In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand， there is an unusual group of musicians． They play many different kinds of music﹣ ﹣from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven． Both children and adults love this group． What makes themso popular？ Is it their music？ Their looks？Yes， it's both of these things，but it's also something else： they're elephants．
These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation Center （TECC） in Lampang． The TECC protects elephants． It teaches people to understand and care for these huge，but gentle， animals．And， like many zoos around the world， the TECC encourages elephants to paint．
Richard Lair works with the TECC． He knew that elephants hear better than they see．So he had an idea：if elephants are intelligent and they have good hearing， maybe they can play music．To test his idea，Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra． During a performance， the elephants play a variety of instruments， including the drums and the xylophone． The animals also use their voices and trunks to make sounds．
But can elephants really make music properly？ Yes， says Lair． They 're very creative． Humans may encourage the animals to play instruments， but the elephants make their own songs； they don't just copy their trainers or other people． There are now CDs of the group's music， which make money for the TECC． And the music these artists create is pretty amazing．
（1）What can be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Musical Elephants |
| B． |
An Introduction to the TECC |
| C． |
Richard Lair's Achievements |
（2）What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the passage？
| A． |
Musicians． |
| B． |
Children． |
| C． |
Adults． |
（3）What can be inferred （推断） from the passage？
| A． |
Richard Lair started the Thai Elephant Orchestra by himself． |
| B． |
The elephants in the TECC can only play traditional Thai songs． |
| C． |
The CDs of the Thai Elephant Orchestra are popular with people． |
（4）The writer wrote this passage to ．
| A． |
ask people to save the elephants |
| B． |
invite more people to join the TECC |
| C． |
introduce the elephants' special talents to people |
（5）Where can we most probably read this passage？
| A． |
A medical newspaper． |
| B． |
An animal magazine． |
| C． |
A story book． |
阅读理解
All the boys and girls like.
| A．playing basketball | B．reading comic books |
| C．flying kites | D．playing computer games |
_____ like flying kites.
| A．Alice and Peter | B．Millie, Alice and Kate |
| C．Kate and Millie | D．Kate and Alice |
______doesn’t like reading comic books.
| A．Alice | B．Peter | C．Tom | D．Kate |
No girls like______ .
| A．playing basketball | B．reading comic strips |
| C．flying kites | D．playing computer games |
______ and ______have the same likes and dislikes.
| A．Alice; Kate | B．Peter; Millie | C．Millie; Kate | D．Peter; Tom |
What do we do when we go camping? First, we think of a plan. We take food, clothes, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sun. Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods. We look for a place for campers (露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of air. This will keep some insects (虫子) away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing. In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs. At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early. Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain. Before going to camp we should first ___________.
| A．think of a plan |
| B．take some food |
| C．take things to keep us warm |
| D．take something for cooking and eating |
We go to camp __________.
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．by bike | D．on foot |
Campers can join in ________ activities.
| A．one or two | B．only a few | C．many | D．two or three |
In the evening we build a fire because ________.
| A．it is cold at night | B．it can keep us warm |
| C．it can keep the insects away | D．it is dark and quiet |
The campers like to ____ at night.
| A．hear music from the radio | B．go to sleep early |
| C．have rain | D．be busy |
“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings．
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite footballer．
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a lack of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool． We know that the word “cool has had ________.
| A．only one meaning | B．no meanings |
| C．many different meanings | D．the same meaning |
In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.
| A．see | B．show | C．know | D．feel |
If you are _______ something, you may say, “It’s cool．”
| A．interested in | B．angry about |
| C．afraid of | D．unhappy with |
The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．
| A．happy with | B．strange(陌生) to |
| C．worried about | D．careful with |
In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
| A．can be used instead of many words |
| B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colorful |
| D．may not be as cool as it is |
Mr and Mrs White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday Mrs White said to her husband, “The children don’t have any lessons today, and you’re free too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”
Her husband said, “I want to finish some work today.” “Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That’s the most important work.” Mrs White said.
So Mr and Mrs White took their children to the funfair. Mr White was 45 years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of his children said to his mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he, mom?” Mrs White didn’t want to follow his husband around any more at that time and answered, “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.” There were_____ children in the family.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
One Sunday, Mrs and Mr White wanted to go to_____ with their children.
| A．school | B．work | C．a funfair | D．a shop |
Mr White liked the place so much that he_____.
| A．sold lots of sweets |
| B．followed his wife all the time |
| C．hurried from one thing to another |
| D．asked a lot of questions |
From the story we know Mrs White_____ when Mary asked her the question.
| A．was still excited to play |
| B．was a little angry with Mr White |
| C．looked for Mr White everywhere |
| D．ate a lot of sweets |
Of all the family members, _____enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
| A．Mr White | B．Mrs White | C．Mary | D．the boys |
Scientists say there are seven kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus(柑橘类)fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made of milk, like cheese and ice-cream; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of foods; (7) butter, or something like butter, with fat(脂肪)。
People in different countries in the world eat different kinds of things. They also eat different kinds in a day. In some place people eat once or twice a day; in other countries, people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that these differences are not important. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is that every day a person must eat something from each of the seven kinds of food. The most important thing is that we must find some ways to help the hungry people and make the people have right kinds of food, make them strong and healthyIt is important that people should _________.
| A．eat three times a day |
| B．eat cooked food |
| C．eat dinner at 4 o’clock |
| D．eat something from each of the seven kinds of food every day |
Which sentence is right?
| A．People should eat ice-cream every day |
| B．Oranges belong to the second kind of food |
| C．We should eat chicken every day |
| D．We should never eat fat |
In different countries people _________.
| A．eat the same kinds of food |
| B．cook their food in the same way |
| C．eat different kinds of food |
| D．eat the food in the same way |
The most important thing is _________.
| A．many people in the world are hungry |
| B．we must eat the seven kinds of food |
| C．many people are too heavy |
| D．people eat too much food |
What is the meaning of the underlined word “strong” in the last paragraph?
A 肥胖的 B 漂亮的 C 聪明的 D 强壮的