Touch is one of the most important of our five senses. It is one of the first senses we develop. One of the most commonly accepted forms of touch among people is also one of the first experiences we have in the world—a hug!
There is no better way to understand the importance of hugs than to lose them. For those who have experienced the loss of hugs, you will know how important they are to share.
A recent research has shown that when people hug, the brain releases the chemical(化学物质) which increases our willingness to trust and reduces fear. It has also shown that hugs are great for your heart.
In 1995, a pair of newly born twins was being cared for in hospital. While one of the twins seemed quite healthy, her sister was not. After trying different medical treatments, the nurse on duty, Gayle Kasparian, placed the twins in bed together. The twins immediately snuggled(依偎) up to each other. As one placed her arm around the other, the weak baby became better gradually(逐渐地). How great the power of a hug is!
The need for hugs doesn’t disappear as we grow older, though it seems we are less willing to give them. Research on people of all ages has proven that a hug is necessary for physical and emotional health.
Without hugs we can become sad. A hug provides safety and gentleness. A hug provides us with social contact, a sense of health and a feeling of importance and belonging.
1. The writer believes that ________.| A．touch is the most important sense | B．hug is one of human’s five senses |
| C．touch is the first developed sense | D．hug is one of the forms of touch |
| A．touches | B．people | C．hugs | D．experiences |
| A．hugs can release a kind of chemical | B．hug is good for people’s heart |
| C．hug increases people’s fear | D．hug reduces the feeling of trust |
| A．twins should be placed in bed together | B．the power of a hug is great |
| C．twins should be looked after together | D．medical treatments are important |
| A．a sense of social contact | B．a sense of health |
| C．a sense of belonging | D．a sense of power |
| A．The Great Importance of Hugs | B．The Different Ways of Hugs |
| C．The Traditional Cultures of Hugs | D．The Interesting Stories of Hugs |
2 . March 29th is National School Safety Day（学校安全日）. This year, students will learn how to stop school accidents from happening.
We all should be serious about school safety. A report in China Education Daily says that school accidents kill more students below age 13 than anything else. About 16, 000 students die in school accidents every year. That means that an average（平均）40 students die at school every day in China!
The worst accidents come from food poisoning（中毒）, fires, electricity and traffic.
Students at Beijing Yucai School have safety lessons and watch videos, act in short plays and make their own newspapers to learn about safety.
During a fire drill at the school last week, more than 2, 000 students safely left the building in less than 3 minutes!
1. March 29th is a special day for schools because ________.| A．there are the most accidents that day |
| B．it's National School Safety Day |
| C．a lot of students die that day |
| D．students have drills that day |
| A．16, 000 | B．14 | C．40 | D．2, 000 |
| A．food poisoning, fires, electricity and air pollution |
| B．food poisoning, electricity, traffic and fires |
| C．electricity, water, food poisoning and traffic |
| D．traffic, food poisoning, electricity and exercise |
| A．put out a fire |
| B．understand what a fire is |
| C．not feel afraid when there is a fee |
| D．learn how to leave safely if there is a fire |
| A．tell us what a fire can do |
| B．tell us what to do in a fire drill |
| C．tell us how to stay safe away from accidents |
| D．tell us to be serious about school safety |
Grass is very useful. It’s the food of the animals, and also a kind of fuel (燃料). What else can we do with it?
A farmer named Rob Marshall makes a castle with grass. He is from Victoria (维多利亚), Australia. He is 40 years old now. He spends six hours building the 30-meter-long and 6-meter-wide castle. The castle is not huge or strong. But it attracts (吸引) many people to visit it. Hundreds of tourists have visited the castle. The farmer welcomes the people. We can visit the special castle or we can make our own (自己的) castle in the future.
