1 . What is the difference between a fear and a phobia（恐惧症）？Somebody might have a fear of dogs. But if the fear has started to change a person's life，he or she probably has a phobia.
Flying may be the safest way to travel，but many people are scared of doing it. Fear of heights is also very common. For example，Spiderman actor Tobey Maguire can't stand high places. However，Tobey is not afraid of spiders that most people are afraid of. Rupert Grint，who plays in the Harry Potter movies，is（A）in fear of spiders.
（B）Some people have phobias that are more unusual. For example，cats are very cute for most of us，but not for such powerful people in history as Alexander the great and Napolean Bonaparte. Actor Nicole Kidman says，"I'm not scared of snakes or spiders，but I'm scared of butterflies. Sometimes when I came home from school，the biggest butterfly I had ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate. I would climb over the fence，move slowly to the side of the house，or do anything to avoid having to go through the front gate." Clowns are not so funny for actor Johnny Depp，whose childhood memory of the "painted faces and fake smiles" still makes him scared.
1. 将（A）处划线短语in fear of译为汉语。2. 将（B）处划线句子Some people have phobias that are more unusual.译为汉语。
3. 根据短文内容，把人物与害怕（恐惧）的事物相匹配。将Ⅱ栏的字母代号填写在横线上。
I Ⅱ
Tobey Maguire A. clowns
Rupert Grint B. heights
Nicole Kidman C. spiders
Johnny Depp D. butterflies
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4. 从文中找出能表达文章主旨大意的句子。
2 . The human brain weighs about 1. 4 kilograms, but it can hold much more information than most computers. However, there is another difference between humans and computers. Computers don't forget information they are given, but humans often do. No one remembers everything, and luckily we don't usually have to.
But everyone can improve their memory if they want to. Here are some suggestions.
Try to use new information immediately. For example, if you meet someone who says“Hi! I'm Carlos,”don't just say“Hello. " Repeat the person's name. Say“（1） __________ "
Break a big number into smaller parts. For example, it's hard to memorize 109244153. But if you break it into three parts-109/244/153-it becomes easier.
Write out what you need to remember over and over again. This will help you keep it in mind longer, especially for memorizing formulas or facts.
Always review information. If you bring what you've learned back to your mind, they become easier to remember. For example, before you go to sleep, it's a good idea to review the new things you learned that day.
Discuss with a friend. It is always easier to remember things through discussions. You can have a discussion about what's right and what's wrong,and it will lead to the right answer.
Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory. You can always do something to help improve your memory. And everyone's memory gets better if they use it often enough.
All of the suggestions are helpful. If you follow （2）them, you are certain to improve your memory.
1. 请根据短文内容,回答问题。①How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage?
②How many differences are there between humans and computers?
2. 请根据短文内容,选择合适的句子填入第二段的（1）空白处。
| A．Hello, Carlos. | B．How do you do? | C．Hello, I am Sophia. |
4. 请根据短文内容,用英语表达（2）处划线单词them所指代的内容。
5. What's the passage about?
It's about
3 . Car Free Day encourages drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment. People from around the world get together in the streets to remind the world that we don't have to accept the society full of cars.
It was first started by 35 cities in France and September 22 is Car Free Day. The first Car Free Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. The slogan for the day is "If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day. "
Organized activities are held in many cities on Car Free Day. In Brussels,Car Free Day shall be valid （有效的）for everybody except persons with a special permit （许可证） , but they have to （2） slow down to the speed of 30 kilometers per hour, The public transportation is free on that day. In London, they have special green areas" . Walking, biking, and public transportation are encouraged. The streets are open only to walkers, bicycles and buses from 7:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m. In Beijing, it asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. More and more people are joining in the activity. In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days, and you may see haze （雾霾）almost every day! We must do more for Car Free Day as a Beijing driver said, “We may not change the weather，but we can choose not to drive. "
But we do not want just one day and then a return to "normal"life. We should go on with Car Free Day.
1. 回答问题: Where was Carr Free Day started first?2. 翻译划线句子。
3. 猜词义: The underlined phrase "slow down" means
4. 列举在Car Free Day这一天，可以采取的出行方式。（三种）:
5. 判断正（A）误（B）。
Everyone can drive except persons with a special permit.
People don't pay for the public transportation on that day.
