The Tallest—ever Eiffel Tower Set
Lego has created its tallest—ever set with the new 10, 001—piece Eiffel Tower.
Standing 149 cm tall, it is built in four parts with handles (柄) that can then be fixed on top of one another. Much like the real Eiffel Tower, the set is priced at ＄629. 99 in LEGO stores. “It is a great set for travel fans. You can feel like standing at the top and looking across the rich history of Paris.” the toy company says.
Skylodge Adventure Suites, a company in Peru, is letting its guests sleep in transparent capsules (透明舱) on the side of a mountain. Over 7 meters long and about 2.4 meters high and wide, the capsules can each hold four people with a bathroom, a double bed and two smaller beds. There’s an exit (出口) in the top of the capsules, and also space to sit outside on top to enjoy the natural beauty.
A Fingerprint Island
Baljenac, a small island (岛) in Croatia, is covered by dry—stone walls that make it look like a huge fingerprint when seen from above. The island has a surface (表面) of only 0.14 square kilometers but owns 23 kilometers of walls created simply by piling (堆叠) rocks on top of each other. Most of the stone wall network is believed to have been built during the 19th century.
1. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?| A．WORLD. | B．HISTORY. | C．NATURE. | D．LIFESTYLE. |
| A．is as tall as the real Eiffel Tower |
| B．is made up of five parts |
| C．is built with 10, 001 pieces |
| D．sells for 629. 99 pounds |
| A．The Natural Beauty on the Mountainside |
| B．Skylodge Adventure Suites in Peru |
| C．The Exit of Transparent Capsules |
| D．Sleeping in the Air |
| A．People can only sit inside to enjoy the beautiful mountain. |
| B．There are four beds in each capsule. |
| C．One has to get into the capsules through an exit on the side. |
| D．They have the same width and height. |
| A．It was built during the 19th century. |
| B．It is in the shape of a huge fingerprint. |
| C．It covers only 0. 14 square kilometers. |
| D．Stone walls can be seen everywhere on the island. |
2 . If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers (青少年). Today, many teenagers are becoming fat, and this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People often call this kind of food “junk food”.
But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers don’t have a good eating habit. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a healthy meal for lunch. In a recent survey (调查) at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn’t like a healthy diet (饮食). They didn’t like vegetables and many of them didn’t like fruits. They liked to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat better.
Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure (高血压) in the future.
Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar.
Teenagers need to eat some fruit and vegetables every day. Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins (维生素) and have little fat.
Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones (骨骼) grow.
Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their bodies and mind.
1. “Junk food” is a kind of food with a lot of ______.| A．milk and sugar | B．fruit and sugar |
| C．vegetables and salt | D．fat, oil, salt and sugar |
| A．vegetables | B．unhealthy food | C．fruit | D．milk |
| A．超出 | B．不如 | C．相等 | D．在后面 |
| A．food with no vitamins | B．breakfast |
| C．vegetables and fruit | D．salt and oil |
| A．Bad habits | B．Junk food |
| C．School meals | D．Advice on healthy eating |
Are you new here? Here are some places maybe you need know.
 | Sunny Sky Restaurant is the most popular in town and has the most delicious food. And it plays the most wonderful music. You can have the best service. However, the food there is more expensive. |
 | Many people like shopping in Walmart because they can buy all kinds of things there the most cheaply. But there is one bad thing. The only reason why I dislike it is that the workers there are the most boring. They will ask you to buy things you don’t need at all. |
 | Renmin Park is the best place to go to on weekends. It’s the biggest and the most beautiful park here. Walking in it, you can enjoy the freshest air and learn some culture of the town. The best thing is that it is free for visitors. However, sometimes it’s kind of crowded because of too many people. |
 | Many people like Wanda Cinema. It has the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats. But the tickets are more expensive than those in any other cinema and sometimes the workers there aren’t friendly at all. |
1. What can you enjoy in the Sunny Sky Restaurant? ________
| A．The cheapest food. | B．The most exciting show. | C．The most comfortable seats. | D．The most wonderful music. |
| A．Interesting. | B．Kind. | C．Unfriendly. | D．Helpful. |
| A．Because of the workers. | B．Because it is far. | C．Because the things in it are expensive. | D．Because it is not tidy. |
| A．Renmin Park. | B．Walmart. | C．Wanda Cinema. | D．Sunny Sky Restaurant. |
| A．News. | B．Life. | C．Sports. | D．Family. |
4 . Do you like cats? Do you keep a cat as your pet? Lots of people love cats. Here is some information about cats.
Cats are mammals. This means that they give birth and feed their young with milk.
