LISTEN. Do you hear the sound of birds outside, a car going by, your favorite music? (A)Because of your ears, you can hear it clearly.
March 3 is International Ear Care Day. This year, the theme for the day is “Ear care can avoid hearing loss (丧失)”.
The World Health Organization(WHO) reports that there are 360 million people in the world with disabling (使伤残) hearing loss. At least half of all cases of hearing loss are avoidable through healthy ear care practices.
Protecting yourself from loud noise is a key part of ear care. Nowadays, (B) it is very common for people to listen to music with headphones on while traveling to school or work. Experts suggest a 60:60 rule: listen to your music at 60 percent of the maximum (最大值的) volume for no more than 60 minutes a day.
Cleaning your ears is a basic step to take care of your ears. Do you clean your ears with cotton buds or fingernails? Think again. These things can push earwax (耳垢) deeper into your ear, and hurt your ear canal (耳道). The ear is a self-cleaning organ and does not require active cleaning,(C) the WHO. If the wax makes you (D) , you can ask a doctor to deal with it.
Take care of your ears when you are swimming. You can use earplugs. Dry your ears with a towel afteru(耳塞) to stop water getting into your ears. swimming or having a bath. (E) If you feel there is water inside your ear, shake your head a little bit to help get the water out.
Top things to know about earphones
Here are some helpful tips to guide you to using earphones in the right way.
1. (F) What kind of earphones you wear is important for your hearing. Choose over-the-ear headphones. This type can block out (挡住) background noise and allow you to have the volume lower. In-the-ear headphones are less effective (有效的) at blocking out background noise.
2. Some children like sharing earphones with their friends. But when you have only one earphone, you may naturally turn the volume up. Instead of (G) earphones, get a splitter (分线器). This lets you connect two sets of earphones. This way, you can protect your own hearing as well as your friend’s.
3. Want to know if your earphones are at a safe volume? Ask people (H) near you if they can hear your music. If they can, it’s a sign that your hearing is being damaged. Turn the volume down until other people can no longer hear it.
任务一：从方框中选择单词并用适当的形式填入D、G、H处
| comfortable sit share |
D
G
H
任务二：将文中B、E、F划线句子译成汉语B
E
F
任务三：用适当的短语替换A处划线短语A
在C处填上适当的短语 C
任务四：根据短文回答问题 Cleaning your ears isn’t a basic step to take care of your ears，is it？
_____________________________________ What’s the theme of International Ear Care Day?
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English breakfast is a very big meal ----eggs, tomatoes, tea, coffee…
For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich shops. There office workers can buy the kind of bread they like---brown, white, and then all kinds of salad and meat of fish for lunch. School children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a sandwich, a drink and some fruit from home. “Tea” means two things. It is a drink and a meal! Some people have afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes and a cup of tea.
They usually have the evening meal quite early, between 6:00 and 8:00, and often, all the family eat together.
On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have chicken, pork...with potatoes, vegetables…
Englishmen like food from other countries, too. People often get take-away meals--- they buy the food outside and then bring it home to eat. In England, people usually have a ________ lunch.
| A．colorful | B．quick | C．big | D．delicious |
What do the office workers eat for lunch？
| A．Eggs, salad and chicken. |
| B．Sandwiches, tomatoes and coffee. |
| C．Bread, salad and fish |
| D．Pork, fish and tea. |
Where can the school children have a hot meal?
| A．In a restaurant. | B．Outside school. |
| C．In the office. | D．At school. |
How do the English people ususlly have their evening meal?
| A．Themselves. | B．With their family. |
| C．With their friends. | D．Between 6:00 and 8:00. |
What do the English people think of the take-away food?
| A．They like it. | B．They never eat it. |
| C．It is boring. | D．It is not delicious. |
综合阅读：(10分)
Tom lives in a village. Today, he comes to a big city. He has lunch in a restaurant. He looks round and sees some people put on glasses(眼镜) before reading. So after lunch he goes to shop to buy glasses.
