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Everybody in this world is different from one another. But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money?

As we grow up, we gradually（渐渐地）develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, it’s not easy to change later in life. Financial experts（财务专家）say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances. This is the part of our value system and it has a great influence on the way we look after our money. According to our different values, experts put us in three categories（类别）. They are: the ant, the cricket（蟋蟀）and the snail（蜗牛）.

The ant—work first

Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people don’t care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they make so that they can enjoy life when they get old. The ant loves to save.

The cricket—fun first

The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn’t think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance（保险）.

The snail—living under pressure

The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long-term loans（借款）from the bank in order to buy things such as big houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure if they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.

1.The meaning of the underlined words “value system” in this passage is 　　　　 .

A.belief of how to manage our finances B.the way we look after our money

C.something that will not change later in life D.a set of our own values or beliefs

2.The ant refers to people who 　　　　 .

A.work very hard in summer in order to store food for winter

B.can make more money if they work harder

C.save money they make for their later life when they get old

D.only care about enjoying the moment by working very hard

3.Why do the crickets borrow money?

A.Because they would like to enjoy everything now. B.Because they are young.

C.Because they think they have no future. D.Because they want to buy insurance.

4.The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is to 　　　　 .

A.make fun of the three kinds of silly people

B.make us understand the differences and manage our money better

C.make us understand we should spend our own money

D.tell us that we are the same as animals

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Everybody in this world is different from one another. But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money?

As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, it's not easy to change later in life.

Financial experts say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances. This is part of our value system and it has a great impact on the way we look after our money.

According to our different values, experts put us in three categories. They are: the ant, the cricket and the snail(蜗牛).

The ant－works first

Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people don't care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk.

The cricket－fun first

The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn't think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance.

The snail－lives under pressure

The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long－term loans from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure whether they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.

1.What is the meaning of value system in this passage?

A. Belief of how to manage our finances.

B. The way we look after our money.

C. Something will not change later in life.

D. A set of our own values or beliefs.

2.The ant refers to people who ________.

A. Work very hard in summer in order to store food for winter.

B. Could make more money if they worked harder

C. Save money they earn for their later life when they get old and retire

D. Only care about enjoying the moment by working very hard

3.The crickets borrow money because _________.

A. They would like to enjoy everything now

B. They are young

C. They think they have no future

D. They want to buy insurance

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A. The snails enjoy life because they have luxury houses.

B. The snails live under pressure and they may have problems in the future.

C. The snails will take more loans if they realize that they can afford it.

D. The snails take big long-term loans because the interest for the long-term loans is low.

5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To make fun of the three kinds of foolish people.

B. To make us understand the differences and manage our money better.

C. To make us understand we should spend our own money.

D. To state that we are the same as animals.

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Everybody likes music. But do you know that music is different from songs? Songs express feelings with lyrics, but music with tones. Unlike songs, music tones have no specific meanings.

Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music. Some love classical music and others like pop music. Most young people like pop music.

Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.

The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of local music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than that in the 1950s and earlier. And it now becomes the most popular one. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers like Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. Today people still have great interest in pop music. Its concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

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Everybody likes music. But do you know that music is different from songs? Some express feelings with lyrics (歌词), but music with songs with tones (音调). Unlike songs, music tones have no specific (具体的) meanings.

Different people get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others like pop music. Most young people like pop music.

Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.

The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of local music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than that in the 1950s and earlier. And it now becomes the most popular one. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers like Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. Today people still have a great interest in pop music. Its concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

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Only humans speak using words. But all kinds in the animal world can communicate in one way or another. Maybe you have heard about the way bees dance around to send messages to each other and the way dogs bark in different ways to give warnings, to be friendly or to be playful. But did you know about infrasonic communication used by elephants? This is how it works:

Humans hear low sounds like thunder rumbling in the sky. But we don’t hear sounds lower than this. However, animals such as elephants and hippos can hear much lower sounds than humans can. And what’s more, they can make those low sounds as well, and they use them to communicate with each other. This is known as infrasound.