6. The purpose of Car Free Day is
4 . Do you always find it is raining when you walk out？Or are you always buying umbrellas and leaving them home when it rains？There is a new umbrella that could solve both problems.
The umbrella will（A）_________ tell you the weather，（B）_________ let you know you've left it behind.
How does it work？The umbrella will send a message to your smartphone. And it says "Hey，it's going to rain in 15 minutes where you are，so you'd better take your umbrella.”
Besides，if you are forgetful，you may never leave an umbrella on a bus or somewhere else again. The umbrella will send a warning to your smartphone if you leave it behind.
The new umbrella is expected to go on sale soon.
Though it is a good idea and it looks pretty cool，the umbrella will cost you $185.Maybe you will just check the free weather app on your smart-phone and take an umbrella with you when it is going to rain.
1. 回答问题：How many problems can the new umbrella solve？2. 在（A）处和（B）处填写适当的关联词，使句子通顺。
（A）
3. 写出文中划线it指代的内容。
4. 将划线句子Besides，if you are forgetful，you may never leave an umbrella on a bus or somewhere else again.翻译成中文。
5. 给文章拟一个最佳标题。
5 . Inventions make our life easier and better than before. Here are three amazing things.
Smart mug
It's hard to keep coffee or tea warm，especially in winter. But this smart mug from a US company can solve this problem. There is an app for the mug that allows people to set the mug to a certain temperature between 48℃ and 62℃.Then，the mug keeps your coffee or tea at that temperature for about an hour，and even longer if you put the mug on a charging（充电）plate.
Social robot
Can robots talk to us like humans？Jibo，a robot made by a US company，can do this. With a big，round head and a big body，Jibo looks like a cartoon character. And its voice sounds like a 10-year-old boy. As soon as you say. “Hey，Jibo，” it dances and turns to face you. When it talks to you，it moves its head and body to communicate with you. Its appearance，tone of voice and humor make you feel that you have a little friend. Jibo is able to tell stories to children，take pictures just by hearing your order" Jibo，take a picture"，and do hundreds of other jobs. Although its creators think that Jibo still has a lot to learn，it's available with a price of $
Fidget spinner
Fidget spinners are small plastic or metal toys with a bearing（滚珠轴承）in the middle. The toys can keep turning around on your fingertip for a few minutes after you start them. Once they are turning，you can put them on any other flat surface，such as a ruler or even the nose of a pet dog. This toy is very popular among young people around the world. Some people say that it helps them calm down and relax. But it may not be a good thing to spend too much time playing with it.
1. ______ kinds of inventions are listed in the text.| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．It's not easy to get broken in winter. | B．It can heat coffee or tea up to 48℃. |
| C．It can solve many difficult problems. | D．It has an app to control the temperature. |
| A．Jibo is not perfect but worth buying. |
| B．Although Jibo is cheap，it's not worth buying. |
| C．Although Jibo is expensive，it is worth the money. |
| D．The creators have to learn a lot to make Jibo perfect. |
| A．Having fun. | B．Cleaning fingers. | C．Doing homework. | D．Answering questions. |
| A．Inventions and our life. | B．How to invent things. |
| C．Three amazing inventions. | D．Mugs，robots and toys. |
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen. '
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better.
"Getting angry is not a natural way to act," the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking.
The book says you can control your anger easily, all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
●Keep a record. Every time you get angry , write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
●Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
●Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.
1. 回答问题。What will happen to you if you get angry with others?2. 列举图书My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals给出的控制情绪的两条建议。
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3. 将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
4. 找出最能表达文章主题的句子。
7 . On March 15, many people in the UK wore a plastic red nose. It wasn't just for fun. They were also raising money to fight poverty （贫穷）in the UK and Africa.
This day is called Red Nose Day. It is a huge charity event in the UK every other year. On this day, people do something funny for money. You might play tricks in the street to make people laugh if they pay. Or your friend might sit in a bathtub full of tomato sauce for an entire day. People do these things to raise money.
Besides Red Nose Day, there are many other creative ways to help people in need around the world.
Many charity organizations run charity shops in Western countries. The shops sell second-hand goods donated by the public such as books and clothes. Many young people love these shops. They can often afford the clothes there. The first modern charity shop was opened by UK Oxfam in 1948 and is still in business. In total, the UK has more than 10, 200 charity shops.
