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“Whydoyouhavetocountoutloud？

WhydoesithavetobeinSpanish？

”Mattasked.

“Becausewe’relearningournumbersinSpanishclass.MySpanishteachersaidthatspeakingtoothersloudlyinsteadofreadingtoourselveswillhelpuswithourpronunciation.”

“I’mgoingtoanotherroom，”Mattsaidashepickeduphisbooks.

“Okay，butyou’llbesorrywhenthedaycomesthatIknowSpanishandyoudon’t,”Jamesjoked.

Afewweekslater，JamesandMattvisitedthelocalgrocerystore.Whiletheywerethere，MattsawasignwritteninSpanish.

“James，”Mattsaidtohisbrother.“Doyouknowwhatthissignsays？

”Mattasked，expectingJamestostareatthesignwithoutunderstanding.

ToMatt’ssurprise，Jamesreadthesignoutloud.“Thesignsays，‘Hello.Welcometoourstore，”Jamessaid.Mattwassurprised.HeknewthatJameshadbeenpracticingSpanish，buthedidnotrealizethathisbrotherwasadvancingthatquickly.

“Icanalsoreadthatsignoverthere，”Jamessaid，pointingtoasignwarningcustomersaboutthewetfloor.

“Well，James，”Mattsaidastheywalkedoutofthestore.“I’mimpressedbyhowquicklyyouarelearningtospeakSpanish.”

“Spanishiseasyandfuntolearn，”Jamesreplied，smilingwithconfidence.“Youshouldpracticewithme.WecouldbothspeakSpanishathome.”

MattthoughtaboutJames’sremarkandsaid，“That’sagreatidea！

”

21.WhydidJamescountoutloudinSpanish？

A.Toshowhisbrotherwhathehadlearned.

B.Topracticepronouncingwordsproperly.

C.Toshowhisbrotherhowwellhespoke.

D.Tocompletehishistoryreport.

22.Mattleftthekitchenbecausehe＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A.neededtogotothestore

B.couldn’tfindhisbook

C.wasmadatJames

D.couldn’tconcentratewell

23.WhywasMattsurprised？

A.Heexpectedthestoretohavemoresigns.

B.HehadneverseenwordswritteninSpanish.

C.HehadneverheardhisbrothersayanythinginSpanishbefore.

D.Hethoughthisbrotherwouldnotbeabletoreadthesign.

24.HowdidJamesfeelwhenhisbrotherpraisedhim？

A.ProudB.EmbarrassedC.UpsetD.Surprised

B

DoyouknowthedifferencesbetweenAfricanandAsianelephants？

Africanelephantshavelargerears，andbothmaleandfemaleAfricanelephantshavetusks（象牙）whileonlymaleAsianelephantshavetusks.

Africanelephantshaveveryusefultrunks！

Sincetheylivewhereit’salwaysreallyhot，theygetatrunkfullofwaterandsprayitontheirbacks.Then，theydothesamethingwithdust.Theendsoftheirtrunksworklikelittlefingers.Theyusethemtopickberries，grass，andotherplantstoeat.Todrink，Africanelephantscansuckuptotwogallonsofwaterintheirtrunks，thenblowitintotheirmouths.Iftheysensedanger，theyusetheirtrunkstomakealoudwarningsound.Theyevenhugotherelephantswiththeirtrunks.

Doyouknowthattheclosestrelativeofelephantsaremanatees（海牛）？

Theycanweighupto1，300poundsandtheyaregoodswimmers.Ifthey’reinreallyshallowwater，theyusetheirfrontflippers（鳍状肢）towalkwhiletheyeatseaplantsandgrasses.Becausetheyaresoslowandlikewarm，shallowwater，manateesoftengethurtbyapartoftheboatwhenthedriversdon’tseethem.

Manateesareseamammalslikewhalesanddolphins.Theyliveinwater，buttheyneedtobreatheair，sotheyoftengotothesurfaceofwater.Theycanstayunderwaterforupto15minutes.

25.FromParagraph1weknowthat＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A.maleAfricanelephantshavelongertusksthanfemaleone

B.AfricanelephantshavesmallerearsthanAsianelephants

C.femaleAsianelephantsdon’thavetusks

D.AsianelephantsarelargerthanAfricanelephants

26.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout？

A.ThewayAfricanelephantsdrinkandeat.

B.HowAfricanelephantsusetheirtrunksforprotection

C.TheshapeofAfricanelephants’trunks.

D.TheuseofAfricanelephants’trunks.

27.Whydomanateesoftengotothesurfaceofwater？

A.Becausetheycanstayunderwaterforonly5minutes.

B.Becausetheywanttowatchoutfordanger.

C.Becausetheyneedtobreatheair.

D.Becausetheywanttolookforfood.

C

Hiking,alsowalkingforalongdistanceinthecountrysideisoneoflife’ssimpleandcheappleasures.Butisitsafe?

SportswriterMarkWatersconsiderstherisks.

Imaginethefollowing...

Oneday,Ronalddecidedtotakeuphiking.ThenextSunday,hegotupearly,threwasandwichandabottleofwaterintoabagandheadedforSaiKungCountryPark.Beforegoing,hequicklylookedatamapanddecidedthathecouldeasilywalkfromthebusstopatParkTamChungtothebeachatDaiLongWan.

