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(一)
Aaron Green，a three year old boy，saved his mother's life by using her mobile phone to call for help.However，the little boy—who does not yet know ABCs and can only just count to ten—has never used one before.
Little Aaron managed to call his grandmother when his mother had a diabetic seizure(糖尿病发作)．That evening，Miss Green returned home and didn't feel very well.Aaron found her the next morning lying on the floor，and was unable to wake her up.
The little boy found his mother's phone.It's thought that he knew what to do with the phone by watching his mother use it.He managed to find his grandmother's number in the address book，and called her to say，“Mummy's sick.She's very ill.Please come and help her.”
His grandmother then immediately called Miss Green's best friend，Kara McCoy，who lives in the same street.Kara ran to the house and found Miss Green was completely unresponsive.Right away，she phoned 999 and the doctors rushed her to the hospital.Six doctors spent two hours trying to bring Miss Green back to life before she was taken to University Hospital Coventry.She spent five days in unconsciousness and awoke with no memory of what had happened.
She was later told she would probably have died if it had not been for Aaron's brave actions.Miss Green said，“If it wasn't for Aaron，I wouldn't be here now.It feels like I must have been watched over by an angel，who was guiding him what to do.I owe him my life—he deserves the world.I want everyone to know what a superman he is.”
The youngster received an award from his nursery in recognition(认可)of his efforts.
( )1.How did Aaron Green save his mother
A．By calling 999 for help.
B．By calling his grandmother for help.
C．By keeping her awake.
D．By giving her some water to drink.
( )2.What can we know about Aaron Green from the text
A．He always took a mobile phone with him.
B．He loves no one better than his mother.
C．He was the bravest kid in his nursery.
D．He has never used a mobile phone before.
( )3.Aaron Green can be best described as ________．
A．clever and brave
B．lovely and clever
C．helpful but careless
D．kind but shy
( )4.What would happen if Aaron Green didn't take any action
A．His grandmother would have been seriously ill.
B．He would be sent to the hospital.
C．His mother was going to die.
D．He wouldn't be recognized by his family.
( )5.What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage
A．To tell us an interesting story.
B．To call on us to learn from the boy.
C．To describe a brave boy.
D．To show how pitiful the woman is.
(二)
Over the years we have seen some strange inventions created by some inventors，but what are the strangest inventions of all time？That is a question that has been asked thousands of times before，and we can be certain that you will always get a different answer.
There are those inventors who seem to climb__inside__their__minds and stay in their own world.This often becomes evident(明显的)in their strange creations.So we thought we could track(追踪)down a few of what we believed to be the strangest ones.We came across a website called InfoNIAC，and we thought we had found some strange inventions of all time.
The first is an invention called “Why Knot(打结)” and it is designed to do up a tie for you.There are two problems here—the size of the machine，and how slow it would be.And one more thing，what was Seth Goldstein thinking when he invented it
Next we have Alpha Omega Galaxy Freefall Generator.The inventor said that the machine actually created more free power than it took to power it.If it is really that good，then where is it now
The final one that we believe to be strange is the Bowlingual，which is a dog translator—it is not a Google April Fool.The company made one in 2002，and it is said to be a newer version(版本)．We just have one question: why
These are just three of the strangest inventions of all time；do you have any others to add to the list
( )1.What does the underlined part mean
A．The inventions of these inventors are not realistic(现实的)．
B．The inventors like to climb mountains.
C．The inventors just think something up but do not do anything.
D．The inventions took these inventors a lot of time and effort.
( )2.What is InfoNIAC
A．A shop.
B．A magazine.
C．A website.
D．An advertisement.
( )3.What does Seth Goldstein do
A．A writer. B．A scientist.
C．An inventor. D．An actor.
( )4.Which of the following is NOT true
A．“Why Knot” can help one do up a tie.
B．We can't see Alpha Omega Galaxy Freefall Generator now.
C．These three inventions were found in a shop.
D．The Bowlingual is a dog translator.
( )5.What's the purpose of the author to write this passage
A．To tell people he likes strange inventions.
