Elephants are the largest land animals alive today． African elephants live in family groups called herds（群）． All of the elephants in the herd take care of each other． The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant． She is the matriarch （族长）． A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100 elephants． The other elephants follow the matriarch because she knows how to keep them safe from coming danger．
Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants， and also learn from life． Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years old． Elephants live to be 50 or 60 years old． Elephants are smart animals with long memories． In the dry season， a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past． The herd will follow her there． She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast﹣moving river．
Elephants talk to each other with rumbling sounds． Some rumbling sounds are so low and deep that people are unable to hear them． Elephants hear sounds not only with their ears， but also with their feet， and even trunks （long noses of the elephants）． They also greet each other by touching with their trunks and feet． If danger appears， mothers beat their ears to call their babies to them．
Other animals don't usually attack（攻击） elephants． However， a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby． If this happens， the adult elephants circle around the baby elephants． The adults make louder sounds and hit the ground with their trunks． The matriarch puts herself between the lion and the herd． She beats her ears out to make herself look even larger． Then she lowers her herd and attacks the enemy（敌人） in a big cloud of dust（灰尘）．
（1）According to Paragraph（段落） One， an elephant herd ．
A． has a father elephant as the leader
B． owns a matriarch who keeps it away from danger
C． always has several leaders and hundreds of elephants
（2）Long memories help elephants to ．
A． choose their matriarch
B． communicate with each other
C． find water and cross the river
（3）What does the underlined word "rumbling" mean？
A．低沉的
B．尖细的
C．高亢的
（4）Why do the adult elephants circle around their babies？
A． To keep their babies safe．
B． To welcome their friends．
C． To attack their enemies．
（5）The passage mainly tells us about ．
A． why the elephants live in herds
B． what the elephants' living habits are
C． how the elephants avoid being attacked
Swimming is very popular in the world. Many people like swimming in summer,even in the other three seasons. Water makes people feel cool and swimming makes people keep healthy.
If you swim in the wrong place,it may not be safe. A lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in water , and most of them were students,. Now some people are not careful enough in swimming.They often think they can swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that a lot of good swimmers have died in water. They died not because they couldn’t swim, but because of their carelessness. Don’t get into water when you are alone. If there is a “No Swimming”sign, don’t swim there. If you remember these , swimming will be safe and enjoyable（舒服的）.
______ like swimming in summer.
| A．Few people | B．Lots of people |
| C．Only students | D．Only swimmers |
Swimming can help people ______.
| A．keep clean | B．get fat |
| C．keep healthy | D．feel tired |
It’s ______ to swim in a wrong place.
| A．wonderful | B．interesting |
| C．not safe | D．not careful |
People died not because they couldn’t swim , but because of their _______.
| A．careful | B．carefully |
| C．carelessness | D． careless |
If you go swimming , you shouldn’t ______when you are alone.
| A．get into water | B．die in water |
| C．swim too long | D．swim too badly |
A school bus is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so children are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them to go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to go to school.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．black | B．yellow | C．white | D．colorful |
| A．play games | B．do their homework |
| C．save time | D．love their school |
| A．take a school bus | B．ride a bike |
| C．take a taxi | D．walk |
| A．Japanese Kindergarten and schools have colorful buses. |
| B．In China, school buses are becoming more and more popular. |
| C．The school buses in Britain are yellow, too. |
| D．There are not many school buses in Britain. |
| A．school life | B．school buses |
| C．students' safety | D．popular colors |
We use teeth to eat and we need teeth to talk. But do you really know them? Let’s meet the “cool tools” in your mouth and learn how to protect them.
Unlike your brain or heart, your teeth are not ready to work when you are born. The first tooth usually comes out when a baby is 6 to 12 months old. Then more and more teeth begin to grow. Most kids have their first set of teeth at 3 years old. We call them baby teeth, and there are 20 of them. Baby teeth cannot stay with us forever. When you are 6 years old, baby teeth will start to fall one by one. They have to make room for your second set of teeth –adult teeth. You have to suffer the pain of growing adult teeth 12-13years old. An adult usually has 28-32teeth. Why pain?
A tooth with a hole is a decayed tooth(蛀牙).If you don’t clean your teeth regularly ,you’ll get one .Then germs(细菌)will build up and eat away your teeth._____________.
Tooth fairy(精灵)
In America, there is a lovely story for children. It is said that there are fairies for everyone’s baby teeth .Each time a child’s baby tooth falls out, he can put it under his pillow before sleeping .Then when he wakes up in the morning, he always finds money or a small present from the tooth fairy instead of his tooth in its place.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．three years old | B．two years old |
| C．one year old | D．one month old |
| A．more | B．less | C．better | D．many |
| A．going to the doctor often |
| B．giving up candy |
| C．looking for germs |
| D．cleaning your teeth often |
| A．Therefore, you need not to clean your teeth every day. |
| B．However, it is unnecessary to clean your teeth after eating candy. |
| C．So, try to clean your teeth after you eat candy or just eat less. |
| D．You just need to clean your teeth after eating too much candy. |
| A．Children usually have 28 baby teeth. |
| B．The tooth fairy is just a story to cheer up children |
| C．We would never have decayed teeth |
| D．The adult teeth stop growing when a child is 10 years old. |
Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10-month –old sister home alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf …I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper?
Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn’t the tiny flame(火苗) I’d expected, and I couldn’t blow it out .I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out
I thought I was safe until there was a HUGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it .However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole .Next I was grounded(关禁闭) and in trouble for months. Even worse, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．11 years old. | B．13 years old. |
| C．15 years old. | D．17 years old. |
| A．吹灭 | B．扑灭 | C．杀灭 | D．浇灭 |
①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.
②The boy did some drawing.
③The boy was grounded.
④The boy stamped the fire out.
⑤His mother checked for a fire.
| A．②④③①⑤ | B．②①④⑤③ |
| C．②①④③⑤ | D．①③④②⑤ |
| A．The writer. |
| B．The writer and his sister. |
| C．The writer’s mother. |
| D．The writer’s father. |
| A．It’s difficult to put out a fire. |
| B．The boy didn’t look after his sister. |
| C．The boy made a big trouble when he was 11. |
| D．Don’t leave children home alone while shopping. |
It is very normal for people to compare themselves with others. Everyone does it, but it is important to remember that no one is perfect. Other people may look confident, but everyone feels insecure(无自信的) once in a while, even the famous people like Yao Ming. When he was young, he probably felt insecure about being too tall! Other kids in his class probably laughed at him because he was different, although I don’t know if I would have laughed at Yao Ming since he is so much bigger than me! Now, Yao Ming is rich and successful because of his height.
When I was young, I had a friend named Annie. Everyone used to call her “toothpick” because they thought she was too thin. Now, everyone is jealous(嫉妒的) of her because she is thin and beautiful, and they have to always exercise to keep from getting fat. What makes you feel insecure and different may actually be a gift and help you in life. We should celebrate what makes us special and not be afraid to stand out in the crowd.
The writer thinks it is improtant to .
| A．compare yourself with others |
| B．have a perfect appearance |
| C．remember nobody is perfect |
| D．think you are the same as others |
WhenYao Ming was young, other children in his class might him because of his height.
| A．rely on | B．laugh at |
| C．be proud of | D．be jealous of |
Everyone laughed at Annie because she was too .
| A．thin | B．fat | C．tall | D．short |
From the passage we learn that .
| A．some people are perfect |
| B．a person who feels insecure can succeed |
| C．if a person is thin, he or she will be successful |
| D．what makes us special may be a gift and help us in life |
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