Do you know how family names come about? A British writer called David tells us something about the family names in his new book.
First, some family names come from the places of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England people's names may be Wood or Lake because they live near the wood or the lake.
Second, some family names come from people's jobs. For example, Butcher means someone who sells meat. Farmer is a man who has a farm.
Third, many people get their family names from nicknames(昵称). For example, my family name is Black. Because of the different colors, some are called Black and some are called White, Green, Brown. It is said that long ago, few people lived long. There were few people with white hair. When people saw someone with white hair, they would call him or her "White head".
So, when you see a British man with a strange family name, don't be surprised. There may be an interesting history.
1. What does David do?| A．A teacher | B．A writer | C．A farmer | D．A worker |
| A．Wood | B．White | C．Butcher | D．Black |
| A．Some family names come from the place of their homes. |
| B．Some family names come from people's heads. |
| C．Some family names come from nicknames. |
| D．Some family names come from people's jobs. |
| A．Five. | B．Seven. | C．Nine. | D．Eleven. |
| A．Most people lived long in the past. | B．"White head" is a nickname. |
| C．Where family names come from. | D．Why there are different Names. |
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Colours influence our moods. There is a relationship between colours and moods. A yellow room makes people feel cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings us warmth and joy on the saddest winter day. Black is depressing (令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over River Thames. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than that on any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
1. An active person may like ________.
| A．yellow, orange or red | B．yellow, black or red |
| C．orange, blue or black | D．green, blue or brown |
| A．tired | B．bored | C．relaxed | D．worried |
| A．Because the bridge was too crowded. |
| B．Because people didn’t like the bridge. |
| C．Because the colour of the bridge was depressing. |
| D．Because no one saved them. |
| A．worse | B．harder |
| C．more slowly | D．more carelessly |
| A．Your Favourite Colour |
| B．The Secret of Colour |
| C．The Colour of A Bridge |
| D．Stop People from Killing Themselves |
【推荐2】Losing your phone is a pity, but I did just that when I got into a taxi and closed the door heavily. I heard a loud noise. It was the sound of my phone’s screen breaking. Besides the sound of breaking glass, the other sound I heard was my own voice saying, “Oh, no! What have I done?”
So, for the next day, I had to live without a phone: no calls, no texts, no social media. And what I discovered was that I really didn’t miss making phone calls or getting text messages or reading social media posts. It was actually relaxing. For that whole day, I was able to stop living in a “virtual” world and start living in the “real” world.
Smartphones have changed the way we live. They are sources of communication, information and entertainment. All of these things are good, but too much of these things can also be bad. There is a chemical in your brain called dopamine (多巴胺). Activities like watching videos cause your brain to get this chemical. It gives you pleasure. For many people, these feelings of “pleasure” will increase the more they use their smartphones. This explains why you may feel upset when you can’t use yours. You have, in fact, become addicted (上瘾) to dopamine, the “happy hormone”. To treat this increasingly common addiction, some places are experimenting with the idea of “no digital hours”. In the Indian village of Vadgaon, for example, people are being forced to turn off their phones and TVs from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every night.
Smartphones are great, but you should be smart about using them. Put them away in your pocket for a while and enjoy the real world... but you should still be careful about getting into taxis.
1. The writer leads in the topic mainly by ________.| A．listing reasons | B．comparing facts | C．giving an example | D．asking a question |
| A．The writer lost his phone in the taxi and got very angry. |
| B．The writer’s work was influenced badly without his phone. |
| C．The dopamine makes us upset when we can’t use phones. |
| D．The dopamine caused by using phones makes us happy. |
| A．what dopamine is | B．why we are addicted to phones |
| C．when Indians can watch TV | D．how smartphones change our life |
| A．we should use our smartphones wisely |
| B．we can’t live without smartphones nowadays |
| C．smartphones should be banned from teenagers |
| D．smartphones should be better designed in the future |
People started to study the weather very early.
