Zheng He was born in 1371．He was a Ming dynasty explorer．We Chinese people are proud of him.As a captain and palace official，he led seven ocean journeys from 1405to 1433．At that time，the compass played an important role in his sailing．He even succeeded in sailing to the east coast of Africa．His last journey was more than half a century earlier than Columbus' first journey to America．He was a great explorer．He is really the pride of China．He died of illness on his way home from Africa in 1433．
（1）Zheng He was a captain of Tang dynasty．
（2）He led seven ocean journeys from 1405to 1433．
（3）He died at the age of 28 years old．
（4）The Chinese people are proud of him．
（5）His last ocean journey was more than half a century earlier than Columbus' first journey to America．
Most people will tell you that they can’t work without a cup of coffee in the morning. Research has shown that a cup of coffee does give a person slight excitement.
Legend said that Kaldi, an Ethiopian, found his goats happier while enjoying coffee plants. Curiously, he tasted the leaves and began to dance around. Whether the Legend was true or not, the discovery of coffee dates back to 800A. D. Soon Arabians were roasting coffee beans. Muslims were drinking coffee to stay awake by 1000 A.D. A merchant from Venice introduced coffee to Europe in 1615. By 1696, the Dutch started growing the coffee bush in Java. By 1723, coffee plants were introduced to the Americans. Today, coffee is the most popular drink in the world.
Caffeine is the major chemical in coffee. It blocks(阻止) adenosine, a chemical that makes you sleepy. People can get a pick-me-up or stimulation(刺激) from the drink. The stimulation does not last long. Caffeine poisoning can occur if more than 400 milligrams of caffeine is drunk in a short period, which is about four to five cups of coffee. Caffeine will also cause sleep difficulty, so it should not be drunk before bed.
Caffeine has many advantages. Studies have shown that it helps improve some skills in elderly women. Women who drank three cups of coffee daily scored higher on memory tests than women who drank one cup of coffee. According to newser.com, one cup of coffee a day protects the brain. Coffee also can help people keep away from many diseases according to webmd.com.
Large amounts of coffee can cause nervousness, worries and a fast heartbeat. However, if you mix coffee with milk, it’s fine. Caffeine can be addictive like any drug. The more you drink, the more you depend on it. For some people, just one cup of coffee a day is OK.
Who found the most popular drink in the world according to the Legend?
| A．An Ethiopian. | B．Arabians. |
| C．Muslims. | D．The Dutch. |
When was the coffee introduced to Europe?
| A．In the 1710s. | B．In the 1610s. |
| C．In the 1690s. | D．In the 1720s. |
From the third paragraph we can learn ___________.
| A．caffeine can make people sleepy |
| B．adenosine can make people awake |
| C．about four to five cups of coffee will cause sleep difficulty |
| D．coffee is considered harmful if it is taken in a large amount |
The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ___________.
| A．the importance of coffee | B．the good effects of coffee |
| C．the bad effects of coffee | D．the development of coffee |
If you like drinking coffee, you had better_______.
| A．drink it before bed | B．give up this bad habit |
| C．drink one cup of coffee a day | D．drink more coffee than milk |
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th World Cup, which is expected to take place between June 12 and July 13,2014 in Brazil. It will be the second time for the country to host the competition, the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the Fifa World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany.
Brazil is the greatest football nation in the world. There are 100 million Brazilians. How many of them are football fans? 100 million! All of them think that they know all about football. This makes life very difficult for the Brazilian team manager. When things go badly for the Brazilian team, the newspaper would demand (要求)that the team manager should leave his job. “If we win, they put me in heaven(天堂),”as a manager once said, “If we lose, they put me in hell(地狱).”
You can’t escape football in Brazil. There are football matches on every street and beach. On television, the results of the football matches come before the main news programs. There are six television Channels in Rio de Janeiro(里约日内卢). On Sundays each channel shows a different football match.
Brazil is not the richest country in the world,but the government spends much money on football. It cost more than one billion pounds to prepare for the 1950 World Cup. That’s 10 pounds for every Brazilian. And many Brazilians don’t earn as much as 10 pounds a week. Is it worth it?
“Brazil must have a great football team.” says one reporter. “If it costs one billion pounds, that’s all right. If the government doesn’t give a good football team, then it will become unpopular. Football is more than a game in Brazil.”
Which of the following countries hasn’t hosted the FIFA World Cup twice yet so far?
| A．Mexico | B．Italy |
| C．France | D．Brazil |
It is the that come before the main news programs on television.
| A．football matches |
| B．results of football matches |
| C．football matches on the streets |
| D．football matches on the beaches |
The underlined sentence means “In Brazil .”
| A．people like football very much, |
| B．there is something else in football. |
| C．People like competition. |
| D．football has influences on the politics(政治)and economy(经济)of the nation. |
Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country---candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up. |
 India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this. |
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys. |
Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful. |
When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, what can you see outside the window?
| A．flowers | B．presents |
| C．a flag | D．a chair |
Flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child in .
| A．Japan | B．Denmark |
| C．India | D．Holland |
In India, birthday children .
| A．give out chocolate to their classmates |
| B．share chocolate with their best friends |
| C．go to school in white clothes |
| D．wear new clothes to mark the special time |
My name is woof. You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why.
First of all，we are bored. Bored, bored and bored. Do you ever think about what a dog does all day？ Nothing. Nothing at all. Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day. So what are we supposed to do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure. That is like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. That’s why we get so excited when our owners come home. We bark and run around and act as if we are very happy. But we only do this because we are bored all day. If we are lucky, our owners take us for a walk.
Then there is the food. We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month. Help！Would you like to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would not. So what makes you think we dogs like it？We don’t. We hate it.
Another thing -television. Dogs hate television. Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night. Are there any programs for dogs on television？No. Not a single one.
So what can we do？What else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep. We dogs are not lazy，we are bored.Woof may be a.
A. boy B. girl C. dog From the passage，we know that Woof.
A. lives a great life
B. hates watching television
C. likes the food very muchHow many points does Woof complain about？
A. 2 B. 3C. 4
 LOST ON MARch 8 NEAR MAN STREET. BLACHE IS 8 YEARS OLD,BUT HE LOOKS YOUNG . HE’S BLACK AND WHITE WITH LONG EARS.REWARD FOR INFORMATION  CALL SAM,598-3985 |
 Lady is a black cat—only 6 months old. Her mother misses her！If you know where lady is, CALL ANN,303-2720 |
 Help me find my pet cat！She is 6 years old. She has long white hair and a long tail. Her name is Snowball Call Mark at 630-4789 |
How old is “lady”？
A.6 months old B.8 years old C.6 years oldIf you find a black and white dog with long ears, please call.
A.630-4789 B.598-3985 C.303-2720The above are probably used for.
A. showing the pets
B. teaching the pets
C. looking for lost pets