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Several months ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our five-year-old twin daughters. As we went back and forth about what to do next, our girls jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. “We want to go to the butterfly museum,” said Emily and Hanna.

As soon as we walked into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies. They all flapped their colorful wings.

My girls were jumping up and down, and I knew we had made the right decision to come to the museum. They were having so much fun.

I turned to our museum tour guide because I was curious (好奇的), and asked, “How long do butterflies live?”

She said: “About ten days.”

“What can butterflies do in ten days?” I asked.

The guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place.”

“Wow,” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that. Thank you.”

After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to offer the world with the time we have. When we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a difference.

Appreciate (欣赏) the impact you can have on your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world more beautiful for everyone.

1.There are ________ people in the writer’s family.

A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2

2.Where did the family finally decide to go?

A. To a butterfly museum. B. To another island.

C. To visit friends at the museum. D. Back to their home.

3.How long does a butterfly live on average?

A. A few weeks. B. A month. C. About ten days. D. One day.

4.What did the guide think of butterflies?

A. She thought butterflies could do nothing for the world.

B. She was surprised to know the long lives of butterflies.

C. She felt sorry for the butterflies that live such a short life.

D. She really appreciated what the butterflies do for the world.

5.From the story, the writer tries to ________.

A. advise people to visit the butterfly museum

B. introduce us something surprising about life

C. encourage people to make a difference in the world

D. tell us about a wonderful experience with her family

Bookstores are second homes for readers. Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch(触摸) the books and smell the print.

In China, there are many special bookstores. Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing at the beginning of April. Popular Holdings in Shanghai is a film-themed bookstore. It has film books and posters. Eslite Bookstore in Taiwan often has activities like talks with famous writers.

At the same time, bookstores outside China can be very colorful, too. Scarthin Books is a small bookstore in the UK. It sells new and second-hand books. There are more than 100,000 books lying on the shelves of the store’s 12 rooms. Bart’s Books in the US is a good place to enjoy the sunshine(阳光) while reading books. It’s an outdoor bookstore. Bookshelves are on the street. When the store is closed, people can still buy books. They just put money into the door’s coin box. Where can you find a café, bar and bookstore in just one place? The answer is probably El Pendulo in Mexico. Books line(排列成行) the walls of the store. On the second floor, visitors can order everyday meals in the café and drinks from the bar. In order to keep cool, there are green plants and trees inside. Does it look like a park?

1._____ special bookstores inside China are mentioned(提到) in the passage.

A.2 B.3 C.5 D.6

2.Scarthin Books is ______.

A. a 24-hour bookstore B. an outdoor bookstore

C. in the US D. small

3. People can still buy books at ______ when it’s closed.

A. Bart’s Books B. Popular Holdings

C. Eslite Bookstore D. El Pendulo

4. Readers can ______ at El Pendulo.

A. talk with famous writers B. order meals

C. enjoy the sunshine D. buy film posters

5. There are ______ inside El Pendulo in order to keep cool.

A.12 rooms B. bookshelves

C. green pla nts and trees D. coin boxes

Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people.

Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find the lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind.(盲人)

There is a kind of dog whose name is Seeing Eye Dog. Now we can see this kind of dog all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye Dog is strong and easy to train. He helps the blind to walk from place to place. Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye Dog, he must be in a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to take his trainer across busy streets. The dog has many things to learn. At the end of the training, he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye Dog will do things by himself.

Now he can help the blind people. The new master(主人) may be a man , a woman or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month learning to work and live together.

1.The underline words “Seeing Eye Dog” means_________.

A. 导盲犬 B. 看门狗 C. 宠物狗 D. 电子狗

2.Seeing Eye Dog can help ________ people.

A. deaf B. blind C. unhappy D. lonely

3.This kind of dog has to be trained for about ________ months.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

4.Seeing Eye Dog don’t have to __________.

A. learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call

B. learn to take his trainer across the streets

C. take tests

D. learn to buy things for the trainer

5.From this passage, we know that dogs are very ________.

A. lovely B. dangerous C. helpful D. interesting

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