It's late evening in the middle of the winter． The snow is deep， but off I go into the wild．Suddenly， I hear it： the howl （嚎叫） of wolves． Excitedly， I walk faster in the direction of the howling．
I've been working as a volunteer wolf tracker in Yellowstone National Park for over a year． It's my job to follow wolves to record information about them． Like wolves， however， I don't work alone． I'm one of a team of people who have been in a project to help reintroduce wolves to the park．
Humans have always feared wolves． From fairy tales to movies， the wolf is always the bad guy a danger to humans and other animals． In the 1920s， the organizers of the park shared this view about wolves and made the decision to drive them away from the park．As a result，the number of elk（麋鹿）in the park increased． The elk started looking for food near river banks since they didn't have to worry about wolves．This， in turn， stopped trees from growing along the rivers， doing great harm to the environment there．
The return of wolves has already made a big difference． To begin with， the elk soon learned to stay away from the rivers， so new trees have been able to grow there． The trees become home to new wildlife， such as birds， and provide food for more animals．
The park is now becoming more and more popular with those who want to see wolves in their natural environment． It has also helped the local people make more money， Tourists visit the area，stay in the local hotels， and eat in the local restaurants．
Looking at the wild animals and the beautiful sceneries around me， I am amazed at the changes the wolf has made to Yellowstone．And happily，it is playing a good guy in this story．
（1）According to the passage， one of a wolf tracker's jobs is to ．
A． catch wolves in the park
B． feed wolves in the wild
C． stop wolves from killing elk
D． collect information about wolves
（2）Why did the organizers drive the wolves away from the park in the 1920s？
A． The wolves were always howling at night．
B． The elk in the park were in danger of dying out．
C． The wolves had done great harm to the environment．
D． The park was thought to be unsafe with wolves around．
（3）Paragraphs 4 and 5 are mainly about the that wolves have brought to Yellowstone．
A． risks
B． troubles
C． changes
D． competitions
（4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？
A． Wolves are important to Yellowstone．
B． Yellowstone has been home to wolves．
C． The wolf and the elk live in peace now．
D．The number of wolves is growing fast．
| Life is competitive ﹣ some kids can do something faster or better than other kids． This might not seem fair， but all people are different and how well you can do something is different to others． This means there are "winners" and "losers"， and lots of people are neither winners nor losers but in﹣between． You can choose to be a good winner or an even better loser whether you are competing against others or yourself． Being a "good" winner No one likes a "show off"． No one likes someone who takes all the praise for the efforts of a team． No one likes people who put others down to make themselves look good． To be a good winner you need to： ◆Be modest（谦虚的）． ◆ Thank those who helped you for their efforts． ◆ Keep trying to improve your skills． ◆Aim for the next step up in whatever you are doing well． Being an even better loser Of course it's disappointing to lose， especially if you are close to winning． Behaving badly or angrily， name﹣calling and going on about things being "unfair" won't change the final result and will only make you look like a bad sport． And no one likes bad sports either． To be an even better loser you need to ： ◆ Behave politely， nicely and kindly． ◆ Congratulate the other team． ◆ keep any negative （消极的） thoughts to yourself ﹣ at least until you are away from the game． It's Ok to let out your negative thoughts to your best friend or parents later． And if you don't do very well in a game， try harder to learn for the next one． Improving yourself makes you a winner too． |
（1）What can we learn from the first paragraph？
| A． |
We are either losers or winners． |
| B． |
We should face winning and losing properly． |
| C． |
We can do nothing about winning and losing． |
| D． |
We are always competing with others not ourselves． |
（2）What should a better loser do when losing？
| A． |
Let out his anger to his parents at once． |
| B． |
Express his negative feelings in the game． |
| C． |
Try harder to improve himself in the next game． |
| D． |
Behave badly to his team members or competitors． |
