| Hot Dog The 1600s — A German called Johann Georghehner created the “dachshund” sausage(香肠). “Dachshund” is a German small long thin dog. The 1860s — The very first hot dog — the “dachshund” sausage in a roll — was sold by Germans in New York. It became popular in the US later. 1871 — Charles Feltman, a German, started the first Coney Island hot dog stand. It made hot dogs known to more people. 1893 — Chris Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks, making hot dogs more popular. 1901 — A New York painter, Tad Dorgan, saw the red hot “dachshund” sausages sold on streets. He wanted to draw a picture of it, but he wasn’t sure how to spell “dachshund”, so he simply wrote: “Hot Dog”. It is widely believed how Hot Dog had its name. 1949 — The first vegetarian (素食) hot dogs came out. | Hot Dog Fun Facts World record for eating hot dogs: 73 in ten minutes. Hot dogs were one of the first foods eaten on the moon! About 150 million hot dogs are eaten by Americans each July 4th. About 21 million hot dogs were sold at American baseball parks in 2010. New Yorkers eat more hot dogs than any other city population in the US. |
1. The passage mainly shows us ________.
| A．how to make hot dogs | B．what the history of hot dogs is |
| C．how to sell hot dogs | D．what people like hot dogs for |
| A．Tad Dorgan | B．Charles Feltman |
| C．Chris Ahe | D．Johann Georghehner |
| A．New Yorkers like eating hot dogs most in the World. |
| B．Germans eat about 150 million hot dogs each July 4th. |
| C．A world record says someone ate 73 hot dogs in 10 minutes. |
| D．About 21 million hot dogs were sold in America in the 1860s. |
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However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present. There are many simple dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life thirteen years ago. She looks more like today's pop stars with heavy makeup(浓妆) and miniskirts. And her company offers more kinds of clothes too.
It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. "For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern." says Vera Stepherd, a shop assistant in a New York toy store.
It is good news that on the international market, Barbie is still No.1.Although Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In March, 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbie.
Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbie's 55th birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbies. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 55 is surely not the age to retire(退休).
1. Barbie's trouble is that_______.
| A．it wears heavy makeup and miniskirts |
| B．other dolls are more popular with little girls |
| C．other dolls are trying to beat her on the market |
| D．it has become less popular in the international market |
| A．珠宝设计师 | B．发型设计师 | C．舞台设计师 | D．服装设计师 |
| A．First Barbie shop in shanghai | B．Barbie's past and present |
| C．Barbie's 55th birthday party | D．Barbie lost her magic |
【推荐2】Painting and writing on walls is nothing new. In prehistoric (史前的) times, people in Africa and Europe painted pictures of animals and people in caves. Graffiti has been found at ancient sites in Greece, Italy, Syria and Iraq. In the Roman town of Pompeii in Italy, archaeologists found a lot of graffiti written in Latin, including political and romantic messages, and even some magic spells!
In the 1970s, young people in New York used pens to write their names, or “tags”, on walls around the city. One of the first “taggers” was Demetrius, a teenager from a Greek family. He wrote his tag on walls in his neighbourhood and in subway stations on the way to school. Other teenagers saw Demetrius’s tag and started writing their own tags on walls, buses and subway trains all over New York. Then, some teenagers stopped using pens and started using paints. Their tags were bigger and more colourful and appeared on trains, buses and walls around the world. In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started to make pictures too.
In many countries, it is a crime to paint on walls and street artists can have problems with the police. In other countries, street art is permitted in certain places. Nowadays, street art is more popular with the public. In some cities, there are street art festivals. In Bristol in the UK, there is a street art festival in August every year. Artists paint all the buildings in a street. Lots of people come to watch the artists and take photos. Street art can be seen in galleries (美术馆) too. There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries in Paris, London and Los Angeles.
Most street artists are young people who paint in their neighbourhood or home city. Many of them use the Internet to communicate and share photos of their pictures with other street artists around the world. Although we don’t know what will happen to street art in the future, we can be sure that it is here to stay!
1. Graffiti in ancient times includes different kinds of themes EXCEPT ________.| A．names and tags | B．magic spells |
| C．animals and people | D．romantic messages |
① Demetrius wrote his tags on walls.
② Many graffiti artists made pictures too.
③ Other teenagers wrote their own tags on walls.
④ There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries.
