You may hear someone say, ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ We know it means it’s raining hard. Here is how it comes.
There are many large rats in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It’s hard for a plane to land (着陆）． So the cats come down by parachute（降落伞）．
In another country, the people need dogs to find people in the snow. Where can they get the dogs? You can guess. The dogs also come down by parachute.
These cats and dogs are helping the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs.
5. What does the sentence ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ mean?
A. We put the cats and the dogs in the sky.     B. It means ‘It’s raining hard’.
C. people like cats and dogs.                D. Cats and dogs are helping the people
6. Why do the cats come down by parachute?
A. Because it’s not safe (安全的).     B. Because there are many mountains in the country:
C. Because people need cats.        D. Because it’s quick to carry the cats.
7. From the article, we can know rats mean ________.
A. 大象          B. 猴子           C. 老鼠           D. 熊猫

Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered (考虑，认为) a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.

What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices (电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts (努力) as they multitask.

Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.

Multitasking also has an effect (影响) on young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) response (回应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary (没必要) for them to learn special skills to do their work.

1. What does the underlined word “juggle” most probably mean?

A. Want to buy.                     B. Use at the same time.

C. Take the place of.               D. Search information from.

2.In Paragraph 3, the author points out that__________.

A. family members do not greet each other

B. family members do not eat at the family table

C. young people get on well with their families

D. young people hardly communicate with their family members

3.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

B. Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets.

C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

D. Multitasking influences young people’s development seriously.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work.

B. Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again.

C. Educators feel that young people don’t need to improve their study skills.  

D. People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children’s later study skills.

5. The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by__________.

A. providing special examples

B. following the natural time order

C. giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects 

D. comparing opinions from different worlds

Open today’s newspaper. What do you see? Ads! Look through a magazine. More Ads! Turn on TV, still more ads! Everywhere you look, someone has something to tell.Here are some ways ads get us to buy.

Some ads use famous people. Stars are paid to sell a product. Think about it. Do they really know about medicine? Do they know about soft drink? These people may be famous. But they may not know about what they are selling.

Some ads make you think you’re getting the word of an expert. They say, “Doctor said.” A man in a white coat comes on TV. He looks nice. “I use bright and white,” He says. This man looks like a doctor. But he is an actor. He has been paid to sell this product.

Does soap have anything to do with a pretty child? Not much. But ads may show their product with something nice such as the sun, the flowers and so on. Such an ad is about feelings rather than facts.

Ads are full of strong words, and words like “new” and “improved” have power. They can help a produce sell. The soap may be called “Spring Rain”. A car may be called “Tiger”. Strong words work on our feelings.

Some ads make promise. But can they keep them? No.

Some ads use our fear of being too late. “Buy now!” They say, “Selling ends soon.” Check to see if this is true. Don’t hurry. Take time to think.

All ads hope we will buy something, do something, or think in a certain way. Know what ads are doing. Ask questions to yourself. Don’t let their words and pictures fool you.

1.Some stars appear in the ads because_________.

A．they know every product well

B．they are famous

C．they are all experts

D．they all like white coats

2.According to the passage, we know that “Spring Rain” is the name of ______.

A．a kind of soap                          B．a kind of car

C．a kind of medicine                       D．a kind flower

3.The writer thinks the words and the pictures in the ads________.

A．tell us a story                          B．always make us strong

C．sometimes fool us                       D．keep promises

If you open today’s newspaper, what do you see? Ads! Look through a magazine. More ads! Turn on the TV. Still more ads! Everywhere you look, someone has something to sell.
Here are some ways ads get us to buy. Some ads use famous people. Stars are paid to sell a product. Think about it. Do they really know about medicine? Do they know about soft drinks? There people may be famous, but they may not know about what they are selling.
Some ads make you think you’re getting the word of an expert. They say, “Doctor said.” A man in a white coat comes on TV. He looks nice. “I use Bright and White,” he says. This man looks like a doctor. But he is an actor. He has been paid to sell this product.
Does soap have anything to do with a pretty child? But ads may show their product with something nice, such as the sun, the flowers and so on. Such an ad is about feelings rather than facts. Ads are full of strong words. Words like “new” and “improved” have strong influence. They can help a product sell. The soap may be called “Spring Rain”. A car may be called “Tiger”. Strong words work on our feelings.
Some ads make promises（承诺）. But can they keep them? No. Some ads use our fear of being too late. “Buy now!” they say. “Selling ends soon.” Check to see if this is true. Don’t hurry. Take time to think. All ads hope we will buy something, do something, or think in a certain way. Know what ads are doing. Ask questions to yourself. Don’t let their words and pictures fool you.
【小题1】Why do famous people appear in ads?
A. Because they know every product well.
B. Because they want to serve the people.
C. Because they can make money from the ads.
【小题2】The underlined word “expert” in Paragraph Three probably means _____.
A.主持人                   B.专家                      C.演员
【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The famous people may not know about what they are selling.
B. Some ads make promises to people and they can keep them.
C. Ads are full of strong words, such as “new” and “improved”.
【小题4】According to the passage, we know that “Tiger” might be the name of _____.
A. a kind of car            B. a kind of computer   C. a kind of soap
【小题5】What does the writer want to tell us?
A. We should not always believe the ads.
B. We should buy things that ads ask us to buy.
C. We should think about ads before buying things.