You may hear someone say, ‘It’s raining cats ...

You may hear someone say, ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ We know it means it’s raining hard. Here is how it comes.

There are many large rats in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It’s hard for a plane to land (着陆）． So the cats come down by parachute（降落伞）．

In another country, the people need dogs to find people in the snow. Where can they get the dogs? You can guess. The dogs also come down by parachute.

These cats and dogs are helping the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs.

5. What does the sentence ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ mean?

A. We put the cats and the dogs in the sky.     B. It means ‘It’s raining hard’.

C. people like cats and dogs.                D. Cats and dogs are helping the people

6. Why do the cats come down by parachute?

A. Because it’s not safe (安全的).     B. Because there are many mountains in the country:

C. Because people need cats.         D. Because it’s quick to carry the cats.

7. From the article, we can know rats mean ________.

A. 大象          B. 猴子           C. 老鼠           D. 熊猫

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Somebody says that it is raining cats and dogs. We know it means it is raining heavily. Here you can know why people say like this.

There are many large rats (老鼠) in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It's hard for a plane to land. So the cats come down by parachutes (降落伞). In another country, the people need dogs to help people to find the people in the snow. Where can they get them? You can guess. The dogs come down by parachutes. Both cats and dogs are coming down by parachutes, just like the raindrops coming from the sky. So there is the saying "It is raining cats and dogs."

These cats and dogs help the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs. This kind of old saying is very interesting.

1.What does the saying "It is raining cats and dogs" mean?

A. We put the cats and dogs in the sky.

B. People like cats and dogs.

C. It is raining hard.

D. Cats and dogs help the people.

2.Why do the cats come down by parachutes?

A. Because it is safe to carry cats by parachutes.

B. Because it is hard for a plane to land in a country with many mountains.

C. Because people don't want to get cats by other ways.

D. Because people need to get cats quickly.

3.Why does another country need dogs?

A. Dogs can help the blind people walk.

B. Dogs may find the people in the snow.

C. Dogs kind and can live with the people.

D. Dogs are cheap and they are very happy.

4._____ come down by parachutes.

A. Only dogs　　　 　　　　　 B. Only cats

C. Both cats and dogs　　 D. People

5.We know that the dogs and cats are ______ from this passage.

A. bad　　　　　　 　　 B. helpful

C. funny　　　　　　　　 D. harmful

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“It’s raining cats and dogs!” shouted Grandpa.

Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the cats and dogs. He really liked cats and dogs, but when he looked out of the window, he was disappointed. All he saw was the rain. There were no cats or dogs at all.

“It looks like the rain is coming down in sheets (床单),” said Richie’s cousin Thomas.

“Sheets?” Richie looked again. He didn’t see any sheets.

Everyone in the family started to look out of the window now.

“Yes. It’s really coming down in torrents (急流)!” Uncle Bob said when he looked out of the window too.

Richie thought, “What was coming down? First someone talked about cats and dogs. Then someone talked about sheets. Now someone said ‘it’. Why can’t I understand them?”

“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted when she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”

Richie looked at his aunt. “Yes. It is raining hard,” he said, “but where are the cats, dogs and sheets?”

“Richie, all those just mean it’s raining really hard,” said Grandpa.

“So why didn’t you just say that?” asked Richie.

“We did. You just didn’t know these sayings,” said Richie’s cousin.

“Well, now I do,” said Richie.

“Oh, the cat’s out of the bag, then,” said Grandma.

“What cat?” asked Richie.

Everyone said, “Oh, not a real cat again.”

“Right,” said Grandma. “The secret is out.”

“I get it,” said Richie.

1.The underlined word “disappointed” in the passage means ___________.

A. 兴奋的 B. 紧张的 C. 失望的 D. 忧虑的

2.Which of the following have the same meaning?

① It’s raining cats and dogs.

② It’s coming down in sheets.

③ It’s coming down in torrents.

④ The cat’s out of the bag.