B．To show his knowledge about the strangest inventions.
C．To introduce where we can see the strangest inventions.
D．To introduce three strangest inventions.
(三)
What makes children happy is candy.And more candy is better，right？Well，it turns out that it might not actually be the case.A few years ago，researchers did a study on Halloween night when some trick or treaters were given a candy bar，and some others were given a candy bar and then a piece of bubble gum(泡泡糖)．
Now，you would imagine that the kids who got a candy bar and a piece of bubble gum would be happier than the kids who got just a candy bar.George Wolford，a psychologist at Dartmouth College, and his fellow researchers found something quite different.
“Those children，who got both a full sized candy bar and a bubble gum，were less delighted(高兴的)than those who got a candy bar only，” said Wolford.
It actually depends on the order in which these things happen.In the study，the kids got a great treat first and then a not so great one afterward.In other words，they got a pleasant procedure(过程)first and then got something slightly(稍微地)less pleasant afterward.And it turns out that when they think about the experience，they don't think about the experience as a whole—they only judge by how the experience ends.
So if we have a great experience that starts to go__downhill，we will consider the whole experience as being not so good.However，if something starts out terribly and then starts to get better towards the end，we will think the whole experience a little bit better.
“If you're in a painful experience and it's getting better，then there's a sense in which things are improving，” he said.“If you're going from a nice treat to a lesser(次要的)one，the case is going the wrong way.”
So if you get a lesser treat first and a nicer one second，you're likely to be very happy；but if you get a nice treat first and a lesser one second，you're likely to be more dissatisfied with the whole experience.
( )1.The study on Halloween night was carried out to find ________．
A．what makes children happier on Halloween
B．if more candy makes children happier
C．where to get more candy on Halloween
D．how to get more candy on Halloween
( )2.According to the fourth paragraph，people have different feelings about gifts mainly because of ________．
A．the value B．the order
C．the place D．the person
( )3.What does the underlined phrase “go downhill” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A．Walk down the hill.
B．Get better and better.
C．Start out terribly.
D．Become worse and worse.
( )4.If Tom gets a piece of bubble gum first and then gets a candy bar，he will probably feel ________．
A．hurt B．disappointed
C．glad D．sad
( )5.What is the purpose of this passage
A．To let readers know how to give gifts.
B．To introduce a result of a study.
C．To talk about the culture of Halloween.
D．To let readers know how to get gifts.
(四)
Did you think you could only see the emojis(表情符)on your mobile phone？Well，think again.Museum of Modern Art in New York City recently received 176 emoji icons(图标)created by a Japanese communication company.Actually，they came as a gift from Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.
Emojis first appeared around 1999，but took a long time to become popular.They are now widely used all over the world.These icons will be shown in the same building as works that were created by artists like Andy Warhol，Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso.The emoji icons are only 12 pixels(像素)by 12 pixels.Some of them are in the moon，a video game controller，a cat，a car and even a highheeled shoe.
In total，there are almost 1，800 emojis.The Unicode Consortium organization works to make sure computer data(数据)and computer code(代码)can be understood around the world.It was in 2010 that the organization translated the emojis into Unicode Standard.That means a person in France can send a message to someone in the US and the emoji will look the same to both.
Visitors will be able to see the emojis in the museum now.In a letter on Twitter，a number of people said they couldn't wait to see the emoji icons.They consider emojis a new language since some messages do not use traditional text.Paola Antonelli is with the Department of Architecture and Design at the museum.She said the idea of emojis went back hundreds of years and covered all of human history.There is nothing more modern than timeless concepts(永恒的概念)such as these emojis.
( )1.What can we learn about the emoji icons
A．The are in all shapes.
B．They were widely used in 1999.
C．Most of them are 12 meters high.
D．Andy Warhol first suggested the idea.
( )2.The emojis were translated in Unicode Standard to ________．
A．introduce a new coding system
B．send more messages to foreigners
C．help people use the computer better
D．make it easy for people to communicate
( )3.In the last paragraph，Paola Amtonelli tells us that ________．
A．the emojis will be shown on Twitter，too
B．the emojis play a role in human history
C．the emojis are loved by modern people
D．the emojis are more simple than traditional text
( )4.According to the passage，the emoji icons are ________ for people's communication.
