Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
【小题1】Americans like ________ best as pets.

A.dogs B.pigsC.catsD.mice
【小题2】The canary is a kind of ________.
A.dogB.catC.birdD.fish
【小题3】If you have much money, we can call you ________.
A.a fat catB.a happy catC.a thin catD.a sad cat
【小题4】If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________.
A.he plays cat and mouse with someone
B.he looks like the cat that ate the canary
C.he is a lazy cat
D.he has dragged in something
【小题5】The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cat.
A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

This summer, Liu Hongcan, a 30-year-old Chongqing woman, had to say goodbye to her daughter again. She sent her little girl to Guizhou province to stay with her daughter’s grandparents for the summer vacation ______________ in Chongqing.

A list of “hottest cities” in China came out last month. Chongqing is No.1 on the list. Fuzhou and Hangzhou take the second and third place.

The list is based on a “heat index”(热指数).It uses temperature and humidity date(湿度数据)1981 to 2011.The scientists tried to learn how hot the weather was over a period of time, and find out how people feel.

High humidity will stop heat leaving the body. It makes people feel worse on high-temperature. Dryness, on the other hand, can allow heat to leave the body.

In July this year, Chongqing saw 25 days of high temperature (over 35℃). Forty-eight people in the city had heatstroke from the start of April to the middle of August, the local health bureau(卫生局) said.

Chongqing people have to look for different ways to cool down. Throwing themselves into water is a good choice. Lin Jing, a worker at the Caribbean Water Park has received more guests this summer than before. About 15,000 people have visited the park a day during this year’s hot season.

1.Which one should be put in the underlined of the first paragraph?

A. because it is too dry                       B. because it’s too hot   

C. because there is too much humidity           D. because it is too wet

2.According to the temperature, the order is_________.

A. Chongqing,  Hangzhou,   Fuzhou,     Ningbo  

B. Fuzhou,     Chongqing,  Hangzhou,   Ningbo

C.Chongqing,  Fuzhou,      Hangzhou,   Ningbo  

D. Ningbo,    Fuzhou,      Chongqing,  Hangzhou

3.How can humidity make people feel?

A. High humidity can make people uncomfortable.

B. High humidity can make people comfortable.

C. Low humidity can make people uncomfortable.

D. Low humidity will stop heat leaving the body

4.How many days of high temperature (over 35℃) did Ningbo probably have in July?

A.20          B.25           C.30              D.24

5.Where is the passage probably from?

A. Movies.       B. Story book.     C. Newspaper.    D. Science book.

 

 

This is a talk by a London taxi driver.

     "I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."

    "It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles (???) outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."

    "I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."

    "Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."

    "I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on . I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(С?).

    Luckily the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

1..The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.

A. drive      B. make money     C. climb in through the window    D. meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.

    A. she wanted to have a sleep      B. her husband didn't open the door for her

    C. she didn't want to pay the driver  D. she couldn't find her key

3..The story happened _____.

A. early in the morning         B. late at night

C. 20 miles outside London    D. near the police station

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. 

B. The police made a mistake.

  C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.

  D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5..The driver climbed in through the window to

  A. get money from the woman          B. return the dog to the woman

  C. see what was happening in the house   D. phone the police

 

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