The village of Hengly was going to have the Bean Olympics.It was a competition to see which kind of bean would grow the fastest and tallest.Everybody was excited.They couldn’t waited to show their best plants.
Cassie knew clearly which bean she would choose for the competition,for her family had planted a special “family bean.”It was a flat bean that her greatgrandparents had brought from Sicily.Her grandmother planted the beans every year and served them at many meals.Cassie was sure they would be unbeatable beans.
However,the plan did not work out that way.Although Cassie’s bean plants looked healthy with beautiful purple flowers,they did not grow as fast or climb as high as any of her neighbors’.These people chose beans from seed(种子)stores.Their beans had wonderful names like “Rocket” or “Top Crop.”One type was even named “King’s Bean.”That was the bean Ivan planted,and his plants climbed almost to the top of the fence.Cassie’s plants were just near the middle of the fence.
On the day of the competition,Cassie was disappointed that her beans were in last place.Ivan laughed at hr beans and said she could win a prize for the slowest,shortest beans.
The organizer,Mr.Williams,handed out medals for the fastest-growing and the tallest beans plants.“Now there remains only one final test,and it is just as important:the taste test.”
Mr.Williams cooked the beans from each competitor and chose five experienced villagers as judges(裁判).
Cassie was nervous.Would her family beans lose another time?
After the judges tasted the beans,Mr.Williams counted the results.“We have a winner,” Mr.Williams announced.“The judges all agree that Cassie’s beans are the winner.”
Cassie grinned at this unexpected result.Many of her neighbors,even Ivan asked for her seeds.They were all in favor of the good-tasting beans even though they didn’t grow fast or very tall.
Cassie’s beans were from _____________.
| A．the organizer | B．seed stores |
| C．her neighbors | D．her family |
Cassie won the prize for ____________.
| A．the tallest beans | B．the most delicious beans |
| C．the most beautiful beans | D．the fastest-growing beans |
What does the underlined word grinned probably mean in the passage?
| A．smiled widely | B．left silently |
| C．nodded quickly | D．sang sadly |
What is the topic of the passage?
| A．The experience of growing beans. |
| B．The tallest bean in the competition. |
| C．The history of a special family bean. |
| D．The bean competition in Hengly Village. |
Some Fun and Interesting Facts
◆Do you think what color oranges are？The answer to this question is "Orange"． However，the first oranges from Southeast Asia were actually green，Up to now，oranges in warmer areas like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green when they are fully grown．
◆There was a man named John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees．But the apples on those trees were much more bitter（苦的）than the ones you'd find in the supermarket today．John didn't expect his apples to be eaten whole，but rather made into hard apple cider（苹果酒）．
◆Like most four﹣legged animals，cats have five toes on the front paws（脚爪），but their back paws only have four toes．Scientists think the four﹣toe back paws might help them run faster．Do you know any other fun facts about cats？
◆Walt Disney might have been the firs it gloves on his characters，as the star Mickey Mouse in 1929's The Opry House（《奥普里之屋》）．Besides being easier to interest，there's another reason why Disney did so："We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human．" Disney once said．
（1）What does the underlined word "they" refer to？
A．Warmer areas．
B．Oranges in warmer areas．
C．The first oranges．
D．People from Vietnam and Thailand．
（2）John expected his apples to be ．
A．known by more people
B．sold in the supermarket
C．eaten only by himself
D．made into hard apple cider
（3）How many toes does a normal cat have in total？
A．Fourteen．
B．Sixteen．
C．Eighteen．
D．Twenty．
（4）Disney put gloves on Mickey Mouse in order to ．
A．make him look more human
B．protect his hands
C．help him to run faster
D．make him feel more comfortable
（5）Which is NOT a fact according to the information above？
A．The first oranges weren't orange．
B．John's apples weren't sweet enough．
C．Walt Disney put gloves on his characters to interest people．
D．Cats have fewer toes on their front paws than the ones on their back paws．
The sun was falling behind the hills．Andrea was driving back home to Brockboune．Then she saw an old lady ， standing by the toad ，with a sign saying "Brockboune" in her hand．
Andrea stopped the car．When the old lady got in ，Andrea could see that she was not that little．She was in a long dress and had a hat pulled down low over her eyes．She put her big brown shopping bag down onto the floor．
"Do you live in Brockboune ？" asked Andrea． "No ， dear ，" answered the old lady in a low voice ， "I'm just going to visit a friend ，but my car won't start ，so I decided to hitchhike．"
Something in the way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy ，Andrea secretly studied the half﹣covered face ，the shapeless body ，the arms with their thick black hairs …Thick black hairs ？ Andrea's blood froze．This wasn't a woman．It was a man !
