25、Claude and Louise are “giraffes”，so are police officers Hankins and Pearson．These men and women don’t look like giraffes；they look like you and me．Then，why do people call them “giraffes”?

A giraffe，they say，is an animal that sticks（伸出）its neck out，can see places far away and has a large heart．It lives a quiet life and moves about in an easy and beautiful way．In the same way，a “giraffe” can be a person who likes to “stick his or her neck out” for other people，always watches for future happenings，has a warm heart for people around，and at the same time lives a quiet and beautiful life himself or herself．

“The Giraffe Project” is a 10-year-old group which finds and honors（表彰）“giraffes” in the US and in the world．The group wants to teach people to do something to build a better world．The group members believe that a Person shouldn't draw his or her head back；instead，they tell people to “stick their necks out” and help others．Claude and Louise，Hankins and Pearson are only a few of the nearly 1000 “giraffes” that the group found and honored．

Claude and Louise were getting old and they left their work with some money that they saved for future use．One day，however，they saw a homeless man looking for a place to keep warm and they decided that they should “stick their necks out” and give him some help．Today，they live in Friends’ House，where they invite twelve homeless people to stay every night．

Police officers Hankins and Pearson work in a large city．They see crimes every day and their work sometimes is dangerous．They work hard for their money．However，these two men put their savings together and even borrow money to start an education center to teach young people in a poor part of the city．Hankins and Pearson are certainly “giraffes”．

1．According to the passage，we know that Hankins and Pearson _________．

A．are the names of giraffes                          B．are the keepers of the giraffes

C．like giraffes very much                               D．are policemen

2．Which of the sentences is true?

A．Giraffes are the most beautiful animals in the world．

B．A “giraffe” is a nice name for those who are ready to help others．

C．Some of the people around us love giraffes．

D．A “giraffe” is someone who can't stick his neck out and see the beautiful future．

3．“The Giraffe Project” is a group _________．

A．of police officers                                     B．which look after only the children

C．which appeared ten years ago                             D．of ten-year-old children

4．When Claude and Louise saw a homeless marl，they decided to _________．

A．“stick their necks out”                              B．do nothing

C．“draw their heads back”                              D．sing songs for them

5．What does “The Giraffe Project” do?

A．It helps young people to receive an education in a poor part of the world．

B．It tries to find 1000 warm-heart people in the US．

C．It shows people．that their duty is for a better world?

D．It tells．people how to live a quiet life．

23、根据对话内容，从方框中选出填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话完整。选项中有一项多余。

A：Hi，how was your class trip to Bi Feng Gorge（碧峰峡）?

B：____1____

A：Did you see the tigers?

B：___2____

A：Then，where did you go?

B：I went to the giant panda base（基地）．This is my first time to see the giant pandas．

A：Oh，it must be very interesting．____3____

B：No，they were full．

A：____4____

B：But I took some photos with them．They were very lovely．

A：Wow，that sounds wonderful．___5____

B：Certainly．You can see my photos of the trip on the Internet．I made a home page．I put all photos on it for everyone to look at．

A：Oh，really? I can't wait to see them．

22、Is there ________ old tree behind your house?

A．a            B．the          C．an              D．／

21、________ May l2th，there was a terrible earthquake in Sichuan．

A．On        B．In          C．To        D．At

20、________ kind boy he is! Everyone likes him．

A．What             B．What a               C．How               D．How a

19、He lives on the ________ floor．

A．twelve           B．twelves              C．twelfth             D．twelveth

18、-- ________ postcards do you need?

--Thirty，please．

A．How many           B．How much           C．How           D．How old

17、--Tom，help ________ to some apples．

--Thank you，Andy．

A．myself          B．herself          C．yourself           D．yourselves

16、--Look! What’s in the sky? Oh! ________ stars!

A．Thousand of                                    B．Thousands of

C．Three thousands                                 D．Three thousand of