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(调查) on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-colored (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-colored (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 color, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the color, 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(抱怨) about black cats on the Internet |
| B．people think cats of different colors 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-colored cats are generous |
| C．cats with three colors 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 |
The passage mainly talks about ______.
| A．why black cats are popular in movies |
| B．why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets |
| C．different color cats have different personalities |
| D．different people have different ideas on black cats |
A bus stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining hard, he doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars(美元) and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says: “Sorry, there is only one cake left.” Where is the man?
| A．He’s near the bus. | B．He is at home. |
| C．He’s on the bus. | D．He is in the car. |
The man doesn’t want to go out because.
| A．he is tired | B．he doesn’t like rain |
| C．he is hungry | D．it’s raining hard |
How many cakes does the boy get?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
How much are they if（假如）we buy five cakes?
| A．Five dollars. | B．Four dollars. | C．Ten dollars. | D．Fifteen dollars. |
What’s the result (结果)?
| A．The man eats the cake. |
| B．The boy eats the cake. |
| C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake. |
| D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes. |
The Black family often do housework together at the weekend. Pam often cleans bedrooms. Her father buys groceries for the next week. Her mother washes the clothes. John, Pam’s brother, helps to cut the grass in the garden.
The Blacks often ride bikes to the park nearby. In the park, they can play basketball and football. They always have a good time there.
They say they like working and playing together.How many people are there in the Black family?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
Who always works in the garden at the weekend?
| A．John. | B．Pam’s father. | C．Pam’s mother. | D．Pam. |
What does the underlined（下划线的）word “groceries” mean in Chinese?
| A．商店 | B．食品杂货 | C．家具 | D．药品 |
The Blacks like to .
| A．go on a picnic | B．go shopping | C．have a rest | D．go to the park |
When all the family members work together, they feel .
| A．happy | B．tired | C．angry | D．sad |
My name is Linda. I’m a girl. I live in Canada .I have two big eyes. My eyes are green. I have long, red hair. I am 1.6 meters tall. I have long arms and long legs. I like black .Black is my favourite colour.
I have a friend in China. Her name is Lin Na. She has two big eyes ,too. But her eyes are black. Lin Na is short. She is only 1.5 meters tall. She has long hair, too. But her hair is black. She likes yellow. She has many yellow clothes. Yellow is her favourite colour.
Lin Na an d I look different, but we are good friends .Lin Na lives in ________
| A．China | B．England | C．American | D．Canada |
Lin Na and I are good friends, but we look __________.
| A．nice | B．different | C．like | D．same |
Lin Na has black eyes, but Linda has _______eyes.
| A．black | B．blue | C．green | D．yellow |
Linda’s friend likes _______
| A．blue | B．yellow | C．black | D．green. |
Lin Na is ________,but Linda is tall.
| A．short | B．nice | C．long | D．tall |
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John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor .The doctor gave him some cough medicine:
Shake it well before use. Take it three times each day before meal. Not right for children below the age of four. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December1st,2012
Did John have a cough?
______________________________________.
How many times need John take the medicine every day ?
_______________________________________.
Can John take the medicine on January 1st,2013?
_______________________________________.
There was a pilot(飞行员) and four people in a small plane.Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine(机器) while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane.The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞).They all became worried and started to make excuses(借口).
“I must go and mend the machine,”said the pilot , taking one of the parachutes.There was nothing he could do so he jumped out.
The first person stood up. “I’m a doctor,”he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives”He also took a parachute and jumped out.
The next person said , “I must have a parachute.I’m a very clever person.I have to attend (参加)an important sports match.I know I’ll win the game because I’ll be the cleverest person there.”He picked up a pack and jumped out.
Two men were left--- an old businessman and a young mountain climber(登山者).By this time the plane was going down fast.The businessman said, “Young man,I’m old but you’re still young ,You take the last parachute.”The yougng mountain climber smiled , “Don’t worry.”he said, “We can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes.Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”All the people became worried because________.
| A．they couldn’t find the parachutes. |
| B．they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person. |
| C．there was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane. |
| D．they saw the pilot jump out first. |
.The clever man jumped out with_______.
| A．a parachute | B．nothing |
| C．the pack of the climber’s | D．the businessman |
All the people thought of themselves only except(除了)______。
| A．the clever man | B．the businessman |
| C．the doctor | D．the young man |
From the story we know that _____ would be dead（会死）.
| A．the clever man | B．the businessman |
| C．the doctor | D．the young man |