Are you nearsighted(近视）? Do you wear glasses? Many of you may say "yes". In fact, according to a report from the World Health Organization, China has the biggest population of nearsighted young people. More than 70％of middle school students in China are nearsighted.
In August, a plan to solve this problem was introduced. It aims to cut down the rate（率）of nearsightedness for middle school students to less than 60% by 2030. Schools across the country are taking action to meet this goal.
Luoyang Experimental School in Henan started with its desks. It has made desks with a board above the desktop. The board stops students from lowering their heads too close to their desktops. More than 400 students have used them so far. More students will use them soon. Similarly, the High School Affiliated to Remain University Chaoyang Branch School is now providing desks and chairs according to students' heights. Studies have shown that proper desk height can stop nearsightedness.
Spending more time outside can also reduce nearsightedness. Chengdu No. 7 High School makes sure that its students play outside for at least 80 minutes every day. "We have a PE class and a 20-minute break in the morning and afternoon to do exercises.”said Sun Zihan,l4.
Staring(凝视）at screens can also hurt our eyes. Beijing 101 Middle School has a solution to this problem. In its classrooms, there are special boxes for storing students' cell phones. "We have to hand in our cell phones every morning and get them back after school," said Huang Jiameng,15.
1. In China,___________ of middle school students are nearsighted.| A．more than 70 percent | B．less than 70 percent |
| C．more than 60 percent | D．less than 60 percent |
| A．Using uncomfortable desks and chairs | B．Doing more exercises outside every day |
| C．Staring at cell phones for too long a day | D．Spending lots of time doing homework |
| A．cut up | B．cut down | C．turn up | D．turn down |
| A．Parents have tried different ways to save students' sights. |
| B．Less attention has been paid to nearsightedness. |
| C．Cell phones will disappear in schools |
| D．The rate of students' nearsightedness will fall in the near future. |
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Are you a little shy when it comes to raising your hand in class? If so, that's totally normal. We've been there. With all attention on you, it can be so scary to speak up.
However, if you can break through your fear, we promise you can benefit （受益）a lot. According to a government study, some students are falling behind because they're too shy to put their hands up when a teacher asks a question. So try to raise your hand!
To start with, you'll realize the power of being wrong. Nobody is right all the time. Your teacher will be happy to see your participation and won't punish you for being wrong. He or she will explain why you're wrong. You'll learn something new. Chances are, other students think the same thing as you, but don't speak up. Not only do you help yourself, but you help your shy classmates, too.
Besides, your teacher will know you're interested in learning. Participating in class shows that you are not falling asleep behind your textbook. This is beneficial to you and your teacher. Your teacher will appreciate your interaction (互动) during the lesson and will remember your enthusiasm（热情）The next time you're one point away from an A+.
What's more, you'll have fun discussing with your classmates. When you and other classmates are raising hands to answer questions, it makes the class more interesting and allows you to actively engage with the lesson. Your teacher doesn't have to stand in the front of the room talking nonstop for a long time. Class time will fly by and your mind won't be wandering to the clock every 5 minutes.
Most importantly, you'll know that you've actually learned the material. One of the best ways to prove that you actually know something is by talking about it. Speaking up in class shows that you are trying to understand or have understood what you've been taught.
Don't be shy or afraid to raise your hand in class. Nobody is judging you. Seriously. It'll finally pay off?
1. In Paragraph 2, the writer uses the government study to show .| A．putting hands up is difficult | B．being shy can benefit you |
| C．raising hands is important | D．asking questions is necessary |
| A．worry about | B．take care of |
| C．think about | D．take part in |
| A．being active in class is helpful to your study |
| B．teachers should help students learn more in class |
| C．students like discussing better than answering questions |
| D．speaking up in class means understanding the material well |
| A．To encourage students to speak up in class. |
| B．To question about the material learned in class. |
| C．To discuss reasons why students are shy in class. |
| D．To introduce ways to help students raise hands in class. |
【推荐2】Our planet is in big trouble—creatures (生物) are dying out, the sea and the air are polluted, more and more airports, cities and roads are covering our land. So what are we going to do? I’ve got some answers…the rest is up to you!
How can we cut down on rubbish?
