I think the best place to go on Sunday is the zoo. When you are   1 , you can go there with your family.  2  the zoo, there are many animals: elephants, deer,  3 , rabbits and other animals. Elephants are the   4  animals on land. I   5  there is a baby elephant in our zoo. So I want to   6 at it. Yu Xuan wants to go with me. She says, "   7 we go there together?" "Sure!" I say. "We can   8  a good time there. But let's   9  there at half past four. I have   10  homework to do."

  Which animal do you think is "the king of the animals", the elephant, the lion or the tiger? They are all large and strong. But I think the tiger is "the king of the animals". If you watch carefully, you can find some black lines on the tiger's forehead(前额). The lines look like the Chinese word "WANG". The word means "the king of the world" in Chinese.

   Most of the tigers come from China and India. Tigers are dangerous animals. They look scary(吓人的). They like eating meat. They have yellow fur with black lines. They usually weigh about 200 to 300kg. Tigers can run fast. They run at a speed of 20 meters per second.

   Some people think they are dangerous. But they don't know tigers are in danger now. There are only 20 to 30 wild South China Tigers in China and less than 300 in the world. Lots of people kill them for their fur. We should take action to protect them.

1.Which animal does the writer think is "the king of the animals" ?

        A. The elephant.               B. The lion.

        C. The tiger.                       D. The lion and the tiger.

2.Some black lines on the tiger's forehead look like ___________.

        A.王            B.汪            C. 主           D. 丰

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

        A. Tigers like eating meat.

        B. All of the tigers come from China.

        C. Tigers usually weigh about 200 to 300 kg.

        D. Tigers can run at a speed of 20 meters per second.

4.How many wild South China Tigers are there in China?

        A. There are less than 20.

        B. There are only 20 to 30.

        C. There are less than 200.

        D. There are less than 300.

5.Why do you think the tigers are in danger?

        A. Because the tigers couldn't find enough food to eat.

        B. Because lots of people kill them for their safety.

        C. Because lots of people think they are dangerous.

        D. Because lots of people kill them for their fur.

首字母填空。（10分）

  Three men were t__1.__ about the world’s greatest wonders.

  The first man said,” I think the pyramids are the greatest. Though people b__2.__ them thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And just think: people at that time didn’t have our m__3.__ machines(机器). How could they build them so long ago?”

  “I a__4.__ that the pyramids are wonderful.” The second man said. “ but I think computers are more wonderful. Everyone knows computers have changed the world a lot since people i__5.__ them.”

  Then the t__6.__ man said, “ I d__7.__ with you two. I think the most wonderful thing is the thermos(热水瓶).”

  The other two men were very s__8.__ , “ A thermos!” They said. “ Why? It’s a simple(简单) thing.”

  “Oh, no,” the man said.” In w__9.__ you put in hot water and it stays hot. In summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know w__10.__ it is winter or summer?”