One day while walking along the bank of a river, a rabbit couple(夫妇) saw a wounded(受伤的) ant lying unconsciously(没有直觉地) on the grass. The rabbit couple gently put the ant on the leaf(叶子) of a nearby plant. She soon recovered and saw the rabbit couple sitting beside her.

The ant remembered that she had found herself under the foot of a cat by chance and fainted(晕倒). She asked how she reached the leaf top. The rabbit couple told her what had happened. The ant thanked them and said she would help them when they needed help.

The rabbit couple went further up the river to enjoy the bright sun. They had been there many times and would spend many hours playing and relaxing in the sun.

One fine day, the couple were again on their way to the river while the ant was playing on the leaf of a tree. She saw the rabbit couple walking towards the river. A few hours later she saw the rabbit couple sleeping peacefully on the soft grass by the river. Suddenly she saw a lion moving towards the grass where the rabbit couple were sleeping. The loin saw the rabbit sleeping, and started walking quietly to attack them.

Realizing the hazard getting close to the rabbits, the ant jumped from the leaf to the lion’s shoulder and bit(咬) the lion’s back. The lion cried out in pain, waking the rabbit couple. The rabbits ran away quickly and the ant jumped off the lion’s back into the grass.

A white pigeon(鸽子) who watched this event cheered at the courage(勇气) of the ant and told the whole story to the rabbits. The rabbit couple were moved and thanked the ant. They became best friends.

1.From the first three paragraphs, we can learn that _____.

2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

3.According to the passage, which is the correct order of the following events?

a.      The ant jumped into the grass to hide.

b.      The ant bit the lion’s back.

c.      The lion moved towards the rabbit couple.

d.      The rabbit couple saved the ant.

e.      The ant saw the rabbit couple sleeping on the grass.

4.The underlined word “hazard” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_____”.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案．

　　Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age--73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.

　　When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.

　　Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children grew up, she tried again.

　　She finds it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be. Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff (不灵活的). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.

(1)Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．An Unusual Student.

B．A Kind-hearted Mother.

C．A Cruel Banker.

D．A Strange Woman.

(2)What was the difference between Mrs Hanson and her classmates?

[　　]

A．She worked hard at her lessons.

B．She was much older.

C．She was a country girl.

D．She was eager to graduate from college.

(3)Why couldn't Mrs Hanson go to college soon after she graduated from high school?

[　　]

A．Because she had got married.

B．Because she wanted to teach herself.

C．Because she was a country girl.

D．Because she wasn't rich enough.

(4)In Which order did Mrs Hanson do the following things?

[　　]

A．She had her 73rd birthday.

B．She finished high school.

C．She began her studies at college.

D．She went to the bank to borrow money.

e. She got married and gave birth to nine children.

(5)The writer wrote the passage in order to show us that ________.

[　　]

A．a friend in need is a friend indeed

B．one is never too old to learn

C．Lillian Hanson was a great mother

D．Lillian Hanson realized the importance of education

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案．

　　Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age--73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.

　　When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.

　　Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children grew up, she tried again.

　　She finds it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be. Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff (不灵活的). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.

(1)Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．An Unusual Student.

B．A Kind-hearted Mother.

C．A Cruel Banker.

D．A Strange Woman.

(2)What was the difference between Mrs Hanson and her classmates?

[　　]

A．She worked hard at her lessons.

B．She was much older.

C．She was a country girl.

D．She was eager to graduate from college.

(3)Why couldn't Mrs Hanson go to college soon after she graduated from high school?

[　　]

A．Because she had got married.

B．Because she wanted to teach herself.

C．Because she was a country girl.

D．Because she wasn't rich enough.

(4)In Which order did Mrs Hanson do the following things?

[　　]

A．She had her 73rd birthday.

B．She finished high school.

C．She began her studies at college.

D．She went to the bank to borrow money.

e. She got married and gave birth to nine children.

(5)The writer wrote the passage in order to show us that ________.

