There are lots of animals on the earth. What is the biggest animal of all? The whale is. A blue whale weighs more than a hundred tons.
Whales live in the sea, but they are not fish. They are mammals and must have air to breathe. The babies drink milk from the mother's body. Every spring, groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places.
Each group goes to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of their babies. Whales are a gentle kind of giant. They always live together and help each other. They "talk" to each other in the water with a high noise that sounds like singing.
Yet people kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them to make many things. The whale dies very slowly and in great pain. Some ships kill every whale they can find, even mother whales and babies. If things go on like this, there will be no young whales to grow up and no mother whales to have more young.
1. are the biggest animals on the earth.
A. Elephants B. Lions
C. Whales D. I don't know
2.Whales can live .
A. in the sea B. on the land
C. in the river D. A and B
3. When whales talk, it sounds like .
A. singing B. crying
C. a baby D. calling
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1. If children want to watch new films, they should go to ______.
A. 16 Yangtze Road B. 89 North Main Street
C. 106 Green Street D. 99 Brick Road
2. If you dial 66387901, you can _______.
A. ask for some hotel information
B. do some shopping
C. have a good story time
D. order fast food in a restaurant
3. You cannot get any information about ______ from the two notices.
A. looking for a hotel B. doing eye exercises
C. eating fast food D. taking a taxi
完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Long long ago, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers. She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house _______the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, ______still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough______to buy food.
The swan was _____ to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my_______to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she _______to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying_______. From then on, the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much_______than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her _ _. “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all_______feathers if she comes next time.”
“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will _______the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the _______ came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers _______chicken feathers.
Then, the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to _______ you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will ______come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan left.
1.A. above B. over C. near D. under
2.A. and B. but C. so D. or
3.A. money B. time C. room D. energy
4.A. happy B. surprised C. sad D. excited
5.A. presents B. golden coins C. feathers D. collections
6.A. flew B. ran C. climbed D. walked
7.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
8.A. duller B. better C. busier D. harder
9.A. brothers B. sisters C. sons D. daughters
10.A. his B. her C. their D. our
11.A. hurt B. save C. protect D. help
12.A. woman B. daughter C. chicken D. swan
13.A. heard of B. changed into C. looked for D. came from
14.A. trouble B. help C. teach D. invite
15. A. sometimes B. always C. usually D. never
There _______ a number of students in the hall and the number of them ______ over 1000.
A. are, is B. is, are
C. are, are D. is, is
---We can have a day out tomorrow. Why don't we go fishing? ---________
A. That's OK. B. What a great idea!
C. Yes, you are all right. D. Thanks a lot.
I can’t _______French. Please _______ it in Chinese.
A. say, tell B. speak, talk
C. talk, tell D. speak, say
