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 |
| Age |
Looks |
Favorite actor |
|
| Alice |
Eleven |
Big eyes and a small mouth |
Tom Cruise |
| Jenny |
Thirteen |
A round face and short hair |
Sun Honglei |
| Maria |
Twelve |
A small mouth and long hair |
Ge You |
Alice has bigand a small .
Jenny is years .
Jenny`s face is and her hair is .
Maria`s is Ge You .
Alice and Maria both(都) have .
Yuan Bao and Xiao Putao are good friends . They are beautiful girls and many people like them .They both (两者都) have round faces and long hair .They also (也) have big eyes ,small noses and small mouths .Yuan Bao comes from Beijing .She is five years old .Xiao Putao comes from Shenzhen .She is five years old ,too .The two girls are both stars on the Internet(网络) .Yuan Bao and Xiao Putao have the same toys .Their moms are good friends ,too .
阅读短文内容，选择正确答案。 Yuan Bao has .
A. small eyes B. a small nose C. short hair Yuan Bao is from .
A. Beijing B. Shanghai C.ShenzhenDoes Xiao Putao have long hair ?
A. Yes ,she does B. No, she doesn`t C. We don`t know .(不知道)How old are the two girls ?
A.They are 3 years old . B. They are 4 years old . C. They are 5 years old .Yuan Bao and Xiao Putao have the same .
A . moms B. books C. toys
Jane is an English girl . She is twelve .She is a junior high school student . Her mother is Helen and her father is Jack .Her brother, Tom ,is a student ,too .He is in black pants .Jane is in a red skirt .Her father is in brown shoes .Her mother is in a green dress .
阅读短文内容，选择正确答案。 Is Jane English or Chinese ?
A . Yes , she is . B. She is twelve . C. She is English . How old is Jane ?
A. She is twelve . B. She is old . C. I don`t know . Jack is .
A. Jane`s brother B. Jane`s mother C. Jane`s father Tom is a .
A. girl B. student C. Chinese boy What color is Helen`s dress ?
A. Red B. Black C. Green
Lily is from New York , the USA .She is ten . Now she is in Shanghai No.3 Junior High School .She is in Class One ,Grade Seven .Her phone number is 66786019 .Dongdong is from Kunming .His English name is Tom . He is in Class Two ,Grade Seven .His phone number is 24524233 .They are not in the same class .They are good friends .
阅读短文内容，选择正确答案。Lily is an girl .
A. English B. Chinese C. American Dongdong is in Class .
A. One B. Two C.Three Lily and Dongdong are good .
A. students B. friends C. boysWhere is Tom from ?
A. The USA B. Japan C. ChinaHow old is Lily ?
A . Ten B .Eleven C.Twelve
A man went into a restaurant and sat down at one of the tables.
A waiter went up to him and gave him the menu.
The man read it carefully, then ordered(点餐) all the most expensive foods and began to enjoy himself.
Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man’s table.
The waiter came up and said to the man, “What would your little boy like, sir?”
“Oh, just an ice cream, ” the man told him. Then he said to the waiter, “I’m just going out to buy a newspaper.”
He left the restaurant. The waiter gave the boy an ice cream. The boy ate it, and then stood up and walked to the door.
The waiter ran to him.
“Excuse me,” he said, “but your father hasn’t come back and he hasn’t paid for his meal or for your ice cream.”
“I’m sorry,” The young boy said, “He’s not my father, I don’t know who he is.”
The waiter did not understand. “What do you mean?” he asked.
“The man came up to me in the street, ” the boy said. “He asked me if I liked ice cream. I told him I did. Then he told me to come into the restaurant at 2:00pm and sit down at his table. He said he’d give me some.”
After knowing the truth, the waiter felt so sad, because he had to pay money for the meal.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。What did the man order in the restaurant?
Where did the little boy sit?
Was the small boy the man’s son?
When did the man tell the boy to come into the restaurant?
Who paid money for the meal?