If someone is lost in a forest( 森林 ), he needs only study the trees around him carefully to find his way. On this half of the earth, he will find that the side of the tree with the most leaves and branches(树枝 ) is the south side. Also, by checking the tops of the trees, he will find that they lean(倾斜 ) to the south too.

  Another sign( 标志物) for him to know where he is going is found in the bark.( 树皮) That is brighter on the south side.The remanining(树桩 ) of a cut tree is also a finder, for its rings can give him another sign. The rings will be thinner on the south side and thicker on the north side.

  One more sign: some very small plants grow at the foot of a tree and they point to the north.

1. The passage is mainly about __________.

A. how to find a big tree if one is lost in the forest.

B. How to cut down trees in the forest

C. How to find the direction(方向 )in the forest

D. How to grow trees in the forest .

2. From a cut tree we can know that ___________.

     A. the direction is written on it

     B. the rings will be thinner on the south side and thicker on the north side

     C. the rings will be thinner on the south

     D. its rings can send messages to you

3. The passage tells us __________ ways of finding the direction in the frorest.

     A. three      B. four      C. five      D. six

There is an elephant and a monkey. They’re friends, but one day they want to know who is stronger(更壮). One of them says, “Who can get apples over there, who is stronger.”
There is a river over there. Monkey says, “I can’t swim.” Elephant says “I can swim. Please sit my back.” They go across the river. The apple trees are very high. The elephant can’t reach(够着) the apples. The monkey climbs(爬)up the tree and gets many apples.
Now they know they should help each other.
【小题1】The elephant and the monkey want to know________

按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。

1.对于一个学生来说学会做到劳逸结合是十分重要的。

It’s very important for a student to learn                                  .

2.我想知道你是否对测试的结果感到满意。 

I wanted to know                                the result of the test or not.

3.他很难向我解释为什么他又迟到了。

He _______________________________________________why he was late again.

4.目前所有学生都全身心投入到复习迎考之中。

At the moment, all the students                            revising for exams.

5.我有两个方法学习英语。一是大声朗读，另一个是坚持尽可能的多做阅读。

I have two ways of learning English. One is reading loud,               possible.

6.我相信我们的政府一定能够尽它最大的努力来阻止一些人再次使用瘦肉精。

I believe our government can try ___________________the lean meat powder again.

Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

      Time went by --- the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I wouldn’t play around the tree any more.” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.

      One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

       One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears ①

“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ② ----

1.---Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?

----Because __________.

A. he wanted to eat them                    B. he needed money to buy toys

C. he liked the tree without apples             D. he wanted to share them with friends.

2.----When did the boy come back to the apple tree?

----He came back _________.

A. whenever he was happy                             B. if he missed the apple tree

C. when he was in times of difficulty                     D. as  soon as he was free

3.----What did the boy want at last?

----He wanted ___________.

A. to have a house to live in             B. nothing except a place to rest

C. the root of the apple tree            D. anything that the apple tree had

4.----What can we learn from the story?

----We should _________.

A. plant more apple trees      B. learn from the boy

C. always stay at home     D. be thankful to our parents

5.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The phrase “with tears ①” means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much.

B. The phrase “with tears ②” means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time.

C. Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him.

D. After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!”