Once， some fish lived in a pool. One evening， some firemen passed by the pool and saw the fish. “This pool is full of fish！” they told each other excitedly. “We must come back tomorrow morning and catch them！” they said happily.

When the eldest of the fish heard this， he saw the trouble. He called the other fish together and said， “Did you hear what the firemen said？ We must leave this pool in a hurry. The firemen will return tomorrow and kill us all！”

The second oldest of the fish agreed.

But the younger fish laughed nearby. He said， “We have lived in this pool all our lives. And no firemen has ever come here. Why should these men return？ I am not going anywhere—my luck will keep me safe.”

The eldest of the fish left the pool that evening with his family. The second oldest of the fish saw the firemen coming the next morning and left the pool with all his family at once， too. The younger fish didn’t want to leave even then.

The fishermen caught and killed all the fish left in the pool.

The eldest of the fish that saw trouble ahead and left before the trouble arrived and the second oldest fish who left as soon as the trouble came—both survived （幸存）. But the younger fish that depended only on luck and did nothing at all， died instead. It is also the same in life.

（ ）1. How did the eldest of the fish see the trouble？

A. It saw the fishermen pass by.

B. It got the news from his family.

C. It heard what the fishermen said.

D. The younger fish told it about the

news.

（ ）2. The second oldest fish left the pool

______.

A. As soon as the trouble came

B. As soon as the eldest fish left

C. When it saw the eldest fish

D. Before the trouble came

（ ）3. How did the younger fish deal with the trouble？

A. It left the pool with the eldest fish. B. It always stayed in the pool.

C. It didn’t leave until the next day. D. It left when he heard the news.

（ ）4. Which of the following is NOT true？

A. The eldest fish was very clever. B. The second fish was also clever.

C. The younger fish depended on his

luck.

D. The younger fish saw the trouble.

（ ）5. From the passage， we can learn that ______.

A. people must learn to see trouble B. people must learn to help others

C. people shouldn’t depend only on luck D. people should learn from fishermen

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People live in different kinds of houses in the world. Usually， each house has its own living room， bedroom， kitchen and bathroom. Different houses have different names. What are they？ Now， let’s take a look.

A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many families living in the same flat building. People in a flat building share the same stairs and lift to get up and down.

A town house has two floors. In a town house， the kitchen， the living room and dining room are usually on the ground floor， and the bedrooms are usually on the first floor.

A farmhouse （農(nóng)舍） is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large yard （院子） in front of it. There are also some “houses” for cows and hens （母雞） near the farmhouse. The field is not far from the farmhouse， so farmers always go to the field on foot.

A dormitory （宿舍） is a large bedroom in a school， and every 4～8 students share one dormitory. They share the same bathroom， but each student has his or her own bed. Students can learn how to get along well with each other in a dormitory.

（ ）1. How does a person get into his or her flat on the second floor？

A. Using a ladder.

B. Using a lift.

C. Using a rope （繩）.

D. Using a plane.

（ ）2. What do people call a two-floor house？

A. A flat. B. A town house.

C. A farmhouse. D. A dormitory.

（ ）3. Farmers living in farmhouses usually go to the field ______.

A. by bike B. by bus

C. by car D. on foot

（ ）4. Jim and Jack live in a dormitory， so it’s good for them to learn ______ there.

A. how to make money

B. how to speak English

C. how to get along with others

D. how to sing a song

（ ）5. The writer tells us ______ kinds of houses.

A. four B. five C. six D. seven

（ ）1. If the smile isn’t real， ______.

A. the face and the nose move with it

B. the muscles on the face move

naturally

C. the front muscles may push down

D. the muscles don’t move except

around the mouth

（ ）2. People ______ unless they tell lies.

A. won’t always touch their face or nose

B. will use a lot of body language

C. watch others’ hands， arms， and legs

D. won’t smile at others

（ ）3. The underlined word “facial” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 現(xiàn)實(shí)的 B. 不易察覺的 C. 面部的 D. 不經(jīng)意的

（ ）4. If a person is telling a lie， his eyes ______.

A. get a little smaller and then close B. open and close quickly

C. look at one thing all the time D. look here and there

（ ）5. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. How to Be a Policeman

B. Body Language

C. How to Find Lies

D. Micro-expressions

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A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.

An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again， but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact， time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others’. An unpunctual person is always saying unhappily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.

Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect （不尊重） towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there， he keeps all the other guests （客人） waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.

Not like a punctual person， an unpunctual one can’t do his duty wonderfully， whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.

（ ）1. The Chinese meaning of the word

“punctual” in this passage is probably “______”.

A. 聽話的 B. 守時(shí)的

C. 守紀(jì)律的 D. 能干的

（ ）2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A. An unpunctual person often has more time.

B. An unpunctual person has more work to do.

C. A punctual person often has a busy life.

D. A punctual person often does his work wonderfully.

（ ）3. When you are invited to dinner， you’d better arrive there ______.

A. in a hurry

B. after the host

C. at the decided time D. before other guests

（ ）4. From the passage， we learn that an unpunctual man usually ______ in the end.

A. saves time for others B. leaves his family and friends

C. gets his chances and knowledge

D. loses his time and good name