Every four years， in a different country around the world， there is a big sports competition．It is like the Olympics but only for one sport﹣the most popular sport in the world! What do you know about the history of the World Cup？
The first World Cup was in 1930， in Uruguay（乌拉圭）． In the final game Uruguay beat Argentina（阿根廷） and became the first World Cup winner． 13 countries played in the first World Cup． Now there are 32 countries in the competition．
The first time people saw the World Cup on TV was in 1954 when Switzerland held the Competition． Now about 3 billion people in countries all over the world watch the World Cup on TV!
Until 2002 the World Cup was always in a European or an American country． South Korea and Japan held the first Asian World Cup． The first African World Cup was in 2010 in South Arica．
The 2018 World Cup will be the 21st one． It is planned to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018， after the country was awarded （授予） the hosting rights in December 2010．
This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament （ 比 赛 ） in German， and the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe． To keep travel time under control， all the places for this big game are in European Russia．
（1）From the text， we know that the World Cup ．
A．has more than one sport
B．is held every four years
C．has a history of more than 100 years
（2）Before 2002， the World Cup was most probably in ．
A． America
B． Japan
C． South Africa
（3）In 1954， it was the first time that ．
A．Uruguay beat Argentina
B．Japan held the competition
C．people could watch the World Cup on TV
（4）Russia got the hosting rights about years ago．
A． four
B． eight
C． ten
（5）Which of the following about the 2018 World Cup is true？
A．It will last for over a month．
B．It is the first World Cup in Europe．
C．All of the places for it are in the cast of Russia．
Global warming is a big problem that we have to stop． One of the best things we do is to plant more trees． Trees can take in CO2 in the air and stop global warming．（1）
A team of scientists at Boston University has been working with NASA to study Earths green vegetation（植被）． They used a special NASA camera and found that global leaf area had increased by 5 percent since the early 2000s． （2） That's about one﹣quarter of the size of the entire Amazon rainforest．
The growth mainly came from China's forest protection programs， NASA said． For example， since 1962． China has been planting trees in Saihanba． Hebei Province． It was once a desert，（3）
（4） Ant Forest， a feature in Alipay app， gives users points for doing eco﹣friendly things such as walking and going paperless in the office． Users can then use these points to water and grow their own virtual（虚拟的）trees． When the virtual trees are big enough， Ant Forest will plant real trees somewhere in the world．（5）
A． More than 55 million trees have been planted in this way．
B． The Chinese public has also joined in these activities recently．
C． And China was responsible for 25% of that gain． according to the study．
D． However， people there can produce vegetables without any difficulty now．
E． But now， China has turned the area into the country's largest man﹣made forest．
F． According to a news report， China is doing a great job of"greening"the world．
| A If we laid all of the blood vessels（血管）in the human body end to end，they would reach about 100，000km long． That's nearly two and a half times around Earth! |
B For the first time， Coca﹣cola has showed that it uses 3，000，000 tons of plastic bottles each year． That 's the weight of 15，000 blue whales﹣ the largest animal on Earth． |
C If your throat tickles（发痒）， pressing your ear might make it go away． That's because your throat and ears share the same group of nerves（神经）． When you press your ear，the nerves in your throat can feel it． |
| D It takes about 7 to 8 trees to make enough O 2for one person to breathe for a year． Each person needs around 750 kg of O 2per year．A large tree might make around 100kg of O 2per year． |
E To young children． a year might seen to last forever． But older people might say that it flies by． Why is that？ According to the US scientists， young people's brains deal with information faster than older people． They take in more information and do more things in a day． So they feel like each day last longer． However， older people's brains take in less information and see a day pass more quickly． |
F About 200 muscles（肌肉）work together when you take a step． That 's a lot of work for your muscles， since many people take about 10，000 steps a day．If you want to get some easy exercise， walking is good for you． |
（1）Match passages A﹣F with the two topics： ①People & Surroundings；②The Human Body． Which of the following is right？
| A． |
①﹣AB；②﹣CDEF |
| B． |
①﹣BDF；②﹣ACE |
| C． |
①﹣BD；②﹣ACEF |
（2）What's the best title for all the six passages？
| A． |
Surprising World |
| B． |
Amazing Facts |
| C． |
Unbelievable Figures |
（3）Why does the editor present readers the six passages？
| A． |
To heop readers know more about human body and environmental protection． |
| B． |
To ask readers to protect the environment and take more exercise． |
| C． |
To tell readers to have less unhealthy drink and plant more trees． |
（4）Which of the following questions is answered in the passages？
| A． |
Why do kids and older people feel a year differently？ |
| B． |
Why could a large tree produce about 100 kg of O 2per year？ |
| C． |
How do our 200 muscles work together when we take a step？ |
（5）Which of the following leads to the figure"30，000"？
| A． |
The amount of muscles working together by taking 150 steps． |
| B． |
The length of vesscles in 3 human bodies joining together． |
| C． |
The weight of O 2for 40 persons to breathe a year． |
Travel around England
Places to visit in London
☆ The Thames
It runs through London， dividing the city into two parts． It's interesting to take a trip on the river． This way， you can see almost every place of interest of London．
☆ Big Ben
May 31， 2019 is the 160th birthday of the largest four﹣face clock in the world﹣﹣﹣Big Ben． It isn't the name of the tower itself but the 13﹣ton bell inside it． Every hour， it"bongs" the number of hours to tell the time．
Places to visit in Liverpool
☆Music： "The Beatles Story"
If you love the Beatles﹣the world﹣famous 1960s music group， come here!
