Do you want to be cleverer？Four ways can make you cleverer．
1．Don't Watch TV Too Much
When you feel like relaxing，try reading a book instead．If you're too tired，listen to some music．When you're with your friends or family，leave the TV off and have a conversation．All of these things use your mind more than television and also allow you to relax．
2．Taking exercise always leads to greater learning．Use your body to Clear your head and create more energy． Afterwards，you will feel more energetic and can concentrate（专注）more easily．
3．Read Challenging Books
If you want to improve your thinking and writing ability，you should read books that make you concentrate．Reading a classic novel can change your view of the world．
4．Early to Bed，Early to Rise
You'll be most rejuvenated（恢复活力的）if you go to bed early and don't sleep more than 8hours．Waking up early makes you active all day．
If you succeed in following these four tips，you'll become cleverer and get more knowledge．
61．If you feel too tired，you'd better ．
| A． |
watch TV |
| B． |
read a book |
| C． |
listen to music |
| D． |
exercise |
62．Which is the best to be put in the blank？
| A． |
Take Exercise |
| B． |
Try to Learn |
| C． |
Run More |
| D． |
Learn to Create |
63．Reading books that make you concentrate can help improve your
ability．
| A． |
thinking and speaking |
| B． |
speaking and writing |
| C． |
thinking and writing |
| D． |
listening and thinking |
64．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
Watching TV can make you use your mind more． |
| B． |
Exercise can make you concentrate more easily． |
| C． |
Reading English books is the best way to change your view of the |
| D． |
world． |
| E． |
Sleeping more than eight hours can make you more active． |
65．What's the best title for the passage？
| A． |
How to Be Relaxed |
| B． |
How to Sleep Well |
| C． |
How to Be Cleverer |
| D． |
Spend More Time Learning |
Many Chinese people like American country music(乡村音乐 ),such as（例如） the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.
Country music is from the folk music （民间音乐）of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar. They sang about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.
One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. We will understand（理解） each other better through（通过） music. People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body（在心灵和精神方面）. All of them love music and can understand music.
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on. John Denver is a great singer.
| A．English | B．Japanese | C．American | D．Chinese |
.American country music is from the music of America.
| A．pop | B．jazz | C．light | D．folk |
.“Music was a language that could bring the world together” means （意思是）people.
| A．can sing songs together |
| B．from all over the world sing the same songs |
| C．show their feeling（感觉）through music and so they understand each other better |
| D．know language and music |
.John Denver died in .
| A．1997 | B．1990 | C．1996 | D．1999 |
.Which sentence is right?
| A．Everyone knows when country music began. |
| B．Country music is from the jazz music. |
| C．John Denver is famous to Chinese people, too. |
| D．John Denver doesn’t think music can bring people together. |
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What's the telephone number of Beijing Travel Company?
| A．010一62618877. | B．010一62617788. |
| C．010一61627788. | D．010一61628877. |
Travelers in this tour group will go to Singapore______.
| A．by air | B．by train | C．by bus | D．by sea |
On the second day，travelers in this group can______.
| A．visit Sentosa Island | B．travel around by boat |
| C．go to Chinatown | D．have a party in the KTV |
. When can travelers shop finely during the tour?
| A．On the fast day. | B．On the second day. |
| C．On the third day. | D．On the last day. |
. If you only want to spend less than 3, 000 yuan，you can choose______ as your
departure date.
| A．August 16 | B．August 17 |
| C．August 18 | D．August 19 |
The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.
Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.
After he returned from India, he begin to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011. Steve Jobs when he was in school.
| A．was an outstanding(杰出的) student | B．didn’t do very well |
| C．was always praised by others | D．didn’t learn anything |
. The underlined（划线的） word “value” means .
| A．beauty | B．chance | C．importance | D．hope |
. Steve Jobs.
| A．received excellent college education |
| B．didn’t go to college at all |
| C．studied in college for 4 years |
| D．didn’t finish his college education |
. Steve Jobs named his computer company “Apple” because.
| A．apple was his favorite fruit |
| B．he designed the computer under an apple tree |
| C．he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard |
| D．the computer was designed on the orchard |
Steve Jobs'would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.
| A．“failure” in school | B．stay on the orchard |
| C．travel on India | D．new ideas |
The six-year-old Billy was seriously ill.
“Billy, what do you wish to do in the future?”
“Mom, I always want to be a fireman.”
His mom went to a fire station. She told a fireman about her son. She asked if it might be possible to give him a ride in a fire engine（消防车）. The fireman said, “We can do better. We’ll make him an honorary（名誉的）fireman for the whole day. He can come to the fire station, eat with us and go out on all the fire calls. If you give us his sizes, we’ll get a real fire uniform for him.”
Three days later, that fireman dressed Billy in his fire uniform and drove him to the fire station. Billy was so excited. There were three fire calls that day. Billy rode in different fire engines and went out all the three calls.
Billy’s dream came true. He lived three months longer. Did Billy want to be a policeman?
Who dressed Billy in his fire uniform?
. How many fire calls were there that day?
English words don’t stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use, or old words are used in a new way.
English can be changed by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico and“tea”came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are formed by adding two words together. “Countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our “sandwich” was named after a man called Sandwich and “sello tape”(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.New English words are needed because _____.
| A．people use old words in a new way |
| B．the population is bigger now |
| C．the old words are not enough |
| D．new ideas and new inventions appear all the time |
.Which of the following words came from China?
| A．Tea. | B．Earthquake. | C．Airplane. | D．Sello tape. |
How many ways of developing English words does the passage tell us?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
.The main idea of this passage is _____.
| A．that the English language is always changing |
| B．that there are new ideas in England today |
| C．how people name new products and inventions |
| D．how people use old words in a new way |