A．unusual B．meaningless
C．useful D．strange
( )5.What's the best title of the passage
A．The development of the emojis.
B．A new language appears.
C．The emojis find their place in history.
D．Museum of Modern Art and its works.
(五)
Fat，not thin，is today's heated topic.But studies show that we don't notice that because it has happened gradually and we have got used to seeing people who are overweight.Men are fatter than women in the UK(67% of men and 57% of women are overweight or obese)．Socio economically poor areas tend to have higher rates of people who are overweight.There is a community effect: you are more likely to be overweight if your friends and neighbours are.
Moderate(中等的)obesity cuts life expectancy by two to four years and severe obesity by a whole decade，according to a major study in 2009.This is most likely to affect today's children.“Obesity is such a problem that this generation of children could be the first in the history of the United States to live less healthful and shorter lives than their parents，” said Dr David S Ludwig，director at the Children's Hospital Boston.
More and more very young children are putting on weight and they will find it hard to lose it.It is far harder to get rid of weight than to put it on，even as a child.Some experts think that if we want to prevent obesity，we will have to find ways to help parents from，or even before，the birth of their babies.
Breastfed babies，who can look skinny，compared with their bottle fed friends，in fact usually have the right weight.Big，fat babies，contrary to the old wisdom，are not healthier babies.Slow growth is the best.Low birth weight babies，in particular，should not be overfed to help them catch up.
Those who think children are getting fat because they sit in front of televisions too much may also be wrong.A finding from EarlyBird is that inactivity does not lead to obesity—obesity leads to inactivity.
( )1.According to Paragraph 1，which of the following is NOT true
A．People with obese friends become obese more easily.
B．Men are more overweight than women in the UK.
C．To be overweight can be seen in poor areas.
D．To get fat can be noticed very easily.
( )2.Dr David S Ludwig thinks that obesity ________．
A．can increase life expectancy of children
B．could lead to shorter lives and bad health
C．could make parents less healthful than their children
D．can bring about the fattest children in the US history
( )3.According to some experts，to prevent obesity we should ________．
A．begin with the healthy birth of children
B．try our best to get rid of the overweight
C．set an example for children to lose weight
D．wait for children to become older
( )4.From the passage，we know that ________．
A．big and fat babies are healthier
B．we should not overfeed skinny babies
C．babies who grow fastest are the healthiest
D．bottle fed babies usually have the right weight
( )5.What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．Sitting before televisions certainly makes children get fat.
B．Parents should prevent their children from watching TV.
C．Overweight children may less like running about.
D．Inactivity does not result from obesity.
(六)
Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute，Indiana.Last year，he taught his students about the world's rain forests.They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food，wood，and medicine.
Destruction of the world's rain forests is a serious problem.Unluckily，rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute！As part of a class project，Myers' students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America.They paid $25 per acre.The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed.The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.
So last June，Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river.They saw alligators and crocodiles.In the middle of the week，a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest.“The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest.They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us，” one of the students said.“It was a great learning experience for all of us，” said Myers.
Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants，animals，food，and culture.During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities.They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding，and visited Costa Rica's active volcano.
Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.
( )1.How much did Myers' students pay for the rain forest they bought
A．$25. B．$75.
C．$80. D．$2，000.
( )2.What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip
A．They went into the rain forest.
B．They bought acres of rain forest.
C．They took a boat ride down a river.
D．They visited Costa Rica's active volcano.
( )3.The word “Destruction” in Paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being ________”．
A．destroyed B．developed
C．described D．discovered
( )4.When the monkeys saw Myers and his students，they ________．
A．felt excited
B．felt angry
C．jumped off the trees
D．left the rain forest
( )5.The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students ________．
A．did something to protect rain forest
B．wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica
C．were interested in the culture of Costa Rica
D．went to the rain forest for various fun activities
(七)
Mr.Guo is a teacher from Xi'an.He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码)．“We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生)the codes，and in the end everything gets easier，” said Guo.“When students finish the homework，they keep it on WeChat(微信)．Then，each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me.So I can check their work everywhere using my computer or telephone.”
