Hard-working horses have always been man’s best friends, but the playful pony is a kid’s best friend.
A pony is a small horse. Like horses, they have a lot of hair. The most well-known is the small Shetland pony, only as tall as a six-year-old child! Shetland ponies can pull twice their own weight (重量), with only their thick hair to protect them from the cold.
Ponies eat grass, oats and bran (燕麦和糠) and they also love carrots and apples. They don’t eat meat, ponies can sleep both lying down and standing up.
They are very playful, which is why they get on so well with children! They are happy to hang with their friends and go for rides. They enjoy having fun as much as their riders.
Like you and your friends, every pony is different. Some are quiet and some are cheeky (嬉皮笑脸的). Some are hard-working and others can be a bit lazy. Ponies are sensitive and often try to cheer you up when you feel sad. Just like you, they prefer to be spoken to kindly rather than shouted at!
A pony makes a great playmate but remember that it is not a toy. It is a living animal that needs care and lots of loving attention. You have to learn how to feed and groom (刷洗) it every day, how to clean its feet so that they stay healthy, are they?
1. According to Paragraph 2, the Shetland pony ________.| A．is hard-working | B．is small but strong |
| C．loves warm places | D．is the biggest pony |
| A．their hair | B．their food | C．their size | D．their sleeping way |
| A．like playing | B．never feel sad | C．are always cheeky | D．love to be spoken to |
| A．brave | B．glad | C．active | D．understanding |
| A．The Shetland Pony | B．Man’s Best Friend | C．Kid’s Great Playmate | D．Horses and Ponies |
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【推荐1】The friendship between humans and dogs possibly began 14,000 years ago. Here are four examples of "a dog's life" in the human world today.
Treated like a queen
Tiffy is one of these dogs. Her owner, Nancy Jane Loewy, treats her like a queen. She patiently prepares Tiffy's meals of meat, fish, chicken and different kinds of fresh vegetables. Tiffy also eats yogurt and biscuits after dinner.
Food sniffer dogs (嗅探犬)
Food sniffer dogs work at international airports in the United States. Their job is to smell and find illegal (不合法 的) fruit,vegetables and other foods in bags and mail. These foods sometimes bring insects and diseases which could be dangerous for plants and animals.
Doggie detectives (侦探犬)
Search-aid-rescue (SAR) dogs use their amazing noses to find people. They can smell tiny dues (线索) that people leave wherever they go. These include bacteria (细菌), small pieces of clothing and hairs. The best known service dogs are guides for the blind. But they can also learn to , turn lights on and off, pick up objects from the floor and even pull wheelchairs.
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项。
1. What food does Tiffy eat?
| A．Only yogurt and biscuits. | B．Anything except vegetables. |
| C．Normal dog food from shops. | D．Home-cooked meals. |
| A．look for missing hikers | B．open and close doors |
| C．do any tasks for people | D．follow people here and there |
| A．SAR dogs. | B．Whippet dogs. | C．Sniffer dogs. | D．Queen dogs. |
| A．To introduce different kinds of food sniffer dogs. |
| B．To tell the readers the importance of protecting animals. |
| C．To show the special relationships between dogs and humans. |
| D．To share with the readers the pleasure of keeping dogs as pets. |
| A．To find people who are lost. | B．To accompany kids who feel lonely at home. |
| C．To smell and find illegal foods. | D．To keep the house safe. |
【推荐2】One way you can tell if an animal is sleeping is by studying its brainwaves. When human beings or other mammals(哺乳动物) fall asleep, the pattern of their brainwaves changes.
However, mammals have different brains than fish. Humans and other mammals have complex (复杂的) brains. A fish’s brain is much less complex than a mammal’s brain. A fish’s brainwaves don’t change when the fish is asleep. This means that we can’t tell if a fish is sleeping by looking at its brainwaves.
Although fish may not sleep like people, they do rest. One way to tell if a fish is resting is to watch what it is doing. Most fish will slow down when they are resting. If you have ever had a pet fish, you might have noticed that it will rest near the bottom of the tank for a few hours every night. When the fish rests, it makes very small movements to keep itself in one place.
Another way to tell that a fish is resting is to watch how it reacts(反应) to things that happen to it. When a fish is resting, it will react much more slowly. In 2007, a group of scientists studied the sleeping habits of zebra fish. They gave the zebra fish mild(温和的) electric shocks when they were fully awake and while they were resting. If you have a pet fish at home, you can try a similar experiment. Try giving your fish some food when it is resting. It should take much longer for the fish to notice that there is food in its tank than it does when the fish is fully awake.
