They are used(用来)for jumping. They also have long strong tails(尾巴)used for resting on. Kangaroos’ front legs are much shorter, and are almost ___3___ arms. Kangaroos' heads are quit e small, but their ears are  ___4___.Mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. They have ___5___ baby each year. When it is born, the baby kangaroos goes. straight ___6___ its mother's pocket. The baby kangaroos stay there ___7___ six months. The biggest kangaroos stand more than 2 meters ___8___ ,and their legs are so strong that they can ___9___ more than 9 meters. They are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometers an hour. They are very strong, but only ___10___ fruit, leaves and grass.

1. (　)

A. ways　　　　　　　　　　    B. kinds

C. animals　　　　　　　　　　    D. colors

2. (　)

A. has　　　　　　　　　　    B. there are

C. use　　　　　　　　　　    D. have

3. (　)

A.1ike　　　　　　　　　　    B. 1ikes

C. have　　　　　　　　　　    D. big

4. (　)

A. quite small　　　　　　    B. quite large

C. very Small　　　　　　    D. not big

5. (　)

A. one　　　　　　　　　　    B. pocket

C. arm　　　　　　　　　　    D. kangaroos

6. (　)

A. on　　　　　　　　　　    B. into

C. up　　　　　　　　　　    D. out

7. (　)

A. in　　　　　　　　　　    B. for

C. all　　　　　　　　　　    D. after

8. (　)

A. small　　　　　　　　　　    B. big

C. long　　　　　　　　　　    D. tall

9. (　)

A. fly　　　　　　　　　　    B. run

C. jump　　　　　　　　　　    D. walk

10. (　)

A. drink　　　　　　　　　　    B. eat

C. pick　　　　　　　　　　    D. play with

Reading Comprehension

　　Cloning technology made its first leap from science fiction to science fact in 1997. That year, Scottish researcher lan Wilmut created the world's first animal clone：a sheep named Dolly. In making Dolly, Wilmut defied(对…挑战) nature because Dolly was produced without the union of male and female sex cells.

The method that Wilmut used to create Dolly is neither a top-secret nor hard to understand. First, he removed an egg cell from an adult female sheep. Then, he used a fine needle to suck out(吸出) the egg' s nucleus(细胞核), the structure that houses a cell' s DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid(脱氧核糖核酸). DNA contains the biological material that determines what an organism looks like and how it functions.

　　Next, Wilmut removed a skin cell from another sheep－the sheep he wished to copy. Placing the empty egg cell and the skin cell side by side, he forced the two cells to fuse by zapping(用辐射线照射) them with a charge(电荷) of electricity. By doing that, Wilmut created an egg from one animal that contained the DNA of another.

　　The new egg cell divided and developed into an embryo(胚胎). Wilmut then implanted(移植) the embryo in he womb(子宫). In time, the embryo developed into a lamb sheep－Dolly.

　　For years later, a whole barnyard of animal clone, including sheep, mice, cows, pigs, and goats, has, come to life in labs around the globe. Now, the race is on how to produce the first human clone although many people are strongly against it.

1．What does the first sentence in the passage mean?

[　　]

A．Cloning technology made its first appearance in science fiction in 1997.

B．Cloning technology made it possible to turn something in the story into reality in 1997.

C．Clothing technology was a science fact that was accepted for the first time in 1997.

D．Cloning technology was the first technology used in creating a real life in 1997.

2．The technique Wilmut used to clone Dolly

[　　]

A．is rarely understood by other scientists

B．was used by scientists before

C．is a secret to the world

D．is none of the above

3．How important is one' s DNA?

[　　]

A．One's appearance and behavior depend on his DNA.

B．The length of one's life depends on his DNA.

C．One's characteristic depends on his DNA.

D．What one looks like is determined by his DNA.

4．Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．Dolly was cloned from a skin cell.

B．Dolly was produced from two cells.

C．Dolly was made from a sheep's DNA.

D．Dolly was created from an organism.

5．What does the last paragraph of the passage tell?

[　　]

A．Now different animals have been cloned in the world.

B．The animals in the barnyard have been cloned, and there is a challenge in the world to clone other animals.

C．Humans have produced many cloned animals, and now they have started a race in developing cloning technology.

D．Besides cloning many kinds of animals, there is a competition in the world to clone the first man.

完形填空

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　1　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　2　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　3　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　4　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　5　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　6　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　7　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　8　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　9　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　10　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　11　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　12　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　13　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　14　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its  15　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

1.                A．bought         B．received        C．borrowed     D．broke

2.                A．learned        B．found          C．sent　   D．told

3.                A．airport         B．school          C．hospital　 D．station

4.                A．when　        B．because　      C．if　  D．though

5.                A．saw            B．forgot          C．remembered　 D．took

6.                A．had            B．driven          C．invited　 D．taken

7.                A．visited 　       B．reminded       C．reached　 D．left

8.                A．surprised　     B．tired           C．nervous　 D．lonely

9.                A．next to         B．around　       C．behind　 D．away from

10.               A．us             B．him            C．them　   D．you

11.               A．of             B．for            C．with　    D．about

12.               A．words　        B．actions         C．play　 D．fun

13.               A．important　     B．interesting      C．expensive D．wonderful

14.               A．never　        B．usually         C．sometimes　   D．often

15.               A．look　         B．price          C．size  D．weight