 The weather is nice, and you need some exercise. Why not go for a hike? Hiking is a great outdoor activity. It can be easy, or it can be difficult. It depends on the hiking trail. Many hiking trails are in the mountains. If the trail is steep, hiking is hard work. You may have to step over rocks or hike through a small river. If the trail isn't steep, hiking can be relaxing. As you hike, you can enjoy the beauty of nature around you.  |   When you hiking, bring a bottle of water for each hour of hiking. Bring a compass, sunscreen, insect protection, snacks, a flashlight, a rain jacket and a knife. You may need them in some dangerous situation. Check the weather before you leave. And keep an eye on the sky while you're hiking. If you see a storm coming, stop and go back. Storms in the mountains can be dangerous. Before you leave for your hike, tell someone about your hike. Also tell them when you're likely to return.   |
| Hiking trails in White Mountain Park Hours: 6 a. m. to 9 p. m.   Lake Trail 3 km easy 40 minutes See birds near the lake Pine Trail 7 km easy 90 minutes You pass by very large trees Red Cliff Trail 10 km medium 2.5 hours You can see for miles from the top Big Mountain Trail 15 km hard 4 hours Watch for falling |
1. What does the underlined word "steep" mean?
| A．笔直的 | B．陡峭的 | C．弯曲的 | D．平缓的 |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Lake Trail. | B．Pine Trail. | C．Red Cliff Trail. | D．Big Mountain Trail. |
| A．Things you need to prepare before hiking. |
| B．Times you can hike in White Mountain Park. |
| C．Reasons why hiking can be easy or difficult. |
| D．People who you can hike together with. |
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There are many ways for us to exercise.
You may like to run. If you do, take care of your feet.
Walking is a good kind of exercise. You may take a walk in the park. You can walk alone to enjoy yourself.
Some people like to swim.
Jumping a rope (跳绳) and riding a bike are also good for your health.
| A．You can also walk with your friends. |
| B．Besides these, there are also many other kinds of exercise. |
| C．We can walk, run, jump or swim. |
| D．But others don’t like to go into the water. |
| E．Make sure you have the right shoes. |
| F．It’s good for your health. |
【推荐2】As we all know, yoga(瑜伽)is a good way to relax. It can make people feel quiet when they’re nervous about something. Many people think yoga is difficult for children. But in fact, it’s not true. Let’s know about a boy who is talented in yoga.
Sun Chuyang is from Zhejiang Province and he teaches more than 100 students yoga. Sun became China’s youngest yoga teacher when he was seven. But at the age of three, Sun was a kid with autism(自闭症).
At that time, his busy parents sent him to a kindergarten. There “Sun didn’t like to talk with other kids and he was easy to be angry. Later Sun’s mom realized that they spent too little time with him. So Sun’s mom gave up her job and became a stay-at-home mom.
One day, his mother took him to a yoga class. She hoped that doing yoga could make him feel relaxed and quiet. In the first class, instead of feeling bored, Sun felt happy. When going back home, he could do all that he learnt in class. During the next two years, yoga helped him become more active.
▲ He’s brave. “He even introduces himself when meeting other people,” his mum said.
1. Yoga can make people ________.| A．excited | B．relaxed | C．nervous | D．bored |
| A．At the age of three. | B．At the age of four. |
| C．At the age of six. | D．At the age of seven. |
| A．Because she found a new job. |
| B．Because she thought her job was boring. |
| C．Because she thought being a stay-at-home mom was cool. |
| D．Because she wanted to spend more time with her child. |
| A．Sun is now a different kid. | B．Sun loves yoga very much. |
| C．Sun’s mother is happy now. | D．Sun is good at teaching yoga. |
| A．Sun changed a lot because of yoga. |
| B．Sun didn’t like yoga in his first yoga class. |
| C．About 100 students learn yoga from Sun. |
| D．Sun got on well with other kids at the kindergarten. |
【推荐3】Research has shown the importance of physical activities for students in a school environment. So many schools are now encouraging students to take part in some healthy forms of exercise.
Physical education is an important part of healthy living for people of all age groups, especially those going to school. This is because school life is full of stress.
Except that, in today’s world, many school children eat unhealthy foods. These may include soft drinks, pizzas, and burgers. Eating these foods often can increase school children’s body weight.
Physical education at school helps in preventing school children from putting on weight. Physical exercise and activities will help them burn off more calories （卡路里）. If these calories are not burned off, they will be stored as fat. By doing physical exercises students use their calories to get energy.
At the same time, such activities play an important role in the healthy growth and development of bones（骨骼）. Exercises such as jumping are especially important for school children as such activities produce a force onto the bone that helps improve its power and growth.