Recycle (循环利用), recycle, recycle! Don’t throw away plastic bottles, glass jars, newspapers, cardboard boxes and cans. They can all be used again. Take a few moments to separate (分离) your rubbish and take it to your nearest recycling centre.
How can we solve the problem of pollution?
Pick up people who work at the same place with you and fill up those empty seats in your car! Better still, use public transport (公共交通方式) instead. Or why not walk to work? It’s free, good exercise and doesn’t harm (伤害) the environment at all!
How can we save the earth’s natural resources?
Water means life! Take showers instead of baths and use less water when you wash dishes or wash the car or water the plants. Don’t waste electricity either. Turn off the lights when you leave a room and use low-energy bulbs (灯泡)!
Got the message? Then let’s work together to take a difference!
1. The underlined word “die out” means “________” in Chinese.| A．消失 | B．渴望 | C．死于 | D．出现 |
| A．Throw glass jars into the cardboard boxes. |
| B．Advise people to walk to work or use public transport. |
| C．Turn off the lights in the day. |
| D．Work together to make more airports, cities and roads cover our land. |
| A．Take shower as often as possible. |
| B．Don’t use water to wash the car. |
| C．Use less water to wash dishes. |
| D．Take a bath once a month. |
Colds: Lots of people eat hot chicken soup when they have a cold. They find it can clear the head and the nose.
Burns: First find out how bad it is, and then put the burned area under cold running water. It's important not to put ice on the burn.
Cuts: Cover the cut with a clean cloth first. Then press it hard. If it's a deep and serious cut, go to a doctor as quickly as possible.
Sore throats: Drink some hot tea with honey.
Headaches: Put an ice bag or a cold cloth on your head. It's also a good idea to put your hands into hot water.
根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. Eating chicken soup can't clear the head and the nose when you have a cold.
2. If you burn yourself, you can put ice on the burn.
3. You need to see a doctor at once if the cut is deep and serious.
4. Drinking some hot tea with honey is helpful to your sore throat.
5. When you have a headache, it's a good idea to put your hands into cold water.
【推荐1】Do you often listen to music at loud volumes (音量)? You should know that this habit is bad for your hearing, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Over 1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss due to listening to loud noise for long periods of time, WHO said. Listening to music or watching a TV show at loud volumes can harm your hearing.
The United Nations has standards for safe listening. It is not safe to listen to sounds that are louder than 85 decibels (dB分贝)for eight hours or 100 dB for 15 minutes. The sound of a busy road is about 85 dB and the sound of a rock concert can be about 100 dB.
Loud noise is harmful to the inner ear. Most of us have about 16,000 hair cells (听毛细胞) in our inner ears. These cells detect sounds. However, listening to loud noise for a long time can make these cells work too hard and cause some of them to die. This is what causes hearing loss.
Some people might think that their music isn’t all that loud. But this can depend on where you are. For example, if you are in a noisy place like the subway, you might turn up your music too loud without realizing it. Later, when you listen to it at the same volume in a quiet place, you might feel uncomfortable.
WHO said that “safe level” for most sound is below 80 decibels for up to 40 hours a week. A level of 80 decibels is roughly equal to the noise of a subway.
Tips for safe listening Use noise-canceling headphones. These headphones get rid of background noise. You don’t need to turn up the volume as much. Turn down the volume Keep your device volume at 50-60 percent. Limit daily use of headphones Listen to sound on your mobile devices for a maximum (最大量) of one hour per day. |
| A．watch shows on TV every day | B．go to a rock concert |
| C．listen to loud music for a long time | D．stand on a busy road |
| A．85 dB | B．80 dB | C．40 dB | D．100 dB |
| A．people like to listen to loud music on the subway |
| B．people don’t always realize how loud their music is |
| C．people don’t know where they are when they listen to music |
| D．it’s correct to listen to loud music in some places |
| A．keep our device volume at 65 percent | B．use headphones when we listen to sound |
| C．use noise-canceling phone when it’s noisy | D．use headphones at least one hour per day |
The traditional school exercise book and pen could become history. Every pupil at Writhlinton School is being offered their own laptop (笔记本电脑) to use in class and for homework.
Buildings with wireless (无线的) systems will open soon. The laptop project will cost the school about £400,000. Parents are being asked to pay £2 per week for their children’s laptop as long as the child stays at the school. Those unable to pay will receive economic aid (经济援助).
