Abby thought it was a silly rule. “I will take him,” she said to herself. So she put him in a sock and packed it in her bag.

At the airport, Abby put her bag by the x-ray machine. Abby felt her legs shaking as the bag was going through the machine. She hoped Tobias in the bag made no noise. The woman by the machine smiled and said, “Have a good flight.”

On the plane, Abby waited until her dad and the woman next to her fell asleep. Then she opened the sock to look at Tobias. But he jumped out of the sock and landed on the woman’s knee. The woman cried loudly, “A mouse!” Abby quickly put Tobias into the sock and back into her bag.

Before they landed, Dad filled out a form, choosing no to: Are you bringing any live animals into the country?

She saw the man frown (皺眉) as her bag went through the x-ray machine. She watched when he opened the bag and pulled out the sock.

“Come with me, please.”

Abby followed her dad into a small room. There was a police officer and Tobias in the sock was on the desk. The police officer talked to Abby’s dad, “You have tried to smuggle (走私) an animal into this country.” Abby felt fear came all over her body. “It’s my fault (過錯),” she said in a small voice. “I didn’t want to leave him behind.” “Have you ever been in trouble before?” the officer asked as he wrote “animal smuggler” next to her name. Abby opened her mouth but no sound came out.

Tobias had to be in quarantine (隔離) for six months, which cost a lot of money. And Abby wouldn’t be able to visit her grandmother again. Now, she learned there was a good reason for rules.

【1】Who was Tobias?

A. A sock.B. Abby’s toy.C. A mouse.D. Abby’s brother.

【2】How did Abby feel by the x-ray machine?

A. Worried.B. Excited.C. Unhappy.D. Relaxed.

【3】Why were Abby and her dad asked into a small room?

A. Abby told a lie.

B. Dad forgot to fill out a form.

C. They were thought to be smuggling animals.

D. They were asked to explain what happened on the plane.

【4】Which of the following is true?

A. Dad knew Abby was taking Tobias with her.

B. Taking Tobias brought Abby much trouble.

C. The police officer wrote “animal smuggler” next to Dad’s name.

D. Tobias was found out by the woman beside the x-ray machine.

【5】What lesson did Abby learn?

A. Never to take Tobias around.B. Always to follow rules.

C. Never to smuggle animals.D. Always to tell the truth.

Anna lost her arms in a car accident when she was a child. What was worse, she lost her parents 【1】 the age of twenty. Her elder sister, who was ten years 【2】 (old) than her, wanted to take care of her. However, Anna refused 【3】 (live) with her sister, saying that she would like to take care of herself. She managed to enter college and 【4】 (study) very hard. Four years later, she graduated and found a job. Once she wrote in her diary, “I am quite lucky. I lost my arms, 【5】 I still have my legs.”

Anna chose to face her misfortune (不幸) in an active way. Instead of 【6】 (feel) sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us a good lesson. When something bad happens to us, we have two 【7】 (choice). One is to complain (抱怨), and 【8】 other is to face it bravely. If we choose to run away, 【9】 will follow us wherever we go. If we decide to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose 【10】 (wise).

【1】Please ______ (歸還) my dictionary as soon as possible.

【2】You shouldn’t leave your child in the house ______ (單獨).

【3】Mary found great fun working in the small ______ (花園).

【4】I don’t think money will ______ (解決) all my problems.

【5】The restaurant offers different kinds of seafood, which ______ (品嘗) good.

【6】Man can’t live w______ water.

【7】Let’s go to the l______ to borrow some books.

【8】The manager made no r______ to the questions.

【9】Let’s open the window and have some f______ air in.

【10】The dancer felt a bit n______ in her first performance.

—Sure. You can take the K2 bus.

A. where the high-speed rail station is

B. where is the high-speed rail station

C. how I can get to the high-speed rail station

D. how can I get to the high-speed rail station

The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story. Usually the theme of a text isn’t told directly, you have to use clues (線索) in the text to find it out. __Themes can be ideas like family, friendship, love and so on. The theme might not be just one word, but it might be an idea such as “Friendship is important.” There may also be more than one theme in a story. How can we find out the theme of a text? The following steps may help you.

