On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named “genes” in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaci found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell（细胞）to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses.
Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technic wasn’t limited（限制）in use.When did we first know why we look like other people m our family?
| A．In 1860 | B．In 1953 | C．In 1961 | D．In 2000 |
What does the underlined word “ genes” mean?
A. The “map” of DNA. B. A special language.
C. Small parts of DNA. D. DNAWhat did the two scientists first discover in 1961 ?
A. The “map” of DNA. B. A new illness.
C. The language of DNA. D. A message of DNA.What can we do if we understand some “ words” of the language inside the body
| A．Make people get new jobs. |
| B．Make medicine for illnesses. |
| C．Make maps of human. |
| D．Make people less attractive. |
What do people think about this work’?
| A．It can cause good or bad results. |
| B．It can cause only good results. |
| C．It can cause good results but won’t work. |
| D．It can cause only bad results. |
Ten years ago, when I was in high school，Mrs. White was my language teacher. One day at lunch time, I was about to eat my cold fish sandwich and she suddenly asked me if she could buy my lunch from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria（食堂）. I was very pleased. I had never thought of going to the cafeteria to buy my lunch like other students. The food at the cafeteria was too expensive for my family.
Kids always complained about the cafeteria food but I really wanted to buy it. When we finished lunch that day, she told me that she was a Catholic and Catholics don’t eat red meat on Fridays --- they eat fish on Fridays. From then on, every Friday Mrs.White bought my fish sandwich and with the money I could buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.
One year later, I learned from a classmate that Mrs.White was not a Catholic and her family was not rich. She bought my cold sandwich because she saw a little girl that was excited to have a hot lunch. She wanted to help me! I couldn’t help crying. I will never forget her kind heart. I will remember my dear Mrs.White all my life.Why didn’t the writer go to the cafeteria to have lunch?（no more than 4 words)
How did the writer feel when Mrs.White wanted to buy her cold fish sandwich?(no more than 4 words)
What did the writer do with the money from Mrs. White?(no more than 5 words)
Was Mrs. White a Catholic?(no more than 3 words)
What kind of person was Mrs. White?(no more than 5 words)
Every day, it is easy to see advertisements all around us. Look around. How many different advertisements can you see?
Often products show the names of the companies that made them. This is a popular form of advertising. The special picture or symbol, for example, logo, appears on many different products. When you see a logo, it is hard to forget the product or the company.
Many people buy a product because it is made by a certain company. In fact, some people only buy the products of the famous companies. They think it proves that they are fashionable and have a good taste.
It is common to find or hear advertisements on TV or on the radio. Most advertisements are very short for people to remember. Nike, for example, has a simple slogan used all around the world:“Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is easy to remember an interesting ad.
All advertisements are designed to make people buy the products. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of fashionable young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why don’t you buy it like these people? You can be young, modern and fashionable,too.”
You might think that advertisements do not affect you, but the next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself: Why am I buying this special product?From the first paragraph, we can learn that ____ .
| A．advertisements are frustrating and tiring |
| B．advertisements are very common in our everyday life |
| C．we can’t live without advertisements |
| D．the writer wants to know how many different advertisements we can see every day |
What does the underlined word “logo” mean in Chinese?
| A．产品 | B．广告 | C．公司 | D．图标 |
Why do some people only buy the products of the famous companies?
| A．Because they think that they are fashionable and have a good taste. |
| B．Because they think the products are good in quality. |
| C．Because they like the products and names of the companies. |
| D．Because they think some famous people also buy the products. |
The writer mentions “Nike” in the 4th paragraph to show____.
| A．it is a famous product which people always want to buy |
| B．many advertisements are often very short for people to remember |
| C．it is common to find or hear advertisements on TV or on the radio |
| D．it has the best slogan used all around the world |
Black is the color of power. It has the meaning of submission（服从）. It is popular in fashion because it makes people look thinner.
White is the color for brides（新娘）. White is considered a summer color. White is popular in fashion because it is light and goes with everything.
