The following is a quiz（自测）from a magazine: | |||
| Questions | 1 Point | 2 Point | 3 Point |
| Where do you live? | in a village | in a town | in a city |
| How do you go to work/school? | walking/by bicycle | by train/bus/subway | driving a car |
| How many times a year do you fly on airplanes? | 0-2 | 3-5 | more than 5 |
| How many hours of electricity（电）do you use each day（e.g. watching TV, keeping lights on）? | 0-6 hours | 6-12 hours | 12-18 hours |
| How often do you recycle（回收利用）? | always | often | sometimes |
| Total Points | Result | ||
| 5-7 | Less pollution than the average（普通的）person | ||
| 8-10 | As much pollution as the average person | ||
| 11-13 | A little more pollution than the average person | ||
| 14-15 | A lot more pollution than the average person | ||
1. Which of the following makes the least pollution?
| A．Living pretty well in a big city. | B．Flying on planes three times a year. |
| C．Always recycling used things. | D．Using 15 hours of electricity each day. |
| A．5-7 points. | B．8-10 points. | C．11-13 points. | D．14-15 points. |
| A．11 points. | B．12 points. | C．13 points. | D．14 points. |
| A．Where Do You Live? | B．What Do You Recycle? |
| C．Why Do You Travel? | D．How Green Are You? |
| A．A story book | B．A newspaper | C．A magazine | D．A report |
2 . A large group of people came together at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday evening, Oct. 1st to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
A group of teenagers sang the classic song Me and My Motherland as they walked past the Golden Water Bridge at the foot of the Tian’anmen Rostrum.
“The teenagers suddenly appeared and started the gala(晚会) . People came and sang along with them. As more people joined the crowd, it was very touching, ”Zhang Yimou, the chief director of the gala told Xinhua News Agency. “The gathering of people highlighted the lively atmosphere of the new age.”
The Tuesday evening gala created quite a rock on social media.Thousands of people discussed it online. One person wrote：“It’s a great show for the country’s birthday.”Another praised the music：“The song Me and My Motherland actually fills me with pride.”
The song Me and My Motherland was created by Zhang Li and Qing Yongcheng in 1985 and was first performed by Chinese singer Li Guyi. It has been popular with Chinese audiences for generations.
“I have adapted the song into four different versions in the past six months, ”said Huang Kairan, composer(作曲家)of the China National Symphony Orchestra(交响乐团). We sang it together to express our best wishes for the country.”
More than 1, 000 musicians across the country and a large choir(合唱团) including more than 1, 400 primary and middle school students performed together.
1. Who sang the song Me and My Motherland and started the gala?| A．A group of soldiers. | B．A famous singer. |
| C．A teacher and his students. | D．A group of teenagers. |
| A．Zhang Li | B．Qing Yongcheng | C．Li Guyi | D．Zhang Li and Qing Yongcheng |
| A．brought out | B．took out | C．began with | D．lived with |
| A．three months | B．six months | C．one year | D．two years |
| A．The Most Wonderful Spring Festival Gala | B．Singing the Song to Bless Our Country |
| C．The Song We Like Best | D．The Great Director Zhang Yimou |
3 . I spent my last vacation trekking（徒步）in Nepal（尼泊尔）,a small country in the Himalaya Mountains of Asia.On a trekking vacation, you walk for long distances through the mountains.There are very few roads in Nepal, so trekking is the best way to travel.It's best if you hire（雇佣）a guide.The guides know the best paths to take and they also help trekkers with their bags.Our guide even cooked our food for us.Every day, we trekked for about four hours before lunch, and about two hours in the afternoon.At the end of the day's trek, we sat around a campfire and talked about the things we saw.Then we went to sleep in large tents.Every morning, our guide brought breakfast to our tent.It was great.At the end of the trip, 1 didn't want to go home!
