What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.
The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers： free snake removal(除去）一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”
The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a hobby,” explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers.
Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive. “One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred.
Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.
Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”
According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.
“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”
Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.
【小题1】The Snake Catchers catch snakes because ______.

A．they want to kill the snakes

B．they like trying to catch snakes

C．they don’t want people to hurt snakes

D．they like eating snakes

【小题2】When a man asked them to kill a python, the Snake Catchers ______.

A．made some boots from the skin	B．were very happy
C．gave him some old boots	D．did not agree

【小题3】The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free ______.

A．in a national park	B．in a university
C．in a garden	D．in their own houses

【小题4】According to Fred,  ______.

A．snakes are very dangerous

B．people should attack snakes

C．snakes are not usually dangerous

D．people should run away if they see a snake

Sarah ran in, shouting, “Look what I found!”  Over the top of the paper I was reading; came a terrible thing that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin found in our garden.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my seven-year-old daughter.
I opened my eyes widely and looked at the snake skin in fear（恐惧地）. I didn’t think it was beautiful, but I learned never to appear nonchalant(冷漠的)with children. Everything they see for the first time is important to their sense of beauty; they see only excellence in the world.
“Why does it do this?”  Sarah asked.
“Snakes shed(蜕) their skins because they need to renew themselves,”  I explained.
“Why do they need to renew（使更新） themselves?” Sarah asked.
“We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my daughter. “We leave some things and find other thing unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too little for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did. ”
As we talked, I knew that she began to understand. Although she couldn’t understand clearly, she would know that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and spirit, and see what we need to keep and what we need to leave.  I was careful to tell that this is a natural way, not one to be forced.
“Snakes don’t peel off their skins when they like them. “I explained. “It happens as a natural thing of their growth. ”
“I see, Dad,” said Sarah as she held the snake skin, and then ran off.
I hoped she would remember this; we need to throw some away because they are worthless or unnecessary. Then we can store them as memories in our deep hearts.
【小题1】Father jumped up when her daughter came to him with a snake skin because ＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A．he didn’t want to read any more

B．he was in great fear of it

C．he wanted to praised her daughter

D．he hated snakes

【小题2】Father’s patient explanation shows that ＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A．his daughter didn’t want to listen to him at all

B．he knew children saw only excellence in the world

C．his daughter couldn’t follow him at all

D．he wanted to teach everything to her

【小题3】We learn from the reading that＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A．the girl seemed to understand what her father said

B．the girl wasn’t interested in the explanation

C．the father was good at raising snakes

D．the father liked the snake skin better

阅读短文并根据大意，将划线之处的错误表达的正确答案写在对应题号后的横线上。

One day a snake lay at the foot of a hill. A sun was warm         1.         

and he soon went to asleep. Suddenly a big stone fell down the hill.2.         

It fell on the snake. He woke up and find he could not move,         3.        

for the stone was very light. Just at that moment a rabbit came up.4.        

“Mr. Rabbit,” said the snake, “the stone hurts me bad.            5.       

Move it off me, please, and I shall give a gift for you.”           6.        

The rabbit was very kind. He did not like to see someone in trouble. 7.        

So he tried push the stone. He pushed and pushed until he moved      8.        

the stone off the snake. The snake was free, and the rabbit got tired.

But on that time, the snake said, “I’m dying of hunger.            9.        

I want to eat up you.”                                         10.         

 

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Location(位置)	Beijing	Hangzhou	Hong Kong	Harbin
Phone Number	010-28135589	0571-68345576	0852-28029822	0451-82187899
Price of Ticket	￥60	￥50	￥300	￥150
Feature	Special bubbly (气泡状的) design	The Broken Bridge	Cartoon characters	Skywalk

【小题1】It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on     .

A．Dragon Tower

B．West Lake

C．Water Cube

D．Disneyland

【小题2】If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call        to get information.

A．0451-82187899

B．0571-68345576

C．0852-28029822

D．010-28135589

【小题3】Disneyland in         attracts(吸引) a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year.

A．Beijing

B．Harbin

C．Hong Kong

D．Hangzhou

【小题4】Two travelers plan to have a bird’s-eye view(俯视) of Harbin, and they need to pay        .

A．￥160

B．￥300

C．￥450

D．￥150

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel in formation?      .

A．Water Cube is special in design.

B．The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.

C．In Disneyland, you can’t see any cartoon characters.

D．Dragon Tower is an interesting place in Beijing.

What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.

The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers： free snake removal(除去）一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”

The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a hobby,” explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers.

Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive. “One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred.

Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.

Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”

According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.

“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”

Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.

1.The Snake Catchers catch snakes because ______.

A．they want to kill the snakes

B．they like trying to catch snakes

C．they don’t want people to hurt snakes

D．they like eating snakes

2.When a man asked them to kill a python, the Snake Catchers ______.

A．made some boots from the skin	B．were very happy
C．gave him some old boots	D．did not agree

3.The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free ______.

A．in a national park	B．in a university
C．in a garden	D．in their own houses

4.According to Fred,  ______.

A．snakes are very dangerous

B．people should attack snakes

C．snakes are not usually dangerous

D．people should run away if they see a snake