The QR codes can be sent to Mr.Guo by e mail，QQ and WeChat.When Guo scans(扫描)his students' QR codes，their homework appears on his phone.He finds that their homework becomes more creative(创新的)，with many pictures，music and even videos.
Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting.“We are living in the information age.Many students like to work with computers，which makes learning more fun.” said Tingting，a student of Guo's.
“The paper is not easy to keep，but the code is easy to keep and share，” Guo said.“It is worth trying to use new technology in education.Education itself is a kind of creation.I don't want my students to fall behind the times.”
However，some parents are worried.They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers.But in fact，it's unnecessary.Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework.They only use the code when they hand in their work，which doesn't take them too much time.Also for teachers，it allows them to check the students' work at any time.And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.
( )1.According to the passage，students can keep their homework on ________．
A．WeChat B．QQ
C．e mail D．blog(博客)
( )2.Guo's students think the new way is ________．
A．strange B．boring
C．interesting D．unnecessary
( )3.What does “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to(指代)
A．The paper is not easy to keep.
B．Keeping and sharing the code easily.
C．Trying to use new technology in education.
D．Education itself is a kind of creation.
( )4.Some parents are worried，because they think their children will ________．
A．talk with teachers face to face
B．spend too much time on computers or phones
C．not like the new way of handing in homework
D．find the QR codes too difficult to use
( )5.What's the main idea of the passage
A．Teachers needn't check homework any more.
B．Students needn't hand in homework any more.
C．Using QR codes makes checking homework easier.
D．Some parents are worried about their children.
(八)
Four in ten teenagers admitted they thought they were unable to stop using the Internet.Two thirds of the 2，000 students surveyed admitted they took their iPads，smartphones or laptops to bed.And some even said that they preferred the company of electronic products to people in real life.
Girls seemed to be more affected，spending their time chatting with friends on social networks while boys were more attracted by computer games.
The organization，Tablets for Students，questioned youngsters from 11 to 17.It found the most common online activities were socializing，networking，media and gaming.
An 11 year old girl said，“I can never get it off，and at night I stay up for two to three hours after I'm meant to sleep.”Another 10 year old student added.“It's the first thing I look at in the morning and the last thing at night.”
The result of the survey inspired Tablets for Students to introduce a charter containing five top tips on how to deal with teenagers' need connected to the Internet.This included stopping your teenagers from taking their phones to bed and buying them an alarm clock.
Experts have expressed concerns that teenagers are leaving themselves weak to cyber bullying(网络暴力)．They__may__have__a__point. We have seen a rapid increase in the number of children who are connected with online bullying，leaping from 2，410 in 2011 to 4，507 in 2012.
So next time your teenagers want to use their favorite electronic product before going to bed，consider telling them to leave it till morning and just letting them have a good dream instead!
( )1.According to the survey in Paragraph 1，some students ________．
A．aren't willing to meet people in real life
B．prefer to do online activities in bed
C．are only interested in computer games
D．like to chat with friends on social networds
( )2.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2
A．Girls love computer games more.
B．Girls spend more time chatting online.
C．Boys love social networks more.
D．Neither boys nor girls are affected by online activities.
( )3.What should parents do with their teenagers' online addiction
A．Ask them to go to bed early.
B．Keep them connected with parents.
C．Chat with them on social networks.
D．Use an alarm clock to wake them up.
( )4.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably means “________”．
A．They may be friendly
B．They may be lonely
C．They may be right
D．They may be weak
( )5.What is the main idea of the passage
A．The majority of teenagers are learning online.
B．Teenagers are the sufferers of online bullying.
C．Most teenagers do online activities even at night.
D．Four in ten teenagers are addicted to the Internet.
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题型专项
(一)
Aaron Green，a three year old boy，saved his mother's life by using her mobile phone to call for help.However，the little boy—who does not yet know ABCs and can only just count to ten—has never used one before.
