Nature is amazing! Take a close look at the world of insects （昆虫） and you will discover many unbelievable things． Consider butterflies， for example． They have beautiful， colorful wings，and strong，steady flying skills． On summer days， we see them flying gracefully over flower gardens and wild fields．
But， do you know that butterflies live three separate lives before they become the flying insects we all know？ They begin their lives as one thing， change into another， and then another．
Finally， they change into beautiful flying insects． It's true． And it's one of the wonders of nature．
In the beginning， there is an egg， it's usually small and colorful． A female butterfly lays an egg on a leaf of a plant． When you look at this tiny egg， it's hard to believe that in a few days， it will become something completely different．
In time， it changes into a new life． No longer the small egg becomes a walking insect． This insect is called a caterpillar． It now has legs， eyes， a mouth and a large body． A new life has begun．
The caterpillar eats， and eats， and eats． It can walk． It can see．But it is still not a butterfly．Soon，after growing big， the caterpillar makes a cover for itself． It wraps （包裹） itself in this nice protective blanket and goes to sleep． This stage （阶段） of a butterfly's life is known as the "pupa" stage．
What happens next is truly amazing!
After a period of time， the blanket breaks and a wet， weak butterfly appears．It now has six legs，a mouth， eyes and wings． Soon， the wings fill with blood，and the beautiful，colorful butterfly spreads its wings and flies away．
After a few weeks pass， this adult butterfly lays her eggs， and the cycle begins all over again．
This is just one example of the wonders of nature． Look around the natural world， and you will learn many truly amazing things．
（1） is a "caterpillar"．
（2）According to the passage， it's clear that butterflies ．
A． have three separate lives in all
B． have colorful wings with no legs
C． can be seen in flower gardens in summer
D． are small eggs with no color at the beginning
（3）The last paragraph means we should ．
A． take a close look at the insect world
B． protect all kinds of animals and plants
C． discover the different forms of different things
D． go into the nature and enjoy the wonders of the world
阅读理解
In a classroom in any country，the teacher teaches more than art or history or language．He or she teaches what is known as the“hidden course”—the culture of that country．
In a society such as the United States，people with different history，culture and language join together and think highly of individualism．Teachers try to make each student special．Students do not have to remember a lot of information；instead，they work alone and find answers by themselves．There is often a discussion in the classroom．At an early age，students learn to have their own ideas．Their education encourages personal thoughts．The importance is put on how to arrive at an answer and not simply to get the correct answer．
In most Asian countries，the people have the same languages，history，and culture．Perhaps for this reason，the education there shows society’s ideas in group goals rather than individualism．Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on their homework．In the classroom，the teacher often teaches in a public way．He says，and the students listen．There is not much discussion．Instead，the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind．
In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology．In Western countries teachers make it easier for the students to learn for themselves．In the Eastern countries，however，teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students，or the students can’t learn anything．
根据短文内容回答下列问题。What is the“hidden course”according to the passage？
_______________________________________________________________________________What do American teachers do in class？
_______________________________________________________________________________What do Asian teachers do in class？
_______________________________________________________________________________What’s the main difference in education between the East and the West？
_______________________________________________________________________________What do you think the proper title for the passage is？
_______________________________________________________________________________
阅读理解
On Children’s Day 2004，Hong Kong held an interesting activity．In this activity，children and their parents played the rich and the poor．In the dinner，the rich could have delicious food，but the poor could only have bread with porridge．
Parents all hoped to have the dinner for the poor with their children．They hoped that their children could be taught a lesson from the dinner．
Now many people on earth don’t have enough food or clothing．Every day only half of the world could enjoy enough food．
The activity was held to make the families understand the differences between the poor and the rich and also make parents know that too much material life won’t always do good to the children．Which of the following sentences is true？
| A．Half the poor and half the rich joined in the activity． |
