Cloze test（完形填空）：

　　Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were 3 to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees 4 soon after they were planted because they weren't watered well enough. 5 workers burned them to clean the place for 6 trees to be planted this year. 7 a card found near one of the dead trees, a student wrote: "I hope this tree will grow up with me to 8 the backbone（栋梁）of our country. " The workers said that the survival（存活）of the trees was really more important than 9 trees were planted.

　　Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate（捐赠）money and let professionals（专业人士）plant and 10 the trees.

　　Mrs. Wilson, the middle-aged wife of a rich businessman, invited some of her friends to lunch. She was very anxious to try a new way of cooking a fish dish, and she was very pleased with herself when the dish was ready. As the dish was very hot, she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. However, five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was shocked(使震惊) to find the neighbour' s cat, Chester at the dish. Fortunately, she was in time to stop the cat before it was too late. That afternoon was a good success and everybody enjoyed the dish very much. They talked and laughed till four o' clock.

　　At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, Mrs. Wilson felt tired but happy. She was in an armchair just near the window when, through the window, she was horrified(可怕的) to see the neighbour's cat dead in her garden! Why, the fish dish must be bad! What would happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for advice. The doctor told her to telephone each of the visitors to meet him at the hospital as soon as possible. Finally the danger was over. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her armchair in the living room still tired but no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her neighbour. “Oh, Millie, ” her neighbour cried. “Chester is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden… ”

1．Mrs. Wilson was about ________years old.

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2．Chester was the name of ________.

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3．Mrs. Wislon's friends left at about ________.

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4．The cat ________.

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A．must have eaten some of the fish

B．was too late to be stopped from eating the fish

C．also enjoyed the fish

D．did not eat the fish

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．Mrs. Wilson was anxious to invite her friends.

B．Mrs. Wilson felt very happy that day.

C．Some of the visitors ate the bad fish and were sent to the hospital.

When we have small cuts in the skin(皮肤), something strange may happen. The cuts are able to heal(痊愈) themselves in a couple of days. How does this happen? Read on, and you will find out the secret.

Every living thing on the earth is made up of cells(细胞). Cells grow and make new cells. Most cells are very small and we can't see them with our eyes. Different cells have different uses. Our skin cells are special ones. The cells on the outside of our skin are old dead cells. New skin cells are right under the outside. These are the living skin cells. They work for our bodies. They help protect our bodies and heal cuts.

Our bodies make skin cells all the time. As the old cells fall off, new cells grow in the same place. Each person makes about 18 kg of skin cells during his or her life. Outside skin cells fit together closely with no gaps between them. When you cut yourself, you can harm your skin cells. A small cut will not be harmful. Your skin will quickly heal itself by making new skin cells. How do skin cells work? First, the cells near the cut get bigger and move into the gap. Next, these bigger cells meet in the middle. They form a new layer(层) of skin cells. Finally, new cells will grow until the gap disappears. In this way, your skin can grow and get well itself. How amazing the small cells are! Next time you have a cut, don't worry about it. Maybe in a few days, you will be surprised to find it healed.

1.The underlined word “gaps” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.

A．突起             B．条纹             C．缝隙             D．代沟

2.From the passage, we know that cells______.

A．are large and we can see them with our eyes

B．can heal few cuts themselves

C．are in everything on the earth

D．can grow and make new cells

3.Skin cells heal cuts in three steps. ______is the right order.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Each person can make 18 kg of skin cells every day.

B．Different cells have different uses in our bodies.

C．The skin cells have little work to do in the body.

D．Every living thing on the earth is made up of skin cells

5.The best title for this passage should be______.

A．How Skin Cells Heal Cuts

B．The Importance of Skin

C．How to Protect Our Fingers

D．The Importance of Cells