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Deare^tor（编辑），Iliveinabeautifulcity.Manyvisitorscometomycity.therearesomanycolorfulpeacocks（孔雀）here.ThepeacocksmostlyliveonthegrasslandofDongfengSquareTheyaregivenfoodfreelybyvisitors.Theyusuallythrowfoodtothem,anddon’tthinkaboutatallwhetherthefoodisrightornot.Someofthepeacocksbecameill,someevendiedaftereatingthebadfoodgivenbythevisitors.I’msuremostofthevisitorswhothrowfoodtothepeacocksreallylikethebirds,butdon’trealize（意识至U）thattheymaybedoingthemharm（伤害）.Thevisitorsshouldbetoldthatwhathavedoneisveryharmfultothebirds,andthiskindofthingmustbestoppedfromhappening.PerhapswecanbuildsomesmallshopsbesideDongfengSquaretosellpeacockfood.Foruseveryperson,it’sourdutytogivemorelovetothesebeautifulbirdsandtolookafterthemcarefully.Yours,SunYanManyvisitorscometothewriter'scityto.A.dosomeshopping B.seebeautifulpeacocksC.playonDongfengsquareD.eatnicefoodSomepeacocksbecameillanddiedbecausesomevisitors;didn'tgivethemanyfoodgavethemtoomuchfooddidn'tgivethemanyfoodgavethemtoomuchfoodC.threwthemsomebadfoodD.lovedthemandplayedwiththemC.threwthemsomebadfoodSomeshopscanbebuiltbesideDongfengSquaresothattheymay.A.sellfoodforvisitors B.sellfoodforpeacocksC.makethesquaremorebeautifulD.havethebeautifulbirdsFromthepassageweknowpeopleshould.liveandplaywiththebirdsstopthebirdsfromeatingtoomuchgiverightfoodtothebirdsgivemorefoodtothebirdsWecanguessthewriteroftheletter,SunYan,maybea.A.visitorB.shopkeeperC.squarekeeperD.studentkeys：BCBCDEverytownintheUnitedStateshasapostoffice.Someareverysmall,andyoumayalsofindtheminthecornerofashop.Othersarelargerbuildings.TheyareopenfivedaysaweekandonSaturdaymornings.FromMondaythroughFridaytheyareusuallyopenfrom8:30to4:30.Ifyouknowhowmuchthepostage（邮资）isforyourletter,youcanbuystampsatanywindow.Insomepostofficesyoucanbuystampsfrommachines.Stampsaresoldmanydifferentprices,fromonecent（美分）tomanydollars.Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyouletter,youmayaskthemanorthewomaninthepostofficeforhelp.Heorshewillgiveyouthestampsyouneed.Ifyouaresendingyourletterfaraway,youshoulduseairmailenvelopes（航空信封）.Rememberthatpostagewillbemoreexpensiveforalettertobesentoutsidethecountry.Atapostofficeyoucanalsobuypostcards.Apostcardischeaperthanaletter.Usuallythepriceofpostageforapostcardisabouthalfthatofaletter.Thepostcardsthatyoubuyatapostofficedonothavepictures.However,alsotheyarenottobesentoutsidethecountry.Lettersareaneasyandcheapwaytokeepintouchwithpeopleinmanydifferentcountries.ThepassagetellusthatwecanfindeasilyintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A.postofficesB.largebuildingsC.smallshopsD.differentbanksThepostofficesintheUnitedStatesareopen.A.sevenhoursaday B.sixhoursadayC.fivehoursaday D.eighthoursadayIfyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyourletter,youcan.goandbuystampsfromthemachineinthepostofficesendacheappostcardinsteadofyourlettergetintouchwithsomebodyyouknowinthepostofficeaskthemanorthewomaninthepostofficeforhelp??Thepriceofpostageforismoreexpensive.A.abeautifulpostcardB.aletterwrittenonenvelopeC.aletterbyairmailD.apostcardwithpicturesC.aletterbyairmailThepassagetellsussomethingaboutintheUSAA.thepostB.thepostageC.letters D.postcardsKeys:ADDCALong,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?Whenhewantedtosteal（偷）thebellonhisneighbour’sdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdof（抓住）thebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.Thenhesatdowntothink,“Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise,”hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea.