阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

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先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　My favourite animals are elephants．Elephants are 　　1　　 living animals on land．There are two kinds of elephants-African elephants and 　　2　　 elephants．African elephants are larger than Indian elephants, and they have 　　3　　 ears．

　　Elephants have to eat 　　4　　 because they are so big．One elephant can eat between 100 　　5　　 1, 000 pounds 　　6　　 grass in a day! They can live for 60-70 years．There are no bones in the back of 　　7　　 feet, only fat．Elephants walk on tiptoe．They can move quietly and walk in the mud 　　8　　．

　　Elephants grow tusks．The tusks are large teeth that stick out of 　　9　　 mouths．Sometimes, hunters kill elephants 　　10　　 the tusks．People use the tusks to make beautiful things and piano keys．

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　　Ken was twelve years old and was very lazy．He didn't want to go to school．He 　　1　　 to do as 　　2　　 work as possible．His father and mother are both doctors．They hoped that their son 　　3　　 a doctor, too．But one day Ken said 　　4　　 his mother, “When I finish school, I want to 　　5　　 a dustman(垃圾清洁工)．”

　　“A dustman? ” his mother asked．She was very 　　6　　．“That's not a good job．Why do you want to be a dustman? ”

　　“ 　　7　　 I'd only have to work one day a week, ” Ken answered．

　　“Only one day a week? ” his mother said, “what do you mean? ”

　　“Well, ” Ken answered, “I know that the dustman 　　8　　 to our house to work 　　9　　 Wednesday, because I see him 　　10　　 on that day．”

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　　Helen and Sally are cousins．Helen is a writer．She lives 　　1　　 to Sally．She is 　　2　　 writing every day．She doesn't want to talk to others when she is 　　3　　．Her friends know her well．If they want to see her, they often 　　4　　 her first．If Helen tells them she has 　　5　　,they will come to her house．

　　Sally works in a 　　6　　．She is a bank clerk．She has lots of friends and they often come to see her and talk with her．　　7　　 Helen can't write well when they are talking．She doesn't Know what to 　　8　　 to Sally．Now Helen is talking about it with her best friend Ruth．Ruth is 　　9　　 to help Helen．She says,“You can put a note on 　　10　　 door(门)．It would say,‘Nobody is at home．Please come another day．' ”

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Martin is an American boy．He is eight years old．His parents 　　1　　 five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York．

　　One morning, Jimmy, one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand．Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's．They often go to school together．

　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room．"It's too hard for me and I can't work it out．"

　　"Let me try, " Martin said．"I 　　2　　 it isn't too hard for me．"

　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out, 　　3　　．

　　"If we had a small computer, all the problems would be 　　4　　 for us to do．" Jimmy said．

　　"A small computer…, " Martin thought for a minute, then he said, "I've got an idea．We can 　　5　　 one in a shop．"

　　"A computer is very 　　6　　, and we don't have enough money．"

　　"That's OK, " said Martin．"We can ask the new president(总统)　　7　　 some money．He said he would help anyone in trouble．I' m sure he will help us．He is very rich, you know．"

　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president．Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office．

　　In front of the post office stood a small box．They 　　8　　 the letter into the box carefully and went home happily．

The next morning, they 　　9　　 the post office on their way to school．They found 　　10　　, the box was not a post box but trash-box(果皮箱)．

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I like movies best．Last week, I 　　1　　 a movie called I, Robot．It tells us a story about the future with robots．It is the year of 2035 and people can see robots everywhere．Robots can help people do a lot of things, like looking 　　2　　 the old people or babies, washing, cooking, cleaning or taking dogs for a walk．Robot does everything people ask them to do 　　3　　．But a policeman 　　4　　 Spooner doesn't like robots．Because he doesn't think that people can live well 　　5　　 robots．

