三、阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26分)A

Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.

Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.

Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said.

Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子).

(    ) 21 After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.

A. to look for food                                  B. to feed her babies

C. to move some people                          D . to carry things to her owner

(    ) 22. The scientist found chimpanzees ________.

A. cared for the hurt or lost ones              B. often left for a far place

C. always stayed in the same place           D. didn’t care about each other

(    ) 23. The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.

A. they didn’t like their baby                    B. they were not kind enough

C. they wanted to teach their baby           D. they wanted to save their baby

(    ) 24. From the passage we know ________.

A. dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain.

B. mother birds don’t want to save their children

C. animal parents love their children a lot

D. all animals want to move people very much

(   ) 25. The word “moving” in the first paragraph means ___________

A. 移动的       B.搬动的        C. 感动的         D. 感人的

B

We all know that Taiwan is considered as Treasure Island(宝岛) of China. The scenery there is very beautiful. Recently we have been connected closely each other.

Several months ago, a group of 19 Taiwanese children flew to Chengdu in order to begin a tour to study pandas. The middle school children were from Chiayi County in southwest Taiwan and were chosen because of their excellent performance at school.

During the visit, the children saw pandas up close. They were very excited to see so many pandas at the same time. The children also traveled to the –Mount E’mei scenic area and met local schoolchildren.

At also, they said, “The pandas are very cute, and they are all happy.” They also said the children in Chengdu are very friendly to them, and they all like there. The hope to visit Sichuan again.

(   )26. Taiwan is considered as a          island.

A. valuable          B. rich      C. beautiful         D. all above

(   )27. Why did the group of 19 Taiwanese children come to Chengdu?

A. Because they came to study here.

B. Because they had never been here.

C. Because they flew here for a tour to study pandas.

D. Because they were from Chiayi County in southwest Taiwan.

(   )28. The children had a good chance to visit Chengdu because

A. they were interested in it

B. they did well at school

C. they were performing different roles.

D. they were not from the same country

(   )29 When they visited pandas, the children were quite excited          .

A. to see so many pandas at a time.

B. to climb the Mount E’mei

C. to see pandas

D. to find pandas very cute

(   )30. This passage mainly expresses that

A. the middle school students in Taiwan must can learn about pandas.

B. there is a good relationship between the two places.

C. the children in Chengdu are very friendly.

D. the students in Taiwan are excellent