People all over the world use colorful little squares of paper to help them remember something. Some people even use them to create works of art: These little squares are called Post-it Notes. One of their creators, Spencer Silver, recently passed away at 80.
Silver first started working on the notes in 1968, when he was working for technology company 3M. He discovered a kind of weak glue (胶) that didn’t leave behind any residue (残留物) when it was taken off. ★ But he and his partner Art Fry came up with the idea of putting the glue on small pieces of paper to create notes that could be easily moved from one place to another. They borrowed some yellow paper and went to work on their creation. The Post-it Note was finally born in 1974.
However, it wasn’t brought to market until 1977 and didn’t really take off until 1980. Today, it is one of 3M’s best-selling things. The company makes more than 50 million Post-it Notes every year. Silver, a creative chemist, had 37 inventions during his time at 3M. He was included into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his achievements.
These days, Post-it Notes are made in many different colors. sizes and shapes, including fruit and animals. They are useful for many things. You can use them to take notes, mark your place in a book, give someone a reminder, or even ask someone to a dance. You can even see them in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
1. What can we know about Post-it Notes?| A．They are big squares of paper. | B．They didn’t seem very useful at first. |
| C．They are easily moved. | D．They were invented in 1968. |
| A．didn’t become famous until 1974 |
| B．invented many things in his life |
| C．got into the National Inventors Hall of Fame this year |
| D．was the most creative chemist at 3M |
| A．succeed | B．start selling | C．stop selling | D．leave |
| A．At first, it didn’t seem very useful. | B．It caught huge attention when many people found the functions. |
| C．It was able to keep things clean and tidy. | D．Silver didn’t pay any attention then. |
| A．One of the creators of Post-it Notes recently passed away. |
| B．Spencer Silver won a prize for creating Post-it Notes. |
| C．Post-it Notes celebrated their 80th birthday. |
| D．Spencer Silver created a new type of Post-it Notes. |
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【推荐1】Heatstroke (中暑) happens when you’ve been in the heat for a long period of time or taken part in a physical activity in high temperatures, which causes your body temperature to reach 40℃ or hotter. Heatstroke is the most serious form of heat injury. Sometimes, serious heatstroke can even cause death.
Symptoms of heatstroke include:
☆Body temperature of 40℃ or higher
☆Skin will feel hot and dry and turn red as body temperature rises
☆Nausea and vomiting (恶心呕吐)
☆Rapid breathing
☆Headache
☆Racing heart beat
Treating heatstroke
Heatstroke can be very dangerous and is a medical emergency. If you think you or someone you know may have heatstroke, call 120 immediately. Also, get out of the heat as soon as possible. Remove clothing and try to cool the person down by using a bottle with ice water in it, or get the person in a cold bath.
Preventing heatstroke
Don’t wear too much clothing. Too much clothing in hot temperatures hampers (阻碍) your body’s ability to sweat and cool itself down. Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing when it is possible.
Don’t drink too much wine. Drinking too much wine can affect the body’s ability to control temperature.
Drink plenty of water while outside.
Use sunscreen and wear hats and sunglasses while outdoors.
Never leave anyone in a parked car.
1. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?| A．How we should treat heatstroke. |
| B．How to prevent heatstroke. |
| C．What heatstroke is. |
| D．Who is most likely to suffer from heatstroke. |
| A．处理 | B．症状 | C．治愈 | D．康复 |
| A．Don’t drink too much wine. |
| B．Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing. |
| C．Drink a lot of water when you are outside. |
| D．Never wear hats and sunglasses while outdoors. |
| A．Health. | B．Travel. | C．History. | D．Art. |
However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. The ones that are left are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice— polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球气候变暖), pollution, hunting and so on.
Ordinary people don't care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. For me, I will not wait. I will take the bus more often from now on. Join me and save the polar bears, and of course, the tigers, the giant pandas and...