Another way is for famous people to hold concerts. They can usually raise much money for charity, For example, the Irish singer Bob Geld of and Scottish musician Midge Ure organized the Live 8 concerts. The theme was poverty in Africa. There were 10 concerts in different cities at the same time. Over 1,000 musicians performed to ask people to give their names if they donate money, which they made into a "Live 8 list" .
In China, there are many charity organizations as well. For example, the Red Cross of China helps people during disasters. The Love Without Boundaries （边界）helps China's orphans（孤儿）.
1. Love Without Boundaries is a charity organization, isn't it?2. How often is Red Nose Day held in the UK?
3. Where are the goods in the charity shops from?
4. How will the money from the charity shop be used?
The money will be used
5. What was the purpose of Live 8 concerts?
The purpose was to
8 . Do you love cockroaches（蟑螂）? Now the insect could become man's new best friend. It sounds like something from a movie, but a team of scientists are making a success of live remote-controlled（远程控制的）cockroaches.（A）They can be used to gather information from places no humans could reach.
After years of hard work, Texas engineers have created an insect cyborg（半机械人）by using a live cockroach which carries a mini-computer. The computer is wired into a nervous system, meaning a human operator can push buttons to（B）_________ where it goes.
Hong Liang, research project leader at Texas A&M University, said the cyborg insect could carry tiny video cameras, microphones or other equipment to record information from small pipes, or even collapsed（倒塌的）buildings to find earthquake survivors（幸存者）.
He said,"Insects can do things that a robot can't. They can go into small places, sense the environment, and if there's movement, from predator say, they can escape much better than a system designed by a human."
"We wanted to find ways to work with cockroaches." They are usually classed as vermin（害虫）and a restaurant owner's worst nightmare（噩梦）. （C）However, by working with the insects for long, Mr. Liang soon became fond of them, feeding them dog food and water.
The experiment has not been well-received across all quarters of the science community（团体）.The insects can carry five times their weight, but do feel tired with the extra burden（负担）.
1. 判断下面句子的正（A）误（B）。A team of scientists can use a live cockroach to gather information from small pipes.
2. 完成（A）处的同义句。
They can be used
3. 在（B）处填入一个恰当的单词，使句子通顺。
4. 把（C）处划线句子翻译成汉语。
5. What's the passage mainly talking about?
9 . My family members have a close relationship because our family has some family rules.
◆（1）_________
My mother makes it a rule that everyone should sit down at the table and have dinner together. I think this is one of the easiest and most important rules to have as a family. Eating meals together creates a sense of belonging. What's more，keeping the habit will add to everyone's enjoyment.
◆（2）_________
Although it is hard for us to keep this routine at first，it has turned out to be a good habit. After dinner we usually have our playtime，and then 7：00 p.m. is bath time；7：30 p.m.is time to have some milk；at 7：50 p.m.my mother reads a story，and then lights go out at 8：00 p.m. This routine makes me wake up early in the morning and helps me be in a good mood at school.
◆（3）_________
Cleaning up is a family matter. After dinner we help our parents to clean up the kitchen and clear everything off the table.（A）After this，we are asked to clean up the toys that we play with in the daytime. Then we won't step on hard or wooden toys when we get up the next morning.
1. 根据文章内容，进行相关的信息匹配。将答案的字母代码填入对应的横线上。| A．Cleaning up | B．Family dinners | C．Night-time routine |
3. 回答问题：What are the advantages of keeping the routine？
4. 请用英语简要概括出本文的主旨大意，不超过15个词。
5. 选择文章的最佳标题。_________
| A．Eating dinner together | B．Family rules for a close relationship |
| C．A sense of belonging | D．Doing housework at home |
10 . There is an English saying, "Laughter is the best medicine. " Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the influence it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve people's health.
Tests were carried out to study the influence of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts , blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar influence to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be very helpful.
Other tests have shown that laughter seems to be able to reduce the influence of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that stood the pain for the longest time was the group that listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain that makes both stress and pain less.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics （诊所） , in which they help to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce useful influence.
1. Many people were serious about the saying "Laughter is the best medicine. "2. Laughter has the same influence on the body as physical exercise do.
3. It seems that the group without listening to funny programs can stand the pain a little longer.
4. The brain can produce a kind of chemical to make both stress and pain less.
5. Some doctors encourage their patients to laugh to make their patients condition better.
