Luke almost always keeps his brown eyes on his owner Kathy. When she raises her right thumb (大拇指), Luke knows he’s been good. When Kathy holds her right hand in front of Luke, he sits. Kathy uses hand signals(手势) to train Luke because he cannot hear.

Training a deaf dog can take more time than teaching a hearing dog. An owner must use signs to give commands (命令). Some owners use American Sign Language, and others make up their own signs. Like hearing dogs, deaf dogs should first learn to sit, lie down, stay, come, and stop. Other commands can then be added one at a time. Luke is just one year old, and he knows 20 commands!

To get Luke’s attention in the house, Kathy stomps (跺) her foot. Outdoors, during daylight hours, Kathy waves at Luke until he notices her. If Luke is in the backyard at night, Kathy calls him by turning the porch light off and on. Luke also wears a bell so that Kathy can know where he is.

It’s also important to know how to wake up a deaf dog. To wake Luke, Kathy holds her hand in front of his nose. She lets her smell wake him up so that he won’t be frightened. If Luke is sleeping when people visit, Kathy asks them not to wake him.

Like most deaf dogs, Luke gets nervous if he doesn’t know where his owner is. He’ll walk with quiet steps from room to room, looking for Kathy. Before leaving a room, Kathy makes sure to get Luke’s attention. Sometimes Luke follows her, but other times he just sighs and goes back to sleep.

Kathy and Luke spend about 15 minutes every day working on old and new commands. With his tail wagging (摇摆) and nose wiggling, Luke looks as if he’s playing instead of working.

( 　 )71.　　　 This article is mainly about__________ .

　　　 　 A. how to use hand signals　　 　　　 B. training a deaf dog

　　　 　 C. how to look after deaf dogs　　　 　 D. American Sign Language

( 　)72. Kathy gives commands to Luke by__________.　　　

A. raising her right thumb B. speaking to him

　　　 　 C. holding her right hand　　　　　　　 D. using hand signals

( 　)73.　　　 Why does Kathy blink (使……忽闪忽灭) the porch light at night?

　　　 　 A. To see who is at the door.　　　　　　　　 B. To have fun with Luke.

　　　 　 C. To get Luke’s attention. 　 　　　　D. To call Luke for dinner. 　

( 　 )74. Kathy holds her hand in front of Luke’s nose to tell him “__________!”

　　　 　 A. Come here　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Stay at home

　　　 　 C. Stop that　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　D. Wake up

( 　 )75.　　　 From the underlined sentence, we can learn that__________.

A. Luke enjoys learning commands B. Luke doesn’t work very hard

C. Training Luke is not an easy job　　　　 D. Luke is a naughty(调皮的) dog

Danny is a schoolboy. He  36  in a small town. His home is about ten miles  37  school and the roads are not flat(平坦的). So it’s   38  for him to get to school. He   39  at about five thirty every day and has breakfast. Then he  40  school at around six o’clock. First, he  41  his bicycle to the bus station. That takes about forty minutes. 42 the bus takes him to school. It usually takes about thirty minutes. Sometimes he has 43 time for breakfast at home, so he has something for breakfast on the bus.

   “I’ve never taken trains. It must be a lot 44  fun than taking buses,” says Danny. He studies very 45 at school. He hopes he can go to school in a big city some day. He can take a train to school then.

1.A. lives           B. works             C. plays             D. teaches

2.A. at             B. from             C. in                   D. for

3.A. easy               B. good             C. interesting          D. difficult

4.A. gets up        B. gets to          C. goes to bed          D. goes to work

5.A. gets back      B. leaves for       C. leaves               D. gets

6.A. by             B. sends            C. on               D. rides

7.A. Then           B. But               C. Ago             D. After

8.A. much           B. no              C. not                  D. a

9.A. little             B. less             C. more             D. many

10.A. badly             B. bad              C. hardly          D. hard

Last month, Junior 1 students from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School took a special test. They took it by traveling.

   The students went to Nanjing and Yangzhou for five days. Their teachers gave each student a list of questions to answer during the trip. The questions are also the students' mid-term test for history and geography. There were questions like: How long is the Beijing-Shanghai Railway? What were the six dynasties (朝代) that used Nanjing as their capital?

  "I never had so much fun with an exam," said Gao Chenxiang,13. "We learned a lot by working this way."

   The students learned much more than just the answers to the questions. They also visited the Nanjng Massacre Museum (南京大屠杀纪念馆).

   "If 1 was learning only from a textbook, I wouldn′t have known how bad the Japanese invaders (侵略者) were," said Gao.

   Students did not get to sleep on the train to Nanjing. Usually the kids would sleep on a train journey so long, but in this case they were all given seats.

   "The seats are very uncomfortable," said DengLin,12. "I know most migrant workers (民工)travel this way. That must be so hard."

    Students also learned to take care of themselves. They washed clothes and made their own beds.

    "I learnt lots of useful life skills," said Wang Yiran,12. "1 never knew I could be so capable(能干的)."

1. All the questions given to the students are for         mid-term test.

A. a foreign language    B. history      

C. geography             D. history and geography

2. The students went to Nanjing          .

    A. by plane            B. by bus        C. by train       D. by bike

3. The students didn′t fall asleep on the train because         .

    A. there was too much noise on the train                                            B. they discussed the answers to the questions

    C. some migrant workers kept talking with them

    D. it was an unusual trip and the seats were uncomfortable

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

    A. The teachers didn't take the travel with their students,

    B. it's the first time for the students to go to Nanjing and Yangzhou,

    C. The students have learnt more by traveling than from textbooks.

    D. Gao didn't know Nanjing Massacre until she visited the Museum.

5. The best title of this passage is         .

    A. A special Test                    B. An Interesting Travel

    C. A Good Way to Relax               D. How to Test Students

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(1)The writer mainly tells us ________.

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A．the most popular means of transportation around the world

B．the most popular ways of getting to school in North America

C．the different ways of getting to school for students around the world

D．the transportation in parts of the world

(2)What does“students usually go to school by boat.”mean? ________

[　　]

A．Students usually take boats to get to school.

B．Students usually take a boat to get to school.

C．Students usually go to school take a boat.

(3)In Japan, the three moat popular ways of getting to school are ________.

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A．trains, walks and bikes

B．bus, train and boat

C．taking trains, walking and riding bikes

D．bus, train and bike

(4)Why do students in Hongshanhu and Kaishandao usually go to school by boat? ________

[　　]

A．Because there are some rivers or lakes.

B．Because there are more boats than buses.

C．Because that must be a lot more fun than taking a bus.

D．Because it takes less time by boat.