Animals are our friends． Sometimes they make trouble， but sometimes they can help us．And they hope to live a happy life， too． Here are two real stories from our readers．
The first story is from Ray．"My cat， Tiger， hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him． One year， I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours， During this time， I was unable to move and couldn't get to the phone to call for help． Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed． 'What's he up to？' I wondered． To my surprise， he started to push something towards me． It was my iPad，which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor．He probably didn't know what it was， but he knew that it made me happy． Thanks to Tiger， I was able to communicate with my friend， Becky， who then told my doctor．"
The second story is from Colin． "Years ago， my friend Julius saved a bird﹣a wild 'Mom' cockatoo（鹦鹉） from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage（笼子）．It lost one of her wings， so she was unable to return to the wild． Soon， two wild cockatoos came visiting and one 'Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage． The 'Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting． But as she couldn't fly，'Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree， keeping off everyone who got close to 'Mom' cockatoo． 'Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad， leaving his mom behind．She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon．The family stayed together happily．"
After reading the stories， don't you think we should get along well with animals？ No matter they are our pets or live in the wild， they have their feelings． We should respect every life in the world．
（1） is the owner of the cat．
A． Becky
B． Julius
C． Colin
D． Ray
（2）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to the ．
A．phone
B． cat
C．iPad
D．bed
（3）"Mom" cockatoo didn't return to the wild because ．
A．Julius caught it as a pet
B． She was badly hurt and couldn't fly
C． she preferred the life in the cage
D．"Dad" cockatoo built a home in the tree
（4）The main idea of the passage is that ．
A． Ray， Becky and Colin are animal lovers
B． we shouldn't use iPad too much
C． friends should help each other
D． we should respect every life in the world
（5）In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage？
A． Sports news．
B． People and animals．
C． Health．
D． Travel．
| Name |
Personal information |
Norman Bethune |
1. Born in 1890 in Canda 2. A doctor 3. Died in 1939 in China 4. Came to China in 1938 |
| Celine Dion |
Born in Montreal, Canda In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic A singing star |
| Bill Gates |
Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA Wrote Business @ the speed of Thought Owns Microsoft Company |
| Mark Twain |
Born in 1835 in the USA A writer Died in1900 Wrote Tom Sawyer |
Dr. Bethune worked in China for ___________.
| A．2 years | B．4 years | C．6 years | D．8 years |
My Heart Will Go On is the name of a ________.
| A．book | B．song | C．story | D．film |
Who is a writer? __________
| A．Norman Bethune | B．Celine Dion |
| C．Bill Gates | D．Mark Twain |
Mrs. Green has much work to do at home ,so she doesn’t like sports. Her mother is coming this afternoon and she goes to meet her. Near the school she looks at her watch. She has some time. So she goes into the school. Her son isn’t in the classroom. She asks a boy and knows they’re behind the school. She sees some boys playing there. Her son is there, too. She watches them playing and soon is angry. She takes her son to the wall.
“Go home with me, Richard,” says she. “Don’t play with them. I can buy a nice ball for you. Then you don’t need to scramble for（抢夺） the ball.”
1. Mrs. Green doesn’t like sports, because____________.
A. she is at home B. she doesn’t know about balls
C. she has much work to do D. she thinks she is well
2. Mrs. Green goes to ____________.
A. see her son B. watch her son play
C. meet Richard’s grandma D. meet her grandma
3. Richard is a ____________.
A. schoolboyB. schoolgirl
C. teacher D. driver
To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he doesn’t sit still before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings.
There are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s.
The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(预先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand anything, they say so. The teacher can’t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who are fine actors in class but are unable to take part in a stage-play because they can’t keep strictly to what another has written. What does the underlined word “gifts” mean?
| A．presents | B．knowledge |
| C．skills | D．advantages |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．A good teacher should speak clearly. |
| B．A good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language. |
| C．A good actor should speak as others have asked him to do. |
| D．A good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part. |
The skills of a good teacher are .
| A．draw his students’ attention. | B．change his voice when needed. |
| C．act out what he is teaching | D．all the above |
From the passage, we know .
| A．a good teacher should be a good actor | B．a good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage |
| C．a good actor should be a good teacher | D．a good actor may act well in class |
The title of the passage is .
| A．How to be a good teacher | B．How to be a good actor |
| C．A good teacher’s knowledge | D．A good actor’s behaviour |
Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no medicine, either.
Life today brings new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and we become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world.
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is very thick. People cannot see the sky clearly.
Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. Factories now must clean their water before they throw it away. And they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.
There are many things we can do to fight against pollution. We should put waste things in dustbins and do not throw them on the ground. We should go to work by bike or on foot instead of taking a car or a bus. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
Rules are not enough. We should do our best to fight against pollution.
( )86. Which of the following is NOT true about life in the past?
A. There were no modern machines. B. There was no modern medicine.
C. There was much air pollution. D. There were not many people.What should people do to fight against pollution?
| A．Always drive a car to work. | B．Throw waste things anywhere they like. |
| C．Put waste things in dustbins. | D．Always take a bus to go to school. |
The most serious pollution is .
| A．water pollution | B．air pollution |
| C．noise pollution | D．light pollution |
What should factories do to fight against pollution?
| A．Let dirty smoke go into the air. |
| B．Throw dirty water away without cleaning it. |
| C．Close the factories. |
| D．Let dirty water go after cleaning it. |
From the passage, we know that .
| A．a few years ago, there was no pollution at all. |
| B．people today don’t have to talk to each other loudly |
| C．we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes. |
| D．Everybody should try his or her best to fight against pollution |
Samaranch (born 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish(西班牙) sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.Samaranch was born into a rich family in Barcelona, he studied business at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was good at Spanish, French, English, Russian and German. Because of his father’s influence, he became interested in sports. He was fond of football, boxing, roller skating and ice hockey（冰球）in particular. Later, he became an ice hockey player, after that he served as Spain’s national ice hockey coach. He was selected to be the president of the IOC at the 83rd of the IOC plenary session(全会)in Moscow in 1980. Samaranch’s greatest wish before retirement is to hope the Olympics will be held in China. Beijing succeeded in hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13, 2001. Three days later, he officially retired at the IOC in Moscow. Then he was awarded the Olympic gold medal, and accepted the "International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President" title. In the opening plenary session, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Samaranch "Medal of Honor." Though he passed away , we Chinese people will remember him forever. Where was Samaranch born? He was born in .
| A．Spain | B．France |
| C．England | D．Russia |
He became interested in sports because of .
| A．his coach | B．his mother |
| C．his father | D．his teacher |
He used to be a(n) after he left IESE Business School.
| A．businessman | B．football player |
| C．roller skating coach | D．ice hockey coach |
When did Samaranch retire as the president of the IOC ?______.
| A．On July 17,1920 | B．On July 13, 2001 |
| C．On July 16, 2001 | D．On April 21,2010 |
What does the underlined phrase “passed away” mean in Chinese?
| A．经过 | B．传递 | C．通过 | D．去世 |