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When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.
Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way, so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.
The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.
“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”
1.Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.
A. farmer B. soldier C. worker D. teacher
2.Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.
A. his family had no money
B. his mother wanted to teach him herself
C. he didn’t like school
D. there was no school near his home
3.On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.
A. happy B. unhappy C. worried D. angry
4.It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.
A. a whole day B. a quarter of a day
C. three hours D. two days
5.What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?
A. A mooncake. B. A new book.
C. An old book. D. A school bag.
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Tigers are strong and dangerous animals. But now they are in danger.
In the past, there were eight kinds of tigers in the world. But during the 20th century, only five were left. The number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) was about 300, but now it is less than 22. They’re in danger of dying out.（灭绝） If the government does nothing, we won’t be able to see them in ten to twenty years.
In order to stop people from hunting and killing wild tigers, and in order to make wild tigers more, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program (项目) recently (最近). China and twelve other countries joined it.
However, it’s not enough. Remember that nature is a food chain (链). If we hurt and kill too many wild deer and pigs, wild tigers will die out because of hunger (饥饿). So the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. In order to protect the wild tigers, we need call on (号召) more people to stop eating, hunting and killing wild animals.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.During the 20th century, _______ kinds of wild tigers died out.
A. 3 B. 5 C. 8 D. 20
2.The number of the wild Siberian tigers reduced (减少) about _______.
A. 5% B. 22 C. 93% D. 30%
3.Wild tigers will be in danger of dying out without _______.
A. pigs B. deer C. people D. A and B
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There are less than 22 wild Siberian tigers now.
B. There are twelve countries in the World Wildlife Fund.
C. Wild tigers mainly feed on pigs and deer.
D. It’s our duty to protect the wild tigers.
5.The passage mainly tells us _______.
A. why and how do we protect the wild tigers
B. the government does everything they could to protect the wild tigers
C. the wild tigers will die out in ten to twenty years
D. the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat
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信息归纳
We live in different places. For example, some people live in the mountains; some people live on plains; some people live near water.
Mary lives near the sea. The sea is blue. She likes to play on the beach with her friends.
Tom lives by a lake. The lake is very big. The water is clear. He often goes boating with his family on fine days. Sometimes he goes fishing with his father on Sundays.
Jack lives in the mountains. The mountains are very high. In the summer, it’s very cool there. In the winter, the mountains are all white. Jack likes to play in the snow with his sister.
Jim lives on a plain (平原). He likes flying kites when the weather is fine.
Tony lives in the desert (沙漠). It is very hot and dry. It doesn’t get much rain. Tony likes to ride his camel all around.
David lives in a forest. The forest has many trees. It rains a lot there. David likes to climb the trees and play in his tree house.
根据短文内容，完成表格。
| Name | Place to live | Things to do |
| Mary | 1.__________ | play on the beach with her friends |
| Tom | by a lake | 2.____________________________ |
| Jack | in the mountains | like to play in the snow with his sister |
| Jim | on a plain | 3.___________________________ |
| Tony | in the desert | 4.___________________________ all around |
| David | 5.__________ | like to climb the trees and play in the tree house |
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Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don’t like the cold weather. And one day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they rented(租) a car in the city and began their travel. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees(遮阴树) beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked,“Are there any sharks(鲨) in the river, boy?”“No, there aren’t,”answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly,“Is it true that there aren’t any sharks in the river?”“Yes, sir,”said the boy,“there’re a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼) in the water. All the sharks have swum away!”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1.When did they arrive in Sydney?
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2.What was the weather like the next day?
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3.What did they do in the river?
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4.A shark hit Dick’s leg, didn’t it?
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5.Why weren’t there any sharks in the river?
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