MynameisSam.I’mtall.Ihavearoun-优题课

Besides calling 120, here is what you should do when no one is around to help.

	If you get lost, you may stay where you can be seen clearly and try your best to have a rest. In a wide open area, make a colorful cross out of rocks to show where you stay.
	When you choke (噎住) at home, make a sudden hit against the back of the chair. If you can’t breathe after six tries, call 120. Leave the telephone open until help arrives.
	If you get hurt, use your hand or a scarf, or any dry cloth you can find, and push down on the wound (伤口) until the blood stops running. Don’t put the cloth around your leg tightly, or you may lose your foot.
	When a fire happens, you must move close to the floor. Cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel (毛巾), make you wet from head to foot if possible and find a safe place outside.

You move close to the floor in a fire to keep away from ____________.

A．smoke	B．light
C．noise	D．rain

___________ can help to deal with a wound.

A．A wet towel	B．A chair
C．A scarf	D．Some rocks

If you get lost in a wide open area, you should ____________.

A．call out for help	B．make a cross
C．phone the police	D．draw a map

What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colours and people’s understandings of cat personalities.
The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-coloured (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy. As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities.
But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck, especially at Halloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that.
Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people don’t think black cats are pretty enough. After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. “You can’t judge a cat by its colour, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the colour, that will let you know if the cat is right for you,” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.
Many people in Western countries may think black cats are .

A．lovely animals	B．a sign of bad luck
C．a sign of good luck	D．unfriendly animals

The main idea of paragraph 2 is that .

A．people often complain about black cats on the Internet

B．people think cats of different colours have different personalities

C．black cats are less popular than other cats

D．the study is a great success

According to the study, people think that .

A．black cats have special personalities

B．orange and bi-coloured cats are generous

C．cats with three colours are friendly

D．white cats are calm, lazy and shy

People don’t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT .

A．black cats often appear in TV shows

B．black cats bring bad luck to people

C．black cats have bad reputations

D．they don’t think black cats are beautiful

The passage mainly talks about .

A．why black cats are popular in movies

B．why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets

C．different colour cats have different personalities

D．different people have different ideas on black cats

“Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”
Until then, I didn’t think about how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather (继父) and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake where Dad and I went every summer, and she had to move up north with us. She had more changes than me.
Jen seemed sad, so I was busy thinking of some ways to cheer her up on Thanksgiving. I told her my plan and she was excited. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, “We can spray (喷) colors on the tail.” Our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn’t notice our parents come outside. Dad found a hat for thesnow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck.
“Thanks for cheering Jen up,” Mom said. “You’re a good brother, and you always come up with great ideas.’”A happy feeling spread through me. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.
What did Jen do on Thanksgiving in the past?

A．She went skating with her friends.

B．She went to the farm with her mother.

C．She stayed at home with her mother.

D．She made snow turkeys with her mother.

What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．Jen lived near a lake in the past.

B．The writer was Jen’s stepfather.

C．Jen moved up north for studying.

D．The writer just moved out of his old house.

How many people are there in Jen’s new family?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

Which of the following is the right order?
①made a small snowball
②found a hat
③made a huge snowball
④sprayed colors on the tail
⑤wrapped a scarf around the neck
⑥built a wall behind the big snowball

A．①③⑥④②⑤	B．①②③④⑤⑥
C．③①⑥④②⑤	D．③①⑥②④⑤

What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence?

A．Jen’s stepmother was not friendly to the writer.

B．Jen didn’t feel happy after moving here.

C．Jen’s mother did a lot to make Jen happy.

D．The writer felt happy because his stepmother liked him.

Survey: What were you scared of when you were a kid?

I was scared of spiders but I didn’t let my friends know because all of them liked catching these spiders. I was terrified but I just acted cool.
— Buding, still afraid of spiders

I was scared of the dark because I didn’t know if there was something scary inside the room. As a result, I always liked sleeping with my back facing the wall because it made me a little comfortable.
— Gerard, not so afraid of the dark anymore, but still sleeps with his back facing the wall

Strange as it probably sounds, I was scared of shadows (影子). Not the shadows themselves, but what they formed (形成). Because I was near-sighted (近视的), the shadows I saw formed into the scariest things I saw in my mind.
— Jean, no longer afraid of shadows

I was afraid of the old woman who lived alone right in front of us. Very large trees covered the front part of her small house. The few times I saw the old woman, it scared me because she looked like a witch
(女巫). Once I was playing volleyball with my friends and the ball flew into her house. We all ran home quickly and decided that it was okay to lose the ball instead of seeing her come out of the house.
— Mac, who has already moved to a different house

Buding used to be afraid of .

A．the dark	B．spiders
C．shadows	D．an old woman

Gerard sleeps .

A．with the light on

B．with his parents

C．with the window open

D．with his back facing the wall

There is something wrong with Jean’s .

A．legs

B．back

C．eyes

D．feet

The old woman lived in a small house .

A．by herself	B．with her daughter
C．with her husband	D．with her grandmother

After the volleyball flew into the woman’s house, Mac and his friends .

A．ran home quickly	B．asked her for it
C．broke into her house	D．waited for her to come out

Holding doors open, picking up rubbish, thanking people … these acts of kindness seem very small. But students at Tibbett Middle School know that it’s the small acts that make the world a better place.
Eighth-graders from New Mexico, US, took part in the Random (随意) Acts of Kindness Week from Feb 10 to 14. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others, or for the environment.
Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. “I believe the world is changed by little things,” she told the local newspaper. Over the week, Murray said she has seen changes in her class. Previously, she asked her students to push the chairs in after class. Now, the students do it by themselves. “The teachers will have less work,” said Elisa Castaneda, one of Murray’s students.
Jordan Marshall, another eighth-grader, spent the week giving out praise (赞扬). “It makes that person’s day (使那个人开心),” she said. “Besides helping others, the activity made students feel that they can make a difference,” Murray said.
Eighth-grader Haley Echols decided to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week. She believes her acts could encourage others.
Random Acts of Kindness Week was started by .

A．some eighth-graders	B．the school
C．a teacher	D．some parents

What kind of act of kindness is not mentioned?

A．Giving out praise.	B．Holding doors open.
C．Picking up rubbish.	D．Donating money.

Elisa thinks if students push in chairs after class, .

A．teachers’ work can be reduced

B．the environment will be better

C．other students’ time can be saved

D．no rubbish will be left

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Random Acts of Kindness Week made children feel they can make a difference.

B．Random Acts of Kindness Week lasted for seven days.

C．The teachers and students want to make the world a better place with small acts.

D．The activity encouraged many students.