For ten weeks, in a great house on the island of St Thomas, John C. Lilly tried to teach a six-year-old dolphin to speak English. Margaret Howe, an experiment(试验) helper, would live day and night with Peter, a dolphin. And they would eat, bathe, sleep and play together from Sunday to Friday, with only Saturdays off for Margaret. She lived her life in swimming clothes — with a coat on colder evenings — and cut her hair short so that she could get on with Peter more easily.
After a few days, Peter was becoming more and more interested in winning her attentions. He threw a ball against her shower towel to get her to play. As time went by, he only wanted to play ball with her and not on his own.
The problem was that, just at the time Peter and Margaret began to get on well just as two best friends, the experiment ended and the lab was closed. After a few weeks, Margaret received the sad news that Peter had killed himself by refusing to breathe, and sinking to the bottom of his pool.
Dolphins may not speak English — but, just like humans, they know all about broken hearts.
1.Peter is the name of ___________.
A.a doctor B.dolphin C.a scientist D.an experiment helper
2.Margaret worked ___________ days a week during the experiment.
A.four B.five C.six D.seven
3.To live with the dolphin, Margaret couldn’t ___________.
A.cut her hair short B.have a common live like others
C.wear swimming clothes D.eat, bathe and play together with him
4.The ending of the story was that ___________.
A.Margaret didn’t leave the lab
B.the lab was closed and the dolphin died
C.the dolphin could speak English at last
D.Dr. John C. Lilly was satisfied with the experiment
5.From this passage, we can learn that ___________.
A.dolphins aren’t worth studying
B.dolphin can’t be human’s good friends
C.dolphins can’t communicate with humans
D.dolphin may have feeling just like humans
Family traditions are special habits or customs that your family have. For example, in the family of Bill Gates, his parents keep the tradition of reading with children. And what's the tradition in your family?
Nick, 15, England
On every family member's birthday, we give him or her a surprise. Last Sunday, it was my mother's birthday. And I knew that she wanted to see a film. So I bought a ticket without telling her first. This made her really happy.
Jack, 15, Cuba
Every weekend, my parents and I go to my grandparents' home. My grandparents cook many delicious foods. I meet all my cousins. We talk about interesting things at school. Sometimes my parents also join us to play games.
Yu Xin, 14, China
During every summer or winter holiday, we have a family trip across the country. I'm always the one who chooses where to go. We have visited Qingdao, Xiamen and Beijing. I enjoy the trips.
1.The family of Bill Gates keeps the tradition of________ with children.
A. playing B. reading C. singing D. traveling
2.________ bought a film ticket for his mother.
A. Bill B. Jack C. Nick D. Yu Xin
3.Sometimes Jack's parents ________ when the family get together.
A. cook food
B. talk about interesting things
C. meet cousins
D. play games with the children
4.Yu Xin has visited some places EXCEPT ________.
A. Xiamen B. Hangzhou C. Beijing D. Qingdao
5.The three children are talking about their ________.
A. school life B. birthday parties C. holiday plans D. family traditions
语法选择（共10小题； 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magic man____the king a harp(竖琴).
The king took it to the palace, but____he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many____people tried it. They agreed that the harp was____and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.
A poor little girl____found the harp, and even though she didn’t know how____it, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect,____each time it sounded a little better.
Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact____magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.
The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled____joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private____, giving her and her family many riches.
1.A.offer B.offers C.offered D.has offered
2.A.when B.before C.if D.because
3.A.another B.other C.others D.the other
4.A.used B.using C.useless D.uselessness
5.A.late B.lately C.latest D.later
6.A.played B.to play C.playing D.to playing
7.A.so B.and C.or D.but
8.A.a B.an C.the D./
9.A.in B.of C.by D.with
10.A.music B.musical C.musician D.musically
Everybody goes out to play __________ Tom because he has to get prepared for the speech tomorrow.
A.besides B.with C.except D.instead
In order to show __________ good discipline, Jenny wears __________ uniform at school.
A.a；an B.a；a C./；an D./；a
My dad is very strict ____ me. And when I do well in a test, he seems to be very proud ____ me.
A. with, in B. about, of C. with, of D. about, in