Little Aaron managed to call his grandmother when his mother had a diabetic seizure(糖尿病发作)．That evening，Miss Green returned home and didn't feel very well.Aaron found her the next morning lying on the floor，and was unable to wake her up.
The little boy found his mother's phone.It's thought that he knew what to do with the phone by watching his mother use it.He managed to find his grandmother's number in the address book，and called her to say，“Mummy's sick.She's very ill.Please come and help her.”
His grandmother then immediately called Miss Green's best friend，Kara McCoy，who lives in the same street.Kara ran to the house and found Miss Green was completely unresponsive.Right away，she phoned 999 and the doctors rushed her to the hospital.Six doctors spent two hours trying to bring Miss Green back to life before she was taken to University Hospital Coventry.She spent five days in unconsciousness and awoke with no memory of what had happened.
She was later told she would probably have died if it had not been for Aaron's brave actions.Miss Green said，“If it wasn't for Aaron，I wouldn't be here now.It feels like I must have been watched over by an angel，who was guiding him what to do.I owe him my life—he deserves the world.I want everyone to know what a superman he is.”
The youngster received an award from his nursery in recognition(认可)of his efforts.
( )1.How did Aaron Green save his mother
A．By calling 999 for help.
B．By calling his grandmother for help.
C．By keeping her awake.
D．By giving her some water to drink.
( )2.What can we know about Aaron Green from the text
A．He always took a mobile phone with him.
B．He loves no one better than his mother.
C．He was the bravest kid in his nursery.
D．He has never used a mobile phone before.
B
D
( )3.Aaron Green can be best described as ________．
A．clever and brave
B．lovely and clever
C．helpful but careless
D．kind but shy
( )4.What would happen if Aaron Green didn't take any action
A．His grandmother would have been seriously ill.
B．He would be sent to the hospital.
C．His mother was going to die.
D．He wouldn't be recognized by his family.
A
C
( )5.What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage
A．To tell us an interesting story.
B．To call on us to learn from the boy.
C．To describe a brave boy.
D．To show how pitiful the woman is.
C
(二)
Over the years we have seen some strange inventions created by some inventors，but what are the strangest inventions of all time？That is a question that has been asked thousands of times before，and we can be certain that you will always get a different answer.
There are those inventors who seem to climb inside their minds and stay in their own world.This often becomes evident(明显的)in their strange creations.So we thought we could track(追踪)down a few of what we believed to be the strangest ones.We came across a website called InfoNIAC，and we thought we had found some strange inventions of all time.
The first is an invention called “Why Knot(打结)” and it is designed to do up a tie for you.There are two problems here—the size of the machine，and how slow it would be.And one more thing，what was Seth Goldstein thinking when he invented it
Next we have Alpha Omega Galaxy Freefall Generator.The inventor said that the machine actually created more free power than it took to power it.If it is really that good，then where is it now
The final one that we believe to be strange is the Bowlingual，which is a dog translator—it is not a Google April Fool.The company made one in 2002，and it is said to be a newer version(版本)．We just have one question: why
These are just three of the strangest inventions of all time；do you have any others to add to the list
( )1.What does the underlined part mean
A．The inventions of these inventors are not realistic(现实的)．
B．The inventors like to climb mountains.
C．The inventors just think something up but do not do anything.
D．The inventions took these inventors a lot of time and effort.
( )2.What is InfoNIAC
A．A shop.
B．A magazine.
C．A website.
D．An advertisement.
A
C
( )3.What does Seth Goldstein do
A．A writer. B．A scientist.
C．An inventor. D．An actor.
( )4.Which of the following is NOT true
A．“Why Knot” can help one do up a tie.
B．We can't see Alpha Omega Galaxy Freefall Generator now.
C．These three inventions were found in a shop.
D．The Bowlingual is a dog translator.
C
C
( )5.What's the purpose of the author to write this passage
A．To tell people he likes strange inventions.
B．To show his knowledge about the strangest inventions.
