【题目】

A Sweet Success

One weekend, Taylor, an eight-year-old girl, asked her parents to buy a toy for her, but her father encouraged her to make money by herself. "How can I make money?" Taylor thought for a while and had an idea, “Why not make cakes and sell them at church to raise money to buy the toy?”

The next day, Taylor started her plan. She borrowed $40 from her parents in order to buy tools and materials at first and promised to pay it back. Then she began to make cakes by herself. To her parents’ surprise, she made $175 by selling the cakes that Sunday.

Everyone thought Taylor would buy the toy she wanted. She certainly had made enough money for it, but she didn't. Instead, Taylor decided to buy business cards and had her father's phone number on them. Then she began handing the cards out. More people knew Taylor and came to buy her cakes. Even large companies began to try buying her delicious cakes.

Though Taylor has made a lot of money, she still works hard at school. She also likes to take part in other activities. So Taylor must carefully manage her time. For example, instead of watching TV after school, Taylor might have to bake a lot of cakes for customers. When she has dance lessons on some days, she needs to get her baking done on time so she isn't late for class.

Making cakes may take time and be hard work, but Taylor sees the fun in it. “ I think making cakes is mostly my hobby. ” She says. She also decorates the boxes that are used to pack the cakes. Taylor uses all kinds of decorations to make sure each box looks special for her customers. People love the extra feeling Taylor gives them by decorating the boxes, so more and more people come for her cakes.

Taylor's cakes are becoming very popular. She achieves a sweet success.

1Taylor started making and selling cakes at first because .

A.she wanted to buy a toy

B.she wanted some beautiful cards

C.she loved baking cakes very much

D.her parents encouraged her to sell cakes

2What did she do after she made $175?

A.She bought a phone for her father.

B.She went on with her business.

C.She bought a toy for herself.

D.She started a big company.

3From the passage we can know .

A.Taylor likes making money

B.Taylor is talented in business

C.Taylor likes watching TV all day

D.Taylor doesn't work hard at school

【题目】

Masks, a simple protective tool, have been used by people for a long time. They can not only prevent epidemics, but also protect us from other harmful things, such as smog (雾霾) and chemicals. When was the protective mask first invented and how did it develop? Let's take a look.

1st century

At this time, lots of people in the Roman Empire worked underground in mines (矿井). Many died of lung (肺部) diseases caused by dust. Pliny the Elder (23-79), a Roman philosopher, used animal bladders (膀胱) to protect miners from the dust. This was the first recorded use of protective masks.

16thcentury

Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) advised people to wear a woven (纺织的) cloth dipped in water over their faces to protect against harmful chemicals.

19th century

In 1848, American Lewis Hassley became the first person to patent (注册专利) a protective mask for miners. In 1897, Polish-Austrian doctor Johann von Mikulicz Radecki designed a simple mask with one layer of gauze (纱布). He advised medical workers to wear it to prevent infection. This was the first use of a surgical (外科的) mask.

20th Century

In 1910, the pneumonic plague (肺鼠疫) broke out in Northeast China. Chinese doctor Wu Liande designed a face mask called 'Wu's mask'. It was made of two layers of gauze. The mask was praised by experts around the world because it could be produced easily and cheaply.

Today

With several outbreaks of flu and the air pollution in recent years, masks have continued to develop. For example, in 2012, when China suffered from smog, mask models such as N95 and KN95 became popular. They can filter out (过滤掉) fine particulate matter (微粒物). China is now the world's largest mask producer, making out half of the world's masks.

1Masks have been used as __________ by people for a long time.

A.a modern fashionB.a kind of clothC.a pretty decorationD.a protective tool

2The first recorded use of protective masks was made of __________.

A.gauzeB.animal bladderC.clothD.chemicals

3__________ advised people to wear a woven (纺织的) cloth dipped in water over their faces to protect against harmful chemicals.

