英语短文阅读

看国家地理频道，最喜爱各类野生动物。每每看过，总会感慨自然界的动
物活得难啊——觅食固不易，生存更危险；万物相侵害，一环扣一环。

好不容易一口一口衔食喂大的小鸟，让黄鼬一下就连窝端了，她窝里还有
一群小崽子；刚出壳不久的小海鸥、小企鹅，硬让贼鹰从父母脚底下给叼走了；
至于羚羊、角马之类食草动物，时刻都在肉食动物的窥伺之中，不得安宁……
危乎险矣，弱肉强食。野生动物的那点自由，需要何等的血的代价！

由此便想到狗狗以及同类，不能不佩服，聪明！以狗狗之肥胖、鲜嫩、笨
拙，在野生环境下绝活不过三天，肯定被吃得连骨头也不剩。可是现在，它比
人吃得还好，睡得比人还放心。它的生存环境和野生动物一比，那它见的世面
就大了！

狗是动物中最聪明的，它看起来是投靠了人，做了人类的奴才；其实，也
可以反过来说是利用了人，揣摸透了人的弱点，让人心甘情愿地成了它的仆人。

人不是最虚荣、最有领袖欲吗？那好，它迎合你，服从你，忠诚于你，让
你高高在上，满足你这点小爱好。

人不是最怕寂寞，最怕空虚吗？那好，它装憨卖傻，活力二八，跟随左右，
陪伴终生，使你觉得最堪信赖的是犬不是人，所以有个亿万富婆临终把遗产给
了爱犬而不给儿孙。

至于你舍不得吃肉而给它吃肉，你为它洗澡、治病、打针、梳毛、遛弯儿，
它吃得香了你高兴，它屙不出屎来你蹩劲儿……如此服务，渐成习惯，回头一
想，咦，似乎还没对哪个人这么有耐性过！

这不是，你让狗耍了，明知道你也愿意。

而且，它绝不愁濒临灭绝。它的一个狗儿子明码标价，它还没生，就有一
大群人等着买呢！它不愁计划生育，也不怕难产，有医生给它做剖腹产手术呢！

要说狗现在过得比人好，一点不过分。住高楼别墅，乘豪华轿车，真是钟
鸣鼎食、锦衣玉佩、公子哥儿、淑女名媛。可是人弄得这些，得奋斗一辈子还
不一定行，狗呢，一点劲儿不费，嘿嘿，坐享其成！

你说，是狗聪明还是人聪明。

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．第二节中写到野生动物的生存之艰难，目的何在？

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．文中说狗狗见的世面比野生动物的大，你能结合文章说说它都见过哪些
世面吗？

Where does the wind come from?What makes the wind move all the time?Scientists tell us that it is the sun that makes air move,and makes it blow.When the sun shines on the earth,it makes the earth hot.Then the earth makes the air hot.When the air becomes hotter,it also becomes lighter.The light air goes up.Cool air comes in to take the place of the hot air.The hot light air goes up higher and higher until it becomes cool.Then it comes down again,and then the earth makes it hot again,and it has to go up.When the air moves,we have wind.
( ) 31.What makes the wind move?A.The air.B.The sun.C.The earth..D.The cloud.( ) 32.“ When the air becomes hotter,it also becomes lighter.” Here “it” means .A.the sun B.the wind C.the earth D.the air ( ) 33.Which is right?A.The hot air is heavier than the cool air.B.The cool air goes up to take the place of the hot air.C.The air moves to make the wind.D.On rainy days we can never feel wind.( ) 34.Which is the right order?a.The earth makes the air hot.b.The hot air goes up.c.The sun shines on the earth.d.The hot air becomes cool.A.a – b – c – d B.b – a – c – d C.c – a – b – d D.d – a – b – c ( ) 35.The passage mainly tells us .A.how the wind comes out B.what the wind is C.when we have the wind D.when the air becomes hot

Lovely pandasPandas’ faces look like cats’, but their fat bodies and short tails are like bears’. Pandas are very lovely and they are friendly to people. People likes them very much.Most Pandas live in China. The northwestern part of Sichuan Province(省) and southern part of Gansu Province are their hometowns. Pandas like to climb trees. They usually live in the forests of high mountains, eat bamboo and drink spring water.根据短文的意思，选出正确的答案。( )1. The panda mainly lives in . A. America B. Shanghai C. London D. China( )2. is like a cat’s. A. The panda B. The panda’s face C. The panda’s body D. The panda’s tail( )3. Where are the pandas’ hometowns? A. Guangdong and Gansu. B. Sichuan and Suzhou.C. Gansu and Sichuan D. Hubei and Sichuan( )4. What’s the panda’s main food? A. Rice. B. Meat. C. Bamboo. D. Grass

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