1. According to the passage, which of these answers does NOT make sea ice less?
| A．Global warming. | B．Pollution. |
| C．Hunting. | D．Travelling. |
| A．勤劳的 | B．聪慧的 | C．普通的 | D．坚强的 |
| A．To show that the number of polar bears is getting smaller. |
| B．To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live. |
| C．To let people know why polar bears are in danger. |
| D．To talk about polar bears and suggest that people protect animals. |
| A．A magazine about animals. |
| B．A book about greetings. |
| C．A poster about working plans. |
| D．An instruction book. |
【推荐3】Do you know the word kiasu? If not, then be kiasu and google it. You’ll get more than a million hits and learn that, usually associated(联系）with Singaporeans, it means “to be afraid of losing out”. You’ll come across words such as kiasu parents, kiasu companies and even kiasu apps.
Just 40 years ago, the word first spread among men in the Singapore army. But before long, it had entered everyday Singapore English.
The first formal use of kiasu happened in 1990 in a government document(公文). Since then it has often been seen in Singapore newspapers. It spread to some other countries in southeast Asia, too. In 1992 Malaysia’s New Straits Times wrote of “kiasu parents providing their children with much more materials than necessary”.
Ten years after its first use in print, the word was used worldwide. Since around 2000, kiasu has appeared in British newspapers. The Guardian, in 2001, reported how this pursuit of material wealth and the strong need to be No.1 has created the Singaporean we hear so much about-the kiasu Singaporean’, and again reported in 2004 that Singaporeans’ value shows how much they feel the need to stay ahead of everyone else and that they have a word for it: kiasu.
The word entered the Urban Dictionary in 2003 and the Oxford English Dictionary in 2007. In the same year, Singaporean restaurant Kiasu opened in London.
The turning point on kiasu’s road to the mainstream came with its being used in documents and newspapers. Who dared to use kiasu in a government document? Who first used it in a newspaper?
It was these people who pushed kiasu into the mainstream.
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．How to use the word kiasu. | B．What the word kiasu means. |
| C．The history of the word kiasu! | D．The importance of the word kiasu. |
| A．Its appearance in British papers. | B．Its use as the name of a restaurant. |
| C．Its acceptance by a key document. | D．Its description in Singapore newspapers. |
| A．the act of looking for | B．the act of looking out |
| C．the act of giving up | D．the act of giving out |
| A．Kiasu was first used in British newspapers. |
| B．Kiasu entered dictionaries in Singapore and Malaysia. |
| C．Kiasu was never formally used in any government document. |
| D．Kiasu spread to countries in southeast Asia. |
Release the pain in Spain Feeling stressed? Then cry out! In the heart of Madrid, Spain, there is a crying room. It has pink signs saying, “Enter and cry.” and “I too have anxiety (焦虑).” On one side of the room, there are phones with a list of names, including mental (心理的) health workers. Visitors can call to talk to them when they are feeling down. In Spain one in 10 teenagers has mental health problems. The crying room could be a way to help them out. Coleby comforts kids at school Recently, we got a new member of our school—Coleby, a therapy dog (治疗犬). Coleby is a friendly black dog with curly hair. He helps students emotionally (情感上) and is a great stress helper! Coleby comes to school to “work” every day. Students see him in the hallways and are welcome to pet him. Usually Coleby is at the office. When students feel upset, they usually go there for help. Coleby can play with them, giving them fun, comfort (安慰) and love. Mental health is very important to students’ success in school and beyond. It’s as important as physical health or school work. ___________________________  Sarah Park has long known about the impact (影响) of music on the brain. The 13-year-old has been playing the violin since she was 4. Now, Park hopes to use music therapy to help others with their mental health. She won the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist”. It was for her invention, Spark Care+. Spark Care+ is a small device (设备) that can record mental health data (数据), such as heart rate and blood pressure. According to the data, the device plays the right music to lift users’ spirits. The ninth-grader hopes to turn her invention into a wristband (手环). She also wants to build an app so that everyone can use Spark Care+ more easily. |
| A．SOCIETY | B．HEALTH | C．LIFESTYLE | D．CULTURE |
| A．help mental health workers | B．give teenagers a place for fun |
| C．help teenagers with mental problem | D．allow teenagers to see the doctors secretly |
| A．A therapy dog. | B．Students’ mental health. |
| C．A great helper. | D．Coleby’s love. |
| A．Sarah Park and Spark Care+ | B．Music therapy device can beat the blues |
| C．The impact of music on the brain | D．An app that can deal with depression |
| A．It can tell users when to take medicine. |
| B．It can record what music becomes popular recently. |
| C．It can remind users when they have heart problems. |
| D．It can find out what music patients need to feel better. |
【推荐2】Cameroon (喀麦隆) is experimenting with Africa’s first mobile system to send a bean signal (信号) over a wireless network. The system will give much needed medical aid to heart patients in poor areas. Arthur Zang invented the device called the Cardiopad (触屏医疗平板电脑). He was just 24 years old when he invented it. The Cardiopad allows heart examinations to be performed. The results of the tests are sent wirelessly to experts in other pans of the country who can understand them.
