I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun，planting flowers outdoors．But that was before the pair of crows （乌鸦）．Out of nowhere，they had set up their base camp in our garden．
We first discovered the crows on Friday morning．It was early，and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood．I thought they' d go away soon．But，no．They were getting louder and probably made my neighbors angry nearly as much as us with the noise．I felt a little disappointed．
Then，on Sunday afternoon，I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi watching something on the ground．I found a small coal﹣black bird in the grass．Its eyes were milky，and it stayed perfectly still as my dog inched towards it．Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away．I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera．
I never thought that the young would be hanging out on the ground，growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above．The second I saw this little bird I forgave （原谅） the crows．
To be honest，I' ve never been much of a bird person．I also have a healthy respect for birds．They' re basically living dinosaurs（恐龙）．
I wish they' d chosen another garden．There are only so many sunny days in Seattle，and I still can' t do any gardening out there．But I' m also thankful that I got to see this little bit of nature．It' s pretty amazing．
The experience has also strengthened my wish to create a beautiful garden that attracts lots of bees，butterflies，and yes，birds．They are welcome here．
（1）The arrival of the two crows ．
| A． |
angered the writer' s neighbors |
| B． |
made the writer' s dog mad |
| C． |
was harmful to the writer' s garden |
| D． |
broke the order of the writer' s life |
（2）Why did the writer lock her dog up？
| A． |
She wanted to take some photos． |
| B． |
The parent crows were to attack the dog． |
| C． |
She wanted to protect the little bird． |
| D． |
The dog kept making loud noises． |
（3）The writer changed her thoughts to the crows when ．
| A． |
she planted flowers in her garden |
| B． |
she locked her dog inside |
| C． |
she saw the little bird in her garden |
| D． |
she thought of living dinosaurs |
（4）After seeing the little crow，the writer ．
| A． |
was interested to know its growing progress |
| B． |
fell in love with the pair of crows |
| C． |
planned to drive the crows away |
| D． |
decided to help look after it |
（5）The passage is mainly to ．
| A． |
show an unpleasant situation |
| B． |
advise readers to protect birds |
| C． |
share a personal experience |
| D． |
ask advice on dealing with crows |
American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday. Television are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news, others show people and places from other countries or other times in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see play, a concert or game at home. Television brings many places and events(事件) into our homes. Some programs show crime(犯罪) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.Some children spend eight hours or more_____
A studying
B. playing game
C. watching TV
D. helping their parentsOn television children can see_____.
| A．games | B．big animals |
| C．oceans | D．almost everything |
Children usually spend_____a day in school.
| A．six hours |
| B．more than eight hours |
| C．only a few hours |
| D．four hours |
“Television brings many places and events into our homes” means “_____ ”.
| A．Television makes things happen in homes |
| B．We can know places and events without going to see them |
| C．We can see houses and buildings on TV |
| D．We can find them easily. |
Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ____ for children.
| A．a bad program | B．an animal |
| C．a game | D．an uninteresting film |
John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Look at the instruction on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers:
Cough Medicine
Shake(摇动)it well before use.
Take it three times each day before meals.
Dose (药量):
Age：over 14 2 teaspoonfuls(勺)
8—13 1 teaspoonful
4—7 1／2 teaspoonful
Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place.
Use it before December 1st 2012. John should take ____ a day.
| A．2 teaspoonfuls |
| B．3 teaspoonfuls |
| C．4 teaspoonfuls |
| D．1 teaspoonful |
The medicine should be kept in _______.
| A．a fridge（冰箱） | B．hot water |
| C．any place | D．the sun |
John should ____ before he takes it.
| A．shake the medicine well |
| B．eat nothing |
| C．do some exercise |
| D．drink a cup of tea |
When people are ____ years old, they cannot take this medicine.
| A．eighty | B．thirty | C．two | D．twelve |
John will ____ the medicine when it is left after Dec.1st, 2012.
| A．throw（扔） away |
| B．stop to take |
| C．take once |
| D．take six times more |
任务型阅读（每空一词）
It's 7 a.m. It's time to go to school. What? You don't want to go? Well, maybe you don't have to. Many children don't go to school.They stay at home. Someone teaches them at home. Usually,their parents teach them, but sometimes a special teacher teaches them. This is home schooling.
There are many reasons for home schooling. Some children are very sick and cnnnot go to school. Some students live very far in the country. There aren't any schools near their homes. Sometimes, parents just don't like the schools near their homes.
Home schooling sounds easy, but it's really not. Home-school students have to do the same work as regular(正规的)students. They study the same subjects and have homework. Also, home-school students don't meet other students in school. Sometimes, finding friends can be hard for them. Not going to school can be harder than you think.
Home ___________
| Home schooling is that |
some children study at_ |
| Home-school students' teachers are |
some special teachers or their___ |
Some students study at home because |
they are ___ |
| they don't live ____ |
|
| the school near their home is not ___ |
|
Students who study at home |
learn the same __ |
| also have __ |
|
| usually don't have many___ |
|
| In fact home schooling is |
____ |
Mr. White looks out of his window. There is a boy at the other side of the street. The boy takes some bread out of a bag and begins eating it.There is a very thin dog in the street, too. The boy says to it, “I’ll give you some bread.”
The dog is hungry and goes to the boy, but he does not give it any bread. He kicks(踢) the dog. It runs away, and the boy laughs.
Then Mr. White comes out of his house and says to the boy. “I’ll give you a shilling(先令).”The boy is happy and says “Yes.”“Come here,” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him, but Mr. White does not give him a shilling. He hits him with a stick(用棍子打他).The boy cries and says, “Why do you hit me? I do not ask you for any money.” “No,” Mr. White says, “and the dog does not ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”Where is Mr. White at first?
| A．In the room. |
| B．In the street. |
| C．In front of the house. |
| D．Close to the boy. |
Why does the dog go to the boy? Because _____.
| A．it wants to eat |
| B．the boy asks it to do so |
| C．the boy is the dog’s owner |
| D．the boy is friendly to it |
Mr. White tells the boy to come up to him, because he wants to _______.
| A．give him a shilling |
| B．give him a good lesson (教训) |
| C．give him some more bread |
| D．help the boy |
What kind of man do you think Mr. White is? He is a _____.
| A．cruel(粗鲁的) | B．sympathetic (有同情心的) |
| C．friendly | D．Polite |
Mrs.. Green sees an ad（广告） in a newspaper for a nice bed in a shop. It costs 100 dollars. Mrs.. Green likes it, so she goes to the shop. The shopkeeper shows one to her. Mrs.. Green has a look at it and says, “There aren’t any beautiful pillows(枕头)on this bed, but there are many on the bed in your ad.”
“Yes, madam, that is an ad,” answers the shopkeeper. “If you want a bed the same as the one in the ad, you need to pay 10 dollars more.”
Mrs. Green isn’t happy. Then she says, “That’s dishonest.”
“Well, madam,” answers the shopkeeper. “Look, there is a girl on a bike in an ad in your newspaper too, but can you buy the bike with the girl?”How does Mrs. Green know about the bed?
| A．From an ad on TV. |
| B．From one of her friends. |
| C．From an ad in a newspaper. |
| D．From the shopkeeper. |
How much does the bed with the pillows cost?
| A．100 dollars. | B．110 dollars. |
| C．50 dollars. | D．60.dollars. |
What does “dishonest” mean?
| A．不公平的 | B．不诚实的 | C．不美观的 | D．小气的 |
Who is Mrs. Green?
| A．She is a student. |
| B．She is a shopkeeper of another shop. |
| C．She is a customer. She wants to buy a bed. |
| D．She is a worker in a bike shop. |