（3）Which one is not proper if we succeed？
| A． |
Going on improving our skills． |
| B． |
Telling our team members to aim higher． |
| C． |
Thanking our team members for their efforts． |
| D． |
Cindy shows her congratulations to other competitors even if she fails． |
（4）Who is probably a bad sport？
| A． |
Tom keeps saying the game is unfair when he loses． |
| B． |
Jim encourages his teammates after their team loses． |
| C． |
Anna thanks her coach for what he has done though she fails． |
| D． |
Cindy shows her congratulations to other competitors even if she fails． |
（5）What is the passage written for？
| A． |
Telling us what we can learn from losing． |
| B． |
Offering advice on what we can do to win． |
| C． |
Encouraging us to become a winner instead of a loser． |
| D． |
Giving advice on how to deal with winning and losing． |
On winter nights， the wind usually blows strongly． Most of us stay inside our warm homes． Few of us think about the homeless． These people have no choice but to sleep on the streets．Some of them are so poor that they have no money to buy food．
A young man in Birmingham，England， made a decision to do something about this．Every night，he puts on a Spider﹣Man suit and gives food to the homeless he meets． He makes sure that these people won't go hungry．
The man refuses to make his name public．The local people call him the "Birmingham Spider﹣Man"．The young man hopes his action will show others that everybody deserves （应得） a helping hand．
The 25﹣year﹣old man started his night activities in 2015． Every night at 9， he buys some sandwiches． Then． he finds a quiet alley and puts on his "uniform"． After that， the "Spider﹣Man" starts handing his food out to people in need．
The man said，"I wear the Spider﹣Man suit in order to get attention．"Without the suit，few people took a second look at him when he was handing out food．When people see the "Spider﹣Stan"，however，they come over and ask what he is doing．
"The Birmingham Spider﹣Man" has already got lots of attention．Many people have offered to give away money to him． But the young man never accepts the money． Instead， he encourages people to go out and help people in need on their own． He said， "If more people offer a helping hand， the cold winter nights won't be so cold any longer．"
（1）How does the young man in Birmingham， England help the homeless people？
（2）When did the young man start his night activities？
（3）What does the young man hope his action will show others？
（4）Why does the young man wear the Spider﹣Man suit when he helps the homeless people？
（5）Why does the young man never accept the money that many people have given away to him？
When the great library of Alexandria burned，the story goes，one book was saved．But it was not a valuable book，and a poor man got it．
The book wasn't very interesting，but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed．It was a thin strip of vellum（羊皮纸）on which was written he secret of the "Touchstone"．The touchstone was a small pebble（鹅卵石）that could turn any common metal into pure gold．
The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it．But the secret was this：The real stone would feel warm，while ordinary pebbles are cold．
So the man sold his house， bought a tent， camped on the seashore， and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up normal pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold， he might pick up the same pebbles hundreds of times． So，when he felt one that was cold， he threw it into the sea． He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone． Yet he went on and on this way． Pick up a pebble．Cold﹣throw it into sea． Pick up another． Throw it into the sea．The days stretched into months and the months into years．
One day， however， about midafternoon， he picked up a pebble and it was warm． He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done． He was used to throwing each pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up． So when the one he wanted came along， he still threw it away．
So it is with opportunity（机会）．Unless we are vigilant，it's easy to fail to realize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away．
（1）According to the passage， the touchstone is a stone ．
| A． |
that you can touch |
| B． |
that can turn common metal into pure gold |
| C． |
that can bring you thousands of pebbles |
| D． |
that can bring you good luck |
（2）The man threw the touchstone into the sea because ．
| A． |
it was cold |
| B． |
it was a normal pebble |
| C． |
he was too tired to hold it |
| D． |
he had formed a habit |
