Running a marathon (马拉松)
Have you ever taken part in a marathon? A marathon is 42km long. It is the longest race in the world. To make the runner’s body work, harder training is quite necessary. A runner should start to prepare for a marathon at least three months before. Preparation may have races, many hours of running at different speeds and changes in diet(饮食). During the training time the runner must eat a fit diet. The diet should have lots of things needed in training the players.
In the early days of training, runners run 80km per week. The running is increased every two or three weeks and at least two long runs per week are needed.
Two weeks before the marathon, the training programme becomes less, from 100km per week down to 60km and then to 30km in the final week. On the last two days they may not run at all.
Breakfast should be eaten at least three hours before the race. Easily digested(消化) food such as cereal(麦), toast(烤面包) and scrambled(捣碎) egg is best, with as much fluid(液体) as possible. Runners should drink water about half an hour before the race to keep up the body fluid. According to the passage, when should a marathon runner begin his training?
| A．A month before the race. | B．A week before the race. |
| C．Three or four months before the race. | D．A year before the race. |
What should a runner have for his breakfast on the day of the race?
| A．Easily digested food. | B．A big meal. | C．Lots of meat. | D．Oily food. |
What is the length of the modern marathon?
| A．100km. | B．60km. | C．30km. | D．42km. |
Players must have ________ in order to run better in a marathon.
| A．training at different speeds and changes in diet |
| B．much water |
| C．lessons before the race |
| D．many fruits |
Hard training before a marathon can ________.
| A．make the game easier | B．keep the players healthy |
| C．help the players to make more progress | D．have more fans |
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Tens of thousands（成千上万） of people of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province took part in the funeral(葬礼) of “the most beautiful driver” Wu Bin on June 4, 2012.
At noon on May 29, he drove the Zhejiang A19115 large bus from Wuxi back to Hangzhou, carrying 24 passengers. It hit Wu in the abdomen(腹部). He looked very painful and put the right hand over the abdomen, then drove slowly down, stopped at the side of the road, playing two flashing lights（闪光灯）to let other drivers be careful, and pulled a good handbrake(拉好手刹). At last he tried his best to stand up, turned to the frightened passengers and said: “
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The passengers saw he couldn’t speak and blood kept running from his abdomen. At once they called the police. Wu Bin was later sent to Wuxi Liberation Army 101 Hospital. But he saved 24 passengers’ lives on his bus.
| A. Don’t run, safety first. B. On the morning of June 1, Wu Bin died. C. Wu Bin made the greatest thing in the last minute. D. Many of them volunteered（自愿）to help to keep traffic orders. E. At about 11:40, a piece of iron（铁器）suddenly dropped from the sky |
Miss Green came into the classroom with a piece of paper. There was a big black dot(点) in the middle. Miss Green put up this piece of paper and asked, “What can you see in the middle of the white paper?” All the children watched the black dot. “ A black dot,” they answered quickly. “But can’t you see this piece of white paper? The black dot is like unlucky things in our life. If we only see the dark dot, how can we be happy?”
The classroom was very quiet at the moment. Miss Green took out another piece of paper from her bag. This was a piece of black paper with a white dot in the middle.
“what can you see, kids?” she asked the children with a smile on her facc.
“A white dot,” the children answered loudly.
Miss Green smiled, “My children, although we may be happy or worried in our life, it is just like the clouds in the sky. The clouds can lift(消散) quickly and the sun can come out soon. You can be a happy child with the sun in your eyes all the time.” What does Miss Green do?
| A．A doctor | B．A shop assistant |
| C．A teacher | D．A student |
Where is the black dot?
| A．In the middle of the black paper. |
| B．On the right of the white paper. |
| C．In the middle of the white paper |
| D．On the left of the black paper. |
How many pieces of paper did Miss Green show the kids?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
Which of the following is RIGHT according to the article?
| A．Miss Green likes white. |
| B．Miss Green likes black |
| C．Miss Green is telling jokes. |
| D．Miss Green wants the kids to be positive(积极的) in their life |
What does this article want to tell us？
| A．We should see the white dot in the black paper. |
| B．We should see the black dot in the white paper. |
| C．We are like the clouds. |
| D．Life is always beautiful although sometimes it’s terrible. |
You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are trying to learn Chinese? More than 60,000 American students now study Chinese.
“Because of China’s fast development, Chinese has become more useful, and more and more Americans begin to learn it, ” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert (专家).
For example, in 1999, only three schools in Chicago had Chinese lessons. This year more than 30 schools there have Chinese during school days. Last year China gave them 3,000 textbooks because they had done a good job.
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.According to Scott McGinnis, more and more Americans begin to learn Chinese.
| A．because of China’s fast development |
| B．because of China’s interesting culture |
| C．because they have more free time |
| D．because Chinese is easy to learn |
This year，schools in Chicago give students Chinese lessons.
| A．only three | B．thirteen |
| C．over thirty | D．less than thirty |
The students at those schools in Chicago take Chinese lessons.
| A．after school | B．at weekends |
| C．on school nights | D．on school days |
Last year China gavetextbooks to those schools in Chicago.
| A．thirty | B．three hundred |
| C．three thousand | D．thirty thousand |
From the last two sentences we know that .
| A．Chinese is easier to learn than French, Spanish or Italian |
| B．Chinese is more difficult to learn than French, Spanish or Italian |
| C．English speakers like to learn French, Spanish or Italian more than Chinese |
| D．English speakers like to learn Chinese more than French, Spanish or Italian |
My name is Sarah and I’m 14．I don’t have a brother or a sister. I am in Year(年)7 at Green School．My parents are Charles and Nancy Goldman．My father is a math teacher and my mother is an English teacher．We are in the same(相同的)school
My father’s parents are Ted and-Sandra Goldman．They live(居住)in Southampton．Ted is 60, and Sandra is 58．My grandfather is a doctor, my grandmother doesn’t work(工作)．They come to see us twice(两次)a year．
My mother's parents are Harold and Amy Rivers．Harold is 62 and Amy is 6 1．They are farmers. They have a farm(农场)．They grow(种植)vegetables．I like to go to see my grandparents.Charles and Nancy Goldman have only________________
Nancy Goldman teaches(教)__________________
_______________is Sarah’s mother’s father．
The age(年龄)of Sarah’s grandmother, Sandra is_______________
On the farm Harold and Amy Rivers_____________________[来
My friend，Bill，has four meals(饭)a day．They are breakfast，lunch，afternoon tea(茶)，and dinner．Let’s look at what he has for the meals：
| Meals |
Food |
Times(时间) |
| Breakfast |
eggs and milk |
7:00 am(上午)—8:00 am |
| Lunch |
rice,meat and vegetables |
11:00 am—12:30 pm(下午) |
| Afternoon tea |
bread, fruit and tea |
3:00 pm—4:10 pm |
| Supper |
Creal(麦片粥)，vegetables and fish |
6:20 pm—7:00 pm |
Bill usually(通常)has___________ meal(S)every day．
| A．One | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Bill has____________ for lunch．
| A．cereal．vegetables and fish | B．bread，fruit and tea |
| C．rice，meat and vegetables | D．eggs and milk |
Bill may(可能)have afternoon tea at______________．
| A．12：10 pm | B．3：50 pm |
| C．2：30 pm | D．6：30 pm |
“Supper'’means(意思是)——here．
| A．breakfast | B．1unch | C．dinner | D．food |
Bill has supper for __________ minutes(分钟)
| A．40 | B．50 | C．60 | D．70 |