Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation（状况） would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (the name of a kind of dog), is groomed for months before competing in the Oklahoma City Summer Classic Dog Show and can be the winner sometimes. So people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog(比垃圾场的狗更凶狠). Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this place. They bark or attack people who try to enter the place. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say barking dogs never bark.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.
1.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. How to live with the dog.
B. Expressions related to(与...相关) the dog.
C. Americans’ love for the dog.
D. Dog expressions with the weather.
2.Working too hard can make people ___________.
A. lead a dog’s life B. become sick as a dog
C. live in a dog-eat-dog world D. work like a dog
3.What does the underlined word “groomed” mean?
A. trained B. honored C. awarded D. dressed
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.
B. It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills.
C. Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement.
D. Mean dogs aren’t so awful as their appearance in fact.
5.To support her idea, the author develops the passage mainly by ________.
A. listing reasons
B. using quotations（引用语）
C. making comparisons（作比较）
D. giving examples
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you may be quiet, shy and prefer following to leading.
Colours influence our moods. There is a relationship between colours and moods. A yellow room makes people feel cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings us warmth and joy on the saddest winter day. Black is depressing (令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over River Thames. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than that on any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
1.An active person may like ________.
A. yellow, orange or red B. yellow, black or red
C. orange, blue or black D. green, blue or brown
2.Most people feel more _______ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
A. tired B. bored C. relaxed D. worried
3.Why did more people kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?
A. Because the bridge was too crowded.
B. Because people didn’t like the bridge.
C. Because the colour of the bridge was depressing.
D. Because no one saved them.
4.In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work ______.
A. worse B. harder
C. more slowly D. more carelessly
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Your Favourite Colour
B. The Secret of Colour
C. The Colour of A Bridge
D. Stop People from Killing Themselves
1. ______ can join the three-day summer program.
A. A kid of 7 B. A boy of 14
C. A girl of 17 D. A man of 26
2.If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on ______.
A. Sunday B. Tuesday C. Monday D. Wednesday
3.Two members and one non-member should pay ______ for the program.
A. $690 B.$730 C.$710 D. $750
4. Free lunches aren’t provided because ______.
A. the lunches cost too much
B.they may bring lunch-boxes
C. there are many restaurants
D.people have different tastes
5. What can we know from the passage?
A.You need to hand in an application for the program.
B. More than 15 students are in each program.
C. We can see three kinds of animals in the program.
D. Youth Explorer is the name of the program.
完形填空。阅该短文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案(每小题1分.共15分)
I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.
She was singing songs about love, believing yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me comfortable. I stood there ，watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her sounded.
“Thank you.” she said.
“I have been going through a hard time recently, you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.
“I’m glad that I could help,” she replied, “Why are you so ?”
“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do …”
“Did you noticed the you were walking? Your head was down.” she said. “Don’t be upset, because opportunity (机会) comes different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should more… lift your head up.”
I looked her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “ are you playing the piano here?” I asked her with a smile.
She that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer _ ___ up by playing music.
I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
1.A. driving B. riding C. running D. walking
2.A. find out B. send out C. take out D. get out
3.A. little B. a little C. bit D. a bit of
4.A. nervously B. rudely C. angrily D. quietly
5.A. brave B. shy C. bored D. honest
6.A. advice B. idea C. music D. interest
7.A. or B. but C. so D. and
8.A. dirty B. busy C. sad D. lazy
9.A. way B. time C. reason D. station
10.A. in B. on C. by D. at
11.A. complain B. rest C. smile D. pay
12.A. like B. after C. for D. at
13.A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
14.A. dreamed B. hoped C. guessed D. explained
15.A. us B. them C. me D. her
Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?
A. I’m not sure that he will give back the money.
B. Tom wonders how should he improve his English quickly.
C. He asked me why I like to play computer games..
D. I’m not sure if I pronounce his name correctly.
The film showed us ______ life was like in Beijing in the past.
A. what every day B. what everyday
C. how everyday D. how every day
