1 . Parents usually don’t let their children cook. They think it’s dangerous for children to do it. However, scientists say that it’s good for children to do some easy work about cooking, such as doing the dishes and washing vegetables.
Cooking makes children smart.
In some cooking activities, children can choose and decide what things to put in a dish or how much salt to put in a dish. That’s a great way to make them think attentively. At the same time, they can learn how to serve their friends by cooking themselves. They can also learn to eat healthily.
Cooking teaches children to feel how things change.
When helping cook in the kitchen, children can touch some different ingredients（食材）, and they can also see how food changes by temperature. So it’s good for them to get life experience.
Cooking makes children confident（自信的）.
When children learn to cook, they usually feel that they have grown up, and they can do something for their family members. Children can cook a great dinner to show their love. So, cooking is well worth（值得）learning.
Cooking teaches children cultures.
Cooking in one culture is quite different from that in another. When cooking different kinds of foods, children can also learn about different cultures. Also, children can learn some traditional eating cultures by cooking.
1. Who think cooking is good for children?| A．Parents. | B．Teachers. | C．Doctors. | D．Scientists. |
| A．Cooking is the best way to make children think attentively. |
| B．Children can grow tall and strong by cooking. |
| C．Cooking is good for children to get life experience. |
| D．Cooking can help children buy food cheaply. |
| A．Carefully. | B．Cheaply. | C．Quietly. | D．Beautifully. |
| A．Cooking is a necessary subject for children. | B．Cooking is a way to make a living. |
| C．Cooking is a kind of sports. | D．Cooking is a way to learn about different cultures. |
| A．How to make children cook | B．Why children need to learn to cook |
| C．What children need to learn | D．Who can help children learn to cook |
2 . What will our life be like in 50 years? Some scientists from the UK make some predictions about our life in the future. Let’s have a look.
Self-cleaning houses
Future houses might clean themselves while you’re at school or work, or when you are sleeping. You can control（控制）your houses by sending messages through mobile phones.
Insect-burgers（昆虫汉堡）
Insects will become our main food. They’re rich in protein（蛋白质）. People can make them into burgers and some other food. People can keep more insects in their kitchens.
Underground skyscrapers（摩天大楼）
You could call them “earthscrapers”. They’re underground buildings. During an earthquake（地震）, these buildings wouldn’t fall down like normal skyscrapers.
Special ways for travelling
To improve ways for traveling, people might take flying taxis and flying buses. For a long way to travel, they might take super rockets. The travel time between London and New York could be just 30 minutes by rocket.
1. How can we control our houses in the future?| A．Through our minds. | B．Through mobile phones. |
| C．Through our faces. | D．Through the radios. |
| A．They cost people less money. | B．They can allow more people to live in. |
| C．They won’t fall down during an earthquake. | D．It takes people less time to build them. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
3 . Today, people are paying more and more attention to improving their health through sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong ideas about it.
A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy.
In fact, the best meal before games should have carbohydrates. Foods like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich in it, chicken and meat are not. Carbohydrates are the best and most easily used forms of energy. The energy that you get for today’s game is from what you ate yesterday.
The best time to exercise is early in the morning.
Morning is a good time to exercise, but it may not be suitable for you. If an afternoon or evening period suits you, and you enjoy the feeling of getting healthier, you can choose any time to exercise. There is no fixed time for you to exercise.
If you drink water when you exercise, you’ll get headaches and feel tired.
The fact is that you must have some water during breaks when you exercise. And after exercising, you must have enough water. If you don’t drink enough water, then you’ll probably get headaches and feel tired.
Exercising the same body part every day is the fastest way to improve strength.
False! Exercising the same body part every day is the fastest way to cause problems. To improve strength, you want to work your muscles hard, but then you need to give those muscles a day of rest. Too much exercise can cause serious problems to muscles.
Girls who do strength training will make their muscles big.
Wrong! We usually connect those big muscles with bodybuilders, but girls don’t have enough male hormone to make their muscles big like men. Strength training is a good way to make their muscles strong for girls.
1. There are ________ ideas about improving our health according to the passage.| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．meat | B．potatoes | C．bread | D．bananas |
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon |
| C．in the evening | D．at any time that suits you |
| A．Morning or afternoon is the worst time for us to exercise. |
| B．The energy we need for games is from carbohydrates. |
| C．We’ll probably feel tired if we drink water after exercise. |
| D．Strength training is a good way to make their muscles big for girls. |
| A．How to have the best meal. | B．How to build muscles. |
| C．How to improve health correctly. | D．How to improve strength. |
4 . Coca-Cola is a kind of popular drink. Coke is short for Coc-Cola. But too much Coke is bad for our health. Coke is sweet, because it has sugar (糖) in it. However, too much sugar can let us get fat. Drinking one cup of Coke each day can make us get about fourteen pounds each year. Sometimes we can't eat some healthy food because the sugar in Coke can make us full. Also, Coke is bad for our teeth and bones (骨头).