A.American Lewis Hassley

B.Polish-Austrian doctor Johann von Mikulicz Radecki

C.Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci

D.Chinese doctor Wu Liande

4In 19th century, what the inventors did for the mask was to___________.

A.make its models such as N95 and KN95B.patent (注册专利) them for doctors

C.design them with one layer of gauzeD.filter out (过滤掉) fine particulate matter

5The advantage of 'Wu's mask' is that __________.

A.it was used to prevent epidemicsB.it was invented to prevent infection.

C.it was praised by experts around the worldD.it could be produced easily and cheaply

6The best title of the passage can be __________.

A.Protecting miners from dustB.Wearing masks to prevent infection

C.Producing masks throughout timeD.Improving masks throughout time

【题目】 Smarter than We Thought

It's a popular belief that fish can't remember anything for longer than seven seconds.

It may seem sad to think that they don't remember what they've eaten or where they've been, and they don't recognize you or any of their friendsevery moment in their lives would be like seeing the world for the first time.

But don't be so quick to feel sorry for them. A recent study has found that fish have much better memories than we used to think. In fact, certain kinds of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago, BBC reported.

In the study, researchers from MacEwan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again.

Researchers used computer software (软件) to monitor the fish's movements. They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.

In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory.

An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively (攻击性地) in front of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past fights. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence (证据).

Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to live in the wild.

"If fish are able to remember that a certain area has safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives in danger," lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.

For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees (黑猩猩), dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals. But this study has given scientists a new understanding of their intelligence(智力).

So next time you are watching your pet fish from outside the tank, perhaps you should feel closer to themthey may remember who you are.

1What is a popular belief about fish?

A.Fish can remember things for a very short time.

B.Fish can only remember part of their experiences.

C.Fish can remember things that happened 12 days ago.

D.Fish can remember things for longer than three minutes.

2According to the passage, fish can ________with a good memory.

A.know where to escape and keep safe

B.find their enemies and fight with them

C.remember where to get food and stay alive

D.recognize their friends and help each other

3What can we learn from the passage?

A.Our pet fish can surely remember who we are.

B.Fish are as clever as chimpanzees, dolphins and mice.

C.Clear evidence has shown certain fish can remember their past fights.

D.African cichlids can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago.

【题目】 It’s very important to keep a record of new words as you learn them. There are many ways to do this and this passage will give you ideas about how you can do this.

Word cards

Museum

(noun)

A large building where old objects are kept and shown.

Example: National Museum or Natural Science Museum

Word cards are small cards to help you remember words. Making a set of word cards is an easy way to go over words.

Follow these steps to make word cards:

On one side you write the word, pronunciation and part of speech, e. g. noun, verb, etc.

On the other side write the meaning or a sentence with the word in. You could also write a translation or draw a picture.

Take the cards with you in your bag. When you have five minutes, e. g. on the bus, look at the word and try to remember the meaning.

Look at the other side of the card and check. Or you could read the meaning and try to remember the word.

If writing words on pieces of paper isn’t easy for you, keep a word list on your computer or mobile phone. There are mobile apps to help you.

Tables

FRUIT

VEGETABLES

MEAT

apple

orange

banana

potato

carrot

tomato

chicken

beef

ADJECTIVES

OPPOSITES

happy

interesting

talkative

patient

wide

tall

sad

boring

quiet

impatient

narrow

short

Tables are great for putting words into groups. The examples above show a table grouped by topic and one for opposites.

Different ideas will work for different people, so try some of them out and see which ones work for you. Then you will discover remembering words isn’t a hard task for you.

1What is the passage mainly about?

A.How to draw tables.B.Ideas on mobile apps.

C.Steps to make cards.D.Ways to remember words.

2How can you use word cards?

A.Write words on very big paper.B.Look at the word cards whenever you are free.

C.Record the words without pictures or sentences.D.Write the word and its meaning on the same side.

3What does “narrow” mean according to the tables?

A.反的B.正的C.窄的D.宽的

4What’s the structure(结构)of the passage?

A.B.C.D.

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