Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?
| A．200 million. | B．Six million. |
| C．925 million. | D．625 million. |
What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?
| A．Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food. |
| B．Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak. |
| C．Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food. |
| D．Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food. |
The underlined word “leftover” means in Chinese.
| A．过期的 | B．剩余的 |
| C．腐烂的 | D．难吃的 |
According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because .
| A．food comes from very hard work |
| B．six million children die of hunger every day |
| C．there is enough food to feed all the people |
| D．Chinese are hospitable and generous |
Which of the following is a good way to save food?
| A．Ordering more than you need at a restaurant. |
| B．Taking home restaurant leftovers. |
| C．Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping. |
| D．Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy. |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith come from America. They teach English in Boxue Middle in China. They like their jobs. They have a son, Tom and a daughter, Mary. They are all in China now. Mr. Smith can speak Chinese. But Mrs. Smith just speaks a little Chinese. She can speak (法语) very well.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith like Chinese food very much, but Tom and Mary don’t like it. They like French fries and hamburgers. Mrs. Smith wants them to eat more vegetables and fruit. One day, Mrs. Smith cooks some vegetables for them. Tom sees them and says, “I am full (饱的).” And Mary says, “I have something to do.” And she runs away (跑开)。Mr. and Mrs. Smith are from .
| A．America | B．China | C．England | D．France |
How many people are there in the family?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Mrs. Smith is a(n) teacher.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．P.E | D．French |
What does Mrs. Smith like?
| A．Chinese food | B．Hamburgers | C．French fries | D．Vegetables |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mary is in China now. | B．Mrs. Smith likes her job. |
| C．Tom and Mary are students. | D．The children like vegetables. |
Almost everyone will meet some problems when they come into a new environment. When you enter a junior high school, everything is new: new school, new teachers, new students…Then what should you do? Now I give you some advice.
When you meet problems, you should speak them out. You can tell your problems to your parents. They can help you with your problems. Of course, you can also let your teachers know. I am sure they will be glad to help you. Most of time we work and play with our classmates. You can communicate with your classmates. You will find you are not alone because they have the same problems as you.
Another way is to take an active part in the school activities. It’s good for you to make more friends. If you are good at swimming, you can join the school swimming club. If you do well in English, you can go to the English corner often.
One day, you will leave school and come into the society (社会). You will also meet many problems. The advice above will help you. The passage mentions (提到) _______ ways to solve the problems.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
The underlined (划线) word“environment”in the first paragraph means _______.
| A．社会 | B．学校 | C．环境 | D．城市 |
You can’t _______ when you are in trouble (麻烦) at school.
| A．ask your teachers for help |
| B．tell your parents |
| C．take part in the activities |
| D．stay alone and solve the problems by yourself |
How many new students have the same problems in a new school?
| A．None. | B．Some of them. | C．Almost everyone. | D．Everyone. |
The passage tells us _______.
| A．how to solve the problems in a new environment |
| B．how to swim |
| C．how to take part in the swimming club |
| D．how to make friends |
In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.
Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球触地).
It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.In America, football players can _______.
| A．only kick the ball | B．only throw the ball |
| C．only carry the ball | D．kick, throw and carry the ball |
There are _______ on each team.
| A．ten players | B．eleven players | C．twelve players | D．thirteen players |
If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.
| A．go home | B．carry the ball ten yards |
| C．run with it | D．kick the ball to the other team |
The best teams play again _______.
| A．on Christmas | B．after the season ends | C．on New Year’s Day | D．on Sunday |
The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.
| A．shout (喊) loudly | B．jump | C．talk loudly | D．sing |
My name is Mary. I have a good friend Lily. In some ways，we look the same, and in some ways ，we look different. We both have big eyes and long black hair. I'm much taller than her. We both like sports, although Lily is more athletic than me. She's more outgoing（外向的）and I'm quieter. I like singing and she likes drawing. However, we both enjoy going to parties.
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| Something in common |
They both have They both like |
Something different |
Mary is much |
At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the X-ray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?” Mr.King got up to .
| A．smoke again | B．talk with his wife |
| C．read the medicine book | D．take some medicine |
Mr. King coughed because .
| A．he couldn’t go to sleep | B．he was afraid to die |
| C．he smoked too much | D．he was too old |
, so tears ran down his face.
| A．Mr. King thought he had lung cancer |
| B．Mr. King couldn’t understand the book |
| C．Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep |
| D．The doctors refused（拒绝）to help Mr. King |
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination because .
| A．he was sure the man would die soon |
| B．he wanted the man to stop smoking right now |
| C．he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungs |
| D．he was sure the man would soon be all right |
Which of the following is true?
| A．There was nothing serious with Mr. King. |
| B．Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black. |
| C．The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs. |
| D．Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once. |