“Ah,I’llputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwon’tbeabletohearthenoise.”Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbour,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighbourcamerunningout.“Stealmybell?I'llteachyoualesson（教训）,"theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighbourfoundouthewasstealingthebell.“Whydidhecomeoutjustthen?”hewondered（感到疑惑）.（）1.Thethiefwastryingtoget.A.hisneighbourB.hisneighbour'sdoorbellC.somecottonD.adoorwithabellonit（）2.Thethiefputsomecottoninhisears.Hethoughtitwouldbeforhimtostealthedoorbell.A.safeB.difficultC.dangerousD.easy（）3.Theneighbourranoutprobably《R可能）because.heknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolenhethoughtsomeonewaseager（渴望的）tovisithimherealized（意识到）somethingstrangehappenedBothBandC（）4.Theneighbourhitthethiefto.A.givehimlessonsB.punish（惩罚）himforstealingC.helphimwiththebellD.behisteacher（）5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Thethiefunderstoodwhyhewashitonthenose.Thethiefknewwhytheneighbourcameout.Thethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn’thearthenoisethebellmade.Thethiefdidn’twanttoknowwhytheneighbourranout.Keys:BADBCAfarmerwasputinprison（监狱）.Oneday,hegotaletterfromhiswife.“Iamworriedaboutoutfarm,”shewrote.“It’stimetoplantpotatoes,butIcan’tdoallthedigging(挖)bymyself.”Thefarmerthoughtoverandthenhadanidea.HewrotetohiswifeJDon'tdigthefields.Thisidwheremygoldf金子)is.Don’tplantpotatoesuntilIcomehome.Afewdayslater,thefarmergotantherletterfromhiswife.Itsaid,“Twodaysago,abouttenprisonguards(监狱看守)cametoourfields.Itlookedasiftheywerelookingforsomething.Theyhavedugourfield.”Thefarmerwrotetohiswifeatonce.“Nowyoucanplantourpotatoes,”hewrote.()1.Thefarmerwasputinprison.becausehehaddonesomethingwrongbecausehehadalotofgoldinthefieldsThewriterdidn’tsayanythingaboutwhythefarmerwasputinprisonFornothing()2.Thefarmer'swifewasmuchworriedabout.A.herhusbandB.theirfarmC.plantingpotatoesD.herself()3.Thefarmertoldhiswife_first.A.nottodigthefieldsB.todigthefieldsC.toasktheprisonguardsforhelpD.tofindthegoldinthefields()4.Whydidtheprisonguardsdigthefarmer'sfields?.TheywantedtohelpthefarmerTheirleaderorderedthemtodosoThefarmeraskedthemtodosoTheywantedtofindoutthegold（）5.Whydidthefarmeraskhiswifetoplantpotatoesatonce?Because.theirfieldshadbeendugthegoldwasfoundouttheprisonguardsaskedhimtodosotheprisonguardswerediggingthefieldsKeys:CBADAAnowlisabirdwithverylargeeyes.Thoseeyesmaketheowllookclever.Theowlcannotmoveitseyesfreelyaspeoplecan.Itcanonlylookstraightahead朝前）.Ifitwantstolookatbothsides,itmustturnitsneck.Owlsseebetteratnightthanduringtheday.Atnighttheylookforfood.Theyeatmiceandinsects.Owlsmakeastrangenoisebecausetheowlssleepmostoftheday.Theyusuallygivetheircriesatnight.Thecrysoundslike“Whoo!Whoo!”.Thisstrangesoundsometimesfrightenspeopleatnight.