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A smart diet, a healthy life
No matter how old your kids are, you can take steps to improve a healthy diet and to encourage good eating habits.
Tip One: Family Meals
Family meals are nice for both parents and kids. Children like to guess what they are going to have and parents get the chance to introduce new foods to children. Parents can also use the mealtime as a chance to talk with their kids about their life.
Tip Two: Healthy Snacks
Kids, especially younger ones, will eat mostly what they can get at home. That’s why it’s important to have enough healthy snacks, such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, yogurt and whole-grain biscuits.
Tip Three: Being a Good Example
The best way for you to encourage healthy eating is to eat well yourself. Kids will follow the lead of the adults they see every day. By eating fruit and vegetables and avoiding fast food and sweet drinks, you are sending the right message.
Tip Four: No Shouts about Food
Parents might find themselves shouting at children to get them to have healthy foods in front of them. This in fact can make children dislike what they are asked to eat. You need to work a bit on different cooking methods.
Tip Five: Get Kids Included(参与)
Most kids will enjoy making the decision about food. Talk to them about making choices and planning a healthy meal. It can help them to make good decisions on their own about the foods they want to eat.
1. How many tips are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2. What is the author’s attitude toward snacks?
A. Snacks shouldn’t be eaten.
B. Healthy snacks can be accepted.
C. Kids can only have snacks at home.
D. It’s not necessary to have snacks at home.
3. What does the underlined phrase “the right message” mean?
A. Being a good cook. B. Healthy eating
C. Eating fast food. D. Cooking at home.
4. According to Tip Four, what should parents do if kids refuse to eat healthy food?
A. Explain how healthy it is. B. Try cooking it in a different way.
C. Never cook the same food. D. Ask kids to get used to its taste.
5. Why should parents get kids included when they make the decision about food?
A. To let kids eat anything they like.
B. To help kids become a wonderful cook.
C. To help kids make good choices by themselves.
D. To set a good example of eating healthy food.
B
More than nine million American children are spending part of their summer at a camp. They are swimming, playing sports, making music or learning to use a computer. Traditional American summer camps offer children a chance to play many sports outdoors. These camps may be in the mountains, in the forests or in a lake. Other camps teach activities like painting, music or computer programming. Children at all kinds of camps meet new friends, learn new skills and develop independence.
Some children go to camp during the day and return home at night. Others stay at camps all day and all night. Most children who attend camps are between the ages of about six and sixteen.
Some children stay at an overnight camp for one or two weeks. Others stay for as many as eight weeks. Parents pay from one hundred to more than seven hundred dollars a week for overnight camps. Day camps are much cheaper. The American tradition of sending children to summer camps began more than one hundred years ago.
6. How many American children are involved in summer camps?
A. More than 1,000,000. B. More than 10,000,000.
C. More than 9,000,000. D. Over 90,000,000.
7. How long does an overnight camp last?
A. From 6 to 16 weeks. B. One or two weeks.
C. From 1 to 8 weeks. D. Eight weeks.
8. What can we learn about the overnight camps?
A. Overnight camps cost more. B. Overnight campers are older.
C. Overnight camps last longer. D. Overnight campers can learn more.
9. How much do parents pay for a week overnight camps?
A. From one hundred to more than eight hundred.
B. From one hundred to more than seven hundred.
C. From one hundred to less than eight hundred.
D. From one hundred to less than seven hundred.
10. What is the passage about?
A. The American children’s activities.
B. The American children’s summer courses.
C. The American children’s winter camps.
D. The American children’s summer camps.
C
One day, my daughter, a mentally(精神地) disabled child, pretended(假装) to be sick and didn’t want to go to school, where a competition was going to be held. Although the competition was difficult for her to finish, I encouraged her to face it and told her that I would go with her.
Everything went well until it was time for the bag race. Now each child had to climb into a bag from standing area, jump to a goal line, return and climb out of the bag.
I watched Jenny standing near the end of her line of players, looking very nervous. But as Jenny’s turn to begin the race, a change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stood behind Jenny and put his hands on her waist(腰). Two other boys stood a little in front of her. The moment the player in front of Jenny walked out of the bag, those two boys took the bag at once and held it open while the tallest boy lifted Jenny and dropped her into it. A girl in front of Jenny took her hand and supported her for a short time until Jenny achieved her balance. Then she jumped off, smiling and proud.
