6. Why not us in the game?

   A. joining   B. join   C. joins   D. joined

七、 書面表達(dá)(20分)

假如你的朋友喜歡動(dòng)物，他想養(yǎng)一條狗，請你以“How to keep a dog”為題寫一篇50詞左右的短文，告訴他一 些養(yǎng)狗方面的知識。

內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 狗喜歡活動(dòng)，得每天帶它去公園散步，否則它會生��；

2. 每天要給它吃三餐，但不能太多，不要在自己吃飯時(shí)喂狗；

3. 要經(jīng)常刷狗的毛，讓它保持清潔。

六、 從方框中選詞并用其適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文語意完整，有兩個(gè)是多余的(10分) several,volunteer,lonely,away,alone,joy,care,fix,cheer,repairing,try,satisfaction To be a 1 is great. There are many things you can do. You can visit the local hospital to 2 up the sick kids. You can also work in an old people's home. A lot of old people are 3 without their children around them. We should listen to them and 4 for them. If you like animals,you can go to the animal hospital. You can not only learn how to care for animals but also get a strong feeling of 5 when you see animals get better and the look of 6 on their owner's faces. Do you like reading? You can 7 out a volunteer after-school programme. It only takes you 8 hours a week. Are you good at 9 ? Then you can fix up some broken bikes and toys and give them 10 to the kids who don't have enough money to buy them.

1.  2.  3.  4.  5.

6. 7. 8.  9.  10.

3. The boy looked for his English book,but he couldn’t find it (somewhere) .

4. We all think the cities are too (noise) and we just want to live in a quiet place.

5. The (weigh) of my cat is about 2 kilograms.

(B) 用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

1. 1 love par rots,but I don't know how (look) after them.

2. A cat is running after the two (mouse) .

3. 1 have two (刷子) .I can lend you one.

4. Cao Chong w an elephant in a clever way.

5. Don’t (觸摸) the picture. We just painted it.

           (B) 

The giraffe The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 metres tall. Its neck bone may be 1. 9 metres long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck,the same number as in the human. Even a small bird has more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe's neck is very long,while the bones in a human's neck are small. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby,called a calf,is about 1. 9 metres tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe can live for 30 years;the giraffe is good at running;it can run 30 kilometres per hour. The giraffe likes to live together,usually 7 —10 a group. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck,it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.

1. How long can a giraffe live?

   A. 10 years. B. 30 years. C. 8 years. D. 7 years.

2. The number of the bones in a bird's neck is .

   A. as big as in a human's neck   B. not so big as in a giraffe's neck

   C. much larger than in a human's neck   D. much smaller than in a giraffe's neck

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. A giraffe has only seven bones.

   B. The giraffe is the largest animal on land.

   C. It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.

   D. All the leaves on the trees will be eaten by giraffes if they live in that region.

4. The baby giraffe is about at birth.

   A. 5. 5 metres long   B. 5. 5 metres tall   C. 1. 9  metres long   D. 1. 9  metres tall

5. When a giraffe sees a tiger we can guess .

   A. it will run away as fast as possible

   B. it will run to eat the tiger

   C. it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

   D. it will bring some small animals for the tiger to eat

The long trunk of an elephant is a wonderful example of skill. The neck of four-footed animals is usually long,to have them reach their food without difficulty,but the elephant has a short neck,to make him more easily support the weight of his huge head and heavy teeth. His long trunk lets him get his food easily.

The trunk of an elephant to him is what the neck is to other animals. It is also a nose to him,for at the end of it there is an empty place like a cup,and in the bottom of the cup are two holes,and the animal smells and breathes through them. It is an arm and a hand too,so that it has been said that the elephant carries his nose in his hand,and it might also have been said that he breathes by his hand.

At the end of the trunk,there is a strange part,about five inches long,which forms a finger. With this finger the animal can pick up the smallest piece of money from the ground,and he has been taught to make marks like letters with a pen.

The trunk of a full-grown elephant is about eight feet long. The elephant has such great strength that he can knock down a man with it.

1. The elephant has a short neck to support .

   A. his leg   B. his body   C. his arm   D. his head and teeth

2. The trunk of the elephant helps him get his easily.

   A. side   B. tail   C. food   D. ear

3. The trunk of the elephant takes the place of the following except .

   A. a neck   B. a nose and a finger   C. an arm and a hand   D. a leg

4. —How does the elephant smell?

—Through two holes .

   A. in the bottom of the empty place that likes a cup   B. at the beginning of the trunk   C. in his head   D. in his face

5. The elephant can knock down a man with his trunk. This shows that he is .

   A. weak   B. strong   C. quiet   D. angry

Mr Robinson had to travel somewhere on business,and as he was in a hurry,he decided to go by 1 . He liked sitting 2 a window when he was flying,so when he got onto the plane,he looked for a window seat. He 3 all of them had been taken except one. There was a young man 4 beside it,and Mr Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window. Anyhow,he went towards it.

When he 5 it,however,he saw that there was a notice on it,written 6 large letters,7 “This seat is kept for proper balance. Thank you.Mr Robinson had never seen such a notice before,but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room 8 made it necessary to have the passengers properly balanced. So he walked on and found 9 empty seat,not beside the window 10 .

Two or three other people 11 to sit in the window seat next to the young man,but they also read the notice and went on. Then when the plane was nearly 12 ,a very beautiful girl 13 into the plane. The young man,who was watching the passengers coming in, 14 took the notice 15 the seat beside him,and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip.

1. A. air   B. water   C. train   D. bus

2. A. on   B. nearly   C. beside   D. far from

3. A. wanted   B. found   C. thought   D. hoped

4. A. seating   B. seated   C. seat   D. sat

5. A. arrived   B. sat in   C. reached   D. left

6. A. through   B. by   C. with   D. in

7. A. said   B. saying   C. spoken   D. speaking

8. A. and   B. this   C. who   D. which

9. A. another   B. other   C. the other   D. the only

10. A. to sit   B. to be sat   C. to sit in   D. to be sat in

11. A. stuck   B. tried   C. managed   D. refused (拒絕)

12. A. empty   B. full   C. up   D. down

13. A. reached   B. stepped   C. entered   D. left

14. A. quickly   B. fast   C. slowly   D. soon

15. A. onto   B. in   C. off   D. up

一 pocket money do you usually get every month?

—Fifty yuan. What about you?

   A. How often   B. How long   C. How many   D. How much