1 . You might feel full after having a big meal. But you may actually suffer from “hidden hunger”. This means that what you eat may fill your stomach, but it’s not giving you the proper nutrition that your body needs.
This happens when food lacks the vitamins and minerals people need to stay healthy, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
At present, “hidden hunger” affects 2 billion people worldwide, including 300 million people in China. It is most commonly seen among children and teenagers and can result in bad immune system, blindness or even death, China News Service reported.
Many Chinese people don’t get enough iron, calcium, vitamin A and vitamin D. One main reason is that agricultural products don’t have much of these nutrients. Over 40 percent of China’s farmland is lost its vitamins and minerals, lowering the nutritional value of the crops that grow on it, according to Xinhua.
Many of the processed foods that people enjoy eating today, such as chips, burgers and cookies, have made the situation worse. Vitamins and minerals area easily lost when these foods are processed. People’s Daily noted.
The human body needs 16 kinds of minerals, including iron and calcium, and 13 kinds of vitamins, including vitamins A and D, to stay healthy. Vitamins help maintain healthy eyes and skin and allow your bones to grow properly. Minerals are important for maintaining blood pressure and making new cells.
In response, China’s government has created several action plans to improve public health, as well as develop and promote nutritious foods.
Eating more fresh nutrition—rich food like vegetables, whole grains and dairy can help us stay healthy. For vegetables like carrots and broccoli, boiling and steaming can better preserve their nutrition when compared to frying them, CNN suggests.
Word Bank nutrition 营养 immune system 免疫系统 promote 推广 preserve 保留 |
1. “Hidden hunger” happens when ________.
| A．what you eat include some fresh nutrition—rich food like vegetables. |
| B．what you eat can’t give you the proper nutrition your body need. |
| C．what you eat fills your stomach but you still feel hungry. |
| D．what you eat isn’t a big meal. |
| A．People eat too much processed foods such as chips, burgers and cookies. |
| B．Over 40 percent of China’s farmland is losing its vitamins and minerals. |
| C．Children and teenagers are in bad immune system. |
| D．Some agricultural products don’t have much. |
| A．污染的 | B．加工的 | C．出口的 | D．改进的 |
| A．Vitamins may cause blindness. |
| B．Vitamins include iron and calcium. |
| C．Vitamins help maintain healthy eyes and skin. |
| D．Vitamins are hardly lost when foods are processed. |
| A．a shopping poster | B．a science report | C．a guidebook | D．a health magazine |
2 . One of the easiest ways to stop the spread of disease is to simply wash your hands. Twenty seconds of hand—washing with soap and water can reduce illnesses and save lives. But, many people, especially children, do not have good hand—washing habits. One problem is that children do not wash their hands often enough or long enough. Children may think that it is a tiring thing to do.
To help handle this problem, two businesswomen from India created a product to turn hand—washing into a fun activity. Amanat Anand and Shubham Issar created a tool called SoaPen, aimed at teaching kids good hand—washing habits and encouraging kids to wash their hands with soap properly and regularly.
As the name suggests, SoaPen is a pen made out of soap. The children draw on their hands with the soap pen and then wash the drawing off. If they don’t spend enough time washing it off, the colors will remain on the children’s hands. Issar said it makes sure that children take enough time to wash their hands. This may be especially helpful in a classroom. Often a teacher does not have the time to make each child wash his hands properly.
Kids actually wash their hands for the proper amount of time because they’re drawing on their hands. To obliterate the drawing, they wash their hands carefully instead of just going under water with a one—second wash and off. Issar and Anand stated that SoaPen to be created everywhere will help develop good habits through hand—washing in the city across the globe.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. What’s the main reason for the invention SoaPen?
| A．To stop the spread of disease. | B．To teach kids how to use a pen. |
| C．To spend enough time drawing. | D．To help develop good hand—washing habits. |
| A．It’s a pen for writing. | B．It’s a pen made out of soap. |
| C．It’s a kind of food for children. | D．It’s a medicine for killing illnesses. |
| A．展示 | B．保存 | C．清除 | D．学会 |
| A．SoaPen can be helpless in a classroom. |
| B．Kids usually wash their hands for the proper amount of time. |
| C．Twenty seconds of hand—washing can reduce illnesses and save lives. |
| D．SoaPen is aimed at encouraging kids to wash their hands with soap properly and regularly. |
| A．Tips for hand—washing. | B．Wash your hands regularly and properly. |
| C．The benefits of good hand—washing habits. | D．A new product helps form hand—washing habits. |
3 . Henry was going through a very hard time. His wife passed away one month ago. He thought his life became pointless(无意义的), Henry sat in his house sadly and did nothing.
