In our town, there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are so beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best.
In our zoo there are also brown bears, black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind legs, hold up their four legs and ask for food. They like cakes very much.
There's also a children's corner in our zoo. Children ride horses and donkeys and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes and jump down again and play with each other like small children.
【小題1】Which animal likes bananas best ?

A．monkeys

B．tigers

C．elephants

D．donkeys

【小題2】The zoo is ______________ .

A．near our town

B．very big

C．very small

D．next to the city

【小題3】Which animal plays like small children ?

A．the monkeys

B．the tigers

C．the bears

D．lions

【小題4】Why do bears stand on their hind legs ?
A. They are tired and want to have a rest.  B They want to jump out
C. They want to ask for food.           D.  They want to eat people
【小題5】How many kinds of bears are there in the zoo ?

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．five

The students’ life today can be very stressful (緊張的). They are under pressure (壓力) every day. They need a break from it. Parents should ask children to do something else. (4) ______ not let them relax in front of the TV. A hobby is the perfect answer.
There are many different kinds of hobbies. Chess is a good example. It is a very enjoyable game and it also helps children develop their thinking skills.
Collecting something is also a good hobby for children. A child can collect almost anything: key rings, stamps, postcards, old coins, etc. Many of these collecting can be both interesting and fun. They teach children a lot and broaden (益處). For example, gardening (). For example, gardening (園藝) is a useful hobby because it is a physical activity and it also teaches children about nature.
(5) A hobby can be useful learning tool. Children may becomes experts in something if they really love their hobbies. Children will also learn to become more organized and make places. Hobbies will also teach children a lot about responsibility(責任).
【小題1】 在文中劃線部分（4）的空白處填入一個適當?shù)倪B詞使句意完整連貫。
【小題2】在短文中找出可以替換下面所給句子的一句話。
It is a god hobby for children to collects something.
【小題3】How many kinds of hobbies can you find in this passage?
【小題4】 Why is gardening a useful hobby?
【小題5】將文中劃線部分（5）的英語句子譯成漢語。

Come and see the Indian elephants and the tiger from America. The koalas are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from Thailand(泰國) are waiting to throw (扔) things at you. The cute dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia(贊比亞) are waitig to look down on you.
Tickets:  Adults: (成人) 60 yuan each         Children: free
Time: June 1~ June 2 9:00 a.m. ~ 7:00 p.m.
Keep the zoo clean!
Do not touch, give food or go near the animals!
【小題1】How many kinds of animals are talked about in the poster?

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

【小題2】Mr. and Mrs. King will take their twins aged 6 to the park. How much will the tickets be together?

A．60

B．120

C．180

D．240

【小題3】Visitors can do the following things EXCEPT (除了) _______.

A．give some food to the tigers	B．watching the elephants dancing
C．laughing at the dogs from Australia	D．taking some photos

【小題4】From the poster we can guess the giraffe must be ______.

A．long

B．fat

C．tall

D．strong

【小題5】The poster may be made just ______.

A．on New Year’s Day	B．on Christmas Day
C．a(chǎn)fter Children’s Day	D．before Children’s Day

、閱讀與表達 (共10分，每小題2分)

閱讀短文, 根據(jù)其內(nèi)容回答問題。

A type of bird that is now extinct (消失) is the passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon lived in the eastern part of North America. Scientists believe that in the year 1500 there were as many as five billion of these birds living from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. They flew at great speeds and would travel to many places to look for food. Passenger pigeons grew to be about 16 inches long.

Settlers who came to North America killed the passenger pigeon for food and for its feathers. The forests where they lived were cut down to clear the land for farming. Because the passenger pigeon laid only one egg at a time, their population did not grow quickly. The last passenger pigeon died at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914.

Another type of bird that has become extint is the dodo. The dodo lived on an island called Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had short, stubby legs and wings and a large curved beak. The dodo was about the size of a large turkey. It was acturally related to the pigeon, but it could not fly. Like the passenger pigeon it laid only one egg at a time. Dodos became extinct because they were eaten by sailors and animals, such as pigs and monkeys, that the sailors brought to the island. The dodo is believed to have died out in 1680.

Another flightless bird that has become extinct is the moa. The moa lived on the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Like the dodo, the moa’s legs were shorter, but some of these birds grew to be more than ten feet tall. And the causes of its extinction is the same as the dodo’s.   The moa is believed to have died out sometime during the 1700s.

1. Were there many passenger pigeon in the year 1500?

2. When did the last passenger pigeon die at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens ?

3. Where did the dodo live before it died out?

4. How many kinds of birds have died out in the passage?

5.Why have these birds died out?