Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animal? He looks like a bear. But he is not a bear. He’s a KOALA.
People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live safely. No one can kill them for their pretty fur. When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe！The mother koala has a pocket in the front of her body. The baby goes into this warm pocket. There he stays for six months.
When the baby leaves the pocket, he has much fur. And he is about as big as your shoe. He climbs to his mother’s back. He rides there while she teaches him how to find food. Mrs. Koala is a loving mother. She takes good care of her baby. But when he is bad, she beats him! The baby cries just as a small child does. If he keeps on crying, his mother beats him again. When he stops crying, she takes him in her arms. And then they both go to sleep for a while.
The koala could not live without a special kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day, the koala sleeps in the tree.
At night, the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it. He likes only the bark (树皮) and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night!
It’s a pity that thousands of koalas were killed by bush fires months ago in Australia. We should protect the environment and care more about wildlife, and then we will see the smiling faces of lovely koalas again,
1.People in Australia_________.
A.set up places for koalas to live safely B.put koalas in the tree
C.raise baby koalas in their pockets D.keep koalas in their homes
2.Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree because_________.
A.they have to keep cool under the tree B.they eat the fruit on the tree
C.they live in the tree and get food from it D.they stay in the tree all the time
3.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A.Koalas only live in Australia and we should protect them.
B.Australians look after koalas at home and give them enough food.
C.Thousands of koalas hid themselves safely in the bush fires months ago.
D.There are no differences between our food and koalas’ food.
Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it's a pity if we always stick to the same people, the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover difference.
When we always stick to the same people, how can we ever break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance (无知),which too often leads to prejudice (偏见) and even fear? If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons.
Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don't just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That's how we live an exciting life.
1.From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who________.
A.is like themselves
B.has a sense of humor
C.is open-minded
D.lives an exciting life
2.People like staying in their comfort zone because they may________.
A.remain comfortable and special
B.be accepted easily and feel safe
C.find out more interesting things
D.discover differences among themselves
3.What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To tell us just to be ourselves in social life.
B.To introduce ways to learn about the world.
C.To explain how people communicate with others.
D.To encourage us to meet people of different kinds.
Li Hu: Hello, Ben.
Ben: Hello, Li Hu. You look happy today.
Li Hu: 1.
Ben: Congratulations! But I know little about it. Do you often have this activity?
Li Hu: 2. We have it to celebrate our Dragon Boat Festival.
Ben: We don’t have such a festival in our hometown. 3.
Li Hu: Yes, it is. 4.
Ben: Is it delicious? Where can I get this kind of food?
Li Hu: It is quite delicious. And I am good at making it. 5.
Ben: That’s very kind of you. Thanks a lot.
A.We also eat a kind of special food called zongzi.
B.No, only once a year.
C.I’ll bring some here tomorrow.
D.Do Chinese often celebrate it?
E.I like the Dragon Boat Festival.
F.Is it a Chinese traditional festival?
G.Our team got the first place in the dragon-boat race.
Middle schools are the starting point of social groups. As you ________ into a middle school, being popular is very important. It doesn’t necessarily mean being the prettiest girl or being the coolest boy. It just ________ being nice to everyone. ________ these steps and you will be popular.
What’s your ________ point? Ask yourself these questions. Are you good at arts? Are you good at sports? ... Take part in activities that you know you’re good at. If you do well in singing, join a musical club. Grasp all opportunities (机会), for these opportunities are your tickets to success.
Always smile ________ everyone you see. Smiling makes you easy to get close to. If you’re friendly and easy to talk to, people would make friends with you ________.
It’s important for you to show that you are interested in what your classmates say. Make them the ________ of the conversation.
________ classmates with their names. It would make them feel very happy.
Take part in activities and encourage others. You must be confident with ________ you do. Act like a leader. But ________ be rude.
In a word, being popular means being known and being liked. I think you’ll find a huge circle of friends soon.
1.A.turn B.jump C.step D.drop
2.A.means B.prefers C.says D.avoids
3.A.Miss B.Hold C.Get D.Follow
4.A.strong B.weak C.high D.low
5.A.over B.to C.in D.between
6.A.unluckily B.suddenly C.happily D.healthily
7.A.gift B.center C.end D.part
8.A.Help B.Show C.Expect D.Greet
9.A.wherever B.whenever C.whatever D.whoever
10.A.never B.just C.sometimes D.exactly
Last week my biology teacher asked us to do a project — the introduction of green food. We didn’t have any idea _________. Then our four-member group _________ and decided to do a research in a supermarket. One of us _________ the names of the green food on the shelves. _________ three interviewed _________ with questions like “Do you know _________ are green foods?”, “_________ do you buy green food?” and so on. We interviewed more than fifty shoppers! Later we made a _______ on the research and handed it in. Our teacher _______ the best reports and posted them on the back wall of our classroom, among which there was __________. We learned a lot from this fun activity.
1.A.at first B.in all C.after that D.in the end
2.A.told a joke B.had a party C.told a story D.had a meeting
3.A.looked after B.depended on C.called up D.wrote down
4.A.Other B.The other C.Others D.The others
5.A.doctors B.drivers C.cooks D.shoppers
6.A.whose B.which C.when D.how
7.A.How often B.How many C.How long D.How soon
8.A.wish B.deal C.report D.list
9.A.chose B.sent C.gave D.wrote
10.A.mine B.its C.theirs D.ours
—Zhang Lin speaks English very well.
—________. He can talk with foreigners freely.
A.I hope so B.I don’t think so
C.I think so D.I don’t agree with you