（3）How did the man probably feel when he realized it was the touchstone？
| A． |
Excited． |
| B． |
Moved． |
| C． |
Interested． |
| D． |
Regretted． |
（4）What's the meaning of the underlined word " vigilant" in the last paragraph？
| A． |
Brave enough． |
| B． |
Hard﹣working enough． |
| C． |
Careful enough． |
| D． |
Strong enough． |
（5）What does the writer want to tell us？
| A． |
Opportunity knocks but once． |
| B． |
Use it or lose it． |
| C． |
Where there is a will， there is a way． |
| D． |
Practice makes perfect． |
Father's Day is a special day for sons and daughters to show their deep love to their fathers． Maria doesn't think she is good at telling her feelings face to face， so she writes a letter to her father．
Dear Dad， Happy Father's Day! You're not a rich man or a famous person． But in my heart， you are one of the greatest men in the world． I'm proud of you． You have never been a famous man． You do ordinary things like paying phone bills （账单） on time and working as a worker in a factory． You take good care of our family． You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with Mom on weekends． The smile on your face shows you're glad with your life． In the past， I didn't care whether you were with me or not． Now I am sorry to say I didn't show you the respect before． But I am thankful for what you have done for me． And I feel happy that now I can let you know how much I love you． You are successful as a husband， a father and a friend． I hope you will be happy forever! Yours， Maria |
（1）Maria writes to her father because ．
A． she is too shy to talk to her father
B． she isn't good at telling her feelings face to face
C． she is very busy and has no time to meet her father
（2）What does Maria think of her father？
A． He is a rich man．
B． He is a famous man．
C． He is one of the greatest men in the world．
（3）The underlined word "ordinary" mentioned in the second paragraph of the letter means ．
A． 困难的
B． 普通的
C． 特别的
（4）What can we know from the passage？
A． Maria didn't respect her father enough before．
B． Maria feels proud that her father has a good job．
C． Maria's father doesn't go shopping with her mom on weekends．
（5）Maria writes the letter to ．
A． give her father some advice
B． help her father with his work
C． show deep love to her father
A young man with a large bag on his back came far away for a master （大师）．He said， "Master，I am so lonely an so painful that the long trip makes me tired out，my shoes worn﹣out，my feet cut， and my hands also injured and bleeding…Why can't I find the sunin the heart？ "
The master asked， "What do you put in your large bag？"
The young man said，"lt is very important to me， inside it including the pain each time I fall， the tears each time I'm hurt，the trouble each time I feel lonely…Depending on it， I can come to you here，"
So the master took the young man to the river， where they crossed in a boat． On the other side of the river， the master said， "Hurry on your journey carrying the boat!"
"What， carrying the boat？" the young man was surprised， "it is to heavy． How can I carry it？""Yes'my son， you can't carry it，"the master just．smiled and said， "when you cross the river， the boat is useful﹣ But after crossing it， you will put down the boat and hurry on． If not， it willbecome a burden （负担）． Pain， loneliness and tears﹣﹣all these are useful to life． They can improve life， but if you don't forget them all the time， they will become the burden in life． Put it
down! My son， life can't bear（承受） a heavy burden． "
The young man put down his bag and hurried on． He walked easily and happily，and much fas﹣ter than before．
46． What does the underlined words Mthe sun" mean probably？
| A． |
Health． |
| B． |
Wealth． |
| C． |
Success． |
| D． |
Happiness． |
47． What's in his large bag？
| A． |
Clothes， tears and food． |
| B． |
Pain， tears and trouble． |
| C． |
Clothes， food and water． |
| D． |
Pain， water and trouble﹣ |
48．How did they cross the river？
| A． |
By boat |
| B． |
On foot． |
| C． |
By swimming． |
| D． |
Across the bridge． |
49．Why did the master ask him to cany the boat？
| A． |
To teach him to improve his life： |
| B． |
To tell him the boat is very useful |
| C． |
To tell him the boat is very important． |
| D． |
To teach him to put down his burden． |
50．How did the young man feel after he put down his bag at last？
| A． |
Awful． |
| B． |
Painfu． |
| C． |
Relaxed． |
| D． |
Surprised． |
Once there lived a wise man.He was worried about his son's future because his son was lazy.One day，he said to his son， "I want you to find some treasure.I have drawn a map to guide you".
