| Wrapped up in new shoes Do your shoes fit? If not, Furoshiki Shoes could be a better choice. Furoshiki is a traditional cloth in Japan. People used it for wrapping, holding and carrying things. Italian shoemaker Vibram used it in a new way and made Furoshiki Shoes. The shoes have no laces (鞋带). You just need to wrap them around your feet and fasten with velcro (尼龙搭扣). They are pretty easy to put on. They look comfortable, too. |
| Want to go faster when you walk to school?Wear this pair of wheelson your shoes! Airtrick E-skates can easily be fastened to your shoes. Batteries inside give power to the skates. It can go for 10 to 15 kilometers after charging (充电) for 2 hours. There are four speed settings. The skates’ top speed is 28 kilometers per hour. |
| Put some beer in the soles of your shoes. A creative design can make you walk on beer! Recently, the Dutch beer company Heincken introduced new sneakers that have soles (鞋底) filled with beer. Designer Dominic used a special surgical injection (手术注射) to put beer into the soles. By wearing these special sneakers, people can get a special feeling as the beer flows inside the sole. They can enjoy a smooth and comfortable experience as they walk. |
1. Furoshiki Shoes ________.
| A．are made of cloth | B．look nice having no laces |
| C．are traditional shoes in Japan | D．are more comfortable than traditional shoes |
| A．Charging shoes | B．Powerful batteries | C．The fastest wheels | D．Get your need for speed |
| A．18 | B．28 | C．38 | D．48 |
| A．can fly like a bee | B．can always smell beer |
| C．will feel comfortable | D．will enjoy walking |
It’s easy to see the fun in buying a huge ice cream or going shopping with friends, but saving money can be even more exciting. That’s because saving creates chances and opens the door to all kinds of adventures.
The key to successful saving is setting a goal. Get a pen and paper, and write down how much it costs, then work out how much you can afford to save each week and how long it will take you to reach your goal. It’s important to be realistic (现实的) because you’ll soon get bored if you plan to save every single penny. Some weeks you might decide to save a little more than planned so that you can reach your goals even faster.
To avoid accidentally spending your savings, it’s a good idea to keep them separate from the rest of your money. You could do this by using a money box or a savings account (账户).
When you save your money in a savings account, you have the chance to earn interest (利息). This is money that a bank pays you for leaving the money there. Some parents set up a savings account because they want to put some money away for their kids’ future.
Once you konw about saving, you can set some more bigger goals. Perhaps you want to start saving for university, or you’d like to travel the world when you finish school.
If you’re new to saving, start off by thinking of some fun goals, like taking a vacation or going to a concert. Every penny you save brings you one step close r to reaching your goal—and what could be more exciting than that?
1. What is the key to successful saving?2. How could you avoid accidentally spending your savings?
3. Why do some parents set up a savings account for kids?
4. If you get pocket money from your parents every week, will you consider setting up a savings account or spending it on things you like? Why? Write 30 words or more.
3 . Being green means protecting the environment in our daily life. The best way to do this is buying green products. But how do we know if a product is really green? We need to think about everything of the product.
First, we should look at the materials of the products. Green products are made of natural materials. This is good for our health.
Second, where a product is made and where we buy it are also important. We should try to buy local products, especially food. We can order directly from local farmers. Buying from shops near our homes is also a good idea, because we can go there without driving a car.
Packaging (包装) is another thing we should think about. We should choose products that have glass, paper or other packaging that can be reused or recycled. We should also try to buy products that have less packaging or no packaging at all.
The greenest thing we can do is not to buy unnecessary products. We should only buy things we really need, like food and clothes. If we don’t need something, we should leave it in the shop. This saves money, reduces waste, and helps keep the planet healthy.
All in all, by buying green products, we can help make our planet a better place to live on.
1. According to Paragraph 1, what is the best way to be green?| A．To produce useful products. | B．To know how to be green. |
| C．To shop for green products. | D．To recycle used products. |
| A．it takes shorter time | B．it saves energy |
| C．the food is fresher | D．the food costs less |
| A．Buying only necessary products. | B．Not shopping for anything. |
| C．Shopping for important products. | D．Buying only food and clothes. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
4 . What’s your favourite school subject? Do you love maths? Does English interest you? Or are you more of a scientist? We all have favourite subjects, but what if you studied two or more together instead of learning about each subject separately? That’s exactly how some students in Finland (芬兰) are learning.
