1 . The Science of Comfort Food

Certain foods always give us much pleasure.     1     However, much of the happiness we get from our favorite foods comes from the memories they bring to us and the people we’re with while we enjoy them.

    2     That’s why our brains reward us for eating anything at all by releasing a chemical that enhances mood. But as anyone who’s ever eaten apple pie knows, sweets can make us feel especially nice. One study found that people who are especially sensitive to sweetness have stronger brain-reward responses to sugary foods than less sweet-sensitive people do.

Some foods are especially emotionally satisfying for reasons that have little to do with their taste or nutritional content, though.     3     And many favorite American comfort foods—chili, say—are not particularly sweet or high in carbohydrates (碳水化合物). Often we love food because we have fond memories associated with it. One dish I cannot live without at a New Year party is my mom’s Snowy Mashed Potatoes, which remind me of holiday joy and past reunions with extended family.

    4     Sometimes you might feel sad when you eat foods that remind you of loved ones you miss. We may also avoid foods that we associate with bad experiences. I haven’t eaten cottage cheese since I was 8 years old, because it was the last thing I ate before rolling off the bed with a terrible stomachache.

In addition to past memories, the context in which we eat foods matters, too.     5     And our gustatory (味觉的) experiences can be heightened by “a sense of community, a sense of warmth and enjoying it together”. I appreciate my mum’s potatoes even more today when I eat them with my husband and two children.

A．Food is essential for our survival.

B．These associations can go the other way, too.

C．We desire comfort foods when we feel lonely.

D．It shapes how much we enjoy them in the moment.

E．Their taste and nutritional content affect how we feel.

F．Our memory for smell can be long-lasting and precise.

G．After all, different cultures have different comfort foods.

2 . Jiqing Street in Wuhan is a good place to try local food and experience the everyday life of local people. Since Wuhan was unlocked on April 8^th, there have been many people lining up at snack shops there.

In the evening, hundreds of street-side stalls (摊位) come out on the street and provide popular snacks and local food at low prices. Travelers can enjoy hot dry noodles, tasty chicken soup and Chinese dumplings... Don’t miss Jiujiu duck necks. Chi Li, a popular writer, tells a love story of a beautiful lady who sells duck necks in this street in her novel Life Show. Thousands of people come to search for the scene (场景) in the novel.

Local people like to order several best-known dishes and some bottles of beer and spend their evening time with friends there. For traveler, another exciting thing is the folk music performed by folk musicians at your table. You can enjoy delicious food when listening to music.

With the street becoming busy, the city began to breathe again.

1. Jiping Street is a good place to ________.

A．study English	B．try local food
C．Tell love stories	D．go skating

2. According to the passage, Chi Li mentions ________ in her novel Life Show.

A．Chinese dumplings	B．hot dry noodles
C．Chicken soup	D．duck necks

3. How do you understand the underlined part “the city began to breathe again” in the last paragraph?

A．The air becomes fresh again.	B．The water gets clearer.
C．The city becomes lively again.	D．The food gets nicer.

4. The material is probably from ________.

A．a travel website	B．a history book
C．a science magazine	D．a dictionary

3 . 单句改错
1. The pork on cold day can keeps fresh.
2. The question is that whether she will speak at the meeting.
3. You can’t return the MP3 now. You may keep it until next month.
4. I will go to his birthday party if he invited me.
5. Her pen was broken. She buys a new one last week.
6. She can’t help cry when she heard the bad news.
7. He arrived at the railway station only find the train gone.
8. His parents can make the plan finishing on time.
9. Thirty years are a long time for every one.
10. This is the most wonderful film which we have seen.

4 . 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: Good morning.     1    
B: I’m looking for some books for my father. His birthday is coming.
A: Well. What is he interested in?
B:     2     He goes fishing every week.
A: It’s a good hobby. Is he good at it?
B: No, not really. He often comes back without any fish.
A: I see.     3    
B: Let me have a look. Oh, it’s for beginners.
A: Yes. It’s very helpful. I’m sure your father will like it.
B: Hmm… Thanks.     4     How much is it?
A:     5    
B: Here you are.
A: Thank you.
A. What about this one?
B. Can you help me?
C. It’s too expensive.
D. 25 yuan.
E. What can I do for you?
F. I will take it.
G. He is interested in fishing.

5 . 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个画线部分读音与其他三个不同的选项。1.

A．idea

B．dead

C．head

D．ready

2.

A．India

B．silence

C．blind

D．tidy

3.

A．chair

B．headache

C．teach

D．change

4.

A．suburb

B．sunshine

C．unkind

D．statue

5.

A．guard

B．war

C．cartoon

D．arm

6.

A．die

B．tie

C．piece

D．lie

7.

A．soft

B．cost

C．song

D．post

8.

A．trouble

B．country

C．enough

D．mouth

9.

A．lamp

B．plant

C．flat

D．fan

10.

A．wave

B．have

C．race

D．save

6 . What kind of music do you like? How do you feel when you listen to your favorite music? Do you think music can make people feel better or help them to learn?

Jen Morgan is a music therapist (治疗师).     1     Jen uses music to help her patients learn new skills. She can also help patients with their speaking and their memory.

Jen uses different activities with her patients. She gets them to listen to music and sing or play along.     2     Jen might get them to clap, jump or dance. Jen also asks her patients to try to remember songs they like.

Jen writes songs and uses them in her therapy work. She says, “    3     I write songs about everything: about getting dressed, about flowers, about my favorite food — you name it! Sometimes my patients help me write songs.”