The son set out the next day.Along the way，he was helped by someone with food and by someone with rooms to live in.He came across robbers （强盗）.He also saw changing scenery and seasons.Finally，after a long year，he got to the place his father had said.It took him two days to look for the treasure but found nothing.
So he had to get back to his home.Sometimes，he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature.
He also learnt to make meals.He even had to fix his clothes himself.He met the same people who had helped him earlier.This time，he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.
When he got home，he apologized to his father for not finding the treasure."There wasn't any treasure，" the father answered with a smile."But I think you have found your life's true treasure."
（1）What did the wise man tell his son to find？
| A． |
His future. |
| B． |
A map. |
| C． |
Some treasure. |
| D． |
A special place. |
（2）What didn't the son see during the journey？
| A． |
Robbers. |
| B． |
Sea. |
| C． |
Scenery. |
| D． |
Rooms. |
（3）Did the son find the treasure at last？
| A． |
No，he found something. |
| B． |
Yes，he found a map. |
| C． |
Yes，he found robbers. |
| D． |
No，he found nothing. |
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？
| A． |
At first the son was really lazy without future. |
| B． |
The father was worried about his son's life. |
| C． |
He didn't fix his clothes himself on his way back. |
| D． |
The son helped the people who had helped him before. |
（5）What is the best title？
| A． |
The true treasure in your life. |
| B． |
The hard experience of the lazy son. |
| C． |
Helping others means helping yourself. |
| D． |
Follow your father s advice when you are young. |
Once there was a relative who offered a man．and his three sons two baskets of peaches （桃子）． One basket of peaches were just ripe （成熟） while the other were already overripe and would go bad at once．
The father asked， "Which way of eating can avoid wasting a peach？"
The eldest son said， "Of course，we should eat those overripe， for they can't be kept for three days．"
"But after you eat up those， the peaches in the other basket will go bad!" Certainly， the father was not satisfied with the eldest son's advice．
The second son thought for a while and said，"We should eat the peaches just ripe． Choose the good ones!"
"If so， won't the overripe peaches be wasted？Don't you think it pity？"
The father turned to the youngest son，"What good idea do you have？"
"I feel，"thinking for a while， the youngest son said， "we'd better mix them together， give
some of them the neighbors， and let them help us eat， so that we won't waste a peach at all．"
Hearing this，the father nodded and said with a smile，"OK． It is really a good way． Then
let's do it by your way． "
31． Who offered them two baskets of peaches？
| A． |
A boss． |
| B． |
A friend． |
| C． |
A relative |
| D． |
a neighbor． |
32． The father asked his sons a question about how to
| A． |
avoid wasting a peach |
| B． |
sell the peaches |
| C． |
eat the overripe peaches |
| D． |
send the ripe peaches |
33．Which was the eldest son's idea？
| A． |
Eating them up． |
| B． |
Eating those ripe peaches first |
| C． |
Giving some to the neighbors． |
| D． |
Eating those overripe peaches first． |
34．Why did the father nod and smile at last？
| A． |
He felt sad． |
| B． |
He felt worried． |
| C． |
He was satisfied． |
| D． |
He was disappointed． |
35．what really does the father want to tell his sons？
| A． |
Sharing things with others． |
| B． |
Avoiding wasting the peaches． |
| C． |
Getting on well with brothers． |
| D． |
Getting on well with neighbors． |
Wang Hongyue，14，Sichuan
I feel happy when I'm with my family.My parents never compare me with other kids.My mom will say "well done" or "thank you" if I help to do the housework.
I especially like my brother.I still remember when I was eight.I had a bad stomachache.My parents were not at home，so it was my brother，then 14，took me to the hospital.For me，happiness has nothing to do with money.Having a loving and caring family is enough.
