There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with her.

My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers for each hour!

My friend Mike is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in bank. My aunt Mary has a very small car. Every Sunday, she drives to the country with her husband, her three children, her mother and their dog.

Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?

1.What does the writer’s aunt think about cars and their drives?

A. Big people drive small cars.             B. Old people drive new cars.

C. Poor people have expensive cars.         D. Rich people have dear cars.

2.What kind of car does Mrs. Hill have?

        A. A fast new car.                       B. A fast old car.

        C. A slow old car.                       D. A fast small car.

3.What kind of person is Mike?

        A. A person who is good at driving.         B. A person who does well in drawing.

        C. A person who likes drawing.            D. A person who is good at writing.

4.How many people go out from Mary’s car on Sunday?

        A. Five.            B. Six.              C. Seven.           D. Eight.

5.What does “Does it say something about you?” mean?

        A. Does someone tell you something about your car?

        B. Does your car say something to you?

        C. Does your car show other people something about you?

D. Do you tell other people something about your car?

 

根据句子意思，填入合适的介词。

1.You should listen __________ the teacher in class.

2.Are you ready __________ the class?

3.There are two beautiful pictures __________ the wall.

4.Happy Birthday! This is the present _________ you.

5.We are having a sports meeting __________ the playground now.

 

Dreams are expressions of thoughts, feelings and events that pass through our mind while we are sleeping. Everybody dreams. But only some people remember their dreams. Our dreams often include all the senses—smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch. We dream in colour. Sometimes we dream the same dream over and over again. These repeated dreams are often unpleasant. They may even be nightmares—bad dreams that frighten us.

Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud published a book called “The Interpretation(诠释) of Dreams” in 1900. Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can’t have. These dreams often have something to do with sex and aggression(侵犯). Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams could help people grow and understand themselves. He believed dreams provide solutions(解答) to problems we face when we are awake. He didn’t believe dreams hide our feelings about sex or aggression. Today we know more about the science of dreaming because researchers can take pictures of people’s brains while they are sleeping.

Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions(感情). Robert Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University in Massachusetts. Doctor Stickgold says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires(愿望).

Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Doctor Stickgold says it has been more than one hundred years since Sigmund Freud published his important book about dreaming. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream.

请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案, 将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）

1. Dreams _________.   

A. are remembered by everyone

B. express all that we think in our mind

C. include few senses and things we touch

D. are sometimes nightmares that repeat and frighten us

2. A book on dreaming was published by _________.

A. Sigmund Freud        B. Robert Stickgold      C. Carl Jung   D. the writer

3. In the passage, all the psychiatrists _________.

A. believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face

B. think dreams always hide someone’s feelings about sex or aggression

C. study dream and dreaming and have their own ideas

D. have the same idea that people often dream about the things they want

4. From the passage, we know that _________.

A. Jung thought that dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are sleeping

B. Freud developed the idea that dreams are expressions of people’s hidden feelings

C. scientists have known quite well why we dream because they can take pictures of our brains

D. other researchers have discovered how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions

5.Which would be the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. The Explanations of Dreams         B. The Ways of Dreams

C. The Solutions to Dreams            D. The Mystery(奥秘) of Dreams and Dreaming

 

 

阅读下列短文，选择方框中所给词的适当形式填空。

her, those, call, first, parent, uncle, on, take, key, eraser

1. Please __________ these things to your grandmother.

2. I found a set of ___________. Is it yours?

3. -- Can you ________ John at 555-7865?

   -- OK. I know him.

4. -- Lucy, these are my _____________.

   -- Nice to meet you!

5. – Excuse me, is __________ your ring in the lost and found case?

   -- Yes, it is. Thank you.

6. -- What is your __________ name?

   -- Frank. And my last name is Green.

7. Look at the girl under the tree. _________ is my cousin.

8. My father has two brothers. They are my ___________.

9. – What is this in English?

   -- It is an ____________.

10. You can see some pictures _________ the wall. They are nice.

 

Which one means “Don’t park your cars” in the following pictures?