1 . Many parents today worry about their children’s diets. Then what is a healthy diet for children? Miss Jones from Happy Children Hospital gives the following advice:
◆ Children shouldn’t eat food with too much salt because it can cause high blood pressure(高血压).◆ Children should eat food with less fat, oil and sugar. They should not eat too much junk food.
◆ Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins. Children need to eat fruit and vegetables often.
◆ Water is important to everyone. Children need to drink enough water every day.
◆ Children need to eat breakfast every day. It is good for their bodies and minds.
1. Probably Miss Jones is a ________.
| A．teacher | B．doctor | C．shop assistant | D．a waitress |
| A．绿色食品 | B．垃圾食品 | C．天然食品 | D．营养食品 |
| A．enough juice | B．enough water | C．enough coffee | D．enough milk |
| A．Water. | B．Junk food. | C．Sugar. | D．Fruit and vegetables. |
| A．Bad Habits | B．Junk Food | C．Advice on a Healthy Diet | D．An Unhealthy Lifestyle |
2 . Why are dogs our best friends. Maybe because they can understand our words much better than we thought, according to a study in Hungary. It found that dogs understand not only what we say, but also how we say it.
“The results were very exciting and very surprising.” Said the researcher Attila Andies, from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest.
For the study, the researchers first trained 13 dogs for months. The dogs had to sit quietly inside machine, so that the researchers could check their activity.
Then the researcher put headphones on dogs and played people’s voice to them. There were four different voice. Some were positive words,such as “well down”, or neutral（不带感情色彩的） words like “however”. The words were also in different tones（音调）. Some were positive and some were neutral.
Brain scans（扫描）showed that the dogs could recognize（辨认）words, as well as the tone of words, much like people do. The positive words with a positive tone brought the stronger activity in their brain’s reward centers（反应中枢）.
“It shows that for dogs, a nice phrase can work very well as a prize, but it works best if both words and tones match.” Said Andies.
They also found that dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain and tones with the right. Human brains work in the same way.
It gave us a new understanding of language,said Andies. That is, not only do humans understand the meaning in words, other species（物种）do too.
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1. What was found according to the study in Hungary?________
| A．Dogs can’t understand people words. |
| B．Dogs can only understand what we say. |
| C．Dogs can understand what we thought better than our words. |
| D．Dogs understand not only what we say, but also how we say it. |
| A．Researchers played with the dogs. | B．Researchers made dogs sit inside machine. |
| C．Researchers scanned the dogs’ brain. | D．Researchers played people’s voice to the dogs. |
| A．neutral words with a neutral tone. | B．neutral words with a positive tone. |
| C．positive words with neutral tone | D．positive words with positive tone |
| A．Human brains don’t work in the same way as dogs do. |
| B．Dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain. |
| C．The researchers trained dogs for years to check their brain activity. |
| D．Researcher Attila Andies was disappointed at the result of the study. |
| A．Dogs are as clever as humans. | B．Dogs are good at learning human’s language. |
| C．Dogs can understand the meaning in words. | D．Dogs can do what human do. |
3 . We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs（习俗）for each festival.
Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China
“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival.”
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there is lots of music and dancing. What fun!”
Amy, 14, New York, USA
The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”
1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．do a lot of shopping | B．see lion and dragon dances |
| C．decorate the house for good luck | D．eat turkeys |
| A．have a meal in the countryside | B．go to a swimming pool . |
| C．have a party at school | D．clean the house and dance |
| A．A country. | B．A festival. | C．A bird. | D．A kind of drink. |
| A．different festivals have different customs |
| B．many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year |
| C．the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago |
| D．Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together |
4 . We need to be responsible （有责任心的） for our environment.Being a frugal consumer（节俭的消费者）is one way to help. But, what exactly does that mean?
Use it up
You can use things up instead of wasting them. Press that last bit of toothpaste（牙膏）out. Use the last little piece of soap. Don't throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box.
① ________
You do not always need to have new things. Suppose there are holes in your socks. Mend them and wear them longer. You don't have to have the latest telephone until the old one doesn't work anymore. Then you can get a new one. Think twice before replacing something that still works.
② ________
When something you want is not on hand, look for something else that you already have to take its place. Suppose you are preparing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich. However, there is not any butter in your home. Have a cheese sandwich instead so that you can use all of the cheese. With a little thought, you can make something do,instead of buying something new.
Do without
Think about all those things that you would like to have. Do you really need them? How long will you really play with that new toy? Make a list of things that you want. Delete the things that you don't really need, so you can save a lot of resources（资源）．
1. When can you get a new telephone according to the passage?2. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
3. What should you do if you don't have butter for a sandwich at home?
4. 从下列 ABC 中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳段意。
A. Wear it out B. Stop pollution C. Make it do
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5. Give a title to the passage.
