Paul loves his wife and children very much, and they love him, too. However, it isn’t easy to live with Paul. He gets angry easily, and he doesn’t have many friends. Paul’s wife, Linda, is very different. She’s always smiling and kidding. She likes to tell jokes and make people laugh. She’s never quiet for long and hardly gets angry. She has a lot of friends. Paul and Linda often fight(争辩)about their children. Linda thinks Paul is too strict with them. he shouts at them a lot. He forgets that they’re only children. Paul thinks Linda is too easy(随和的)with the children, and she always lets them do whatever they want to do, but that’s not right, Linda, however, corrects(纠正)the children when it’s necessary, and they listen to her. She doesn’t shout at them, but they obey(服从)her. She’s very kind and patient.
Paul’s wife and children find it difficult to live with Paul because he .
A.always invites many friends home |
B.talks too much |
C.is outgoing and athletic |
D.gets angry easily |
Linda has friends than Paul.
A.more | B.much | C.fewer | D.many |
The children .
A.don’t love their father |
B.are strict with their father |
C.do whatever their father asks them to do |
D.like their mother’s ways of treating(对待)them |
From the passage, we know .
A.Linda and Paul don’t love each other |
B.Paul doesn’t think it is right to let the children do whatever they want to do |
C.Linda always shouts at her children |
D.Linda and Paul often fight mostly because he has no friends |
B
Josh: Do you know about" pay it forward coffee "at Flora Cafe?
Eric :You mean volunteers pay for a cup of coffee for someone poor to have it later?
Josh:Yeah.A cup of coffee is not much,but on cold winter days like today,it might warm them up a little. And maybe their bearts too.
Erie: But will Flora Cafe really give this cup of coffee to someone later?
Josh: Come on. I've known the shopkeeper well. He's an honest man.He's got a blackboard in the shop that says how many cups are paid for and how many have been given out.
Eric: But how will they know who to give? Anyone can ask for it, even if they're not poor.
Josh: True, but then I guess they'll just have to believe in people.
Eric: Perhaps. But will poor people go and ask for a free coffee? Won't they worry about losing face?
Josh: Why do you always say things like that?
Eric: Well, it may happen.
Josh: Yeah, I know, but I still think it's a good thing to do, and it gets people to care about others.
(1)Who pays forward for the coffee? .
A. Josh and Eric.
B. The shopkeeper.
C. The volunteers.
D. Josh and his family.
(2)Who is supposed to drink the free coffee? .
A.Someone who paid it forward.
B.Someone who have warm hearts.
C.Someone who cannot afford it.
D.Someone who come in on cold days.
(3)What does the underlined part" things like that" refer to(指代)? .
A.Time and places to offer the coffee.
B.Problems about the free coffee plan.
C.Ways to improve the free coffee plan.
D.Good things about the free coffee plan.
(4)What can we learn about Josh and Eric? .
A.Josh worries about losing face.
B.Eric knows the shopkeeper well.
C.They both believe most people are honest.
D.They have different opinions about the plan.
A
(1)What is the purpose of the material above? .
A. To sell a cat.
B. To buy a cat.
C. To show a lovely cat.
D. To find a missing cat.
(2)Which of the following is completely right about the cat? .
A.
Name |
Boxer |
Color |
Brown&white |
Size |
Big |
Sound |
Like a baby cat |
B.
Name |
Boxer |
Color |
Brown&white |
Size |
Tiny |
Sound |
Like a baby cat |
C.
Name |
Missing Cat |
Color |
Brown&white |
Size |
Big |
Sound |
Like a baby cat |
D.
Name |
Missing Cat |
Color |
Brown&white |
Size |
Big |
Sound |
Loud |
(3)What should you do if you see the cat? .
A.Leave him alone.
B.Bring him to the police.
C.Keep him in your house.
D.Either call or see the owner.
If you wear glasses, there's good news for you.(1) A new study has found that needing to wear glasses is connected with higher levels of intelligence.
In the study, researchers from the University of Edinburgh studied data(数据)on brainpower and genes. Genes, made up of DNA, are information in the cells of our body. They determine how we look and how our bodies work. (2) They found a connection between brainpower and physical characteristics including eyesight and health. People who were more intelligent were more likely to have genes that might show they need to wear glasses. The researchers also found that being smarter has some advantages. They found ways in which smarter people have fewer health problems.
(3) They are not proved(证实的)causes. It is easy to prove that two things are connected. It is harder to prove that one thing, like intelligence, causes the other, like needing glasses.
Forget genes though. Wearing glasses makes people think you are more intelligent, even if you don't need them. A number of studies have found that people who wear glasses are usually seen as smarter, more hard﹣working and honest. (4) They get the people they work for on trial(审 判)to wear glasses. Glasses are also used to show someone is intelligent in movies and on TV.
