This is a true story in Guyana. One day, a child took some silver paper from a cigarette box. He rolled it into a tiny ball and pushed it up his nose. He couldn’t get it out again. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later the paper was still in his nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took his child to the hospital. The doctor looked up his nose. She put a tiny steel rod(钢棒) into his nose and felt the paper. She said she would have to cut his nose to get the paper out.
The child’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. He was a handsome boy and the cut would make him ugly.
Next day, the child’s mother took him to her friend Sidney. Sidney lived in a house with an old woman called May. She asked to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose. He closed his eyes.
“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon!”
As she spoke, she shook black pepper on the child’s nose. He gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told her to take the boy to the sea for a swim. She said the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.
So the child didn’t have to go to the hospital and gave his nose cut.How did the silver ball go into the boy’s nose?
A.His mother put it into his nose. |
B.The boy himself pushed the ball up his nose. |
C.The silver ball rolled into his nose itself. |
D.The passage didn’t tell us. |
Why did the boy’s nose have a bad smell?
A.The ball stayed in his nose for too long. |
B.The boy didn't like to wash his nose. |
C.His nose is cut and gave a bad smell. |
D.Because he had a running nose. |
In the last paragraph, the underlined word mighty means _____________.
A.有力的 | B.可能的 | C.好笑的. | D.坚硬的 |
When you watch TV and play video games you make global(全球的) warming worse! It may seem hard to believe, but when electricity is made, so are greenhouse gases(温室气体). This means that every time you use electricity you help make global warming worse!
Cars are also making global warming worse. They burn fossil fuels(化石燃料) in their engines, and send lots of greenhouse gases into the air.
Global warming may be a big problem, but we can all help stop it. People can try to drive their cars less. Or even get ones that run on sunlight! You can also help. Let’s try one of these top ideas:
(1) Try to use less electricity. Turn off lights, your television, and your computer when you’ve stopped using them. To make electricity, fossil fuels are burned in big factories. But burning fossil fuels also makes greenhouse gases. You should also try to watch less TV.
(2) Plant trees. Not only is it a fun thing to do, but it is also a great way to lower the number of greenhouse gases in the air. Trees take carbon dioxide out of the air when they grow.
(3) Don’t throw away your rubbish, try to recycle it. If rubbish is not recycled, it is put in the ground. There it rots(腐烂) and makes a greenhouse gas called methane(甲烷).So try to recycle cans, bottles, plastic bags and newspapers. It’ll make you feel great! And it’ll help the Earth.If we _____, we may make global warming worse.
A.use less electricity | B.drive a car on sunlight |
C.plant trees | D.throw away rubbish |
We may use more electricity by______.
A.turning off lights | B.shutting down computers |
C.turning up CD players | D.turning off TV |
______ will make global warming worse.
A.Methane | B.Cans |
C.Newspapers | D.Bottles |
Using less electricity does good to global warming because_______.
A.the less electricity is used, the more greenhouse gases are produced |
B.the more electricity is used, the more greenhouse gases are produced |
C.more electricity is used, less greenhouse gases are produced |
D.less electricity is used, more greenhouse gases are produced |
Which is the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.Driving cars on sunlight helps to stop global warming. |
B.When cars burn fossil fuels, they produce greenhouse gases. |
C.When trees grow, they send carbon dioxide into the air. |
D.By planting more trees, we can lower the number of greenhouse gases in the air. |
If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest(巢).
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars(双筒望远镜).
But how to make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:
a) Each nest must have six boards(木板). Don’t make the boards too slippery(滑).
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a “door”. The “door” is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater can’t go into the nest.
d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.
e) Don’t forget to colour the nest.The most important thing in watching birds is to .
A.look for a place near the bird nest |
B.climb up to the trees |
C.catch a bird |
D.kill a bird |
We have to hide ourselves to , when we’re watching birds.
A.take better care of them | B.use the binoculars |
C.make them do everything as usual | D.kill them at last. |
If we make the nest too slippery, .
A.it won’t be very beautiful |
B.it won’t be easy to make |
C.it won’t be strong |
D.it’s very difficult for birds to hold or stand on it |
We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that easily.
