In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean 1 person. Instead they are talking about a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and 2  . Dogs and other pets can give 3 to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their 4 when they die!

Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to become the “ 5 ”for a blind （瞎的）person or “ 6”for a deaf（聋的）person. Scientists have found that pets help people live 7 ! They make people happier, too. Because of that animals are brought into hospitals for “visits”.

Americans hold “Be 8 to Animals Week”, the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? If you have a pet, take 9 time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious 10 .

If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. If you see a 11 dog, don’t kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to 12 them. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves.

1. A. another　　　B. the other　　　C. other　　   　D. others

2. A. persons　　　B. people　　  　C. plants　　 　 D. animals

3. A. sadness　　　B. sad　　　     C. happiness　 　D. happy

4. A. family　　　 B. pets　　　    C. children　　　 D. parents

5. A. eyes　　　  B. ears　　　    C. hands　　　   D. feet

6. A. eyes　　　  B. ears　　　    C. hands　　　   D. feet

7. A. alone　　 　B. together　　　 C. shorter　　  　D. longer

8. A. Bad　　　  B. Happy　　　　C. Nice　　　  　D. Sad

9. A. less　　　　B. more　　　 　C. no　　　    　D. some

10. A. food　　　 B. meat　　　   C. drink　　    　D. milk

11. A. lovely　　　B. little　　   　C. street　　    　D. home

12. A. help　　 　B. catch　　　   C. beat　　　     D. stop

In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean 1 person. Instead they are talking about a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and 2 . Dogs and other pets can give 3 to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their 4 when they die!

Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to become the “ 5 ”for a blind （瞎的）person or “ 6 ”for a deaf（聋的）person. Scientists have found that pets help people live 7! They make people happier, too. Because of that animals are brought into hospitals for “visits”.

Americans hold “Be 8 to Animals Week”, the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? If you have a pet, take 9time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious 10 .

If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. If you see a 11 dog, don’t kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to 12 them. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves.

1. A. another　　　B. the other　　　C. other　　　D. others

2. A. persons　　　B. people　　　C. plants　　　D. animals

3. A. sadness　　　B. sad　　　C. happiness　　　D. happy

4. A. family　　　B. pets　　　C. children　　　D. parents

5. A. eyes　　　B. ears　　　C. hands　　　D. feet

6. A. eyes　　　B. ears　　　C. hands　　　D. feet

7. A. alone　　　B. together　　　C. shorter　　　D. longer

8. A. Bad　　　B. Happy　　　　C. Nice　　　　D. Sad

9. A. less　　　　B. more　　　　C. no　　　　D. some

10. A. food　　　B. meat　　　C. drink　　　D. milk

11. A. lovely　　　B. little　　　C. street　　　D. home

12 A. help　　　B. catch　　　C. beat　　　D. stop

We live in computer age (时代). People    51    scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago,    52    couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very    53    people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and    54    . But they can do a lot of work; many people like to use them. Some people    55    have them at home.

Computers become very important because they can work    56    than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can    57    people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to    58    . Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to    59    . Computers can also remember what you    60    them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?

(   )51. A. like　 　　B. as 　　　　　　C. and 　　　　　     D. with

(   )52. A. students 　B. scientists 　　　 C. teachers 　　　　   D. computers

(   )53. A. few 　　　B. a few 　　　　　C. little 　　　　　   D. a little

(   )54. A. cheap 　　B. cheaper 　　　  C. more expensive　　  D. expensive

(   )55. A. even 　　 B. still 　　　　　 C. already 　　　　　　D. yet

(   )56. A. fast　 　　B. faster 　　　　 C. slow 　　　　　　　D. slower

(   )57. A. help 　　  B. make 　　　　 C. stop 　　　　　　　D. use

(   )58. A. write 　　 B. play 　　　　　C. study 　　　　　　  D. learn

(   )59. A. sing 　　　B. study 　　　　 C. dance 　　　　　    D. watch

(   )60. A. put in　　　B. put on 　　　　C. put into 　　　　　  D. put up

There are many wetlands (湿地) in China and some of them have become the world‘s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve(自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
　　The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
　　Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2^nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.
【小题1】The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the _______ of China.

A．east

B．south

C．west

D．north

【小题2】Usually the weather in the wetlands is _______.

A．hot

B．pleasant

C．cold

D．dry

【小题3】   The World Wetlands Day is on _______.

A．April 22

B．June 25

C．February 2

D．March 22

【小题4】We must protect wetlands because _______.

A．they are home for wildlife

B．they can prevent flood

C．they can offer food to the animals and birds

D．all of the above

【小题5】The best title for the passage is _______.

A．China‘s Wetlands Have All Entered the World’s List

B．Wetlands—Home for Wildlife and Human Beings

C．Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

D．Wetlands—Valuable Recourses(资源) of Land on the Earth

　The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year,  we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night,  we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball,  the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1.When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

　　A. both day and night　　　　　　　B. day

　　C. neither day nor night　　　　　　D. night

2.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.

　　A. the pushing　　B. the pulling　　 C. the spinning　　D. the passing

3.．At the equator day is as long as night ________.

　　A. sometimes　　 B. never　　　　 C. usually　　　　D. always

4.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.

　　A. less　　　　　B. more　　　　 C. all　　　　　　D. no

5.．When it is winter in China,  ________.

　　A. the USA is tilted toward the sun

　　B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

　　C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

　　D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun