A hobby is something that you do for fun. You do it when you have time, but you don’t get money from doing it. Hobbies are fun, and they are also good for you.
Do you know that people who do puzzles live longer than people who don’t? People who do puzzles can also remember more than people who don’t do puzzles. Even when they are old, people who do puzzles usually have good brains.
Watching funny movies is great for your body. When you laugh for 15 minutes or more, it is just as good for your body as exercising. Laughing exercises keeps the heart healthy.
Going to concerts is also good for the heart. Listening to music can make your heart strong. Going to concerts can even help sick people get better faster.
Children who play with Legos (乐高) are better at thinking than other children. They even talk and read better. Children who play with Legos learn to use their hands to do small things better than children who do not.
Even driving bumper cars (碰碰车) can be healthy. Some children sometimes bump other children when they are angry. It can be a lot of fun to try to stop others from bumping into your car. Bumping others in a fun way can turn anger into laughter.
And speaking of fun, a school in South Africa teaches play. That school found that children who study how to have fun have better grades.
1. Which hobbies are good for children’s study from the passage?①Doing puzzles.
②Listening to music.
③Playing with Legos.
④Driving bumper cars.
⑤Playing.
| A．①③⑤ | B．①②⑤ | C．②③⑤ | D．①③④ |
| A．健康体魄 | B．逻辑思维能力 | C．体力运动 | D．表达能力 |
| A．Having hobbies keeps people busy. |
| B．Driving bumper cars makes children angry. |
| C．Most people get money from doing hobbies. |
| D．Watching funny movies keeps the heart healthy. |
| A．Who needs hobbies. | B．When people do hobbies. |
| C．How people start hobbies. | D．What hobbies bring to people. |
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【推荐1】Hello! My name is Jane. Dora, Joan, May and Laura are my classmates. They’re my good friends, too. We are all in Class 4, Grade 8 at No. 1 Middle School.
At school, we have lots of subjects: Chinese, English, maths, history, geography, physics, PE, art and music. But we like different subjects. Maths and physics are Dora’s favourite school subjects. Joan loves Chinese and history. They are her favorites. She learns much about Chinese history. May’s favourite subjects are art, PE and music. Of all the subjects, Laura likes English best. Her English is the best in our class. She often helps me with my English. As for me, my favourite subject is PE.
However, we all like playing sports. It’s our great hobby (爱好). We do our homework together after school. And then we do sports in the gym. On weekends we go shopping or watch movies. Sometimes we chat online.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about the five girls?| A．They are in Class 8, Grade 8. |
| B．They don’t have science class at school. |
| C．All of them are at No. 1 Middle School. |
| D．Most of their favourite subjects are different. |
| A．History. | B．Art and music. | C．English. | D．Maths and physics. |
| A．In the club. | B．In the gym. | C．In the park. | D．On the playground. |
 Peter | Playing soccer can change my feelings. When I feel bored, I go to the gym and then everything seems interesting. When I'm sad, I run after my soccer ball. That always cheers me up. By playing soccer, I can keep fit, too. |
 Maria | Music plays an important role in my life. It can affect my moods. When I listen to pop music, I feel excited. Listening to classical music brings me a relaxing feeling. However, when I listen to jazz, I feel down. I seldom listen to it. |
 Jason | Books can affect me a lot. Reading brings me fun and knowledge. It makes my life more interesting. Good stories teach me a lot about life. When I feel tired, I would like to do some reading. It can make me relax. |
 Sally | Dancing can change my moods and character（性格). I'm not an active girl. I often look very shy. However, after I take a dancing class, I become more and more confident. I have also made some new friends there. I enjoy dancing with them. |
1. Why does Peter like playing soccer?
| A．Because it is easy to play. |
| B．Because he can learn a lot from it. |
| C．Because it makes him happy and healthy. |
| D．Because it helps him make many friends. |
①Pop music. ②Jazz. ③Classical music. ④Rock music.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．②④ | D．①③ |
| A．Confident. | B．Shy. | C．Nervous. | D．Excited. |
| A．Peter is a very shy boy. | B．Maria wants to be a musician. |
| C．Jason enjoys reading books. | D．Sally does very well in dancing. |
| A．Ways to keep healthy. |
| B．Ways to enjoy hobbies. |
| C．Things that affect their studies. |
| D．Things that affect their moods. |
【推荐3】School will start at 10 a.m. and finish at 2 p.m. There are only five lessons a day and we go to school three days a week. We don’t have any homework. Our teachers teach us by playing with us. We can spend less time in the classroom and learn more on our own.
