Cats are domestic(驯养的)animals. They are not only sociable but also fashionable. Domesticated cats would like to form cat communities based on sharing of love and food. And they bond with each other very quickly, which is quite different from humans.
Cats don’t always cry because of being hungry for food. Because cats are social animals, they cry because they want to have company. Cats may not cry every time but they may chatter or mumble. It’s really scary to hear cats chattering like old women. They should be listened and one must talk back.
Meow does not mean that the cat is crying but it is simply a greeting. A cat’s cry may depend on what it is looking for; it can be championship or other things. Cats may cry because of boredom on rare occasions. Cats also need rest and recreation. Cats get stressed when they are ignored. It can be given a name and called, it can be given a pat on the head, but it should not be kicked when it wraps itself around its master’s leg.
A cat follows its master around because of a connecting feeling. Cats look upon its master as a second mother. Even if a cat is old, they never ignore the feeling of being attended and cared for.
Cats use a variety of sounds like mimicking to communicate with one another. They are very moody and they can’t be made like oneself all the time. They have different body language signs which you can tell by the way their tail, ears, paws and body are positioned.
There are many ways by which a cat can be stopped from crying like setting up playful activities with the cat, not ignoring it, taking it to a walk and feeding it regularly. A cat knows how to take advantage of its master’s feelings because they can read them.
1. Cats are probably afraid of_______.A.excitement | B.chattering | C.being listened to | D.loneliness |
A.touch it on the head | B.make it sleep quickly |
C.kick it on the back | D.pay no attention to it |
A.making different noises | B.moving its tail down |
C.using different body languages | D.lying on the ground on its back |
a. interesting games b. listening to music c. having a walk d. shouting at it
e. having a meal f. leaving it alone
A.b, d, f | B.a, c, e | C.a, b, e | D.b, c, f |
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【推荐1】Are you worried about moving up to Senior High school? It can be a new experience, but you shouldn’t worry. We’ve put together a guide on how to survive the first week.
You’re not alone!
Remember everybody else in your year is on the same boat. They may not realize it, but they’re just as nervous as you are. Moving to Senior High school is an opportunity, not a problem. Things are different and all you need to do is be polite and learn the new rules.
Teachers are ready to help!
If you’re unsure what to do or are worried about anything then you had better ask for help. Teachers are probably the best people to turn to as they’re experienced in helping new students. Some Senior High schools also have a “friends system”. If your school has this, then you will be paired with an older student. They will look out for you and help you if you have any problems or questions.
All change
There are lots of differences between Junior High school and Senior High school. You’ll have a homework diary or a student planner. You will have your lessons with different teachers in different rooms. You will have homework for different subjects on different days, so make sure you get organized. Make sure you have a copy of your school timetable written down so you know which rooms your classes are in and on which days you will have your different subjects.
Other points
If you’ve got an elder brother or sister at the school then ask them for advice.
Be yourself! It sounds simple, but people will know you much better if you just act naturally.
Having early nights makes a difference and you’ll find it easier to get up in the morning!
1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A.Other students have similar feelings to yours. |
B.Other students have to learn boating with you. |
C.Other students will help you solve your problems. |
D.Other students will teach you politeness and new rules. |
A.teachers won’t blame them as parents do |
B.teachers are good at helping solve problems |
C.teachers are equal to every student |
D.parents are too busy to help them |
A.To tell students the importance of learning. |
B.To warn students not to ignore friendship in Senior High school. |
C.To make a difference when moving up to Senior High school. |
D.To help new students to get used to the life in Senior High school. |
【推荐2】Modern science proves that a healthy lifestyle matters much to how long you can live and how well you live. Here are some tips for you to form a healthy lifestyle.
Keep a scientific diet. Keep in mind that sugar can be removed (去除) from our diet completely. Over intake (摄入量) of sugar is one of the main reasons for getting fat. Over intake of protein (蛋白质) or fat and low intake of fiber can also lead to getting fat. We only need a few grams of protein to keep our body in order.
Be always in a good mood. There is a relationship between the mood and health. A good mood keeps you in high spirits. Thanks to the Internet, we can enjoy and learn much without going out. Take a look at some online shops and pick up some bargains, enjoy music and movies and chat with good friends. Just keep happy.
Enough sleep. Two studies show the reasons why teens and adults don’t have enough sleep. With teens, a major reason is mobile phone use; with adults, it’s work. Meanwhile, a third study of young children shows that lack of sleep in early life may lead to serious problems in future. Everyone needs at least 8-hour sleep to recover (恢复) from tiredness and the hurt caused by hard work in the daytime.
