Dogs are friends of man. They work for us. They hunt with us. They also play with us. But a long time ago, all over the world, dogs were wild. Dogs can go back to the Stone Age. All dogs had the same ancestor (祖先). It is believed that this ancestor was much like a wolf. Other animals, like fox, also came from this ancestor. Thousands of years ago, man began to tame (使驯服) the wild dogs. When the dogs were tamed, they were trained well. The strong dogs then became working animals. They were trained to pull heavy loads (担子). They learned to keep watching over sheep and other animals. Working dogs could do other things, too. Some dogs were not strong. But they could help man hunt. Other dogs were best at pets. At first, there were only a few kinds of dogs. Today, there are more than 100 kinds.

1.The word “wild” in the first paragraph means ___.

A. 温顺的       B. 野生的       C. 凶残的       D. 善良的

2.Dogs can go back to the Stone Age. Here “go back” means ___.

A. 追溯到       B. 回来         C. 违背         D. 返回去

3.From this passage, we know that ___.

A. all the animals have the same ancestor  

B. all dogs are as wild as they were many years ago

C. man has helped change dogs

D. animals never change

4.What jobs can dogs do?

A. Keep watching over sheep.    B. Hunt with man.

C. Pull heavy loads.            D. All the above.

5.The main idea of the whole story is that ___.

A. man and dogs have the same ancestor

B. all animals are too wild to be man’s friends

C. dogs and man have been friends for a long time

D. people like to keep foxes as pets because they are tamer

Dogs are friends of man. They work for us. They hunt with us. They also play with us. But a long time ago, all over the world, dogs were wild. Dogs can go back to the Stone Age. All dogs had the same ancestor (祖先). It is believed that this ancestor was much like a wolf. Other animals, like fox, also came from this ancestor. Thousands of years ago, man began to tame (使驯服) the wild dogs. When the dogs were tamed, they were trained well. The strong dogs then became working animals. They were trained to pull heavy loads (担子). They learned to keep watching over sheep and other animals. Working dogs could do other things, too. Some dogs were not strong. But they could help man hunt. Other dogs were best at pets. At first, there were only a few kinds of dogs. Today, there are more than 100 kinds.

1. 1.

   The word “wild” in the first paragraph means ___.

   1. A.
      温顺的
   2. B.
      野生的
   3. C.
      凶残的
   4. D.
      善良的
2. 2.

   Dogs can go back to the Stone Age. Here “go back” means ___.

   1. A.
      追溯到
   2. B.
      回来
   3. C.
      违背
   4. D.
      返回去
3. 3.

   From this passage, we know that ___.

   1. A.
      all the animals have the same ancestor
   2. B.
      all dogs are as wild as they were many years ago
   3. C.
      man has helped change dogs
   4. D.
      animals never change
4. 4.

   What jobs can dogs do?

   1. A.
      Keep watching over sheep.
   2. B.
      Hunt with man.
   3. C.
      Pull heavy loads.
   4. D.
      All the above.
5. 5.

   The main idea of the whole story is that ___.

   1. A.
      man and dogs have the same ancestor
   2. B.
      all animals are too wild to be man’s friends
   3. C.
      dogs and man have been friends for a long time
   4. D.
      people like to keep foxes as pets because they are tamer

The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival, which is the biggest festival in China．

It usually comes in January or February．Where there are Chinese,  there is the Spring Festival．Each Chinese year has a name．We may call it the Year of the Tiger, the Year of the Pig or the Year of the Snake．And the year of 2007 is called the Year of the Pig．The year after it is the Mouse Year．

People always spend a month before the festival in preparing for it．People are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On the eve there is a big family dinner．All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year, watching the CCTV programs or playing cards．On the first day of the Chinese New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives(亲戚) and friends, saying "Happy New Year", "Good luck" and some other greetings to each other．It often lasts to the Lantern Festival, which is also an important Chinese festival and people usually have sweet dumplings (yuanxiao)．People always have a very good time, especially children．Children can usually get some money for the new year from their parents and the elder relatives．

1．We call the Chinese New Year               ．

A．the biggest festival                             B．the Lantern Festival

C．the Spring Festival                                 D．the Year of the Pig

2．The year of 2008 is the Year of the              ．

A．Mouse                B．Pig                 C．Sheep              D．Tiger

3．"All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year．" Here "stay up" means        ．

A．to go to sleep          B．not to go to bed    C．to stand up       D．to have a good rest

4．What do we know from paragraph (段落) 2?

A．The Spring Festival is celebrated only by Chinese people in China．

B．The Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, even when they are in foreign countries．

C．People celebrate the Spring Festival all over the world．

D．People who can speak Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival in the world．

5．What do people say when they meet on the Chinese New Year's Day?

A．They say "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year"．

B．They say "Good luck" and "Good night" to each other．

C．They say "Have a nice day" and "Good luck" only to their friends and relatives．

D．They say many greetings, such as "Good luck" to each other．