⑤ More colourful tags appeared on trains, buses and walls.
| A．①③⑤②④ | B．①③⑤④② | C．④③①②⑤ | D．④①③②⑤ |
| A．protected | B．allowed | C．punished | D．warned |
| A．Demetrius was the first graffiti artist | B．street art can be only seen in the street |
| C．street artists begin to share their works online | D．Bristol holds a street art festival every September |
| A．to tell why graffiti and street art will disappear |
| B．to tell the development of graffiti and street art |
| C．to tell what will happen to street art in the future |
| D．to tell the relationship between graffiti and street art |
【推荐3】In the 13th century, Marco Polo, the world-known Italian traveller saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the I5th century. However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.
Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America and Finland became the most important ones in paper making.
Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated (使绝缘) from heat or cold with paper.
However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2, 800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48,000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.
So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if possible.
In short, we should keep a balance (平衡) between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.
1. When did the Chinese begin to use paper money?| A．In the 5th century | B．In the 6th century |
| C．In the 7th century | D．In the 15th century |
| A．Because it was a large country. |
| B．Because it had lots of forests. |
| C．Because it was a very rich country. |
| D．Because the inventor was from Canada. |
| A．making beds | B．reducing waste |
| C．making umbrellas | D．keeping warm |
| A．how paper boots are made | B．how paper was invented |
| C．how we can save paper | D．how we can make useful things |
They like eggs, bread and milk for breakfast. For lunch, Anna likes eating vegetables and fruit, but Tony likes chicken and fish(鱼). They both like hamburgers. But they don' like ice cream or dessert.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Anna is Tony’s _____ and they are _____.
| A．sister; Chinese | B．sister; Americans |
| C．friend; Americans | D．Friends; Chinese |
| A．sports; tennis | B．music; basketball |
| C．sports; volleyball | D．music; tennis |
| A．vegetables | B．soccer | C．playing on computers | D．music |
| A．eggs, bread and milk | B．vegetables and fruit |
| C．chicken and fish | D．chicken and milk |
| A．ice cream; vegetables | B．ice cream; dessert |
| C．hamburgers; dessert | D．Fish ; ice cream |
【推荐2】Life can be very difficult sometimes. Too much stress and anxiety (焦虑) can make a person feel sad, confused and worried. It can cause pain in the body, too. When life becomes too stressful and filled with anxiety, there are many activities you can do to relax.
First, exercise. It is one of the best ways to relieve stress and anxiety. Go on a walk. Go to a gym. Go running. It will keep your body healthy and your stress under control. It also builds confidence.
Second, drink some green tea. Drinking tea helps the body to calm down from stress and anxiety. Coffee is not a good choice. The caffeine (咖啡因) in coffee can raise your stress level. Try some tea one day.
Third, write down your feelings. Writing your feelings down is another way to have less stress and anxiety. Writing down the things that made you angry during the day can clear your head. It may make you feel better.
Lastly, spend time with family and friends. This is the most important thing. A person's family and friends can bring love and laughter. These two things are the perfect relaxation method for any stressful time.
Next time you feel stressed or anxious, try these methods. Stay happy, stay healthy.
1. What does the underlined word "confused" mean in Chinese?| A．骄傲的 | B．自信的 | C．迷惑的 | D．粗鲁的 |
| A．Drinking coffee. | B．Drinking juice. | C．Drinking wine. | D．Drinking tea. |
| A．By writing down your feelings. | B．By listening to music. |
| C．By watching a movie. | D．By taking exercise. |
| A．Teachers and friends. | B．Teachers and classmates. |
| C．Parents and friends. | D．Parents and classmates. |
| A．How to keep you fit | B．How to relieve stress and anxiety |
| C．How to write down your feelings | D．How to communicate with your parents |
Many people drive their cars to school or work now. So there are lots of cars on the streets. Sometimes, it’s not easy for you to get to school or work on time. Then you want to take a plane to school or work. Can your dream come true? Yes!
Four people in Germany (德国) make a new plane—Lilium Jet. It doesn’t look like a plane but an egg. Many people think it looks funny. The nice “egg” can take two people and “run” about three hundred kilometers an hour.
The Lilium Jet is not very big, as small as a car. So it doesn’t need an airport (机场). A small area is OK. It can even take off (起飞) from a garden.
