1 . My friend once explained to me the importance of believing good things will happen. That is, you need to imagine success strongly, and then you will succeed.
Believing in good things can help people face difficult challenges. Some people believe that success will come to them, and this gives them the courage to move ahead. But it can also help them feel better about their lives. They expect success, and so they feel successful. This, I think, is close to the placebo (安慰剂) effect. If you add medicinal herbs (草药) to your diet to improve your energy level, you may feel that your energy level is improving, even if the herbs turn out to be just cabbage. In studies of new medicines, researchers often give some patients sugar pills and say the pills are medicine. This helps them find out how well the medicine truly works.
Many people do similar things in their daily lives. College students often choose a special shirt or baseball cap to wear during exams. They feel it will bring them good luck. Here in China, one of the newest placebos is “Einstein’s brain (爱因斯坦脑).” People are told that if they buy one, they will develop a brain like the famous scientist. Do buyers really believe this? Not very likely. But by “having” a super-quick brain, they may feel relaxed and, as a result, think more clearly during exams. But there is a condition—you must have studied enough first and you’ve worked hard enough.
1. What may happen if people imagine success strongly?| A．They’ll have no challenges. |
| B．They will be successful. |
| C．Their energy level will improve. |
| A．cabbages | B．sugar pills | C．a special shirt |
| A．A special shirt or baseball cap will bring them good luck. |
| B．The Einstein’s brain makes them relaxed and think more clearly. |
| C．Buying an Einstein’s brain helps them develop a similar brain. |
| A．tell us the importance of believing in good things. |
| B．introduce some new researches to the people. |
| C．tell us the importance of achieving great success. |
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There are a lot of things to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their houses. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red clothes, too. They decorate (装饰) their houses with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of hongbao. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hongbao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy! So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.
1. How long does the celebration of the Spring Festival usually last?| A．One week. | B．Half a month. | C．A month. |
| A．Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. |
| B．Because they think it will bring happiness to others. |
| C．Because it is thought that cleaning brings money. |
| A．跌落 | B．打碎 | C．耗尽 |
| A．The Happy Color—Red | B．The Spring Festival | C．When to Borrow Money |
Do you know hotpot (火锅)—the most popular dish in the cold winter in China? It is many Chinese people’s favorite.
In China, people in the north or in the south all like hot pot very much and every place has its specials. For example, people in Sichuan like hot dish in it. However, people in Guangdong like fresh dish in it. Usually, there is a hot pot in the middle of table. When the soup in the pot is kept simmering (慢煮), dishes are put into the pot. 4. Beef, mutton, fish and vegetables are the main dishes. It is very popular in winter because it can keep the dishes warm all the time. During the Spring Festival, friends and family members have a special meal — hot pot. Also, they chat (聊天) happily. 5.这是一个放松的好方式。
1. Who likes fresh dishes in hot pot in China?2. Why is the hot pot popular in winter?
3. Do you like hot pot? Why or why not?
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5. 将短文中划线的句子翻译成英文。
4 . Many people love making New Year’s resolutions but can hardly keep them.
To make resolutions for a month, first you need to think about two questions. What did this past month bring you?
Third, rate (评价) all the areas (领域) of your life.
Fourth, try to take on a 30-day challenge (挑战). If you want to make a big change, like eating more healthily and sleeping earlier, a new month is a great time to start.
| A．What were you thankful for? |
| B．Second, you need to let go of your old worries. |
| C．That is because an activity can become a habit in 30 days. |
| D．Why not make resolutions at the beginning of each month? |
| E．Then you can know what you did well and what you need to improve. |
Do you like running? Do you know FUN RUN? Today in China, young people have friends on QQ or Wechat (微信), and then they get together to run in the evening. It’s a new sport. FUN RUN is good for you. First, running can help you to be healthy.
Second, it’s easy and cheap to run. You need not buy any sports equipment (设备). And in the evening, you can run in a park, in the school or just on a street. At last, many people are very busy working or studying every day, so they don’t have free time to do sports in the day. In the evening, they have much time to run. Here are some important (重要的) things for you when you want to have FUN RUN. Wear a pair of sports shoes. Listen to music if you think it’s boring to run. Drink some water after running. Don’t run alone (单独). It’s very important.
1. What does FUN RUN refer to (指) in this passage?| A．Run in the evening. | B．Run with young people. | C．Run on weekends. |
| A．some sports equipment | B．a pair of sports shoes | C．great places |
| A．Central Park. | B．The school playground. | C．Your bedroom. |
| A．Because their friends don’t have time. |
| B．Because they go shopping in the day. |
| C．Because they are busy in the day. |
| A．Most people don’t have free time to do sports in the day. |
| B．It’s very important to run alone. |
| C．You don’t need much money to run. |
6 . 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Nov. 9 is National Fire Safety Day in China. What should you do if there is a fire? There are some good advice for you.