判断对错：Anowllookscleverbecauseitcanlookstraightahead.Anowllooksforfoodatnightbecauseitseesbetteratnightthanduringtheday.Anowllivesonallkindsofbirds.Thecryofanowlisfrightening.Manmustnotkillowlsbecausetheyarehelpfultopeople.CoffeehasbecomethemostpopularAmericandrink.TodaypeopleintheUnitedStatesdrinkmorecoffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.Peopledrinkcoffeeatbreakfast,atlunch,atdinnerandbetweenmeals.Theydrinkhotcoffeeorcoffeewithiceinit.Theydrinkitatworkandathome.Theyeatcoffeeice-creamandcoffeecandy.Coffeeisblackandverystrong.Differentpeopleliketodrinkitindifferentways.Somepeoplelikecoffeewithcreamorsugarinit.Otherpeoplelikecoffeewithbothcreamandsugarinit.Inallwaysitisserved.Coffeehasbecomeaninternationaldrink.Coffeeisandrink.A.interestingB.internationalC.ice-creamD.AmericanDifferentpeopleliketodrinkcoffee.A.atworkorathomeB.indifferentwaysC.withcreamorsugarD.betweenmealsTodayAmericansdrinkcoffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.A.asmuchasB.lessC.moreD.most“Coffeeisblackandverystrong.”ThewordSTRONGheremeans.A.坚固的B.淡的C.清的D.浓的5.isthemostpopularAmericandrink.A.BlackteaB.CoffeeC.WaterwithiceD.WhiskyKeys:BBCDB（57）Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeoplesavemuchtime,andtheycanhelppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycan’tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersexcepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprove提高）theirstudiesinschool.Yetmanyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoortosingKaraoke,insteadofstudying.Somanyteachersandparentscomplain（抱怨）thatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputersarelockedbyparentsintheboxes.Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbypeoplethemselves.Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Because.ourcountryasksustolearnititcanhelpusalotwecanuseittoplaygamesD.itcanhelpustofindjobsWhatdomanyteachersandparentscomplainabout?.Theirstudentsandchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames.Computersletthemlosttheirjobs.Computersmakethestudentsandchildrenfallbehind.Computersbringpeoplealotoftrouble.Inthispassageweknowcomputers.alsobringustroublebringushappinessonlyarehatedbypeoplearebadforpeople’shealthCancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?.A.Yes,theycan.B.It’shardtosayC.No,theycan’t.D.Ofcoursenot.Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceofthispassage?IthinkitputersareusedbypeoplepeoplecanlivewellwithoutcomputersonemustdecidehowtousecomputerscomputersarestrangemachinesKeys:BCAAC（58）Onceuponatimetherelivedanoldman.Hehadthreesons.Oneday,hecalledthemtogetherandsaid,"Sons,Iwilldiesoon.TomyoldestsonIgivehalfmycamels,tomysecond,one-third（三分之一），andtomyyoungest,one-ninth（九分之一）."Soonafterthathedied.Now,theoldmanhadseventeencamels,andthethreebrothersdidn'tknowhowtodoastheirfathersaid.Theythoughtalongtimeabouttheproblem,anditseemedthattheymusteitherkillsomeofthecamelsandcutthemintopieces,ordisobeytheirfather.Atlasttheywenttotheirfather'soldfriendandaskedforhisadvice.Assoonasheheardtheirstory,hesaid,"Iwillhelpyou.Iwasagoodfriendofyourfather's.Iamold.Ihaveonlyonecamel,buttakeit-itisyours."Thethreesonsthankedtheoldmanandtookhiscamel.Nowtheyfounditwaseasytodoastheirfatherwished,Theoldesttookhalf-thatwasninecamels;thesecondtookone-third,thatwassix;andtheyoungesttookone-ninth,thatwastwo.Aftereachhadgothiscamels,theyfoundthattherewasstillacamelthere.So,toshowtheirthankstotheirfather'sfriend,theygavethecamelbacktohim"Onceuponatime"means"".A.longlongagoB.notverylongagoC.atonceD.sometimesThemeaningof"disobey"inthesecondparagraphis"".A.