Description: The Kiwi bird is a brown bird that comes from New Zealand. The Kiwi has loose hair-like feathers. It eats spiders, worms and other bugs. It has a long slim beak (鸟嘴).The Kiwi's beak is very good at smelling things out even though the nostrils (鼻孔) are at the very beginning of the beak. The male′s body length is 1.8 feet. It weighs 4.41bs. The female weighs 6.61bs.

   Environment: The Kiwi lives in the forests of New Zealand, and close to farms. Kiwis burrow (穴居) in the ground and can have more than one nest. They can′t fly. The Kiwi is a very shy bird and is not that often seen.

   Problems: People hunt the Kiwi bird. The Kiwi is also hunted by animals that are bigger than itself. The dog is the Kiwi's worst enemy. The Kiwis are also losing their habitat because the native bush where they live is being cut down.

   Solutions: You can report any sign of a Kiwi such as footprints, noises or eggs to your nearest environmental department. Don′t abandon your cats or dogs if you live in New Zealand or they could kill the Kiwi. They should have laws that stop people from cutting down native trees. They have built special houses to help with breeding and ensuring the Kiwi doesn′t become extinct.

   Summary: Female Kiwis can lay up to 100 eggs in their life-time. About 50% of Kiwi's eggs don't hatch. There are 6 different types of Kiwis. One of them is the little spotted Kiwi. l choose the Kiwi bird because 1 am from New Zealand and because it's my national bird, and symbol.

1. The male Kiwi bird is         the female one.

A. as heavy as     B. heavier than    C. not so heavy as   D. bigger than

2. The          is the symbol of New Zealand.

     A. Kiwi bird      B. kangaroo       C. panda              D. cat

3. What does the Kiwi eat? It eats           .

     A. dogs          B. cats           C. spiders        D. bush

4. According to the article, which statement is true?

     A. The Kiwi likes flying in the forest.

     B. The government in New Zealand should have laws to protect Kiwi birds.

     C. Female Kiwis can lay up to 100 eggs every year.

     D. You can see the Kiwi everywhere in New Zealand.

5. What are the special houses that they have built used for?

     A. They are used for living.       B. They are used for eating the Kiwis.

     C. They are used for selling.       D. They are used for protecting the Kiwi

There are five people in my __2__:my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and I.

My father is an __3__ worker. My mother is a teacher __4__ English. My sister is eighteen and my brother is sixteen. I'm fourteen. We __5__ are in the same school. We all study hard.

My __6__ is at West Hill. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple __7__, _8__ there aren't any pears or apples on them.

__9__ a photo of my house. In the photo, you can see three cats are in my house. One is white, _10__ two are black and white. We all like them very much.

1. A. anything　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. something

C. thing   　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  D. anyone

2. A. school　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B. house

C. home  　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  D. family

3. A. good　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B. small

C. young 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  D. old

4. A. of   　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B. in

C. for　　  　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  D. on

5. A. two 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B. five

C. three   　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  D. all

6. A. bedroom　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. house

C. room  　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  D. place

7. A. trees　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B. rivers

C. houses　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. schools

8. A. but  　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B. and

C. so　　   　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  D.

 or

9. A. He's　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Here's

C. It's　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  D. There's

10. A. other　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B. any

C. the other　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. some

阅读理解

　　Babies love chocolate(巧克力)----and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper; old letters ,for example. She doesn't like newspapers very much.

　　Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are plants. Vegetables and fruit(水果)are plants too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and paper?

　　Scientists say:“All food comes in some way from plants. ”Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat little sea-plants ;then bigger fish swim along and eat the…Chickens eat bits of grass and give us…Think for a minute. What food does not come from plants in some way?

　　Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just like meat and cheese (奶酪). And they can make it without the help of animals. It is very good food too. Now they have begun to say:“We make our paper from wood. We can also make food from wood. The next thing is not very difficult. ”What is the next thing? Perhaps it is----food from paper. Scientists say : “We can turn paper into food. It will be good, cheap food too ; cheaper than meat or fish or eggs. ”

　　So please keep your old books and letters. (Don't feed[喂] them to your cat. )One day, soon, they will be on your plate. There is nothing like a good story for breakfast.

1．According to the author, the best paper is made from ________.

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2．According to the passage, ________.

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A．sometimes babies eat the paper around chocolate

B．cats like to eat newspaper

C．to make paper from wood is very difficult

D．fruit and vegetables are cheaper than meat or fish or eggs

3．The author asks us to keep our old books and letters because ________.

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A．there are always good stories in them

B．we can make food from them soon

C．we can read them at breakfast

D．they may be used to feed cats

4．The main idea of this passage is that ________.

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A．all food comes from plants in some way

B．scientists can make food without the help of animals

C．it will not be long before food can be made from paper

D．scientists can do wonderful things with plants

5．From the passage, we can infer(推断)that ________ do not come from plants in some way.

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A．fish and chickens

B．wood and paper

C．meat and cheese

D．few kinds of food

6．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

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A．Plants, Animals and Food

B．Food from Plants

C．Keep Your Books and Letters

D．What Can We Make with Old Paper?