Many animals around us are smart． Let's get to know some of them．
Dolphins are smarter animals in the sea． Researchers put sea animals to a test． In the test， the researchers made red marks on the animals bodies and took them in front of a mirror． Many sea animals either ran away or fought with the ones in the mirror． However， when the dolphins saw themselves in the mirror， they tried to clean the red marks off their bodies． So the researchers believed that the dolphins knew the ones in the mirror were Just themselves． |
Bees work hard，and they are smart enough to learn something．Researchers found a group of bees and taught them to tell which horizontal line（水平线）was higher than the other． If they cold find the higher line， they would get sugar as a prize． After training for a period of time， the researchers tested the bees． To their surprise， the bees found the higher horizontal line quickly and got sugar． Instead，when the researchers showed them vertical line（垂直线）． the bees simply flew away，because they knew there was no way to get sugar． |
Chimpanzees （黑猩猩）are very human﹣like．They can learn fast and well． Researchers showed the numbers from one to nine on the screen． Chimpanzees and some college students were asked to remember where the numbers were after watching the numbers， in less than a second． The adult chimpanzees and the college students performed almost the same， but the young chimpanzees performed much better． It was amazing |
（1）In the test，the dolphin ．
| A． |
felt afraid and ran away from the mirror． |
| B． |
tried to fight with the ones in the mirror． |
| C． |
tried to clean the red marks off their bodies． |
| D． |
didn't find any red marks on their bodies． |
（2）When the bees saw the vertical lines， they ．
| A． |
flew away |
| B． |
found the higher line |
| C． |
stayed there |
| D． |
found the numbers |
（3） performed better in remembering where the numbers were．
| A． |
The young chimpanzees |
| B． |
The adult chimpanzees |
| C． |
The old chimpanzees |
| D． |
The college students |
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.
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Saving water is an important part of going green. As water becomes less and polluted more, conservation (保护) becomes more and more important. The less water you use, the less wastewater will end up in our rivers and lakes. Wasting water means that more water needs to be treated and cleaned, a process that requires quite a lot of energy.
As it is said above, cutting down on water usage is one of the most important things you can do for your local environment and the planet as a whole. That is why more green households are going blue: cutting down their water footprint by conserving and harvesting (收获) water.
It may seem like a big concept, but going blue starts with small changes that everyone can make. Something as simple as turning off the tap while you brush your teeth can save a lot of water. Wash your fruits and vegetables in a bowl rather than under a tap to save even more. Make sure that the taps are fully turned off every time you step away from the sink or the shower — all those little drips can add up to a lot of water waste.
Another way of reducing your water footprint is reducing your dependence on the main water supply. Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs. Many of us already practice rainwater harvesting in a small way. Collecting water from your gutters (檐沟) is a great way to keep your garden green without running the sprinkler (洒水器). The underlined word “green” means ______ in this passage.
| A．未成熟的 | B．环保 | C．嫉妒 | D．健康的 |
According to the passage, which is NOT the reason that people should save water?
| A．Treating wastewater needs much energy. |
| B．The water on the earth is becoming less and less. |
| C．The water on the earth is becoming polluted more. |
| D．Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs. |
According to the passage, all of these can be used to save water except ______.
| A．washing fruit and vegetables under a tap |
| B．using a bowl to wash your fruit and vegetables |
| C．making sure taps are fully turned off all the time |
| D．turning off the tap every time after brushing your teeth |
Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
| A．Save Water by Turning off the Tap |
| B．How to Treat and Clean Wastewater |
| C．Keep Your Garden Green with Rainwater |
| D．Save Water Starting with Small Changes |
From the passage, we can know that_____.
| A．we can get enough water by harvesting |
| B．most people pay no attention to saving water |
| C．we can practice rainwater harvesting in a small way |
| D．harvesting water is more necessary than conserving it |
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real，yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two，perhaps a few letters for a while— then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance，even years later，they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand，because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes，share their holidays，and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes，the welcome will be full，warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans，it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants，except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. |
| B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. |
| C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. |
| D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. |
From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend，we will probably be ______.
| A．warmly welcomed at the airport |
| B．offered a ride to his home |
| C．treated hospitably at his home |
| D．treated to dinner in a restaurant |
The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.
| A．strict with time | B．willing to spend time |
| C．careful with time | D．serious with time |
A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.
| A．Friendships between Chinese |
| B．Friendships between Americans |
| C．Americans’hospitality |
| D．Americans’and Chinese’s views of friend |
Televisions were among the most talked-about things at CES 2013—the 2013 International Consumer Electronic Show (国际消费类电子产品展销会) last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were bigger and better with some of the highest technology (技术). Some TVs used a new technology called OLED. They were bigger, thinner and lighter, offered better colour and were brighter than traditional TVs using LED. 
Ultra High Definition TVs were also popular. Most of the TVs shown on the exhibition used 4k technology.
Smart TVs this year were smarter. Many offered technology that users have a more personalized （个性化的）experience. One such TV from TCL can know who is watching with the help of new technology. Then it can offer programmes according to the user’s usual interest. Another TV from Panasonic offers a similar personalized user experience.
Size also played an important part in CES 2013. TVs changed in size from big to bigger, with at least two companies —Samsung and Hisense —showing TVs that are 110 inches large on the exhibition.
The yearly CES is the biggest technology show in North America and one of the biggest in the world.
It’s a meeting of the brightest minds and the top leaders from many industries and those who want to know about the future.
Digital health and fitness inventions were also big at CES 2013. There was even a fork that tells you when you are eating too fast.
The show had over 3,200 different companies showing more than 20,000new products in about 26 miles of exhibition space.Which difference between OLED and LED is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Weight | B．Colour | C．Size | D．Price |
The writer takes TCL and Panasonic for example to tell us _________.
| A．smart TVs were smarter at CES 2013 |
| B．Ultra High Definition TVs were popular at CES 2013 |
| C．size played an important part in CES 2013 |
| D．digital health and fitness inventions were big at CES 2013 |
From the passage, we can know __________.
| A．CES 2013 has not been held yet |
| B．TVs at CES 2013 were smaller than before |
| C．many companies attended CES 2013 |
| D．no leaders from industries appeared at CES 2013 |
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?
| A．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. |
| B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. |
| C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. |
| D．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious. |
Why did her father listen to her quietly?
| A．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true. |
| B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. |
| C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. |
| D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth. |
Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend | B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had |
| C．My Father | D．My Childhood |
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