Have you heard about Post Office Cats in Britain? They are mouse hunters. The post office has actually employed cats since 1868. They are not employed to sort or deliver mail, of course, but to protect the mail and keep the population of mice under control. They make sure your morning post arrives free from damages caused by rats and mice.
London post offices were the first to try out the experiment. Within a few months the population of mice had shrunk sharply. Other post offices all over the country were soon using cats in the war against rats and mice as well. Within ten years the pay of the cats was improved from one and a half old pence a day to six or nine pence a day. Now the average rate of pay is about a few pounds a month.
Some of the hard-working cats have become quite famous. In 1980, a cat named Lucky stopped an attempted robbery in a Worcestershire post office on her own. As the two burglars made their way in through the window, Lucky started an attack and they fled empty-handed. Another excellent cat was Jerry, of Earls Court post office in London. He served the building for 16 years and was on duty for 24 hours every day. He drove all the mice away.
However, there are fewer cats employed by the post office than at any time in the past. With the faster movement of the mail and better surroundings, post office cats are not always needed. But many post offices still employ them and they become great friends with the postmen. According to the post office, there is no plan for their services to be discontinued in the foreseeable future.
1.Cats were introduced to British post offices to ________.
A.help sort and deliver mails and papers
B.guard the building against thieves
C.keep mails and papers undamaged
D.search for certain dangers in mails
2.The underlined word “shrunk” in the second paragraph probably means “________”.
A.decreased B.increased C.narrowed D.expanded
3.The cat named Lucky became famous because________.
A.She served the post office for 16 years around the clock.
B.She alone drove two burglars away from the post office.
C.She protected mails from being bitten by mice.
D.She was employed to sort and deliver mail.
4.We may learn from the last paragraph that________.
A.the duty of the cats has been replaced by machines
B.all the post offices are now completely mice free
C.cats are now considered of little use in post offices
D.cats will still be seen in service for quite a long time
Do you have cold feet in winter? But now if you wear a pair of UGG boots, you won’t be troubled by that.
UGG means Australian Sheepskin Boots. UGG boots became popular among shearers (剪羊毛的人) in the 1920s.The shearers sheared the sheep and grabbed a bit of dead sheep, wrapped it around their feet and called them “Ugly Boots”. Good old Australian slang shortened Shearers Ugly Boots to UGG boots. Thus UGG Boots date back as far as the 1920s in Australia.
UGG boots became so popular because of the amazing amount of comfort they bring to the feet. The sheepskin is made incredibly soft so the boots are warm and comfortable. UGG boots felt more like socks than shoes, yet they are tough enough for outdoor wear.
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We can wear UGG boots in cold weather or summer. In cold weather, the thick wool of UGG boots provides a preventing layer of warmth by trapping your body heat. In the heat of summer, the natural fibres of the wool will actually cool your feet by absorbing sweat. UGG boots are made to be worn barefoot to maximize the cushioning and warmth provided by the sheepskin.
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1.Who made the first pair of UGG boots according to the passage?
A.Shearers. B.Travelers.
C.Workers. D.Campers.
2.Which of the following words can be used to describe the UGG boots?
A.Ugly and hard. B.Comfortable and warm.
C.Strong and warm. D.Cheap and tough.
3.The purpose of writing the passage is to ________.
A.persuade B.advertise
C.inform D.instruct
很多父母太溺爱孩子，导致一些孩子缺乏基本的生活自理能力。你班正准备就这一话题召开一次主题班会，请你依据下表用英语准备一篇发言稿，要点如下：
原因 | 1、父母只关注孩子的学习，忽视其他能力的培养 2、父母包办过多，为孩子安排好一切 |
结果 | 1、缺乏基本的生活自理能力 2、经受不住困难的考验 3、以自我为中心，比较自私 |
建议 | （至少两点） |
1. 对所给提示，不要简单翻译，可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
2. 词数150左右。开头己给出，不计入总词数。
Nowadays, many parents try their best to give their children a happy and meaningful life.
