A Hello Kitty

The famous cartoon character known as Hello Kitty was created by Japanese company Sanrio in 1974 and quickly became a pop cultural phenomenon (现象) through a series of animated television shows. This collection of the Hello Kitty series includes five volumes for a total of 25 episodes, such as Hello Kitty Tells Fairy Tales, Hello Kitty Plays Pretend.

B Sesame Street

Elmo runs across a Magic Cookbook and sets free a Genie that lives inside. Together, Elmo and the Genie explore the fun world of cooking and making food, with the help from Emeril Lagasse and Heather Headley, who show tips on making pizzas and pocket foods.

C Sing and Dance With Barney

Barney has planned a very special singalong party and invited many of his friends, old and new. The group enjoys singing their all-time (一向的) favorites, while being transported to magical places. It has over 55 minutes of singing and dancing.

D Blue’s Clues

Steve and Blue explore the worlds of math and reading as they help each other with familiar activities. Viewers are invited to join in the counting, reading, adding and subtracting.

(　 )81. Robert studies in an art school. Not only does he like singing, but he is good at dancing. This weekend he is going to see a film about singing and dancing.

(　 )82. Lena is a lovely girl who is only ten years old. In her spare time she likes watching cartoon. Among all the cartoon characters she likes Hello Kitty best.

(　 )83. Philip, a clever student, likes science very much. He is especially interested in computer and robot. He wishes he could be an astronaut in the future.

(　 )84. Nancy shows special interest in cooking. At home she often watches her mother cooking in the kitchen room. Besides, Nancy loves seeing films about fairy tales.

(　 )85. 选择下列可以完成对话的选项

---Hi，Kate，you look so worried．What’s the matter?

--- ____________I’ve got a headache，a runny nose and a sore throat.

A. Do you have a fever?　　　　　　 B. I’m not feeling well.

C. But you’d better go to see a doctor.　 D. How long have you been like this?

In a US study, researchers measured (测量) the happiness of 4739 people over 20 years. The study found that a person’s happiness depends on the happiness of people he connects with. Surprisingly, it also found that happiness spreads not only between direct friends, but also among friends of your friends’ friends! And those good feelings seem to have the greatest influence among friends of the same sex (性别).
“People with more good friends are less likely to develop depression (情绪低落) and worry,” says Dr. Toupey Luft. “Though you can’t choose your family or workmates, you do have control over friendships.” With a little effort, you can add more positive (正面的,积极的) relationships to your social circle. Here’re the suggestions:
“Nobody is all positive or all negative,” says Luft. “But there are people you may feel more positive. Use that as your way to check people and keep records.” When spending time with others, pay attention to your feeling. Are you feeling tired and unhappy？To help you keep records, Luft suggests taking a moment when you get home to write down what your feeling is when around them.
While it’s great to gather with positive friends, it’s also good to stay with others in the same life situations. “But if you’re all just complaining (抱怨) and nothing is changing, it’s not healthy,” says Luft. Are your friends negative, or are you doing most of the complaining? Considering the answers to these questions can help you decide if you want to stand in front of them. Or you could let the relationship disappear slowly.
Sometimes your hobbies can lead to true friendships. Check out newspapers and websites to find a group or class for something you enjoy. These friends can always be there for you and can care each other through difficulties, illness and death.
Not into groups? Look for individual (个人的) communication instead. Luft says, “Set small goals, such as having coffee with one new person, and develop friendship according to a plan. If someone suggests going for lunch sometime, set a date.”
“If you’re feeling disappointed (失望) with a friend, try talking about what you both need,” says Luft. For example, tell her what you want during hard times in your lives. While your friend may need to be left alone, you may want caring phone calls. With some friends you laugh and have fun together at the movies—and that can be enough. With others, you pay attention to your deep connection.
【小题1】What does your happiness depend on, according to the passage?

Is learning a foreign language ever easy? Yes. If you are five and move to another country, you will quickly pick up the language. But what about for the rest of us who are no longer five, and need to be polite when traveling for business or for pleasure? I think that answer is also yes. Language learning can be easy if you don’t want or need to learn too much.

The key to successful language learning in my mind is not to set the goal too high. It is rather like running. Even if you run twice a week, you don’t necessarily want to be able to run a marathon (马拉松). You might just want to keep a level of fitness. I think the same can be true for language learning.

Let’s get back to the goal. If you decide to learn ten words in a foreign language before visiting the country, you know that you will be sure to do this. However, if you decide to talk to people with great fluency (流利), unless you are quite a talented person, you will probably fail and give up in half-way.

It is also far easier to start learning a foreign language than to finish. In other words, the better you are, the slower it can be to improve, because you will not be able to move further because of grammar, making sentences, learning less common words, etc. If you are only trying to learn a few foreign words and sentences, you will enjoy faster progress, have more fun, and won’t have to spend too much time.

The idea of learning only a few hundred words in a language, and then stopping, isn’t the usual way to language learning, but it can be a very meaningful and enjoyable activity.

1.In the writer’s opinion, it is easy for adults to learn English if _______.

A．they are especially talented people

B．they don’t want or need to learn too much

C．they have to spend a lot of time on it

D．they have a chance to go abroad

2.The writer believes that if you want to be good at a foreign language, you will probably _______.

A．forget your own goals

B．become a talented language learner

C．get tired of learning it

D．reach your learning goal

3.The best title of this passage would be _______.

A．Easy Language Learning                   B．Hard Language Learning

C．Fluency in a Foreign Language              D．A way of Language Learning

Zoos started a long time ago．The first zoo belonged to the kings and the queens（女王）．The poor men couldn't have zoos．

Later, zoos are for everyone．But ,sometimes the animals are not cared for（关心）．They are kept in small cages in the small zoos．

Now some zoos are different．The animals live in the large, open park．People watch them from cars and buses．These zoos are better for the animals．And they are still fun for people．

Do you like zoos? Have you come to some large, open zoos for a look?

Its really good for people to watch the wild animals．But if you go to the large, open zoos, be careful not to be too near to the wild animal~ They are very dangerous．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．The first zoo started                ．

A．many years ago                         B．not long ago

C．about 5 years ago                      D．by the kings and the queens

2．Long time ago, only                could have zoos because zoos could cost（花费）much money．

A．the old              B．the rich             C．the poor            D．farmer

3．In small zoos animals are kept                 ．

A．in the open air                          B．in the houses

C．in the small cages                      D．in the large, open parks

4．Today some zoos are                from before．

A．old                 B．small                C．strange            D．different

5．We can guess（猜想）animals in the cages are             ．

A．very glad                B．not very glad      C．well cared for          D．very fat