Ren Xuyang，14，Guangdong
I feel happy while trying to help others.Last year，I visited a special school for students with weak sight or hearing loss （丧失）.It is difficult for them to write and read pinyin，so I taught them over and over.For over 3 hours，we repeated the same work，but we didn't feel tired.As an old saying goes， "The rose is in her hand，the flavor in mine. "
Zhan Danyuan，15，Shanxi
I feel happy when I hang out with my friends and do something together.Last winter，three friends and I performed an original （原创的）song at a school party.At first，we wrote down how we felt about each other，Then，we corrected our mistakes and practiced.Finally，when we sang in the arena （舞台），the audience （观众）were excited.For me，happiness is doing something that I love with like﹣minded （志趣相投的）people.
（1）According to this passage，how old is Wang Hongyue's brother now？
| A． |
Eight. |
| B． |
Fourteen. |
| C． |
Fifteen. |
| D． |
Twenty. |
（2）Why was Wang Hongyue sent to the hospital？
| A． |
Because she had a bad cold. |
| B． |
Because she had a bad stomachache. |
| C． |
Because she had weak sight. |
| D． |
Because she had a hearing loss. |
（3）What can we know from this passage？
| A． |
Wang Hongyue's parents often compare her with others. |
| B． |
Wang Hongyue performed an original song with her friends. |
| C． |
Ren Xuyang's mother often praises him when he does something good. |
| D． |
Zhan Danyuan likes being with the people who have something in common. |
（4）"The rose is in her hand，the flavor in mine. " has the similar meaning to" ".
| A． |
A friend in need is a friend indeed |
| B． |
Practice makes perfect. |
| C． |
Helping others is helping ourselves |
| D． |
It's never too old to learn. |
（5）What is the best title of this passage？
| A． |
Ideas about happiness. |
| B． |
Ideas about family. |
| C． |
Ideas about friends. |
| D． |
Ideas about life. |
Mr． and Mrs． March lived together with their four daughters． Amy was very shy． Beth loved being at home． Meg looked very pretty． Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy.. Their home was always busy and full of noise and people． Next to them lived old Mr． Laurence and his grandson， Laurie． They lived in a very large and comfortable house． But it was a house without life．
One day， Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at their garden． Jo's sisters were playing in the snow there． They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun． But Laurie's face was very sad．
"Poor boy!" Jo thought． "He's all alone． He needs some friends．" She couldn't stop thinking about him． She wanted to go and see him， but how could she go to the house without an invitation？
Then one snowy afternoon， she saw Laurie's grandpa go out． This gave her an idea． She took a broom from the kitchen．
"What are you going to do， Jo？" asked her sister Meg．
"To clear the garden path．" Answered Jo．
When Laurie saw Jo from the window， a big smile changed his pale， sad face．
Jo laughed and shouted， "How are you？ Are you ill？"
Laurie opened the window and said，" I'm better now， thank you． I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a week"．
"I'm sorry，" said Jo． "Are you bored？"
"Yes， very．" he replied．
"Don't your friends come to visit you？"
"No． But I don't want to see anybody． Boys are noisy and they give me a headache．"
"Girls are quiet．"
"I don't know any girls．"
"You know us．"
"That's true! Can you come and visit me？" cried Laurie．
" I'm not quiet， but I'd like to come，" replied Jo． "I must ask Mother first．" She ran back into her house．
A few minutes later， she returned and rang the bell on the door of laurie's house． A servane took her upstairs．
"Here I am!" she said brightly． "Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange （牛奶冻） for you．"
"That looks delicious，" Laurie said． He was very happy to see Jo．
Jo looked around． There were lots of books on the shelves．
"A nice room!" she said． "I can read to you if you like．"
"No， let's talk，" replied Laurie．
"All right，" said Jo， "I can talk for hours． My sisters say I never know when to stop．"
"You have three sisters﹣Amy， Beth and Meg．" Laurie continued．
"How do you know this？" Jo was surprised．
"You call each other's names when you are in the garden． Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your mother． She has a very kind face． I like looking at her． I haven't got a mother．"
Jo felt sad when she heard this．
"Why don't you come and visit us？" she said， "It isn't good for you to stay in this house all the time．"
"Thank you． I'd like to come very much．" Said Laurie．
"We know all our neighbours except you．" Jo said， " I'm glad we're friends now．"
She told him about all the interesting things in her life． She said，" Besides（除了……之外） plays， I also love books．" Laurie loved books too， and offered to show her the library in the house． The library was a wonderful room． Jo loved it．
"Wow!" she said， "All those books!"
