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?
A.Lions.B.Zebras.
C.Kangaroos.D.Elephants.
【小题2】What can’t a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?
A.Drink milk.
B.Walk by herself.
C.Run with her mother.
D.Make a circle to protect herself.
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?  
A.Baby wolves are born in the open.
B.Newborn lions only eat solid food.
C.Newborn monkeys can walk but can’t jump.
D.Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter.

Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard(纸板), plastic(塑料)bottles and cans(易拉罐). When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”
【小题1】How old was Joyce?
A. Seven.           B. Eight.        C. Nine.         
【小题2】Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
A. Because she had no money.
B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.
C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.
【小题3】What was Joyce’s idea?
A. Doing part-time jobs.   
B. Collecting waste things and selling them.
C. Asking her best friend for help.
【小题4】How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
A. A week.      B. A month.    C. More than a week.
【小题5】 How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
A. Very sad.      B. Very happy and moved.     C. Very surprised.

One afternoon just before Christmas it was cloudy with strong wind. An old man was walking in the street when he saw a little boy   56   in front of a beautiful shop window. The old man asked  57   he was crying there. The little boy said that he had lost the   58   dollars given by his mother. When the old man heard this, he put his hand   59   his pocket, took out a small wallet and gave the boy what was inside. The little boy looked at   60   and stopped crying. The old man walked away.

An hour   61  , the old man was going back home by the same route. To his surprise, he saw the same boy at the same place. The boy was standing in the   62   wind. He went up to him and asked if he had really lost his   63  . The little boy said that he had found his ten dollars. He was waiting for him there. He wanted to   64   the ten dollars to him. The old man was so moved that he could say   65  .

1.A. crying      B. speaking        C. shouting                 D. looking

2.A. what        B. where           C. how                  D. why

3.A. ten         B. eight           C. six                      D. five

4.A. on          B. behind          C. into                     D. over

5.A. me          B. it              C. you                 D. her

6.A. ago         B. before          C. later                    D. after

7.A. shy         B. hot             C. warm                 D. cold

8.A. money       B. mother          C. book                 D. wallet

9.A. borrow      B. lend            C. return                   D. keep

10.A. something  B. anything        C. everything               D. nothing

 

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