C．To introduce where we can see the strangest inventions.
D．To introduce three strangest inventions.
D
(三)
What makes children happy is candy.And more candy is better，right？Well，it turns out that it might not actually be the case.A few years ago，researchers did a study on Halloween night when some trick or treaters were given a candy bar，and some others were given a candy bar and then a piece of bubble gum(泡泡糖)．
Now，you would imagine that the kids who got a candy bar and a piece of bubble gum would be happier than the kids who got just a candy bar.George Wolford，a psychologist at Dartmouth College, and his fellow researchers found something quite different.
“Those children，who got both a full sized candy bar and a bubble gum，were less delighted(高兴的)than those who got a candy bar only，” said Wolford.
It actually depends on the order in which these things happen.In the study，the kids got a great treat first and then a not so great one afterward.In other words，they got a pleasant procedure(过程)first and then got something slightly(稍微地)less pleasant afterward.And it turns out that when they think about the experience，they don't think about the experience as a whole—they only judge by how the experience ends.
So if we have a great experience that starts to go__downhill，we will consider the whole experience as being not so good.However，if something starts out terribly and then starts to get better towards the end，we will think the whole experience a little bit better.
“If you're in a painful experience and it's getting better，then there's a sense in which things are improving，” he said.“If you're going from a nice treat to a lesser(次要的)one，the case is going the wrong way.”
So if you get a lesser treat first and a nicer one second，you're likely to be very happy；but if you get a nice treat first and a lesser one second，you're likely to be more dissatisfied with the whole experience.
( )1.The study on Halloween night was carried out to find ________．
A．what makes children happier on Halloween
B．if more candy makes children happier
C．where to get more candy on Halloween
D．how to get more candy on Halloween
( )2.According to the fourth paragraph，people have different feelings about gifts mainly because of ________．
A．the value B．the order
C．the place D．the person
B
B
( )3.What does the underlined phrase “go downhill” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A．Walk down the hill.
B．Get better and better.
C．Start out terribly.
D．Become worse and worse.
( )4.If Tom gets a piece of bubble gum first and then gets a candy bar，he will probably feel ________．
A．hurt B．disappointed
C．glad D．sad
D
C
( )5.What is the purpose of this passage
A．To let readers know how to give gifts.
B．To introduce a result of a study.
C．To talk about the culture of Halloween.
D．To let readers know how to get gifts.
B
(四)
Did you think you could only see the emojis(表情符)on your mobile phone？Well，think again.Museum of Modern Art in New York City recently received 176 emoji icons(图标)created by a Japanese communication company.Actually，they came as a gift from Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.
Emojis first appeared around 1999，but took a long time to become popular.They are now widely used all over the world.These icons will be shown in the same building as works that were created by artists like Andy Warhol，Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso.The emoji icons are only 12 pixels(像素)by 12 pixels.Some of them are in the moon，a video game controller，a cat，a car and even a highheeled shoe.
In total，there are almost 1，800 emojis.The Unicode Consortium organization works to make sure computer data(数据)and computer code(代码)can be understood around the world.It was in 2010 that the organization translated the emojis into Unicode Standard.That means a person in France can send a message to someone in the US and the emoji will look the same to both.
Visitors will be able to see the emojis in the museum now.In a letter on Twitter，a number of people said they couldn't wait to see the emoji icons.They consider emojis a new language since some messages do not use traditional text. Paola Antonelli is with the Department of Architecture and Design at the museum. She said the idea of emojis went back hundreds of years and covered all of human history.There is nothing more modern than timeless concepts(永恒的概念)such as these emojis.
( )1.What can we learn about the emoji icons
A．The are in all shapes.
B．They were widely used in 1999.
C．Most of them are 12 meters high.
D．Andy Warhol first suggested the idea.
( )2.The emojis were translated in Unicode Standard to ________．
A．introduce a new coding system
B．send more messages to foreigners
C．help people use the computer better
D．make it easy for people to communicate
A
D
( )3.In the last paragraph，Paola Amtonelli tells us that ________．
A．the emojis will be shown on Twitter，too
B．the emojis play a role in human history
C．the emojis are loved by modern people
D．the emojis are more simple than traditional text
( )4.According to the passage，the emoji icons are ________ for people's communication.
