If you have mice in your house, you’re not alone. 1. Having mice doesn’t mean your house is dirty. It is one of the challenges of every house owner.
When we are trying to catch a mouse, the first thing that comes to our mind is a mouse trap. 2. Mice travel along walls for safety. Don’t touch the trap too much because you will leave your smell on it.
3.Usually, mice will not visit your house when they hear there is a cat inside. It will also help you fight against the mice.
Be careful when using poison (毒药) to kill the mice. 4. It is dangerous because they may touch your food and pollute it.
Mice can get into the houses through tiny holes. The best way to have a mouse-free house is to close any possible entry(入口).
5. If there is nothing there for them to eat, they won’t possibly stay.
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A．Keep a cat as a pet in your house |
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B．Cheese is the favorite food of mice. |
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C．Every house may have mice for some reason. |
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D．Leave the poison out of your children’s reach. |
E. Don’t leave even a small piece of food outside.
F. It will kill them, but you may not be able to find the dead mice.
G. Put a small piece of cheese under the trap, and put it near the wall.
The bar-tailed godwit （斑尾鷸）has just broken its own record for the world’s longest non-stop flight, including humans in planes, according to a report made by Lund University Press. The bird can fly non-stop for eight days, while the most impressive man-made airplane can only remain in the sky for 82 hours without a stop.
The bar-tailed godwit’s journey, from Alaska to New Zealand, covers over 6,835 miles. It completes this trip twice a year, in autumn going to New Zealand, and in spring back to Alaska. The tireless bird ends the trip without stopping once for food or rest. All other birds can only finish trips that are twice as short as what the bar-tailed godwit travels.
One reason for the bar-tailed godwit’s success is that it has made the best use of its fuel, which is only 0.41 percent of its body weight over each hour of any given long flight. Hedenstrom, a professor from Lund University, says, “This figure is extremely low compared with other birds.” The bird also has a special body shape that helps it fly easily. It stores body fat and protein to manage its trips. It also travels fast, compared to other birds and animals.
Many questions remain about this bird record holder that never gets lost in the air. Researchers wonder whether it has an inside compass (指南针) that helps it to know the direction. Please watch how beautiful bar-tailed godwits look as they come in for a landing, along with other birds.
1.For the flight from Alaska to New Zealand, the bar-tailed godwit__________
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A．doesn’t need to stop to eat |
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B．is afraid of hot weather |
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C．seems very tired at last |
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D．should fly less than 7,000 meters |
2.The main reason why the bar-tailed godwit can break the record is that it ______.
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A．eats little food every hour |
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B．has a special body shape |
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C．stores much water in its body |
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D．has very light body weight |
3.The last paragraph tells us that _________.
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A．researchers have understood the bird very well |
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B．the bird has a very good sense of direction |
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C．there are still many who doubt the bird’s ability |
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D．the bird has an inner compass |
Are you
afraid of moving up to senior high school? It is a completely new experience,
but you shouldn’t worry. We’ve put together a guide to help you.
You are not
alone
Remember that everybody else in your grade is in the same boat. You may not
notice it, but they are just as nervous as you are.
Moving up to senior high school is a chance, not a problem. Things are
different, and all you need to do is be polite and learn the new rules.
The teachers
will help
If you don’t know what to do or are worried about something, then ask for help.
Teachers are probably the best people to turn to because they have experience
in helping new students.
Everything
changes
There are lots of differences between junior high school and senior high
school. You will have your lessons with different teachers in different rooms.
You will have homework for different subjects on different days, so make sure
you get organized.
Other points
If you’ve got an elder brother or sister at senior high school, then ask them
for advice.
Be yourself! It sounds simple, but people will respond much better to you if
you act naturally.
Going to bed early makes a difference. You’ll also find it easier to get up in
the morning!
1.The author says that you’re not alone because other
students______
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A．are polite and nervous |
B．will help you |
C．feel the same as you do |
D．will learn the new rules with you |
2.When you
don’t know what to do, you can______
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A．write your problem down |
B．watch your brothers |
C．go to bed early |
D．turn to your teachers |
3.The main
purpose of the passage is to ___________?
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A．Tell students about a new experience |
B．help students that are going to senior high school |
C．tell students that teachers are the best helpers |
D．teach students how to organize themselves |
Are you fond
of tomatoes? Bunol, a town in Spain, held its yearly tomato festival on the
last Wednesday of August. Thousands and thousands of people made their way from
all corners of the world to fight in it, the world’s biggest food fight. Tons
of fully-grown tomatoes were thrown in the streets.
No one knows
exactly how this event started. Maybe it came from a local food fight between
friends, or a joke that was played on a bad musician.
On
Wednesday, at 11am, the fight began. A cannon(大炮) shot was fired to start the
fight. At first, people fought one another, but slowly they began to fight in
groups. After exactly one hour, the fight ended when the cannon shot was fired
once more. At this point, no more tomatoes could be thrown.
Those who
attend this event are encouraged to wear protective glasses. And they must
press the tomatoes before throwing so that they won’t hurt others. Another rule
is that no one is allowed to take anything — such as a glass bottle — into the
fight. Although it is forbidden to tear(扯破) another person’s clothing, the
crowd seems to tear the shirt of any clothed person, whether they are men or
women.
Fire trucks
are used to clean the streets after the fight with water provided from a Roman
channel (海峡).
The government seems more concerned with cleaning up the town than the
visitors, and people go to the Bunol River for a wash.
1.What do we know about the tomato fight?
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A．Nobody knows how it really started. |
B．Only people from Spain can take part in it. |
C．It is held on the first Wednesday of August. |
D．Green tomatoes can be used in the fight. |
2.When the
cannon shot is fired the second time, ____.
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A．people start to throw tomatoes |
B．people start to fight in groups |
C．the whole tomato fight is over |
D．the fight has lasted for two hours |
3.Which is
NOT one of the rules of the tomato fight?
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A．People can’t use glass bottles. |
B．People must wear protective glasses. |
C．It isn’t allowed to tear other people’s clothes. |
D．Tomatoes should be pressed before they are thrown. |
4.After the
tomato fight, the town government ____.
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A．provides water to the people |
B．cleans up the streets with fire trucks |
C．takes people to the Bunol River |
D．holds other activities about tomatoes |
Edith Cavell
was born on December 4, 1865, in England. When she left school, she became a
teacher. Edith soon found that she had a 36 for nursing(护理), so she completed her
training 37 any problem. In 1907, a doctor invited Edith to
open a 38 school for nurses in Belgium(比利时).
In August
1914, Germany invaded Belgium. By then, the training school had become a Red
Cross hospital. It required its nurses to care for injured soldiers from every
country---even 39 soldiers. .
German
forces (军队)
went through Belgium to France. British soldiers were 40 with
the French, trying to 41 the Germans out of France. But they
didn’t 42 . As a result, many British and French soldiers would be
caught. But some of them found their 43 to Edith’s training school.
There, she took care of them and 44 them from the German
forces. Then she heard some 45 people were willing to help
the soldiers escape. Together they organized travels for the soldiers out of
Belgium to Holland, which was a safe country during the whole war.
In august
1915, the German government discovered 46 was happening at
Edith’s training school. Edith was 47 for helping about two
hundred British and French 48 escape. Early on October 12, 1915,
Edith Cavell was 49 . She died for her country, but she
believed that she had only been a nurse trying to do her 50 . History
will remember her for ever.
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