Life are always full of stress (压力) these days. How do you usually deal with (处理) your stress? Do you know doing housework is helpful in dealing with stress? In fact, doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed.
"Doing some housework such as washing windows or ironing (熨) clothes is a good way to face our stress without taking any medicine," says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist (心理学家) in New York. She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework every day. "While washing something," she says, "you can imagine(想象) you're washing away some trouble in your life."
Do people all agree with her idea? Here are some ideas about it.
"Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life," says Linda in France. "Get me out of doing the housework and then I'll really be relaxed."
Gary is a single (单身的) father. "So, a man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don't know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man! What does Carol Clark advise people under stress to do?
| A．To take some medicine. | B．To call on a psychologist. |
| C．To be as tidy as possible. | D．To do some housework. |
Linda thinks that doing housework will make her .
| A．relaxed | B．under much stress |
| C．helpful | D．in a healthy state |
What can we know from the last two paragraphs (段落) of the passage?
| A．People have more and more stress. |
| B．Some people have different ideas from Carol Clark's. |
| C．Doing housework isn't helpful in dealing with stress. |
| D．Most people have to do too much housework. |
Which of the following could be the best title (标题) of the passage?
| A．Work and Life | B．The Reason for Stress |
| C．Housework and Stress | D．A Successful Psychologist |
Scientists （科学家） are trying to make the deserts （沙漠） into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.
Some places on the earth don’t get much rain. But they still don’t become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very helpful to dry (干旱的)places. Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants don’t let the wind blow the earth away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become deserts much more easily.Why can the land become deserts?
| A．Some places don’t get much rain. |
| B．Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. |
| C．People don’t keep the earth well. |
| D．Scientists haven’t learnt enough about the deserts. |
Scientists are to make the deserts into good land again.
| A．carrying water | B．growing food | C．doing nothing | D．studying a lot |
Which is NOT true?
| A．The land never stops becoming deserts. |
| B．Scientists ask people to live in the deserts and grow food there. |
| C．People do bad things to the earth. |
| D．Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. |
Why are green plants and grass helpful?
| A．They can hold the water. |
| B．They can keep the earth wet. |
| C．They can stop the wind from blowing the earth away. |
| D．All the above. |
Which is the best title（题目）for the passage?
| A．The Desert Problem |
| B．People Make Deserts |
| C．Green Plants and Grass |
| D．The Deserts, the Tree and the Water |
Birds live in the trees. Squirrels（松鼠） live in the trees. But do you know that some frogs（蛙） live in the trees, too?
The tree frog is hard to find. It can change colors. On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch（树枝）,it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold（金黄色） or blue.
Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads（黏性的肉趾） at the end of their toes. These sticky toe pads keep the tree frogs from falling off the trees. Tree frogs have different colors and markings（斑点） on their skins. Their eyes are different, too. Some have green eyes, and others have bright red ones.
The sounds they make are different, too. One frog makes a sound like a dog barking（狗吠）.Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore（打鼾）.There is even a frog that whistles（吹口哨）！ According to the passage, these frogs are hard to find because________.
| A．they stay in trees | B．they can change their colors |
| C．they have sticky pads | D．they make surprising sounds |
The color of tree frogs on green leaves is________.
| A．gold | B．brown | C．green | D．blue |
What sounds can the frogs make?
| A．like a dog barking | B．like a snore |
| C．like a whistle | D．A,B and C |
Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?
| A．The tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skins. |
| B．The tree frogs can’t make a loud noise like a snore. |
| C．We can easily tell tree leaves from tree frogs. |
| D．We still can’t find tree frogs if we hear a sound like a snore in the forest. |
The passage is mainly about________.
| A．the colors of a special frog | B．the sounds of a special frog |
| C．the eyes of a special frog | D．something about tree frogs |
The people of Chinatown want to invite you to celebrate Chinese New Year with us. We are a long way from our homes in China.San Francisco is our home now.We love our new city and we also love our country, we have made(使得) one small part of the city look like China.We think it is more famous(更出名) than Japan town or Korea town in San Francisco.
Please come to Chinatown to enjoy many different Chinese food . We have Beijing Duck, Nanjing Duck and Hong Kong Wonton soup. At New Year we will have dragon dancing and fireworks.
So , we wish you a Happy New Year , and we hope the new year brings you luck and happiness !Where is Chinatown?
| A．In China | B．In the USA | C．In England | D．In Japan |
The people of Chinatown love ________.
| A．San Francisco | B．China | C．A and B | D．Japan town |
Where do the people of Japan town come from?
| A．China | B．Japan | C．Korea | D．America |
What can you enjoy eating in Chinatown?
A. Hong Kong Wonton soup B. Beijing Duck
C. Nanjing Duck D. A、B and C
This is an old English saying. Do you know it before? It says that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we should be healthy. We should also be rich(wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of a young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who don’t have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also keeps the blood（血液） moving around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep every night, he _____.
| A．will become wise | B．won’t do well in his work |
| C．will have to sleep in the daytime | D．can’t go to school in time |
A person needs exercise because ______.
| A．it makes him healthy | B．he has a lot of homework to do |
| C．it doesn’t need time | D．it is fun to do exercise |
Exercise makes the _______ move quickly and smoothly.
| A．body | B．blood | C．children | D．head |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．Exercise is good for a person’s head |
| B．A student should have 10 hour’s sleep. |
| C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early. |
| D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise |
A small man goes to a cinema. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes, he comes out and buys a second ticket. Two or three minutes later, he comes out again and asks for another ticket. But the girl says to him, “why are you buying all these tickets? Are you meeting your friends in the cinema all the time?”
“No, I’m not doing that.” The small man says, “but a big woman always stops me at the door and tears (撕) my tickets up.”The small man _______a ticket all the time.
| A．takes | B．buys | C．brings | D．tears |
After a few minutes, the small man ______again and buys a third ticket.
| A．gets up | B．tears up | C．comes out | D．goes in |
”No, I’m not doing that.” Means ________
| A．he is not seeing a film |
| B．he isn’t meeting his friends |
| C．he wants to buy the tickets for the big woman |
| D．the big woman doesn’t let him in |
Which is right?
| A．The small man is the first time to see a film. |
| B．The big woman doesn’t like the small man. |
| C．The small man is very clever. |
| D．The woman shouldn’t tear his tickets. |
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