One day, Henry’s neighbor, Lisa, saw him from her yard. She hadn’t seen him outside for several days. She wanted to help Henry. Then she had an idea.
Lisa said to Henry, “Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence(篱笆) between our houses. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?”
After hearing Lisa’s words, Henry was a little angry. He didn’t want to help her. He thought he was the one who needed help. He thought Lisa was kind of rude. However, he agreed to help Lisa because Lisa was too old to fix the fence herself.
Henry spent a few days fixing the fence. When he finished, Lisa thanked him. Henry gave her a smile. It was his first time to smile after his wife passed away.
“What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?” Lisa said to him.
Henry thought for a while and agreed. Then he began to paint the fence in the hot sun. As their neighbors passed by, they all praised Henry for what he did. Henry felt happy and proud. He felt like his life was not pointless any more.
Henry finally understood Lisa’s purpose. She wanted Henry to know that staying busy could help him forget his sorrows(伤痛). Henry thanked Lisa a lot.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. When he was asked to fix the fence, Henry ________.
| A．felt a bit angry | B．refused her quickly | C．agreed to do it happily | D．said nothing and went away |
| A．She encouraged him to make friends with other neighbors. |
| B．She forced him to get to know more neighbors. |
| C．She advised him to find a new part-time job in his free time. |
| D．She kept asking him to do some things to make him busy. |
| A．Happy→ upset→ thankful→ wonderful. | B．Sad→ angry→happy→ thankful. |
| C．Sad→ wonderful→ thankful→ sad. | D．Happy→ thankful→ bored→ sad. |
| A．Asking others for help isn’t rude. | B．We should help others at any time. |
| C．Staying busy can help us forget our sadness. | D．It is hard to make friends with neighbors. |
| A．Clever and helpful. | B．Silly and lazy. | C．Patient and hard-working. | D．Rude and lazy. |
4 . Upcycling is the process of changing old materials into something useful and often beautiful. It is different from recycling. When you recycle something, old materials need to be broken down so that their base materials can be remade into a new product, often of inferior quality. When you upcycle an object, you aren’t breaking down the material. You’re simply making it into something else. Also, the upcycled object is typically of the same, or even better quality.
The idea of upcycling isn’t new. Some of the best examples of modern-day upcycling come from the 1930s to 1940s when people didn’t have many material resources. In those days, people found new purposes for old things over and over until they were no longer useful. For example, old coats would be turned into shoes and an old door would be made into a new table.
Nowadays, economising is still a big reason why some people upcycle. An even bigger reason for the rebirth of upcycling is that it’s environmentally-friendly. Things shouldn’t just be thrown away when they can be turned into something useful. Upcycling is also more environmentally-friendly than recycling which requires energy or water to break down materials. Upcycling just requires your own creativity and effort.
Upcycling can provide you with something that’s both creative and practical. Why don’t you support the idea by checking your house or recycling bin and creating objects yourself? Take action right now!
Word Bank inferior 次等的 creativity 创造力 subtitle 小标题 |
1. Compared with recycling, the main difference with upcycling is that ________.
| A．it’s environmentally-friendly | B．upcycled objects are more useful |
| C．upcycled objects are of inferior quality | D．old materials don’t need to be broken down |
| A．To make life interesting. | B．To save materials and money. |
| C．To show their creativity. | D．To protect the environment. |
| A．节约 | B．创新 | C．增产 | D．发展 |
a. Reasons for upcycling
b. Upcycling in the old times
c. Differences between upcycling and recycling
| A．Pl—c; P2—a; P3—b | B．P1—c; P2—b; P3—a |
| C．P1—b; P2—a; P3—c | D．P1—a; P2—b; P3—c |
| A．To advise people to recycle. | B．To warn people not to waste. |
| C．To encourage people to upcycle. | D．To show people the history of upcycling. |
5 . Maybe you should sit down before you read this. It's a little scary. Your sitting may be killing you.
