1 . Goodbye in the wild
Humans have many ways to say “hi” and “bye”. It’s a way to be polite. But did you know that apes (大猩猩) also do this?
According to a new study, we have found this kind of behavior (行为) in animals for the first time. Many animals greet each other, but they don’t say “goodbye” like apes do.
Scientists studied over 1,200 apes. Of course, they don’t say “What’s up?” like we do. They use body language.
For example, they will touch each other or hold hands. They might also butt(顶) heads or just look at each other. They do these things both before and after they spend time together. These greetings will be shorter if the apes already know each other. Humans do this too.
Scientists say that the common ancestors (共同祖先) of apes and humans might have done this as well. Then they passed down the habit to both of us.
Our ape cousins
Apes can do many things just like us. Here’s a list of some of their “human” behaviors.
Make tools (工具) to help them finish tasks
Eat junk food (垃圾食品) when they’re unhappy
Recognize (识别) faces
Beg for food
Laugh out loud
1. What does the new study show?| A．Apes say “hi” and “bye” like humans. | B．Animals don’t greet each other. |
| C．Animal behavior is hard to study. | D．Apes enjoy saying “goodbye“ to other animals. |
| A．tell us how to study apes | B．show how apes do exercise |
| C．show how apes greet each other | D．tell us what body language is |
| A．Because they don’t like each other. | B．Because they already know each other. |
| C．Because they are lazy sometimes. | D．Because they want to save time. |
| A．经过 | B．坚持 | C．养成 | D．传递 |
| A．Apes like to make friends with humans. | B．Greetings are important to animals. |
| C．Apes have different ways to say “hi”. | D．Humans learned to greet each other from apes. |
Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful. Fire can make water hot and house warm, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things, too. It can make trees, houses, animals and other things catch fire. If some people can’t run away from fire, it can kill them. Sometimes a big fire can burn forests and destroy many tall buildings. Today people know how to make a fire with matches（火柴）. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. The match can burn a piece of paper and then it can burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire. Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with fire.
1. Fire is also very harmful, isn’t it?2. What can fire do?
3. What will happen to people if they can’t run away from fire?
4. Who likes to play with matches?
5. How can a match burn a house?
6. What must people do with fire?
3 . The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）. It is a holiday in the USA. Usually family members and friends get together for a dinner. People sometimes drive their cars a long way for a family reunion. Many people also take Friday off to make a long weekend holiday as most Americans do not work on Saturdays and Sundays. Thanksgiving Day began in 1621. When the first English settlers（定居者）reached the New World, they did not have enough food. But the American Indians helped the white men and taught them how to farm. In the autumn after the English settlers came to America, they had a good harvest. They were so pleased. They decided to invite their Indian friends to dinner to thank them and God for their help. To most Americans today, Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmas or New Year’s Eve.
1. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday of ________.| A．England | B．India | C．America | D．the world |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．had a hard time | B．lived happily |
| C．knew how to farm | D．often had dinner together |
| A．冲突 | B．团聚 | C．分离 | D．婚礼 |
| A．hated | B．were afraid of | C．were helpful to | D．left |
| A．Christmas Day is more important than Thanksgiving Day |
| B．Thanksgiving Day is as important as Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Day is as important as Thanksgiving Day |
| D．Thanksgiving Day is more important than New Year’s Eve |
4 . It’s very important for young people to go to a good school, then go to a good university, and find a good job. So study is very important in Japan!
Young people get up at about six o’clock. They have breakfast with their family, and then go to school. Schools in Japan start at seven o’clock. After five hours of lessons in the morning, it’s time for lunch. Most people have lunch at school. Then there are more lessons until 6:00 p.m., but that’s not the end! Many young Japanese go to the reading rooms and study from about 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Then they go home in a minibus. Most students don’t go to bed before twelve o’clock, and then the next day, after just five or six hours of sleep. It’s time to get up again!
