Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. But mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.

Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Dogs in our daily lives

B. Expressions with dogs

C. The role dogs take in America

D. Attitude of the American citizens to dogs

2.What does “dog-tired” describe in the passage?

A. Describe a very successful person.

B. Describe the dogs are very tired after a long walk.

C. Describe a rainy and cloudy weather.

D. Describe the heavy degree of exhaustion of people after long time work.

3.How are people compared to dogs in bad ways?

A. By mean dogs and junkyard dogs.

B. By lazy dogs and bad dogs.

C. By sick dogs and tired dogs.

D. None of them is right.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A.Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.

B.It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills.

C.Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement.

D.Fierce persons aren’t so awful as their appearance sometimes.

完型填空

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every December the radio station in my city makes a program in which all the poor children can send letters asking for some Christmas presents. One day, as I was ________ the radio, I decided to do something, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. They ________ .

After several days, we learned about a ________ from a little child called Juan. In his letter, he ________ some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father ________ the house because it was in bad ________ .

We told the radio station that we wanted to ________ Juan. After that, we started to think about how to ________ all the money to buy all that Juan ________ . After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juan. We ________ bought some toys as a little ________ for Juan.

________, on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were ________ , and all those helping these children.

In the party we ________ Juan. We played some games with him and gave him the ________ we prepared for him. He was very excited and happy, so were my ________ and I.

That day was one of the most ________ days in my life, and I learned something ________ from it. Giving help to those in need is one of the most meaningful things that you can do________ this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping ________ .

I am going to keep doing that all my life!

1.A.thinking of B.listening to C.searching for D.looking after

2.A.agreed B.refused C.hesitated D.admitted

3.A.note B.telephone C.message D.letter

4.A.asked for B.cared about C.looked at D.laughed at

5.A.build B.repair C.rent D.buy

6.A.choice B.situation C.condition D.place

7.A.praise B.visit C.help D.teach

8.A.save B.collect C.spend D.keep

9.A.lost B.hated C.needed D.wasted

10.A.hardly B.also C.never D.still

11.A.surprise B.change C.promise D.comfort

12.A.Nearly B.Suddenly C.Immediately D.Finally

13.A.told B.shown C.invited D.allowed

14.A.forgot B.met C.ignored D.caught

15.A.presents B.signals C.plans D.tips

16.A.parents B.neighbors C.friends D.classmates

17.A.difficult B.official C.peaceful D.meaningful

18.A.lucky B.funny C.important D.interesting

19.A.though B.but C.unless D.because

20.A.happy B.angry C.peaceful D.wealthy

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? 1.

The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. 2. Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.

First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time. 3.

In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that. 4. .

Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. 5. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice(牺牲). Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing(投资) for children.

A. They can save it for future use.

B. Timing (时间)is another consideration(考虑).

C. As helping at home is a normal part of family life.

D. Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.

E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.

F. One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.

G. By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget(预算).

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Learn and Earn

Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie _________ a salesman. One day Charlie could not _________it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not _________ hard-working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really_________.

The boss knew that Charlie had spared no _________for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the _________ between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the following. “Go and _________if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and _________ said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kilogram?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to _________, “$ 12 per kg.”

The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the _________ question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a _________ of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, _________from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good _________ .”

Charlie was _________ and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to _________ but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more ________person is more observant, thinks more and understands in _________. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, _________you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you _________ ?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How _________ are you?

1.A. made B. became C. kept D.remained

2.A.do B. tolerate C. get D. put

3.A.value B. meet C. repay D.enjoy

4.A.unusual B. careless C.unfair D. selfless

5.A.effort B. trouble C. effect D.rest

6.A.competition B. relationship C.distance D.difference

7.A.carry out B.find out C. look out D. pick out

8.A.only B. again C. even D.still

9.A.offer B. remind C. answer D. repeat

10.A.difficult B.familiar C.simple D.same

11.A.lot B.total C. few D.number

12.A.taken B. come C. heard D.bought

13.A.value B. condition C.quality D. shape

14.A.moved B.struck C.puzzled D.encouraged

15.A.leave B. stop C. work D.stay

16.A.important B.intelligent C.hardworking D.successful

17.A.time B. need C.depth D. common

18.A.Though B.while C. unless D. since

19.A.win B.think C.know D.see

20.A.hopeful B.helpful C.thoughtful D.meaningful

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