A male cat is called a tom or a tomcat. A baby cat is called kitten. In groups, they are called cats. A group of newborn kittens is a litter.
Cats are tamed (驯服) by people. They can live with people. Most cats are good pets. Some people don’t want to live alone. When they feel lonely, they will choose to keep a dog or a cat as their pet. Keeping pets makes their life busy and relaxing.
People love cats. Cats love people, too. They show their love to their owners. They also do some useful things for people. For example, they can catch and kill mice.
1. What does the underlined word “mammals” probably mean in Chinese?| A．食肉动物 | B．食草动物 | C．爬行动物 | D．哺乳动物 |
| A．a male cat | B．a female cat | C．a baby cat | D．a group of cats |
| A．busy and tiring | B．busy and relaxing | C．free and tiring | D．free and relaxing |
| A．To tell us that both mice and cats are mammals. |
| B．To tell us that cats run faster than mice. |
| C．To show that cats can help people to do some things. |
| D．To show that people love all kinds of animals. |
| A．An Introduction to Cats |
| B．An Introduction to Animals |
| C．Good Pets and People |
| D．Wild Animals and People |
5 . Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is to curl (卷曲) both of your hands and put them together to make a heart-shape.
Known as “hand heart”, many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the move in recent photos.
“The heart-hand gesture means something between ‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’,” said the country singer Taylor Swift, 21. “It’s a sweet, simple message which you can send without saying a word.”
Tailor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to make the gesture popular.
Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the hand heart and put the photos online. They did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became a real hit after that.
“It used to take longer for nonverbal (不用语言的) culture to move. But now, with smart phones and the Internet, it’s much faster,” said Patti Wood, an American language expert.
In the Republic of Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time, in a different way. People there like making a “bigger heart” by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means: “I love you.”
1. The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is ________.| A．V | B．OK | C．Bye | D．a heart-shape hand |
| A．Justin Bieber | B．Blake Lively | C．Patti Wood | D．Taylor Swift |
| A．help the people in need | B．make a gesture popular |
| C．express your love or thanks | D．show your special gesture |
| A．Smart phones and the Internet are improving fast. |
| B．Smart phones and the Internet used to take longer time in use. |
| C．It’s much easier for nonverbal culture to reach more people. |
| D．It takes nonverbal culture a long time to become popular. |
6 . Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future? Let’s have a look. You may get a surprise.
You won’t go to the kitchen when you are hungry. You will give orders to the kitchen robot. The robot will cook the food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring it to you.
In the kitchen you will find a special food machine. The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat healthily. The food machine will be connected with the kitchen robot. The robot can get messages from the food machine.
After having a meal, you can go to your home office. You will work at home and you don’t need to go out to work any more.
You will have a special information screen. You can get any information on the screen. When you receive a message from a friend in other places, your information screen will be turned on automatically (自动地). Your friend’s face appears on the screen. Then you can talk to your friend easily.
1. What is the second paragraph (段落) about?| A．It’s about healthy food. | B．It’s about the kitchen robot. |
| C．It’s about a nice kitchen. | D．It’s about a robot which can do homework. |
| A．the kitchen robot | B．the food machine |
| C．the information screen | D．the computer |
| A．lose | B．send | C．get | D．allow |
| A．on the wall | B．on the screen |
| C．on the Internet | D．on TV |
| A．Our life in the future | B．A food machine |
| C．A special information screen | D．A kitchen robot. |
7 . Every thirty seconds there is an earthquake in the world. Some of these earthquakes are so weak that people can’t feel them. But some of them are very serious and many people get hurt or die in them. Do you know what cause earthquakes?
The earth’s surface (表面) has many pieces. These pieces are always moving. When two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake. Scientists are trying to predict (预测) big earthquakes, but it’s very hard. Do you know how to protect yourself during an earthquake? Here are some ways. You should remember them.
If you are inside
◆Quickly move under a desk or along a wall. It will protect you from falling things. Don’t run out of the door.
◆Keep away from windows.
◆Turn off lights.
◆Don’t get into a lift. If you are in a lift, get out as quickly as possible.
If you are outside
◆Don’t stay near tall buildings and trees. Things may fall on you.
◆Be careful of fallen power lines.
◆Lie on the ground in clear areas until the shaking stops.
