Our cat has a sweet nature, and she can let us know what she wants. When we fail to meet her needs, she gently leads us in the proper direction. When I forget to fill her water bowl early in the morning, she runs after my legs, and then pushes me in the direction of her bowl. She doesn’t get irritated (生气的); instead, she expresses her wishes in the best way. And I always understand what she is telling me.
One day I found myself envying (羡慕) her simple expression. How many times had I expected my husband or my children to know my wants without my ever giving voice to them? How many times had I been disappointed that they couldn’t understand when I needed a hug, a compliment (恭维) or a chocolate bar?
After a pleasant afternoon with my husband, I wanted to stop somewhere nice and have dinner, but he didn’t understand my hints (暗示). “Couldn’t you see that I wanted to go out to dinner?” I complained when he pulled into our driveway.
“Why didn’t you say so? I can’t read your mind,” he answered in impatience. His words gave me pause. Had I expected him to read my mind? Why hadn’t I expressed my desire more clearly? I realized I had fallen into the female trap of “If you love me, you can read my mind.”
Now, I state my needs clearly and directly. I look at my cat and know she agrees.
【小题1】Why was the author disappointed in her husband or her children?

Our cat has a sweet nature, and she can let us know what she wants. When we fail to meet her needs, she gently leads us in the proper direction. When I forget to fill her water bowl early in the morning, she runs after my legs, and then pushes me in the direction of her bowl. She doesn’t get irritated (生气的); instead, she expresses her wishes in the best way. And I always understand what she is telling me.

One day I found myself envying (羡慕) her simple expression. How many times had I expected my husband or my children to know my wants without my ever giving voice to them? How many times had I been disappointed that they couldn’t understand when I needed a hug, a compliment (恭维) or a chocolate bar?

After a pleasant afternoon with my husband, I wanted to stop somewhere nice and have dinner, but he didn’t understand my hints (暗示). “Couldn’t you see that I wanted to go out to dinner?” I complained when he pulled into our driveway.

“Why didn’t you say so? I can’t read your mind,” he answered in impatience. His words gave me pause. Had I expected him to read my mind? Why hadn’t I expressed my desire more clearly? I realized I had fallen into the female trap of “If you love me, you can read my mind.”

Now, I state my needs clearly and directly. I look at my cat and know she agrees.

1.Why was the author disappointed in her husband or her children?

A．Her husband didn’t give her a hug.

B．Her children didn’t give her a chocolate bar.

C．They didn’t give her a compliment.

D．They didn’t understand her mind.

2.What will the author do if she wants something from her husband now?

A．She will give him her hints.                B．She lets him guess what she wants.

C．She tells him her needs directly.            D．She buys what she wants herself.

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?

A．I realized what I did was wrong.

B．I stopped and didn’t go with my husband.

C．My husband prevented me from going on.

D．My husband stopped me from saying something.

阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息（不多于五个单词），完成对该问题的回答。答语要结构正确，书写工整，字迹清楚。

We all love bubbles．They float through the air like little glass balls, shining with colors and light．

You can make bubbles with dishwashing soap and a paper cup．Soap makes the water stick together in a round shape． The bubbles you blow will be really big!

• A large bowl

• A spoon

• 4 cups of water

• 5 tablespoons of dishwashing soap 

• A pair of scissors

• A paper cup

1．Fill the bowl with the water．

2．Add the dishwashing soap into the water and mix them together．

3．Cut a small hole in the bottom of the paper cup．This is the hole that you will blow through．

4．Dip the top rim of the cup into the soapy water．Slowly lift the cup out of the bowl．There should be a thin “window” of soapy water filling the open space of the cup．

5．Slowly put your mouth up to the hole in the bottom of the cup．Gently blow air through the hole．A big bubble will rise into the air!

For a party, you can make a bowl of soapy water and a paper cup bubble-blower for each friend．Just think of how many bubbles you can make together!

1．What do bubbles look like? 

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2．To blow more bubbles, which two steps should you do again?

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3．What might be the topic of Paragraph 4? 

