閱讀理解

　　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。

(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

答案：1．A;2．B;3．C;4．D;5．C;
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閱讀理解。

　　Many young people can use the computer, but few of them know how to look after them．Remember the following when you use the computer．

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(1)

From this passage, we know ________．

[　　]

A．

most young people can use computers well but few of them know how to keep them well．

B．

fewer and fewer people pay any attention to the protection of the computers．

C．

more and more people can use computers, and they can take good care of them, too．

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B．

Summer．

C．

Autumn．

D．

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A．

smoke

B．

eat food or drink

C．

talk to someone

D．

A and B

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Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer because they

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A．

protect the computer

B．

stop their eyes being hurt

C．

make them look cool

D．

show off his glasses

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Which is NOT true according to(依照，根據(jù))the passage?

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A．

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Reading comprehension(閱讀理解)：

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GET READY FOR THE FUTURE

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4．Electrical appliances will save 50% of power because they are controlled by computer.

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5．Genetic engineering can help doctors to cure illnesses.

(　　)

6．The information above is about the history of the development of modern science.

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Understanding

　　Young people are often troubled when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don't understand them. They often think that their parents don't like modern ways; that they are too serious and too strict with their children; and that they don't often give their children a free hand.

　　It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children's trust and they have forgotten how they themselves felt when they were young.

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　　Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music. This doesn't mean that they will cause any trouble. They want to make a new culture of their own. Young people are unhappy when their parents don't like the music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech.

　　If you want to control your life, you'd better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do. They are also very happy when you have done well.

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[　　]

A．their parents don't like them.

B．their parents don't give them enough money.

C．they only want to be with their own friends.

D．their parents don't understand them.

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[　　]

A．Parents felt the same as young people when they were young.

B．Parents can win their children's trust easily.

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[　　]

A．parents don't enjoy modern living ways

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D．they often do things in different ways

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D．they want to show they've grown up

5．Young people can make their parents and themselves all very happy when ________.

[　　]

A．they only do what their parents want them to do

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(1)

Cars using solar power or electricity will ________．

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A．

cause more pollution

B．

save(節(jié)省)energy but cause more accidents

C．

cause fewer accidents and less pollution

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cause more accidents but save energy

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[　　]

A．

live in the cities above the sea

B．

live in the cities in the sea

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live in the cities on the moon

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Biotechnology will help ________．

[　　]

A．

divide food into two groups

B．

cure the illness of plants

C．

make fruit and vegetables taste better

D．

kill the insects

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Electrical appliances will save 50％ of power because ________．

[　　]

A．

they are controlled by computer

B．

they are only 5 cm thick

C．

they are quieter

D．

the passage didn't tell us

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Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

The information above is about modern science．

B．

Genetic engineering can cure all the illnesses．

C．

Biotechnology can cure flu and common cold．

D．

Computers will use 50％ more power．

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　　Even a child knows that nodding(點(diǎn)頭)the head means“Yes”．But some people will probably be puzzled(迷惑的)when they first come to India．When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head．They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary, he is expressing agreement．

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(1)

In general, nodding the head means ________ and shaking the head means ________．

[　　]

A．

“Yes”…“No”

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“No”…“Yes”

C．

“Yes”…“Yes”

D．

“No”

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According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will ________．

[　　]

A．

nod his head

B．

shake his head

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neither nod his head nor shake his head

D．

both nod his head and shake his head

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A．

the Indian driver had something important to do

B．

the foreigner agreed to give him only a little money

C．

the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

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in India shaking the head means agreement

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The phrase“on the contrary”means ________．

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A．

正相反

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總之

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與之相同

D．

在另一方面

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