Help in need 帮助有需要帮助的
I often go to the park near my home. I always see a little boy there. He wears a white T-shirt and black trousers. In front of him is a basket of flowers. He sells flowers from early morning to late at night. 我经常去我家附近的公园。我总是在那里看到一个小男孩。他穿着白色的t恤和黑色的裤子。在他面前的是一篮花。他从早到晚卖花。 Some other boys also sell flowers in front of the park. But no one is like this boy. He asks everyone to buy his flowers. When he sees me, he always follows me and says, “Please buy a flower. Please.” I don’t like that, and I never buy any flowers from him. 其他一些男孩也在公园前面卖花。但是没有人能像这个男孩。他让每个人都买他的花。当他看到我，他总是跟着我说，“请买一朵花。”请。“我不喜欢这样，我从来没有从他那里买过花。 Today, I go to the park again. The boy is there. He sits in the same place. I don’t want him to follow me, so I don’t look at him. I walk past him into the park. 今天，我又去了公园。男孩在那里。他坐在同一个地方。我不想让他跟着我，所以我不看他。我从他身边走进公园。 When I come out of the park, the boy is still there. He doesn’t ask anyone to buy his flowers. He just sits there. I want to know why. 当我走出公园时，那个男孩还在那儿。他不让任何人买他的花。他只是坐在那里。我想知道为什么。 I walk to the boy. He looks at me but doesn’t say anything. 我走向那个男孩。他看着我，但什么也没说。 I ask him, “Boy, why don’t you ask people to buy your flowers today?” 我问他:“孩子，你为什么不让别人今天给你买花呢?” He answers, “Because my sister is dead. I don’t need much money now. You can take a flower for free.” 他回答说，因为我妹妹死了。我现在不需要很多钱。你可以免费拿一朵花。” I buy all his flowers, but I feel so sorry. 我给他买了所有的花，但是我觉得很抱歉。
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Fun Facts About Pets
关于宠物的有趣事实
About dogs • Dogs are our good friends. They started living with men about 10,000 years ago. 关于狗 狗是我们的好朋友。大约一万年前，他们开始和男人生活在一起。 • Laikia, a dog, was the first animal in the world to travel in space. In 1957, the Soviet Union (前苏联) sent it into space in a satellite. •狗莱基亚(Laikia)是世界上第一只在太空旅行的动物。1957年,前苏联发送它在卫星进入太空。 • People usually think that dogs are blind to colours. It’s not true. Dogs can see colours. They can tell the difference between blue, yellow and grey, but probably can’t see red and green. 人们通常认为狗是看不见颜色的。这不是真的。狗能看见颜色。他们能分辨蓝色、黄色和灰色，但可能看不见红色和绿色。
About cats • In Ancient Egypt (古埃及),people thought cats belonged to Pharaoh (法老).They were more important than people. If there was a fire, people should save cats first, and then men. 有关猫 •在古埃及,人们认为猫属于法老。他们比人更重要。如果发生火灾，人们应该先救猫，然后再救人。 • Belgium (比利时) in 1879, people once used 37 cats to carry letters to villages. But the cats didn’t work well in a team. So it didn’t last long. 比利时，1879年，人们曾经用37只猫来给村庄送信。但是猫在团队中表现不佳。所以没持续多久。 • Cats hear better than dogs and people. They have 32 muscles in each ear, so they can turn their ears very quickly to catch sounds. 猫比狗和人的听力好。它们每只耳朵有32块肌肉，所以它们可以很快地转动耳朵来捕捉声音。 • A study shows cats have better memories than dogs. •一项研究表明，猫的记忆力比狗好。
Reading Comprehension I. Read quickly for the topic.
( B )This passage mainly tells us_____. A. how to keep dogs and cats B. something interesting about dogs and cats C. the history of keeping pets
II. Read quickly for the information you want.
( A )1. The dogs started to live with people about____________ years ago. A. 10,000 B. 1000 C. 11,000 D.10,100 ( C )2. What’s the first animal to travel in space? A. A goldfish. B. A cat. C. A dog. D. A rabbit.
