If you have a cat, you already know that a cat isn’t a dog that doesn’t have to be walked. If you’re about to bring a cat into your family, you need to understand that basic fact. The common wisdom is that dogs are friendlier than casts.
In recent years, scientists who have done DNA studies have offered a better way to understand cats. Unlike other animals that people feed, cats domesticated themselves, and, in a way, trained humans. Cats decided to live close to humans because doing so benefited the casts themselves.
Studies show that cats have lived with humans for about 12,000 years, since people first settled down and started farming. When people started storing grain, mice arrived and started eating the grain. Clever cats figured out that mice settlements where people stored grain were easy for hunting, so they started hanging around. Cats did what they needed to do to get the people to let them stay, but they kept up their independence. Over time, cats allowed humans to get a bit closer to them. Later, the farmers did befriend the cats. Certainly, it didn’t do them any harm because they could see the cats were really helping them out by eating mice.
Today, about a third of American families have cats. In most of those homes, the cats are still more interested in pleasing themselves than in pleasing their human families. A dog may do anything it can to make you happy, but kitty will teach you to make kitty happy.
1.Compared with dogs, cats are______.
A. colder B. friendlier
C. more warm-hearted D. more frightening
2.According to the text, why do cats decide to stay close to humans?
A. To be useful to themselves B. To protect grain from mice
C. To rely on humans for food D. To keep up their independence
3.What may be the best title for the text?
A. A common point between dogs and cats
B. The reasons why people like dogs
C. A disadvantage of raising cats
D. The basic fact about cats.
A woman was caught trying to get her boyfriend out of Puente Ayala prison by packing him in a large suitcase. They almost got away with it, but guards became suspicious after seeing the woman struggling with the suitcase.
25-year-old Souda arrived at the Puente Ayala prison in Barcelona, Venezuela, last week, to visit her boyfriend, Jose Antonio, who was serving a sentence of 9 years and 8 months for stealing cars. She had brought their six-year-old daughter and a large pink suitcase, which is common for an overnight stay by family members in South American prison. Little did the guards know that Souda and Jose Antoni were planning to leave the prison together the next day, as a big happy family.
Their plan seemed to go smoothly as the woman carrying the bright pink baggage didn’t attract the guards’ attention, but it failed when they finally noticed the short woman struggling to pull the seemingly light suitcase out of the door. They stopped Souda and asked her to open the suitcase so they could check its items. Left with no choice but to meet the guards’ demand, the woman opened the suitcase to show young Jose Antonio looking professional contortionist (专业柔术演员)and covered with different clothing items.
Puente Ayala guards sent the car thief back to the prison. Souda has been caught by guards and is waiting for official charges, and the couple’s six-year-old daughter» Mary, been placed in the care of social services.
If only Souda had gone to the gym to improve her strength before going through escaping from prison with her lover, things might have gone differently.
1.The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be best replaced by .
A. pleased B. doubtful
C. worried D. violent
2.Where did Souda put her husband while leaving the prison?
A. In a car. B. In the gym.
C. In a suitcase. D. In the bag.
3.Mary lives in the care of social services because .
A. she broke the law
B. her parents，marriage has ended
C. her parents are both caught by guards
D. her mother is busy building up her body
You Skate, They Donate, We Can Fill a Plate
This holiday season, Contra Costa Oncology has once again partnered with Walnut Creek on Ice to help raise funds for the Food Bank. For every ice skating ticket that is collected, Contra Costa Oncology will donate to the Food Bank. For more information, visit www.icesktewalnutcreek.com
Souper Bowl of Caring
Help fight against hunger! The Souper Bowl of Caring is a national movement of youth working to fight against hunger. Churches, schools and other organizations simply take up a collection(many use a soup pot) asking for one dollar or for a food item for people in need.
For more information, call Kimberly at (925)676-7543 x 252.
Family Food Sort---Fairfield
Look to do something fun and meaningful with your children? Do you want to introduce your young family members to the charity? Families will bag fresh vegetables for the Food Bank’s Produce Program. This is a first come, first served opportunity, and the number is limited to 30 people at a time. All volunteers must be scheduled.
For more information, visit foodbankccs. org/familyfoodsort.
Dutch Luv Day!
Dutch Bros. Coffee in Oakley and Fairfield will be joining in Dutch Luv Day. On Valentine’s Day, Dutch Bros. will be spreading the love by donating $ 1 to the Food Bank for every drink sold. Not only will you get a delicious drink, you will also get the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping your neighbors in need of food.
Fairfield Location:
1420 W Texas St, Fairfield, CA 94533
Oakley Location:
1092 Main St, Oakley, CA 94561
1.What’s the common aim of the four activities?
A. To educate the poor B. To collect more food
C. To fight against disease. D. To help people in need
2.If you want to give away fresh vegetables, you should______.
A. visit www. iceskatewalnutcreek. com
B. visit foodbankccs. org/family foodsort
C. call Kimberly at (925) 676-7543 x 252
D. go to 1092 Main St, Oakley, CA 94561
3.Which activity probably requires people to sign up in advance?
A. Dutch Luv Day!
B. Souper Bowl of Caring
C. Family Food Sort—Fairfield
D. You Skate. They Donate. We Can Fill a Plate.
4.What can you do for the charity work on Valentine’s Day in Oakley?
A. Go to skate B. Go to churches
C. Drink at Dutch Bros. Coffee D. Buy fresh vegetables in Fairfield
1 don’t know how to the problem, so I asked my English teacher for help.
A. take apart B. do with
C. take off D. deal with
Last year, Mary help from a number of people, including doctors, teachers and soldiers and finally she made it with the help of them.
A. sought B. refused
C. hated D. solved
Next time you play your favorite sport, think about you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in your life.
A. which B. what
C. why D. whether
