Some Advice on Travel
1. Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys(旅行).
2. Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.
5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
6. Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves（小偷) there!
7. Most countries have lower(更低的) prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
8. Always leave room(空间) in your bag and buy presents on the way home.
9. Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents atlocal shops.
10. If you travel abroad(国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ____ with you.
| A．warm clothes and sports shoes |
| B．sunglasses and sun-block |
| C．fashionable(时尚的) clothes and a big bag |
| D．some fruit and drinks |
According to the passage, ____ is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调) while you’re on a train or a bus.
| A．taking a camera | B．reading a good book |
| C．listening to music | D．sleeping for some time |
You must always ____ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there.
| A．put your things away | B．look after your things well |
| C．give your things away | D．get your things ready |
If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show ____ to the shop assistant(售货员).
| A．prices | B．his things |
| C．his passport | D．his student card |
The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.
| A．拍摄 | B．感受 |
| C．抓住 | D．控制 |
B
Every year there is a Spring Festival in China.Usually it is in January or February.It is the most important festival in China.So before it comes， everyone has to prepare things.They buy pork， beef， chicken， fruits and many other things.And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”.It means “come together”.On the day before the festival， parents buy new clothes for their children.Children also buy presents for their parents.On the Spring Festival Eve（除夕），all the family members come back to their hometown.This is a happy moment.Some sing and dance，some play cards and others get the dinner ready.When they enjoy the meal，they give each other the best wishes for the coming year.They all have a good time.
Which is the most important festival in China?
A.The mid-autumn Festival.
B.The Spring Festival.
C.Children’s Day.
When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?
A.In March or April.
B.In May or June.
C.In January or February
is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
A.Chicken B.Dumpling C.Fish
What＇s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?
A.Look up.
B.Help yourself.
C.Come together.
The family when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.
A.give each other the best wishes
B.buy each other presents
C.sing，dance and play cards
C
One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations (适应能力) was Charles Darwin (达尔文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn't the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing (观察) nature more than attending medical classes and dropped out(辍学) without graduating.
Next, Charles' father sent him to school to become a minister (牧师). This time he made it to graduation. But he didn't want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.
After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasn't the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. The crew's task was to make maps of the places they visited.
On December 27th, 1831 Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study.
Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring (后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.Darwin was very interested in _____.
| A．attending medical classes |
| B．the work of a minister |
| C．sailing around the world |
| D．science |
The Beagle was a(an) _____.
| A．ship | B．plane |
| C．plant | D．animal |
When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was _____ years old.
| A．twenty-three | B．twenty-two |
| C．forty-five | D．fifty |
The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _____.
| A．adaptations | B．Darwin and Wallace |
| C．animals | D．Darwin's ideas |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Darwin graduated from a medical school. |
| B．Some animals have adaptations so that they can survive. |
| C．Darwin published a scientific paper by himself. |
| D．Darwin was first chosen to sail on the Beagle. |
Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries.
1. Try to find out what you're worried about
Sometimes, you will know what you're worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can't, you can ask for help.
2. Think of ways to make it better
There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem. Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you're worried about grades, ask yourself these questions :
☆Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
☆How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
☆Do I have a good place to do my homework?
☆Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.
3. Ask for help
When you're worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.When you don’t know what you are worried about, ___________.
| A．you should try to find it out |
| B．you mustn’t tell others |
| C．you don’t need to think of ways |
| D．you can sit there worrying |
If you are worried about your grades, you can ask yourself questions except _________.
| A．Why are grades important? |
| B．What do grades mean to me? |
| C．How do I get ready for class? |
| D．Why don’t my teacher like me? |
According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight with your friends?
| A．Make new friends. |
| B．Don’t talk to him/her any more. |
| C．Ask him/her to say sorry first. |
| D．Invite him/her to a ball game. |
The passage mainly tells us ________.
| A．Why people are usually worried |
| B．When people are usually worried |
| C．How to deal with our worries |
| D．What kind of worries people usually have |
D
Reading Oliver James'Affluenza, I thought about what often happens at home. My 12-year-old daughter is in tears."I have so take a test tomorrow. I don't understand any of it," she cries out. After shouting and shutting her door, she calms down enough to go through her notes. The following dry I ask her how the test went and the just says "OK,I got a nine".
"Wow. well done!" I say, before she finishes with "But I never get a ten!"
According to James, this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development, which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money. To test this, I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests. She looked at me as if I was thick. "Well, if I don't get good grades, I won't be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff."
I was quite surprised, because I don't consider myself a pushy parent. But James suggests and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright. He points to the Danish system（体制）of education as a better model. Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.
For me, I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle, recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules, yet I have lived a happy life. What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations, or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality.
This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind. And he is looking for schools where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests, something more like Tongjon. Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools. It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea, and indeed in many other school systems around the world.