Mike
In the future, we won’t use paper books. Sometimes, we can watch educational programs(教育节目) on TV or the internet. Children don’t have to go to school on days when there is bad weather. They can stay in bed or eat snacks while listening to their teachers.
Wendy
My dream school is green and quiet. We can play games and read books on the lawn(草坪). We can paint pictures too. I like painting, it’s my favorite. When I feel tired, I can lie down on the grass and take a nap.
Larry
1. How many lessons a day does Mike think he’ll have?| A．2 | B．3. | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．Play games. | B．Paint pictures. | C．Read books. | D．Lie on the lawn. |
| A．we don’t have teachers | B．students will use paper books |
| C．students can study at home | D．we can’t watch TV |
【推荐1】We all know that animals have brains. You might even say, “My dog is so smart!”
Now we know differently. Irene Pepperberg began studying bird intelligence. She bought a parrot, Alex, at a pet shop. Then she taught Alex to communicate. Alex liked to talk! He learned over 100 English words. He learned to count to six. He even knew what the numbers meant.
Dogs can understand a human’s commands. One dog, Rico, knows the names of 200 objects. Another dog, Betsy, understands more than 340 words. Betsy also knows 15 people by name.
| A．He corrected these birds when they didn’t say the words clearly enough. |
| B．If they were hot, they looked for shade. |
| C．But how intelligent are animals? |
| D．He worked hard to say words correctly. |
| E．Monkeys also talk to one another. |
| F．Scientists know that elephants can remember things for a long time. |
【推荐2】In China, safety education is becoming more and more important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. It helps students learn more about how to keep themselves safe. What are the main accidents at school? Let’s take a look. Stampedes, earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school.
A stampede always happens in crowded places. When students around you begin to push, just stand there and try to hold onto something. If you fall down in the crowd, move to one side and protect your head with your hands around.
When earthquakes happen, you can get under a desk quickly and hold on. It will protect you from falling things. If you are outside, find a place away from buildings, trees, and power lines. When there’s a fire, leave the classroom quickly. It’s better to put something wet over your mouth and nose. In this way, you won’t breathe in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire but smoke. It makes them cough and they can’t breathe. That’s very dangerous! So when you want to get out, you should make yourself close to the floor. Then you can breathe some fresh air.
1. The underlined word “Stampedes” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_______” in Chinese.| A．踩踏 | B．瘟疫 | C．流感 | D．溺水 |
| A．Try to help others run away. | B．Get under a desk quickly and hold on. |
| C．Protect your stomach with your hands. | D．Stand and try to hold onto something. |
| A．Safety education helps students learn more about how to keep healthy. |
| B．Find a place away from buildings if you are in the classroom when earthquakes happen. |
| C．Many people die because of the smoke in a fire. |
| D．When you want to get out of a fire, you can’t make yourself close to the floor. |
| A．a travel diary | B．a safety guidebook |
| C．an advertisement | D．a novel |
| A．Health care. | B．Cooking courses. |
| C．English learning. | D．Safety education. |
【推荐3】Do you feel relaxed when you walk into a room with blue walls? If yes, maybe it’s because blue is a calm and peaceful (安静的) color.
Sometimes colors can affect our feelings and moods. Some colors can make us feel calm and peaceful, such as blue. Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room is good for our mind and body, because this color gives us good feelings. Blue is also the color of sadness. When you’re feeling sad, you may say, “I’m feeling blue.”
White is another calm color. You’d better wear white clothes if you’re feeling nervous. White is also the color of purity (纯洁). Many women like to be in white on their wedding (婚礼) day.
Green is the color of nature. It can give us more energy when we are feeling tired.
Some colors can make you feel warm. People in cold winter use warm colors in their homes like orange and yellow instead of white and blue. Orange means happiness. It can bring you success (成功) and cheer you up when you are sad. Yellow is the color of the sun, so it can remind (提醒) you of a warm, sunny day.
In a word, we can try different colors if we aren’t feeling our best.
