Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are a lot of expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someone looks very proud and satisfied with himself, we say “he looks like the cat that ate the canary.”
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, it means that you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a girl might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.
Americans might say that something is “the cat’s miaow” or “the cat’s pajamas(睡衣)” to describe something that is the best or finest. “A copycat” is someone who acts just like someone else or copies another person’s work. “A fat cat” is a person with a lot of money.
If you tell about something that is supposed to be a secret, we say you “let the cat out of the bag”. If you are not able to speak or answer a question, someone might ask you if “the cat has got your tongue(舌头)”
Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? “When the cat’s away, the mice will play” means people sometimes act badly when there is no supervision (监管).
You may have heard the expression “curiosity killed the cat”. This means caring too much about things that are not your business might cause problems.
If you have ever had cats as pets, you know it is difficult to train them or to get them to do something. Cats are not like Sheep or cows that can be moved in a group. So we say a difficult or impossible job is like “herding (放牧) cats “ What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The expression “a fat cat” is used to describe someone who is very fat. |
| B．The expression “play cat and mouse” usually means “play tricks on others”. |
| C．It is more difficult to keep sheep or cows than cats. |
| D．There are more expressions about cats than those about dogs. |
In which of the following situations do we most probably use the expression “curiosity killed the cat”?
| A．Someone always asked a lady her age or weight and it made her angry. |
| B．Someone promised to keep a secret but he failed to do so. |
| C．Someone won the first prize in an English singing competition and he felt very excited. |
| D．Someone tried to swim across the Yangtze River with his newly broken legs. |
Where can you most probably find the passage?
| A．In a scientific research paper about cats. |
| B．On a website telling people how to keep cats. |
| C．In a magazine telling various jokes and funny stories. |
| D．In a language book that teaches students how to use American slang. |
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Someboy mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love :12+15+22+5="54," and luck : 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the betterr after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you.In the same way, if you take a positive(积极地)attitude towards failure(失败),you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.In the writer’s opinion , what is the most important things in a person’s life?
| A．Hard-work. | B．Knowledge. | C．Money. | D．Attitude. |
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to ___________.
| A．ask for helpf from others | B．say your prayers to God |
| C．change your attitude | D．try maths-solving methods |
From the passage we can learn that ______________.
| A．diffrent attitudes come from different courses of life. |
| B．mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life |
| C．failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude |
| D．none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more |
A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However,many people don’t smile because they think they ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mile, doesn’t have very nice teeth,so thatis why he seldom opens his mouth.he even says that he has lost cofidence because of his teeth.So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem.Some people inherit teeth problems from their parents,while others’teeth are damaged because of bad habits,like heavy smoking,eating too much sugar or not brush-ing teeth often.If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of then.
Smiling can help you to feel more confident and make other people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy,you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Kataria said that young children should laugh about 300 times a day, wile adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now!
根据短文内容，选出一个最佳答案填入题前括号内。What has made Mike lose his confidence?
His bad habit. B. His bad teeth. C. Not smiling. D. Eating too much sugar. Many people don’t smile because .
| A．they don’t like smiling | B．they think they are ugly |
| C．their teeth are not beautiful | D．they can’t open their mouths |
What can a dentist do according to the passage?
A. A dentist can tell you how to improve your bad teeth.
B. A dentist can help you to take care of your bad teeth.
C. A dentist can tell you how to brush your teeth.
D. Both A and B.If you want to keep healthy, you had better .
| A．not smile often | B．laugh all the time |
| C．neiter smile nor laugh | D．smile and even laugh often |
How many times should a child laugh every day in doctor Kataria’s opinion?
| A．Either 300 or 30 times a day. | B．Between 7 and 15 times a day. |
| C．Around 300 times a day. | D．Only 30 times a day. |
Stress （压力） is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
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If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.Who has got stress in everyday life?
A. Men and women. B. Young people. C. Both A and B. If you have over problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.
A. two B. three C. eightWhich of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?
A.Taking exams. B. Taking sleeping pills. C. Making money.What’s the easier way to relax your body?
A. Talking with friends. B Doing relaxing exercises.
C. Laughing, smiling and crying.The main idea of the passage is .
A.about stress and how to relieve your stress
B. that there are many reasons for having stress
C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress
| JLetter 1 Whatever I do, I always think about if other people will like it. How can I stop worrying about what they think? —Eva, 14, Illinois |
| JLetter 2 My dream is to be on the Olympic team for gymnastics. My dad thinks I started too late and I’ll never be able to make it. He puts me down, but I want his support. What should I do? —Erica, 9, Texas |
| JLetter 3 What should I do if I failed a test? I’m afraid to tell my mom because she might get mad at me and I can’t play soccer. And soccer is like the world to me. —Ashley, 12, Wisconsin |
| JLetter 4 I just moved and I’m kind of shy, so how do I make new friends? —Jessica, 11, Canada |
| Dr. Molly’s Answer ① You should tell him about your dream and that if you work really hard, it might happen even though you started late. The sooner you tell your dad how you feel, the sooner you’ll be able to work on making your dream come true. |
| Dr. Molly’s Answer ② Nobody knows you at your new school. You have nothing to lose, so gather up all your courage and go over to someone who looks friendly and introduce yourself. You can ask that person about your teacher or the other kids in your class to break the ice. Good luck! |
| Dr. Molly’s Answer ③ It’s better to tell your mom the truth than for her to find out another way. When you tell her, explain why you failed the test. Ask her if she can help you study in the future, so you’ll do better on your tests and also have time for the soccer you love. |
| Dr. Molly’s Answer ④ Just be yourself and try not to care about what others think. The more you think about it, the worse you will feel. Always act strong and confident. Even if you are a little unsure of something, don’t doubt (怀疑) your abilities to do things right. Just relax. |
Jessica ____________.
