Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to have fun, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.

One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing (嗅) the ground. He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat. He was so much lost in sniffing that he wasn’t really paying attention to what was around himself.

Suddenly, Jackal looked up to see his neighbor, Lion, walking straight toward him. He did not have enough time to run way. Jackal had played many tricks on Lion over the years, so he knew he would be in trouble if he was caught. Jackal needed to think of something quickly.

“Help! Help!” cried Jackal as he quickly jumped upon a large rock hanging over the road. “The rocks are falling down, and I can’t hold them much longer. We shall both be crushed (压碎) if you do not do your best to hold these rocks back, Lion”

At once, Lion pushed his strong shoulder against the rocks to keep them from moving any further. “I’ll just run over here to get something to stop the rocks.” shouted Jackal as he ran way to safety. Lion stayed leaning against the unmoving rocks for quite a long time before he realized that Jackal had tricked him yet again!

1. Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?

A. To play with Lion.                              B. To push a rock

C. To run after a mouse                            D. To look for something to eat.

2.What does the underlined word ‘leaning’ mean?

A. supporting          B. sleeping       C. running         D. sitting

3. Why did Jackal cry for help?

A. Because Lion was rushing to him.

B. Because he was caught under a rock.

C. Because he got an idea to get away from Lion.

D. Because he saw a large rock moving toward him.

4. What lesson does the story teach us?

 A. Trust（信任） your friend, trust yourself

B. Work hard, and you’ll succeed.

C. Help others when they are in trouble.

D. Try to find a quick way out when in trouble.

5.Which words can describe Jackal’s characteristics?

A. selfish and stubborn      B. silly and unkind       C. clever and creative       D. impolite and dishonest

Work hard, and you’ll get good ________.

A. lessons         B. notes            C. grades               D. answers

Work hard, and you’ll get good ________.

A. lessons         B. notes            C. grades               D. answers

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

1.Tomorrow is Mother’s Day .It’s also my mother’s    (四十三) birthday.

2.Her dream is to dance as    (beautiful)as Yang Liping.

3.I had my old bicycle    (fix) up in order to give it away to charity.

4.    (like)football, basketball is played with five members on each side.

5.Work hard, and you will    (success).

6.Gravity may be a problem for the early      (移居者).

7.Among the football players. Li Ming plays    (不好).

8.Hangzhou is a beautiful city which    (吸引)lots of tourists from home and abroad.

9.Be careful! This kind of disease can be easily     (传播)everywhere by some animals.

10.Li Zhicheng led the peasants to fight    (反对)the governors of Ming Dynasty in 1629.

用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）。
【小题1】Mary has got a lovely dog. ________(It) name is Oliver.
【小题2】The local people had to move away because of the serious ________.(pollute)
【小题3】Climb up to the ________(twelve) floor, and you can enjoy a better view.
【小题4】I didn’t want to be treated              (different) from anyone else.
【小题5】As a volunteer, she              (experience) love and hate, sadness and happiness over the past ten years.
【小题6】It is           (correct) for students to throw away the waste paper in the schoolyard.
【小题7】Which team do you think ___________ (win) the final basketball match in the coming season?
【小题8】__________(Work) hard, and you will be successful at last.
【小题9】Comrade Lei Feng devoted all his life to             (serve) the people.
【小题10】Last week we had a parents meeting. My father              (ask) to speak at the meeting.