Arnold Pointer, a professional fisherman from the south of Australia, set free (釋放) a big female white shark that was 　 16　 in his large fishing nets. He thought she would have more and more babies. But now the fisherman is facing a(n) 　 17　 problem. The white shark is so 　 18　 to him that for nearly 2 years she hasn’t left him 　 19　 . She even follows him everywhere. 　 20　 this, Arnold Pointer can’t do fishing — all the fishes are scared at her, and he doesn’t know 　 21　 to do anymore.

It is hard to drive away such an almost 17-feet-long shark for Arnold Pointer. We all know the white sharks are protected 　 22　 the wildlife conservation. At the same time, some special feeling has been 　 23　 between Arnold and “Cindy”, the name the fisherman has given the white shark.

Arnold says, “Every time I stop the boat, she always comes to me, turns on her back and lets me pet (撫摸) her body and neck. She sings, turns her eyes, and moves her fins (鰭) up and down, hits the water 　 24　 .”

Cindy is 　 25 an interesting animal that Arnold has to try to go fishing in different places. Doesn’t Cindy know what her action means? Maybe she really doesn’t understand.

(　 )16. A. built　　　 　　 B. caught　　 　 C. killed　　 　　 D. invented　　　

(　 )17. A. strange 　　　 B. exciting　 　　 C. happy 　　　　 D. serious

(　 )18. A. thankful　　　 B. useful　　　 C. careful　　　 D. wonderful

(　 )19. A. alive　 　　　　 B. aloud 　　　　 C. alone　 　　　　 D. asleep

(　 )20. A. For instance　 B. Instead of　　 C. Such as　　 　 D. Because of

(　 )21. A. how　 　　　　 B. when 　　　　 C. what 　　　　 D. why

(　 )22. A. up　　　　 　　 B. on　 　　　　 C. by　　　　 　　 D. down

(　 )23. A. established　　 B. achieved　　 C. expected　　 D. increased

(　 )24. A. sadly　 　　　　　 B. normally　　 C. luckily　 　　　 D. happily

(　 )25. A. so　　　　 　　 B. such　 　　　 C. too　　 　　　D. much

About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings.

Instead, they receive their elementary and high school education by working at home on computers. The center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools(網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校)” and that is about twice as many as two years ago.

The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.

Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.

Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cyberschools called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.

Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary.

Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation.

1.What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschools?

A．They have to take long bus rides to school.

B．They study at home rather than in classrooms.

C．They receive money from traditional public schools.

D．They do well in traditional school programs.

2.What is a problem with cyberschools?

A．Their equipment costs a lot of money.

B．They get little support from the state government.

C．It is hard to know students' progress in learning.

D．The students find it hard to make friends.

3.Cyberschools are getting popular because__________.

A．they are less expensive for students

B．their students can work at their own speed

C．their graduates are more successful in society

D．they serve students in a wider age range

 

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  It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Be outgoing(開(kāi)朗的), get out of the house and do things with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you follow these:

  Show people what you are good at. Talk about the things you like and you do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting.

  Look people in the eye(正視) when talking with them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you’re not interested in them and stop being interested in you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about yourself. Ask lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers.

  Make friends with the people you really like, not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to people. That way, you’ll have a bigger group of people to choose and more chances（機(jī)會(huì)）for making friends.

1. If you look right and left when people talk to you, they may think you are_______.

A. looking for something        B. worrying about something

C. happy to see them           D. not interested in them

2. Linda is talkative(健談的). But she doesn’t like listening to other people. Linda should_______.

A. show off(炫耀) to other people     B. be a better listener

C. look people in the eye            D. make friends with other kinds of people

3. You should be _______ if you want to have more chances for making friends.

A. cool     B. more careful     C. more  friendly    D. hard-working

4. The main idea of this passage is _______.

   A. that it is hard to make friends     B. about how to make friends

   C. about not talking about yourself   D. about being friendly to others

 

Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning(推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.

For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would take someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather. Maybe the person works in the penguin pen(企鵝圈養(yǎng)地) at Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.

Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied(欺負(fù)) another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!

Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange, but this was really much too strange. Cait’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. What’s the cause end effect, could you tell?

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.According to the second paragraph, which of the following is an effect?

A．Someone puts on a heavy jacket.

B．Someone works in the penguin pen.

C．Someone will go outside into cold weather.

D．Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink.

2.Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. Which of the following isn’t the possible cause?

A．He bullied another student.               B．He is going shopping.

C．His is being picking up early.               D．He is being given a prize.

3.What was Doug doing when his sister Cait tried to fall asleep?

A．He was going outside.                    B．He was reading a story.

C．He was sleepwalking.                     D．He was looking for his dad.

4.Which of the following is cause and effect?

A．Tony got up and had a glass of water.

B．We came home and found him sleeping.

C．The ball was lost and a window was broken.

D．Tim was late again and his teacher got angry.

5.What is the best title for the next?

A．Truth and lies                          B．Work and sleep

C．Cause and effect                        D．Life and dreams

 

根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，選擇正確的答案。
New York，London，Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to go to. You can go to different kinds of museums，plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.
But there are some problems in big cities too. It is expensive to live there and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs，to study at good schools.
But sometimes these people can't find work or a good place to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe(安全的）and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities，others do not. Before moving to a big city，they should think about the problem of living there.
【小題1】Who likes living in big cities?

A．Everyone.

B．All people.

C．Nobody.

D．Not everyone.

【小題2】What should people think about before moving to a city?

A．Money for study.

B．The problem of living there.

C．Life at night.

D．Time for sleep.

【小題3】Why do many people move to the cities?

A．To see their friends.

B．To buy things from other countries.

C．To find jobs.

D．To see films.

【小題4】To live in a city is very_____.

A．expensive

B．cheap

C．hard

D．interesting

【小題5】From the article we can see it is hard to keep the cities_______.

A．busy and noisy	B．safe and clean
C．cool and sunny	D．fine and large