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32、Patrick never does homework. "Too boring," he says. He always plays baseball and basketball after school. His teachers tell him, "Patrick! Do your homework, or you can't learn anything. "But what can he do? He hates homework.

One day, his cat was playing with a little "doll'. He found it wasn't a doll at all, but a man of the smallest size. The man called , "Save me! Don't give me back to that cat. I have magic(魔法). I will help you if you save me!"

How lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, "If you help me to do m~ homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades. "The man agreed. He began to do Patrick’s homework. The man didn't always know what to do and he needed help. "Help me! Help me!" he said. And Patrick had to help, Day after day, Patrick had to work harder.

Finally the last day of school arrived and the man was free to go. As for homework, Patrick didn't hate doing it any more. Patrick got his A's. His teachers and classmates were all surprised. Who really helped Patrick?

1. Patrick likes_________ after school.

A. doing sports B. doing some reading C. doing his homework D. learning things

2. Why did Patrick get the small man's help?

A. Because Patrick gave him a cat.

B. Because Patrick helped him play with the cat.

C. Because Patrick saved him.

D. Because Patrick gave him lots of money.

3. What does the sentence "Patrick got his A's" mean?

A. It means "Patrick got the teachers' help".

B. It means "Patrick got good grades".

C. It means "Patrick got more friends".

D. It means "Patrick got more problems".

4. Which of the following is not true?

A. Patrick never hates doing his homework.

B. The man sometimes didn't know what to do when he helped Patrick.

C. The man didn't go until the last day of school.

D. Patrick finally started to like doing homework.

5. From the passage, we can know_________

A. the man liked to play with the cat

B. the man never helped Patrick do his homework

C. Patrick's classmates always helped him do his homework

D. in fact, Patrick helped himself

31、Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some points you can follow.

Sometimes you quarrel with your parents. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn't like you to wear a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask if you're speaking to a boy or a girl. It seems that you are not as close to your parents as you used to be. Ho~ can you become close again?

Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your parents. He gives ways to help you understand your parents. When you think, "My parents don't want me to have any fun.", that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are important and loved. You should tell your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. He gives you some ideas:

1. Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.

2. Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

3. Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your clothes and help clean the house.

Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these steps, soon you will have a good relationship with your parents.

1.This passage is_________

A. an introduction(介绍) of a writer

B. a student's plan

C. an introduction of a book

D. a family plan

2. Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?

A. Children' s study. B. Parents' needs.

C. Keeping a diary. D. Making phone calls to friends.

3."...you are not as close to your parents as you used to be" means_________

A. you didn't have a close relationship with your parents

B. you had a better relationship with your parents before

C. your parents used to love you more than now

D. your parents don't love you any more

4. You can show your parents you are growing up by_________

A. helping do some housework

B. quarreling with them

C. making phone calls to friends

D. keeping a diary

5. Which of the following is true?

A. All parents want their children to dress in a modem way.

B. Parents mustn't make their children have any fun.

C. There's no way to make both parents and children happy.

D. Parents and children need to talk to understand each other better.

30、A Japanese toy maker says that they've developed a gadget(小器具) that translates(翻译) dog barks into human languages and plan to begin selling the gadgets--under the name of Bowlingual--in the US pet stores and present shops this summer.

People laughed when the Japanese toy maker Takara company made the world's first dog-human translation machine last year. But about 300,000 of them have been sold since it was on sale in Japan last year. Far bigger sales will be expected once an English language translation machine for dogs comes to America in August. The United States is home to about 67 million dogs, more than six times the number in Japan.

"We know that the Americans love their dogs so much, so we don't think they' 11 mind spending$ 120 on this gadget," the Takara marketing manager said before the journalists at a meeting in Atlanta. Bowlingual, one of US Time magazine's coolest inventions of 2002, has two parts. A microphone is tied to the dog's collar and sends out sound information to the gadget held by the owner. Then the translation is done in the gadget by a database with every kind of barks. Those barks show six feelings - happiness, sadness, disappointment, anger, declaration and desire. Each of the feelings is then translated into words like "Let's play." "Look at me!" or "Spend more time with me."

Takara says it has spent millions of dollars developing the gadget. One thing that seems certain is that the markets for animal translation machines will probably be a dog's world since Takara has no plans to develop such a gadget for cats. "They are too changeable," the marketing manager said.

1. The first three paragraphs(段落) of the passage mainly tell us that Bowlingual_________

A. was invented in Japan B. has developed quickly

C. wi11 be sold in America D .sells well for its price

2. When was this passage most probably written?

A. In the autumn of 2002. B. In the spring of 2003.

C. In the summer of 2002. D. In the winter of 2003.

3. We can learn from the passage that_________.

A. people need to talk to dogs

B. there are more dogs in America than in Japan

C. Japanese people don't like dogs

D. the company will soon make a gadget for kids

4. The underlined word "they" in the last sentence refers to_________

A. markets B. dogs C. plans D. cats

5. From the passage, we can see that Takara is_________ the sale of its new gadget in the US A. proud of B. pleased with C. confident of D. worried about

28、拼读选词根据句意和音标从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个适当的单词。

1. It's_________ /taim/for class. Let's go to the classroom.

A. term B. them C. team D. time

2. Please don't_________//it like that.