【正文】 lack of natural resources C. One of the richest countries in the world D. A city with low crime and corruption . ( ) is Lee Hsien Loong ? A． Lee’ s ancestor B． Kwa Geok Choo’ s daughter C． A strong character. D. Lee’ s eldest son . ( ) of the followings is true ? A． Kwa Geok Choo is Lee Hsien Loong’ s mother. B． Lee Kuan Yew died of an accident . C． Lee Hsien Loong became the prime minister in 1990 . D. Lee Kuan Yew worked as the prime minister for 50 years. B You’ve probably heard of working dogs that h elp police officers, or horses that help farmers. Did you know that carrier pigeons can be trained to help people too? Here are some examples. Mailman Carrier pigeons can be trained to carry messages to people. The note is placed into a small can. The can is tied(綁 ) to the pigeon’s leg. Then the pigeon flies off with the note. Lifeguard From high up in the sky, specially trained pigeons can find orange life jackets in the ocean. Sometimes it is difficult for humans to find people lost at sea, especially when the weather is bad. However, pigeons can fly quickly over a large area of water to look for people. Spy Many years ago, carrier pigeons were used to help our country during wars(戰(zhàn)爭 ). ―Spy pigeons had small cameras that were tied to their feet. As a pigeon flew over enemy(敵人 ) land, the camera took photos of the land below. This would allow our soldiers to see where the enemies were and what they were doing. 5 So next time you see a pigeon, stop and watch it closely. What might look like an ordinary bird to most people, might actually be helpful. ( )36. Which part of the carrier pigeon is the can tied to? A. The pigeon’s back. B. The pigeon’s head. C. The pigeon’s neck. D. The pigeon’s leg. ( )37. What kind of people can the carrier pigeons find? A. The people in orange life jackets at sea. B. The people in red jackets in the boats. C. The people swimming in the ocean. D. The people lost in the mountains. ( )38. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. A pigeon could predict what the weather would be like. B. A pigeon was tied with a small camera around its leg. C. A pigeon could help us to know the number of the enemy. D. A pigeon carried the camera to take photos of the enemy land. ( )39. What kind of jobs are mentioned for a carrier pigeon? A. A mailman, a lifeguard and a spy. B. A trainer, a spy and a police officer. C. A soldier, a police officer and a mailman. D. A farmer, a weather reporter and lifeguard. ( )40. What is the purpose（目的） of writing this article? A. To make readers like pigeons more. B. To teach readers about the lives of wild pigeons. C. To tell readers about real jobs held by carrier pigeons. D. To share science fictions about pigeons helping people. C Most children don39。 work it out ( )9. Could you _____the window? I feel a little cold. A. please not open B. please not to open C. not please to close D. please not to close ( )10 Lucy often_________me____________my best both have long curly hair. A. thinks of B. reminds of C. helps,out D. leaves,out 2 ( )11. Mary’ s uncle made ___ possible for her to travel around the world. C. this D. one ( ) is a____country,but it_________fast these years. ,developed ,develops C. developed,developing D. developing,developing ( )13. Mary will make a plan as soon as she ____________her homework. A. finishes B. finish C. will finish D. finished ( )14. Do you mind _________your room? No, I’ll do that after finishing _________this article. A. clean, write B. clean, writing C. cleaning, write D. cleaning, writing ( )15. I’m going to take a vacation. Could you please _____me _____some information about interesting places to travel? A. offer, to B. offer, for C. provide, with D. provide, for ( )16. My head ______ . A. sores B. hot C. hurts D. is headache. ( ) ____ his room every day. A. needs to clean B. needs cleaning C. need to clean D. needs clean ( )18. They plan to write some notices and ________after school. A. give away them B. give them away C. hand out them D. hand them out ( ) can’ t speak Japanese. ________. A. Neither do I B. Neither I do C. Neither can I D. Neither I can ( ) saw him ____ on the side of the road when I passed by. A. lie B. lied C. lying D. lay II. 完型填空 （ 10分） A few months ago, I learned that the city food bank needed some volunteers. I used to be the 21 in my group of friends. So, I sent letters to 10 friends. I’d like to 22 a group that would volunteer to make and serve dinner for the disabled people. I wanted to 23 my friends to be part of the group. Almost all of my friends 24 . 3 One day, several of my friends brought some food and helped prepare the 25 . “I got such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I saw the