III. Read carefully for more information.
( C )1. According to the passage, cats_______than dogs. A. can live longer B. can see better C. have better hearing and memories D. can do more important work ( B )2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. A dog was sent into space by the Soviet Union in 1957. B. Dogs are blind to colours. C. Cats are not good at team work. D. Cats have over sixty muscles in their ears.
Reading-Writing Connection
IV. Read again and prepare for writing. Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Many people like to keep dogs or cats as their (1)p______ know there are many (2)f______ stories about them? Ten thousand years ago, people started to keep dogs at home while cats were thought to be Pharaoh’s in Ancient (3)E______. It is amazing that a dog travelled in (4)s______ in 1957 in a Soviet Union’s spaceship. In 1879, people in Belgium used cats to send (5)1______, but this didn’t last long. It’s also interesting that cats have lots of muscles in their ears so they can catch (6)s______ quickly. Dogs can see some (7)c______ but they may not see red and (8)g______.
1.{ pets } 2.{ fun } 3.{ Egypt } 4.{ space } 5.{ letters } 6. { sounds } 7.{ colours } 8.{ green }
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I Killed Kitty 我杀了猫
Hi Dan, 嗨,丹, I am in big trouble! 我有大麻烦了! Last weekend my best friend Carol went away on holiday. She asked me to look after her pet, Kitty. I said “OK”. Then she told me that Kitty was not a real pet. It was a digital pet. I said, “No
problem.” How hard could it be to look after a small computer? 上个周末，我最好的朋友卡罗尔去度假了。她让我照看她的宠物，基蒂。我说“好”。然后她告诉我基蒂不是一个真正的宠物。它是一只电子宠物。我说:“没问题。“照看一台小电脑有多难呢?” Carol came around to my house with Kitty. Kitty was made of pink plastic. Carol spent a long time telling me what to do. She said, “You must feed it when it cries. You must talk to it when it’s lonely and you should put it to bed at 19:30.” I thought she was crazy. It was a tiny computer, not a pet. 卡罗尔和基蒂来到我家。基蒂是用粉红色的塑料做的。卡罗尔花了很长时间告诉我该做什么。她说“:当它哭的时候，你必须喂它。”你必须在它孤独的时候和它说话，你应该在19:30把它放到床上。“我以为她疯了。那是一台微型电脑，不是宠物。 But as soon as Carol left my house, Kitty started to buzz. It wanted food. Then it wanted a drink. It was driving me mad! 但是卡罗尔一离开我家，基蒂就开始兴奋起来。它想要的食物。然后它想喝一杯。它快把我逼疯了! On Sunday I went out for the day and forgot all about it. When I got back it was dead! I had not given it food or drink. 星期天我出去玩了一天，把这事全忘了。我回来的时候它已经死了!我没有给它吃的或喝的。 Now I am really worried. I don’t know what I am going to tell Carol. I hope she forgives me. 现在我真的很担心。我不知道该怎么跟卡罗说。我希望她能原谅我。 Rose 玫瑰
Reading Comprehension I. Read quickly for the topic.
( C )What’s the topic of this letter? A. Rose killed her friend. B. Rose killed her pet. C. Rose killed a digital pet.
II. Read quickly for the information you want.
( B )1. Rose thought at first it was ______ to look after the digital pet. A. hard B. easy C. interesting D. impossible ( C )2. The pet was made of______. A. wood B. cotton C. plastic D. metal
III. Read carefully for more information.
Write a T if the sentence is true. Write an F if it is false.
( F )1. Rose had a big problem of getting on with Carol.
( F )2. Rose knew how to look after a digital pet, so Carol didn’t need to teach her. ( F )3. Rose went out on Sunday because she didn’t want to look after Kitty. ( T )4. It was the first time for Rose to look after a digital pet.
