Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.


Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother. 
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra（斑馬）can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle（圈）to protect her.  
Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid（固體的）food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.
【小題1】Which baby animals don’t open their eyes for at least five months?

A．Lions.

B．Zebras.

C．Kangaroos.

D．Elephants.

【小題2】What can’t a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?

A．Drink milk.	B．Walk by herself.
C．Run with her mother.	D．Make a circle to protect herself.

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Baby wolves are born in the open.

B．Newborn lions only eat solid food.

C．Newborn monkeys can walk but can’t jump.

D．Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter.

Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.
Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother. 
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra（斑馬）can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle（圈）to protect her.  
Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid（固體的）food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.
【小題1】Which baby animals don’t open their eyes for at least five months?

A．Lions.

B．Zebras.

C．Kangaroos.

D．Elephants.

【小題2】What can’t a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?

A．Drink milk.	B．Walk by herself.
C．Run with her mother.	D．Make a circle to protect herself.

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Baby wolves are born in the open.

B．Newborn lions only eat solid food.

C．Newborn monkeys can walk but can’t jump.

D．Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter.

It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was   16  . She started her car and   17  down the dark road that led to her house in the country.
She   18  the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her    19 .
The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small    20 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知覺(jué)).
When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know   21  she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She   22  the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried   23  time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that                      24    could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.
Then she heard a voice. Mia   25  her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

【小題1】

A．raining B．sunny C．snowing D．windy

【小題2】

A．ran B．drove C．walked D．rode

【小題3】

A．turned on B．turned over C．turned off D．turned down

【小題4】

A．happy B．excited C．tired D．warm

【小題5】

A．bridge B．village C．town D．farm

【小題6】

A．how B．what C．why D．where

【小題7】

A．know B．knew C．knows D．knowing

【小題8】

A．one B．one more C．other D．the other

【小題9】

A．somebody B．a(chǎn)nybody C．everybody D．nobody

【小題10】

A．close B．closed C．opened D．open

Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?
The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (電)travels faster than sound waves(波).” That's very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?
“I don't think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington.”
(   )6. Miss Evans was teaching her class __________.
A. about sound                       B. to hear some strange sound
C. about electricity                    D. how to say time
(   )7. She wanted to make her students know__________.
A. whether she could hear her sister in Washington
B. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away
C. which was faster, London or Washington
D. electricity travels faster than sound waves
(   )8. The cleverest boy thought that___________.
A. sound waves travel faster than electricity
B. they would hear her sister in Washington first
C. Miss Evans's question wasn't right
D. Miss Evans's sister would hear her earlier
(   ) 9. Miss Evans________.
A. thought Betty's answer was much better
B. thought the cleverest boy's answer wasn't so good
C. was satisfied with what the girl had said
D. was satisfied with(對(duì)...感到滿意) what the cleverest boy had said
(   )10. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_____________.
A. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. they were only 20 meters away from the telephone
D. electricity travels as fast as sound waves