1. When do young people get up in Japan?| A．At five o’clock. | B．At half past five. |
| C．At six o’clock. | D．At half past six. |
| A．about five hours | B．about eight hours |
| C．about nine hours | D．over nine hours |
| A．in the reading room | B．at home |
| C．in their classroom | D．on the computers |
| A．On foot. | B．By minibus. |
| C．By bike. | D．By underground. |
| A．they want to find a good job |
| B．they like to study |
| C．they can’t go to a good school |
| D．they like their teachers very much |
5 . Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return. That is why we mustn’t waste time.
It goes without saying that time is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who don’t know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing cards. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own life.
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow.
Remember: We have no time to lose.
1. Which is even more important, time or money?2. Why mustn’t we waste time?
3. What do the people who don’t know the importance of time do?
4. Should we save time?
5. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow, should we?
6. What do you usually do in your free time? (No more than 20 words)
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is famous for its biking culture. Its people have biked to work since the 1880s. And recently, it has shown again that it is one of the world’s great biking cities.
For the first time, there are more bikes than cars in the heart of the city, reported The Guardian. It has found 13,100 more bikes than cars in the city center over the past year. In the last 20 years, the number of bikes used has risen by 68 percent.
This is mainly because of the huge efforts(努力) that the local government has made to create a bike city. Since 2005, a large amount of money has been spent on biking, and the city now has several new bridges only for biking and walking.
Bikes are also becoming more and more popular in China. An increasing number of people are cycling instead of driving to school, to their workplace or to tourist attractions. Public bike rental(出租) services have also been introduced in many cities, including Beijing, Hangzhou and Changchun.
The introduction of Mobike, a new public bike rental system—which started in Shanghai in April and came to Beijing on Sept 1—brought the use of bike to a whole new level. After Scanning(扫描) the QR code(二维码) on the bike, you can ride the Mobike’s orange bikes to your destination. It is far more convenient than the old bike rental system. New payment methods such as Alipay and Wechat are also supported by the service.
Despite this, it’s still not easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities. Because cars usually take up bicycle lanes(车道), bikers often have to ride next to cars. However Copenhagen is much friendlier to bikes. Lanes are built to encourage cycling. Traffic lights are timed for bicycle speeds.
For example, Cycle Snake, a high orange bike lane, allows fast bikers to go in both directions. In the mid-afternoon during the summer, bikes can see the daylight between two nearby buildings. It make riding a bike more enjoyable.
1. Copenhagen is one of the world’s great biking cities, isn’t it?2. Why are there more bikes than cars in the heart of Copenhagen?
3. How can you use the Mobike’s orange bike?
4. Why is Copenhagen much friendlier to bikes? Name two reasons.
5. Do you want to go to school by bike? Why or Why not?
7 . If you are going to apply for a job, be prepared for the kinds of interviews you can expect. One type of interviews is the telephone interview. Here are some tips for telephone interviews:
________. Before the interview, guess and write down the questions you might be asked. Practice the answers orally until you are satisfied with yourself. The questions can be about your working experiences, skills and achievements.
Keep your notes handy. Have any key information next to the phone, including your notes about the company and the questions you have prepared for. Then you can easily get the information you need. In this way, you will sound more prepared.
Avoid salary topics. When you are asked how much money you would expect, it’s not wise if you give no response. But it’s not right to give an exact number at once. Try to be open to discussion, so you’d better say something like, “If this is the right job for me, I believe we can come to an agreement on salary.”
Push for a face-to-face meeting. At the end of the interview, don’t forget to sell yourself. You can say something like, “I am very interested in your company. If possible I’d be really happy to see some of your managers. I am free either Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning. Which would be better for you?”
Try to rearrange surprise interviews. If you receive an interview call without any expectation, you can politely ask them to arrange another time for the interview, so you can be better prepared. Try something like, “I am sorry but I can’t do it right now. Can I call you back tomorrow after work, at 6 p.m.?”
After the telephone interview, only a few are left for face-to-face interview, so get prepared and good luck!
1. The article is about ________.| A．how to apply for a job | B．how to make a telephone call |
| C．how to deal with a telephone interview | D．how to take telephone messages |
| A．Make a self-introduction | B．Practice working skills |
| C．Write down the answers | D．Predict the questions |
| A．easy to get | B．easy to recognize | C．easy to hold | D．easy to understand |
| A．I am expecting a salary of $5000 month. | B．My salary requirements can be discussed. |
| C．May I not answer your question? | D．I don’t mind at all. |
| A．not answer the call | B．ask someone else to answer it |
| C．ask for another interview | D．start your interview at once |
8 . Things can become very dangerous in a fire. Do you know how to deal with them?
