“Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.” That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper？” “No. Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.

The next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”

After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark（吠）and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.

1.From the reading we learn that _______.

　 A. the Browns have never had a pet before.

　 B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.

　 C. Shadow is a small and healthy dog.

　 D. Mr Brown didn't quite agree with his wife.

2.The underlined word shelter in the reading means _______.

　 A. a place to sell small dogs

B. a place to keep homeless animals

　 C. a place to study animals

D. a place to sell books on pet care

3.Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.

　 A. see if they had moved to a new house

B. find out how rich the Browns were

　 C. know where they'd keep their new pet

D. make sure they'd take care of pets

4.The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.

　 A. doesn't need any room to keep

B. can help them watch their house

　 C. eats less food than a bigger one

D. usually has a beautiful name

5.It's clear that _______.

　 A. Shadow will not be easy to get ill

B. the Browns were not good with Shadow

　 C. Mr Snow didn't check Shadow at all

D. Shadow likes barking a lot

 

　　An old porter(搬运工人) had worked for the railway for a very long time. One morning he was standing in one of the big railway stations and waiting for travellers to ask him to help them with their luggage(行李), when he saw a small man running towards the trains with a big bag in his hand.

　　The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and then the man saw the porter. At once the small man towards the porter and said, “Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter?” He was breathing(喘息) very fast, and he seemed worried.

　　The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile, “Well, Sir, I'd like to help you, but I can't answer your question because I don't know how fast you can run along rails. You see,” he explained, “the 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.”

1．The old porter usually ________ .

[　　]

A．stood in the railway station

B．answered the traveller's questions

C．helped the travellers carry their luggage

D．asked the travellers to help him

2．One morning a small man ________ .

[　　]

A．was waiting for the porter to help him

B．was running along the rails

C．was waiting for the train to London

D．was hurrying to catch to 10:35 train to London

3．The small man looked worried because ________ .

[　　]

A．he couldn't run so fast as the train

B．he wondered if he could catch the 10:35 train to London

C．the porter watched him for a few seconds

D．he lost his bag

4．At the end of the story, the porter _______.

[　　]

A．told the small man there was no 10:35 train to London

B．told the small man when he could catch the train

C．helped the small man to catch the train

D．played a joke on(开某人的玩笑) the small man

5．When the porter told the man the train had left, the time was ________ .

[　　]

　　Sometimes, kids don't think their parents're fair to them. When you want to dress in a modem way, your mum doesn't like you wearing a mini-skirt.

　　When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask if you're speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you're not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you become close again?

　　Closing the Gap by American author Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your parents.

　　The book gives ways to help teens understand their parents. When you think“my parents don't want me to have any fun,”that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. They need to feel riley are important and loved.

　　You should tell your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas:

　　Make lime to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.

　　Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

　　Show your parents you're growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a small child.

　　If you follow these steps, slowly, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

(1) Kids often think their parents are unfair to them.

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(2) Jay McGraw tries to give advice to parents on how to have a better relationship with their children.

(　　)

(3) When you think“my parents don't want me to have any fun,”that usually means your parents want you to be safe.

(　　)

(4) Keeping a diary is helpful to you to understand more about yourself and your feelings.

(　　)

(5) Closing the Gap is a book for the old.　　　　    (　　)

阅读理解

　　An old porter (搬运工) had worked for the railway for a very long time. One morning he was standing in one of the big railway stations and waiting for travellers to ask him to help them with luggage, when he saw a small man running towards the train with a big bag in his hand.

　　The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and then the man saw the porter. At once the small man ran up to the porter and said,“Can I catch 10 : 35 train to London, porter?”He was breathing very fast, and he seemed worried. The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile ,“Well , sir. I'd like to help you , but I can't answer your question because I don't know how fast you can run along rails (铁轨) . You see ,”he explained ,“the 10 : 35 train to London left five minutes ago.”

1．The old porter's job was ________.

[　　]

A．to stand in the railway station

B．to answer the travellers' questions

C．to help the travellers carry their luggage

D．to ask the travellers to help him

2．One morning a small man ________.

[　　]

A．was waiting for the porter to help him

B．was running along rails

C．was waiting for the train to London

D．was in a hurry to catch the 10 : 35 train to London

3．The small man looked worried because ________.

[　　]

A．he couldn't run so fast as the train

B．he didn't know he could catch the 10 : 35 train to London

C．the porter watched him for a few seconds

D．he last his bag

4．At the end of the story, the porter ________.

[　　]

A．told the small man there was no 10 : 35 train to London

B．told the small man when he could catch the train

C．helped the small man to catch the train

D．play a joke on the small man

5．When the porter told the small man the train had left, the time was ________.

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