1. How long did the writer walk every day?| A．Two hours. | B．Four hours. | C．Six hours. | D．Seven hours. |
| A．people who cook your food | B．people who travel by walking |
| C．people who carry bags for you | D．people who live in Nepal |
| A．Boring. | B．Funny. | C．Relaxing. | D．Terrible. |
| A．Traveling through Asia | B．The People of Nepal |
| C．Exercise and Health | D．Walking in the Mountains |
4 . Friends are people who share similar values with us.And keeping strong friendships is an important part in most people's life.Friendships can help us fight against loneliness, get rid of anxiety(焦虑) and have better physical health.But it's hard to keep a friendship.
According to a research led by Megan Robbins, a professor at the University of California, the key to keeping a friendship is to use “we-talk”.The researchers examined 30 different studies on over 5,000 people.This largest-ever analysis(分析)of “we-talk” suggested that the more we use the words” “we”and “us”, the happier and healthier relationships will be.The word” makes people much closer to each other. “It offers a deep understanding on whether people regard themselves as individuals (个体)or as a part of the whole.The use of words is a window that we can know about what people are thinking and feeling without asking themselves, Robbins said.Her research also found that “we-talk”was helpful to solve conflicts(冲突).It may bring about positive(正面的) thinking on the opposite side.
Comparing with “we-talk”, there is “I-talk”, which refers to the use of “I”, “me”,and “mine”more often when writing or speaking.Earlier, researchers from the University of Arizona, the US, examined a set of data that came from 4, 700 people.They found that too much”I-talk”showed that someone was feeling stressed or experiencing negative feelings.
The two studies suggested that too much “I-talk” may make us feel bad.But “we-talk” may encourage us to be more positive.So next time when you're talking to a friend, try using more “we-talk”.you may find yourself feeling more positive and the effects it has on your friend may be positive as well.
1. Keeping friendships can________ in people's life.| A．be pretty easy | B．help them overcome loneliness |
| C．increase anxiety | D．be bad for physical health |
| A．makes people much closer to each other. |
| B．encourages people to think and feel. |
| C．helps people understand each other deeply. |
| D．pushes people regard themselves as individuals. |
| A．5, 000 people took part in the research. |
| B．“I-talk” was important to keep friendships. |
| C．“We-talk” was helpful to solve conflicts. |
| D．Using”we-talk” often can make people healthier |
| A．happy | B．clear | C．certain | D．bad |
| A．“I-talk” Makes People Stressed. |
| B．Keeping Good Friendships is Hard. |
| C．“We-talk” Leads to Happy Relationships. |
| D．Different studies on “We-talk” in Friendships. |
5 . Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favourite food, but you'd better eat something different. If you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients your body needs.
Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium (钙) your body needs to have strong bones (骨头).
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much won't make you feel comfortable but will make you fat.
Fourth, limit (限制) screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or use computers. It is good to take more exercise, such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.
1. You should eat different foods especially ________.| A．meat | B．junk food |
| C．hamburgers | D．fruit and vegetables |
| A．Milk. | B．Juice. |
| C．Cold water. | D．Cola. |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．We should try to live in an active way in our life. |
| B．You can eat your favourite food as much as possible. |
| C．When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels. |
| D．Don't limit screen time. |
| A．How to be active |
| B．How to make yourself important |
| C．How to make your parents healthy |
| D．How to be a healthy kid |
6 . Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to afford. Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called “Play Me, I'm yours”， people are able to play the piano in public places for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps them communicate with each other.
Thirty pianos have been placed in different parts of the city, including in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. The pianos have the logo “Play Me, I'm yours” on them. People are invited to play music or sing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to watch or play the pianos.
“Play Me, I'm yours” is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luck Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and busy with their work all hours, and they almost have no chance to enjoy music. So the purpose of the project is to help them relax and make new friends.
The program “Play Me, I'm yours” has also reached England and Brazil (巴西) before. It was warmly welcomed there. But its greatest success seems to come at the Sydney Festival. “It's a chance for people to be creative, connect with strangers and just have some fun，” Jerram said.