Among the cheers of teachers, schoolmates and parents, I cried and walked out of the crowds quietly. I thanked the warm, friendly people in life and her little friends. They made it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her classmates.
11. The writer’s daughter pretended to be sick because __________.
A. she disliked going to school
B. she didn’t want to take part in the competition
C. her classmates often laughed at her
D. the writer wouldn’t go to school with her
12. Which of the following is the right order of the bag race?
① Climb out of the bag ② Jump to a goal line
③ Climb into the bag ④ Return to the standing area
A. ①②③④ B. ③④②① C. ③②④① D. ②③①④
13. What does the underlined word “The moment” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. As soon as B. So that C. Because D. Although
14. The tallest boy stood behind Jenny .
A. to hold the bag open for her B. to help her to achieve her balance
C. to help her climb out of the bag D. to lift her and put her into the bag
15. Why did the writer cry at last?
A. She couldn’t help her disabled daughter.
B. Her daughter successfully finished her competition.
C. People helped her daughter instead of laughing at her.
D. Her daughter was braver than she had expected.
D
Chapter 2, from Alice in Wonderland
Alice was not hurt, so she jumped to her feet in a moment. She looked up, and found the White Rabbit was still in sight. She was close behind it, but when she turned the corner, the Rabbit was no longer to be seen. She found herself in a long, low hall.
There were doors all around the hall, but they were all locked.
Alice walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again.
Suddenly, she came upon a little three-legged table. There was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and Alice’s first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall.
But, alas! Either the locks were too large, or the key was too small. However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before and behind it was a little door.
She tried the little golden key in the lock, and she was pleased to find it fitted!
16. The hall where Alice stayed is___________.
A. long and low B. big and high C. wide and low D. big and wide
17. What did Alice want to do when she got to the hall?
A. She wanted to know how to get some food
B. She wanted to know where her sister was
C. She wanted to find out how to get out again
D. She wanted to meet the Rabbit
18. Where did Alice find the tiny golden key?
A. B. C. D.
19. How did Alice feel when the gold key fitted into a lock?
A. Tired B. Shocked C. Happy D. Interested
20. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Alice had never seen the White Rabbit before she got to the hall
B. Some of the doors around the hall were locked
C. Alice noticed the little door as soon as she entered the hall
D. The passage is from Alice in Wonderland.
E
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.
One day, the farmer’s friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where lo plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbours would come all night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.
Finally he planted the tree in his woods where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbours would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”
“Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed(抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also you have killed a good apple tree!”
21. What did the farmer’s friend give him one day?
A. An apple. B. Some apples. C. A young tree. D. Some young trees.
22. Why didn’t the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?
A. He thought strangers would steal the fruit.
B. He thought the tree would die.
C. He thought his children would take the fruit.
D. He thought his neighbours would steal the fruit.
23. Where did the farmer plant the young tree?
A. Near the road. B. In his field. C. In his woods. D. Near the house.
24. Why did the young tree die in the end?
A. Strangers pulled out the tree. B. His neighbors cut down the tree.
C. His children broke the tree. D. There was less sunlight and poor soil.
25. What does the story tell us?
A. We should care about others’ feelings.
B. We should learn to share beautiful things.
C. The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up.
D. The young tree can grow up one day.
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Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, so they can not go to regular school. How do they get an education?
In Hollywood, many TV shows are made. About forty teachers give lessons to the children in the shows. They teach wherever their pupils are working. The teachers’ job is very important. They are responsible(有负责的) for making sure that the children work only the permitted(允许的) hours each week. They are also responsible for making sure that children learn the required subjects. They make sure, too, that the children get enough rest and play, along with their education.
Children actors are asked to go to classes twenty hours each week. California law says they must be taught from September to June. If they do not make much progress in school, they are not permitted to continue working in TV shows. TV children are usually good pupils, and most of their teachers like this special kind of work. Their classes are given in some wonderful places. Sometimes the “classroom” is a Mississippi riverboat, and sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become famous TV or movie stars.
