1 . How are you feeling today? Often when we ask people that question, they reply “not bad”, or “could be worse”. But what would make us feel “perfect”? Maybe we could live better by being healthier, less stressed, more active– but how?

Of course there are many ways for improving our mental health(精神健康状态), but sometimes there are small and simple ways to help improve our health. It’s something the BBC TV program Easy Ways to Live Well has been looking at. It offered several health suggestions. And maybe they could help us.

Firstly, to deal with putting on weight and to cut the calories (热量), the program found the strong smell of peppermint (薄荷) can distract our brain from the food we’re thinking about. That is to say, peppermint can help us give up the idea to have a snack.

If your addiction (上瘾) to your smartphone is getting you down, it’s suggested that turning your phone screen white and black helps you cut down screen time because a black and white screen becomes less pleasant to look at. With recent studies showing our phones can make us 26% less productive and give us less stress.

Imagine a swim in ice-cold water? Well, the BBC program found a daily swim in freezing water gets you used to the stress of doing it and therefore prepares you for other life stresses. And another way to relax is to leave your smartphone at home, lose yourself in a forest, and breathe in the fresh air. Forest bathing is the perfect medicine for the stresses of city life.

In conclusion, whatever way we choose, it seems any change to our lifestyle can help improve our body and mind.

1. What’s the writer’s purpose (目的) in writing the first paragraph?

A．To introduce one of the ways for improving health.

B．To provide readers with more background information.

C．To call on more people to focus on the topic.

D．To draw out the topic of the passage.

2. The underlined word “distract” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.

A．make something less or smaller in size, amount, price, etc

B．feel uncertain about something and do not know if it is true or possible

C．take someone’s interest away from what they are trying to do

D．like one activity very much and spend as much time doing it as they can

3. It can be inferred (推断) from the passage that _______.

A．forest bathing can help you get away from the stresses of city life

B．making the phone screen colorful helps you free from your your phone

C．swimming in ice-cold water every day can help you eat less

D．smelling peppermint from time to time can make you do your job better

4. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?(1=paragraph 1 …)

A．

B．

C．

D．

2 . Tomatoes taste great. With a lot of vitamins, they are good for you, too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit.

Not all tomatoes are red. They can be yellow, orange, pink, or white. All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked. Then the tomatoes turn their true color. That’s when they’re ready to eat!

Tomatoes first grew in the Americas. The Incas grew them over 1,000 years ago. They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th century. The Spanish and Italians seem to have been the first Europeans to accept them as food. In France, people grew. Tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty. Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick. It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes.

Tomatoes are fruits. They grow from seeds. They won’t grow in cold weather. But with water, sunlight and warmth, tomatoes grow fast. They can grow in pots or in the ground. As the plant grows taller, people may tie it to a stick. Next is the blooming stage. Flowers appear. The flowers turn into fruit. Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks. Some tomatoes are large. One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds.

You can eat raw tomatoes. First, wash them. Then, cut them up for salads or sandwiches. Tomatoes can be cooked, too. They can be grilled, boiled, or even fried. Do you use ketchup? It is made from tomatoes. Tomatoes don’t have a smell. But they taste great in foods around the world. Many dishes from India use tomatoes. Spaghetti sauce and pizza from Italy use them, too. Raw tomatoes are in Mexican salsa.

1. From the passage, we know that tomatoes ________.

A．come in different colors

B．grew in Europe first

C．can grow in all weathers

D．have a special smell

2. The underlined phrase "some of them" in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A．some people in Inca

B．some people in Italy

C．some people in France

D．some people in Spain

3. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Value of Tomatoes	B．All about Tomatoes
C．Incas and Tomatoes	D．Growing Great Tomatoes

3 .

"Well, I'll eat the cake," Alice said. "If I get taller, I can reach the key on the table. And if get smaller, I can go under the door into the garden. "Then she finished the cake very soon.

"I shall be as tall as a house in a minute," she said. She tried to look down at her feet, and could only just see them.

Just then her head hit the ceiling （天花板） of the room. She was now about three meters tall quickly, she took the key from the table and hurried to the garden door. But she was too tall to go through the door. She began to cry. The tears （泪水） ran down her face, and soon there was   large pool of salt water all around her on the floor. Suddenly she heard a voice, and she stopped crying to listen.

"Oh, the Duchess （公爵夫人）, the Duchess! She'll be very angry! I'm late, and she's waiting for me. Oh dear, oh dear!"

It was the White Rabbit again. He was hurrying down the long room, with a pair of white gloves in one hand and a fan in the other hand.

Alice was afraid, but she needed help. So she said in a low voice, "Oh, please, sir."

Her voice frightened （使惊恐） the Rabbit. He dropped the gloves and the fan, and ran away quickly.

Alice picked up the gloves and the fan. The room was very hot, so she cooled down with the fan. She said, "Oh dear! How strange everything is today! Shall I get smaller during the night?"

She began to feel very unhappy again, but then she looked down at her hand. She was wearing one of the Rabbit's white gloves. "How did I get it on my hand?" she thought." Oh, I'm getting smaller again! I'm already less than a meter tall and getting smaller every second! How can I stop it?" She saw the fan in her other hand. "It must be the fan!" she thought, and quickly she dropped it.

She was now very, very small, and the key was still lying on the table.

"Things are worse than ever," thought poor Alice. She turned away from the door, and fell into salt water, right up to her neck. At first, she thought it was the sea, but then she saw it was the pool of her own tears.

"Oh, why did I cry so much?" said Alice. She swam around and looked for a way out, but the pool was very big. Just then she saw an animal in the water near her. It looked like a large animal to Alice, but it was only a mouse.

"Shall I speak to it?" thought Alice. "Everything is very strange here, so perhaps a mouse can speak."

Then she began, "Oh, mouse, do you know the way out of this pool? I am very tired of swimming."

But the mouse looked at her with its little eyes and said nothing.

"Perhaps it doesn't understand English," thought Alice. "Perhaps it's a French mouse." So she began again, and said in French, "Where is my cat?" （This was first sentence in her French book.）

The mouse jumped half out of the water and looked at her angrily.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" cried Alice quickly. "Of course, you don't like cats, do you?"

"No. I don't like cats," the mouse replied.

（Adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland）

1. What did the White Rabbit drop when he heard Alice's voice?

A．The cake and the fan.

B．The cake and the key.

C．The gloves and the fan.

D．The gloves and the key.

2. How did Alice feel after the White Rabbit ran away?

A．Bored.

B．Excited.

C．Unhappy.

D．Curious.

3. What is the correct order of what happened to Alice in the story?
a. Alice fell into the salt water.
b. Alice ate up the whole cake.
c. Alice met a mouse and spoke to it.
d. Alice took the key and hurried to the door.

A．b﹣a﹣d﹣c

B．c﹣b﹣d﹣a

C．c﹣d﹣a﹣b

D．b﹣d﹣a﹣c

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．The key was taken away by a French cat.

B．The fan made Alice get smaller and smaller.

C．The mouse couldn't speak French or English.

D．The White Rabbit was waiting for the Duchess.

5. Which of the following is the best title for the story?

A．The White Rabbit's house

B．The ceiling of the room

C．A cute mouse and a lazy cat

D．Alice's strange experience

4 . If you cannot live without your car, Zurich might be the last city you would like to visit. In Zurich, people are welcome, but cars are not! Over the past 20 years, this city has used smart ways to make traffic lighter.

One is to keep the same number of parking spaces. For example, if 50 new parking spaces are built in one part of the city, then 50 old spaces in other parts are taken away for other uses. So the total number doesn't change. Some are unhappy that there are never enough spaces. That is just what the city has in mind: If people find parking more difficult, they will drive less.

Also, the number of cars in the city is counted (数). Over 3,500 little computers are put under Zurich roads to check the number of cars that come into the city. If the number is higher than the city can deal with (处理), the traffic lights on the roads that enter the city will be kept red. So drivers who are traveling into Zurich have to stop and wait until there are fewer cars in the city.

Now, you may ask why Zurich is doing this. This is simply because the city wants to make more spaces for its people.

1. The writer tells us how to keep the same number of parking spaces by _______.

A．giving a reason	B．giving an example
C．sharing a story	D．drawing a picture

2. The writer says “Zurich might be the last city you would like to visit” because _______.
1. Zurich only welcomes people with mini cars
2. Zurich is a small city with a long history
3. it's difficult to find a parking space in Zurich
4. you can't drive into Zurich at any time you want

A．1, 3

B．2, 3

C．3, 4

D．1, 4

3. What will happen if the cars in Zurich are more than the city can deal with?

A．People will build more parking spaces under Zurich roads.

B．All the computers under Zurich roads will stop working.

C．Drivers will stop and wait before traveling into Zurich.

D．The lights on the roads in Zurich will be always kept red.

4. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5 .

Look at the center circles(中心圆) of picture A and picture B. Which of the center circles looks larger? Take a first look and you probably think that the center circle in picture A is smaller than that in picture B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.

Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.

“What's happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may ask yourself. Don't worry. Here is how it goes: When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret(解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it visual illusion(视觉错误).

Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the things around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park(《侏罗纪公园》)and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids(《亲爱的，我把孩子变小了》) just make use of illusions.

1. The center circle in picture A looks smaller than that in picture B. That's because ________.

A．something is wrong with our eyes

B．the two circles are not the same size

C．the two pictures change quickly from one to the other

D．our brains interpret the information in a wrong way

2. What's the right order according to the passage?
a. We look at things with our eyes.          b. Our brains interpret the messages.
c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.        d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.

