There is little doubt that house cat first developed naturally from ancient wild cats. The cleverest relative is the America wild cat which still lives in Africa today. This is understandable because the first house cats came from Africa.
Cats first started to live around people in Egypt about 6,000~7,000 years ago. From Egypt, cats started to move around the world. This is about the same time that Egyptians began storing grain(谷物）in buildings. Scientists used to believe that people tamed cats to catch mice and protect the grain. However, cats don’t like to be told what to do! Now, scientists believed that cats followed the mice and learned to accept people. Finally, some of the cats began to grow comfortable around people, these were smaller cats that needed protection. As these cats and people got used to each other, then they moved in together. Around 5,000 years ago, cats started to live with people.
Soon cats were in Greece, then the Middle East and China. They moved along Egyptian business roads keeping away mice and keeping people around them. After the Romans came to Egypt, they also accepted the cats and brought them to Europe. These cat likely bred(繁殖） with other cats to form the many kinds of house cats we have today.
Cats are relatively recent house animals. House cats still have a lot in common with their wild relatives. Cats sleep a lot to save energy just like wild cats. They will often get food at night as well. House cats are generally peaceful and friendly, but be careful! If a cat feels it is in danger, it will fight back—just like a wild cat.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。Where did the first house cats come from?
| A．Asia. | B．Africa. | C．Europe. | D．America. |
When did cats start to live with people?
| A．About 4,000 years ago. | B．About 5,000 years ago. |
| C．About 6,000 years ago. | D．About 7,000 years ago. |
According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Cats started to move around the world from China. |
| B．Cats get food at night to save energy like wild cats. |
| C．Cats have a little in common with their wild cats. |
| D．Cats were accepted and brought to Europe by Romans. |
What does the underlined word “tamed” mean in Chinese?
| A．驱散 | B．捕捉 | C．驯化 | D．引进 |
What does the text mainly talk about?
| A．The development of house cats. |
| B．Different cats in different countries. |
| C．The relationship between cats and people. |
| D．The differences between house cats and wild cats. |
I’m Mary. I have a piece of good news to tell you. My parents bought a new flat in the centre of the city. The rooms are not big, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms than our old flat. I am excited(激动) because I have my own bedroom. In the old flat, I share the bedroom with my sister.
My favourite room in the new flat is my bedroom. I can be alone (单独) in it. It is my own small world. I can listen to music, read comics and chat with my friends on the phone. I can also look for things on the Internet and send e-mails to my e-friends.
Kitchen is my favourite room, too. I like helping my mother with the cooking. She is not only a good teacher but also a good cook. She often teaches me how to make some different dishes. She lived in Sichuan when she was a child. So she likes hot food and she can cook very delicious hot food. What’s Mary’s new flat like?
| A．Big and comfortable | B．Small and not comfortable |
| C．Big but not comfortable | D．Small but comfortable |
Mary can do the following things in the bedroom except(除了)______.
| A．play the piano | B．chat with her friends |
| C．send e-mails | D．listen to music |
Which room does Mary like best?
| A．The kitchen | B．Her bedroom |
| C．The sitting room | D．Both A and B |
What does Mary’s mother do?
| A．A teacher. | B．A nurse. |
| C．A housewife. | D．A worker. |
Where did Mary’s mother live when she was a child?
| A．The old flat | B．The centre of the city |
| C．Sichuan | D．The new flat |
Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don’t like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey(调查) in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease(疾病) than late rising people, and early rising people also look healthier than late rising people, and so on.
So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. Firstly, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh(新鲜的) air. And air is the freshest early in the morning. Besides(此外), it is useful to do morning exercises.
Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.
Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.
Late risers may find it difficult to form(形成) the habit(习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb(谚语) says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”We may read this passage in a _______ magazine.
| A．health | B．sports | C．music | D．travel |
Early rising people are _______ than late rising people.
| A．fatter | B．thinner | C．healthier | D．cleverer |
Air is the freshest ______ according to the passage.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．all day |
Which of the following is NOT the result(结果) of early rising?
| A．People can get ready for their work. |
| B．People can get fresh air. |
| C．People can learn things more quickly and better. |
| D．People can have enough food for breakfast. |
If a man always likes to get up late, it’s ___ for him to form the habit of getting up early.
| A．easy | B．difficult | C．happy | D．sad |
We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _____.
| A．they always sleep very well | B．they often eat good food |
| C．they read a lot of books | D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language ______.
| A．at the age of six | B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school | D．when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must ______.
| A．read books | B．write words |
| C．hear and remember the sounds | D．think hard |
In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because ______.
| A．they have no good memories | B．they have no recorders(录音机) |
| C．they have too much time for it | D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better ______.
| A．when you have enough good food | B．when you do more and more exercises |
| C．when you do morning exercises every day | D．when you get up early |
Shows at the Palace Museum
The Palace Museum is a wonderful place to visit. There are lots of fun and interesting things to see. Come to visit the Palace Museum.
| Closing Time |
Place |
Things to See |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Taihe Palace |
Golden Throne |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Zhonghe Palace |
Works of Art |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Baohe Palace |
Works of Art |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Jingren Palace |
Bronzes(青铜器) |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Yonghe Palace |
Pottery(陶器) |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Huangji Palace |
Chinese Paintings |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Fengxian Palace |
Clocks and watches |
| Tickets: |
Adults: |
￥15.00 |
| Children: |
Over12: ￥10.00Under12: Free(免费) |
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| Opening Time: |
9:00a.m.~ 4:00 p.m. |
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| 10:00a.m.~ 3:00p.m. on Saturday |
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| Not open on Sunday |
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| Notices(注意): |
Keep quiet. |
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| Keep the museum clean. |
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| Don’t forget(忘记) to buy some souvenirs(纪念品)for your friends and family. |
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| Do not take any photos. |
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| Do not touch (触摸)anything. |
How many kinds of things can you see at the show ?
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Seven | D．Eight |
When can you see clocks and watches?
| A．At 1:40 p.m. from Monday to Saturday |
| B．At 4:00 p.m. on Saturday |
| C．At 4:00 p.m. every day |
| D．At 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday |
Mr. Wu wants to visit the show with his two students this Saturday. The two students are both 14. How much are the tickets together?
| A．￥35.00 | B．￥28.00 | C．￥15.00 | D．￥7.00 |
The Palace Museum opens ________ days a week.
| A．Two | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
Which of the following can you do at the show?
| A．To talk to each other. | B．To take a few nice photos. |
| C．To buy some souvenirs. | D．To touch golden throne. |
When you are in England, you must (必须) be very careful (当心) in the streets because the traffic goes on the left. Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop(停止). Then the people on foot can cross the road. If the lights are green, the traffic can go and people on foot mustn’t (禁止) cross.
In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come back from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the cars drive on the left.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there, you can see the city very well. That’ll be very interesting.Before you cross a street in London, you must look to .
| A．the right side(边) | B．the left side |
| C．the left first and then the right | D．the right first and then the left |
When you drive a car in England, you must .
| A．drive on the left | B．drive on the right |
| C．ignore (忽略) the traffic lights | D．go very quickly (快) |
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic .
| A．can go | B．must be careful | C．mustn’t cross | D．must stop |
In England, you can see some buses .
| A．with two chairs | B．with two rooms |
| C．with two floors | D．with two drivers |
Which of the following is right?
| A．After you cross the street, you must look to the left first and then the right. |
| B．If the lights are red, the traffic mustn’t stop. |
| C．You must drive cars on the left in England. |
| D．In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come back from work, the traffic is not dangerous. |