1 . What does it mean to be green? “Green” is more than just a colour. it also means taking special steps to protect the environment the water, the land, and the air we breathe. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings.
Sometimes people call our society a “throwaway society”. That means we are always throwing away old things and buying new ones. Many times, if you no longer need something, someone else just might need it. For example, if your brother is old enough not to play with his plastic bike, why not give it to another family who has a little kid so that they don’t need to buy one? And one less large plastic toy doesn’t need to be produced.
Recycling has never been easier. Many organizations will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require (要求) it.Tell your mum or dad you want to become “Chief of Recycling” for your family. Now that you know what things you can recycle, find a place to keep them. Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to think whether things can be reused or recycled before they’re thrown away.
Almost everyone likes travelling. But next time before you travel around the world, take a look at your own backyard. ls there a place where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden? if so, get there and get your hands dirty. Then you can watch with pride as your tree takes root, and your garden plants grow into big plants full of ripe, red tomatoes or tiny, juicy blueberries. Who knew being green would taste so good?
1. How does the writer introduce the topic of the passage in paragraph 1?| A．By telling an interesting story. | B．By explaining the word “green”. |
| C．By giving some special examples. | D．By telling the background of the story |
| A．people shouldn’t produce any plastic things | B．people can get anything they want from others |
| C．people always throw way the used things and uy new ones | D．people often recycle used things |
| A．Recycle things all by yourself. | B．Ask your family to use the old things all the time. |
| C．Encourage your friends to recycle things. | D．Find a place to keep the things that can be recycled. |
| A．create a green environment | B．make a lot of money |
| C．get your hands dirty | D．eat more fresh food |
| A．we must enjoy the nature | B．we had better eat more green food |
| C．we should protect our environment | D．we should use old things as much as possible |
2 . You have often looked into a mirror, of course. But you haven’t seen the real picture of your face yet. And why couldn’t you see it? When you look into a mirror, you don’t see your face as other people see it. You see a reversed picture. If you close your left eye, your picture closes its right eye. If you touch your right ear with your right hand, your picture touches its left ear with its left hand.
If you have two small mirrors, you can see your faces as your friends see it. You hold the two mirrors at right angles(角度) to each other and look into them. After some practice, you will be able to see the real picture of your face.
Now close your left eye and your picture closes its left eye too. Touch your right ear with your right hand and your picture touches its right ear with its right hand! This happens because each mirror reflected(反射) the picture in the other mirror. So you see a reversed picture of a reversed picture, which, of course, is the same as the real picture.
1. When you look into a mirror, you couldn’t see ________.| A．the picture of yourself | B．your face as others see it |
| C．the picture of your face | D．the picture of your eyes |
| A．暂存的 | B．相反的 | C．模拟的 | D．虚拟的 |
| A．closes its right eye | B．closes its left eye | C．touches its right ear | D．touches its left ear |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．body language | B．Physical Education(体育) |
| C．optical illusions(视错觉) | D．television invention |
3 . Tai chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art and an internationally popular form of exercise, has been added to the cultural heritage (遗产) list of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
For more than 10 years, China has been trying to have tai chi - also known as taijiquan - recognized officially by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录). At the time, judges told China it had applied for too many listings for tai chi to be considered for a place. China was told to reduce applications from the 12 submitted which included tai chi, Shaolin kung fu, Peking opera and acupuncture (针灸), Tencent News reported.
“Taijiquan is not just a sport to make people fit, but also contains Chinese culture and philosophy (哲学),” researcher Yan Shuangjun also told Xinhua News Agency, “The application started in 2008, and now we made a victory, which will help this sport to reach more places.”
Millions of elderly Chinese people practise it every day in city parks, and celebrities and other public figures regularly make public references to their practice of it for the health benefits it is said to provide. Gisele Bü-ndchen, one of the highest-paid models in the world, incorporates tai chi into her daily life, as does her husband, Tom Brady. Others who have been vocal about its use in their lives include actors Terence Stamp and Paul Adrian, Bollywood star Kunal Kapoor, and musician RZ.A of the importance to martial artists such as Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jet Li.
