Ⅰ．听短文，根据短文内容选择正确的答案

1．Why did the soldier keep silent at first?

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A．He was afraid of the officer.

B．He was ashamed.

C．He wouldn't tell the officer his name.

D．Because his name was Stone Breaker.

2．Who was Stone?

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A．An old soldier.

B．An officer whose work was to train soldiers.

C．A new soldier.

D．A man who looks after a kind of hard stone.

3．“I'm even harder than stone” shows “________”.

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A．His body was harder than stone.

B．His temper is had.

C．He would punish the soldiers very often.

D．He was very strict with the soldiers.

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．The officer did not allow the soldiers to call him “sir”.

B．Not all the soldiers told their names.

C．At last, the soldier told Stone his name.

D．The soldier refused to tell Stone his name.

Ⅱ．听短文，判断正（T）误（F）

1．Christmas is the most important day in the year in most countries.

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2．On Christmas Day, people like to sing and dance.

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3．Santa Claus wears blue clothes.

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4．There are a lot of Christmas trees in Santa Claus'bag.

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5．Some people die on Christmas Day, because they are cold and have no food to meat.

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Ⅲ．听短文，选择正确的选项

1．What kind of animals can get bird flu?

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2．What symptoms do people have when they catch bird flu?

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A．They will have a headache.

B．They only have cough.

C．They have sore throat.

D．They die at once.

3．According to the passage, how many people across Asia have died from bird flu?

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4．What will happen if a person with human flu catches bird flu?

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A．more dangerous virus might come into being.

B．The bird flu will kill the person at once.

C．That person will infect millions of birds.

D．That person will have a fever, a cough and a backache.

5．According to the passage, if the bird flu becomes widespread, what will happen to the virus?

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A．The virus will control all the human beings.

B．All the birds and poultry will disappear in the world.

C．The virus might change and infect the human population.

D．Another kind of virus will kill the bird flu virus

There are about 80,000,000 mines*  under the ground in more . than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these rnines, About 50  people including many children were’ killed ‘or htirt each iay.  In 2003,  APOPO,  a Dutch research com pan y that uains the an imals, came up with the-idea of s\ng rats to search for the mines.
The animal trainers ‘found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had.a sharp*  sense of smell.  The rats were about 75 cm long and.weighed about l.35 kg, light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.
In January 2004, the APOPO started this project. First, the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familiar with humans. A few weeks later, the rats were no Ionger afraid of people and ‘the things around them. Then they were trained to connect a click* sound with food. After the rats had leamed that, the trainers then taught them to tell the difference between the smell of mines and other smells. When the rats could do it, the click was sounded and they were given a bit of banana.  The method was called clicker training. “The training isn’t easy, said trainer Abdullah Mchomvu. “You have to be patient. Sometimes I get angry, but then again, I tell myself these are animals.”
After nine months’  training, the rats were taken to a minefiel山  They’ran across the minefield, stopped, sat and scratched the ground to tell the deminers*  that they smelt out’a mine.  Then the mine was cleared. It had  taken two ‘deminers  a day to clear a 200㎡ . minefield,  but with the help of two rats ‘they could finish it in two hours.
The rats and ~he deminers saved thousands of lives, “The rats did this job much better than we expected. So far they have helped to make almost 2,000,000㎡ of land safe. They are heroes,” said Bart Weeqens, the head of the APOPO.
【小题1】 The APOPO trained the rats to search for     .

A．children

B．animals

C．mines

D．bananas

【小题2】 While training the rats, the trainers have to be

A．patient

B．clever

C．brave

D．serious

【小题3】 How long did the training last?

A．Two hours.

B．One day.

C．Four weeks.

D．Nine months.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by mines,

B．The APOPO started to train the rats in January 2004.

C．The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine.

D．The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.

Most animals protect(保护) their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger(危险).
When this catfish lays(产卵) its eggs, it carries them in its mouth. From what we know, it does not eat during this time. After the eggs hatch(孵化), the fish swims with its young to protect them. It opens its mouth when danger appears(出现), and the tiny fish swim inside. They swim out only when it’s safe again.
These catfish may have a peculiar way to protect their young, but it seems(好像) to work.
【小题1】The best title(标题) is _____________.

A．Staying Away From Danger	B．How A Fish Protect Its Young
C．Laying Eggs	D．A Cat That Swims

【小题2】 The catfish in the story live in _________________.

A．lakes

B．the sea

C．rivers

D．North America

【小题3】The young fish are ____________________.

A．tiny

B．large

C．yellow and gold

D．very brave

【小题4】If the young fish were not near their parents, they would be ______________.

A．safer

B．in greater danger

C．happier

D．less hungry

【小题5】 The word “peculiar” in the story means ________________.

A．easy

B．useless

C．strange

D．dangerous

There are about 80.000.000 mines under the ground in more than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these mines.About 50 people including many children were killed or hurt each day.In 2003，APOPO，a Duch research company that trains the animals,came up with the idea of using rats to search for the mines.
The animal trainers found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had a sharp sense of smell.The rats were about 75 cm long and weighted about 1.35 kg.light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.
In January 2004，the  APOPO startec this preject.First ,the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familier with humans. A few weeks later，the rats were no longer afraid of people and the things around them.Then they were trained to connect a click sound with food.After the rats had learned that ,the trainers then taught them to tell the different between the smell of mines and other smells.When the rats could do it，the click was sounded and they were given a bit of bananas.The method was called clicker training.“The training isn’t easy.”said the trainer Adulish Mebomvu.“You have to be patient.Sometimes I get angry,but then again.I tell myself these are animals.”
After nine months’ training,the rats were taken to 4 minefield. They ran across the minefield ,stopped, sat and searched the ground to tell the deminers that they smelt out a mine. Then the mine was cleared.It had taken two deminers a day to clear a 200 m² minefield. But with the help of two rats they could finish it in two hours.
The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.“The rats did this job much better than we expected.So far they have helpde to make almost 2.000.000 m² of land safe.They are heroes.”said Bart Woetjcds.the head of the APOPO.
【小题1】The APOPO trained the rats to search for__.

A．children

B．animals

C．minea

D．bananas

【小题2】While training the rats,the trainers have to be __.

A．patient

B．clever

C．brave

D．serious

【小题3】How long did the training last?

A．Two hours

B．One day

C．Four weeks

D．Nine month

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE acorrding to the passage?

A．Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by minea

B．The APOPO started to train the rats is January 2004.

C．The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine .

D．The rats and the deminres saved thousands of livers.

Most animals protect(保护) their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger(危险).
When this catfish lays(产卵) its eggs, it carries them in its mouth. From what we know, it does not eat during this time. After the eggs hatch(孵化), the fish swims with its young to protect them. It opens its mouth when danger appears(出现), and the tiny fish swim inside. They swim out only when it’s safe again.
These catfish may have a peculiar way to protect their young, but it seems(好像) to work.
【小题1】The best title(标题) is _____________.

A．Staying Away From Danger	B．How A Fish Protect Its Young
C．Laying Eggs	D．A Cat That Swims

【小题2】 The catfish in the story live in _________________.

A．lakes

B．the sea

C．rivers

D．North America

【小题3】The young fish are ____________________.

A．tiny

B．large

C．yellow and gold

D．very brave

【小题4】If the young fish were not near their parents, they would be ______________.

A．safer

B．in greater danger

C．happier

D．less hungry

【小题5】 The word “peculiar” in the story means ________________.

A．easy

B．useless

C．strange

D．dangerous