【题目】完成对话,在空格中填上适当的单词,使对话完整正确。一空一词,(含缩写词)

W: Hi, Li Tao. I heard that you had moved to1and rented() Several plots of land for farming, yes?

M: Yes. You know. after many years of hard struggle for my business, I'm 2of my city life. Now I just want to live a idyllic ( 田园诗般的) life here.

W: Wow. You're so great! But would you please describe the nature of your farm?

M: Sure. I mainly grow corn and wheat for feed crops. I do only grow cotton when the cotton prices are better. Of course, I also grow some 3vegetables and fruit for my family.

W: I think you must have hired some people to help you. How many employees (雇员) do you have?

M: Ten together. Seven of them are part-time employees.

W: Do you pay them 4or are they salaried?

M: I pay them by the hour . Because sometimes they only work a few hours and other times they work many hours. Therefore, it wouldn't be 5for them to get a weekly or monthly salary year round.

W: How many hours do you work 6the boss?

M: In the winter I work eight hours a day, but in the spring, summer and autumn I work 12 to 13 hours a day. Many times our work depends on the7. For example, if the crops need water and it hasn't8, the employees must irrigate (灌溉) the fields which can take many hours. At other times. I spend my time in checking my fields for pests (害虫), and if I find any, I have to apply farm chemicals. If my machinery breaks down, I have to call in the repairman to 9it.

W: If you were to start a new farm, what changes would you make?

M: I wouldn't make many changes. Right now my farm is very 10.

W: Hehe..sounds proud!

【题目】

1.People from north and south China have different habits. Do you know why?

The answer is in their genes (基因) according to USA Today. More people from north China have a Special gene. It helps them digest (消化) meat and fat. Few people in the south have this gene.The gene helps people live more easily in the north. There is more meat and fewer vegetables there.

2. Global warming is causing many problems. It is making insects (昆虫) eat more crops(庄稼), The Atlantic reported. Insects' body temperatures change with their environment. On warm days, their body temperature becomes higher than usual. So their metabolism(新陈代谢)becomes faster This means they need to eat more.They also breed (紧殖) more quickly on hot days.

3. Are babies carefree (无忧无虑) ? You might think so. But actually, 2-year- old babies care about what others think about them, according to a US study. Scientists used to think that this only happens in 4-year-old children. But a new study shows that the age is earlier. And 2-year-old children can change their behavior to get a more active response(反应)from others.

4. Mmm..chocolate smells So good. But do you know where chocolate comes from? Chocolate is made from cacao(可可豆). Scientists used to think cacao was first found in Central America and Mexico about 3,900 years ago. But a new study said it is not true, Scientists from Canada have found that people in Ecuador( 厄瓜多尔) grew cacao. They grew the plant over 5,000years ago.

1What's the topic of passage one?

A.Different genes, different habitsB.Hot and hungry insects.C.Where chocolate comes from.

2What can we conclude from passage two?

A.Insects' body temperatures always stay the same, never unchanged.

B.On hot days, insects' metabolism becomes more slowly that usual.

C.Global warming can make insects eat more and breed more quickly.

3Which of the following is true according to passage three?

A.No babies care about what others think about them.

B.Two-year-old babies care about what others think about them.

C.Only four-year-old babies care about what others think them.

4What does the fourth passage tell us?

A.Chocolate smells so good.

B.Cacao was first found about 3,900 years ago.

C.A new study shows when and where people grew cacao.

5What's the best title for all the four passages?

A.Babies Also Care.B.Unbelievable Facts.C.New Scientific Discoveries.

【题目】 Tom worked hard in an office. But it seemed that there was little change in his life. He was unhappy and didn't want to improve himself any more. His father, Joe, knew this and decided to have a talk with __________

One day, Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner__________ they were walking along a river, Tom said, "Dad, you always tell me to learn something new. To be__________ , I don't want to make any change."

Joe looked in the river, saw a dead __________and pointed at it.

"Tom, what is that over there?"

“It's a dead fish.'

"What's the fish doing?"

"It's moving down with the running water."

“But the fish is dead.__________can it be moving?" asked Joe.

“It's moving as the river is moving."

Joe turned to his son and said,“Life is__________the river. It's always moving and always changing. Some people don't want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it or not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What's your choice if you want to live a _________life?"

This made Tom __________his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just stayed the way she used to be, living like a dead fish.

Guided by his__________,Tom understood what he said. He didn't want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to__________learning and developing himself.

1A.meB.himC.her

2A.WhileB.OnceC.After

3A.happyB.patientC.honest

4A.fishB.birdC.dog

5A.WhoB.WhichC.How

6A.inB.likeC.over

7A.harderB.betterC.worse

8A.think ofB.wait forC.give up

9A.auntB.friendC.father

10A.avoidB.continueC.finish

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