Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
【小题1】Americans like ________ best as pets.

A．dogs

B．pigs

C．cats

D．mice

【小题2】The canary is a kind of ________.

A．dog

B．cat

C．bird

D．fish

【小题3】 If you have much money, we can call you ________.

A．a fat cat

B．a happy cat

C．a thin cat

D．a sad cat

【小题4】If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________.

A．he plays cat and mouse with someone

B．he looks like the cat that ate the canary

C．he is a lazy cat

D．he has dragged in something

【小题5】The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cat.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

John lives on a farm. The farm is not very big. His parents grow rice and corn. They don’t use animals to do farm work any more. Today they use a tractor(拖拉机). It works faster and better. After he does his work in the fields, he likes to sit and look at the blue sky and the green hills. He thinks the country is more beautiful than the city. In the city, he can’t hear the animals. In the country, he can hear birds singing. He likes to play with his dog, Cody. Cody is a very interesting dog. He likes to follow people. When they stop, he stops.

When they walk, he walks. John thinks Cody is the best dog of all.

1.John’s parents are ________.

A．workers

B．teachers

C．doctors

D．farmers

2.They use a tractor to _______.

A．carry rice and corn	B．carry animals
C．help to do farm work	D．drive to town

3.What does John do after his work?

A．He sit down and looks at the blue sky and the green hills.

B．He goes shopping in the tractor in town.

C．He helps his parents with some more farm work.

D．He walks his dog in the fields.

4.John likes to live in the country because ______.

A．he can live on their crops

B．he can hear the animals

C．he can play with his dog

D．he thinks the country is more beautiful than the city

5.John’s dog is very ______.

A．lazy

B．well

C．funny

D．boring

 

Philip likes to play football. He often plays football after school with his friends. Sandy likes to play basketball. She teaches her friends how to play it every Sunday afternoon. Han Mei is very good at the computer. She always uses it to draw pictures three times a week, and she uses it to surf the Internet. She has a good friend in America. Her name is Mary. Lin Tao is also good at drawing pictures. But he never uses computer to draw.

1.What do Sandy and his friends do on Sunday afternoon?

A. Play football   B. Play basketball 

C. Draw pictures   D. Play computer games

2.How often does Han Mei draw with computer?

A. Once a week   B. Three times  a week.   C. Once a day   D. Every day

3.Who likes to surf the Internet?  

A. Philip     B. Sandy   C. Han Mei   D. LinTao

4.How often does Lin Tao use computer to draw?

A. Never  B. Hardly ever  C. Three times a week  D. Every week

5.Who's Mary?   

A. She's an English girl.     B. She's Sandy's friend. 

C. She's Han Mei's  friend.  D. She's Lin Tao's classmate.

 

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From: Lily @126.com

To: Alice@yahoo.com.cn

Sent: 10:40 a.m. June 16^th

Subject: My best friend

Dear Alice,

Thank you for your last letter. I enjoyed reading it very much . You tell me about your best friend. In this letter I will tell you about mine. Her name is Trudy. Trudy has long, dark brown hair and green eyes. She is 13 years old, the same age as me, but a little taller.

We sit together in class and help each other with our schoolwork. We always go home together after school and walks in the park or play computer games for half an hour.

Trudy likes to play the piano and she can play it well. I am learning to play the flute (长笛). We practice together every day.

Trudy is always happy and helpful. I love to stay with her

Lots of love,

Lily

Type(类型) of this article	An      1      .
Subject	My     2     friend.
Writer	3
Content	My best friend---      4
Appearance	She has     5    ,dark brown hair, green     6   .
7	She is 13 years old.
Afterschool activity	We often play     8     games or walk in the park .
Hobby	She can play the      9     .
Personality(性格)	She is _____10_____ and helpful.