She looked older to us though her age was about the same as our mother’s. She was not pretty. But she was kind and good. Then she gave us a good meal. After our mother became ill, we never ate such a good one. My brothers and I liked her before we finished the meal.

Our family moved to Australia not long ago. It was difficult for us to live a good life in the new place. Soon our mother became ill and she was in bed.

Every morning father went out to the forest, and worked all day hard as he could. Of course, we tried to help our parents. I cleaned the house and cooked our meals. My older brother learned to grow vegetables.

My two younger brothers were too young to work. Sometimes we went to school. When father came home on that day, he was surprised. Our mother was sleeping peacefully in the bed cleaned by Jane, and there were some beautiful flowers on the table. He said to Jane, “I have no money. I’m sorry I can’t pay you.” Jane said, “Don’t mind, I’m glad to help you. I don’t take money from people who are not happy.”

1. Why was mother ill?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. Life was hard.

B. The weather was bad for a long time.

C. There were too many children in the family.

D. She was always ill.

2. From the passage, we can know that there are　　    children in the family. 

A. 2　　    B. 3　　   C. 4　　　　 D. 5

3. Where did they live?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. In Australia.　　　　   B. In a city in Australia.

C. They just left Australia.  D. The writer didn’t tell us.

4. Why did Jane come to the family?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. To make money because she was poor.   

B. To help them.

C. She knew their mother very well.

D. To cook meals for the children.

5. We can learn the following from the passage except　　    .　　   

A. Jane was much younger than the writer’s mother

B. the writer’s family was not rich

C. Jane came to the family with some beautiful flowers

D. Jane helped the family for nothing

Last night they didn’t come back. “Dead(死的),” Bob said to himself, “they are only five months old. This weather will kill (杀害)them.” Just then Bob heard them calling him. He looked out and could not believe—they were drawing (拖)a big hare (兔子) through the snow. They threw it through the window into Bob’s hands. Hare for dinner!

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1.Who were Jigs and Reels in this story?

A. They were Bob’s children.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.They were dogs.

C.They were hares.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.They were toys.

2.They knew that things weren’t right at home. It means______.

A. Bob had no food to give him

B.Bob couldn’t open the door

C.it was very cold outside

D.they were too young to eat anything

3.The story says that______.

A. Jigs and Reels went out to play with snow

B.Jigs and Reels did much more than Bob did

C.Jigs and Reels liked to look for food outside

D.Jigs and Reels were a great help to Bob

4.Jigs and Reels didn’t return last night. Bob thought that______.

A. they found a new place

B.someone picked them up

C.they lost their lives

D.they lost their way back

5.What did Jigs and Reels catch a hare for?

A. To play with.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.To make friends with.

C.To make food with.　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.To skate with.

We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping.

Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.

In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.

A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.

1. A snail _________.

　 A. moves more slowly at night　　B. has thousands of feet

C. doesn’t move at all   　　      D. sleeps much of the time

2. In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.

　 A. to make with a pencil     B. to push　　C. to pull      D. to move away

3. From the story, we know _________.

　 A. a snail’s shell is very thin     B. a snail can’t see well

　 C. a snail’s nose is quite short    D. a snail’s body changes in different seasons

4. A snail goes to sleep when _____.

　 A. it feels hungry   B. it is put into a paper box  C. spring is coming   D. it rains heavily

5.Which of the following is wrong?

A. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.　　B. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun

C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.       D. The snail’s nose helps to find food.

Everyone has his dream. ＿21＿do I .In ten years, I think I will be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I want to Shanghai and ＿22＿in love with it last year. I think it’s a really beautiful city. ＿23＿ a reporter, I think I’ll meet lots of interesting ＿24＿.I think I’ll live in 25 apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living 　26 . I will have pets. I can’t have 　27 pets now because my mother hates them and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot. I’ll probably go skating and swimming 　28 . During the week, I’ll look smart, and probably will 　29 a suit. On weekends, I’ll dress more casually. That’s my dream. I’ll work 　30 to make it come true.

21. A. Neither　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　 C. Nor　

22. A. were　　　　　　　　　　 B. fell　　　　　　　　 C. fall

23. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　 C. Like　

24. A. men　　　　　　　　　　 B. women　　　　　　 C. people

25. A. an　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a　　　　　　　　　 C. the

26. A. alone　　　　　　　　　　 B. together　　　　　　 C. lonely　

27. A. some　　　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　 C. any　

28. A. all day　　　　　　　　　　 B. every day　 　　　　C. everyday

29. A. dress　　　　　　　　　　 B. wear　　　　　　　 C. put on

30. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 B. freely　　　　　　 C. hard