Simplice Momo is a 55-year-old heart patient in a poor area of the country. He says the device saves his time and money. It is too costly and difficult for him to see a heart expert in the city.
Cameroon has a population of about 22 million. But it only has 40 heart surgeons. Most are in the cities of Douala or Yaounde. Sometimes the heart experts needed can only be found outside the country. Now the device allows doctors to send patients’ medical information to experts in Europe.
Arthur Zang started the Cardiopad project five years ago. Then, the young computer engineer needed more training and $45.000 to make the device. His family did not have the money.
Bankers would not give him loans (资款). So he shared his idea on social media. The president of Cameroon, Paul Biya, provided him with the money for the project. Mr. Zang also received free online training from an engineering school in India.
The Cameroon scientific community considers the Cardiopad extremely effective. The device costs about $4,000. The government of Cameroon has not been able to provide the device for hospitals in need.
Mr. Zang says he has had private investors (投资者) who contact him. But he is more interested in investors who agree with his value. The key is not of money, but of better ways to help save people’s lives.
1. According to Paragraph 1, we can know that ________.| A．Cameroon is the inventor of the Cardiopad |
| B．the Cardiopad is a medical device to treat heart patients |
| C．Arthur Zang is a computer engineer and a heart expert |
| D．the Cardiopad can send medical information to faraway experts. |
| A．patients | B．doctors | C．bankers | D．managers |
| A．some private investors | B．the bankers in Cameroon |
| C．the Cameroon scientific community | D．Paul Biya and an engineering school in India |
| A．the Cardiopad costs the patients much but very useful |
| B．Arthur Zang has no interest in private investors |
| C．it is very expensive for patients to see a heart expert in Cameroon |
| D．the Cameroon scientific community provided Arthur Zang with $4,000 |
| A．The Cardiopad is widely used in Cameroon now. |
| B．Arthur Zang is more interested in helping people instead of making money. |
| C．The Cardiopad is very effective and has been provided to those hospitals. |
| D．The Cardiopad sends the patients’ medical information to experts around the world. |
【推荐3】A smartphone can make your life so much easier and fun. But it can be a problem, too. When you drop your phone and break the screen (屏幕), it’s expensive to fix!
One scientist is working hard to fix this problem. Wang Chao is from the University of California, Riverside in the US. He is building a new material (材料) that can fix itself. Wang said he got the idea from popular X-Men character Wolverine. The superhero can heal (治愈) himself.
The new material is self-healing, too. It is very stretchy (有弹性的). When it breaks, it can go back together again in 24 hours, like human skin (皮肤). This is called chemical bonding (化学键接). “So when you drop your cell phone, it could fix itself and last much longer,” Wang said.
Wang told other scientists about his idea at a meeting in April. He hopes his new material will be ready for smartphones to use in less than three years.