A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The family had a big secret.

B. There were cats in Richie’s family.

C. Richie didn’t see any sheets in the rain.

D. Thomas didn’t understand what Grandpa said.

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If someone asks you, “What do you usually do with your QQ?’’ You may say, “I just chat(聊天).”

Niu Lianzhong teaches PE in a middle school and he sets up(建立) a QQ group. However, his purpose(目的) is not to chat or show himself. He doesn’t want to do anything for fun, either. He just wants more people to know the QQ group. He hopes to help others and now he saves more than 400 people’s lives．

We all know there are four blood types-A, B, AB, and O. But in fact, a few people’s blood types are very special(特殊). Niu is just one of them. Since he sets up his QQ group, more than 100 special-blooded people in China join in it. Now, when a patient(病人)or a hospital needs some special blood, they just call Niu for help. And Niu contacts(联系)his members of the QQ group quickly.

Till now, he has donated(捐献)his blood for about 20 times. Niu hopes that more people will join his group to help others.

1.Why does he set up the QQ group?

A. To chat.　　　　　　　　 B. To make friends.

C. To help others.　　　　　 D. To show himself.

2.What will the hospitals do when they need some special blood?

A. They will produce（生产）some blood.

B. They will just call Niu for help.

C. They will contact Niu’s members.　

D. They will buy some blood.

3.How many people does he help in all(总共)?

A. Over 400 people.　　　　 B. Around 100 people.

C. About 50 people.　　　　 D.20 people.

4.What does Mr Niu do?

A.A doctor.　　　　　　 B.A worker.　　　　　　 C.A boss.　　　　　　 D.A teacher.

5.Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A. There are three blood types．

B. He donated his blood for about 10 times．

C. More than 100 special-blooded people join in his group．

D. Just the patient call Niu for help．

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Many people like animals such as dogs and cats and keep one or more of them as pets. If you keep a dog or a cat as a pet, you must know how to look after it.

A grown-up dog needs two meals a day-not more. It can eat meat, fish, rice and some other things. Dogs like large bones（骨头）, but you can't give them chicken bones. Remember to give them much clean water.

A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping. Washing it once a week is good for its health. If it is ill, take it to a doctor. A healthy dog will bring you more pleasure.

Be careful when you choose a cat. A cat has two meals a day with some meat or fish. It drinks a little milk every day. Sometimes you can give it vegetables to eat. Don't forget that it needs clean water to drink.

Take good care of your pets. They will be your good friends. Maybe they can give you some help when you are in need.

1. Many people keep_______ as pets.

A. pandas　　　 B. elephants　　 C. chicken　　　　 D. cats

2.What do dogs like eating?

A. All the bones.　　　　　　 B. Big bones.

C. Chicken bones.　　　　　　 D. Small bones.

3. A healthy dog can make you_______.

A. happy　　　　 B. trouble　　 C. cry　　　 D. ill

4. Cats usually drink_______.

A. orange　　 　　　　 　 B. red ink

C. apple juice　　　　 D. milk and water

5.Will pets be people's friends according to the article?

A. No, I don't think so.　　 B. Yes, but only a little.

C. Yes, they will.　　 　　　　 D. No, they won't.

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Many people like animals such as dogs and cats and keep one or more of them as pets. If you keep a dog or a cat as a pet, you must know how to look after it.

A grown-up dog needs two meals a day —not more. It can eat meat, fish, rice and some other things. Dogs like large bones(骨头), but you can’t give them chicken bones. Remember to give them much clean water.

A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping. Washing it once a week is good for its health. If it is ill, take it to a doctor. A healthy dog will bring you more pleasure.

Be careful when you choose a cat. A cat has two meals a day with some meat or fish. It drinks a little milk every day. Sometimes you can give it vegetables to eat. Don’t forget that it needs clean water to drink.

Take good care of your pets, they will be your good friends. Maybe they can give you some help when you are in need.

1.Many people keep ________ as pets.

