任务型阅读：

　　A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew．

　　One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it．The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it．

　　He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit．If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples．If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit．Finally he planted the tree in his wood．But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,

　　Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place．"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought．

　　"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit．Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed(毁掉)a good apple tree!"

1．Was the farmer famous for planting the apple tree?

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2．What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?

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3．Did the farmer plant the apple tree near his house or in his wood at last?

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4．Why did the apple tree soon die?

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5．Who destroyed the apple tree?

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从框里选择填入对话相应空白处的适当选项

A．Hello, Long Yulin．I know you’re one of the best graduates．　　1　　

B．Yes, please．

A．How do you feel now?

B．　　2　　．

A．What are you going to do before leaving school?

B．I’m going to take some photos with my teachers and classmates, give gifts to my teachers and write best wishes to my classmates

A．Will you miss your teachers and classmates?

B．Sure, and I’ll remember the past three years of my school life for ever．

A．　　3　　

B．By sending e-mails, making telephone calls or writing letters．

A．When are you going to have a get-together with your classmates?

B．We’ll be back for our school’s 20^th anniversary ceremony．

A．　　4　　

B．I’m going to be a scientist, so I’ll keep on working hard at my lessons to make my dream come true．

A．　　5　　．

B．First, I want to say “Thanks” to my teachers for teaching me so well．Second, I wish my teachers and classmates health, happiness and good luck．At last, I hope our school will continue to be the top in Tongren．

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

　　On Friday, January 14, 2005, my cousin, Kara Rose, came into the world．She looked perfectly healthy from the outside, but on the inside, the doctors had failed to discover a serious problem．She often had trouble breathing and then turned blue．The doctors found that Kara had been born without part of her heart．They didn’t think she would live long enough to leave the hospital．When she was four days old, she had her first operation．My family stayed together during this hard time, hoping everything would turn out for the best．I was also anxiously hoping the doctors would be able to make her life longer．

　　Kara’s strength and determination(决心)to live were strong．Eventually, she could go home．We all waited patiently for new technology that could give Kara a new heart．When she was eighteen months old, her parents took her to a famous surgeon who performed a series of operations．There was no guarantee she would make it through the operation, but she succeeded．

　　Kara grew stronger every day, and it was not long before she was well enough to be around people．She had an amazing character and always wore a sweet smile．When she fell asleep against my body, happy and content, I realized how valuable life really is．As I took her in my arms with her warm breath against my neck, I decided to live every day of my life to the fullest．

　　This child who is 15 years younger than I has gone through more suffering and pain than I ever have．I admire her strength and determination．Kara has taught me that no matter how bad things seem, they can work out in the end．Knowing this small, beautiful child has made me a stronger person, I now believe that difficulty can be beaten．

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1．Did Kara Rose come into the world on January 14, 2005?

2．Why did she often have trouble breathing?

3．When did she have her first operation, four days old or eighteen months old?

4．What did the writer realize when Kara fell asleep against her body?

5．What does the writer want to tell us?

阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。

　　A type of bird that is now extinct(消失)is the passenger pigeon．The passenger pigeon lived in the eastern part of North America．Scientists believe that in the year 1500 there were as many as five billion of these birds living from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico．They flew at great speeds and would travel to many places to look for food．Passenger pigeons grew to be about 16 inches long．

　　Settlers who came to North America killed the passenger pigeon for food and for its feathers．The forests where they lived were cut down to clear the land for farming．Because the passenger pigeon laid only one egg at a time, their population did not grow quickly．The last passenger pigeon died at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914．

　　Another type of bird that has become extint is the dodo．The dodo lived on an island called Mauritius in the Indian Ocean．It had short, stubby legs and wings and a large curved beak．The dodo was about the size of a large turkey．It was acturally related to the pigeon, but it could not fly．Like the passenger pigeon it laid only one egg at a time．Dodos became extinct because they were eaten by sailors and animals, such as pigs and monkeys, that the sailors brought to the island．The dodo is believed to have died out in 1680．

　　Another flightless bird that has become extinct is the moa．The moa lived on the North and South Islands of New Zealand．Like the dodo, the moa’s legs were shorter, but some of these birds grew to be more than ten feet tall．And the causes of its extinction is the same as the dodo’s．The moa is believed to have died out sometime during the 1700s．

1．Were there many passenger pigeon in the year 1500?

2．When did the last passenger pigeon die at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens?

3．Where did the dodo live before it died out?

4．How many kinds of birds have died out in the passage?

5．Why have these birds died out?