Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know Chinese. But she is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends, but they don’t understand her because she can’t speak Chinese very well. It’s Sunday morning. Mary is going to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn’t know how to get there. She stops a Chinese schoolboy and asks him the way. The boy can’t understand her. She looks worried. Then she finds a way to express(表达)what she wants to say. She takes out a pen and some paper. She draws an elephant on it and shows the picture to the boy. The boy has a careful look at the picture and smiles, then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

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(　 )56. This article mainly tells us a story of _____.

　　　　 A. a Chinese schoolboy　　　　 B. the way to the zoo

　　　　 C. how to learn Chinese in China 　　　　 D. an American girl Mary in Beijing

(　 )57. The underlined words “understand her” means _____ in Chinese.

　　　　 A. 理解她当时的心情　 B. 认识她　　　　 C. 明白她所说的话　 D. 帮助她

(　 )58. The underlined word “express” can be replaced(替换) by _____.

　　　　 A. guess　 B. keep 　 　C. write 　　　 D. show

(　 )59. Why does Mary stop a schoolboy in the street?

　　　　 A. Because she likes the boy to see her picture.

　　　　 B. Because she wants to have a talk with a Chinese boy.

　　　　 C. Because the schoolboy is on his way to the zoo.

　 　　　 D. Because she wants to know the way to the zoo from him.

(　 )60. She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy, because _____.

　　　　 A. she is good at drawing B. she wants the boy to know where she wants to go

　　　　 C. she doesn’t know how to say “elephant” in Chinese

　　　　 D. she wants to help the boy say “elephant” in English

A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 　31　 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is　32　 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.
　　Elephants, tigers and many　33　 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the　34　 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and　35　 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed　36　 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. 　37　 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon　38　 in the same way.
　　You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong　39　 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals　40　 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals　41　 a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet　42　. They make a noise rather like a dog　43　. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy--　44　. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important　45　 people to protect wild animals.

Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn’t play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
　　Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.
　　Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.
1. How long is it since basketball was invented?
　　A. 1000 years                    　　　　　　　　　　B. More than 100 years
　　C. 1100 years                      　　　　　　　　　　D. Less than 100 years
2. The students felt unhappy because _______.
　　A. they had much homework to do
　　B. they often got into fights
　　C. they couldn’t play outdoors 
　　D. they had little time to study
3. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?
　　A. Some students                   　　　　　　　　B. Some teachers
　　C. Some students’ parents          　　　 D. Some of his friends
4. When a student ______ , he makes a score.
　　A. receives the ball.              　　　　　　
　　B. throws the ball to another student
　　C. runs quickly with the ball in his hand  
　　D. throws the ball into the basket
5. Which sentence is right?
　　A. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.
　　B. It was easy to invent the game.
　　C. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.
　　D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.

I’m Millie.I’m 12　1　old.I have black　2　 and black hair.I　3　born in Beijing and I live 　4　 Hoping Road.I have a brother.　5　 name is Andy.I like　6　TV and Andy 　7　 listening to the radio.I have 　8　of good friends at school.My　9　 friend is Kitty.She is my classmate.She is a good student.She wants to be a doctor when she 　10　up.?
1.A.month　         B.months　           C.year　                      D.years?
2.A.mouth　         B.nose                   C.eyes　                      D.eye?
3.A.am                  B.is                       C.was                           D.are?
4.A.in                   B.on                            C.for                            D.with?
5.A.His                 B.He                     C.Her                           D.She?
6.A.watch              B.watches              C.to watch　                D.watching?
7.A.like                 B.love                   C.enjoys                       D.enjoy?
8.A.lot                  B.lots                    C.a lots                        D.lot a?
9.A.good 　          B.better                 C.best                          D.well?
10.A.gets               B.puts                   C.rings                         D.grows