Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother thought for a while. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was brought to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors（祖先） arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and from time to time she looked angrily at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint(晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I wanted to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I said something about skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ________.
| A．a family honor | B．a family secret |
| C．a family story | D．a family treasure |
Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
| A．She was curious about it. |
| B．She planned to keep it for fun. |
| C．She needed it for her school task. |
| D．She wanted to scare her parents. |
Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ________.
| A．they realized their misunderstanding |
| B．they were crazy |
| C．they were over excited |
| D．they both thought they had won the quarrel |
Peter Brown sat quietly when Dr. Johnson examined him. The doctor looked at the boy’s throat, took his temperature and listened to his heart. Finally, he asked Peter’s mother a few questions.
“When did Peter begin to feel ill?” “This morning when he got up. He said he felt too sick to go to school today.” “What did he eat for breakfast?” “Orange juice, two pieces of bread, an egg and a glass of milk.” I see,” the doctor asked Peter, “How do you feel now，my boy?” Peter answered “Terrible, I think I’m going to die(死).”The doctor said, “You won’t die. In fact, you’ll be fine by dinner time.” “Oh, doctor! Do you really think so?” Peter’s mother looked very glad, Dr. Johnson answered, “Mrs. Brown, your son has a sickness that is common（普通的）to boys at a time like this. It comes and goes quickly.
Mrs. Brown said, “But I don’t understand.” “Today,” the doctor told her, “the most exciting football final of the World Cup is on TV. If Peter feel well enough to watch TV this afternoon, and I think he does. He will be fine when the final is over. It’s the only cure(疗法) I know of this sickness. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must go across the street to see the Ford’s boy, Steve. He seems to have the same thing as Peter has today.”
A. had breakfast B. went to school C. got up
A. very little B. a lot C. nothing
A. He wanted to be ill.
B. He wanted to go to school.
C. He wanted to watch the football final on TV
A. looked at the boy’s throat
B. listened to his heart
C. gave Peter some medicine
A. Steve was terribly ill.
B. Peter’s mother called the doctor and asked many questions.
C. Peter and Steve both wanted to watch the football games.
These days the students in Class 7 are very excited. There are many different kinds of sports for them to choose. Read the following chart(图表)and answer the questions.
A. 3 B.4 C. 5
A. football B. cycling C. swimming
A. cycling B. swimming C. baseball
A. swimming B. football C. baseball
A. Most girls like baseball.
B. 11 students will play football.
C. Ten students like cycling.
Li Na is one of the best tennis players in the world. She was born in Wuhan,Hubei on Feb.26,1982. At first, she didn’t play tennis. At the age of six, she played badminton(羽毛球). She had to give up playing badminton because she played it more like a tennis player. Then she played tennis instead of badminton. Because of her hard work, she played it quite well. She took part in many matches. But in 2002 she started to study at school. Two years later, she came back to train. She spent more time on tennis and played tennis even harder than before. She won lots of matches and broke new records as a Chinese player. She stopped playing tennis in 2014, but many people around the world still love her very much.
根据短文内容，判断正误, 对的涂（A）错的涂（B）。
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Mary likes English. She wants to talk with others in English
Eric likes American country music
The Greens have just moved to London and need a house to live in.
Betty lost a black handbag yesterday.
Christmas Day is coming. Lucy wants to buy some gifts for her kids.
Jan Hargrave is a body language expert in America. I was very pleased to hear Jan Hargrave speak the other day. She explained that although our mouths may lie(撒谎), our bodies do not. For the most part, we all have the ability to tell when people are lying to us by reading their tone of voice and body signals.
It was Professor Albert Mehrabian who discovered that we express our feelings and attitudes（态度）with 55 percent body languages, 38 percent tone of voice and only 7 percent actual words. In other words, if I asked you how you were doing and you said “fine”, that word wouldn’t mean anything by itself. It would be your body signals and how you said it that would let me know how you were really doing.
So, can you tell when people are lying to you? Jan Hargrave says we lie with the right side of your brains, so it is our left hand that tips us off. A person touching his nose, pulling at his ear or rubbing his eye with his left hand might be lying to you. Also, a person who, in a way crosses fingers might just be lying.
Here are some things we do to shut people out. We continually look at our watch. We fail to make eye contact. We fail to look up from the paper or away from the TV. Our body is leaning away from them.
By paying attention, we can open these important lines of communication and see the truth more clearly. I think it would be a mistake to use these tools to control or lie to people, but we need to realize the signals we are giving, so we can show people that they really do matter to us.Which tells us the most truth by Professor Albert?
| A．actual words | B．tone of voice |
| C．body language | D．eye contact |
What does the underlined sentence “it is our left hand that tips us off” in the third paragraph mean?
| A．Our left hand is more faithful（忠诚的） than our right hand. |
| B．Our left hand is connected with the right side of our brains. |
| C．Our left hand can tell people that we are lying. |
| D．Our left hand shows our feelings in a negative(消极的) way. |
Which of the following do we do to shut people out, according to the fourth paragraph?
a. look at our watch continually
b. fail to look up from the TV
c. stare at people for a long time
d. lean away from people
| A．abc. | B．abd. | C．acd. | D．bcd. |
What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
| A．To advise people to act more than they speak. |
| B．To compare different body signals. |
| C．To explain how people express their feelings. |
| D．To make people realize the importance of body language. |