Dolphins (海豚) are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time - at least twenty or thirty years.

Like some animals, dolpins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.

Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.

There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for The Penguin.

Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.

1. Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they _____.

A. are warm-blooded B. have large brains

C. live in groups e D. have their own languag

2.Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?

A. Its nose B. Its mouth

C. Its eyes. D. Its ears..

3.Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?

A. He was seriously wounded.

B. They enjoyed playing with him.

C. They wanted his help

D. He was lonely and liked to be with people.

4.By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that _____.

A. Jack is different from other dolphins

B. people are cruel to animals

C. dolphins are friendly and clever

D. dolphins should be protected by law

Many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language because they don’t want them to lose their mother language.

In the city of Portland in the USA, there is a weekend Chinese school in a church. In the school, there are Chinese kids and American kids. They study Chinese on Saturdays and Sundays. Teachers at the school are usually some overseas Chinese women. Miss Tian is one of them. She is from Beijing. She teaches her students many Chinese characters, sentences and Chinese songs.

Most of these kids speak English better than Chinese, because they spend most of their time at the local school, and their classmates are American.Their teachers teach them in English.

When the overseas Chinese children get home after school, their parents often speak Chinese to them. Only at that time do they think they are at home.

1.Why do many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language?

A.Because they want them to speak Chinese.

B.Because they don’t want them to lose their mother language.

C.Because they live in China.

D.Because they can’t speak English.

2.Where do the kids learn Chinese?

A.In their school. 

B.At home.

C.In a park 

D. In a weekend Chinese school in a church.

3..Who teaches them?

A.Some overseas Chinese women. 

B. Their classmates.

C.Their parents.

D.Their friends.

4.Which one is true?

A.Most kids speak Chinese better than English.

B.Most kids speak English better than Chinese.

C.Most kids speak Chinese as well as English.

D.Most kids can’t speak Chinese at all.

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A.How to learn Chinese?

B.How to learn English?

C.Never forget your mother language

D.Learning Chinese is important

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. Let’s see what my friends are going to do during the three-day holiday.
Peter: I’m going to visit my uncle and aunt with my parents during the three days. They live in the countryside. It is far from our city, Beijing. We’re going to take the train there. I am going fishing there with my cousin.       
Eliza: I’m going to visit my grandparents with my parents on the first day. They live in a small town. It is going to take us one hour to get there by car. On the second day, I’m going to have a party with my friends. On the third day, I have to do my homework and study for a math test.
Gina: My cousin is visiting us. He lives in Tianjin. He is coming by bus. On the first day, I’m going to play ping-pong with him. On the second day, I’m going to take him to Eliza’s party. On the third day, my cousin is going back and I am going to do some shopping with my parents.
【小题1】Peter is staying in ______ during the three- day holiday.

Do you like watching TV? Do you know the  31  (A family with kids) (家有儿女)? Did you see it? Many people  32 it. Do you like this. sitcom? I like it very much. There are  33 kids in this sitcom, two boys and a girl. Liu Xing is a (n)  34 boy, and he likes fashion. Xia Yu is heavy, and he  35 ice cream. Xia Xue is a beautiful girl. She likes studying and she can study 36 . They live in a 37 . But they have the same (相同的) parents. There are many  38 among them, and they are very interesting. What do you think  39 the sitcom? Maybe (或许) you like it, maybe you don't mind it, or maybe you can't  40 it. I like it, and I think the sitcom is pretty good. "

Tom and Tim are brothers. They are Australians. They live in a mountain village(山村). Tom is 104 years old and Tim is 102 years old now. They (16) their story in a book called Enjoy Our Life.

Here is some of their advice for living a long, healthy life.

★Get up (17) . They get up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning.

★Have a (18) breakfast. The brothers eat oatmeal (燕麦粥), half a banana, bread and eggs with a little cheese (奶酪).

★(19) every day. The brothers like to climb mountains. They also walk on the hills (小山) every day.

★Eat a lot of (20) , especially (尤其) garlic (大蒜). Garlic is good (21) your health.

★Don’t eat a lot of salt (盐) and fat. These things are (22) for your body (身体).

★(23) listen to the doctors always. Most of the doctors don’t know what to do with us. When something is (24) with us, they don’t know how to treat (治疗) us. They are always surprised (吃惊) to see us to live so (25) .

1.A. speak        B. tell         C. talk           D. say

2. A. early         B. late        C. very late       D. at 10 o’clock

3. A. good         B. no         C. bad           D. little

4. A. Take exercise                B. Take no exercise  

C. Talk about exercise             D. Stay in bed

5..A. vegetables    B. fat           C. meat             D. fruit

6.A. at            B. for          C. in                D. of

7.A. good         B. bad          C. nice              D. fine

8. A. Not          B. Don’t        C. No               D. \ 

9.A. wrong      B. good         C. right              D. OK

10.A. long        B. poor         C. short             D. bad