Red is a hot and strong color. It can make the heart beat faster. It is also the color of love. Red clothes can make people look heavier. And red things get noticed more than things that are another color.
The color of the sky and the ocean, blue, is one of the most popular colors. It is often used in bedrooms. Blue can also be cold and make people feel sad.
Green means nature. It is the most comfortable color on the eyes and can improve vision（视力）. It is a calming color. Hospitals often use green because it can make patients relax.
Yellow is the most difficult color for the eyes to take in. Yellow is the color of sunshine. It is a warm color like red. On the one hand, it is the color of happiness and joy. On the other hand, it means fear and dishonest behavior.Black is a color often used in fashion because it can make people look ___.
| A．powerful | B．relaxed | C．thinner | D．heavier |
Red is the color of ____ according to the passage.
| A．fear | B．love | C．joy | D．sadness |
The best color to make an excited person calm down is ________.
| A．white | B．blue | C．green | D．yellow |
In the sentence “He is too yellow to stand up and fight”, “yellow”most probably means “____”.
| A．sad | B．happy | C．brave | D．afraid |
Many people like cooking but never have much time for it. Helen Fry's new book Quick Cooking has been specially written for busy people. It has over 1,000 ways to cook dishes. The book is well written and the photographs and the drawings are clear. The book has a strong plastic cover. It is easy to find your way around it, too. And busy people, notice this! Mrs. Fry tells you how much time you need in order to get each dish ready.
Quick Cooking has four parts, one for each season. This helps you to use fresh fruit and vegetables when they are cheaper and, of course, better. There are a lot of exciting ideas from foreign countries, and most of the ways are not complicated(复杂的). You take something simple like a chicken or some cheese, and make an unusual dish out of it. For example, there are no fewer than 40 ways for cooking eggs! The beginner will have to find out a lot of things for him to try many of the ways as soon as he reads them. For people with little spare time, Helen Fry's Quick Cooking is of excellent value.The writer writes this short passage in order to _________.
| A．make you like cooking |
| B．let you know the book Quick Cooking |
| C．help you to cook eggs |
| D．teach you cooking |
Helen Fry's book is called Quick Cooking because _________.
| A．none of the dishes are complicated |
| B．there are over l000 ways to cook dishes in it |
| C．it is written for people who don't have much time |
| D．it tells you how to cook all kinds of food quickly |
Busy people should pay more attention to the point that________.
| A．it is easy to find your way around the book |
| B．how long each dish takes to cook |
| C．there are photographs and drawings in this book |
| D．the book has a strong cover |
"It is easy to find your way around it too." means _________.
| A．it is easy to find things around the book |
| B．it is easy to find things in the supermarket to prepare the food in the book |
| C．it is easy to find the ways you want to cook dishes in the book |
| D．it is easy to find the cover of the book |
It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning 30. I was afraid that my best years were now behind me. So I asked my neighbor Nicholas, a 79-year-old man:“What was the best time of your life?”
Without hesitation（犹豫）, Nicholas said,“Well, Joe, this is my philosophical（哲学的） answer to your philosophical question:
“When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me by my parents, that was the best time of my life.
“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.
“When I got my first job and had responsibilities（责任） and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.
“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.
“When World War II came, my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship to North America, that was the best time of my life.
“When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
“When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.
“And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”How old was the writer?
| A．15 years old. | B．30 years old. |
| C．79 years old. | D．45 years old. |
Where was the old man brought up when he was a kid?
| A．In Austria. | B．In Canada. |
| C．In Australia. | D．In North America. |
From the passage, we can learn that ________.
| A．the writer didn’t know how to spend his time |
| B．the writer was worried about becoming old and sick |
| C．the old man was not in good condition |
| D．the old man had a very happy family |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．It’s never too old to learn. |
| B．Confidence is a key to success. |
| C．Be thankful for what you have today. |
| D．Time and tide wait for no man. |