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1. What does “She is blue today.” mean?
| A．She is happy today. | B．She is sad today. |
| C．She is shy today. | D．She is excited today. |
| A．Yellow. | B．Orange. | C．Red. | D．Blue. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Success. | B．Purity. | C．Nature. | D．Peace. |
| A．Colors and Feelings | B．Different Colors |
| C．Red, Green and Yellow | D．Warm Color |
Normally, the Full Moon shines (照耀) all night long. But sometimes the Full Moon becomes dark. It is called a “lunar eclipse (月食)”. People always feel excited when a lunar eclipse happens. That’s because the Moon is the nearest space body outside the Earth. When the Moon gets dark, we can see it!
There are two reasons for a lunar eclipse. First, the Sun makes light, but the Moon doesn’t. When we see the Moon shining at night, we are seeing sunlight bouncing off (反射) the Moon. Second, the Moon goes around the Earth about once a month. When the Earth covers some of the sunlight and makes a shadow (阴影) on the Moon, we have a lunar eclipse.
Here are some interesting points about a lunar eclipse.
A lunar eclipse happens only during the Full Moon, because that’s the only time when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. As long as clouds don’t cover the sky, we can see the lunar eclipse.
To watch it, we won’t need a telescope (望远镜). We’ll see that Earth’s shadow is round. Thousands of years ago, people knew that the Earth is round because its shadow is round.
During the lunar eclipse, the Moon will look in a different color. What color will we see? Sometimes it looks black. Other times it is grey, orange or red.
The lunar eclipse will last about an hour. Then the Moon will slowly get out of the Earth’s shadow, growing brighter and brighter.
1. When may a lunar eclipse happen in the following pictures?
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．What a lunar eclipse is. | B．Why we have a lunar eclipse. |
| C．How long a lunar eclipse lasts. | D．When we can watch a lunar eclipse. |
| A．We need a telescope to watch a lunar eclipse. |
| B．The Moon always looks black during a lunar eclipse. |
| C．We can only watch a lunar eclipse during the Full Moon. |
| D．It’s hard to see a lunar eclipse because the Moon is too far away. |
| A．In a dictionary. | B．In a story book. |
| C．In a science magazine. | D．In a restaurant menu. |
【推荐2】We all know the giraffes are the tallest living animal on land. Do you want to learn more about them? Let me tell you.
Giraffes live in Africa. They have very long necks. A giraffe can be more than 5 meters tall.
A giraffe has four long and thin legs. The front legs are longer than the back legs. It can run up to 70 kilometers per hour. A giraffe is famous for its long neck. It can reach the leaves at the top of the trees. A giraffe can live 20—25 years in the wild, and often longer at zoos. An adult （成年的） giraffe eats up to 63 kilograms of food each day. A giraffe spends most of a day eating and it gets just a few leaves once. It eats leaves on the tall trees, tall bushes and grass. But its favorite food is the leaves on the acacia trees （金合欢树）. Acacia leaves contain a lot of water, so a giraffe can eat for a long time without drinking.
1. What does a giraffe look like?| A．It is the tallest living animal on land. | B．It has a long neck and four long and thin legs. |
| C．It can live 20—25 years in the wild. | D．It can run up to 70 kilometers an hour. |
| A．The leaves on the acacia trees. | B．Green grass. | C．Tall bushes. | D．Little animals. |
| A．Because it’s an animal living in the desert. | B．Because it lives on the grassland. |
| C．Because it’s an animal like a camel. | D．Because its food contains some water. |
| A．A giraffe is an animal from Europe. | B．A giraffe’s front legs are longer. |
| C．It takes a giraffe lots of time to eat food. | D．A giraffe in the wild can live 20—25 years. |
【推荐3】Scientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain（西班牙）this year. These robot fish will help people find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the team of scientists hope the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the world.
The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There is a detector in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.
They can “swim” for eight hours in the sea freely and send back information to people on the beach. After their energy（能量） runs down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.
There are five robot fish altogether（总共）. Each costs about 29, 000 dollars. They are part of a threeyear project between engineering company BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.
1. The underlined word “detector” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.| A．扬声器 | B．探测器 | C．显微镜 |
| A．begin to work next year | B．work in the sea near England | C．find out the pollution in the water |
| A．They will eat part of it. | B．They will stop working. | C．They will tell people where it is. |
| A．14,500 | B．29,000 | C．145,000 |
| A．The robot fish look like sharks. |
| B．People have to help the robot fish go back to the beach. |
| C．The robot fish can go back to the beach by themselves. |
