19．Why are black cats bad？November 17is an important day for black cats in Italy．An animal rights group has named that day"Black Cat Day"to stop the killing of thousands of the cats．Why do peopleCthe animal so much？It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path．
The black cat is just one of theAof superstition（迷信）．You may already know that Western people don't like the number 13．They also believe that walking under a ladder，opening an umbrella indoors andBa mirror can also bring bad luck．
According to Andrew Macaskill，who works for Times，British people believe it isBto see one magpie（喜鹊）．But two bring good luck．"In Britain，people like to have a horseshoes over the door．They believe it can bring good luck，"Macaskill said．"But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up．The luckB if it is upside down．"
In the US，people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time．They think this can bring good luck．Also，it is believed that good spirits live in trees．So by knocking on anything made from wood，people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune．People in the US also believe there are evil（邪恶的） spirits in blooms（扫帚）．SoD lean a broom against a bed．The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed．
The black cat is just one of theAof superstition（迷信）．You may already know that Western people don't like the number 13．They also believe that walking under a ladder，opening an umbrella indoors andBa mirror can also bring bad luck．
According to Andrew Macaskill，who works for Times，British people believe it isBto see one magpie（喜鹊）．But two bring good luck．"In Britain，people like to have a horseshoes over the door．They believe it can bring good luck，"Macaskill said．"But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up．The luckB if it is upside down．"
In the US，people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time．They think this can bring good luck．Also，it is believed that good spirits live in trees．So by knocking on anything made from wood，people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune．People in the US also believe there are evil（邪恶的） spirits in blooms（扫帚）．SoD lean a broom against a bed．The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed．
| 33．A．love | B．keep | C．hate | D．raise |
| 34．A．symbols | B．stories | C．ways | D．means |
| 35．A．buying | B．breaking | C．borrowing | D．bringing |
| 36．A．lucky | B．unlucky | C．possible | D．impossible |
| 37．A．throws away | B．runs away | C．gives away | D．puts away |
| 38．A．always | B．usually | C．sometimes | D．never |
18．---I don't know where to find something about the rainforest．
---Why___on the Internet？There is a lot of information about it．（ ）
---Why___on the Internet？There is a lot of information about it．（ ）
| A． | don't go | B． | not to go | C． | not going | D． | not go |
16．
Mr．Hunter is very busy all the time．He drives a taxi in the daytime．He works hard to get enough money for his family．His wife had two sons six years ago．They had no money to （50）Ca servant．The woman had to leave the shop and began to look after the babies．
Now the two boys are six years old and they're too naughty to listen to their mother．Mr．Hunter always feels tired when he gets home．After dinner he wants to go to bed，but he has to teach Bruce and Bruno to write and read．The twins don't listen to him，（51）D，and they often make faces or much noise in the room．They don't like anything but playing with dogs and cats．It was difficult for him to teach them anything and it often makes him more tired．He didn't know what to do．
"Why not send them to school？"Mr．Hunter asked last Saturday．"the teachers will （52）Eteach them a lot．"
Mrs．Hunter agreed．But the following day，the headmaster asked Mrs．Hunter，"Your sons are trouble makers．How do you put up with them？""Oh，sorry，I can't．That's （53）AI sent them to school．"
| A why B effect C afford D either E be able to |
Now the two boys are six years old and they're too naughty to listen to their mother．Mr．Hunter always feels tired when he gets home．After dinner he wants to go to bed，but he has to teach Bruce and Bruno to write and read．The twins don't listen to him，（51）D，and they often make faces or much noise in the room．They don't like anything but playing with dogs and cats．It was difficult for him to teach them anything and it often makes him more tired．He didn't know what to do．
"Why not send them to school？"Mr．Hunter asked last Saturday．"the teachers will （52）Eteach them a lot．"
Mrs．Hunter agreed．But the following day，the headmaster asked Mrs．Hunter，"Your sons are trouble makers．How do you put up with them？""Oh，sorry，I can't．That's （53）AI sent them to school．"
14．Can we have too many friends？
How many friends do you have？Making a lot of friends makes you popular at school．Also，whenever you want to find someone for help，there is always a certain friend there．Now scientists suggest that parts of the brain in those with a higher number of friends are larger than those with （75）Afriends．
Scientists have studied the connection between brain size and social interactions （互动） on monkeys．They found that parts of the brain in more sociable monkeys were larger．They were better（76）D predicting the intentions （意图） of other monkeys．
As for humans，the researchers at McGill University，Canada，studied the differences between those with larger social groups，and those with smaller groups．The researchers studied 18people．In order to （77）B the size of each person's social group，the people were asked how many social interactions they'd had in the past month．
Then researchers looked at brain scans （扫描）．They found that，just like monkeys，parts of the brain in humans with larger social groups were larger．
Although long-term studies are needed to figure out（78）B social interaction caused these changes in the brain，scientists were sure about one thing：Some brain regions that are larger suggests other regions might be smaller，lead scientist Mary Ann Noonan said to LiveScience．
For example，if you're spending a lot of time with friends，you won't have much free time to learn other （79）A，such as playing the piano，Noonan said．These parts of the brain stay small．
So having too many friends is not always good．（80）C，it's difficult to maintain a lot of meaningful relationships．Maybe we should stick to a smaller，but closer，group of friends．
How many friends do you have？Making a lot of friends makes you popular at school．Also，whenever you want to find someone for help，there is always a certain friend there．Now scientists suggest that parts of the brain in those with a higher number of friends are larger than those with （75）Afriends．