Watch the sky (天空)
Look at the birds. Usually, they fly very high in the sky. And this means good weather.
| A．Watch animals |
| B．Watch the far mountains. |
| C．Look at clouds. |
| D．Sometimes the birds fly very low in the sky. |
| E．They used many different ways. |
| F．Dark and low clouds mean bad weather. |
【推荐1】Modern graffiti (涂鸦) began in big cities in the United States in the 1970s. In New York, young people wrote their names, or "tags"（标签）, in pen on walls around the city.
One of the first "taggers" was a teenager called Demetrius. His tag was TAKI 183. He wrote his tag on walls and in stations in New York. He did it just for fun and he had never considered his behavior would have launched an amazing art campaign. Other teenagers saw Demetrius's tag and started writing their tags too. Soon, there were tags on walls, buses and trains all over New York.
Then, some teenagers started writing their tags with paint. Their tags were bigger and more colourful. Paint graffiti became very popular in the 1970s and 1980s.
In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started painting pictures. Some artists' pictures were about politics(政治). Other artists wanted to make cities beautiful and painted big, colorful pictures on city walls.
In some countries, writing or painting on walls is a crime. Sometimes, graffiti artists have problems with the police. In other countries, artists can draw and paint in certain places. For example, in Taiwan, there are 'graffiti zones' where artists can paint on walls. In Sao Paulo in Brazil, street artists can paint pictures on walls and houses. Their pictures are colorful and beautiful. Some tourists visit Sao Paulo just to see the street art!
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. You can see exhibitions of street art in some galleries too. There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries in Paris, London and Los Angeles.
1. How did graffiti probably begin in New York?| A．An artist drew a picture on the wall. |
| B．An art campaign about graffiti was held. |
| C．A teenager wrote his tag on walls and in stations. |
| D．Many teenagers gave out tags on buses and trains. |
| A．The tags-writing has grown into a form of art. |
| B．Paint graffiti is the most popular type. |
| C．Street art is sure to attract more people in the future. |
| D．Street artists prefer to communicate with others online. |
| A．Indicate(表明) they were tired of the political life | B．help beautify the city they are living in |
| C．change people’s outdated art values | D．encourage the teenagers to love arts |
| A．A young man with artistic ideas. | B．The development of street art. |
| C．Why people like street art. | D．How to become a street artist. |
| A. You may ask an unhappy friend why she’s “feeling blue”. Blue is a cool, quiet colour, so it’s a good word for “sad”. B. If you’ve done only a small part of a big job, you might call it “a drop in the bucket (桶)”. A bucket holds too many drops of water to count. So just one drop is very little. C. Do your parents always advise or criticize (批评) you in a serious way? If so, they are like “Dutch Uncles”. In the 17th century, British people often used “Dutch” as a negative (负面的) word to show their anger. D. When you are about to go to bed, you are going to “hit the hay (干草)”. In the 1930s, many Americans looked for jobs everywhere, so they often made a bed of hay. E. When you are sick, you might say you are “under the weather”. That’s because in old days when storm winds shook the boat, people often felt sick. F. Dogs show happiness by moving their tails from side to side. When someone is very happy, he/she is “like a dog with two tails” . G. If someone does something bad to you, you might make an eye for an eye to fight back. However, Gandhi once said “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” |
【推荐3】Americans like to have different kinds of parties such as birthday parties, surprise parties, tea parties and house-warming parties. Pajama (睡衣) parties are one of the most popular kinds of parties in the US. At a pajama party, a group of friends spend the night at a person’s house. It is a great way for children or teenagers to get together and have a good time.
To hold a pajama party, the host (东道主) will usually plan some fun activities such as watching movies and playing board games and video games. He or she should also prepare some delicious snacks and fun food like pizza. Guests at a pajama party should bring their own pajamas, toothbrushes, pillows and blankets. But if they forget something, they don’t need to worry because the host will give them what they need.
If a pajama party is mainly for fun, a prom is no doubt a very important thing in most American schools. A prom is a formal (正式的) dance party that is held at a high school. The party is usually held near the end of the senior year, the last year of high school, so it is often called graduation (毕业) dance. Students should wear formal clothes at the prom. A Prom Queen and Prom King may also be crowned (加冕) at many schools’ proms.