| B．Children played the rich and parents played the poor． |
| C．Parents played the rich and children played the poor． |
| D．Some of the children and their parents played the poor． |
In the dinner，parents hoped to________．
| A．have bread and porridge with their children |
| B．give the poor delicious food |
| C．give delicious food to both the rich and the poor |
| D．give their children delicious food |
Today only half the people in the world________．
| A．enjoy material life |
| B．have enough to eat |
| C．live in the West of the earth |
| D．can go to Hong Kong |
From the activity，parents knew________．
| A．the poor wanted to be rich |
| B．the rich wanted to have the life of the poor |
| C．the poor were different from the rich |
| D．the rich could have better care from the school |
From the news report we’re clear that________．
| A．children often change their minds |
| B．children of the poor work harder at school |
| C．children of the rich don’t like the activity |
| D．children shouldn’t be given too much material life |
阅读理解
I’m taking my family to other countries to have a trip．My wife and I and our two children are all going along．My elder brother will go with us，too．He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children．My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and take care of the house．
We’re going by train to New York，and then take a ship to Europe．When we arrive in Europe，we’re going to some countries for sightseeing(观光)．We’ll go to places either by train or by bus．We’re going to fly home．
It took us a long time to decide where to go，but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip．We’ll go to England，France and Italy．We also talked about how we would go to Europe．At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time．But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that，too．How many people of the family will go to have a trip？
| A．Three． |
| B．Four． |
| C．Five． |
| D．Six． |
My father will not go on the trip because________．
| A．he doesn’t like travels |
| B．staying at home is more interesting |
| C．he is too old to travel |
| D．nobody wants to take him along |
We’re coming back home by________．
| A．sea |
| B．air |
| C．bus |
| D．train |
In Europe we will________．
| A．go sightseeing at the seaside |
| B．go to different countries by ship |
| C．buy a lot of presents |
| D．go from place to place by train or by bus |
My brother and my children would like to________．
| A．do some shopping in Europe |
| B．study Italian in Italy |
| C．enjoy a trip by ship |
| D．learn French in France |
任务型阅读
（2014北京）
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Peter lost his friend’s book．He felt very sad．Kate broke her mom’s favorite cup．__．She was so sorry for her mistake．
We all make mistakes because we’re human．And it’s not always easy to get on well with everyone all the time．Sometimes we hurt people’s feelings although we don’t do it on purpose．Sometimes we hurt people’s feelings on purpose，__．So we apologize（道歉）．
An apology tells someone that we’re sorry for our mistakes．It’s a way to show that we’ll try to do better in future．
Apologies are one of the tools to build good friendships and relationships．When you say“I’m sorry”．you probably feel bad because what you did or said hurt another person．__，you’re also saying that you respect the other person，and care about his or her feelings．Apologizing shows you have empathy（同感）．
After apologizing，you might feel a little better．__．When you apologize in a caring way，you may feel good because you are trying to make things right again．
| A．Then she cried B．but we feel bad later C．When you say“I’m sorry” D．and you want to return his book E．The other person will probably feel better，too |
阅读理解
We people have homes．Animals have homes，too．
Some animals live under the ground．The woodchuck（土拨鼠）lives in the holes（洞穴）under the ground．His home has two doors．If someone comes in through one door，he will go out through the other door．Some birds live in the holes in the trees．They come out for food during the day and go back to sleep at night．But most birds live iust in the trees．It’s very interesting that turtles（海龟）usually carry their homes on their backs．Bees always work hard to make their homes．Cats，dogs and some other pets live in people’s homes．And we can see many kinds of animals in the zoo，so the zoo is also a big home for animals．The woodchucks live________under the ground．
| A．in the sand |
| B．in the holes |
| C．in the wood（木头） |
| D．in the grass |
The woodchuck’s home usually has________door（s） under the ground．
| A．one |
| B．two |
| C．three |
| D．four |
According to the passage，most birds________．
| A．live in the holes in the trees |
| B．come out for food during the day and at night |
| C．live just in the trees |
| D．live under the ground |
The turtles’homes are________．
| A．under the sand |
| B．in the sea |
| C．in the grass |
| D．on their backs |
According to the passage，which is WRONG？
| A．Most animals have their own homes． |
| B．The woodchuck’s home often has two doors． |
| C．Bees usually live in the trees． |
| D．Cats，dogs and other pet animals live in people’s homes． |