“ABC”and “Banana Persons”
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called “ABC”? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called “banana persons”? If you don’t know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren’t in China.Why do people call them like that?
“ABC” means American-born Chinese. An “ABC” is a Chinese,
but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them
“banana persons”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when
a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese)
outside.
They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even
their nationality(国籍) is American. So they think like Americans and do things
like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood(血). Their parents, grandparents
or even great-grandparents were from China.They all have black eyes and black hair.
So they look like us Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist
C.N.Yang. He is an “ABC” and he is a “banana person”. We like him, although(虽然)
his nationality isn’t Chinese.What does “ABC” mean?
| A．American-born Chinese | B．American-born Canadian |
| C．Australian-born Chinese | D．Chinese-born Chinese |
Why do people call an “ABC” a “banana person”?
| A．They look like Americans but they think like Chinese. |
| B．They look like Chinese but they think like Americans. |
| C．They like to eat bananas. |
| D．They can speak “ABC” very well. |
Why do ABCs think like Americans?
A. Because they live in America for a long time
B. Because they are born in America.
C.Because they want to be Americans.
D.Both A and B.What colour are their eyes and hair?
| A．Their eyes and hair are black. |
| B．Their eyes and hair are yellow. |
| C．Their eyes and hair are white. |
| D．Their eyes and hair are black and yellow. |
Which person of the following is a “banana person”?
| A．杨利伟 | B．科比 | C．杨振宁 | D．姚明 |
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（1）If you want to have lessons every Wednesday， where can you swim？
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B． At public swimming pools．
C． At private swimming pools．
D． At public and private pools．
（2）Tom （an 11﹣year﹣old boy） and his father want to have 1﹣on﹣1 swimming lessons at Bruce Swimming School． How much will they pay for a month？
A．﹩100
B．﹩120
C．﹩170
D．﹩190
（3）Which of the following is NOT TRUE？
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B． 1﹣on﹣1 students can get regular progress reports and prize．
C． Swimming lessons are available only on weekends．
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Flu easily spreads from one person to another． This is especially true to people who are weak． If you are weak， you are more likely to catch flu easily． Do you know how you can avoid flu?
Keep in good health
The best treatment（疗法） to illness is a good health． You can eat everything you want but make sure that your diet is healthy． The healthier you are， the better it is for you to avoid any type of illness around． Most doctors suggest plenty of fresh fruit juice and water in order for one to avoid flu．
Stay away from people with flu
If a member of the family or a friend has flu， stay away from him/her until he/she is well． Flu is very communicable（传染的）and you can catch it by going with the person with flu． Wear a mask and avoid using things that the person with flu is using．
Exercise
Exercising will make you stronger， which means a stronger immune （免疫的） system too．Exercise often so that your body will keep healthy． It doesn't matter what kind of exercise it is．What is important is you are making your body stronger to prevent illness from attacking you．
Be happy
Happy people are healthy people． Their life is stress﹣free， so they are more likely to be safe from illness． If you are unhappy， which affects your immune system， you will easily get sick．
Avoiding the flu is easy． Just boost（增强） your immune system and it will take care of the rest．
（1）The weak people may catch flu easily．
（2）We should eat the right food to keep in good health．
（3）We needn't wear a mask to keep away from people with flu．
（4）Happy people are healthy people． If you are unhappy， you will easily get sick．
（5）It's not important for us to exercise and boost our immune system．
① Jackie， Are you good at fixing computers？ The one in my office doesn't work． Please help! Bob |
② You can make a cake in about fifteen minutes． First， heat the oven （烤箱）to 350°F． Then， put the flour in a bowl and add the milk， butter， eggs and salt． |
③ Found （失物招领处） A red schoolbag． Found at the gate． Call Janet at 457﹣4611 |
④ Telephone Message From： Frank To： Mr. Miller Message： Call him back at 3：00 pm． on June 29 at his office number （234﹣3688）． |
⑤ Our running club members meet at 7：00 pm． every Wednesday． We run in two groups： Beginners （for anyone） The experienced （for runners who can do 12 miles or more）． Join us to keep fit! Call David at 617﹣555﹣3697． |
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（1）Bob's doesn't work．
A． office
B． telephone
C． oven
D． computer
（2）What's the main idea in Text②？
A． How to make a cake？
B． To tell us your story．
C． To tell us weather report．
D． How to cook butter？
（3）What colour is the lost schoolbag？
A． Yellow．
B． Red．
C． Purple．
D． Green．
（4）In Text④， Frank should be in the office on June 29．
A． at 3：00 am．
B． at 7：00 pm．
C． at 3：00 pm．
D． at 7：00 am．
（5）In Text⑤， the running club members meet ．
A． once a week
B． once a day
C． twice a day
D． twice a week
Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi'an． He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code（二维码）．"We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate（使产生）the codes， and in the end everything gets easier，" said Guo．"When students finish the homework， they keep it on WeChat． Then， each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me． So I can check their homework everywhere using my computer or telephone．"
The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email， QQ and WeChat． When Guo scans （扫描） his students' QR codes， their homework appears on his phone． He finds that their homework becomes more creative， with many pictures， music and even videos．
Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting． "We are living in the information age． Many students like to work with computers， which makes learning more fun．" said Tingting， a student of Guo's．
"The paper is not easy to keep， but the code is easy to keep and share．" Guo said，"It is worth trying to use new technology in education． Education itself is a kind of creation． I don't want my students to fall behind the times．"
However， some parents are worried． They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers． But in fact， it's unnecessary． Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework． They only use the code when they hand in their homework， which doesn't take them too much time． Also for teachers， it allows them to check the students' homework at any time． And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students．
（1）According to the passage， students can keep their homework on ．
A． WeChat
B． QQ
C． email
D． blog
（2）Guo's students think the new way is ．
A． strange
B． boring
C． unnecessary
D． interesting
（3）What does the underlined （划线的） word "It" in paragraph 4 mean？
A． The paper is not easy to keep．
B． Keeping and sharing the code easily．
C． Trying to use new technology in education．
D． Education itself is a kind of creation．
（4）Some parents are worried， because they think their children will ．
A． talk with teachers face to face
B． spend too much time on computers or phones
C． not like the new way of handing in homework
D． find the QR codes too difficult to use
（5）What's the main idea of the passage？
A． Teachers needn't check homework any more．
B． Students needn't hand in homework any more．
C． Using QR codes makes checking homework easier．
D． Some parents are worried about their children．
Students these days often have a lot of worries． Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork， and sometimes with their friends． What can they do about this？ Some people believe the worst thing is to do nothing． Laura Mills， a teenager from London， agrees．"Problems and worries are normal in life，" says Laura． But I think talking to someone helps a lot． Unless we talk to someone， we'll certainly feel worse．"
Laura once lost her wallet， and worried for days．She was afraid to tell her parents about it．She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money．She just kept thinking，"If I tell my parents， they'll be angry!" In the end，she talked to her parents and they were really understanding．Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself． They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful．"I will always remember to share my problems in the future!" Laura says．
Robert Hunt advises students about common problems． He feels the same． way as Laura．"It is best not to run away from our problems． We should always try to solve them．"He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to．This person doesn't need to be an expert like himself．" Students often forget that their parents have more experience， and are always there to help them．
In English， we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half． So you're halfway to solving a problem just by talking， to someone about it．
（1）What do teenagers worry about these days？
（2）What's Laura Mill's opinion about how to deal with problems？
（3）What happened to Laura and what did she learn from it？
（4）What advice does Robert Hunt give to teenagers？
（5）What's the conclusion（ 结论）？
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