1 . Do you know how to make friends with a group of people? Let me tell you the steps about making friends with the group. Maybe it’s helpful to you.
First, you need to know what kind of group they are. If people of the group are shy, never ask them “Why don’t you talk?” “Why are you quiet? Or why do you look shy?”They don’t like such questions.
Next, remember that each group is different. They may use different words, like different things or have different ways of “hanging out.”
Then, the important thing is that you should try to be outgoing, if you are outgoing, you would become very popular. Remember, nobody wants to make friends with a shy person.
Finally, find a right topic to talk with the group. For example, you can talk with them about the weather, the news, their hobbies or the school life.
1. What does the underlined word “steps”mean in Chinese?| A．脚步 | B．步骤 | C．办法 | D．习惯 |
| A．Why don’t you talk | B．Why are you quiet |
| C．Why do you look shy | D．It’s a nice day, isn’t it? |
| A．the weather | B．the news | C．their hobbies | D．their ages |
a. Know that each group is different
b. Try to be an outgoing person
c. Find a right topic to talk with the group
d. Know what kind of group they are
| A．cadb | B．dabc | C．acbd | D．bacd |
2 . There are four seasons（季节）in a year in China. Spring（春）comes in February. May, June and July make the summer（夏）season. August, September and October are the autumn（秋）months. Winter is from November to January.
But near the North Pole（北极）there are only two seasons. They are winter and summer. In winter, nights are long. For more than two months you can’t see the sun, even at noon. Insummer the days are long. For more than two months the sun never goes down and there is no night.
The people living near the North Pole are called Inuit(因纽特人). In summer they live intents(帐篷) and catch deer(鹿) for food. In winter they live in small round snow houses. They travel around by using dogs to carry their things. They make holes in the ice and catch fish and seals(海豹).
1. Spring is from February to ________.| A．May | B．March | C．April | D．December |
| A．spring and autumn | B．summer and winter |
| C．spring and summer | D．spring and winter |
| A．驮运 | B．洞穴 | C．发送 | D．敲击 |
| A．tents | B．snow houses | C．big houses | D．holes |
| A．The seasons in the North Pole. | B．The people in the North Pole. |
| C．The seasons and the people in the North Pole. | D．The South Pole. |
3 . With the help of the Internet, shopping is not a difficult job. Just click your mouse to choose the goods you like, and the shopping is finished. You needn't walk out of the room. It seems easy and quick. But there's a trap(陷阱) online sometimes. If you are careless, it will bring you some trouble. You may find the colour of the goods is different from what you want, or the size is either too small or too big. If you want to be different, you'd better not buy clothes online. Once you put on the clothes you buy online and go out, you will find many people wear the same clothes in the street.
1. You may find the colour or the ________ is different from what you want.| A．size | B．clothes |
| C．mouse | D．glass |
| A．shoes | B．mobile phones |
| C．clothes | D．trousers |
| A．Yes, it isn't. | B．Yes, it is. |
| C．No, it isn't. | D．No, it is. |
| A．Because you needn't walk out to buy things. |
| B．Because the shopper will send the products to you. |
| C．Because the products are small and easy to carry. |
| D．Because you can't buy lots of things online. |
| A．仔细的 | B．粗心的 |
| C．友好的 | D．小心的 |
4 . Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don't cook it.
In England, the popular food is fish and chips（炸鱼和薯条）. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world's favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. The Americans eat take-away foods too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It is also popular in England and Australia.
1. Italians like to eat _______________.| A．dumplings | B．pizza | C．hot food | D．fast food |
| A．England | B．Australia | C．The USA | D．China |
| A．different | B．the same | C．delicious | D．hot |
| A．Chinese take-away food | B．American fast food |
| C．Pizza | D．Hot food |
| A．vegetable | B．drink | C．food | D．fruit |
5 . Take a look at some coolest inventions.
Solar - powered plane（太阳能飞机）A plane flew for more than 18 hours over the U. S. on Saturday and didn’t use a drop of oil' How? Solar Impulse is a solar - powered plane, the biggest such plane in the world. It has the same weight as a small car. It carries only one person. It can get solar power from the sun.
Super light camera It weighs only 36g. It's as light as six coins. It' s easy for you to take this small camera with you when travelling. It's small, but it also has many uses. You can take a colourful photo or a black and white one. There are many shapes you can use. You can also use the camera as a key ring.
