Harker Brayton was lying in a couch(長(zhǎng)沙發(fā)). He smiled as he was reading a book. Suddenly he saw something in a dark corner of the room, under the bed. There, in the dark, two points of light were shining with green colour. His eyes couldn't move away from those shining points. Here right under the bed, he saw the body of a large snake(蛇). The points of light were its eyes! Brayton rose to his feet and got ready to back soft away from the snake. But at that moment, it was strange that he could not do so. He took a step forward(向前) instead, and then its eyes were still sticking up(豎起), and shining, with terrible light. After a moment, Brayton fell to the floor, unconscious(失去了知覺).

　　Two hours later, when the doctor was pulling the body out, he happened to look under the bed.“Good Heavens(天啊)!”he cried.“A snake!”he reached under the bed, pulled out the snake, and threw it to the middle of the room. It lay there without any movement. It was a snake made of cloth(布) and filled with cotton. Its eyes were two buttons(鈕扣).

1．Harker Brayton was smiling because ________.

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A．he was very happy at that time

B．there was something interesting in the book

C．it was very interesting to watch a snake

D．it was nice to lie in a couch

2．When Harker saw the large body of a snake ________.

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A．he wanted very much to kill it

B．he was afraid and didn't move at all

C．he wanted to move away from it

D．he wanted to get close to it

3．When Harker moved forward instead of backward, the snake ________.

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A．rose up, ready to come out

B．made a strange sound

C．was afraid and moved away quickly

D．didn't move at all

4．The story tells us all of the following except that ________.

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A．Harker in the incident(事件) became unconscious

B．the snake was not a real one

C．Harker was afraid of the snake and died

D．the doctor saw the snake, too

5．Which of the following is the best title(標(biāo)題) of the story?

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A．An Toy Snake Caused(引起) an Incident.

B．A Large Snake Killed a Man.

C．The Death of an Unlucky Man.

D．A Happy Man's Strange Death.

The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It is also, perhaps, the gentlest, but not    1___   

    Elephants   2   for a long time --- fifty or Sixty years. They never forget sadness or great happiness. If a female elephant dies, her daughters an6 her granddaughters are   3    for many months.

    Elephants live in families -- families of female(母系家族), There will be a few young                                                                                                                males --- "baby boys". But they will soon    4    their families when they grow up. An elephant family     5    only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers.

    The females stay together a11 their _  6     . The older ones   7    the young ones. The mother teach their daughters and set a good example. And   8    happens to male elephants? A bull (雄) elephant doesn't often have a friend. He lives  9    . Sometimes the females call a bull. He can   10    them then, but soon his "wives" and sisters send him away again.

1. A. never          B. always         C. at times        D. at all

2. A. live            B. work          C. sleep          D. walk

3. A. excited         B. happy         C. sad            D. angry

4. A. stay with        B. leave for      C. protect         D. leave

5. A. hopes          B. keeps          C. allows         D. serves

6. A. times          B. life           C. lives           D. term

7. A. look at         B. look up        C. look forward to  D. took after

8. A. how           B. what          C. which          D. when

9. A. sadly          B. hard           C. alone          D. strongly

10. A. visit          B. beat           C. receive         D. trouble

Hello, I’m Peter in the second grade. Now I have one thing to say: It’s not easy being a kid. Being a kid might look like fun, but sometimes it’s not fun at all.
Yesterday I was playing outside with my friend. We were having a good time. But suddenly, my mother said, “Peter, it’s time to come inside now. It’s getting dark.” When you’re an adult, no one can tell you what to do or when to do it.
When you are a kid, you have to get up early in the morning and go to school. At school, you have to study math, English, science and history. After school, you have to do your homework. When you are an adult, you do not have to go to school and you never have homework to do.
When you are a kid, the older kids sometimes pick on you. When I was walking home from school on Monday, Tom and Steve bothered me. Steve took my schoolbag and put it in a tree. It made me very mad. When you are an adult, no one can pick on you.
When you are a kid, you have to go to bed early. On school nights, my mom asks me to go to bed at 9:00 pm. But I do have parents who love me, which is really great. So I think I like being a kid, even though it’s not easy being a kid.
根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。
【小題1】 What was Peter doing when his mother called him home yesterday?

A．He was playing with his pet.

B．He was cleaning his bike.

C．He was drawing a picture.

D．He was playing with his friend.

【小題2】 The underlined phrase “pick on” means “     ” in Chinese.

A．挑中

B．取笑

C．欺負(fù)

D．尊重

【小題3】 As a kid you do the following things EXCEPT       .

A．go to school

B．do your homework

C．get up early and go to bed early

D．go anywhere without telling anyone

【小題4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Peter is a student in Grade Two.

B．Peter usually goes to bed at 9:00 pm on school nights.

C．Steve took Peter’s schoolbag and put it in a tree on Monday.

D．Peter is looking forward to being an adult as soon as possible.

【小題5】 What can we learn from the passage?

A．Being a kid is fun.

B．It’s not easy being a kid.

C．Peter likes being a good kid.

D．Peter likes being a superman.

Growing up is not always easy .When facing difficulties ,courage and a spirit of independence (獨(dú)立)can be more useful than crying for help .That’s what’s the story I’ve heard recently tells me .

　 The young man was born in1982 in a 31 family in a small town .When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby (棄兒) girl .A year later ,his 32 left home with his younger brother because she couldn’t 33 hard life and pressure from her mad husband . The 12-year-old boy began to 34 his whole family : he took care of not only his sick father ,but also the little girl . 35 ,he didn’t give up studying .Later he went to college . To care for the little girl ,he rented a room near his college and 　36 her education by doing part-time jobs .

　 After the young man’s story went public ,people were deeply impressed by his behavior.

37 his life was hard ,he didn’t abandon his father and his sister because 38 needed his help very much . And he 39 donations from others . He said he felt 40　 because of kind offers ,but he could depend on his own work .With his hard –won money ,he 41 helped other students in trouble .

　 Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man’s behavior reminds us of what we don’t usually 　42　 : love and care for others .nobody could

Continue to live 　43 these .

　 Through his hard life ,the young man is regarded as a 44　 . So when facing difficulties ,don’t 45 bad luck .Consider what more you could do for your family and society ,and you’ll find the world smiling back .

	31.A. rich	B. happy	C. poor	D. sad
	32.A. father	B. mother	C. sister	D. brother
	33.A. understand	B. stand	C. believe	D. think
.	34.A.support	B. organize	C .hate	D .like
	35.A.At times	B. Sometimes	C. At the same time	D. For the first time
	36.A.planted	B. afforded	C ended	D. went
	37.A.Since	B. Unless	C. If	D. Although
	38.A. they	B. he	C she	D. you
	39.A.received	B .expected	C. refused	D. got
	40.A. sorry	B. thankful	C. encouraged	D .sad
	41.A. even	B. hardly	C. still	D .too
	42 A. get used to	B. worry about	C. pay attention to	D. look forward to
	43.A. with	B. without	C. by	D. for
	44.A.fool	B. volunteer	C. hero	D. boy
	45.A.knock into	B. dream about	C. talk about	D. complain about