| A．wonders how to make new friends |
| B．wishes to be on the Olympic team |
| C．is afraid to tell her mom about her failing a test |
| D．keeps worried about what other people think about her |
____________loves playing soccer best.
| A．Erica | B．Eva | C．Ashley | D．Jessica |
Erica’s dad doesn’t support her because he thinks she___________.
| A．is a little shy and can’t do it well | B．didn’t start at a very early age |
| C．is too young to be on the team | D．doesn’t work hard |
According to Dr. Molly, Eva should ____________.
| A．hold on to her dream | B．always tell the truth |
| C．be brave to say hello to others | D．be confident of herself |
Which is the correct order of Dr. Molly’s answers to the four letters?
| A．①④③② | B．③④②① | C．②③①④ | D．④①③② |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular, their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one.
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.Many teenagers think their ________ know them better than their parents do.
| A．friends | B．brothers | C．sisters | D．teachers |
When teenagers stay alone, their usual way of communication is ________.
| A．to go to their friends |
| B．to talk with their parents |
| C．to have a discussion with their family by phone |
| D．to talk with their friends on the phone |
Which of the following is different in meaning from the sentences “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their friends?
| A．Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends. |
| B．Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends. |
| C．Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends. |
| D．Some parents may want their children to meet their good friends at the stop. |
Which of the following sentences is right according to the passage?
| A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy. |
| B．In all families children can choose everything they like. |
| C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better. |
| D．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help. |
The sentence “Your answers are welcome” means“________”.
| A．You are welcome to have a discussion with us. |
| B．We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome. |
| C．Your answers are always correct. |
| D．You can give us all the right answers. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Only Parents Can Decide | B．Parents and Children |
| C．Teenagers Need Friends | D．A Strange Question |
| My family and I have ridden bikes around the island several times. My friends often ask me questions about biking with their families. I’m sorry to learn that some of them don’t really enjoy biking or get hurt on the road because they don’t prepare well. Here I want to share some things that I think are important before you start off: 1. Get a bike of the right size for everyone in your family. 2. Check every part of your bike carefully. 3. Lear to fix some easy bike problems. 4. Check the traffic and weather news. 5. Pack maps, warm clothes, raincoats, snacks and enough water.
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Linda: Hello, my name is Linda Brown. What’s your name?
Tony: I am Tony Smith. Nice to meet you!
Linda: Nice to meet you, too (也)! What is this?
Tony: Oh, it is a photo of my family.
Linda: Is this your mother?
Tony: Yes.
Linda: Is he your father?
Tony: Yes, he is.
Linda: And is the baby (婴儿) your brother?
Tony: Haha, it isn’t. It is my sister.
根据对话内容，选择正确答案。What is the boy’s last name?
A. Brown. B. Tony. C. Smith. What is the girl’s first name?
A. Linda. B. Tony. C. Brown. Tony has a photo of his __________.
A. parents B. school C. family Is the woman(妇女) Tony’s mother?
A. Yes, she is. B. No, she isn’t. C. We don’t know.Is the baby Tony’s brother?
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t. C. We don’t know（不知道）.
When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said, “My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking.” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll punish(惩罚) you.”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned(淹死). I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me. In the end, they found I was telling the truth(真话). They came and saved my life. They took me to the emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life.What did the writer like to do when he was young ?
A. To fight with his friends. B. To play with his mother.
C. To play jokes on others.How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother ?
A. Interested. B. Worried. . C. Excited. When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends _______ .
A. came to help him B. didn’t care about him
C. stopped to look at himThe underlined part “the emergency center” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 购物中心 B. 娱乐中心 C. 急救中心 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer’s mother was cooking when his mother fell from the open window.
B. The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea.
C. The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends.
Mr. Wise,
I am a slow（迟钝的）student. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I usually get worried. I spent much time studying for the tests, but I can’t get good grades（分数）. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it. But it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do?
Xiaoming
Dear Xiaoming,
Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist(科学家), did badly in his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But he did a lot for the people in the world at last. When I was at your age, I didn’t do well at school. But I kept working hard and I succeeded(成功) at last. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better.
Mr. Wise Xiaoming feels worried because .
