Long long ago, there lived a clever black panther (豹) in the forest. His name was Bagheera. One day when Bagheera sat in a tree, he saw something surprising (令人惊讶的). He saw a human (人类) baby! Bagheera couldn’t look after the baby, so he took the baby to live with a family of wolves.

　 The wolves named the little boy Mowgli and looked after him. And then Mowgli grew up. Most of the animals were good to him, but one animal did not get on well with Mowgli. It was Shere, a tiger.

　 Shere was afraid of man’s gun (枪) and he thought Mowgli would grow up to be a hunter (猎人)…

　 “Shere has returned to the forest!” a wolf said. “He wants to make the boy die.”

　 “It’s time for Mowgli to leave,” Bagheera said. “I will send him to other place.”

　 “We’ll spend the night here,” Bagheera said and they rested under a tree. Just then a snake found Mowgli. He thought Mowgli would taste delicious. Bagheera woke up just in time and saved Mowgli. Then they kept moving.

59.How did Bagheera feel when he saw the human baby?

A. Afraid.　　 B. Sad.　　 C. Happy.　　 D. Surprised.

60. Which of the following is the name of the boy?

A. Bagheera.　 B. Shere.　 C. Mowgli.　　 D. David.

61.Why didn’t the tiger get on well with (相处) the boy?

A. Because the tiger thought the boy would be a hunter.

B. Because the boy often made the tiger angry.

C. Because the boy was a hunter.

D. Because the boy had a gun.

62.What do you think of the panther?

A. Careless.　　 B. Kind.　　 C. Bad.　　 D. Interesting.

—David, how old is your father this year?

—______. And we just had a special party for his _____ birthday last weekend.

    A. Fortieth; forty      B. Forty; forty         C. Forty; fortieth  D. Fortieth; fortieth

One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.

Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”

“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.

“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.

“Mum, do you have courage?”

“Certainly.”

The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”

After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.

Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”

In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.

1.The girl walked back because __________.

 A. the bathroom was too far away.                  B. her mother wouldn’t go with her

 C. she was too afraid of the dark                   D. the bedroom door was locked

2.We learn from the reading that ___________.

 A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself

B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing

 C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath

D. the girl’s mother was very proud of herself

3.To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.

 A. held out her little hands                       B. clenched her fists

 C. talk to her mother                            D. held her own breath

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

 A. adults are always brave enough

B. children learn to be brave quickly

 C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem

D. the mother can deal with anything with breath

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

 A. The Fearless Mother                         B. One Lonely Girl

 C. One midnight                               D. The Breath of Courage