Li Chuang is 15-year-old boy, but he has been a smoker for three years .His teeth and fingers have turned a bit yellow.
“I first tried smoking after watching TV. It makes me feel excited and I think it looks cool. ”he said.
Not all students smoke as much as Li but there are lots of child smokers.
A report says 32 % of boys and 13% of girls in middle schools in China have smoked. Some are as young as 11 when they first try!
May 31st is World No-Tobacco Day. Health experts(专家）are asking young people not to smoke.
Doctors say smoking can make people get illnesses, like lung cancer.
Not only that, smoking costs a lot of money too.
Stop smoking, children! It's bad for your health!
Li Chuang began to smoke when he was 12.
Li Chuang first learned smoking from other boys.
More girls have smoked than boys in middle schools in China.
The words “World No-Tobacco Day” means“世界无烟日” in Chinese.
Smoking doesn't cost much money.
After our hospital visit, my husband and I needed cheering up, so we thought we would treat ourselves to a big breakfast at our favourite restaurant. While we were waiting for our meals, we decided to use all our small change and make our wallets light, so we counted it out as we waited.
I vaguely(含糊地) remember seeing a man sitting nearby. When our meals arrived, we found a note. It read,” Your breakfast has been paid for. Hope you have a lovely day.”
It was a wonderful surprise as nothing like that had ever happened to us. He must have thought we could hardly pay the bill. We looked around to thank him, but he had left. As retirees(退休者)，we were grateful for the help like this, but it was the kindness of a total stranger that meant so much more to us.The old couple went to restaurant for a big breakfast in order to _______.
| A．become happier | B．become healthier |
| C．become lighter | D．become younger |
What have you learnt from the story?
| A．The old couple couldn’t afford the meal. |
| B．The old couple paid the meal by small change. |
| C．The old couple had a free meal in the end |
| D．The old couple bought the man a big breakfast |
Clearly, the man sitting near the couple was _______.
| A．poor | B．rich | C．helpful | D．grateful |
Chinese people call the Spring Festival“Nian”. But do you know that Nian
was once the name of a monster(妖怪)?
A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate
animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and
ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their
doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a
village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things——the
color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make
big fires and set off fireworks(放鞭炮)to make Nian go away.
On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it
opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was
really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire.
When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster.
After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs,
and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They
put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the
night.
In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the
Spring Festival. From the story, Nian seemed to belong, long ago.
A excitingB interesting C boring D terrible The monster Nian ate people in winter because it.
A wanted to make people afraid B had no food to eat
C celebrated the Spring Festival D liked to eat people in a villageNian was afraid of.
A red B fire C noise D A, B and C The monster Nian wasn’t killed until.
A it had eaten all the animals B the old man came to a village
C it was too tired to run away D people knew what it was afraid of What is the best title for the passage?
A How the Spring Festival Came B What People did During Nian
C How People Celebrated Nian D What the Spring Festival was
Tony: These days, the word “clone” has appeared very often in the newspapers. Do you know its meaning?
Lana: I read a report. It said that Dr. Ian Wilmut successfully cloned a lamb* named Dolly from a grown-up sheep. So people call him the “father” of Dolly.
Tony: In fact, the word “clone” means to produce the “same” animal by taking cells* from a
grown-up one. I think, if we know how to do cloning, we need only to keep a small number
of sheep, cows or horses.
Lana: What’s more, these days some people even want to clone humans. They have asked: Can we
clone ourselves?
Tony: It seems interesting. But do you think it possible to do that?
Lana: No, impossible! First, I think we cannot clone a dead person, because the cells in his body are dead already.
Tony: Then can we clone a living person?
Lana: Again no! You might clone yourself one after another, but it is only a copy, not a real you. It is only something, not a “human”.
Tony: Well, you mean that it is not a real human.
Lana: True enough! I think Dr. Wilmut would most like to make better animals, and it has nothing to do with human cloning.The word “clone” means_________________.
复制 B 克隆 C 抄袭 D制造Dolly was the name of _______.
A. the father of a sheepB. a famous scientist
C. . a grown-up sheep D a sheep that was cloned Lana says Dr. Ian Wilmut is the “father” of Dolly. Here, she means __________.
Dr. Ian Wilmut was the first man to clone a sheep in his lab
Dr. Ian Wilmut gave Dolly a new life
Dr. Ian Wilmut took care of Dolly like a father
D. Dr. Ian Wilmut has a daughter whose name is Dolly From the conversation,may be clone in our life.
A a tree B a person C an elephant D an orange According to the conversation, we know about.
Scientists have successfully cloned humans.
Dr. Wilmut likes to do human cloning.
C. Cloned animals are better than humans.
D. Lana doesn’t think humans shouldn’t be cloned.
| films in Feiyang Cinema this week |
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| A WORLD WITHOUT TYHIEVES ? Chinese film (2004) ? Dircected (导演) by Feng Xiaogang ? Mainly acted by Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You,Li Bingbing ? From Monday to Wednesday, at 8 : 00 p. m. ? Ticket Price:RMB¥35 |
KUNGFU HUSTLE ? Chinese Hong Kong film (2004) ? Directed by Zhou Xingchi ? Mainly acted by Zhou Xingchi,Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong ? From Wednesday to Friday, at 8 : 00 p. m. ? Ticket price:RMB¥40 |
| Films In Feiyang Cinema This Week HAPPY POTTER (III) ? American film (2004) ? Directed by Alfonso Cuaron ? Mainly acted by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Emma Waston ? From Friday to Sunday,at 7 : 30 p. m. ? Ticket Price: RMB¥30 (Half on Sunday for children) |
TROY ? American film (2004) ? Directed by Wolfgang Peters-en ? Mainly acted by Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis ? From Tuesday to Thursday, at 8 : 00 p. m. ? Ticket Price:RMB¥45 |
You can see________foreign films in Feiyang Cinema this week.
| A． one | B． two | C． three | D． four |
If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang, go to the cinema on________.
| A． Monday | B． Thursday | C． Friday | D． Saturday |
Children can pay only _____ when they want to see a film on Sunday.
| A．¥5 | B．¥10 | C．¥15 | D．¥20 |
You can see the film________on Saturday.
| A． Troy | B． Harry Potter | C． A World Without Thieves | D． Kungfu Hustle |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A． All the films start after 8 o’clock in the evening. |
| B． The ticket price of the four films is the same. |
| C．Liu Dehua acted in the film A WORLD WITHOUT TYHIEVES |
| D． The four films were released (发行) in the same year. |
Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students' posture (姿势) and attention improve.
Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them", she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.
The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. "Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puert
o Rico ('波多黎各) and Japan," says Witt. "Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch (低头垂肩地坐) on a ball," says Witt, "but it feels awful." Because the students are moving, their blood (血液) increases. That carries more oxygen (氧气 to the brain (大脑), so the kids have more energy and can focus longer.
"Furthermore, they're fun." says Pownali. What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will _________.
| A．pay more attention to his lessons | B．be fun |
| C．like to move around | D．sit up straighter |
How long has Dottie Pownall used the balls?
| A．About three years. | B．Only one year. |
| C．In 2008. | D．Since he was a fifth-grade teacher. |
In how many countries are the balls used as the students' chairs?
| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．Two. | D．One. |
Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids___________.
| A．improve the students' posture and attention | B．slouch on the chairs |
| C．have fun | D．Both A and C are correct answers. |
Which is better for kids to study in class, sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball?
| A．Sitting on a chair. | B．Sitting on a ball. |
| C．They are the same. | D．We don't know. |