[　　]

A．a friend in need is a friend indeed

B．one is never too old to learn

C．Lillian Hanson was a great mother

D．Lillian Hanson realized the importance of education

One day while walking along the bank of a river, a rabbit couple(夫妇) saw a wounded(受伤的) ant lying unconsciously(没有直觉地) on the grass. The rabbit couple gently put the ant on the leaf(叶子) of a nearby plant. She soon recovered and saw the rabbit couple sitting beside her.
The ant remembered that she had found herself under the foot of a cat by chance and fainted(晕倒). She asked how she reached the leaf top. The rabbit couple told her what had happened. The ant thanked them and said she would help them when they needed help.
The rabbit couple went further up the river to enjoy the bright sun. They had been there many times and would spend many hours playing and relaxing in the sun.
One fine day, the couple were again on their way to the river while the ant was playing on the leaf of a tree. She saw the rabbit couple walking towards the river. A few hours later she saw the rabbit couple sleeping peacefully on the soft grass by the river. Suddenly she saw a lion moving towards the grass where the rabbit couple were sleeping. The loin saw the rabbit sleeping, and started walking quietly to attack them.
Realizing the hazard getting close to the rabbits, the ant jumped from the leaf to the lion’s shoulder and bit(咬) the lion’s back. The lion cried out in pain, waking the rabbit couple. The rabbits ran away quickly and the ant jumped off the lion’s back into the grass.
A white pigeon(鸽子) who watched this event cheered at the courage(勇气) of the ant and told the whole story to the rabbits. The rabbit couple were moved and thanked the ant. They became best friends.
【小题1】From the first three paragraphs, we can learn that _____.

The more I learn about how your oral health can affect your overall health, the more of a brushing fanatic(狂热者) I am. But it wasn’t always that way. As a kid, I resisted tooth-brushing at bedtime—what a bore! I remember my mom asking if I’d brushed my teeth. I’d say yes and she’d say “Let me smell your breath,” so she could confirm it with a smell of Crest. But I’d learned just to take a bite of toothpaste right from the tube, without even making contact with a brush. What a stupid mistake! Soon my teeth were full of  holes—something I’ve regretted ever since.

       In those days we weren’t much into preventive care at either the dentist or doctor. That wasn’t part of the way of thinking of my parents’ generation, who grew up during the Great Depression. We didn’t know how important it could be, either. "So much of dental care is reactionary.”  says Mark Helpin, head of dentistry at Temple University. “Parents will bring their children in only if there’s a problem.”

Medical research has shown the dangers of tooth decay(蛀牙) and gum disease, including heart disease, low birth weight in babies, dangerous and even deadly infections and now maybe Alzheimer’s disease（老年痴呆）. There’s no longer any excuse to avoid regular dental checkups and careful oral maintenance—especially with young kids to get them started on the right path. It’s important to establish a relationship with a dentist the same way you would with a pediatrician.

       The Alzheimer’s news is especially alarming. We reported back in January on a study at the University of Kentucky that found a preliminary link between tooth loss and dementia. Now there’s further evidence, thanks to a study presented last week at the Alzheimer's Association 2008 International Conference in Chicago. While this study in no way proves that gum disease causes Alzheimer’s, it’s pretty clear that the inflammation and immune response to these harmful bacteria aren’t good!

       It takes less than a minute to brush your teeth. It takes two minutes to do a thorough job of brushing your teeth. If doing those two things twice a day may save me from mental disease later, I’m never going to miss these small tasks again—and neither should you.

1．When the author was a child,             .

       A．his mom liked to smell his breath

       B．he was unwilling to brush his teeth

       C．he hardly suffered from tooth decay

       D．he made mistakes while brushing his teeth

2．The underlined sentence “So much of dental care is  reactionary.”in Paragraph 2 means that

                  .

       A．parents often bring their children to the dentist

       B．people pay too much attention to their tooth care

       C．people are unaware of the importance of tooth care

       D．parents have no idea when children should see the dentist

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．The researchers conclude that gum disease causes Alzheimer’s.

       B．The possibility that gum disease might cause Alzheimer’s is worrying.

       C．Tooth decay and gum disease have little to do with birth weight in babies.

       D．The author’s parents used to bring him to the dentist for regular dental checkups.

4．The purpose of the passage is               .

       A．to encourage people to brush their teeth

       B．to tell people how to brush teeth correctly.

       C．to help people learn about some tooth diseases

       D．to give suggestions on how to protect our teeth