My friend, Victor, is a zoo keeper in the National Zoo. His work is very interesting but it is hard. Sometimes it is dangerous, too. Every morning the zoo keepers have to get up at five to prepare the food for the animals. Each kind of animal is given special food. For example, the lions must be given meat; the deer must be given grass and leaves; and the parrots must be given fruit and nuts. Sometimes some animals won’t let the others eat their food. If this happens,  each of them must be fed separately (分离地).

Every morning each cage must be washed by the zoo keepers. This can be dangerous, especially with lions and tigers. To make the work easier, the animals are locked in the sleeping compartments (隔间) while the cages are being washed. When the animals are sick, the zoo keepers must look after them. Each sick animal is kept in a separate cage and given medicine. Sometimes they must be given injections. It is not easy to inject a sick lion!

All the keepers live near the zoo. Each of them has a small house. There he lives with his family. They do not have holidays on Sundays and public holidays. Instead, each of them has a day off during the week. Each keeper has a holiday on a different day from that of the other keepers.

The most important job of the keepers is to look after the safety of the visitors. People must be prevented from doing dangerous things. Many people have been injured because they did careless things, like putting their hands into the lion’s cage.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1.What kind of food must be given to the animals like tigers, lions and bears?

A. Nuts.                        B. Fruit.                        C. Meat.                       D. Grass and leaves.

2.Some animals must be fed separately because _______.

A. they eat special food

B. they often quarrel with each other while eating

C. they always cause the zoo keepers much trouble

D. they won’t let the others eat their food

3. When an animal is sick, it must be _______.

A. taken out of the cage                       B. put separately and taken good care of

C. given an injection                             D. locked in a sleeping compartment

4.All the zoo keepers must work _______.

A. seven days a week                                     B. on Saturdays

C. on special festivals                            D. on weekdays

5.The underlined word “injured” in the last paragraph (段落) means _______.

A. hurt                         B. beaten           C. killed                        D. caught 

There are so many reasons for remembering our favorite teachers forever and thanking them. Here are some good teachers

Mr Livingstone :Ms Livingstone had the same last name as me and I often spoke with her since we worked in the same building. When my students got her for 7th grade, I was very concerned .I thought her class would be very boring. But my students loved her class and I never forgot her.

Jack:I went to Mrs Mcquillan’s class completely by accident at the start of my 10th grade year, and I am so lucky that I did. She brought the literature(文学) to life right before my eyes. She loves her job so much. If every teacher could do what she does in the classroom, every class would be wonderful. I was so happy to meet a teacher who cared so much. That’s the reason why I want to be an English teacher. And if I could be half as helpful as she is, I would be happy.

Mr Smith: Mrs McClure always went above and beyond for the children in her classroom. Thanks to Mrs McClure, my son loves school. He even got to eat a special lunch with her recently and it made his week ! One family will forever be grateful for the wonderful experience she provided for our son during his first year in school.

Mary: “How are you feeling today? ”Mr Funk asks every day. “Thirsty for knowledge!” all the students answer immediately .Mr Funk is an amazing history teacher? and an amazing all-round person; he never lets class get boring .When mistakes are made ,he corrects them so that you actually understand what you did wrong. Mr Funk is a great teacher.

1. What does the word “concerned” in paragraph2 probably mean?

A.Excited????? B Relaxed.???? ????????????? C. Worried???? ????????????? D. Interested

2.What do we learn about Jack?

A. He knew a lot about Mrs Mcquillan before going to her class

B. He is sure he will be a better teacher than Mrs Mcquillan.

C. He wants to teach Mrs Mcquillan.

D. He loved Mrs Mcquillan’s literature class very much.

3.Which of the following persons also works at school?

A. Mr Livingstone?? B. Mr Smith??? C. Mary?? ????????????? D. Jack

4.What is Mr Funk’s class most probably like?

A. Long ????????????? B. Boring??? ????????????? C . Simple?? ????????????? D. Lively

Whenever the house gets quiet, Mrs. Smith knows just where to find her 6-year-old daughter Maria: lost in the world of stories.
“I like to read every time of the day,” said Maria, a student at Creel Elementary School in Australia.
Maria’s headmaster, Mrs. White, wants each of her 850 students and their families to learn the love of reading this year. She wants reading at home to become an activity of choice in every family, even during holiday breaks. “I truly realize reading should be an important part of everyone’s life, and nothing should stop it.” said Mrs. White.
“The aim we want most of all is to help children understand they can enjoy reading, as well as practice their skills,” said Hannas, an education researcher. He suggested parents take their children to the library and allow them to pick out books that interest them.
Each night, students take home two books to read with their parents or other family members. They have to return the books the next day with a signed note from their parents showing that the books were read, and have passing tests that check how well they understand the books.
“We’re trying to get parents into the habit of reading with their kids.” said the headmaster. “Nothing is better than sitting on a sofa with your child and reading and laughing.”
Through books, Mrs. Smith, a parent, said she’s able to give her two daughters more experiences than she could.
“I think reading opens all the doors and creates imaginations in children,” she said, “I think if you read well, you can succeed in anything in life.”
【小题1】The aim of the at-home-reading activity is to __________.