1. What can we learn about the applications in 2008?| A．Taijiquan is a Chinese martial art with a short history. |
| B．The first application of tai chi was accepted in 2008. |
| C．China thought itself had applied for too many listings. |
| D．China applied for acupuncture and Peking opera. |
| A．It is helpless for depression. | B．It contains Chinese culture and philosophy. |
| C．It can weaken the immune system. | D．It can lead to severe joint pain. |
| A．Unattractive. | B．Inexpensive. | C．Confidential. | D．Welcomed. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Health. | C．Education. | D．Culture. |
| A．He tells us that he has practised Taijiquan for more than 10 years. |
| B．He tells us that Tai chi is becoming more and more popular in the world. |
| C．He tells us that he has many foreign friends. |
| D．He tells us that practicing Tai chi is helpless for some people. |
A teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag with a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates. So the number of potatoes that a child will put in the plastic bag will depend on hatred the number of people he/she hates.
So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had two potatoes and some three while some up to five potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes in the plastic bag with them wherever they go for one week. As days passed, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten(腐烂的) potatoes. Besides, those having five potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After one week, the game was finally over.
The teacher asked, “How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for one week?” The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said, “This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred(仇恨) for somebody inside your heart. The hatred will be harmful to your heart. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what it is like to have the hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”
1. The more people a boy hates ________.| A．the fewer plastic bags he gets |
| B．the more potatoes he carries |
| C．the more friends he has |
| D．the fewer names he writes |
| A．started to complain about the potatoes |
| B．took some good potatoes home |
| C．breath a sigh of relief(释放) finally |
| D．learned little from the game |
| A．find out | B．dislike | C．take up | D．stand |
| A．To make the class interesting. | B．To teach the children a useful lesson. |
| C．To let the children playing games. | D．To play a joke on the children. |
| A．It is best to forgive and forget. |
| B．It is never too old to learn. |
| C．It is not enough to have a good mind. |
| D．It is hard to please all. |
5 . A river is a flowing, moving stream of water. Usually a river feeds water into an ocean lake, pond, or even another river. Rivers can vary in size and there is no hard rule on how big a flow of water must be to be called as a river. Here are the longest rivers in the world.
◆the Nile River
The Nile River is 4,135 miles long. It is located in the continent of Africa, mostly in the countries of Egypt and Sudan. It flows north into the Mediterranean Sea.
the Amazon river
The Amazon River is 3,980 miles long. It is located in the continent of South America and flows through several countries including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. It ends at the Atlantic Ocean.
◆The Yangtze River
Located in China, the Yangtze River is 3,917 miles long and flows into the East China Sea.
◆the Mississippi River and the Missouri river.
The river system of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River is the longest river system in North America at 3,902 miles. It flows south into the Gulf of Mexico.
◆the Yenisei river
The Yenisei River starts in Mongolia and flows through Russia to the Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is 3,445 miles long.
There are 76 rivers in the world over 1,000 miles long. A lot of people think that rivers always flow south, but 4 of the 10 longest rivers in the world flow north. The United States alone has around 3.5 million miles of rivers. Four of the top 10 longest rivers flow through China at some point.
1. The underlined word “vary” in the passage means ________.| A．be the same | B．differ | C．grow up slowly | D．come out |
| A．155 miles | B．218 miles | C．233 miles | D．690 miles |
| A．The Nile River. | B．The Amazon River | C．The Yangtze River. | D．The Yenisei River |
| A．the Mediterranean Sea | B．the East China Sea | C．the Gulf of Mexico | D．the Arctic Ocean |
| A．Rivers over 1,000 miles long in the world. | B．In which direction most rivers flow. |
| C．Fun facts about world rivers. | D．Four longest rivers flowing through China. |
6 . Once there was a famine(饥荒). A rich cook sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them, “In this basket there is a piece of bread for each of you. Take it and come back to me every day at this hour for more.”
In a hurry, the hungry children got together around the basket, and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest piece. At last they went away without even thanking the good cook. Mary, a poorly-dressed girl, did not fight with the other children, but stood quietly in the distance. When the badly-behaved children had left, Mary took the smallest piece, which was all left in the basket. She kissed the cook’s hand and went home.
The next day, the children were as badly-behaved as before. Mary got a piece of bread almost half the size of the one she got on the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the bread open. Many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it.
Her mother was very worried, and said. “Take the money back to the cook at once. The silver must have fallen into the dough(面团) by accident. Hurry up, Mary.”
