【正文】 the face. Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older，but ears do not change their shapes. They only change in size.Reading people’s character from their ears is a very old science. In the past people thought that a person’s ears with colour was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not. Today，too，many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical.Ears are all different，and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person，see if his or her ears are large，mediumsize，or small. Look at the lobes（耳垂）.Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily. Ears that are always cold and nearly white colour mean that a person has a nervous（神經(jīng)質）character.26. When a baby is born, .A．his / her ears are red B．his / her ears will not change all the lifeC．his / her ears will not change in shape D．he / she will get large ears27. Reading people’s character from their ears is .A．only for music B．a(chǎn)n old idea C．very new D．a(chǎn) good way to talk with others28. When one’s ears are red，it means .A．he is a kind man B．he is very happyC．he may get angry easily D．he drinks too much 29 If you look at someone’s ears，the right way is .A．to look at his face，ears and nose B．to look at the size，colour，and shape C．to look at his mouth，eyes and nose D．to look at the hair，eyes and colour 30. Which may be the best title of the article?A. Looking at a person in the right way. B. Ears and colours.C. The change of ears.D. Ears and charactersBIn China, people talk about “Shuxiang”, which is very interesting. For example, 2006 is a “dog year”, and when a baby is born in this year, we say he or she is a little dog. Shuxiang usually brings people good luck. There are 12 animals below. social, having rich feelings, friendly but plaining hard, ordered, but keeping old brave, confident, but careless peaceful, having a good manner, a business head but cold emotion active, outgoing, popular but selfish fascinating(迷人的), thoughtful, but doubtful active, selfconfident, wise but proud and angry kind, helpful, elegant but sad wide, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick(圓滑的) confident, helpful, happy, but dressy realistic, loyal(忠誠的), practical hard, honest, simple, lucky but careless31. When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little .A. pig B. rat C. tiger D. snake32. If we call a boy a little horse, when was he born? A. In 1998. B. In 2000. C. In 2002. D. In 2004.33. Mr Lu, our English teacher, was born in 1976, a dragon year. Can you choose the right description of his characteristics? A. He is a active, selfconfident, resourceful but proud and angry B. He is kind, helpful, artistic but sad C. He is active, outgoing, popular but selfish D. He is fascinating, thoughtful but dressy and doubtful34. If someone is brave, confident but careless, we can guess he was born in a year. A. rat B. dog C. horse D. tiger35. Which of the following is not True? A. In China, when me talk about “Shuxiang”, it means twelve animals. B. From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year. C. Shuxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’t believe it. D. A cock year always es after a monkey year.CMillions of words have been written about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings, and actions of youth.Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under twenty —five make up nearly half of the American population. Many of these will soon be in charge of the nation. Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for old people to understand what they think and feel.College students today have strong opinions（見解） about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a better life for people, especially for the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. As a result, there is often trouble in American families. Your country may be meeting such problems, too.36. The writer shows his great interest towards .A. the trouble in some American families B. the youthC. older people D. the poor in the country37. It is necessary for old people to understand what young people think and feel because .A. about seven million Americans are youngB. twentyfive percent of Americans are young C. many of young people will bee important for the nationD. they often make mistakes 38 . According to the passage, old people must try .A. to understand their childrenB. to teach their children how to think and actC. to be strict with their childrenD. to write more about families39. The phrase “in charge of” is closest to .A. set up B. get on C. decide D. control 40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. There are often disagreements between the old and the young in American families.B. There are some people in America who have not been given a fair chance .C. It seems that America is the only country in the world which has family trouble.D. People are usually interested in the ideas, feelings and actions of youth.DA teacher from a Western country has recently visited an elementary school in an Eastern country. In one class, she watched sixty young children as they learned to draw a cat. The teacher drew a big O on the blackboard, and the sixty students copied it on their paper. The teacher drew a smaller O on the top of the first O and then put two on top of it. The children drew in the same way. The