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      We often talk about the weather.Here are some passages about the weather.Lets read them together.

      Passage l：Is it hot or cold,cool or warm? It always goes up and dovun. When the sun comes up,it warms the air and the temperature will go up. When nights come,the air will get cooler and the temperature will fall.

      Passage 2: We can't see it,but we can feel it. It can move the air. When it comes,we can see the branches of trees are moving. Do you like flying kites? It can carry your kite high in the sky. It can also blow your hat off.

      Passage 3： The rain is falling all around. It falls on fields and trees. It rains on the umbrellas here and on the ships at sea.

      Passage 4： We often see it in winter. It looks white and many people like it a lot. When it comes,the ground will put on her white clothes. And children are especially happy then,because they can make snowmen.

() 1. When ，we know it's windy.

   A. the ground is white

   B. the branches are moving

   C. a poet writes a poem

   D. the air gets cooler

() 2. Which one do you think may be the best title for Passage 3 ?

   A. Taking your umbrella. B. Ships at sea.

   C. Falling on fields and trees. D. The rain.

() 3. Why are children happy when it snows?

   A. Because they can make snowmen.

   B. Because they can stay at home.

   C. Because they don't need to go to school.

   D. Because they feel very cold.

F

       Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest on a cliff. The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm,soft and comfortable. And even better,he had all the food and love that his 1 could give. When the baby eagle was 2 ,his mother would’t always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.

      He was growing 3 day after day. But suddenly his world 4 . His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness. He thought he would die soon. He cried? 5 nobody heard him.

      Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was happy. But his mother put the food at the top of the 6 and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried,Mum,7 did you do this to me? I'm hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”

       ^“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself,” his mother said. Then she flew down and 8 her baby eagle out of the nest.

      The baby eagle fell down,faster and faster. He 9 at his mum ,“Why do you leave me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his 10 and he began to fly!

() 1. A. brother   B. mother   C. father   D. sister

() 2. A. tired   B. thirsty   C. hungry   D. worried

() 3. A. happily   B. slowly   C. quietly   D. gently

() 4. A. changed   B. shook   C. continued   D. broke

() 5. A. so   B. and   C. or   D. but

() 6. A. house   B. nest   C. mountain   D. cloud

() 7. A. how   B. what   C. where   D. why

() 8. A. stopped   B. protected   C. kept   D. pushed

() 9. A. looked down   B. looked up   C. looked around   D. looked out

() 10. A. wings   B. head   C. tail   D. legs

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     There was once a lonely girl who was thirsty for love. One day while she was w 1 in the forest,she found two lovely songbirds. But the birds were so h 2 and weak that they could not sing any songs. The girl took them h 3 and put them in a small cage. She cared for them with 1 4 and the birds grew stronger. Every morning they g 5 her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.

     One day the girl left the door of the cage open. The larger and s 6 one of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was afraid that he would fly a 7 . So when the bird flew close,she caught him quickly. She was glad that the bird did not fly away. But she held him too tight,and the bird d 8 in her hand. She opened her hand and sadly looked at the dead bird. She knew that her love killed him.

     The other bird was moving back and forth in the cage. She knew he wanted very much to fly in the c 9 blue sky. So she opened the door of the cage. The bird flew out and circled once,twice,three times...

     The girl looked h 10 at the bird's enjoyment. Suddenly he flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. He sang her the sweetest song.

     The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight;the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

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     Do you remember the song “Little swallow,wears bright clothes,and comes here every spring”？Do you want to know where all the swallows go during winter? They fly south in autumn to staywarrn and fly back north next spring. This type of travel is called migration.

     Not all birds migrate. Some who don’t need to worry about food live in the same place all year round. Robins, for exanple,can turn to fruit if they can't find worms or insects. For birds like swallows,who can't find much food,winter is a hard time* Plants die and insects hide The swallows have to move to warmer places.

     There are over 1 ,300 kinds of birds in China. More than half of them migrate,says Hou Yunqiu,an expert at the Bird Banding Centre of China. This includes swallows,wild ducks,swans and wild geese.

     To study migration,scientists band many birds every year. Some are caught again,or found after they die. By checking the band number with the Bird Banding Centre,scientists learn where the bird was first banded and how far it travelled.

     “China started banding birds only about 20 years ago”’ said Hou Yunqiu.

     “There's still a lot for us to discover."

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

2. What is the main reason for bird^s to migrate?

3. Which birds mentioned in the passage do not migrate?

4. Do wild ducks fly to the south in China?

5. Why do we start the Bird Banding Centre?(请自拟一句话作答)

C

     A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain.

    “You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No,that’s beyond you. Let's have a flying competition. I'll show you what real flying is!”

     One of the swans,a strong young male,took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles,performed other flying tricks,and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

     Now it was the swan's turn. He flew up,and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him,making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn⁵t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air,and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

     The swan pretended not to notice,and said, “Why do you keep touching the water,brother? Is that another trick?”

     “No ,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride!If you don't help me,I'll lose my life." ”

      The swan took pity on him,and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

() 1. What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?

   A. Tired. B. Angry.

   C. Frightened. D. Regretful.

() 2. Why did the crow keep touching the water?

   A. It was showing another flying skill.

   B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.

   C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.

   D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.

() 3. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. The crow didn't know Hying.

   B. Flying skills were useless.

   C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.

   D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

() 4. What does the story tell us?

   A. No pains,no gains.

   B. The early bird catches the worm.

   C. Pride goes before a fall.

   D. Practice makes perfect.

B 

       Once there was a crow who was so thirsty that he was getting weak.He was too tired to fly,and the rocks he was walking on hurt his feet. He jltSt had to find water as soon as possible.

