Signs carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know 1. (哪一个) bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you find the 2. (图书馆). Signs through doors tell you where to go in or out. 3. (假如) you see the sign “No photography”, you can’t take 4. (照片). When you find the sign “ Danger”, you must be 5. (小心的). If you want to cross the road, you should 6. (等候) for the green light at the crossing. When you visit a museum and see a sign “Keep quiet”, you aren’t 7. (允许) to speak loudly. Have you 8. (曾经) noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and then you receive messages from 9. (它们) all the time. It’s necessary to 10. (记住) some of the signs.
Empathy(同情心) lets us feel another person’s pain and drives us to help. Do any other animals feel empathy? Scientists recently found that rats(老鼠) do, too.
Most people don’t like rats. In many people’s eyes, rats are only bad. But Jean Decety and his partners at the University of Chicago did an experiment. It showed that rats are kind, warm-hearted animals. They can feel each other’s pain.
Scientists placed pairs of rats in plastic cages(笼子) for two weeks. During this time they got to know each other. Then they put one of the rats from each pair into a small container(容器) in the cages. The small container had a door. It was so designed as to fall to the side when the free rat touched it. Many of the trapped(困住的) rats squeaked(吱吱叫) to show their discomfort. The other rats of the pairs could see their suffering(受苦的) friends clearly.
In most pairs, the free rats would become very worried about their friends. They kept trying to save their friends again and again throughout the month. Scientists put the rats’ favorite chocolate in the cages, but the rats didn’t eat it until they had saved their friends successfully. Scientists also found that female rats seemed to act more empathetic than male rats.
“The results are the first to show that rats take action in response to another’s trouble,” Decety said. “Monkeys and chimpanzees have similar behavior. But unlike those animals, rats can be ready used in laboratory studies. They will help us to learn which parts of the brain lead to empathy and helping behavior and whether empathy is natural.”
1.A person with empathy is often _____.
A. kind-hearted B. clever C. active D. strong
2.Why didn’t the free rats eat the chocolate at first?
A. Because they were not hungry at that time.
B. Because chocolate was not their favorite food.
C. Because they wanted to save the trapped rats first.
D. Because they were afraid that the chocolate was bad.
3.Which of the following animals were NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Monkeys. B. Chimpanzees. C. Rats. D. Cats.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Rats can feel other animals’ pain.
B. Chocolate is rats’ favorite food.
C. Rats are empathetic and can feel each other’s pain.
D. Female rats are more empathetic than male rats.
A capsule inn is a kind of cheap and small hotel where people just sleep in rectangular containers(容器). After experiencing popularity in Japan for more than 30 years, capsule inns have now entered the Chinese market. This new style is becoming popular with many visitors, but some are less than what they expected. The capsule inn covers an area of more than 300 square meters, with 68 very small bedrooms for guests to rest. Each room is 2.2 meters long and about 1 meter wide.
As small as the capsules are, they provide more than enough daily necessities(必需品) for visitors. They do have plenty of functions. Each includes independent power sockets, clocks, lights, and flat screen televisions. People can also enjoy wireless Internet service. The basic fee(费用) for each capsule is 28 yuan, and guests will be asked to pay an extra 4 yuan every hour. The highest cost could reach 88 yuan per day.
Ta Zan, capsule inn Manager, said, “Capsule inns are similar to Internet cafes. When they first appeared more than 10 years ago, people thought they might not succeed. But now it’s a common thing in our lives.” He believes that more capsule inns will open around the nation very soon. He is sure about the future of his business.
1.How much will you pay if you want to stay in a capsule inn for 12 hours?
A. 88 yuan B. 76 yuan C. 28 yuan D. 4 yuan.
2. What does the underlined word “functions” mean in Chinese?
A. 价格 B. 功能 C. 方法 D. 需求
3.For whom, a capsule inn is a good choice while traveling around?
A. A family who like to cook by themselves.
B. A young student who likes watching TV or surfing on the Internet.
C. An old man who would like to stay in a big house with his wife.
D. A business man who wants to have a meeting with others.
4.Why does the manager compare(比较) his inn to Internet cafes?
A. Because he thinks they are similar in shape.
B. Because he knows Internet cafes were popular 10 years ago.
C. Because he thinks capsule inns are a common thing in our lives.
D. Because he believes both will have good development.
A great man married a woman and they had a little lovely girl.
When the little girl was growing up, the man usually hugged her and said, “I love you, little girl.” The Little girl would say, “I’m not a little girl any more.” Then the man would laugh, “But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”
The little girl later left her home and went into the world. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, “I love you, little girl.”
One day the little girl received an unexpected phone call. The great man became ill. He couldn’t talk, smile, walk, hug or dance.
So she went to the side of the great man. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. She sat next to the great man, and drew her arms around his useless shoulders(肩膀). Her head on his chest(胸膛), she thought of many good memories. She felt sad as she couldn’t hear the words of love that had comforted her.
And then she heard from within the man, the beat of heart. The magic happened. She heard what she wanted to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say… I love you, little girl… I love you, little girl.
1.When the little girl said, “I’m not a little girl any more.” , the great man ______.
A. felt sad B. was happy C. was angry D. couldn’t stand
2.What did the man do after the little girl left her home?
A. He left her wife.
B. He learned to sing and dance
C. He left his home and went into the world.
D. He would call her and showed his love to her.
3.The little girl went to her father because ______.
A. he became ill
B. she missed her parents
C. she made lot of money outside
D. she didn’t get his father’s calls
4.What can we learn from what the girl had done after seeing his father?
A. She knew his father would die soon.
B. She felt sorry for leaving his father.
C. She loved her father deeply too.
D. She was sure his father would be well soon.
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1.The name of the cat is ______.
A. Persian B. Fluff C. Lavender D. Jack
2.If you find the cat, you can call its owner at ______.
A. 532981 B. 918435 C. 91843568 D. 84356891
3.This passage is most probably from a ______.
A. map B. dictionary C. guidebook D. newspaper
When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch(接球) with me. I wasn’t very good at it, 16 we would play anyway. He was always telling me “Keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the 17 of throws.
As I got 18 , we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his 19 , he would try to 20 with me and say “Keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh 21 usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me 22 .
My father became 23 in 1995 when I was 23. There weren’t any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke(中风). 24 could not speak. He could only give 25 words, which were sometimes hard to understand. I seemed to be pretty good at 26 his lips(唇) after a while, even better than the 27 who were caring for him there.
During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend. 28 , I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.
That was the last time I saw my father 29 he passed away.
Sometimes, all these years later, when I get in trouble, I just 30 myself “Keep your eye on the ball”.
1.A. so B. and C. but D. or
2.A. fastest B. easiest C. slowest D. highest
3.A. taller B. heavier C. younger D. older
4.A. words B. advice C. answer D. thought
5.A. joke B. play C. discuss D. stay
6.A. because B. when C. since D. though
7.A. cry B. sad C. shout D. smile
8.A. tired B. ill C. angry D. free
9.A. We B. I C. He D. They
10.A. throat B. finger C. body D. mouth
11.A. feeling B. reading C. hearing D. keeping
12.A. children B. nurses C. parents D. friends
13.A. However B. Therefore C. Once again D. Many times
14.A. after B. before C. as D. until
15.A. comfort B. believe C. tell D. enjoy