1. What’s the castle made of?2. Who makes the special castle?
3. How long does it take him to build the castle?
4. How many tourists have been to the castle?
5. Why is grass very useful?
6. Do you want to visit the special castle? Why?
4 . Many people (人们) like to travel (旅行) by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport (飞机场) is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for (等待) hours for the plane to take off (起飞) and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose (选择) the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late (晚的) for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey (旅行) when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
1. Why do many people like to travel by plane?| A．Because it’s fast. | B．Because it’s safe. |
| C．Because it’s cheap. | D．Because you can walk around in the plane. |
| A．It is safe. | B．It takes a little more time. |
| C．You can open the windows. | D．You can walk around in the train. |
| A．A bus | B．A car. | C．A train. | D．A bike. |
| A．You needn’t go to a station. | B．You can start your journey when you want to. |
| C．There are too many cars on the road. | D．You needn’t go to a bus stop. |
| A．He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport. |
| B．He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time. |
| C．He likes to take a car because he has a car. |
| D．He likes to take a plane because it’s fast. |
5 . My school has a big library. It’s on the first floor of the school building. There are thousands of books in it. It has books of all subjects. It has a lot of storybooks and newspaper, too. Our classrooms are on the second to fifth floor.
In the library, there are many tables and chairs. It looks very clean. And books are kept in good orders (有秩序放好). It’s easy for students to find the books.
Students of all classes and all the teachers can visit the library. We all have library cards. Before going into the library, we must show our cards. So we have to take it every day. We can take one book at a time from the school library. We must return the book in seven days.
Our library teacher is a nice woman. She is friendly to all students. She always helps us find books. Sometimes we will ask her something about books. She is always happy to talk with us.
I love to visit my school library. It’s a good place to read and study.
1. What does the school library have?
①Storybooks
②Math books
③Newspapers
④Picture books
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．Only school teachers. |
| B．The students in Grade 9. |
| C．The students and the teachers with cards. |
| D．Only students with money. |
| A．We can take three books at a time. |
| B．We can keep a book for seven days. |
| C．It’s hard to borrow books from the library. |
| D．The library teacher never helps us. |
| A．My Library Teacher | B．The Rules in the Library |
| C．How to Get into the Library | D．My School Library |
6 . The city of music
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It’s the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.
Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only thirty-five. Like Johann Strauss, father and son he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.
1. Where is Vienna?| A．In Africa. | B．In Austria. | C．In America. | D．In Australia. |
| A．Blues music. | B．Rock music. | C．Country music. | D．Classical music. |
| A．Mozart. | B．Beethoven. | C．Johann Strauss the elder. | D．Johann Strauss the younger. |
| A．In 1756. | B．In 1762. | C．In 1791. | D．In 1867. |
| A．Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Thames. |
| B．The father, Johann Strauss the younger, wrote and played music for traditional dances. |
| C．Johann Strauss the younger wrote more than 150 waltzes. |
| D．Mozart became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 53. |
7 . Do you like watching TV or playing games? How many hours do you use your phone a day? We call the time we spend on TV, computers and phones “screen (屏幕) time”.
In a study (研究), scientists (科学家) ask 577, 000 children how much time they spend on screens, schoolwork and sports every day. They find about 68% of them spend more than 2 hours on screens.
Two hours of screen time a day is bad for children’s health. The study shows harm (伤害) starts after 75 minutes of screen time for girls and 105 minutes for boys. Why is that? “Just because ▲ . In our study, 24% of boys spend an hour a day doing sports, but only 14% of girls do that,” Dr. Khan says.
So it is important for students to do sports and balance (平衡) their screen time. Tom has a “three-time system(系统) for his son Patrick—a “go time” for schoolwork, a “slow time” to play games or talk with friends on the Internet and a “green time” for sports. “We need to get children out and move. They can walk, ride a bike and play football,” he says.
1. From the passage, we know 68% of the 577, 000 children spend ___________ on screens.| A．more than 2 hours | B．an hour | C．75 minutes | D．105 minutes |
| A．girls can do sports well | B．boys do not like sports |
| C．boys take more exercise | D．girls do more schoolwork |
| A．actors | B．students | C．doctors | D．workers |
| A．girls shouldn’t spend time on screens |
| B．two hours of screen time is good for boys |
| C．it is important for students to do their schoolwork |
| D．children should do sports to balance their screen time |
8 . Do you know whose job is to stop food from going from one country to another? B-E-A-G-L-E-S (米格鲁猎犬)! Do you know why? Because these dogs love food. They are perfect for the job.