1. How do brainwaves of fish work when rest?| A．Their brainwaves stay the same. | B．Their brainwaves become less complex. |
| C．Their brainwaves die down. | D．Their brainwaves change differently. |
| A．people. | B．mammals. | C．fish. | D．brainwaves. |
| A．Fish usually eat nothing when they are resting. |
| B．Fish will react more slowly when they are resting. |
| C．Fish prefer to stay at the bottom of the tank all day. |
| D．Fish usually stop moving when they are resting. |
| A．Study the reasons why fish sleep at night. | B．Study the eating habits of fish. |
| C．Study the ways how fish rest. | D．Study the sleeping habits of mammals. |
【推荐3】Do you know the monkeys in the Forest Zoo (森林动物园)? They’re from India. Many people like to come to the zoo to see the monkeys. They like to play with the monkeys there.
One day, a little boy comes to the zoo to see the monkeys. He gives the monkeys some food and likes them a lot. He jumps up and makes faces (做鬼脸) like the monkeys. One monkey takes his cap and puts it on its head. The boy is unhappy. He doesn’t know how to get his cap from the monkey in the cage (笼子). The monkey gets on a tall tree.
An old man sees what the monkey does, he throws his cap to the little boy. The monkey on the tall tree sees the old man and begins (开始) to throw the cap to the little boy. The boy catches the cap quickly (快地) and runs away.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The monkeys ________.
| A．are from Sichuan | B．come from the forest in China |
| C．don’t like to play with people | D．come from India |
| A．some food | B．the monkey | C．the zoo | D．the cap |
| A．咬 | B．节省 | C．扔 | D．吐 |
| A．The monkey has its own (自己的) cap. |
| B．The boy doesn’t like his cap. |
| C．In the end (最后), the boy gets his cap. |
| D．In the end (最后), the boy doesn’t get his cap. |
| A．The Monkey and the Cap | B．Don’t Give Food to Monkeys |
| C．Who is Tall? | D．Is the Zoo Big? |
【推荐1】We touch our faces all the time, and it had never seemed to be a big problem—until COVID-19 arrived. Touching our faces—the “T-zone” of our eyes, nose and mouth—can mean giving ourselves this virus.
This is why some organizations have suggested that we should avoid touching our faces. William Sawyer, from Henry the Hand, told The Washington Post, “Just stop this simple behavior, and that would be better than any vaccine （疫苗） ever created.”
However, stopping this “simple” behavior might be harder than you think because we are used to it.
Some face-touching is an automatic reaction—like when there is an itch(痒) on your nose, you'll touch it again and again without thinking. A 2014 study found that touching your face also helps you to have less stress. For example, it's possible for you to do it when you feel embarrassed. According to Dacher Keltner, a psychologist at the University of California Berkeley, US, this action may also have a social use: When you are talking to someone, for example, touching your face means you want to talk about another thing.
Besides, it's very hard to change this face-touching “because you don't even know you're doing it”, said Sawyer.
But you're not alone. In a 2015 study, it was found that a group of medical students touched their faces about 23 times an hour-with 44 percent of the touches in the “T-zones”. That was very surprising because medical students should know better.
Since it's so hard to shake the habit, maybe the easiest way is to wash our hands more often. This way, we can be sure that our hands are safe from COVID-19.
1. The “T-zone” is formed from _____.| A．our eyes | B．our nose and mouth | C．our eyes, nose and mouth |
| A．face-touching is simple and helpful |
| B．we should avoid touching our faces |
| C．face-touching may be better than vaccine |
| A．face-touching may increase stress |
| B．face-touching may have a social use |
| C．face-touching may cause an itch on your face |
| A．wash our hands more often |
| B．stop the habit of touching our faces |
| C．ask medical students not to touch their faces |
| A．Face-touching may give us COVID-19. |
| B．Face-touching may be very useful for us. |
| C．Stopping face-touching might be harder than we think. |
【推荐2】Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface（表面）is covered by water. However, most of the water is salty. Very little fresh water can be used by humans. People need fresh water for drinking, cooking and washing in daily life.
Water is also necessary for our body. Two-thirds of the human weight is water. Even two percent of water loss can make people be dehydrated（脱水的）, which can lead to tiredness. Therefore, one needs to drink plenty of water every day.
Water is also important for plants and animals. With enough water, plants can grow well and animals can have enough food to eat. Water is also used to create electricity. Machines such as air conditioners, computers and washing machines would be of no use without electricity.
With an increase in population, the needs of people have also increased. As a result, there is not enough fresh water all over the world. Rainfall is the source of all water. Not enough rain has made the problem even worse.
To work out this problem, one needs to use water properly and save every drop. For example, taps should be turned off completely when they are not being used. Also, people should take a short-time shower and wash clothes with less water. People need to think about the environment and plan their water use.
1. According to the passage, what will happen if the body does not get enough water?| A．People will die at once. | B．People will become dehydrated and tired. |
| C．People will sleep for a long time. | D．People will become excited. |
| A．概念 | B．影响 | C．来源 | D．反应 |
a. Take short-time showers.
b. Wash clothes with less water.
c. Drink less water.
d. Only drink rainwater.
e. Turn off the tap when it is not being used.
| A．a, c, e | B．a, b, e | C．b, c, d | D．b, d, e |
【推荐3】The world is full of wonders, only if we open our eyes to see them. Millions of people around the world have been working together to honor the wonders in the nature.