Her heart was beating wildly and her mind raced． Then suddenly ，an idea came up to her ，She stopped the car in a sudden． "My God !" she shouted ，"A child ! Did you see the child ？ I think I hit her !""I didn't see anything" ，the "old lady" said ，"I don't think you hit anything．""I'm sure it was a child !"shouted Andrea．"Could you just get out and have a look ？" The "old lady" slowly opened the car door ，leaving her bag inside．As soon as "she "was out of the car ，Andrea drove away as soon as possible．
Several minutes later ，Andrea thought about the "old lady's "bag and opened it carefully．There was only one thing in it ﹣﹣﹣ a shining knife．
（1）What's the Chinese meaning of "hitchhike" in the text ？
（2）Please list two details that make Andrea doubt about the "old lady"．（请列举出让Andrea对"老太太"起疑的两个细节）
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（3）How did Andrea get the "old lady" out of her car successfully ？（less than 25words ）（请根据短文内容回答问题，25词以内）
（4）．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．（请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语，人名直接用Andrea）
（5）According to the story ，Andrea was and ．（请用两个形容词来评价Andrea，每空一词）
No one wakes up feeling happy every day．Very happy people are not different．They never stop trying to be happy．Here are some of the habits of happy people．
◆ They slow down．
Sometimes we think too much．（1） Happy people know how to enjoy the taste of their meal ，enjoy the world's colors ，even just step outside to enjoy fresh air．
◆ （2）
Getting your body moving for as little as 10 minutes can make you happy．Happy people exercise regularly and follow through on it because they know it will help them get in good mood （情绪） and stay in good mood．
◆ They spend money on other people．
Research shows that spending money on others makes you much happier than spending it on yourself．This is especially true of small things that show effort ， such as going out of your way to buy your friend a book that you know he or she will like．
◆ They get enough sleep．
（3） Your energy ，attention and memory all go down when you don't sleep well．Happy people make sleep a first thing of all．
◆ They have deep conversations．
Happy people know that happiness and depth go hand﹣in﹣hand．They avoid saying mean things about people．（4） They talk with others on a deeper level ， because they know doing it feels good and is an interesting way to learn．
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项．
A． They exercise．
B． Happiness makes you creative．
C． We don't have time to look around．
D． Instead ，they focus on meaningful relationships．
E． When you sleep ，your brain restarts and cleans itself．
A recent study from a team of South Korean researchers suggests that eating alone often may lead to poor eating habits and poor food choices．Specifically ，the study found that men who ate alone more than twice a week had a greater risk of developing high blood pressure ，high cholesterol and diabetes．
For children ，eating with their families is not only about preventing bad outcomes（结果）﹣it is also about developing good ones．
In 2014， the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development（OECD） looked at data from nearly three﹣quarters of the world's countries．Among its findings was the fact that students who shared a main meal with their families were less likely to skip school．Children who eat a main meal with their families are also less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol（吸毒酗酒）．
In the report ，titled "The Importance of Family Dinners （VIII） "， researchers say that "teens who have frequent family dinners are more likely to say their parents know a lot about what's going on in their lives "． They also claim that when teens say they feel closer to their parents ，they are less likely to use drugs and alcohol．
Another study from the University of Montreal found that children who ate with their families experience long ﹣term physical and mental health benefits（好处）．These children were physically in better shape and drank fewer sugary soft drinks．These children also seemed to have better social skills and they were less aggressive（好斗的）．
Professor Linda Pagani says that mealtimes shared with parents "likely provide young children with first﹣hand social interactions ，discussions of social issues（事件） and day﹣to﹣day concerns "．She adds that they may likely help the child have better communication skills with others．
（1）What can be the best title for the text ？
A． Benefits of eating together
B． Advantages of eating alone
C． Ways of developing social skills
D． Risks of using drugs and alcohol
（2）Children eating with their families are more likely to ．
A． drink more sugary soft drinks
B． do well in their studies at school
C． be more socially active and aggressive
D． have a closer relationship with their parents
（3）Why is Professor Pagani mentioned in the last paragraph ？
A． To introduce her
B． To add a new point
C． To explain further
D． To provide background information
（4）From which is the text probably taken ？
A． A travel guide
B． A biology textbook
C． A cooking instruction
D． A science magazine
When he was a teenager ，Hunter Adams was very unhappy ，and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s hospital for people with mental（精神的） health problems．
When he left hospital ，Adams decided to become a doctor ，so he went to Medical School in Virginia ，USA．But when he was there he did things in a different way．For example ，he didn't like the doctor's white coats．he preferred to wear shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients ，and he tried to make them laugh．The doctors at the medical school didn't like Adams very much because he was too different．
But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine．He saw unhappy and lonely people ，and he tried to help them as patients ，but as people too．He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital ，and often put a special red nose on his face to look like a clown and to make the children laugh．
When he finished medical school and became a doctor ， Adams opened his own hospital ，called "the Gesundheit Institute" ，together with some other doctors．They wanted it to be a place in a different way of working with sick people．
Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s ，and in 1998 ，Universal Pictures made a film about his life．It was very successful．In the film（called Patch Adams） ，Robin Williams played Adams．Williams said ，"Hunter is a really warm person ，who believes that patients need a doctor who's friend．I enjoyed playing him．"
（1）What probably made Hunter decide to be a doctor ？
A． His interest in medicine．
B． His idea to open a hospital．
C． His early experience as a teenager．
D． His love for the lonely children around．
（2）How was Hunter different from other doctors ？
A． He was famous before working in hospital．
B． He liked to wear shirts with flowers in them every day．
C． He treated his patients as friends in every way possible．
D． He was good at dealing with people who were mentally ill．
（3）What does the underlined word "clown" in paragraph 3 probable mean ？
A． 木偶
B． 小丑
C． 外星人
D． 蜘蛛侠
（4）What can we know from Robin Williams words ？
A． He thought highly of Hunter．
B． Every doctor needs a patient friend．
C． He became a warm person ever after．
D． A good actor makes a successful film．
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