Some people also call the Lilium Jet “a flying car”. It’s not difficult for you to learn to drive it. You can drive it like driving a car. Then is it safe to drive the “flying car”? Of course “Yes”! Some people have tested (测试) it for many times. “It’s really cool to see the Lilium Jet take to the sky. Everyone should have a try.” says one of the makers.
Maybe you can buy one next year if you like it. I’m sure your trip to school or work will be great.
1. Sometimes, people can’t get to school or work on time because ________.| A．they don’t leave home early | B．there are lots of cars on the streets |
| C．they don’t like their schools or jobs | D．they don’t have cars |
| A．the US | B．the UK | C．Japan | D．Germany |
| A．place | B．street | C．car | D．plane |
| A．The Lilium Jet looks like a ball. | B．It’s not safe to drive the Liulium Jet. |
| C．People can learn to drive the plane easily. | D．The Lilium Jet can take four people. |
| A．①→②③④→⑤ | B．①②→③④→⑤ |
| C．①→②③④⑤ | D．①②→③④⑤ |
【推荐1】China isn’t famous for its science fiction films, but recently a new film called The Wandering earth has become a great success.It tells an amazing story of Earth in danger,along with exciting scenes of spaceships and outer space.
The Wandering earth is based on a story by Liu Cixin,who is famous for The Three-Body Problem.In the story, the sun was dying out, people all around the world worked together to move Earth out of the solar system(太阳系)and sail Earth to a new star system.The film began with the early life of a young boy who was born just after the project started ,The engineers pushed Earth away and, built vast cities under the ground for the rest of the humans to live in.Yet the 2500 years' journey came with all kinds of dangers.In order to save the humans, a group of young people came out and fought hard for the planet.
Chinese film industry is keeping growing.Just as Americans want to get into the Chinese market, Chinese filmmakers(制片人) are looking for their way to the international(国际的)market.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Wandering Earth is China's first space film Chinese science fiction writer, Anna Wu, says science fiction"is a new challenge for the Chinese film industry."Some Chinese filmmakers have achieved a great success at this kind of film.but most of them still have a long way to go.
Still.Wu notes that within China, "Not all the science fiction films have had success.It still takes time to accept science fictions, "and that with the development of our country,people are"getting busier, wealthier and more stressed, "which creates a perfect environment for this new kind of film and television.The Wandering Earth is a good example.
1. The Wandering Earth is a(an)_________.| A．romantic movie | B．action movie |
| C．cartoon | D．science fiction movie |
| A．old | B．quiet | C．huge | D．noisy |
a.The engineers pushed Earth away.
b.Humans met all kinds of dangers
c.Many young people fought for Earth.
d.a young boy was born after the project started.
e.The engineers built vast cities under the ground.
| A．d-a-e-b-c | B．d-a-e-c-b | C．a-e-c-d-b | D．c-e-d-a-b |
| A．Because there are few science fiction writers. | B．Because there are too many Hollywood films. |
| C．Because not every story can be made into a film. | D．Because not every filmmaker can be successful. |
U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities with smoke. He needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! Now many countries around the world celebrate it, and you can, too.
How can you celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few ideas:
Join a clean-up project------Clean up your street or a favorite beach.
Save energy------Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and use public transportation.
Use less water.
Reduce(减少)/ Reuse/ Recycle ------ Practice the three Rs: First, reduce how much you use. Then reuse or recycle what you can.
You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day!
1. When was the first Earth Day?
| A．On April 22, 1970. | B．On April 22, 1962. |
| C．On April 22, 1971. | D．On April 22 every year. |
| A．have great fun | B．keep our earth clean |
| C．get to know each other | D．get support |
| A．By using more cars. |
| B．By helping clean up the land, air and water. |
| C．By polluting rivers and cities. |
| D．By taking fewer buses. |
| A．Americans celebrated the first Earth Day. |
| B．Three Rs mean reduce, reuse and recycle. |
| C．Now about 20 million people celebrate the Earth Day. |
| D．People celebrate Earth Day by helping to do some public cleaning. |
【推荐3】Fruit is good for people. Many people eat some fruit every day. Mr. and Mrs. Green like fruit very much and every Monday Mrs. Green goes to buy some fruit in the shop near her house. The man in the shop knows her well and helps a lot. She can buy all kinds of fruit there, apples, pears, oranges and bananas. In different time of the year, the price of each kind of fruit is not the same, sometimes high, sometimes low. Mrs. Green wants to buy cheap fruit. But Mr. Green likes bananas only. She buys bananas for him every week. She only buys cheap fruit for herself.
