The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It’s also, perhaps, the gentlest ,   1 not always.

Elephants are like us in some ways. They   2  for a long time—fifty or sixty years. They can  3  things very well. They never forget great sadness or happiness. A female elephant   4 , her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead   5 . Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a  6 friend.

Elephants are like us, but they’re also  7 .They live in families; families or females. There will be a few young males-a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be   8 away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family   9  only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers and its great grandmothers.

The females stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years.The older animals   10 the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.And   11  happens to male elephant? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must   12 the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does not often have a friend ,He lives  13 ,away from the family, and away from other bulls.

Sometimes the females call a bull. He can   14 _them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and “sisters” send him away again. The females have a very   15   

family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.

1.                A．a(chǎn)nd            B．but            C．so   D．yet

 

2.                A．play           B．work           C．live  D．sleep

 

3.                A．remember      B．practice        C．talk D．change

 

4.                A．is hurt          B．is caught        C．loses D．dies

 

5.                A．head           B．legs            C．body D．feet

 

6.                A．terrible         B．dad            C．young    D．dear

 

7.                A．different        B．same           C．special   D．popular

 

8.                A．thrown         B．sent           C．kicked    D．posted

 

9.                A．hopes          B．keeps          C．Allows    D．frightens

 

10.               A．look at         B．carry out       C．look after  D．take away

 

11.               A．how           B．who           C．which D．what

 

12.               A．leave          B．stay           C．hear  D．walk

 

13.               A．sadly          B．hard           C．a(chǎn)lone D．noisily

 

14.               A．visit           B．beat           C．hide  D．receive

 

15.               A．dangerous      B．happy          C．beautiful  D．clever

 

 

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目標(biāo)) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal.

1.                A．conversations    B．emotions        C．conclusions    D．expressions

 

2.                A．classes         B．tests           C．lessons   D．news

 

3.                A．can            B．may            C．would    D．should

 

4.                A．spent          B．enjoyed        C．hoped    D．kept

 

5.                A．busy           B．lazy            C．weak D．free

 

6.                A．play           B．work           C．talk  D．study

 

7.                A．a(chǎn)s much as      B．a(chǎn)s soon as       C．a(chǎn)s long as D．a(chǎn)s well as

 

8.                A．though         B．because        C．a(chǎn)nd  D．but

 

9.                A．legs           B．ears           C．eyes D．fingers

 

10.               A．put up         B．take up         C．get up D．give up

 

11.               A．a(chǎn)fter           B．when          C．before    D．since

 

12.               A．stories         B．words          C．pictures   D．lessons

 

13.               A．wanted to       B．tried to         C．got to D．hoped to

 

14.               A．myself         B．himself         C．yourself   D．ourselves

 

15.               A．blue           B．white          C．clean D．clear

 

 

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

 In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

 My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to     when he was young.

A. read and write           B. sing and dance  

C. draw and sing           D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made     for family and friends.

A. cakes    B. cards      C. clothes      D. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home   B. at work   C. out of work   D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother     in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals         B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning       D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

 

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

 In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

 My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to     when he was young.

A. read and write           B. sing and dance  

C. draw and sing           D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made     for family and friends.

A. cakes    B. cards      C. clothes      D. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home   B. at work   C. out of work   D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother     in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals         B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning       D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

 

I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of (1)_____litter nearby and realized that(2)_____ was going to pick it up.

I live near a (3)_____ in Enshi, Hubei Province. I can walk there in three (4)_____! I (5)______ love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to (6)______ happy going there again.

I made my (7)_____ trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes (8)_____ starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! It had cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it. From then on, I went to the forest four times a year to pick up the litter. I often (9) ______ there for three hours. It makes me feel 10)_____ to do something for the environment.

After each trip , I(11) _____all the litter that I’ve found. If (12)______ of it is recyclable(可回收的), I keep it. I can’t (13)_____ why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it (14)_____ they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to help(15) ______, but I still think it is important.

1.                A．see            B．seeing          C．look D．looking

 

2.                A．no one else     B．I              C．everyone D．a(chǎn)nyone

 

3.                A．school         B．forest          C．river D．park

 

4.                A．months         B．hours          C．days D．minutes

 

5.                A．would          B．do             C．a(chǎn)m used to    D．used to

 

6.                A．look           B．feel            C．make D．see

 

7.                A．first           B．third           C．fourth    D．fifth

 

8.                A．a(chǎn)fter           B．later           C．before   D．of

 

9.                A．play           B．go             C．work D．sit

 

10.               A．worried        B．sad            C．disappointed   D．great

 

11.               A．bury           B．burn           C．sell   D．look at

 

12.               A．many          B．little           C．a(chǎn)ny   D．much

 

13.               A．wonder        B．a(chǎn)sk            C．hope D．understand

 

14.               A．until           B．a(chǎn)s             C．a(chǎn)fter  D．when

 

15.               A．myself         B．the earth       C．other D．the litter