As the Russian poet Pushkin said," Inspiration(灵感）is needed in geometry(几何学）just as much as in poetry ",and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them .What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter?
| A．She sets herself a goal too high to reach. |
| B．She should be more polite to her parents. |
| C．She is hard-working but not very bright. |
| D．She takes her grades much too seriously. |
What does the word "obsession"in paragraph 3 mean?
| A．A plain and unavoidable fact. |
| B．A satisfied and very proud state. |
| C．A practical and widely-used way. |
| D．A fixed and often unreasonable idea. |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．Social skills are as important as high grades. |
| B．Interest in grades can shake self-confidence. |
| C．The writer regrets not having studied hard at school. |
| D．Danish educational system is for very smart students. |
The writer wants to tell us that____.
| A．learning happily is the key to self-development. |
| B．top marks may be helpful to increase one's interest. |
| C．tests should be improved to give children inspiration. |
| D．education should meet one's needs for word and money. |
If you want to do a school project on children’s rights(权利), you can look on the Internet for some information. A United Nations website can show you plenty of useful information for the project.
The United Nations lists the rights of children. Most countries agree all of them, but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children:
◆Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered (庇护） by their family. If their family can’t do so, the government should take responsibility.
◆Children have the right to an education and medical care, which should be provided by the government.
◆Children must not be cruelly punished (惩罚）by their parents or any others.
◆Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse (虐待） and neglect（忽略）.
◆No child under fifteen should be made to fight in an army.
Children have the right to be protected from being made to work too hard to make money for other people.
In some countries children do not have these rights. Many young children are made to work long hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education. There are not enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick.
The rights of children are, therefore, the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have. agree with the United Nations’ list of children’s rights.
| A．All countries | B．A few countries |
| C．No countries | D．Most countries |
The underlined word “responsibility” in the passage means .
| A．something people have to do |
| B．something people want to do |
| C．something people know how to do |
| D．something people love to do |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Parents should punish their children. |
| B．Children should make money for other people. |
| C．Governments should protect children from neglect. |
| D．Children under sixteen should not fight in an army. |
Some children can’t get an education because .
| A．there aren’t enough schools |
| B．there are no schools |
| C．they come from rich families |
| D．they want to work in factories |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Children are made to work long hours on farms. |
| B．The United Nations website is useful for the school project. |
| C．Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered. |
| D．The United Nations has listed the rights it thinks children should have. |
We have to accept (接受) the truth: sometimes, we just want to shout out loud.
For example, we all have days like this: our dog has made a mess on the floor we just cleaned, or our friend called to tell us he or she couldn't come at the last minute when we had cooked dinner for him or her. We may be really angry but we tried to bear things like those. According to ancient Chinese wisdom (智慧)．We should shout in a loud voice instead of keeping silent. In fact, it's good for our health.
“Chinese people have passed on the practice from ancient times to now as a part of traditional medicine.” said Mrs. Li, a 60-year-old woman from Hangzhou.“My parents taught me to do this. It's a part of our folk (民间的) culture.”
Mrs. Li is member of a group of people who love shouting. Each morning, she and some of her friends climb to top of the hill, and let out loud shouts before starting their daily exercise. They believe that shouting is good exercise for their lungs (肺) and it brings them a lot of fun.
“Sometimes I shout out and other shout back，” said Mrs. Gu , another shouting lover.“It makes you happy. You laugh and then you feel very comfortable.” X Kb1. Com
Dr. Peter Calafiura , an American doctor, agrees that shouting can have a positive influence on people's health.
So, next time you start your morning run, why not try to shout out first? It will make you healthier.The underline word “bear” in Paragraph 2 means “________” in Chinese.
| A．纠正 | B．忍受 | C．铭记 | D．杜绝 |
Mrs.Li learnt to shout to make herself feel better from ________.
| A．her parents | B．her teacher |
| C．Mrs. Gu | D．Dr. Peter Calafiura |
Where does Mrs. Li shout every day?
| A．In a park. | B．At a square. |
| C．In her house. | D．On a hill. |
What does Dr. Caliafiura think of shouting?
| A．It's great fun. |
| B．It's good for people's health. |
| C．It's easy to learn. |
| D．It's good exercise especially for kids. |
The passage is mainly about________.
| A．a shouting lover | B．a shouting club |
| C．the advantages of shouting | D．the history of shouting |
Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those smart students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any more. They become dropouts(退学者).
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they don’t help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekeds—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful(有害的) to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.How are Japanese students nowadays?
A、They work hard and all of them are happy.
B、Parents give them heavy pressures.
C、Parents can offer a lot of help to their children.The meaning of the underlined word “gifted” in Para 1 means .
A、愚蠢 B、聪明 C、努力According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students .
A、to show love and care for others
B、how to study better than before
C、how to follow the school rulesWhich of the following is NOT true?
A、Parents in Japan wish their children to make a great life in the future.
B、Parents in Japan think it’s the teachers’ job to educate children.
C、Only strict rules are helpful for students.In Japanese schools, .
A、most of the students become dropouts
B、teachers only teach them how to study better
C、there are rules about many things, like clothing, hairstyle and so on
Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”?
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers”, and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets”, and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold： I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure. Besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.
Ivy：Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on their study.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案According to the passage, people can’t things in this game.
A、grow B、borrow C、stealAmong the people Joyce interviewed, likes the game while
dislikes the game.
