Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia（栀子花）was sent to my house. No card came with it．Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked after when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.
My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
Which statement is true according to the passage?
| A．The author found the sender by calling the flower shops. |
| B．In fact, the flower was sent by a boy. |
| C．It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender. |
| D．The author got a gardenia every year after she was married. |
The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.
| A．She hoped she would miss her father. |
| B．She thought education was most important. |
| C．She hoped she would find a friend. |
| D．She wanted her to be happy and strong. |
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
| A．A Childhood Dream. | B．A Mother's Love. |
| C．A Graduation Party. | D．A Special Birthday. |
If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers are fond of food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People call this kind of food “junk food”.
But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn’t follow a healthy diet. They didn’t like vegetables, and many of them didn’t like to eat fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.
Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure in the future.
Teenagers should eat food without much fat, oil and sugar.
Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins（维生素）and have little fat.
Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.
Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. It is good for their body and mind.How many pieces of advice are given by the doctors in the passage?
| A．Five | B．Eight | C．Six | D．Seven |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．Today all teenagers are overweight. |
| B．Scientists found two thirds of the students didn’t have a healthy diet. |
| C．Parents are worried about their children’s diet today. |
| D．Milk, fruits and vegetables are not good for children. |
It’s right to ___________ according to the passage.
| A．eat junk food | B．eat food with too much salt |
| C．drink milk and eat junk food often | D．eat vegetables that are rich in vitamins |
The main purpose of the passage is to tell the children____________.
| A．how to keep a healthy diet | B．to eat fruits and vegetables |
| C．how to have a proper meal for lunch | D．not to eat junk food |
The name of the website is ________.
| A．Home | B．Learning English | C．Listening | D．Englishclub.com |
The website is useful not only in learning English but also in ________.
| A．teaching English | B．finding work | C．travel guiding | D．home setting |
The webpage does NOT provide ________.
| A．free lessons | B．an advertisement | C．a chat room | D．a questionnaire |
Held on the second Wednesday of March each year, No Smoking Day helps people across the UK who want to stop smoking. The activity encourages and helps smokers to give up, and publicizes(宣传) the many sources of help offered to people. Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.
The much-publicized effects of smoking include increased risk (风险) of heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. However, smoking also causes dull skin and wrinkles. The reducedamount of oxygen getting to the skin accelerates (加速)aging, and makes the skin look sallow (病黄色的). And while many smokers believe that cigarettes help them to cope with stress (对付压力), scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.
Set a date and time to stop, and keep to it .Talk to your doctor about whether any kind of medicines might suit you.
Find out if there is a stop-smoking health center near you .Try to get the help of your friends and family.
Keep away from situation in which you used to reach for cigarette. If you need to, use nicotine patches (尼古丁戒烟贴片) or gum.
NHS Stop-smoking Centers are all over the UK, providing free services. They have specially trained employees who can advise you on the best way to stop smoking. There are also a number of free national helpline in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where expert counselors can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step.How many people don’t give up smoking among those who take part in No Smoking Day every year according to the passage?
| A．About 1,000,000. | B．About 40,000. |
| C．About 960,000. | D．About 1,040,000. |
According to the passage, place the following titles in the correct orders.
A.What are the health risks of smoking?
B.A few tips on giving up smoking:
C.What is No Smoking Day?
D.What help is offered for giving up smoking?
A. a; b; c; d B. b; a; d; c C. d; a; b; c D. c; a; b; dWhich of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．No Smoking Day is held on the second Wednesday on March. |
| B．Smoking can make skin look dull. |
| C．If you give up smoking, your worry levels will increase. |
| D．You can get treatment in NHS Stop-smoking Centers for free. |
The underline word “counselors” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
| A．nurses | B．advisers | C．employees | D．doctors |
How many tips on giving up smoking are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
If you had only three years left to live, how would you spend your time? It’s a hard question and few of us would even like to think about it. But 18-year-old Huang Ge has to answer this question and he says, “I want to thank the people who have helped me.”
At the age of one, Huang’s mother left the family. Six years later, he was badly ill. He has been using a wheelchair since 9 years old. Doctors said he would only live to 18.After Huang’s story went on TV, hundreds of people sent money to help him. The boy was so moved that he decided to thank every one of them. But he has to be tied to his wheelchair. And the family can only afford a three-wheeled motorcycle(三轮摩托). Since 2003, the father and son have traveled 14,000 kilometers, to 10 provinces, and thanked more than 30 helpers.
“I am moved by the story of the boy. We need the courage to face death, and we should also show our gratefulness to those who help us,” says an online post on CCTV. com. _________, Huang Ge started to use a wheelchair.
| A．When he was 9 years old | B．When he was 18 years old |
| C．When he was 10 years old | D．When he was 6 years old |
Huang and his father took a _________to thank the helpers.
| A．train | B．ship | C．motorcycle | D．bus |
The underlined word “gratefulness” means _______________
| A．诚信 | B．奉献 | C．宽容 | D．感谢 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Hundreds of people sent money to help him. |
| B．Huang Ge’s mother left the family. |
| C．Huang Ge and his father have thanked more than 30 helpers. |
| D．Huang Ge was badly ill at the age of one. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．A Great Success | B．An Interesting Trip |
| C．A Grateful Heart | D．A TV Show |
What’s a big problem in Shenzhen today, do you think? Besides pollution, traffic is, of course.
There are too many people, too many cars but too little space so the roads are always busy. You can almost see traffic jams everywhere. It is even worse when everyone is going to school or to work. What’s more, cars need fuel(燃料) to move, so they let out a lot of dirty smoke and pollute the air.
However, the government is trying many ways to solve the problem. We can see more roads and footbridges over the main streets. And the workers are making some roads wider. It is said every car will have a computer. The computer can study the latest traffic news. Then it will look over its own map for the best way to drive and they won’t get into traffic jams.What’s a big problem in Shenzhen today?
| A．It’s air pollution. | B．It’s sound pollution. |
| C．It’s dirty smoke. | D．It’s pollution and traffic jams. |
The roads are always busy because ________.
| A．there are too many people and cars but there is too little space |
| B．there are too many buses, subways and too many taxis |
| C．they are very narrow and dirty |
| D．there are too many buildings and there is too little space |
With ____ cars on the roads, there will be fewer traffic jams.
| A．more | B．many | C．less | D．fewer |
How is the government trying to solve the problem?
| A．People are making old roads wider and building more roads and footbridges. |
| B．People are driving fewer cars and walking to school. |
| C．People are riding bikes to work and walking to school. |
| D．People are making old roads wider and building more bridges across the rivers. |
People won’t get into traffic jams in a car with ___ because it can study the latest traffic news.
| A．a policeman | B．an inspector | C．a computer | D．a TV set |