Please drink water. Water is very important to our body. It keeps us healthy. We get water from drink and food, especially (特别是) from fruit and vegetables. But it's better to drink water. If you don't like water, you can put a little 100% fruit juice into it.
1. Why is Coke sweet according to the passage (根据文章) ?| A．Because there is sugar in it. | B．Because there is salt in it. |
| C．Because there is water in it. | D．We don't know. |
| A．teeth and feet | B．teeth and bones | C．hands and bones | D．faces and bones |
| A．a little 80% fruit juice | B．much 90% fruit juice |
| C．a little 100% fruit juice | D．a little 100% milk |
5 . It might be fun to use your smartphone, but be careful. Too much screen time may be harmful to your health.
First, it is bad for your eyes. A researcher called Sarah Hinkley says the problem comes from the blue light that the screen gives out. Looking at a smartphone for a long time can cause eye strain, headaches and dry eyes. So it is a good idea to take a break every 15 minutes when you are working at a computer or using a smartphone.
Second, screen use can do harm to children’s brains. A new study shows that using screens too much can affect how children’s brains grow. If children use screens for more than one hour a day, they might have lower levels of white matter in their brains. White matter is a key to the development of language and reading skills. So it is wise to cut down the time of children using all kinds of screens.
Third, using screens too much will affect your sleep. According to a study, about 95% of the people between the ages of 13 and 64 use electronics before bed, especially the young people under 20. Doctors say that the light from those electronics at night may make you excited before you go to bed. Then it’s hard for you to get enough sleep. So you’d better turn off smartphones, TVs, and all other screens an hour before your bedtime.
To keep healthy, doctors and researchers strongly advise that you shouldn’t use screens for long hours.
1. Eye problems are caused by ________ according to the passage.| A．the screen | B．the blue light | C．the eyes | D．the brain |
| A．Forty minutes | B．Two hours |
| C．Less than two hours | D．More than two hours |
| A．Using the screen too much is bad for our eyes and sleep. |
| B．Taking a break every 15 minutes is helpful while using the phone. |
| C．White matter can influence how children’s brains grow. |
| D．The light from those electronics can help you get enough sleep. |
| A．a novel | B．a poster | C．a science magazine | D．a guide book |
6 . Have you ever imagined your T-shirt could act as an air conditioner (空调) on those hot summer days? Thanks to a discovery, that possibility is getting closer and the T-shirt may soon be found among your favorite clothing brands.
Two inventors took a completely new method. They designed a special textile (纺织品) that can take in body heat and then send out the energy. This new textile cools both the objects and things around them through a technology. This means that a T-shirt made of this textile looks like a normal T-shirt, but actually it works like a mirror.
Although the technology is not new and has been used for years to design plastic films and special paints, its use in the textile industry for the good of wearers is very special and exciting. That is because, in the past, the methods we used to deal with heat through clothes were only the suggestions on wearing light colors and choosing breathable textiles. But even when these suggestions can actually help you feel cool, they are simply not enough in the hottest season. The new textile, however, can reflect all kinds of light, and this can contribute to the cooling process.
So this discovery is a real advance.
Right now, researchers still need to test the new method to know how effectively (有效) the new textile works while the wearers are standing or walking, and not directly facing the sky. They also need to test how well it works when T-shirts are not close to the skin. But it’s still a great success.
The two inventors are now looking out for clothing brands that are interested in using their textile. One inventor said, “The new material will increase clothing producing costs by just 10 percent. We can make it with large production. Everybody can afford a T-shirt made of this textile and the cost is nearly the same as a normal T-shirt’s. It can do good to everybody.”
1. What can we know about the new textile?| A．It can make wearers feel cool. | B．It can make wearers look handsome. |
| C．It can get wearers’ health information. | D．It can test wearers’ body temperature. |
| A．The technology has been used in the textile industry for years. |
| B．Researchers find the textile works well in different conditions. |
| C．The textile can be used as a mirror while we wear it. |
| D．This new textile cools objects and things around them. |
| A．减缓 | B．促进 | C．接收 | D．扰乱 |
| A．Making money by selling the textile. | B．Trying to use the textile in other fields. |
| C．Trying to find out more secrets of the textile. | D．Looking for clothing brands to use the textile. |
| A．A Popular Brand. | B．Two Great Inventors. |
| C．A Special Textile. | D．Lucky Wearers. |
7 .
