Baboons(狒狒) live in Africa. They are like monkeys. Most people think daddy baboons don’t know their babies. But scientists (科学家) find that daddy baboons know how to help their babies. The daddy baboons are smart.
Joan Silk is a scientist. She studies the baboons for 3 years. She says the daddy baboons are happy to see their babies. They have big teeth to help the babies to eat hard things. Mother baboons are small. And they live in a place. When a mother baboon gives birth(分娩), she often has only one baby. Baby baboons have fur. They are very cute.
During the day they eat things. At night, they sleep in the trees. Most children like baboons because they look like the man.
【小题1】Where do baboons live?
A. In Africa.         B. In America.       C. In Canada.
【小题2】How are daddy baboons?
A. They are shy.
B. They are beautiful.
C. They are smart.
【小题3】They underlined word “hard” means________ in Chinese.
A. 困难的              B. 柔软的          C. 坚硬的
【小题4】The mother baboon usually has _______baby baboon(s) when she gives birth.
A. one                  B. two              C. three
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Baboons are small monkeys.
B. Baby baboons are very cute.
C. Daddy baboons don’t know how to help their babies.

根据短文内容，填入适当的单词，每空一词。

An elephant wants to have some friends. He sees a monkey in a tree. “Can you be my friend?” asks the elephant.

“You are too big. You can’t swing (摇荡) in the trees like me.”

Then the elephant meets a rabbit. “Please be my friend,” he says.

“How can I? Sorry, sir. You are too strong.”

The elephant is very sad. Then he goes home.

The next day, he sees all the animals running(跑). He doesn’t know why. The monkey says a tiger is near(在……附近)here. He will come to eat the animals.

The elephant goes to the tiger. “Please, Mr Tiger. Don’t eat the animals.”

“Go away（走开）!” says the tiger.

The elephant is not happy and kicks (踢) the tiger. Then the tiger goes away. At last, all the animals want the elephant to be their friend.

1. The monkey is in the          when the elephant sees him.

2.The elephant is too         , so the monkey and the rabbit don’t want the elephant to be their friend.

3. The elephant isn’t afraid (害怕) of the tiger because (因为) he is big and         .

4.All the animals are          when they see the tiger go away.

5. There are          kinds of（种类）animals in the story (故事).

Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone(闪耀), and some days it didn't.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn't have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come, I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left. I will enjoy them to the end.
【小题1】The writer was very busy in the ______ of his life.
A. spring              B. summer                  C. autumn     
【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the autumn of his life?
A. 87                  B. 33                       C. 62 
【小题3】What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?
A. sad                 B. exciting                C. wonderful
【小题4】Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The writer had a garden with flowers.
B. The writer was always happy as a child.
C. The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.
【小题5】The best title for the passage would be _____
A. Four seasons    B. My life      C. Four seasons in my life

完成句子 （共5个小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据括号内的汉语提示，完成句子。（每空一次）

1.My father ________(居住) happily with my small family.

2.As a teacher, he must be _________(友好的) to all his students.

3.I hope ________(每个人) will achieve(实现) their dreams in the future!

4.When autumn comes, the ________(叶子) on the trees turn yellow.

5. Don’t go to play soccer! It’s ________(下雪) outside now.