Jimmy started painting when he was four years old．When he was six，he was already very good at it．He 1 many beautiful and interesting pictures，and people 2 a lot of money for them．They said．"This boy's going to be 3 when he's a little older，and then we're going to 4 these pictures for a lot more money．Then we will get rich．"
Jimmy's pictures were 5 from other people's because he never painted on the whole piece of 6 ndline．He painted on half of it，and the other half was always 7 ndline．
"That's very clever，" everyone said．" 8 else does that!"
One day somebody bought one of Jimmy's 9 and then said to him，"Please tell me this，Jimmy．Why do you paint on the 10 half of your paper，but not on the top half?"
"Because I'm small," Jimmy said," and my brushes don't reach very high．"
For years scientists have been arguing about whether nature or nurture(后天)decides what people will be like．Is it nature－what people are 1 with－ that decides what they will be like? 2 is it nurture－what 3 to people when they are born －that decides what they will be like?
Scientists have been studying twins to 4 if they can find the answer, because twins start out with the 5 DNA．Sometimes twins don't live together at birth and grow up in different 6 and different places－so the nature is the same for both, but the nurture is different．
When scientists 7 these twins in their later life, they some times find some surprising 8 ．
Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted(收养)by two different families at birth．They first met each other again thirty-nine years 9 and discovered they had a lot in 10 ．Both had been 11 twice．Their first wives were both named Linda and their second wives were both named Betty!
Each twin had a son－one called his son James Alan and the 12 called his son James Alan, too．Their children each had a dog called “Toy”．They even arrived at their first 13 in the same color of car．
So far twin 14 seem to show that both nature and nurture are important．What we have from birth, and how and where we live help to build 15 we are．
(1)
[ ]
A．
born
B．
grown
C．
taught
D．
made
(2)
[ ]
A．
So
B．
And
C．
If
D．
Or
(3)
[ ]
A．
pretends
B．
happens
C．
falls
D．
depends
(4)
[ ]
A．
hear
B．
win
C．
see
D．
plan
(5)
[ ]
A．
nice
B．
same
C．
full
D．
free
(6)
[ ]
A．
families
B．
cities
C．
countries
D．
nations
(7)
[ ]
A．
believe
B．
suggest
C．
receive
D．
compare
(8)
[ ]
A．
numbers
B．
discoveries
C．
results
D．
decisions
(9)
[ ]
A．
ago
B．
later
C．
forward
D．
behind
(10)
[ ]
A．
common
B．
fact
C．
danger
D．
trouble
(11)
[ ]
A．
mentioned
B．
married
C．
succeeded
D．
interviewed
(12)
[ ]
A．
either
B．
else
C．
other
D．
only
(13)
[ ]
A．
competition
B．
education
C．
purpose
D．
meeting
(14)
[ ]
A．
studies
B．
movies
C．
challenges
D．
mysteries
(15)
[ ]
A．
what
B．
when
C．
where
D．
who
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One day, some children were playing hide-and-seek(捉迷藏)happily．In front of the 1 , Jim found the door of the letter box was 2 and climbed in．He 3 closed the door．When he knew 4 he had locked himself in it, he began to 5 help, but nobody could 6 ．He was 7 and began to cry．At that time, his sister was 8 for him．She happened to hear him．She, of course, wasn’t able to open it．
When the 9 helped him out, he couldn’t keep back his tears．He had been in the box for nearly an hour．
“Don’t forget 10 a stamp on yourself next time,”said the postman．
(1)
[ ]
A．
shop
B．
park
C．
post office
D．
hospital
(2)
[ ]
A．
open
B．
closed
C．
big
D．
broken
(3)
[ ]
A．
slowly
B．
easily
C．
quickly
D．
hardly
(4)
[ ]
A．
that
B．
what
C．
why
D．
if
(5)
[ ]
A．
find out
B．
ask for
C．
think about
D．
look after
(6)
[ ]
A．
open
B．
help
C．
see
D．
hear
(7)
[ ]
A．
angry
B．
hungry
C．
afraid
D．
happy
(8)
[ ]
A．
asking
B．
looking
C．
waiting
D．
shouting
(9)
[ ]
A．
policeman
B．
friend
C．
postman
D．
cleaner
(10)
[ ]
A．
to draw
B．
to put
C．
to make
D．
to buy
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Jim likes to watch football matches very much. But his father has a big (1) and can’t give him enough money. He often feels (2) . It was Friday. Jim and Kate were (3). After school they did some cleaning. Jim found a wallet on the (4)\ when they swept the ground. Jim picked it up and put it into his (5) but Kate found it. He had to bring it out and they (6) there was some money in it. Kate told him to turn it in (上交) and the boy (7) .The next morning Jim read a (8)and knew there was a football match that evening. He bought a (9)with the money in the wallet. And the next (11)Kate knew he didn’t turn in the wallet and told Miss Hunt, their headteacher, about it. Miss Hunt (12) Jim in her office and asked, “You found a wallet (13)days ago, didn’t you?”Jim (14)Kate reported it to the teacher and (15)say, “Yes, I did.”
“Why didn’t you turn it in?
“Because I didn’t find you.”
“Why not turn it in today?”
“Because there’s no money in it.”
(1)
A. office B. factory C. family D. shop
[ ]
(2)
A. sorry B. happy C. pleased D. afraid
[ ]
(3)
A. at school B. at home C. in class D. on duty
[ ]
(4)
A. floor B. ground C. building D. tree
[ ]
(5)
A. shoe B. desk C. room D. pocket
[ ]
(6)
A. saw B. counted C. read D. guessed
[ ]
(7)
A. smiled B. agreed C. wished D. won
[ ]
(8)
A. book B. diary C. newspaper D. card
[ ]
(9)
A. coat B. ticket C. cake D. pencil
[ ]
(10)
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday
[ ]
(11)
A. carried B. pulled C. pushed D. called
[ ]
(12)
A. five B. four C. three D. two
[ ]
(13)
A. understood B. shouted C. told D. said
[ ]
(14)
A. could B. might C. needed D. had to
[ ]
(15)
A. not B. no C. some D. any
[ ]
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Look，this is a bedroom．It is small，but it is very nice．Whose (谁的) bedroom is it? It's 1 ndline．There is a desk and a bed 2 it． There 3 a computer and some books on the desk．4 old coat is on the bed．Are there other (其他的) things on the bed? No，there 5ndline．6 you see Jim's shoes? Yes，they 7 under the bed．8 is his bag? It is on the wall．And a picture is on the wall，too．Jim likes 9 ndline10 ndline piano．What's that? Oh， it's a cap! It looks like a cat．