服从B.违背C.听从D.嘲笑Themeaningof"askedforhisadvice"inthesecondparagraphis"".A.向他请教B.问他数量C.批评他D.劝告他Thesecondoldmanthethreebrothers.A.wasgoodtoB.wasnotgoodtoC.didn'tlikeD.cheated哄骗）Boththetwooldmeninthestorywere.A.foolishB.cleverC.poorD.richKeys:ABAAB59）Tomlivedbyhimselfalongwayfromtown.Hehardlywenttotown,butonedayhewentintotowntobuyafewthings.Afterheboughtthem,hewentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Whenhelookedaround,hesawsomeoldpeopleputglassesonbeforereadingtheirnewspapers.Soafterlunchhedecidedtogotoashoptobuyhimselfonepair,too.Hewalkedalongtheroad,andsoonfoundashop.Themanintheshoplethimtryonalotofglasses,butTomalwayssaid,"No,Ican'treadwiththese."Themanbecamepuzzled（迷惑的），andhesaid,"Excuseme,butcanyouread?""No,ofcourseIcan't!"Tomsaidangrily."IfIcouldreadbefore,doyouthinkIwouldcomeheretobuyyourglasses?"Tomlived.A.withhisfamilyB.neartownC.inthecountryD.intownTomdidn'tgototown.A.neverB.oftenC.sometimesD.sometimeWhydidTomdecidetobuyapairofglasses?Becausehethoughtifheboughtthem,hecouldread.Becausetheywereverybright.Becausetheywerecheap.Becausehecouldreadnewspaper.Tomwenttotheshopto.havearestB.havedinnerC.wearglassesD.buyapairofglassesKeys:CBAD(60)Weknowmosquitoesverywell.Mosquitoesflyeverywhere.Theycanbefoundalmostallovertheworld,andtherearemorethan2,500kindsofthem.Noonelikesthemosquito.Butthemosquitomaydecideifshelovesyou.She?Yes,she.Themalemosquitodoesn’tbite!Onlythefemalemosquitobitesbecausesheneedsbloodtolayeggs.Sheisalwayslookingforthingsorpeopleshewantstobite.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.Butifshedoesn’tlikeyourblood,shewillturntosomeoneelseformoredeliciousblood.Nexttimeamosquitobitesyou,justrememberyouarechosen.You’redifferentfromtheothers!Ifthemosquitolikesyou,shelandsonyourbodywithoutlettingyouknow.Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyoumaynotfeelanythingdifferent.Aftershebites,youwillhaveanitch(痒)onyourbodybecausesheputssomethingfromhermouthtogetherwithyourblood.Whentheitchbegins,shehasflownaway.Andthenwhathappens?Well,afterherdeliciousdinner,themosquitofeelstired.Shewantstofindaplacetohaveagoodrest.There,inatreeoronawall,shebeginstolayeggs,hundredsofeggs.()1.Allthepeopledon’tlikemosquitoes.()2.Allmosquitoesliketobitepeopleforblood.（）3.Ifamosquitowantstobiteyou,itmeanssheisverytired.（）4.Themosquitobitesyoutooquicklyandquietlytoletyouknow.（）5.Theitchbeginsafterthemosquitofliesaway.FFFTT（61）Doyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorpests昆虫）havetheirspecialcolours?Coloursinthemseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.Somebirdslikeeatinglocusts（蝗虫），butbirdscannoteasilycatchthem.Why?Itisbecauselocustschangetheircolourstogetherwiththechangeofthecoloursofcrops（庄稼）.Whencropsaregreen,locustslookgreen.Butastheharvest（收获）timecomes,locustschangetothesamebrowncolourascropshave.Someotherpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantsareeasilyfoundandeatenbyothers.Sotheyhavetohidethemselvesforlivesandappearonlyatnight.Ifyoustudytheanimallife,you’llfindthemainuseofcolouringistoprotectthemselvs.Bears,lionsandotheranimalsmovequietlythroughforests.Theycannotbeeasilyseenbyhunters.Thisisbecausetheyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetrees.Haveyoueverfoundanevenmorestrangeact?Akindoffishintheseacansendoutakindofveryblack眄3~（液体）whenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquidspreadsover（散开），itsenemies（敌人）cannotfindit.Anditimmediatelyswimsaway.Soithasliveduptonowthoughitisnotstrongatall.