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　　A good friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on a Greek island．Ever since he left school(where I first knew him)he has traveled all over the world collecting animals for his very own zoo．He hoped to collect two examples of every kind of animal on his island, like Noah before the Great Flood．But the flood that my friend was afraid of, was a flood not of water, but of people．I think you have heard of my friend; he writes books about his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects．The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat．

　　My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week(there is not enough water on the island, though there is plenty all round it), he found oil．He needs money for his travels, and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for all his life; but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo, and his life’s work．

　　So, if I know my friend, he will not tell anybody(except you and me)about what he found－because oil and water do not mix．

(1)

Why will my friend not tell anybody that he has found oil?
[　　]
A．	He wants to make money from the oil alone．
B．	He is afraid that people will no longer come and visit his zoo．
C．	He doesn’t want to let others know his work．
D．	He is afraid that his zoo will be destroyed．

(2)

My friend is afraid of ________．
[　　]
A．	a great flood
B．	too many people
C．	a lot of animals
D．	a great deal of oil

(3)

How does he get money for his animals’ “food”?
[　　]
A．	He travels all over the world to collect money．
B．	He sells oil on the island．
C．	He writes books and sells them．
D．	He shows his animals to people

(4)

My friend knows oil and water do not mix．He knows that ________．
[　　]
A．	he can’t mix oil with water
B．	he won’t get water if people come to look for oil
C．	he won’t find water and oil in the same place
D．	he can’t have both money and the zoo

The Chinese New Year is a great holiday to choose to celebrate Chinese culture with your child. Here are few fun ways to bring a bit of fun and 1 into your home through the festivities of the Chinese New Year.

1.Add a lucky red door. Red is a traditional color of 2 . It's an important part of the Chinese New Year to 3 on doing what one can to bring about good luck for the New Year. If you don't want to 4 the door red, how about wrapping it up like a present with red wrapping paper. If changing your front door's color is not workable, how about the door to your child's bedroom?

2.Eat. A huge part of most cultures is that of food and the Chinese New Year is not 5 , it's eating jiaozi at midnight on New Year's Eve, or longevity noodles on day seven of the festivities to 6 long life. The Chinese New Year celebrations mean many fancy meals that your child will 7 .

3.Create a lantern. Sara Naumann, the Guide to China Travel, shares a bit about the legend of the Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao, which occurs on the 8 day of the Chinese New Year festivities. It's a 9 that includes an emperor, a young woman who misses her family, and tricking the God of Fire. Your kids should love this story. After 10 it with them, or while reading the story, enjoy making your own paper lantern to display.

4.Give lucky money. The Guide to Mandarin Language shares that another very popular 11 during the Chinese New Year is that of the gift of red envelopes with 12 in them. These gifts are given to children and usually follow a bit of superstition（迷信） in that the money needs to be given in even amounts and never contain 13 numbers, such as four. Therefore, four dollars is not a good gift. The envelopes are also decorated with lucky symbols and New Year 14 .

5.Give a small gift. The giving of simple gifts is also an appropriate way to 15 the Chinese New Year. What better gift than that of a children's book about the Chinese New Year or the Chinese Culture.

6.Make some noise. Just like in America, the Chinese use 16 in ringing in their New Year. In the Chinese culture it began as a way to 17 away any demons（鬼） that threaten to bring a profitable and lucky New Year, but today it's also about excitement and 18 . Consider setting off a few firecrackers of your own, if allowed in your area. If not, make a cute firework picture with a bit of glitter and glue. A pretend firecracker is another great craft that could also be considered a festive way to decorate your New Year table.

7.Sing Happy Birthday to your dog. The second day of the Chinese New Year is 19 the birthday of all dogs. Why not 20 your child to throw Fido a birthday celebration? Perhaps an extra ride in the car or new chew toy is in order? I know my dog would appreciate a few extra belly rubs too.

( ) 1. A. tradition B. culture C. civilization D. habit

( ) 2. A. wealth B. disaster C. belief D. luck

( ) 3. A. focus B. accuse C. adapt D. mind

( ) 4. A. boil B. paint C. wash D. purchase

( ) 5. A. same B. similar C. common D. different

( ) 6. A. come about B. take about C. bring about D. get out

( ) 7. A. bore B. destroy C. enjoy D. absorb

( ) 8. A. last B. first C. second D. next

( ) 9. A. play B. story C. novel D. history

( ) 10. A. sharing B. listening C. reading D. making

( ) 11. A. invention B. story C. race D. tradition

( ) 12. A. food B. clothes C. money D. jewels

( ) 13. A. unclear B. unlucky C. unfair D. uncertain

( ) 14. A. wishes B. signs C. presents D. happiness

( ) 15. A. spend B. envy C. buy D. celebrate

( ) 16. A. firecrackers B. songs C. dances D. goods

( ) 17. A. take B. scare C. get D. burn

( ) 18. A. fun B. relax C. sleep D. travel

( ) 19. A. fixed B. named C. considered D. marked

( ) 20. A. order B. accompany C. tease D. allow

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Communication Principles

How you see yourself can make a great difference in how you communicate．“Every individual exists in a continually changing world of experience of which he（or she）is the center”．Many communication scholars and social scientists believe that people are products of how others treat them and of the messages others send them．But every day we experience the centrality of our selves in communication．A student．for instance，may describe a conflict with a teacher as unfair treatment：“I know my teacher doesn’t like the fact that I don’t agree with his opinions．and that’s why he gave me such a poor grade in that class．”The teacher might say the opposite．Each person may believe that he is correct and that the other person’s view is wrong．

