It is said that tea can improve creative power of the literary （文学的） artists in ancient China.According to Lu Yu's Tea Classics，tea-drinking in China can be traced back （追溯） to the Zhou Dynasty - tea was discovered by Shen Nong and became popular as a drink in the State of Lu because of Zhou Gong.
Tea-drinking in China has a history of four thousand years.As the legend （传说） has it，Shen Nong tasted hundreds of wild plants to see which were poisonous，in order to prevent people from eating the poisonous plants.It is said that he was once poisoned but was saved by eating some leaves of an evergreen plant with white flowers.Later，people called the leaves that saved his life "cha".
In modern times，people still keep tea-drinking as one of their daily activities.According to the study，tea can also have effects on some modern illnesses.To those who have to work with computers for a long time，drinking tea can help them to build up a wall against the computer radiation.To those who may have too much fat，drinking tea can help them to recreate a new balance in their bodies.And to those aged people，drinking tea is also a good way to keep a calm mood for a longer life.
（1）Tea-drinking in China can be traced back to .
| A． |
the Zhou Dynasty |
| B． |
the Xia Dynasty |
| C． |
the Qing Dynasty |
| D． |
the Tang Dynasty |
（2）The underlined word "poisonous" in the passage means" "in Chinese.
| A． |
供饮用的 |
| B． |
美味的 |
| C． |
多姿多彩的 |
| D． |
有毒的 |
（3）What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us？
| A． |
Shen Nong was once poisoned. |
| B． |
Shen Nong was a hero. |
| C． |
The birth of tea. |
| D． |
Tea became popular. |
（4）What is the main idea of this passage？
| A． |
The legend of Shen Nong. |
| B． |
The history of tea-drinking in China. |
| C． |
Drinking tea can help people live longer. |
| D． |
Tea can have effects on some modern illnesses. |
| 1 Bob is often late for school because he always gets up late. This makes his teacher mad. He needs to buy something to wake him up in the morning. 2. Tim likes listening to music when he is free. And he has to send e-mails to his customers(顾客）every day. He wants to buy something that can help him. 3 Summer has come. Tony is fat and he can’t sleep well on such hot days. This troubles him a lot. He’d like to buy something to make him feel cool. 4 Alice often washes her hair late at night. It is often wet when she goes to bed. She is going to buy something that can dry her hair in a short time. 5 Susan is a housewife. She has to do the washing for her family every day. She gets tired of it. She is in need of a product to do it for her. |
A . This electric product can make you cool during the hot days. It can help you change the temperature and control the humidity (湿度) of your room. You can do many things with this product, such as sending e-mails, playing games, getting on line and so on. You can also listen to the music with it when you want to relax. This electric product is useful to all of us. People often have one at home. It is often put up on the wall. If you want to know the time, just take a look at it. D. This can help you wash your dirty clothes and dry them. What you need to do is to return it on and later hang the clothes on the line. With this electric product, life will be a lot easier for you. E. Each family needs this product. You can use it to store meat, vegetables, fruits, drinks and medicine. It can keep them cool and fresh so that they will not go bad easily on hot days. F. It is a very helpful product which tells you the time. It can wake you up with a piece of music any time you want, but you have to set the time first. G. When you wash your hair, you need this product. It can make your wet hair dry in a minute. It can also be used for drying your wet clothes or some other wet things. |
Mrs. Smith has a bottle of medicine named 666 POWDER FOR COLD at home. Here is the instuction of it.
| Description: For the relief (消除) of common cold, cough, headache,fever and sore throat. Directions: Take three times after meals. You must obey the following dose(剂量) each time: Under 6 years: ask for a doctor 6—11years : 1/2 spoon = 5g 12 years or above: 1 spoon = 10g Weight: 60g each bottle Production Date: Dec. 2011 Keeping Time : 3 years Warning:1.Put in a cool , dry and clean place. Keep away from sunlight and the reach of children. 2. Don’t overdose. In case of overdose, get medical help as soon as possible. 3. Don’t take if you have heart disease, high blood pressure or you are going to give a birth. 4. Stop taking and go to ask a doctor if you feel sleepy, tired and nervous in an hour after taking. 5. Don’t keep on using over one week. |
What kind of patients mustn’t take 666 POWDER FOR COLD ?
| A．The patients who have got a fever. |
| B．The patients who have got a cough. |
| C．The patients who have got a sore throat. |
| D．The patients who have got a heart disease. |
How many days can a bottle of 666 POWDER FOR COLD last for an adult patient at least?