◆ Get help from your parents or call 119. Don’t try to put out a fire by yourself.
◆ Get out of the room as soon as you can. If there’s a lot of smoke in your room, stay close to the floor. It’s easier to breathe (呼吸) there and see things.
◆ Don’t use the elevator (电梯). An elevator may stop working at any time.
◆ Don’t go back for your pet or anything else. Animals have a good sense of smell. They often get out before you do.
◆ If you can’t get out of your room, close the door and put a blanket (毯子) at the foot of the door. It can stop the smoke from coming in. Open the window and shout for help.
◆ If your coat catches fire, remember these words: Stop, drop and roll.
1. When is National Fire Safety Day in China?7 . Do you have healthy eating habits? Healthy eating isn’t what you eat, but how you eat. Here are some suggestions (建议) for you.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is very important to you. After you go to bed, you don’t eat any food. So your body really needs food to get you going the next morning.
Eat healthy food. Fruit and milk are good for you. You can have them after your three meals. Don’t eat ice-cream very often.
Eat with your friends and family. It can help you know their healthy eating habits. Eat with your parents and you’ll find the food you eat is really delicious.
Don’t eat dinner too late. It’s good to eat your dinner 3 hours before you go to bed, because your body needs time to digest the food to eat.
1. How many suggestions about healthy eating are mentioned (提到) in the passage?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. |
a. apples b. ice-cream c. bananas d. hamburgers e. milk
| A．abc | B．bce | C．ace |
| A．释放 | B．消化 | C．储存 |
| A．How to Eat Well | B．Eat Healthy Food | C．When to Eat Three Meals |
8 . Some boys and girls don’t like math. They think it’s difficult. But in fact, it isn’t difficult to learn math well. Here is what you can do.
Listen well in class. The math teacher knows so much. When you listen well, you can know much, too. So be a careful (认真的) student in class and listen well.
Ask your classmates for help. Your math teacher isn’t always with you. When you find a math problem is too difficult and you can’t work it out, you can ask your classmates, too. A good classmate is a good friend. He or she must be happy to help you.
Practice it every day. Do you want to be good at math? It needs time. You can’t learn it well in a day. So practice it every day, and then you’ll find it so easy.
Math is a useful subject. Let’s do our best to learn it well.
1. The passage is mainly written for ________.| A．teachers | B．parents | C．students |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．Math is a useful subject. |
| B．How we can learn math well. |
| C．How to be a good math teacher. |
9 . Many great projects in the world were completed by Chinese. Now let’s take a look at some of them.
Beipanjiang Bridge What is the world’s highest bridge? It’s China’s Beipanjiang Bridge. Standing over the Beipan River, it is 565 meters tall. It’s 1,341.4 meters long and 720 meters wide. It connects Yunnan province with Guizhou province. | Shandan Junmachang Station Shandan Junmachang Station is the world’s highest high-speed railway station. It was built in Gansu province. It stands at a sea level of 3, 108 meters. The average temperature is around -4°C. |
Daocheng Yading Airport It lies in Sichuan province. It is the world’s highest airport. There are 1,145 small lakes around it, which are the result of the movement of ancient glaciers (冰川). | Zhegu Wind Farm It stands in the hills of the Himalayas in Tibet. That made it the world’s highest wind farm. The farm has set an example for high-altitude (海拔) wind power scientific research. |
| A．To Tibet. | B．To Gansu. | C．To Sichuan. |
| A．Because of the high altitude. |
| B．Because of the cold weather there. |
| C．Because of the movement of ancient glaciers. |
| A．A geography magazine. | B．A health book. | C．A movie ticket. |
10 . When you and your friends turn to each other to talk about problems or troubles, you give each other advice and help. One important thing of our growth is to make decisions to help our friends and learn to support each other. This requires us to learn what it means to help friends and how to help them in right ways.
The first step toward helping others is to identify that they need help. We all know that difficulties are part of our daily lives. However, sometimes small things can lead to more serious problems that require more help. It’s important to make sure when to help a friend. For example, you may pick up some signs that your friends are not acting like themselves. ▲
The next step toward helping others is to listen. Paying attention to others while listening is very important throughout our life. When we communicate with others, we need to learn when to speak and when not to. As listeners, we should try to understand what the speakers are feeling or experiencing and try to see things from their perspectives. Listening and paying attention to others when they speak is a sign of respect and a skill that will lead to deeper and better relationships.
1. What is the purpose (目的) of the passage?| A．To discuss why people help each other. |
| B．To describe the problems of giving help. |
| C．To explain how we can help others properly. |
| A．require | B．discover | C．suggest |
| A．They really need your help. |
| B．These signs show they may not be well. |
| C．You must find out the causes of their problems. |
| A．Act as a good listener to your friends. |
| B．Learn how to give advice to your friends. |
| C．Pay attention to your friends’ unusual acts. |
