Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs. They loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that their dog hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him, but with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone. He barked loudly. But busy with their own lives, Brownie’s family just ignored (忽略) their neighbor’s nervous little dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. He followed Ted, Brownie’s owner, everywhere he went. He barked, then rushed towards a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “ Follow me!”
Finally, Ted followed the dog across the empty lot. The dog led the man to a tree a half-mile from the house. There Ted found Brownie alive. One of his legs was crushed (夹住) in a trap. Ted wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals (求助) seriously.
Then Ted noticed something amazing. In a circle around the injured dog, he saw a lot of dog food. They were the remains of lots of meals.
Spotty had been visiting Brownie every day. He had stayed with Brownie to protect him, snuggling(依偎) with him at night to keep him warm and nuzzling(用鼻子爱抚) him to keep his spirits up. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?
| A．Brownie and Spotty didn’t like their owners. |
| B．Brownie was missing for three days. |
| C．Brownie’s family didn’t love him. |
| D．Spotty probably knew where Brownie was. |
According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Spotty barked loudly at Ted because he was scared. |
| B．Ted followed Spotty because Spotty asked him to. |
| C．Spotty succeeded in escaping from the trap. |
| D．Brownie had nothing to eat that whole week. |
The underlined phrase “keep his spirits up” in the last paragraph probably means______.
| A．feed him | B．praise him | C．comfort him | D．protect him |
What does the story aim to tell us?
| A．Dog is man’s best friend. | B．Even dogs can have strong friendship. |
| C．Dogs are one of the cleverest animals. | D．Dogs have a special way to look for help. |
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Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. It is important to be a good visitor.
When to arrive
The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come "around 3:00", that means you can turn up a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.
What to bring
Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend's house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet (问候)
When you visit your friend's house, you may also meet his parents.①You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr. or Mrs. Smith.将句①翻译成汉语。
____________________________________________________________________________If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, what does it mean?
____________________________________________________________________________Which situations are mentioned in this passage?
| A．when to arrive | B．what to bring | C．How to greet | D．Above of all |
____________________________________________________________________________What’s the passage mainly about?（文章的主要内容是什么？）
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they still have to remember things. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory has been exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.Someone can't have a good memory if __________.
| A．he can't read or write |
| B．he doesn't use his memory |
| C．his parents haven't a good memory |
| D．he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time |
If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, _________.
| A．you can't use them any more |
| B．they will become stronger |
| C．they become weak but they slowly become strong again |
| D．they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Your memory works in different way as your arms or legs. |
| B．Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice. |
| C．Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory. |
| D．A good memory comes from one’s parents. |
Few people know that it is ________ if a friend has a poor memory.
| A．his own fault |
| B．his parents' fault |
| C．his teachers' fault |
| D．nobody's fault |
In the passage, the writer wants to tell us to practice _________.
| A．using our arms or legs very often |
| B．reading and writing as much as we can |
| C．remembering things to improve our memory |
| D．having enough sleep and rest and being relaxed |
One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"
"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the mysteries in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say! "
I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"
"Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.
"Didn’t you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, "'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms（习语）. "
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.The writer was puzzled（疑惑） because ____________.
| A．the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him. |
| B．the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!” |
| C．the foreigner was not polite. |
| D．the writer thought there was something wrong with the foreigner. |
What made the foreigner laugh? ___________.
| A．The English idioms |
| B．The writer’s talking about the Great Wall |
| C．The writer’s question |
| D．The writer’s country |
The story probably happened in ________.
| A．China | B．America |
| C．England | D．Australia |
The writer was puzzled _______ in the passage.
| A．once | B．twice |
| C．three times | D．four times |
The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “_____”.
| A．Really | B．OK |
| C．Thank you | D．I don’t like it |
Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."Mr. Brown told his son that _____.
| A．he would be away from home for four days |
| B．he would be back in seven days |
| C．he would be back in a month |
| D．he liked a cup of tea |
Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.
| A．the wall |
| B．the door |
| C．a piece of paper |
| D．his son's pocket |
A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
| A．the second day | B．the third day |
| C．the fourth day | D．the fifth day |
The man was very surprised because _________.
| A．he thought the child's father was dead |
| B．the child didn't ask him to sit down |
| C．the child gave him a cup of tea |
| D．he couldn't find that piece of paper |
What was burn?,
| A．The piece of paper | B．The newspaper |
| C．His pocket | D．The wood |
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”
The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”
“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”How much does the boy’s father make one hour?
| A．＄10 | B．＄20 |
| C．＄30 | D．＄40 |
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means .
| A．very angry | B．quite happy |
| C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
At first, the father refused to lend the money because .
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself. |
| B．he did not have enough money at that moment |
| C．the thought the boy would buy something of no use |
| D．the boy always borrowed the money from him |
The boy wanted to buy with twenty dollars.
| A．a new novel for himself |
| B．a nice present for his father |
| C．a toy for his own birthday |
| D．one hour of his father’s time |
From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father.
| A．often played with his son |
| B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all |
| D．often came home early |