Hello! My name is Lisa, and I am a lioness. I live on the open grasslands of Africa with my family. Lions living in a group are called a pride.
My father is strong and powerful. He and his cousin are the leaders of our pride. The other members are my mother, her sisters, and their children.
The area where a pride lives is big! We roar (咆哮) to tell each other where we are and to warn strangers to stay away.
Come to meet my new baby brother. His name is Leon. See the spots on his fur? We lions are born spotted or striped (有条纹的). As we grow older, the spots gradually disappear.
Lionesses usually spend their entire lives with their birth pride, but Leon will leave when he is about three years old. He’ll run around with a male (雄性的) friend or relative for a few years until they take over a pride of their own.
But for now, we have lots of fun together. We often play and fight for hours, which can help us practice skills that we will need for hunting.
We lions keep ourselves very clean. Just like a house cat, I clean my fur with my tongue. We clean for each other, too, to show we’re friends.
Lions like to sleep for most of the day. We hunt in the cool evening. Female (雌性的) lions hunt more often than male lions. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey. Then we share it. Male lions usually eat first. Females eat next. Baby lions are the last to eat. The smallest one gets the least food.
Since we are full, it’s time to go to find a nice place for a sleep. Bye!
1.From the text, we can learn that Lisa comes from______.
A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. America
2.The underlined word “prey” in the passage probably means _____.
A. the animal that is hunted
B. the animal that is dangerous
C. the animal that is powerful
D. the animal that is ill
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Lions sometimes clean their fur for each other.
B. Lions also develop their skills of hunting by having fun.
C. Lions usually hunt for food in the evening.
D. Baby lions are often the first to get food in their group.
4.The passage is written for _____.
A. doctors B. political leaders C. childrenD. hunters
5.According to the passage, Leon _____.
A. hunts more often than his sisters
B. will have spots on his fur for the whole of his life
C. will leave his birth pride when he is about three
D. will take over his birth pride when his father dies
When I was in high school, my father retired and set up a food booth on the street near my school. He was particularly good at making . Every day after I finished school, my classmates and I would his food booth. But I really talking to him before his food booth, because I didn’t want my classmates to know my father was selling noodles on the street!
One night, I couldn’t it any more and shouted, “Dad, could you selling your annoying noodles? I don’t need a father who sells noodles on the street!” At that moment, my father was . He tried to say something but didn’t. When he turned , something happened that I would never . His eyes were filled with tears. I saw him for the first time. My mother later told me my father was selling noodles to money for my college education. Even today I still feel for what I did that night.
Time really flies. I finished and then left my home to work. During the past years, whenever I home, he was always there meeting me at the railway station. Whenever he saw me off, he never tried to hug me, although I always his hug. When I was away from home, he never wrote or telephoned me, he always pushed my mother to telephone me. Whenever my mother was telephoning me, he’d sit beside her with a list of questions. He’d my mother to talk to me for him. That’s the way he is, and that’s how he shows his to me.
My father is quiet, but I feel a , which is deep and powerful. It lives in a place far beyond , and it is something special－“a silent father’s love”.
1.A. chicken B. noodles C. bread D. dessert
2.A. pass B. watchC. visit D. advertise
3.A. enjoyed B. hated C. considered D. continued
4.A. stand B. deserve C. forgiveD. digest
5.A. start B. stop C. forgetD. remember
6.A. tired B. confused C. interested D. shocked
7.A. around B. back C. up D. down
8.A. describe B. forget C. prove D. face
9.A. arguing B. weeping C. laughing D. smiling
10.A. saveB. take C. spend D. count
11.A. happy B. empty C. lonely D. guilty
12.A. meeting B. reading C. homework D. college
13.A. returned B. missed C. left D. stayed
14.A. shyly B. regularly C. quietlyD. responsibly
15.A. sawB. refused C. expected D. rewarded
16.A. and B. but C. or D. if
17.A. force B. challenge C. tell D. inspire
18.A. love B. hate C. anger D. respect
19.A. connection B. competition C. condition D. combination
20.A. greetings B. injuries C. links D. words
Cheer up! It won’t be ______ we can meet again.
A. before longB. long before
C. after longD. long since
______ the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids puzzled people for centuries.
A. Whether B. What C. How D. Where
The boy as well as the two dogs _____ when the earthquake rocked the city.
A. were sleeping B. is sleeping
C. was sleeping D. are asleep
—Sorry, the tickets have already been sold out.
—Really? Maybe I _______ a little earlier.
A. should come B. should have come
C. could have come D. must have come
