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Humans are mammals ( 哺乳动物 ). Most mammals are born able to do many things.Some can walk within ( 在……内 ) a few minutes of being born. They have to be able to run away if 1 is near. But human babies are born helpless. They need the 2 of adults to live.
In the first month of life, babies cannot smile or sit up. They cannot even hold up their own heads 3 some help from grown-ups.
In the next few months, babies grow a lot. They learn to roll over, support their heads,and 4 sit up while being held.
Babies also have to learn to use their 5 . It takes months for them to learn to reach for objects. At around six months old many babies can 6 an object from one hand to another.
Babbling ( 咿呀发声 ) is 7 a human baby learns to speak. Babies all seem to make similar sounds by babbling. They try to imitate ( 模仿 ) the sounds they hear from adults. It will take about nine months 8 a baby can say real words.
Somewhere around a baby’s first birthday, he or she may stand or walk with help. Soon the baby will 9 around on his or her own!
The first year of a baby’s life is a time of growing and 10 . Growing sure takes a lot of work!
（） 1. A. food B. danger C. waste D. peace
（） 2. A. hug B. look C. arms D. care
（） 3. A. of B. for C. without D. by
（） 4. A. even B. never C. ever D. still
（） 5. A. legs B. heads C. eyes D. hands
（） 6. A. keep B. move C. hold D. make
（） 7. A. why B. how C. which D. where
（） 8. A. before B. since C. after D. while
（） 9. A. look B. show C. run D. sit
（） 10. A. speaking B. smiling C. crying D. learning
Zac, a first-grade student, was diagnosed 诊断 ) with cancer last June. He is undergoing treatment ( 进行治疗 ) but still goes to school every day, because at school he can play with Vincent. Five-year-old Vincent found out his best friend was sick, and he wanted to do everything he could to help. He wanted to show his friend that he was always with him.
When he learned Zac would lose his hair from chemotherapy ( 化疗 ), Vincent decided to shave his head. When the little boy was asked why he did that, he said, “I want to make Zac feel like he is not the only one without any hair.”
Vincent has also been learning about cancer and raising money for his best friend Zac after learning how expensive his chemotherapy is. He made more than 20 scarves and sold them. He raised more than $200 in total.
Zac’s mum is thankful that her son has such an amazing friend.
When he was asked what friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac and answered,“It’s a beautiful thing.”
（） 1. What happened to Zac?
A. He lost his left leg.
B. He was sick.
C. He was hurt badly.
D. He lost his family.
（） 2. What does the underlined word “shave” mean in Chinese?
A. 剃光 B. 剪短
C. 染 D. 烫
（） 3. To help Zac, Vincent raised money by _____.
A. cutting off his hair and selling it
B. selling cookies after school
C. making scarves and selling them
D. asking other people for help
（） 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Vincent has raised $100 so far.
B. Zac feels very lonely at school.
C. Zac has a truly good friend Vincent.
D. Vincent made more than 200 scarves.
（） 5. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. honesty
B. courage
C. ambition
D. friendship
One dark night, two blind ( 盲的 ) men were going home from work. “I need to buy some socks,” said one of them suddenly. “Let’s stop at the shop on the street.”“OK,”said the other, “I think I’ll buy two or three pairs for myself, too.” They went to the shop.
“What size do you wear, sir? And what colour would you like?” asked the girl in the shop.
“Size eleven. Give me one pair of black socks and two pairs of white, please.”answered one of them. “And you, sir?” the girl asked the other man. “The same for me. I wear size eleven, too. So, the same colour and the same number.” said the other man.
A moment later they were in the dark street. Each man took the socks he had bought. But just then, a boy riding a bicycle bumped ( 撞 ) into them. The blind men dropped ( 掉 ) all the socks on the ground! All the six pairs of socks mixed up. The boy quickly said sorry and left. The two blind men picked up all the socks, but they could not tell black from white. How could they be sure that they each got one pair of black socks and two pairs of white socks?They tried to ask for help, but there was no one else in the street. What could they do?
Soon one of them had an idea. Can you guess what it was? They separated ( 分开 ) each pair of socks and both took one sock from each pair. When they got home, each of them had two black socks and four white ones of the same size—just what they wanted. Weren’t they clever?
1. Did the two blind men buy any socks on their way home? ______________________
2. What did each of the blind men want to buy? ______________________
3. Who bumped into them after they came out of the shop? ______________________
4. Someone helped them. Do you think so? ______________________
5. What should be the title of the passage? ______________________
1. within a few minutes 在几分钟之内
2. hold up one’s head 抬起头
3. grown-up n. 成年人
4. in the next few months 在之后的几个月里
5. reach for sth. 伸手去够……
6. make sounds 发出声音
7. on one’s own 独自
8. first-grade student 一年级学生
9. be diagnosed with 被诊断患有……病
10. treatment n. 治疗（方案）
11. raise money for ... 为……筹集资金
12. in total 总共
13. mix up 混在一起
14. pick up 拾起，捡起
15. ask for help 求助
16. a moment later 一会之后