Today, roller skating is easy and fun, young people all over the world like skating. But, before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist (存在). That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instruments, he was a quick-minded person, and he always came up with many original ideas.

One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a music party which invited some other important people. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance (隆重登场) at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates in the world. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin. He could imagine that everyone would cheer for him.

On the night of the party, Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on, suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking into pieces. Everyone laughed hard and they never forgot Merlin’s entrance!

1.The idea of roller skating didn’t exist __________.

A.until the middle of the 18th century B.after the middle of the 18th century

C.until the middle of the 17th century D.after the middle of the 17th century

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Merlin had no chance to enter the party hall on that night.

B.Merlin was better at skating than playing the violin.

C.Merlin had fun skating at the music party.

D.The first pair of roller states in the world had four wheels.

3.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Merlin was a creative person who is good at playing the violin.

B.Merlin took pride in his invention but it was not perfect.

C.Merlin didn’t get all the people’s attention successfully in the end.

D.Merlin planed to appear at the music party differently and greatly.

4.What do you think of Merlin’s entrance?

A.Terrible and wonderful B.Surprising and unforgettable

C.Funny and successful D.Interesting and valuable

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.A story of poor Merlin B.Merlin and the first roller skates

C.A sudden event D.Merlin’s roller states and the violin

In Madhanpur lived a very hardworking farmer named Gopal. He has three sons Ram, Laxman and Hanuman. All three were strong and healthy. But they were all lazy.

Gopal was sad about his sons and the future of his farmland.

One day, Gopal got an idea. He called all his sons and said, "Ram! Laxman! and Hanuman! I hid a treasure in our farmland. You search and share the treasure among you."

The three sons were overjoyed. They went to the fields and started searching. Ram started from one end. Laxman searched from the other end. And Hanuman did so from the centre. They dug (挖) each and every inch of the field. But they could not find anything.

Gopal said to his sons, “Dear boys! Now you have tooled the field, why not sow a crop(农作物)!" The sons went off to sow the crops.

Days passed. Soon, the crops grew green. The sons were very happy. The father said, "Sons, this is the real treasure I wanted you to share."

1.What were Madhanpur’s sons like?

A.weak B.rich C.lazy D.hard-working

2.The three sons dug the field because _________.

A.they wanted to plant the crops B.they wanted to find the treasure

C.they had nothing else to do every day D.they wanted to play in the field

3.How did Madhanpur’s sons dug the field?

A.They dug the field alone B.Ram and Laxman worked together

C.Ram and Hanuman worked together D.They worked as a team

4.Gopal thought that the real treasure was the _________.

A.hard work B.healthy body C.happy life D.green crops

5.We can learn from the article that _________.

A.we can get everything from our parents B.we can get what we want without paying

C.we can be happy by sharing D.we can work hard to get what we want

Body language sometimes speaks louder than words. Body language can tell you whether someone is interested or not, and whether someone is happy to see you or not. One of the most important things that body language can tell, however, is whether a person is lying or not. Here’s how you can determine whether someone is telling you the truth or not, based on body language alone.

The eyes are said to be the windows of the soul and one of the things that the little windows will show you is whether someone is honest or not. When you talk to people, you should look at their eyes and judge whether they are turning away from your close watch or not. People are usually subconsciously(潜意识地) uncomfortable when lying to the person that they are talking to. Besides lying, eyes that have a lot of movement usually show that the person is about to lie or that the person has told a lie.

People who lie often touch their noses and other parts of their faces. If you notice that your partner or someone talking to you unconsciously touches his nose, this probably means that he is lying. The reason why people touch their faces when they lie is that lying usually leads to an increase in blood circulation, and then an itch(痒) in the small blood vessels(血管)in the nose or in the cheeks will appear.

Another common body language suggestion that someone is lying is when a person crosses his arms. If the person crosses the arms, it means that the person is both being defensive and shutting himself off. People who are telling the truth will usually make an open gesture(姿态). They put the arms on the side to show that they are not hiding anything. Subconsciously, however, people will cross their arms when they are lying.

If you plan to use body language to determine whether someone is lying or not, make sure that you are focused and that you are looking in the face and the person’s body all at the same time.

Title

How to Read Truth in 1. Language?

Theme

You can tell whether what someone says is 2. or not by body language.

3.

Eyes

●When 4. to people, judge whether they are turning away when you closely watch them.

●The person perhaps tells lies if he looks away from your eyes or his eyes5.a lot.

6.

●If people touch their noses or other parts of the face, they are probably 7..

●This is because lying usually 8. an itch in the blood vessels.

Crossed arms

9. the arms has two meanings that the person is being defensive and shutting himself off.

●People who are telling the truth will usually make an open gesture10. the arms on the side to show that they are not hiding anything

Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling, which is the process (过程) of treating used things, such as paper or steel so that they can be used again. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more things than we need. We are now dealing with the results of thatover-consumptionin the possible greenest way, but it would be far better if we did not bring so many things home in the first place.

Here is an example. In the UK, the total of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a household’s waste. In many supermarkets, foods are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.

Too much packaging causes serious environmental problems. The UK is running out of different kinds of ways for dealing with this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect (效果). Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The best way of avoiding this problem is to stop producing such unnecessary things in the first place. Food waste is another serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers (消费者) to buy more than they need. They seldom encourage customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue.

But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to connect packaging with quality (质量). We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. Is it true for all the products? In fact, more and more companies realized the importance of protecting the environment. They try to package what really should be packaged, including products in good quality.

As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize how many unnecessary things are being collected. We need to face the waste of our daily life. Although many people have taken action to recycle, we have a high mountain to climb.

1.What does the underlined word “over-consumption” mean?

A.Making the environment green.

B.Recycling as much as possible.

C.Making more products than necessary.

D.Having more things than being needed.

2.What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?

A.To show the facts of over-used packaging.

B.To talk about the possible greenest ways.

C.To teach people how to do recycling at home.

D.To express worries about environmental problems.

3.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

A.Unpackaged products are of bad quality.

B.Other products are better packaged than food.

C.We can’t always connect quality with packaging.

D.Supermarkets should care more about packaging.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Supermarkets should recycle first.

B.Packaging causes serious problems.

C.Needless things are mostly recycled.

D.Recycling should be done in the first place.

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