It is evening．An old cock（公鸡） is sitting in a tall tree．A fox（狐狸） comes to the tree and   at the cock．“Hello, Mr．Cock．I have some    news（信息） for you．”says the fox．“Oh?” says the cock．“What is it?” “All the animals are good friends now．Let’s    friends, too．Please come    and play with me．”“Fine!” says the cock．“I’m very glad to hear that”．Then he looks up．“Look! There is something over there．”“    are you looking at?” asks the fox．“Oh，I see some animals over there．They’re    this way．”“Animals?” “Yes．Oh，they’re dogs．”“What? Dogs!” asks the fox．“Well…well，I   go now．Goodbye．”“Wait，Mr．Fox，”says the cock．“     go．They are only dogs．And dogs are our friends now．”“Yes，I know，but    don’t know that．”“I see，I see，”says the cock．He    and goes to sleep in the tree．Do you know why? Foxes are afraid(怕) of dogs．

1.A. 1istens        B．sees                       C．gets                       D．looks

2.A．bad                B．good                     C．sad                         D．funny

3.A．is                        B．am                           C．are                          D．be

4.A．down             B．up                             C．at                            D．to

5.A．How                   B．What                            C．Where             D．Why

6.A．looking          B．going                    C．coming                  D．taking

7.A．must                  B．may                         C．can                          D．need

8.A．Can’t                  B．Let’s               C．Don’t            D．Please        

9.A．the dogs            B．you                          C．the animals  D．the cocks

10.A．cries（哭、喊） B．shouts（喊叫）C．calls           D．smiles（微笑）

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.

Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.

Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps（带子）to carry them, but many other students choose rolling bags. But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.

But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight.

Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance（平衡）and falling down with their school bags.” He said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.

One of the best answer is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!　

(　 )48. From the passage we can know that_______.

A. only children in China carry too heavy school bags　　　　　　　

B. children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags

C. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags　　　　　

D. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags

( )49. If a child carries a heavy school bag,_______.

A. his back and neck will be hurt

B. his head and arm will be hurt

C. his hands will be hurt

D. his feet will be hurt

(　 )50. According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weigh about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over________ .

A. 5 kilos　　　 B. 3 kilos　　 　 C. 5.5 kilos　　　 D.4.5 kilos

Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.

“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.

Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps (带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的) bags.

But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.

But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than10% to 15% of their own body weight (重量).

Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance (平衡) and falling down with their school bags,” he said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.

One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!

1 From the passage we can know that_____.

A. only children in China carry too heavy school bags

B. children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags

C. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags

D. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags

2 Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because _______.

A. they are too young

B. their school bags are too heavy

C. they don’t know how to go upstairs

D. their parents don’t always go upstairs with them together

3 If a child carries a heavy school bag,________.

A. his back and neck will be hurt　　　　 B. his head and arms will be hurt

C. his hands will be hurt　　　　　　    D. his feet will be hurt

4 According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs (重) about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over _______.

A. 5 kilos　　　　　　　　  B. 3 kilos　　　　  C. 5. 5 kilos　　    D. 4.5 kilos

5 Some students think the best answer to his problems is that_____________.

A. they should have a little homework to do after they get home

B. their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework

C. they should only take home library books they will read that night

D. they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones

It’s Sunday. Children don’t go to school on Sundays. But Kate gets up early in the morning，“It’s my birthday. I’m eight years old today.” she thinks, “Where are Dad and Mum? I want to know what they can give me for my birthday.”
Her father and mother are not at home. They are going shopping. And now they are talking about what to buy for Kate.?
Dad: How about the doll（布娃娃）? It looks nice. I think Kate would like the doll.?
Mom: I don’t think so. I think she likes a new dress. Girls often like new dresses very much.?
Dad: But she has a few new dresses and some new blouses（女衬衫）. Oh, I think she must be very happy to have a box of colorful pencils and some picture books. Do you think so?
Mom: Yes. Let’s go over there and buy them.
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【小题1】        often like new dresses.?
A. Boys                    B. The girl        C. Girls 
【小题2】 Kate has         new dresses.?
A. many                    B. a lot of        C. some  
【小题3】        doesn’t want to buy the doll.?
A. Kate                   
B. Kate’s father     
C. Kate’s mother         
【小题4】From the passage, we can know Kate is        .?
A. in the school          
B. a school girl     
C. going to school        
【小题5】From the passage, we can know Kate          .?
A. doesn’t know what her parents buy for her  
B. wants to buy something for her parents   
C. doesn’t like a doll