（）1.Fromthepassagewelearnthatlocusts.A.aresmallanimalsareeasilyfoundbybirdsaredangeroustotheirenemieschangetheircolourstoprotectthemselves()2.Howcanpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantskeepoutofdanger?Theyrunawayquickly.Theyhavethecoloursmuchliketheirenemies.Theyhidethemselvesbydayandappearatnight.Theyhavetomovequietly.()3.Bearsandlionscankeepsafebecause.theyhavethecoloursmuchlikethetreestheymovequietlytheylikebrownandgreycolourstheyliveinforests()4.Whycanthekindoffishliveuptonow?Becauseitisverybigandstrong.Becausetheliquiditsendsoutcanhelpitescapefromitsenemies.Becausetheliquiditsendsoutcankillitsenemies.Becauseitswimsfasterthananyotherfish.()5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?TheChangeofColoursforAnimalsandPests.ColoursofDifferentAnimalsandpests.TheMainUseofColoursforAnimalsandPests.SomeAnimalsandPests.Keys:DCABC（62）TodayNewtownisacleanplace，butmanyyearsagothereweremillionsofratsthere.Theratsevenattacked（攻击）thecatsanddogs.Sometimesmanyofthemtriedtobitemenorwomenatnight.Theratswereverylargeinsizeandtheyharmed （伤害）manypeople.Thecityofficeorderedeveryonetokillrats.However，mostpeoplewerelazy，sotheydidnotkillmanyrats.Thecityofficecoulddonothingwiththecitizensandcoulddonothingwiththerats，either.Sometimelatertheyhadtopaysomemoneyforeachdeadrat.Thatmadethepeopleveryhappy.Theyatoncebegantokillrats.Theygotasmanydeadratsastheycould.Andsomeofthemevenstoppedtheirownworktokillratsbecausetheycouldgetmorepay.Everydayacityofficial（官员）putallthedeadratstogether.Hewasverybusydoingthat，becausesometimesamanbroughthundredsoftheminoneday.Twoweekslatertherewerenotsomanyratsinthecityasbefore，butpeoplestillbroughtmanydeadratstothecityoffice.Thecityofficialsfeltsurprisedatthi，butatlasttheyfoundoutthatpeoplewerestealingthedeadratstheyhadcollected.Sothecityofficialhadtoorderhismentodigabigholeandputthedeadratsinit.Soontherewerenomoreratsandthecitydidnothavetopayanymoremoneyforthat.根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D中选择最佳答案。Newtown.usedtobeacleanplaceisnolongeradirtyplacehasalwaysbeenverycleanwillbeverycleanTheratsinNewtownwereonce.A.asbigascatsB.asdangerousasdogsC.hugeinsizeD.runintobycarstheremostpeopleWhenthecityofficefirstorderedthecitizenstokillrats，mostpeoplepromisedtopayforeachdeadratstoledeadratsweretoolazytokillratskillednearlyalltheratsverysoonThepeopleinNewtownkilledrats.togetmoneybecausetheratsattackedthematnighttohelpcleanthecitytopaythecityasataxAbigholewasdugsothat.theratscouldcomeouttoattackpeopleatnightpeoplecouldtakemanyratsthepeopleloveddeadratspeoplecouldnotstealdeadratsformoneyKeys:1.B2.C3.C4.A5.DAbagisusefulandtheword"bag"isuseful，too.Itremindsusofaninterestingphrase（短语）,i.e."toletthecatoutofthebag”.Inmeaningitisthesameas“totellthesecret”.Andthereisanoldinterestingstoryaboutit.Longago,whenfarmerswantedtosellchickensatthemarket,mostofthetimetheywouldjustthrowthechickensinclothbags.Butcatswerecheaperthanchickens,somanyfarmerswouldputcatsintotheclothbagsinsteadofchickens.Oneday,awomanaskedamanforachicken.Themangaveheraclothbaginwhichtherewasacat.Thewomanbeggedtoseethechicken.Whenthemanopenedtheclothbagabigblackcatranout.Notachicken!Theman’ssecretwasoutandeveryoneknewit.Nowwhensomeoneletsout（泄漏）asecret,he“letsthecatoutofthebag”.Andthatisthestorywheretheinterestingphrasecomesfrom.