1. How many kinds of parties are mentioned in the passage?| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
| A．At a cinema. | B．At a restaurant. | C．At a high school. | D．At a person’s house. |
| A．They can enjoy some fun activities. | B．They must use the host’s pajamas. |
| C．They have no snacks or fun food to eat. | D．They can get anything from the host. |
| A．wear formal clothes | B．play board games | C．are all crowned | D．are all surprised |
| A．American school life | B．Pajama parties and proms |
| C．American sleeping habits | D．Birthday parties and ten parties |
【推荐1】The Jing-Hang Grand Canal (京杭大运河), the world’s longest man-made river, is a cultural river that is filled with history.
 | Peking Opera, created in Beijing in the Qing Dynasty, includes singing, acting, and kung fu. It uses facial expressions to build different kinds of characters. It is also one of the best traditional arts along the river. |
 | The New Year painting is a popular folk art in Tianjin, Shandong and Jiangsu along the river. It often uses the red color and has patterns(图案) that are closely related to our life. The works which draw attention around the world can truly show the life in the Han Dynasty. |
 | Fruit pit carving(果核雕刻) is a traditional Chinese folk art. It has been around in China for thousands of years, and can be back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It looks similar to the real life. It usually takes a long time to finish one piece of work. |
 | The history of classical gardens can be as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period. The classical garden of Suzhou is the oldest one, including Lion Grove (狮子林) and the Great Wave Pavilion (沧浪亭). Those gardens show the achievements of the cultural and social developments of that period. |
1. What can we know about Peking Opera?
| A．It appeared in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. |
| B．It was created in Tianjin along the river. |
| C．It builds different characters by facial expressions. |
| A．They were both born at the same time. |
| B．They are closely related to life. |
| C．They are in red color and different patterns. |
| A．Fruit pit carving. | B．Suzhou garden. | C．Peking Opera. |
| A．Few people know about the New Year painting. |
| B．Lion Grove is a garden with cultural treasures. |
| C．Jing-Hang Grand Canal is the world’s longest river. |
| A．People and nature. | B．Science and Technology. | C．History and culture. |
It takes the local government $63 million to build this “one of the most advanced high schools”. It is free and has no entrance exams(入学考试). All the 170 students are picked by drawing lots（抽签）from 1,500 applicants（申请者）. 95% of the students are blacks and about 85% are from low income families.
In the school, the students still sit in classrooms, but they work on their laptops(轻便电脑). Instead of textbooks, their lessons rely mostly on information found on the Internet. Students can learn at their own steps. They do their homework on computers and send it to teachers for marking. Parents can check their children’s study online at home.
The CEO of the School District said,“This is how school of today should be designed and developed to prepare students for life and work in the future.”
1. From the passage, we know that our daily life has been changed a lot because ______ .
| A．a public high school in Philadelphia has developed fast |
| B．students in Philadelphia has developed fast |
| C．the technology has developed fast |
| A．$63,000,000 | B．$6,300,00 | C．$630,000 |
| A．their teachers |
| B．their parents |
| C．both A and B |
| A．The students in the “one of the most advanced high schools” paid nothing to enter it. |
| B．The students in the “one of the most advanced high schools” need to pass an exam to enter the school. |
| C．The students in the “one of the most advanced high schools” don’t have to do homework. |
| A．the Students in a Public High School in Philadelphia |
| B．the School of the Future |
| C．How to Study Online |
Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in New York. They always tried to see who could draw the best picture.
One day, they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree and then put his picture in the field. Soon some birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said “You’ve won, Mr. Black, Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. However, we still need to go to see his picture.”
When they got to Mr. White’s house, they saw nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?”
“Lift (升高) the curtains and you will find my picture there,” Mr. White said.
When the old man tried to lift the curtains, he found out that they were Mr. White’s picture. The man said to Mr. White, “Birds thought the apples were real, while men thought the curtains were real. You won. Your picture is the best one.”