A．adbc

B．cabd

C．bcad

D．cabd

3. In the picture on the right, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD. Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?

A．Paragraph 1

B．Paragraph 2

C．Paragraph 3

D．Paragraph 4

4. Why does the writer mention Jurassic Park and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids?

A．Because he loves movies.

B．Because readers love movies.

C．Because he wants to make the text funny.

D．Because he wants to give readers some examples.

5. The text is probably taken from ________.

A．an ICT book	B．a science book
C．a movie magazine	D．a story book

6 .

Chinese President xi Jinping announced (宣布) the official opening of the Beijing Daxing International an Airport I on September 25. And it welcomed its first passengers after five years of building.

To improve passengers’ experience, the airport is built in the shape of a big star, making sure the travelers will need to walk no more than 2,000 feet to reach any boarding gate. And with the world’s biggest terminal (航站楼),it is designed to hold 72 million passengers a year.

What’s more, the new airport has placed service robots that will provide help with fight information, services and other information on how to pass through security (安检) more quickly.

Here are also five ancient Chinese﹣style outdoor yards with the themes “Silk Garden”,　“Tea Garden”, “Porcelain Garden” ,“Countryside Garden” and “Chinese Garden”. They are at the end of the five departure lounges (候机室) for passengers waiting for the flights to use. So passengers can have a better experience by enjoying the beautiful view and Chinese culture.

There are different ways to get to the airport. Travelers can take railways, buses or drive cars, according to Rong Jun, spokesman of the government. “Travelers can take the train at Caoqiao subway station, where the train's top speed can reach 160 km per hour, taking only 19 minutes to arrive at the airport,” he said, “Travelers can also check in their luggage at the station.”

Buses and taxis are also open to travelers. Up to now, six lines for airport buses are put into use. And if travelers want to drive cars, the parking garage (停车库) with 4,200 parking spaces is fully prepared for them. “Another 4,800 parking spaces at terminal yard are also open to travelers,” he said, “the way the travelers choose to get to the airport depends on the travelers themselves.”

1. Daxing International Airport is in the shape of________.

A．a fish

B．a hand

C．a star

D．a chicken

2. ________are placed in the airport to provide help travelers to get more information.

A．Service robots

B．Computers

C．Phones

D．Workers

3. According to the passage, which is NOT TRUE about the airport?

A．It has the world's biggest terminal.

B．You can get to the airport in only 19 minutes from any subway station.

C．Travelers can also check in their luggage at Caoqiao subway station.

D．There are 9,000 parking spaces for travelers to use in total.

4. The structure of the passage may be________.

A．

B．

C．

D．

7 . Work is helpful to health. Scientists find that the hard-working people live longer than those who have no jobs. Studies show that the jobless are in poorer health than job-holders. The women have jobs are healthier than housewives.

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, away from feeling lonely. Researches show that people feel unhappy and worried when they have nothing to do. The happiest people are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their jobs feel they are the happiest when they are working hard. They work as a bridge between their dream and reality, so they have energy every day. By work, people get to know each other. By taking part in all kinds of activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss(丧失) of work means the loss of everything. It makes people down and it will cause more illnesses.

Besides, work makes one feel hopeful and proud. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are very happy.

From the above, we can come to a conclusion: the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be.

1. People who have no jobs are ________ than job-holders.

A．in poorer health

B．happier

C．healthier

D．busier

2. From this passage, we can learn ________.

A．People who are busy have a lot of money.

B．People who have more friends are the happiest.

C．People who are busy are the happiest.

D．People who are busy are the most worried.

3. What is NOT true according to the passage?

A．People who are hard-working live longer than those who are jobless.

B．Work can make people feel tired and lonely.

C．The loss of work will cause more illnesses.

D．People can get to know each other by working together.

4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A．	B．
C．	D．

8 . A couple often went shopping together. They both liked teacups. One day they saw a beautiful teacup in a store. As they picked it up, it suddenly spoke.

"I haven't always been a teacup. Once I was red clay. My master rolled(揉、搓) me over and over and I shouted, but he only smiled."

"Then I was placed on a rolling wheel and suddenly I went around and around. 'Stop!' I cried, but the master only nodded."

"Then he put me in the oven. I had never felt so hot. I could see him through the opening and I could read his words, 'Not yet.' "

"Finally the door opened, and he took me out and put me on a shelf. Then he brushed me and put me back into the oven. This time it was twice as hot. I begged. I cried. I could see him through the opening nodding his head, saying, 'Not yet.' "

"Then I knew there wasn't any hope. I was ready to give up, but the door opened and I was taken out and placed on a shelf. Later he handed me a mirror and said, 'Look at yourself.' I said, 'That can't be me. It's becautiful!' "

" 'I want you to remember,' he said, 'if I had just left you without rolling, you'd have dried up. If I had stopped rolling you around on the wheel, you would have been out of shape. If I hadn't put you in the oven, you would have broken. If I hadn't brushed you all over, you would not have any color in your life. If I hadn't put you back in that oven for the second time, you wouldn't be kept for very long because the hardness would not have held. Now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I first started with you."

