1 . Nowadays, it has grown into a habit for many people to put every thought online when anything unhappy happens. However, it is important for people not to express every little thought that comes in their heads. Here are some interesting explanations.
The problem with expressing our every thought and feeling is that they can often change quickly. I may be angry with someone at this time, but that feeling will be gone the next day. For example, when I finally drove home last night, I happened to find my neighbor had taken my parking place by mistake. I was quite mad then, so I let everyone know it by posting it on WeChat. But today, that feeling is completely gone. I am not angry at all.
Too many things take place in one day, so not every problem needs to be paid much attention to. What will happen if we still keep spreading terrible feelings online, even if the problem is not that important? Actually, it’s all right to let go of some problems.
Moreover, communicating with words doesn’t always work. For example, I have three children. Trying to correct their habits by speaking to them directly is almost useless. Instead, my husband and I try to lead by examples. Sometimes they learn from it, and sometimes they don’t. But in many situations, setting a good example works much better than simply talking.
What can people do if they have disagreement when getting along with others? There are always two choices: they can either argue, or they can just walk away. Arguing is often a waste of time while walking away protects you from saying something that you may regret later. Our goal is to use every one of our words to cheer others up. So always think carefully before speaking. This way, the world will be a more peaceful place.
1. It’s important not to spread every thought online because .| A．it changes fast | B．every thought is very meaningful |
| C．speaking is more useful | D．we are not free to say what we like |
| A．it takes time to communicate with others |
| B．correcting children’s habit by speaking is always useless |
| C．words don’t work in communication with children at all |
| D．setting good examples is the best way to teach children |
| A．we should argue with people who disagree with us |
| B．the writer wants us to pay attention to our words |
| C．people can argue or walk away when they have disagreement |
| D．we are free to express ourselves and never regret |
(①= Para. (自然段)1; ②= Para. 2; ③= Para. 3; ④= Para. 4; ⑤= Para. 5)
| A．①; ②; ③④⑤ | B．①; ②③④; ⑤ | C．①; ②③; ④⑤ | D．①②; ③④; ⑤ |
2 . With no doubt, good health is a priceless thing. When we are healthy, we can learn, work, and support ourselves and our families. When we are sick, we fight, and our families and societies fall behind.
That’s why the World Health Organization is needed. Working with 194 Member States, across six regions (地区), and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are joined together in an agreement to make better health for everyone, everywhere.
WHO follows the basic rule that all people should enjoy the highest standard of health, no matter who you are and where you are from. And this has guided WHO’s work for the past 70 years, since it was first set up as the lead agency for international health in the new United Nations system (系统).
For many years, the world has seen a rise in noncommunicable diseases (非传染性疾病) such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. These diseases now become the causes of 70% of all deaths.▲, along with health authorities (专家) around the world, to develop a healthy lifestyle such as healthy eating, physical exercise and regular health checks.
Since WHO changed its focus to a healthy lifestyle, it has always been trying to run global (全球的) health events on healthy cities in recent years, like building a community (社区) with few people smoking around. And since January this year, the outbreak of COVID-19, the Organization has pulled together people all over the world to bring the virus under control.
To succeed in reaching these goals of WHO will require people of all countries to look out for each other and work together to build a global community of health for all!
1. What are the goals of WHO?| A．To make everyone healthy. | B．To make more countries united. |
| C．To collect more money. | D．To help more sick people. |
| A．But WHO alone won’t do much | B．But they can’t solve the problems |
| C．So WHO has changed its focus | D．So they’re trying to find the causes |
(Para. 1=①Para. 2=②Para. 3=③Para. 4=④Para. 5=⑤Para. 6=⑥)
| A．①②;③④⑤;⑥ | B．①②③;④⑤;⑥ |
| C．①;②③④;⑤⑥ | D．①②;③④;⑤⑥ |
| A．Good Health is First Important | B．The Focuses of WHO |
| C．The Organization: WHO | D．The Rules of WHO |
3 . ①As you grow older, you'll be faced with some challenging decisions—like whether to cut class or try cigarettes. Making decisions on your own is hard enough. But when other people take part in and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure.
②Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone's reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other.
③ Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them. Your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.
④ It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but you can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.
⑤You’ve probably had a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely”. Peer pressure is a big reason why they say this. If you choose friends who are never absent from class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won't do these things either, even if other kids do.
⑥If you continue to face peer pressure and you're finding it difficult to deal with, talk to someone you trust. Don't feel guilty（内疚）if you've made a mistake or two.
1. The passage is most probably written for _________.
| A．doctors | B．parents | C．teachers | D．students |
| A．wise | B．difficult | C．helpful | D．impolite |
| A．Spending more time with classmates. | B．Taking up more relaxing hobbies. |
| C．Choosing friends with no bad habits. | D．Helping others who are in trouble. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
4 . Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold”.
For example, people who show no human emotions or feelings are said to be cold-blooded. Cold can affect other parts of the body. But the expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be CEO of a company. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned (辞职), and all the work of the company will be your responsibility (责任). You are likely to get cold feet about being CEO when you understand the situation.
The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give the cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you, or to someone who has lied about you to others.
“A cold fish” is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. He or she will never feel sorry for those in bad situation.
“Out in the cold” means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise — he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.
1. If you get cold feet, this means that .| A．you feel brave to do something | B．you feel too nervous to do something |
| C．you feel too cold to do something | D．you feel very angry about doing something |
| A．Henry was treated politely when he asked Mary to see a film |
| B．Henry was afraid to invite Mary to see a film with him |
| C．Mary didn’t care about Henry’s invitation and didn’t plan to go with him |
| D．Mary behaved unfriendly because she didn’t like to talk with Henry face toface |
| A．Opinions about cold weather. | B．Expressions connected with “cold”. |
| C．Relation between cold and body. | D．Examples of people who have a cold. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
An echo is a reflected(反射)sound. Stand in a very large, empty hall with nothing on the walls. Then shout. The sounds you make will hit the walls and come back to you. The walls reflect the sounds. These reflected sounds are called “echoes”.
We can use reflected sound to make sound travel farther. Hold a watch about fifty centimeters from your ear. You cannot hear it. The sound of the watch travels a short way in all directions. It does not travel as far as your ear. You can make it travel to your ear by using a roll of cardboard(纸板筒).
Make the roll of cardboard about fifty centimeters long. Put one end over your ear and hold the watch at the other. Now you can hear the watch because the sound has not gone in all directions. It is reflected down the roll to your ear.
A megaphone(喇叭筒)works in the same way. It makes sound travel farther. It reflects the sound into a beam which can travel a long way. In the ship, the sailor uses the megaphone to make his voice travel. Without the megaphone, his voice cannot travel far.
We use reflected sound in many ways. We use it to measure the depth of the sea, for example. Among the animals, bats and whales use reflected sound to tell them where they are and what things are near them.
1. Which is the right order of hearing our echo in a very large, empty hall?
a. We hear the reflected sound b. The sound returns to us
c. The sound hits the walls d. We make a sound
| A．c, b, a, d | B．c, a, b, d | C．d, c, b, a | D．d, b, c, a |
| A．reflected sound is useful only to blind people |
| B．people haven’t made use of reflected sound yet |
| C．bats use reflected sound to fly and get food |
| D．whales don’t use reflected sound as they live in the sea |
| A．a long piece of wood | B．a roll of cardboard |
| C．a thin thread | D．a long piece of silk |
