Do you have a dog? I have a cute dog. It’s my birthday present (礼物)   1  my uncle. Its name is Maria. It’s an   2  dog. It is big and it is yellow in color. It likes running and jumping (跳跃). It   3  playing ball games with me. It’s great fun   4  with it. Maria is very   5 . It can play basketball. It is a basketball star in my neighborhood. Can it put the   6  into the basket (篮框)? Yes, it can.   7   does it do it? It uses (使用) its head (头). Maria is really good at it. All my friends like to   8  it play basketball. I’m   9  to have it. It brings me more friends. It is funny, too. It can dance   10  the music. What a lovely dog!

1.                A．on            B．to             C．for  D．from

 

2.                A．French         B．Chinese         C．American D．Japanese

 

3.                A．enjoys         B．dislikes         C．helps D．finds

 

4.                A．sleeping        B．playing         C．swimming D．eating

 

5.                A．busy           B．shy            C．clever    D．scary

 

6.                A．house          B．box            C．dog  D．ball

 

7.                A．How           B．Why           C．Where   D．What

 

8.                A．pay            B．watch          C．look D．visit

 

9.                A．beautiful        B．lazy            C．sad  D．happy

 

10.               A．to             B．with           C．and  D．on

 

 

Firefighter Regina Wilson works in Brooklyn, New York. A reporter is asking Regina questions about how she does her job.
Reporter: How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson: Eight years.
Reporter: How did you get started?
Wilson: First, I had to take a lot of tests. Then, I went to firefighting school for 13 weeks. I learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment (设备).
Reporter: How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing called bunker gear. It helps keep me safe from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank (氧气罐) and a mask (面罩).
They help me to breathe in a smoke-filled building.
Reporter: Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can see in the dark. It can find heat. That way, we can tell where a fire is located.
Reporter: Do you save pets?
Wilson: I recently helped save some kittens. They were hiding under the beds. Pets usually hide during a fire because they are scared.
Reporter: Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: There is no time to be afraid. I think about what I have to do to put out the fire safely.
Reporter: What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】 What is this article mostly about?

A．What a firefighter does.

B．How a firefighter is trained.

C．What a firefighter wears.

D．How a firefighter helps animals.

【小题2】What did Regina Wilson do first to become a firefighter?

A．She saved some kittens.

B．She used fire equipment.

C．She learned to put out fires.

D．She took a lot of tests.

【小题3】Why does Regina Wilson say she does not afraid?

A．She has an oxygen tank.

B．She enjoys her job too much.

C．She knows how to fight fires.

D．She is too busy putting out fires.

【小题4】What does Regina Wilson like most about being a firefighter?

A．Working out.	B．Saving animals.
C．Helping people .	D．Using equipment.

【小题5】Why did the author most probably write this article?

A．To teach readers how to fight fires.

B．To make readers want to be firefighters .

C．To give readers information about firefighters .

D．To show readers how to use fire equipment.

阅读下面的短文，并完成短文后的任务。

Draw a giraffe in your mind. How did you draw your giraffe? Does it have a long neck? Does it have long legs? Is it really tall? When people think of giraffes, they think of their long necks. A long neck and four long legs make the giraffe the tallest land animal on earth. A giraffe is 1.8m tall when it is born, and some giraffes get up to 6m tall when they are all grown up.

But did you know that giraffes also have long tongues? Have you seen the tongue of a giraffe before? A giraffe has a very long tongue which can hold and wrap (包) around objects. The tongue is designed for feeding, but it can be used in many different ways. For example, a giraffe can close its nose with its long tongue completely to keep out sand and dust. Also, a giraffe’s tongue is long enough to clean its owner’s ears as well!

The tongue is black in colour to protect it from getting sunburnt (晒伤). It is nearly 56cm long. Giraffe only eat plants, and a full grown giraffe can eat 33kg of leaves a day. When giraffes look for some tall trees to eat, they sometimes fight with elephants for food. Giraffes use their tongue to eat leaves from some tall trees. The giraffe’s tongue is a helpful tool for reaching leaves and breaking off branches.

任务一：根据短文内容回答下列问题。(注意：每题答案不超过10个单词)

1. What is this article mainly about?

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2.What does a giraffe feed on?

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3. What color is the tongue of a giraffe? Why?

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4. Give two examples of the use of the giraffe’s tongue.

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5.任务二：将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

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