Read through the whole text. Usually characters change as the story goes on, so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end! For this reason, you need to read through the whole text first.

Find out the clue. After reading the whole text, try to answer the following questions. What important events happened during the story? What was the problem? How did the problem get solved? How did the character(s) change? What did the character(s) learn? The answers may help you to get the clues.

Get the big idea. Read again for the writer’s purpose of the text by answering the following questions. Was most of the plot(情節(jié)) around friendship? Did the characters solve problems with their families? Did the main character learn the importance of friendship? If one of the answers is “yes”, you may get the big idea.

Check the big idea out. If you’ve found a “big idea”, go through the text to find the evidence (證據) that supports this idea in the text. For example, if there was only one small problem with a character’s family, then “family” might not be the theme of the text. You might find more evidence for other themes.

Have you got the way to find out the theme of a text?___Get your favorite book quickly and see if you can find the theme out!

A. 根據短文內容簡要回答問題。

【1】What is the theme of a text?

_____________________________________________________

【2】What are the four steps to find out the theme of a text? List them all.

_____________________________________________________

B. 將短文中劃線的句子譯成漢語。

【3】__________________________________________________

【4】__________________________________________________

C．請給短文擬一個適當?shù)挠⑽臉祟}。

【5】__________________________________________________

How did they know Scrub belonged to Jennifer? How did they know Jennifer’s phone number? All the information was available because of the microchip, a very small computer chip(薄片). It was placed under Scrub’s skin many years earlier.

The microchip is usually placed under the skin of an animal’s shoulder to keep its ID number. Once the chip is in place, the pet does not feel it anymore. When lost pets are brought to animal shelters, people there use a special tool to look for the microchip and read the ID number on it, then they’ll call the microchip company to match the number to the information of the pet’s owner. This is how the shelter was able to tell Jennifer that they had found Scrub.

Microchips have helped thousands of owners get their lost pets back. In New York, a dog named Roxy was missing for months. Then a woman found her on a busy street in New Jersey. No one knows how the dog got to a different state. However, thanks to her microchip, Roxy was soon returned to her grateful owner.

In 2008, a couple got their cat George back after he had disappeared 13 years earlier! When George got lost, the couple tried everything to find him. They visited animal shelters every day for six months, made posters and even offered a $500 reward(酬金). As years went by, they thought George would never be back till they got the call from an animal shelter. Without the microchip, the cat would never be able to come home again.

Microchips can not only work for a pet’s whole life but help lost pets no matter how far they’ve been away from home. This is why microchips may be just the thing to help bring missing pets back home.

【1】How did Jennifer find her pet cat?

A. By visiting animal shelters.B. By offering a $500 reward.

C. With the help of the microchip.D. With the help of a woman in New Jersey.

【2】Which statement about microchips is NOT true according to the passage?

A. They are very small computer chips.

B. They are under an animal’s skin of its shoulder.

C. They can help the owners to find the long-lost pets.

D. They can only work for a lost pet that’s far away from home.

【3】The right order of how animal shelters help lost pets return home is____________.

①Get the ID number of the lost pet.

②Call the owner to bring the lost pet home.

③Look for the microchip of the lost pet.

④Call the microchip company to match the number to the information of its owner.

A. ③①②④B. ③④①②C. ①③④②D. ③①④②

【4】According to the passage, we can know that__________ .

A. the couple thought the microchip wasn’t helpful at all

B. Scrub didn’t feel uncomfortable with the microchip in its body

C. it took a long time to match Roxy’s ID number to her owner’s information

D. Jennifer herself found her cat according to the ID number on its microchip

【5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The reasons why pets got lost.

