It?s always hard to say goodbye to someone you love. In Washington DC, US, local (当地的) zoo-goers are sad about the news that their superstar panda Tai Shan is going to leave the National Zoo.
At a morning meeting on December 4, zoo director（主管） Steven Montfort said that the black-eared bear would be going off to China sometime over the winter, under an agreement（协议）with the Chinese government.
Tai Shan, whose name means “peaceful mountain,” was born at the DC zoo on July 9, 2005. He has been loved by zoo-goers since his first public show in December of that year.
But under the agreement that brought his mother, Mei Xiang, and father, Tian Tian, to the zoo from China, all three belong to (属于) China.
Tai Shan should have been returned to China when he was 2. But China gave him two extensions (延期) to stay at the National Zoo. Tai is old enough to breed (繁殖). So it?s time for him to come back to China and join a program to try to increase the panda population.
The National Zoo has tried to breed Mei Xiang a few times since Tai Shan was born, without success. Montfort said the zoo would try again soon in the hope of producing another baby panda. “We?re hopeful every year,” he said.
1.Where can the passage probably be taken from?
A. A dictionary. B. A science book.
C. A newspaper. D. A novel.
2. The word “zoo-goers” mean people who ______
A. live at the zoo B. love to visit the zoo
C. work at the zoo D. leave the zoo
3.According to the passage, who is going to leave the National Zoo?
A. Steven Montfort. B. Mei Xiang.
C. Tian Tian. D. Tai Shan.
4.We can tell from the passage that ______.
A. Tai Shan and his parents belong to China
B. Tai Shan first appeared in public in 2006
C. Tai Shan’s parents will be sent to China
D. Tai Shan belongs to the US because it’s born there
5. What does the National Zoo try to do every year?
A. To make Tai Shan stay there.
B. To make Mei Xiang give birth to new babies.
C. To attract more people to visit Tai Shan.
D. To send Tai Shan and his parents back to China.
Have you heard about “Survival Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,000 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without grown-ups around them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are designed by grown-ups, which brings many problems. Children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard trouble. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even the smallest danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay cool in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
1.The activities in “Survival Holidays” are ______.
A. dangerous B. comfortable
C. boring D. exciting
2.Which of the following is true according to (根据) the passage?
A. Parents and children will join “Survival Holidays” together.
B. Children are not allowed to watch TV during “Survival Holidays”.
C. The skills children learn during “Survival Holidays” will be helpful.
D. Children play computer games together during the “Survival Holidays”.
In July, my daughter Becky graduated from Washington High School. During the graduation party, one of her classmates gave a simple speech that I will remember. She talked about the “givers” of this world. She said, “You are a success if you make another person smile. If you are a friend to someone who needs a little help, you get an ‘A’!”
After the party, when all the students were outside the hall trying to find their parents and friends, a man and his wife came to me and asked if I was Becky’s mom. I said yes and the man handed me a gift and told me how much they would like thank Becky for her kindness to their daughter, Jessica, during the school sports meeting the week before.
Jessica’s left leg was hurt and she was not able to finish the up-hill race. Becky was worried about her and kept going back to check on her. Jessica’s dad told me that Becky had shown more kindness for her daughter than even the coach, and that he and his wife would never forget her kindness. Of course, by this time I had tears in my eyes, I was so proud of her.
I asked her, “So, does Becky get an ‘A’?”
He just smiled and said, “She gets an ‘A’!”
1.The speech the writer will always remember is about ______.
A. how to succeed B. helping others
C. how to study well D. making friends
2. After the party, Jessica’s parents looked for the writer to ______.
A. give her a gift from Becky
B. ask her how to get an “A”
C. learn about Jessica’s behavior
D. thank Becky’s kindness for Jessica
3. Jessica ______ during the sports meeting.
A. hurt Becky’s leg B. fell from the hill
C. hurt her left leg D. lost the race
4.Which of the following is the best title(题目) for this passage?
A. She gets an “A” B. A graduation party
C. A popular girl D. An excellent mother
Long long ago, there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.
One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to give him a lesson and said, “OK, and from now on, everything you touch will turn to gold.” Midas was so excited when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skill. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a boy. “It works!”
Not only stones, flowers, and the things of his house turned to gold, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him, Midas touched her hand. At once her body became cold. Midas was holding a gold girl!
At last, he asked the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bath in it,” the god said. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch. He would never forget this lesson: Gold did not bring happiness.
This is a Greek story. Now the idiom “have the Midas touch” means to have the ability (能力) to be successful, especially the ability to . Well, do you want to have the Midas touch and become a rich man?
1. What does the underlined word greedy mean in English?
A. 易怒的。 B. 慷慨的。
C. 宽容的。 D. 贪婪的。
2.With the gold-touch skill, Midas can turn everything into gold except ______.
A. the river B. the food
C. the flowers D. the stones
3.Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence (Line 2, Paragraph 5).
A. make money easily
B. drive a car safely
C. look after sick people
D. cook delicious food
完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
In the middle of a forest there was a little tree standing among many big trees. He was very at not being as big as the others. When the birds flew into the forest and their houses, he used to say to hem, “Come and have a rest in my body!” But the birds always said, “Oh, no. You’re too small!” The worst part was when people came to choose trees, they would pass him by he was too small. The other trees said that when they were taken away by people, they might be the mast (桅杆) of a large ship, go far away from the , and see many wonderful things; or they become part of a fine house in a great city, and experience life there. All these were just dreams to the little tree.
One cold morning, some people came searching the forest. “There are that are little enough,” they said.
“Here is one,” said one man. “It’s just the right .” And he chose the little tree.
The little tree was very happy because he knew they were about to take away. Later all kinds of beautiful things were all over him. The children all said, “ beautiful!” “It’s the Christmas tree we’ve ever seen!”
, the little tree knew what he was. He was a Christmas tree! He was just little enough to be the nicest Christmas tree in the world!
1.A. unhappy B. proud C. nervous D. excited
2.A. built B. found C. asked D. watched
3.A. by B. out C. down D. up
4.A. though B. because C. unless D. so
5.A. asked for B. welcomed to C. sold into D. made into
6.A. mountain B. land C. forest D. ocean
7.A. might B. need C. must D. should
8.A. summer B. winter C. Spring D. autumn
9.A. some B. both C. none D. any
10.A. size B. colour C. price D. taste
11.A. them B. her C. him D. it
12.A. hung B. compared C. shared D. taken
13.A. When B. How C. What D. Which
14.A. strongest B. nicest C. biggest D. longest
15.A. Sadly B. Strangely C. Recently D. Finally
— We plan to go out for a picnic next weekend. Would you like to come along?
— ______. It’s my favorite.
A. Enjoy yourself B. It doesn’t matter
C. You’re welcome D. That would be very nice