1. The children actors do not go to regular school because ______ .
A. they do not get good marks B. there is no school nearby
C. they have to act several hours a day D. they have to work all day long
2. The teachers usually give classes in ______ .
A. a classroom building B. some interesting places
C. a Mississippi riverboat D. a spaceship
3. The teachers’ duty is to make sure that the children actors ______ .
A. do not overwork B. learn what they must learn
C. have enough sleep and play D. all the above
4. The pupils are not allowed to continue working if they ______ .
A. do not act well B. go to regular school
C. do not get good marks D. cannot become famous stars
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. California law does not allow children to act in TV shows.
B. Many of the children actors become famous stars.
C. The lessons are given by about forty teachers in Hollywood.
D. The teachers must teach them from September to June.
B
Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing. He won a prize — “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fifteen. He studied in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know. When he was nineteen, he visited Paris.
Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there. When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life.
When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. He was still looking for new ideas and new ways for his artistic materials.
When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.
6. What did Pablo Picasso’s father do?
A. A teacher. B.A painter.
C. An artist. D.A painter and art teacher.
7. What prize did he win when he was fifteen?
A. Science and Painting. B. Science and Art.
C. Science and charity. D. Painting and Charity.
8. Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen?
A. Paris and Spain. B. London and Paris.
C. Spain and Paris. D. London and Spain.
9. How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died?
A. Twenty-three and ninety. B. Twenty-three and ninety-one.
C. Nineteen and ninety-one. D. Nineteen and ninety.
10. What did he do when he was old?
A. He lived his life like a young man.
B. He looked for new ideas.
C. He looked for new ways for his artistic materials.
D. All the above.
C
Have you seen Avatar《阿凡达》? It’s a popular 3D movie, and you may have to wear 3D glasses to see it. The 3D glasses make the images(图像) from the movie look as if they were coming straight towards you.
More and more 3D movies are coming to theatres. Some say that 3D TV sets will come into our homes in the near future. 3D technology can make TV and movies more exciting. However, people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies. Why?
When we look at an object(物体), each eye sees it at a different angle(角度). Our eyes send the two images to our brain, and the brain puts them together. 3D technology uses two film projectors(投影机). One projects a left-eye-image and the other projects a right-eye-image. 3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye. So, when we are first watching a 3D movie, our brain can’t put together the images sent to our eyes. The brain needs to work harder at “reading” the images. That makes it easier for people with eye problems to get dizzy(头晕的) or have headaches. A famous eye doctor said if your eyes can’t focus on the same object at once, you will have trouble watching 3D movies.
11. According to the passage, Avatar is a ______.
A. digital camera B. digital TV set C. 3D movie D.4D movie
12. The 3D glasses can make the images from the movie ______.
A. look more beautiful than usual
B. look as if they were coming straight towards you
C. look as if they were far away from you
D. look more clear than usual
13. People will have ______ in their homes in the near future.
A. 3D computers B. 3D phones C. 3D movies D.3D TV sets
14. When we look at an object, ______.
A. each eye sees the object at the same angle
B. our brain puts the two different pictures together
C. there will be two film projectors in our eyes
D. our brain can’t put together the images sent to our eyes
15. If you wear a pair of 3D glasses, ______.
A. you will see different images in both eyes
B. your brain can’t work at all
C. the images can be put together easily by your brain
D. our brain can put the images together
D
A 13-year-old American has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read.
The blind can read by using Braille – a system of small bumps(隆起物) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $2,000. It is called Braille writer. The American schoolboy, Shubham Banerjee, made a new Braille writer from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo – a combination(组合) of the words Braille and Lego. It costs just $ 350. It works by changing electronic text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile machine.
Banerjee designed(设计) his Braigo last year for a school science exhibition. Since then, he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjee’s machine last November, but they did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $35, 000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer(工程师) at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying, “We, as parents, started to be more interested in thinking that he’s into something and this invention has to continue.” Banerjee told the AP News, “My dream would probably be having most of the blind people…using my Braigo.”
