What foods are successful？ Hamburgers and pizzas are popular． But instant noodles（方便面） have also become a world success． Now instant noodles are celebrating their 61 stbirthday!
Instant noodles were invented by a Japanese named Momofuku Ando． To find a way to make noodles last longer， Ando began experimenting（实验） in 1955 and three years later， he made the first bag of instant noodles． Now， 61 years on， they're eaten all over the world． In fact， they're so popular that Japanese consider instant noodles as their best invention!
Each year， 95 billion packets of instant noodles are eaten around the world． In the UK， people call instant noodles "pot noodles"． University students like them a lot． During the first term at college， you may be given a gift bag that includes instant noodles． Instant noodles are cheap and easy to eat． But watch out! People may think you are lazy if you are an instant noodle lover．
The UN often sends instant noodles as part of its food aid． This is because of their long life and high fat， which makes people feel full for longer time．
However， instant noodles aren't totally innocent（无辜的）． They are high in fat and salt． Health experts say they are bad for us and we shouldn't eat them too often．
（1）How many years did Ando spend inventing instant noodles？
（2）What are instant noodles called in England？
（3）Why do people think instant noodle lovers are lazy？
（4）Are instant noodles high in fat and salt？
（5）What do you think of instant noodles？
E. You can get some examples from newspapers, magazines or TV shows. Let her know it’s really bad. |
Nowadays, lots of students in Shenzhen complain that they have too much homework. Because of this, they feel unhappy about learning at school. According to a survey, a pupil has to spend two hours finishing the homework every day. It usually takes three hours for a middle school student and four hours for a high school student to finish the homework every day. Students in Grade Nine often do their homework until midnight. And all of them have to get up at as early as six o’clock the next morning.
Mr. Li, a doctor in a hospital, told me yesterday, “Half of the students in Shenzhen are sub-healthy(亚健康的). The lack (缺乏) of sleep makes them tired and their health is becoming poorer and poorer.” Many parents worry about this.Too much homework makes the students feel _____.
| A．unhappy | B．unhealthy |
| C．tired | D．all of the above |
Mr. Li said _____ of the students in Shenzhen were sub-healthy.
| A．all | B．half | C．few | D．none |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．A pupil usually has no homework in Shenzhen. |
| B．Many students in Shenzhen want much homework. |
| C．Students in Shenzhen have enough time to sleep. |
| D．Students in Grade Nine often do their homework until 12:00 at night. |
The underlined word “this” means “______”.
| A．that the students’ health is becoming poorer and poorer |
| B．that the students have too little homework |
| C．that the students complain too much |
| D．that the students have too much sleep |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Many children are seriously ill. |
| B．Children in Shenzhen study well. |
| C．Too much homework keeps the students in poor health. |
| D．How long students spend on their homework |
Many students have already had clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future. We believe boys’ choices are different from girls’. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey in Green High School. The following diagram shows the results of the survey.
About 45% of the girls would like to be ______ in the future.
| A．bank clerks | B．reporters |
| C．scientists | D．teachers |
About ______ of the boys want to be teachers as well.
| A．5% | B．15% | C．28% | D．38% |
Which job do the girls like least?
| A．Bank clerks. | B．Reporters. |
| C．Managers. | D．Scientists. |
What does the diagram show us?
| A．Boys’ abilities(能力）of jobs are the same as girls’. |
| B．Boys’ abilities of jobs are different from girls’. |
| C．Boys’ choices of jobs are the same as girls’. |
| D．Boys’ choices of jobs are different from girls’. |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．More girls would like to be reporters than boys. |
| B．More boys would like to be bank clerks than girls. |
| C．Boys would like to be reporters most. |
| D．Girls would like to be managers most. |
Graffiti is a common feature of most Western cities．The word graffiti was from the Greek word, graphein, which only meant writing．These days, however, the word means drawing or writing on the walls of buildings, or the public transportation, such as trains or buses．
Graffiti, as a form of expression, was born in New York during the 1960s and 1970s．At that time, a new modern culture about city life appeared．Graffiti was a written form of expression of that life．Later, it was mixed with a musical form called hip-hop that was another expression of the city life．
At first, graffiti artists used pens．But then, with the development of graffiti, they became experienced．They turned to using spray paint（喷漆罐）．Spray paint allowed them to draw a greater area．And it also allowed them to work quickly．
At present, different people have different ideas about graffiti．Some people say it makes the cities dirty．It isn’t allowed by many local governments in America．The governments spend more than a million dollars a year cleaning graffiti．The money, they say, could be better spent on health or education．Other people think it is a form of art．In fact, the works of some famous graffiti artists can be found in museums, galleries, and art books．Which is the present meaning of the underlined word “graffiti” now?
| A．书法 | B．沙画 | C．涂鸦 | D．油画 |
How many forms of expression of city life are mentioned in the second paragraph（段落）?
| A．One． | B．Two． | C．Three． | D．Four． |
Why did graffiti artists use spray paint?
| A．Because they could work quickly． |
| B．Because they could spend less money． |
| C．Because they could paint a smaller area． |
| D．Because they could express themselves clearly． |
What’s the article mainly about?
| A．The meaning of graffiti． |
| B．Different expressions of graffiti． |
| C．Different attitudes（态度）towards graffiti． |
| D．The history and the development of graffiti． |
It’s something familiar to all parents of young children： you’re in a busy shopping street and your child wants to pee（小便）and he just can’t hold it any longer．But two parents’ decision to let their child relieve（释放）himself has caused much attention in China．
By now, it seems, the whole Chinese Internet is familiar with what happened on a crowded Hong Kong shopping street．A mother holds a nappy（尿布）while her two-year-old pees．A passerby took pictures which then were put online．The woman explained that they had found a public toilet（厕所）but saw there was a long queue, so she had no other choice but to let their child to relieve himself on the street instead．
Why has this one child’s act caused so much upset? Allowing a child under 12 to “answer the call of nature in any public street” is against the law in Hong Kong and the parents will face a 2,000 Hong Kong Dollar（$250）fine（罚款）．But the on-line chatter has put all the attention on the fact that this family were tourists from mainland China, rather than being locals．“For Hong Kongers, people might think from time to time that mainlanders are not so polite and often break the public rules,” says Martin Yip of BBC．Charmaine Chui, who was born in Hong Kong, told BBC she feels angry to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．“Hong Kong is a beautiful, modern city．What do these people think of it?” she says．
In mainland China, there has also been criticism of the parents’ behavior．But most of the people say they find the parents’ behavior understandable as they had tried to find a toilet for their child and the mother used a paper nappy rather than simply allowing the baby to pee on the ground．The child peed ________ in HK．
| A．on a crowded shopping street |
| B．in a public toilet |
| C．at home |
| D．in a restaurant |
The underlined phrase “answer the call of nature” means _________．
| A．回归自然 | B．接自然打来的电话 |
| C．上厕所 | D．接电话 |
Charmaine Chui feels ____ to have seen mainland tourists peeing in shopping centers and restaurants．
| A．understandable | B．sorry | C．angry | D．happy |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．A policeman took photos of the 2-year-old child and put them online． |
| B．It’s OK for children under 12 to pee wherever they like in Hong Kong． |
| C．All the Chinese feel very angry about the parents’ behavior． |
| D．In mainland China, most of the people find the parents’ behavior understandable． |