| A．One day | B．Two days. |
| C．Three days | D．Six days. |
Mrs. Smith’s baby, John, six months old, has got a cold. What do you think she should do ?
| A．She should feed him 1/2 spoon of 666 POWDER FOR COLD three times a day |
| B．She should feed him 1 spoon of 666 POWDER FOR COLD three times a day. |
| C．She should take him to see a doctor and get to know what’s wrong with her son. |
| D．She should feed him 1/2 spoon of 666 POWDER FOR COLD only once |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Patients can take the 666 POWDER FOR COLD in February , 2015. |
| B．If patients take more than one spoon at a time, they need to see a doctor. |
| C．If patients don’t feel well after taking, they need to see a doctor. |
| D．Patients can’t use 666 POWDER FOR COLD for more than seven days. |
Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth.
“ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don't think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said.To be a cake-taste is to _________________.
| A．sell different cakes | B．make different cakes |
| C．taste different cakes | D．buy different cakes |
The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”
| A．quickly | B．luckily |
| C．lovely | D．terribly |
Which of the following is TRUE ?
| A．Laura is very heavy because of her job. |
| B．Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard. |
| C．Laura often works for a long time every day. |
| D．People all think Laura’s job is very tired. |
If you feel stressed, what should you do? What you see, hear, taste, smell, and touch affects your stress level. The following are tips on how to please your senses to reduce stress.
Touch
There are many____(1)____to please your___(1)___of touch. For example: Give or receive a message. Pet your cat or dog. Hug somebody you love.
Hearing
(2) Reduce the noise around you and listen to relaxing music. Music is soothing（让人感到安慰的）.CDs are available that offer sounds of nature to quiet the soul.
Sight
Why do we go on vacation? Usually because we need to relax, and see something new or different. Most of us live in crowded cities where our neighbors are within easy reach. We’re surrounded by buildings or highways-----not pretty sights. To please your eyes, go and find something beautiful and enjoy the view.
Taste
When you have a meal, do simply that: have the meal. Turn off the television, hang up the phone, stop working and focus only on the taste of the food you’re eating. You’ll enjoy your food so much more if you concentrate on enjoying it.
Smell
Burn scented (芬芳的)candles. Aromatherap（芳香疗法) scents have been proven to be relaxing. Try some oil scents.将(1)句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
__________ _________将(2)句译成中文。
______________________________________________________________________回答问题：What should you do to please your eyes?
______________________________________________________________________在文中找出与Give up working and only care about what you are eating. 意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题纸上。
______________________________________________________________________在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题纸上。
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Are you in a bad mood? Don’t worry! According to a new Australian study, a bad mood can actually be good for you. The study showed that being sad could help people to judge others more correctly and was also good for the memory.
The study was carried out by Professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales.“People in a bad mood paid more attention to the people and things around them than happy people .Happy people were more likely to believe anything they were told,”said Forgas
For the study, Forgas and his team did a lot of experiments. During the experiments, they made the participants(参加者) feel happy or sad by watching films and thinking about good or bad things of the past.
In one of the experiments, happy and sad participants were asked to judge whether some wrong things were true or not. The results showed that people in a bad mood were less likely to believe that these things were true.
People in a bad mood were also less likely to make mistakes when they were asked to remember the things that they saw.
The study also showed that sad people were better at talking about their thoughts in written style. In fact, the study said that a slightly bad mood could help to make communication more successful.The study was completed by _______________.
| A．sad participants | B．happy participants |
| C．Professor Joseph Forgas | D．Forgas’ friends |
Being sad is good for the following except ______________.
| A．one’s judgment | B．one’s diet |
| C．one’s memory | D．one’s communication |
. How did they make the participants feel happy or sad during the experiments?
| A．By asking and answering questions. |
| B．By talking about their good or bad things of the past. |
| C．By paying more attention to the people around them. |
| D．By watching films and thinking about good or bad things of the past. |
According to the fourth paragraph, they asked the participants to ______________.
| A．judge if some wrong things were true or not |
| B．remember the things that they saw |
| C．write down their thoughts |
| D．make communication with others |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Happy people were less likely to believe anything they were told. |
| B．Happy people could judge others more correctly. |
| C．Sad people were less likely to make mistakes when they remembered the things they saw. |
| D．Sad people did worse in talking about their thoughts in written style. |