When students learn about topics such as world events, they study several subjects together. For example, in a course about World War II, the students study history, geography and maths. Learning about topics, not just one subject, helps students see several points of view. In another course, called “Working in a café”, students study English, communication skills and economics (经济学).
Finnish educators believe students learn better when they work in groups. Working together helps students develop their ability to communicate. At this point, students in Finland don’t spend their whole school day working in groups. They still attend regular classes and study some subjects separately. But Finland is serious about making changes to the school day and to how students learn.
Finnish schools are making this change, because they believe that working together to study topics is better and more challenging for students than working alone or studying only one subject at a time.
In addition, they feel that students who choose to study topics that they care about and to work together with teachers and other students become better learners. They also feel that students who learn in this way are better prepared for jobs.
1. How does the writer start the passage?| A．By comparing facts. | B．By listing numbers. | C．By asking questions. | D．By telling stories. |
①English. ②History. ③Maths. ④Geography.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②③④ |
| A．School s should have separate classrooms and hallways. |
| B．Recent changes in Finnish education are good for students. |
| C．Some students prefer to work alone and not in groups. |
| D．Most Finnish teachers like discussing with students. |
| A．Group Learning in Finland | B．New Learning Methods in Finland |
| C．The Most Popular Subjects in Schools | D．The Important Life Skills for Students |
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “Environment Clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to protect the environment.
No-rubbish lunches. How much do you throw after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be recycled. The students try their best to make less rubbish.
No-car day. No-car day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22nd, 1995. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a no-car day. In China, more and more people are taking part in the activity. The slogan for no-car day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers!
Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: Walk, jump, bike or run! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
Turn off water! Do you know that some toilets could waste twenty to forty ml of water an hour? In a year, that will fill a small river! In the environment club, the members mend those broken toilets.
We have only one earth. Let’s work hard together to make our world cleaner and more beautiful.
1. What do the Environment Clubs ask students to do?2. How many cities around the world have had a no-car day so far?
3. Why do the club members mend the toilet?
4. What can we do to protect the environment? Share your ideas. Write 30 words or more.
6 . Do you know how to be street smarts? Being street smarts means knowing how to keep yourself safe from strangers when you’re alone or with other kids. Whether you’re walking to the school or to the bus, hanging out in the playground, or riding your bike in your neighborhood, being street smarts helps you stay safe.
When you’re walking home from school, a person in a car stops and asks you for directions. At the park, someone says he needs you to help look for his lost dog. These people may seem friendly, but they’re strangers.
If a stranger approaches (靠近) you and asks for help, don’t help.
If a stranger stops his/her car and offers you ride, don’t get in. It’s also important to avoid a stranger’s car completely.
Kids need to follow the rules of street smarts all the time with every stranger, even if the situation seems fine. No one will think that you are silly.
| A．All strangers are friendly. |
| B．Don’t even give an answer. |
| C．Most strangers aren’t dangerous and wouldn’t do anything to hurt kids. |
| D．Even if the stranger knows your name, don’t be fooled. |
| E．If a stranger asks you to look in the car, don’t do it. |
7 . Today, people travel around the world by air and enjoy the great convenience it brings, but studies show that air travel is bad for the environment. It’s responsible for about three percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions (排放物). Then do we have to give up flying to save the planet? Maybe not.
Last month, a British airline (航空公司) operated a flight (航班) called Flight 100. It flew from London to New York with some reporters, engineers and government officers on it. There were no paying passengers. The flight was special because the plane used waste fats and plant sugars as fuel (燃料). As a new kind of green fuel, it was different from the traditional fuel and it cut the flight’s pollution by 70 percent according to the company. Some people said that the flight meant a lot. Many more people wanted to have a try on the flight.
However, there are still problems. For one thing, the green fuel costs five times as much as the traditional fuel. For another, it is difficult to make enough green fuel for all the flights around the world in a short time. To provide enough fuel for a large number of planes, farmers will have to grow more plants. Therefore, more forests will be cut down for farmland.
For now, the British airline and other airlines have no plan to provide similar flights for the public. There is still a long way to go before air travel becomes greener. But one day in the future, such flights may become common and the greenhouse gas emissions may be reduced.
