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A thirsty crow (乌鸦)comes across(偶然遇到) a bottle of water, but the water level is out of its reach. The bird then drops some stones into it and gets the water.
“It’s just a story,” you may think. But new research has found that crows’ brains may sometimes be better than those of 6-year-old children.
In a recent experiment, American scientist Corina Logan and her team caught six crows to test them. The crows and children had to choose between two sets of tubes(试管). They had to drop stones in and get water.
With the red set, when they dropped a stone into a wide tube, the water level raised in a connected narrow tube. The blue set of tubes, however, had no connection between them.
Children aged 7 to 10 were able to learn the rule. Children aged 4-6, however, failed.Five of the six crows failed the test. But Kitty, a 6-month-old crow, passed it. She put most of the stones into the red tubes.
So, could a bird be more clever than a kindergartner? Don’t be too quick to say no.
The first paragraph is ______ about crows.
A. a piece of news B. a story C. a truth
_____ failed the test?
A. Kitty
B. Children aged 7 to 10
C. Children aged 4 to 6
From the text, we know crows’ brains may ______ be better than those of 6-year-old children.
A. sometimes B. always C. never
How many crows did the team do the experiment on?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7
What does the underlined word kindergartner mean?
A. 幼儿园小朋友 B. 幼儿园教师 C. 幼儿园

We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer.
Recently, researchers studied more than 55,000 adults. About a quarter of the adults have a good habit of running. The study found these runners were much healthier than non-runners. In fact, the runners lived, on average（平均）, three years longer than the non-runners.
Running may be good exercise, but it can be difficult on the body. Here are commonly shared ideas among fitness experts（健身专家） to lower the risk of injury（受伤） for people who are new to running.
⊙Take it easy.
Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push themselves too hard. The body needs time to get used to increases in distance（里程） or speed.
⊙ Get good running shoes.
There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should have a new pair of shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.
⊙Take good notes.
Take time after each run to write down notes about what you did and how you felt. Look for things that happen again and again. For example, you may find that your knees hurt when you run sometimes. But perhaps you feel great when you have a rest between running days. These notes will help you make the best plan for running.
The writer wants to tell us in the first paragraph ____________.

A．good health comes from running

B．running is the best exercise

C．health problem can be solved by good exercise

D．not all exercise is equally（同样的）good

In the second paragraph, we know ____________.

A．a good habit of running may help you live longer

B．the number of non-runners was getting smaller

C．three quarters of 55,000 adults were new to running

D．the hope to live three years longer drives people to exercise

Increases in distance or speed depend on ____________.

A．what the fitness experts say

B．whether you have the best shoes

C．how your body feels

D．why you start running

The purpose of taking notes is to ____________.

A．remind you of where to have new shoes

B．help you find the way of running that fits you

C．take a rest between running days

D．help you do some research on exercise

The passage is written to ____________.

A．provide information for the researchers to work better

B．warn the non-runners of the dangers in running

C．help runners to exercise in a scientific way

D．encourage as many people as possible to join in running

Teaching is one of the most rewarding（有回报的） jobs. It is also one of the most stressful. If you want to be a teacher, you should have a passion（激情） for young people. If you are thinking about going into teaching for any other reason than this, you need to find another job.
Teaching is difficult. Students can be difficult. Parents can be difficult. If you do not have a passion for the young people that you teach, you will burn out quickly. Passion is what keeps an excellent teacher going. When students have trouble understanding what is taught, it is what drives him to spend long hours trying to think out how to help them. If you do not have enough passion for your students, you might last a year or two, but not long. Passion is a must-have quality（品质） for every good teacher.
Teaching can be rewarding, but you shouldn’t expect that reward to come easily. Teachers who search out better and new methods are the ones who will make it. A good teacher needs to be able to work with everyone. All teachers face stress. It is important to be able to deal with everything that is thrown at you when you walk through your classroom doors. There are so many chances for stress within a classroom that an excellent teacher has to be able to bring it in control. If you cannot manage stress quite well, then teaching may not be the right job for you.
According to the passage, if you want to be a teacher, ____________.

A．you’d better ask the writer for advice

B．passion is the most important

C．you will be best rewarded

D．you have to be young enough

A successful teacher is someone who ____________.

A．burns out quickly and easily

B．faces the most stress and difficult parents

C．searches out better and new methods

D．has the right reason for his job

The key words for the passage are ____________.

A．passion and stress	B．difficult and rewarding
C．deal with and be able to	D．teachers and students

Most stress is thrown at the teacher ____________.

A．in the classroom	B．from the parents
C．in a year or two	D．after class

An excellent teacher knows ____________.

A．how the reward as a teacher will come

B．how to manage everything that happens in his work

C．how long his passion for young people will last

D．how many new methods he will have to use

Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspaper. The next morning, many boys came to the old man's office, asking for the job.
There was a post(柱子)by his desk, and there was a nail(钉子）in it. He took a walking stick and said, "Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job."The boys thought it was easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, "I'm sorry I can't take any of you."And they left.
He kept the advertisement in the paper, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that. "Yes," said the boy, "I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again."
The old man said, "You are the boy for me." And he gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
What could they use to hit the nail?
How many chances could everyone have to hit the nail?
Who got the job on the first day?
Did the boys know the advertisement on TV or in the newspaper?
Why could the boy hit the nail successfully?

Robert was a clever boy and got on well with his classmates. After he left the middle school, one of his legs was hurt in a traffic accident. He had to go back to his village and help his father to manage the farm. He read a lot of books on farming and did well in it. He got much money and bought a few farms.
Ten years later, he became the richest farmer in his village. One day, Robert met several friends in London. He asked them to visit his farm. They saw a beautiful house with a big garden when his friends got there. They found he had a lot of sheep, pigs and cows. It was so large that they couldn't see the other end.
"It'll take you two days to reach the other end of my farm by car!" Robert said happily.
"Are you kidding? I think something is wrong with your car!" One of the guests said with a smile.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage .Only one word for each blank.
Robert was a clever and friendly boy. After he finished middle school, he hurt one of his legs in a traffic accident. He had to to his village and helped his father on the farm. He was at farming. He made a lot of money and bought some farms. ten years, he was very rich. One day, he invited some friends to visit his farm. The farm was large to see the other end. Robert said, "You'll two days reaching the other end by car." His friend laughed at him.