八、阅读短文,完成任务。(12 分)
I'm Tom. I go to the zoo with my parents today. There are many animals in the zoo. Come and look! There are some elephants. They're big and strong. They can drink water with their long noses. The monkeys are small and thin. They're eating fruit. The giraffes are very tall. They're eating leaves. The bears are brown. They're very cute. And the lions can run fast. Look! What are they? They're pandas. My favourite animal is the panda. They're from China. They're fat and slow. They have short legs and ears. They like bamboo. I love all of them. They're my animal friends.
任务一:根据短文内容写单词,补全句子。(2 分)
1. The monkeys are eating .
2. The can run fast.
任务二:根据短文内容选择正确的答案。(4 分)
()1. Elephants can drink water with their .
A. noses B. ears C. eyes
()2. Tom likes best.
A. monkeys B. lions C. pandas
任务三:根据短文内容判断下列句子的对(√)错(×)。(6 分)
()1. The giraffes are very tall.
()2. The bears are black.
()3. The pandas have long legs.

任务一:1. fruit 2. lions
任务二:1. A 2. C
任务三:1. √ 2. × 3. ×

九、阅读短文,完成任务。(8 分)
Cooking is a good thing. It can bring us happiness. When we're sad, cooking can make us feel better. Because when we focus on cooking, we will pay less atten- tion to the worries. Cooking is also a good way to learn about different cultures. For example, fish and chips is a traditional English dish. Curry chicken can make us know Indian food culture better. And Chinese people like dumplings and noodles very much. Cooking can bring people together. Sitting down to eat with family mem- bers or friends makes us much closer to each other.
Cooking makes our life much better. But people may get hurt when they cook. So we should be careful when we make food.
任务一:根据短文内容判断下面的句子的对(√)错(×)。(4 分)
()1. Cooking can bring people happiness. But it can't bring people together.
()2. Chinese people like dumplings very much.
任务二:根据短文内容选择正确的答案。(4 分)
()1. Fish and chips is a traditional dish.
A. English B. American C. Canadian
()2. What will the writer most probably talk about next?
A. How to make delicious food.
B. How to keep safe in the kitchen(厨房).
C. How to wash the dishes.

任务一:1. × 2. √
任务二:1. A 2. B