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 |
Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.
The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the "White House"ever since.
A. the American people.
B. the soldiers of U.S.A.
C. the presidents of U.S.A.
A. 1810 B. 1812C. 1814
A. it's covered with snow
B. the house is very clean
C. the stone walls of the house were painted white
A. the house is old
B. it was once on fire and was with marks
C. they have enough paint
A. never B. once C. from then on
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English asmuch as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up（混合） and people will not understandyou, sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep yoursense of humour（幽默感）,you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't beunhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakesthan to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most importantthingfor learning English is: “Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
| A．writer | B．listening |
| C．using it | D．learning grammar |
A careful not to make any mistakes.
B. Write as quickly as you can.
C. Speak English as much as you can.
A. not care B. be happy C. be unhappy
A. keep quite
B. keep your sense of humour
C. get angry
A. Only foolish（愚蠢的）people make mistakes
B. People never make mistakes
C. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes
Mr. and Mrs.Turner live outside a small town.They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试).Mrs.Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to
listen to her.
"Which university (大学) will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked.
"In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs. Turner said happily.
"The most famous university?""Oxford University (牛津)."
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,"Congratulations!"
A woman said, "I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.""Who's Fred Smith?""He's my son." "Does he study inthe university, too?"
"No, "said the woman. "He is one of the professors."
A. AmericaB. France C. England
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. their son studied at a middle school
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
A. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
B. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
C. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After aquick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied(满意) with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teacher, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please." said the girl ."What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack.. "Where's yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began tostamphis foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang!Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in thenight, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty
A. he's her grandson
B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet
A. classmate B. colleague C. aunt
A. 邮票 B. 跺脚 C. 标记
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
Hello! My name is Mike. I am from the USA.(1) Now I am in China with my parents. I like China. I like Chinese food, too. I have breakfast at home. I eat an egg, bread and porridge（粥）for breakfast.（2）我不喜欢牛奶。I have no time to (3)for lunch, so I have it at school.
The lunch in our school is good. I can have different food for lunch. I eat rice, meat and vegetables. Sometimes（有时）I have noodles and dumplings. I have dinner at home with my parents. Sometimes we go to some restaurants（餐馆）(4)some friends. We have chicken, vegetables and fruit.将（1）处画线句子译成汉语：
将（2）处画线句子译成英语：
为（3）处选择合适的词组：
| A．go home | B．go to home |
| C．go homes | D．at home |
为（4）处选择一个合适的介词：
| A．for | B．in | C．with | D．to |
Mike hasfor lunch.
| A．rice,meat and vegetables | B．dumplings and noodles |
| C．chicken,meat and fruit | D．A or B |