1. According to the first sentence of the passage, your childhood piano lessons may be ________.| A．boring | B．valuable | C．interesting | D．meaningful |
| A．in parks | B．at a bus stop | C．on streets | D．in a school |
| A．sing songs | B．play the piano for free |
| C．relax and make friends | D．enjoy beautiful music |
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．Beautiful Music. | B．A British Artist, Luck Jerram. |
| C．The Sydney Festival. | D．A Program “Play Me, I'm yours”. |
The Grand Canyon National Park of the US is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World . It is best known for its size and depth . It is 446 kilometers long ,up to 29 kilometers wide ,and 1. 6 kilometers deep . The immensity of the canyon makes people think big . Every year ,about 5million people visit here . Taking a tour in the South Rim offers vistors the park’s full views,while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers .
If you love animals ,you’ll like the Serrengeti Natinoal Park in Tanzania . The “Big Five ”live here . They are the lion . African elephant ,African leopard ,black rhinoce and African buffalo . The name “Big Five ”came from the five animals that were the hardest to catch . Now they are what people most want to see in the wild . If you visit the park ,you should never miss the migration of over 1. 5million wildebeests and 250，000 zebras every year. This is the most famous site of the park .
1. Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1?
| A．Anational park is public land that covers a large area. |
| B．Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks. |
| C．Forbes has listed twelve of the world’s largest national parks. |
| D．National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty. |
| A．great size | B．natural wonder | C．colorful view | D．unusual beauty |
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Seven | D．Eight |
| A．Taking a tour in the Grand Canyon |
| B．Travelling to the Serengeti National Park |
| C．Seven National Wonders of the World |
| D．Stepping into the wonders of the wildlife |
| A．ways to keep the air and water clean |
| B．more national parks in the world |
| C．his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyone |
| D．famous historic wonders in Africa |
8 . Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（缝被子）. I silently sat beside her.
“Mum, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. The she said, “Susan, look at this thread（线）. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back, may mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months my father still couldn’t walk by himself.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1. Why are Susan’s parents busy trying to make money?| A．To send Susan to school |
| B．To get to see the doctor |
| C．To buy a strong quilt |
| D．To show their love |
| A．one day | B．one month | C．two months | D．three months |
| A．while her mother was sewing a quilt |
| B．before her father was in hospital |
| C．when she was sitting beside her mother |
| D．after her father was seriously sick |
| A．Susan’s father is very lazy |
| B．Susan’s mother is a nurse |
| C．Susan’s parents love each other |
| D．Susan doesn’t like her father |
| A．How to make a Quilt Strong |
| B．Love is just a Tread |
| C．Walking on the Country Road |
| D．A Seriously Sick Father |
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. “Group members first discuss,” he said, “and then present to the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” This was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to offer students easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes to improve students’ abilities to study by themselves and work in groups.” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give a lesson that would have been taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful.” added Zhang Ming.
1. It was easier for Wu Liang to _____ in class after the new classroom arrangement.
| A．discuss with other students | B．sit in the classroom |
| C．push desks together | D．teach a lesson |
| A．larger space | B．easier ways |
| C．more seats | D．better classrooms |
| A．简单地 | B．明确地 |
| C．有效地 | D．认真地 |
| A．Wu Liang and her classmates like the new classroom arrangement. |
| B．The desks are no longer in rows now. |
| C．The reform has demanded more from teachers. |
| D．It’s easy for teachers to give a lesson in 15 minutes now. |
| A．Discussion in Class | B．New Look(面貌)in Class |
| C．Students’ Friendship | D．Teachers’ Hope |
10 . We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music influences（影响） the way people behave（表现）. They think that the sound of western classical(古典) music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend even less.
Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This makes people eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money in this way.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax.
The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might influence the way you do things.
1. According to the text, scientists believe that music can .| A．create different feelings for us |
| B．help us to develop good habits |
| C．develop our interest in money |
| D．influence natural environments |
| A．a sign of being slower | B．something about manners |
| C．a sign of being richer | D．something with new styles |
| A．Light music. | B．Rock music. | C．Sweet music. | D．Soft music. |
| A．slow in action | B．care about manners |
| C．fresh in mind | D．worry about studies |
| A．Music in Restaurants | B．Good and Bad Music |
| C．Types of Music | D．Music and Behavior |
