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　　I was born in a small river. when I was young, the river was my home. I did not know my parents, but I had hundreds of(数百个) brothers and sisters. I swam about(到处) and played with them.

　　At that time I did not look like my parents. I had no legs, but I had a short tail(尾巴), so I looked like a fish. Then my tail became(变) shorter and now I have four legs and a very short tail. I know I will have no tail at all soon. I shall be like my parents. Then I'm going to jump out of the water. I'm going to live on the land and in the water, too. I'm going to eat a lot of insects(昆虫)－bad insects. So I am a good friend for the farmers. Do you know what I am?

1．－What is it?

－________.

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2．When it was young, ________.

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3．When it was young, ________.

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4．Now it is like its parents, and it has ________.

A．four legs and no tail

B．two legs

C．four legs and a very short tail

D．no legs or tail

5．It will live ________.

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A．only on the land

B．only in the river

C．on the land and in the river

D．with the insects

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　　Baseball(棒球) is one of the favourite sports in the USA. Children play baseball in sports fields or in parks. In summer there is often informal(非正式的) baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns at bat (球棒). Each team has 9 players.

　　The baseball season goes from Apr. il to September. During this time, baseball matches are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become American's heroes(英雄). At the end of the son, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of(数以百万计的)others listen to the radio and watch TV. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after is over, they still talk about the result(结果)and the players.

　　American football is perhaps even more popular than baseball in the USA. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television set to hear the result.

(1)Where do the children play baseball in the USA?

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(2)When is the baseball season?

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(3)What do Americans do at the end of the baseball season?

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(4)What do people talk about after the baseball game?

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(5)Is American football less popular than baseball in America?

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(6)When is the football season in America?

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(7)Is there no baseball match in winter in the USA?

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　　Malls are popular places for Americans to go Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof.

　　People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security (安全) guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees.

　　The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a sevenacre (公顷) park！ There are parking spaces for 12750 cars. About 750000 people shop every week.

　　The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.

　　In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist (牙医) and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents (居民) can actually live in their favorite shopping center.

1．Malls are________.

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A．large shopping centers which also act as town centres

B．large parks with shops

C．the most popular places Americans go to

D．town centers

2．Why have malls become so popular？

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A．Because people can do everything there.

B．Because people can do many other things besides shopping for all they need.

C．Because people feel safe in malls with police stations around.

D．Because people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there.

3．Malls have to be large places because________.

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A．many people drive their cars to go to malls

B．there have to be some restaurants, clinics and theatres

C．many people hope to do sports in the malls

D．they have to meet different needs of so many people

4．Those________ are called mall rats.

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A．who are busy stealing in the mall

B．who have visited the biggest malls

C．who are often found busy shopping in malls

D．who live under the roof of the mall