The concept of serf originates in communication．Through verbal and nonverbal symbols, a child learns to accept roles in response to the expectations of others．You establish self-image。The sort of person you believe you are，by how others think of you．Positive，negative，and neutral messages that you receive from others all play a role in determining who you are．Communication itself is probably best understood as a dialogue process．Our understanding of communication comes from our interactions with other people．In a more obvious way．communication involves others in the sense that a competent communicator considers what the other person needs and expects when selecting messages to share．So，the communication begins with the self，as defined largely by others，and involves others，as defined largely by the self．

Communication Occurs almost every minute of your life．If you are not communicating with yourself（thinking，planning，reacting to the world around you），you are observing others and drawing inferences from their behavior．Even if the other person did not intend a message for you．you gather observations and draw specific conclusions．A person yawns and you believe that person is bored with your message．A second person looks away from you and you conclude that person is not listening to you．A third person smiles（perhaps because of a memory of a joke he heard recently） and you believe that he is attracted to you．We are continually picking up meanings from others’ behaviors and we are constantly providing behaviors that have communicative value for them．

More often than not，you may have hurt someone accidentally and you may have tried to explain that you did not mean that. You may have told the other person that you were sorry for your statement．You may have made a joke out of your rude statement．Nonetheless，your comment remains both in the mind of the other person and in your own mind．You cannot go back in time and erase your messages to others．Communication cannot be reversed（倒退），nor can it be repeated．When you tried to re—create the atmosphere，the conversation，and the setting，nothing seemed right．Your second experience with a similar setting and person made far different results．

Paragraph outline	Supporting Details
Communication begins with the self	●People are somewhat products of others’ treatment and messages． ●we are always（71） ▲ in communication with others．
Communication （72） ▲ others	●Experiences of others help children learn to accept roles． ●Messages from others help you（73） ▲ who you are． ●Needs and（74） ▲ of others should be considered．
Communication （75） ▲ everywhere	●We are communicating with ourselves by thinking，planning and reacting to the outside world． ●We are always（76） ▲ other people by observing even if they do not intend any message for you． ●We are constantly collecting meanings from others’（77） ▲ ． ●We are constantly（78） ▲ meanings by what we do．
Communication cannot be reversed nor repeated	●You may explain what you have done，but you cannot（79） ▲ what remains in the other person’s mind． ●Yon may redo the conversation，but you（80） ▲ achieve the same results．

My grandfather was a teacher.He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart，because when I was young(and he was old)，he gave me presents，and seated me on his knees，and told me stories，but I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.

At school，when he walked into a room full of noisy boys，there was silence at once.When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes，that boy went red in the face，and looked down at his shoes.If a boy brought him poor，careless work，which was not the best that boy could do，my grandfather picked up the boy’s book and threw it across the room，shouting，“Do it all again，and bring it back early in the morning！”If the boy was late，or if he forgot to bring the work，he had to do it again and again，and yet again.My grandfather never forgot.

He was a very different man at school from the man I saw day by day in his own home.

41．I know my grandfather was kind and gentle，because________.

A．he was the headmaster of a boys’school

B．he gave me presents and told me stories

C．he told me stories about how kind he was

D．he never scolded me

42．When he looked at a boy in a certain way，that boy________.

A．went red in the face and could not return my grandfather’s look

B．looked back at my grandfather’s red face

C．changed another one

D．went red in the face because his shoes were dirty

43．My grandfather didn’t like to receive________.

A．worse work than he could do himself

B．work that the boys could not do

C．work that was not as good as the boys could do

D．the work that the boys did

44．When he received poor work，my grandfather________.

A．shouted at the boy and threw his work across the room

B．went red in face

C．threw the book on the floor，and shouted across the room

D．threw the book at the boy

45．He was a different man at home because________.

A．he didn’t get angry at school like he did at home

B．he was not as gentle as at home

C．he didn’ t throw books about at school like he did at home

D．he didn’t usually get angry at home

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we ran remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.

If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.

There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.

I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.

1.Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?

A．It is her favorite place to play.

B．Her needs can be satisfied there.

C．Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.

D．Her parents always play together with her there.

2.What can be learned from the passage?

A．The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom.

B．The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.

C．The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room.

D．Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes.

3.Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.

A．Open the window at night

B．lie down in bed to have a dream

C．try to bring back a sense of home

D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom

4.What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?

A．To express how much she is attached to her home.

B．To declare how much she loves her first house.

C．To describe the state of her family.

D．To look back on her childhood.

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