A physically active student will also have a healthy heart. Research shows that kids who perform aerobic（有氧的）exercises, two to three times a week for at least twenty minutes, have a healthier heart compared with those who don’t take part in physical education. Some of the healthy aerobic exercises are: playing basketball and soccer.
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1. What are schools encouraging their students to do in Paragraph 1?
| A．Keep body and mind healthy. | B．Do research on healthy exercise. |
| C．Perform physical activities actively. | D．Pay more attention to school education. |
| A．Parents. | B．Students. | C．Teachers. | D．Customers. |
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．③④ | D．④⑤ |
| A．It’s not easy for students to receive physical education. |
| B．Physical activities are good for students in many ways. |
| C．Students should have more time to receive knowledge and education. |
| D．Those who don’t join in physical activities can’t keep fit. |
| A．A study on physical education. | B．Exercising more to keep healthy. |
| C．Taking healthy aerobic exercise. | D．Different kinds of physical activities. |
【推荐1】Captain（船长）Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. “I thought you liked staying in the sea more than being on land.”
“I do,” replied the captain. “But these forests are under the sea.”
After going through a door, we were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We were going deeper and deeper. At 100 meters deep, we could see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The “trees” in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their “branches” were vertical（垂直的）.We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest.
Suddenly, I saw a large sea spider about a meter tall. It was going to attack me. Captain Nemo’s man killed it with his gun, but it reminded me that the sea could be as dangerous as it was beautiful. When we reached 150 meters, it was dark. The sun’s light could not reach this depth（深度）. We turned our lights. We could see about 20 meters around us. Finally, we found Crespo Island—where a steep rock wall rose in front of us.
We could go no further, so we walked back toward the Nautilus. Suddenly, Captain Nemo stopped and shot an animal with his gun, it was a beautiful and rare sea otter（水獭）. At last, we could see the Nautilus. Several large sharks swam over us. Luckily they didn’t see us. We re-entered the Nautilus safely. I was tired but amazed by what I had seen.
1. What do “dark shapes” in Paragraph 3 refer to（指的是）?| A．Trees | B．Seaweed | C．Rocks | D．Fish |
| A．10 | B．20 | C．100 | D．150 |
①Captain Nemo’s man killed a sea spider.
②The men returned to the Nautilus.
③The men went to the forest.
④Captain Nemo invited us to go hunting.
⑤Captain Nemo shot an otter.
| A．④①③⑤② | B．③④②⑤① | C．④③①⑤② | D．③④①⑤② |
| A．A Visit to a Sea Forest | B．Death Under the Sea. |
| C．Captain Nemo and the Nautilus | D．Attacked by a Giant Spid |
【推荐2】Jenny is an American girl. She is twelve. She lives with her grandparents in America.
| A．Jenny has a cousin in China. |
| B．Guangdong food is her favorite. |
| C．She doesn’t speak Chinese. |
| D．She is very glad to be in China. |
| E．She teaches English in a school in China. |
da Vinci’s works. | A. Winter Palace The palace lies in Russia. There are many world-famous paintings and lots of great artworks there. B. The Hawaiian Islands The weather of the Hawaiian Islands is fine. People can walk along the beach or do some water sport there. C. The Great Wall It is in Beijing and it is the longest wall in the world. It looks like a very big dragon and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. D. The Summer Palace The Summer Palace is said to be the best kept imperial garden in the world. People can boat on Kunming Lake, walk the Long Corridor (走廊)and watch a traditional Chinese show in the ancient theatre there E. The Eiffel Tower It is the tallest building in Paris. Visitors can go sightseeing or go shopping there. The tower is very beautiful at night. F. Hollywood It was a small village in the past, but now it is a big fim city. It’s a good place to visit because lots of stars work there. |
【推荐1】Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work（谁知盘中餐, 粒粒皆辛苦）. ” But sadly
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed（喂养）.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially（尤其地）in developing countries. Six million children die of（死于）hunger every year.
Chinese people are famous for being hospitable（好客的）and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, got fired（被解雇）because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized（批评）
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1.Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2.Don’t be too picky（挑剔的）about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3.Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1. According to News One Plus One Chinese people________.| A．save enough food to feed 200 million people for a year |
| B．throw away lots of food every year |
| C．get enough food to feed millions of people every year |
| D．have to feed 200 million hungry people every year |
| A．we have too much food to feed people in the world |
| B．there were 925 million people in developing countries |
| C．because of hunger six million children die every year |
| D．there are only a few people getting hungry every year |
| A．all Chinese people are generous |
| B．Chinese people always waste food |
| C．Li Hong got fired because she wasted food |
| D．everyone should get into the habit of saving food |
| A．When we order too much food in a restaurant, take the leftover food home. |
| B．Eat more food that doesn’t taste great |
| C．We should not buy vegetables or fruit. |
| D．We should keep an eye on the food we like. |
| A．Don’t waste food. |
| B．Many people die of hunger. |
| C．Don’t be picky about food. |
| D．Eat all the food you order. |
【推荐2】Like China, many other countries see spring’s coming as a sign of blessing and happiness. Some of them share similar cultural traditions in greeting the spring, while others have their own ways.