1. How often does an earthquake happen in the world?| A．Once every thirty seconds. | B．Once every thirty minutes. |
| C．Once every three hours. | D．Once every thirteen seconds. |
| A．the Earth’s surface is too thin |
| B．the pieces of the Earth’s surface are moving too fast |
| C．there are too many pieces on the Earth’s surface |
| D．two pieces of the Earth’s surface move past each other |
| A．Near the window. | B．Outside the door. | C．Under the desk. | D．Near the door. |
| A．you don’t be afraid when an earthquake happens |
| B．you’d better not stand near tall buildings |
| C．you should look for your family after the earthquake |
| D．you should rebuild your homes after the earthquake |
| A．how to predict an earthquake | B．how to save people after an earthquake |
| C．what to do during an earthquake | D．what to do before an earthquake |
8 . Look at the Earth from space. Why does our planet look so blue? It’s blue because water covers almost three quarters (四分之三) of the Earth’s surface. Water is not just an important part of our planet. It is an important part of our body, too. More than half of our total (全部的) body weight is water.
Our body loses water whenever we exercise or go to the toilet. That’s why we need to drink plenty of water every day. We drink water. We use it to cook, clean, and carry waste out of our homes. Farmers use it to grow vegetables and crops (庄稼) like rice and wheat; factories use it to make products.
Since the 1950s, the amount (数量) of water people use has increased by three times. But the water supply (供应) hasn’t. Scientists worry that soon there won’t be enough water for us, as well as for the animals and plants that share our world. What can we do to help? Use water wisely.
Having enough water isn’t our only problem. We also need it clean.
Right now, ships and factories are putting wastes into seas, rivers and so on. Even chemicals (化学制品) that farmers use are running into rivers and lakes. All this pollution can make the water dangerous to drink. It can also harm fish and other water-living lives. We must do something to stop pollution. It’s the best way to protect our world’s most valuable natural resource (资源).
1. ________ of the Earth’s surface is covered by water.| A．Almost 50% |
| B．Less than 50% |
| C．Almost 75% |
| D．Over 75% |
| A．One. |
| B．Two. |
| C．Three. |
| D．Four. |
| A．we don’t have enough water to use since the 1900s |
| B．there are more people than before |
| C．there will be less animals in the future |
| D．it’s necessary for us to save water in our daily life |
| A．To ask people to value water. |
| B．To introduce the uses of water. |
| C．To advise people to drink more water. |
| D．To describe the situation of water supply. |
9 . Scientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain 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 hopes the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the world. The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There will be a detector (探测器) in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.
Unlike other robots, they don’t need to be operated (操作) by people far away. The robots all have an eight-hour battery (电池). They can “swim” in the sea freely and send back information to people on the beach. After their batteries run down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.
There are five robot fish altogether. Each costs (花费) about 29,000 dollars. They are part of a three-year project between engineering company BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.
1. What will the robots do if they find 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. | D．They will take it out to the beach. |
| A．For five hours. | B．For eight hours. | C．For twelve hours. | D．For one day. |
| A．14,500 | B．29,000 | C．145,000 | D．1,450,000 |
| A．The robot fish can eat anything in the water. |
| B．The robot fish need to be operated by people. |
| C．The robot fish are 1.5 meters long and they look like sharks. |
| D．The robot fish can go back to the beach when the batteries run down. |
10 . On December 21 this year, the day is Winter Solstice（冬至）. It is an important day in China. What is special on the day? The answer is that the daytime lasts（持续） the shortest and the night lasts the longest of the year in the northern hemisphere（北半球）. Its Chinese name “dongzhi” means that winter comes and the days get colder.
In China, it is tradition（传统） to eat dumplings（饺子）on this day. This tradition comes from a famous doctor named Zhang ZhongJing. On a cold winter day, Zhang sees people have frostbite（冻伤） on their ears. To help them, he makes a kind of food in the shape（形状）of an ear, just like the dumplings we eat today. After eating the food, people feel very warm and their frostbite go away. From then on, people start to eat dumplings on Winter Solstice.
Now, Winter Solstice gives family a chance to get together and share their happiness.
1. From the passage, people usually eat dumplings ________.| A．on the shortest night in the northern hemisphere | B．on December 21 every year |
| C．on Winter Solstice | D．on the longest day in the northern hemisphere |
| A．Zhang Zhongjing eats dumplings because of his frostbite |
| B．People have frostbite just like dumplings |
| C．After Winter Solstice, the days get colder |
| D．The tradition of Winter Solstice comes from warm（温暖的） place |
| A．families to get together | B．people to make food |
| C．families to eat moon cakes | D．people to have a trip in northern hemisphere |
| A．承担 | B．分享 | C．遭受 | D．理解 |
| A．the places of eating dumpling | B．the story of the famous doctor Zhang ZhongJing |
| C．the days of cold winter | D．the introduction（介绍）of Winter Solstice |