5 . The well－known “four new great inventions” of modern China have made our daily lives more convenient.
High－speed trains
China created its first high－speed railway line in 2008. Since then, the number of passenger trips has grown by over 30 percent every year. By 2016, more than 5 billion trips had been taken on the trains. By 2020, one fifth of the country's 150, 000km railway network will be used by high－ speed trains. This network will link more than 80 percent of major cities across China.
Mobile payment
Mobile payment is turning China into a “cashless society”. Instead of paying by cash(现金), customers now pay for their goods simply by typing a short password into Alipay app or WeChat Pay app on their mobile phones.
Shared bikes
China has surprised the world with how quickly shared bikes are widely used. Nowadays, bike users can simply pick up or park the bike on the street through GPS and smartphone apps. China's two leading bike－sharing companies, Mobike and Ofo, have been opening their overseas markets in Singapore, the UK and the United States.
Online shopping
With around 751 million Internet users, China has been the world's largest and fastest － growing online shopping market. Because of lower costs and fewer licensing requirements(执照要求), it's easier for sellers to open an online shop in China. In 2016, more than 20 million jobs in rural areas were created, with over 8.1 million running their own online shops.
1. By 2020, ________of major cities across China will be linked by high－speed trains network.| A．more than 30% | B．one fifth |
| C．over 80% | D．about 20% |
| A．Because customers can go shopping without mobile phone. |
| B．Because customers needn't take cash. |
| C．Because customers don't have to use a password. |
| D．Because customers needn't pay for the bills. |
| A．Through GPS and smartphone apps. | B．On the street. |
| C．In parks. | D．In Mobike and Ofo. |
| A．About 751 million Internet users. |
| B．Fewer licensing requirements. |
| C．Lower costs. |
| D．Fewer job chances. |
| A．The fast－developing technology. |
| B．Modern China. |
| C．China's four new great inventions. |
| D．Convenient daily lives in China. |
6 . A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years now. It describes skyscrapers that are much taller than today's buildings, underwater "bubble" cities and holidays in space. The report is from a company. It asked experts(专家) on space and architecture as well as city planners to give their ideas on the life in 2116. They said the way we live and work and play will be totally different to how we do these things. The experts used the Internet as an example. They said that 25 years ago people could not imagine how the Internet and smart phones would change our lives. The Internet has completely changed the way we communicate and do daily things. The experts said the changes in the next century would be even more unbelievable.
Researchers questioned 3000 adults about the prediction (预言) they thought were most likely(很可能的) to happen in the future. They predicted that in the future few people will go to an office but will work from home and have work meetings online. People will have highly developed 3-D printers that will let you download (下载) a design for furniture or a food recipe and then "print" the sofa, table or pizza at home. There will also be less need for visits to the doctor. We will all have a home health instrument that will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment. We will also be going into space for holidays and to get resources that we have used on Earth. A prediction that is missing is whether people will still need to study English.
1. The writer uses the example of the Internet in Paragraph 1 to show ________.| A．the Internet was often used | B．the Internet has developed fast |
| C．people will not believe the changes | D．technology will change peoples’ lives |
| A．buy one in a shop | B．ask somebody to make one |
| C．download a design and "print" one | D．design and make one by oneself |
| A．how people will work | B．where people will get resources |
| C．what people will have at home to treat illness | D．whether people will still need to learn English |
| A．the life in 2116 | B．holidays in space | C．the history of the Internet | D．medical treatment |
| A．an advertisement | B．a newspaper | C．a detective story | D．a health report |
7 . India has a population of about 1.28 billion. Its population is the second largest in the world. China has the largest population of over 1.36 billion. One out of six people on this planet live in India. Although the crown (王冠) of the world's most populous country is on China's head for ten years, India will take the position by 2030. With the population growth rate (率) at 1.58%, India will have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.
Now more than 50% of India's population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638, 000 villages.
Some of the reasons for India's quickly growing population are poverty, illiteracy (文盲), decrease in death rates and immigration (移民) from Bangladesh and Nepal. India started taking measures to stop the growth rate quite early. India had the "National Family Planning Program" in 1952. It became the first country in the world to have a population policy. However, it failed to reach the final goal (目标).
