In today’s world of modern science and medicine, a more traditional treatment is once again becoming popular-animal friendship.
It is now well-known that people with problems such as heart disease or cancer live longer and get better more quickly if they have pets. Keeping pets lowers blood pressure and makes people less worried. Animals are increasingly important in treating older people who have memory loss and other brain problems. These people often feel nervous and upset. Activities with animals help them improve their physical condition and also give them joy, entertainment and loving friendship.
Here is a case that shows the benefits of animals. John was a six-year-old mute. He had no physical problems. He just refused to talk. His older cousin, Ned, had a parrot called Sally, and John used to visit it. When he arrived, Net used to say, “Hi, John!” We all know parrots copy what they hear. After a few visits, Sally began saying “Hi, John!” when John came into the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and replied “Hi, Sally!” Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin talking.
Another use of animal helpers is in schools. In some cases, animals are used to help children with physical or personal problems. In other cases, they are used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about animals.
If you want to know more about animal helper programs, you can get in touch with organizations like Riding for the Disabled or do a search under “animal therapy” on the Internet. You don’t have to be an animal trainer or a doctor to join in.Which is NOT mentioned as an illness that animals can help with?
| A．Heart disease | B．Cancer |
| C．Fever | D．Blood pressure |
The underlined word “mute” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_______”.
| A．a person who speaks slowly |
| B．a person who does not speak |
| C．a person who cannot hear |
| D．a person who enjoys talking |
The purpose of paragraph 3 is to _______.
| A．show how animals can help with illnesses |
| B．discuss the problems of keeping pets |
| C．describe how to train animal helpers |
| D．introduce some new medical research |
How can animals help school children according to the passage?
| A．They can improve children’s memory. |
| B．They can make children more popular. |
| C．They can increase children’s blood pressure. |
| D．They can teach children to share with each other. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Be kind to animals |
| B．Talking to animals |
| C．The most dangerous diseases |
| D．Get healthy with animal helpers |
This is my school. There are many trees and flowers. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. It’s very nice to have it. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room.
There are 1,200 students in 30 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them. All the students like them. The teaching building is _____.
| A．small | B．old |
| C．big and tall | D．big |
It’s very nice for this school to have ____.
| A．trees and flowers | B．a playground |
| C．students | D．teachers |
There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.
| A．45 | B．40 |
| C．75 | D．60 |
After school, the students often go to _____.
| A．their classroom | B．their homes |
| C．the playground | D．the school library |
What may(可能) teachers NOT DO?
| A．Give the students lessons. |
| B．Play football and table tennis with the students. |
| C．Don’t like some students. |
| D．Help students study |
Miss Liu is an English teacher. She is very young. She works very well and the students all like her. There are twenty-six boys and twenty-four girls in her class. Now some of them are playing on the playground. Jim and Bill are jumping. Sam and Mike are running. Lucy and Simon are singing. The other girls are playing games with their teacher. They’re happy. Miss Liu is______.
| A．a Chinese teacher | B．very old |
| C．an English teacher | D．not good |
There are _____ students in Miss Liu’s class.
| A．26 | B．40 | C．24 | D．50 |
The students are ______.
| A．at work | B．at home |
| C．all happy | D．in the classroom |
Who is singing?
| A．Miss Liu | B．Lucy and Simon |
| C．Sam and Mike | D．Jim and Bill |
. All the students _________.
| A．like Miss Liu | B．are running |
| C．are playing games | D．are jumping |
The name of the film is ______.
| A．Red Star | B．Harry Potter |
| C．Dongjin | D．Saturday |
You can watch the film at _______.
| A．Guangming Cinema | B．Dongjin Cinema |
| C．Hongxing Cinema | D．Dafang Cinema |
You can see the film__________
| A．at 4:00 p.m. On Saturday |
| B．at 6:30 –8:30 p.m. On Monday |
| C．at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. On Saturday |
| D．at 6:30 –8:30 a.m. On Sunday |
Mr and Mr. Read have two sons. They are both 12. If they four want to see the film, how much should they spend?
| A．Thirty-two yuan | B．Forty-two yuan |
| C．Thirty-six yuan | D．Forty-six yuan |
Kate is nine years old, Jim is eleven years old and Simon is twelve years old. Who can’t go to see the film?
| A．Jim | B．Kate |
| C．Simon | D．All of them |
Do you hear about the name --- Rain? Yes, he is a popular star of South Korea(韩国). Rain’s music teacher gave him that name. His real name is Jung Ji Hoon. The 32-year-old singer is very good at dancing, too. His eyes are bright and his smiles are sunny.
When he was a child, Rain was very quiet. But in Grade Six, Rain surprised all of his classmates. He danced for them. After the excellent dancing, everyone looked at him in a different way.
Rain’s Songs sell well and he acts in a few TV shows. Rain doesn’t want to sing forever(永远) . “When I stop singing, I’d like to design clothes. Being a designer is my childhood dream.” he said.
Please answer the following questions with no more than 5 words!Where does Rain come from?
Who gave him the name Rain?
How old is Rain now?
Why did Rain surprise his classmates in Grade Six?
What did Rain want to be when he was a child?
What do you think of the most important inventions(发明) in the world? The TV? The printing(印刷术)? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.
One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses(疾病) were common(常见) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.
Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay(干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.
The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of forty-five. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above forty-five.
| Important ___ |
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| Some most important inventions |
The TV, the _ |
| Three other important inventions |
Before the inventions. |
| The ___ |
__ |
| It was often difficult to find ___ |
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| Hay, animal food |
Most animals were killed in __ |
| ___ |
Reading, writing and “close work” would be difficult for the people __ |