Have you ever heard anyone say“It’s raining cats and dogs”? It means“It’s raining hard!”
　　But sometimes cats and dogs do drop from the sky! Here’s how it happens.
　　Not so long ago, a country far away had many large rats. The people there said,“We need cats!”So cats were sent to them by airplane. But the country had many mountains. It was hard for an airplane to land. So the cats came down by parachute(降落伞). Did the cats like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are still catching rats!
　　In another country far away, there is snow the year around. People sometimes got lost in it.
　　“We need big dogs!”the people said.“The dogs could find people lost in the snow. The dogs could help bring them home. Where can we get big dogs?”
　　A man across the sea had big dogs to sell.“I will send dogs to you.”He said.“I have some very big ones. They can find people lost in the snow.”
　　He sent the dogs by airplane.
　　But the airplane didn’t land in the snow. The dogs came down by parachute—you guessed it!
　　Did the dogs like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are well and happy. They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!
　　Remember it, so you can say,“Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!”
　　1．The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to_________.
　　A. the weather
　　B. the saying“It’s raining cats and dogs.”
　　C. the saying“It’s raining hard.”
　　D. the fact that real cats and dogs drop from the sky
　　2．Cats and dogs drop from the sky because_________.
　　A. there are many mountains in the country
　　B. it snows the year around in the country
　　C. it was hard for a plane to land in the two countries
　　D. coming down by parachute could save money
　　3．The underlined sentence“They didn’t say they didn’t!”in Paragraph 3 means“_________”.
　　A. Poor animals       B. Good animals
　　C. Have a nice trip       D. Thank you
　　4．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
　　A. Cats and dogs can help people quite a lot.
　　B.“It rains cats and dogs.”usually means a heavy rain.
　　C. When the people saw cats drop from the plane, they were pleased.
　　D. The man across the sea didn’t want his dogs dropped by air.
　　5．The main purpose of the passage is to_________.
　　A. tell the readers a famous British saying
　　B. tell the readers of a new meaning about an old saying
　　C. show cats and dogs are our good friends
　　D. show parachutes is an important invention

　 Here are two pictures. A man and a boy are in one picture. Who are they?

Let me tell. The man is Mr White, and the boy’s name is Bill. He‘s the man’s son. Now they are in Bill‘s bedroom. We can see some Chinese books in the desk. And on the bed a shirt. It’s Bill‘s. His trousers are on it, under his shirt. too.

　 Now let’s look at the other picture. You can see a woman and a girl in it. The woman is Bill‘s mother and she’s in her daughter, Ann‘s room. You can see a photo of the Whites on the white wall. Between the windows is a desk. A Clock is on the desk. It’s eleven. What‘s that on the floor? Oh, it’s Ann‘s hat. but it looks like a brown hat.

( )1.In the two pictures we can see ____.

　 a.two people　 b.three people c.four people　 d.five people

( )2.Mr White is ____.　　　

　 a.Ann’s brother b.Ann‘s father c.Bill’s friend d..Bill‘s teacher

( )3.Bill’s trousers are ____.

　 a.on the bed　 b.in the desk　 c.on the floor d.under the desk

( )4.What colour is Ann‘s hat?

a.White. b.Red.　　　　 c.Black. d.Brown.

( )5.In Ann’s bedroom we can see a ____.

a.cat　　　　　 b,ball　　　　 c.shirt d.clock

A Clever Bird

　　A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird. “Hello!” he says. “Hello!” the bird answers. “What are you doing?” says the man. “What are you doing?” says the bird.

The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things “Hello!” The thief hears the bird's words. “What are you doing?” The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.

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(   ) 26. The man teaches the bird ________.

A. how to say something　　　　　　　　      B. how to sing songs

C. how to eat something　　　　　　　　 　  D. how to dance

(   ) 27. The bird is ________.

A. very nice　              B. very clever        C. very beautiful　　     D. very silly(傻的)

(   ) 28. The man speaks to the bird ________.

A. sometimes　     B. once a week             C. every week　　       D. every day

(   ) 29. The thief is taking ________ things from the house.

A. a few　            B. a little　　         C. a lot of　　　　              D. some

(   ) 30. The thief ________ out of the room.

A. walks　　         B. comes　　　　　    C. runs　　　　　      D. goes