A dog can’t speak any words, but it can “talk”. It has feelings just as you do. Sometimes it may feel angry or afraid. Watch a dog closely, and you can find out how it feels. You can see what it is trying to tell you. When you are afraid, you may look down. When a dog is afraid, it may run away. When you are angry with other people, you stare at (凝视) them. An angry dog also stares. Sometimes the hair along its back stands up.

Do you feel guilty(有罪的) when you do something you shouldn’t do? Dogs can feel guilty, too. Sometimes when I come home, my dog gives me a guilty look. Then I know he did something wrong.

Dogs need love and care. Some dogs are very unhappy when they are alone for a long time. Some dogs even snap (撕咬) if they don’t get enough care.

You may have a dog or you may know a dog. Take care of it well if you want to have fun with it. Take it on walks. Don’t make it do too many things. Try not to punish (惩罚) it again and again for doing the same thing. Always remember, a dog has needs and feelings just as you do. Talk to a dog, and it will talk to you.

1.When a dog is afraid, it may _______.

2.When ______, you know that a dog has done something wrong.

3.If a dog snaps at things, it may ________.

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half 61 of her car. He was a helpful man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 　62 .” “That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of 63 with it. I think it’s stuck（卡住）.” “Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He 64_ into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready.” And he began to_ 65 hard. For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 66 in the face. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it 67 stuck.” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?” 68 of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.

At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 69 . It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s any way we can get it out of the car.” “Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it 70 !”

( 　 ) 61. A. in 　　　　　 　　 B. out 　　　　 　　C. on 　　　　　　　　　 D. off

( 　 ) 62. A. heavy　 　　B. strong 　　　 C. dear 　　　　　　　　 D. new

(　 ) 63. A. trouble 　 　B. questions 　　 C. matter 　　　　 D. accidents

(　 ) 64. A. got 　　　　 　B. stepped 　　C. came 　　　 D. walked

(　 ) 65. A. pull 　　　　 　B. carry 　　　　　 　　C. push 　　　 D. take

(　 ) 66. A. white 　　 　　　B. tired 　　　　　　 　　C. red 　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

(　 ) 67. A. goes　　　　 B. falls 　　　　　　 　　C. grows 　　　　　　 D. seems

(　 ) 68. A. Every 　　　 　　　B. All 　　　 　　C. Either 　　　　　　 D. Both

(　 ) 69. A. ready 　　 　　　B. right 　　　　　 　　C. clever 　　　　　　 D. sure

(　 ) 70. A. of 　　　　 　 B. in 　　　 　　C. out 　　　　　　　　 D. fro

I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard (果园)，looking up at the branches above me.It is one of the last days of summer.Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler.Some kinds of apples are already ripe (成熟的)．Others will be ready to pick soon.I think of my grandmother’s apple pie，and how I used to make it with her.She died last year，before the apple harvest，and I have not had her pie since.I really miss her.I hear bees busily humming about，visiting the late summer flowers.The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.

The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes.Above me，big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind.School starts in another week，and time seems to have slowed down.

“Sophie！” calls my grandfather.“Is that you？” I stand up，take his hand，and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard.We talk about apples，and bees，and Grandma.He tells me that he misses her too.

He puts his rough，brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close.“You know，Sophie，” he says，“I spent the morning in the attic (阁楼)，and you’ll never guess what I found.It’s the recipe (烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie.I used to help her make it sometimes.I can’t do it all alone，but you used to help her too.Maybe between the two of us，we can work it out.Want to try？”

“But it won’t be the same without Grandma，” I tell him.

“That’s true，” he says，“but nothing_is_the_same_without_Grandma.Still，I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie.What do you say？” I nod yes，and we walk towards home...towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen，making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

1．We learn from the passage that Sophie________.

A．likes to watch clouds in the attic

B．comes to the orchard after school

C．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much

D．picks many apples in the orchard

2．Sophie’s grandfather spent the morning in the attic________.

A．looking for Grandma’s recipe for apple pie

B．helping Sophie’s grandmother make apple pie

C．trying to make apple pie all alone for Sophie

D．talking about apples，and bees，and Grandma with Sophie

3．Both Sophie and her grandfather used to________.

A．help Grandma make apple pies

B．spend summer afternoons in the orchard

C．enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen

D．walk alone among the apple trees

4．The underlined part in the last paragraph shows________.

A．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie

B．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies

C．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard

D．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma

5．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．My grandfather’s orchard 　　　　　　　　 B．My grandmother’s apple pie

C．A morning in the attic 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The last days of summer

If you put a buzzard(秃鹰) in a cage without a roof(顶棚), the bird will be a prisoner. Even though it can fly, it can’t fly through the open roof. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 3 or 4 meters. Without space to run, he will not even try to fly, but will stay in his small jail(监牢) for the rest of his life.
The ordinary bat that flies around at night cannot take off from the ground. If it is placed on the ground, all it can do is shuffle(穿梭) about helplessly. If it reaches a higher place, it will be able to throw itself into the air. Then it takes off quickly. But on flat ground, it will never fly.
A bee dropped into a cup will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will look for away where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.
In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling with all their problems and frustrations(挫折)，not realizing that the answer is right there above them.
【小题1】A buzzard can’t fly through the open roof of a cage because       .