In some western countries, many children do chores (家務) to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don't have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.
Young kids only do easy chores. So they don't get much money. But that's enough. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.
When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.
Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower ( 割草機) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
1.How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?
A. By studying hard. B. By doing chores at home.
C. By doing part - time jobs. D. By asking their parents for it.
2.Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may _________
A. do the dishes B. feed the pet cat
C. cook meals D. sweep the floor
3.Which of the following is not true?
A. Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.
B. School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays.
C. If kids get older and want something more expensive, they can help wash their family car.
D. Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents.
4.The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries_________
A. find jobs B. get pocket money C. study at school D. do chores
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In some science fiction movies，people in the future have their own robots. They help with the housework and do the1.m unpleasant jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots，and they think that robots will be2.a to talk to people in the future. But James White thinks it will be3.d for a robot to do so. However，they agree it may4.t______ hundreds of years. They are now trying to make robots look like people，and do the same things5.a___us. There are already robots6.w______in factories. They do simple jobs over and over again. They will never get bored.
In the future，there will be more robots everywhere，and humans will have7.l______ work to do. New robots will have many different8.s____. Some will look like humans and9.o______ might look like snakes. They could help look for people under buildings10.a______ an earthquake. That may not seem possible now，but we never know what will happen in the future!
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請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出一個最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Mother’s Day is celebrated in the US. It is also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. __ that day mothers usually __ flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother __.”, “Best __ for Mother’s Day” and so on.
Where does the idea for the holiday
__? We should thank Miss Anna Mjarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a
day. She lived in West Virginia. Her mother __ on May 9, 1905.
She had a deep love to her mother. She __ lett
ers
to some important persons. In her letters, she asked them to decide a day for
__ mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by
the US in 1913.
On Mother’s Day, children give presents to their mothers, __ the
whole family go out and try to do __ for their mothers.
1.A. On B. At C. In D. Of
2.A. buy B. receive C. send D. borrow
3.A. in China B. in the family C. on earth D. in the world
4.A. presents B. dishes C. wishes D. cards
5.A. comes from B. is from C. come from D. came from
6.A. died B. dead C. is dead D. die
7.A. wrote B. writes C. sends D. received
8.A. both B. all C. every D. only her
9.A. or B. but C. then D. yet
10.A. nothing nice B. nice everything C. something nice D. nice something
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American black bears appear in a variety of colors despite(盡管) their name. In the eastern part, most of these bears have shiny black fur, but in the west they grow brown, red, or even yellow coats. To the north, the black bear is actually gray or white in color. Even in the same litter(胎), both brown and black furred bears may be born.
Black bears are the smallest of all American bears, ranging in length from five to six feet, weighing from three hundred to five hundred pounds. Their eyes and ears are small and their eyesight and hearing are not as good as their sense of smell. Like all bears, the black bear is timid and rarely dangerous, but if attacked, most can climb trees or cover ground at great speed. When angry or frightened, they are formidable(可怕的) enemies.
Black bears feed on leaves, roots, fruit, insects, fish, and even larger animals. One of the most interesting characteristics of bears, including the black bear, is their winter sleep. Unlike squirrels and many other woodland animals, bears do not actually sleep through the winter months. Although the bear does not eat during the winter months, sustaining(維持) itself from body fat, its temperature remains almost normal, and it breathes regularly four or five times per minute.
Most black bears live alone, except during the mating(交配) season. They prefer to live in caves. Baby black bears are born in January or February after a gestation(懷孕) period of six to nine months, and they stay with their mother until they are fully grown or about one and a half years old. Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, and even longer in some nature reserves.
1.American black bears may have ___________ colours according to the passage.
A．four B．five C．six D．seven
2.Black bears have a good sense of _________.
A．hearing B．smell C．eyesight D．taste
3.Which of the following statements is RIGHT?
A．Black bears sleep through the winter months.
B．Black bears can live up to 30 years old.
C．Black bears are the smallest bears in the world.
D．Most black bears live in a group.
4.What does the underlined word “enemies” refer to?
A．Black bears’ enemies. B．Black bears.
C．Other large animals. D．American bears.
5.We cannot read the passage ___________.
A．in a newspaper B．on the Internet
C．in a book D．in an advertisement
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Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.
1.You can most probably read the passage in _______.
A．a history book B．a TV guide C．a science book D．a telephone book
2.The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_______.
A．排污 B．染色 C．洗滌 D．吸塵
3.According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.
A．to feed animals B．to feed plants C．to build a house D．to make machines
4.How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?
A．By burning it off. B．By putting it in water.
C．By throwing it away. D．By reusing and recycling it.
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Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?
To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That’s why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.
Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.
Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.
What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won’t. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.
1.What things don’t most plants need to grow well according to the passage?
A．Warmth. B．Food. C．Sandy beach
2.What does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the passage?
A．表面 B．縫隙 C．夾層
3.From the passage, we know that it is for plants to grow in dry places.
A．difficult B．impossible C．important
4.The reason why most plants can’t grow on the sandy beach is that .
A．there isn’t enough sunlight
B．there is too much water
C．it has little food for plants
5.The passage can most probably be found in a book.
A．science B．history C．travel
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