 | I love basketball. Here in the USA, it is one of the most popular sports. You can see lots of boys and girls playing it in the parks. I play basketball with my friends every afternoon and on Saturday morning, I play it in the home garden with my father and my brother, Bob. I’m on the school team. My favorite player is Michael Jordan. I want to be a P. E. teacher when I grow up. —Boy |
 | I’m Italian (意大利人) and my favorite sport is soccer. At school, I have soccer lessons on Monday and Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, my class usually has a soccer game with another class. We are very good at soccer and we often win. Of course, I’m on the school team. I have a lot of friends and on Sunday afternoon we play soccer in the park. —Jack |
 | I live in England and I love cycling. In summer, I go cycling every morning. In winter, it’s difficult to go cycling because it often rains. My parents also love cycling, so we often go on holiday by bike. Last year we traveled to France by bike, and it was great! —Gray |
| A．He goes cycling in the park. |
| B．He plays basketball with his friends. |
| C．He goes for a walk with his friends. |
| D．He walks his dog in the home garden. |
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. |
| C．Three times a week. | D．Every day. |
| A．They both love Michael Jordan. |
| B．They are both from America. |
| C．They are both on their school sports team. |
| D．They both want to be P. E. teachers when they grow up. |
| A．Boy, Jack and Gray don’t tell us their ages. |
| B．Boy, Jack and Gray like different sports. |
| C．Boy, Jack and Gray are from different countries. |
| D．Boy, Jack and Gray are all middle school students. |
8 . When you open the fridge, you find some moldy (发霉的) food sometimes. But before you can throw it away, your mother stops you. She doesn’t want to waste food. She cuts off the moldy part and eats the rest. Is it safe to do this?
Mold can grow on almost all kinds of food. Mold is usually green, white, black or grey. Mold makes food soft and changes its color. Moldy food tastes quite bad—and it’s not safe to eat.
If you find mold in soft food, throw it away. Soft food, such as bread, tomatoes or hot dogs, usually holds water. This allows mold to easily grow below its surface. Bacteria (细菌) can also grow along with it.
But it’s easy to remove mold from hard food. The mold can’t grow very deeply inside this kind of food. According to the BBC, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold to remove it. It’s OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest. But if the food is completely covered with mold, you should still throw it away.
Most kinds of mold are bad for us. But some kinds of mold can be used to make food. For example, penicillium can be used to make many types of cheeses, such as blue cheese. These cheeses are safe to eat-and they’re quite delicious as well.
1. If you find mold on a tomato, ________.| A．you can cut off the moldy part and eat the rest |
| B．you should throw it away |
| C．it is safe to eat it |
| D．you can boil it in hot water first and then eat it |
| A．Mold easily grows on hard food. | B．Mold grows faster when it is cold. |
| C．Moldy food tastes bad. | D．We can’t see mold. |
| A．Cut the food in half. |
| B．Cut the surface of the food. |
| C．Cut all the mold and cook it again. |
| D．Cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold. |
9 . Do you know why different animals or pests (害虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops (庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters (猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid (液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散开), its enemies (敌人) cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
1. What can we know from the passage?| A．Locusts are small animals. |
| B．Locusts are dangerous to their enemies. |
| C．Locusts are easily found by birds. |
| D．Locusts change their colors to protect themselves. |
| A．They run away quickly. |
| B．They have to move quietly. |
| C．They hide themselves by day and appear at night. |
| D．They have the colors much like their enemies. |
| A．The change of colors for animals and pests |
| B．Colors of different animals and pests |
| C．The main use of colors for animals and pests |
| D．Some animals and pests |
10 . For many people, being alone is not good. It often carries a social stigma (污名) that equals separation from others or being an outsider. Of course, spending time with people you love is so important to your happiness, but it’s necessary to learn how to be alone.
Aloneness makes you more creative. When you’re alone, you are more likely to stay true to yourself and try new things that you don’t have the courage to do around others. Aloneness frees us from the limits (范围) of the world’s ideas. Picasso or Van Gogh wouldn’t have created the famous art if they hadn’t taken enough solitary (独自的) time without caring about others’ thoughts.
Being alone also prevents you from trouble. Sometimes you may wonder why you easily feel tired. One reason could be not giving yourself enough solitary time. Especially for people who go to work every day, it is easy to feel very tired or bored when they have to deal with too much work, family, and their own emotion (情绪) at the same time. How about giving yourself a few solitary moments? It doesn’t matter how you choose to spend those moments alone, as long as they relieve your stress, they’re worthwhile.
Studying yourself is perhaps the biggest advantage of aloneness. When you take time to understand yourself, find your personal growth, and follow your dreams, you’ll be sure to discover the truth about yourself. No matter how well you may think you know yourself, learning how to be alone will allow you to know yourself deeply.
Being alone makes you a more creative person and helps with personal growth. So take the advice and spend some time alone today and take the time to become a brighter and better person.
1. What is important to your happiness according to the passage?| A．To prevent yourself from trouble. | B．To spend time with people you love. |
| C．To create some creative ideas. | D．To know yourself from time to time. |
| A．lighten | B．move | C．avoid | D．manage |
| A．Making us more creative. | B．Achieving our dreams. |
| C．Knowing ourselves deeply. | D．Preventing us from trouble. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Never Be Lonely in Life | B．Being Alone Is Good to Personal Growth |
| C．Being With Others Is Always Important | D．To Be a Creative Person Is Necessary |