A、Laura; AllanB、Allan; HaroldC、Harold; IvyFrom Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably .
A、an office worker
B、a farmer
C、a thiefWhich is Not the reason why people like the game?
A、They are longing for country life.
B、They can have fun with friends.
C、They are confident enough to face the real world.Where can you find this passage?
A、In a car magazine.
B、In an advertisement.
C、In a newspaper.
A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.
An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end of losing both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'. An unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.
Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect (不尊重) towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all other guests (客人) waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.
Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.The Chinese meaning of the word “punctual” in this passage is probably “_______”.
| A．听话的 | B．能干的 | C．守纪律的 | D．守时的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．An unpunctual person often has more time. |
| B．A punctual person often does his work wonderfully. |
| C．A punctual person often has a busy life. |
| D．An unpunctual person has more work to do. |
When you are invited to dinner, you'd better arrive there________.
| A．at the decided time | B．after the host |
| C．in a hurry | D．before other guests |
From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually ________ in the bed.
| A．saves time for others |
| B．loses his time and good name |
| C．gets his chances and knowledge |
| D．leaves his family and friends |
According to the author, which one is more useful?
| A．Good name. | B．Respect. |
| C．Material things. | D．Time. |
I’m Tony. My best friends are Frank and Cindy. We often do many things together. Frank lives next to my home and we are in the same class. He is thirteen years old .He is tall and of medium build. He has curly hair and blue eyes. He’s good-looking and very clever. He’s good at math and often helps me with my homework. He likes wearing black pants and yellow T-shirts.
Cindy doesn’t go to my school. She’s eleven years old. She is thin and medium height.. She has curly blonde hair and her eyes are brown. She is good-looking, too, but a little shy. She is good at playing the guitar. Her favorite subject is music. She often teaches Frank and me to play the guitar after class.
The three of us have fun together, and we help each other and sometimes play video games at my house.What things do the three children do together? They ___________.
| A．play baseball | B．play video games |
| C．play soccer | D．play chess |
_____________ eyes are blue.
| A．Frank’s | B．Cindy’s | C．My | D．Tony’s |
_______________ good at math.
| A．I am | B．Cindy is | C．Frank is | D．Tony is |
________________ is good-looking, but a little shy.
| A．Frank | B．Cindy | C．Tony | D．My friend |
Where do they play video games? _________________.
| A．at school | B．at Frank’s house |
| C．at Cindy’s house | D．at Tony’s house |
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling left out at break(课间休息) because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her, and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around，maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom，thinking about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them，smile and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation（欣赏）to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” at lunchtime．When you are at break，walk over to kids you want to play with，act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly, share，say nice things，offer to help，and soon，you’11 have one，or two，or even more new friends．
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left.You can introduce her to your new friends!
This passage is written for ________．
| A．teachers | B．parents | C．students | D．visitors |
According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ________．
| A．have trouble with their studies |
| B．don’t have their best friends around |
| C．need their parents to be with them |
| D．are too young to look after themselves |
The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 means ________．
| A．sharing your ideas |
| B．talking before many people |
| C．studying better at school |
| D．making new friends |
The expression “feeling left out” in the first paragraph means“ ”in Chinese．
| A．受冷落 | B．被调侃 | C．挨批评 | D．遭攻击 |
Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ________．
| A．they miss their old friends a lot |
| B．they have no time to stay with others |
| C．teachers know who wants a new friend |
| D．they are shy or not good at making friends |
Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(竞赛). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.
On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使错综复杂) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.
At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."
The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(赚) this gold, for you won my contest."
The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.What did the man do during the contest?
| A．He complained as the other people had. |
| B．He gave up before he got to the stones. |
| C．He cleared the pile of stones. |
| D．He blocked the road with stones. |
What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?
| A．街区 | B．一块 | C．砖头 | D．阻塞 |
Why could the man win the contest?
| A．Because he was willing to help others. |
| B．Because he gave the king some gold. |
| C．Because he traveled the fastest. |
| D．Because he showed the king respect. |
Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it.
What will the cars of tomorrow be like?
Little cars may some day take the place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per hour.
Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.Cars in the future mustn’t bring ________ pollution in the air.
| A．more | B．fewer | C．less | D．no |
The little car’s size may be ________ today’s car’s size.
| A．one third of | B．two thirds of |
| C．as big as | D．as small as |
Little cars are very fine for ________.
| A．long trips | B．journeys |
| C．everyday life | D．sport |
The big cars are ________ the little cars for long trips.
| A．as useful as | B．not so useful as |
| C．more useful than | D．less useful than |
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say. “It’s cool.” You May think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite football player.
We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words, such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信度).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
We know that the word “cool” has had ________.
| A．only one meaning | B．no meaning |
| C．many different meanings | D．the same meaning |
In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.
| A．see | B．show | C．know | D．feel |
If you are ________ something, you may say, “It’s cool.”
| A．interested in | B．angry about |
| C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used.
| A．pleased with | B．strange to |
| C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool”___________.
| A．can be used instead of many words |
| B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colorful |
| D．may not be as cool as it seems |
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