Proper exercise. Do exercise to keep away from fatness. Because of the quick pace of the modern life, you don’t have time to do exercise every day, but at least three times a week and 45 minutes each time.
1. Which of the following can lead to getting fat according to the passage?A.Low intake of protein. |
B.Low intake of fat. |
C.Over intake of fiber. |
D.Over intake of sugar. |
A.use mobile phones too much |
B.have too much homework |
C.eat too much sugar every day |
D.don’t have enough exercise |
A.Medical care. | B.Modern science. |
C.Health Report. | D.School Experience. |
A.tell the readers how to take proper exercise every day |
B.provide some advice on how to form a healthy lifestyle |
C.ask people to care about their health rather than their work |
D.make some surveys among those who have health problems |
【推荐3】Living abroad to study can certainly be an interesting experience but is that alone a good enough reason for spending years far away from home? To make the experience truly worthwhile, there has to be a goal behind the decision to study abroad. This may be a wish to perfect language skills in a foreign language environment, or a clever move in your career development. You must also consider the costs, not just of living and studying abroad, but of applying. Most universities now charge application fees for international students.
If after considering these points you are sure that you want to apply to study abroad, your next step is to choose the right programme of studies. Research your choices and select carefully. You must do your homework well. Most universities have information online but you can also email and ask them to send you more details. You can find a lot of information on school ranking from education websites. But read carefully. Different universities emphasize different strengths. Don’t just think about the university’s reputation; look for the most suitable for your goals.
Next, you must deal with a large pile of paperwork. This involves filling in application forms, preparing your school records, and getting reference letters. Reading the instructions and requirements of the universities carefully is of great importance. Sadly, many fine applicants get kicked out in the first round, simply because they don’t follow the application procedure properly.
Money is another important consideration. Some scholarships are provided by governments, others by schools and colleges. This information, again, can be found on the Internet. If you find a scholarship that is suitable for you, follow the application procedure carefully; the earlier you apply, the better your chance of getting it.
1. Why does the author think studying abroad is truly worthwhile according to paragraph1?A.It is a chance to develop your career. | B.It is an interesting experience. |
C.It is fun to travel around the world. | D.All your friends are doing so. |
A.The names of all the professors. |
B.How good the school is compared to others. |
C.How much the courses cost. |
D.Where the school is located. |
A.Buy an airplane ticket, read the instructions and requirements, and study. |
B.Write a reference letter, do paperwork, and study. |
C.Prepare reference letters, prepare school records, and fill in the application form. |
D.Prepare school records, do paperwork, and work hard. |
A.lose money in the first round | B.get accepted in the next round |
C.fail to get to the next round | D.get kicked by a professor |
【推荐1】My folks bought their first house in the early 1940s after Dad got a better job in Marquette, Michigan. We lived just inside the city limits in what was still a rural area.
In the spring of 1948, when I was 6 years old, my parents bought a calf(小牛)to replace our cow, which had been killed the year before. So one day we drove to a local farm and returned with a white and brown calf we named Tubby.
We didn’t own a truck, so Tubby rode home in the backseat of Dad’s car with my 9-year-old brother, Steve, and me. As you can imagine, the trip was a lot of fun for us kids.
Later that summer, Mom thought it would be cute to take a picture of me sitting on Tubby’s back. All went well until the snap of the camera shutter sent Tubby charging off on a run, with me holding on for dear life.
I lasted for about 30 feet before I hit the ground. Mom was quick enough to shoot a follow-up picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby!
When summer had passed, the day arrived for poor Tubby to fill our freezer. I must have been somewhere else with my Mom on the fateful day, because I have no memory of how it happened. All I knew was that the barn was empty, and that we had plenty of meat for dinners.
I hadn’t lived on a farm like my mother, so I didn’t understand that what happened to Tubby was not unusual. Livestock aren’t meant to be pets, and most farm kids know and accept that truth.
Whenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully, “Is this Tubby?” This went on for a couple of weeks until Dad had finally had enough and declared, “No more cows!” That made me feel a little better about poor Tubby.
1. The writer’s parents bought Tubby so that ____.A.the family would have enough meat to eat |
B.It would provide their children with milk. |
C.they would have more cows in the future |
D.they would no longer feel lonely on the farm. |
A.Serious. | B.Strong-willed. |
C.Careless. | D.Quick-minded. |
A.Steve was not so fond of Tubby as his younger brother. |
B.the author’s mom thought it natural to kill a cow for meat. |
C.the author had much trouble with Tubby in the summer. |
D.the author was pleased to see their freezer filled with beef. |
A.pets | B.education |
C.diet | D.animals |
【推荐2】Grizzly bears, which may grow to about 2.5 m long and weigh over 400 kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche — we revere (敬畏) them even as they give us frightening dreams. Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they most hope to see, and their answer is often the same: a grizzly bear.
“Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range,” says bear biologist Chris Servheen. As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven’t been seen in a century or more, they’re increasingly being sighted by humans.
The western half of the US was full of grizzlies when Europeans came, with a rough number of 50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans. By the early 1970s, after centuries of cruel and continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Today, there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the US. Their recovery has been so successful that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to delist grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted. Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups. For now, grizzlies remain listed.
Obviously, if precautions (预防) aren’t taken, grizzlies can become troublesome, sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and attractants from their yards and campsites, grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at getting grizzlies away. “Our hope is to have a clean, attractant-free place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits,” says James Jonkel, longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula.
1. What has helped the increase of the grizzly population?A.The European settlers’ behavior. |
B.The expansion of bears’ range. |
C.The protection by law since 1975. |
D.The support of Native Americans. |
A.Food should be provided for grizzlies. |
B.People can live in harmony with grizzlies. |
C.A special path should be built for grizzlies. |
D.Technology can be introduced to protect grizzlies. |
【推荐3】Researchers have discovered a unique group of polar bears who’ve survived in the absence of sea ice: by hunting from the ice that breaks off glaciers (冰川). The bears live in southeast Greenland and are a genetically(基因地) distinct subpopulation, which suggests they’ve been separated from other polar bears for around 200 years, according to a paper published this week in Science.
“The findings show us how some polar bears might survive under climate change. but I don’t think glacier habitat is going to support huge numbers of polar bears,” said Kristin Laidre, a polar research scientist at the University of Washington. “There’s just not enough of it. We still expect to see large declines in polar bears across the Arctic under climate change.”
When temporary ice sheets form on the ocean during each fall’s freeze, the bears walk across it in search of food, often by sitting next to gaps in the ice and waiting for seals to come up for air. When the ice melts (融化) in spring, polar bears typically survive between 100 and 180 days without food until the ice forms again. As temperatures rise, however, that period is becoming longer, which is harming the bears and pushing them toward starvation. The bears living in southeast Greenland go even longer without sea ice—around 250 days. But they’ve been able to continue bunting during that period by using large pieces of ice that break off from glaciers into the water.
There are roughly 26, 000 polar bears remaining across the globe. Though the southeast Greenland bears have adapted to surviving in their surroundings, rising temperatures may ultimately cause their glacial ice to shrink, too. As Steve Armstrup, a scientist with Polar Bears International says, the study “is not some kind of effective rescue for polar bears”. While the southeast Greenland bears are able to hunt through glacial ice today, he says, “In the future, that will change unless we arrest the rise of global greenhouse gases.”
1. What do we know about the newly- found polar bears?A.They exist in large numbers. | B.They have genetically changed. |
C.They do better in hunting seals. | D.They survive longer without food. |
A.Keeping global warming under control. |
B.Moving many polar bears south. |
C.Preventing glacial ice breaking. |
D.Finding new habitats for polar bears. |
A.Polar Bears Find New Opportunities |
B.Polar Bears Suffer From Lack of Ice |
C.Polar Bears Survive in Iceless Regions |
D.Polar Bears Decline With Climate Change |
A.Lifestyle. | B.Health. | C.Travel. | D.Environment. |
【推荐1】The ruins of a huge Maya city have been discovered in Guatemala with the help of the remote sensing technique LiDAR, according to the National Geographic on Thursday.
This breakthrough was possible thanks to LiDAR sensors, which can survey landscapes in 3D by reflecting laser pulses off the ground from unmanned air vehicles and others. LiDAR is exceptionally useful for detecting archeological sites (考古遗址), as it gets through jungles and other features that hold up exploration on the ground. The technique has been the activator (催化剂) of many discoveries in recent years. For instance, major finds at Angkor, Cambodia and Caracol, Belize can explain what it did.
This large lost city envelops sites like Tikal, Holmul, and Witzna—known for their temples and pyramids—but shows that these famous heritage areas are the tip of the iceberg of this lost urban network.
Hidden under the jungles of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, more than 60,000 human-made features—homes, canals, highways, some of which can even reach the modernized standard—have been identified by an international cooperation of researchers headed by the PACUNAM Foundation, a Maya cultural and natural heritage organization. Those have experts rethinking the outlines and complexity of the Maya empire.