1. The old man thought Mr. Black’s picture was good because ________.| A．it was in the field | B．it was an apple tree |
| C．he thought it was real | D．the birds thought it was real |
| A．An apple tree. | B．Curtains. | C．Birds. | D．A wall. |
| A．裁判 | B．学徒 | C．助手 | D．仆人 |
| A．the judge | B．the bird | C．the children | D．the women |
| A．The apples on the tree were real. |
| B．The curtains on the wall were real. |
| C．The two pictures were not so good. |
| D．Mr. White’s picture was the best one at last. |
| A．Good Judge | B．Mr. White and Mr. Black |
| C．An Apple Tree | D．The Best Picture |
● Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn’t walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.
● Don’t use earphones (耳机) when running in the schoolyard (校园) or on the street. You will keep yourself from the outside world and can be surprised.
● Your bag should be carried in front of your body instead of putting it on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.
● If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don’t go home right away. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home.
● If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don’t sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don’t sleep.
1. You’d better put your bag _________ when there are too many people on a bus.
| A．on your back | B．on your right |
| C．in front of you | D．behind the driver |
| A．run home |
| B．find a supermarket and go in |
| C．turn back and walk to him or her right away |
| D．cross the street and go to the other way |
| A．sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep |
| B．talk with the driver |
| C．call your friends |
| D．get off the bus right away |
| A．Going home alone late at night. |
| B．Making sure where the public phones are. |
| C．Not getting to the bus stop too early. |
| D．Always noticing the environment around you. |
| A．How to notice the environment around you |
| B．How to be safe in your everyday life |
| C．How to cross the street |
| D．How to use the public phones |
【推荐2】I was standing in the checkout（结账）line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier（收银员）greeted how she was doing. The woman said, “Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my son is ill. The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to get through the holidays.” Then she gave the cashier food stamps.
My heart ached. I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to pay for her food? I did not-yet. And the woman left the store. As I walked into the parking lot, I saw the woman, and I remembered something in my purse that could help her.
“Excuse me,” I said, “I couldn’t help overhearing（无意听到）what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really hard time. I’d like to give you something.” I handed her a card. When the woman read only two words “You Matter（你是重要的）” on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, “You have no idea how much this means to me.”
I was a little startled（受惊吓的）. “Oh, would it be OK to give you a hug?” After we hugged, I walked back to my car and began to cry too. Yes, everyone is very important to those who love you.
A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a card with the same words as I got into trouble. When I read the words, I was deeply touched. I came home and ordered my own box of “You Matter” cards and started sharing them too.
1. What happened to the woman’s husband?| A．He died. | B．He was ill. | C．He had no job. | D．He got lost. |
| A．完成 | B．熬过 | C．读完 | D．用完 |
| A．paid for her food | B．gave her some money |
| C．gave her an encouraging card | D．did nothing |
| A．he was touched by “You matter” | B．the woman’s crying |
| C．he had nothing in his purse | D．he felt sorry to hear the woman’s story |
| A．An unlucky woman | B．The kind cashier | C．A warm hug | D．A magical card |
Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago.He sent(发) messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Zhou started to do badly in exams because he spent too much time playing with his mobile phone. His mom got very angry with him, but he didn’t stop playing with the mobile phone until his arms got injured（受伤）.
Yang Ling, a doctor, says that if someone uses his mobile phone too much,like Zhou Yan, he might get “mobile phone disease”.If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt(疼痛), they should go to see a
doctor as soon as possible. Yang says teenagers should try to use their mobile phones less, especially (尤其) at school.
1. Zhou Yan wishes he never got a mobile phone because _______________.
| A．his mother got angry with him |
| B．it doesn’t work well |
| C．it made his arms and fingers hurt |
| A．he argued with his mother |
| B．he was ill and didn’t go to school |
| C．he spent much time on the mobile phone |
| A．the mobile phone brought him a disease |
| B．something is wrong with his mobile phone |
| C．he can’t live without the mobile phone |
| A．go to see a doctor very often |
| B．not use mobile phones any more |
| C．use mobile phones less and less |
| A．only a few teenagers have mobile phones |
| B．using mobile phones too much is bad for teenagers’ study and health |
| C．mobile phones can help teenagers get out of trouble(麻烦) |
