Do you often play with your pet dog or cat? Do you like touching(触摸) animals like rabbits? They are cute. But someimes they may bite(咬) you. Then you could get a terrible disease—rabies.

In China, 2,245 people got rabies in the first nine months of 2007. In September, 318 people died of（死于）rabies.

Dogs, cats, rabbits and bats(蝙蝠) may have rabies. If they bite or scratch(抓) someone, the virus(病毒) of rabies could go into the person’s body. The person could even die. It’s important to get the right treatment very soon. Every year, more than 50,000 people aound the world die of rabies. Most of them are from poor countries. India has the most death(死亡). China is the second.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Rabies is the name of ________.

A. a book  B. a man    C. a pet     D. a disease

2.________ people in China died of rabies in September, 2007.

A. 2,245    B. 318       C. 232       D. 50,000

3.The second paragraph(段落) is mainly about _______.

A. how to do with rabies  

B. something about rabies in China

C. asking people not to keep pets

D. showing what rabies is really like

4.Which of the following animals may NOT have rabies?

A. Rabbits.         B. Ducks.   C. Cats.      D. Bats.

5.The word “treatment” in the third paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A. 治理    B. 待遇     C. 治疗     D. 处理

December 25^th is Christmas Day. In most countries it is the most important （重要的） day in the year. All the people come back to their homes. On Christmas Day bells ring everywhere. The ringing bell tells people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. They all have a good time.

       Most families buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents in the tree here and there. People also put presents in children’s stockings （长统袜）. In many places, Father Christmas himself brings presents to them. He is a kind man and in red clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In it there are a lot of presents.

       On Christmas Day people enjoy all kinds of food. But some poor people have no houses to live in and have no food to eat. They die of cold and hunger （死于饥寒交迫） on Christmas Day.

  1. Is Christmas the most important festival in the year in most countries?

       _______________________________________________________

  2. What does the ringing bell tell people?

       _______________________________________________________

  3. What can you find in the Christmas tree?

       _______________________________________________________

  4. Who brings presents to children?

       _______________________________________________________

  5. Do all the people enjoy all kinds of food on Christmas Day?

       _______________________________________________________

When I was seven years old，my family made me an ant farm．First，we put clean sand in a thin glass box．Then we waited for the ants to arrive．

After the ants were in the glass farm，they started to make tunnels（洞穴通道）．（A）I was surprised that each one knew exactly what it should do．Each had its own job．

On the fifth day a tragedy（灾难）happened．I put my face so（B）close to the glass farm that I knocked it over．All the tunnels fell down．Although the ants remained（C）_______ after their earthquake，one by one they began to die．I was afraid as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a comer of the farm．

（D）我母亲告诉我蚂蚁是死于悲伤．They just couldn't stand（忍受）that their tunnels were gone．

Although much time has（E）_______，I still think of that ant farm．Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world，but it taught me much more．

Over the years，I came to realize the importance of teamwork．Working together，the ants were able to make all amazing world for themselves．I also learned that they should be admired（赞美）for their hard work．

But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently：Adversity（逆境）is a natural part of life，and must be accepted．Unlike the ants，we cannot（F）give up when we are sad．We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone，we must build another．

We should always keep on trying and never give up．

1．将画线部分（A）改写为I was surprised that each one knew exactly ______ ______ ______．

2．写出可以替换画线部分（B）和（F）的同义或近义词：_______；_______

3．将画线部分（D）译成英语：_______

4．在（C）和（E）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：_______；_______

5．写出文章的主旨大意：______________