The amazing thing about infrasound is that it travels over several kilometers. Higher-level sounds like the one people can hear, don’t travel well through walls, leaves, trees and so on, which is why we can’t hear sounds from more than 100 meters away. But infrasound is much stronger and things like grass and trees have no influence on it. Therefore, it can travel much further. Elephants can hear infrasonic calls from four kilometers away!

There have been reports of people watching groups of elephants feeding or resting and then the elephants suddenly all stopped what they were doing for no reason at all. They obviously heard a warning call from a long way away, but the people didn’t hear a sound. In places like a zoo or wildlife park where you can get nearer to animals, it is a bit easier to sense when infrasonic sounds are made. When you stand near mother elephants with their babies in a zoo, you may notice a slight rumbling in the air every few minutes—not loud or strong, but clearly noticed. This is infrasonic communication—the mother elephants “talking” to their babies.

1.Why does the writer mention bees and dogs in Paragraph1?

A. Because they use infrasonic communication.

B. Because they communicate like the elephants.

C. Because they are examples of animal communication.

D. Because people want to learn how they communicate.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about ‘infrasound’?

A. Humans can hear infrasound easily.

B. It travels nearly several kilometers.

C. It sounds low but can’t travel very far.

D. It travels well through walls, leaves and so on.

3.In places like zoos, ________.

A. elephants don’t need to make infrasonic sounds

B. it is easier for elephants to make infrasonic sounds

C. mother elephants don’t let people stand near their babies

D. humans can easily sense infrasonic sounds when they are made

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Talking to humans　　 B. Talking to animals

C. Playing with humans　　 D. Playing with elephants

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The twins are in different classes. One is in Class One and　　　　　　　 is in Class Two.

A.another B.other C.the other D.others

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—Is this your shoe?

—Yes, but where is _____?

A．the other one　　　　　　 B．other one

C．another one　　　　　　　 D．the others

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A lot of animals travel from one place to another. We call this migration.

In Africa, large animals, like elephants and zebras, migrate to find food and water. They usually follow the same ways every year.

A lot of birds migrate to find food and better weather, too. They are usually birds that eat insects. They spend the summer in northern Europe, because there are lots of insects there. In the winter there aren't any insects, so the birds fly south to southern Europe and Africa.

Some insects migrate, too. In North America, millions of monarch butterflies fly south to spend the winter in Mexico, California and Florida, where it's warmer. They travel 50-65 km each day and they travel about 1,125 km.

Some fish migrate to breed　 (繁殖). Salmon (鲑鱼) can swim over 20,000 km in their life. They are born in rivers in Ireland, Scotland and other places in northern Europe. The young fish swim down the river to the sea and into the Atlantic Ocean. They live in the ocean until they are adults. Then they return to the river where they were born. They lay their eggs in the river and then they usually die. Salmon do this, because their eggs are safer in the river. Other fish can't eat them.

Arctic terns (北极燕鸥) travel the furthest when they migrate. They spend the summer in the Arctic, but when winter comes they fly to the Antarctic, because it's summer there. The next year they fly back to the Arctic again. In one year these small birds travel 36, 000km from one end of the earth to the other and back again. Nobody knows how they do it.

1.According to the passage, monarch butterflies in North America migrate to_________.

A.find insects B.look for water C.find better weather D.produce young

2.Adult salmon swim back to the river because ________.

A.they won't be eaten by other big fish

B.they want to lay eggs in a safer place

C.they are getting ready to die there

D.they want to go where they grew up

3.Which of the following is true about animals' migration?

A.Elephants in Africa usually travel the same way each year.

B.Most birds fly to southern Europe and Africa in summer.

C.Some insects travel 1, 125 km each day.

D.Salmon swim 20, 000 km each year.

4.The example of Arctic terns in the last paragraph is used mainly to show _________.

A.the distance of migration B.the purpose of migration

C.the direction of migration D.the time of migration

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Some rules are almost the same _______in the world, but rules of etiquette can be different from place to place．

A. somewhere　　 B. anywhere　　 C. nowhere　　 D. everywhere

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- Mum, my friends often say I am always different from other girls.

- Everyone in the world is different. So, just_______! It's the best way of life.

A. help yourself　　 B. enjoy yourself　　 C. teach yourself　　 D. be yourself

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