1. What is Wang Chao doing research on?| A．How to make life easier and fun with a smartphone. |
| B．How to stop dropping a smartphone. |
| C．Making a new self-healing material for smartphone screens. |
| D．Building new clothes for the superhero Wolverine. |
| A．self-healing | B．stretchy |
| C．if broken, it can fix itself in 24 hours | D．made from human skin |
| A．the material came out in April |
| B．Wang is sure the material will be in use in three years |
| C．Wang hopes to see the new material on phones in three years |
| D．most scientists are against Wang’s idea |
| A．Phone fixes itself | B．A X-Men character |
| C．Self-healing skin | D．One hard-working scientist |
Preview --if it's long and hard.Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.
Here's how to preview.
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn't give you all the details.It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read.Skim--if it's short and simple.
Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.Here's how to skim.
●Get your eyes to move fast.Sweep them across each line.
●Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently.You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.
1. How many skills are recommended in this passage?
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．精读 | B．默读 |
| C．朗读 | D．略读 |
| A．Read the last two paragraphs carefully. |
| B．Get our eyes to move fast. |
| C．Sweep our eyes across each line. |
| D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. |
| A．How to read faster |
| B．What to read |
| C．When to read |
| D．Why we should read |
【推荐2】Recently, there were two pieces of sad news. An old gorilla (大猩猩) called Sentai was seriously ill because some visitors fed them food. Another poor animal, a deer, died with 3.5 kilograms of plastic bags in her stomach. The two poor animals remind people of the most basic zoo rule again: do not feed animals.
Visitors often throw foods like peanuts and bread to animals. They think it’s kind for them to feed the animals. However, the foods are not good for the animals and may cause them to become sick.
“Imagine if someone often gives your children snacks and sweets. Would your children have healthy food as usual? This behavior can lead children to ignore (忽视) the healthy food. This is the same to animals,” Zhang, an animal expert in Beijing, told the Global Times.
Poor Sentai’s condition makes many people feel angry, and some people advise zoos to do more than just stop visitors when they feed animals. Some even advise the zoos to make a “blacklist” to keep those visitors out. However, it is very difficult for zoos to do this job. A worker in Shanghai zoo says that workers in the zoo will correct people’s mistakes and try to improve public awareness (意识) to stop this behavior.
Some people say that after hearing the news, they felt sorry for feeding animals at the zoo. Others say they are surprised to find that their “kind behaviors” could actually harm the animals.
We human beings can express our feelings when we feel ill or uncomfortable, but this is impossible for animals. So it’s important for visitors to protect the animals-by not feeding them.
1. How did the writer explain that feeding animals is bad for them?| A．By asking some questions | B．by showing a study about it |
| C．by showing an expert’s opinion | D．by giving an example about it |
| A．correct people’s mistakes | B．improve people’s public awareness |
| C．Stop people when they feed animals | D．make a “blacklist” to keep some people out |
| A．feeding animals | B．feeling uncomfortable |
| C．expressing their feelings | D．showing their kind behaviors |
| A．volunteer in zoos | B．stop feeding animals |
| C．keep animals in zoos | D．raise money for animals |
【推荐3】It is never too late to develop great study habits. However, starting to make some changes is hard. Even if you want to do well enough in school and improve your grades, maybe you’re having trouble getting started in the first place! There are several ways that can help you.
Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Make a plan of your time. Then decide on good, regular (有规律的) time for studying. This weekly plan may not solve all of your problems.
Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable and quiet. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate (集中注意力).
Skim before you read. This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the passage and how it is organized.
Make good use of your time in class. Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Taking notes helps you remember what the teacher says.
Develop a good attitude (态度) to tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t worry too much about your grade. Tests provide grades, but they also let you know that you need to spend more time studying.
There are other skills that might help you with your study. Share with your classmates some of the skills you have found to be helpful.
1. How many pieces of advice on developing great study habits are there?| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．Always think about my grades. | B．Seldom spend time studying. |
| C．Never worry about my grades. | D．Always remember to study hard. |
| A．略读 | B．精读 | C．快读 | D．慢读 |
| A．finding a chair in the library at the weekend |
| B．planning to do Maths exercises from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| C．listening carefully to the teachers while taking notes |
| D．reading the material after the teacher explains it |
