Yoga（瑜伽）is a kind of sport. It is very popular around the world now. Everyone, young and old can do yoga. It’s good for both men andwomen.
Why do people like yoga? There’s a short answer and a long answer to that question. The short answer is that yoga makes you feel better and make you healthier in body, mind and spirit.
There’s more about the answer if you are interested.
Yoga began in India about 5,000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, healthy and live a long life, so this kind of exercise was born. The early yoga was part of a religion (宗教). It was usually taught one to one—one teacher with one student. Yoga is an Indian word that means “to join together”. There are three parts of yoga altogether: exercise, breathing and meditation (沉思). In the past, people paid more attention to the spirit. The idea behind the exercise was to join the mind, body and spirit as one. Yoga can give you peace, help you feel relaxed, and have fewer worries and illnesses.What is yoga?
A. An old Indian sport.
B. A European game.
C. A popular idea.Which of the following is true?
A. Yoga is good only for women.
B. Anyone can practise yoga.
C. Yoga can bring the world peace.Why do people like yoga?
A. Because it helps you work more quickly.
B. Because it is part of the real religion.
C. Because it is good for one’s health.In the past one yoga teacher taught _______.
A. only one student
B. a class of many students
C. men and women togetherThe three parts of yoga are________.
A. mind, body, and spirit
B. exercise, breathing and thinking
C. having peace, feeling relaxed, and being healthy
Many scientists find that colors can change people’s feelings. It’s very interesting. Some colors can make people feel relaxed, and some colors can make people feel nervous. Now，this kind of knowledge is being used in many places. For example，school walls are always painted green because green makes students feel relaxed. It is also good for the students’ eyes. Some bookings they’ve learned from scientific studies. The color red makes people hungry. Many fast food restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people feel relaxed，so they spend more time eating. Loud music may be nices are also green or light blue for the same reason. Restaurant owners not only have to know how to make food，but also have to know how to make money. Here are some thi at first，but it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and leave. Many restaurants，especially fast food restaurants, use this knowledge to make customers eat faster.How does the color green make the students feel?
| A．Hungry. | B．Nervous. | C．Angry. | D．Relaxed. |
How does the color red make most people feel?
| A．Hungry. | B．Comfortable. | C．Excited. | D．worried. |
Which color isn’t mentioned in this passage?
| A．Green. | B．White. | C．Light blue. | D．Red. |
What do many fast food restaurants do?
①Play loud music. ②Play soft music.
③Have hard seats. ④Paint their walls red.
| A．①②③ | B．①③④ | C．①②④ | D．②③④ |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Color and restaurant. | B．Use color to make money. |
| C．Color and science. | D．Use color to change feelings. |
The days are getting shorter and shorter, and temperatures are dropping. Winter is coming and it is easy for people to catch flu. Many people have started taking vitamin C pills as a precautionary(预防的)way. But a research has shown that vitamin C pills do not provide as much protection as they think. They are even not as good as other ways, like often washing your hands. Some German scientists have given people information and a test on the subject helping to stop incorrect ways.
Whether it is caused by cold or flu(流行性感冒), a runny nose and sore throat are signs of catching a cold. Many people overestimate(高估) the advantages of vitamin C and other pills. For years it was believed that taking vitamin C pills not only provided protection against colds but also against cancers, helping people to live longer. But the result of the research showed disagreement on these beliefs(看法). The result has now come out on the website wwww.informedhealthonline.org. “Some pills may not help people live longer. Some pills may even lead to earlier death,” says Professor Peter Sawicki. Scientists also say that the best way to get vitamins is through food instead of having vitamin pills. That is to say, we disagree with the way of taking vitamin C pills.
There are many simple but useful ways to lower the risk of catching a cold. These include often washing your hands with normal soap(肥皂) and water and not touching your face with your hands. People who have already had a cold can stop it from spreading by throwing away tissues(纸巾) at once after using them and not shaking hands with other people. Most people believe that taking vitamin C pills can _______.
| A．make them catch a cold easily |
| B．provide protection against colds |
| C．make them cleverer |
| D．prevent all illnesses |
A runny nose and sore throat mean someone ________.
| A．will catch a cold in a few days |
| B．would never catch a cold |
| C．has caught a cold |
| D．would never spread colds to others |
The best way to get vitamins is _______.
| A．eating food which contains Vitamins |
| B．taking vitamin pills |
| C．drinking water which contains vitamins |
| D．eating as much pork as possible |
_______ is NOT an effective way to lower the risk of catching a cold.
| A．Not touching your face with your hands |
| B．Often washing your hands with normal soap and water |
| C．Not shaking hands with those people who have already had a cold |
| D．Not throwing away tissues at once after using them |
About taking vitamin C pills, _______ is shown by the research.
| A．fighting against sore throat |
| B．fighting against colds and cancers |
| C．helping people live longer |
| D．leading to earlier death by some pills |
When we have small cuts in the skin(皮肤), something strange may happen. The cuts are able to heal(痊愈) themselves in a couple of days. How does this happen? Read on, and you will find out the secret.
Every living thing on the earth is made up of cells(细胞). Cells grow and make new cells. Most cells are very small and we can't see them with our eyes. Different cells have different uses. Our skin cells are special ones. The cells on the outside of our skin are old dead cells. New skin cells are right under the outside. These are the living skin cells. They work for our bodies. They help protect our bodies and heal cuts.