1. On the rolling wheel, when the red clay asked him to stop, the master ________.

A．stopped rolling it at once	B．only smiled
C．shouted at it angrily	D．only nodded

2. Which of the following shows the right process of making the teacup?
a. It was put into the oven for the first time.
b. It was put on a rolling wheel and went around.
c. The master took it out and brushed it all over.
d. It was put back into the oven again.
e. The master rolled the red clay over and over.

A．e, c, a, b, d

B．e, b, c, a, d

C．e, b, a, c, d

D．e, c, b, a, d

3. The master brushed the teacup all over to make it become ________.

A．hot

B．hard

C．colorful

D．soft

4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A．the master knew how to make the teacup	B．the master disliked the teacup
C．the teacup will dry up if it is rolled	D．the teacup will be on sale

5. What lesson does the passage mainly teach us?

A．Beautiful look won't be refused by people.

B．Don't give up any chance in front of you.

C．Caring about others makes the world wonderful.

D．Going through hard time can make you better.

9 . ①Chemistry is everywhere in our daily life. Sometimes it's easy to see. At other times, it can be very hard to see the everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch has some chemicals (化学物质) in it.

②Chemistry helps to make products for use. Something as simple as toothpaste has at least three chemicals that keep your teeth clean. Other things in your daily life are created by chemistry, such as hair products and soap. Without chemistry, we would never have known that we need soap to get the oil out of clothes.

③Chemistry also helps us understand the world around us. Thanks to chemistry, we know bleach (漂白剂) can't be mixed with vinegar (醋), because the mixture can produce harmful gas.

④Chemistry plays a big role in food preparation. Cooking food causes it to go through a chemical change. That is the reason why cooked food often tastes different from uncooked food. Too much or too little of any chemical material makes a difference to the result of baking (烘焙). For example, the cake can be too soft or too hard.

⑤Chemistry isn't something that just lives in a laboratory; it's something that you meet hundreds of times in life. Knowing how chemistry works will give you a greater understanding of the life.

1. What can the chemistry in soap help us?

A．To clean the teeth.	B．To make the teeth strong.
C．To clean the oil off clothes.	D．To make the clothes new.

2. From the third paragraph, we know that ________.

A．we can mix bleach with vinegar	B．the mixture can produce useful gas
C．we can't mix bleach with vinegar	D．chemistry can't help us make products

3. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A．cooked food is much better than uncooked food

B．chemistry plays a big role in food preparation

C．there are no chemical changes while we are cooking

D．the cake can't be too soft or too hard with chemistry

4. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1)

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Chemistry and food.	B．Chemistry around the world.
C．Chemistry and products.	D．Chemistry in everyday life.

10 . Just like any relationship, best friendships depend on trust, promise, respect and interests. When any of these elements（要素） is missing, the friendship will be hard to go on. If the trust is totally broken, you may not be able to forgive him/her.

Sometimes a friendship ends because either you or your friend gets tired of putting the heart into it. This can happen when one of you finds a new friend or even a new hobby that takes up much time. Or, perhaps you find the relationship is always going in an unhealthy way and you want some distance（距离）. Other times, you simply change and want to leave each other. Sure, it seems sad at the time, but it's completely normal.

Not all friendships are meant to last forever. So, what should you do if something like this happens to you? Read on for some friendly advice.

Whatever the reason you're breaking up with your best friend is, always remember that he/she was once super important to you. Take the time to sit down and tell him/her what's going on and why. Don't send him/her an unpleasant e-mail. Don't start ignoring him/her though you're busy with your new hobby. In fact, maybe he/she has known there's a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat. If you're not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other. If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors.

Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his/hers. And if you both agree the Best Forever Friend thing is over, make sure not to be enemies.

1. According to the passage, what may end a friendship?

A．Competing with each other for the same thing

B．Living too far away from each other.

C．Realizing it's hard to understand each other.

D．Spending too much time on your new hobby

2. The underlined word in the 4^th paragraph probably means ________.

A．忽视

B．原谅

C．理解

D．误解

3. What can be the best title for this passage?

A．What is friendship?

B．How to make friends?

C．What to do when friendship is in trouble?

D．How to find a real friend?

4. If we put the passage into several parts, which of the following is the best?
（①＝Par.（自然段）1   ②＝Para.2   ③＝Para.3   ④＝Para.4   ⑤＝Para.5）

A．①②; ③④⑤

B．①②; ③④; ⑤

C．①; ②③④; ⑤

D．①②③; ④⑤