Food or friends? Lip salve (润唇膏) or iPod? What is the most important thing in the US teenagers’ lives today? Let’s take a look.
Some find that they can’t do without people.
“My biggest need is my friends. Without them, I wouldn’t do much,” said Adrian Fernandez, a 14-year-old boy.
With others, food always comes first.
“I do not think that I could live without chili con carne (辣子肉丁). I eat it every day. And if I didn’t have it, it’s all I would think about,” said Max Wu, an 8th-grade boy.
Sometimes, the things teenagers can’t do without are strange.
Take 14-year-old girl Hannah Sacchini for example. “I cannot live without lip salve, especially in winter,” said Hannah Sacchini. “I go mad if my lips get dry.”
Of course, today everybody uses mobile phones and computers. Some teens can’t live without these high-tech (高科技的) things.
Justin Beck, a 15-year-old boy, feels like this: “I would not be able to live without my iPod. I use it for so many different things. I always have it with me,” he said.
So, now we know the things US kids really must have. What about you and your classmates? What can’t you live without?
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 To Adrian Fernandez, is the most important.
| A．a friend | B．lip salve | C．a computer | D．chili con carne |
How often does Max Wu eat chili con carne?
| A．Once a week. | B．Every day. |
| C．Twice a day. | D．Three times a week. |
Hannah Sacchini will become if her lips get dry.
| A．fat | B．excited | C．shy | D．annoyed |
We can learn that Justin Beck takes his iPod to school.
| A．never | B．sometimes | C．always | D．hardly ever |
The passage mainly tells us .
| A．what things the US kids really must have |
| B．what the US teenagers do every day at school |
| C．what the most important food in the US teenagers’ lives is |
| D．how the US teenagers’ lives are every day at school |
In the modern world, pressure is a serious problem. Today, most student are under too much pressure. Some students can’t get on well with their classmates. While others may worry about their tests. Even they can't get enough and good sleep. I’m always under pressure, too.
How can we solve the pressure problems? Here are my suggestions.
The first, tell your pressure to someone. I think a conversation with parents or teachers is necessary to solve the problem. We can talk our problems with our teachers or parents. My parents want me to be the top student in class. So they send me to all kinds of training classes at weekends. I feel tired and unhappy. Last Monday evening, I had a talk with my mother. I told her I was not lazy. I really felt tired. I needed time to relax. My mother agreed with me at last.
The second, learn to relax yourself. I think the most important way to relieve us from our pressure is to learn to relax ourselves. In order to relax ourselves, we can turn to some of our hobbies and interests. Different students have different ways. For example, we can listen to music, watch TV, or read some books. But for me I often exercise. I enjoy it. I think taking exercise can not only rest our brains and eyes but also help build our bodies. I think sports are really helpful to both my health and my study. We can also go for a trip. We can visit somewhere beautiful and peaceful to relax. And we can get close to the nature.
| A．He can't get well along with his classmates and friends. |
| B．He always worries about all his tests in school. |
| C．His parents send him to all kinds of training classes. |
| D．His teachers give him too much homework every day. |
| A．增加 | B．设计 | C．消除 | D．吸纳 |
| A．To watch TV. | B．To exercise often. |
| C．To go travelling. | D．To listen to music. |
| A．The writer gives us two ways to solve the pressure problem. |
| B．The writer thinks pressure isn't a problem in the modern world. |
| C．Sports aren't good ways to relax because it can make us tired. |
| D．There are six ways to relax ourselves in the short passage. |
| A．Who to have conversations with. |
| B．How to learn to relax ourselves. |
| C．Where to go for a trip on vacation. |
| D．How to solve the pressure problems. |
Spring Festival makes us fat. We visit our relatives and eat. We watch television and eat. We play video games and eat. By the end of the holidays we are fatter and less fit.
The easiest way to avoid getting fat is to eat le ss! There is just too much good food to eat. And much of that good food is not good for our health. Hamburgers, Kentucky Fried Chicken and French fries taste good but harm our health.
