A snake is a strange animal. It walks on its ribs（肋骨） and it smells with its tongue. Since its teeth are sharp like needles and not good for chewing, it swallows its food whole. The snake's jaws can stretch a great deal. Its body, too,can stretch to several times its normal size. So even a small snake can easily swallow a mouse whole, and a snake just an inch across can gulp（吞） down a young bird three inches across. Such a large meal might last the snake for months. In fact, some snakes have been known to go without eating for as long as two years.

（　　） （1）. The writer thinks snakes have a strange way of __________.

A. smelling　　　　B. sleeping　　　　 C. chewing　　　　 D. both A and B

（　　）（2）. The third sentence tells why a snake __________.

A. uses its tongue for smelling　　　　　　 B. has to chew its food well

C. has a low temperature　　　　　　　　 D. can swallow its food whole

（　　） （3）. Compared with its meal,the snake is often much __________.

A. shorter　　　　 B. thinner　　　　　　C. bonier　　　　 D. slower

（　　） （4）. The story says that a snake's food may include whole __________.

A. animals　　　　B. birds　　　　　　 C. plants　　　　 D. both A and B

（　　） （5）. As a result of its eating habits, the snake, __________.

A. walks on its ribs　　　　　　　　 　　B. can go for months without food

C. needs a lot of water　　　　　　　　 D. eats only once a year

The monkey is a very lovely little animal, and is found in many parts of the world.

A lady once had a monkey. It was a birthday present from her husband. This monkey,  35   all others, was very fond of making tricks and of doing whatever he   36   others do.

The lady found him one day sitting on the toilet table, holding in one hand a little china mug(杯) with water in it, and in the  37   her toothbrush, with which he was   38   his teeth, looking all the time in the glass.

Her little daughter, Maria, had a large   39   with a very handsome head and face. She one day   40   this doll in the small bed, and went out of the room. The monkey came in, took the doll in his   41  , and jumped upon the washstand, he began to wash its face. He first rubbed it all over with soap. Then seizing the towel, he dipped(蘸水) it in the washbowl, and rubbed it   42   hard that the doll’s face was entirely ruined, and the paint was all   43   off.

There have been many tales of monkeys. They are armed with sticks, and they have joined together and made   44   against their enemies successfully. These are not true, as it is known that in their  45   state(状态) monkeys have no idea of weapons. The sticks and other objects said to be thrown at travelers as they pass under the branches of trees, are usually the dead branches, etc., accidentally broken off, as the monkeys, with the natural curiosity(好奇心) of their tribe(种族), pass along the tops of trees to watch the   46   of the people below. They can, however, be taught to use a stick, and to us it well.

35. A. as              B. from                       C. like                          D. against

36. A.told                     B. saw                     C. asked                       D. heard

37. A.the mouth            B. the toilet                  C. the air              D. the other

38. A. cleaning              B. watching                C. pulling                    D. feeding         

39. A. doll                     B. box                        C. mirror                    D. toy

40. A. forgot                 B. made              C. left                         D. let

41. A. mouth                 B. face                       C. hands               D. arms

42. A. very                   B.so                     C. such                       D. really

43. A. broken         B. fallen                       C. washed                   D. dropped

44. A. war                    B. money              C. friends                     D. trouble  

45. A. normal         B. poor                        C. good                       D. native

46. A. noises         B. actions                    C. games             D. running

      

　　A snake is a strange animal. It walks on its ribs (肋骨) and it smell with its tongue.

　　Since its teeth are sharp like needles and not good for chewing (咀嚼), it swallows its food whole. The snake's jaw (颚) can stretch (拉伸) a great deal. Its body, too, can stretch to several times its normal size. So even a small snake can easily swallow a mouse whole, and a snake just an inch across can gulp (吞) down a young bird three inches across. Such a large meal might last the snake for months. In fact, some snakes have been known to go without eating for as long as two years.

(1)The writer thinks snakes have a strange way of___________.

[　　]

A．smelling	B．sleeping
C．chewing	D．both A and C

(2)Compared with its meal, the snake is often much__________.

[ ]

A．shorter

B．larger

C．thinner

D．slower

(3)The story says that a snake's food may include whole_____.

[　　]

A．animals	B．birds
C．plants	D．both A and B

(4)A snake can swallow a bird________ inches across.

[　　]

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

(5)As a result of its eating habits, the snake ________.

[　　]

A．walks on its ribs

B．can go for months without food

C．needs a lot of water

D．eats only once a year

阅读理解

A snake is a strange animal. It walks on its ribs(肋骨) and it smells with its tongue. Since its teeth are sharp like needles and not good for chewing, it swallows its food whole. The snake's jaws can stretch a great deal. Its body, too, can stretch to several times its normal size. So even a small snake can easily swallow a mouse whole, and a snake just an inch across can gulp(吞) down a young bird three inches across. Such a large meal might last the snake for months. In fact, some snakes have been known to go without eating for as long as two years.

1．The writer thinks snakes have a strange way of ________.

[　　]

2．The third sentence tells why a snake ________.

[　　]

A．uses its tongue for smelling

B．has to chew its food well

C．has a low temperature

D．can swallow its food whole

3．Compared with its meal, the snake is often much ________.

[　　]

4．The story says that a snake's food may include whole ________.

[　　]

5．As a result of its eating habits, the snake ________.

[　　]

A．walks on its ribs

B．can go for months without food

C．needs a lot of water

D．eats only once a year

  The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia, where some dangerous animals live in the forest.

  Lisa, a 33-year-old mother, went to cook lunch in the kitchen, her 3-year-old son, Barney, playing by himself in the garden.

  Suddenly, a loud cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining（缠绕） the little boy with its body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa（蟒）. Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She decided to save her son from the boa’s mouth.

    It was great mother’s love that made Lisa forget what she was facing. She took up a hoe（锄） from the ground and beat（打）the boa as hard as she could.

One...two...with the hoe, Lisa beat the boa time and time again, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker, Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad.

    Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opened her mouth and bit（咬） into the boa’s back. The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such sharp（锋利的）teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest.

    It was great mother’s love that saved the little boy.

1  When she came into the garden, Lisa found __________.

  A. her son was in danger of losing his life

  B. her son was playing with a big snake

  C. a boa was playing with her son

  D. Barney was fighting with a boa

2  What is the Chinese meaning of the word “terrified” in the passage?

    A. 激动的          B. 惊恐的          C. 平静的          D. 难过的

3  Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. Lisa was getting weaker and weaker.

  B. Lisa got mad when she saw her son in danger.

  C. Lisa opened his mouth and bit into the boa’s back.

  D. Lisa beat the boa with the hoe as hard as she could.

4  In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us __________.

  A. the boy is too young to fight with the boa

  B. how sharp the woman's teeth are

  C. a boa is a dangerous animal

  D. how great mother’s love is