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2．Why did the chicken cross the road？To get to the other side．
Most people know this joke．But recently，some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear and mountain Hon can cross the road．
"Millions of animals die each year on U．S．roads，"the Federal Highway Administration reports．In fact，only about 80ocelots，an endangered wild cat，exist in the U．S．today．The main reason？Roadkill．
"Eco-passages"may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars．They are paths both over and under roads．"These eco-passages can be extremely useful，so that wildlife can avoid road accidents，"said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society．
But do animals actually use the eco-passages？The answer is yes．Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an eco-passage that went under a highway．This showed that the lions used the passage．
Builders of eco-passages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them．Animals seem to be catching on．Animals as different as salamanders（火蜥蜴）and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses．
The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife，look around．You might see an animal overpass!

26．The writer uses the example of"ocelots"to show that．C
A．wild animals have become more dangerous
B．the driving condition has improved greatly
C．an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents
D．the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work
27．From the story，we know an eco-passage is．D
A．an underground path for cars
B．a fence built for the safety of the area
C．a bridge for animals to get over a river
D．a path for animals to cross the road
28．When the writer says that"animals seem to be catching on，（Para.6），he means．D
A．animals begin to realize the dangers on the road
B．animals are crossing the road in groups
C．animals are increasing in number
D．animals begin to learn to use eco-passages
29．The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling becauseB
A．wild animals may attack cars
B．they may see wild animals on eco-passages
C．they may see wild animals in the park
D．wild animals may jam the road
30．The best title for the passage is．A
A．Special bridges help animals cross the road
B．Endangered animals increase because of roadkill
C．Animals fail to cross the road
D．Take steps to protect animals in danger．

1．I'm sure you know the song"Happy Birthday"．But do you know who wrote the song and for whom it was written？
The retired professor，Archibald A．Hill in Lucasville，USA could tell us the story．Ninety-seven years ago，two of Mr．Archibald Hill's aunts₉ Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were asked to write some songs for a book called"Song Storied for the Sunday Morning"．Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then．They loved children very much and wrote many beautiful songs for the book．One of them was the famous"Good Morning to You．"The song said，"Good morning to you，good morning to you，dear children，good morning to all．"This song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children．But not many grown-ups knew it．A few years later little Archibald was born．As his aunt，Miss Patty Hill sang the song"Happy Birthday"to the melody（曲调）of"Good Morning to you"to her little nephew（侄子）•She sang the song like this； Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday，dear Archie!Happy birthday to you!
Miss Patty Hill and her sister had never expected that this song would become so popular，but it really did．People all over the world like the song because of its simplicity in tune（曲调简单）and friendliness in words．

21．Archibald A．Hill was．C
A．English B．Russian C．American D．Australian
22．Professor Archibald A．Hill was Miss Mildred Hill's．D
A．son B．student C．brother D．nephew
23．The song"Happy Birthday"has a history ofyears．B
A.97 B．about 90 C．more than 90 D．less than 90
24．Why did Miss Hill wrote songs？C
A．Because they are musicians．
B．Because they love children．
C．Because they were asked to write for a book．
D．Because their nephew asked them to do so．
25．The sentence"it really did，（Para.3）means：A
A．The song really became popular．
B．Their wish would really come true．
C．People all over the world like to listen to the song．
D．Yes，but the song didn't become popular．

20．假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Now the earth is in bad condition．In some places，air and water pollution is so seriously that it causes many deaths．At the same time，many animals are in danger because of their habitats are being destroying．Lucky，we human beings have realized the problem．In April 22nd，millions of people throughout the world do something well for the earth．Some clean up streets and pick up rubbish，while others give speech to call on more people take action．But we can't expect to save the earth only by one day's work．However，we should make every day Earth Day．Only by taken good care of it every day can we make our planet a better world to live in．

19．Give people a chance before you judge them because you really never know what's going on beneath the surface．I am always reminded that judging a person by what others say or my first impression is usually wrong．
It's so easy to make assumptions （臆想）and expectations about someone，just to find out they were completely false．The shy girl turns out to be one of the funniest girls I've ever met； the mean girl is actually very sensitive and loving； the cocky guy is unsure of himself，etc．
I hope there is a world where we stop judging a person by what they wear，their hairstyle，their job，their car； we simply love and accept them for who they are．Someone may have untidy hair because they over slept，or their clothes don't match because their house burned down and lost everything．All I'm saying is，"can we focus more on what's going on inside a person rather than the outside？"
There are so many people who seem like everything is just fine on the outside，but the inside is angry or hurting．They don't know how to just be themselves or they're afraid to because they may be seen as the"crazy"or"strange"persons．
I truly believe everything begins with ourselves．Before we can really stop judging others by the outside，we must stop judging ourselves．We must know how to treat ourselves first．Let's stop getting in our own way and accept ourselves and others as we are．

25．The underlined word"cocky"in Paragraph 2probably meansC．
A．lovely      B．clever     C．proud    D．stupid
26．When we judge a person，we should pay more attention toD．
A．what he wears                    B．what he does or has
C．our first feelings and thoughts D．what's going on inside him
27．What's the best title of the passage？A
A．Don't judge a book by its cover
B．Judge a person by his outside．
C．Learn to just be yourselves．
D．Accept what you are．

