Carbon monoxide poisoning (一氧化碳中毒) causes death and injuries around the world. This gas is a problem in all parts of the world that experience cold weather. A few years ago, America’s Centers for Disease Control (C. D. C.) studied deaths linked (联系) with carbon monoxide poisoning. It found that the number of carbon monoxide deaths in the United States was greatest in January. The C.D.C. also found that carbon monoxide kills more than four hundred Americans each year. And, it said more than twenty thousand people are taken to hospital for treatment of health problems linked with the gas.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because people do not know it is in the air. The gas has no color, no taste and no smell. It does not cause burning eyes. And it does not cause people to cough. Yet, carbon monoxide gas is very deadly (致命的). It steals the body’s ability to use oxygen.
Carbon monoxide makes it difficult for the blood to carry oxygen to body tissues (血管). It does this by linking with the blood. When the gas links with the blood, the blood is no longer able to carry oxygen to the tissues that need it. Damage (损害) to the body can begin very quickly from large amounts (数量) of carbon monoxide.
How quickly this can happen depend on how long a person is breathing the gas and how much gas he or she breathes in.
Carbon monoxide poisoning has warning signs(标志). But people have to be awake to realize them. Small amounts of the gas will cause a person’s head to hurt. He or she may begin to feel tired. Their stomachs may feel sick. The room may appear to be turning around. The person may have trouble thinking clearly.
People develop serious headache as the amount of the gas continues to enter their blood. They will begin to feel very tired and sleepy. They may have terrible stomachache.
Doctors say carbon monoxide influences people differently. For example a small child will experience health problems or die much sooner than an adult. The general health of the person or his or her age can also be important. The damage of carbon monoxide to the body has something to do with _____.
| A．the amount a person breathes in |
| B．whether a person is healthy |
| C．how many signs a person finds |
| D．ages of people |
One of the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning is _____.
| A．burning eyes | B．bad cough |
| C．serious headache | D．high fever |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Carbon monoxide poisoning seldom happens in cold areas. |
| B．Twenty thousand Americans are killed by carbon monoxide each year. |
| C．Most people know whether there is carbon monoxide in the air. |
| D．Carbon monoxide stops the blood from carrying oxygen to body tissues. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．Warning signs that carbon monoxide poisoning has. |
| B．Reasons why carbon monoxide can cause person’s death. |
| C．The damage of carbon monoxide and how it works. |
| D．Influences of carbon monoxide on children and adults. |
It’s something familiar to all parents of young children： you’re in a busy shopping street and your child wants to pee（小便）and he just can’t hold it any longer．But two parents’ decision to let their child relieve（释放）himself has caused much attention in China．
By now, it seems, the whole Chinese Internet is familiar with what happened on a crowded Hong Kong shopping street．A mother holds a nappy（尿布）while her two-year-old pees．A passerby took pictures which then were put online．The woman explained that they had found a public toilet（厕所）but saw there was a long queue, so she had no other choice but to let their child to relieve himself on the street instead．
Why has this one child’s act caused so much upset? Allowing a child under 12 to “answer the call of nature in any public street” is against the law in Hong Kong and the parents will face a 2,000 Hong Kong Dollar（$250）fine（罚款）．But the on-line chatter has put all the attention on the fact that this family were tourists from mainland China, rather than being locals．“For Hong Kongers, people might think from time to time that mainlanders are not so polite and often break the public rules,” says Martin Yip of BBC．Charmaine Chui, who was born in Hong Kong, told BBC she feels angry to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．“Hong Kong is a beautiful, modern city．What do these people think of it?” she says．
In mainland China, there has also been criticism of the parents’ behavior．But most of the people say they find the parents’ behavior understandable as they had tried to find a toilet for their child and the mother used a paper nappy rather than simply allowing the baby to pee on the ground．The child peed ________ in HK．
| A．on a crowded shopping street |
| B．in a public toilet |
| C．at home |
| D．in a restaurant |
The underlined phrase “answer the call of nature” means _________．
| A．回归自然 | B．接自然打来的电话 |
| C．上厕所 | D．接电话 |
Charmaine Chui feels ____ to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．
| A．understandable | B．sorry | C．angry | D．happy |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．A policeman took photos of the 2-year-old child and put them online． |
| B．It’s OK for children under 12 to pee wherever they like in Hong Kong． |
| C．All the Chinese feel very angry about the parents’ behavior． |
| D．In mainland China, most of the people find the parents’ behavior understandable． |
People use their mouths for many things．They eat, talk, shout and sing．They smile and they kiss．In the English language, there are many meanings using the word “mouth”．But some of them are not so nice．