Health experts say the U.S. adult now sits about 6.5 hours a day. That is up about an hour a day compared to 2007. The news is even worse for teens. They sit eight hours each day. The information was put out by the National Center for Health Statistics. It has collected the numbers for the past 16 years. It is worried about what it has found.
Research shows that people who are not active can get sick. Their bones get weaker. They burn fewer calories. And that probably makes them put on too much weight. They might even get diabetes. They are at risk for high blood pressure and heart problems, too.
Some experts also think sitting too much can influence how your blood moves through your body and how well your body defeats illness. Being active helps in lots of ways. It can make you happier, burn more calories and give you more energy. It can also help you sleep better.
About 60% of people in the U.S. watch at least two hours of TV each day. That number has stayed about the same in recent years.
Computers are the biggest reason for more hours spent sitting. Computer use outside of work or school has gone up for all age groups. Now, 50% of adults spend at least an hour of their free time on a computer each day. That is up from 29% in 2003.
About 53% of teens now spend at least an hour of free time on computers. So do 56% of kids. As many as one in four people who use computers use one for three hours or more outside of work and school.
So get up, take some breaks and go outside. You might save your life by doing outdoor activities.
Word Bank calories 卡路里 diabetes 糖尿病 |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The text is especially helpful for those who care about ___________.
| A．their study | B．their future |
| C．their health | D．their food |
| A．The active people may be healthier. |
| B．The people who sit too much must put on too much weight. |
| C．Sitting too much can’t influence blood pressure. |
| D．Most of teens spend too much time on computers. |
| A．Hate. | B．Help. | C．Beat. | D．Turn. |
| A．Computers are causing health problems. | B．Too much sitting is influencing our health. |
| C．Watching TV is bad for us. | D．Most teens prefer outdoor activities. |
| A．Introduce the ways to improve sleep. |
| B．Give some examples of losing weight successfully. |
| C．List some risks of playing computer games. |
| D．Introduce some outdoor activities. |
6 . “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”
This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD(公元) 53 wrote it.
We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?
Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.
One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave(微波炉), computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(赶时髦的), beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The writer uses the quote(引号) at the beginning of the story to ________.
| A．tell us a truth about our lives |
| B．tell us what life was like long time ago |
| C．point out what causes such a thing to happen |
| D．point out some problems we will meet in the life |
| A．have speeded up our lives | B．have improved the quality of our lives |
| C．may make people feel very happy | D．may bring people some trouble |
| A．they loved to live simple lives |
| B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions |
| C．they were troubled by modern inventions |
| D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them |
| A．People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier. |
| B．An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better. |
| C．The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house. |
| D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired. |
| A．problems with technology |
| B．improvements of our lives with technology |
| C．changes happening to technology |
| D．the importance of technology |
7 . How much do you know about Albert Einstein?
Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E=me2, helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon（武器）. Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.
What did he like?
Einstein liked learning sailing. He sailed in small boats all his life. He once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”
When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist. Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”
Why is the sky blue?
In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors, including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles（气体微粒）spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.
1. According to the passage, Albert Einstein ________ haircuts and new clothes.| A．forgot | B．minded | C．liked | D．disliked |
| A．clever | B．imaginative | C．practical | D．childlike |
| A．was interested in | B．looked forward to | C．was known for | D．was bored with |
| A．mother teaches the best | B．without mother’s push, we can’t love anything |
| C．we should love our teacher | D．when we love something, we’d like to learn about it |
| A．magic | B．wise | C．scientific | D．careful |
8 . Artificial intelligence (人工智能) is set to benefit mankind in many ways. It will make everyday tasks easier and bring efficiency to many industries. It might be one of man's greatest inventions.
And yet, like any other technology, AI will also bring risks. In February 2018, a group of AI experts got together to discuss the possible disadvantages of AI. What they found was that "Every AI developed by the good guys is also helpful for the bad guys, too." according to Quartz.
