Pigs are always considered dirty animals because they roll in mud．But in fact they prefer being quite clean．They cover themselves with mud to help stay cool．During cooler weather, they prefer to stay clean．So do elephants,who also cover themselves in dust or mud to keep cool．When they find a place with clean water they will take a bath，using their long noses to give themselves—or each other—a nice shower
Some animals use dust to get clean．Chinchillas (南美洲栗鼠) have very fine fur． They don`t like to take water baths because water is not warm enough for them．So, instead, they roll around in fine dust．The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry．This protects them from disease
Usually, a small bird is a light meal for a crocodile．But when a crocodile wants its teeth cleaned．it lies on the ground with its mouth open．The crocodile bird goes in and picks out any parasites(寄生虫)between the crocodile`s teeth or under its tongue．The crocodile gets its mouth cleaned，and the crocodile bird gets dinner．
You wouldn`t think fish would need baths．But some undersea parasites live under the fish`s skin．“Cleaner”fish，like the wrasse(隆头鱼)，help take them away．The wrasse stands on its head and dances to signal a big fish that it is ready to go into the cleaning business．The big fish will stop moving and open its mouth wide so the wrasse can swim inside and pick out parasites and bits of food．
1.The passage is mainly about how animals ．
A．stay clean B．help each other C．get their food D．Take baths
2.What can we learn from the first paragraph about pigs?
A．They can help each other take baths．
B．They are dirtier during cooler weather．
C．They prefer taking baths to rolling in mud．
D．They like to stay cool and clean．
3.Chinchillas use dust to get clean for the following reasons EXCEPT that ．
A． dust can dry their fur and skin
B．They are not good at swimming
C．Water is too cold for them
D．Dust is good for their health
4.From Paragraphs 3 and 4，we earl know that ．
A．some animals can get clean from others`help
B．Most animals are friendly to each other
C．small animals couldn`t get food from big ones
D．All of the animals prefer to stay clean
5.We can infer from the last paragraph that the wrasse
A．is often eaten by other fish
B．1ikes under other fish`s skin
C．is a small kind of fish
D．1ikes taking baths
Moving to a new city and state was difficult for me, especially in winter. Little did I know that a Colorado snowstorm would greet me after I had been in my new home for only a week.
I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach, I missed Stacey, my best friend. And I missed our lovely tea. Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered was a special treat for us. The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. The hat shelf near the front door swept us back to childhood. Stacey and I became little girls, trying on different hats until we found the perfect one for our dress-up tea party. We would then choose a lovely table and order our tea. That was a precious time, filled with laughter between scones（煎饼） and sharing our lives between tiny cucumber sandwiches.
Springtime descended upon Denver, and the sun lightened my heart. But I still fought loneliness almost every day. I decided to explore the Denver area. While my husband went to the office, I took time to see what our new area had to offer.
One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words "Tea Leaves" caught my eye. A tea room? Here, in the land of loneliness and pain?
I walked through the doors, and tears came to my eyes. It was a beautiful room, not Victorian, but simple and lovely.
I sat down and ordered a pot of tea, a cucumber sandwich, and some scones. It felt silly and wonderful --- and it felt like home. For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here.
I lifted my cup and made a silent toast. I toasted Stacey, whom I missedly, and I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain.
1.The author's hometown ______________.
A．never snows B．is still warm in winter
C．has a long history D．is in an area by the sea
2.The underlined word "treat" in Paragraph 2 probable means ____________.
A．delicious food B．something pleasant
C．service D．a kind of tea party
3.We can know from Paragraph 3 that the author ______________.
A．didn't adapt to the new life
B．felt comfortable in the new environment in spring
C．didn't feel lonely any more in spring
D．wanted to actively adapt to the new environment
4.Which of the following about "Tea Leaves" is true?
A．It made the author recall her childhood.
B．It looks silly and wonderful.
C．Cucumber sandwiches and scones are its specialties.
D．It touched the author.
5.We can infer from the text that the author would probably ____________.
A．open her own teahouse
B．ask the owner of the teahouse to decorate it like a home
C．make new friends in Denver
D．go back to her hometown to visit Stacey
Once upon a time, there lived many doves (鸽子) in the jungle. One day they went out in search of food. They flew long distances 1 did not get anything to eat. All of them were now completely 2.
A young dove asked the King Dove, “Your Majesty(陛下), please 3 us to take some rest.” The king replied, “Have 4, my dear young fellow. We shall 5 get something to eat very soon.”
The young dove started flapping(拍打) his wings with 6 and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he 7 and spoke to others, “Hey, I see lots of 8 down there.”
Hearing this, all the doves started 9 the scattered (散落的) grains under a banyan tree. 10 the King Dove said, “It is too good to be true. There is something wrong. Don’t rush towards the grains. It may be a 11 . Some hunter must have laid a trap(陷阱).”
But the doves were extremely hungry. The 12 of the grains was too tempting (诱惑人的). Without giving a(n) 13 to the king’s advice, they swooped (突然下降) down and started eating the grains. After having a big 14, they tried to fly away only to 15 that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said, “I told you before that it is a trick of some hunter.”
All of them felt ashamed and 16 . One of them said to the King Dove, “Oh, Your Majesty, please save us.”
So the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the 17 at the same time and in the same 18, all of you.”
Just then they saw a(n) 19 show up. The King Dove said, “Now all of you, fly together.”
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net. The hunter stood shocked. He couldn’t 20 what he had just seen.
1. A．but B．and C．so D．however
2. A．excited B．surprised C．tired D．embarrassed
3. A．let B．leave C．permit D．accept
4. A．rest B．courage C．luck D．belief
5. A．slowly B．perhaps C．possibly D．surely
6. A．surprise B．pleasure C．force D．anger
7. A．turned down B．turned back C．held back D．held down
8. A．persons B．hunters C．plants D．grains
9. A．rushing towards B．looking for C．picking up D．dropping down
10. A．Gladly B．Amazedly C．Hardly D．Suddenly
11. A．magic B．trick C．dream D．mistake
12. A．color B．smell C．view D．sight
13. A．sound B．thought C．idea D．care
14. A．meeting B．discussion C．meal D．break
15. A．appreciate B．understand C．realize D．concern
16. A．pleased B．scared C．full D．sick
17. A．food B．king C．net D．wing
18. A．way B．place C．circle D．direction
19. A．hunter B．guide C．adult D．child
20. A．believe B．remember C．tell D．catch
his homework, he went out to meet his friends.
A．Having finished B．finished C．To be finished D．To finish
They were about to leave it began to rain.
A．before B．durning C．while D．when
Mr.Smith, of the speed,started to read a novel.
A．tired, boring B．tiring, bored C．tired, bored D．tiring,boring