       Then the crow saw an old house. He looked inside,but no one was at home. He walked into the back of the house and saw a clear glass pitcher by the door. It had some water left in it.

       The crow was filled with joy. He stuck his beak into the pitcher for a life-saving sip. The crow thought about how cool and delicious the water would be. Oh,no!His beak was in the pitcher as far as it would go,but he still couldn’t reach the water.

       The crow tried hard to reach the water,but that didn't help. His beak was just too short. The crow almost cried. He knew this was the only water nearby. He had to get the water out of that pitcher. He paced back and forth and wondered how he could get the water. Then he stubbed his toe on a pebble and tripped. The angry crow picked up the pebble with his beak. He almost threw it out of his way,but then he had an idea.

       The crow hopped to the pitcher and dropped the pebble into it. The water went up just a bit. “My plan is working!” the crow thought. He carried one pebble at a time to the pitcher and dropped each one into the water. It was a lot of work. But pebble by pebble,the water slowly rose. At last the water was close to the top of the pitcher. The crow could now reach the water. He took a big,long drink. He was saved!

() 1. Where did the crow find the water?

   A. In a river. B. Outside the door.

   C. In a glass pitcher. D. Beside a pebble.

() 2. Why couldn’t the crow reach the water?

   A. His beak was too short.

   B. He stubbed his toe on a pebble and tripped.

   C. He almost cried.

   D. There was someone in the old house.

() 3. How did the crow manage to get the water?

   A. By dropping pebbles into the glass pitcher.

   B. By breaking the pitcher.

   C. By sticking his beak into the pitcher.

   D. By pushing down the pitcher.

A

      Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store,so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.

      One day a man went into the store. “That's a beautiful bird ,” he said to the pet store owner ,“but why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual bird?”

     “No,it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk ,” the pet store owner said.

     “I see. How can I make it talk!” the man asked.

      The pet store owner asked him, “Do you see those strings tied to each of the bird^ legs?”

      “Yes ,” the man answered.

      “Well,you pull those strings ,” the pet store owner told him. “That will make the parrot talk. ”

       The man asked ,“Do you mind if I try?”

      “Not at all ,” the pet store owner said.

       The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said ,“Good morning. ”

        The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said ,“How are you today?” 

       “That's not very interesting ,” said the man. “Any parrot could do that. ” Then he laughed ,“But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”

       “I'll fall off my perch,you fool!” the parrot said.

() 1. The parrot was expensive because .

   A. it was pretty beautiful

   B. it could talk with people

   C. it was a very unusual bird

   D. it was in the middle of the store

() 2. The parrot would talk when .

   A. people came into the pet store

   B. it saw the pet store owner

   C. people said it was beautiful

   D. people pulled the strings on its legs

() 3. Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?

   A. Good morning.

   B. How are you?

   C. That wasn’t interesting.

   D. I'll fall off my perch,you fool.

() 4. From the story we know the parrot was .

   A. polite   B. patient   C. clever   D. honest

() 5. The best title for the passage should be .

   A. An Unusual Parrot   B. A Parrot Talks

   C. A Silly Man   D. A Clever Owner

F

Dear Mr. President,

      I am doing a project at school about animals in danger these days. I think the situation all over the w 1 is really bad. I am writing to you to s 2 what China should do to help protect animals.

      I feel so s 3 for the giant panda It's one of the most p 4 animals in the world and a real symbol of China We learned that pandas m 5 live on bamboo,and that a panda can e 6 half its body weight of bamboo in 24 hours!That's a lot of bamboo. I think we should try to do m 7 to stop cutting down their forests. Pandas are a 8 rare animals and it would be so sad if they became extinct forever.

     If we protect these b 9 animals in China,more people may wish to visit China to see them. They could be an important tourist attraction.

     I hope you will e 10 more people to think about such an important subject.

                                               Sincerely yours,

                                                   Huang Jing

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      Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young,their parents died. They had to 1 each other day after day. Finally,they grew up and could 2 deeper and further.

      One morning,a big -wave 3 the three fish to a shallow water by. The wave took a small boat there,too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were 4 ,and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 5 with his elder brother,but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much 6 for their activities,so he would not worry at all and still swam around 7 .

      At last,the largest fish returned to the 8 by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in 9 his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.

      Two hours later,when the 10 rose up,the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack of water.

() 1. A. listen to   B. look after   C. talk with   D. worry about

() 2. A. swim   B. jump   C. walk   D. chase

() 3. A. hung   B. gave   C. invited   D. took

() 4. A. in safety   B. in surprise   C. in danger   D. in fear

() 5. A. agreed   B. talked   C. chatted   D. discussed

() 6. A. time   B. food   C. water   D. air

() 7. A. angrily   B. sadly   C. luckily   D. happily

() 8. A. sea   B. river   C. lake   D. field

() 9. A. catching   B. joining   C. taking   D. telling

() 10. A. storm   B. stars   C. moon   D. sun

D

      Animals are our friends. But now more and more animals,such as tigers,pandas and elephants are in danger. All of us should do something to protect them. It's the time. Then what can we do for animals in danger?

      One of the most important ways is to protect their habitats. When visiting a natural park,you should make sure you follow the rules. Leave the flowers,birds and eggs where you find them. You can even grow a tree or build a birdhouse in your garden.

      We should also protect the environment. You’d better take a bus,ride bicycles or walk but not drive cars. Turn off lights,radios and televisions when you are not using them. Take your own bag to the supermarket when you go shopping.

      Another important thing to protect animals is to think about what you use and eat. Don’t buy things which are made of animal fur or ivory. Eat more vegetables and fruit but less meat.

There are many groups working on saving animals. Join one of them and start helping today!

根据短文内容完成下面的信息表。

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