Many animals hide to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.
Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary. Some animals will run away from them.
Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them.
1.Animals have ways to stay alive. How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage ?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
2.Why do animals hide ?
A.Because they like to play hide-and-seek.
B. Because they are shy.
C. Because they want to catch others.
D. Because they want to protect themselves.
3.How do Chameleons hide ?
A. They change colors. B. They change shapes.
C. They hide in snow. D. They hide in leaves.
4.How do zebras hide ?
A. Become good friends.
B. Talk to each other.
C. Help each other look out for danger.
D. Eat and play together.
5.Why do animals try to look bigger than they are ?
A. They want other animals to run away from them.
B. They want other animals to follow them.
C. They want other animals to see them.
D. They want other animals to like them.
In America，when people say “man’s best friend”，they don’t mean another person. Instead，they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊)between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people，too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person(盲人)or “ears” for a deaf(耳聋)person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier，too. Because of that，they bring animals into hospitals for “visits”.
Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America，you，too，can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet，take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don’t have a pet，be kind to animals around you. For example，if you see a street dog，just leave it alone，or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals，try to speak up. As people，we must protect(保护)animals who can’t speak for themselves.
1.“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” is used to prove(证明) that ________.
A. pets have the right(权利)to inherit(继承)money
B. money can make pets happy
C. it’s the best way to spend money
D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children
2.According(依照)to the passage，scientists bring the dogs to hospital because_______.
A. they are ill and they need to see the doctor
B. they can make the patients(病人)happier
C. they can help the doctor find out the problems
D. the doctors can do experiment(试验)on them
3.During the “Be Kind to Animals Week”，the people in America________.
A. hold pet shows
B. play with the pets the whole week
C. cook delicious food for pets
D. make friends with other people’s pets
4.Which of the following statements(陈述)is NOT true?
A. Dogs can help people in many ways.
B. Dogs Call help people live happier.
C. Dogs can help people make everything.
D. Dogs can make people’s lives richer.
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.A lot of people are interested in dogs.
B. Dogs can help people do many things.
C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection(保护).
D. We have done a lot of things for pets.
It was getting late. There was no noise in the forest. We could only hear the birds singing. And then, a bear—a big brown bear—came into the forest. The bear stopped under a tall tree. He was very hungry. He looked up into the tree. There in the nut tree was his supper—a supper of nice nuts. But the nuts were high up in the tree. The hungry bear could not reach them. But he knew how to get his supper. He climbed up the tree.21*cnjy*com
Up and up he climbed. He climbed onto a big branch of the tree. He sat there and then shook(摇) the branch again and again. At last the branch broke. The brown bear fell down with the branch and nuts.
The bear sat up and looked around. With his big paws he picked up the nuts and ate them up.
1.How did the brown bear get his supper?
A. He climbed up the tree and ate the nuts there.
B. He shook the nuts off a tree and ate them.
C. He picked up the nuts on the ground and ate them.
D. He fell down with the branch of the tree. Then he took the nuts and ate them.
2.The story took place .
A. in the morning B. at noon
C. before evening came D. at midnight
3.The word “branch” in this passage means in Chinese.
A. 树干 B. 树叶 C. 树枝 D. 树桩
4.Where did the bear eat the nuts?
A. in a forest. B. outside the forest.
C. near a forest. D. in front of the forest.
5.From this passage we can see the bear was .
A. small but heavy B. big but light
C. big and heavy D. small and light
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When I was small, my mum used to the family something special for meals —she would make breakfast food for dinner.
I still remember one night my mum put some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt. I waited to see if anybody noticed. To my surprise, my dad just took his , smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been. I've what I told him that night. I do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. He as usual, every single bit.
After dinner, my mum said to my dad for burning the bread. And I never forget what he aid, “I burnt bread, dear. It doesn't matter at all. " , I wen t to kiss Dad good night. I asked him if he really liked his bread burnt. He held me in arms and , “Your mum worked very hard all day. She's really _ _. And you see—a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!”
Now I know life is not perfect. _ is perfect, either. As for me, I often forget birthdays or some other special days. But I've learned something _ _ over these years. What we really need is the understanding of each other, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and or just between two friends. This is the key to a happy .
So don't get if the bread gets burnt. Remember. Burnt bread never hurt anyone. Be kind to those around you and a happier life will surely come closer to you.
1.A. giving B. cooking C. give D. do
2.A. glass B. milk C. spoon D. bread
3.A. decided B. known C. forgotten D. imagined
4.A. But B. So C. Because D. And
5.A. threwit away B. ate it up C. put it away D. looked it up
6.A. hello B. goodbye C. no D. sorry
7.A. hate B. love C. make D. save
8.A. After school B. Before dinner C. Later that night D. The next morning
9.A. shouted B. said C. laughed D. talked
10.A. tired B. excited C. worried D. interested
11.A. Everybody B. Anybody C. Nobody D. Somebody
12.A. important B. difficult C. funny D. easy
13.A. student B. brother C. sister D. child
14.A. class B. party C. life D. story
15.A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. excited
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A. at, at B. at , on
C. by , on D. on, on
I did my homework very , so my father shouted at me .
A. careless ; angry B. carelessly ; angrily
C. carelessly ; angry D. careless ; angrily