These ancient peoples obviously established these imaginative cultures based on their known relics, but the new research has shown that the scale of this lost society is far beyond what experts had imagined. The findings will be explored in an hour-long documentary called Lost Treasures of the Maya Snake Kings, premiering (首映) Tuesday, February 6 on the National Geographic Channel.
“There are entire cities we didn’t know about now showing up in the survey data,” said Francisco Belli, one of the lead archeologists on the project. “There are 20,000 square kilometres more to be explored and there are going to be hundreds of cities there that we don’t know about, and we will push the frontiers,” he added.
1. What can we know about LiDAR?A.It’s a breakthrough in archeology. | B.It’s major equipment in air forces. |
C.It was first used in discovering a Maya city. | D.It’s a remote sensing technique using laser pulses. |
A.The jungles of the Reserve. | B.The outlines of the Maya empire. |
C.The researchers of the organization. | D.The man-made projects of the Reserve. |
A.Famous and dangerous. | B.Vast and highly developed. |
C.Mountainous and aggressive. | D.Enormous and traditional. |
A.Restudy the history of Maya. | B.Use the LiDAR sensors as usual. |
C.Continue to explore the unknown. | D.Study the documentary more carefully. |
【推荐2】White chocolate, German chocolate, ice cream: There are hundreds of types of birthday cake in the world, each beautiful in its own sugary way. You are likely to enjoy one during at least one (hopefully all) of your birthday parties. But in between delicious bites of cake, have you ever stopped and wondered, “Why am I eating this? What makes this dessert fit to celebrate the day of my birth?”
It’s because you are as important and beloved as the gods. Kind of.
The ancient Egyptians are thought to have “invented” the celebration of birthdays. They believed when pharaohs (法老) were crowned, they became gods, so their coronation (加冕) day was a pretty big deal. That was their “birth” as a god.
Ancient Greeks borrowed the tradition, but realized that a dessert would make the celebration all the more meaningful. So they baked moon-shaped cakes to offer up to Artemis, goddess of the moon. They decorated them with lighted candles to make the cakes shine like the moon. Hence, it is the reason why we light our birthday cakes on fire.
Modern birthday parties are said to get their roots from the 18th century German celebration “Kinderfeste”. On the morning of a child’s birthday, he or she would receive a cake with lighted candles that added up to the kid’s age, plus one. This extra candle was called the “light of life,” representing the hope of another full year lived.
And then, torture — because no one could eat the cake until after dinner. The family replaced the candles as they burned out throughout the day. Finally, when the moment came, the birthday child would make a wish, try to blow out all the candles in one breath, and dig in. Like modern tradition, the birthday girl or boy wouldn’t tell anyone the wish so it would come true.
Since the ingredients (原料) to make cakes were pretty expensive, this birthday custom didn’t become popular until the Industrial Revolution. More ingredients were available, which made them cheaper, and bakeries even started selling pre-baked cakes.
1. What is the passage mainly about?A.The origin of birthday cakes. | B.The significance of birthday cakes. |
C.The history of birthday parties. | D.The introduction of cake production. |
A.Germans. | B.Pharaohs. |
C.Ancient Greeks. | D.Ancient Egyptians. |
A.pleasure | B.replacement |
C.sharing | D.suffering |
A.The transport was inconvenient. |
B.The ingredients of cakes were expensive. |
C.The cake could not be eaten before dinner. |
D.The bakeries would not sell pre-baked cakes. |
【推荐3】Mark Twain tells a boy’s story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and always beats him.
Huck’s situation has freed him from the restriction of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery(奴隶制). They travel together on a raft(木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.
Mark twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn” as a children’s story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil of slavery, seen through the eyes of an innocent child. Huck’s ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery.Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim’s owners where to find him.
Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to inform Jim’s owners of his whereabouts(下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim escape. He decides to do this, even if God punished him.
1. What is the passage mainly about?A.The outline (概要) of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. |
B.The childhood of Huckleberry. |
C.The reason why Mark Twain wrote the story. |
D.The effect of slavery. |
A.something that you are expected to do. |
B.something that you are not allowed to do. |
C.something that you are able to do. |
D.something that you look forward to. |
A.he is sure about everything of slavery. |
B.he has no question to ask the owner of the slaves. |
C.he thinks that slavery is reasonable. |
D.he believes that slavery is wrong. |
A.Huck is a white boy. |
B.Huck’s childhood is a reflection(反映) of that of Mark Twain’s. |
C.It ’s Huck’s situation that makes him decide to travel with Jim. |
D.Huck will be punished by God for what he does. |
A.He has made friends with Jim. |
B.He finds out the weakness of slavery. |
C.God tells him to do so. |
D.He finds that Jim is a good man. |