18．Andy rode slowly on his way to school，day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him．He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him．
He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present．He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the sky．What he saw shocked and terrified him．A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him．
With no time to waste，Andy sped off in the opposite direction，riding furiously-but without knowing how to escape the swarm．As the bees came closer，his panic increased．Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings（蜇）．The last sting had landed him in hospital-and that was only one bee sting!Suddenly，his father's words came to him．"When you are in a tight situation，don't panic．Use your brain and think your way out of it．"
On a nearby hill，he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home．"Bees don't like smoke，"he thought．"They couldn't get into the house．"But Andy knew he could not reach the house in time．He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon．
Suddenly，out of the corner of his eyes，he spotted a small dam used by Mr．Nelson．Off his bike and into the cool water he dived，disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects．After holding his breath for as long as he could，Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone．Dragging himself out of the dam，he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell．Mrs．Nelson took him inside and rang his mother．

21．Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier？D
A．He was riding to school．
B．He was listening to a strange sound．
C．He was going fishing with his father．
D．He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip．
22．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage？D
A．They crowded like a black cloud．
B．They shocked and terrified Andy．
C．They tried to attack Andy in a mass．
D．They made Andy stay in hospital for two days．
23．How did Andy avoid the bees in the end？B
A．He asked Mr．Nelson for help．
B．He hid himself under the water．
C．He rushed into the Nelson house．
D．He rode off in the opposite direction．
24．Which of the following can best describe Andy's escape from the beesD？
A．No pains，no gains．
B．Once bitten，twice shy．
C．Where there is a will，there is a way．
D．In time of danger，one's mind works fast．

17．Steve Flaig of Grand Rapids，Michigan，knew he'd been adopted as a baby，and when he turned 18，in 2003，he decided he'd try to track down his birth mother．The agency from which he'd been adopted gave him his mother's name：Christine Tallady．But online searches didn't turn up any results，and Flaig let it go．
In 2007，though，he searched for the name again online．This time，the search results included a home address near the Lowe's store where Flaig，then 22，worked as a deliveryman．When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss，his boss said，"You mean Chris Tallady，who works here？"
Flaig and Tallady，45，a cashier，had said hi to each other a few times at the store，but they'd never really talked．He hadn't even known her name．Flaig thought，"There's no possible way she's my mother．"
For a few months，Flaig avoided Tallady．"I wasn't sure how to approach her，"he told a local reporter．Finally，an adoption agency employee volunteered to call Tallady for him．
When Tallady realized that the nice guy she'd been waving at was her son，she blubbered．"I wasn't ready to be a mother at that time．"She'd given him up for adoption in 1985，when she was 23．However，she'd always hoped to meet her birth son one day．Later that day，mother and son talked for almost three hours at a nearby bar．
Married with two other children，Tallady said，"I have a complete family now．"

21．What did Steve Flaig do in the Lowe's store in 2007？A
A．He worked as a deliveryman．   B．He was as a cashier．
C．He was the boss of the shop． D．He was a local reporter．
22．The underlined word"blubbered"in Paragraph 5probably meansC．
A．shouted aloud     B．read aloud    C．said while crying   D．sang happily
23．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Remarkable Reunion．          B．An Adopted Son．
C．A Boss Helped Flaig           D．A Cashier's Experience．

16．I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened．Looking down，I immediately recognized that something was wrong，and ran down to the edge of the near bank．There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water，and it was a life-and-death struggle．Her calf was floating and screaming with fear．Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get，holding her whole body against the rushing water，and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body．Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away．
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother's body and was gone．Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻） against the rocky bank．Then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock．
Just at this moment she fell back into the river．If she were carried down，it would be certain death．I knew，as well as she did，that there was one spot（地点） where she could get up the bank，but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf．
While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mother's love．Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring （吼叫） all the time，but to her calf it was music．

25．The moment the author got down to the river bank he sawD，
A．the calf was about to fall into the river
B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock
C．the calf was washed away by the rising water
D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water
26．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water？A
A．By putting it on a safe spot．
B．By pressing it against her body．
C．By taking it away with her．
D．By carrying it on her back．
27．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant's roaring？A
A．It was a great comfort．
B．It was a sign of danger．
C．It was a call for help．
D．It was a musical note．
28．What can be the best title for the text？A
A．A Mother's Love
B．A Brave Act
C．A Deadly River
D．A Matter of Life and Death．

15．When I was six，Dad brought home a dog one day，who was called"Brownie"，My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her．One of us would walk her，another would feed her，then there were baths，playing catch and many other games．Brownie，in return，loved each and every one of us．One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them．We always felt better when she was around．
One days，as I was getting her food，she chewed up（咬破） one of Dad's shoes，which had to be thrown away in the end．I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong．When I looked at her and said，"Bad girl．"She looked down at the ground and then went and hid．I saw a tear in her eyes．
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet．She went everywhere with us．People would stop and ask if they could pet her．Of course she'd let anyone pet her．She was just the most lovable dog．There were many dines when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair．She never barked （吠） or tried to get away．Funny thing is she would smile．This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth．Far from the truth，she loved everyone．
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age．I still miss the days when she was with us．

21．What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family？B
A．Look at them sadly．
B．Keep them company．
C．Play games with them．
D．Touch them gently．
22．We can infer from Paragraph 2that BrownieB
A．would eat anything when hungry
B．felt sorry for her mistake
C．loved playing hide-and-seek
D．disliked the author's dad
23．Why does the author say that Browrnie was more than just a family pet？C
A．She was treated as a member of the family．
B She played games with anyone she liked．
C．She was loved by everybody she met．
D．She went everywhere with the family．
24．Which of the following best describes Brownie？D
A．Shy．
B．Polite．
C．Brave．
D．Caring．

14．The palace was heavily guarded，because inside its wallslived（live）the Queen．

13．John insisted that what he saidwas （be）true and we insisted that he should go and have a look．

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