There are a lot of educational TV programmes for kids．Some educational shows for kids will not only  1  their lives，but also make their parents’ lives a little  2  ．

At school，our kids learn a lot of  3  ．On TV，they  4   learn more of the same．But．there’s a lot of life information that kids need to learn，  5   how to keep their drawers clean and tidy and how to   6   their study．Some people may say，“It’s parents’ job to  7  them．”That may be so，  8  who says a parent can’t teach indirectly（间接地）by making a kid see a TV show with useful information?

Most parents will be more likely to agree  9  teachers and other authority figures（权威人士）．But sometimes they seem to  10  more weight to our kids．At school，for example，my kids try to get their coats on the hooks（挂钩）when they  11  at classroom．These same coats are never hung up at  12  ．One reason is that we think it’s quicker to do these things by  13  instead of asking our kids to do their parts．That’s  14   many kids go off to college without any idea how to deal with basic things．

So，I’ll let my kids  15  more programmes like“THE FLOOR IS NOT A DRAWER”，“I’M OLD ENOUGH” and so on．

1．A．experience                B．increase                  C．improve                  D．live

2．A．slower                      B．busier                     C．harder                    D．better

3．A．programmes             B．courses                   C．books                     D．passages

4．A．can                          B．should                    C．need                       D．must

5．A．instead of                 B．because of                     C．as well                    D．such as

6．A．organize                   B．educate                   C．expect                    D．join

7．A．promise                    B．teach                      C．save                       D．influence

8．A．and                          B．so                          C．but                         D．if

9．A．at                             B．in                           C．with                       D．to

10．A．add                        B．put                         C．reduce                    D．lend

11．A．get                         B．reach                      C．take                        D．arrive

12．A．hotel                       B．home                      C．restaurant               D．hospital

13．A．ourselves                B．themselves              C．itself                       D．them

14．A．when                      B．where                     C．because                  D．why

15．A．watch                     B．make                      C．write                      D．direct

Australia has a lot of lovely animals．You cannot find them anywhere else in the world．The most famous ones are kangaroos（袋鼠）and koalas（树袋熊）．

    The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia．They have large eyes and ears．They don’t walk, they jump．They use their strong back legs． They can jump at 74 kilometers per hour． They can go over nine meters in one jump．Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies．The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm．

    Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia．They are on TV, in books and in the shops．But do you know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them．There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia．That’s more than the number of people in the country．Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough food to eat．They break into farms for food．Farmers are very angry with them．

    The koala is another famous Australian animal．They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses．They eat leaves from gum trees（桉树）．Koalas have a special smell．They use it to mark their home—“ This is my place, you can’t come in !” Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother’s pouch, too．

1． If we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests, we can go to ________ ．

    A．China                            B．France                        C．Australia

2． What does a kangaroo look like?

   A．It looks like a bear．      B． It has big eyes and ears．C．It has small eyes and big noses．

3． The word “ pouch ” means ________ ．

    A．育儿袋                          B．肌肉                          C．尾巴

4． Which is NOT TRUE? ________

    A．The kangaroos can go over nine meters in one jump．

    B．Koalas like eating leaves from gum trees．

    C．Koalas use their voices to mark their homes．

5． What’s the best title of this passage?__________ ．

A．Kangaroos and koalas

B．Beautiful Australia

C．How to protect kangaroos and koalas

Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat. He loved it very much, but his wife did not like it because it was old. She often said, ”Give it to a poor man.” But Mr.Jones always said, ”No. I like this coat.”

Then one day a cigarette(香烟) fell on lit and made a hole in it. So Mrs.Jones said, ”Please don’t wear it again.” Mr.Jones took it to a small tailor(裁缝)and

said, ”Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit(点燃)a cigarette, and made a hole in the same place.

(  )1.Mrs.Jones didn’t like the coat because___.

A.           it was nice and brown.          B. it was not nice

C. it was very old                   D. it was not old

(  )2. Mrs.Jones often asked her husband to ___.

A.           buy a new coat                    B. make a new coat

C. give the old coat to a poor man       D. wear the old coat again

(  )3. __ made a hole in it, so Mr.Jones took it to a tailor.

A.A cigarette   B. Mr.Jones   C. Mrs.Jones   D.A tailor

(  )4. Mr.Jones asked the tailor to___.

A.           make a new hole in the old coat  B. make a hole in the new coat

 C. make a hole in the same place as the old coat

D. make a new coat like the old one

(  )5. Who do you think was foolish(愚蠢)?

A.           The tailor.    B. Mr.Jomes.    C. Mrs.Jones.    D. No one.

It’s Have Nothing to Do with me

Henry was born in a village. His father has a small farm. He works hard, but the weather is bad. It doesn’t rain for a long time and they can’t get enough food. Sometimes their family are hungry. So the boy can’t go to school. He has to help his parents and work in the fields, too. His parents are very busy and have no time to teach him how to be polite(有礼貌的) boy. He often says something unauspicious(不吉利的) and it makes everyone angry.

The boy’s aunt has a lot of money(钱). She often helps the family and gives the boy some fruit and clothes, so he likes her very much. It was his uncle’s birthday yesterday. Henry’s parents went there with some presents. They didn’t want to take Henry there with them. The boy was angry. His mother told him to be polite, if he wanted to go with them. The boy listened to her, and together they went.

Henry’s uncle was very happy that day. A lot of the boy’s uncle’s friends came to his birthday party. Henry ate some fruit, cakes and meat. And he was

polite before he left. His parents were happy, too.

When the party was over. Henry said, “I said nothing unauspicious today. It’ll have nothing to do with(与….无关) me if my uncle dies(死) next month.”

  6.Henry’s family are sometimes hungry because _____ .

A. they don’t work hard      B. they can’t get enough food

C. their farm is large         D. the food is good

  7.Henry doesn’t go to school because ______.

A.          he doesn’t like to study

B.           he wants to help his father do farm work

C.          his parents have little(少) money（钱）

D.          he likes to stay at home

8.The meaning of the word “angry” ____- in Chinese.

A．生气的   B. 兴奋的     C.  遗憾的   D.激动的

  9. ______, so Henry likes her.

A.          His aunt often gives him books.

B.           His aunt often takes him to the zoo.

C.          His aunt often helps him work in the fields.

D.          His aunt often gives him some fruit and clothes.

  10.Henry’s parents didn’t want to take him to the party because ____.

A.          he often says something unauspicious

B.           he can’t sing songs

D.          He is too young to go to there on foot