Laurie said， "A person needs more than books．"
（Adapted from Little Women）
（1）From the first paragraph， we know ．
A． Jo's family had five members
B． Jo and Laurie were neighbours
C． Laurie and his grandpa were busy
D． the four sisters had the same hobby
（2）Jo wanted to visit Laurie because ．
A． she wanted to visit his large house
B． Laurie invited her to play with snowballs
C． she felt he was lonely and needed friends
D． Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care
（3）What might be the correct order of what happened in the story？
a． Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house．
b． Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie's home．
c． Jo wanted to Laurie's home after telling her mother．
d． Jo couldn't stop thinking about Laurie．
A． a﹣b﹣c﹣d
B． b﹣a﹣c﹣d
C． b﹣d﹣a﹣c
D． a﹣d﹣c﹣b
（4）Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters？
A． Kind and friendly
B． Generous but rude
C． Quiet and smart
D． Funny but carless
（5）What does Laurie mean by saying "A person needs more than books．"？
A． People need to stay in their own houses．
B． People should learn much more from the books．
C． People need love and friendship besides books．
D． People should relax themselves besides reading
This story is about Mrs． Jones， an 82﹣year﹣old lady． Although her life was hard， she was always nicely dressed every day． This morning Mrs Jones was moving to the nursing home． The nursing home was very busy． After hours of waiting， Mrs Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready．（1）在去她房间的路上，我告诉她房间是什么样子的．
Suddenly she said， "I love it!"
"But Mrs Jones， you haven't seen the room yet!" I was surprised at her reply．She stopped and said，"Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is placed． （2）It depends on how I decide to think about the room． I have already decided to love the room before I actually see it．"
Then she continued， "I have a choice． I can spend the day in bed and consider how tiny my room is．Or I can just get out of bed and be thankful that I can still enjoy a new day． Each day is a gift． （3）I'll enjoy my life and all the happy memories． I have stored them in my bank account （账户） before．"
Life is like a bank account． You can take out what you've put in． （4）If you have put a lot of happiness in your bank account， you can take out some of it when you feel sad．
Attitude （态度） is everything．
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Many people might think that if they had more money， then they would be happier in life． For example，people might look at what others have， like expensive clothes or nice cars， and wish they could have the same． But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long．
①But is that really true？ Studies have found that money can， in fact， make people happier． ②Instead， it's giving money to others that makes people happy．③It could be buying a present for a friend or a family member．④It could be buying a homeless person food to eat． It could be giving money to a person in need． Just think about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else． How did you feel？ Whether it is a small or large amount of money， people feel happier when they give． This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy， too．
This idea of connecting your happiness to the happiness of others is described as ubuntu in an African language． There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree． The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat． Surprisingly all the children held hands and ran together． They all touched the tree at the same time． The man asked why they had done this． The children simply said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one．
（1）The writer says that buying things ．
A．can make people worried
B．can make people nervous
C．may lead to sadness for long
D．may lead to happiness for a short time
（2）Where can we best put "But it′s not having money that brings happiness．" in Paragraph 2？
A．①
B．②
C．③
D．④
（3）Why does the writer quote（引用）a story in Paragraph 3？
A．To explain Africans like sweets．
B．To show examples are not enough
C．To make the writer′s opinion clearer．
D．To express happiness is from children．
（4）What does the writer try to tell us？
A．Buying new things can make people happy．
B．The key to happiness is making others happy．
C．If you want to be happy， you can visit Africa．
D．People who have a lot of money might not be happy．