Jen loves her job as a music therapist. She says, “    4     It’s wonderful to see how music therapy can help children with disabilities. Often children are shy when I first meet them.     5     Music makes people feel good!”

A．I’m very lucky to have this job.

B．She works with children with disabilities.

C．Jen plays with children to sing and dance.

D．I’ve probably written more than 200 songs.

E．Her patients also enjoy moving to the music.

F．But they soon start having fun and enjoying the music.

G．Music makes me very powerful.

7 . 请找出下面各句ABCD中错误的一处。
1. English is [A]speaking [B]by a [C]lot of [D]people.
2. [A]Hurry up, [B]and you [C]will be late [D]for school.
3. [A]A number [B]of players [C]has already [D]gone to the training center.
4. I [A]don’t [B]know [C]what they [D]have passed the test.
5. The reason [A]that he [B]refused to drink [C]is not [D]clear.
6. [A] My family [B]like the photo [C]where you took [D]in 1998.
7. Just [A]do it [B]when the [C]teacher [D]does.
8. [A]Whenever you go, you [B]will not [C]forget your [D]own hometown.
9. [A]There [B]are a cup and [C]five bottles [D]in the box.
10. It [A]is I [B]whom [C]am [D]right.

8 . In America, if you see a group of students wearing crazy hats or summer T-shirts in the middle of winter, don’t be surprised. They may be celebrating their School Spirit Week (校园精神周).

The School Spirit Week is a time for students to show their pride in their school. This is not a break, but the festival. It can be held during any week of the year. The celebration works with students of all ages, from elementary to high School, as long as you keep the themes (主题) simple for the younger kids.

Spirit weeks often have a central theme that is followed throughout the week. During the week, students wear school colors and decorate the classrooms. Every day, there is a different theme. This is also students’ favorite part. They take part in different competitions and have fun together.

Spirit weeks often encourage students to wear fun and fashion clothes, with different outfits for each day of the week. Monday might be funny hat day, followed by Tuesday’s Hawaiian shirt day and Wednesday’s silly T-shirt day. Thursday could be pajama (睡衣) day, followed by Friday’s school color day.

There are also lots of other activities which the students can take part in on School Spirit Weeks. Do you like to have School Spirit Weeks?

1. Students ______ in their school by holding the School Spirit Week.

A．show their pride	B．hang out with parents
C．study hard	D．clean up the classrooms

2. The School Spirit Week is held ______.

A．in any week in winter	B．in any day in winter
C．in any week of the year	D．in any day of the year

3. Spirit weeks often have a central theme that is followed ______.

A．throughout the week	B．before the week
C．after the week	D．on the weekend

4. The underlined word “outfits” in paragraph 4 may mean ______.

A．parties

B．clothes

C．foods

D．glasses

5. Which is NOT true about the School Spirit Week in the passage?

A．There are different competitions for students.

B．There are lots of activities for students.

C．Students can wear crazy clothes.

D．Students can rest at home for a week.

9 . A man went to a fast-food restaurant to buy his lunch. “Hi,” a worker said. “May I help you?” “I'd like a hamburger, large chips, and a coke,” the man said.

“Anything else?” the worker as asked. “No,” the man answered, “That’s it.”

“Is that for here or to go?” The worker asked. “To go,” the man said.

The worker put the man's lunch in a bag. The man took out his money and paid for his lunch. “Thank you,” the worker said. “Have a nice day.”

The man took the bag and walked to a park. He sat down and opened the bag. He was surprised. There was no hamburger in the bag. There were no chips. There was no coke. There was only money in the bag — a lot of money! The man counted the money. Two thousand dollars! Why was the money in the bag? Where was the man's lunch?

The manager of the fast-food restaurant needed to go to the bank. He put two thousand dollars in an envelope (信封). He put the envelope in a bag and put the bag down. The worker gave the manager’s bag to the man by mistake. So the manager had a hamburger, chips and a coke, and the man had two thousand dollars.

What should the man do?
1. A man went to a fast-food restaurant to buy food and drink for his ______.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．family

D．manager

2. Why did the man feel surprised?

A．He save his money.	B．He got more food.
C．He found there were much money in the bag.	D．He got an envelope.

3. There was/ were ______in the bag after the man opened it.

A．a hamburger

B．some chips

C．a coke

D．lots of money

4. In fact the worker gave ______ bag to the man by mistake.

A．another worker's

B．the woman's

C．the manager's

D．the bank's

5. At last the man ______, and the worker in the shop thanked him very much.

A．returned the bag with 2000 dollars	B．returned the bag with food and drinks
C．took the money and bought lots of food	D．shared the money with his family

10 . A: You look worried, Peter.
B: I am, Ms. Manson.    1    
A: You said you liked English. What’s the problem?
B: I can’t get the pronunciation right.
A:     2     Why don’t you listen to English songs on the radio?
B: That’s a good idea. But what about all the new words?     3    
A: You can always write the new words in your notebook and review them from time to time.
B:     4    
A: Can you understand when people talk to you?
B: Well, not always. Sometimes I just don’t understand what people are saying. Another problem is that I don’t get much writing practice.
A:    5    
B: That sounds like a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Ms. Manson.
A. That might really help!
B. Well, listening can help.
C. I forget a lot of the new words.
D. Maybe you should find a pen pal.
E. It helps to write English every day.
F. I’m having trouble learning English.
G. That sounds wonderful.