Dogs can be good helpers to humans and what about monkeys？ They can do a great job，too． Monkeys can help disabled （有残疾的） people live a better life just as dogs do．
Like dogs，monkeys need lots of training to be human helpers． One difference is that monkeys live larger than does do． This means that a monkey's " childhood" is also longer than a dog's．So it may take them four to six years before they are ready to begin training．It's said that it is almost as much work a raising a young child!
After monkeys begin training，they usually take about a year to learn enough tasks to be good helper． One important thing that they need to learn is how to follow commands（命令）．
For example， if a person wants to have the lights turned on， he or she might give the command "sun"．As the monkeys get better at completing their tasks，they learn new and more difficult ones． Some monkeys can even learn how to use a computer!
（1）Both dogs and monkeys need lots of training before they can help humans．
A． Right．
B． Wrong．
（2）Dogs are ready to begin training when they are 4 to 6 years old．
A． Right．
B． Wrong．
（3）It usually takes monkeys about a year to learn how to become good human helpers．
A．Right．
B．Wrong．
（4）If a person gives the command "sun"， he might want the monkey to turn on the lights．
A．Right．
B．Wrong．
（5）All monkeys can learn how to use computers．
A．Right．
B．Wrong．
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现在越来越多的人通过互联网寻求一些问题的解答。假设你叫John, 今天你有网上论坛看到了一些网友的帖子，根据所提供的信息，从表格三中选择恰当的选项完成下列表格。
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| 2012-3-1 12:01 PM |
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| Subject: What’s the matter with your child? |
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| A worried mother Newcomer Credits(信用): 49 Registered: (注册时间) 2012-2-21 |
Anybody here? I have a 15-year-old daughter. She is lovely and clever. I love her very much. But she likes playing computer games very much. Once she gets home, she does nothing but plays computer. No homework, no rest. When I talk to her, she says nothing to me! When I turn off the computer, she will be angry with me! Oh, dear! What shall I do? P.S. Do you have troubles with your child? Let’s share them here. |
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| 2012-3-1 12:27 PM |
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| Apple_70 Junior Member Credits: 1660 Registered 2011-7-22 |
It’s really hard to stop the teens from playing computer games. Luckily, my son doesn’t like playing computer games. He is a good student at school. He studies hard and gets good grades in the tests. But I want him to learn about piano or art because it’s very important for a child to learn things outside school. He just doesn’t understand that. He only does what the teacher asks him to do. |
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| 2012-3-1 12:59 PM |
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| Smile Senior Member Credits: 2035 Registered 2009-6-3 |
For me, it’s too bad to have twin daughters. They are only 6. They look the same, go to the same school. But they act totally differently. One is quiet and friendly to people around her. The other is very naughty. She often makes others annoyed. And they always argue at home. They can’t watch TV together and they want to have the same doll. They don’t know what share means. |
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| What does the 15-year-old daughter like doing? |
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| Who wrote the first post? |
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| How is Apple_70’s son’s schoolwork? |
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| What time did Smile reply the post? |
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| Who has got the highest credits? |
表格三
| A. Good. B. Playing computer games C. Smile. D. At 12:59 PM. E. A worried mother |
One day a teacher told his students a story: There were three dogs chasing a woodchuck (土拨鼠)，which ran into a hole in a tree. Soon from the tree out ran a white rabbit. The rabbit ran away very fast. Pursued（追赶） and driven by the three dogs, the rabbit climbed up a tree. But it couldn’t stand steadily, so it fell down to the ground. the rabbit climbed up a tree., the rabbit ran away quickly again…
Finishing the story, the teacher asked, “Are there any problems with the story?” One student said, “Rabbit cannot climb trees.” Another said, “It’s impossible for three dogs not to catch a rabbit.”
When the students couldn’t find any more problems with the story, the teacher said, “There is another problem. Where did the woodchuck go? The woodchuck was the goal that the dogs were chasing. But because of the rabbit’s appearance, the dogs changed their direction, and our thoughts unknowingly changed, too. The woodchuck disappeared in our minds.”