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Fix it on your own

Did you know that a bowl of rice could save your iPod if you drop it in a swimming pool by accident? Or that the camera on your phone could tell you what's wrong with your TV remote control? The experts at Geek Squad （geelsquad.co.uk） have made a gadget（小机件） rescue guide. So, let’s take a look at some of their useful advice.

● How to get more juice out of your phone battery（电池）

If your battery goes dead but you need to get a number or send one last text, try warming it up. That may give you a tiny bit of power. Take the battery from the phone and rub it between your hands. Or warm it under your arm for a few minutes. Then try to start the phone – but use it quickly.

● What to do if your gadget gets wet

First, try drying it out with a vacuum cleaner. If a vacuum cleaner isn’t at hand, fill a pot or bowl with uncooked rice and put your we gadget inside. The dry, uncooked rice will absorb all the water and, after a few hours, you should be able to use the gadget. Don’t forget to remove the battery and SIM card before you dry it.

● What to do if your TV remote control stops working

If replacing the batteries doesn’t work, get the camera function up on your phone and point the remote at the lens（镜头）. When you press a button on the remote, if it's working then the glass bobble（小球） at the front of the remote will light up when you look at it on the screen of your phone. This is because the screen on a phone or digital camera picks up infrared rays （红外线）, even though your eyes don't. If the glass bobble doesn’t light up, the remote is broken. If it does, the receiving device is broken.

1．If your cell phone falls into a sink, you can         .

       A．warm it up under your arm.                  B．put it into the uncooked rice.

       C．press it with both of your hands.           D．remove the battery after you dry it.

2．Why can a phone be used to prove the TV remote control works well?

       A．Because it can receive infrared ray.

      B．Because it can reflect infrared ray.

       C．Because it can improve the TV remote control.

       D．Because it can picture the TV remote control.

3．In which section of a newspaper can we possibly read this text?

       A．Entertainment             B．Finance            C．Culture            D．Life

4．The purpose of the passage is to give people        .

       A．professional guides                              B．necessary warnings

       C．practical tips                                       D．personal opinions

C

Fix it on your own

Did you know that a bowl of rice could save your iPod if you drop it in a swimming pool by accident? Or that the camera on your phone could tell you what's wrong with your TV remote control? The experts at Geek Squad (geelsquad.co.uk) have made a gadget(小机件) rescue guide. So, let’s take a look at some of their useful advice.

● How to get more juice out of your phone battery（电池）

If your battery goes dead but you need to get a number or send one last text, try warming it up. That may give you a tiny bit of power. Take the battery from the phone and rub it between your hands. Or warm it under your arm for a few minutes. Then try to start the phone – but use it quickly.

● What to do if your gadget gets wet

First, try drying it out with a vacuum cleaner. If a vacuum cleaner isn’t at hand, fill a pot or bowl with uncooked rice and put your we gadget inside. The dry, uncooked rice will absorb all the water and, after a few hours, you should be able to use the gadget. Don’t forget to remove the battery and SIM card before you dry it.

● What to do if your TV remote control stops working

If replacing the batteries doesn’t work, get the camera function up on your phone and point the remote at the lens(镜头). When you press a button on the remote, if it's working then the glass bobble(小球) at the front of the remote will light up when you look at it on the screen of your phone. This is because the screen on a phone or digital camera picks up infrared rays (红外线), even though your eyes don't. If the glass bobble doesn’t light up, the remote is broken. If it does, the receiving device is broken.

43．If your cell phone falls into a sink, you can         .

       A．warm it up under your arm.        B．put it into the uncooked rice.

       C．press it with both of your hands.    D．remove the battery after you dry it.

44．Why can a phone be used to prove the TV remote control works well?

       A．Because it can receive infrared ray.

      B．Because it can reflect infrared ray.

       C．Because it can improve the TV remote control.

       D．Because it can picture the TV remote control.

45．In which section of a newspaper can we possibly read this text?

       A．Entertainment      B．Finance         C．Culture        D．Life

46．The purpose of the passage is to give people        .

       A．professional guides      B．necessary warnings

       C．practical tips               D．personal opinions