What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it．However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers．
The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones．Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers：free snake removal(除去)－Please do not kill them－Call us．”
The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don't charge anything for helping people．“We do this as a hobby, ”explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers．
Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive．“One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇),so he could make a pair of boots from the skin．We refused, because we like snakes, and we don't want to see them killed,” said Fred．
Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University．Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park．
Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care．“Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures．They only attack if they are frightened．However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”
According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good．One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen．They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard．They thought about what to do．Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers．He called them．
“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,”said Steve Greenwood．“One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive．The Snake Catchers did a very good job．”
Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina．
(1)
The Snake Catchers catch snakes because ________．
[ ]
A．
they want to kill the snakes
B．
they like trying to catch snakes
C．
they don't want people to hurt snakes
D．
they like eating snakes
(2)
When a man asked them to kill a python, the Snake Catchers ________．
[ ]
A．
made some boots from the skin
B．
were very happy
C．
gave him some old boots
D．
did not agree
(3)
The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free ________．
Most American children eat potatoes．But many children don't know what of the potato is the best for food．Take a knife and cut from the middle of the potato a piece as thin as paper．Hold the piece between your eyes and light．You will see that the potato has skin(皮)，an outside rim(边缘) and an inside part．The outside rim which is right under the skin of the potato，is the most valuable part of all．But this is often thrown away with the skin．Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside．When eating a cooked potato，if you choose the inside and leave the outside，you are throwing the best part of it．If you can't eat the whole potato，eating the outside rim and leaving the inside will do．
(1)
How many parts does the potato have?
A．It has only one part，outside rim．
B．It has two parts，skin and outside rim．
C．It has three parts，skin，outside rim and an inside part．
D．It has four parts，middle，skin，outside rim and an inside part．
[ ]
(2)
What is the best part of a potato?
A．Outside rim． B．Inside part． C．Middle． D．Skin．
[ ]
(3)
What should you eat first if you can't eat the whole potato?
A．Skin only． B．Inside． C．Outside rim． D．Part of it．
What are the things you must not do when you’re in the school buildings?
(2)
Can you leave school at lunch-time?
(3)
What must you do when your teacher comes into your classroom?
(4)
What do the school rules say about fight?
(5)
When must you get to school every morning?
阅读理解
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
[ ]
A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
