There’s a big zoo in our city. It’s about five kilometres away from my house. I like all kinds of animals. I often go to the zoo by bus on Sundays. In the zoo, I can see many different kinds of animals, such as monkeys, bears, pandas, tigers, lions and dolphins. Some animals are friendly, but some are not. Tigers, lions and bears are dangerous, so they have to stay in cages. But I don’t think it’s good for animals to stay in cages. They are not happy. They should be free.
Tigers and lions usually live in forests. They can run very fast there. They catch and eat small animals like deer and rabbits. But now in the zoo, they live in small rooms. They walk round and round (徘徊) in the cages, and they want to get out. I feel sorry for them.
Of all the animals I like dolphins best. The most interesting animals in the zoo that I like are dolphins. I like watching them swim and jump. They swim fast and they jump very high. They are very clever. They can play with balls. They are very friendly to people. If you fall into the water and can’t swim, they may come to help you.
【小題1】How does the author （作者） usually go to the zoo?

　 Last summer my family went to a National Park for a holiday and had an unusual experience, when we got there, we put up our tent and then went out to travel around, As we returned, I heard my sister Susan cry out and then we saw a bear enter our tent. I wanted my father to drive him away. My father said, “No, it’s dangerous to drive a bear away. And don’t let him follow you.” Susan said, “What shall we do? Maybe we should climb a tree.” I said, “No, we’ve got to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent.” “Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat.” Susan said. Then my mother said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent.” We watched the bear enter the tent and heard a lot of noise——it turned over everything inside. “It’s foolish for us to try to catch him,” said my father, “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out,” We waited and waited but the bear stayed inside. So we had to sleep in the car.

42. Where did the family go for a holiday last summer?

A. A park　　　　 B. A zoo.　　　 C. A beach.　　　 D. A garden.

43. Who saw the bear first?

A. The father.　　　 B. The speaker.　　　 C. Susan.　 　D. The mother.

44. What was the bear probably doing in the tent? It was 　　　 .

A. sleeping in bed　 B. playing.　　 C. eating honey　　 D. walking.

45. Why didn’t they drive the bear away?

A. Because the bear was big.

b. Because it was dangerous to drive a bear away.

C. Because the bear wanted to eat the honey.

D. Because they wanted to play with the bear.

46. What did they have to do?

A. To drive the bear out of their tent.

B. To stop the bear from making noise.

C. To stay in their car for the night.

D. To catch the bear.

When Mr. Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 21 in a village near the sea. He 　22 it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

　　　 But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 　23　 building in the village. From morning to night there were 24　 outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and 25 of them even went into Mr. Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr. Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to 26 . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want 27 your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. Smith was sure that the visitors would 　28 coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. Smith had to 29 every day showing them around his house.“I came here to relax not to work 　30 a guide（導(dǎo)游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

　　　 21A. garden　　　　　 B. shop　　　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　　 D. school

　　　 22A. liked　　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　 C. sold　　　　　　　　 D. built

　　　 23 A. big　　　　　　　 B. interesting　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　　 D. clean

　　　 24 A. children　　　 B. students　　　　　 C. parents　　　　　　 D. tourists

　　　 25 A. no　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　　 D. much

　　　 26A. come　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. stay　　　　　　　　 D. play

　　　 27 A. to satisfy　　　 B. satisfy　　　　　　　 C. to satisfying　　　 D. satisfying

28A. go on　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. like　　 　　　 D. not

29 A. take　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　 C. spend　　　　　　　 D. pay

　　　 30 A. as 　　　　　　 B.of　　　 　　　 C. in 　　　　　　　　　 D. for

It was Sunday yesterday． Bruce went to play football with his friends． Soon he felt hot and took off his coat．On his way home, he forgot to put it on again．This morning he felt unwell and couldn’t go to school． His mother told him to stay in bed and then went to buy some medicine for him． An hour later he wouldn’t lie there, so he stood by the window．The sun was shining and the birds were singing in the trees．Soon his mother came back and said, “It’s warmer outside．Go to sun yourself after you take the medicine． ”

    Bruce went out and sat on a step and played alone．At that time a salesman （推銷員）came up to him and asked, “Has your mother come back, my little friend? ”

    “Yes, sir, ”answered the boy．

    The man began to ring the doorbell, but nobody answered．He rang it for a long time and became angry．

    “I don’t think you are an honest（誠實(shí)的）boy, ”said the salesman．“There’s no one in the house．You’ve played a joke on （捉弄）me! ”

    “I don’t think so, sir, ”said Bruce． “The house isn’t ours． ”

1． Bruce caught a cold ______．

    A． when he was playing football                  B． when he returned home

    C． after he went to bed                   D． after he got up this morning

2． This morning Bruce didn’t go to school because ______．

    A． their holiday began                      B． it was very cold

    C． his mother made him stay at home           D． he was ill and had to lie in bed

3． Bruce played alone this morning because _____．

    A． he had no friends                    B． l his friends were all ill in bed

    C． he had nothing to do at home           D． his friends were all at school

4． The word“sun”in the story means “______”．

    A． 太陽                 B． 月亮                   C． 曬                       D． 曬干

5． The salesman came to ______．

    A．  help Bruce’s mother                      B． tell something important to Bruce’s mother

    C． see Bruce’s mother                       D． sell something to Bruce’s mother