A. pandas　　　　　　　　 B. elephants　　　　　　 C. chicken　　　　　　 D. cats

2. What do dogs like eating?

A. All the bones.　　　　 B. Big bones.

C. Chicken bones.　　 　　 D. Small bones.

3.A healthy dog can make you _______.

A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　 C. cry　　　　　　　　　 D. ill

4.Cats usually drink _______.

A. orange　　　　　　　　 B. red ink

C. apple juice　　　　 D. milk and water

5.Will pets be people’s friends according to the article?

A. No, I don’t think so.　　 B. Yes, but only a little.

C. Yes, they will.　　　　　 　 D. No, they won’t.

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Many people like animals such as dogs and cats and keep one or more of them as pets. If you keep a dog or a cat as a pet, you must know how to look after it.

A grown-up dog needs two meals a day —not more. It can eat meat, fish, rice and some other things. Dogs like large bones(骨头), but you can’t give them chicken bones. Remember to give them much clean water.

A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping. Washing it once a week is good for its health. If it is ill, take it to a doctor. A healthy dog will bring you more pleasure.

Be careful when you choose a cat. A cat has two meals a day with some meat or fish. It drinks a little milk every day. Sometimes you can give it vegetables to eat. Don’t forget that it needs clean water to drink.

Take good care of your pets, they will be your good friends. Maybe they can give you some help when you are in need.

1.Many people keep ________ as pets.

A. pandas　　　　　　 B. elephants

C. chicken　　　　　　 D. cats

2.What do dogs like eating?

A. All the bones.　　 B. Big bones.

C. Chicken bones.　　 D. Small bones.

3.A healthy dog can make you _______.

A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. trouble

C. cry　　　　　　　　　 D. ill

4.Cats usually drink _______.

A. orange　　　　　　　　 B. red ink

C. apple juice　　　　 D. milk and water

5.Will pets be people’s friends according to the article?

A. No, I don’t think so.　　 B. Yes, but only a little.

C. Yes, they will. 　　　　　 D. No, they won’t.

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In Canada, you can find dogs, cats and horses in almost every family. These are their pets.

People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections (针剂) so that they won’t carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store.

Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses, they can be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder (喂食器) in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go. Nobody can kill animals in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals. If you kill an animal，the law will punish you. If they hurt animals carelessly，they must be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them may be their family ties (关系). When children grow up, they have to leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1.In Canada, you can find 　　　　　　　 in almost every family.

A. books    B. babies

C. pets        D. tigers

2.Why do Canadians give their pets injections before they keep them in their houses?

A. Because the pets are ill.

B. Because they want the pets to be quiet.

C. Because the pets will kill people.

D. Because they want to stop the pets from carrying diseases.

3.From the passage, we know that Canadians 　　　　　　　 .

A. love animals

B. dislike animals

C. think pets are unfriendly

D. think animals are dirty

4.Children leave their parents when they grow up because 　　　　　　 .

A. they don’t love their parents any more

B. they can only find jobs far from their parents

C. their parents’ houses are too small

D. they won’t depend on their parents any more

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. How to keep diseases from pets

B. Pets in Canada

C. How to take good care of pets

D. Life of the old in Canada

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In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses and so on, in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and pets are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles(针)so that they won't carry diseases(疾病).They have special animal food stores, though(尽管)they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend about two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.

When you visit people's homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody can kill(杀死)any animals in Canada. They have a law(法律)against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished(处罚).If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them is: When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own work and life. Then their parents will feel lonely(孤单),but pets can help them. They can be good friends and never leave the old alone.

1.How much do people in Canada spend on animal food every month?

___________________________________________________________

2.What do people in Canada do to protect(保护)animals?

___________________________________________________________

3.Do you like keeping pets? Why or why not?

___________________________________________________________

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.We should ________“Thank you” when we borrow something from someone.

A. tell　　　　 B.speak

C. say　　　　　 D.　 talk

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