Most people will tell you that they can’t work without a cup of coffee in the morning. Research has shown that a cup of coffee does give a person slight excitement. 
Legend said that Kaldi, an Ethiopian, found his goats happier while enjoying coffee plants. Curiously, he tasted the leaves and began to dance around. Whether the Legend was true or not, the discovery of coffee dates back to 800A. D. Soon Arabians were roasting coffee beans. Muslims were drinking coffee to stay awake by 1000 A.D. A merchant from Venice introduced coffee to Europe in 1615. By 1696, the Dutch started growing the coffee bush in Java. By 1723, coffee plants were introduced to the Americans. Today, coffee is the most popular drink in the world.
Caffeine is the major chemical in coffee. It blocks(阻止) adenosine, a chemical that makes you sleepy. People can get a pick-me-up or stimulation(刺激) from the drink. The stimulation does not last long. Caffeine poisoning can occur if more than 400 milligrams of caffeine is drunk in a short period, which is about four to five cups of coffee. Caffeine will also cause sleep difficulty, so it should not be drunk before bed.
Caffeine has many advantages. Studies have shown that it helps improve some skills in elderly women. Women who drank three cups of coffee daily scored higher on memory tests than women who drank one cup of coffee. According to newser.com, one cup of coffee a day protects the brain. Coffee also can help people keep away from many diseases according to webmd.com.
Large amounts of coffee can cause nervousness, worries and a fast heartbeat. However, if you mix coffee with milk, it’s fine. Caffeine can be addictive like any drug. The more you drink, the more you depend on it. For some people, just one cup of coffee a day is OK.Who found the most popular drink in the world according to the Legend?
| A．An Ethiopian. | B．Arabians. | C．Muslims. | D．The Dutch. |
When was the coffee introduced to Europe?
| A．In the 1710s. | B．In the 1610s. | C．In the 1690s. | D．In the 1720s. |
From the third paragraph we can learn ___________.
| A．caffeine can make people sleepy |
| B．adenosine can make people awake |
| C．about four to five cups of coffee will cause sleep difficulty |
| D．coffee is considered harmful if it is taken in a large amount |
The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ___________.
| A．the importance of coffee | B．the good effects of coffee |
| C．the bad effects of coffee | D．the development of coffee |
If you like drinking coffee, you had better_______.
| A．drink it before bed | B．give up this bad habit |
| C．drink one cup of coffee a day | D．drink more coffee than milk |
Do you have to carry a heavy bag to school? Does it make your back (背部) hurt? Well, students at a high school in Kansas (堪萨斯州), America, have a meeting with their city’s mayor to complain (抱怨) about their heavy bags. They say their bags are giving them headaches(头痛), and making their necks (脖子) and backs hurt. The mayor says he is very sorry. He says students may do more of their homework on the Internet.A heavy bag may make students.
| A．headache | B．earache | C．toothache | D．A, B and C |
Kansas is in .
| A．China | B．America | C．Australia | D．Canada |
The students talk about their heavy bags to .
| A．the mayor | B．their parents | C．their teachers | D．their friends |
“Mayor”in Chinese means.
| A．校长 | B．队长 | C．市长 | D．省长 |
The mayor says .
| A．he has a headache |
| B．he wants the students to do more homework |
| C．he is sorry |
| D．he has to work hard |
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a food harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”
Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.People sometimes complain______________.
| A．the sky is always dark | B．their studies are successful |
| C．they see the world with their heart | D．life is tiring |
According to the passage, in school, ______________.
| A．the students don’t like their lessons |
| B．the teachers will be happy if the students do good jobs |
| C．the teachers don’t like their teaching |
| D．the teachers are tired of their work |
If there is a timely rain, ______________.
| A．you want to go out |
| B．you can listen to a concert |
| C．crops in the fields will grow better |
| D．farmers can’t have a good harvest |
When we face failure, we ________________.
| A．must be confident in ourselves | B．shouldn’t be afraid of |
| C．shouldn’t give up hope | D．all of the above |
The best title of this passage is ______________.
| A．Smile and the World Smiles to You | B．Complaining about Life |
| C．Failure Is the Mother of Success | D．It Is Very Hard to Succeed |
According to a new survey. Students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in some big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No 25 Middle School gives young students advice on how to deal with danger:
If you are robbed
Keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.
If you are in a traffic accident.
If a car hits you，you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how badly you are hurt.
If it is raining hard and there is lighting. (闪电)
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire.
Run away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.
If someone is drowning(溺水)
If you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!Why do students like the self-protection lesson?
①Because there are no tests.
②Because the lessons are boring
③ Because they can learn how to save lives.
④Because they know how to stop danger before it happens.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
What will you do if a bicycle hurts you?
| A．I will remember the bicycle number. |
| B．I won't let the rider go until I call my parents. |
| C．I will let the rider go before I call my parents. |
| D．I will let the rider go because I know how badly I am hurt. |
If your house is on fire, you must ______ .
| A．put dry things on your body |
| B．run quickly and take the lift |
| C．run away and find an exit as quickly as you can |
| D．take everything you have and then run away |
There are _____ ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
The best title for this passage is ________ .
| A．How to Keep Calm | B．Self-protection | C．An usual lesson | D．Danger |
任务型阅读：根据对话内容，完成下列空格。
Michael’s mother：Hello!
Sally：Hello! May I speak to Michael?
Michael’s mother：Who’s this, please?
Sally：This is Sally.
Michael’s mother：Oh, hello, Sally. Michael isn’t in now.
Sally：Could you ask him to call me back this evening?
Michael’s mother：Sure.
Sally：Thank you. Good bye.
Michael’s mother：Bye.
| Telephone Message From： To： Message：Call |
| Tian Qiang, 12 years old, Shanghai |
| Liu Haimei, 13 years old, Nanjing |
| Michael, 12 years old, New York Hello, I’m a boy from New York. I like China very much. |
阅读短文，从方框中选出合适的句子填入文中，使短文完整、通顺。
| A．My face is round. B．I’m a boy from Shanghai. C．Pandas are my favorite animals. D．My parents like China, too. E．I’m a girl from Nanjing. |