Afterwalkingforhoursandhoursunderthehotsun,Ronaldstartedtofeeltired.Hereachedforhiswaterbutfoundthatthebottlewasempty.Thenhesmeltsmokeandsawafire.Inapanic,hecalled999.However,whenhegotthroughtothepolice,hecouldn’ttellthemwherehewasbecausehedidn’thaveamap...

Thinkaboutit...

PutyourselfinRonald’sshoes.Howcouldyoustopthisofthinghappeningtoyou?

Onewayistobeknowthefollowingcommontypesofdanger.

1.Gettinglost

Foggyweatherisonereasonwhysomewalkersgetlost.However,amorecommononeisnothavingenoughknowledgeofthehikingroute.Alwaysremembertobringamapanddon’tbetooconfident.Alwayschoosearoutethatisrightforyou.

2.Heatstroke（中暑）

ThesummerinHongKongisveryhotandwet.Manyhikersforgetthisandwalkfortoolonginthemiddayheat.Theybecomehotandfeelweak.Don’tforgetduringexercise,itisnecessarytodrink100to200millilitersofwaterevery15to20minutes.

3.Accident

SomeofHongKong’spathsareveryhazardousandit’snotunknownforhikerstofall.Neverwalkaloneandalwaysbringamapandamobilephonewithyou.

4.Hillfire

Onaverage,over10,000hillfiresayeartakeplaceinHongKong,injuringmorethan600people.Neverlightfiresinnon-markedareasand,ifyouseeahillfire,reportit.Alwaysstaycalmandwalkawayfromthefireintothewind.

28.WhatcanwelearnaboutRonald?

A.Heloveshikingandhikesregularly.

B.Hedidn’tbringenoughwateronhishike.

C.Hebroughtaboutamapwithhimonhishike.

D.Hecouldn’ttellhisfriendswherehesawafire

29.ThepassagementionsRonald.

A.towarnpeopleagainsthikingalone

B.totellpeoplehikingisdifficulttobepopular

C.toshowtypicalmistakesabouthiking

D.toremindpeopletocallthepoliceforhelp

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”hazardous”mean?

A.Long.

B.Narrow.

C.Complex.

D.Dangerous.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HikingRoutesinMountains

B.WhenFunTurnsintoTrouble

C.HillFiresandHowtoAvoidThem

D.TheAdventuresofRonaldtheHiker

D

NooneknowsforsurewhenandwheretheideaofAprilFool’sDayforsillyjokesstarted.Onethingisforsure：

Humanshavebeencelebratingthisholidayforhundredsofyears，inmanycultures.

Onepopulartheoryhastodowiththecalendar.Manyancientculturescelebratedthenewyearinspring，aroundApril1.InEurope，PopeGregoryXIIIintroducedanewcalendarin1582.ThecalendarnamedJanuary1asthenewstartoftheyear.Manypeopleandcountriesdidnotacceptthechangeforyears.ThestorygoesthatpeoplemadefunofthepeoplewhostillcelebratedthenewyearonApril1.

Insomecountries，peopleexchangedgiftsonNewYear’sDay.SoanothertheoryisthatpeoplebegantogivejokegiftsonApril1afterthecalendarchanged.Butthereareprobablyasmanyexplanationsforthetraditionasthereareculturesthatparticipate.

Onethingisforsure，almosteveryonehasfun！

Mexicanscelebrateakindoffools’dayonDecember28.You’reintroubleonthatdateifyoulendsomeonesomething，becauseyouwon’tgetitback！

InIndia，March31isthedayfortricks.Portuguese，whocelebrateontheSundayorMondaybeforetheChristianholidayofLent，throwflourontheirfriends.PeopleinEnglandsayplayingtricksafternoononApril1bringsbadlucktothejokers.TheU.S.holidaydoesn’thavespecialtraditions.

HumorexpertJoelGoodmanoftheHumorProjectteachesbusinessesandindividualshowtoenjoythepositivepowerofhumorindailylife.Whenaskedtodefinethedifferencebetweenagoodprankandadisgustingone，heexplains，“Itisthedifferencebetweenlaughingwithsomeoneandlaughingatthem.Humorshouldliftpeopleup！

Sostartthinkingnow.Ifitlookslikerain，fillsomeone’sclosedumbrellawithpiecesofpaperandwatchthempourdownwhenitisopen.Glueacointothesidewalkwithsuperglue.Whenpeoplegetannoyedtryingtopickitup，remembertoyell，“APRILFOOLS！

”Ofcourse，kidscanreplywiththe“DisappearingClass”.Whentheteachergoesoutoftheroomforamoment，allthekidshide.Justremember，thepersonyouplayatrickonshouldbelaughing，too.Sokeepthetraditiongoingintherightspirit.

32.WhatiscertainaboutAprilFool’sDay？

A.Itdatedbackto1582.

B.Peopleenjoythisholiday.

C.Itsoriginisrelatedtoacalendar.

D.PopeGregoryXIIIcreatedthisholiday.

33.WhichofthefollowingisagoodjokeonAprilFool’sDay？

A.Skipaclasswhentheteacherisout.

B.Fillsomeone’sclosedumbrellawithwater.

C.Givesomeonesoapthatturnshishandsdirty.

D.