We all know that rice, wheat and corn are staples, but do you know there is another kind of staple food—potatoes? Potatoes have many advantages. They are a good source of vitamin C and potassium(钾). A potato’s vitamin C is as rich as 10 apples. What’s more,potatoes are low in calories(卡路里)-only three fourths of the same amount of wheat and corn, according to People’s Daily. Potatoes are easy to grow. It can be grown in both the north and the south during winter, spring and autumn. The plant is also able to bear drought(干旱). Some areas of China are facing water shortages, so the potato is safe to grow.
With these advantages, having potatoes as a staple food will make our menu more balanced. Now, many Chinese people treat potatoes more like vegetables, and eat them in the form of potatoes cooked with beef. But being a staple food, potatoes can be cooked differently. Scientists have succeeded in making potato flour(粉), noodles and other staple foods similar to those made of rice or wheat.
(1). Which staple is mentioned in the passage?
| A． |
Milk. |
B． |
Beans. |
C． |
Fish. |
D． |
Rice. |
(2). What can we know from People’s Daily?
| A． |
Potatoes are low in calories. |
B． |
China is facing water shortages. |
| C． |
The potato is safe to grow. |
D． |
Potatoes can be cooked differently. |
(3). According to the passage, potatoes can NOT be grown in.
| A． |
spring. |
B． |
summer. |
C． |
autumn. |
D． |
winter. |
(4). What’s the best title for the passage?
| A． |
Potato planting. |
B． |
Potatoes and tomatoes. |
| C． |
The advantages of potatoes. |
D． |
The disadvantages of potatoes. |
Do you like playing soccer? If you do, you may want to join the school soccer team. Read on and see how to join the school soccer team.
The first step is to know the information about the team. You can find more information by asking these questions. How many students are there in the soccer team? How many new players do they need? How often do they play soccer?
The second step is to practice. Practice soccer with your friends or your family. Only good players can join the school soccer team. So you need to practice your skill.
The third step is to study hard. If you always get bad grades in the exam, your teachers and parents won’t let you join the soccer team.
The last step is to relax. Don’t be too nervous. You can take a deep breath and keep smiling. Believe in yourself and you can be the best player.Which is not the suitable question according to the second paragraph?
| A．How often do they play soccer? |
| B．Can I join the school team? |
| C．How many students are there in the soccer team? |
| D．How many new players do they need? |
Which step is about studying hard?
| A．The first step. | B．The second step. |
| C．The third step. | D．The last step. |
If you always get bad grades in the exam, won’t let you join the soccer team.
| A．your teachers and parents |
| B．your classmates and friends |
| C．your parents and friends |
| D．your teachers and classmates |
What does the underlined word “skill” mean in Chinese?
| A．锻炼 | B．技能 | C．实践 | D．方法 |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．It’s about how to join the school soccer team. |
| B．It’s about how to be a good soccer player. |
| C．It’s about how to get good grades in the exam. |
| D．It’s about how to make more friends at school |
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We live in different places. For example, some people live in the mountains; some people live on plains; some people live near water.
Mary lives near the sea. The sea is blue. She likes to play on the beach with her friends.
Tom lives by a lake. The lake is very big. The water is clear. He often goes boating with his family on fine days. Sometimes he goes fishing with his father on Sundays.
Jack lives in the mountains. The mountains are very high. In the summer, it’s very cool there. In the winter, the mountains are all white. Jack likes to play in the snow with his sister.
Jim lives on a plain (平原). He likes flying kites when the weather is fine.
Tony lives in the desert (沙漠). It is very hot and dry. It doesn’t get much rain. Tony likes to ride his camel all around.
David lives in a forest. The forest has many trees. It rains a lot there. David likes to climb the trees and play in his tree house.
根据短文内容，完成表格。
| Name |
Place to live |
Things to do |
| Mary |
play on the beach with her friends |
|
| Tom |
by a lake |
|
| Jack |
in the mountains |
like to play in the snow with his sister |
| Jim |
on a plain |
|
| Tony |
in the desert |
|
| David |
like to climb the trees and play in the tree house |
Tigers are strong and dangerous animals. But now they are in danger.
In the past, there were eight kinds of tigers in the world. But during the 20th century, only five were left. The number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) was about 300, but now it is less than 22. They’re in danger of dying out.（灭绝） If the government does nothing, we won’t be able to see them in ten to twenty years.
In order to stop people from hunting and killing wild tigers, and in order to make wild tigers more, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program (项目) recently (最近). China and twelve other countries joined it.
However, it’s not enough. Remember that nature is a food chain (链). If we hurt and kill too many wild deer and pigs, wild tigers will die out because of hunger (饥饿). So the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. In order to protect the wild tigers, we need call on (号召) more people to stop eating, hunting and killing wild animals.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 During the 20th century, _______ kinds of wild tigers died out.
| A．3 | B．5 | C．8 | D．20 |
The number of the wild Siberian tigers reduced (减少) about _______.
| A．5% | B．22 | C．93% | D．30% |
Wild tigers will be in danger of dying out without _______.
| A．pigs | B．deer | C．people | D．A and B |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．There are less than 22 wild Siberian tigers now. |
| B．There are twelve countries in the World Wildlife Fund. |
| C．Wild tigers mainly feed on pigs and deer. |
| D．It’s our duty to protect the wild tigers. |
The passage mainly tells us _______.
| A．why and how do we protect the wild tigers |
| B．the government does everything they could to protect the wild tigers |
| C．the wild tigers will die out in ten to twenty years |
| D．the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat |
Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you interested in your English classes? Who do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts.Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.
First, keep calm(平静). Don’t worry about all the problems you have. Put your heart into learning, and you can find something you are interested in. Do it actively.
Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don’t spend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or writing in English. Think about the problems you have and solve them at once. Don’t stay up(熬夜) late, or you can’t study well the next day.
Third, invent something instead of copying or repeating. If you can remember the words in your way, you can tell your teachers you don’t like the way of copying them again and again. Be sure, you must pass the test. I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give you some interesting work to do.
School is really a good place for us to learn. Believe in your teachers and yourself. You are the best one and you can do everything well.The writer writes this article in order to (为了)_________.
| A．ask students not to do their homework |
| B．tell students what a good teacher and a good school are |
| C．give students some good ways of learning |
| D．ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully |
How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What does the writer tell students to do about their homework?
| A．They should spend much time on it. |
| B．Do the homework quickly. |
| C．They should do more reading or writing in English. |
| D．They should stay up late doing their home-work. |
What’s the third piece of advice about?
| A．Study in your own way. |
| B．What kind of schoolwork is better for students. |
| C．How to get on well with the teachers. |
| D．How to get high marks. |
According to (根据) the passage, students should believe in _________.
| A．themselves and their parents |
| B．their parents and teachers |
| C．their classmates and their friends |
| D．themselves and their teachers |
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying (谚语). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大脑) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.The old English saying tells us _______.
| A．how to make more money |
| B．when we should get up |
| C．it is important to go to bed and get up early |
| D．to stay up late |
A child needs at least _______ hours’ sleep every night.
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
If you want to make your body strong, you should _______.
| A．exercise often | B．have enough sleep |
| C．go to bed early | D．get up early |
_______ provides nutrition for our brains.
| A．Air | B．Blood | C．Exercise | D．Sleep |
Which of the following statements is Not true?
| A．Enough sleep makes you think carefully. |
| B．The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are. |
| C．Dark is good for sleeping. |
| D．People will die without air. |