People who are about the same age as you are your peers. Peers include your friends and your classmates. They have strong influence on your actions. Your peers influence how you think, how you act, and even how you dress. Peer pressure is the influence that people of the same age have on one another.
Sometimes your peers influence you in a helpful or positive（积极的）way. A friend may notice that you have problems in math. And he might invite you to join a study group or show you how to solve a difficult problem during lunch. Such actions are helpful to you.
Sometimes your peers influence you in a negative or unhealthy way. A friend might offer you cigarettes（香烟）．Cigarettes are harmful to your health. Your friend knows that. Your friend also knows that underage smoking is against the law. Yet he or she still makes the offer. This bad influence is negative peer pressure.
Your peers may not always realize they are influencing you in a negative way. For example. a friend might invite you to the movies. You would love to go, but you have a lot of housework to do. In situations like this you should make a wise decision.
You can learn to deal with negative peer pressure. Keep away from people who try to influence your behavior in harmful ways. Though it is not always easy to say no, it’s really necessary to learn to do that. Follow the following steps. First. look at the person and say no in a firm(坚定的）but polite voice. Make sure your face shows that you are serious. Let the person know you will not back down. Then, give reasons for saying no. Explain why you won't do what the person wants. Remember to say goodbye and walk away if he or she continues.From Paragraph 2, we can infer（推断）that a friend who influences you in a positive way might______．
| A．go to school together with you |
| B．do your homework instead of you |
| C．share cigarettes from his father with you |
| D．try to help you when you are in trouble |
What does the underlined word "negative" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
| A．Harmful. | B．Useless. | C．Careless. | D．Forgetful. |
How many steps of saying no are mentioned in the last paragraph?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
Which sentence shows the writer's opinion?
| A．Peer pressure is the influence that people of the same age have on one another. |
| B．We should learn to deal with negative peer pressure. |
| C．It's not always important to say no to your peers. |
| D．Peers include your friends and your classmates. |
Words are the key to language． And if you want to improve your ability to speak， listen and write in English， you have to learn lots of words． Here are some ideas to help you．
1．Recording words
Important words
Some words are more important than other words． For example， the high frequency word （高频词）"rain" is very common and can be found in a number of important expressions． For example，rainbow， raincoat， rainforest， rainy， pour with rain…Where possible， pay special attention to the high frequency words and all their associated （有关联的）forms．
Sentences
When you want to record a new word or expression， remember to write it out in an example sentence． This will give you useful information about the way the word or term is used， and the other words often associated with it． For example， a） Rain ﹣ It's been pouring with rain． b）
Raincoat ﹣I put on my raincoat．
2．Learning words
Some words are easy to learn． For example， the English word"sofa" is similar in Chinese（sha fa）． Other words are more difficult， but these ideas might help you．
Word sounds
Use the power of the similar sounds between words! For example，imagine you wanted tolearn the word"whale"． Simply think of a word that sounds like"whale" in English or in your own language． Then， make a sentence with this word． For example，"The whale has a long tail．
Funny sentences
Use the power of humour! Simply make a funny sentence with the word． This will help you remember the word more easily． For example， "William the whale was using his tail to sail the boat．"
Pictures
If you're really having problems learning your word， draw a picture of your funny sentence．
This will really help you remember it． And the funnier the picture is， the better!
Repetition （重复）
Finally， repeat the sentence many timces to get it engraved （铭记） in your heart． Repetition is a fantastic way of memorizing things．
Try these methods and find your own ways to learn words and expressions．
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The next time Wayde saw Manningtree， he said， "Could you let me have a little of that medicine？ Just enough to see if it works． I'm sorry to trouble you．"
"I have only a very small amount left． It will take me some time to find out how to make more．"
"I will pay you anything you ask，" Wayde said．
"Don't give me anything now， but promise to pay me ﹩10，000 when you become Prime Minister （首相）．"
Wayde laughed． "That's impossible，" he said．"I shall never become Prime Minister．"
"Who knows？" Manningtree said． "Give me a week， and I'll see what I can do．"
A week passed． Then， Manningtree came to visit Wayde again． He brought with him a small bottle．
"I cannot find out how to make more of this medicine，" he said，"but you can have what's left．I don't need it anymore．"
"That's very generous of you，" Wayde said．"How can I ever thank you'？"
"Just take one small drop of the medicine once a month．" Manningtree said．
Wayde took the bottle from his friend． Once a month， he look one small drop．
The effect（效果）was immediate．Suddenly，he was not nervous anymore．He was not shy anymore，either， He was confident of his abilities．
He started a business and within a year became a millionaire． He met and married one of the country's most intelligent and beautiful women and had two lovely children with her．He ran for parliament （议公）and succeeded． Within two years， he was a minister． Two years later， he became Prime Minister．
One day， he went to see Manningtree．
"You have come to give me ﹩10，000，" Manningtree said with a laugh，"Forget it．I don't want it．"
"You can certainly have it if you want it，" Wayde said．"But that is not the reason I have come to see you．"
"Oh？ And what is the reason？" Manningtree asked．
"I have almost finished the medicine you gave me，"Wayde said．"Have you found out how to make it'？"
Again Manningtree laughed．"Oh， yes，" he said． "I have known how to make it for a long time．I knew how to make it when I was at school．"
"What do you mean？" Wayde asked．
"My dear friend and Prime Minister，" Manningtree said，"the medicine I gave you was just a bottle of distilled water．"
"But the colour．"
"Oh， I added some coloring．"
"Then， the medicine did me no good，" Wayde said．
"It didn't need to． There was nothing wrong with you． All you needed was to have confidence in yourself．"
（1）The story is organized ．
A． in time order
B． in space order
C． from specific lo general
D． from general to specific
（2）What happened to Wayde after taking the medicine？
A． He got rich in a week as expected．
B． He suddenly got nervous and shy．
C． He succeeded in becoming Prime Minister，
D．He became the most intelligent man in the country．
（3）Why did Wayde come to see Manningtree years later？
A． To say thanks lo the doctor，
B． To ask for more of the medicine．
C． To pay for the medicine．
D． To give the rest of the medicine back．
（4）What do we know about the medicine？
A． It cost Wayde﹩10，000．
B． It was useful but expensive．
C． It didn't work well on Wayde．
D． It was made up of water and coloring．
（5）What can we Iearn from the story？
A． Confidence is the secret of success．
B． A friend in need is a friend indeed．
C． Helping others is helping ourselves．
D． Too much medicine is bad for health．
All about Electric Cars
Electric vehicles （电动车辆） have been around for more than a hundred years．But they have really been liked by a large number of people over the last ten years．More than three million all﹣electric cars，trucks，and vans are now on the road worldwide．
Helping the Environment
Most cars run on gasoline （汽油）．Burning gasoline and other fossil fuels（物燃料）produces greenhouse gases．Electric vehicles don't burn gasoline．Instead，strong batteries nun their electric engines．So，electric vehicles don't directly produce greenhouse gases．
Poop Power!
