In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat's ears were folded, bent forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the "Scottish Fold(苏格兰折耳猫)".

The Scottish Fold has a round head and large eyes. Its neck and legs are short, which makes it look very cute. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are growing up day by day, some cats' ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.

Besides, there is a nickname for the Scottish Fold. It is the " Messenger of Peace". Why?

Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And

unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different environments, such as at a noisy house, or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.

Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it's difficult to adapt to the new environment? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold. That is: always be sweet and friendly to others.

1.Tie Scottish Fold _____.

A. is born with folded ears             B. is born with straight ears

C. always has folded ears              D. always has straight ears

2. What does the Scottish Fold look like?

A. It has a round head and large eyes.    B. Its neck and legs are short.

C. It looks very cute.                  D. All above.

3. Why are the Scottish Folds named the " Messenger of Peace" ?

A. Because their ears are folded.

B. Because they look very cute.

C. Because they can get on well with other animals.

D. Because they can stay at a noisy house or in a cat show.

4. According to the passage, what is the writer' s suggestion to us when we are in a new

environment?

A. We should have a nickname.         B. We should learn from the cats.

C. We should get along well with dogs.   D. We should always be sweet and friendly to others.

 

The aim of students who come to school is to study．But study requires a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways for studying.
The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good results.
In studying we must have patience. If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “ why” . If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, brothers or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve learned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.
【小题1】The article tell us ________

A．the importance of reading

B．to read in the morning

C．about the ways of studying

D．to have patience in studying

【小题2】We’d better read in the morning because ________

A． it’s easy for us to get good results

B．the air is fresh and the mind is clear

C． it’s difficult to get good results.

D．both A and B

【小题3】If we can’t put our heart into the book when we read, it is ________

A． easy to understand it well.

B． possible to get something from it.

C．impossible for us to get something from it

D．possible to learn something from it

Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of more than100 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.

Dr. Petrella offers lots of help to his patients. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do.

He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then he explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

Dr. Petrella makes and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas.

His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a CD of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrella says, “I always love to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrella was young,

his father didn't want him to be a singer. So he went to a medical school.

Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too. “1 like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good .

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.

1. In his TV show, Dr. Petrella _________ .

A. sings love songs he wrote         

B. sings about different diseases

C. sings and explains a medical problem

2._________ isn't used in his TV show.

A. Russian              B. English               C. Italian

3.Dr. Petrella performs in his show 10_________.

A. become famous        B. make people feel good    C- achieve his dream

4.  From the article, we can know Dr. Petrella is _____________.

A. talented and proud   B, creative but lazy    C. kind and helpful

5.  What’s the best title (标题）of the article?

A. Medicine and Entertainment  B. His Dream Came True   C. A Singing Doctor

 

You may have known several kinds of police --- traffic police, fire police and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving(节能) policeman?

A group of 22 energy-saving policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning(空调) no cooler than 26℃.

They also set up a special phone line so that people can tell them which buildings fail to follow the rule.

“If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatthour of electricity in one summer. That’s one-third of all the usages of the city in the season,” said a TV advertisement.

Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiansu Province, are going to follow Beijing’s steps in setting up a similar police team.

As one of the fastest developing countries, China is using a lot of energy. This has a great effect on the country’s environment and limited(有限的) energy.

From 1986 to 2005, the country experienced 20 warm winters continuously(连续). Numbers show that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving environmental problems every year.

At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution. It aims to reduce energy usage by 20% and increase renewable(可更新的) energy up to 10% from 7% by 2010.

To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology and productions. Environment-friendly machines, such as a vending machine that helps collect used bottles, have attracted lots of attention. “We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find effective ways to do it on our daily lives,” said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.

1.The job of the energy-saving policemen is ______.

   A. to set up a special phone line              

B. to set the air conditioning cooler

   C. to check the use of energy in public places 

D. to make sure that more energy will be produced

2.Beijing uses ______ million kilowatt-hour electricity in summer.

   A. 1200.         B. 800.            C. 400.              D. 133.

3.Which of the following years’ winters were all warm in China?

   A. 1968—1988.   B. 1999—2003.     C. 2002—2006.        D. 2005—2009.

4.In the year 2010 China’s energy usages is going to be cut by ______.

   A. 7%.             B. 10%.              C. 17%.              D. 20%.

5.According to Liu Qianguang, ______.

   A. there are few ways to protect the environment

   B. it’s difficult to find good ways to save energy

   C. it’s easy for one to do something good for the environment

   D. it’s difficult for one to do something good for the environment

 

Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we can’t be more familiar with the fact of friendship, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends, especially with Americans. Here are some pieces of advice on making friends with Americans:
* Visiting places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, restaurants, parks and sports clubs.
* Be willing to take the first step. Don’t wait for them to get close to you. Americans in China may not know you speak English. They may be uncomfortable if they can’t speak your language.
* Use small talks to open the conversation. Ask them where they’re from, why they come to China, etc. Remember: Be careful not to ask personal questions about age, salary and so on.
* Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves.
* Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific （明确的）time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Let’s go out for a dinner sometime.” Often this is just a way to be friendly. It’s not always a real invitation.
* Don’t expect too much at first. Maybe they’re being friendly. But maybe they want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell.
【小题1】According to the passage, Americans like to visit the following places except ______.

A．shopping centers

B．parks

C．sport clubs

D．churches

【小题2】How many pieces of advice does the writer offer on making friends with Americans?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

【小题3】What should you say when you meet an American for the first time?

A．What’s your age?

B．How much do you get in a month?

C．Nice to meet you! Are you from America?

D．Let’s get together sometime. I want to ask you some questions.

【小题4】Which is the best way to make friends with an American?

A．To ask him if he is willing to make friends with you.

B．To spend a long time learning about him.

C．To wait until he tells you his thoughts.

D．To ask him to join you for dinner.

【小题5】What do we know from the passage?

A．It’s very important to be a good friend of an American.

B．It’s difficult to get on with Americans.

C．Different peoples have different customs and cultures.

D．Friendship is the most important in our daily life.