Teeth are important. Strong, healthy teeth help you chew foods that help you grow. They help you speak clearly. And, they help you look your best. Here are some advice for you to take care of your teeth.
● Brush your teeth the right way.
Brush your teeth at least twice a day after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush after lunch or after sweet snacks（快餐）, too.
Brush all your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend time brushing teeth along the sides and back of your mouth. Brush away from your gums（齿龈）, too.
Spend at least three minutes each time you brush. Play a song you like to help pass the time.
Get a new toothbrush every three months. When you buy your tooth brush, be sure it has soft bristles（鬃毛）.
● Learn how to floss your teeth.
Flossing is a very important way to keep your teeth healthy. Food may hide in places where a toothbrush cannot get to, like the space between the teeth. Flossing can help get rid of it. Carefully move the floss between two teeth, up and down. You need to floss your teeth at least once a day.
● Have good eating habits.
You need to be careful about what you eat and drink. Eating sugar is a major cause of tooth decay（腐朽）. Eating sugar before you go to bed can make things even worse. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink water instead of soda. is helpful to your teeth.
| A．Eating fruit and vegetables | B．Eating sweet snacks |
| C．Eating sugar | D．Drinking soda |
Which is the right way of brushing the teeth?
| A．We should brush our teeth once a day. |
| B．We should keep our toothbrush away from our gums. |
| C．When we brush our teeth, at least three minutes is needed. |
| D．Brush our teeth before breakfast. |
From the passage, do you know how to floss the teeth?
| A．Go to see a dentist. | B．Fix a floss on the teeth. |
| C．Move the floss between two teeth. | D．Chew the floss in the mouth. |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．Flossing can help get ride of the food that hides between two teeth. |
| B．Healthy teeth can help you look more beautiful. |
| C．We don’t have to brush our teeth if we eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. |
| D．Your toothbrush should be changed every three months. |
The best title for the passage is .
| A．How to floss your teeth. |
| B．How to have good eating habits. |
| C．How to brush your teeth. |
| D．How to take care of your teeth. |
Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but he doesn't let it stop him. The brave young man plays football and golf, swims, and surfs, despite the fact that he has no limbs（四肢）
Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes. "I call it my chicken drumstick, " joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. "I'd be lost without it. When I get in the water I float(漂浮) because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller(螺旋桨). "
Although Nick Vujicic had long-term girlfriends in the past, he is not mamed yet. " He's very shy, but he gets marriage offers from women all the time, " said Nick's friend, Steve Appel, an expert from Los Angeles. "He would love to get married and start a family, but he's waiting for the right girl to come along. "
When Nick was born, his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit(呕吐). His distraughtmother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
His disability came without any medical explanation, which was a rare case. Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. " My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy , but she still blamed(责备) herself, " he said.
"It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. When I was 18 months old my dad put me in the water and gave me the courage to learn how to swim. "
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。 What makes it possible for Nick to float in the water？
| A．His small size. | B．His one foot. |
| C．His light weight. | D．His big lungs. |
. What can we learn from what Steve Appel said?
| A．Nick Vujicic is serious about marriage. |
| B．Nick Vujicic is too shy to talk with women. |
| C．Nick Vujicic is afraid of starting a family. |
| D．Nick Vujicic is not willing to get married. |
How did Nick's parents feel when he was born?
| A．Angry. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Disappointed. | D．Excited. |
The underlined word " distraught" probably means "_______ " in Chinese.
| A．冷漠无情的 | B．情绪恶劣的 |
| C．和蔼可亲的 | D．心神错乱的 |
Which of the following statements about Nick is TRUE?
| A．Nick's parents didn't like him because of his disability. |
| B．Nick's family accepted his disability bravely. |
| C．Nick's mother was to blame for his disability. |
| D．Nick learned to be independent at a young age. |
The Toll House Cookie, one of the most famous inventions ever, was an accident.
