On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named “genes” in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell (细胞) to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses.
Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technology (技术) wasn’t limited (限制) in use. When did we first know why we look like other people in our family?
| A．In 1860. | B．In 1953. | C．In 1961. | D．In 2000. |
What did the two scientists first discover in 1961?
A. The “map” of DNA. B. A new illness.
C. The language of DNA. D. A message of DNA.What can we do if we understand some “words” of the language inside the body?
| A．Make people get new jobs. |
| B．Make medicine for illnesses. |
| C．Make maps of human. |
| D．Make people less attractive. |
What do people think about this work?
| A．It can cause good or bad results. |
| B．It can cause only good results. |
| C．It can cause good results but won’t work. |
| D．It can cause only bad results. |
| Name |
Hobby |
Reason(原因) |
| Mike |
go fishing, play soccer |
relax, peace of mind |
| Nick |
climb mountains, play soccer |
build him up |
| Betty |
collect stamps and coins |
learn a lot of things |
| Jennie |
dance to disco |
Make her slimmer |
根据表格所给信息，选择正确答案。Who liked going fishing?
| A．Mike. | B．Nick. | C．Betty. | D．Jennie. |
Why did Nick enjoy climbing mountains?
| A．Because it made him happy. |
| B．Because it helped him relax. |
| C．Because it built him up. |
| D．Because he enjoyed the beautiful environment. |
Who had the same hobby?
| A．Mike and Betty. | B．Mike and Nick. |
| C．Betty and Jennie. | D．Nick and Betty. |
What did Betty think of collecting stamps and coins?
| A．She thought she can learn a lot of things from it. |
| B．She thought it can bring her great fun. |
| C．She thought it was good for her health. |
| D．She thought it cost much money? |
Which statement is TRUE?
| A．Nick was fond of collecting stamps. |
| B．Betty enjoyed dancing and singing. |
| C．Jennie thought dancing to disco can help her slim down. |
| D．Jennie didn’t prefer dancing. |
According to a new survey . Students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in some big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No 25 Middle School gives young students advice on how to deal with danger:
If you are robbed
Keep calm. lf you can not cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.
If you are in a traffic accident.
If a car hits you. You should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how badly you are hurt
If it is raining hard and there is lighting. (闪电)
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire.
Run away as fast as yon can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.
If someone is drowning(溺水)
If you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!Why do students like the self-protection lesson?
①Because there are no tests.
②Because the lessons are boring
③ Because they can learn how to save lives.
④Because they know how to stop danger before it happens.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
What will you do if a bicycle hurts you?
| A．I will remember the bicycle number. |
| B．I won't let the rider go until I call my parents. |
| C．I will let the rider go before I call my parents. |
| D．I will let the rider go because I know how badly I am hurt. |
lf your house is on fire, you must ______ .
| A．put dry things on your body |
| B．run quickly and take the lift |
| C．run away and find an exit as quickly as you can |
| D．take everything you have and then run away |
There are _____ ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
The best title for this passage is ________ .
| A．How to Keep Calm | B．Self-protection | C．An usual lesson | D．Danger |
Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different food, especially fruits and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you’d better eat something different. If you eat diff You can’t watch TV for more than two hours a day errant food, you will probably get more nutrients (营养物质) your body needs.
Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you are really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium (钙) your body needs to grow strong bones.
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are ill? When you’re eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you feel fat.
Fourth, limit screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can’t watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Fifth, be active. One thing you’d like to do, as a kid, is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?
Milk B. Tea C. Juice D. Cold waterYou shouldn’t watch TV for ________ a day.
| A．more than two hours | B．less than two hours |
| C．more than three hours | D．four hours |
You should eat different food especially ______________.
| A．fish | B．meat | C．sweets | D．fruits and vegetables |
According to the passage, you should follow __________ rules if you want to be healthy.
| A．four | B．five | C．nine | D．fifth |
According to the passage, which of the following sentences is not true?
| A．When you are eating, you have to notice how your body feels |
| B．You can eat your favorite food, but you’d better eat something different |
| C．You can watch TV for a long time. |
| D．We should try to live in an active way in our life. |
When friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we don’t have a television. People think that we are strange. “But what do you do in the evening?” they are always asking. The answer is very simple. My wife and I have something that we’re interested in. We certainly don’t spend our evenings looking at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often goes to evening classes in foreign languages. This is very useful because we often go to other countries for our holidays. I collect stamps and I am always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing cards together.
Sometimes there’s no electricity in the house. This does not worry us as we just light candles and go on with what we were doing before. Our friends are lost --- no television! So they don’t know what to do. On such evenings our house is very full because they all come to us. They all have a good time, Instead of sitting quietly in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games.When they come to the writer’s house for a visit, the writer’s friends seem very _________.
| A．busy | B．happy | C．friendly | D．strange |
The writer doesn’t have a television because _______________.
| A．he and his wife don’t know what to do when there is no electricity. |
| B．he is used to (习惯于) the quiet and lonely life. |
| C．he is not rich enough to buy a television. |
| D．he and his wife enjoy spending evening in their own ways. |
From the writer’s words we know that he and his wife are interested in one thing, what is this?
| A．Staying at home alone. | B．Traveling. |
| C．Learning foreign languages. | D．Watching people play games. |
When there is a power cut (停电) at night, the writer __________.
| A．has to go out for candles. | B．only sits quietly in the house. |
| C．will have many visitors. | D．has to go to a night school. |
In this passage the writer tries to tell us that ______________.
| A．life is enjoyable with many friends. |
| B．television is useful to everyone. |
| C．electricity is important to everyday life. |
| D．it is important to have something we’re interested in. |
Two famous cartoons
The Lion Kings
Mufasa , the king of the lions , has a baby son called Simba .Mufasa has a brother , Scar , who hates Simba and his father because he wants to be king . With the help of some hyenas Simba（土狼）.Scar kills Mufasa , but very cleverly makes Simba believe that he killed his father .
Simba leaves and goes far away and Scar becomes king . But as Simba becomes older, he understands what really happened , and returns home with his friends . He fights Scar and becomes king of the lions .
Shrek,
Farquaad，the ruler of a country called Duloc , decides that all the characters from fantasy stories must leave the country . There is a a very big , ugly monster called Shrek who lives in a forest and all the fantasy characters hide in his home , although Shrek doesn’t want them to .
Shrek visits Farquaad . Farquaad agrees that the fantasy characters can come back if Shrek can find the beautiful princess (公主)that Farquaad wants to marry .Shrek goes to look for the princess called Fiona . He finds her and discovers that at night she becomes as ugly as him .When Farquaad discovers that Fiona is ugly , he doesn’t want to marry her . The monster and the princess marry , and the princess（公主）decides to stay ugly all the time for love !
阅读短文，根据短文内容完成句子。(每空一词，共10分)Mufasa’s son is called ______________.
Scar ________ Simba and his father because he wants to be __________ of the lions .
Simba goes back home and fights Scar when he _______ _________.
Shrek ,a very big, ugly _______, visits Farquaad because he wants to help all the ________ _________.
Farquaad wants to ________ the beautiful princess called Fiona .
At last the princess and Shrek gets married for _______ .
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