These amazing animals prove that love lives on four legs.

A little girl's lifeline

A pig that calms kids

When Lois Brady, a famous doctor in America, visits special-needs students in San Francisco schools, she often brings along Buttercup, a black pig from Vietnam. The pig is very calm and friendly and has been trained to offer comfort (安慰) to patients as well.

A Lion's big heart

With paws (爪子) the size of dinner plates, bright black eyes and a golden mane (鬃), Jupiter, a 13-year-old 250kg lion, was brought to the rescue (援救) center by Anna. In the past two years, Anna has developed a very close relationship with Jupiter.

1.The best title to explain the main idea of the text is “_________”

A. Hero pets B Small pets

C. Kids' friends D Special visits

2.Which of the following do you think is the right match?

A. Alida →a lion B. Buttercup →a pig

C. Lois →a sick girl D. Jupiter → a doctor

3.How long has Mr. Gibbs been with Alida?

A. For about 45 minutes

B. For about 10 months

C. For over 3 years

D. For over 2 years

4.In which of the following pictures can you find Anna?

A. B. C. .D

5.Which of the sentences is Not true according to the passage?

A. Alida has suffered from serious lung disease since she was 10 months old

B. The black pig can calm the kids and offer comfort to them.

C. Mr. Gibbs is a loyal(忠诚的) dog which loves its owner.

D. Anna brought Jupiter to the rescue center for fun.

There are many things you can do to improve your memory(记忆力). Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.

It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits（习惯）. Learning a new skill helps your brain（大脑）to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it .Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories. An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well-not just for improving your memory.

词汇运用 （10分）

A.根据句意和中文提示写出恰当的单词，每空一词。（5分）

1.Protecting the ________________(环境) is our duty.

2.Leo couldn’t stop __________________(思念) his parents when studying abroad.

3.My mother took me to school when I was at ________________(小学) school.

4.The cake is ______________(可口的)，I like it.

5.Why not take a ___________(直达的) flight to Sydney? It is much faster.

B.根据句意, 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空（5分）

6.We ______________________(not see) each other since last week.

7.The roller coaster moved at high speed and was very _____________(excite).

8.We _______________(wait)for the bus when a traffic accident happened.

9._______________(be) pollution a serious problem then?

10.All of us went on a school trip to South Hill except ____________(he) last week.

根据短文内容及首字母提示,补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺

Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly（几乎不） ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he w__1.___, he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was the w____2.____ thing in the world.

A new kid, Albert, came to Peter’s school. He was good at table tennis, too. Soon there would be a match b____3._ Peter and Albert. Peter worked hard to get ready for the match, but Albert didn’t seem to think m____4._ of it. When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a s____5.__ on his face, while Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was so important to win the match t___6.___ he even wanted to cheat(舞弊), but he lost in the end.

“You played very well, Peter. I think we can play again sometime,” said Albert.

But Peter didn’t feel happy and couldn’t f____7.___ asleep that night .

One day, Peter saw Albert p____8.____ basketball. Though he lost again and again, the happy smile never left his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad at basketball. However, he enjoyed b_____9.____ of them.

Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that e___10.__ a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt happier than ever before.

根据中文提示完成句子（10分）

1.下周我将去上海出差。

Next week,I will go to Shanghai _____________ _____________ .

2.Millie买这台电脑已经一年了。

Millie _____________ _____________ the computer for a year.

3.我想和我的笔友保持联系。

I want to_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________my penfriend.

4.从某些方面来说，现在生活好多了。

_____________ _____________ _____________ ，life is better now.

5.你曾经去过游乐园吗？

_____________ you ever _____________ to an amusement park?

根据下面表格的内容的提示，以 “Changes in my hometown” 为题，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文。（10分)

Changes in my hometown

Great changes ___________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

He isn’t good at playing _____piano, but he plays _____Chinese chess well.

A. the, the B. the, / C. /, / D. /, the

He has never ________ of such a thing before.

A. hearB. hearedC. heard D .hearing

More than 20 people ________ in traffic accidents ________ last May.

A. died; for B. have been dead; since

C. have died; for D. have been dead, for

The Statue of Liberty is in .

A. Japan B. England C. China D.the USA