(2018·山东临沂)People already know a lot about animals. However, there are still some things about animals that may surprise you. Here are some facts about animals you probably didn’t know.

Cows do have best friends and feel stressed when they are separated. Scientists have found that cows are very social animals and a cow always makes friends with other cows. When a cow is with its friends, it feels relaxed, compared with when it is alone.

During breeding season, a male penguin (企鹅) will offer a small stone to a female penguin as a gift. If she takes it, they will become partners. When the female penguin lays an egg, she and her partner may carry it on their feet, because some penguins don’t build nests (鸟巢).

Crocodiles (鳄鱼) swallow (吞) stones. Crocodiles always swallow their food instead of eating it like other animals. They swallow stones which break the food into very small pieces in their stomachs. These stones may stay in their stomachs all their lives.

Elephants use plants to treat pain or other illness. Scientists once found a pregnant (怀孕的) elephant in Africa who ate a kind of plant which was not part of her normal food. Four days later, she gave birth to a baby elephant. The same plant was used by the local pregnant women.

根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示,不正确的用“B”表示。

1.A cow hates making friends with other cows.

2.All the male penguins will build nests if the female penguins lay eggs.

3.Crocodiles swallow stones to help with digestion (消化).

4.Elephants eat plants only when they are hungry.

5.The passage mainly tells us some surprising facts about animals.

It was half past five in the evening when Sarah came home from work. She walked into the living room and looked after three children. The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old. They were watching TV. The room was dirty and untidy. There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. There were cakes on the sofa. Toys were everywhere.

Sarah got angry. “How dirty and untidy this place is!” she said to her children. “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not doing the housework!” And so, Sarah didn’t do the housework. She didn’t clean. She didn’t do the dishes. She didn’t wash the clothes. Every evening she sat in the sofa and watched TV.

Two weeks later, every dish in the house was dirty. All the children’s clothes were dirty, too. Every trash can (垃圾桶 ) was full. The whole house was dirty and untidy.

Then one day Sarah got very surprised when she came home from work. The kitchen was clean. The children cleaned the kitchen! The next day, the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Sarah told the children. “OK, I’ll do housework again. But you must help me.”

Now Sarah and the three children do the housework together. Then they all sit in the sofa and watch TV.

根据短文内容判断正误,正确T,错误F。

1.Sarah has three children.

2.She was unhappy to see the dirty and untidy room.

3.One day Sarah got home to see the children cleaning the kitchen.

4.After Sarah did the housework again, the children stopped doing it.

5.The children finally learned that they should share the housework.

I’m writing this article in China, far away from my home in the United States. You might wonder what I do to remember my mom on Mother’s Day. Well, I certainly call her to say “Happy Mother's Day” and promise that I will visit home soon. I still remember the first time I forget Mother’s Day. When I finally figured it out, I asked, “Why does mom get a special holiday? Why isn’t there a Children’s Day for us? My mom explained, in that way that only moms seem to be able in explain, “Because every day is Children’s Day !” I knew that I had messed up. I thought about all the time and love my mom had given me. I thought about the food she had made, the toys she had brought and the long hours she had spent with me. There might not be a perfect mom, but there is mom’s love, which can fix anything. After that day, for 364 days, I was looking forward to the next Mother's Day.

That was the first year I forgot Mother's Day. It was also the last year I forgot. Are you struggling to consider what to do for your mom on Mother’s Day? Common things are to write a message that thanks for the love she has given you, send her a card or buy her a gift. But the most important thing is 一DON’T FORGET!

1.How does the writer celebrate Mother’s Day this year?

A.He calls his mom. B.He send his mom a card.

C.He visits home to see his mom.

2.What might the underlined phrase “figure out” means?

A.弄 清楚 B.预 料到 C.归纳出

3.Why did the writer begin to expect Mother’s Day?

A.Because he missed his mom far in the United States.

B.Because he wanted to spend more time with his mom.

C.Because he realized he had got much care from his mom.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To explain why there isn’t a Children’s Day

B.To advise us not to forget o keep our own promises.

C.To remind us to remember the love mom has given us.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.An Interesting Talk B.An Important Day C.An Expensive Gift

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