16. What is Braille in Line 2?
A. A system of bumps to help the blind read.
B. The name of a new invention.
C. A very cheap machine.
D. A Lego robot.
17. How much will one save if he buys a Braigo instead of a usual Braille writer?
A. Over $2,000. B. Less than $350.
C. Exactly $35,000. D. At least $1,650.
18. What does the Braigo change into Braille?
A. Photocopies. B. Voices.
C. Electronic text. D. Computer languages.
19. Why did Banerjee design his invention?
A. He did it as a hobby.
B. Intel told him to do it.
C. He did it for a school science project.
D. He wanted to get money from his father.
20. Banerjee’s parents wanted him to continue to _______.
A. catch Intel’s interest B. work on his invention
C. be a computer engineer D. use the new Braille writer
E
Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can’t remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory. The problem is with how they study.
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it’s organised(有条理的). When you put away a book – or memory – you can’t just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.
How can you do this with vocabulary? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can invent a small story with the word, about people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is height, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.
21. In the writer’s opinion, students can’t remember words because _______.
A. they have memory problems B. they are too worried
C. they don’t use a proper way D. they don’t like to study
22. Which is TRUE about memory according to the passage?
A. Short-term memory is seldom used.
B. What we see goes into long-term memory first.
C. We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory.
D. We will never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory.
23. The underlined(划线的) part in Paragraph 2 means long-term memory _______.
A. keeps many books like a large library B. works like a well-organised library
C. provides any book you want D. leaves memory anywhere
24. Which is one example of “thinking about the word in new ways” in Paragraph3?
A. Making sentences with the word. B. Listening to some familiar stories.
C. Talking with people that you know. D. Drawing pictures of the word on paper.
25. This passage mainly tells us about _______.
A. language students’ problems in study
B. how to make the meaning of words stronger
C. short-term and long-term memory
D. how to improve ways to remember words
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1. If you have a headache, take ________ tablets of Aspirin.
A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 24
2. If you are burned, you can use ______.
A. BAYOR ASPIRIN B. FIRST AID CREAM
C. ANTIHISTAMINE CREAM D. SOME TABLETS
3. You can apply first aid cream every ______ hours.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 3 to 4 D. 24
4. Antihistamine Cream is used for ______.
A. insect bites B. fast pain relief C. burns D. cuts
5. Don’t apply Antihistamine Cream______.
A. in a 24 hour period B. in the eyes
C. near the eyes D. on broken skin
B
In 2015, on a TV show I Am a Singer, Li Jian became the most popular one, because he has great singing ability and sense of humor. Li has a smooth voice. His songs can really touch the listeners. People even give him the nickname “Poetic Musician” because of his poetic lyrics.
Li was born in Harbin in 1974. He showed great talent for music from an early age. He learned to play the guitar by himself. Later, he became a good guitarist and won the first prize in a national competition. “In my younger days, guitar was like my best friend.” Li said.
Though he studied electronic engineering in Qinghua University, he never gave up music. Then in March 2001, Li formed a group called Shuimu Nianhua with his friend. Later, Li didn’t agree to change their musical style. So the pair went their separate(分离的) ways next year.
Unlike some other musicians, Li does very few interviews or concerts. He spends more time writing songs. “Writing songs is like collecting water in a cup. When the cup is full, the water will come out naturally.” he said.
6. Li Jian gets the nickname “Poetic Musician” because of .
A. his poetic lyrics B. his singing ability
C. his smooth voice D. his sense of humor
7. Li Jian was good at when he was young.
A. playing the violin B. playing the guitar
C. singing Beijing Opera D. making model planes
8. Li Jian formed Shuimu Nianhua at the age of .
A. 27 B. 28 C.40 D. 41
9. Li Jian left Shuimu Nianhua because
A. he would form a new band
B. he had few chances to give concerts
C. he had too much pressure in university
D. he refused to change their musical style
10. The underlined part in Paragraph 4 suggests(暗示) that .
A. Li Jian is tired of writing songs
B. Li Jian likes collecting water in a cup
C. Li Jian spends more time writing heartfelt music
D. Li Jian will give more interviews or concerts in the future
C
Here are four letters to their headmasters from students in different places
Li Xue, 14,from Jiangsu I will give some suggestions about our school uniform. In our school, we have to wear school uniform every day. But the yellow and green sports uniform looks really dark and old. It can’t stand for young and lively spirit. We can add some red or orange color and make a new type of uniform.
