Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team．“Football, tennis, cricket - anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh．But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England．
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him．At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest．Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend．Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength．At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon．
The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure(冒险)in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-waterexploits．Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, he decided that this would be his future．
In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition(探险)towards the North Pole．It took unbelievable energy．He suffered frostbite(冻伤), ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains．
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man．His old playmates would not believe the change．
(1)
What changed Saunders according to Paragraph 2?
[ ]
A．
A friend’s words．
B．
A mountain bike．
C．
His 18th birthday gift．
D．
His first marathon．
(2)
What did Saunders do in 2001?
[ ]
A．
He decided to build up his body．
B．
He met John Ridgway in Scotland．
C．
He worked as an instructor at school．
D．
He took an adventure to the North Pole．
(3)
What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?
Television is good．You'd like to watch it all day and all night．But don't! Too much TV is a very bad thing, especially for kids．
Scientists(科学家)found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read than other kids．They can't focus(集中)on their work．
Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others．If they spend too much time watching TV, they'll have less time for those things．It may make it harder for them to get on with others when they grow up．
Watching too much TV is bad for people's health．People don't move much while watching TV．What's more, they may eat a lot of food while watching．This can make them fat．We call these people“couch potatoes(沙发土豆)”．Do you want to be like them?
Fighting(打仗)on TV is a big problem for kids．An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts(画面)on TV a year．Young people are good at following．Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight．
Experts(专家)say：watching TV for two hours a day at most!
(1)
Watching TV too much is a very bad thing, especially for ________．
[ ]
A．
the old
B．
parents
C．
students
D．
children
(2)
Kids who watch too much TV may ________．
[ ]
A．
have more trouble learning to read than other kids
B．
can't focus(集中)on their work．
C．
get on very well with others when they grow up
D．
A and B
(3)
Eating a lot of food while watching may make people ________．
[ ]
A．
ill in hospital
B．
fat
C．
die(死亡)
D．
not hear clearly
(4)
An American child will watch ________ fighting acts(画面)on TV a month．
[ ]
A．
12,000
B．
1,000
C．
1200
D．
100
(5)
Scientists have found that those ________ are more likely to fight．
[ ]
A．
who watch TV too much
B．
who are called couch potatoes
C．
who spend too much time watching TV
D．
who watch a lot of fighting shows
阅读理解
Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health, especially for kids．But what is health?“Health”means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a healthy weight．Let's read the following rules．They can help you stay healthy．
1．Eat a variety of food, especially fruit and vegetables．We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite food．Remember that we can only get the nutrition(营养)we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables．
2．Drink water and milk most often．Everyone knows that water is important．Besides that, kids need plenty of calcium(钙)to grow strong bones, and milk is rich in it．Every day, you should drink at least three cups of milk, when you are 9 years old or older．You should also try to have less sugary drinks, like soda and coca．They include a lot of sugar．Sugar only includes calories(热量), not important nutrition．
3．Listen to your body．When you are eating, notice how your body feels．When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating．Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable．If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat．
4．Limit screen time．What's screen time?It's the amount of time you spend watching TV, movies and playing computer games．The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports, like basketball, and doing other activities like riding and swimming．Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time．
(1)
In this passage,“health”includes all of the following EXCEPT ________．
[ ]
A．
eating well
B．
doing more exercise
C．
having a healthy weight
D．
wearing comfortable clothes
(2)
The underlined phrase“a variety of”means ________．
[ ]
A．
plenty of
B．
all kinds of
C．
the rest of
D．
a lot of
(3)
Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
Eating more fruit and vegetables is good for people．
B．
We should eat and drink things with little sugar．
C．
We should spend the same time on both sitting-down activities and sports．
D．
When we are full, we should stop eating, no matter how delicious the food is．
(4)
Screen time is the time that you spend ________．
[ ]
A．
playing computer games
B．
watching movies
C．
watching TV
D．
All of above
(5)
What's the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A．
How to eat healthy food．
B．
Eating and playing are both important．
C．
Suggestions for staying healthy．
D．
Health is very important．
阅读理解
A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of these kinds of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station . There were always lots of people in and out there.
The first one began to use the machine. It was an Indian woman. When she stand on the machine, the machine thought for a few minutes to decide which language it should speak. “Good morning, madam,” it said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilos. That’s three kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Wish you a nice day.”
The second one who used the machine was a nice Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning , Miss ,”the machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilos. It’s all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Wish you a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time before standing on the machine. But as soon as she stood on the machine, the machine spoke quickly in English , “Good morning . Will one of you get off?”
(1)
The nice talking machine could _____
A. tell people what they should eat
B. weigh and talk to people
C. tell people how old they are
D. tell a story
[ ]
(2)
First the man put his machine _____.
A. in the doctor’s waiting room
B. in a museum
C. in a station
D. in a train
[ ]
(3)
What did the machine tell the Indian woman?
A. She was a little lighter.
B. She was just all right.
C. She needed to eat more and exercise more.
D. She was a little bit heavy.
[ ]
(4)
Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. The machine tested only two people.
B. The Chinese girl was too thin.
C. The Indian woman was in fact heavier than the American woman..
D. Of the three the Chinese girl was the lightest.
[ ]
(5)
The machine said quickly “Will one of you get off?” because _____.
A. two people were on it
B. the third woman was too fat
C. something was wrong with it
D. the machine didn’t know where the third woman was from
[ ]
阅读理解
Drought in Guangdong
The drought in Guangdong is very serious．A video-conference for "Fighting the Drought" was held last Friday in Guangzhou,the capital city．
The report issued by the conference members said that the drought had hit more than 1．2 million acres of arable land．In the whole province,889,000 people are relying on a discontinuous supply of drinking water.The water stored in 303 reservoirs is 14.4 billion cubic meters,1.5 billion cubic meters less than in 2003．
Water is extremely important for crops in two phases,the time when crops are planted and the time when they bloom．Now was the very time for crops to be in bloom;however,none of the grains harvested were fat．Even if we had water now,it would not change anything．The drought has destroyed farmers' half a year of hard work．
(1)
It hasn't rained in Guangdong ______．
A.for a very long time B. for a short time
C．for only a week D．for several days
[ ]
(2)
The conference was about ______．
A．the recent weather report B. how to help the farmers look after the crops
C. how to fight the draught D．where to get enough drinking water
[ ]
(3)
There was ______ billion cubic metres of water stored in 303 reservoirs in Guangdong in 2003．
A.15．8 B. 15．9 C. 15．00 D．15．10
[ ]
(4)
Crops are in great need of water ______．
A.when they are near the harvest time
B．all the time
C．when they are planted and when they bloom
D.when they grow slowly
[ ]
(5)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．There will be another good harvest in Guangdong this year．
B．There will he enough rainfall very soon．
C．The farmers are very much worried about this year's harvest．
D．The crops don't need water now because it will not change nothing．