Reading-Writing Connection
IV. Read again and prepare for writing.
Write numbers 1-6 to show the correct order. ( 4 )Rose went out for a whole day on Sunday. ( 3 )Rose was driven mad by Kitty.
( 1 )Carol sent Kitty to Rose’s house and taught her how to look after it. ( 2 )Kitty buzzed and asked for food and drinks. ( 6 )Kitty died.
( 5 )Kitty wasn’t given any food or drinks.
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My Unusual New Pet 我不寻常的新宠物
May is talking online to her friend Tom. She is telling him about her unusual pet. 梅正在网上和她的朋友汤姆聊天。她正在告诉他关于她的不寻常的宠物。
Tom: Hi Tom. I am so excited. I have a new pet. It’s a chinchilla. 汤姆:嗨,汤姆。我太激动了。我有一只新宠物。这是一种栗鼠。
May: I’ve never seen a chinchilla. 阿美:我从来没见过栗鼠。
Tom: She’s called Misty. She,s beautiful and very fluffy. 汤姆:她叫米斯蒂。她很漂亮，而且毛茸茸的。
May: What made you choose a chinchilla? 阿美:你为什么选择栗鼠?
Tom: I’ve wanted one for a long time. I saw a TV show about them. Mum wanted me to have a rabbit instead!
我想要一个很久了。我看了一个关于他们的电视节目。妈妈想让我有只兔子！
May: Why didn’t she want a chinchilla? 阿美：她为什么不想要栗鼠呢？
Tom: Mum said they are difficult to look after and they can live for 20 years. Rabbits are easier. 汤姆：妈妈说他们很难照顾，可以活20年。兔子更容易。
May: You love animals. Fm sure you know all about chinchillas. 阿美：你喜欢动物。我相信你知道关于栗鼠的一切。
May: Yes, I found out everything about them. You must feed them on special food. Make sure they have lots of space because they need lots of exercise. You must also give them a bowl of dust to roll in. That’s how they keep clean.
阿美：是的，我发现了他们的一切。你必须用特殊食物喂他们。确保他们有足够的空间，因为他们需要大量的锻炼。你还必须给他们一碗尘土，让他们滚进去。这就是他们保持清洁的方法。
Tom: They have a bath in dust. That is unusual! Are chinchillas friendly? 汤姆：他们在尘土中洗澡。这是不寻常的！栗鼠友好吗？
May: Yes, but you shouldn’t cuddle them too much. They are shy and can bite! 阿美：是的，但是你不应该抱得太多。他们害羞，会咬人！
Tom: I can see you’re a real expert. I can’t wait to meet Misty.
汤姆：我看得出你是个真正的专家。我迫不及待地想见米斯蒂。
May: And she can’t wait to see you! 阿美：她等不及要见你了！
Reading Comprehension I. Read quickly for the topic.
( C )This dialogue is mainly about ___
A. May’s mother B. Tom’s friend C. May’s pet
II. Read quickly for the information you want. ( B )1. Mum wanted May to keep_______. A. a chinchilla B. a rabbit C. a mouse D. a cat ( D )2. A chinchilla is fed on_______food. A. strange B. common C. expensive D. special
III. Read carefully for more information.
( C )1. What does the underlined word “expert” probably mean? A.买家 B.卖家 C.专家 D.兽医 ( B )2. From the dialogue, we can see_______. A. both May and his mum like chinchilla very much B. May and his mum have different ideas on what pet to keep C. Tom thinks that May should keep a rabbit as a pet D. both May and Tom know a lot about chinchilla
Reading-Writing Connection
IV. Read again and prepare for writing.
Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the dialogue. Name Appearance Life span (寿命) a chinchilla called (1)______ beautiful and very (2) ______ up to (3) ______ years • feed it on special food • make sure it has lots of (4) ______ for exercise • get a bowl of (5) ______ for it to roll in • don’t cuddle it too much for it is (6) ______ and will bite How to keep it 1.{ Misty }
2.{ fluffy }
3.{ 20} 4.{ space }
5.{ dust } 6.{ shy }
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