A.we can clean the nest | B.birds can fly in or out |
C.we can hang(挂) | D.we can make it |
What’s the best title of this passage?
A.Birds are man’s friends |
B.How to catch birds |
C.Watching birds and making bird nests |
D.How to keep birds |
Healthy eating habit along with regular exercise is the only way to become fit. If you have the correct number of calories and exercise regularly, you will lose weight, keep fit, and feel great, too.
During your teenage years, it is important to give your body the energy it needs. If you skip (跳过) meals, you won’t get enough calories, and then you will feel tired. By the way, calorie is just another word for energy. About 50% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. Water helps keep your system clean. Drinking enough water will make your skin better and make you healthy.
Exercise is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least 30 minutes exercising a day, five times a week. That is easy to do! You can walk or ride your bike to school, and do sports at school. However, teenagers often give up sports, saying they have no time left after their studies. In fact, doing exercise can help them sleep better at night and increase their ability to focus on their study.
If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better and become fit.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.How to eat food. | B.How to keep fit. |
C.How to lose weight. | D.How to exercise. |
The underlined word “calories” means ________ in this passage.
A.营养 | B.强壮 | C.能量 | D.锻炼 |
Teenagers should spend at least _______ minutes exercising a week according to this passage.
A.5 | B.50 | C.30 | D.150 |
If you ________, you will become fit.
A.exercise regularly |
B.drink lots of water |
C.have a healthy eating habit along with regular exercise |
D.eat rice, bread, vegetables and fruit |
Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health. If so, the following health habits may help you.
·Eat breakfast every morning.
Research shows that if you eat a meal in the morning you may not become too fat or eat too much during lunch. Dating breakfast can help people feel better through the day.
·Get enough sleep.
Poor sleep can influence our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accident! Studies show that people who don’t get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So stay safe and get enough sleep!
·Take a walk every day.
Walking is an easy way to exercise. You’d better meet friends for a walk, not for a meal. As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you. Once you try, you will find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy.
·Join social groups.
Social groups can provide support. They might include sport teams, art or music groups. The people in the group can offer advice and can help each other in difficult times. Also, being in a group keeps your mind busy. An active mind is a healthy mind!
·Have a hobby.
A hobby could be running, reading or making something with your hands. Hobbies help people to relax and rest. Hobbies bring us joy as well.You may have a good memory and learn better if you________.
A.eat breakfast every morning |
B.have a good sleep |
C.take a walk every day |
D.join a social group |
If you need help and want to help others, you’d better _______.
A.invite your friend to a meal |
B.make something with your friends |
C.become a member of a social group |
D.have a hobby |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.If you have breakfast every morning, you’ll be fat. |
B.All the traffic accidents are caused by poor sleep. |
C.To join a social group helps you keep healthy. |
D.Having a hobby is the best way to relax. |
The passage is mainly written for ________.
A.students at school |
B.people who don’t like running |
C.students who never have breakfast |
D.people who want to improve health |
Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?
A.Ways to Improve Your Health |
B.Reasons for Keeping healthy |
C.Good Habits |
D.Breakfast and Exercise |
What do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?
The forest is a whole of its own. It is full of many different living things. But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.
The trees feed the forest "people" by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.
Human beings are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks (售员)to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.
We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.
Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer is so great!According to the text, colorful plants and flowers live on______.
A.the leaves of the trees | B.water and minerals |
C.the soil and air | D.all of the above |
It is the ________ that make it possible for living things to live in the forest.
A.birds | B.trees |
C.plants | D.farmers |
According to the writer, human beings are_______the forest "people".
A.like | B.dislike |
C.unhappy with | D.different from |
The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.
A.we need people for friendship |
B.the forest is a whole world of its own |
C.we need one another in order to live on |
D.the forest is full of different living things |
Which one is the relationship (关系) between a forest and your life?
A.We are trees in the forests. |
B.We like the living things in the forest. |
C.We need farmers to grow our food in the forest. |
D.We are the same as the forest: we need each other to live on. |