Google glasses They are the latest technology from Google. People who wear the glasses can record what they see and hear around them, and put them on the Internet for the world to see. There is a GPS system in the glasses, and it will find where you are and tell you where you need to go. Google glasses are a bit like a helpful secretary （秘书）.You can tell them what you want to write in an e - mail and they will type it for you.
1. The solar - powered plane can't .| A．fly without oil | B．carry 18 persons |
| C．get power from the sun | D．fly for more than 18 hours |
| A．Solar 一 powered plane. | B．Super light camera. |
| C．Google glasses. | D．All the above. |
| A．record other people' s activities | B．drive and park your car |
| C．find a helpful secretary for you | D．only take colourful photos |
| A．what google glasses can do | B．who invented the solar - powered plane |
| C．how to make a solar - powered plane | D．who invented the super light camera |
6 . Do you know crosstalk? It's also known by its Chinese name xiangsheng. It is a famous Chinese show in the form of a dialogue usually between two people. It came into being in Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty （the mid - 19th century）. It began as a form of street show, and it also borrowed from other arts, such as Beijing Opera. No matter what the form is, the crosstalk show just wants to make people laugh.
Crosstalk is one of China' s most important and popular performing arts. Modern crosstalk usually has four skills——speaking, imitating（模仿），teasing（逗乐）and singing. Some stories come from everyday life, popular ideas and hot news. Some come from history stories. During the show, sometimes one actor is angry with the other because of their different ideas. Crosstalk is full of fun with singing, different sounds, musical instruments, and even crying. So if something makes you unhappy, you can enjoy crosstalk.
Nowadays, you can watch it in tea houses and theatres. Of course, you can also listen to it on radio while taking a walk or driving a car. And you can watch it on TV with your families.
1. When did crosstalk come into being in Beijing?| A．Around 1750. | B．Around 1850. | C．Around 1800. | D．Around 1700. |
| A．Speaking, imitating, teasing and singing. |
| B．Singing, crying and fighting |
| C．Speaking, musical instruments and fighting. |
| D．Imitating, singing and crying |
| A．At home. |
| B．In tea houses or theatres. |
| C．In a car or park. |
| D．All of the above. |
7 . Huang Qingyun spent her life telling stories to children. Now though she is 97 years old she has no plans to stop.
I did this for children, from the first day I started to write stories. I am old now, but I still want to go on telling stories to children, Huang said.
Born in Guangzhou in 1920, Huang spent her childhood in Hong Kong and her favorite hobby was making up stories for her elder sister.
In 1935, Huang went to university and studied Chinese. During this period, she was greatly influenced by well-known Chinese educator Tao Xingzhi and decided to become a primary school teacher. However, instead of being a teacher, Huang found another way to educate children. During World War II, Huang often told stories to homeless children at the Little Children Society, a charity（慈善机构）set up by a professor from the University of Hong Kong.
Huang also started a column（专栏）called “Sister Yun’s Mail Box” in Xin Er Tong, a children’s magazine set up in Hong Kong in 1941. From then, Huang officially started writing and created a large number of stories for children. Huang spent about 30 years at the magazine working as chief editor(主编）in Guangzhou.
Huang retired（退休）in1987. She moved to Hong Kong and went on creating stories for children, including! Love Hong Kong, Children from Hong Kong and Shoes Brothers.
“What I wrote were all for children, and for me, writing fairy tales is my favorite,” Huang said.
1. When Huang Qingyun was a child, she liked ____________.| A．writing fairy tales | B．reading story books |
| C．making fun of her elder sister | D．making up stories for her elder sister |
| A．her parents | B．a great educator |
| C．her elder sister | D．her Chinese teacher |
| A．book | B．film | C．magazine | D．organization |
| A．was set up in Hong Kong | B．often helped homeless children |
| C．was set up by Huang Qingyun | D．had many good columns |
8 . How can you change negative thoughts? Many people suggest changing your attitude by thinking of something bright and happy.
However, scientists from Queen’s University in Canada said that there might be another way: by walking like a happy person.
“It is not surprising that our mood and the way we feel affects（影响）how we walk, but we want to see whether the way we move also affects how we feel,” explained Nikolaus Troje, the lead scientist, to The Independent.
Scientists believed that the way we remember emotional（令人动情的）messages is affected by our mood. Those who feel sad remember negative information far more easily than active messages, especially when the information is about them.
