From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except .
| A．the heaviest fruits and vegetables | B．the smallest people and animals |
| C．the strangest people and things | D．very ordinary people and things |
The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for .
| A．50 years | B．76 years | C．600 years | D．1000 years |
Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because .
| A．their names be kept in the world records. |
| B．their names could be seen by the whole world. |
| C．they could meet more people all over the world. |
| D．they could be known as the greatest by the world. |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain. |
| B．More than four thousand records are broken each month. |
| C．The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954. |
| D．The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday. |
The writer of this passage wants to .
| A．tell us the strangest records in the world |
| B．show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records |
| C．give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records |
| D．let us know the most interesting things in the world |
According to a 2018 study from San Francisco State University， nearly 2． 4 billion people around the world used a smartphone in 2017． By the end of 2019， more than a third of the global population will be using a smartphone．
However ， smartphone technology can be a double ﹣ edged sword ．On the one hand， it sends us unlimited amounts of information． On the other hand， using a smartphone may become an addiction．
Erik Peper and Richard Harvey are both health education professors at San Francisco State university． They led the study． Peper explains that smartphone addiction forms connections in the brain that are similar to drug addiction． And these connections form slowly over time． Also， addiction to social media may affect our emotional state． The two professors asked 135 university students about their habit of smartphone use and their feelings． They found that students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of feeling lonely， depressed and anxious．
Peper and Harvey do not blame users for their technology addiction． They believe it is the tech industry's desire to make more money that is to blame for the technology addiction． The researchers warm that workers in the technology industry know how to control our brains and turn us into addicts．
But the researchers say that we can limit our brains to be less addicted to our phones and computers． Erik Peper suggests timing off our phones before we sleep or do something important． The researchers also suggest taking control of when and where you answer texts or emails． You do not need to answer them all． And you certainly don't need to answer them as soon as you get them． They also suggest putting limits on the time you spend on social media．If you want to catch up with friends on Facebook，set aside a small amount of time to it．you should focus on important tasks and do not allow technology to disturb you．
根据短文内容选择最佳选项．
（1）What can we infer from Paragraph 1？
| A． |
Smartphone use has become extremly common． |
| B． |
Most young people can't live without smartphones． |
| C． |
Smartphones make our life more colorful and convenient． |
| D． |
Most people consider smartphones as the greatest invention． |
（2）The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means smartphone technology ．
| A． |
has a brilliant future |
| B． |
can be better than most people think |
| C． |
has both advantages and disadvantages |
| D． |
can give us unlimited amounts of information |
（3）What did Enk Peper and Richard Harvey find about smartphone use？
| A． |
It can help reduce loneliness． |
| B． |
It's more popular with students． |
| C． |
It's preferred by young people feeling lonely． |
| D． |
It can harm students' emotional state in many ways． |
（4）What does the last paragraph mainly want to tell us？
| A． |
Social media is't that important to us． |
| B． |
We can train our brina to do many things． |
| C． |
We shouldn't become addicted to our smartphones． |
| D． |
There are ways to deal with smartphone use addiction． |
（5）Which of the followings is True？
| A． |
We can use smartphones to deal with loneliness． |
| B． |
An addicion can't be controlled if we still use smartphones． |
| C． |
There were nearly 2． 4 billion people using smartphones in the world in 2017． |
| D． |
Stop using smartphones if you don't know when and where you should answer the emails． |
The pencil is a very simple object． However， it took hundreds of people over centuries to make it what it's like today．
The story of the pencil starts with graphite（ 石墨）． People cut it into small sticks and use them to write or draw． Around 1560， an Italian couple named Simoni and Lyndiana Bemacotti added wood holders to the graphite sticks． However， since the graphite is too soft， the pencils were easy to break．In 1795， in France， Nicolas﹣Jaoques Conte worked out a method of mixing graphite powders with clay（黏土）． In this way， people made strong pencil core（铅笔芯）， To this day， the method is still used in making pencils．
It was Henry David Thoreau who came up with the grading scale（分级量表） for different hardnesses of pencils． It was graded one through four， and grade two is the proper hardness for general use． The softer the pencil is， the more graphite it has in it， and the darker the line is． The harder the pencil is， the more clay it has， and the lighter the line is． Nowadays， pencils marked 2B are usually used in exams to mark answers． Pencils marked HB are usually used in daily writing．People usually use pencils of different hardness and blackness to draw different parts of a picture．
When pencils were handmade， they were made round． Then an American Joseph Dixon developed machines to make pencils． Later people found out itwas easier and less wasteful to make a pencil which has six sides．
There is a pencil for everyone and every pencil has a story． The Blackwing 602 is famous for being used by a lot of writers， And then， you have the Dixon pencil company． It's what people think of when they think of a pencil and what they most probably will buy when their children are about to write．