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I have been fond of playing chess for many years and I have made a rapid progress, for which I am proud. However, I came across the chess player on the Internet several days ago. While played, I was so eager to win. But because of my carelessness, I failed in the end, what got me crazy. I burst into tear. My parents looked at me in silence. Only when I calmed down they tell me that it was no use get angry when we met with failures. What we should do is learn to control our emotions or try to do better next time. I was ashamed of what I did. “Never will I lose my temper again.”I told me.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Post-00s (《零零后》) is a documentary(纪录片) about growing up. It shows the real lives of children who 1. born between 2000 and 2009.
They struggle with schoolwork. 2.(face) with problems in relationships with others, they don’t know what to do if a younger brother or sister is born into the family.
But this five-episode series, which was aired on CCTV9 from Aug 20, is different 3. other TV programs with a similar theme.
Post-00s 4.(film) over a period of 10 years, during 5. time the show makers followed the growth of a group of kids from kindergarten to middle school. In other words, everything in the series is real.
Such stories, which 6.(know) as “coming-of-age” stories, have a special 7.(attract). They feed our curiosity(好奇心) for seeing someone else’s life. We become 8.(increase) interested in the characters as if we truly knew them.
And while we enjoy the real stories, because nothing is set in advance, we also can’t help 9.(feel) the cruelty(残酷) of reality. After all, there’s no script(剧本) and there’s no turning back—this is real life.
As US writer Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “Any man’s life, told truly, is a novel.” And when it comes to Post-00s, it’s also such a good documentary 10. is worth watching.
When I was a little girl, there was the magic of Mercurochrome (红药水). It was good for cuts, scratches (抓痕), or other ________. My brother and I tested and ________ the powers of Mercurochrome many years ago.
It was summer and hot. Mama was not feeling well and had become _________ tired. She told us that she was going to ________ on her bed. Only a few minutes had passed when Ronnie ________ a scratch on his knee that needed immediate ________. We tiptoed(踮脚走) into Mama’s room and asked her if we could put Mercurochrome on Ronnie’s scratch. ________on her back, Mama had fallen into a deep sleep and made no answer.
We stole into the bathroom, took the Mercurochrome and ________ Ronnie’s knee. Undoubtedly, he immediately began to feel better. ________, we tiptoed into Mama’s room to show her that we had taken care of our scratches without ________ her. But she was in sound sleep. Then we whispered that __________________ Mama didn’t feel well, perhaps Mercurochrome would make her feel ________.
Twenty minutes ________, we painted every scratch and every freckle(雀斑)of Mama’s skin. She had Mercurochrome ________ her legs, arms and face. At Ronnie’s encouraging, we ________ tried to paint her fingernails and toenails.
When Mama screamed in ________, we knew that she was awake. With all the ________, it didn’t seem at first that she was feeling better, ________she burst into laughter as she stared at her image in the mirror.
We laughed a lot the next few days. If anyone had asked us, we would have ________ that Mama had been cured by the ________ of Mercurochrome.
1.A.matters B.worries C.troubles D.wounds
2.A.marked B.proved C.collected D.ignored
3.A.suddenly B.gradually C.hardly D.extremely
4.A.lie down B.settle down C.go down D.look down
5.A.doubted B.learnt C.noticed D.recognized
6.A.service B.attention C.advice D.study
7.A.Round B.Tight C.Wide D.Flat
8.A.painted B.designed C.completed D.decorated
9.A.Politely B.Proudly C.Carelessly D.Properly
10.A.pleasing B.bothering C.exciting D.worrying
11.A.before B.unless C.until D.since
12.A.better B.rarer C.worse D.stranger
13.A.earlier B.ago C.later D.ahead
14.A.in B.on C.over D.under
15.A.always B.ever C.even D.only
16.A.disappointment B.shame C.horror D.excitement
17.A.laughing B.talking C.screaming D.joking
18.A.so B.although C.because D.but
19.A.pretended B.expected C.insisted D.accepted
20.A.story B.reality C.secret D.magic