Such is life. While holding on to our goals, we are sometimes fascinated by surrounding(周围的) beauties or interrupted(打断) by minor details, so we forget our goals.Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
| A．The woodchuck followed the rabbit quickly. |
| B．A woodchuck was run after by three dogs. |
| C．The rabbit jumped off a tree. |
| D．The woodchuck fell off the tree and ran away. |
The teacher wanted his students toby telling the story.
| A．keep a cool mind when facing difficulties |
| B．find as many problems as possible |
| C．often change their goals in their life |
| D．concentrate on their goals in their life |
What’s the best title for the article?
| A．Three Dogs and A Rabbit. |
| B．Where Did the Woodchuck Go? |
| C．Forget Our Goals in Life |
| D．Are There Any Problems With the Story? |
How is the article organized(组织)?
Peng Jiangya, a 24-year-old girl, was born in Guizhou Province. She lives in a village of the Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County(自治县)at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau（高原）. Twenty-two years ago, One day her parents were out, she fell into a fire stove at home, and the fire burned her fingers badly. The family was too poor at the time to afford the expensive medical treatment ,at last she lost all her fingers.
"When I was a child, I was unable to hold chopsticks. My parents taught me for a long time. It was really difficult, but I tried it over and over again ,and at the age of seven, I overcame it. From then on I knew that one had to put great efforts into what she was doing,” said PengJiangya.
As a child , PengJiangya often saw others make cross-stitch (十字绣) and then she decided to learn how to make it herself. “ Of course, it took me many years to do that, when I was 18, I got it.” Said Peng. Now she can make as good cross-stitch works as her companies(同伴),but she is faster than other people.
Her hometown of Yinjiang Tujia at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau has become a tourist attraction. As for her future, Peng Jiangya said: "I will gather a few other people to embroider(绣) the beautiful landscape of our hometown as a souvenir and lasting memory for tourists. At the same time, we can make more money."Peng Jiangya was born .
| A．in Guizhou County | B．in a poor family |
| C．when her parents were out | D．in 1990 |
PengJiangya lost all her fingers, when.
| A．she was 22 years old |
| B．she was 13 years old |
| C．when her parents were at home |
| D．she was at an early age |
When Peng Jiangya was a child, she learned to without fingers
| A．use chopsticks by herself |
| B．make more money by herself |
| C．make cross-stitch by herself |
| D．help her parents hold chopsticks |
From this passage, we know that PengJiangya learn to make cross-stitch .
| A．easily | B．hardly |
| C．with great efforts | D．without any difficulties |
Reading is an activity that people enjoy a lot in their free time. Some like reading newspapers, and others enjoy novels or comic books. I like reading about the lives of great people. This always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my own life better.
Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up when their lives were difficult. They used every opportunity to change their lives and make the world better.
One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has made the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the reason why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient machine and become remarkable people. Today we still remember them when we see planes in the sky.
When I feel sad, stories of great people always help me feel better. This is why I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.Which book might the writer be most interested in?
| A．How to Build a Strong Plane |
| B．Ten Books That Have Made Our World Better |
| C．Use Every Opportunity to Read in Your Free Time |
| D．Michael Jordan: The Man Who Changed Basketball History |
We still remember those great people, because .
| A．they were handsome or beautiful |
| B．they were handsome and beautiful |
| C．they were always lucky enough to have opportunities to change their lives |
| D．they never gave up when they had difficulties in their lives |
Wright Brothers are great ,because they.
| A．invented a new kind of medicine |
| B．changed their lives better |
| C．tried to make the world better |
| D．they worked hard and became rich |
What does “remarkable” mean in the third paragraph?
| A．Nice and polite. |
| B．Tall and handsome. |
| C．Special and famous. |
| D．Lucky and interesting. |
House Rules
Please clean up before leaving
Showers to be taken before 11 p.m.
No staying out after 10p.m. unless allowed by me.
You may have incoming calls on my mobile phone but no out-going calls.
Bed time is 11p.m.
Dinner is at 7 p.m.(If you don’t have dinner, you must let us know before 6 p.m.)
Keep noise to the least.
No smoking in the bedroom
| The address you are staying at is: 112 Kendal Way Chesterton Cambridge |
Contact numbers: My mobile number is : 138****4401 |
These rules are made by______.
| A．salesmen |
| B．guide |
| C．people who do the cleaning |
| D．the house host |
Which of the following is not talked about in the rules?
A. The name of the host
B. The time to go to bed
C. Something you can’t do
D. The address you will be staying at
D. use the host’s mobile phone to receive phone callsIf you want do have dinner outside, you can do the following except ______.
| A．telling the host | B．staying out until 12pm. |
| C．calling the host | D．coming back before 10 pm |