1. According to the text, we know air travel is _______.| A．good for the forests | B．helpful to the planet |
| C．bad for the travelers | D．harmful to the environment |
| A．it was from London to New York | B．a new kind of green fuel was used |
| C．it was operated by a British airline | D．some government officers were on it |
| A．Advantages of taking the flight. | B．Costs of making traditional fuel. |
| C．Problems of using the green fuel. | D．Difficulties of planting more trees. |
| A．The public have already taken similar flights. |
| B．Air travel will become greener in a short time. |
| C．All airlines are against producing the green fuel. |
| D．More work needs to be done to make air travel cleaner. |
8 . Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know very much about them. For example, there are 350 types of sharks and all of them are meat eaters. Some sharks are very big. The whale shark is 50 to 60 feet long. But some sharks are very small. The dwarf (侏儒) shark is only 6 inches (英寸) long.
Sharks are 100 million years old. In fact, they lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Today sharks live in every ocean on the earth, but most sharks live in warm water. They keep the oceans clean because they eat sick fish and animals.
Most sharks have four to six rows of teeth. When a shark’s tooth falls out, another tooth moves in from behind. Sharks do not have ears. However, they “hear” sounds and movements in the water. Any sound or movement makes the water vibrate. This helps sharks find food. Sharks use their large eyes to find food, too. Most sharks see best in low light. They often hunt for food at dawn (黄昏), in the evening or in the middle of the night.
Scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons. For example, cancer is common in many animals, including people. However, it is rare (罕见的) in sharks.. Scientists want to find out why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer too.
1. Where do most sharks live according to the text?| A．In very deep water. | B．In warm water. |
| C．Near the surface of the ocean. | D．In cold water. |
| A．Because they do well in cleaning water. | B．Because they eat sick fish and animals. |
| C．Because they can get cancer like humans. | D．Because they can produce a kind of chemical. |
| A．振动 | B．停止 | C．变清澈 | D．变浑浊 |
| A．The dwarf shark is only 6 feet long. | B．The whale shark is 50 to 60 feet long. |
| C．Sharks only use large eyes to find food. | D．Sharks and dinosaurs lived in different times. |
9 . International Volunteer Day is on December 5 every year. It started on December 17, 1985. It’s a day to honor volunteers all over the world.
Every day and every minute, volunteers around the world work out of their own kindness and make the world a better place. They protect the environment, build schools, care for animals. Most volunteers work without getting paid, and many do so using their own money. International Volunteer Day offers us a chance to do so.
Celebrating International Volunteer Day also lets more people know about the work and encourages them to join the volunteer team. When people see how volunteering is changing things for the better, they may want to donate (拼赠) their time and play their part.
Doing volunteer work is also meaningful.Volunteering is a good way to open our eyes. We may do something we never do and meet different kinds of people. We can talk with them and get their good ideas. Volunteers especially students can learn much from practice, get some experience and know how to solve problems.
There are many problems in the world. No one has answers to all the problems. But when we face them together, we’re able to find good ways to solve them. The things we care about today will help build a better world tomorrow.
1. What do we know about International Volunteer Day from Paragraph 1?| A．It is on December 17. |
| B．It started about in the 1980s. |
| C．People celebrate it every 5 years. |
| D．A volunteer came up with the idea of it. |
| A．Volunteers only protect the environment on International Volunteer Day. |
| B．Most volunteers work with getting paid and not using their own money. |
| C．International Volunteer Day never provides us a chance to do volunteer work. |
| D．Celebrating the day can encourage more people to join the volunteer team. |
①Open their eyes and get good ideas.
②Learn a lot from practice and get experience.
③Know how to solve problems.
④Learn to protect themselves.
| A．①②④ |
| B．②③④ |
| C．①②③ |
| D．①③④ |
| A．When one gives, two get happy. |
| B．You don’t need a reason to help others. |
| C．Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. |
| D．We can't change the past, but we can change the future. |
The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful of what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.
There are plenty of “energy drinks” on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great! But after a careful check, you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.
Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited (限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink may make you nervous. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.
1. What would you like most when you are thirsty after playing basketball in the hot weather according to the passage?2. Who are the main consumer group (消费群体) of the energy drinks?
3. What will happen if you drink a bottle of energy drinks?
4. What would you do in your daily life after reading this passage?
