Try your best       you’ll certainly succeed this time．

A．so       B．and      C．or          D．for

It’s really not easy to catch up with my classmates．Whenever I wanted         to my teacher always encourage me to work harder．

A．go on     B．turn down    C．give up    D．give back

The smile on Mrs．Billy’s face showed that she was very           with what her children did．

A．nervous    B．sorry       C．pleased     D．angry

Do you know             this time yesterday?

A．what she is cooking      B．she is cooking what

C．what she was cooking    D．what was she cooking

Are there any differences between human beings and animals? Scientists used to think that men were different from animals because they could think and learn．But now we know that animals like dogs，cats，rats and even birds can learn．Once in my hometown，a strange thing happened．One morning my grandma went to the door to get the milk，but to her surprise，there was little milk left．She thought the cat next door had stolen the milk．The next day，the same thing happened．She was a little angry．She went next door to talk about this with the cat’s owner，but she found that the neighbor and the cat were not at home．They were all on holiday! Who stole the milk? She thought hard．Then she asked the milkman about it the next morning．He said that other people also complained(抱怨) about it．He said that birds might be the thieves because there were seven or eight quick—moving blue birds following him when he delivered(递送) the milk．In order not to lose milk any more，people made some boxes to put their milk in．A few days later，people found that when the birds couldn’t get into the boxes，they flew directly to the milk truck and had their meals there．How intelligent the birds are! They use theft sharp wits to hold their place in a human environment．

1．From the passage we know that         ．

A．the milkman is a thief

B．the milkman is friendly to the birds

C．the birds only love to eat my grandma’s milk

D．the birds like us human beings ale also very intelligent

2．My grandma was a little angry because                ．

A．her milk was gone again

B．the cat next door had her milk again

C．her neighbor did nothing with their cat

D．the milkman didn’t bring her enough milk

3．What does the underlined words“sharp wits”mean?

A．Beautiful wings．    B．Long feathers．

C．Intelligence．       D．Hard work．

4．When the milkman delivered the milk to every house，          ．

A．he himself took some of it        B．the birds followed him to drink milk

C．people welcomed him at the door   D．he always brought some birds with him

5．What does the writer think of the birds?

A．They are hateful．    B．They are too hungry．

C．They are clever．     D．They are as clever as cats．

As China’s national treasure，giant pandas are deeply loved by people．Almost all of pandas live in Sichuan Province in Southwest China．Pandas there are well—protected，especially baby pandas．Before the birth of a baby panda，the mother panda will find a cave and make it into a den with bamboo．The mother panda will give birth to the baby panda in September and later the den will become a room for the young baby．The mother panda will try her best to keep the den quite clean．For the first three weeks，the mother will hold her baby．After two weeks the colors(white and black) on the baby panda’s body will be clear．However，the baby won’t be able to go out alone until it is 3 months old．

A young panda starts to eat soft bamboo shoots by the time it is about six months old. Pandas’ food is mainly made up of bamboo．As time goes by，the little panda will go out for food with its mother．By this time，the baby is much bigger．The next spring，the little panda is really free from its mother and begins to live its own life．Usually pandas live to be 12—14 years old．In fact，it is hard to keep a young panda alive before it is old enough to live by itself．Nowadays the number of giant pandas is smaller than 1，000．

1．What does the underlined word“den”mean in the passage?

A．A kind of food for animals．    B．A baby panda．

C．A tool for fighting．           D．A hidden home for animals．

2．When do mother pandas usually give birth to baby pandas?

A．In August．    B．In September．C．In winter．D．In spring．

3．Baby pandas are         when they call get soft bamboo shoots．

A．about 6 months old    B．less than 4 months old

C．about 3 months old    D．1ess than 3 months old

4．In order to teach the baby panda how to find food，the mother panda will        

A．keep the den quite clean and stay with the baby all the time．

B．hold her baby for the first four weeks

C．give the baby soft bamboo before winter

D．go out for food with the baby when it grows bigger

5．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Giant pandas are a national treasure in China．

B．Many baby pandas die when they are young．

C．Soon the number of giant pandas in China will be large．

D．Most mother pandas don’t feed and raise their babies themselves．

Most children in the United States are returning to school after the summer holiday．Public education for children in the United Sates is free．But parents still have to buy things such as new clothes，bags and other supplies for their children before every new school year．

8，000 Americans took part in a study．It said that this year American parents would spend almost 15 billion dollars preparing their children for school．

The study also found that 93 percent of families with school age children plan to buy clothes，shoes and school supplies．Each family will spend almost 500 dollars on those things．This is 7 percent more than last year．Almost half of questioned parents also said they planned to spend about 100 dollars on electronics(电子产品) and computers．

Half of the parents in the study said their children would use their own money to buy some things for school．Teenaged children arc expected to spend about 85 dollars each for supplies．23 percent of parents said that even their younger children would buy some things for themselves．

To help shoppers save money，several cities let people buy some goods without paying sales tax．Washington，D．C．，is such a city．It has a ten—day sales tax holiday in August．At that time，people can buy clothing，shoes or school supplies that cost less than 100 dollars without paying sales tax．

1．How many children plan to use their own money to buy school needs?

A．Seven percent of them．      B．Twenty—three percent of them．

C．Ninty—three percent of them． D．None of the above．

2．How much did each family spend last year on children’s school supplies?

A．535 dollars．    B．465 dollars．    C．565 dollars．   D．435 dollars．

3．Shoppers can save money            ．

A．in special days    B．in all big cities

C．during holidays   D．when the things cost $100

4．We can learn from the study that         

A．8，000 parents will spend about 15 billion dollars for their children’s school life．

B．93％ of the American families have school children．

C．500 dollars on children’s clothes，shoes and school supplies is necessary for a family．

D．7％ of the families want to spend 100 dollars on computers and electronics．

5．The best title of the text would be“             ”

A．Children’s Costs in the United States．

B．Children’s Study Plants for the New Year．

C．Public Education in the United States．

D．New School Year，New Supplies and Costs

根据对话内容，在每个标有题号的空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话完整，合乎情景。

Danny and Mary are talking about their future．

A：Hello，Mary! What did you do in your class meeting?

B：Hello，Danny! We discussed our jobs in the future．

A：Well，                     1                 

B：I want to work in tourism because 1 want to see many places around the world．

A：         2             I’m sure you will spend lots of time flying from one city to another．

A：Yes，that’s true       3       It’s boring．You can see nothing about clouds，clouds and clouds．

A：But it is the fastest way to travel．

B：I like to travel by train．      4          What about you? Tell me about your future job．

A：My future job? I am not sure．But you know I like delicious food．I’m thinking of becoming a cook．

B：Ah! You are good at eating．        5        It’s not an easy job．

A：Yes，you are right．But I think if I put my heart into it，then I’ll be good at it．

B：I hope so，and then I will have the chance to enjoy some good meals．