Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented(租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments(公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived at home in the early 1990s. In the1960s, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.
| A．in or around the cities | B．in cities | C．around cities | D．in the country |
Ho w many American families own a cat?
| A．About 40%. | B．About 20%. | C．About 74%. | D．About 26%. |
On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.
| A．more than 3 | B．only 3.5 | C．less than 2 | D．about 2.64 |
________ in the US have their own bedrooms.
| A．All of the people | B．Most of the children |
| C．Half of the teenagers | D．Only some of the teenagers |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes. |
| B．Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger. |
| C．A Japanese moves more often than an American. |
| D．An American moves more often than an Englishman. |
Once upon a time， the colors in the world started to argue． All thought they were the most important and useful．
Green said， "I'm the symbol of life and hope． I was chosen for grass， trees and leaves． Look around and you will see me everywhere．"
Blue followed， "You only consider the earth， but look at the sky and the sea．"
Yellow smiled， "I bring hope and warmth into the world． Look at the color of the sun and the moon．"
Orange continued， "I'm the color of joy． My beauty is so fantastic that no one can think of you at sunrise or sunset．"
Red shouted out， "I'm the ruler of you． I'm the color of life and live． So nobody can take my place．" Purple stood up， "I'm the color of power． People never question me! They just listen and follow．"
Finally， indigo（靛青色） spoke slowly． "I stand for thought and reflection（反省）．Yet all of you just need them．"
Suddenly， the sky became dark and rain started to pour down． The colors all gathered（聚集） in fear． Rain began to speak， "Join hands and come to me．"
The colors did as they were told． Rain added， "Don't you know you each are made for a certain purpose？ When it rains， appear together to show that you can all live in peace． The rainbow（彩虹） is the color of your friendship．"
（1）The color green thought it was the most important because ．
| A． |
It made the world full of joy |
| B． |
it was the symbol of life and love |
| C． |
people could see it here and there |
| D． |
it was the color of grass and flowers |
（2） gives the world hope and warmth．
| A． |
Red |
| B． |
Blue |
| C． |
Yellow |
| D． |
Purple |
（3）Each color is made for a purpose．
| A． |
similar |
| B． |
certain |
| C． |
funny |
| D． |
personal |
（4）According to the passage， we can know ．
| A． |
orange stands for powerful and life |
| B． |
all the colors were happy to greet rain |
| C． |
Blue is the color of the sea and the sky |
| D． |
The sky became dark and began to snow |
（5）The best title for the passage can be " "．
| A． |
The color of friendship |
| B． |
The performance of colors |
| C． |
The colors in the world |
| D． |
The courage of the rainbow |
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Chinese painting is one of the oldest art forms in the world． Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as Guohua． Traditional Chinese painting is done with a brush dipped（浸） in black or colored ink（墨水）．Paper and silk are also needed for painting． The finished work can be put on scrolls（轴）．Traditional Chinese painting includes landscape（山水）painting， figures（人物）， bird and flowers． Landscape painting is regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting． |
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Chinese folk（民间的） music is an important part of Chinese culture． It has a long history． One of the Confucianism Classics（儒家经典 ） Shi Jing， containsmany folk songs． They are much loved by people up to now． Traditional Chinese musical instruments are symbols of Chinese culture， such as guqin， guzheng， pipa， erhu， xiao and chime（编钟）． Sheng and suona are also popular in northern villages in China． Xi'an drum music is large traditional drum music． It is a valuable part of Chinese ancient music， and is regarded as the "living fossil（化石） of Chinese ancient music" in the world． |
（1）People usually use for doing traditional Chinese painting．
①brushes
②ink
③color pencils
④paper
⑤silk
| A． |
①②③④ |
| B． |
②③④⑤ |
| C． |
①②③⑤ |
| D． |
①②④⑤ |
（2）The highest form of Chinese painting is ．
| A． |
landscape painting |
| B． |
figures |
| C． |
bird and flowers |
| D． |
trees |
（3）The underlined word "contain" means ．
| A． |
hold |
| B． |
control |
| C． |
prevent |
| D． |
include |
（4） is called the "living fossil of Chinese ancient music" in the world．
| A． |
Folk music |
| B． |
Country music |
| C． |
Ancient music |
| D． |
Xi'an drum music |
（5）The two paragraphs above are about ．
| A． |
Chinese music |
| B． |
Chinese painting |
| C． |
Chinese culture |
| D． |
Chinese history |
A river was running happily in the hill， the valley（山谷） and the field． Soon it was stopped by a huge rock and the river was a little afraid and worried what it could do．
The rock said， "Hi， baby！Where are you going？"
The river answered， "I'm going to the sea． My mother is waiting for me．"
The rock made fun of the river and said， "You're too young． Go back to the hill at once． You can't get there． Don't come back here again!"
