We've named some of the animals that are often kept as pets. We've shown some good points and bad points about each. And we've told you which animals are OK or not OK to keep. Which pet is for you?

Pick--a--Pet Checklist
Pets	Good Points	Bad Points	OK to keep
	easy to keep enjoy being petting good to hold	hard to house-train drop lots of hair easily upset by high temperature	Yes
	can be very interesting can be very friendly when young	against the law to keep in many states can get very unkind when older	No
	come in many sizes can live indoors or out fun to love and play with very friendly can give safety	can be smelly, messy, noisy need to be licensed and trained may make you sneeze may bite if angry need lots of attention	Yes
	easy to feed and care for can live indoors or out fun to hold very friendly	may scratch furnitures little pans can be messy may kill little birds may make you sneeze	Yes

46. Read "Good points", and you can know that all raccoons, cats and dogs can _________.

A. live indoors　　　　　　 B. be friendly　　　　 　 C. hurt you　　　　　 D. be noisy

47. _________have the same bad points that they make you sneeze.

A. Rabbits and raccoons B. Raccoons and cats C. Cats and dogs 　　　 D. Dogs and rabbits

48. According to the checklist, a rabbit doesn't like _________ weather.

A. cold　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cool　　　　　　　　　 　 C. warm　　　　　　　 D. hot

49. According to the checklist ,which pets can be messy ?________.

A. Rabbits and raccoons　 B. Cats and dogs　　 C. Cats and rabbits D. Dogs and rabbits

50. What's the purpose of the checklist?_________ .

A. To help you pick the best pet　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To tell you how to take care of your pet

C. To list the best pets 　　　　　　　　　　 D. To lead you to get a pet

Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.
Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother.
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra（斑马）can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle（圈）to protect her.

Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid（固体的）food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.
【小题1】Which baby animals don’t open their eyes for at least five months?

A．Lions.	B．Zebras.
C．Kangaroos.	D．Elephants.

【小题2】What can’t a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?

A．Drink milk.

B．Walk by herself.

C．Run with her mother.

D．Make a circle to protect herself.

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?  

A．Baby wolves are born in the open.

B．Newborn lions only eat solid food.

C．Newborn monkeys can walk but can’t jump.

D．Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter.

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When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?

In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.

Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.

Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”

People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!

1.______ is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.

A. A rabbit’s foot

B. A falling leaf

C. A cheerful wish from friends

D. A shooting star

2.From Paragraph 3, we know that ______.

A. shooting stars can often be seen

B. people can see a shooting star on a rainy night

C. your wish may come true if you see a shooting star

D. people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star

3.British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______.

A. the leaves fall in autumn

B. there are so many leaves to catch

C. the leaves can bring them a lucky month

D. they want to have a whole year of good luck

4.In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to（指）______.

A. trees            B. people               C. leaves               D. years

5.The passage is mainly about ______.

A. how to wish upon a star

B. things that bring good luck 

C. British people love leaves

D. which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest

 

Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.

Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. His mother carries him.

Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra can run an hour after she is born.

Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle (圈) to protect her.

Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow, they need solid (固体的) food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.

1.The underlined word “mammals” probably means _______ in Chinese.

A．两栖动物         B．哺乳动物          C．爬行动物         D．脊椎动物

2. Which of the following is true?

A．Both baby bears and baby zebras drink their mothers’ milk.

B．Wolves make a circle to protect the baby wolf.

C．Newborn monkeys can run one hour after they are born.

D．Baby wolves are born in the open.

3. The best title (标题) of this passage should be “_______”.

A．Animals in danger

B．Mothers protect their babies

C．Animals grow up in different ways

D．How to protect animals

 

Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.
Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother. 
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra（斑马）can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle（圈）to protect her.  
Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid（固体的）food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.
【小题1】Which baby animals don’t open their eyes for at least five months?

A．Lions.

B．Zebras.

C．Kangaroos.

D．Elephants.

【小题2】What can’t a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?

A．Drink milk.	B．Walk by herself.
C．Run with her mother.	D．Make a circle to protect herself.

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Baby wolves are born in the open.

B．Newborn lions only eat solid food.

C．Newborn monkeys can walk but can’t jump.

D．Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter.