1 . When people think of healthy foods for eyes, they think of carrots. Yes, carrots are good for eyes. But there are also many other healthy foods for eyes. If you want to have healthy eyes, eat them.

Kale

Kale is a dark green vegetable. It looks like a cabbage. If you eat kale often, you will still have healthy eyes when you are old. And the vitamin (维生素) A in it can help you see well at night.

Chicken

Chicken is great food for eyes. And you can cook it in many ways. You can cook chicken soup, gongbao chicken, chicken noodles and chicken salad. All of them are delicious.

Fish

If you spend lots of time on the computer or often feel you have dry eyes, you can eat some fish. You don’t need to eat a lot each time. A little will be OK.

1. Kale is a kind of _________.

A．vegetable

B．fruit

C．drink

2. What can we learn about vitamin A from the passage?

A．It is not helpful for our health.

B．It can help us see well at night.

C．There is no vitamin A in kale.

3. Mark’s eyes are a little dry these days. He can eat some ________.

A．carrots

B．kale

C．fish

4. The underlined word “them” refers to (指) ________.

A．foods with chicken

B．chicken soup

C．gongbao chicken

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．How to Keep Healthy

B．Different Kinds of Food

C．Healthy Foods for Eyes

3 .

As the spring comes, the weather warms up and the rain falls. The world comes back to life. Chinese people call this time of the year Jingzhe and it is one of the “solar terms” (节气) in China. This year it comes on the fifth day of the third month.

It’s time to get up and find food. Farmers start the year’s work. There is sunshine and rain. That’s good for plants to grow. As the Chinese saying goes, “The whole year’s work depends on a good start in spring.” Everyone seems to be ready (准备) for the new year’s work. What do we do around Jingzhe?

Feed the “white tiger”

In some old Chinese stories, a white tiger always bites people during Jingzhe. People draw the white tiger on paper and then put some meat in its mouth. This way, the tiger is fed and will not bite people. Go away, bad luck!

Beat the drums

Some stories are about the god of thunder (雷神). He beats his drum to make spring thunder during Jingzhe. To show their respect, people on the earth also beat drums.

Eat pears

It’s getting warmer around Jingzhe. Pears are sweet and juicy. People believe that eating pears can stop us getting coughs (咳嗽).

1. When is Jingzhe this year?

A．March 5th.

B．May 5th.

C．May 3rd.

2. Which picture can’t be from Jingzhe?

A．

B．

C．

3. Why do people on the earth beat drums around Jingzhe?

A．To make spring thunder.

B．To stop getting coughs.

C．To show respect.

4. What does the underlined (划线) saying in paragraph 2 mean?

A．People always start to work on rainy days.

B．Spring is the best time to be ready for the year’s work.

C．It’s important for people to work on a spring morning.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Farmers’ activities in summer.

B．Different weather in different places.

C．Something about a Chinese “solar term”.

4 . Do you have any experiences like these? When the teacher asks if anyone can speak in front of the class, you lower your head. When you go to the restroom or dining hall, you always try to find someone to go with you because you are afraid of being seen alone.

Well, many people have these kinds of experiences. They are feeling social anxiety(社交焦虑), or worrying about things like talking, going to a party or being the center of attention.

A recent study from China Youth Daily showed that about 45 percent of the 1, 544 interviewers (受访者) said they experienced social anxiety.

Stefan Hofmann, an expert from Boston University, said that social anxiety is “a result of the fear that we will not be welcome”. For Chinese kids, there’s another reason for their anxiety. Shu Man from East China Jiaotong University said, “Most of them are the only child in their families, so they don’t have many chances to practice their social skills.”

“However, you don’t have to worry too much about social anxiety. You only need to ask the doctor for help if you can’t live a normal life,” said Li Songwei from Tsinghua University. Shu Man advised that you should go to public places more often, and try thinking about something happy when you are really nervous.

1. How many people experienced social anxiety in the recent study?

A．About 45.

B．About 695.

C．About 1,544.

D．About 1,589.

2. If a Chinese kid has social anxiety, it may be because he/she __________.

A．is too shy to speak	B．is afraid to talk to others
C．has no brothers or sisters	D．has no close friends

3. What can you do if you have social anxiety?

A．Go to public places.	B．Keep quiet by yourself.
C．Stay at home alone.	D．Watch some sad movies.

4. Where can you read this passage?

A．In a poster.

B．In a story book.

C．In a notice.

D．In a magazine.

5 .         Maps are pictures of places. You must have seen a map of the world, of your home country and even of your home city. They show us towns, cities, roads, parks, schools, hospitals, and more.
        There are also many other types of maps. Each gives a special kind of information. There are street maps, tourist maps, and even maps of the air and sea.
        Here is a simple road map.

1. From the passage, we can see maps are pictures of places.
2. Different types of maps give a special kind of information.
3. The biggest town on the map is Bigtown and from there we can take a train to the north.
4. If you drive from Smalltown to Bluetown, the best way to choose is M13.
5. The writer mainly wants to tell us the importance of maps.

6 . Japan has many robots now and you can see lots of them in the country. You can find worker robots, robots that clean your home, and even robots you can play with.

My friend Tasuku has got a restaurant in a big city. The restaurant is not big, but very popular. It is near a supermarket. He gets nine robots for the restaurant. Each robot costs(价钱为) 34,000 yen. The robots have different jobs in the restaurant. Three robots cook different kinds of food; one robot washes the dishes(盘子); one cleans the floor and the others give food to the customers(顾客).

Although robots do most of the jobs in the restaurant, Tasuku is still very busy. He must do many things to keep the robots working well. Luckily ,Tasuku is good at studying robots and he knows robots very well.

I think in the future, there will be a lot of robot-themed restaurants(机器人主题餐厅) around the world.

1. Where is Tasuku’s restaurant?

A．It is behind a park.	B．It is in front of a cinema.
C．It is near a supermarket.	D．It is next to a big bank.

2. How many robots give food to the customers in the restaurant?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. What is Tasuku good at?

A．Cooking food.

B．Studying robots.

C．Playing games.

D．Making robots.

4. Which is NOT true about robots in this passage?

A．The robots can help your work.	B．The robots can clean your home.
C．The robots can help you do your homework.	D．People can play with the robots.

5. From the passage we can know that ________.

A．the restaurant is popular in Tasuku’s city	B．Tasuku’s restaurant is in a small city
C．Tasuku got ten robots for the restaurant	D．Tasuku isn’t busy because of the robots

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You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while their parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

“I often played computer games in my free time before. But now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said Su Xiaoming, a volunteer at the age of 18.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too,” said another volunteer.

If everyone helps out a little, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us at 8886699 or visit our website.

1. If a person wants to be a volunteer, he/she should be ________.

A．8 years old

B．11 years old

C．27 years old

D．81 years old

2. What does the underlined word “while” mean?

A．When.

B．Where.

C．But.

D．Because.

3. Su Xiaoming may do volunteer work for ________.

A．computers

B．old people

C．animals

D．children

4. How many ways can we contact (联系)them?

A．Three.

B．One.

C．Two.

D．Four.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Hospitals need volunteers to look after the children.

B．Everyone should take good care of the animals.

C．If you are good at computers, you can teach older people.

D．People can be volunteers to help others in different ways.

9 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。

People are always trying to live a healthy life. You might have read so much on this topic. The following ideas may sound simple, but they can really help you.

Exercise when you are tired.

After a long and tiring day of study, exercising might not sound like a good idea, but it should. In fact, physical activities can provide you with the missing energy (能量). Research shows that exercising for just 30 minutes can make you feel good!

Write by hand to help the brain (大脑) be active.

Although writing something using a computer is faster, it is much better to remember the whole thing by writing it down by hand. When you read handwritten text, naturally it’s easier for your brain to remember the information.

Spare (留出) more time for yourself.

By sparing the time for yourself and just being alone for a while, you can have a chance to think and get to know yourself better. And you won’t behave impulsively (冲动地).

Drink hot drinks on a hot day.

What cools more on a hot summer morning, cold water or hot water? The study shows that the hot water does make people feel cooler. When you are drinking something hot, the body will feel the change in temperature and perspire (流汗), which helps you cool down!

1. Exercising can make you feel good after a tiring day.
2. You should spend more time alone because it is helpful to develop your independent thinking.
3. Drinking hot water on a hot day is a good way to cool down in summer.
4. Handwritten notes are more difficult to remember than the printed ones.
5. The passage provides us with four useful ideas to keep healthy.