1. When does Mrs. Green go to buy some fruit?| A．Saturday. | B．Monday. | C．Thursday. | D．Sunday. |
| A．In the shop near her house. | B．In the town. | C．Near the shop. | D．At home. |
| A．pears | B．apples | C．oranges | D．bananas |
| A．Fruit is good for people. | B．Mrs. Green buys apples for herself. |
| C．Mrs. Green can buy all kinds of fruit. | D．Mrs. Green wants to buy cheap fruit. |
| A．the same | B．not the same | C．high | D．low |
【推荐1】When I was in middle school, I was on a family vacation in Washington DC. I found there was a homeless man in the street.
On our final (最后的) day in the city, when my parents went for an evening walk, I went out of our hotel room and ran down the street to the homeless man. I asked him what he wanted to have for dinner. He replied, “Bread and water.”I ran into the store and bought a big bag of bread and a bottle of water. I handed them to him. His smile has been in my mind ever since.
I went back and when my parents returned, my dad told me he had a story for me. As they were returning, they saw a homeless man was sharing a bag full of food with other homeless people around. They were all very happy. I smiled at my dad, but I have never told him the other half of the story. Till today, I still haven’t forgotten that man’s smile. I wish I had the courage to do this more often. One small kind action can begin a ripple effect (连锁反应) of kindness. So please, share a smile and do something kind for the people in need.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. Why did the writer go to Washington DC?
| A．To visit her parents. | B．To go on vacation. |
| C．To do some shopping. | D．To meet friends. |
| A．were having a walk | B．were staying in the hotel |
| C．had gone back home | D．were in a food store |
| A．He took it home and shared it with his children. | B．He gave it back to the writer’s parents. |
| C．He returned it to the store for some money. | D．He shared it with other homeless people. |
| A．homeless men usually live a happy life | B．the writer’s father was proud of her |
| C．the writer keeps a secret to her parents | D．the writer was paid back by the homeless man |
| A．help those in need | B．look for their dreams |
| C．value what they have | D．face difficulties bravely |
【推荐2】What subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can’t sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very worried during the exam itself. But there might be a good way to make the subject less stressful.
“For people who get great worries about math, how to sit makes a big difference,” Erik Peter from San Francisco State University told the Daily Mail. That’s right -- sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams.
Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math test while sitting in a slumped- over(趴倒的)way, or sitting up straight. After the test, more than half of the students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.
Slumping over is a defensive(防御的) posture. It can bring bad feelings to the body and brain.
This can’t make you think clearly, Peter said.
Better posture may not be good for students who were not nervous about taking the math exam.
But they did find that doing math was more difficult while slumped over, Science Daily reported.
Good posture( 姿 势) isn’t just helpful for taking math exams. Players, musicians and public speakers can all get something good from better posture. When you feel stressed out（有压力的）, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you a lot.
1. What posture can make people feel less stressed out during math exam?| A．Lying on your back. | B．Putting your head on your desk. |
| C．Sitting up straight. | D．Putting up one hand. |
| A．Doing sit-ups. | B．Sitting in different positions. |
| C．Thinking carefully. | D．Counting numbers. |
| A．why slumping over makes tests harder to do |
| B．why slumping over is bad for one’s body and brain |
| C．why people want to slump over during exams |
| D．why people are worried during math exams |
| A．Sitting up straight can bring bad feelings. |
| B．Slumping over can make people think clearly. |
| C．Worried students may get something good from better posture. |
| D．Good posture is only helpful for taking math exams. |
John is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, their computers are connected to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account（帐户）and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.
1. John changed his English grade with the computer in ______.
| A．the classroom | B．the school office |
| C．a bank near his house | D．his own house |
| A．John was good at math |
| B．John loved computers |
| C．John could join one computer to another |
| D．they thought John was not poor in English any longer. |
| A．John’s parents |
| B．School headmasters, teachers and the police. |
| C．The police. |
| D．School headmasters and teachers. |
| A．Information | B．Bank computer accounts |
| C．Computers | D．Grades |
| A．John | B．computers | C．hackers | D．modem |
