Think before we speak!

It was a sunny and enjoyable day．Everyone in the （16）　　 station was waiting for the train to arrive．Among the crowd，there was a group of young friends who were on board for vacation．

It was a （17）　　 station with a lot of people and some juice shops，coffee and tea stalls，newspaper shops，etc．The train was arriving and everyone prepared to （18）　　 the train to their seats．

The group of friends made loud noise to （19）　　 the train as it moved into the station．They ran to get their seats （20）　　 anyone entered the train．

The empty seats were （21）　　 and the train whistled （鸣笛声）to move．An old man with a young boy aged around 15 had their seats just next to the friends'group．The young boy was so （22）　　 to see everything．He cheered，"Dad，the train is moving and the things are moving backward．"

His father （23）　　 and nodded his head．

As the train started moving fast，the young boy again screamed （尖叫），"Dad，the （24）　__　 are green in color and run backward very fast．"His father said，"Yes，dear，"and smiled．

Just like a kid，he was watching everything with great （25）　　．

A fruit seller passed selling apples，bananas and oranges．The young boy asked his dad，"I want to eat （26）　　．"His father bought some for him．He said，"Oh，this apple looks a lot sweeter than it tastes．I love this color．"

The group was watching all the （27）　　 of this boy and asked the boy's father，"Is your son having any problem？Why is he behaving so （28）　　？"

"His son is mad，I think，"a friend from the group made fun of him and shouted．

The father of the young boy，with patience，（29）　　 the friends' group，"My son was born （30）　　．Only a few days ago he was operated．He is seeing different things in his life for the first time．"

The young friends became very quiet．

If you like peanut butter，you'll love this recipe．The steps are easy，and there's nothing to cook．You can make it all by yourself!

31．How much peanut butter shall we prepare？　　

A. cup

B. cup

C.1 cup

D.2 cup

32．To make this recipe，you must use　　．

A．a blender

B．a knife

C．an oven

D．a fridge

33．How many steps are mentioned in this recipe？　　

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six．

I still remember quite clearly the day when my parents got divorced （离婚）．Dad kissed me goodbye and left．

For a long time Mum and I lived a peaceful life．Then one day，Jim came over for lunch wearing a blue suit with a short brown tie and a green shirt．I couldn't believe this was going to be my new stepfather．It couldn't be true that my beautiful mother would marry someone who dressed like a clown （小丑）．I hated him．

Lunch was terrible．Mother kept trying to start a conversation，but neither Jim nor I would say much．Finally I offered to bring in the dessert just to get away from the clown．

Something unpleasant happened，but I didn't mean （故意）to do it．I guess the plate slipped．But one minute I was handing Jim his blackberry pie，and the next，dark purple berries were oozing （渗出）all over his shirt and tie．

I was mortified．My face turned bright red．Jim looked very much surprised at first，but then he began to laugh．I started to laugh too．Maybe this guy was all right，after all．Then I had a quick look at my mother．She looked happier than I had seen her in a long time．

34．The writer thinks Jim's clothes look　　．

A．nice

B．expensive

C．usual

D．funny

35．From the story we might guess that　　．

A．Jim didn't seem likeable at first

B．the writer liked Jim from the start

C．Jim was angry with the writer

D．Jim didn't like blackberry pie．

36．In this story the word"mortified"means　　．

A．happy

B．bored

C．embarrassed

D．angry

37．The best title for this story would be　　．

A．I Love Pie

B．My New Stepfather

C．The World's Worst Lunch

D．Mothers Shouldn't Marry．

The friendship between humans and dogs possibly began 14000 years ago．Here are four examples of"a dog's life"in the human world today．

Treated like a queen

Tiffy is one of these dogs．Her owner，Nancy Jane Loewy，treats her like a queen．She patiently prepares Tiffy's meals of meat，fish，chicken and different kinds of fresh vegetables．Tiffy also eats yoghurt and biscuits after dinner．Loewy's husband has a very good job and her two sons are away at university，so she has the time and money to treat Titty very well，and she truly enjoys doing it．"I want to give her the healthiest，most wonderful life as long as possible，"she says．

