1 . Do you always find it is raining when you walk out？Or are you always buying umbrellas and leaving them home when it rains？There is a new umbrella that could solve both problems.
The umbrella will（A）_________ tell you the weather，（B）_________ let you know you've left it behind.
How does it work？The umbrella will send a message to your smartphone. And it says "Hey，it's going to rain in 15 minutes where you are，so you'd better take your umbrella.”
Besides，if you are forgetful，you may never leave an umbrella on a bus or somewhere else again. The umbrella will send a warning to your smartphone if you leave it behind.
The new umbrella is expected to go on sale soon.
Though it is a good idea and it looks pretty cool，the umbrella will cost you $185.Maybe you will just check the free weather app on your smart-phone and take an umbrella with you when it is going to rain.
1. 回答问题：How many problems can the new umbrella solve？2. 在（A）处和（B）处填写适当的关联词，使句子通顺。
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3. 写出文中划线it指代的内容。
4. 将划线句子Besides，if you are forgetful，you may never leave an umbrella on a bus or somewhere else again.翻译成中文。
5. 给文章拟一个最佳标题。
2 . There is an English saying, "Laughter is the best medicine. " Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the influence it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve people's health.
Tests were carried out to study the influence of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts , blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar influence to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be very helpful.
Other tests have shown that laughter seems to be able to reduce the influence of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that stood the pain for the longest time was the group that listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain that makes both stress and pain less.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics （诊所） , in which they help to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce useful influence.
1. Many people were serious about the saying "Laughter is the best medicine. "2. Laughter has the same influence on the body as physical exercise do.
3. It seems that the group without listening to funny programs can stand the pain a little longer.
4. The brain can produce a kind of chemical to make both stress and pain less.
5. Some doctors encourage their patients to laugh to make their patients condition better.
At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is Earth's lowest point on land. It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy(浮力). The high salt content-more than 34 percent - makes swimming more like floating.
Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea. Since 1930, its surf area has reduced by almost 40 percent.
Venice, Italy
With waterways instead of streets. This "Floating City" has attracted visitors for centuries. But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas, human powered
water taxis. Water creates Venice. But water will also kill the city.
Built on soft earth, Venice has slowly been sinking (下沉) for centuries. Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, it's sinking faster. According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. Better book your gondola soon!
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Covering more than 2,300 kilometers of Australia's northeast coast, Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef ecosystem, and an ideal place for scuba divers (水肺潜水者).Thousands of colorful coral (珊瑚) and fish make homes in the blue sea water. It's like a big underwater party!
Sadly, the party might be over soon. The reef is dying. Human activities are changing the weather. Warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030.
1. What can be the best title of the passage?| A．Disappearing Watery Wonders |
| B．Amazing Man-made Wonders on the Sea |
| C．Lost Watery Wonders on the Sea |
| D．Last Watery Wonders in the World |
| A．Water loss. | B．Sea pollution. |
| C．Warming seas. | D．Human activities. |
| A．The Dead Sea. | B．Venice. | C．Italy. | D．Great Barrier Reef. |
4 . Sore necks are very common these days. How to avoid a sore neck? Here are the things you should know.
●Take precautions (预防措施 ) after an unusual activily. Many people report having a pain in their necks after doing something that they don’t often do, such as a new exercise or packing and moving.
lf you know you’ve done something that puts you a risk, massage(按摩)your neck , do it with different exercises and take a warm bath before bed.
●Make sure your workstation is correct. If you work long hours at a desk you may want to make sure that your work environment is set up to be the most relaxing. Make sure that your body is being treated right.
Keep your feet on the floor. This will often depend on how high your chair is, so adjust(调整) it in time to achieve good results.
●Change your posture often. Sitting in one position for long periods of time is nor healthy. Sit with your back straight for most of the rime. Take a 5-minute break if you can and walk around every hour.
●Exercise. Find something — swimming, running or climbing — that makes you excited and feel alive. Make it into a usual way. Your body will feel better and your mind will feel more relaxed.
1. In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “it”refers to(指) .| A．the desk | B．the chair | C．your neck | D．yourbody |
| A．姿势 | B．方向 | C．方式 | D．状态 |
| A．Making your work environment be quiet |
| B．Sitting with back straight for a moment |
| C．Packing and moving for a long time |
| D．Exercising often like swimming or running |
| A．doing it with differeni exercises | B．massaging your neck |
| C．taking a warm bath before bed | D．looking at your phone for too long |
| A．how to do exercise well | B．exercising often is good for people |
| C．how to avoid a sore neck | D．being healthy is the most important |
In early spring, the changing temperature usually makes a number of Chinese people uncomfortable. Cold air, bringing rain or even snow, easily tears up(破坏) the warmth of the spring within a night(一夜之间).
However, with the coming of Guyu-the Grain(谷物) Rain, the blue sky and gentle winds would finally stay. Falling usually on or around April 20 every year, Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms(节气). It means the beginning of a lively summer and people get busy from now on.
Sow(播种) grains
This is an important period of the growth of grains. The ancient Chinese already knew that as Guyu comes, the weather will become warm enough for sowing. The farmers usually catch the chance to plant rice, corn and beans.
Hope for safety and harvest
For those living near the sea, they will hold some ceremonies(仪式) on Guyu, hoping for safety as well as harvest during the coming fishing season.