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest（抗议）and say “Do not bad mouth me．”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret（后悔）because it hurts that person’s feelings．Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell．The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time．” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing．
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say．When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family．There is an expression for this, too．You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”．
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth”．This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food．“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________．
| A．I regretted I had done the thing |
| B．I really did this |
| C．I have never done this thing |
| D．I want to do this thing |
When your friend took the words right out of your mouth, you can say “_________”．
| A．You are clever | B．I am very lucky |
| C．We have the same idea | D．I am very angry |
If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very _________．
| A．rich | B．poor | C．happy | D．sad |
The passage mainly tells us _________．
| A．everyone in England has the same mouth |
| B．people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing |
| C．rich persons’ mouths are quite different with the poor persons’ |
| D．the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language |
Stress（压力）is everywhere in our everyday life．Men, women, the young and the old sometimes have stress．
The most important reasons of stress are： death, diseases, exams, making money, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on．
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
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No |
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| Do you easily get angry? |
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| Do you often sleep badly? |
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| Do you get headaches a lot? |
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| Do you take sleeping pills? |
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| Do you find it difficult to relax? |
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| Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? |
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| Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something? |
If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress．So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercise, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways relieving（减轻）stress．However, doctors now say that there are easier ways — people should laugh and smile more often．When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes．They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress．Which of the followings is NOT one of the most important reasons of stress according to the passage?
| A．Taking exams． | B．Taking sleeping pills． |
| C．Making money． | D．Ending friendships． |
What’s the easier way to relax your body?
| A．Talking with friends． |
| B．Doing relaxing exercise． |
| C．Laughing, smiling and crying． |
| D．Listening to music． |
The main idea of the passage is about _________．
| A．a survey of people with stress |
| B．the reasons for having stress |
| C．who has stress easily |
| D．stress and how to relieve your stress |
| Train No. |
From |
To |
Departure Time (出发时间) |
Arrival Time （到达时间） |
| 11 |
Beijing |
Shenyang |
6：35 |
17：50 |
| 186 |
Chengdu |
Taiyuan |
22：50 |
5：05 |
| 185 |
Taiyuan |
Chengdu |
13：09 |
17：30 |
| 271 |
Tianjin |
Beijing |
10：21 |
12：21 |
The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves（离开） at ________.
| A．5：05 | B．6：35 | C．8：35 | D．17：50 |
It takes ________ from Beijing to Shenyang by train.
| A．17 hours and 50 minutes | B．24 hours and 25 minutes |
| C．6 hours and 35 minutes | D．11 hours and 15 minutes |
The No.186 train arrives in (到达) Taiyuan at ________.
| A．10：50 a.m. | B．10：50 p.m. |
| C．5：05 a.m. | D．5：05 p.m. |
It takes ________ from Tianjin to Beijing by train.
| A．about two hours | B．half an hour |
| C．about three hours | D．over （超过）two hours |
If you want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, you can take the ________ train.
| A．No. 11 | B．No. 185 | C．No. 186 | D．No. 271 |
My uncle Mike is a music teacher. He never gets up very late. He usually gets up at five o'clock in the morning. After he brushes his teeth, he often plays baseball with my aunt.
Then he eats his breakfast. After that, he often plays the violin. At about 7：50, he takes the Number 6 bus to his school.
He has no classes on Thursday and Friday. He usually goes to the violin club. Then he helps kids with the violin. Oh, my brother plays the violin very well. Do you love to play the violin? Do you want to join the violin club? Please call my uncle at 1163886.What's the meaning of "late"?
| A．早 | B．晚 | C．懒惰 | D．勤奋 |
After breakfast, Mike often_______________________
| A．plays the violin | B．plays baseball |
| C．has a shower | D．brushes teeth |
Please call 1163886 if you want to learn _____________________
| A．English | B．baseball |
| C．the violin | D．football |
On Thursday and Friday Mike usually _____________________
| A．plays basketball with his sister |
| B．goes to the baseball club |
| C．has classes at school |
| D．goes to the violin club |
What time does Mike go to his school?
| A．at seven forty | B．at seven fifty |
| C．at eight o'clock | D．at eight fifteen |