Lulu is a brave pet in our house.

  As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season. Many forests are badly _36_ by fire each year. Not far from our house, a forest caught fire during this summer. We were in a heatwave(热浪) which had been _37_ for three days.

  Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible _38_. I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come _39_ to the house. In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his _40_ in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my house and _41_ me that my dog Lulu had _42_ to save four kittens（小猫） who were trapped by the flames. According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a _43_ place. I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to _44_ the rescued kittens. When we arrived at the _45_of the incident, we found Lulu was not _46_. Then we heard the _47_ of a dog came from the forest barking furiously（猛烈地）. I _48_ it was my dog Lulu. The fireman followed the tracks（踪迹） of the dog until we found him barking _49_ by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately（绝望地） _50_ rescue. Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved.

  That day, I was very _51_ of Lulu for his two heroic _52_ toward the kittens and the fireman. Lulu showed much compassion（同情） for both animals _53_ him and for a human being who was trying to _54_ the fire with his colleagues.

  This true story of genuine（真诚的） love and compassion shows us that pets are loving, _55_ and compassionate. We should love and protect them. One day they could do us a good turn.

36. A. damaged　    B. injured　　     C. wounded　　   D. hurt

37. A. taking on　　  B. coming on　    C. going on 　　  D. keeping on

38. A. heat　        B. energy         C. fever          D. burn

39. A. by　         B. round　        C. up　          D. back

40. A. return　　    B. honor　        C. death　　      D. action

41. A. warned　　   B. informed　　   C. communicated   D. gave

42. A. tired         B. wanted　       C. managed        D. failed

43. A. safe　　      B. cool　         C. lonely　　      D. beautiful

44. A. pick out 　　 B. pick up　　     C. bring on　      D. bring up

45. A. scene　      B. position　　     C. situation　　    D. view

46. A. here　　     B. out　　         C. in　　　       D. there

47. A. voice　　    B. noise　　       C. accent　　　    D. sound

48. A. acknowledged　B. recognized　　 C. heard           D. listened

49. A. heavily　     B. strongly　　    C. loudly　        D. happily

50. A. waiting for　  B. waiting on 　　 C. asking for　     D. looking for

51. A. surprised　    B. satisfied       C. shamed　　     D. proud

52. A. things        B. actions        C. do              D. reaction

53. A. as　　      B. like 　　       C. for　　         D. to

54. A. put off　　  B. put away        C. put up          D. put out

55. A. careful　　  B. careless 　　    C. caring　　      D. carefree

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 　 1　 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 　 2　 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　 3　 them in September. There were usually a few who　 4　 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 　5　 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 　 6　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 　 7　　 her up in the morning.

Jane was too 　8　 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 　 9　 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 　10　 of the questions. Everyone 　11 　　her was writing pages and pages. 　 12　 , she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 　 13　 .

Time was running 　 14　 . There was only an hour to 　15　 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　16　 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 　17　　 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 　18　 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 　 19　 . A minute later, 　20　　 called her name.

1. A. harvests 　　　　 B. exams　　　　 C. reports 　　　　 D. papers

2. A. exercises 　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　 C. books 　　　　 D. lessons

3. A. take 　　　　 B. write　　　　 C. attend　　 　 　 D. do

4. A. cheated　　　 B. succeeded　　 C. passed　　　　 D. failed

5. A. cared for 　　　　　 B. felt proud of　

C. worried about　 　 D. thought highly of

6. A. insisted 　　　　 B. agreed　　 　 C. promised　　　　 D. allowed

7. A. ring　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　 C. bring　　　　 D. pick

8. A. sad　　　　　 B. tired　　　　 C. happy　　 　 　 D. nervous

9. A. dream　　　　 B. pill　　　　　 C. suggestion　　 D. music

10. A. all　　　　　 B. none　　　　　 C. any　　　　　 D. some

11. A. ahead of　　　　 B. behind　　　　 C. in front of　　　　　 D. around

12. A. Unless　　　 B. However　 C. Though　　　　 D. As

13. A. watch　　　　 B. paper　　　　 C. teacher　　　 D. book

14. A. up　　　　　 B. down　　　　　 C. out　　　　　 D. over

15. A. run　　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. remain　　　　 D. go

16. A. gave out　　　　 B. gave up 　 C. put off　　　 D. put out

17. A. another　　　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. other　　　　 D. the other

18. A. thinking　　　　 B. dreaming　　　 C. crying　　　　 D. writing

19. A. exam　　　　 B. dream　　　　 C. story　　　　 D. night

20. A. her mother　 B. her teacher　　　 C. a classmate　　　 D. a friend

 

 

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 　 1　 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 　 2　 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　 3　 them in September. There were usually a few who　 4　 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 　5　 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 　 6　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 　 7　　 her up in the morning.

