Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by "culture"? Recently social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common. Culture is the forms of behavior (行为)hat help people to live together. It is also the forms of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.
Human beings use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects(方面) of human behavior, or "culture", can also be found in the lives of certain animals, Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(黑猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.
According to the article, "culture" means
A. the languages we learn
B. the good habits we' share with each other
C. the forms of behavior we have in common
From the fact that chimpanzees can use and make tools，we know
A. animals may have a culture like our own
B. animals can be as clever as human beings
C. animals have the ability to help human beings
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Chimpanzees never help each other.
B' Animals use their own language to communicate.
C. People from different places have the same culture.
The traditional idea about dividing animals from human beings is that
A. human beings can use tools
B. human beings can depend on each other
C. human beings have the language to communicate
The main idea of the article is that
A. the animal culture is different from the human culture
B. knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behavior
C. the line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think
These days, more and more young people wish to be more beautiful, So they turn to plastic surgery (整形
手术) for help. They spend thousands of yuan on these painful surgeries to fix (修整) their nose, to fix their eyes or to be thinner.
In fact, most people are not happy about the way they look. Even the most beautiful actresses often wish they could fix something about their looks.So we should believe that we are as beautiful as others. A smile is beautiful on any face, being kind is much more beautiful than a pretty look.
So, let's feel happy that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need surgeries! Today, I wish you to make a small change: believe yourself! smile and be kind to others. If you do these, you will be happy, beautiful, and popular everywhere you go._______ are more and more interested in plastic surgeries.
| A．Old people | B．Young people | C．Men | D．Women |
The writer says we should believe we are as ________ as others.
| A．kind | B．good | C．beautiful | D．clever |
How can you feel good according to the writer?
| A．Believe yourself | B．Smile | C．Be kind | D．A,BandC |
What does the underline word “change” means in the passage?
| A．改变 | B．计划 | C．担心 | D．说明 |
which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Young people spend a lot of money on plastic surgeries. |
| B．Actors never worry about their looks. |
| C．We only need to make an easy change to feel beautiful enough\ |
| D．Being kind is more important than a good look |
If we want to deal with the association (交往) between boys and girls properly, here are some “dos and don’ts” for you to follow.
Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other . We should make as many friends as possible. We should keep in touch with the other sex(性别) in public instead of in secret.
Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have lunch in common , you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you can express yourself freely as others.
Don’t fall into the mire of puppy love. The boys and girls at adolescence(青春期) are rich in feelings. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion , puppy love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe (成熟的). Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of puppy love.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)The main idea of the passage is to _____.
| A．tell students to keep away from early love |
| B．give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls |
| C．tell students how to make friends. |
| D．teach boys how to talk with girls |
We should keep in touch with the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT________.
| A．with a good state of mind | B．in a real friendship |
| C．in public | D．in secret |
If you are a shy person, you can __________.
| A．find friends with the same interest and hobby first |
| B．only have a few friends of the same sex |
| C．not make friends with the other sex |
| D．not fall in love with other students easily |
What does the underlined word “mire” mean?
| A．波浪 | B．泥潭 | C．圈套 | D．迷惑 |
A person at adolescence is _____.
| A．easy to be nervous |
| B．good at making friends with each other |
| C．old enough to fall in love |
| D．easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love |
People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first , mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to new things, because when you are trying new things your are growing. If you never try new things , how can you improve ? How can you create? The simple answer is, “ You can’t .” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this : when your are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this： Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally , when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way , but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited. (有限的)
There is an old saying, “ If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填人题前括号内。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)If you are making a mistake, that means____.
| A．you’re careful | B．you’re kind |
| C．you’re growing | D．you know nothing. |
If you never try new things, you can’t ____.
| A．improve | B．create | C．spend | D．A and B |
After Edison failed 10,000 times, he _____.
| A．gave up | B．invented the light bulb |
| C．invented the computer | D．invented 10,000 new things |
When you make a mistake, you are closer to ____.
| A．time | B．money | C．success | D．everything |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Never make mistakes. |
| B．You can make mistakes without thinking |
| C．Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes. |
| D．Making mistakes is terrible |
When I was about 12 , I had an enemy , a girl who liked to pointed out shortcomings (缺点).Sometimes she said I was thin , Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could . At last , I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “ Are the things she said true or not ? Mary , didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my father. He refused to take it. “ That’s just for you,” he said. You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find if will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all , but hear the truth and do what you think is right.
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our lives we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的句子请在题前括号内写“T，错误的写“F”。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)The writer had a real enemy when she was 12.
The writer asked her mother for advice.
The writer’s father told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.
The writer didn’t do what her father told her to do.
The writer is thankful to her father and her “enemy”.
Cindy, Jerry and Mary are giving their opinions about a good friend.
Cindy: I think a good friend should be honest(诚实的). That’s more important than any other thing and is where a good friendship starts. If a friend isn’t honest, he may lose his friends’trust.
Jerry: I think a good friend has to be generous. Here “generous”doesn’t mean he has to givehis friends his lunch money or his clothes. It means he should share(分享) his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way.
Mary: In my opinion a good friend should understand(理解) his friends. When there’s something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends’ place andthink more for his friends.What does the underlined sentence(句子) mean?
| A．To be honest is the most important. |
| B．To be honest is as important as other things. |
| C．To be honest is not so important. |
| D．Honest people get more things than others. |
Jerry would like to make friends with people who ______.
| A．give him lunch money |
| B．know him very well |
| C．tell him their ideas and feelings |
| D．give him some clothes |
Mary thinks friends should ______.
| A．visit each other often |
| B．go to more places to play |
| C．understand each other |
| D．help each other do more things |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．They are talking about what they think a good friend should be. |
| B．They are talking about money. |
| C．They are talking about clothes. |
| D．They are talking about trust. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．My friend. |
| B．Trust is the most important. |
| C．Opinions about a good friends. |
| D．Being generous is the important. |