B. Different ways to find the lost pets.

C. The ways how people care for the lost pets.

D. The introduction of how microchips help the lost pets return home.

When astronauts go on spacewalks, they wear spacesuits to keep themselves safe. Inside spacesuits, astronauts have the oxygen(氧氣) they need to breathe and the water they need to drink. To keep the astronauts and the spacecraft safe, the astronauts must leave and go back to the spacecraft through a special door. When on a spacewalk, astronauts use safety tethers to stay close to their spacecraft. Tethers are like ropes, connect the spacewalkers with the spacecraft. They keep astronauts from floating( 漂 浮 ) away into space. Another way astronauts stay safe during spacewalks is by wearing a SAFER. SAFER is worn like a backpack. It helps an astronaut move around in space.

How do astronauts train for spacewalks? One way is by going for a swim. Floating in space is a lot like floating in water. Astronauts practice spacewalks underwater in a huge special swimming pool. For every one hour they will spend on a spacewalk, astronauts need to train seven hours in the pool. Another way astronauts practice for a spacewalk is by using virtual reality(虛擬現(xiàn)實). It looks and feels just like a spacewalk.

Today, only three countries have finished spacewalks independently. They are Russia, the United States and China. The first person to go on a spacewalk in the world was Alexei Leonov from Russia. Zhai Zhigang is the first Chinese astronaut to go on a spacewalk. The world record of spacewalks is held by Russian astronaut Anatoly Solovyev. He has been on 16 spacewalks and spent more than 82 hours outside in space.

【1】About the spacewalk, we can know __________ .

A. some things can be fixed by astronauts during spacewalks

B. all experiments must be placed on the outside of a spacecraft

C. an astronaut can get out of a spacecraft any time while in space

D. a spacewalk lets scientists learn how being in space affects different things

【2】How many ways to keep the astronauts safe during spacewalks?

A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.

【3】What’s the meaning of the word “tethers” in Paragraph 2?

A. 吊籃B. 系繩C. 籠子D. 鉤子

【4】Astronauts train for spacewalks by__________ .

A. floating in space

B. using virtual reality

C. going on spacewalks outside a spacecraft

D. training in water in a common swimming pool

【5】According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A. China can finish a spacewalk independently.

B. Astronauts can breathe and drink in spacesuits.

C. Astronauts can move around in space with the help of SAFER.

D. Anatoly Solovyev is the first person to go on a spacewalk in the world.

Ray was thought to be a strange boy. One day when he was flying his kite, he said to himself, “Did anybody ever try to fly a kite at night? I think it must be very fun. But the kite can’t be seen in the dark, what if I tie a light to it? That would be really good. I 【1】 (try) it tonight.”

As soon as it was dark, he 【2】(take) his kite and lantern, and went to a large field about a mile from his home. He tied the lantern to the tail of his kite. The lantern 【3】(make) of paper. The kite flew higher and higher. He tied the string( 線) to a tree, then he stood there, staring at his kite. It floated( 飄 ) high up into the air. How wonderful! While Ray【4】(enjoy) his special kite, some people in the village also saw it.

“Look! A light 【5】(fly) in the sky,” one person said. “It can’t be a light,” said a man.

“Perhaps it’s a big firefly(螢火蟲) ,” said another.

“Maybe it’s a comet(彗星),”said another man. “How strange!” said a boy.

“Let’s find out what this strange light 【6】(be).” the last one said. Then they went to the field.

While this was taking place, Ray, who had gotten tired of standing, was sitting behind a tree. He 【7】(see) the men as they came, but they didn’t see him. When they reached under the light, and saw what it was, they looked at each other and said while laughing, “There is nothing unusual 【8】(happen)! This is just a trick of some naughty boys’, but it 【9】 (fool) us all, let us keep the secret.” Then they laughed again and went back to the village.

When the men had gone, Ray thought it was time for him 【10】 (go), so he went home, too. When his mother heard what he had done, she hardly knew whether to laugh or scold(責備), but just told him to go to bed.

---That’s true. It is really a__________way to show our love for our country.

A. traditionalB. humorousC. wonderfulD. boring

--Either is OK. It’s up to your future plan.

A. choiceB. resultC. experienceD. news