One day, Mary got a letter from her uncle .“Dear Mary ,” he wrote in the letter . “ I hope you can be happy every day . I’m sending you some chickens .They are arriving tomorrow . I hope you will like them .Uncle Toby . ”

Mary was very happy . She liked eating eggs and chicken .“ I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them .” She thought .

　 When the chickens arrived the next day , they were all in a box .Mary took the box off the truck ( 卡车) and began to carry it into her garden , but the box was so heavy that she dropped ( 落下) it。

　 The chickens all ran out . They ran here and there . Mary spent hours in trying to find them .

　 A few hours later her uncle came . He asked ,“Did the chickens arrive safely (安全地)？”“Yes ,but I dropped the box . The chickens ran everywhere . It took me the whole morning to look for them . ”Mary said .

“ Did you find them all ?” Asked her uncle .“ I hope so .” Mary answered ,“ but I only catch (抓住)eleven of them .”

“ That’s very interesting . I only sent you six .”Her uncle said with a smile .

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出正确答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

(　　　) 56. Mary got a letter from her ______________.

A. aunt 　　　　　　　　 B. uncle　　　　　　　　 C. grandfather　　　 D. friend

(　　　) 57. When she got the letter , Mary was __________.

A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. sad 　　　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

(　　　) 58. Why did Mary drop the box ? Because __________.

A. she didn’t like the present　　　　　　　　　　　 　

B. the box was too heavy

C. she wanted to let the chickens go out

D. she couldn’t wait to look at it

(　　　) 59. It took Mary ________ to find the chickens .

A. an hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. two hours　　　　

C. three hours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the whole morning

(　　　) 60. Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her ?

A. Yes , she did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Her uncle knew.　　　

C. Maybe she knew . D. No, she didn’t.

Pit-a-pat. Pit-a-pat. It’s raining. “I want to go outside and play, Mum,” Robbie says, “When can the rain stop?” His mum doesn’t know what to say. She hopes the rain can stop, too. “You can watch TV with me,” she says. “No, I just want to go outside.” “①Put on your raincoat.” “Does it stop raining?” “No, but you can go outside and play in the rain. Do you like that?” “Yes, mum.” He runs to his bedroom and puts on his red raincoat. “Here you go. Go outside and play.” Mum opens the door and says. Robbie runs into the rain. Water goes ②here and there. Robbie’s mum watches her son. He is having so much fun. “Mum, come and play with me!” Robbie calls. The door opens and his mum walks out. She is in her yellow raincoat. Mother and son are out in the rain for a long time. They play all kinds of games in the rain.

1. What does Robbie want to do on the rainy day?

A. Help his mother.   B. Watch TV.   C. Wear his raincoat    D. Go out.

2.What does the underlined phrase(短语) mean in Chinese?

A. ①放上②到处        B.①穿上②这里和那里

C. ①穿上②到处        D.①放上②这里和那里

3. Robbie has a        day that day.

A. happy           B. scary         C. dangerous      D. boring

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The raincoat can stop the rain.   

B. The color of Robbie’s raincoat is red.

C. Robbie first watches with his Mum

D. Robbie’s mum doesn’t wear a raincoat in the rain.

5.Which is the best title(标题)for the passage?

A. It’s raining  B.Fun in the rain

C. Robbie and His mother D. Robbie’s raincoat