Normally, kids have curiosity(好奇) about everything around them including animals. As a parent you are willing to teach everything to our children because you want to develop their EQ and IQ. But a few people have some troubles in how to introduce animals to their kids. Here I have some advice on how to do that.

1. Visiting a zoo.

This way must be the best choice to choose. If you have free time or maybe on holiday you can take your children to the zoo. Kids usually are excited to see live animals and feed them if possible. It can be an unforgettable moment for your children when they visit so many animals in a place. Parents can describe an animal to their children so they can learn something about that animal.

2. Doing a coloring activity.

If you have not free time or just have a short time, you can choose this. Actually doing animal coloring activity is mostly used by parents and teachers to tell children about an animal. You can download free animal coloring pages through the internet or you can buy your children an animal coloring book.

3. Doing a paper craft.

If it sounds difficult you can skip this method. Just forget it. Generally, the difficulty level depends on your paper craft models. You can find free animal paper crafts on the internet but make sure of the difficulty level. Remember your purpose is not about how beautiful your paper crafts are but to describe an animal to your children.

4. Story telling.

Have you heard about an animal story when you were a child? You still remember it? How about the character of those animals? Yeah! It is still in your mind. You can buy a story book of animals and read it for your children.

There are also many other ways and everything needed here is just the creativity to connect it with the children and make them enjoy and have fun with your activities.

59. What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. To satisfy the curiosity of the kids.

B. To develop children’s EQ and IQ.

C. To give parents and teachers advice on how to introduce animals to kids.

D. To introduce some activities to let parents know more about their kids.

60. In the author’s opinion, which is the best way to let a kid know something about an animal?

A. Visiting a zoo                                                      B. Doing a coloring activity

C. Doing a paper craft                                           D. Telling a story

61. If you are busy, which activity can you choose?

A. Download some beautiful paper crafts on the internet.

B. Buy your kid an animal coloring book.

C. Give your kid an unforgettable moment to visit many animals in a place.

D. Buy your kid a story book.

62. According to the author, what matters most in whatever activities you design for your children?

A. fun                                    B. joy                  C. imagination                   D. creativity

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During the summer holiday, I think I should do something               1.__________
meaningful instead touring. So I got a job at a fast food                   2.__________
restaurant and worked there as cleaner. I worked 7 hours a day          3.__________
for three weeks. The job was hard and bored and seemed endless ，  4.__________
that made me so tired that I nearly stopped it halfway.                             5.__________
After all, I stuck to it with determination. Every day I started           6.__________
off for work early in the morning and went to home late in the         7.__________
evening. Finally, I finished the job after the new school term            8.__________
began. Now, I understand that labor means. I think it is really           9.__________
a successfully experience, which is worth remembering for ever.              10.__________

When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．

 Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．

 The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．

Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．

The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．

1.From the passage，we can learn that the author was            ．

A．an animal protector   B．the cat owner   C．a prison officer        D．a prisoner

2.Which of the following statements is true?

A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．

B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．

C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．

D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．

3.We can infer from the third paragraph that               ．

A．showing love to others can make prisoners strong

B．the American prison culture will be improved

C．the author is not content with the prison culture

D．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Caring Makes Us Human．          B．Prison Culture is Important．

C．Animals Need Care．              D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．

5.In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that “Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．”to               ．

A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each other

B．show us the American prison culture does need improvement

C．show us the officer and prisoners all like cat

D．show us the American prison culture is great

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a ＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also be able to use the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mails to “speak” with their teachers, classmates, and families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptops used in higher education, such as colleges and universities, are workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the laptops can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 80 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ________.

A. connect them to the Internet                 B. use for their schoolwork

C. work at home                             D. connect them to libraries

2.The underlined word “speak” in the 2nd paragraph is in quotation marks(引号) because ________.

A. they don’t really talk                      B. they use the computer language

C. laptops have speakers                    D. laptops can be used to speak with others

3. Which of the following is True about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.              B.1, 500 students have laptops.

C. Students there can do everything.            D. It is an old college in America.

4.The underlined “a window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ________.

A. attend lectures on information technology    B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world        D. have free laptops

5. What can we infer from the text?

A. The program is successful.                   B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive.                D. The program isn’t accepted by teachers.