◆The Amazon Rainforest
Stretch across nine different countries.
◆Komodo National Park,Indonesia
The park is home to the endangered Komodo dragon, which can be as long as three meters and weigh over 70kg.
◆Table Mountain, South Africa
阅读短文，从 A~E中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。
| A．It becomes the largest rainforest in the world. |
| B．They chose their favorite places by voting by people around the world. |
| C．From its name, you can tell that the mountain must look like a big table. |
| D．It has long been described as the “Lungs of our Planet”. |
| E．The park also includes one of the world’s richest marine environments. |
【推荐1】Being able to communicate effectively (有效地) is perhaps the most important of all life skills. It is what helps us to pass information to other people, and to understand what is said to us. You only have to watch a baby listening to his mother and trying to repeat the sounds that she makes to understand how important the communicating is.
Communication, at its simplest, is the act of transferring information from one place to another. It may be vocal(using voice), written(using printed or digital media such as books, magazines, websites or emails), visual(using logos or maps) or non-verbal(using body language or gestures). In fact, it is often a combination (结合体) of several of these.
Communication skills may take a lifetime to learn. There are, however, many things that you can do easily to improve your communication skills and make sure that you are able to give and receive information effectively.
Good communication skills can improve the way that you deal with your life, smoothing your way in your relationships with others. Poor communication skills, on the other hand, can break relationships from business to personal, and make your life harder.
Some people seem to understand how to communicate without even trying. They are able to change their language, tone and message to their listeners, and get their point across quickly. They are also able to pick up the messages sent to them rapidly, understanding both what is said, and what has not been said.
1. Being able to communicate effectively means ________.| A．understanding information from others | B．using information in different ways |
| C．passing and receiving information correctly | D．giving information to others |
| A．显示 | B．转移 | C．收集 | D．扩展 |
| A．Using voice and digital media. | B．Using body language and gestures. |
| C．Using logos and maps. | D．Using personal information. |
| A．communication skills isn’t important |
| B．communication skills may take a short time to learn |
| C．some people know some communication skills without even trying |
| D．poor communication skills cannot break relationships |
| A．trying to be a good listener is very important |
| B．learning to use body language and gestures is important |
| C．being able to communicate effectively is important |
| D．using more ways of communication skills is important |
【推荐2】Do you have a house cleaning schedule (计划表)? With a good house cleaning plan, cleaning is much easier for me. Here’s an example of my cleaning plan.
House Cleaning Schedule
In the morning:
◇Make the bed.
◇Clean the glass and sink (水槽) of the bathroom.
◇Put clothes away or put them in the laundry basket (洗衣篮).
◇Put magazines and books on the table or in the bookcase.
In the afternoon:
◆Wash and fold clothes.
◆Do the dishes.
◆Clean up the kitchen.
◆Sweep the floor of the dinning room.
◆Take out the rubbish.
In fact, having a house cleaning plan can help you have more free time. The schedule can clearly show what you need to do. You’ll be more effective (有效的). It can also make sure you won’t forget the things you need to do.
1. After making a schedule, the writer thinks cleaning is ________.| A．difficult | B．necessary | C．easy | D．fun |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．Cleaning the bathroom. | B．Putting clothes away. |
| C．Making the bed. | D．Taking out the rubbish. |
| A．Tell your family how to do the cleaning. |
| B．Help you get interested in cleaning. |
| C．Show you clearly the things you need to do. |
| D．Tell you the time to do the cleaning. |
| A．She doesn’t like the housework at all. | B．A house cleaning schedule is very useful. |
| C．It’s not difficult to make a house cleaning schedule. | D．People must make a house cleaning schedule. |
Basketball stars become hip-hop singers. It’s true. In NBA, hip-hop music is very popular. Many of the players, like Shaquille O’Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers, write rap(说唱) words when they travel on planes from one city to another. Some of them even have rap radio shows and others perform(表演) in music video.
When some of the younger stars play basketball, they even try to look like hip-hop singers. “Hip-hop is just part of their culture,” says one player. “All of us grew up listening to rap and playing basketball, and rappers grew up doing the same thing.”
Master P. is a famous rap star who wants to become a basketball player. Two NBA teams have invited him to join them. They enjoy listening to his music. An NBA player has become a rapper. He has made four successful rap albums(专辑).
NBA has a closer connection to hip-hop than any other sports league.
1. Many basketball players in NBA like .| A．hip-hop music |
| B．country music |
| C．American singers |
to another.
| A．learn | B．write | C．sing |
| A．Music | B．Rapper | C．Hip-hop |
| A．they like listening to his music |
| B．his dancing was popular |
| C．they like his face and hair |
| A．Many NBA players have become hip-hop rappers. |
| B．A rapper wants to become an NBA basketball player. |
| C．Players in NBA don’t like hip-hop music at all. |