The headmaster, Will Roberts, says parents think it is a “bargain (划算的买卖)” because it’s expensive to buy a laptop.
“With the help of the laptop, any time they want to learn, they can. Pupils, who are aged between 11 and 18, can complete homework by connecting to the school servers (服务器) from home. And their work can be marked at once and teachers share pupils’ work away from the classroom.”
Mr. Roberts insists, however, that children will continue to use traditional learning materials. “There will always be a place for traditional writing and textbooks here,” he says. “But we want to prepare our pupils for the real world.”
The project was started with the help of the government-supported charity, the e-Learning Foundation (学习平台基金会). It is trying to make information technology (技术) more widely used in schools.
Spokesman, Kevin Pay, says using computers improves pupil’s work speed－“after all, there is no excuse for not having homework”.
1. For what purpose is the school giving each pupil a laptop?
| A．To prepare its pupils well for society (社会). |
| B．To attract more pupils to study there. |
| C．To draw the attention of the public and charities. |
| D．To reduce the stress of teachers and pupils. |
| A．It will begin in several months. |
| B．It is not good for poor families. |
| C．It is based on some researches. |
| D．It received support from the government. |
| A．computers can greatly improve pupils’ studies |
| B．the traditional book and pen will disappear from schools |
| C．pupils unable to pay for the laptop can have the laptop too |
| D．computers make it easier for teachers to contact pupils |
| A．They are against it. |
| B．The don’t care about it. |
| C．They like it very much. |
| D．They are worried about it. |
【推荐3】①Walking slowly out of the classroom by himself to the dining room; taking his lunch; sitting and eating alone at a table of four seats, such moments are pretty normal to be seen on the 14-year-old schoolboy, Peter. He spends most of his school time on his own, which makes his parents worry about him so much.
②His parents’ worries are easy to understand. It is widely accepted that being alone is a symbol of being left out and can bring a lot of trouble. Most people believe teenagers who are usually alone do have few friends and are unable to fit in with other people. At the same time, they are at greater risk (风险) of having mental problems.
③However, a new study by some researchers at Wilmington College, shows that this may not always be true. Whether it is bad for teenagers or not depends on the reasons why teenagers are alone. If it is their choice, it may play an active role in their personal growth.
④According to their study, when teenagers choose to think alone, they put 100% of their attention into what is in their mind and are more likely to experience deeper thoughts and feelings than working with others. They may have a greater chance to create something new. In this way they can better develop their creativity (创造力).
⑤On the other hand, the ongoing noise children’s brains receive every day can put great stress on them and make it hard for them to focus. Being alone lets them shut themselves off from the noisy outside world and think about what’s best for them. Slowly they improve their ability to focus.
⑥As a matter of fact, our culture is always biased (有偏见的) against being alone. Maybe it is the right time for us to rethink about Peter’s situation before we say what’s happening to him.
1. Peter’s parents worry about him so much because ______.| A．he spends most of his time in the dining hall |
| B．he doesn’t have enough time for his lunch at school |
| C．he often sits alone to have his lunch in the dining hall |
| D．he doesn’t enjoy his meal at lunchtime in the dining hall |
| A．is often a symbol of loneliness |
| B．never causes mental problems |
| C．always improves teenagers’ focus |
| D．may develop teenagers’creativity |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Peter spends most of his school time alone. |
| B．Choosing to be alone is a symbol of being left out. |
| C．Peter usually spends his time alone to improve his focus. |
| D．More people will have a deeper understanding of being alone in the future. |
| A．guidebook | B．research report |
| C．teenager’s diary | D．cultural magazine |
Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world. Each year, this butterfly travels about 3,000 miles to its winter home in central Mexico (墨西哥). How can it fly so far? And why does it make this long and dangerous trip? Scientists still don’t have an answer.
For many years, people in Mexico wondered where the orange and black butterflies came from every winter. Then, in 1937, a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies. For the next 20 years, he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in Canada. Four months later, it arrived in Mexico.
The length of the butterflies’ trip is only one part of the mystery. Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico.
How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place? This is an interesting question because only every fourth generation (代) makes the trip south. In other words, the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great great grandchild of the butterfly that traveled there last year.
