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When we want to find out what the weather will be like tomorrow, we usually turn on the TV. But people also needed to forecast (predict) the weather before they had TV. How did they do it in the past? They’d find an outdoor space, look up, look around, and listen.

Look UP

Red sky at night, sailor’s delight!

Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning!

This weather poem was written a long time ago, but it still works today. Weather in many parts of the wold moves from west to east. Whatever weather is in the weat tonight will probably be with us tomorrow. So a red sky at night, as the sun is setting, usually means a sunny day for the next day.

Look Around

Animals, insects, and plants are natural weather forecasters.

   When a summer storm is coming , you may notice that dogs, cows and horses grow restless. Theses animals don’t have some mysterious sixth sense, but they do have super-sensitive hearing. Scientists think the animals can forecast thunderstorms （雷雨）because they can hear the sound waves(声波)made by them many miles away.

   When leaves show their undersides, be very certain, rain happens.

Listen

If you hear a cricket, it can tell you the exact temperature. Just count its chirps (啾啾声) for fourteen seconds and then add forty. This will give you the Fahrenheit temperature of the cricket within a very few degrees. Since crickets are cold-blooded, the temperature of the cricket is about the same as the air around it.

So learn to predict the weather the way people did in the past. Get outside, look up, look around, and listen. Soon you’ll be your very own weather forecaster.

64. Did people need to forecast the weather before they had TV?

65. What does a red sky at night mean for the next day?

66.Why can animals forecast thunderstorms?

67.How can we know the temperature from a cricket?

68. What does the passage mainly tell us?

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn't worth the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.

    The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

    And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.

1.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?

   A. Thomas.                           B. The old father.

   C. Both the father and the son.              D. Neither the father nor the son.

2.The farmer bought _______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.

   A. some food     B. some water           C. some cherries    D. some pennies

3.When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.

   A. felt very happy   B. didn't say anything  C. beat the son     D. became a little angry

4. The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.

   A. he wanted his son to eat them all         B. he wanted his son to do more exercise

   C. lie wanted to teach his son a lesson       D. he wanted his son to pick them up

5.From the story, we can learn that _______.

   A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them

   B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

   C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe

   D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

Mosquitoes(蚊子)can be seen everywhere all over the world, especially in summer. And there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.

__43_likes the mosquito, but the mosquito may like you. She thinks your blood is delicious.

She? Yes, she. It’s true that the male(雄性)mosquito doesn’t bite(咬)and only the female mosquito bites because she 　44 blood(血液)to lay eggs. She is always 　45 things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she will bite. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she 　46 to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you’re different from others.

If the mosquito likes you, she will land on your body 　47 letting you know. She bites you 48 quickly and quietly that you may feel nothing. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒)on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itch begins, she has 　49　 .

And then what happens? Well, after her delicious 　50　 ,it’s dark. The mosquito feels　 51 .

She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, 　52　 eggs.

( ) 43.A.Everyone　　　　　　　 B. No one　　　　　　 C. Someone

( ) 44.A.needs　　　　　　　　 B. need　　　　　　　 C. want

( ) 45.A.finding　　　　　　　　 B. wants　　　　　　　 C. looking for

( ) 46.A.will turn　　　　　　　 B. turns to　　　　　　 C. turn

( ) 47.A.with　　　　　　　　　 B. without　　　 　　　C. after

( ) 48.A.so　　　　　　　　　　 B. such　　　　　　　 C. very

( ) 49.A.flies away　　　　　　　 B. flew away　　　　　 C. flown away

( ) 50.A.breakfast　　　　　　　 B. dinner　　　　　　　 C. lunch

( ) 51.A.tiring　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　 C. relaxing

( ) 52.A.3 hundreds　　　　　　 B. hundred of　　　　　 C. hundreds of

Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friend, cheer up and smile all the time．If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll find that the whole world smiles to you．
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher's face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine．Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain．Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather．But dear friends, why don't you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest．
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failures can't be avoided．I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope．When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do．As a popular saying goes," Failure is the mother of success．"
Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let's smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
【小题1】People sometimes complain_______

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (代沟).

Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go some place to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1. According to the passage who have a communication problem?

A. parents and other people

B. only school kids and their parents

C. teachers and their students

D. parents and children of all ages

2.How many pieces of advice does the writer give us to bridge the generation gap?

A. 5. B. 4.

C. 3. D. 2.

3. The underlined word “bridge” in the passage means “______”.

A. 建立 B. 通过

C.消除 D. 到达

4. If the values of your parents are different from those of yours, you’d better ______.

A. argue with them

B. keep away from them

C. agree with them all the time

D. tell your parents what you care about

5. The best title for the passage is______.

A. How to bridge the generation gap

B. How to deal with family problems

C. How to be good parents

D. How to be a good child