When the little girl told the rich man her mother’s message, he said, “It has no mistake. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest bread for you as a prize. Always be as satisfied, peaceable and thankful as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is yours.”
1. What did Mary do while the others fought over the bread?| A．She stood quietly in the distance. | B．She fought over the bread. |
| C．She went home. | D．She sent for her mother. |
| A．She left quietly without a word. |
| B．She kissed the cook's hand. |
| C．She gave money to the cook. |
| D．She behaved as badly as the other children. |
| A．Because he wanted to give them to the poorest child. |
| B．Because Mary's mother was very worried. |
| C．Because he wanted to give them to Mary as a prize. |
| D．Because Mary’s family was poor. |
| A．She was very rich. | B．She was peaceful. |
| C．She was foolish. | D．She was very honest. |
| A．Some pieces of bread. | B．Some pieces of silver. |
| C．A good girl. | D．A rich cook. |
7 . A Bite of China
Are you an eating-lover? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program A Bite of China? It’s a TV program on Chinese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV. Is there any holiday that isn’t celebrated with special festival food?Here are several traditional Chinese foods:
Noodles are a symbol of a long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with its candles lit in many western countries. Since noodles mean a long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.
Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is a tradition to serve the whole fish last, pointed towards the most valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.
A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty dish is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanuts or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan in Chinese history.
1. A Bite of China is________.| A．a magazine | B．a newspaper |
| C．a film | D．a TV program |
| A．eggs | B．noodles | C．fish | D．cakes |
| A．it is served last at a party |
| B．it is pointed towards the most valued guest |
| C．it sounds like the word yu in Chinese |
| D．it is so delicious that all Chinese people like it |
| A．Zongzi | B．Meat | C．Peanuts | D．Dumplings |
| A．Chinese food | B．Chinese history |
| C．Chinese festival | D．Chinese language |
8 . Many people like travelling. Travelling is one of the most popular activities during vacations. Modern traffic develops fast, so travelling to different places gets much easier than before.
Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip？The following information may be useful to you.
Before leaving:
★Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
★Take some necessary(必要的) medicines with you. You will need them when you get sick or have other problems.
★If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing during your trip, you should do some exercises for weeks or months before you leave.
While travelling:
★Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
★Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
★Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water. When you drink it, remember to clean the cover of the bottle. There may be something dirty on it, for example, dust(灰尘).
1. Travelling to different places has become easier because________.| A．there are more planes to take |
| B．modern traffic develops fast |
| C．there are fewer people travelling around |
| D．there are more interesting places for travelling |
| A．get some medicines | B．clean the cover | C．drink much water | D．wear warm clothes |
| A．wear sunglasses | B．be too tired | C．wear a hat | D．wear shoes |
| A．Tap water. | B．Bottled water. | C．Dirty water. | D．Any water. |
| A．It is about the things we need to do before travelling. |
| B．It is about the things we should do while travelling. |
| C．It is about how to keep healthy during a trip. |
| D．It is about some interesting places for travelling. |
9 . A man sat at an underground station in Washington, D. C. and stared to play the violin. It was a cold day in January. He played Bach（巴赫）pieces for about 45 minutes. Thousands of people went through the station in a hurry, most of them on her way to work.
Three minutes went by and the first person, a middle-aged man, noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to go to work.
After a minute, received his first dollar, a young woman threw the money in the box and continued to walk. Then another few minutes went by and someone stood against the wall to listen to him, but he young man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
During the musician's performance, only a few people gave response （反应） to him：six people stopped and stayed for a while, twenty gave him money but continued to walk. When he finished playing, no one applauded （鼓掌）：No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing in the underground station was organized by The Washington Post （《华盛顿邮报》） as part of a social experiment （实验）. What we learn from this experiment could be：If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music, how many other nice things are we missing?
1. When did the story take place?| A．On a cold morning. | B．On a warm afternoon. |
| C．On a rainy evening. | D．On a windy weekend. |
| A．A young woman. | B．A small girl. |
| C．A young man. | D．A middle﹣aged man. |
| A．6. | B．20. | C．26. | D．45. |
| A．A well﹣known reporter. | B．A poor artist. |
| C．An excellent violinist. | D．A famous pianist. |
| A．To let us know the importance of saving time. |
| B．To make us pay more attention to nice things around. |
| C．To find out what people usually did in the underground. |
| D．To do a survey on how many people were interested in music. |
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. |