Liu Hua. 14,from Fujian I have two suggestions for my headmaster. First, I think we should have more hobby classes in science, such as plane model making class and computer programming(编程) class. And second, I hope we can have more PE lessons or more time for physical exercise.
Han Bo,15,from Shanxi I’d like to say thanks to my math teacher. About one week ago, I got a bad cold after playing basketball. My math teacher came to me after he knew about it. He took care of me until my parents came. I really want to thank him for that.
Zhao Fei, 14,from Hebei I want to talk about the possibility of personal classes. Now many middle schools are trying the “personal class” system. Some students don’t have regular(普通的) classes in their schools. They can choose lessons they want to take. They don’t have to stay in one classroom all the time. I think it is more effective. And it is also good for exercise.
11. The underlined phrase “stand for” means __________ in Chinese.
A. 树立 B. 忍受 C. 代表 D. 站立
12. Liu Hua advises her headmaster to .
A. set personal classes they want to take
B. change the color of their school uniform
C. take care of the students when they are sick
D. give more hobby science classes and PE lessons
13. In Han Bo’s letter, he wants to show to his math teacher.
A. hobbies B. thanks C. illness D. collections
14. have the similar suggestions to their headmasters.
A. Li Xue and Liu Hua B. Li Xue and Han Bo
C. Liu Hua and Zhao Fei D. Zhao Fei and Han Bo
15. From these letters, we can infer(推断) .
A. Liu Hua is interested in science and sports
B. students don’t have regular classes in Zhao Fei’s school
C. Li Xue likes to wear the yellow and green sports uniform
D. Han Bo’s headmaster looked after him until he was well again
D
Smog(smoke and fog) was still a hot topic in 2014. Cities have taken action by controlling the number of cars and closing heavy-polluting factories. During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting from Nov. 5 to 11, Beijing finally saw blue skies.
China’s growing online market draws world attention. With around 630 million Internet users by June, China has now become the world’s large e-commerce(电子商务) market. Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba, has become the Chinese mainland’s richest person, worth around 150 billion yuan.
Good news for panda lovers all around the world. The number of wild pandas has grown fast in the past 10 years, according to a series of surveys by the Chinese government. On March 25, Shaanxi Province make public its fourth panda survey result. It shows that about 345 wild pandas are living in Qinling, an increase of 26.4 percent compared to ten years ago, the highest in China. Shannxi, together with Sichuan and Gansu, are the only three areas where wild pandas can be found.
16. Which of the following is a hot topic in 2014?
A. Blue sky. B. Snow C. Storm D. Smog
17. When was APEC held in Beijing?
A. From Nov. 5 to 11 B. From Sep. 5 to 11
C. From Aug. 5 to 11 D. From Dec. 5 to 11.
18. has now become the world’s large e-commerce market.
A. America B. China C. England D. France
19. Wild pandas cannot be found in Province
A. Shannxi B. Sichuan C. Liaoning D. Gansu
20. We know that about wild pandas are living in Qinling.
A. 342 B. 345 C. 355 D. 346[来源:学§科§
E
Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player so far. Once he was making a television advertisement. All Michael needed to do in the advertisement was to miss a shot. For Michael, this was difficult. He always succeeded whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he failed. In total, it took him over 20 times before he missed a shot.
For Michael, success is a strong habit. He had formed a habit which was so strong that it took him a lot of time to break it and “fail”. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Like all habits, once it is established, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to maintain(维持). They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.
Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you will want to change again. Then, the only thing you will fail is failing.
21. According to the first paragraph, we know that
A. Michael plays basketball very well
B. everyone likes Michael better than other players
C. Michael enjoys making a TV advertisement
D. it is difficult for Michael to make a TV advertisement.
22. In the TV advertisement, Michael
A. missed a shot quickly B. was not able to throw a basketball
C. was asked to miss a shot D. misses a shot without any difficulty
23. In the author’s opinion, ? .
A. success is hard to keep B. success needs much action and focus
C. success is hard work D. success is a habit that is easy to keep
24. The underlined word “established” means in the passage.[来源:学科网ZX
A. formed B. remembered C. offered D. accepted
25. The best title of this passage is .
A. Failure is the mother of success B. Practice makes perfect
C. An advertisement about Michael D. Make success a habit
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