Similar to Chinese culture, in South Korea, people also greet the spring by paying a lot of attention to preparing a large meal. Tteokguk, a soup dish with sliced rice cakes（年糕片）, is a typical food served at the dining table. As ancient Koreans worshipped（崇拜）the sun, the white sliced rice cake represents it for “blessing”. The round rice cake slices also look like coins, and many people eat them in the hope of becoming wealthy in the coming year.
In India, people celebrate the spring season with a traditional Hindu festival called Holi, also known as the “Festival of Spring”. It is held during February and March every year to celebrate a good harvest. Indian people celebrate spring at the festival by dancing and singing. People will paint their faces and bodies and throw colored water and powder on others to show their blessings.
Russians celebrate the festival that called Maslenitsa in springtime. The festival is celebrated around the end of February or early March each year. People will bake round pancakes into golden yellow to appreciate the sun, and in the dark night, people will light fires for celebrations.
In the US, there is a special “sock-burning”event held in Maryland to celebrate the spring’s coming. The tradition of burning socks began in the 20th century. People burn socks there to show that they can wear shoes barefoot（赤脚地）when the weather warms up. It’s a hope to have the winter end soon and the spring come early. Similar to the Chinese tradition, people in the US will also do the spring cleaning to shake off the winter’s decay（衰败）in the hope of receiving new luck.
1. What do Koreans and Chinese have in common when celebrating spring?| A．Both cook a special soup. | B．Both put coins into the dumplings. |
| C．Both hope to be richer in the coming year. | D．Both put lots of effort into making a great meal. |
| A．Good luck. | B．A good harvest. |
| C．The arrival of spring. | D．The health of family. |
①South Korea ②India ③Russia ④the US
| A．①② | B．②④ | C．①③ | D．③④ |
| A．The history of different traditions. | B．Celebrations of spring in different countries. |
| C．The importance of welcome spring. | D．Chinese culture influenced other countries deeply. |
Cool Glasses  Researchers from Cornell University, US, made a pair of glasses. It looks nothing special, but it can read lips (嘴形)! There are sensors (传感器) on the frame (框架). They can understand silent speech through lip and mouth movements. Then the glasses can send the text to a smartphone. For people who can’t speak, the eyeglasses give them a voice. It is correct 95 percent of the time. _____________  This kind of alarm clocks is right for people who feel difficult to get out of bed in the early morning. You may find many alarm clocks are easy to turn off and can hardly help you get up. Now this alarm clock is different. It flies around your room making some noises you don’t like. The only way to stop it is to catch the noisy thing and place it on the base (底座). Fruit Lamps  This lamp might not look special. But it smells like an orange! This is because it’s made of orange peels. Italian company Krill Design made it out of oranges. They used 3D printing technology (技术). This technology doesn’t waste materials. The lamp is 23cm tall and has an LED bulb (电灯泡). The company is now selling it for 72 pounds (640 yuan). |
1. The “cool glasses” can ________.
| A．move people’s mouths | B．make sounds correctly |
| C．understand silent speech | D．help people see more clearly |
| A．Great Bases | B．Flying Alarms | C．Noisy Things | D．Different Clocks |
| A．get up very early | B．put it on the base |
| C．walk around your bed | D．stand some noises |
| A．it’s made of orange peels | B．it sells at a good price |
| C．it’s tall and has an LED bulb | D．it’s made with a 3D printer |
| A．People should help each other. | B．No one can live alone in the world. |
| C．Everyone can be inventors (发明家). | D．Technology changes people’s life. |
【推荐1】Do you know what makes you happy or do you just think you know? At first，these two questions look the same. If you think something makes you happy，then it makes you happy. You know yourself,don't you?
Write a list of all the things that make you happy. How many of them are fun? Most of them?
So，if you spend your time doing all these fun things，you'll be really bappy,won't you?
Well，maybe not. For most people，fun isn't enough for real happiness. Paul Dolan wrote a book called Happiness by Design．He thinks happiness comes from both pleasure and purpose. If most of the things on your list are about pleasure，that is what you think makes you happy. But you also need activities with purpose.
We usually know if something is fun，but we don't know what brings meaning. We can try to find purpose in it. Some activities might be motivating because they work for the good of people and the world around us. Or what you do might help a team you're working in.
