Animals, including insects, don’t have a ‘language’ like ours. They do not ‘talk’ to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating (交流) with each other.
Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of ‘language’. When a cobra（眼镜蛇）is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look powerful（有力的）. This warns other animals. When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot ‘tell’ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals ‘say’ things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
【小题1】Which one is TRUE according to the passage?

Animals, including insects, don’t have a ‘language’ like ours. They do not ‘talk’ to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating (交流) with each other.

Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.

Many other animals use this kind of ‘language’. When a cobra（眼镜蛇）is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look powerful（有力的）. This warns other animals. When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot ‘tell’ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.

Some animals ‘say’ things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.

1.Which one is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Animals have languages like human beings.

B．Bees communicate with each other by dancing.

C．Animals can use words.                                                 D．Animals are brave.

2.A rabbit uses its tail to ___________.

A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger   B．tell other rabbits where food is

C．make itself look powerful                 D．help it to run fast

3.When a cobra is angry, it __________.

A．makes a loud noise                      B．raises its head

C．moves up and down                     D．does a little dance

4.Several different sounds can be made by a __________.

A．rabbit            B．bee              C．bird              D．fish

5.From the passage, we know that ________ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts.

A．all living things      B．all animals         C．some birds        D．human beings

阅读理解

　　“I don't see why I can't be the best person to write an advice column (建议专栏) for the students called Dear Amy! ” Andy said to Jenny, the editor (编辑) of the school newspaper. Andy agreed to do it if Jenny did not tell it to anyone else.

　　At first it wasn't too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.

　　“Dear Amy,” it began. “I'm in real trouble. I've wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won't even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar (吉他), but they both get angry if I play it. I've tried explaining (解释), but they won't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents change their minds! ” The letter was written by “Joe”.

　　Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise (建议) someone to run away from home? No. But didn't Joe have a right (权力) to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard but couldn't think out a good answer. Andy couldn't sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.

　　In a reading room a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's maths class, sat down next to him and said, “You look a little bit worried. ”

　　“I guess I do,” said Andy.

　　“If you've got a problem, why don't you try writing to Dear Amy about it? ” asked Eleanor.

　　Andy groaned (呻吟), but she went on. “I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the phoney letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it. It may make even the most hard-hearted person cry! It was thought to be from a songwriter named Joe. ”

(1) From the first paragraph (段落) we can see that

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A. Andy can't be the best person to write an advice column

B. Andy wouldn't like to do the work for the school newspaper

C. Andy didn't agree to do the work for the school newspaper

D. Andy would like to do the work for the school newspaper

(2) In the story, it seemed that ________.

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A. Jenny could not answer the letter from Joe

B. Joe was in real trouble and needed help

C. Eleanor had made great trouble for Andy

D. Andy had changed his name into Amy

(3) When they were talking in the reading room,

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Andy groaned because ________.

A. Andy could not answer Joe's letter

B. Eleanor's advice made Andy hard to say a word

C. Joe's problem troubled Andy a lot

D. Amy was rather busy with other problems

(4) The meaning of the word “phoney” in the last paragraph is ________.

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(5) The writer of the story mainly (主要) wants to tell us

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A. a joke

B. about Andy's work

C. a story about Joe

D. about a school newspaper