阅读短文或图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，回答问题或完成句子。

One day a red rose blossomed(开花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could he that lovely.
The rose said: "I am the mostbeautiful plant in this forest. "
Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said_: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"
The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say _: "This plant is useless. How sorry I am tobe his neighbor. "
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鸟嘴)into the cactus and then fly away. The roseasked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained thatthe birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose_: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "
The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly
agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).
So the rose learned：never judge(判断) anyone by appearance(外表).
【小题1】 At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was    .
A. ugly   B. lovely  C. beautiful
【小题2】 Both the rose and the cactus have_______.
a .thorns  B. leaves  C. fruit
【小题3】 The underlined word "useless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese
A. 无营养的B. 不友好的 C. 无用的
【小题4】 Which of the following is True according to the story?
A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.
B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.
C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose.
【小题5】 What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. Plants and birds
B. Ways of growing roses
C. Appearance isn't everything.

根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.He was so tired that he stopped ________(have) a good rest.

2.The girls are old enough, they can take care of ________ (they).

3.Next Thursday is my brother’s _______ (twelve) birthday.

4.There are a few _________ (different) between the twins.

5.We must be __________ (care) when we cross the busy street.

6.______ ______ (事实上) , water covers most of the earth.

7.Kangkang is ______ his mother ______ (带…参观) his school.

8.Taiwan ______ ______ (属于) the PRC.

9.After many years’ hard work, her dream ______ ______ (实现) at last.

10.The boy ______ ______ (迷路) and cried on the street.

At noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests (顾客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.

“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?” the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed (吞咽) his saliva (口水), looking at his grandma and saying, "Grandma, did you really have lunch?" "Of course." His grandma chewed (咀嚼) a piece of radish (萝卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.

Seeing this. the boss went over to them and said, "Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100th guest."

Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted (蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window.

When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.

The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another.

"81, 82, 83… " the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma's hand and went into the snack bar.

"Grandma, this time it's on me," the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.

1.Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because __________.

A．Grandma only liked radish

B．Grandma didn't like beef soup

C．Grandma loved her grandson more than herself

D．There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time

2.What do you think of the boss of the snack bar?

A．Impatient.                             B．Warm-hearted.

C．Very rich.                             D．Hard-working.

3.Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew?

A．He played games with his friends.

B．He was asked to count the guests for the boss.

C．He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma.

D．He only wanted to know the number of the small stones.

4.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．The 100th guest                        B．A snack bar

C．A boy counting stones                    D．A poor grandma

An elephant wants to have some friends. He sees a monkey in a tree. “Can you be my friend?” asks the elephant.

“You are too big. You can’t swing (摇荡) in the tree like me.”

Then the elephant meets a rabbit. “Please be my friend,” he says.

“How can I? Sorry, sir. You are strong.”

The elephant is very disappointed. Then he goes home.

The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. The monkey says a tiger is near here. He will come to eat the animals.

The elephant goes to the tiger. “Please, Mr. tiger. Don’t eat the animals.”

“Go away!” says the tiger.

The elephant is not happy and kicks (踢) the tiger. Then the tiger goes away. At last, all the animals want the elephant to be their friend.

1.The monkey thinks the elephant can’t ________ in the tree like him.

A. sleep B. swing C. swim D. jump

2. Why don’t the monkey and the rabbit want the elephant to be their friend?

A. Because the elephant is big and strong.

B. Because they are strong and big.

C. Because the elephant is scared of them.

D. Because they are scared of the elephant.

3.The underlined word “disappointed” in the passage (文章) means ________.

A. 高兴的 B. 礼貌的 C. 粗鲁的 D. 失望的

4.How many kinds of animals are there in the passage?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

5.Which of the following is True?

A. The elephant has many friends at last.

B. The rabbit wants to be the tiger’s friend.

C. The monkey will come to eat the animals.

D. The tiger kicks the elephant and goes away.

What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them  have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.

  One library in New York City turned into(变成)a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?

  The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.

(   )11. Where did the story happen?_________.

      A. In New York City.                 B. In a school in New York City.

      C. In the streets in New York City.      D. In most libraries in New York City.

(   )12. The library had hundreds of ___________.

      A. workers in it                      B. policemen in it

      C. people living in it                  D. computers in it

(   )13. The people in the story _______________.

      A. were all the workers in the library     B. were all people near the library

      C. didn't read any books               D. wanted to buy some computers

(   )14. Why did 250 people move into the library? Because_____________.

      A. these people wanted to save money

      B. these people needed places to live in

      C. the library was very quiet

      D. they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it

(   )15. From the passage we know that ___________.

       A. the library was kept open at last

       B. the library was closed because no one read in it

       C. the library became a home of these people

       D. the city saved a lot of money