Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I     31   .I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father     32   , too.” But what about the other days of the year ?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day 1 went to see her. We had a nice conversation. Then she wanted to      33    . So she dialed(拨号) the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen      34    , she dialed the number again “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “    35     did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and      36     . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them      37     time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is     38    thinking about her parents. You also want to be a       39     child, right? Please always remember to     40   your parents often, not just on some important days.

【小题1】

A．will B．do C．won’t D．don’t

【小题2】

A．a cake B．a kiss C．some money D．a present

【小题3】

A．make a call B．pay a visit C．have a rest D．go for a walk

【小题4】

A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days

【小题5】

A．How B．What C．Why D．When

【小题6】

A．fast B．slow C．healthy D．careless

【小题7】

A．little B．quick C．no D．enough

【小题8】

A．always B．never C．seldom D．sometimes

【小题9】

A．bad B．clever C．good D．sick

【小题10】

A．think of B．look after C．call up D．1isten to

Do you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? Normally the women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent（聪明的） than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain is made up of “grey matter” and “white matter”. While men have more of the white matter, the amount（数量）of “thinking” brain is almost the same in both men and women.
It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls may learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of different information at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.
There are other important differences between two sexes（性别）. As white matter is the key to spatial（空间的）tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!
The differences begin when fetuses（胎儿）are about nine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children when they are very young. A boy would try to climb a barrier before him or push it down while a girl would ask for help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors, among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1?

A．Grey matter controls thinking in the brain.

B．Men’s brain is 10% less than women’s.

C．Grey matter plays the same role as white matter.

D．Men and women have the same amount of white matter.

【小题2】What can you infer from Paragraphs 2 and 3?

A．Men have weaker spatial abilities.

B．Women do not need to tell directions.

C．Women prefer doing many things at a time.

D．Women do many jobs at a time better than men.

【小题3】What can you learn from Paragraph 4?

A．Our children needed more spatial skills.

B．Women may have more feelings than men.

C．Young boys may be stronger than young girls.

D．More women take up jobs requiring speech skills.

【小题4】 The passage is mainly about _______.

A．ways of being more intelligent

B．differences between men and women

C．studies on brains between two sexes

D．studies on white matter and grey matter

Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study shows that taking music lessons can raise a person’s IQ.
Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups. One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in drams(戏剧). And the last group did no special activities at all.
At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average score went up. However, the piano players’IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.
The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids becomes better at concentrating and at memorizing things. Therefore, the researchers say, it may be good for brain development in young people.
If you have a chance to learn to play a musical instrument, never miss it. Remember it can make you smarter.
【小题1】 Which of the following is NOT true of the study?

A．It was done in Canada.

B．It was done by some musicians.

C．It included four groups of children.

D．It took one school year to complete.

【小题2】 Which of the following is true?

A．Average IQ scores increased in all the groups.

B．Only the piano players’ IQs increased.

C．The average increase for all four groups was 4.3 points.

D．Most of the children’s IQs did not go up.

【小题3】 The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to ______.

A． better grades

B．piano players

C．researchers

D．instruments

【小题4】 What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．It’s good for us to listen to music.

B．Everyone should learn to play the piano.

C．Take an IQ test before you learn instruments.

D．Learning instruments may make kids smarter.

To Give up or Not to Give up as Class Monitor??
Dear Brad, ?
In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I pass the test with good grades, I can get to the 10th grade and choose a good school to study in. Now I am trying my best to achieve this. At the same time, I’m the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. ① I am so busy with my school-work and duties as monitor that I don’t have enough time to keep a balance between them . Gradually I become lazy. ②The other day, my head teacher told me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as class monitor . Her words really discouraged me. ?
What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as class monitor? I must do my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life. Being class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me to be a good leader. ③ I don’t want to go to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me . Can you tell me how to choose??
Yours, ?
Gates?
【小题1】根据①处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）?
I am    busy with my school-work and duties as monitor      have enough time to keep a balance between them. ?
【小题2】根据②处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）?
The other day, my head teacher said to me, “             disappointed in your poor performance as class monitor.”?
【小题3】将③处翻译成汉语。?

Do you know who invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong  discovered   tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water for  22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a  23   smell. Later he decided 24  the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And  25 , one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.
26 is the home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27  the three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by  28  people in the world. Tea  29 China began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) 30  .
Tea leaves  31  mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, 32 the warm climate (气候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all  33   kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people  34   their tea culture(文化), including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea is  35   a popular topic(主题) in dances, songs, poems and novels.

【小题1】

A．in B．by C．over D．to

【小题2】

A．sometimes B．some time C．some times D．some days

【小题3】

A．pleasant B．pleased C．bad D．terrible

【小题4】

A．not to taste B．to taste C．tasting D．taste

【小题5】

A．by the way B．on the way C．on its way D．in this way

【小题6】

A．Japan B．China C．America D．England

【小题7】

A．In B．For C．Of D．By

【小题8】

A．the number of B．a number of C．a large number of D．the largest number of

【小题9】

A．to B．from C．in D．off

【小题10】

A．At that time B．from now on C．since then D．since now

【小题11】

A．produce B．are produced C．make D．are made

【小题12】

A．becauuse of B．because C．as D．for

【小题13】

A．interesting B．important C．famous D．expensive

【小题14】

A．had developed B．have developed C．developed D．are developing

【小题15】

A．too B．as well C．either D．also