根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D中选择正确答案。Thephrase“toletthecatoutofthebag”camefrom.A.awomanandachickenB.amanandacatC.achickenandacatD.aninterestingstoryThewomanwantedtobuy.aclothbagachickenablackcatabagandachickenWhydidthefarmersputcatsintotheirclothbagsinsteadofchickens?Becausethefarmerslikedcats.Becausepeoplelikedcats.Becausecatswerecheaperthanchickens.Becausecatswereeasytofind.In”…everyoneknewit”attheendofthesecondparagraph(段落)，“it”referstotherewasachickenintheman’sbagtherewasacatintheclothbagtheclothbagtheman’scatJohn“letsthecatoutofthebag”meansthathemakeseveryoneknowasecretputsthecatsawayfromthebagbuysacatinthebagsellsthecatinthebagKeys：1-5DBCBA(64)Hi,Louis!I’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutthecustomsandfestivals.Everyonelovesholidayssinceonedoesn’tneedtogotoschoolorwork.Althoughallholidaysmeannoschoolandwork,butnotallofthemarethesame.Onsomeofthemyougooutwithfriends;onothersyoustayhometoeat,talk,andhavefunwithyourfamily.ForexampleintheU.S.,everyonethinksNewYear’sEveandNewYeararebothforpartyingwithfriends.Christmasisthetimetostayhomeandexchangegiftswithfamilymembers.TheoppositeistrueinJapanthough.Forexample,inJapan,NewYearisforspendingtimewiththefamilytoeat,talk,havefun,andgotothetemples.ButChristmasisforboyandgirlfriendstogooutandexchangegifts.OriginallyChristmasshouldbetocelebratethebirthofChrist.IhavebeeninterestedinforeigncustomssinceIwaslittle.Ifyoulearnthesedifferentholidaycustoms,youwilllearnaboutdifferenthistoriesandcultures.Thisismuchmoreinterestingthanlearningthematthelibraryfrommorningtoevening.Love,Sue根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。Usually,nobodygoestoschoolorworksduringholidays.Christmasisthetimetostayhometoeat,talkandhavefunwiththefamily.Allthecountrieshavethesamewaytocelebratetheholidays.Beinginterestedinforeigncustomsmeansbeinginterestedindifferenthistoriesandcultures.ThispassageisaboutthecustomsandholidaysinJapan.Candolphinstalk?Maybetheycan’ttalkwithwords,buttheytalkwithsounds.Theyshowtheirfeelingswithsounds.Dolphinstravelinagroup.Wecallagroupoffisha“school”.Theydon’tstudy,buttheytraveltogether.Dolphinstalktotheotherdolphinsintheschool.Theygiveinformation.Theytellwhentheyarehappyorsadorafraid.Theysay“welcome”whenadolphincomesbacktotheschool.Theytalkwhentheyplay.Theymakeafewsoundsabovewater.Theymakemanymoresoundsunderwater.Peoplecannothearthesesoundsbecausetheyarevery,veryhigh.Scientistsmaketapesofthesoundsandstudythem.Sometimespeoplecatchadolphinforalargeaquarium（水族馆）.Peoplecanwatchthedolphinsinashow.Dolphinsdon’tliketobeawayfromtheirschoolinanaquarium.Theyaresadandlonely（孤独的）.Therearemanystoriesaboutdolphins.Theyhelppeople.Sometimestheysavesomebody’slife.Dolphinmeatisgood,butpeopledon’tliketokillthem.Theysaythatdolphinsbringgoodluck.Manypeoplebelievethis.Dolphinsshowtheirfeelingswith.A.pictures