Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning(推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.

For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would take someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather. Maybe the person works in the penguin pen(企鹅圈养地) at Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.

Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied(欺负) another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!

Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange, but this was really much too strange. Cait’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. What’s the cause end effect, could you tell?

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.According to the second paragraph, which of the following is an effect?

A．Someone puts on a heavy jacket.

B．Someone works in the penguin pen.

C．Someone will go outside into cold weather.

D．Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink.

2.Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. Which of the following isn’t the possible cause?

A．He bullied another student.               B．He is going shopping.

C．His is being picking up early.               D．He is being given a prize.

3.What was Doug doing when his sister Cait tried to fall asleep?

A．He was going outside.                    B．He was reading a story.

C．He was sleepwalking.                     D．He was looking for his dad.

4.Which of the following is cause and effect?

A．Tony got up and had a glass of water.

B．We came home and found him sleeping.

C．The ball was lost and a window was broken.

D．Tim was late again and his teacher got angry.

5.What is the best title for the next?

A．Truth and lies                          B．Work and sleep

C．Cause and effect                        D．Life and dreams

阅读下列材料，从方框中选出正确选项，使短文通顺，内容完整。
Tim was reading a book at home. Someone knocked on the door. He opened the door.   1  .
“My name is Rebecca,” said the lady. “You’ve got to help me!”
“Take it easy, ”    2  . “What happened?”
“My grandma died last month. She left all her money, about $1,000,000 to me. She told me she had saved the money in a bank.    3  .”
“But yesterday when I went to the bank, I only got an envelope（信封）with nothing in it.
   4   !”
Rebecca took the envelope out of her handbag and gave it to Tim.
Tim looked at it carefully under the light. It was just an envelope with two old stamps on it.
   5   .
“Don’t worry, Rebecca,” he said. “Your money is still here.”

请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
【小题1】She loves taking photos and always takes her    ▲   (照相机) wherever she goes.
【小题2】Now that they have a baby, they    ▲   (很少，不常) get the chance to go to the cinema together.
【小题3】It will be Mike’s twelfth    ▲   (the day of one’s birth) next Saturday.
【小题4】With the help of the police, Tim was    ▲   (having good luck) enough to get back his lost bike.
【小题5】Tom did very badly in the maths test. Poor him! He    ▲   the test again.

Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.

   Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.

1.Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.

A. ten               B. eleven            C. twelve            D. Thirteen

2.Sam and Tim both like________.

A.playing games  B.going to the parties  C.playing sports  D.watching TV

3.Who is Miss White?

A. She is PE teacher.           B.She is Sam’s English teacher. 

C. She is Tim’s English teacher.  D. She is a Chinese teacher.

4.The underlined words (划线的)“made a mistake”mean“      ”in Chinese.

A.犯错      B.列举      C. 挑衅     D.领悟

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tim is ten minutes older than Sam.   B. Tim is more outgoing than Sam.

C. Sam and Tim are in the same class.    D. Sam is taller than Tim.

左栏是五个人的情况简介，右栏是七条关于旅游的一些注意事项。请将这五个人与适合他们的信息匹配。

1.Kin is packing her suitcase. Her mother laughs at her and says that she doesn’t need to take so many things.

2.Sonia felt unhappy. She wanted to travel with her classmates. But her parents didn’t agree. They wanted to take her to visit her grandparents.

3.Kelsey argued with her boyfriend yesterday. Kelsey wanted to travel by air but her boyfriend oreferref to take the train. They had no idea about that.

4.Tim was excited because it was his first time to travel abroad. His parents were not so worried because the travel agency would take good care of their don.

5.Jane feels a little worried. She wants to drive her car to visit Tibet. She taked a map, a GPS and a laptop. She thinks they are all useful things.   A．Some students want to travel with their parents. But some would like to travel with their friends. Different pareners can bring you different enjoyment.

B．If you want to go on a trip, you need to get ready for your trip before you go. You must pack. When you pack, the less you take, the more freedom you’ll enjoy.

C．If you want a relaxing trip, if you don’t know more about the places you will visit, if you know nothing about the hotel, you’d better find a travel agency. The guide can help you solve all the problems.

D．When you go for a trip, you need to prepare some comfortable clothes or shoes. Of course, sneakers and sports shoes are popular.leather shoes are not your good choice.

E.In winter, Sanya is the best place for travelling. In summer, Kunming is the best place for traveling. In different seasons, people may want to visit different places.

F.When you go on a trip. It is necessary to take a map. Nowadays, some young people usually take their laptopso that they can easily find the information they need.

G.There are sevel different transportation means. If you want to save time for a long travel, airplanes may be your first choice.