Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.
Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said.
Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子).
【小题1】 After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.
A. to look for food                 B. to feed her babies
C. to move some people              D. to carry things to her owner
【小题2】 The scientist found chimpanzees ________.

A．cared for the hurt or lost ones	B．often left for a far place
C．always stayed in the same place	D．didn’t care about each other

【小题3】The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.

A．they didn’t like their baby	B．they were not kind enough
C．they wanted to teach their baby	D．they wanted to save their baby

【小题4】 From the passage we know ________.

A．dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain.

B．mother birds don’t want to save their children

C．animal parents love their children a lot

D．all animals want to move people very much

In American schools there is something called Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation (毕业) day. Students plan Home-coming Day for many weeks in advance.

Several days before Home-coming ,students start to decorate (装饰)the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.

The members of school clubs build booths (摊位) and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.

During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band (乐队)comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.

Home-coming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Home-coming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

1.The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is_______.

A．Home-coming                          B．the football game

C．graduation                            D．winning the game

2.When do students begin to do everything for Home-coming?

A．The day before Home-coming.

B．Many weeks before the day.

C．When the guests arrive.

D．Several hours before Home-coming.

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提及) on Home-coming Day?

A．To see old friends.

B．To visit teachers they remember.

C．To watch the football game.

D．To go home to see their family.

4.Who can probably become Home-coming Queen or King?

A．The teacher who is kind to the students.

B．The student who is popular with the students.

C．The visitor who is famous to the students.

D．The player who plays best in the football game.

5.What’s the best title of this article?

A．Home-coming Day                       B．A Happy Day

C．The Most Important Event                 D．Home-coming Queen or King

 

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Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.       16      . You plant the seed (种子) and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks.         17         For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints (抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things can not always be happy.         18          What should you do when you have a fight with your friend?          19          When there is no one around, have a good talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.
There are three steps to be friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling,       20         Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life.

A．say what your friend did wrong and talk about why you did this or that.

B．Sally says founding friendship is just like planting a tree

C．A good friend should be kind and patient.

D．Even the best friends have fights.

E. You have to talk to him or her.
F. Getting angry easily can make you lose friends.

Tony: These days, the word “clone” has appeared very often in the newspapers. Do you know its meaning?
Lana: I read a report. It said that Dr. Ian Wilmut successfully cloned a lamb* named Dolly from a grown-up sheep. So people call him the “father” of Dolly.
Tony: In fact, the word “clone” means to produce the “same” animal by taking cells* from a
grown-up one. I think, if we know how to do cloning, we need only to keep a small number
of sheep, cows or horses.
Lana: What’s more, these days some people even want to clone humans. They have asked: Can we
clone ourselves?                                                       
Tony: It seems interesting. But do you think it possible to do that?
Lana: No, impossible! First, I think we cannot clone a dead person, because the cells in his body are dead already.
Tony: Then can we clone a living person?
Lana: Again no! You might clone yourself one after another, but it is only a copy, not a real you. It is only something, not a “human”.
Tony: Well, you mean that it is not a real human.
Lana: True enough! I think Dr. Wilmut would most like to make better animals, and it has nothing to do with human cloning.
【小题1】The word “clone” means_________________.
A.    复制  B 克隆 C 抄袭   D 制造
【小题2】Dolly was the name of _______.
A. the father of a sheep  B. a famous scientist  
C. . a grown-up sheep    D a sheep that was cloned
【小题3】Lana says Dr. Ian Wilmut is the “father” of Dolly. Here, she means __________.

A．Dr. Ian Wilmut was the first man to clone a sheep in his lab

B．Dr. Ian Wilmut gave Dolly a new life

C．Dr. Ian Wilmut took care of Dolly like a father

D．Dr. Ian Wilmut has a daughter whose name is Dolly

【小题4】 From the conversation,          may be clone in our life.
A a tree   B a person   C  an elephant   D  an orange
【小题5】According to the conversation, we know about         .

A．Scientists have successfully cloned humans.

B．Dr. Wilmut likes to do human cloning.

C．Cloned animals are better than humans.

D．Lana doesn’t think humans shouldn’t be cloned.

“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”

That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.

Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.

All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!

Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show.

If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

1.By touching things       .

A．you will have a strange feeling

B．you will learn how to reach out your hand

C．you can learn more about them

D．you can tell what colors they really are

2.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A．Touching by Feeling	B．To See or to Feel
C．To See Better—Feel	D．Ways of Feeling

3. Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?

A．Your fingers.

B．Your eyes.

C．Your skin.

D．Your back.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Touching is helping us to see better.

B．Our skin may help us enjoy music.

C．People don’t have to learn to feel.

D．Visitors can’t feel the things on show in any museums.