Beagles work at airports in a lot of countries, for example Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Their job is to sniff out food. These dogs have special noses. They can even smell food in bags or boxes. When a dog finds a bag with food inside, it sits in front of the bag. If the dog finds the food, the workers will give them something good to eat.
These dogs don’t live in a house because the food in houses distracts (干扰) them. Their noses are very important. Living away from people helps to protect their noses.
These working dogs should not be afraid (害怕的) of large groups of people or other dogs. They should not be afraid of loud noises. They should feel well when travelling in a car.
Next time when you’re at an airport and see police dogs, don’t play with them. They are busy. They’re working to keep us safe.
1. What’s beagles’s job?| A．To find out the bad men. | B．To give food to people. |
| C．To protect children at the airport. | D．To stop food from going from one country to another. |
| A．嗅出 | B．看出 | C．指出 | D．哼出 |
| A．on the bag | B．in front of the bag | C．behind the bag | D．beside the bag |
| A．enjoy playing with other dogs | B．be afraid of loud noises |
| C．like travelling in a car | D．be afraid of groups of people |
Many people take trains for their trips in China, because the train is fast and cheap. But there are many problems when people take trains. It’s not easy to take trains when it is a festival. Lots of people hope someone can solve（解决）the problems.
Then, the CRH（和谐号列车）trains come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin began to run in August.
In 2008, CRH1 and CRH2 can go up to 200 km/h, and CRH3 can run 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking a traditional （传统的） train, but cheaper than taking a plane. Some people think the CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train.
China starts to make a CRH train, 350 kilometers an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time than taking the traditional trains.
Can CRH trains solve the problems? “Of course not. There’s till a long way to go.” about 80% of the people answer like this.
1. What's the problem when people take trains in China?| A．It’s too slow. | B．It’s fast and expensive. |
| C．It’s more expensive to take trains than planes. | D．It’s not always easy to take trains when it is a festival. |
| A．200km/h. | B．300km/h. | C．350km/h. | D．100km/h. |
| A．浪费 | B．节省 | C．积损 | D．挽救 |
| A．The CRH trains are expensive but they are fast. |
| B．People don’t like the workers on the CRH trains. |
| C．The CRH trains are cheaper than traditional trains. |
| D．CRH3 train runs slower than CRHI and CRH2. |
| A．People will not take the CRH trains. |
| B．It’s easy for Chinese to take trains at any time. |
| C．We need a long time to solve the problems of taking trains. |
| D．We can solve 80% of the problems of taking trains. |
10 . It’s a challenge for people to live in very cold weather. We do not have animal fur to help us keep warm! We can make clothes and build houses to keep warm!
In winter, you must be careful. If you get stuck (受困) outside for a long time in very cold weather, you may feel difficult to move your body. So what can you do to stay warm?
First, find a big pile of snow and then dig a cave (洞穴). Make it big to keep air inside.
Second, climb into your cave. Before you climb inside, clean the snow on your clothes. The heat(热量) from your body will stay inside the cave. This is good! But if there’s much snow on your clothes, the snow will melt (融化). This is bad. Wet clothes will take the heat away from your body!
Third, try to make the floor of the cave higher. This will keep the sleeping area warm when the cold air goes into the cave.
Next, fill up the door hole (洞) with snow. This way, the heat will not get out.
Finally, if you can, share your cave with a friend. Two people make more heat than one person can.
1. Which of the following things can help keep warm in very cold weather?①houses ②clothes ③animal fur ④air ⑤cave ⑥shorts
| A．①③④ | B．②③⑥ | C．①②⑤ | D．④⑤⑥ |
| A．cave | B．house | C．snow | D．clothes |
| A．clean the snow on your clothes after climbing inside |
| B．wear wet clothes after climbing inside |
| C．try to make the floor of the cave lower than door hole |
| D．share your cave with a friend |
| A．how to dig a cave | B．how to keep warm alone |
| C．how to get more heat | D．how to be careful |
| A．newspaper | B．cookbook | C．science book | D．travel program |
