Now， everybody is taking selfies. From your best friend to your favourite pop star， selfies are taking over Facebook and Sina Weibo. The word “selfie” was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. But why do people feel the need to take them? And are they doing us more harm than good?
According to some scientists， humans have an area in their brain that controls social activity. Receiving ‘LIKE’ on a selfie you have posted online can be the same as someone stopping you in the street and speak highly of you on your appearance.
The act of taking a selfie also puts you in a position of power. You are the director and the subject of your own work of art. It helps people feel in control of their appearance and can be a powerful tool.
But can it go too far? Scientists warn that too much time spent on selfies can influence people’s confidence， especially in teenagers. If you are spending a lot of time choosing the perfect selfie clothes， then there could be a problem.
At the same time， posting selfies online can harm your personal relationships. UK studies found that many people find it hard to talk to people who are often posting selfies online.
So next time you want to use your smartphone(智能手机) to take a quick selfie， it may be better to drop it straight back into your pocket.What does the underlined word ‘selfies’ mean?
| A．Pictures of yourself， usually taken by yourself. |
| B．Pictures of your best friends， usually taken by you. |
| C．Pictures of yourself， usually taken by others. |
| D．Pictures of your favourite stars， usually taken by you. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．People like taking selfies. |
| B．Why people often like taking selfies. |
| C．How people take more beautiful selfies. |
| D．What good and harm taking selfies brings to people. |
The writer thinks taking selfies .
| A．is doing us more good than harm |
| B．is doing us more harm than good |
| C．brings us as much good as harm |
| D．brings us only harm |
The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.
There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.
Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.
| A．they have beautiful colors and cool names |
| B．they have lots of caffeine |
| C．they can keep them awake and better at sports |
| D．they are said to be helpful to health |
he main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.
| A．heart problems |
| B．nervousness |
| C．sleeping difficulty |
| D．possible health dangers |
The underlined word "discouraged" can be replaced(替换) with "________".
| A．encouraged | B．stopped |
| C．helped | D．disliked |
From the passage we can know that _________.
| A．advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks |
| B．energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study |
| C．sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks |
| D．energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers |
Which of the following can be the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．What's the Use of Energy Drinks? |
| B．Who Can Drink Energy Drinks |
| C．What's That in Energy Drinks? |
| D．Why Can't We Buy Energy Drinks? |
For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way: “She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages. Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.
| A．clothes |
| B．many things |
| C．most of the popular things |
| D．everything |
Which of the following things is fashionable today?
| A．Surfing on the Internet. |
| B．Having a family dinner on New Year’s Day. |
| C．Learning to sing songs on the radio. |
| D．Doing morning exercises at school. |
Today fashions change very quickly because _______.
| A．people read newspaper every day |
| B．radios send information from one country to another |
| C．new things that people like are often shown on TV |
| D．people quickly learn what is happening in the world |
There is money in fashion” means ______
| A．clothes are expensive |
| B．money comes from fashion |
| C．people will buy new things |
| D．fashions make big money |
The best title for the passage is ______.
| A．Fashions |
| B．Fashion mean clothes |
| C．Fashion means money |
| D．A fashionable colour |
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called "mall rats(老鼠)". Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls(瀑布) and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet(英尺). It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts(广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.Here "mall" means"__________"
| A．a large park |
| B．a big church |
| C．a square |
| D．a shopping center |
Why do people like malls?
| A．Because they can plant green trees there. |
| B．Because they enjoy the waterfalls there. |
| C．Because they feel safe and comfortable there. |
| D．Because they can do exercise there. |
The largest mall in the United States__________
| A．was built in 1965 |
| B．has 12,750 cars in it |
| C．has 350 shops in it |
| D．can hold 750,000 people |
People can do many things in malls except__________
| A．eating food |
| B．seeing a film |
| C．seeing a doctor |
| D．playing golf |
The writer__________
| A．thinks malls make people's life easier |
| B．likes to live in his favorite malls |
| C．is called "mall rates" by others |
| D．often goes to the church in malls. |
The average American child spends three to five hours a day watching TV. In 1961, the average child began to watch television at age three; however, today it is nine months. Yet, most parents think that television has bad influence on their children. For example, in the early 1970s, my parents believed that my bad eyesight was the result of sitting too close to the screen, and they therefore made my stay at least six feet from it. Today, most people have no such worry, but many new ridiculous (荒谬的) sayings have appeared:
*TV makes kids stupid. Many children watch more educational programs when they are pre-schoolers. When they grow up, they can read more books and have much better ideas to solve difficult problems than other children.
*TV makes kids violent. The real story is not so simple. Hundreds of studies show that watching violence on TV makes children more aggressive (好斗的). But a study of over 5,000 children also finds that some positive programs make children kinder. The problem is that kids are increasingly watching shows with violence（暴力）instead of those suitable for their age.
*Sitting around watching TV makes kids overweight. An experiment finds that when children watch less television, they do lose extra weight; however, reducing their television time does not make them more active. The real problem lies in snacking (吃零食). A widespread habit for kids, and junk-food advertisements.
*TV helps kids get to sleep. The opposite is true. The more television children watch, the more likely they are to have bad sleep habits. Allowing kids to watch television is part of the problem, not the solution.Which one is the advantage（好处） of educational TV programs?
| A．They will make children solve difficult problems better than others. |
| B．they will improve children’s ability to get along with others. |
| C．They are likely to make children more aggressive. |
| D．They will make sure of children’s success in the future. |
Why are children spending much time watching TV likely(可能) to be fat?
| A．Watching TV makes children lazy and inactive. |
| B．Children are attracted by the food advertisement on TV. |
| C．Watching TV doesn’t burn up as much fat as doing sports. |
| D．Children like to snack while watching TV. |
What influence does watching TV have on a child’s sleep?
| A．Children are likely to sleep deeper after watching TV. |
| B．Children’s sleep time will be greatly reduced. |
| C．It will make children form a bad habit of sleeping. |
| D．It will make children sleep easier. |
According to the passage, teenagers often fight because they __________.
| A．might snack too much. |
| B．don’t watch enough educational programs. |
| C．have bad sleep habits. |
| D．often watch shows with violence. |
What is the purpose of this text?
| A．To increase people’s knowledge of watching TV. |
| B．To warn parents of the disadvantages of watching TV. |
| C．To explain the bad influences that watching TV has on children. |
| D．To correct parents’ wrong ideas of television’s effect on children. |
No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22，1998．It was started to protect the environment．By now，more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day．
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001．Other cities，including Taipei，Shanghai and Wuhan，also support the day．
In Beijing，more and more people are joining the campaign．It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work．It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5（World Environment Day）．The slogan for the day is，“If we drive for one less day，we can have one more nice day．”
So far，more than 200，000 drivers have shown their support．“We can’t control the weather，but we can choose not to drive，”said Wu Zonghua，a car club chairman．Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year．In the first quarter of 2012，Beijing only had 52 blue sky days．This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before．Much of the dust comes from the desert，but cars cause most of the air pollution．We must do more for No Car Day．The first No Car Day fell on ．
| A．February 2nd |
| B．June 5th |
| C．July 5th |
| D．September 22nd |
was the first city to have No Car Day in China．
| A．Beijing | B．Chengdu |
| C．Shanghai | D．Wuhan |
What does the underlined word“slogan”in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．目的 | B．原因 |
| C．意义 | D．口号 |
．How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?
| A．63． | B．52． |
| C．41． | D．238． |
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．China is the first country to start No Car Day． |
| B．No Car Day is World Environment Day． |
| C．No Car Day has been supported by over 1，000 cities around the world so far． |
| D．Much of the dust in the air comes from cars． |