The river was surprised to hear that and said， "I can only go forwards（向前）．There's no river that goes backwards（向后）!"
The rock became angry and warned the river． "Don't speak! If you don't go back， you will have to change your direction． Don't want to run over my body!"
The river asked helplessly， "Where should I go？"
"You can go anywhere you like． Just don't come close to me!"
While they are talking， more and more water came here． Then it began to get out of control． The river ran quickly over the rock and the rock was washed pitifully．
The river said proudly， "A weak person will change his goal and direction． A person who is strong will only go ahead and nothing can stop him!"
（1）The final goal of the river was to go to the ．
| A． |
field |
| B． |
valley |
| C． |
sea |
| D． |
hill |
（2）The rock wanted the river to ．
| A． |
get out of control |
| B． |
come close to him |
| C． |
make fun of him |
| D． |
go back to the hill |
（3）The river ran over the rock ．
| A． |
slowly |
| B． |
softly |
| C． |
quickly |
| D． |
carelessly |
（4）After meeting the rock， the river became at last instead of being afraid．
| A． |
proud |
| B． |
helpless |
| C． |
pitiful |
| D． |
worried． |
（5）The passage tells us that we should when facing difficulties．
| A． |
Avoid solving the problem |
| B． |
become strong and go ahead |
| C． |
change our dream directly |
| D． |
be used to giving up silently |
Something caught my eyes when I was walking down the street．Two silver coins were shining in a melting（融化的）snow bank（积雪），so I dug through the snow to look for more．Of course，I just ended up with two cold hands．I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home，colder but richer．I began to think about how to spend the money．
Two days later，Mary and her little sister Susy were searching the snow banks．"Finders are keepers" was my first thought． I didn't want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying．"I dropped them right here，"she said with tears． Her hands were cold and red for digging in the snow．"Maybe they slid down（滑下）the street with the melting snow． Let's dig over here．"Mary's voice sounded confident．
"They'll never know" was my second thought，and I walked past them．"Peter，have you seen two silver coins？"asked Mary． Susy looked up from digging． Her eyes were hopeful．
"Tell a lie" was my third thought．"As a matter of fact，"I hesitated（犹豫），"I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago． I wondered who might have lost them．"Susy hugged me with a big smile，"Oh，thank you，thank you．"
（1）Why did the writer dig through the snow？
（2）When did Mary and Susy search the snow banks？
（3）Who was confident of finding out the silver coins，Mary or Susy？
（4）How did Susy feel when she saw the writer？
（5）What might the writer do with the two coins in the end？
Many young people have trouble communicating with their parents．However，there are some useful tips to help solve this problem．
First，make a list of the things you and your parents disagree about most． With each of these things，try to find an acceptable answer to you and your parents． It is not good for you to require everything to go your way．（A） You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change ．Second，talk to your parents when it is convenient for them． Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them tired，so be patient with them．
Third，listen to what your parents have to say． How can you expect them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to（B） them？So try to be an active listener． In addition，your parents were once young like you，so they can understand your situation better than you expect．
Finally，if you do not get a satisfactory result，try not to get too angry．（C） You should talk with your parents further in order that you can find out their reasons ．Part of growing up is learning to live with these kinds of disagreements，and learning to understand another person's way of looking at things． With a little hard work，you can learn to communicate better with your parents．
（1）把（A）处画线句子翻译成汉语．
（2）把（C）处画线句子翻译成汉语．
（3）写出（B）处画线单词指代的内容．
（4）在文中找出两个与父母沟通中你应采取的态度的词．
（5）用短语或句子写出作者想要表达的主题．