Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs. They say that in a film or on TV .We may see elephants, or monkeys, dogs, bears, or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return(作为回报) for doing them. The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return.

Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephants can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. Apes(猿猴), for example, have been used in America to help make cars and scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in crops(收割庄稼) and even drive trains.

1.Elephant scan be used to do some heavy jobs because ____.

A. they can eat a lot B. they are very heavy, too C. they are very strong

2.Dogs can be used to guard a house for his host because ____.

A. they are good at running B. they are very kind and friendly to people

C. they are brave enough to get the strangers(陌生人)and thieves away from the house

3.Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if ____.

A. they have enough food to eat

B. if they are sent to school

C. they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing them

4.____ can be trained to work for us.

A. Only a few animals B. A lot of animals C. Few animals

5.Many scientists are working hard to ____.

A. make monkeys get in crops and drive trains

B. make monkeys guard houses like dogs

C. make bears get in crops

“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．

We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was Just the one sentence，“It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1.We know that the word “cool has had ________.

A．only one meaning B．no meanings C．many different meanings

2.In the passage，the word “express” means “________”.

A．see B．show C．know

3.If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool．”

A．interested in B．angry about C．afraid of

4.The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．

A．pleased with B．strange to C．worried about

5.In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．

A. may not be as cool as it seems

B. usually means something interesting

C. can make your life colourful

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Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she succeeds, she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip. Spotz began sailing when she was at university, but she has never tried to sail such a long way before. It will be a great challenge for her. In recent years, she has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike form Seattle to Washington. Spotz knows that she may see some dangerous things during the trip. It will be very dangerous if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. But she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties. “I never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I finished it, I realized that maybe I could do something even more difficult.” Spotz wants to collect money by going on this trip. She wants to collect money for an organization called “Blue Planet Run”. The organization offers free, safe drinking water to people who need it. It will take her about three months to finish this trip. Good luck to this brave girl and best wishes to her!

It was near Christmas during my first semester teaching at a new school. I loved my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past. They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching.

Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child to bring a Christmas gift. In fact，I wasn't expecting any gifts.

Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break. First，I got a much ­loved stuffed monkey from a shy girl. I was told，“He is my favorite，but I love you and I want him to be with you，Miss Taylor.”How thrilled I was!

Next came a new set of Christmas tree lights that was “missing” from a mother's cupboard.

Finally，I came to one little boy's gift which I had never received. It was an old，dirty and broken Christmas story book. Just when I wanted to express my happiness，I was interrupted(打断)by the giver，“And see，it is new！It still has the price tag.”

When other children laughed at him，I stopped them and said，“Oh，books are good in that way. The story is always new if you have not read it before. Now，let's share one together.”Everyone listened quietly as I read the most wonderful Christmas story of my life.

I still keep those Christmas gifts. They always remind me of my lovely kids.

1.Why did the teacher like her small special class?

____________________________________________________

2.When did the children bring their teacher gifts?

__________________________________________________________

3.Who sent a stuffed monkey to the teacher?

_______________________________________________________

4.Was the Christmas story book new?

________________________________________________________

5.How did the teacher feel when she got the gifts?

_______________________________________________________

Reporter : Excuse me. I’m doing a survey for a magazine Hobbies. Can I ask you some questions?

You: Sure.

Reporter: Everyone has hobbies. So do you, don’t you?

You: _______________1._________________________

Reporter: What are they?

You: _______________2._______________________

Reporter: Uh-huh. Which is your favorite one?

You: ________________3.__________________________

Reporter: OK. When did you pick it up?

You: ________________4._________________________

Reporter: Well, why do you like that so much?

You: ________________5._________________________

Reporter: Thank you.

You: You’re welcome.

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实现祖国的繁荣复兴是中华民族的伟大梦想， 每一个中国人都有自己的梦想，请以“My Dream”为题写一篇英语短文，描述你梦想的工作。

要求：

1．文中不得出现真实的人名和校名等相关信息。

2．词数：80—100。标题和短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3．参考词汇：grow up, in order to, subjects: math, physics, chemistry, biology, … , study hard，university, come true , help others

My Dream

Everyone has his dream. My dream is to be a ___________.

____weather! It’s always raining!

A. What a bad B. How a bad

C. What bad D. How bad

I think English is ______ useful language, and it’s also ______ important language.

A.an, a B. a, an

C. an, the D. a, the

David Beckham has ______ children. Brooklyn Beckham is his ______ son.

A. third, first, B. three, one

C. three, first D. third, one

That’s ______ brother’s shirt. It isn’t _______.

A. my, your B. yours, mine

C. hers, his D. his, yours