“It’s so cold”
“Yes, it is. I wear my long johns(秋裤)today.”This little talk happens when you run into your classroom at school. It’s an example of “ small talk” .In our everyday life, small talk is a big deal. It can help you meet new peopleand make new riends. The topics(话题) of small talk usually include(包括) the weather, hobbies,family and travel. These topics are great because they are easy to talk about.You can also talk about what is around you. For example, you can talk to yourclassmates about an interesting teacher in your class. If you’re at a party, you can talk about the food, music or the people there. Sometimes, it is a bit difficult to start talking with someone you don’t know. But that’s OK! Just be nice and show people that you like them. Share (分享)your happiness or worries with them. People can be friendlier than you think.
根据材料内容判断下列句子正(T)误(F),并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. The example at the beginning is about family.
2. Small talk can help you meet new people and friends
3. Weather and hobbies are difficult to talk about
4. Talking about the food at a party is small talk.
5. It is a good start to show people that you like them
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【推荐1】The other day, my sister and I were sitting in the restaurant, trying to have a conversation, but her children, four-year-old Willow and seven-year-old Luca, would not stop fighting. The arguments—over a fork, or who had more water in a glass—never stopped.
Then my sister reached into her handbag, produced two shiny iPads, and handed one to each child. Suddenly, the two were quiet. They sat playing games and watching videos, and we continued with our conversation.
After our meal, as my sister stuffed the iPads back into her bag, she said, “I don’t want to give them the iPads at the dinner table, but if they keep them occupied for an hour so we can eat in peace, I often just hand them over. I am afraid that it’s bad for them. I do worry that it makes them think it’s OK to use electronics at the dinner table in the future. ”
Dr. Gary Small, director of the Longevity Center at the University of California, Los Angeles says that the brain is highly sensitive to stimuli （刺激物）, like iPads and smartphone screen, and if people spend too much time on one technology, and less time interacting （互动）with people like parents at the dinner table, that could prevent the development of certain communication skills.
“Conversations with each other are the way children learn to have conversations with themselves, and learn how to be alone,” said Sherry Turkle, a professor of science, technology and society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She fears that children who do not learn real interactions, which often have imperfections, will come to know a world where perfect, shiny screens give them a false sense of intimacy （亲密）without risk. However, they need to be able to gather themselves and know who they are. So someday they can form a relationship with another person without a panic（恐慌）of being alone. “If you don’t teach your children to be alone, they will only know how to be lonely,” she said.
1. What did Willow and Luca fight about?| A．Little things. | B．iPads. | C．Delicious food. | D．Interesting things. |
| A．Provide their children with various technologies. | B．Teach their children communication skills. |
| C．Limit their children’s screen time. | D．Talk to their children at the dinner table. |
| A．Children are afraid of taking risks. | B．Children try to escape from the real world. |
| C．Children can’t deal with situations with few friends. | D．Children can’t live without electronic devices. |
【推荐2】Think about the last time you did something that you found difficult. Can you remember the expression（表情）you had on your face?
Most people will press their lips together when they are doing something difficult. This is a sign of doing difficult things. Now we find that it can also say more than that. A recent study suggests that the human expression of facing difficulties is our way of asking others for help.
Scientists gave children and chimpanzees（黑猩猩）an impossible puzzle to work out. When the children couldn’t work out the puzzle, their faces expressed that they are puzzled. But the chimpanzees did not.
Humans and chimpanzees have many facial expressions that share the same meaning. A human smile is the same as a chimpanzee showing its teeth in happiness.
According to Dr. Albert, a well-known professor of psychology, only 7% of human communication happens through words and 55% is through body language.
With this in mind, next time you see a person with a frustrated expression, listen to your heart and stop to give a hand.
1. What expression can we find if someone is doing a hard math problem?| A．A smiling face. | B．The wide open mouth and big eyes. |
| C．Press their lips together. | D．Mouth and nose get together. |
| A．Children. | B．Chimpanzees. |
| C．Children and chimpanzees. | D．No one. |
| A．happiness | B．anger | C．hunger | D．sadness |
| A．开心的 | B．沮丧的 | C．无聊的 | D．饥饿的 |
| A．Happy face and sad face. | B．Importance of body language. |
| C．People’ love to show their expressions. | D．Puzzled face to ask for help. |
It may be difficult to start high school. Think about making new friends might make you feel nervous.
Forget your fear and just talk to someone.
It’s easier said than done. But try to take a deep breath and find your voice. Don’t be afraid to approach (接近) people.
Take part in after-class activities that interest you. Try to make friends in the clubs. If you don’t join anything, you will be going to class and then going home. Being in a club makes you more social.
Stay clean.
No one likes a bad smell that could knock someone over. Shower every day, bush your teeth and wash your hair.
Be respectful of people’s differences.
| A．Join clubs. |
| B．Starting a new life might make you excited. |
| C．But don’t worry, because you are not alone. |
| D．Everyone has his or her own opinion of the world. |
| E．Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common. |
| F．You are supposed to make yourself look clean and tidy, whatever you wear. |
【推荐1】There are four great inventions from ancient China.
