You are probably familiar with the saying：An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A recent research carried out by the Chinese University of Hong Kong may change the saying:
An apple a day may keep aging away.
The research chose fruit flies(果蝇), as they share many genes(基因)with humans. The fruit flies were either fed normally or had an apple extract(浓缩物) added to their diet.
It turned out that those fruit flies that were given apple extract lived about 55 days—five days longer than the flies that were normally fed. The research group also found it easier for the flies to walk，climb and move about as they aged.
According to the result, the researchers believed that the antioxidants(抗氧化剂) in the apple extract helped clean up dangerous chemicals(化学物质) that cause illnesses，as well as aging.
In another study，researchers examined diets of thousands of women. They discovered that those who regularly ate apples were 20 percent less likely to suffer heart illnesses and stroke.
The apples’ genetic code(遗传密码) was discovered recently. It allows scientists to develop nicer and healthier fruits. Researchers are already using the information to grow a kind of apples full of antioxidants that can keep eyes and joints healthy and protect humans against heart illnesses and cancer.
Apples that kill the desire(欲望) to eat could also be produced, with the first“extra-healthy’’apples on supermarket shelves within just four or five years.
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he team that keeps studying apple DNA includes 100 scientists from five countries. Their research also suggests that around 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs began to die off the plant，which would finally become today’s apple tree, experienced a great genetic change. The number of many of its genes doubled. The extra genes allowed the apple to get used to worse conditions and go through a different development from peaches，strawberries and other related fruits.Why were fruit flies used for the research?
| A．Because they have a similar diet to humans. |
| B．Because they have a history as long as apples. |
| C．Because they share a lot of genes with humans. |
| D．Because they feed on nothing but apple extract. |
What result did the researchers find out?
A．Apples produce chemicals that can change hu man genes. |
| B．Apples have antioxidants that kill chemicals that cause aging. |
| C．Apples are rich in vitamins that are needed in humans’bodies. |
| D．Apples produce chemicals that make apples taste more delicious. |
What happened to apples around 65 million years ago according to the research?
| A．Their genes stopped their development as the environment got worse. |
| B．Their genes became twice in number but they finally died off like dinosaurs. |
| C．They experienced a great genetic change making them used to worse conditions. |
| D．They went through a similar development to peaches, strawberries and other related fruits. |
What can we infer(推断)from the passage?
| A．Eating apples may bring us more advantages than we might believe before. |
| B．People who have the habit of eating apples don’t need to see a doctor. |
| C．Apples that kill the desire to eat are already available in supermarkets now. |
| D．People will eat apples instead of peaches and strawberries from now on. |
When you wake up every day, once again to see this beautiful world, when your parents, teachers and friends give you help, will you know how to be （71）grateful? And when you feel unlucky and make mistakes, will you still be thankful?
Yu Dan, a professor at the Beijing Normal University, made a report about Gratitude Education（感恩教育）．It will affect Chinese people, especially the teenagers．
Nowadays, some teenagers only care about things outside．They often behave badly．For example, they fight each other, use phones in class, be rude to their parents and teachers and so on．Most of them don’t know love, respect and gratefulness．
Being grateful or thankful is very important．（73） It is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time as long as he lives in the world．We should learn how to face failure or bad luck bravely and to try to deal with it．As we know, “Life is a mirror．When you smile in front of it, it will also smile and so will it when you cry to it．” If you are grateful to life, it will bring you shining sunlight．If you always complain about everything, you may own nothing in the end．
I think the teenagers should be grateful to life even when we are unsuccessful or unlucky．We have many reasons for being grateful．For example, being grateful is a way to communicate with adults．And it is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and hope．
If each of us has an attitude of being grateful, we’ll lead a better and more beautiful life．So remember, being grateful forever．
