三. 阅读理解 (每小题2分，共40分)

阅读下列材料，完成每篇材料后的问题。

A

Name: Schoolies: Making Friends

Author (作者): Roger Priddy

Reading level: Ages eight and up

Number of pages: 32 pages

Publication date (出版日期): June 11, 2013

Language: English

Price: $3.99

Name: Picture This! Animals

Author: Margaret Hynes

Reading level: Ages eight and up

Number of pages: 64 pages

Publication date: June 11, 2013

Language: English

Price: $9.99

Name: No More Monsters under the Bed

Author: Graig Yoe

Reading level: Ages eight and up

Number of pages: 32 pages

Publication date: June 11, 2013

Language: English

Price: $10.36

Name: Girls’ Activity Holiday Fun

Author: Lisa Miles

Reading level: Ages six and up

Number of pages: 144 pages

Publication date: May 18, 2013

Language: English

Price: $8.95

(   )26. How many of the 4 books came out in June 2013?

A. 1.        B. 2.

C. 3.       D. 4.

(   )27. The author of the book Picture This! Animals is 　　　.

A. Roger Priddy  B. Margaret Hynes

C. Graig Yoe  D. Lisa Miles

(   )28. The 4 books are all in 　　　.

A. English      B. French

C. Spanish     D. Japanese

(   )29. Jack’s mother bought one copy of Schoolies: Making Friends and one copy of No More

Monsters under the Bed for Jack. How much did she pay for them?

A. $20.35.     B. $19.31.

C. $14.35.   D. $13.98.

(   )30.Linda is six years old now. Which book should she read?

A. Schoolies: Making Friends.

B. Picture This! Animals.

C. No More Monsters under the Bed.

D. Girls’ Activity Holiday Fun.

B

Though many countries have laws against the illegal ivory trade (反对非法象牙贸易), tens of thousands of African elephants are killed every year.

In January, 2014, hundreds of elephant tusks (象牙) as well as ivory sculptures were put into two large crushing machines (粉碎机) in Guangdong, China. In all, more than six tons of ivory were destroyed. People called the event an ivory crush. In November, 2013, the similar event happened in Colorado, America. There, wildlife officials also destroyed more than six tons of ivory.

Though it may sound strange, wildlife officials are crushing ivory to help save African elephants. Stephanie Wang, who works for the Wildlife Protection Society in New York City, says, “We try to let the world know that we don’t think ivory is valuable when it’s not on an elephant.” Each year, poachers kill elephants, cut off their long tusks and take the tusks out of Africa secretly. Then they sell the tusks and get thousands of dollars. The buyers use the ivory to make sculptures, jewellery and traditional medicines.

The purpose of recent ivory crushes is to send a message to the poachers and those who buy illegal ivory. Stephanie Wang says, “China’s ivory crush is ‘an important step’. However, it is only a small amount (数量) of the illegal ivory. If we don’t stop the illegal ivory trade, African elephants could disappear from the wild within 10 years.”

(    )31. The writer mentions ______ ivory crush(es) in the passage.

A. one B. two C. six  D. twelve

(    )32. What can we infer from the passage?

A. There are too many elephants in China.

B. Chinese people can’t afford ivory sculptures.

C. American people never buy ivory sculptures.

D. Wildlife officials are against the ivory trade.

(    )33. What does the underlined word “poachers” mean in Chinese?

A. 偷捕动物的人 B. 热爱动物的人

C. 虐待动物的人 D. 训练动物的人

(    )34. According to Stephanie Wang, ______.

A. it’s not a good idea to crush ivory

B. all of the ivory trade is in China

C. we should do a lot to protect African elephants

D. African elephants will disappear within 10 years

(   )35. Where does the passage most probably come from?

A. A magazine. B. A poster.

C. A guidebook. D. A storybook.

C

The next morning, we arrived at an area of water by boat. People called it “a wonderful playground for dolphins (海豚)”. The guide asked, “Lucky girls, you can swim in the water with dolphins. Who wants to go first?” Shannon, of course, volunteered. She had waited too long and couldn’t help jumping into the water. Nearly as excited as she was, I decided to join her.

Attracted by our coming, a group of dolphins danced around us. Their happy sounds, almost like laughter, were everywhere. We had brought underwater cameras so that we could take some photos of them. However, as the dolphins rushed past us, we quickly forgot about taking pictures. For hours, we took turns to jump into the water, swimming and snorkelling. The dolphins never seemed to get tired. Neither did Shannon. Even under water, I could see the excitement on her face as one dolphin after another swam by. That was her dream.

When the guide told us that it was time to leave, we had to tear ourselves away from the water and get on the boat.   ▲  , the dolphins continued to follow us, playing and jumping as if they were saying goodbye to us. 

Later that evening, Shannon and I talked about the dolphins as we watched the sun go down. For us, it was an unforgettable experience.

(   )36. How did Shannon feel when the guide asked who’d like to swim in the water?

A. Afraid.  B. Nervous.

C. Relaxed.  D. Excited.

(   )37. The writer and Shannon did lots of things that day EXCEPT ______.

A. taking a boat trip

B. taking pictures of dolphins

C. watching the dolphins dance

D. watching the sun go down

(   )38. What does the underlined word “That” refer to in the second paragraph?

A. Swimming with dolphins.

B. Swimming with the writer.

C. Listening to dolphins’ sounds.

D. The chance to jump into the water.

(   )39. Which of the following can be put in     ▲    ?

A. As we swam back

B. When we got home

C. After we got out of the water

D. Before we jumped into the water

(   )40. What’s the BEST title for the passage?

A. A Great Guide B. A Dolphin Show

C. A Dolphins’ Playground

D. An Enjoyable Experience