Each year, four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born. Each generation of the family has a very different life. The first generation is born in the south in late April. It slowly moves north, reproduces (繁衍), and then dies. Each of these generations of butterflies lives for generations are born, reproduces, and die. Each of these generations of butterflies lives for only two or five weeks. In the autumn, the fourth generation of butterflies is born. This generation has a much longer life. It lives for about eight months. This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter there, and in the spring they reproduce and then die. Theiroffspringwill be the first generation of the next circle of life.
Today, people are still studying the Monarch butterfly. But they are not clear about everything.
1. The best title of the passage can be ________.| A．Family of Monarch butterflies |
| B．Mystery of Monarch butterflies |
| C．Monarch butterflies’ birthplace |
| D．Monarch butterflies’ winter home |
| A．20 years | B．four months | C．five weeks | D．eight months |
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
| A．seasons | B．butterflies | C．children | D．parents |
| A．Monarch butterflies spend winter in eastern Canada. |
| B．The four generations have the same length of life. |
| C．Some generations die on the way north of Canada. |
| D．Scientists are clear about everything of the butterflies. |
【推荐2】Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service.
★Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.
★Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.
★ Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait for a moment if the lines are busy.
★ Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.
★Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00, 20:00 to 23:30.
★ Another Service: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays.
1. When can you use the room service?| A．Only the daytime. | B．Only at night. | C．Anytime during a day. | D．Only sometime. |
| A．Phone the service desk. | B．Go to the hotel shop to buy some food. |
| C．Go to the hotel dining room. | D．Put a message outside the room. |
| A．12:00 | B．1:00 | C．10:00 | D．23:30 |
| A．go shopping at anytime in the hotel | B．get at least six services |
| C．see a film when you want to | D．go to the coffee house twice a week |
【推荐3】A fun way to put yourself in a good mood(情绪) is by creating a mood board, sometimes called a vision board. What’s that? “It’s a collection of anything that encourages you, makes you happy, or speaks to you.” says Susie Moore, an author and life coach. Moore often guides people at mood-board-making classes. At the end of the classes, each person has built a collection that puts him or her in a positive frame of mind.
To create your own mood board, you’ll need a board and pushpins. A poster board or cardboard works too. You’ll also need old magazines, greeting cards, and photographs. Go through them, cutting out images for your board. Use your instincts(直觉) to choose what works best. “Anything that makes you feel good, use it,” Moore says. “When you see it, you’ll know.”
Here are some tips from Moore to help you to create your own mood board.
● One place to start is with some of your favorite things. I used photos of my favourite food—watermelon, and my favourite animal—penguins.
◆You might use your mood board to set goals for things you’d like to achieve. I want to read at least 30 books this year.
◯ Think about a place that makes you feel safe and happy. Maybe it’s your classroom, a playground, or a comfortable corner at home. You can put photos of that place on your mood board, or choose photos that remind you of it. I used this image of West Virginia, where I grew up.
This is also a good time to think about what might make you happy in the future. I included a photo of a beach, because I hope to go there soon.
Not everything on your mood board has to serve a purpose or be connected to your life. Choose some images just because you like them. Every time I look at this photo, it makes me smile.
1. Which of the following best describes “a mood board”?| A．It is a fun way to tell your good friends about your feelings. |
| B．It is a class that teaches you how to put yourself in a good mood. |
| C．It is a board which is used to express personal feelings in daily life. |
| D．It is a collection that encourages you, makes you feel pleased and talks to you. |
| A．Ask teachers for help. |
| B．Trust your own instincts. |
| C．Use your personal experience. |
| D．Copy Susie Moore’s example directly. |
| A．Set goals that you find it hard to achieve. |
| B．Choose photos that include your favourite things. |
| C．Stay in a place that makes you feel safe and happy. |
| D．Most of the things on the board should be connected to your life. |
| A．To guide us how to create a mood board. |
| B．To explain how to make people feel good. |
| C．To tell us why people createa mood board. |
| D．To introduce the advantages of creating a mood board. |
【推荐1】Here is an experiment (实验) to see how ants can organize some clever teamwork.