A．unusual B．meaningless
C．useful D．strange
B
C
( )5.What's the best title of the passage
A．The development of the emojis.
B．A new language appears.
C．The emojis find their place in history.
D．Museum of Modern Art and its works.
C
(五)
Fat，not thin，is today's heated topic.But studies show that we don't notice that because it has happened gradually and we have got used to seeing people who are overweight.Men are fatter than women in the UK(67% of men and 57% of women are overweight or obese)．Socio economically poor areas tend to have higher rates of people who are overweight.There is a community effect: you are more likely to be overweight if your friends and neighbours are.
Moderate(中等的)obesity cuts life expectancy by two to four years and severe obesity by a whole decade，according to a major study in 2009.This is most likely to affect today's children.“Obesity is such a problem that this generation of children could be the first in the history of the United States to live less healthful and shorter
lives than their parents，” said Dr David S Ludwig，director at the Children's Hospital Boston.
More and more very young children are putting on weight and they will find it hard to lose it.It is far harder to get rid of weight than to put it on，even as a child.Some experts think that if we want to prevent obesity，we will have to find ways to help parents from，or even before，the birth of their babies.
Breastfed babies，who can look skinny，compared with their bottle fed friends，in fact usually have the right weight.Big，fat babies，contrary to the old wisdom，are not healthier babies.Slow growth is the best.Low birth weight babies，in particular，should not be overfed to help them catch up.
Those who think children are getting fat because they sit in front of televisions too much may also be wrong.A finding from EarlyBird is that inactivity does not lead to obesity—obesity leads to inactivity.
( )1.According to Paragraph 1，which of the following is NOT true
A．People with obese friends become obese more easily.
B．Men are more overweight than women in the UK.
C．To be overweight can be seen in poor areas.
D．To get fat can be noticed very easily.
D
( )2.Dr David S Ludwig thinks that obesity ________．
A．can increase life expectancy of children
B．could lead to shorter lives and bad health
C．could make parents less healthful than their children
D．can bring about the fattest children in the US history
( )3.According to some experts，to prevent obesity we should ________．
A．begin with the healthy birth of children
B．try our best to get rid of the overweight
C．set an example for children to lose weight
D．wait for children to become older
B
A
( )4.From the passage，we know that ________．
A．big and fat babies are healthier
B．we should not overfeed skinny babies
C．babies who grow fastest are the healthiest
D．bottle fed babies usually have the right weight
( )5.What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．Sitting before televisions certainly makes children get fat.
B．Parents should prevent their children from watching TV.
C．Overweight children may less like running about.
D．Inactivity does not result from obesity.
B
C
(六)
Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute，Indiana.Last year，he taught his students about the world's rain forests.They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food，wood，and medicine.
Destruction of the world's rain forests is a serious problem.Unluckily，rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute！As part of a class project，Myers' students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America.They paid $25 per acre.The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed.The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.
So last June，Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river.They saw alligators and crocodiles.In the middle of the week，a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest.“The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest.They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us，” one of the students said.“It was a great learning experience for all of us，” said Myers.
Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants，animals，food，and culture.During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities.They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding，and visited Costa Rica's active volcano.
Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.
( )1.How much did Myers' students pay for the rain forest they bought
A．$25. B．$75.
C．$80. D．$2，000.
( )2.What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip
A．They went into the rain forest.
B．They bought acres of rain forest.
C．They took a boat ride down a river.
D．They visited Costa Rica's active volcano.
B
C
( )3.The word “Destruction” in Paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being ________”．
A．destroyed B．developed
C．described D．discovered
( )4.When the monkeys saw Myers and his students，they ________．
A．felt excited
B．felt angry
C．jumped off the trees
D．left the rain forest
A
B
( )5.The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students ________．
A．did something to protect rain forest
B．wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica
C．were interested in the culture of Costa Rica
D．went to the rain forest for various fun activities
A
(七)
Mr.Guo is a teacher from Xi'an.He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码)．“We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生)the codes，and in the end everything gets easier，” said Guo.“When students finish the homework，they keep it on WeChat(微信)．Then，each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me.So I can check their work everywhere using my computer or telephone.”
