STUDY HELP
For many tests and exams， you are tested on your abilities to communicate successfully． In order to speak English fluently， you need to think in English． If you don't， your speech will be slow and it won't sound natural． Here are some things you can do to practice thinking in English．
•Look at objects around your home and school， and think of what they are called in English． Try to make a direct connection between the object and the English word．
•When you are out in a public place， practice describing the things and people you see in your mind． For example， think，"There is a man walking down the street． He's wearing a suit．I think he is going to work．" Try to think in English first， not in your first language．
•When you have to say something in English， think first and ask yourself，" What words and phrases do I know in English that I can use in this situation？" Try not to think in your first language and translate your ideas into English． If you do， you will get frustrated very quickly．
Try these tips and you'll soon find that you are thinking in English．
（1）The passage is most probably written to ．
A．students
B．teachers
C．parents
D．reporters
（2）The writer gives some advice on how to ．
A．greet people in English
B．practice thinking in English
C．write an article in English
D．improve English listening skills
（3）The passage above might be from the column（栏目）in a magazine．
A．News Corner
B．Story Garden
C．Language World
D．Technology Square
Do you often feel weak or tired when you get up in the morning? Do you often wake up with a headache? Well, if the answer is yes, take Dr. Talbot’s advice (建议) and start feeling better.
Get up and move. If you hate feeling tired and unhappy, you should start exercising. Try running, swimming or cycling. When we exercise, our body produces special chemicals(化学产品) that give us energy and make us feel happier. If you dislike exercising, listen to your favourite music and dance to it. That’s exercise, too.
Eat healthily. You should eat three balanced meals every day and you shouldn’t eat too much fast food. If you need some more extra energy the whole day, make an energy drink. Mix together fresh fruit juice and low-fat milk. It tastes great.
Get out close to the open air. The smell of flowers will make you feel happy. Even the smell of your favourite food can change the way you feel!
Wake your body up. When you have a shower, change the water from hot to cold and back to hot again. You’ll feel the difference.
Laugh! You should laugh for, at least, three minutes, three times a day. It will make you feel great!
| Problem: You feel tired and weak or wake up with a ___ |
| Dr. Talbot’s advice: ● Start ___ ● Listening to your favourite music and __ ● Don’t eat too much ___ ● Drink the mixed fresh fruit juice to get more extra ___ ● Stay ___ ● Wake up your body by __ ● Try to laugh for at least ___ |
It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.
How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way, they must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people can not cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.
| A．food | B．beds | C．rainwater | D．hope |
One family once had an accident at sea, because _______.
| A．their boat met bad weather | B．their boat hit a big rock and it was broken |
| C．nobody knew how to sail | D．a fish bit holes in their boat |
People can catch _______ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.
A. fish and birds B rainwater
C. both sea water and rainwater D. both A and BFrom the article (文章) we can know that ______.
| A．It’s not interesting to sail around the world. |
| B．Fish in the sea are so dangerous. |
| C．we must have a strong desire（愿望）to live when we are in danger. |
| D．Nobody knows when we will die. |
The world has many beautiful sounds. We can hear the songs of birds and the laugh of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports. And it’s all because of our ears! They bring us a world of sounds.
But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. Others can hear well in their childhood, nut too many loud sounds hurt their ears later on.
Many people in China can’t hear ordinary sounds clearly. Lots of them are children. Most of them are born with good hearing. But six children of every 1,000 have hearing problems when they are born. And if a children has hearing problems, he or she usually will also have some learning problems at school.
A lot of things can cause fearing problems, like, too much earwax is not good for our hearing. And noise louder than 85 decibels (分贝) can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even for ever.
Hearing is important for all of us. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget to do the following:
◎ Try to stay away from places with too much noise. If you have to go, wear earplugs.
◎ When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.
◎ Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much earwax, ask your parents to help you clean it out.
Keep these things in mind. Then you won’t be saying “WHAT? WHAT?” when you are older.What does the underlined word “earwax” mean in the passage?
| A．耳膜 | B．耳鸣 | C．耳垢 | D．耳疾 |
Which of the following is NOT talked by the writer?
| A．Illness and hearing problems. | B．people with hearing problems. |
| C．Ways to protect our ears. | D．Danger of loud noise. |
____________ is/are bad for our ears.
| A．A little earwax | B．Earplugs | C．All noise | D．Noise louder than 85 decibels |
The underlined sentence means ___________.
| A．When you get older, you know it’s not polite to ask “What?”. |
| B．When you get older, you still have good hearing. |
| C．When you get older, you won’t ask questions. |
| D．When you get older, you will have fewer questions. |
On Saturdays, most people are busy shopping. Some of them go to the shops, and some go to the supermarkets. But in American, most shoppers enjoy shopping in the shopping malls.
A mall is a group of many shops. There you can buy clothes, furniture, and everything you need. Shopping malls provide parking for your cars. Usually, the mall is under one roof so the shoppers do not get cold or wet from rain, wind, or snow.
After shopping, you may get tired. You can walk into the sitting-room for a short rest. If you go into the dinning rooms in the malls, you can have a good meal. Now more and more Americans like to go shopping there.In America, Most people enjoy shopping in ____________.
| A．supermarkets | B．shops | C．streets | D．malls |
Most people like to do shopping ____________.
| A．on weekends | B．on Sundays | C．every day | D．every week |
People don’t have to worry about rain or wind, because the mall is ____________.
| A．under one roof | B．on the ground floor | C．in the open air | D．without roof |
In a shopping mall, you can find _____________ to park your car.
| A．a big house | B．a place | C．a small shop | D．a room |
| New Library Rules |
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| 1. Open time: 8:30am.-4:30pm. From Monday to Friday. |
6. No taking books out if you don’t ask the people here. |
| 2. No talking. |
7. Keep the library books for only one week. |
| 3. No eating any food. |
8. Give the books back on time. |
| 4. No listening to music. |
9. Renew (续借)books on time. |
| 5. No taking photos. |
10. Pay for the lost books. |
What can’t we do in the library?
| A．Borrow books. | B．Renew books. |
| C．Keep the library book for a week. | D．Take books out anytime |
What do you have to do if we lose the library books?
| A．Buy them | B．Pay for them |
| C．Renew them | D．Ask the people there. |
When can you go to the library?
| A．8:30am. on Saturday. | B．2:30pm. on Sunday. |
| C．10:30pm. on Friday. | D．3:30pm. on Tuesday. |