Food sniffer dogs （嗅探犬）

Food sniffer dogs work at international airports in the United States．Their job is to smell and find illegal （不合法的）fruits，vegetables and other foods in bags and mail．These foods sometimes bring insects and diseases which could be dangerous for plants and animals．The dog calmly sits down next to anything that smells suspicious （可疑的）．The dog's human partner then checks for illegal foods．Sniffer dogs are friendly and cute，so they don't scare people as they sniff through the crowds．More importantly these dogs have an astonishing nose for food．They can find food in bags 84% of the time．

Animal carers

Jessic is a whippet （小灵狗）that visits very sick children in hospital．She shows them her love and when they feel down，Jessie makes them happy．Jessie helps patients to stay strong during their time in hospital．

There are many different kinds of animals that help people．We train"service dogs"to help people with physical disabilities．The best known service dogs are guides for the blind．But they can also learn to _______，turn lights on and off，pick up objects from the floor and even pull wheelchairs．

Doggie detectives （侦探犬）

Search﹣and﹣rescue （SAR） dogs use their amazing noses to find people．They can smell tiny clues （线索）that people leave wherever they go．These include bacteria （细菌），small pieces of clothing and hairs．They may find missing hikers and search through rubble （碎石）after earthquakes and other disasters．

38．What food does Tiffy eat？　　

A．Only yoghurt and biscuits

B．Anything except vegetables

C．Normal dog food from shops

D．Home﹣cooked meals

39．Which of the following is the best expression to fill in the blank in the passage？　　

A．look for missing hikers

B．open and close doors

C．do any tasks for people

D．follow people here and there

40．What kind of dogs is the most helpful when a child is lost？　　

A．SAR dogs

B．Whippet dogs

C．Sniffer dogs

D．Queen dogs

41．What's the purpose of the passage？　　

A．To introduce different kinds of food sniffer dogs．

B．To tell the readership the importance of protecting animals

C．To show the special relationship between dogs and humans．

D．To share with the readers the pleasure of keeping dogs as pets．

Your brain controls everything you do．It makes it possible for you to think，learn，create and feel；to blink （眨眼）and breathe and for your heart to beat﹣this fantastic control center is you brain．It is so amazing that a famous scientist once called it"the most complex （复杂）thing we have yet discovered in our universe"．

Can this small grey organ （器官），which weights less than one and a half kilos，really do so much？Amazingly，your brain contains about 100 billion neurons （神经元）﹣it would take you over 3000 years to count them all．Believe it or not，the activity in your brain never stops．Your neurons create and send more messages than all the phones in the world．And although one neuron creates only a little electricity，all your neurons together can producce enough electricity to power a light bulb （灯泡）．"

So exactly how fast does your brain work？Well，imagine this：a bee lands on your foot．Neurons in your skin send this information to your brain at a speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour．Your brain then uses other neurons to send the message back to your foot to shake the bee off quickly．These neurons can send this information at more than 320kilometers per hour．No computer has your brain's unbelievable ability to deal with the amount of information coming from your eyes，ears and other sensory organs．

But how does your brain allow you to learn things that you will use in the future？The structure （结构）of your brain changes every time you have a new thought，remember or learn something．For example，riding a bike seems impossible at first，but soon you are able to do it．How？As you practice，your brain sends"bike riding"messages again and again．Soon，the actions are learnt and Yuri are able to ride a bike easily from then on．

42．From the passage we know that neurons　　．

A．receive messages very slowly

B．are only found in your skin

C．send messages to your brain

D．need electricity to work

43．In Paragraph 3，the writer mentions computers to　　．

A．compare them with the human brain

B．show how fast they have become

C．say that computers have no abilities

D．ask people to use computers more

44．When you have a new thought，　　．

A．your brain will power a light bulb

B．your heart beats faster

C．you remember something

D．the structure of your brain changes

45．The article is mainly about　　．

A．all the steps when your brain learns things

B．what an unbelievable organ the human brain is

C．how the brain makes people smarter than computers

D．the things you can do to make your brain work faster．