Most of these foods come from America. And Americans are worried about their children, too. 25% of American kids are overweight. They get less than 15 minutes of exercise a day, drink 2 litres of soft drinks, and spend 20% of their day watching TV and playing video games.
However, most American kids are very active and there are lots of opportunities for them to play sports. They play basketball, American football, soccer, baseball and ice hockey (冰上曲棍球). There are even “Little Leagues” for kids as young as 5 to play organized sports.
So what can you do in China to get fit instead of fat? Well, you can start doing simple things, like walking more. Get off the bus one stop before your school and walk the rest of the way. Swimming is also a great way to keep fit. Just look at Guo Jingjing! Or you can skip rope ( 跳绳) or play basketball with friends.
It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you do it. So, get up early, get active and get fit！
| A．Drink and eat. | B．Play video games. |
| C．Watch television. | D．Visit our relatives. |
| A．Hamburgers. | B．Vegetables. |
| C．French fries. | D．Kentucky Fried Chicken. |
| A．1% | B．15% | C．20% | D．25% |
| A．A great pop singer. | B．An outstanding actress. |
| C．An active EXPO volunteer. | D．A famous swimmer. |
| A．We should get up early, get active and then get fit. |
| B．About 25% of American kids are too fat. |
| C．Neither McDonald foods nor KFC foods is junk food. |
| D．The best way to avoid getting fat is to eat less and exercise more. |
Here are some posters for you:
| A．A week | B．Two weeks. |
| C．A month. | D．Half a year. |
| A．Jan.1, 2015. | B．Jan.6, 2015. |
| C．June 1, 2014. | D．May 1, 2014. |
| A．Enjoy beautiful fireworks at night. |
| B．Watch great paintings. |
| C．Have free delicious traditional food. |
| D．Watch dancing show. |
| A．150 yuan. | B．200 yuan. |
| C．320 yuan. | D．600 yuan. |
| A．We can go free sightseeing if we attend the school English courses on weekends. |
| B．No one who likes cooking can attend the school cooking competition for free. |
| C．We can sing and dance with teachers and students during the school art festival. |
| D．The A four-month evening program for developing speaking skills may cost us 200 yuan. |
Once there lived a young but foolish king and queen in ancient China. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried. “My goodness (天哪！)! How small and ugly it is! It has no hair or teeth! It’s a monster!” they sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she takes your medicine, she must grow up to the right size at once and have hair and teeth when we see her again, ” the king said angrily, “If you can’t do this, you will be dead.”
The doctors all thought it impossible. But they dared not say anything against the king. Just then an old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to build a wooden house near the Kun Lun Mountains. We must live there till the snow melts (融化) for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only in six years. So we need twelve years.”
At last the king agreed with him. So the doctors together took the princess (公主) away with them. One her twelfth birthday, the doctors brought their princess back to her parents, with long black hair and beautiful white teeth. The king and queen were excited when they saw their beautiful princess. He gave the doctors a lot of expensive presents happily in return. They all had a happy life.
| A．Because she’s a monster. |
| B．Because she’s only a baby. |
| C．Because she’s a princess. |
| D．Because she’s a disabled girl. |
| A．Foolish. | B．Careless. |
| C．Creative. | D．Knowledgeable. |
| A．The doctors. | B．The farmers. |
| C．The girl herself. | D．The king and queen. |
| A．Once a year. | B．Twice ten years. |
| C．Every six years. | D．Every twelve years. |
| A．The princess became a beautiful girl. |
| B．All the doctors in the country were killed. |
| C．The king and queen had a happy life. |
| D．The doctors raised the princess for twelve years. |
In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. This animal is the fennec fox(大耳小狐).
Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. That's big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed (去除) body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing.
It's also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. Why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat? Actually, the desert isn't always warm. During the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold! A fennec fox's fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. They also have long bushy tails that they use as a blanket. And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.
Fennec foxes live in small communities of dens (兽穴).They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food. In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.