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We can express our feelings and needs by using body language. Cats can do that too. The ways that cats use their tails to show their feelings and needs are interesting.
Unlike dogs, which generally wave their tails to express good feelings, cats use their tails to send a lot of signals. When a cat waves its tail strongly from side to side, it may be a sign for us to leave it alone, or we may get scrathed (抓伤). Throwing a little toy for the cat to play with can get it relaxed. When a cat holds its tail upwards with a slight move, it means the animal is very happy to see its owner.
We all like to cuddle (依偎) inside our bed, and cats do that thing, too. Much as little children like to wrap (用……缠绕) their arms around their Teddy Bears, cats like to wrap their own tails around their bodies to get a sense of safety while asleep. If we notice a cat sleeping in such a position, we should not break its peace.
Usually the tip of the cat’s tail doesn’t draw our attention. But its particular position may also show the cat’s feelings. For example, a cat holding the tip of its tail pointed downwards may try to say that it is not feeling comfortable. So at this point, the cat not only feels angry, but also unsafe. This may again be a sign for us not to upset the cat in any way.
In conclusion, cats use their tails in many different, sometimes funny ways to send us messages, and we can learn to know more.
【小题1】According to the text, in which way are cats different from dogs?
| A.Cats draw more attention from humans than dogs. |
| B.Cats are friendlier to humans than dogs. |
| C.Cats have more feelings than dogs. |
| D.Cats show more feelings with tails than dogs. |
| A.safe | B.sleepy | C.anxious | D.hungry |
| A.get its tail well relaxed | B.get a sense of safety |
| C.show friendship to its owner | D.warn strangers to keep off |
| A.A cat can use its tail tip to show its feelings. |
| B.We should pay attention to the tip of a cat’s tail. |
| C.Why a cat holds the tip of its tail pointed downwards |
| D.A cat has many ways to express its feelings |
Like most big projects, learning to manage your mother well is what you should do. Here are what I believe the best steps towards a better relationship with her. They are not necessarily surprising or revolutionary, but they have worked for many people. Try them.
Remember your mother’s age. As children, we often do not think of our mother as having an age. Even when we become conscious of her as an individual, age does not change our view; she is still our mother. Knowing our mother’s age, not just in numbers of years but in terms of her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.
Listen to your mother. I have found that sometimes the things my mother told me long ago are remarkably useful. If your mother knows that you respect her point of view, even if you do not share it, it will help her feel close to you.
Remember that your mother has a past. A key step in managing our relationship with our mother is to find out about her early life.In learning about our mother’s past, we know that it can encourage us to think about her whole life.
Ask your mother about your c
hildhood histo
ry. My grandparents died when I was young. If you are fortunate enough to have living family, think of your life as a jigsaw puzzle and ask as many questions as you can to put the picture together. Understanding your roots and your childhood can hel
p you know more clearly who you are, as part of a family which you share with your mother.
Remember that managing your mother is really about managing yourself. Taking any measure to managing our mother is the issue of how we manage ourselves. No matter how difficult we find her, it is important to remember that it is not her behavior itself that is causing us discomfort, but the way we feel about
her behavior. We should follow the way of her life. At the heart of managing your mother is being able to accept your flawed self. Only then are you able to accept your mother-----with all her failings.
64. 【小题1】What does the underlined phrase “a jigsaw puzzle” mean?
| A.拼图玩具 | B.浏览迷宫 | C.填充字谜 | D.游戏人生 |
| A.You will have a better relationship with your mother if you respect her opinion. |
| B.Knowing your mother’s age is a useful piece of advice. |
| C.The key measure of managing our mother is how we manage ourselves. |
| D.It is unreasonable to expect our mother to change totally from the way she was brought up. |
| A.to give information about how you think of your mother |
| B.to |
| C.to keep a sense of humor about your mother all day long |
| D.to accept your mother-----with all her failings |
第三部分:阅读理解(共两节,16小题;每小题2分,满分32分)
第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
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Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.
Proper nutrition (营养) is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”(燃料). Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.
Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you will feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality (个性). Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.
Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise makes the body strong and and prevents you from putting on weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命). Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on, are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.
If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.
46. In order to keep good health, ________.
A. we should eat a lot of sweets B. one needs a large amount of fat
C. people should eat according to the foods nutrition
D we must try to sleep now and then
47. Eating more and sleeping less ________.
A. can keep healthy B. are no good for you
C. gets you more energy D. will keep your personality
48. The title of the article should be ________.
A. Eating and Exercising B. How Vitamins Work in Man's Body
C. How to Stay Healthy D. Sleeping Well
49. The passage is probably taken from ________.
A. an advertisement B. a travel journal C. an English dictionary D. a magazine
We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.【小题1】Some people can easily learn many things by heart because_______.
| A.they always sleep very well | B.they often eat good food |
| C.they read a lot of books | D.they have very good memories |
【小题2】Everybody learns his mother language_______.| A.at the age of six | B.when he is a small child |
| C.after he goes to school | D.when he can read and write |
【小题3】Before a child can speak, he must_______.| A.read and write | B.make sentences |
| C.hear and remember the sounds | D.think hard |
【小题4】In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because_______.| A.they have no good memories | B.they have no recorders |
| C.they have too much time for it | D.they are busy with other subjects |
【小题5】Your memory will become better and better_______.| A.if you have plenty of good food |
| B.if you do more and more exercises |
| C.if you do morning exercises every day |
| D.if you get up early |
The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruption of our thoughts.
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is in generally a healthy, protective development. “I didn’t hear it ring” or “I didn’t realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach.
The concept of being unreachable is not new – we have “Do Not Disturb” signs on the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?
The problem is that we come from a long-established tradition of difficulty with distance communication. Until the recent mass use of cellphones, it was easy to communicate with someone next to us or a few feet away, but difficult with someone across town, the country or the globe. We came to take it for granted.
But cellphones make long-distance communication common, and endanger our time by ourselves. Now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished. Even cellphone devotees, myself usually included, can’t help at times wanting to throw their phones away, or curse this invention.
But we don’t and won’t, and there really is no need. That we have the right to take back our private time is a general social recognition.
In other words, we don’t have to pay too much attention to the rings of our own phones. Given the ease of making and receiving cellphone calls, if we don’t talk to the caller right now, we surely will shortly later.
A cellphone call deserves no more importance than a word from the person next to us. Though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg–who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. But most likely it is not, and I’m better off, thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza I’ll eat for lunch. ![]()
【小题1】.
What does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?
| A.It is a way to show that you don’t like the caller. |
| B.It is natural to tell lies about small things. |
| C.It is basically a good way to protect one’s privacy. |
| D.We should feel guilty when we can’t tell the truth. |
What is the meaning of the underlined word “devotees” in Paragraph 5?
| A.people who enjoy something. | B.people who are bothered. |
| C.people who hate something. | D.people who are interrupted. |
. According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?
| A.People are always thinking of the cellphone rings so that they fail to notice anything else. |
| B.Cellphones interrupt people’s private time. |
| C.People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones. |
| D.With cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable. |
. What does the last paragraph suggest?
| A.A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention. |
| B.Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel. |
| C.You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cellphone. |
| D.Never let cellphones disturb your life too much. |