Jane was too 　8　 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 　 9　 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 　10　 of the questions. Everyone 　11 　　her was writing pages and pages. 　 12　 , she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 　 13　 .

Time was running 　 14　 . There was only an hour to 　15　 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　16　 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 　17　　 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 　18　 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 　 19　 . A minute later, 　20　　 called her name.

1. A. harvests 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exams　　　　　　　 C. reports 　　　　　　　　　 D. papers

2. A. exercises 　　　　　　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　　　　 C. books 　　　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

3. A. take 　　　　　　　　　 B. write　　　　　　　　 C. attend　　　 　 　　　 D. do

4. A. cheated　　　　　　　　 B. succeeded　　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

5. A. cared for B. felt proud of C. worried about　 　　 D. thought highly of

6. A. insisted 　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　 　 C. promised　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

7. A. ring　　　　　　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　　　　 D. pick

8. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　 　 　　　 D. nervous

9. A. dream　　　　　　　　　 B. pill　　　　　　　　　 C. suggestion　　　　 D. music

10. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

11. A. ahead of　　　 　　　　　　 B. behind　　　　　　　 C. in front of　　　　　　　 D. around

12. A. Unless　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 D. As

13. A. watch　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　 C. teacher　　　　　　　　　　 D. book

14. A. up　　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

15. A. run　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remain　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

16. A. gave out　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up　　 　 C. put off　　　　　　　　　　 D. put out

17. A. another　　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　 D. the other

18. A. thinking　　　　　　　　　　 B. dreaming　　　　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. writing

19. A. exam　　　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　 D. night

20. A. her mother　　　　 B. her teacher　　　 C. a classmate　　　 D. a friend

　　　 Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also 　36 on her career road.

　　　 Though the accident brought her bright career to a 　37 , she didn’t give up. In the 38 　months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) 　39 made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So 　40 she wanted to go back to 　41 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in 　42 and could realize her dream, 　43　 she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing — 　44　 to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

　　　 After every public recital (个人表演), she 　45 　ask her dad about her performance. “You 　46 have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get　 47 . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic 　48 by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it 　49 everyone to tears and this 50 pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the 　51 question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

　　　 Sudha’s comeback was 　52 moving an event that a film producer 　53　 to make the story into a hit film.

　　　 When someone asked Sudha how she had 　54 to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” 　55 is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

36. A. left alone 　　　　　　　　 B. cut off 　　　　　　　　　 C. kept out　　　　　 D. put out

37. A. top 　　　　　 B. height C. point　　　　 D. stop

38. A. unforgettable B. painful C. busy D. free

39. A. flower B. leg C. gift 　　　　 D. box

40. A. strangely B. gradually 　C. heavily D. strongly

41. A. home B. school 　　 C. dancing 　 D. walking

42. A. the doctor B. the stage C. herself 　　 D. her dad

43. A. however　　 B. even C. since D. therefore

44. A. starting B. remembering C. wanting D. learning

45. A. could B. would 　　　 C. should 　　 D. might

46. A. yet B. ever C. also D. still

47. A. in return 　　 B. in turn C. in surprise D. in anger

48. A. change B. movement C. comeback D. promise

49. A. made 　　　　 B. moved 　 C. let 　　　　　 D. forced

50. A. story B. performance C. decision D. accident

51. A. usual B. new 　C. normal D. interesting

52. A. such 　　　　 B. this 　　　　 C. very 　　　　　　 D. so

53. A. allowed B. pretended C. refused D. decided

54. A. tried B. managed 　C. thought D. imagined

55. A. Nothing B. Anything 　C. Something D. Everything

阅读理解

　　Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water, warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.

　　Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.

　　Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.

　　Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency (紧急情况), with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.

　　Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.

(1) Which of the following is true?

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A．We are not sure how people started to use fire.

B．It is an Australian who started a fire.

C．We know how people began to use fire.

D．Nobody knows how to make a fire.

(2) Children mustn't play with matches because ________.

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A．matches burn paper

B．it is not interesting

C．matches can be dangerous

D．they don't know how to make a fire with matches

(3) If you are going to put out a fire, you ________.

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A．must be careful with matches

B．ought to know it can be harmful

C．have to cover it with water only

D．should keep air away from it

(4) We must be careful with fire, or it ________.

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(5) What is the main idea of the passage?

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A．Fire can help people in many ways.

B．Fire can be both helpful and harmful.

C．Fire can burn things and people.

D．We must be careful with matches.