“Save the whales！” That's what the picture on Jake Smith's bedroom wall said. Jake liked having a picture that said something important; that showed he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale, one right in his own neighbourhood.
It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales' coming. A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show, better than a movie, but nothing they'd have to do anything about.
Then one whale swam in their direction, directly towards land. It came in with the waves, and when the waves receded，it stayed. Its huge body rested on the sand. Suddenly, Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers. They had to become rescuers. A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water, but it was no use.
An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery, to help move the animal. Jake and his family couldn't do much on the beach, so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At least, Jake thought, they could help in some way.
Back at the beach, they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark. Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. The rescuers would not give up. After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looked like a jump of joy, it rose high above the water—a thankyou to those who had worked so hard to save its life.
1.What does the picture on Jake's wall tell us about him？
A. He lived near the ocean.
B. He cared about the environment.
C. He worked as an animal rescuer.
D. He thought whales were the most beautiful animals.
2.Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning？
A. To swim with the whales.
B. To help rescue the whales.
C. To see the whales swimming.
D. To watch a movie about whales.
3.The underlined word “receded” in Paragraph 3 means ______.
A. didn't move B. went back out
C. washed over D. got up
4.How did Jake and his family help save the whale？
A. By calling the rescue service.
B. By asking their neighbours for help.
C. By giving the rescuers food and drink.
D. By controlling the people on the beach.
5.In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place？
a. The whale disappeared under the sea.
b.People turned on the lights of their cars.
c.Rescuers lifted the whale into the water.
d.Animal rescue service brought its truck.
e.People pushed the whale towards the sea.
A. e－d－b－c－a B. e－b－c－d－a
C. d－b－e－a－c D. a－e－b－d－c
二、完形填空(每小题1分，共15分)
I was living in a house with a long history in Halifax, Nova Scotia five years ago. One day, one of my friends from the West Coast came out to visit me. He was ________ for 3 weeks so he brought a lot of bags and suitcases, and other things like a _______. I told him he could sleep on the bed in the front living room.
One morning after a late night of drinking, my friend ran into my room shouting “FIRE! FIRE！” Without ________, I jumped out of bed. The floor was ________ against my feet as I ran out into the hallway, right behind my friend. I couldn't see the fire anywhere, ________ as we ran towards the front door, I could hear the ________ making a loud noise all around me. It was inside the ________. We ran out into the front yard and looked ________ at the house, seeing black smoke coming out of the ________ house.
We were standing there watching the house when I looked down and _______all of my friend's bags and suitcases ________ lined up on the front grassland, including his basketball. ________ he noticed the house was on fire, he took all of them out to the grassland before coming back in to ________ me about it. That fire had started in the basement (地下室), and it spread up into the walls and was burning the ________ we were standing on. The floor and much of the house fell down not long after we came out. The firemen said we were very ________.
Of course, we are not friends anymore.
1.A. working B. staying C. waiting D. resting
2.A. baseball B. volleyball C. football D. basketball
3.A. thinking B. sleeping C. looking D. drinking
4.A. wet B. soft C. hot D. dirty
5.A. so B. and C. or D. but
6.A. fire B. door C. wind D. car
7.A. rooms B. walls C. kitchen D. yard
8.A. up B. down C. back D. forward
9.A. old B. big C. red D. stone
10.A. remembered B. made C. expected D. noticed
11.A. tidily B. gradually C. differently D. naturally
12.A. Unless B. If C. When D. Before
13.A. warn B. show C. ask D. phone
14.A. sofa B. bed C. table D. floor
15.A. brave B. lucky C. nervous D. scared
—What is happening outside the window？
—There must be some children ______ games.
A. to play B. plays
C. playing D. is playing
—Tom always feels ______ today.Did he stay up late last night？
—Yes.He didn't go to bed until 11.
A. sleep B. sleepy
C. sleeping D. asleep
—What can we do to ______ bird flu (禽流感) from spreading？
—Try not to buy or eat the chicken that has not been checked.
A. prevent B. cause
C. discover D. protect
My parents getting up early on weekdays.
A. used to B. be used to
C. was used to D. are used to
