and it weighs 3 g． There are only 2，000 bumblebee bats left in Thailand because people burn the forest where they live．
（1）The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom mainly talks about ．
| A． |
special animals in the world |
| B． |
birds in New Zealand |
| C． |
animals in Australia |
（2）The underlined word "nocturnal" in Paragraph 2 means " " in Chinese．
| A． |
嗜睡的 |
| B． |
夜行的 |
| C． |
贪吃的 |
（3） kinds of birds that cannot fly are mentioned in the passage．
| A． |
Two |
| B． |
Three |
| C． |
Four |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
A platypus has the body of a beaver． |
| B． |
A kiwi is romantic though it is ugly． |
| C． |
The number of kakapo parrot is larger than that of bumblebee bat． |
（5）We can most probably read the passage from ．
| A． |
a history book |
| B． |
a medical report |
| C． |
a science magazine |
Today is Saturday. The students of Grade Seven go to school early, but they have no classes. Their teachers are going to take them to the zoo. They take buses there. They get there at 8:30 a.m.
The zoo is very beautiful. There are many trees, some hills and a big lake. And they have a big lunch there. It’s spring now, and you can see many flowers there, too. There are also many people. They like to watch monkeys. They have a good time there. They leave the zoo at 3:00 p.m.The students get to the zoo .
| A．in the afternoon | B．in the morning |
| C．at noon | D．in the evening |
They have no classes because(因为) .
| A．it’s Saturday today |
| B．they want to play |
| C．their teachers take them to the zoo |
| D．they want to see flowers |
They stay in the zoo for hours.
| A．eight and a half | B．three and a half |
| C．five | D．seven |
The students have lunch .
| A．on the bus | B．at school | C．in the zoo | D．at home |
Which of the following is NOT right?
| A．They must see tigers in the zoo. |
| B．The students go to the zoo in spring. |
| C．They go to the zoo by bus. |
| D．There are lots of people in the zoo. |
My name is Li Lei. I’m 13 years old. I’m in Class Five, Grade One. Linda Smith is my English teacher. She’s from the USA, She has a son and a daughter. They’re in China now. Dale is her son. He is 14 years old. Dale and I are classmates(同班同学). We are good friends.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）Li Lei is 14 years old. ( )
Linda is from the USA. ( )
Dale is in Class Five, Grade One. ( )
Linda is Li Lei’s mother. ( )
Li Lei and Dale are good friends. ( )
| ID card Name: Mary Green Favorite number: six Favorite color: white Age: 12 Phone number:161-0981 |
ID card Name: Jack Brown Favorite number: four Favorite color: blue Age: 11 Phone number: 161-0928 |
Jack’s favorite color is ________.
| A．white | B．blue | C．green | D．yellow |
Mary’s last name is ________.
| A．Green | B．White | C．Smith | D．Brown |
How old is Mary ?
| A．16. | B．14. | C．12. | D．11. |
Jack’s favorite number is ________.
| A．9 | B．6 | C．4 | D．2 |
What’s Jack’s telephone number?
A.161-9835. B.161-0981. C161-0928. D.161-3248.
Hi! I’m Tom.This is my pencil box. It’s orange. My ruler is blue and red .It’s in the pencil-box. That is a pencil. It’s black. It is not my pencil. It’s Lucy’s. The white eraser is Bob’s. I call Bob at 789-6943. It is his telephone number.What color is Tom’s pencil-box?
| A．It’s white | B．It’s black. |
| C．It’s orange | D．It’s blue and red. |
________is blue and red.
| A．Tom’s ruler | B．Tom’s pencil-box |
| C．Bob’s eraser | D．Lucy’s pencil |
The eraser is_______.
| A．black | B．blue and red | C．white | D．orange |
_________telephone number is 789-6943.
| A．Tom’s | B．Bob’s |
| C．Lucy’s | D．Bob’s friend’s |
下列哪一选项不符合短文意思？
| A．Tom’s ruler is in the pencil box. |
| B．Lucy’s pencil is black. |
| C．Bob’s eraser is blue. |
| D．The pencil box is Tom’s. |
Have you ever thought about your life after you grow up? It is not easy --- that’s what some US students say after they try out adult (成年人) life at school.
Mount Logan Middle School, Utah, has an activity called Reality Town. Each student gets a “job” and some money. The higher the grade (成绩), the better the job they can get. Then, they have to pay for different things in the real world, such as transportation (交通) and groceries . Some of them have a “husband (丈夫)” or a “wife” and maybe a few “kids”. Student Jason Peisley, 13, became a father with a 5-year-old girl. The hardest part for him was paying taxes (税).“I make $90,000 (571,000 yuan), but after I pay my taxes, I only have $66,000 left,” he said. “Life isn’t easy. There are a lot of things to pay for.” “It’s a wake up call for these students,” said Greg Aullman, a teacher at Mount Logan, “to learn how much it costs to live. So, they’ll study harder than before and love their parents more. ”According to the passage, what is not easy for students in Mount Logan School .?
| A．Doing their homework. | B．Having exams. |
| C．Going to school. | D．Growing up. |
Where is Mount Logan Middle School ?
| A．California . | B．Washington. |
| C．Utah. | D．Oregon. |
In order to ______, the Reality Town is held.
| A．earn a lot of money |
| B．do better in their studies |
| C．make more friends with others |
| D．learn how much it costs to live |
What does the underlined phrase “ wake up call ”mean in the passage?
| A．warning | B．a call to wake you up |
| C．the ring of a call | D．an alarm clock |
How to understand the underlined sentence: “ Life isn’t easy . There are a lot of things to pay for .”?
| A．Life is happy. | B．Life is hard. |
| C．Life is sad | D．Life is exciting. |