1 . The natural world is colorful with humans, plants and animals showing different colors.
Human skin can be many different colors and it changes with the sun, our feelings or our health for example. This is because of pigments (色素), which reflect light and make what the eye sees as colors. So (A)当我们感到兴奋或生气时, our heart can send more blood to the face and the pigments in the skin become red. This is why we have the expression that someone ‘‘sees red” when they are angry.
Plants also have pigments. ①Color is important for them to live on. The bright colors of flowers catch the attention of insects, which then carry their pollen (花粉) from one flower to (B), and they follow these to the inside of the flower. Without bees visiting flowers in this way, many plants would die out.
②They protect themselves with different colors so as not to be seen by predators (捕食者). The snowshoe hare for example, a type of wild rabbit, and in winter it is white so that it can hide in the snow. However, (C)some animals use color as a warning to make predators stay away: Bright colors such as yellow and red are often used in this way. Nature, however, is very clever.
So, we can see that there may be many different reasons and uses for colors in the natural world. Some uses of color in nature are still unknown; (D) one thing is for sure, color not only makes our planet beautiful but it is also necessary for our planet to live on.
1. 将文中画线部分(A)译成英语：2. 在文中(B)和(D)的空白处填入适当的单词：
3. 将文中画线部分(C)改写为：color
4. 在文中①②③处选出能够填入“Animals also use color for their own need.”的位置：
5. 从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的词：
2 . Today, weight problems, heart disease and many forms of cancer (癌症), people are thinking about how they can eat better. There are many different answers to this question. Some people think that (A)糖对于你的健康有害。Others say that caring food with sugar is the best way to give your body energy. Some people eat meat while others do not. It’s(B) hard to say who is right or who is wrong.
However, most doctors agree on one thing: you need a balanced diet to stay healthy. A balanced diet means eating different kinds of food from each of the (C) food groups: grains, fruit, dairy products and protein. Having different kinds of food in your diet is important. In fact(D) not eating certain kinds of food is dangerous. Your body can no work properly without a balanced diet. On the other hand, having too much of anything, including your favourite food, is dangerous too.
Doctors say, for example, if people eat (E) lots of food such as hamburgers and pizza, they will probably become fat. This may increase the risk of heart attack.
To help you decide what to eat and what not to eat, you should do some research and have a medical examination. Information about your body’s need for fats, proteins(矿物质) and vitamins ( 维生素) can help you decide (F) the right things to eat and the right amount to eat. If you learn how to have a balanced diet, you will have a healthier future.
1. 将文中画线部分(A)译成英语:2. 写出文中画线部分(B)和(E)的同义词或近义词
3. 在文中(C)和(F)的空白处填入适当的单词:
4. 将文中画线部分(D)改写为:
5. 从文中找出两个修饰饮食的形容词:
3 . If you walk through a park in the morning or in the evening, you might see a lot of people doing these slow and beautiful movements—Carry the tiger over the mountain and White crane spreads its wings. In fact, they are doing Taichi.
“Taichi is an ancient martial art（武术）. It is a common kind of exercise in China. More than 100 million people in over 150 countries practice Taichi at present. Recently UNESCO（联合国教科文组织）has added Taichi to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List（非物质文化遗产名录）. Many Taichi fans were happy to hear of it. “This will make Taichi more popular around the world. Hopefully, more people will become healthier by practicing it.” said Chen Bin. He is a Taichi master from the village of Chenjiagou, Henan Province. This village is the birthplace of Chen-style Taichi.
It’s true that doing Taichi is good for our health. It can make us walk and move more freely, and it can also make us stronger. During slow movements, we can focus on our hands and feet. We can control them better. Slow movements also help us to take deep and long breaths.
Taichi also focuses on the harmony（和谐）between yin and yang. It shows how the ancient Chinese people saw the world. The world is full of yin and yang: dark and light, soft and hard（对立）each other completely. As we see in the picture, a white spot is in the black area and a black spot is in the white area. After a dark night, the sun will rise. Leaves fall in autumn but grow again in spring. Everything keeps changing—that is how the world works.
Taichi carries old Chinese philosophy（哲学）, such as being in harmony with nature and using softness to beat hardness. It has become a symbol of Chinese culture.
1. What’s the advantage of doing Taichi?| A．People can learn about different animals. |
| B．People can improve their wealth. |
| C．People can have a healthier life. |
| D．People can walk everywhere freely. |
| A．Slow and beautiful. |
| B．Free and exciting. |
| C．Fast and long. |
| D．Strong and tiring. |
| A．Because it is a symbol of Chinese culture. |
| B．Because it is from the village of Chenjiagou. |
| C．Because it can make us see the world clearly. |
| D．Because it can use softness to beat hardness. |
| A．To ask people to do Taichi in their free time. |
| B．To introduce an ancient martial art—Taichi. |
| C．To teach people how to do Taichi correctly. |
| D．To explain why Taichi can improve our health. |
4 . What is the craziest thing you’ve ever wanted to do in a museum?
Have you ever wanted to jump into a painting and take photos of yourself in it? If the answer is “yes”，then there’s a place you can go. That is Art in Island.
Art in Island is an art museum located（位于）in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
It is also the world’s first selfie（自拍）museum, and Asia’s largest 3D trick art museum. It was founded by Yun Jae Kyung together with a team of 18 Koran printers. They worked together and created the fantastic paintings in the museum. The museum has over 50 art works（作品）.
These paintings create optical illusions（视错觉）, which encourage visitors to climb into paintings and take photos of their interactions（互动）. “Here, art paintings are not complete if you are not with them, if you don’t take photos with them,” Blyth Cambaya, a museum staff（职员）member, said.
