One day，a baby snail（蜗牛）found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time．He was confused（困惑的），so he went up to his mother and asked，"Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy？"His mother said，"Because we don't have bones to hold us up．We can only move slowly，so we need a shell to protect us．"
The baby snail asked again，"The caterpillar（毛毛虫）has no bones，either，and she can't move quickly．Why can she live without a shell？"The mother snail answered，"That's because a caterpillar will become a butterfly（蝴蝶）．She can fly high into the sky．The sky can protect her．
The baby snail had one more question，"But the earthworm（蚯蚓）moves like us．He has no bones and he won't turn into a butterfly．Why doesn't he carry a hard and heavy shell？"His mother said，"He can dig a hole and hide in the ground，and then the earth can protect him．"
The baby snail then cried，"We are so poor!We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!"His mother smiled at him，"That's why we have a shell．My dear，imagine that if we don't have the shells，what will happen to us？Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we'll have nowhere to sleep．What's more，we'll die in the heavy rain．How terrible it is!We don't depend on the sky or the ground for protection．We should depend on ourselves．"
根据短文内容，回答下列问题．
81．Whom did the baby snail ask for help，his mother or father？
82．What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up？
83．Where can an earthworm hide？
84．How many questions did the baby snail ask？
85．Who should the snails depend on according to the story？
2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?
The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his owner soon. He loves his owner, even after his owner loses his life. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the owner passed away(死), and fell from his horse. When people found his body some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his owner, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t he a great animal?
When people found the body of the owner, the horse was _______.
| A．going away | B．still standing beside it |
| C．drinking water | D．eating grass beside it |
The story probably took place in _______.
| A．spring | B．summer |
| C．autumn | D．Winter |
Nina and Nora worked in the same office, and they were also neighbours. Nina was a careless girl, and she often lost things. Then she usually went to borrow many things from Nora.
Nora was a kind girl, but she sometimes got tired of lending things to her friend. One Sunday afternoon, Nina knocked at Nora’s front door. When Nora came to open it, Nina said to her, “Hello, Nora, please lend me a bag. I have lost mine. I am going to the shops, and I feel stupid when I haven’t got anything in my hand.”
Nora laughed and answered, “Well, Nina, go down to the end of my garden. You will find a nice wheelbarrow (手推车) in the shelf there. Take that when you go to the shops. Then you will have something in both of your hands.” What’s the relationship (关系) between Nina and Nora?
___________________________________Why did Nina often go to Nora’s?
___________________________________ On what day did Nina go to borrow a bag from Nora?
___________________________________ Where was Nina going?
___________________________________ Why didn’t Nora lend Nina a bag that time?
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“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet.”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day.”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chatrooms(聊天室) than with my ‘real-life’friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction（瘾）called Internet addiction. According to experts, Internet addicts（迷）spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried and looked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him. They called the police(警察). The police found the student in the computer lab(网吧): he was surfing the Internet—for seven days straight.
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted. The teenagers spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people.
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms（症状）：
★You go out with your friends less and less.
★You can’t wait to get online again.
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it, or the Internet would control you.An Internet addict spends at least ten hours online every week.
The missing college student was found in the computer lab.
The experts don’t worry about young people at all.
Young people should control their time online.
According to the passage, we know it’s bad for young people to spend too much time online.
On a cold winter day, a fox told Mother Bear that he would teach her how to fish. For she wanted to learn, he took her to a hole in the ice, and told her to put her tail(尾巴) down into the water.
He told her to keep the tail there for a long time. Then when she pulled the tail out of the water, she would find fish around the tail.
The bear was foolish enough to believe what the fox said. She sat for a long time with her tail in the water. She was waiting for the fish. But when she tried to pull her tail out of the water she found that it was frozen(冻结的) in the ice.
She asked the fox to pull her out, but the fox laughed to itself and ran away. So she called Father Bear to help her.
Father Bear came. He pulled her hard and at last got her out. But a part of her tail was in the ice. That is why people find the bear's tail so short. What did a fox tell Mother Bear to do on a cold winter day?
| A．It told her to swim in the lake. |
| B．It told her to play by the lake. |
| C．It told her to catch fish for him. |
| D．It taught her how to fish. |
The fox asked Mother Bear_______.
| A．to jump into the water |
| B．to sit by the lake for a long time |
| C．to put her tail down into the water and never pull out of the water |
| D．if she pulled the tail out of the water, she would find fish around the tail |
What happened next?
| A．Mother Bear caught a big ship. |
| B．Mother Bear fell into the water. |
| C．Mother Bear died of coldness. |
| D．Mother Bear's tail was frozen in the ice. |
In the end,__________.
| A．Father Bear came, but he couldn't help her |
| B．the fox helped to pull her out, but a part of her tail was in the ice |
| C．the fox laughed to itself and ran away |
| D．the fox called Father Bear to help her |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．The fox is foolish enough. |
| B．Mother Bear is clever enough. |
| C．Father Bear is not helpful. |
| D．The tail of Mother Bear is shorter than ever, |
Attention, Students! Beach Party Comes!
We will hold an outdoor party in Fulong on July 10.
| Activities |
1. Bike riding or hiking from the Student Centre to the beach 2. A cookout (野炊) on the beach 3. Swimming and sailing competitions |
| You should bring |
sun cream, sunglasses, hats, swimsuits, hiking shoes, and personal items |
| Deadline (最后期限) for signing up |
Friday, June 28 |
| Fee |
$300 per person(每人) |
| Meet at the Student Centre at 9:30 am, July 10. |
Which of the following shouldn’t students bring?
| A．Swimsuits. | B．Sunglasses. |
| C．Food. | D．Hiking shoes. |
Anita wants to join the party, so she must sign up before ______.
| A．June 10 | B．June 28 |
| C．July 10 | D．July 28 |
Where might you find a poster like this?
| A．In a museum. | B．At a store. |
| C．In a school. | D．At a market. |
This poster is to ______.
| A．tell students not to go to the beach |
| B．teach students how to cook |
| C．make money for students |
| D．invite more students to join the party |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The party will start at night. |
| B．Students will have a party at the Student Centre. |
| C．Each student should pay $300 for the party. |
| D．Students will meet on the beach at 9:30 am. |
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