The compass is a great gift to the world. Before it was invented, sailors (海员) had to depend on the stars to find direction. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel.
Paper-making is one of the greatest inventions. During the ancient Han Dynasty (202 BC—9 AC) paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD—220 AD) by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark (树皮), old cloth and so on.
It is said that in the third century a Chinese man wrote about how to make gunpowder. At first, it was used for making fireworks (烟花). At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The way of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Printing was developed in 1041—1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters (字符) on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe.
1. After ________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel.| A．gunpowder | B．the compass | C．printing | D．paper-making |
| A．find direction | B．make paper | C．write characters | D．make fireworks |
| A．the Song Dynasty | B．the Tang Dynasty | C．the Han Dynasty | D．the Yuan Dynasty |
| A．切开 | B．打印 | C．雕刻 | D．印刷 |
| A．The Four Dynasties of Ancient China | B．The Four Great Stories of Ancient China |
| C．The Four Great People of Ancient China | D．The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China |
【推荐2】A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh(称重) people’s weight. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine. The machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam,” it said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss,” the machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time to stand on the machine. The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”
1. What could the machine do in this passage?| A．It could weigh and talk to people. |
| B．It could tell people what they should eat. |
| C．It could speak all kinds of languages. |
| D．It could make people laugh. |
| A．45 kilograms. | B．69 kilograms. |
| C．72 kilograms. | D．75 kilograms. |
| A．She should eat more. | B．She should eat less. |
| C．She had to eat more fruit. | D．She kept herself healthy. |
| A．She was healthy. | B．She liked thinking. |
| C．She was too heavy. | D．The machine didn’t like her. |
| A．Different ways of talking | B．Keep a healthy diet |
| C．Women and their weight | D．A talking machine |
Betty: We have Chinese at eight o’clock and science at five to nine. At twenty past ten we have IT. Then we have maths. Do you like maths, Tony?
Tony: Yes, I do, but it’s difficult! I like the lessons on Monday afternoon: English and art. What lessons do we have on Friday?
Betty: We have English, Chinese, PE and geography.
Tony: And in the afternoon? Do we have maths?
Betty: No, we don’t. We have art and history, but we don’t have maths. I love history and I’m good at it. It’s my favorite subject because it’s very interesting.
Tony: My favorite subject is Chinese. I can talk with my Chinese friends.
1. How many lessons does Tony have on Monday?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. |
| A．It’s good. | B．It’s interesting. | C．It’s easy. |
| A．Chinese. | B．Geography. | C．PE. |
【推荐1】Did you spend much time lying on the comfortable sofa at home during the summer vacation? How often did you do sports this summer? People across the world need to get moving, according to a new study by the World Health Organization (世界卫生组织).
5% of adults do not get enough exercise, according to the study. This number hasn't changed from 2001. Because of this, about 1.4 billion people are close to deadly diseases (疾病) such as heart disease and cancer (癌症).
People should do at least 2 and a half hours of "moderate intensity (中等强度)" exercise each week, such as dancing or swimming. They can also do 75 minutes of "vigorous intensity (高强度)" exercise, such as running or playing soccer, according to the WHO.
As for how to exercise more, experts says that we don't have to go to the gym (健身房) every time For example, we can go up and down stairs (楼梯) a lot instead of taking the lift. If we can't go to a dancing class each week, standing on one leg for 30 seconds a day is very good too.
The study also found that women are less active than men, 32% of women hardly ever take exercise, compared to (比较) 23% of men. Women spend more time at home taking care of children and doing housework.
But unlike that in most other countries, men are less active than women in China, with 16.6% of men and 12% of women not getting enough exercise.
1. The underlined word "this" in the second paragraph refers to ________.| A．not having enough exercise | B．sleeping too much | C．having a risk (风脸) of deadly diseases |
| A．75 | B．120 | C．150 |
| A．we should do exercise in the gym a lot |
| B．we should exercise more in different easy ways |
| C．we should stand on one leg instead of taking dancing classes |
| A．Swimming is a kind of vigorous-intensity activity. |
| B．32% of women don't take enough exercise in China. |
| C．Women are less active than men in most countries. |
| A．Why women are less active than men? |
| B．Illness comes from bad habits. |
| C．Stay active, stay fit. |
【推荐2】Mrs. White had a young cat, and it was the cat's first winter. One evening, it went out when it began to snow heavily. Mrs. White looked everywhere and called its name, but she did not find it, so she called the police and said, "I lost a small brown cat. Did anybody find one?"
"No, Madam," said the policeman. "But the cats are really strong animals. They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it melts（融化）or somebody finds them, they are all right." Mrs. White felt happier when she heard this. "And," she said. “our cat is very clever（聪明的）. She almost…….”
The policeman was getting tired. "Well, then" he said, “Why don't you put your telephone down? Maybe she is trying to telephone you now.”