在文中找出 “grateful” 的同义词。
__________________________________________________________How do some teenagers behave badly according to the passage?
__________________________________________________________请把 （73） 处画线的句子翻译成汉语。
__________________________________________________________List two reasons for being grateful when teenagers are unsuccessful or unlucky．
__________________________________________________________Give a title （标题） to the passage．
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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏表演）．____________．This family made a big impression（印象） on me．
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12． ___________．Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean．The children talked excitedly about the clowns（小丑）．It was clearly a very important day out for them．The fat her and mother seemed happy as they could be．
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus．” The ticket lady told him the price．
The man’s wife lowered her head．There was no longer a smile on the man’s face．He quietly asked, “How much did you say?” _________．The man obviously didn’t have enough money．But how could he tell his kids the bad news? Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground．（We were not rich ourselves at all!） He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this．”
____________．He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied．“Thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．”
My dad and I went back to our car and drove home． ____________．
| A．The ticket lady again told him the price B．The man understood my father was helping him C．We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care D．You could tell （分辨出） they didn’t have a lot of money E．Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us F．He was thankful for the kindness |
March 21, 2014
After visiting the Beijing Normal School, Madame Peng took Sasha and Malia, my mother, and me to the Forbidden City, which is right in the heart of Beijing．
For more than 2,000 years （up until 1912）, China was ruled by emperors who descended （传递）from many different dynasties, or families, who passed ruling positions on from generation to generation — and for nearly 500 years, the Forbidden City used as the emperor’s home．
Like the name suggests, the Forbidden City is large enough to be a city of its own — it includes nearly 1,000 buildings and nearly 10,000 rooms．
In 1925, the new Chinese government turned the Forbidden City into a museum so that visitors like us from all over the world can stroll （闲逛） through many of the beautiful rooms and outdoor spaces．
The Forbidden City is too large to go fully around in a single visit, but highlights include the following: The Hall of Union and Peace has almost 14,000 ornamental dragons．The Hall of Supreme Harmony is where the emperor watched birthday celebrations and coronation （加冕） ceremonies from his Dragon Throne．And then there are the Imperial Gardens, where you can walk along the paths and pavilions, admiring the beautiful rock arrangements, flowers and cypress （柏树） trees．
While we loved our visit to the Forbidden City, we only wish we had more time to see everything．But then again, I’m not sure there could ever be enough time to fully enjoy all of the art and history in this wonderful place．
（The First Lady’s Travel Journal: Touring the Forbidden City）The writer visited The Forbidden City with _____________．
| A．her daughters | B．her husband |
| C．her mother | D．her mother and two daughters |
The Forbidden City is a _____________．
| A．city | B．palace |
| C．village | D．garden |
The Forbidden City was used as _____________ for nearly 500 years until 1912．
| A．a museum |
| B．the emperor’s short-lived home |
| C．a place of interest for public |
| D．the emperor’s home |
What does the word “highlights” mean?
| A．景观亮点 | B．聚光灯 |
| C．光亮 | D．最大的部分 |
According to the passage, we can infer（推断） that _____________．
| A．They had enough time to visit every room |
| B．The Forbidden City served as a museum until 1925 |
| C．The first lady enjoyed all of the art and history in this wonderful place |
| D．There are more than 1,000 buildings and less than 10,000 rooms |
Animals United
Animals United is a 3D German cartoon which is directed by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe．It is a story about animals that get together to find water．Along their journey, lots of funny things happen, and of course, they have a lot of adventures．
The animals in the grasslands in Africa are waiting for the coming flood．However, this year's flood（洪水） seems to come later than in other years．The animals become upset and worried．At the same time, some animals from other places come to the grasslands to look for peace．However, the situation seems worse because the water is becoming less and less．So they decide to look for the river．
Finally, they find the reason why they don't have any water to drink．A dam（大坝） has been set up so that humans can have a better life．After a long fight with humans, they let the world know that animals are in danger．
This film is about environmental matters．The humans are the bad and the animals are the good．This film is to give humans a warning that they must not destroy the homes of animals or damage nature in order to improve their own life．Humans should know that animals also have their own world．The story of Animals United took place in _____________．
| A．Asia | B．Africa |
| C．America | D．Germany |
The animals become worried, because _____________．
| A．theyear'sfloodiscoming |
| B．theywillhavenowatertodrink |
| C．thereisgoingtobeafightwithhumans |
| D．theirgrasslandsweretakenupbyotheranimals |
Along their journey to look for the river, the animals find _____________．
| A．humanssetupadam |
| B．theriverisbecomingdry |
| C．alltheanimalsareindanger |
| D．theworldisgettingwarmer |
Humans are warned not to _____________．
| A．damagenature |
| B．killanyanimals |
| C．pollutetheenvironment |
| D．improve their own life |
The story of the cartoon film mainly tells us _____________．
| A．the humans are bad |
| B．it'sourdutytoprotectanimals |
| C．humansshouldcareabouttheenvironment |
| D．humansandanimalscan not liveinpeace |
China’s Manned Space Program
| Spaceship: Shenzhou V |
Time: October 15th, 2003 Main events: Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into space．He went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flight．China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight． |
| Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅵ |
Time: October 12th, 2005 Main events: Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space．On October 17th, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth． |
| Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅶ |
Time: September 25th, 2008 Main events: Chinese spacemen Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were sent up into space．Zhai Zhigang made our country's first spacewalk．This spacewalk took 20 minutes． |
| Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅹ |
Time: June 11th, 2013 Main events: Chinese spacemen Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and the second spacewoman Wang Yaping were sent up into space and connected with the space station Tiangong I．Wang Yaping gave a space lesson about micro-gravity （微重力） to all Chinese teenagers．This space lesson lasted 40 minutes． |
According to the article, the Chinese spaceman traveling in space twice is ____________．
| A．Yang Liwei | B．Fei Junlong |
| C．Nie Haisheng | D．Zhai Zhigang |
Shenzhou V went around the earth in space _____________．
| A．Once | B．4 times |
| C．5 times | D．14 times |
Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng stayed in space for _____________．
| A．1 day | B．4 days |
| C．5 days | D．14 days |
Zhai Zhigang made our country’s first spacewalk in _____________．
| A．2013 | B．2008 |
| C．2005 | D．2003 |
The space lesson about micro-gravity to all Chinese teenagers lasted _____________．
| A．one day | B．three days |
| C．15 minutes | D．40 minutes |
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