My name is Chen Lan. I am a gril. My home is in Gulangyu. Do you know Gulangyu? It is in Xiamen, China.
Our house is in the middle of Culangyu. Behind the house, there is a big tree. My grandfather tells me the tree is very, very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call (叫) it the “bird tree”. Our school is near the sea. The sea is blue and there are a lot of fish in the sea. I can swim in the sea. After school, I often go to the sea and catch (捉) fish with friends. There is a cat in my house. Its name is Mimi. I like it very much. It likes eating fish and birds.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。Where is the girl from?
________________________________________________________________.What is the name of the old tree?
________________________________________________________________.Where is the big tree?
____________________________________________________________________.What does the girl often do after school?
____________________________________________________________________.What does Chen Lan’s cat like to eat?
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We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though,
we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.
In fact, this is one of the ways that we're tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let's have a look.
First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities: Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of（失去对….的意识） time.
Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.
This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details(细节)over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.
Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps（午觉）． Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That's because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive（感知） time again.
Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute. According to the passage, what possibly makes people feel so long ?
| A．weekends and holidays | B．weekends and work |
| C．classes and work | D．holidays and work |
Which is NOT the wrong impressions that we often have about time according to the website listing?
| A．negative emotions | B．positive emotions |
| C．adrenaline | D．scientists |
According to the passage, in which situation do we make mistakes about time?
| A．We have many problems left in the test paper, but the time is up. |
| B．We have a math test when we fall down from a high place. |
| C．We may have trouble telling what time it is after a long nap. |
| D．We go to school on the school bus as usual on weekdays. |
According to the passage , what will NOT happen when we are faced with danger ?
| A．Our bodies will produce a chemical called adrenaline. |
| B．We are able to feel that time seems to go more slowly. |
| C．Adrenaline will make us concentrate better to stay alive. |
| D．We will forget far more details over a short period of time. |
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ?
| A．Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. |
| B．When we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and we are able to feel like time is going more slowly. |
| C．If we wake up mid-way after a long nap, it will take a while before we can correctly perceive time again |
| D．Time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it. So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute. |
We go to school every day to become a better
person. So how can we become powerful and start
changes in our own life? Perhaps we can get tips from the US
First Lady Michelle Obama. During her 'visit to China, from March 20-26, Mrs. Obama shared her views on education and youth empowerment with students.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education* In Chengdu No. 7 High School, she told students that having humble (贫寒的) roots doesn't matter as long as you have perseverance（毅力）
Mrs. Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents' sacrifices（牺牲） on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud. Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 am and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged(气馁 WJ)... I would remember something my mother. always told me. She said: 'A good education is something that no one cart take away from you.''
Mrs. Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad to broaden their horizons（开阔眼界） in her speech at Peking University. "As the Chinese saying goes: It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books," she said. It's not enough to get good grades in school. It's also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own, she noted.
Studying overseas could also benefit future international relations. It could help young people from different countries work together to deal with shared problems such as climate change, Mrs. Obama said.
From the first paragraph , what kind of views did Mrs. Obama share with the students ?
| A．education and development |
| B．empowerment and perseverance |
| C．education and youth empowerment |
| D．education and youth perseverance |
From the last paragraph, what is the meaning of the word "benefit"?
| A．be good at | B．be good with |
| C．be bad for | D．be good for |
From the passage ,we can learn that
| A．Michelle Obama lived a rich life when she was young . |
| B．Michelle Obama worked hard to make her parents proud.. |
| C．Michelle Obama sometimes had to wake up at 4:30 pm and study late into the night. |
| D．Michelle Obama would remember something her teachers always told her whenever she got tired or discouraged. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．The first lady encourages Chinese students to aim high and get a good education. |
| B．The first lady thinks it terrible for students to have humble roots . |
| C．The first lady thinks that a good education is something that no one can take away from you. |
| D．Mrs. Obama encouraged Chinese students to study abroad to broaden their horizons. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．We can get tips from the US First Lady Michelle Obama during her visit to Beijing No. 7 High School |
| B．It's wonderful enough for students to get good grades only in school. |
| C．It's not important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own. |
| D．Studying overseas could help young people from different countries work together to deal with shared problems. |
The leaflet is written for .
| A．visitors | B．teachers |
| C．parents | D．students |
Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word "frightened"?
A. scaryB scared
C. surprised D. surprisingVisitors can throw their rubbish
| A．on the ground | B．in the rubbish bags |
| C．in the plastic bags | D．in the car |
Visitors are allowed to
| A．get out of their cars | B．give food to the animals |
| C．use flash photography | D．keep their car window closed |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?
| A．The passage is a safety leaflet. |
| B．We need to read the leaflet carefully. |
| C．We can talk with each other loudly. |
| D．We can listen to beautiful sound of nature. |
Laura Fagan, a 29-year-old British girl, has a special job. She is paid well to taste chocolate, desserts and cakes. [
Laura works in the famous supermarket, Tesco. Her job is to try different kinds of desserts. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. Also, she always travels for work. She needs to travel to different cities to try different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually, Laura begins trying desserts as early as 8 am, and is still trying new desserts at 6 pm before she goes back home. Luckily, the job hasn’t made her too heavy. She only worries about her teeth.
“Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don’t think my dentist will be happy if I tell her what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible,” Laura told a reporter. She goes to the gym to keep slim (苗条的) and takes more care of her teeth after trying the desserts. She said, “When I tell people what I do, they say it’s the best job in the world.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “I can learn about new trends (动态) in food,” she said.
Many people hurt their backs when they try to lift heavy things from the floor. It is easy to hurt your back muscle(肌肉) when you try to pick up a heavy thing. However, there is a correct way to lift things from the floor. If you pick up heavy things correctly, you probably will not hurt
Your back. To lift something from the floor correctly, first bend (弯曲) your knees and lower yourself. Keep your back straight. Do not bent over, from your waist (腰) keep your back and hips (臀部) and waist in a line. If you bent over, the muscles in your lower back can became hurt very easily. If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they hold up together. The other muscles can then help the lower back muscles.
As you lower yourself, try to get as close to thing as you can, put one knee on each side of the thing. Remember at all times to keep your back straight. Put your hand under the thing that is in front of you, between y our knees.
To lift the thing, you should stand up slowly. Use your leg muscles in order to stand up. In other words, lift with your legs, not with your back.Which part of your body is more easily to be hurt when you lift heavy things?
| A．The leg muscles. | B．The back muscles |
| C．The hips | D．The knees |
Many people hurt their backs when they lift something because _______.
| A．they are not strong |
| B．the things are very heavy |
| C．the way to lift the things is not correct. |
| D．they are very heavy |
The muscles are stronger if you _______.
| A．keep your back, hips and waist in a line |
| B．bend over from your waist |
| C．lower your self |
| D．get down on your knees |
To lift heavy things, the most important of all is to _________.
| A．stand up slowly |
| B．keep your back straight |
| C．bend your knees |
| D．put one knee on each side |
What does “In other words” mean? ________
| A．总而言之 | B．换句话说 |
| C．在其它话中 | D．在其它单词中 |