One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly, the bag fell off his horse onto the road. It was too heavy, so he did not know what he could do about it. He only hoped that someone would soon go by and help him.
Just at that time, a man on a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappointed (失望 ) when he saw the man. It was a great man and he lived near there. He thought the great man wouldn’t help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse when he came near. “ I see you need help,” he said, “I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one of the bag and the farmer took the other. They lifted(提) it together and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “How can I pay you?” “It’s very easy,” the great man answered, “When you see anyone else in trouble (处在困境中)do the same for him.”
1.What did the poor farmer take to town?
A. A bag of rice. B. A bag of wheat C. A bag of apples. D. A bag of vegetables.
2.Why couldn’t the poor farmer lift the bag of wheat?
A. Because he was too young. B. Because he was too old.
C. Because the bag was too heavy for him. D. Because the bag was too large for him.
3.The poor farmer felt __________ when he saw the great man.
A. happy B. good C. afraid D. disappointed
4.When he saw the poor farmer in trouble, the great man ________.
A. went away without stopping B. asked another farmer to help him
C. came up to help him D. gave him a lot of money
5.The great man asked the poor farmer to pay him_________.
A. by giving him money B. by giving him a horse
C. by giving him a lot of wheat D. by helping others
The koala
Appearance:
Size: 70—90cm Weight: 5—14kg
The koala with thick hair looks cute but it has very sharp
teeth and claws (爪子).
The male koala is larger than the female one.
Food: The koala eats eucalyptus leaves (桉树叶). Each koala
eats about 500 grams of leaves per day.
Habit: The koala sleeps for up to 16—18 hours. It prefers to move around in the evening.
Baby fact: A healthy female koala can have one child each year. A baby koala is very small when it is born—only a quarter of an inch. It has no hair and it can’t see either. It lives in its mother’s pouch (育儿袋) for half a year. During this time, it only drinks its mother’s milk.
Danger: The number of koalas in Australia is getting smaller every year, mainly because of people. People cut down a lot of trees, so many koalas have no places to live in and they don’t have enough leaves to eat. There are fewer than 100,000 koalas in the world. Some scientists say if people don’t protect them, we won’t have any koalas within 30 years.
1.When does the koala often move around during a day?
A. In the morning. B. In the evening.
C. In the afternoon. D. At weekends.
2.If someone sees a newly born koala, he will find that ___________________.
A. it can see everything B. it is really small
C. it has thick hair D. it is very big
3.A baby koala can’t live without ____________________.
A. water B. grass C. milk D. meat
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. An adult koala often weighs more than 16kg.
B. The female koala is smaller than the male one.
C. The claws of the koala are sharp but their teeth are not.
D. The koala often sleeps more than 20 hours.
5.The koala is in danger now. The main reason is that __________________.
A. big animals eat them
B. people hunt them for their fur
C. people cut down many trees
D. They often kill each other
The lion is called the king of all animals. Once it was also called as the king of the desert (沙漠). However, lions _____ live in any desert now. Their colour may _____ different from yellow to brown and males (雄性动物) can be from blond to black. The male lions _____ up to 190 kg and are about 1.20 metres tall while the females（雌性动物）weigh nearly 130 kg and are 1 metre tall. They _____ beautiful fur, strong legs with sharp claws and a long tail.
Panthera Leo (非洲狮) lives in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. _____ it feeds on many kinds of animals. When it’s _____ its food, it can reach the speed of 60 km per hour and jump even 12 metres. The lion likes to eat its food at once, ________sometimes it has to hide the food because of hyenas (土狼). Hyenas are the only animals which kill lions for food.
The lion lives in small families_______20 to 30 members. In each family there is usually one _____ male with two or three females with small baby lions. ______, the lion population is in great danger mainly because of people’s hunting.
1.A. never B. always C. sometimes D. usually
2.A. is B. are C. am D. be
3.A. eat B. weigh C. grow D. hold
4.A. want B. need C. have D. like
5.A. Where B. Here C. There D. Which
6.A. chasing（追逐） B. watching C. enjoying D. thinking
7.A. so B. but C. and D. because
8.A. made from B. made of C. made up with D. made in
9.A. healthy B. beautiful C. young D. grown（成年的）
10.A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Unluckily D. Cheerfully
— _______ can a tiger weigh, do you know?
— Yes, I know that a big one can weigh over 300 kilos.
A. How many B. How heavy C. How much D. What
You must be very tired. Why not a rest?
A. stop taking B. stop to take
C. to stop taking D. to stop to take
He stopped looking after the homeless animals ___________ his bad health.
A. instead of B. because of C. because D. instead
