Practicing yoga(瑜伽) is a helpful. popular way to keep fit. It has many followers around the world. There are many kinds of yoga. You may have heard of “hot yoga” before. Now. in India. a new kind of yoga. water yoga. is becoming more and more popular among the local people.
In the city of Agra. people practice yoga in water. It is more difficult to practice yoga in water than on land. But practicing yoga in water can be good for your flexibility (灵活性).
Harish Chaturvedi. a lawyer. teaches people water yoga for free—even the poor people can learn from him. “Water yoga can become more popular than other kind of yoga. because the body does not get tired so quickly.” he said. “Everybody can learn to swim. but if they learn yoga at the same time. they will never feel tired.”
“The level of Oxygen(氧气) is very high in water. and you will not have any breathing problem.” he added.
Harish believes that water yoga really helps people to keep away from illness. He mainly trains children. He has classes at the swimming pool of a local sports room regularly. Many children are interested in it and come to learn from him.
“Harish is very good at performing yoga in water.” said Sudhir Narayan. a water yoga student. “He is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.”What is Harish Chaturvedi?
| A．A teacher. | B．A lawyer. |
| C．A doctor. | D．A swimmer. |
Why is water yoga more popular than others?
A. Because you can learn to swim at the same time.
B. Because you don’t get tired so quickly.
C. Because it can keep people fat.
D. Both A and B.The underlined phrase “for free” in the passage means _______.
| A．快乐地 | B．自由地 | C．免费地 | D．规律地 |
There are more _______ than _______ in Harish’s yoga class.
| A．children; adults | B．adults; children |
| C．women; men | D．olds; adults |
What can be the best title of the passage?
| A．Ways to keep fit |
| B．Water yoga in India |
| C．Hot yoga in the world |
| D．Harish Chaturvedi and his classes |
Jake thought today was going to be very bad. To start with, it was raining, and the rainy days made him sad. 今天是他的生日。 But when he got up in the morning, no one was home, and his mother and his father didn’t leave him any gifts.
He walked to school with his best friend, Mike. Mike didn’t say anything to him, either.
这使他不高兴。 Jake said “Happy birthday” to him last week, but he didn’t remember his birthday! In class, the teacher asked him for his homework, but as he was so sad when he left home, he forgot to bring it with him. This made him annoyed(烦恼的) with himself.
But things became better in the afternoon. Mike invited him for supper. Jake was so happy to hear Mike say “Happy birthday” to him on the way to the restaurant.
He was very glad to see his parents and all his friends were there. Jake had a wonderful surprised birthday supper. That made him very happy.
Liu Keming is a student from the first middle school of Loudi. His parents have gone to work in Shanghai. Now he is living with his grandparents. Today is June the 2nd , 2014. It is the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s 9:00 a.m. and Liu Keming’s grandmother and his aunt are making zongzi. His grandfather and his uncle are watching the boat races on TV. The Chinese dragon boat race is held in Fuzhou this year. Hunan Yueyang team will do its best in the race.
It’s 11:30 now. Liu Keming’s family are eating zongzi. Liu Keming misses his parents very much. He’s talking on the phone to them. His parents miss the family very much, too. They wish to eat the delicious zongzi with them. They say there’s “no place like home”.
After lunch the family go to the first bridge over the Lianshui River. There’s a boat race there. It is raining hard, but still there are many many people there. It is not easy to watch the boat races, but the family shout “Come on! Come on!” together with others. All of the people know the Dragon Boat Festival is in honor of Quyuan(纪念屈原). He is an ancient poet (古代诗人). He loved his country and died for his country.What festival is it today?
Do the family eat zongzi for lunch?
Where is the Chinese dragon boat race held this year?
Liu Keming’s parents miss the family very much in the festival, don’t they?
What is Quyuan?
Boys and girls, welcome to our radio club! Our club is very important in our school now. It was started by Tom ten years ago. When he found it was too quiet during the lunch time, Tom advised the headmaster(校长) to set up a radio club, and he agreed. What great advice! Thanks to Tom, we have had many different programmes to listen to at lunch time from then on. There is Music Time for us to hear popular music. And you can hear your favourite songs if you tell us ahead of time. We can give advice on problems, too. For example, how we prepare for exams and how we make friends. And we can also send your best wishes to your friends or teachers on special days. Do you have a good voice? Can you come here to work on time? If the two answers are “Yes”, join us now, please!
| Name |
Radio club |
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| Started |
By |
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| Programmes |
Music |
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| Give |
How we prepare for exams How we make friends. |
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| Send wishes |
To people on |
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| Requirements(要求) |
Have a good voice Work |
Tour(旅游) in Loudi City
| Places of interest |
Location (位置) |
Price |
Scenic spots(景点) and characteristics(特征) |
How far from Loudi |
Special food |
| Meijiang Geopark(地质公园) |
Lianyuan City |
￥80 |
Saihai Lake, Xianrenfu-Xianglu Hill, Lotus Artesian Spring(莲花涌泉), caves |
60 kilometers |
Braised meat(焖肉) |
| Boyue Cave |
Lengshuijiang City |
￥70 |
Long, high, strange cave |
70 kilometres |
Rice tuanzi |
| Meishan Dragon Palace |
Xinhua County(县) |
￥160 |
Stalactites(钟乳石), Subterranean(地下) river |
120 kilometers |
Rice flour meat(米粉肉) |
| The Native Place of Zeng Guofan |
Shuangfeng County |
￥120 |
Old houses, lotus(荷花) pond |
80 kilometres |
Sticky rice in lotus leaf (糯米鸡) |
Which is the farthest spot from Loudi?
A. Meishan Dragon Palace.
B. The Native Place of Zeng Guofan.
C. Boyue Cave.Where is Meijiang Geopark?
A. In Shuangfeng County.
B. In Xinhua County.
C. In Lianyuan City.Which place of interest has the most scenic spots?
A. The Native Place of Zeng Guofan.
B. Meishan Dragon Palace.
C. Meijiang Geopark.What can travelers eat if they travel the Native Place of Zeng Guofan?
A. Sticky rice in lotus leaf.
B. Rice flour meat.
C. Braised meat.How much must a traveler spend if he travels the four places of interest?
A.160 yuan.
B. 310 yuan.
C. 430 yuan.
Today sending text messages(短信) through mobile phone(手机) is a part of our lives. According to a survey(调查), a third of the U.S. children send more than 100 text messages a day. Sending text messages is becoming more and more popular among young people in China, too. Children prefer text messages to communicate(交流) with friends no matter(不论) where they are, even under the noses of parents and teachers. It seems that some children are “addicted(上瘾)” to sending text messages. In fact, sending too many text messages is bad for their lives, health and study. However, it isn’t all bad. It helps to improve our lives in some ways. Today many children greet(问候) each other on holidays by sending text messages instead of writing paper cards. During the last Spring Festival, more than 15 billion(十亿) text messages were sent in China. “Sending text messages helps save my pocket money,” said Wang Cheng, a friend of mine, “and it saves paper, too.” Many parents send their kids text messages instead of giving orders by mouth. It sounds more friendly. And children can accept them easily.
Sending ______ is a part of our lives today.
A. magazines
B. text messages
C. cards______ young people like sending text messages, too.
A. Chinese
B. English
C. IndianWhy is sending too many text messages bad for study?
A. Because it costs much time.
B. Because it costs much money.
C. Because it makes the parents angry.Today many children greet each other on holidays by ______.
A. visiting
B. writing paper cards
C. sending text messagesSending text messages can ______.
A. make us study well
B. save money and paper
C. make children clever