_______ Many visitors go there to have fun with the paintings. “Visiting Art in Island is like being in a time machine that takes me back to when I was 10 years old.” said one visitor.
So if you are in Manila, don’t forget to visit this museum and be a part of its art.
1. What is Art in Island?2. What is Art in Island especially famous for?
3. According to the passage, how can the art paintings be complete in Art in Island?
4. Put a correct sentence into the blank.
5. What’s the purpose of writing this passage?
5 . We are all busy talking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know about it? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks（网络）didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network system stopped. So a few network had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first, the Internet was only used by the government. But in the early 1970s, universities hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software（软件）that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient（方便的）.
Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day.
Sending e-mails is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
1. The Internet has a history of about ________ years.| A．20 |
| B．30 |
| C．60 |
| D．70 |
| A．make computers more popular |
| B．make the whole network break down |
| C．make computers smaller and cheaper |
| D．make itself keep on working all the time |
| A．Computers |
| B．Scientists |
| C．Software |
| D．Information |
| A．The Use of the Internet |
| B．The Types of Computers |
| C．The Development of Computers |
| D．The History of the Internet |
A different way of leaning is widely used in our English study. Before class, we make study plans first. Then we look up the new words, listen to the recording and read the text. When we meet problems we can’t solve by ourselves, we always write them down in our notebooks.
In class, we sit in groups to discuss the problems freely. The teacher always offers help when we need. After discussion, it’s time for us to give a report to the class. We also make conversations in pairs and practice a lot. It’s really good for our listening and speaking.
After class, we have less homework now so we can go to the library to read English books, magazines and newspapers. We can also surf the Internet for useful information.
In a word, we enjoy the new way of studying. We can make more progress in our study.
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| Changes | Before class | We |
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| Conclusion (结论) | In a word, we can make more progress in the new way. | |
Confidence(信心) is very important in our daily life. It can help us to develop a healthy attitude(态度). A study shows that people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to be successful. Here are some suggestions on how to be more confident.
Speak loud. When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in such a low voice that other people can hardly hear you. If you speak loud, people can hear you clearly. The high voice can make you become more confident.
Play sports. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself. Write down a list of things you did during the day. How many things have you done well? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Pick up a hobby. If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will also make you happy and confident.
| The title: | |
| Speak loud | Try to speak loud |
| A strong body helps you be full of confidence. | |
| Encourage yourself | Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things |
| Pick up a hobby | In some ways, a hobby can make you |
A Frenchman, Niepce, needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera in 1826. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly even the smallest thing.
In 1840, photography was developed once more. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. But the photographers had to carry many machine. With the development of science and technology, a Chinese young man, Wang Mengqiu, invented Hover Camera (无人相机). It can record people and things more wonderfully. He once studied at Stanford University in the United States. He became famous overnight because of the invention.
Hover Camera records movements with a 13MP camera and takes 4K videos. You use a smart phone to control it. It can follow you, flying or staying in mid-air. In this way it can get the perfect pictures. It is the best choice for weddings, sports games and holidays because Hover Camera is convenient for the users to carry. It can be folded, so it can be put into a small bag. When the power is low, it can land safely.
In the future, cameras will be designed better and better. People can take more lively photos and videos.
1. What was in Niepce’s first picture?_______________________________________________________________
2. How was Daguerre’s picture when he used a new kind of camera in a different way?
_______________________________________________________________
3. When could photographers take the pictures of people and moving things for the first time?
_______________________________________________________________
4. Who invented Hover Camera?
_______________________________________________________________
5. Why can Hover Camera be put into a small bag?
_______________________________________________________________
There are many holidays and festivals. Dads have Father’s Day. Mums have Mother’s Day. But do our grandparents have a Special festival? Yes, they do!
The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for older people in China. It started long ago. The festival is on lunar September 9th. On this day, people show love and respect to their grandparents.
There are many ways in which Chinese people express their respect. When an older person enters a room, everyone stands. People are introduced from the oldest to the youngest. When we present a book to an older person, two hands are used. Young people always offer their seats to older people on a crowded subway or bus.
Respecting older people is a tradition in China. That’s because the Chinese know that older people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn. Chinese people are proud of being old.
In Western countries, however, older people seldom think they are old. They are called “seniors” instead of “old people”. They’d rather do everything themselves. Even after retirement (退休) they take up hobbies, part-time jobs and new activities to keep their bodies working well.
Westerners respect their older people, too. Usually, seniors don’t have to buy tickets for trains and buses. They are given discounts (打折) in stores and restaurants.
But Western seniors don’t often live with their children — they live alone. For holidays, the family usually gather at the grandparents’ home, and a great smile and a warm hug for their parents are enough for grown children to show their respect.
1. When is the Double Ninth Festival?2. How many ways in which Chinese people express their respect are mentioned?
3. What can the young learn from older people?
4. Can seniors in Western countries take the trains for free?
5. How do Western grown children show their respect?
You either have it, or you don’t—a sense（感觉） of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the far place such as Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street.
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory（理论）is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if (A) they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”
（B）Jim Martland（马特兰德）also says that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:
●If you are using a map, turn it so it connects with the way you are facing.
●If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks（陆标）on the route（路线）as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
●Simplify（简单化）the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you!. (C) Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks to help you.
Now you need never get lost again!
1. 写出（A）处划线单词指代的内容。2. 把（B）处划线句子翻译成汉语。
3. 把（C）处划线句子翻译成汉语。
4. 从文中找出两个描述地点的形容词。
5. 用短语或句子概括本文大意。
