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 |
阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B” 表示。（共5题，计5分）
Dear Amy,
How are you? I’m in a new school now. This school is big and nice. There are about 1800 students in my school. I like the teachers. They are all kind to me. My classmates are kind.
There are trees and flowers in my school. It is very beautiful. Behind my school, there is a small river. We have no classes on Saturdays and Sundays. Sometimes I go to play football or basketball with my classmates. Sometimes I go shopping with my parents. We all like China.
Please e-mail me soon.
Yours,
Sandy
根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）.This is an e-mail from Sandy to Amy.
Amy is in a new school now.
Sandy’s classmates are kind.
There’s a playground behind the school.
Sandy has no classes on Saturdays and Sundays.
One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery(墓地). He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).
The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked.
"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"
6. That day Charlie was ＿＿＿＿.
| A．leaving the station for a cemetery |
| B．walking slowly along the street |
| C．on his way to Mr. Green's house |
| D．on his way back home |
When he found someone following him, Charlie ＿＿＿＿.
| A．was too frightened to move |
| B．stopped to ask the man why |
| C．hid himself in a cemetery |
| D．knew clearly what to do |
Charlie went into a cemetery because he ＿＿＿＿.
| A．tried to get rid of the stranger |
| B．got tired after a day's walk |
| C．walked too fast and lost |
| D．wanted to hide his things there |
When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought ＿＿＿＿.
| A．the stranger would ask him the way |
| B．the stranger would come to stay with him |
| C．he was in danger of losing his money or even his life |
| D．he could be asked about Mr. Green |
The stranger followed Charlie because ＿＿＿＿.
| A．he wanted to kill Charlie. |
| B．he wanted to steal things. |
| C．he wanted to go to Charlie's place. |
| D．he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there. |
I think the Buddy Club is great. I really enjoy talking with the older students about school life and growing up. They can tell me a lot. One student told me how he relaxed (放松) before exams. Another student told me about great websites about learning History and English.
The Buddy Club is also a good place to just forget about school altogether! One of the older students taught us origami (日本折纸). We made paper planes, birds and hats together.
The table tennis tournament（锦标赛) was a great idea. I didn’t do very well, but I learnt a lot from watching the doubles tournament won by a fourteen-year-old girl and a seventeen-year-old boy.
Last year, we had the annual (每年的) Buddy Club Picnic. Everyone enjoyed the games we played. After I learnt how to fish, I caught two fish in the lake. I think it might be a good idea to change the Buddy Club Picnic to a weekend camping trip. We could learn how to put up (架起) tents (帐篷) and how to find our way through a forest. Many of the older students know how to do this already, and I think they would like to teach the younger students.
I want to say again how much I enjoy the club. When I’m older, I will make friends with younger students. Then, I can tell them all about school life and growing up.What does the writer enjoy doing at the club?
| A．Learning Japanese. | B．Talking to older students. |
| C．Losing at table tennis. | D．Surfing the Internet. |
What websites did the writer learn about?
| A．Paper planes. | B．Origami. |
| C．History and English. | D．Relaxing. |
Did the writer win the table tennis tournament?
| A．No, and he was very unhappy. |
| B．No, but came second. |
| C．Yes, he won the doubles. |
| D．No, but he enjoyed watching it. |
How does the writer want to change the picnic?
| A．He wants more fish to be caught. |
| B．He wants to make it shorter. |
| C．he wants to have it in a tent. |
| D．He wants to change it to a camping trip. |
What does the writer want to learn?
| A．How to put up a tent and make a fire. |
| B．How to put up a tent and find his way through a forest. |
| C．How to make clean water and find his way through a forest. |
| D．How to find his way through a forest and climb a mountain. |
任务型阅读请根据材料内容，完成各题。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things. (2)And they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means “get together.” Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children buy their parents presents ,too.
On the Spring Festival Eve(除夕)，all the family members come back home for a big dinner. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. After dinner, all the family stay up（熬夜）until midnight（午夜）to welcome the New Year. (1)They sing, dance , play cards. and ______ ______ fireworks.
On the first day of the New Year, people put on new clothes and visit their friends. They say “Happy New Year!” to each other. They all have a good time during the festival.在⑴处填上两个合适的词使句意完整
将⑵句翻译为中文
回答下面的问题：What is the most important festival in China?
在文章中找出下句的同义句 They wish each other good luck for the next year.
写出文章的主题句
On Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas Day, children are very happy. They put their stockings(长袜) at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give some presents. Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney(烟囱) into the fireplace and brings children a lot of presents.
Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. Children wake up very early. They can’t wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and shout ‘Merry Christmas!’
Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to children. Christmas Eve is _______.
| A．the night before 24 December |
| B．the night after 25 December |
| C．the night of 24 December |
| D．the night of 25 December |
Father Christmas often puts the presents _______.
| A．into children’s hats | B．into children’s stockings |
| C．under children’s beds | D．into children’s shoes |
Father Christmas comes into the house through the ______.
| A．window | B．front door | C．chimney | D．back door |
On the morning of Christmas Day, children say ‘_______’ to their parents.
| A．Good morning | B．Happy New Year |
| C．Best Wishes to you | D．Merry Christmas |
On Christmas Day, what do people often do to children?
| A．Give presents. | B．Ask for money. |
| C．ask for presents. | D．Give money. |