(5) People who do not need glasses sometimes wear them. They wear them just to look smart or cool. Glasses are not only for needs. Wearing glasses can also be cool. Many movie stars are fans of fashion glasses.
A.Many lawyers use this to help them. B.We must try our best to protect our eyes. C.However,these are all simply connections. D.You might be smarter than those who don't. E.Ideas about wearing glasses have begun to change. F.Wearing glasses sometimes makes people look silly. G.The researchers studied the genes of over 300,000 people. |
Dana Csonka is an adult now. When she was 8, her house caught on fire. The fire left burn scars(伤疤)over 18 percent of her body, including on her face, neck and arms. She got better and returned to school. Her classmates were mean, though. They made fun of her scars. "I didn't have any friends,she said.
Her nurses at the hospital had a suggestion. They said she should go to a camp for kids who had been burned. She went there every summer for 10 years. It helped her feel better. She met kids who could understand what she went through.
The burn camp started in 1988. Since then, it has been offering children with burn scars a week of relief from looking different. Campers go there to swim, play games and do many other things.
Kevin Aeling is 14. This is his second summer at the camp. A year and a half ago, a terrible fire left scars over 25 percent of his body.
At first, he was not sure if he wanted to go to the camp. "He said, 'I don't want people to stare at me,"' said his mother. "I said, sKev, it's a burn camp. Other people are there who have burns.'" He ended up loving it. After camp, his mother noticed a difference. He was no longer embarrassed about the special clothes he had to wear for his scars. He was more comfortable being himself.
Every year, the Thursday of the camp week is Fire Truck Day. Fire trucks arrive, along with campers from previous(以前的)years, doctors and nurses, and family members. Campers can see fire trucks up close and talk with firefighters. Sometimes, they are the very firefighters who rescued the campers months or years earlier. Fire Truck Day allows them to see each other in a happy situation, which is always the campers 5 most unforgettable day.
(1)What do we know about Dana Csonka from Paragraph 1?
A. She got burned in her school.
B. She is an eight﹣year﹣old schoolgirl.
C. She has scars all over her body.
D. She was lonely because of her scars.
(2)Which of the following is NOT true about the burn camp?
A. It started about thirty years ago.
B. The campers are kids with burn scars.
C. Kids spend a month at the camp.
D. It has many activities for the campers.
(3)What does the writer mainly want to tell us in Paragraph 5?
A. The camp made a difference to Kevin.
B. Kevin's friends always stared at him.
C. Kevin's mother was worried about him.
D. Kevin felt embarrassed at the camp.
(4)What do we know about Fire Truck Day from the last paragraph?
A. It takes place in the hospital.
B.It means a lot to the campers.
C. It's just for family members.
D.It makes the campers feel sad.
(5)What's the writer's purpose of writing the text?
A.To speak highly of the firefighters.
B. To show great pity to the kids with burn scars.
C. To cheer up the kids with burn scars.
D. To introduce a burn camp and some campers.
On April 1st, April Fools Day, friends play fun tricks on each other. One year at college my friends and I wanted to play a really big trick on our teacher, Jason. He was a fun guy who loved tricks.
My friends and I bought 300 balloons and a lot of colored paper. Then we began blowing all the balloons up and filling them with the Colored paper. It took us all day, but in the end we blew up all 300 balloons.
Mark, Jason's roommate, gave us the key to their apartment. When Jason left, we went into the apartment, and put all the balloons in Jason' s bedroom and bathroom. We hid in the bedroom and bathroom and waited for Jason to come home.
When Jason came back, he went into the bathroom first. He saw the balloons and shouted, "What?!" And then we began popping(爆裂)the balloons. There was colored paper everywhere! Jason laughed and laughed.It's OK guys," he said; "That was funny, but I'm tired and I'm going to bed." He went into his bedroom and saw the other balloons. "Come on guys,"he said, "No, no!" I began popping the balloons. Jason began laughing again and shaking his head. "This is just too much, Scott!" he cried, as the colored paper was falling all over the room. After that, we helped Jason clean up the colored paper.
It was a really fun April Fool's Day!
(1)Scott played a trick on his on April Fool's Day.
A.friend
B. teacher
C. student
D. brother
(2)Scott and his friends spent blowing up the 300 balloons.
A. a day
B. a week
C. a month
D. an hour
(3)Jason felt it when the balloons were popped.
A. scary
B.boring
C. funny
D. relaxing
(4)What did Scott and his friends do before they left Jason's apartment?
A. They told a few stories.
B. They hid the key in the apartment.
C. They drank some coffee.
D. They cleaned up the colored paper.
(5)What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Teachers and Students
B. April Fool's Day Balloons
C. A Good College Teacher
D.Jason and His Roommate