Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.
Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother. 
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra（斑马）can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle（圈）to protect her.  
Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid（固体的）food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.
【小题1】Which baby animals don’t open their eyes for at least five months?

The Blacks are American tourists. They visits now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.

Mr Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school today and a village school tomorrow. Their daughter is a middle school student. She is going to meet some Chinese students.

They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return to America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

1.The Blacks are from________.

A. China      B. England      C. Canada      D. the USA

2.The Blacks are staying in________ now.

A. England      B. Beijing      C. Shanghai     D. New York

3.Mr Black is________.

A. a teacher     B. a doctor    C. a taxi driver    D. a worker

4.There are______people in Mr Black's family.

A. two      B. three      C. four      D. five

5.Why are they going to show the pictures to their friends when they go back to America?

A. Because the pictures are very beautiful.

B. Because they like China.

C. Because they want the American people to know more about China.

D. Because they want the American people to come to China.

Here are two letters to George and his replies.

1.Alice is worrying about ________.

         A. her friends   B. her marks              C. her height                    D her weight

2.Bob should _______ according to George’s letter.

         A. take more exercise                               B. talk to his friends

         C. join a basketball team                                      D. learn some French.

3.George advises Alice to talk to _____ for help.

         A. her mother   B. her teacher          C. Bob’s teacher            D. Bob’s friends

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”
【小题1】Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.