Have you ever seen a horse with toes (脚趾)? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes.They had four toes on each front foot.They had three toes on each back foot.The horses were smaller than cats.

These small horses lived in the forest.Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.

It was very hot in the forest.But the weather changed.It became cold.Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather.The trees died and fell.Forest became open field.The sun made the ground dry and hard (坚硬).Horses began to change too.They began to get bigger.This took a long time.On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running.At last their middle toes became hard.

1.Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.

A．back feet          B．front feet          C．right feet          D．left feet

2.The cats were __________ the horses at that time.

A．as big as          B．smaller than        C．bigger than        D．as small as

3.When the weather changed, __________.

A．many trees grew well in cold weather        B．animals began to change too

C．cats were older than the horses            D．horses were the same as they are

Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.

These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.

It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Forests became open field. The sun made the ground dry and hard. Horses began to change too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. At last their middle toes became hard.

1.Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.

A. back feet B. front feet C. right feet D. left feet

2.The cats were __________ the horses at that time.

A. as big as B. smaller than C. bigger than D. as small as

3.When the weather changed, __________.

A. many trees grew well in cold weather

B. animals began to change too

C. cats were older than the horses

D. horses were the same as they are

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　　Grandpa's house was right by the sea. Winds often pushed the sea into big waves. The waves came up 1 to the rocks in front of the house. At those ties, grandpa said, “Come along, Davy. Let's go to meet the 2 !” We 3 down over the big rocks. When we went too near the water, a wave 4 knock us down. I cried the first time. 5 grandpa said, “Come along now! You must learn 6 afraid.”

　　One day there was a very big storm. Grandpa and I went 7 to the sea. The men 8 around talking. But Al was not with them. He was out in his boat. He couldn't get back 9 he lost an oar(桨).

　　“We must go out and 10 him,” grandpa said. “Who will go with me?” 11 answered. Who wanted to go to the sea in such a bad storm? Grandpa walked to 12 . “I'll go with you, Grandpa!” I said. I jumped into the boat, too. He 13 the boat out into the sea. Grandpa was standing in the boat. His white hair was 14 in the wind.

　　Grandpa pulled on the oars. The waves were 15 . With each wave, the boat went up in the 16 . Then it fell down on the water. From the 17 of a wave we saw Al. He was 18 to use his one oar, but the water was filling his boat. Soon grandpa pulled 19 enough for Al to throw us a rope. We 20 the rope to our boat and then grandpa began to row back to land.

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Rosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day-her first day in England.

　　Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.

　　A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.

　　“Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand. “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac.”

　　“Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost!” said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.

　　The two children ran back into the living-room.

　　“Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”

　　“I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”

　　“This is your bedroom. There's a nice view(视野) of the football stadium(露天体育场) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”

　　“Excuse me. What's a kettle?”

　　“In England, we use a kettle to make hot water. We can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”

　　Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled(困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the weather hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology(心理学) book.

1．It was Ross's big day. She and her classmates were in ________.

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A．the west part of London

B．the middle of Spain

C．a big Victorian house

D．the living-room

2．Rosa's hostess(女主人) was called ________.

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3．What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?

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4．In this passage the underlined(划底线的) word “it” means ________.

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5．After reading the passage, we know that ________.

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A．Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess

B．the two children didn't like Rosa

C．Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help