When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen---they can’t do both---and they don’t understand that women can. Besides(此外), women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships--not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring (盯着) at the screen.

During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.) and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally(情绪上). Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to connect to the facts.

Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.

There is no convincing(令人信服的)evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more. As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply.

1.While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they ___________.

A．are afraid of silence with their families and friends

B．can both talk and watch the screen at the same time

C．think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D．have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

2.After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours so as to ___________.

A．experience the happy time again

B．keep a close tie with her

C．recommend her a new wonderful place

D．remind her of something forgotten

3.What does the writer want to tell us most?

A．Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication.

B．Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.

C．Men do not like talking because they believe more in facts.

D．Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.

4.Which of the following would be the BEST title for the passage?

A．Women Are Socially Trained to Talk

B．Talking Keeps Relationships

C．Women Love to Talk

D．Men Talk Differently from Women

 

The best thing to start your day is a good breakfast. There are different      of  breakfasts around the world.

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper(穷人).”    the old saying tells us, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It     us with energy after a long night without food.

If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry     . Breakfast helps       stay more focused in school. A study showed that children who eat breakfast regularly score      in most subjects.

Breakfast is also important for weight loss. If you have a balanced breakfast, you will eat less throughout the day.

A healthy and      breakfast should include some protein(蛋白质) like eggs, milk or a little meat, which makes you       all day. Carbohydrates(碳水化合物) like rice or bread     keep you active. Vegetables and fruit have the vitamins     humans need.

    , in China, breakfast is different from region to region. Porridge      pickles(腌菜)，baozi, noodles, soybean milk and youtiao are common throughout the       country. Although western culture has influenced China a lot, most people still      traditional Chinese breakfast. They think that porridge and noodles are not only easily digested, but also can provide enough     in the morning

1.A. ways      B. types              C. rules                    D. ideas

2.A. So      B. Though C. As D. When

3.A. provides    B. gives     C. offers    D. has

4.A. properly    B. directly C. easily    D. quickly

5.A. girls   B. boys      C. people  D. children

6.A. lower          B. less        C. higher   D. more

7.A. experienced   B. balanced      C. excited      D. different

8.A. sleepy        B. painful  C. energetic      D. knowledgeable

9.A. can   B. should  C. must      D. need

10.A. how B. what      C. why       D. that

11.A. Therefore   B. But  C. Because         D. However

12.A. about       B. with       C. on          D. for

13.A. all    B. one       C. whole   D. only

14.A. dislike      B. know        C. want      D. prefer           

15.A. food         B. energy  C. protein D. meal

 

A lot of students are having all kinds of sports on the playground. A football game is going on right now ______ Class 3 and Class 4. We don’t know which team will ____. Look at those people over there! Some students of Class 1 are practicing the ____ jump. One of them is the best high jumper in the school. He practices hard every day. Many people think he will _____ the school record in the sports meeting next spring. Not far away from them, some girls are preparing for a race. They____ have a 600-meter race soon. Now on the corner of the field, you can see another group(群) of students. Their teacher is ____ them how to throw discus(铁饼).

In schools, ____ students love sports now. Sports help people to keep ____. They also help people to live happily. And ____ doing sports on the field ,.people will ____ good friends with each other, too. Do you think so ?

1.A. in                 B. between           C. from         D. of

2.A. win               B. winning             C. fall                D. falling

3.A. long                 B. far                 C. high               D. tall

4.A. break               B. turn               C. leave             D. name

5.A. were              B. going to             C. were going to      D. will

6.A. telling        B. talking         C. speaking            D. saying

7.A. much and much B. most and most C. many and many D. more and more

8.A. health     B. tired             C. healthy             D. happy

9.A. in           B. before              C.  after            D. over

10.A. make        B. change        C. get                  D. bring 

 

When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen---they can’t do both---and they don’t understand that women can. Besides(此外), women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships--not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring (盯着) at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.) and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally(情绪上). Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to connect to the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing(令人信服的)evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more. As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply.
【小题1】While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they ___________.

A．are afraid of silence with their families and friends

B．can both talk and watch the screen at the same time

C．think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D．have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

【小题2】After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours so as to ___________.

A．experience the happy time again

B．keep a close tie with her

C．recommend her a new wonderful place

D．remind her of something forgotten

【小题3】What does the writer want to tell us most?

A．Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication.

B．Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.

C．Men do not like talking because they believe more in facts.

D．Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.

【小题4】Which of the following would be the BEST title for the passage?

A．Women Are Socially Trained to Talk

B．Talking Keeps Relationships

C．Women Love to Talk

D．Men Talk Differently from Women

It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat. Just then the phone call came, the call changed that sunny and beautiful day into a cold and dark one.

When I saw my father answering the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could happen?

“Max, I’m so sorry,” I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.

Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a serious illness. She knew she was different from other kids. Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.

When Suzie and I were little girls, we spent quite a bit of time together. When Suzie was ten, she had to live in a hospital. About eight months before she died, we talked at least twice a week on the phone until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to me and wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate.

When Suzie and I first started calling each other, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.

1.That phone call on a summer day made the author very _________.

A. sad              B. dark             C. cold              D. disappointed

2.Which of the following is Not true?

A. The author’s day had never cried before.

B. Max was the best friend of the author’s dad.

C. Suzie was in bad health, so she was always unhappy.

D. Suzie enjoyed talking to the author on the phone.

3.The underlined word “it” probably refers to _________.

A. all the talks between Suzie and the author on the phone

B. Suzie’s serious illness

C. Suzie’s death

D. the first talk between Suzie and the author on the phone

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The Gift of Life                                                B. A Cold Dark Day

C. Suzie’s Death                                                  D. My Friend Suzie