If you cannot get out of your room, close the door and put blankets or quilt at the foot of the door. They can stop the smoke from coming in. Open the window and shout for help. Close the window at once if smoke comes in. Call 119 or wave a flashlight or a piece of clothing from the window. Let people know that you are still inside the building. You can’t stay under the bed or in the wardrobe. When the firefighters come in, they will need to find you. So stay by the window on the floor.
If your clothes catch fire, remember the words: stop, drop and roll.
Stop running-moving around will make the fire even bigger. Drop to the ground- lie down on the ground. Roll around- roll from side to side to stop the fire.
If your friend’s clothes catch on fire, don’t let him or her run. Shout, ‘Stop, drop and roll!’
Once they are down and rolling, you can use a blanket, towel, or other heavy cloth to help put out the fire on their clothes.
Choose the best answer according to the letter above.
1. If you can not get out of your room, you shouldn’t_______.
| A．close the door | B．open the door |
| C．put blankets at the foot of the door | D．put a quilt at the foot of the door |
| A．close the door | B．open the window |
| C．shout for help | D．close the window |
| A．Call 119. | B．Wave a flashlight from the window. |
| C．Stay by the window on the floor. | D．Both A, and B |
| A．let them find you | B．stay under the bed |
| C．stay by the window on the floor | D．stay in the wardrobe |
| A．run around | B．stand on the ground |
| C．roll from side to side to stop the fire | D．call for help |
| A．run | B．stop | C．drop | D．roll |
9 . People are busy working every day, so they do not have enough time to do exercise. As a result (结果), many people become too fat. To keep our bodies healthy, we have to do exercise every day.
There are many kinds of exercise. Bending (弯腰) and stretching (伸展) help us move easily. Before we play ball games or swim, it is better for us to do bending and stretching first. This kind of exercise is sometimes called “warm-up exercise”. Running is also good exercise. If we cannot run fast, we can jog. Jogging means running slowly. Before we run or jog, we must do warm-up exercises. And we should not run or jog in busy streets. The air there is often dirty. Some people like weight lifting (举重) because it can make their bodies strong. We also need to do some warm-up exercises before weight lifting.
1. ________ makes many people too fat.| A．Eating or drinking every day | B．Having no time to do exercise |
| C．Doing more exercise | D．Reading at home |
| A．run | B．jog | C．work | D．Both A and B |
| A．Playing ball games | B．Swimming |
| C．Bending and stretching | D．Weight lifting |
| A．Because it can make them work well. |
| B．Because it can make them thin. |
| C．Because it can make their bodies strong. |
| D．Because they don’t like other exercise. |
| A．Jogging means running quickly. |
| B．Busy streets are not good places for running. |
| C．Weight lifting can help us move easily. |
| D．We shouldn’t do warm-up exercises before swimming. |
It’s good for everyone to keep healthy every day. Here are some things you can do to be healthy.
Get up early and go to bed early. Don’t watch TV or play computer games too late in the evening. You should (应该) go to bed before ten o’clock and then get up at about six in the morning.
Eat healthy food. It’s good to eat fruit and vegetables every day, because the healthy food is good for your health. And don’t forget to drink more water every day. Ice-cream and hamburgers taste good, but they can make you be fat. So don’t eat them too much. And you must eat a healthy breakfast on time every morning.
Do some sports every day. Don’t say that you are always busy, and have no time to play sports. That’s just an excuse (借口). In the morning, you can run for 20 minutes. After work, you can play ball games with your friends. Even (甚至) in the evening, you can take a walk. When you’re free, just do sports!
Good friends make you happy. They can tell you how to be healthy, too. And you can do sports with your friends. So make some good friends!
1. How many good ways (方法) are there to keep healthy?2. Why should we eat fruit and vegetables every day?
3. Can you go to school if (如果) you don’t have breakfast?
4. What should you do when you are free?
5. How can good friends make you feel?
