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One day a pig went to the stable to see his good friend， an old horse， and was going to stay t 1. for the night. Night came and it was time f 2. sleep. The pig went into the straw heap and lay comfortably.
A long time p 3. ， but the horse was s 4. standing there and did not move. So the pig asked the horse w 5. he did not go to sleep. “Standing like this is the beginning of sleep.” answered the horse. The pig found it h 6. to believe and said， “How can you s 7. there sleeping? It is not comfortable at a 8. .” The horse answered， “Comfortable is your habit. A 9. horses， we have the habit of r 10. quickly. So we are always ready to run quickly even if we are asleep.”
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A speaker was giving a speech to his student on what to do with stress(压力). He held up a glass of water and asked the students， “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students’answers were different，from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the exact weight. It depends on(取决于) how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute， it is OK. If I hold it for an hour， I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day， you will send me to the hospital. It is the same weight， but the longer I hold it， the heavier it becomes.”
“If we carry our burdens(负担) all the time， we will not be able to carry on， because the burden is becoming heavier and heavier. What you have to do is to put the glass down， have a rest for a while and hold it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes， so that we can cheer up and are able to carry on. So before you return home from work tonight， put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders， let it down for a moment .
Life is short， enjoy it!
Title | How to 1. ourselves |
The speaker’s question | What’s the 2. of the glass of water？ |
The students’ 3. | From 20g to 500g |
The speaker’s explanations | The weight of the glass of water depends on the 4. of holding it. Hold it for a 5. ， you will feel OK. If you hold it for an hour， your right arm will ache. You have to see a 6. if you hold it for a day. If we carry the burden too long， we will be 7. to carry on. |
The ways to relax | To relax， you must put the glass down. Have a rest 8. holding the glass up again. |
The writer’s 9. | Don’t carry your work back home and pick it up tomorrow. 10. your life. |
词汇运用
1.Eleven cousins of an American family had their__________(胃）removed to save their lives.
2.The hospital needs some _____________doctors and nurses.(经验）
3.The Blacks got ______10 years. (结婚)
4.Put the piano there， _________ the wall. (紧靠)
5.Simon lives in a big family. But doesn’t know all his__________(亲戚)names.
6.When we saw him， the old man was busy ___________(tie) the horse to the tree.
7.His dog has been ________for three days.（die）
8.My bike is broken and it needs ___________. (repair)
9.This meeting is important， so we'll have a （far）discussion later.
10.Can you give me some ______ on how to improve my English? (advise)
Animals do many different， amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them migrate. They travel to other places where the weather is warmer or where they can find food.
Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous， some travel in large groups. For example， geese(鹅) fly in noisy， “V”-shaped groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.
Some animals stay active in winter. They must change themselves as the weather changes. Many change their doing or their bodies. For example， snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow.
Food is hard to find in winter. Some animals， like mice， collect lots of food in autumn and store it to eat later. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change.
Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special， very deep sleep. The animal’s body temperature drops， and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In autumn， these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. They use this fat to keep them alive while hibernating.
Water makes good protection for many animals. When the weather gets cold， they move to the bottom of lakes and rivers. There， frogs and many fish hide under rocks or fallen leaves. Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water， and frogs can breathe through their skin.
Every type of insect has its own life cycle and that is the way it grows and changes. Different insects spend the winter in different forms of their lives. Some insects also spend the winter without moving. Some insects spend the winter as pupae（蛹）. Other insects die after laying eggs in autumn. The eggs change into new insects in spring and everything begins all over again.
1.What does the underlined word “migrate” in the first paragraph most probably mean ?
A. move from one place to another B. sleep in the winter
C. disappear D. look for food
2.Why do many birds fly in large groups？
A. They can easily find food this way.
B. They will use little energy.
C. They can get warm at night.
D. There may be danger during the trip.
3.The main purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us ________.
A. most insects die when winter comes
B. most insects spend the winter without moving
C. different insects grow and change in their own ways
D. different insects grow and change in the same ways
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How living things grow and change in the winter.
B. How living things spend the winter.
C. How living things get food in the winter.
D. How living things travel in the winter.
I live in a new town with my family. There are lots of tall buildings in the town. The streets are busy and the traffic is heavy， but the pollution is not very serious .
In our town， more than half of the buildings have fifteen to thirty floors. Most of the people live in such tall buildings， but they don’t have to climb the stairs. They use lifts to go up and down.
Many restaurants， supermarkets， cinemas and theatres are in very tall buildings. They are big， bright and modern. So people enjoy eating， shopping， seeing films and watching plays in them.
The streets in our town are wide， but because there are too many cars， they are still very busy. Sometimes when you come to the street crossing， you have to wait for the green lights for a long time. The people in our town never put rubbish everywhere or put dirty water into the river， so you cannot see much pollution in our town. I hope you’ll come to visit our town if you like.
1.The streets in the writer’s town are very busy because ________.
A. there are too many cars
B. they are too wide
C. many people walk on them
D. the cars don’t go fast
2.The underlined word ‘rubbish’ means ________ in Chinese.
A. 塑料 B. 玻璃 C. 垃圾 D. 毒物
3.Which of the following is not about restaurants， supermarkets， cinemas and theatres?
A. Modern. B. Noisy. C. Bright. D. large
4.The writer feels ________ when he talks about his hometown.
A. sorry B. bored C. tired D. happy
The cartoon movie Bolt is an interesting movie. All the characters are very lovely. The movie is about a dog and his name is Bolt. Bolt is a dog star. He always thinks he is very strong. He often plays in TV programs. Many people love him. So he is a little proud.
One day people take him to New York， but the poor dog is lost there. The place is far from his home town. It’s about 2，000 miles away. Bolt wants to return to his world. He has to face all the danger all by himself. He begins to go across the USA.
On his way he meets Mittens， a lonely cat. Then they meet a mouse. His name is Rhino. He likes watching TV very much. They become friends. They meet many strange animals and people on their way.
At last Bolt feels that he can be a hero both in TV programs and in real life. The movie is very instructive.
1.What is Bolt?
A. He likes watching TV.
B. He lives in New York.
C. He is a lonely cat.
D. He is a dog star.
2.Bolt has to go _________ miles to go back to his world.
A. 2，000 B. 1，000 C. 20，000 D. 10，000
3. Bolt meets _____________ on his way.
A. a friend B. a tiger
C. a rabbit D. many strange animals
4.What’s the meaning of the word “instructive” in Chinese?
A. 滑稽的 B. 有趣的
C. 有教育意义的 D. 好看的