Watch the peony
It’s also a great time to see the peony(牡丹), which is known as “the Queen of All Flowers” in Chinese culture. As a result, watching peonies becomes one of the most enjoyable activities for many. The flower is said to be the favourite of Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, who was the only woman ruler in Chinese history.
Pick tea leaves
Tea leaves picked before Guyu are among the best tea leaves. People believe that the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu can make eyes clear and drive away bad luck. So the habit of drinking tea at this time of year has become a tradition in some places of China.
1. When does Guyu usually come every year?
2. Why is Guyu an important time for sowing grains?
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. List(列表) activities on Guyu according to the passage (at least two).
5. Give a proper title to the passage.
care, sun, for, how, happy, piece, because, they, well, never, if
Most people would stay away from bees while meeting them. However, if your goal(目标) is to grow a beautiful and productive(丰收的) garden, you will want to bring on bees.
How to attract(吸引) bees?
Plant! Plant! Plant! Plant not only vegetables but also colorful flowers. Bees are attracted by colors and purple, yellow, white and blue are
Another part of learning
Be sure to leave water around for them to drink. Once the bees are there and active, you will have a fruitful garden.
Greet（问候）people
Greet people and hope that they have a good day﹣whatever time of day it is．It doesn't hurt any people．It also makes people think you're friendly．
Share
Take something to eat in your pocket．Ask if people would like to have some，and at the
same time hand it to them．
Help people
Simple actions，like helping people carry something or opening a door show your kindness．
Smile
Perhaps smiling is the easiest way to introduce yourself．There's a great reason why it takes fewer muscles（肌肉）to smile than to cry．Nature just wishes us to smile more．
Respect（尊敬）others
The world's full of differences．So learn to respect others．It is the only way other people will respect you．
1. 将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语．
2. 将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语．
3. What does the writer advise us to take in our pockets？
4. Which takes more muscles，smiling or crying？
5. What does the underlined word"lt"in the last sentence refer to（指的是）？
Everywhere in the world there are different ways of behaving. When we meet someone, everything we say and do expresses our cultural background. So if you want to get on with someone from another culture, it helps to understand something about these differences. Even how we stand depends on our culture. English people talk to each other at an average (平均的) distance of 130 cm, while Italians chat at an average distance of 80 cm. So Italians can think that English people are unfriendly because they stand too far away! And English people can think that Italians are too close. Touching is also cultural. The French touch much more than Americans. A French couple may touch 100 times in half an hour while an American couple may only touch twice! And French teenagers touch each other much more than American teens..
1. 任务一 请将划线句子翻译成汉语
2. 任务二 请根据短文内容回答问题。
In which country should you arrive on time for a meal?
What do French people do when they eat out?
3. 任务三 请根据短文内容，完成下面的句子
According to the passage, Italians stand
A survey of young people around the world looked at their ideas of today’s teenagers. It shows how different they are to those of their parents and grandparents. The survey wanted to try and understand the next generation ( 一 代 人 ) of adults better and these are some of the results. They show that there are many more (A) similarities between young people around the world than differences.
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Gap years ( 间 隔 年 ) between school and university are becoming more and more common. Today’s teenagers want to travel to different countries and experience different cultures. They regard this as an important part of their character development.
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For most teenagers, family and friends are the most important side of life. According to the survey, 60 percent of British young people said their relationship with their family was of the highest importance to (B) them.
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75 percent of teenagers in Western Europe expect to have enough money to live when they are adults. They are a happy generation. Eight out of ten believe they will have a good profession with a job they enjoy. They also expect that they will be happy and healthy.
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Young people now are hungry for all kinds of information on mass media. 57 percent of teenagers in the UK read at least one magazine every week, which is one of the highest totals in the world.
1.根据文章内容，把相关的信息匹配。将答案的字母代号填入对应的横线上。
A.Hope in the future B.Crazy for information
C.Discovering the world D.Family and friends
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5. 根据上下文，猜测文中(A)处划线单词 similarities 的中文意思。
6. 找出(B)处划线单词 them 所指代的内容。
7. 请从文中找出与They have strong interest in learning about all kinds of information from radio, television, Internet and so on. 意思相近的句子。
10 . Some people think that chicken soup is good for a cold. Others believe that it is unhealthy not to eat meat. The question is, are they right?
Here are some facts.
For centuries, people have believed that chicken soup helps to fight a cold. Now, doctors say it may be true. They think that chicken soup has something that stops a cold from getting worse. Heat from the soup can also make a person feel better.
Many people think that it is unhealthy not to have meat. 1t is true that meat, especially red meat, has protein(蛋白质)that the body needs. A person who doesn’t eat meat can get enough protein and be healthy by eating tofu, eggs, and some vegetables.
A study showed that tea is better than coffee. Tea has something that can protect your heart, fight cancer, and make you less fat. Coffee does not do this.
Many people believe that bread and potatoes can easily make people fat. In fact, bread and potatoes do not have fat in them. But eating too much and not exercising can make people fat.
Also, adding things like butter to them can raise the chance of becoming fat.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T” 错误的填“F”，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共5小题；
1. It is helpful to eat some chicken soup to fight a cold.
2. To get enough protein and be healthy, people must eat meat.
3. Protein can be found in tofu, eggs and some vegetables.
4. Tea is better than coffee in fighting cancer.
5. People who like bread and potatoes become fat easily.
