The willful blindness in hockey toward concussions (头部撞击) has dropped. Hockey Canada has followed the lead of USA Hockey in preventing bodychecking (身体拦截) below age 13. A bad head injury of Sidney Crosby, the hockey's greatest star, opened the eyes of hockey people everywhere. This country's children have been facing similar danger at early ages, and Hockey Canada had to deal with a deep worry in the minds of Canadians to make the rule change. The liking for bodychecking from an early age is part of what makes Canadian hockey what it is.
The change in rules should be taken as a chance to draw special attention to skill development in an environment free of danger. It may also control the loss of thousands of young players who don't enjoy that environment.
For years, many Canadian hockey parents and coaches have insisted that bodychecking at early ages is necessary to ensure that players can do it safely at older ages. True or not, there may be a safer way to teach hitting than to make younger players pay a price for it in head injuries. When USA Hockey changed its rules for the 2011-2012 season, it also created bodychecking-education programs that will be mandatory(强制的) for all coaches, including those teaching players in the pre-checking ages. And it began to encourage more "touch" - without real bodychecking - from 9 t0 12. It also made the rules for 13 and up stricter. The USA is trying to show that it's possible to teach hockey protective skills without putting11 and 12-year-olds in greater danger. It's worth the try.
Hockey Canada has taken serious steps to do away with hits on the head. However, it's hard to change a sports culture so connected with who we are as a country. Too often, bodychecking has been used to try to separate a player from his head rather than from the ball. Children were paying a price for this country's love of the game.
There are always changes in Canada's game, and the change in the bodychecking age sends the clearest message yet to coaches and parents that player safety is paramount(至上的) in the game.We can tell that the problem of bodychecking in Canada____________.
| A．is controlled strictly |
| B．is taken more seriously now |
| C．is caused by players' carelessness |
| D．is connected with players' interest |
What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 2?
| A．The safe ways of controlling the loss. |
| B．The steps of drawing special attention. |
| C．The possible results of changing the rules. |
| D．The methods of improving the environment. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A. The USA found a safer way to teach bodychecking.
B. Bodychecking-education programs in the USA are successful.
C. Bodychecking is a good way to value players' skills in the USA.
D. The USA has tried to create an environment of less bodychecking.What is probably the best title' for this passage?
| A．Which is more important? |
| B．How do we change the rules? |
| C．Why is hockey a dangerous game? |
| D．When should bodychecking be prevented? |
Life in the future will be different from life today.Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be?
The population (人口)is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home.And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports，watching TV and traveling.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier.And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food，too.More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people.Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so meat will be more expensive.Maybe no one will eat it every day.Instead,they will eat more fruits and vegetables.Maybe people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different,too.Robots will do dangerous and hard work.Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do.This will be a problem.In the future there will be ______.
| A．much more fruit | B．fewer people |
| C．less vegetables | D．less people |
Every family will have at least a ______ in the future.
| A．robot | B．cow | C．TV set | D．computer |
In the future people don't have to ______.
| A．work long hours | B．work fast |
| C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
People may not eat ______ as much as they do today.
| A．fruit | B．fish |
| C．meat | D．rice |
One big problem in the future is that ______.
| A．many people don't have to work |
| B．many people will not be able to find work |
| C．people have to work fast |
| D．all the work will be done by robots |
We all know that food makes us grow every day, but sometimes it can make us happy when we feel bad. Studies show that food such as sea fish, bananas, pumpkins (南瓜) and chicken can help us be happy. How can they affect (影响) our feelings?
Studies show that people living by the sea look much happier than other people, because the fresh sea air helps them clear their minds and they eat a lot of sea fish. Bananas have much VitaminB6. Having more bananas can help us make a quick decision, and become more confident (自信的). Eating pumpkins can also help people get into a good feeling because it’s rich in Vitamin B6 and iron.
Are you in a bad mood? If you are, don’t sit alone. Go to eat such happy food with your friends. Maybe you’ll feel better. Food gives us energy and sometimes .
| A．it can affect our feelings |
| B．it can make us feel sad |
| C．it can make us become fat |
| D．it can make us healthier |
Why do people living by the sea look happier?
| A．Because they have fresh air and eat sea fish. |
| B．Because they can often swim in the sea. |
| C．Because they can often go boating. |
| D．Because they often drink sea water. |
What food can make us more confident?
| A．Sea fish. | B．Chicken. | C．Apples. | D．Bananas. |
The underlined word “Vitamin” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．维生素 | B．矿物质 | C．小麦 | D．氯化钠 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Chicken is bad for us. |
| B．Vitamin B6 and iron can make us happier. |
| C．Eating a lot of fish can make us unhealthy. |
| D．Clean air can help us become more confident. |
One morning , Mr. Black is driving in the country and looking for the Sun Hotel. When he sees an old woman on the side of the road, he stops his car and says to the woman, "Excuse me, I want to go to the Sun Hotel, do you know it?"
