John moved into a new house. He was very happy. He had an old cat and a young cat. He liked them very much, He thought, “I must let my cat go in and out of my house when I'm not at home.” He had an idea.

   One day, a friend came to see him and saw two holes(洞) in his door. One is big, the other is small.

   “My dear friend," he said, "It's a very nice house, but why are two holes in your door of the new house?”

    “To let the cat in and out, of course.” John said.

    “But why are there two holes? Is one hole all right?”

    “How can a big cat go through the little hole?” said John.

“That’s right. But can't a little cat go through(穿过) a big hole?” The friend laughed.

1.John moved into a new house with ______.

A. a cat        B. two cats       C. his friend    D. two dogs

2.What idea did John have? ______ for his cats.

A. To make a hole in the door       

B. To keep the door closed   

C. To keep the door open           

D. To make two holes in the door

3.A friend came to see _____.

A. the cat and the hole.       B. the door and the holes

C. John and his new house    D. John and his cats

4. _____ all right for the big cat and the small cat go through.

A. Only one big hole is       B. Only one small hole is    

C. Only two holes are        D. Only the door is

5.Which one is right?

A. John thought clearly before he made the holes.

B. John liked the small cat better, so he made a small hole for it when there was a big hole.

C. John thought his idea was right before his friend asked him.

D. John doesn’t like his cats.

 

We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage (车库). Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldn’t stop—I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.

    It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled (挤作一团) together, were five frightened kittens (小猫). They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.

    I wanted to find the mother cat. It was clear that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one—unbelievable.

    We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I decided to save this brave little cat and her family.

    The vet told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they weren’t confident about the mother’s chances.

    About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.

    I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had been in danger for five times and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.

    As a fireman, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying.

B. The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.

C. The writer didn’t find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.

D. The mother cat moved all her babies out of the fire to a safe place.

2.Why did the writer decide to save the cats?

A. Because he was amazed at the mother cat’s courage.

B. Because the cats attracted many people’s attention.

C. Because he didn’t want to see any living things die.

D. Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them.

3.The writer talks about the cat’s story to show that ________________.

A. animals should be taken good care of

B. mother’s love can be great and brave

C. it is meaningful to help others

D. a cat always has nine lives

 

One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.
“Is   28  there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They  29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.
“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the  30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park,  31  beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard  32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound 33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.
“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He  34 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed,   35 made a sound like a whisper.

【小题1】

A．under B．on C．behind D．in

【小题2】

A．excited B．frightened C．frightening D．exciting

【小题3】nobody   B. everybody   C. anybody   D. somebody

【小题4】

A．saw B．looked C．heard D．listened

【小题5】

A．church B．school C．garden D．park

【小题6】rose   B. slept   C. stood   D. lay

【小题7】

A．a B．the C．an D．other

【小题8】

A．came B．learned C．heard D．fell

【小题9】

A．smelled B．looked C．searched D．found

【小题10】

A．he B．she C．it D．that

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入合适的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给出）：（14分）
One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat under the big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree. They turned a   【小题1】    but could not see anything. They were frightened.
'Is anybody there?" Millie asked. N  【小题2】    answered. They listened very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their w  【小题3】   they met Andy.
'What happened?* Andy asked.
'There's a ghost in the park. Please help us.' Millie said.
'R  【小题4】  ? Tell me more,' Andy said.
Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, stood beside the tree and listened
carefully. Then he heard the whisper! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was not sure the sound came from the bushes. He s  【小题5】  carefully.
'Oh! Here it is," Andy said to himself. He found a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, it made a sound like a whisper.
Andy put the little cat into a box and went to find Millie and Amy. They were s  【小题6】    frightened. Andy opened the box and showed them the ‘ghost’.
'This is the ghost in the park," Andy said, Millie and Amy were surprised—it was a little cat- L  【小题7】   that day, they took the little cat to the animal centre. People in the animal centre would take care of it

One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___1____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____2______.

“Is   3  there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They  4 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the  5 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park,  6  beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard  7 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound  8 from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He  9 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it meowed,   10 made a sound like a whisper.

1.	A．under B．on C．behind D．in

 

2.	A．excited B．frightened C．frightening D．exciting

 

3.	A．nobody B．everybody C．anybody D．somebody

 

4.	A．saw B．looked C．heard D．listened

 

5.	A．church B．school C．garden D．park

 

6.	A．rose B．slept C．stood D．lay

 

7.	A．a B．the C．an D．other

 

8.	A．came B．learned C．heard D．fell

 

9.	A．smelled B．looked C．searched D．found

 

10.	A．he B．she C．it D．that