四、阅读理解 (计40分)

A

The city zoo bought a new kangaroo (袋鼠) from Australia. It was famous for jumping very high. The zoo keeper was worried that the kangaroo would run away. He built special 3-metre-high walls around it.

But the next morning people found that the ani mal was playing around outside. So the zoo keeper made the height of the walls 5 metres. But the kangaroo got out again the following day. The zoo keeper felt very angry, so he made the walls as high as 10 metres, but the kangaroo still got out.

“How high do you think he’ll keep on building the walls?” a giraffe asked the kangaroo.

“I don’t know,” said the kangaroo. “Maybe they’ll reach 300 metres. It all depends (取决于) on whether (是否) he remembers to lock the gate.”

51. Which country was this kangaroo from?

A. China.       B. Japan.     C. Australia.   D. England.

52. What was this new kangaroo good at?

A. Climbing.      B. Jumping.      C. Catching birds. D. Walking.

53. What did the zoo keeper do to stop the kangaroo from going out?

A. To build the high walls.            B. To lock the gate.

C. To frighten (使害怕) the kangaroo.      D. He didn’t give the kangaroo food.

54. How high did the keeper make the walls the second time?

A. 3 metres.     B. 5 metres.      C. 10 metres.      D. 300 metres.

55. What do you think of this zoo keeper?

A. Clever.        B. Careful.       C. Kind.         D. Careless.

B

Mary bought a new lunch bag. It was blue with a gold star on the front. On the way to her classroom she looked inside and found the same lunch — a hamburger. When it was lunchtime, she found some chicken, so me strawberries and an egg in her bag.

The next day when she opened the bag at lunchtime, she found a sandwich, some fish and a bottle of juice.

“My lunch bag must be magic,” Mary thought. So Mary stood up and said, “My lunch bag is magic!” Everyone in the dining hall (餐厅) looked at her.

“You’re not the only one with a magic lunch bag,” Lisa said. “I have one, too. It is a blue bag with a gold star on it.”

“Hey,” Mary said, “our lunch bags look the same.”

“My lunch bag is magic,” said Lisa. “Every day my dad packs (装好) food, but at lunchtime I always find a hamburger — my favorite!”

56. What did Mary’s lunch bag look like?

A. It was green with a red star.     B. It was green with a blue star.

C. It was blue with a gold star.    D. It was yellow with a gold star.

57. Mary usually had ______ for lunch.

A. some chicken             B. a hamburger

C. an egg and some juice    D. a sandwich and strawberries

58. Where did Mary have lunch?

A. In the dining hall.   B. In the lab.

C. In the meeting room.   D. In her classroom.

59. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Mary’s favorite food was hamburgers.

B. Lisa’s mother packed her lunch every day.

C. Lisa gave her lunch to Mary every day.

D. Mary’s lunch bag and Lisa’s lunch bag looked the same.

60. From the passage, we can guess that ______.

A. Lisa doesn’t like her lunch bag

B. Lisa’s mother bought a magic lunch bag for Lisa

C. Maybe Mary took Lisa’s lunch bag by mistake (错误地)

D. Mary’s father often changed her lunch just before she went to school

C

All students need to have good habits(好习惯):When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.

Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. The telephone bell rings there; the TV is there, and sometimes it is a good place for your pet dog or cats to play and rest. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about  one thi ng, and you will learn better.

Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, to o. You’ll feel tired easily if there is not enough light(光线). So you should have a clean  and bright lamp. To tell you the truth, the most important is that you should put your heart into your study.

61.When you have good study habits, you will          .

A. learn things quickly                  B. remember things easily

C. make some mistakes                 D.  both A and B

62.The living  room is not a good place for study because it is too          .

A. quiet          B. noisy         C. good          D. clean

63.You’ll feel tired easily if the light is           .

A. good          B. enough        C. bad         D. wonderful

64.You should remember to          before you study.

A. clean the desk                 B. tidy the room

C. turn off the light               D. go to the bedroom