I have a very cute hamster named Barter. Barter has a dark cream-colored body （米色的身体）, and a short tail. He has four tiny feet with sharp claws （尖尖的指甲）and tiny long teeth. He also has a “pocket”on each side of his mouth, for storing food.

　　Barter loves food. His favorite is corn （玉米）. If I give him a bowl of corn, he will eat every bit in a few hours.

　　Barter is quite lovely. He's just over six months old and loves to play. He plays in the hamster wheel every night. When he plays around, he runs here and there, his body looking like a ball of fur（绒毛）rolling about （滚动）. He gets very upset if someone bothers （打搅）him.

　　I like my little pet Barter very much. He's brought me so many laughs and joys.

A. 词语释义

（　）1. upset　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. more than

（　）2. name　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some, but not many

（　）3. store　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. annoyed

（　）4. a few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. call

（　）5. over　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   E. keep

B. 用所给的词的正确形式填空

over  name  store  a few  upset

1. That old man is walking so slowly. He must be ________ seventy years old.

2. Many, many years ago, people didn't have fridges in their homes. They could not ________ food.

3. When I asked Linda, my friend, not to copy my homework, she got very ________.

4. The students were having an English class when a boy ________ Thomas, ran into the room.

5. ________ seconds later, he looked up and said slowly,“Good morning, sir !”

C. 按每小题要求做

1. 从文中找出作者描写小仓鼠活泼可爱的两个词

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2. 从下面的方框中选出你认为能描述仓鼠的词汇和短语

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D. 从下面的方框中选出一种你愿意养的宠物并从四个方面说明你喜欢的原因（4分）

例如：

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E. 从原文中找出最能体现作者对仓鼠喜爱的一句话，抄在横线上

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词语释义(共5小题，每小题l分，满分5分)

选择与句中划线部分意义最接近的解释，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。

1.Yang Shanzhou becomes well-known in China for planting so many trees for people.

A．great             B．famous           C．friendly           D．warm

2.Try again, maybe you will come up with a better idea.

A．turn up           B．put up            C．get up            D．think up

3.It's a chicken-and-egg question. I can't answer you now.

A．easy             B．clear             C．difficult           D．funny

4.Come and join us. We are short of hands.

A．We need help.                         B．We hurt our hands.

C．Our hands are short.                     D．We can do it by ourselves,

5. My clothes are not fashionable.

A．lost              B．new              C．out of style        D．worn out

词语释义

词语释义，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出与句中划线部分意义最接近的解释，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。

1. At first, I found it hard to follow the teacher because she spoke too quickly.

A. easy B. difficult

C. heavyD. interesting

2.— Would you like to go swimming with us this afternoon?

— I’d love to. But I have to look after my cousin at home.

A. take care of B. take after

C. look the same as D. feed

3. — Excuse me. Is there a supermarket in the neighborhood?

— Yes, turn right at the corner and then follow your nose. You can’t miss it.

A. smell with your nose B. come there

C. go straight D. find your nose

4. I must study hard. I don’t want to let my teachers down because they give me much help.

A. make; happy B. make; tired

C. make; excitedD.make; disappointed

5.— It is a red-letter day for me. I won the first prize in the school competition contest.

— Really? Well done!

A. an important day B. an unhappy day

C. a busy day D. a free day