B.wordsC.waterD.soundsPeoplecan’thearthedolphin’ssoundsbecause.theyareabovethewatertheyareunderthewatertheyareveryhightheyareverylowWhichoneistrueaccordingtothepassage?DolphinsswimtogetherinaschoolbecausetheywanttostudyTheydon’tstudy,buttheytravelinagroupDolphinsliketobeawayfromtheirschoolonanisland.DolphinsliketokillpeopleKeys:DABDriverWantedCleandrivinglicence.Mustbeofsmartappearance.Agedover25.Applyto:CapesTaxi,17PalaceRoad,RostonAirHostessforInternationalFlightsWantedApplicantsmustbebetween20and33yearsold.Height:1.6mto1.75m.③EducationtoGGSEstandardTwolanguages,mustbeabletoswim.Applyto:RecruitmentOffice,SouthernAirlines,HeathrowAirportWest,HR37KK.TeachersNeededForprivatelanguageschoolteaching,experienceunnecessary.Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguagesLtd.,279CanalStreet,RostonYouare26yearsoldandwanttobeateacher.Youshouldapplyto.CapesTaxi,17PalaceRoad,RostonRecruitmentOffice,SouthernAirlines,HeathrowAirportWest,HR37KKtheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguagesLtd.,279CanalStreet.Roston.aprivatelanguageschool.WhatstopsJack,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workingforCapesTaxis.Fondofbeerandwine.Punished（处罚）fordrivingtoofastandwrongparking.Unabletospeakaforeignlanguage.Nothavingcollegeeducation.Ben,aged22,fondofswimminganddriving,hasjustfinishedcollege.Whichjobmightbegiventohim?DrivingforCapesTaxiWorkingforSouthernAirlinesTeachingatInstantLanguagesLtd.WorkingforNorthernAirlines.Whatprevents（阻止）Mary,aged25,frombecominganairhostessSheoncebrokeatrafficlawandwasfinedShecan’tspeakJapaneseverywell.ShehasneverworkedasanairhostessbeforeShedoesn’tfeellikeworkinglonghoursflyingabroad.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtalkedaboutinthethreeadvertisements?A.WhetherheorsheismarriedWhethertheyaremenorwomenTheireducationTheagesKeys:CBBDAAllmyfriendsatschoolsmoked.Mydadsmoked;hedidntwantmetosmokebutmyfriendskeptsayingIwasstupid.TheyaskedwhenIwasgoingtogrowup.SoIstartedwhenIwassixteenandafteramonthIcouldn’tstop.ButtwoyearslaterIcouldfeelwhatsmokingwasdoingtome.Icouldn’trunfar,andIcoughedeverymorning.Igotvery川anddecidedtostop.Itwasn’teasy,butnowI’vedoneit,andIfeelbetter.NowIhavemoneyforotherthings.Ifyousmoke,youaretwiceaslikelytodiefromaheartattack.Andthemoreyousmoke,theearliertheheartattackislikelytobe.Forexample,a50-year-oldwhosmokesmorethan20cigarettesaday,isfourtimesmorelikelytohaveheartdiseasethananon-smokerofthesameage.Whatdoessmokingdototheheart?Firstofall,itmakestheheartbeatfasterandincreasesthebloodpressure.Thecigarettesmokealsoreducestheamountofoxygenintheblood.Consequently,thehearthastoworkharder,withlessoxygen.Finally,yourarterieswillnarrowfasterifyousmoke.Soifyouwanttoreduceyourchancesofgettingheartdisease,theansweriseasy—nottosmoke.Don’tcopyyourfriendsandotherpeoplewhosmoke.Ifyousmoke,findouthowtostop.Stoppingisn’teasy,butyou’llbehealthier,andWhoismorelikelytohaveheartdisease?AsmokerAnon-smokerA50-year-oldpersonWhatdoesthewriterthinkofsmoking?ItisgoodforhishealthSmokingisbadforhimIsitneithergoodnorbadforhisheathWhathappensafterthewriterstoppedsmoking?HebecomesrichHehasmorefriendsHebecomeshealthierandhasmoneytodootherthings.Keys:ABCNewYorkisoneofthemostexcitingcitiesintheworld.Yo