Our bodies make skin cells all the time. As the old cells fall off, new cells grow in the same place. Each person makes about 18 kg of skin cells during his or her life. Outside skin cells fit together closely with no gaps between them. When you cut yourself, you can harm your skin cells. A small cut will not be harmful. Your skin will quickly heal itself by making new skin cells. How do skin cells work? First, the cells near the cut get bigger and move into the gap. Next, these bigger cells meet in the middle. They form a new layer(层) of skin cells. Finally, new cells will grow until the gap disappears. In this way, your skin can grow and get well itself. How amazing the small cells are! Next time you have a cut, don't worry about it. Maybe in a few days, you will be surprised to find it healed.The underlined word “gaps” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
| A．突起 | B．条纹 | C．缝隙 | D．代沟 |
From the passage, we know that cells______.
| A．are large and we can see them with our eyes |
| B．can heal few cuts themselves |
| C．are in everything on the earth |
| D．can grow and make new cells |
Skin cells heal cuts in three steps. ______is the right order.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Each person can make 18 kg of skin cells every day. |
| B．Different cells have different uses in our bodies. |
| C．The skin cells have little work to do in the body. |
| D．Every living thing on the earth is made up of skin cells |
The best title for this passage should be______.
| A．How Skin Cells Heal Cuts |
| B．The Importance of Skin |
| C．How to Protect Our Fingers |
| D．The Importance of Cells |
Have you ever heard an echo of your voice?
An echo is a reflected(反射)sound. Stand in a very large, empty hall with nothing on the walls. Then shout. The sounds you make will hit the walls and come back to you. The walls reflect the sounds. These reflected sounds are called “echoes”.
We can use reflected sound to make sound travel farther. Hold a watch about fifty centimeters from your ear. You cannot hear it. The sound of the watch travels a short way in all directions. It does not travel as far as your ear. You can make it travel to your ear by using a roll of cardboard(纸板筒).
Make the roll of cardboard about fifty centimeters long. Put one end over your ear and hold the watch at the other. Now you can hear the watch because the sound has not gone in all directions. It is reflected down the roll to your ear.
A megaphone(喇叭筒)works in the same way. It makes sound travel farther. It reflects the sound into a beam which can travel a long way. In the ship, the sailor uses the megaphone to make his voice travel. Without the megaphone, his voice cannot travel far.
We use reflected sound in many ways. We use it to measure the depth of the sea, for example. Among the animals, bats and whales use reflected sound to tell them where they are and what things are near them.What is called “echo”?
| A．Very loud voices. |
| B．Very loud voices that are made by man. |
| C．Very loud voices that are made by animals. |
| D．The sound that is made by man or animals comes back from some place. |
We can hear our echoes if we.
| A．shout in a small room |
| B．shout in a large house full of things |
| C．shout in narrow valleys(山谷) |
| D．shout in the open air |
Which is the right order of hearing our echo in a very large, empty hall?
a. We hear the reflected sound
b. The sound returns to us
c. The sound hits the walls
d. We make a sound
| A．c, b, a, d | B．c, a, b, d | C．d, c, b, a | D．d, b, c, a |
From the text we learn that __________ .
| A．reflected sound is useful only to blind people |
| B．people haven’t made use of reflected sound yet |
| C．bats use reflected sound to fly and get food |
| D．whales don’t use reflected sound as they live in the sea |
If you haven’t got a megaphone, ____ will help you to make your voice travel farther.
| A．a long piece of wood | B．a roll of cardboard |
| C．a thin thread | D．a long piece of silk |
There are many things we need to know, but we do not learn them at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare(比较) the prices of the things in different shops. We also need to know how to make the best choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill, and we need to practice it in our daily life.
Supermarket W
Business hours: 6:00 a.m – 10:30 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo): ￡ 6.50
Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.80
Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.20
Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.58
Environment: Very good
Service: Good
Supermarket M
Business hours: 5:30 a.m – 10:30 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo): ￡6.60
Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.96
Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.20
Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.50
Environment: Very good
Service: Good
Supermarket Y
Business hours:6:00 a.m – 10:00 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo): ￡ 6.20
Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.30
Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡17.20
Tomatoes(1kilo):￡1.30
Environment: Need improving
Service: Just so-so
Supermarket T
Business hours: 6:00 a.m – 9:30 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo): ￡6.90
Apples(1 kilo): ￡4.00
Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.60
Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.60
Environment: Just so-so
Service: BadWhich supermarket has the longest Business Hours?
| A．Supermarket W. | B．Supermarket T. |
| C．Supermarket Y. | D．Supermarket M. |
The price of the pork in ___________ is the same as that in ___________.
| A．Supermarket W; Supermarket M |
| B．Supermarket Y; Supermarket T |
| C．Supermarket W; Supermarket Y |
| D．Supermarket M; Supermarket T |
If you want to spend the least money on eggs, which supermarket will you go to?
| A．Supermarket W. | B．Supermarket M. |
| C．Supermarket Y. | D．Supermarket T. |
From above, which supermarket may have the fewest shoppers?
| A．Supermarket W. | B．Supermarket T. |
| C．Supermarket M. | D．Supermarket Y. |
What may be the reason if a shopper usually shops in Supermarket Y?
| A．The Environment. | B．The Service. |
| C．The Business hours. | D．The Price. |