Scientists have studied the connection between brain size and social interactions （互动） on monkeys．They found that parts of the brain in more sociable monkeys were larger．They were better（76）D predicting the intentions （意图） of other monkeys．
As for humans，the researchers at McGill University，Canada，studied the differences between those with larger social groups，and those with smaller groups．The researchers studied 18people．In order to （77）B the size of each person's social group，the people were asked how many social interactions they'd had in the past month．
Then researchers looked at brain scans （扫描）．They found that，just like monkeys，parts of the brain in humans with larger social groups were larger．
Although long-term studies are needed to figure out（78）B social interaction caused these changes in the brain，scientists were sure about one thing：Some brain regions that are larger suggests other regions might be smaller，lead scientist Mary Ann Noonan said to LiveScience．
For example，if you're spending a lot of time with friends，you won't have much free time to learn other （79）A，such as playing the piano，Noonan said．These parts of the brain stay small．
So having too many friends is not always good．（80）C，it's difficult to maintain a lot of meaningful relationships．Maybe we should stick to a smaller，but closer，group of friends．
| 75．A） fewer | B） better | C） worse | D） smller |
| 76．A） in | B） on | C） with | D） at |
| 77．A） take out | B） find out | C） put out | D） look at |
| 78．A） that | B） whether | C） when | D） what |
| 79．A） skills | B） experience | C） technologies | D） hobbies |
| 80．A） Finally | B） At least | C） What's more | D） Above all． |
12．How important is music？When they are asked this question，students and parents usually answer that music is nice，but not very important．It is often considered only as entertainment，but not the first choice for education．This opinion is shortsighted．In fact，music education is necessary and important for all students．
Music tells us who we are．Music reflects the creators'thinking and values，as well as the social environment it came from．For example，just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle，rock music represents a lifestyle，too．The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions．
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way．Science explains how the sun rises and sets．Music explores the emotive meanings．We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all．
Music is a form of thought，as powerful as science．It is a way we human beings"talk"to each other．Through the language we expresses our feelings，our discoveries，our ideas，our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others．When we do not let our children receive good music education，we take away from them the meanings that music expresses．Science does not tell us what it means to be human．Music does．
So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize．
Title：Music education is of （36）importance
Music tells us who we are．Music reflects the creators'thinking and values，as well as the social environment it came from．For example，just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle，rock music represents a lifestyle，too．The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions．
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way．Science explains how the sun rises and sets．Music explores the emotive meanings．We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all．
Music is a form of thought，as powerful as science．It is a way we human beings"talk"to each other．Through the language we expresses our feelings，our discoveries，our ideas，our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others．When we do not let our children receive good music education，we take away from them the meanings that music expresses．Science does not tell us what it means to be human．Music does．
So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize．
Title：Music education is of （36）importance
| Passage outline | Detailed information |
| Introduction | Shortsighted opinion：Music is only a way of entertainment，not the top choice for education． Truth：Music education is necessary and important for all students． |
Main Body | A way to tell who we are： Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people's thinking and （37）values |
| A way to know the world： We can't discover and respond to our world in just one way． Science explains how nature（38）works． Music explores the emotive meanings of nature． | |
| A way to communicate with others： We use music to （39）express our feelings，our discoveries，our ideas，our imagination and our hopes with others． Music，（40）differentfrom science，tells us what it means to be human． | |
| Conclusion | Music education is necessary． |
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| Our class had a weekly class meeting this week．We talked about how to deal with lies，hoaxes（骗局） or rumors （谣言）．Here are the stories some students told． ﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡ Zhang Wei：Yesterday my friend Jim went to school without his homework．He told the teacher that his dog ate it．It was just an excuse he made to cover the fact that he didn't do his homework．The teacher knew about that and made Jim stay to finish his homework after school．Sometimes we think we can avoid trouble by making excuses when we do something wrong，but we're really making the bigger． ﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡ Chen Ping：Last week I got a message．It said，"A little girl called Julia has brain cancer．The girl will get three cents from American Online each time this message is forwarded（转发）．So please be kind and forward this to everyone you know．If not，you will have bad luck for a year．"In fact，it is just one of the silly chain letters（连锁信）to cheat you and waste your time． ﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡ Xu Yan：A big earthquake （地震） hit Ya'an，Sichuan on April 20th．The earthquake was strongly felt by people in Chengdu．A rumor said Chengdu would be hit by a bigger earthquake in the coming days． For the next several days，thousands of people camped outside their houses at night because of fear．Besides，many people rushed to buy food，water，medicine and so on．Some businessmen used people's fear of earthquake to help sell their goods （商品） at a higher price．Of course，nothing happened in the end． |
| The topic of this week's class meeting | 81． | Howtodealwithlies，hoaxes，orrumors． |
| Jim's excuse for not bringing his homework | 82． | Hisdogateit |
| Julia's illness | 83． | Braincancer |
| The place people in Chengdu camped when the rumor came | 84． | Outsidetheirhouses |
| The people who sold their goods at a higher price | 85． | Somebusinessmen |