阅读下面短文，并做短文后面的题，从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

     Is there anything strange high up in the world's tallest mountains ?if  so, is it a big bear(熊)？is it a monkey? or is it a kind of man?
     No one knows. this mystery(迷)has puzzled the world for years.
     Iin 1887. a mountain climber found large footprints(脚印)in the snow. they looked like the footprints of a very large man. but men don't walk without shoes in the snow!
     In 1906.another climber saw more than footprints. far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. as he watched, it ran very quickly.
     Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the walk slowly across the snow, far below him. he said it looked like a very large man.
    From then on ,more and more people had stories to tell. but not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. the pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs. so it was not a bear or a monkey. could it be an ape (猿)man ?the mystery grew! and the mystery keeps growing. someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.
1The passage is about_______.
a．some mountain climbers     b．some strange animals
c．some large footprints        d．the mystery of the snowman
2Why were people interested in the footprints?
a．they were footprints of a large bear.
b．they looked like the footprints of a large man.
c．they were found in the snow.
d．they were found in the world's tallest mountains.
3 the pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in ____.
a．1887    b．1906     c．1972     d．1951
4 Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?
a．they were footprints of an ape man
b．they were footprints of a snow man.
c．the pictures showed clearly how the snowman walked.  
d．the pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on  two legs.
5 So far,since a mountain climber first found large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the
snowman has puzzled the world for _____years.
a．one hundred and seventeen    b．ninety-eight
c．eighty--three               d．fifty-three

In our town， there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are some beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day.

There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best.

In our zoo there are also brown bears（熊）, black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind（后面的）legs，hold up their fore（前面的）legs and ask for（要）food. They like cakes very much.

There’s also a children’s corner in our zoo. Children ride horses（马）and donkeys（驴）and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes（绳子）and jump （跳）down again and play with each other（彼此，互相） like small children.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Which animal likes bananas best?

A. Monkeys.       B. Tigers.    C. Elephants.     D. Lions.

2. The zoo is           .

A. very beautiful    B. very big   C. very small    D. far from our town

3.Which animal plays like small children?

  A. Monkeys.       B. Tigers.    C. Bears.        D. Lions.

4.Why do bears stand on their hind legs?

  A. They are tired and want to have a rest.   

B. They want to jump out.

  C. They want to ask for food.            

D. They want to sleep.

5. How many kinds of bears there in the zoo?

  A. One.           B. Two.      C. Three.       D. Five.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Mr. Jenkins lives in a town. He works in a m_【小题1】_ . There are a lot of old wonderful things in it. He likes his work and often goes to his office on time.
One day he left his office at twelve. He went to have l__【小题2】___ . As soon as he went out of the gate. He met an old friend of h__【小题3】__ . They hadn’t seen each other for about five years. Of course they were very h___【小题4】__ . His friend asked him to d___【小题5】__ . He agreed with him, and they went into a restaurant. There they drank a lot. Then his friend said, “Perhaps you’re drunk (喝醉了) now. Let me help you to your o___【小题6】___.”
“No, no,” said Mr. Jenkins. “My office is only two minutes’ walk. I can go there by myself.” When his friend left. It was d___【小题7】___ for him to stand. He was afraid to be l___【小题8】____ and stopped a taxi. When he got on. The driver asked, “Where are you going, sir?”
“To the Park street.”
“Oh! Sorry, sir, ”the driver said in a h__【小题9】___ . “It’s just the Park Street.”
“OK!” Mr. Jenkins said and got off the taxi. He brought out some m___【小题10】___ and threw it to the driver. He shouted, “But don’t drive so fast next time!”

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Mr. Jenkins lives in a town. He works in a m_1._ . There are a lot of old wonderful things in it. He likes his work and often goes to his office on time.

One day he left his office at twelve. He went to have l__2.___ . As soon as he went out of the gate. He met an old friend of h__3.__ . They hadn’t seen each other for about five years. Of course they were very h___4.__ . His friend asked him to d___5.__ . He agreed with him, and they went into a restaurant. There they drank a lot. Then his friend said, “Perhaps you’re drunk (喝醉了) now. Let me help you to your o___6.___.”

“No, no,” said Mr. Jenkins. “My office is only two minutes’ walk. I can go there by myself.” When his friend left. It was d___7.___ for him to stand. He was afraid to be l___8.____ and stopped a taxi. When he got on. The driver asked, “Where are you going, sir?”

“To the Park street.”

“Oh! Sorry, sir, ”the driver said in a h__9.___ . “It’s just the Park Street.”

“OK!” Mr. Jenkins said and got off the taxi. He brought out some m___10.___ and threw it to the driver. He shouted, “But don’t drive so fast next time!”

In our town， there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are some beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best.
In our zoo there are also brown bears（熊）, black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind（后面的）legs，hold up their fore（前面的）legs and ask for（要）food. They like cakes very much.
There’s also a children’s corner in our zoo. Children ride horses（马）and donkeys（驴）and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes（绳子）and jump （跳）down again and play with each other（彼此，互相） like small children.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】 Which animal likes bananas best?