1. Mrs. White's cat____________.| A．was at home | B．was very old | C．didn't know its name | D．was lost |
| A．on a winter evening | B．when the policeman was tired |
| C．when the snow melted | D．in the morning |
| A．one of Mrs. White's friends | B．one of the policewomen |
| C．Mrs. White's cat | D．the policeman's wife |
| A．he had to look for the cat | B．Mrs. White felt happier |
| C．it's hard for him to find it | D．Mrs. White talked too much to him on the phone |
【推荐3】We know that most children love junk food very much although it’s bad for their health and their parents don’t want them to eat too much junk food. Most children know it’s not a good habit but they still want to eat it. Some of them eat this kind of food every day. Some only eat it two or three times a week.
I know a boy called Bill. He is kind of (有点) unhealthy. He hardly ever exercises. And he eats a lot of junk food because he loves it. When he has pocket money (零用钱), he’ll always buy junk food. His parents worry about him a lot, but he says, “Maybe I’m not very healthy but I enjoy myself.” His parents have no good ways to stop him.
What do you think of it? Do you have a good habit? And do you want to be healthy? You must exercise every day and eat less junk food.
根据短文内容判断正 (A)、误 (B)1. Many children love junk food although it’s bad for their health.
2. Parents don’t want their children to eat too much junk food.
3. Most children eat junk food every day.
4. Bill hardly ever exercises but he is a healthy boy.
5. Bill’s parents don’t have any good ways to stop him.
【推荐1】Once there was a rich man who had two sons. The elder brother Nolbu was greedy（贪婪的）and lazy. But his younger brother Hungbu was hard-working and kind-hearted. When their father died, Nolbu got their father’s house and land, but Hungbu received nothing.
One day when Hungbu was working in the fields, he found a bird which had broken its leg. He took the bird home and looked after it carefully. Day after day, the bird became stronger. When winter came, it flew away to a warmer place. The next spring the bird flew back and gave Hungbu a seed（种子）. Hungbu put the seed in the ground and it soon grew into a plant which produced many gourds（葫芦）. When Hungbu opened one of the gourds he was very surprised to see that it was full of treasure. The next day he bought a big house and moved there with his family.
When Nolbu heard about his brother’s good luck, he decided to do the same thing as his brother. He also found a bird, but he broke its leg and looked after it until it became strong. The bird also gave him a seed, which produced several gourds. However, when Nolbu opened one of the gourds, goblins（小妖精）came out of it and stole all his money. After that Nolbu felt ashamed（羞愧的）so he went to his brother for help. Hungbu was so sorry for his brother and invited him to share his house. Both the brothers and their families lived happily ever after.
1. When Hungbu’s father died, Hungbu got __________ from him.| A．a house | B．land | C．treasure | D．nothing |
| A．he broke its leg |
| B．he looked after it carefully |
| C．he sold it at a good price |
| D．he gave it to Nolbu as a gift |
| A．Spring. | B．Summer. | C．Autumn. | D．Winter. |
| A．his bird | B．goblins | C．Hungbu | D．Hungbu’s bird |
| A．cruel to | B．hard on | C．kind to | D．angry with |
【推荐2】Jim and Tom are brothers. They are from New York. Jim is 14 years old and Tom is 13 years old. They can speak both English and French very well. Today they are in China. They are studying Chinese in No.4 Middle School in Beijing. Their family are all in China. There are five people in their family. They are their parents, their sister and them. Their father, Mr. King is a doctor. Their mother, Mrs. King is a teacher. Mrs. King teaches English at a primary school in Beijing. Their sister is very young. She is only 4 years old. She doesn't go to school. She goes to a kindergarten.They say China is a very interesting country. They like Chinese friendly people, Chinese delicious food and Chinese long history. They say they like China very much.
1. Jim and Tom do NOT speak__________.| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Japanese | D．French |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five |
| A．高中 | B．初中 | C．小学 | D．幼儿园 |
| A．Jim and Tom are in the same class. |
| B．Jim can speak very good Chinese. |
| C．Mrs. King teaches English at No.4 Middle School in Beijing. |
| D．The King family like China very much. |
Strawberries look nice, but a light pressure can make them out of shape. Nowadays, there are many young people who are just like strawberries. They easily break down when they face difficulties. They don’t know what to do when they are in trouble. They have a common name—strawberry kids.
Why are many students so easy to break down? Parents and schools are a main reason. Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life, while schools care more about their grades instead of developing their personality.
Liu Yue, 13, is from Fujian. His mom hardly criticizes him and he always feels good about himself. When a teacher criticized him strictly, he felt surprised and sad. He began to doubt his abilities.
Students should do something to make them mentally (精神上) strong. An expert said, “When you are in trouble, don’t ask for help too quickly. You should try to deal with problems first by yourself. I also advise you to take an active part in sports and social activities. That can make you mentally strong.”
Growing up is not just a happy process. Pains also go along with it. The most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Some students are called “strawberry kids” because ________.
| A．they are out of shape under the great pressure |
| B．they easily break down in face of difficulties |
| C．they all like to eat some fruit, for example, strawberries |
| A．Schools care about their grades. |
| B．Parents do almost everything for them. |
| C．Kids take an active part in sports and social activities. |
| A．赞扬 | B．鼓励 | C．批评 |
| A．pay more attention to study |
| B．face the difficulties bravely |
| C．care more about their classmates |
