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  Which country grows the most tea?The answer is India.It grows three times as much as China.Which country drinks the most tea?It’s neither China nor Japan.It’s Great Britain.

  In the wild, tea plants may be 30 feet tall.But a plant grown for market is pruned(修剪).Pruning keeps the plant only three or four feet tall.This is an easy height for tea picking.Only the two top leaves of each new shoot(芽)are picked.So to make money, tea plantations must be huge.

  In general, there are two kinds of tea, black tea and green tea.They are made in different ways.When black tea is made, it loses nearly all of its healthy qualities.But green tea retains its healthy qualities.For instance, it may prevent heart disease(病).

  How did we get tea bags?The answer:by accident.People used to send tea in tin boxes.This was expensive.Someone thought of a cheaper way.He sent tea in small silk bags.Customers would open the bag.They would put the leaves into a pot as usual.One customer put the bag into a pot.Then he just poured hot water over it.And the tea bag was born.

  Shen Nung was the first to drink tea.This was about 2737 B.C.Shen was ill, so he drank several cups of hot water daily.One day something happened.Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot.The next cup was poured.The water was now colored.Shen tasted it.He liked it.He drank it all.Shen was proud of his new drink.He served it to his guests.Word spread.People thought this way.Tea is good enough for the King.So it must be good enough for the people.Tea became the drink of China.

(1)

The best title for this passage might be ________.

[  ]

A.

An Ancient Drink

B.

Green Tea

C.

A Favorite Drink for Centuries

D.

Tea Plant

(2)

The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to ________.

[  ]

A.

persuade you

B.

make you laugh

C.

tell you how to do something

D.

give you information

(3)

In this passage retains means ________.

[  ]

A.

keeps

B.

makes

C.

takes

D.

loses

Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.
What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.
Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.
Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).
Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.
【小题1】If you wave your right hand, you can see your         In the mirror.
A.left hand downB.left hand wave
C.right hand waveD.right hand up
【小题2】Mirrors       .
A.appeared a long time ago
B.were made of glass at first
C.made of metal are popular today
D.had many uses in ancient times
【小题3】Mirrors were magic in the past because      .
A.people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors
B.they were used in magic shows
C.they could make people change their heights and weights
D.they could make people laugh
【小题4】What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?
A.雕刻B.油漆C.扭转D.弯曲

Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.

What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.

Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.

Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).

Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.

 

1.If you wave your right hand, you can see your         In the mirror.

A. left hand down     B. left hand wave

C. right hand wave    D. right hand up

2.Mirrors        .

A. appeared a long time ago

B. were made of glass at first

C. made of metal are popular today

D. had many uses in ancient times

3.Mirrors were magic in the past because       .

A. people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors

B. they were used in magic shows

C. they could make people change their heights and weights

D. they could make people laugh

4.What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?

A.雕刻       B.油漆      C.扭转       D.弯曲

 

Last summer holidays.my classmates and I helped with a charity show.Its aim was to raise money for those children who   1   go to school in poor areas.We did a lot for that.

I felt happy when I    2    to be the host.Though it was    3   ,1 was very nervous  ___4   the TV cameras.I knew that lots of people would come   5    the show, also there would be a large audience   6   the TV.

As some famous stars would come to the show.one of my   7   was to introduce each of them.I also had   8   things to do.So I often worked from morning tin night.It was hard work,  9   I was happy.

I practiced a lot before the show.I had to remember all the words and do everything right at tile same time.At first, I thought l would never be able to do it well.I kept   10   myself not to be nervous.Slowly everything became easier.

The big day came very fast.  11   people came to the show.They donated money and materials.And the local businesses also gave   12   a lot of support 13   generous they are!

After the show,we sent the donations to those poor children.Soon they wrote back.They were   14   grateful to us.I was very proud that I could help them.I hope  15 people will help them.

1.A.mustn't                  B.couldn't               C.needn't                   D.shouldn't

2.A.choose                  B.chose                         C.am chosen             D.was chosen

3.A.exciting                 B.excited                 C.frightening             D.frightened

4.A.as                         B.since                   C.because                 D.because of

5.A.to look                  B.to watch              C.to notice                D.to find

6.A.in front                  B.in front of            C.in the front of         D.in the front

7.A.duty                      B.work                   C.duties                    D.works

8.A.some other    B.others                  C.another                  D.some others

9.A.or                         B.but                      C.and                        D.so

10.A.tell                      B.telling                  C.told                       D.to tell

11.A.Hundred              B.Hundreds             C.Hundred of             D.Hundreds of

12.A.we                      B.us                       C.our                        D.ourselves

13.A.How                    B.What                   C.How a                   D.What a

14.A.real                     B.really                   C.true                       D.truly

15.A.1ittle and little       B.1ess and less        C.many and many      D.more and more

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