John moved into a new house. He was very happy. He had an old cat and a young cat. He liked them very much, He thought, “I must let my cat go in and out of my house when I'm not at home.” He had an idea.

   One day, a friend came to see him and saw two holes(洞) in his door. One is big, the other is small.

   “My dear friend," he said, "It's a very nice house, but why are two holes in your door of the new house?”

    “To let the cat in and out, of course.” John said.

    “But why are there two holes? Is one hole all right?”

    “How can a big cat go through the little hole?” said John.

“That’s right. But can't a little cat go through(穿过) a big hole?” The friend laughed.

1.John moved into a new house with ______.

A. a cat        B. two cats       C. his friend    D. two dogs

2.What idea did John have? ______ for his cats.

A. To make a hole in the door       

B. To keep the door closed   

C. To keep the door open           

D. To make two holes in the door

3.A friend came to see _____.

A. the cat and the hole.       B. the door and the holes

C. John and his new house    D. John and his cats

4. _____ all right for the big cat and the small cat go through.

A. Only one big hole is       B. Only one small hole is    

C. Only two holes are        D. Only the door is

5.Which one is right?

A. John thought clearly before he made the holes.

B. John liked the small cat better, so he made a small hole for it when there was a big hole.

C. John thought his idea was right before his friend asked him.

D. John doesn’t like his cats.

A man has got an old cat and a young cat. He likes them very much. A friend comes to see him and finds two holes(洞) in his door. One is big, the other is small.

“My dear friend”, he says, “why are there two holes in your door?”

“To let the cats in and out, of course.” The man says.

“But why are there two holes? I think one hole is OK.”

“How can the big cat go through（通过） the small hole?” says the man.

“That’s all right, but can’t the small cat go through the big hole?”

请根据短文内容，判断下面的句子意思是否符合原文，相符写T，不符写F。

1.The man has got a dog and a cat.

2. His friend comes to see the cats.

3.The two holes are for the man and the cats.

4. The two cats can go through the big hole.

5. The two cats are old.

Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works(作品) of art made at different times from 1, 500 B. C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world's population is left-handed.

Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person's two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain (大脑). The right side of the brain, which makes a person's hands and eyes work together, controls(控制) the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists than among people in other jobs.

No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged(损害) when they are born. However, this doesn't happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason (原因) why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene (基因) for right-handedness, he/she may become either right-or left-handed according to the chance (偶然性) and the people they work or live with.

Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don't have to.

1. After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found       .

A. the art began from 1, 500 B. C.

B. the works of art ended in the 1950s

C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed

D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed

2. How many people in the world are left-handed now?

A. Less than one sixth.

B. More than a half.

C. About 40%.

D. The passage doesn't tell us.

3. What is the left hand for most people used to do?

A. It's used to find or hold things.

B. It's used to work with things.

C. It's used to make a person's eyes work together.

D. It's the centre for thinking and doing problems.

4.  According to (根据) the  passage, which of  the following is NOT true?

A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.

B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.

C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.

D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.

5.The best title(标题) for this passage is       .

A. Scientists' New Inventions

B. Left-handed People

C. Which Hand

D. Different Brains, Different Hands.

Mr. Smith has two cats. One is big and the other is small. He likes them very much. One day his good friend Mr. White comes to see him. He is very surprised(惊奇的).He finds there are two holes(洞) in the door, a big hole and a small hole. He says, “My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door?” “To let them in and out.” Mr. Black answers. “But why are there two holes?” his friend asks, “How can the big cat go through the small hole?”
【小题1】Mr. Smith has _______.

There are hundreds of funny and strange expressions in the English language. A lot of them include country names or nationalities. Take these examples:
The Dutch（丹麦人）are the target of most English expressions about nationalities. Why are there so many jokes about the Dutch in English? And what do these expressions mean? In the 17th and early 18th centuries, there were three wars between the British and the Dutch, and Dutch became a bad word. So double Dutch means something that has no meaning or is impossible to understand. A Dutch uncle is someone who gives much stronger advice than they need to. There are later expressions, which are funnier and kinder, like to go Dutch, which is nowadays a popular expression. It means to pay for your part of a bill. This often happens when a group of friends have a meal together, and each person pays for the food they ate. I’m a Dutchman is another commonly used expression. This means not being able to believe something.
An expression with a similar meaning to double Dutch is it’s all Greek to me, which means I don’t understand. The expression was made famous in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar although the expression is actually hundreds of years older.
If you take French leave, you are not present or leave somewhere without permission. For example, you could take French leave from a classroom or the place where you work. This expression is from the 18th century when French people left parties without saying goodbye to the host or hostess.
There are Chinese whispers, which mean confused（令人困惑的）messages. This describes the fact that a message can often change as it is passed from person to person. This expression comes from the First World War when foreigners were often confused by Chinese language.
Many people find English expressions confusing, but now that you know about some of them, you can easily have fun finding out many more funny English expressions.
【小题1】Are there many jokes about the Dutch in English?
【小题2】When did Dutch become a bad word?
【小题3】What does “French leave” mean?
【小题4】Which three expressions mentioned above have similar meanings?
【小题5】What do the funny and strange expressions in the passage have in common?