Ruth Wakefield had a small hotel near Whitman, Massachusetts. She made some food for her guests. One evening, She thought that she could make them all chocolate. She cut the chocolate into small pieces,
She thought that the chocolate would melt completely so that she had the chocolate cookies. When the cookies came out of the oven, the chocolate didn't melt at all Instead the "chocolate chips" kept their own form.
However, to her sur prise, And people began to come to the hotel just to eat the famous cookies. How did Nestle(雀巢) join in？ 0nce, when Ruth Wakefield made the Toll House cookies,
She went to Nestle with her recipe for "Chocolate Cookies" and allowed Nestle to put her recipe on the back of their chocolate. In retum ,
Nestle tried to make it easy for people to make these cookies. They even included a small chopper(刀) in the chocolate box. Finally, in 1939, the Chocolate Morsels that we know today were introduced.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填人文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。
| A．the guests loved the cookies. |
| B．she was making butter cookies. |
| C．and added them to the cookie. |
| D．she used up the Nestle chocolate. |
E. she got all the chocolate she wanted to keep on baking those cookies.
Spiderman(蜘蛛侠) is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books.
Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility(责任),” Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies(敌人) who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born.
Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself!) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies.Who created Spiderman?
| A．Stan Lee. | B．Marvel. |
| C．Peter Parker. | D．Superman. |
What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider?
| A．He could not see with his eyes. |
| B．He became a spider. |
| C．He developed spider-like powers. |
| D．He was sick. |
What does “with great power, there must also come great responsibility” mean?
| A．Powerful people can do whatever they like. |
| B．People with power are always good. |
| C．Powerful people should have a responsibility to do good. |
| D．Powerful people are to blame(为……担责) for all the bad things that happen. |
When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels（地道）. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy（悲剧）happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩）for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity（逆境）is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?
| A．They built a farm of ants. |
| B．They bought a few ants. |
| C．They caught a lot of ants. |
| D．They found an ant city. |
Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?
| A．The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm. |
| B．The ants didn’t die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed. |
| C．Like people, teamwork is very important for the ants. |
| D．Giving up isn’t a good way when we meet trouble. |
Among the following events, which one happened first?
| A．All the tunnels fell down. |
| B．The ants died one by one. |
| C．The ants got into the glass box. |
| D．The ants began making tunnels. |
What did the writer learn from the ant tragedy a few years later?
| A．Working together is useless. |
| B．Teamwork is important. |
| C．He can’t accept adversity. |
| D．Working alone is amazing. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Ants Fear Adversity | B．My Family and Ants |
| C．Giving Up in Adversity | D．Don’t give up anytime |
Hello Sandy,
We have just returned form our holiday. We went with our friends，Edward Smith and his wife Tina, to the Yorkshire Moors. It is a beautiful natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills，miles of grassland with no people，just sheep and birds.
Edward had just come out of hospital and he could not walk as far as before. However, this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a restaurant for lunch each day before returning to the place we lived in. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!
I took lots of photos from the place we lived in, across the valley (山谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist(迷雾）in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam-powered trains are very popular. I took many photos of the train.
Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early. We usually have snow in January. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening .Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail , that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice, and she is enjoying the work.
Please write to us to tell us your news.
Yours, VictorWhat can they see on the tops of the hills?
| A．Sheep and birds | B．Snow. |
| C．Many people. | D．Forests. |
Why couldn’t Edward walk very far?
| A．Because he didn’t like walking. |
| B．Because he was in hospital. |
| C．Because he was weak then. |
| D．Because his wife didn’t go. |
What’s the season now?
| A．Spring | B．Winter | C．Summer | D．Autumn |
Where does Jenny work now?
| A．In a computer company | B．In the hospital |
| C．In a restaurant | D．In a hotel |
Victor wrote to tell Sandy _____.
| A．he just came back from his holiday |
| B．Edward could not walk as far as before |
| C．they had the first snow of this winter |
| D．how things were going with the holiday. |