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　　In Africa I heard a story about a giraffe (長頸鹿) that did not believe in himself.

　　The giraffe's mother had left him when he was a few days old because she couldn't feed him. For three years he lived in the warden's (看守人)house and played with the children. Then he grew too large for the house.

　　The family decided that he should return to his fellows (伙伴). They took him to join a herd(一群) of wild giraffes.

　　One look was enough for giraffe's small brain (大腦). He could not believe that such extraordinary (特別的) animals existed(存在). Or that he was one of them ! He turned and bolted(逃走).

　　The family took him back several times. In the end they gave up(放棄). Now their giraffe lives by himself near the warden's house.

1．The baby giraffe was probably separated (分開) from his mother because ________.

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A．the game warden took him away

B．she couldn't feed him

C．the game warden's feed him

D．he ran away

2．After a while the giraffe became ________.

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A．too wild to play with the children

B．too large to play with the children

C．lonesome for other giraffe

D．too big go live in the house

3．The warden's family tried to ________.

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A．let the giraffe run loose

B．find the giraffe's mother

C．tell the giraffe what he was

D．take the giraffe to join the herd

4．When he met the herd, the pet giraffe could not understand ________.

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A．how animals like giraffes could exist

B．why he wouldn't join the other giraffes

C．that he was really a giraffes too

D．Both A and C

5．The story suggests (暗示) that ________.

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A．most mother giraffes leave their babies

B．giraffes are not good pets

C．giraffes are not very smart (精明)

D．this giraffe was unusually tall

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　　Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital (首府) of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker(層) bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament (國會大廈). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower(塔) in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably (可能的) hear it as well as see it. The giant clock makes such a loud noise(聲音). “Ding dong, ding dong,” it goes, every quarter of an hour.

　　The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.

1．Big Ben is ________.

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2．The clock strikes (敲鐘，打點) every ________ of an hour.

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3．Which two words mean the same as large? ________.

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4．You can read the time of Big Ben ________.

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5．The title of this passage is ________.

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    Jim is ten years old. One day his friend Tom says to him, “ I am going to have a birthday party (舞會) on Saturday. Jim, can you come to my party?” “I'll be glad to. ”answers Jim.

    Before Jim goes to the party on Saturday afternoon, his mother says to him, “Now, Jim, don't forget to be polite (禮貌). Don't ask for food until (直到) someone gives it to you. ”

    “all right, Mum. ” Jim answers, and he goes to Tom's house on his new bike.

    There are a lot of children at the party. They play together (一起) for an hour. Then Tom's mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give Jim any. He waits politely for ten minutes and then he holds his plate up in the air and says loudly (大聲地) “ Does anyone want a nice and clean plate? ”

1．How old is Jim? He is ________ .

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2．Tom is going to ________ on Saturday.

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3．Jim goes to Tom's house _________ .

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4．Which of these sentence is right?

________ .

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A．There are few children at the party

B．Jim throws his plate out of the window

C．Tom's mother forgets to give Jim any food

D．Jim isn't angry at all, so he doesn't want any food

5．We can see that Jim is _________ .

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　　* Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town . * Three bedrooms, living room, kitchen, bathroom .

　　* Offer over $ 35,000.

　　The Browns are looking for a new house. Mr. Brown wants to live on the north side of the town near his work . Mrs . Brown wants a house with four bedrooms . Their children don't care what the house is like as long as (只要) the garden is big enough.

Why didn't the Browns buy the house in the advertisement?

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A．It was on the north side of the town .

B．There were not enough bedrooms .

C．There was no dining-room .

D．The garden was not big enough.