In order to prove this, Troje and his team used cameras to observe 47 people walking on the treadmill（跑步机）. Half of the people were encouraged to mimic（模仿）a depressive walking style, while the other half moved like a happy person. Walking speed was kept equal for both groups.
During the time on the treadmill, the scientists read out a list of active and negative words, asking people to decide whether or not each word described them well. Afterwards, people were asked to recite as many of the words as they could remember.
As expected, those who had been mimicking a depressed walk remembered more negative words than those that had been walking in a happy manner.
This finding means that our walk influences the way we treat information. And the scientists believe that using a happy walking style could help with treatment for depression.
1. What does the underlined word “negative” mean in the first paragraph?| A．多变的 | B．冷漠的 | C．消极的 | D．易怒的 |
| A．Doing something happy. | B．Thinking of something bright. |
| C．Walking like a happy person. | D．Thinking about being a happy person. |
| A．The 47 people walked on the treadmill. | B．Half of the people walked in a depressive walking style. |
| C．Another half walked in a happy walking style. | D．The two groups walked at different speeds. |
| A．The walking styles. | B．The scientists. |
| C．The list of words. | D．The 47 people. |
| A．treat patients with depression | B．improve one’s acting skills |
| C．deal with people’s memory loss | D．change a person’s exercise habit |
9 . Curiosity (好奇心) is part of human nature. Children are known for wanting answers to many questions. Books and TV shows often depend on curiosity. People keep reading or watching because they want to find out what happens. But curiosity also provides many advantages.
Learning is the easiest if you have a real desire (渴望) for knowledge. Curiosity can create that desire when you want an answer to the question. Many of history's greatest discoveries were made by curious people. People wondered how things worked and how work could be done more effectively. Thanks to their curiosity, people now know far more about the world. Even if you don't plan to be an inventor or researcher, curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the joy of learning, classes will become more fun. Even if you're no longer a student, curiosity will make you knowledgeable and thus a good worker.
What do you do if you're not already curious? Luckily, curiosity is a skill that can be improved (提高). If you act like you're curious, you'll quickly start to actually feel curious. Often, the more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes. As you learn about a topic, find information from as many ways as possible. Read books, listen to lectures and ask questions. Don't always get information in the same way. Instead, learn to appreciate the facts that different people know and ask a lot of questions. Remember, everyone knows something that you don't. Find out what that is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other person happy by sharing their knowledge.
1. The children like to ask questions because ______.| A．they are born with natural curiosity |
| B．they don't know about the human nature |
| C．they are known for reading and watching |
| D．they don't want to find the answers by themselves |
| A．make your job difficult |
| B．make the class interesting |
| C．create more stories in history |
| D．develop a new kind of classroom |
| A．accept | B．refuse | C．hide | D．change |
| A．Showing others your knowledge. |
| B．Asking different people questions. |
| C．Getting the information in the same way. |
| D．Not acting like you're curious if you're not. |
| A．Share knowledge in the classroom. |
| B．Curiosity is a skill that can be improved. |
| C．Curiosity can make the other person happy. |
| D．Be curious and try to improve your curiosity. |
10 . Scientists are working on a pill (药丸) to help people who do no exercise. It could also increase the performance of those who do exercise. The scientists are from California. They say the pill could produce the same benefits to the body that it gets from running. It could make us healthier. It could gave us more patience,fat loss,a better mood,a healthier heart and a longer lifespan-all without exercising.
The scientists said the pill helped to increase athletic performance in mice by 70 percent. This could be good news for people who want to exercise more.
The scientists looked at how the body changed with exercise. A researcher said,“It is well known that people can improve their endurance (忍耐力) through training. The question for us was: How does endurance work? And ...can we replace training with a drug?” He found a chemical that could copy the positive effects of exercise without needing to exercise. The chemical made the body burn fat instead of sugar. Burning fat instead of sugar means you can improve your energy to the same level as someone who exercises,without the need to exercise.
1. The scientists working on a pill to help people who do no exercise come from ________.| A．the UK | B．the US | C．France | D．Canada |
| A．People who like sports. | B．People who like study. |
| C．People who dislike sports. | D．People who like going out. |
| A．生命 | B．寿命 | C．生活 | D．工作 |
| A．Because it is very expensive. | B．Because it is made by scientists from America. |
| C．Because it burns fat in our body. | D．Because it is very rare at the moment. |
| A．A Pill That Can Replace Exercise. | B．How to Lose Weight. |
| C．A Pill That Can Help People Exercise. | D．Exercise Is No Use |