Their biggest worry was that the bad guys could use AI for bad things. One of the areas they looked at was the use of AI to create websites that could be used to steal people's personal information. Another possibility is that AI programs could be used to hack software and break into computer secure systems (安全系统).
There are some other worries as well. It is possible that AI could be used to create fake imagines and videos. Baidu, in fact, has developed a program called Deep Voice that can "clone (克隆)" anyone's voice by studying a 3.7-second audio sample (音频样本).
Many leading people have expressed worries about AI. People like Bill Gates and Elon Musk have called for the industry to be more strictly controlled, as there are few laws right now on the use of AI.
However, this is set to change. In March 2018, the European Union plans to set up a group that will discuss the moral and ethical (伦理道德的) dangers of AI, which will help to keep it safe for mankind.
1. ________ might be one of man's greatest inventions according to the passage.| A．Many industries | B．AI | C．Baidu | D．Clone tech |
| A．保护 | B．对比 | C．入侵 | D．学习 |
| A．protecting computer secure systems | B．stealing people's personal information |
| C．controlling all the industry | D．cloning people's voice |
| A．Bill Gates and Elon Musk | B．The European Union |
| C．A group of AI experts | D．All of the mankind |
| A．The benefits of artificial intelligence. | B．How to use artificial intelligence. |
| C．People's worries about artificial intelligence. | D．The future of artificial intelligence. |
9 . Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place at night. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph (留声机), the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. There he attended school for a few months and was instead taught by his mother at home. In fact, he was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting (做实验) at a young age with electrical things at home.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. In his spare time, he still continued his experiments. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not end well. He lost the job when he accidentally set fire to the floor.
Thomas Edison then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on the experiments. He got his first patent (专利) in 1868 for a vote re-corder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a lot of inventions that greatly improved the quality of people’s life all over the world.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. _________ was not invented by Thomas Edison.
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Edison had a lonely childhood. | B．Edison’s inventions were very popular. |
| C．Edison was a highly creative inventor. | D．Edison was interested in experiments. |
① Edison got his first job ② He left school.
③ His family moved to Michigan. ④ He had his first patent.
| A．③②①④ | B．②④③① | C．②①③④ | D．③①④② |
| A．his boss didn’t like him | B．he was too tired to work |
| C．he had no time to do experiments | D．he set fire to the floor of the train |
| A．Thomas Edison’s early life. | B．Thomas Edison’s school life. |
| C．A general introduction to Thomas Edison. | D．Some wonderful inventions by Thomas Edison. |
10 . Mrs.Thompson, a school teacher, told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t get along well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs.Thompson got to know that Teddy was a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs.Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy bought her a present, too. It was his mother’s perfume.
Teddy said, “Mrs.Thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” After the children left she cried for an hour. On that very day, she stopped being busy teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to care more about the children.
Mrs.Thompson paid more attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of Grade 6, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs.Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D..
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr.Stoddard said, “Thank you, Mrs.Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel good about myself and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs.Thompson, with tears in her eyes, said, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
| Word Bank perfume 香水 M.D. 医学博士 wedding 婚礼 tear 眼泪 |
1. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?
| A．She made Teddy feel sad. |
| B．She told the class something untrue about herself. |
| C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row. |
| D．She asked the children to play with Teddy. |
| A．He always needed a bath. | B．Mrs. Thompson did not like him. |
| C．He felt lonely without his mother. | D．He didn’t enjoy playing with others. |
| A．Mrs. Thompson was pleased with what she had done. |
| B．Mrs. Thompson was angry with the boy’s mother. |
| C．Mrs. Thompson was surprised that the boy’s mother was gone. |
| D．Mrs. Thompson was very sorry because she didn’t like the child before. |
| A．Mrs. Thompson gave Teddy Stoddard motherly care and encouragement. |
| B．Teddy had probably become a doctor before he got married. |
| C．Mrs. Thompson agreed with Teddy that she had made a difference in his life. |
| D．Teddy thought Mrs. Thompson was the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life. |
| A．Who is a clever student. |
| B．Why Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. |
| C．How Mrs. Thompson and Teddy made a difference. |
| D．What friendship between students and teachers is. |