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1. First you need some ants. You may have to wait until the summer to find them on paths around your home. | 2. When you have found an ant, put a thin slice of fruit in front of it. It may eat some of it or carry bits away. |
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3.Check the fruit after an hour. Have other ants been attracted to it? If so, what are they doing? | 4. When there are lots of ants, move the fruit to a new position a little to the side. What do the ants do? |
What’s going on?
You can see one of the best examples of insect teamwork by watching ants. If one ant finds food, it leads others there to eat it too. They follow each other by making long trait. The ants go back and forth collecting food, to take it back to their nest (穴). When you move the fruit, the ants will still find it. But instead of making a new direct route (路线) to the food, they will follow each other through their old trail route.
1. What will happen if one ant finds food?| A．The ant will eat all the food. | B．The ant will watch other ants. |
| C．The ant will lead others to the food. | D．The ant will wait until others come. |
| A．fail to find it | B．give up looking for it |
| C．make a new direct route to it | D．get to it through the old trail route |
a. Move the fruit to a new position.
b. Find an ant.
c. Check the fruit an hour later.
d. Put a thin slice of fruit in front of the ant.
| A．a—b—c—d | B．b—d—c—a | C．d—b—c—a | D．c—a—d—b |
| A．The experiment is done successfully in the lab. |
| B．Ants do the experiment to show their team spirit. |
| C．Careful watching does little help in this experiment. |
| D．We can find out some facts by doing small experiments. |
【推荐2】To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after they complete college. Then these young doctors work in hospitals for several years to complete a training program called a residency(住院医生实习期).
These medical residents provide hospitals with needed services in return for not much pay. They work under the supervision(管理)of medical professors and more experienced doctors. Medical residents treat patients. They carry out tests. They perform operations. They complete records. In hospitals with few nurses, residents also do work formerly done by nurses. Some medical residents work one-hundred or more hours in a single week.
They often work for more than thirty-six hours at a time before they can rest.
Critics(批评家)of this system say medical residents work too long and do not get enough rest. They say these young doctors may be too tired to perform their medical duties effectively. Now, the government will limit the number of hours of work that residents can work. Most doctors in training will be limited to eighty-four hours of work each week. They will have work periods of no more than twenty-four hours at one time. They will have ten hours of rest between work periods.
Medical residents will have one day each week when they do not have to work. Any work they accept outside their hospitals will be limited. Experienced doctors and medical professors will closely supervise the residents to make sure they are not too tired to work.
Many medical residents welcomed the work limits. Others, however, said the new policy may interfere with patient care and their own medical education.
1. If a first-year college student in America wants to be a doctor, he has to wait for ________.| A．4 years | B．8 years | C．at least 10 years | D．more than 20 years |
| A．supervising students | B．treating patients |
| C．carrying patients | D．doing operations |
| A．work 36 hours every week | B．rest for 36 hours before they can go to work |
| C．work continuously for 36 hours | D．take a rest every 36 hours |
| A．Medical residents get too much money. |
| B．Medical residents should go back to school to study. |
| C．There are not enough work for nurses. |
| D．Medical residents may make mistakes if they work too long. |
| A．some critics | B．some medical professors |
| C．some experienced doctors | D．some medical residents |
【推荐3】The weather in China
There are four seasons in China. Each season has three months. Spring is a good season. It comes from March to May. In spring, the snow melts and you can see green trees and beautiful flowers everywhere. It's often very warm, but it sometimes rains.
Summer comes from June to August. The weather is hot, and sometimes the wind is very strong. People like to go swimming and go to the beach during their summer holidays.
Autumn is from September to November. The weather is very nice. It's neither too cold nor too hot.
December, January and February are winter months. It often snows in winter. Some children like to make snowmen and throw snowballs. The Spring Festival comes in this season. So many people like it.
1. How many seasons are there in a year?______| A．Three | B．Four |
| C．Twelve | D．Two |
| A．Warm and rainy. | B．Cool and windy. |
| C．Hot and rainy. | D．Neither too hot nor too cold. |
| A．Go swimming. | B．Go to the beach. |
| C．Fly a kite. | D．Both A and B |
| A．It's from August to October. | B．It's from September to November. |
| C．It's from December to January. | D．It's from June to July. |
| A．Because they can fly kites. | B．Because they can make snowmen. |
| C．Because they can throw snowballs. | D．Because the Spring Festival is in this season. |
