Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can’t wait. It’s fun!”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.
From the passage we know that most children like .
| A．doing housework | B．playing computer games |
| C．playing cards | D．doing housework |
Jim and Robert chose card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
| A．two | B．four | C．eight | D．ten |
Jim likes to .
| A．clean the bathroom | B．make the bed |
| C．feel the fish | D．sweep the floor |
The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “ ”.
| A．looked at | B．gave up |
| C．thought of | D．believed in |
Who did the housework on the weekends?
| A．Jim | B．Robert |
| C．The parents | D．The whole family |
We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁移) is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently (近来), scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾). Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______.
| A．give birth | B．find food more easily |
| C．enjoy warmer weather | D．find beautiful places |
The mice in northern Europe move when _______.
| A．they give birth |
| B．they haven’t enough food |
| C．the weather is bad |
| D．the place gets too crowded |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Animals move to find food more easily. |
| B．The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration. |
| C．Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don’t. |
| D．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel. |
| FOUND Black wallet with some money. Come to Room 502 in the evening, or call 9796788. WANTED IMMEDIATELY A boy or a girl to deliver newspapers Pay: $ 10 per day Hours: 3:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. from Mon. to Sat. For more information: Call Mr. Jones on 8947659 Call Jeff on 3338651 SINGLES’(单身) CLUB A club for single people looking for new friends. Ages: 25-40 Activities: parties, swimming, concerts, dances, etc We meet every Friday at 8:30 p.m. 28 Garden Street Tel: 7026449 E-mail: singleclub@yahoo.com |
If you have lost a black wallet, you can call ________ to ask for it.
| A．3338651 | B．8947659 | C．9796788 | D．7026449 |
Who can join the Singles’ Club?
| A．A 29-year-old single lady. |
| B．A 28-year-old married (已婚的)woman |
| C．A 24-year-old young man. |
| D．A 50-year-old single man. |
If you get the job of delivering newspapers, how much can your get every week?
| A．$ 50 | B．$ 70 | C．$ 60 | D．$ 80 |
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It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have the same interests.
Don’t be afraid to show people what you are really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.
Look at people in the eyes when you talk to them. That way, they will find it easier to talk to you. If don’t, people may think you are not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.
Listen carefully. Let people talk about themselves before talking about ‘me, me, me’. Ask lots of questions. Show interest in their answers.
Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like — not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to a lot of people. If so, more people will choose to make friends with you.
Title: to make friends
| Idea |
Suggestions |
Results |
| Go outside and keep in touch with |
◆Don’t be afraid of |
People will be |
| ◆Look at people in the |
It will be easier to |
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| ◆Be a |
Get people to talk |
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| ◆Be |
You will have |
Weather can influence (影响) people’s intelligence(智力). A report in 1983 showed that IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. That wind could help people have higher intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. A recent report shows that students in many schools of the US often get low marks in exams in the hot months of the year( July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They might feel unhappy during cold days. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.
Low air pressure (气压) may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. People feel best at a temperature of about 18°C.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.What influences people’s intelligence according to the first paragraph?
| A．Education | B．Diet | C．Health | D．Weather |
Student s in many schools of America get lower marks in exams because they take exams ____________.
| A．in hot months | B．in cold months |
| C．with bad feelings | D．in windy months |
How may a thin person feel during cold days?
| A．Happy | B．Sad | C．Hot | D．Warm |
At a temperature of about 18°C, people________.
| A．leaves more bags on buses | B．like to go shopping |
| C．feel best | D．are forgetful |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．A report in 1983 showed that weather influence people’s intelligence. |
| B．on low-pressure days, people can’t remember things well |
| C．Hot summer is a hard time for fat people. |
| D．Weather has nothing to do with people’s feelings. |
It is a beautiful spring morning. There isn’t a cloud, and the sun is warm but not too hot. So Mr. Green is surprised when he sees an old man at the bus stop with a big strong black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. Green says to him, “Do you think we are going to have rain today?”
“No,” says the old man，“I don’t think so.”
“Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?” “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. Green looks at the big umbrella again, then the man says, “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. So I really need a walking stick (拐杖). When I carry a walking stick, people will say, “Look at that poor man. ” And I don’t like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,” Look at that foolish man. ”Where does Mr. Green meet the old man?
| A．On the bus. | B．In the park. |
| C．At the bus stop. | D．In a big shop. |
How does Mr. Green feel when he sees the old man with an umbrella in his hand?
| A．He feels worried. | B．He feels surprised. |
| C．He feels happy. | D．He feels sad |
What color is the old man’s umbrella?
| A．Black. | B．Blue. | C．Brown. | D．White. |
What is the weather like?
| A．Cloudy. | B．Rainy. | C．Fine. | D．Windy. |
What do people think of the old man when he carries an umbrella in fine weather?
| A．He is very strong. | B．He is very foolish. |
| C．He is very poor. | D．He is healthy. |