1. The population of India is about ________ now.| A．1.58 billion | B．1.53 billion | C．1.36 billion | D．1.28 billion |
| A．麻烦 | B．现象 | C．位置 | D．考验 |
| A．25 | B．35 | C．45 | D．55 |
| A．Poverty | B．Illiteracy | C．Increase in death rates | D．Immigration |
| A．India's population growth rate is 1.58%. |
| B．One out of seven people on the earth live in India. |
| C．About 72.2% of India's population lives in the city. |
| D．In 1953, India started the "National Family Planning Program". |
Beijing Opera, also called Peking Opera, is our national opera. It came into being (形成) after 1790 and has a history of over 200 years. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. The Guangxu Emperor (帝王) and Empress Dowager Cixi were also crazy about Beijing Opera and helped develop the art form.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou. Sheng is the leading male (男性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man with beard (胡子). Dan is the female (女性) role. Jing, mostly male, is the face painted role and Chou is the comedy (喜剧) actor or clown (小丑).
Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but most are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can’t agree with each other. They become angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Sometimes they are afraid and worried. Then they find a way to make peace with (与……讲和) each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end.
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In China it used to be popular with old people while young people didn’t like it very much. However, more young people are becoming interested in it nowadays. And more people around the world are learning about Beijing Opera’s special singing, acting and facial paintings.
1. Beijing Opera's singing is from _________.| A．Anhui and Hubei | B．Beijing and Anhui | C．the history book | D．the literature |
| A．stories | B．roles | C．gestures | D．paintings |
| A．honest | B．funny | C．boring | D．serious |
| A．in a geography textbook | B．in a science and technology magazine |
| C．in a business report | D．on a culture website |
| A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures. |
| B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. |
| C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world. |
| D．The people in the story usually are in agreement. |
Many students want to improve their memories and learn better. Today we will introduce some no-cost things you can do.
Exercise
Before you study, doing exercise may help you better remember what you will learn. Recently, researchers have found that people who did 15 minutes of training remembered more words. Scientists say the best time to exercise is right before you study. It can make you more active.
Pre-study test
The students who take a test before studying remember more information than those who don't. For example, if you are using an English textbook, you might first look at some important words at the end of the unit. You could ask yourself what they mean or how they are used. While you might not know the answer, you will probably have a goal to learn so that you can remember the answer when studying!
Sleep
A study show that sleep helps you to learn in two ways. An expert explains that "a person with enough sleep can concentrate best." He also says, "Sleep itself plays an important role in making the memory stronger which is necessary for learning new information.”
Wakeful rest
When you finish studying, you often go straight another activity. Perhaps you play a video game or watch TV. But researchers suggest that resting after you study may help you remember what you've studied. In a study, even older adults who rested for 10 minutes after learning new words remember more words better.
1. Why can exercise before studying make you remember well?2. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
3. In which two ways can sleep help you learn well?
4. What helped the older adults remember new words more and better?
5. What is the writer's purpose in writing this article?
10 . You have been told to wash your hands many times a day to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus（新冠病毒）. But what about the mobile phone that you're always using? Scientific studies have shown that the virus can live for two to three days on smooth materials like plastic and stainless steel. Experts suggest cleaning all "high touch" surfaces every day, including phones, keyboards and computers. However, few people know how to do the cleaning. Here are some things not to do when cleaning the phone.
◆Do not spray（喷）cleaners directly on the phone.
◆Do not put the phone into any cleaning liquids（液体）.
◆Do not use tools that use forced air, which are often used to clean computer keyboards.
◆Do not clean the phone with hard materials, they could make small cuts on it.
So, what is the right way? Below are some suggested ways to clean the phone. With any of these suggestions, be sure not to get the phone wet.
◆Start by turning off the phone. Make sure the phone is not connected to the electricity.
◆Use cleaning cloths with 70 percent alcohol（酒精）instead of the common ones.
◆Use paper cloths, or other soft cloths like those used to clean the eyeglasses. It's OK to cover the cloths lightly in cleaners. But do remember to clean the phone"gently".
Cleaning the phone is one of the measures that are helpful to keep away from the new coronavirus. You should clean your own phone often and tell others the correct ways to do it.
1. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that________.| A．people needn't wash their hands as required |
| B．all mobile phones are made of stainless steel |
| C．viruses can live on mobile phones much longer |
| D．people pay less attention to viruses on mobile phones |
| A．Hard materials. | B．Tools using forced air. |
| C．Paper cloths with cleaners. | D．Common cleaning cloths. |
| A．Turning off the phone. | B．Using 70 percent alcohol. |
| C．Using soft cloths. | D．Cleaning the phone gently. |
| A．Tools. | B．Materials. | C．Ways. | D．Marks. |
| A．Cleaning mobile phones: do's & don'ts. | B．Mobile phone: the most dangerous thing. |
| C．The correct ways to protect mobile phones. | D．The best way to fight against the coronavirus. |
