My sister and I are very different. When people meet us both, they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters. This is because we don’t look like each other, and we have different personalities(性格).

Are you similar to your brother or sister? My sister and I aren’t? similar to each other at all. I am tall, but she is very short. I have short dark brown hair and green eyes. She has long blond hair and blue eyes. I am strong, but she is not. I have big hands and feet; her feet and hands are very small. When we are kids, she was thin, but I was heavy. Now we’re both heavy.

We also have opposite personalities. She is always shy. I am more outgoing. She is very worried about what other people think and say about her, but I really don’t care. When she has a problem, she just worries about it, but when I have a problem, I try to fix it. She easily gets angry, especially with our mother. But I am more patient.?

1.When people meet the writer and her sister, they are always surprised to learn??????????

2.The writer and her sister are different in ??????????????????? ways.

3.The writer’s sister has?????????????????????? hair.

4.The writer’s sister is very worried about???????????? about her.

5.Do the write and her sister have the same personalities? ????????????

6.Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. （找出文章的主题句并抄写下来）

7.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将划线的句子翻译成中文）

8.The underlined word “heavy” in the passage means “???????????????? ”in English.

阅读下列短文，按照要求完成各题，并将答案填在答题卡标号为76-83的空格中。

Skipping rope is a great way for kids to exercise while they have fun. As a student, you can jump alone or with your classmates. You can also help turn a long rope for many others to jump over, one at a time. If you jump alone, you will need a short rope and it should be just long enough for your height. Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for our height.

A rope should be turned slowly. It must also be turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely. Turning the rope freely and safely needs careful timing(时间的选择). In rope jumping, timing means turning the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at the right time without striking(碰撞) your feet.

When you jump rope, your heart beats faster and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at first, you will get tired. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again. If you practice, you can increase the number of times you jump without resting.

根据文章完成下面的短文。

1.___________ is a great way for exercise.

2.We can jump __________ or with classmates.

3.We need a short rope that is long enough for our ___________ if we jump alone.

4.In rope jumping, timing means ________________________________ at the right time.

5.Don’t jump too many times at first. You must learn __________before you jump again..

6.Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. (找出文章的主题句并抄写下来)  ______________________________________________________________________ 

7.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (将划线的句子翻译成中文)

   _______________________________________________________________________ 

8.The underlined words "have fun" in the passage means “____________” in English.

You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.
Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,
but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event?  your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
【小题1】The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.

You must have seen ads on TV about hair care products （护发用品）. The models have shining hair like jewels （珠宝）. But now to make hair shine is no longer the task of hair care products, because hair can be made into real jewels. Believe it or not, a company called LifeGem in the US turns hair into jewels.
The company is in the business of taking hair from dead people and making it into diamonds （钻石）. The diamonds are for the families to remember the dead people.
Now the company plans to make three diamonds using Beethoven's hair to show their latest technology （技术）. The work will take about 7 months and in the end, Beethoven's long hair will become 3 shining diamonds between 0.5 to 1 carat （克拉）in size.
Since the great musician died in 1827, you may wonder how they got Beethoven's hair. Actually, the hair was given by John Rezniloff, who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest and most valuable collection of celebrities' （名人） hair. His collection also includes hair of Napoleon, Albert Einstein,  Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. In total,  the collection is worth over 5 million dollars.
Though it sounds unbelievable （难以置信）, to have such diamonds made with hair may be a good way to show respect （尊敬） and love to those who died.
【小题1】What does the company of LifeGem do?