A. he has a headache
B. he doesn’t want to work hard
C. he is not as good as（像……一样好）most of his classmates Xiaoming wrote this letter to .
A. ask for some help
B. find a pen pal
C. tell his father his problemMr. Wise wrote about a famous person to .
A. make Xiaoming angry
B. make Xiaoming feel better
C. show how much he knowsIn Mr. Wise’s letter, “tomorrow is another day” means .
A. there are a lot of hopes in our lives
B. one can get good grades tomorrow
C. tomorrow is the same as today From the second letter, we know Mr. Wise may be before.
A. a doctor B. a scientist C. a slow student
Here are two letters to George and his replies.
Alice is worrying about ________.
A. her friends B. her marks C. her height D her weightBob should ________ according to George’s letter.
| A．take more exercise | B．talk to his friends |
| C．join a basketball team | D．learn some French. |
George advises Alice to talk to ________ for help.
| A．her mother | B．her teacher | C．Bob’s teacher | D．Bob’s friends |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
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Part-time Waitress
Busy café needs honest and good-looking waitress for weekends. Must enjoy working with a team and dealing with customers. Call Li Ling at 0732-8536724 after 6 pm.
Delivery (投递) Person
Young, healthy person able to deliver heavy boxes of books. Must have a driver’s license and can carry heavy boxes. We’re looking for a person for this position. Call Liu Fang at 0732-7887766 at any time.
Nanny Wanted
Kind, hard-working nanny wanted to look after three friendly children. Must be experienced and have childcare quail fications(资格). Please call Chen Yiping at 0732-6774538 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m These are _______ in the newspaper.
| A．notices | B．ads | C．stories | D．news |
If you can get the job in the café, you must be a _______.
| A．pretty young woman | B．good-looking boy |
| C．cool young man | D．hard-working student |
Who can do the delivery job?
| A．A beautiful woman who is good at selling books. |
| B．A person who has been a taxi driver for more than 40 years. |
| C．A beautiful and hard-working girl. |
| D．A strong young man who can drive. |
Which of the four statements is true?
| A．You can call Chen Yiping in the evening. |
| B．If you want to call Li Ling, do it in the morning. |
| C．You can call Liu Fang at any time. |
| D．If you want to call Li Ling, you can do it in the afternoon. |
What’s the Chinese for the underlined word “nanny”?
| A．奶奶 | B．阿姨 | C．保姆 | D．护士 |
One of my favorite things to do is hiking in mountains．Because
nobody likes the idea of getting lost，I always prepare before every
trip．But what’s the best navigation tool，a Global Positioning Sys-
tem(GPS)or a good old map and compass?
Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail
(路线)I marked．One team of three carried a GPS，and the other
team used a map and compass．
It took the GPS team 3 hours and 1 1 minutes to get through the
whole hike，however，it took the map and compass team only 2
hours and 49 minutes．The biggest problem the GPS team met was
that they lost the satellite signal(卫星信号)in some places．With
no map or compass，they had to walk around until they were in a
place where the signal was good．The map and compass team was
able to spot different landmarks，compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction．
When I head out on my future hikes，I’m bringing a map，a compass and a GPS to show me the way．
( )The two teams____．
A．had the same navigation tool B．went along the same trail C．had the same problem
( )The GPS team spent ____ time than the map and compass team in the whole hike．
A．1ess B．more C．the same
( )In the end，the writer found out____．
A．the map and compass were too old navigation tools to use any more
B．it wasn’t necessary to bring a map and a compass together with a GPS
C．the GPS had some disadvantages in hiking in mountains
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.
| A．hard | B．enjoyable | C．painful | D．comfortable |
The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.
| A．岩石 | B．火焰 | C．水晶 | D．寒冰 |
Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
| A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. |
| B．The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
| C．You can find life is full of nice things. |
| D．Never give up half-way. |
We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.
| A．the writer was very successful in his life |
| B．the writer reached the top of the mountain |
| C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
| D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
The best title for the passage is ______.
| A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
| B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain |
| C．Conversations between Father and Son |
| D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain |
People from other contries will find many different suprising things in Britain.
Greek: A man from Greece sees a special way of driving in Britain. People drive on the left in the British street, but the British people never feel surprised. The Greek man said,“I’ve been in Britain for nearly a month now. But at first, I couldn’t always remember to drive on the left. Every time,my friend reminded me.”
Japanese:Japanese people can’t ucderstand why British people keep their shoes on at home. In Japan,people walk in the room without shoes. If visitor keeps his shoes on at home in Japan, the Japanese people think he is very impolite.
Spanish:The Spanish people mind the way that the British people greet each other. They themselves seem to be afraid of touching（接触）.When they meet,they just smile or nod but never kiss or hug（拥抱） in Spain. But the British people think kissing is a very usual greeting when they meet!
There is an old saying,“When in Rome,do as Romans do.”When we go to a foreign country, we should follow the etiquette of country.The Greek visitor________.
A.always drives on the left
B.used to drive on the left
C.drove correctly in Britain with his friend’s help______think it’s impolite to wear shoes at home.
A.The Japanese B.The Greek C.The EnglishWhen greeting,the Spanish _______.
A.kiss each other B.hug each other C.smile at each other_____seem not to be afraid of touching each other.
A.The Spanish B.The British C.The JapaneseEtiquette in the world______.
A.is the same B.is important C.is sometimes different and interesting
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