Can you find anything strange about the cat on the left?
In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat’s ears were folded (折着的), bent (弯曲) forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the “Scottish Fold”.
The Scottish Fold has a round head and big eyes. Its neck and legs are short. They make it look very lovely. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are growing up day by day, some cats’ ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.
There is a nickname（昵称）for the Scottish Fold. It is the “Messenger(信使）of Peace”. Why? Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different places, for example, at a noisy house or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.
Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it’s difficult to feel comfortable in the new place? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold, which is always sweet and friendly to others.
What does the Scottish Fold look like?
| A．It has no ears. |
| B．It has a round head and big eyes. |
| C．It doesn’t look very lovely. |
| D．Its neck and legs are long. |
What does get along well mean in Chinese?
| A．友好相处 | B．互相打击 |
| C．互相促进 | D．进展顺利 |
Why do people name the Folds “Messenger of Peace”?
| A．Because their ears are folded. |
| B．Because they look very cute. |
| C．Because they can get on well with other animals. |
| D．Because they can stay at a noisy house or in a cat show. |
According to the passage, what is the writer’s advice to us when we are in a new environment（环境）?
| A．We should have a nickname. |
| B．We should learn from the cats. |
| C．We should get along well with dogs. |
| D．We should always be sweet and friendly to others. |
Mr Green is a teacher of English. He comes from America. He teaches English in China. He speaks English quite well.
He reads a lot of books and his wife Mrs Green often writes books for the students. He gets up at five in the morning. He leaves home at ten to six. He begins the first lesson at 8:00. He teaches English every day except Sunday. At ten to twelve he finishes his lessons. Ten minutes later he has lunch.
In the afternoon he often plays games with his students at about four o’clock. Sometimes he teaches his students in his room. Supper time is at about six. After that he reads newspapers and watches TV. At about ten to eleven he goes to bed.Mr Green comes from ________.
| A．China | B．Australia | C． England | D．America |
He leaves home at ________.
| A．5:00 | B．5:50 | C．6:10 | D．6:30 |
The students go to school every day except _______in a week .
| A．Friday | B．Saturday | C．Sunday | D．Monday |
He has lunch at _______.
| A．11:30 | B．12:30 | C．12:00 | D．11:50 |
He watches TV or reads newspapers _______.
| A．at six | B．after supper |
| C．before supper | D．in the afternoon |
Very often, new-born babies aren’t beautiful. They’re wrinkled (皱褶), or they have an angry look on their faces. They seem to say, “Get away！I hate everybody.” But to a parent, that wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When a proud (自豪的) parent asks you, “Well, what do you think…? Isn’t she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth (真相)? Of course not!
You look at that proud parent in the eye and say, “Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She’s going to be a movie star! I can tell!”
In English this is a white lie. White lies don’t hurt (伤害) people. They aren’t angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier. When people don’t want to meet someone, or they eat something new that they really don’t like at a friend’s house, they’ll tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They don’t want to hurt anyone. It’s important to be honest, but being kind is sometimes more important.
根据短文内容完成下列任务。（共5分）根据短文内容填空：Parents are usually ______________ when their babies are born.
The word “white” in the phrase “a white lie” means ________.
A. 白色的谎言 B. 善意的谎言 C. 真实的谎言Which of the following is a white lie?
A. You break the window but you say you don’t know who breaks it.
B. You know Jim has picked up (捡起)a wallet but you say you don’t know.
C. You don’t think your friend’s first picture is great but you say it is.从文中找出下列句子的同义句。Sometimes it’s more important to be kind.
________________________________________________________________.回答问题：Why do people use white lies? ___________________________
“I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Zhang Hua，a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying about things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born (出生). They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice (选择) of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don't call everybody in the phone book looking for you. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (负责任) for what you did. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help from you. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.Parents sometimes look so unfriendly because ______.
| A．they are older than us |
| B．they worry about almost everything about us |
| C．they have the same problems as us |
| D．they are often unhappy |
Parents worry about ______.
| A．who you make friends with | B．what you eat |
| C．your schoolwork | D．all the above |
The writer thinks we should ______ if we go back home later than usual.
| A．tell our friends |
| B．tell the teacher |
| C．say sorry to our parents |
| D．make a telephone call to our parents |
The writer thinks ______.
| A．it's wrong of parents to worry about their children too much |
| B．some parents are unfriendly, and this makes their children angry |
| C．parents love their children very much and the children should understand them |
| D．children should do everything as their parents say |
Which is the best title (题目) for the passage?
| A．How to Get on with (相处) Parents? |
| B．Parents' Responsibility |
| C．Zhang Hua's Problem |
| D．What Are Parents Worrying about? |
Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and gets much money. He hopes his son can go to university, so he lets him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.
One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs (楼上). Robert had to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubled him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.
Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. After he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief. He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.
“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”Robert’s father wants Robert ______ when he finishes middle school.
| A．to work in his shop |
| B．to be a good helper |
| C．to study in a university |
| D．to catch up with his classmates |
Robert has to go out at night because ______.
| A．his friends have no time in the daytime |
| B．he can’t go out to play cards until his parents fall asleep |
| C．he can’t win any money in the daytime |
| D．his parents let him do so |
Robert listened carefully because he wanted to make sure ______.
| A．he woke his parents up | B．someone came in |
| C．it was raining hard outside | D．his parents went to sleep |
The underlined word “thief” in Chinese means ______.
| A．门卫 | B．小偷 | C．保安 | D．亲戚 |
Robert stopped the thief at once because he wanted ______.
| A．to stop playing cards |
| B．to know how to make more money |
| C．the thief to teach him how to steal |
| D．to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up |
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Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent all the money the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, “How did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don't know.” So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, “Please write down how you spend the money.” Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I did what you told me,” she said. She wrote “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith.” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, “Tuesday, I spent it all.”Mr. Smith always spent all the money the next Wednesday.
Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her to write down how she spent the money.
Mrs. Smith was happy to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.
Mr. Smith gave his wife money twice a week.
Mrs. Smith wrote down how she spent the money in the right way.