Electric vehicles are better for the environment． But they are not perfect． Their batteries often use electricity （电） that was made by burning fossil fuels． But an electric vehicle uses less energy than a vehicle that runs on gasoline． Plus， some of the electricity comes from "greener" sources，such as solar and wind power． And some may soon come from a new source﹣cow poop（牛粪）!
An electric car company has worked together with a large dairy farm． They plan to make electricity using a greenhouse gas from cow poop．
Always Improving
One of the problems for electric vehicles is their limited range． This is how far they can travel before their batteries need another charge （充电）． But now their range is improving． Some new electric vehicles can travel almost three times as far as older ones did． Another problem is finding a place to recharge the batteries． But the number of charging stations is going up as well， China now has thousands more charging stations than it did ten years ago． In Sweden， engineers have even designed a road that will charge electric vehicles as they drive along．
（1）Which of the following truly describes electric vehicles according to Paragraph 1？
A． Useless．
B． Popular．
C． Cheap．
D． Perfect．
（2）What does the picture above show？
A． Parts of an electric car．
B． Ways of driving a car．
C． Wheels on an electric car．
D． Batteries in an electric car．
（3）How does the electric car company plan to make electricity according to Paragraph 3？
A． By burning gasoline．
B． By burning fossil fuels．
C． By using a gas coming from cow poop．
D． By using solar and wind power．
（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about？
A． Reasons for buying new electric cars．
B． Importance of electric cars in our life．
C． Ways to produce more electric vehicles．
D． Problems and improvements of electric vehicles．
You draw； you paint， or you do sculptures． It doesn't matter一everyone is an artist!
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THE CASE FOR We look at the Mona Lisa or a Picasso painting， and we say，"That's art．" But what about the amazing graffiti （涂鸦） on your street？What about photographs posted online by our friends？ What about your school art display？You worked hard， and it's great．So，is that art？To me， art is anything that's creative．Of course，I like going to famous museums．But I also like drawing pictures of my friends． I'm not very good，but I'm creative．I'm very interested in it，and my friends like it．Most of all， I like it! Jane， age 15 |
THE CASE AGAINST I like visiting art museums， too． Why？Because I like looking at good art．Art is not the drawings of four﹣year﹣old children． it isn't painting your body crazy colors and standing in the street．And it certainly isn't graffiti．Some people say，"If it's creative and cool， it's art．" I don't agree． Art is the result of hard work and study． My aunt is an artist． She went to art school for six years． She doesn't make much money， but sometimes her sculptures are on display． Her art is great． Art is very hard， and not many people can do it well． Kayla， age 16 |
（1）What do Jane and Kayla argue （争辩） about？
A． Whether everyone is an artist．
B． Whether children should learn art．
C． Whether artists make much money．
D． Whether people like visiting museums．
（2）The underlined word "it" in THE CASE FOR refers to ．
A． going to famous museums
B． posting photographs online
C． drawing pictures of friends
D． making friends by drawing
（3）How can we become artists according to Kayla？
A． Go to ant museums from time to time．
B． Stay in an art school for six years．
C． Devote ourselves to art study and practice．
D． Try to get our sculptures displayed．
Cycleball
This sport is like football on bikes． There are two teams． Each team has usually got two players． Players in each team try to hit the ball into the goal． They can use their bikes or their heads to do this． The winning team is the team with the most goals at the end of the game．
Gilli﹣danda
This is an ancient sport from India． The players use two things： one long stick， called a danda and a short egg﹣shaped bat， called a gilli． There are two teams．One player puts the gilli on the ground inside a small circle and hits it into the air with the danda． Then the player hits the gilli again and runs to touch a spot outside the circle to get a point．
Octopush
The sport is also called underwater hockey（曲棍球）． There arc two teams． Each team has got six players． Players swim underwater to play this game． They use small sticks and a puck． The puck is a little like a ball．Players try to push the puck along the bottom of a swimming pool into the other team's goal．The winning team is the team with the most goals at the end of the match．
（1）Which is the correct order of the pictures according to the passage？
A．a→b→C
B．c→b→a
C．a→c→b
D．c→a→b
（2）Which part of a magazine may this passage be taken from？
A． Animal World．
B． Teenage Problems．
C． Science and Technology．
D． Sports and Games．
（3）What do these sports have in common？
A． They all have a short history．
B． A long stick is needed for each sport．
C．Every sport team has six players．
D． There' re two teams in every sport game．