If you're a student，your‘job' is studying and passing exams. It's easy to do well in subjects you like，but subjects you don't like are less motivating. They're not fun for you，but you have to study them so you need to find purpose. An A in a subject you hate won't help the world. But can you be part of a study team with friends? Each person can study one part until they understand it and then teach it to the rest of the group. The purpose becomes helping the team.
Go back to your list of things that make you happy. How many of them are activities that bring purpose? Can you add any? Remember，some activities might bring both pleasure and purpose.
Now you need to design a happy life. Paul Dolan believes people should‘decide，design，do'.
First decide what brings you pleasure and/or purpose-that means your two lists. Then，don't just think about these activities，fill your life with them. For example，you might love riding a bike but never have time to do it. So，ride to school or the library or the shops. If you live too far away，take your bike on the bus or train. Get off early and ride the rest of the way.
Some parts of our lives are good or bad luck，but we can still design the rest to make more happiness.
1. The writer agrees that＿＿| A．fun things bring us real happiness | B．helping a team is helping ourselves |
| C．happiness doesn't only come from pleasure but also purpose | D．only motivating activities do good for people around us |
| A．a student needn't study a subject he doesn't like | B．fun things are usually meaningful |
| C．you'd better find time to ride a bike to school | D．study in a group helps one find purpose |
| A．how to design motivating activities | B．why our lives need happiness |
| C．where we can find happiness | D．what makes us happy and how to create a happy life |
【推荐2】Welcome Aboard (乘坐) Your Piccadilly Flight to Heathrow
The Piccadilly line to Heathrow (伦敦西斯罗机场) is not only the fast way to travel but also the cheapest. So the next time you’re flying to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line.
Your Piccadilly flight features:
Departures from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way
Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day
Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes
Only £3.70 for a single adult fare
See tables below for journey times
Fares to and from London: Adult single £3.70
Child single £1.50
If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the family travel card, which means each adult can travel for £3.40, and each child for £0.80.
Traveling to Heathrow
Monday - Saturday | Sunday | |||||
From | Journey time | Frequency （频率） | First train | Last train | First train | Last train |
Earls Court | 39mins | 5mins | 05:55 | 00:43 | 07:15 | 23:49 |
Piccadilly Circus | 49mins | 5mins | 05:45 | 00:32 | 07:05 | 23:38 |
Traveling from Heathrow
Monday - Saturday | Sunday | |||||
To | Journey time | Frequency | First train | Last train | First train | Last train |
Earls Court | 34mins | 5mins | 05:13 | 23:49 | 05:57 | 23:30 |
| Piccadilly Circus | 45mins | 5mins | 05:13 | 23:49 | 05:57 | 23:30 |
1. If your father wants to take the train, how much should he pay?
| A．£1.50 | B．£3.40 | C．£3.70 | D．£5.20 |
| A．39 minutes | B．49 minutes | C．50 minutes | D．only 5 minutes |
| A．All pay full fare. | B．Use the family travel card. |
| C．Each pay for his or her own. | D．Look for free tickets. |
| A．13 | B．14 | C．15 | D．16 |
I started to research this topic and found a whole new shanzhai world．There are shanzhai products(产品) and online games，even shanzhai culture．It is so popular that some people say to each other “have you shanzhaied today”?Like it or not，shanzhai has become part of our life in China．
I even met a famous engineer recently who has just had his shanzhai mobile phone．He was so proud of it and would not stop talking about all the functions while showing off the look of his phone．I could hardly see the back cover as he had stuck fake logos(假冒标记)“iPhone”，“No-kia”&“LG”on it．
But why has shanzhai become so popular in China? Why do over 50 percent of the people surveyed by CCTV support it? Firstly，many may not realize it but for Chinese people，the word
“shanzhai” also reminds us of“ the heroes of Liangshan”．Secondly, there would be no shanzhai without the Internet．Shanzhai has caught the interest of millions of Chinese online．
There are also shanzhai celebrities．Many shanzhai singers can be seen performing in some
remote places where people cannot see performances by the actual“real”stars．These events are very successful，even though people know that they are not getting the“real”thing．
1. Shanzhai means __________ today．
| A．copy | B．mountain village |
| C．terrible accident | D．the heroes of Liangshan |
| A．Japan | B．America | C．China | D．England |
| A．the telephone | B．the television |
| C．the radio | D．the Internet |
| A．modern | B．faraway | C．real | D．nearby |
| A．Many people are interested in shanzhai． |
| B．Shanzhi has become popular on the Internet these days． |
| C．Some shanzhai singers perform well and people love their performance． |
| D．People who watch shanzhai clelebrities didn’t know they are not real. |