The QR codes can be sent to Mr.Guo by e mail，QQ and WeChat.When Guo scans(扫描)his students' QR codes，their homework appears on his phone.He finds that their homework becomes more creative(创新的)，with many pictures，music and even videos.
Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting.“We are living in the information age.Many students like to work with computers，which makes learning more fun.” said Tingting，a student of Guo's.
“The paper is not easy to keep，but the code is easy to keep and share，” Guo said.“It is worth trying to use new technology in education.Education itself is a kind of creation.I don't want my students to fall behind the times.”
However，some parents are worried.They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers.But in fact，it's unnecessary.Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework.They only use the code when they hand in their work，which doesn't take them too much time.Also for teachers，it allows them to check the students' work at any time.And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.
( )1.According to the passage，students can keep their homework on ________．
A．WeChat B．QQ
C．e mail D．blog(博客)
( )2.Guo's students think the new way is ________．
A．strange B．boring
C．interesting D．unnecessary
A
C
( )3.What does “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to(指代)
A．The paper is not easy to keep.
B．Keeping and sharing the code easily.
C．Trying to use new technology in education.
D．Education itself is a kind of creation.
( )4.Some parents are worried，because they think their children will ________．
A．talk with teachers face to face
B．spend too much time on computers or phones
C．not like the new way of handing in homework
D．find the QR codes too difficult to use
C
B
( )5.What's the main idea of the passage
A．Teachers needn't check homework any more.
B．Students needn't hand in homework any more.
C．Using QR codes makes checking homework easier.
D．Some parents are worried about their children.
C
(八)
Four in ten teenagers admitted they thought they were unable to stop using the Internet.Two thirds of the 2，000 students surveyed admitted they took their iPads，smartphones or laptops to bed.And some even said that they preferred the company of electronic products to people in real life.
Girls seemed to be more affected，spending their time chatting with friends on social networks while boys were more attracted by computer games.
The organization，Tablets for Students，questioned youngsters from 11 to 17.It found the most common online activities were socializing，networking，media and gaming.
An 11 year old girl said，“I can never get it off，and at night I stay up for two to three hours after I'm meant to sleep.”Another 10 year old student added.“It's the first thing I look at in the morning and the last thing at night.”
The result of the survey inspired Tablets for Students to introduce a charter containing five top tips on how to deal with teenagers' need connected to the Internet.This included stopping your teenagers from taking their phones to bed and buying them an alarm clock.
Experts have expressed concerns that teenagers are leaving themselves weak to cyber bullying(网络暴力)．They may have a point. We have seen a rapid increase in the number of children who are connected with online bullying，leaping from 2，410 in 2011 to 4，507 in 2012.
So next time your teenagers want to use their favorite electronic product before going to bed，consider telling them to leave it till morning and just letting them have a good dream instead!
( )1.According to the survey in Paragraph 1，some students ________．
A．aren't willing to meet people in real life
B．prefer to do online activities in bed
C．are only interested in computer games
D．like to chat with friends on social networds
A
( )2.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2
A．Girls love computer games more.
B．Girls spend more time chatting online.
C．Boys love social networks more.
D．Neither boys nor girls are affected by online activities.
( )3.What should parents do with their teenagers' online addiction
A．Ask them to go to bed early.
B．Keep them connected with parents.
C．Chat with them on social networks.
D．Use an alarm clock to wake them up.
B
D
( )4.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably means “________”．
A．They may be friendly
B．They may be lonely
C．They may be right
D．They may be weak
( )5.What is the main idea of the passage
A．The majority of teenagers are learning online.
B．Teenagers are the sufferers of online bullying.
C．Most teenagers do online activities even at night.
D．Four in ten teenagers are addicted to the Internet.
C
D