"Yes, "the woman says, "I'll show you the way. "She gets into Mr. Black's car, and they drive about twelve kilometers. When they come to a small house, the old woman says, "stop here. "Mr. Black stops, and looks at house. "But this is not a hotel. "He says to the old woman.
"No, "the old woman answers, "This is my house. And I'll show you the way to the hotel. Turn round and go back nine kilometers. Then you'll see the hotel!"What's Mr. Black doing that morning?
| A．He is walking in the country |
| B．He is working for a restaurant |
| C．He is looking for a hotel to live in |
| D．He is driving a small bus |
Mr.Black asks the old woman_______.
| A．to take his car | B．the way to the hotel |
| C．to help mend his | D．the way back home |
After she gets into the car, they drive ______and stop.
A nine kilometers B. twenty kilometers
C. twelve kilometers D. twenty- one kilometersWhy does the old woman asks him to stop in front of the small house?
A, Because she gets home
B. Because she is too hungry
C. Because there is something wrong with the car
D. Because they get to the hotelWhich is right?
| A．The woman doesn't know the way to the hotel |
| B．The old woman doesn't get off and goes back to the hotel with Mr. Black |
| C．Mr. Black drives twenty-four kilometers all together |
| D．Mr. Black drives more than eighteen kilometers than fact(实际). |
| Dear Chen Jie, How is it going? Last Monday, we talked about our dreams in the class meeting. Some students didn’t know what they wanted to be in the future. But I said that I wanted to be an English teacher. I hope to be a good teacher like Mr. Wu. He makes his math class interesting. He often tells us to work hard and try our best to achieve our dreams. What are you going to be when you grow up? Yours, Li Ming |
| Dear Li Ming. Thanks for your letter. My dream is to be a voluntary(志愿的)doctor. But my parents don’t agree with me. They think the job will sometimes be very difficult. This week I wrote to my Chinese teacher, Miss Liu. I asked her for some advice. She said that a good doctor could help more people and she told me not to give up my dream. Now, I’m sure of my dream job and maybe I will go to work in a poor place one day, but I will always be your friend! Love, Chen Jie |
What did Li Ming and his classmates talk about in the class meeting?
| A．Their teachers. | B．Their dreams. |
| C．Their parents. | D．Their friends. |
Who wants to be a teacher?
| A．Chen Jie. | B．Li Ming. | C．Mr. Wu. | D．Miss Liu. |
What subject does Mr. Wu teach?
| A．Chinese. | B．English. | C．Math. | D．P. E. . |
What do Chen Jie’s parents think of the job of a voluntary doctor?
| A．Very difficult. | B．Very easy. |
| C．Very interesting. | D．Very boring. |
Chen Jie wrote a letter to Miss Liu because he wanted .
| A．to give up his dream |
| B．to be poor |
| C．to make friends with Miss Liu |
| D．to get some advice |
We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a "tea party". When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old woman's friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, "Mother，what have you done with the tea?"
"I boiled (煮) it，as you said."
"And what did you do with the water?"
"I threw（扔） it away，of course." answered the old woman.
"Now you may throw away the leaves，too，" said her son.Most of the people in Europe ___ .
| A．drank tea every day 300 years ago |
| B．drink tea every day |
| C．know nothing about tea |
| D．like to eat the tea-leaves |
One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ___.
| A．countries in the west |
| B．countries in the south |
| C．India or China |
| D．a tea shop in England |
The sailor's mother asked her friends to her house ,because ___.
| A．the sailor told her to |
| B．she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea |
| C．she liked to show off (炫耀) |
| D．she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends |
At the "tea party",___.
| A．all the woman's friends spoke highly of the tea |
| B．nobody knew what to do with the tea |
| C．the woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tea |
| D．the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water |
What mistake（错误） did the old woman make? She ___.
| A．boiled the tea |
| B．did as the sailor said |
| C．poured away the water |
| D．didn't throw away the tea-leaves |