In my opinion， there's nothing that can be done to make the pencil better than it is．
根据短文内容选择最佳选项．
（1）Who improved the hardness of pencils？
| A． |
Joseph Dixon． |
| B． |
Nicolas﹣Jacques |
| C． |
Henry David Thoreau． |
| D． |
Simoni and Lyndiana Bemacotti． |
（2）What can we lean about pencils？
| A． |
Pencils of great hardness are less useful． |
| B． |
Their hardness and blackness decide their uses． |
| C． |
Round pencils were first made by machines． |
| D． |
Pencils with six sides are comfortable to use． |
（3）What does Paragraph5 tell us？
| A． |
Pencils are the best writing tool． |
| B． |
There are many kinds of pencils． |
| C． |
The Blackwing 602 is very expensive． |
| D． |
Dixon pencils are popular with people |
（4）What does the underlined word"it " mean in Paragraph 4？
| A． |
The grading scale． |
| B． |
The story of the pencil． |
| C． |
To make the pencil round． |
| D． |
To make a pencil which has six sides． |
（5）What's the text mainly about？
| A． |
The development of pencils． |
| B． |
The main inventors of pencils． |
| C． |
What pencils are made out of． |
| D． |
Why pencils are widely used． |
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Hollywood movie： La La Land《爱乐之城》， a new musical by US director Damien Chazelle Dates：June 20﹣June 30 Mon．﹣Fri．： 11：00 a． m．，3：00p．m．，7：30 a． m． Sat．﹣Sun．：9：00 a． m．， 4：00 p．m．，8：30 p．m． Place：New Century Cinema Ticket Prices： Adults： 60 yuan： 50 yuan for a member Students： 30 yuan： 20 yuan for a member Children under 1． 3 meters： free Notice：Enjoyed by Age 4 and up |
根据表格内容选择最佳选项．
（1）What kind of movie is this？
| A． |
A comedy． |
| B． |
An opera． |
| C． |
A program． |
| D． |
A musical． |
（2）How long does the movie last for？
| A． |
11 days． |
| B． |
12 days． |
| C． |
7 days． |
| D． |
5 days． |
（3）On Friday， you can watch the movie at ．
| A． |
9：00 a． m． |
| B． |
2：00 p．m． |
| C． |
7：30 a． m． |
| D． |
10：30 p．m． |
（4）Who will not be allowed in the cinema？
| A． |
A 3﹣year﹣old boy． |
| B． |
A 6﹣year﹣old girl． |
| C． |
A 20﹣year﹣old girl． |
| D． |
A 50﹣year﹣old man |
（5）If Mr． Green， his wife and their son（he is 1． 2 meters tall） are members of the cinema， they should pay to see the movie．
| A． |
120 yuan |
| B． |
100 yuan |
| C． |
130 yuan |
| D． |
80 yuan |
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night′s sleep． But now a study has found it really does help people nod off﹣ if it is milked from a cow at night．
Researchers have discovered that" night milk" has more melatonin（褪黑激素），which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and less worried．
In the study， mice were fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night by researchers from Seoul， South Korea．
Those given night milk， which had 10 times the amount of melatonin， were less active and less worried than those fed with the milk collected during daytime， according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food．
Night milk quicken the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer．
While the effect of milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now， taking melatonin medicine has been suggested to those who are trying to fall asleep at night．
Studies have also showed that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because there is calcium（钙）in it， which helps people to relax．
Milk is also sugar﹣free because it is the least fattening． The more fat you take in before bedtime， the greater burden you will have on your body at night．
根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）
（1）According to the passage， the mice fed with daytime milk were less active．
（2）The study has been tested on mice for ten times．
（3）People with sleeping problems have been advised to drink milk collected during the night by researchers．
（4）Milk is good for sleep because there is melatonin and calcium in it．
（5）The writer shows the main idea of the passage by giving examples．
One day a young man was standing in a crowded place， shouting that he had the most beautiful heart in the world． Most of the people who saw his heart were amazed at the beauty of his heart． It had no little flaw（瑕疵）．
Suddenly， an old man appeared and said，"Oh， my son， your heart is not as beautiful as mine．"
The old man showed his heart to the young man． It was beating strongly， but full of scars． It had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in． But they didn' t fit quite right， and there were gaps and rough（崎岖不平的） edges． Some places had never been filled in．
The young man laughed，"My dear old man，_______ Comparing your heart with mine， mine is perfect and yours is full of scars．"
The old man said， "Dear boy， my heart is just as beautiful as your heart． You see each scar shows where I have given my love． Sometimes people give me a piece of their heart back， and it fills the space as best it can． Other times， I give my love and get nothing in return． Those are the empty spaces． They hurt， but they show me that I can love and love again．"
The young man stood still． His eyes were filled with tears． He walked up to the old man， tore a piece of his heart and gave the piece to the old man．
The old man placed it in his heart， and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart．
The young man looked at his heart， not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever．
（1）The underlined word " scar" means" "in Chinese．
| A． |
疤痕 |
| B． |
隔阂 |
| C． |
斑点 |
| D． |
补丁 |
（2）Which of the following can be put in" "？
| A． |
I quite agree with you！ |
| B． |
it's against the rules！ |
| C． |
are you joking？ |
| D． |
what can I do for you？ |
（3）How did the young man feel after he heard what the old man said？
| A． |
Surprised． |
| B． |
Touched． |
| C． |
Nervous． |
| D． |
Proud． |
（4）what does the story want to tell us？
| A． |
We should be proud of who we are． |
| B． |
We shouldn't think too much of ourselves． |
| C． |
Nothing is difficult if we put our hearts into it． |
| D． |
Give our love， though we sometimes get nothing in return． |
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
| A． |
A Broken Heart |
| B． |
The Most Beautiful Heart |
| C． |
A Wise Old Man |
| D． |
What is True Love？ |