WILL THE WORLD AT 12：01 A M．on Jan.1，2019 be completely different from how it was at 11：59 p．m on Dec .31， 2018？ Not really． But people make a big deal of flipping（ 翻动） over the calendar．For example， you make a New Year resolution， a promise to yourself that you' ll try to be better in the year ahead． Maybe that means being nicer to your family members， or reading news more often． My resolution is to have a pet． My favourite pet is in the puzzle on the right． Try to find it． |
THE RULES 1． You may only move across or down． 2． Your path must spell out real words! |
（1）Sam Ehren wrote this passage on ．
A．Jan.1，2019
B．Jan.1，2018
C．Dec.30，2018
D．Dec.31，2018
（2）What does the underlined word"resolution"mean in the passage？
A．Promise．
B．Entertainment．
C．Humour．
D．Secret．
（3）From the puzzle，we can find the writer's favourite pet is a ．
A．mouse
B．dog
C．cat
D．bird
A woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to return the parrot to the shop the next day．
"This bird doesn't talk，" she told the pet shop owner．
"Does he have a mirror in his cage（笼子）？" the owner asked． "Parrots love mirrors．"
The woman bought a mirror and left． The next day she came back，saying that the bird still wasn't talking．
"How about a ladder？ Parrots love ladders，" the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left． But the next day， she was back．
"Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts swinging， he'll talk，"the owner said．
The woman then bought a swing and left．
When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry． "The parrot died，" she said．
The pet store owner was shocked． "I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked．
"Yes， right before he died，" the woman answered， "in a low voice， he asked me， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"
Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life． We sometimes have lots of things to do at once， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "feed the parrots" in our lives．
（1）The underlined word "parrot" in paragraph 1 means " " in Chinese．
A．孔雀
B．鹦鹉
C．鸽子
（2）The woman bought from the pet shop owner．
A．a mirror and a ladder
B．a ladder and a swing
C．a mirror， a ladder and a swing
（3）Why did the parrot die？
A．Because he didn't eat any food．
B．Because the woman killed him．
C．Because the pet shop owner killed him．
（4）Did the parrot say anything before he died？
A． Yes， he did．
B． No， he didn't．
C． We don't know．
（5）Which is NOT true according to the passage？
A．The woman forgot to buy any food for the parrot．
B．The parrot liked the mirror most．
C．We shouldn't forget to deal with the most important things first．
A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival． The son was full of joy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites． He wanted to fly a kite， too． The father then bought a kite for him．
The son started to fly the kite． Soon， his kite was high up in the sky． After a while， he said， "Father， it seems that the string （线） is stopping the kite from flying higher． If we cut it， the kite will be free and fly even higher． Can we cut it？" The father cut the string． The kite started to go higher． This made the little boy happy．
But then， slowly， the kite started to come down． And finally it fell to the ground． The son was surprised to see this． He asked his father， "I thought that after cutting the string， the kite would fly higher． Why did it fall down？"
The father explained， "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher， but was helping it stay in the sky． You helped the kite go up in the right direction using the string． But when you cut the string， it could no longer support the kite．"
Sometimes， we may feel like there are certain things that are holding us back（阻碍）and stopping us growing． But in fact， these might be the things that support us the most．
（1）How did the boy feel when he saw the colorful kites？
A． Strange．
B． Happy．
C． Relaxed
（2）When the son started to fly the kite？
A． it could not fly
B． it stopped in the sky
C． it was high up in the sky
（3）The son wanted to cut the string because ．
A． he preferred to use a longer one
B． he thought the kite would fly higher
C． he found the string was not strong
（4）According to the passage， what happened to the kite after the string was cut？
A． It fell to the ground in the end
B． It fell down at once
C． It became broken suddenly
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A． The things that hold us back can also support us
B． We can fly kites in our free time with our parents
C． Flying kites can make people healthy
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