Can animals do work for us? Some scientists think that animals may do a lot of jobs. They say that we may see many elephants, monkeys, dogs, bears, and other animals do a lot of things. Animals can get something to eat if（如果） they do some work for people.
Some scientists say that many different animals may do lots of jobs if they know they will get something to eat. Of course, dogs can guard（看护） a house , and elephants can do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. In America apes(猿)can help people make cars. Scientists believe that these big monkeys may drive cars.Many different animals may do many jobs if______.
| A．they can go to the wild(野外) | B．they learn they can get something to eat |
| C．they have a good place to live in | D．They are happy |
____can work for us.
A. Only a few animals B Lots of animals C. Few animals D. No animalsWhat kind of animals can guard a house?
| A．A dog | B．An elephant | C．An ape | D．A monkey |
what jobs can elephants do?
| A．Doing heavy jobs | B．Guarding a house | C．Making cars | D．Driving cars |
Which of the following is true?
| A．In China apes can help people make cars | B．All the animals can do work |
| C．Scientists believe that monkeys may play the piano | D．Apes may drive cars |
There are many rules (制度) in the old libraries. For example, no photos, no drinking and no phones. But now a lot of libraries don’t have too many rules. They paint the rooms beautiful colors so readers would like to read there. There aren’t hard chairs in these libraries.
There are nice sofas in them. Some of them are open 24 hours every day. In the libraries in America,
readers can make a 1free call. That means that they don’t need to pay any money for making a call. In the kid’s library in Denmark, children can sleep there if it is too late. In some libraries in Australia, they have a kids’ “story time”. 2今天图书馆是孩子们娱乐和学习知识的好去处。
任务（一）：根据短文内容回答下列问题。Why do many libraries paint their rooms beautiful colors now?
________________________________________________________________________In which country do some libraries have a kids’ “story time”?
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任务（二）：请写出1处下划线黑体单词“free”的汉语意思。________________________________________________________________________
任务（三）：请将文中2处划线的句子翻译成英语，每空一词。Today libraries are good places for kids to ________ ________ and learn something.
任务（四）：请给短文选择一个最恰当的英文标题。
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We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the pig. And this year is the year of dragon. Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner all the families stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on the new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.How many Chinese festivals are talked about in this passage?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
We can find that every Chinese year is given ______ name.
| A．an animal | B．a plant | C．a family | D．a full |
The underlined phrase “stay up” in the passage means “______”.
| A．建造 | B．张贴 | C．熬夜 | D．起立 |
On New Year’s day, people say “______” to each other when they meet.
| A．Merry Christmas | B．Good luck | C．Happy New Year | D．Both B and C |
The best title (标题) for this passage is ______.
| A．Good time | B．The Spring Festival | C．Big dinner | D．The Year of the Dragon |
Mr. and Mrs. Green had different ideas about where to go last weekend. Mrs Green wanted to go to Florida(佛罗里达州) to see her sister, but Mr Green didn’t like to go there. He wanted to go to Maine(缅因州).
“Florida is too hot in summer,” Mr Green said to Mrs Green.
“Maine is quite cold,” said Mrs Green, “I like swimming, but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough.”
“Florida is too far,” said Mr Green, “We don’t have enouh time to drive there. It’ll take us more than two days.”
Just then, the telephone rang. Mr Green answered the phone. It was his mother. “Is that Jim speaking? Please cme quickly. I need help. I’m calling from the hospital in Boston.” She said.
They stopped the discussion(讨论), and they left for Boston at once.Where did Mr Green want to go last weekend?
| A．Florida. | B．Maine. | C．Boston. | D．London. |
What did Mrs Green want to do last weeekend?
| A．To do some shopping. | B．To drive to Maine. |
| C．To see her sister. | D．To watch TV. |
Who called them when they were talking?
| A．Mr Green. | B．Mr Green’s wife. | C．Mr Green’s mother | D．Mr Green’s son |
Where did Mr Green’s mother live?
| A．Florida. | B．Maine. | C．Boston. | D．London. |
Where did they go in the end?
| A．Boston | B．Maine. | C．Florida. | D．London |
What makes the world become smaller? Some inventions, It began in the 11th century, But it has developed greatly in the last century. Let’s take a look at the five top inventions.
Movable Type(活字印刷) :By using Movable Type, books could be printed cheaply and easily. Bi Sheng invented Movable Type in China in the 11th century.
Telephone: The inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876." Mr. Watson, come here. I want you ,"he said to his assistant(助手) over the phone line. And with those famous words, the world was about to get much smaller.
Airplane: The Wright brothers made the first powered flight in1903.Air travel has made the far way places suddenly become a lot closer.
Satellites: The Soviet Union sent up the world’s first satellite in 1957. This begin the Space Age. Satellites have helped scientists study the earth. Much of our knowledge of the world has come from the information recorded by satellites.
Internet: When the Internet was created in 1969. only a few people knew about it. But more than 650 million people in the world use it now. The Internet has made information about anything easy to get.
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Movable Type |
Telephone |
Airplane Satellites Internet / The Soviet Union / In 193 in 1957 in 1969 making the farway ________ easy to places information get closer recordedly satelltes |
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Books printed Cheaply and Easily anything |
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Are you the only child in tile family? If so, you are the most important in your family. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they’re not as close to their parents as before. (1) They even think their parents are unfair to them.
Some students complain that their parents say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some say,
"(2)My parents don’t allow me to play computer games, but other classmates are doing that". Others say, when they’re making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they’re speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very unhappy. Some students even decide to leave home. But they don’t know running away may bring them some more problems. Show your parents you’re growing up. Then they’ll feel you’re no longer a small child.
(3)If you follow the advice, you’ll have a happy life and never think of running away.根据（1）处完成下面的句子（每空一词）。
They even their parents are fair to them.将（2）处改写句子（每空一词）。
my classmates are playing computer games, my parents me from doing that.根据（3）处完成下面的句子（每空一词）
you follow the advice, you not have a happy life and think of running away.