The man in the shop lets Tom try on many glasses. But Tom always says, “No, I can’t read with these”
Then the man asks, “Can you read”
“No, I can’t! ” says Tom. “If I can read, I don’t need to buy glasses!”
根据材料内容完成下列任务。
任务一：选择最佳答案。
| A．talk | B．work |
| C．eat cakes | D．read with glasses |
| A．buy some food | B．see a friend |
| C．buy a book | D．buy glasses |
| A．举起 | B．戴 | C．试穿 | D．放下 |
任务二：
判断正（T）误（F）
Mary is an English girl. She is six years old. She is in France(法国) now. her mother says to her, “You are six years old, and you will go to school. It is a goood school and you will like it.”
“Is it an English school?”
“Yes, it is,” says her mother.
Mary goes to school, the teacher speaks good English.and there are two other English girls in the class, too. Mary likes the school.
Today, Mary goes back home from school. She says to her mother, “we have a new girl in our class. She is six years old,too. She is very nice, but she isn’t English. She is German（德国人）”.
“Does she speak English?” asks Mary’s mother.
“No, but she laughs(笑) in English,” says Mary.
| A．France | B．English |
| C．the school | D．the class |
| A．five | B．four | C．three | D．two |
| A．England | B．Germany(德国) |
| C．France | D．we don’t know |
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．England | D．The U.S |
| A．Mary and the new girl are in the same school. |
| B．Mary speaks English |
| C．The new German girl is very nice. |
| D．The new German girl speaks English . |
Wang Lin is a student of Grade 7. One Sunday, Wang Lin wants to go to the zoo to see animals. He likes animals very muh. His favorite animals are elephants and monkeys. He thinks elephants are kind and monkeys look cute. But he doesn’t like tigers and lions. On the way to the zoo, he sees a little boy. The boy is crying. Wang Lin asks, “what’s up, little boy?” “I can’t find mty home.” So Wang Lin helps him to find his home. “Thank you for your help. It’s very kind of you.” The boy’s parents say to Wang Lin.
Now it’s six o’clock. It’s time for dinner. Wang Lin has to go home. He can’t go to the zoo, but he is very happy.
| A．He is a student |
| B．He wants to go to the zoo |
| C．He likes animals very much |
| D．He helps the little boy to find his home |
| A．His friend’s home | B．the little boy’s home |
| C．the zoo | D．his school |
| A．Elephants and tigers | B．Monkeys and lions |
| C．Elephants and monkeys | D．Tigers and lions |
| A．He can’t find his school |
| B．He can’t go to the zoo |
| C．Wang Lin can’t help him |
| D．He can’t find his way home. |
| A．He is very clever |
| B．He is very young |
| C．He is very kind and helpful.. |
| D．He likes his parents. |
Judie is a good student. She usually gets up at half past six in the morning. She does morning exercises (锻炼) for half an hour. Then she reads English from 7:00 a. m. to 7:30 a. m. She has breakfast at home. She goes to school at 7:45 a. m. She has four classes in the morning. She usually has lunch at school, but on Sundays she has lunch at home with her family. She has three classes in the afternoon. She goes home at 5:00 p.m. She usually helps her mom cook dinner and has dinner at about 6:00 p.m. Then she does her homework from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. She doesn’t like watching TV (看电视) in the evening.
| A．At 6:00 a. m. | B．At 6:30 a. m. |
| C．At 7:00 a. m. | D．At 7:15 a. m. |
| A．Reads English. | B．Has breakfast. |
| C．Does morning exercises. | D．Goes to school. |
| A．Four classes. | B．Six classes. |
| C．Seven classes. | D．Eight classes. |
| A．At home. | B．At school. |
| C．At a restaurant. | D．In the office. |
| A．Reads English. | B．Does her homework. |
| C．Watches TV. | D．Cooks dinner. |