Open every day except Dec 25 and 26
Adult： ￡16.00
Under﹣16s and student： ￡12.00
Child under six： Free
☆Sport： "Liverpool FC"
Do you love football？ Visit Anfield football center，home to Liverpool 's favorite football team．
Closed on Sat& Sun．
Adult： ￡15.00
Under﹣16s and student： ￡9.00
Child under six： Free
☆ Museum：" Liverpool Museum"
You can learn all about the history and culture of Liverpool here． It was set up in 1851， and moved to the new building in 2011．
Open daily
Free entry!
（1）What's the suggested way to visit the most places of interest in one day in London？
| A． |
To go by boat． |
| B． |
To go by bus． |
| C． |
To go by subway |
（2）What does"FC"mean in"Liverpool FC"？
| A． |
Fried Chicken |
| B． |
Famous Coach |
| C． |
Football Club |
（3）Which of the following has a history of less than 100 years？
| A． |
Liverpool Museum． |
| B． |
The Beatles Story． |
| C． |
Big Ben． |
（4）David，a music fan，wants to go to his favorite place in Liverpool with his 9﹣year﹣old daughter and his baby son． How much should he pay？
| A． |
￡0 |
| B． |
￡24 |
| C． |
￡28 |
（5）Which is TRUE according to the ad？
| A． |
Big Ben "bongs" once at 9 a．m． every day． |
| B． |
Liverpool Museum shows the development of the city． |
| C． |
We can visit two of the three places in Liverpool any day． |
| Dear Dr． Green， My relationship with my mother is worse and worse now． It seems she's never tired of talking． She talks here and there，day and night． More seriously， I feel like we don't have much common． She doesn't always understand what I'm trying to say． What should I do？ Yours， Jim |
Dear Jim， I know how you feel． It's not easy being your age． And it 's not easy being a mother， either． It's common for kids to have trouble talking with parents， and talkative mothers are not new to teenagers． But remember， she's nagging（叨唠） you because she just wants what's best for you． Talking is her way to show love and care． And she also wants to know more about you． After a day 's work． she's tired， too． But she will never be tired of caring about you． Kids should learn to understand and care about parents． In my opinion， it's helpful to share school life with her． Then， you talk and she listens． Doing some housework together with her is another good way for you two to know each other better． And if possible， often tell her your feelings about the things around you． Always keep in mind： be polite and patient． Yours， Dr．Green |
（1）Jim wrote to Dr．Green because he had trouble getting on with his friends．
（2）In Jim's eyes， his mother doesn't always understand what he 's trying to say．
（3）Dr．Green thinks it's common for kids to have trouble talking with their parents．
（4）In Dr．Green's opinion， talking is a way for others to relax after a day's work．
（5）Dr．Green explains three reasons for mom's nagging and offers three suggestions．
One day in class， the teacher held up an apple． She stood on the platform（讲台）and said， "Please （1） it in the air， and …"
One student （2） his hand and said， "I can smell it． It is the smell of an apple．"
The teacher stepped （3） the platform，passed by each of the student and said ，"Smell（4） to see if the smell of the apple is still in the air．"
Half of the students put up their hands to show that they could smell it． The teacher returned to the （5） of the classroom and asked again who else could smell the apple． The rest raised their hands except one boy． The teacher came to the boy and asked． "You really can't smell the apple？"
The boy answered，"No， I can't smell it， I don' t think it's a （6） apple．"
The teacher （7） at the boy and said to the class， "He's right! It's not （8） to get the apple smell from this apple．"
All of the other students had been tricked． Some may have thought that perhaps the apple didn't have the apple smell， （9） they didn't dare to speak up． They just （10） the first student blindly and went along with him．
| （1）A． watch |
B． feel |
C． smell |
| （2）A． shook |
B．raised |
C． showed |
| （3）A． on |
B． off |
C． towards |
| （4）A． later |
B． once |
C．again |
| （5）A． front |
B． middle |
C． back |
| （6）A． real |
B． tasty |
C． nice |
| （7）A． laughed |
B． smiled |
C． shouted |
| （8）A． surprising |
B． possible |
C．common |
| （9）A． and |
B． so |
C． but |
| （10）A． followed |
B． admired |
C． preferred |
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