News Review
APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to(指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.
A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on Nanjing subway. Up to now, 2,698 people have been punished(惩罚) because of their eating, smoking or selling goods on the subway.
A Teacher-free Exam Recently, students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their mid-term exam –a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers, the teachers left the classroom, leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.
A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower? Come to the “tomato fight” in Spain! Once every year, people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don’t worry. It’s not a real fight. People do this only for fun.
APEC Blue refers to _____ in Beijing during the APEC meeting.
| A．the factories | B．the clear blue sky |
| C．the people | D．the cars on the road |
A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for _____ on the subway.
| A．drinking | B．smoking |
| C．eating food | D．selling goods |
In a teacher-free exam, students take their exam _____.
| A．at the end of the term | B．outside the classroom |
| C．without giving answers | D．without being watched |
In the town of Bunol, Spain, people throw tomatoes at each other _____.
| A．to have fun | B．to enjoy dinner |
| C．to take a shower | D．to start a fight |
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Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena (现象). It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface (表面) of the sun and gives out 30, 000 amps of electricity (电). It can travel at 100, 000 kilometers per hour and has the ability to hit a target up to 40 kilometers away. About 1,000 people around the world are killed by lightning every year.
Only about ten percent of people struck (击中) by lightning will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured (受伤), with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brains (大脑), it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects (积极作用). Some blind (瞎的) people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological test showed her intelligence (智力) had greatly improved (提高) and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below zero in just a T-shirt!
So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing or water. If you are struck outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll (卷) yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do not think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.
Strangely, lightning seems to prefer (偏爱) some people to others. If you are a man, you are more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!
| Title: Lightning |
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| A natural phenomenon |
It is among the most beautiful. A bolt of lightning gives out 30,000 amps of electricity. It can travel at 100,000 kilometers per hour. |
|
| A __________ |
It seems to like men ________ |
|
| Conclusion |
Positive effects Blind people may be able to __________ |
Bad results __________ Causing a lot of injuries. |
| Safety tips |
Stay ________ Roll yourself up into a small ball on the ground. |
Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always do! So I am not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don’t need to. Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?
Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills---- how to work when you are in the exam.
Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don’t leave it till then!
If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what you are studying , then, when it is over, you’ll be able to say, “What a good exam that was!”
Take a short rest during your time of work and revision(复习). If your mind is tired, it will not remember well. Work at the time when you know you will work at your best.
If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be “going round and round”----thinking that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.Why are the students afraid of exams according to the passage?
| A．Because they are afraid of failing. |
| B．Because they want to get full marks. |
| C．Because exams are usually hard. |
| D．Because their teachers will be angry if they fail exams. |
Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. |
| B．Start planning and working for each exam early |
| C．If you don’t know how to work for an exam, ask the teacher about it. |
| D．You shouldn’t sleep well before the exam. |
According to the passage, if you feel bad, you’d better _______.
| A．take a short rest |
| B．tell someone about your worries |
| C．walk or get exercise |
| D．keep busy working and forget your worries |
The writer of the passage may be a ______.
| A．student | B．teacher | C．reporter | D．doctor |
If there is an “Olympics for Eating”, the days from Halloween in October to Super Bowl Sunday in January are it. Kids always get at least 7 pounds heavier over these holidays.
Well, what do we have in the “Olympic for eating”? The first activity is the Halloween Candy. You can try any way to collect candies.
Next is the Thanksgiving food. You have dinner around a turkey with family and friends on Thanksgiving Day. Eat the delicious food as much as you can. About one month later there is Christmas and then the New Year’s celebration. Go on eating delicious porridge(粥) and peas. You are so lucky to have so many holidays and get so close to each other. At last, the game ends with Super Bowl Sunday. On this day, you don’t have dinner. You have mountains of snacks!
Who wins the game? Those who don’t get heavier! Start practising now! You must be more careful about what you can eat!“Olympics for Eating” is ______.
| A．a festival |
| B．not the real Olympic Games |
| C．from Thanksgiving to Super Bowl Sunday |
| D．a game for kids exercising |
What’s the special food for Thanksgiving Day?
| A．Candies. | B．Snacks. |
| C．Turkeys. | D．Porridge. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．If the kid eats the most food, he wins the game. |
| B．If the kid gets the heaviest, he wins the game. |
| C．If the kid is heavier after the eating game, he can’t win. |
| D．If the kid doesn’t eat the food during the game, he wins. |
Here’s the weather report for some main cities from four continents(大洲).
| City |
℃ |
Weather |
City |
℃ |
Weather |
| Beijing |
29~35 |
cloudy |
Paris |
15~29 |
windy |
| London |
13~27 |
foggy |
Singapore |
25~30 |
shower |
| Moscow |
11~22 |
cloudy |
Sydney |
7~12 |
sunny |
| New York |
22~26 |
cloudy |
Tokyo |
23~27 |
rainy |
Which city was the hottest on that day?
| A．Beijing. | B．London. |
| C．Paris. | D．Singapore. |
How many kinds of weather were shown?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
It is winter in __________.
| A．Sydney | B．Paris | C．London | D．Tokyo |
Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always do! So I am not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don’t need to. Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?
Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills---- how to work when you are in the exam.
Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don’t leave it till then!
If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what you are studying , then, when it is over, you’ll be able to say, “What a good exam that was!”
Take a short rest during your time of work and revision(复习). If your mind is tired, it will not remember well. Work at the time when you know you will work at your best.
If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be “going round and round”----thinking that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.Why are the students afraid of exams according to the passage?
| A．Because they are afraid of failing. |
| B．Because they want to get full marks. |
| C．Because exams are usually hard. |
| D．Because their teachers will be angry if they fail exams. |
Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. |
| B．Start planning and working for each exam early |
| C．If you don’t know how to work for an exam, ask the teacher about it. |
| D．You shouldn’t sleep well before the exam. |
According to the passage, if you feel bad, you’d better _______.
| A．take a short rest |
| B．tell someone about your worries |
| C．walk or get exercise |
| D．keep busy working and forget your worries |
The writer of the passage may be a ______.
| A．student | B．teacher | C．reporter | D．doctor |