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　　Mike wants a computer．He asks his parents for the money but they say he must get it himself．But how does he get it? He 　　1　　 about this when he walks home．Not many people want to ask children to work for them．Maybe he can take away snow for the neighbors．But it is not 　　2　　．He has to 　　3　　 a long time for that．He can't cut grass for their gardens 　　4　　 he has no tools to do the work．Then he 　　5　　 one of his classmates, Dick．He is delivering(送)　　6　　．“I can do that,　　7　　”, he thinks, “Maybe I can even get the computer right away．I can pay(付款)for it a little each week”．He 　　8　　 to catch up with(赶上)Dick．Mike asks him a lot of questions．He learns that it is 　　9　　 to get twenty-five dollars each week．Dick 　　10　　 him that the job takes about three hours each week and 　　11　　 him the phone number of the newspaper manager．

　　Mike almost flies home．After he tells his mother 　　12　　 he thinks, she 　　13　　, “ I think it is a 　　14　　 idea,” she says, “I'll call the newspaper．” “Wait, Mum,” Mike says, “I'll call．After that, I' m going to be a businessman now．” Mike's mother smiles 　　15　　．

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　　When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness．Since then I have always tried to help people in 　　1　　．

　　One hot summer afternoon, I was 　　1　　 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 　　1　　 into my lane(车道)．My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside．As a(n)　　1　　 driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident．

　　I was 　　1　　 with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to(注意)the lane change, and he 　　1　　 did not do that on purpose(故意)．The car ran away 　　1　　 after cutting me off．Very soon it disappeared from sight．After a while，I came around a curve(弯道)and found the 　　1　　 car．The driver was walking along the roadside．He was an elderly man and looked 　　1　　．As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to 　　1　　 and see what the problem was．

　　The man's car had a flat tire(瘪胎)．Although he had another tire，he had nothing to work with．I decided to 　　1　　 him．I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it．Fifteen minutes later，I 　　1　　 the work．I was hot and tired，but I really felt 　　1　　 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier 　　1　　 my car run off the road．

　　You can really enjoy great 　　1　　 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble．

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　　Different things usually stand for different feelings．Red, for example，is the color of fire，heat，blood and life．People say red is an exciting and active color．They associate(使发生联系)red with a strong feeling like 　　1　　．Red is used for signs of 　　2　　, such as STOP signs and fire engines．Orange is the bright, warm color of 　　3　　 in autumn．People say orange is a 　　4　　 color．They associate orange with happiness．Yellow is the color of 　　5　　．People say it is a cheerful color．They associate yellow too, with happiness．Green is the cool color of grass in 　　6　　．People say it is a refreshing color．

　　In general, people 　　7　　 two groups of colors：warm colors and cool colors．The warm colors are red, orange and 　　8　　．Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be 　　9　　．Those who like to be with 　　10　　 like red．The cool colors are 　　11　　 and blue．Where there are these colors, people are usually worried．Some scientists say that time seems to 　　12　　 more slowly in a room with warm colors．They suggest that a 　　13　　 color is a good way for a living room or a 　　14　　．People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly．　　15　　 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly．

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　　My tears run down when I talk to my parents on the phone．What are they doing when I 　　1　　 them?

　　Dad works from 7a．m to 9p．m．Mum does all the 　　2　　．She also has to work in the vineyard(葡萄园)．But I can't do 　　3　　 for them．Every day she got up earlier than Dad．When I 　　4　　 call her at 7∶30 in the evening, she is still working and 　　5　　 supper．How hard it is for a daughter to stop the 　　6　　 in heart! And even harder to keep back the tears．　　7　　 only thing I can do is to promise her that I'll study hard in the university．I also 　　8　　 her to take care of herself and dad．I can not live 　　9　　 them．

　　Mum says the happiest time for dad and 　　10　　 is when my sister and I return home．We play 　　11　　 in the room, watch TV or do anything we like, with dad 　　12　　 mum cooking together in the kitchen．It is 　　13　　 the happiest time for me．I've never thought my holidays at home could be so 　　14　　．I wanted to do more housework because mum really needs more rest．

　　Love, sometimes, doesn't need too many 　　15　　．We may be too shy to say the warm word out．Then give them a call and tell them you miss them．

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