Michael Perham (born on 16th March, 1992 in Hertfordshire, England) is a boy who, at the age of 17, became the youngest person to sail around the world in the 50 feet racing boat, completing his journey on 7th August, 2009. He started the world trip on the 15th of November 2008 from Portsmouth, England.

Just six days after Michael Perham set sail from Portsmouth, he started having serious problems with the boat, which he was unable to fix himself on the sea. He had to stop in Portugal. Just one day later, he set sail once again, with the hope of breaking David Dick’s world record for the youngest person to sail around the world.

Michael met many challenges（挑战） along the way, including rough seas and knock-downs in the Southern Ocean, terrible loneliness and fighting storms, but the largest difficulty Michael faced was the boat itself. It caused one problem after another. Funnily he celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian Ocean.

Michael Perham has entered the record books after becoming the youngest person to sail around the world. The teenager already holds the record for being the youngest people to sail across the Atlantic, aged just 14.

Michael Perham plans to create the Sail Michael Fund to encourage young people to take to the water. He is also aiming to take part in the 2012 Olympics.

1.This passage is most probably taken from __________.

A. a story book B. a magazine C. a travel guide D. a film review

2.How long did it take Michael Perham to complete his world trip?

A. It took about 9 months. B. It took 6 days.

C. It took about 14 years. D. It took 50 days.

3.What does “to take to the water” probably mean in this passage?

A. To save water. B. To protect water.

C. To sail in the sea. D. To swim in the sea.

4.Which of the following is NOT true about Michael Perham?

A. Michael Perham wants to encourage young people to take part in the 2012 Olympics.

B. Michael Perham has held two world records for sailing so far.

C. The most difficult problem that Michael Perham faced while sailing was the boat.

D. Michael Perham is going to set up the Sail Michael Fund for young people.

5.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. Michael Perham started the world trip from Portsmouth.

b. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic.

c. Michael Perham celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian

Ocean.

d. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail around the world.

A. d, a, c, b B. b, c, a, d C. d, a, b, c D. b, a, c, d

When we exercise hard, we burn fat. But have you ever wondered where exactly the fat goes?

Some doctors think that fat is changed into heat and given off in the air. Others think the body burns it. Some even joke that someone comes and takes it. That’s why you always weigh less in the morning.

Now a new study from Australia solves the mystery(迷). “The correct answer is that most of the fat is breathed (呼吸)out as CO2. It goes into the air.” says the study.

Scientists followed the atoms (原子) in 10 kilograms of fat as they are lost. They found that 8.4 of those kilograms are breathed out as CO2 through the lungs (肺). The other weight, 1.6 kilograms,becomes water and leaves the body.

“None of this is easy to understand because we can’t see the CO2 we breathe out.” said the study’s lead expert.

Does that mean you can lose more weight by breathing more? It is not as easy as you think.

Breathing more than the body’s metabolic rate (新陈代谢速度) can make you uncomfortable. You may feel dizzy(眩晕的) and become unable to see, move or feel, according to the study.

So how can people lose weight healthily? The key is to eat less and move more. You may have heard this many times. During a day, a 70kg person breathes out about 200g of CO2. So if the same person wants to lose weight, he or she can do some light exercise, for example, walking fast.This can help lose 240g of CO2.

1.Where is the new study from?

A. Japan. B. Australia. C. Canada. D. America.

2.According to the new study, where does our fat go when we exercise a lot?

A. The body burns it. B. Someone comes and takes it.

C. It is changed into heat and given off in the air. D. Most of it is breathed out as CO2.

3.What will happen to people if they breathe more than the body’s metabolic rate?

A. They will lose weight healthily. B. They will feel comfortable.

C. They may become unable to move. D. They may become healthier.

4.Which of the following is the best way to lose weight?

A. Sitting still and breathing more.

B. Sleeping a lot and breathing more.

C. Eating less and exercising more.

D. Eating more and doing some light exercise.

5.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. where fat goes when we exercise B. why we can lose weight healthily

C. how we should do some exercise D. what we should do to become fat

British people pride themselves on their polite manners towards one another in public. They often use the word ‘sorry’—even when they don’t really mean it! Usually, if they want to ask a stranger for the time, they would start by saying ‘Sorry to bother you. Do you know what time it is?’ If they’re five minutes late for an appointment (约会), they would generally greet the person by saying ‘Sorry I’m late!’

They use the word ‘sorry’ in so many different situations that the meaning of the word has changed a little over time. The two main dictionary definitions (释义) of ‘sorry’ are: 1) feeling sad for someone else because of their problems or bad luck; 2) feeling regret because you’ve done something wrong. Now, think about this. Normally, when they want to ask a stranger a question, they start with ‘Sorry to bother you’. In this situation, they aren’t saying sorry because they feel sad for that person or because they feel regret.

So what does ‘sorry’ really mean? And why do British people use it so much? Well, in the British culture, saying ‘sorry’ is a way to be polite, especially to people who they don’t know very well. It’s also a very clever way to get what they want. In a recent experiment, an actor went up to a different strangers on a rainy day to ask if he could use their mobile phones in order to make a call. When he went up to one group of strangers and asked them without saying ‘sorry’ first, he was only 9 per cent successful in borrowing their phones. However, when he said ‘sorry’ to another group of strangers about the bad weather before asking if he could use their mobile phones, he was 47 per cent successful. So maybe saying ‘sorry’ is not just being polite, but it is also a good method to get what they want too!

Cell Phone Madness

When I opened the box at my 12th birthday party, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I had really got a cell phone!

As soon as I got to my school the next morning, I showed off my phone and asked everyone for their number. It felt like I didn’t even exist in that class anymore. I wouldn’t pay much attention to the teachers because I was too busy on my phone. Luckily I didn’t get caught using it. I was pretty sure that the teacher did notice that I stopped paying attention to her because a week later we took a test and I got Grade D for the first time. To make matters worse, my mom had to sign the test. It was hard to show my mom the paper. She never expected “D” on my tests. Well, finally, I showed her and she couldn’t believe it. She was angry but most of all, she was disappointed(失望的).

Weeks passed and my parents started to dislike the fact that I had a phone. They would say, “We have noticed that you never pay attention to us. It’s like you have your own little world now and we don’t communicate as much with your phone.” I acted like they were wrong, but then I started to wonder if it was true that I was spending too much time on the phone.

A week later I tried going a whole day without a cell phone and it didn’t go that badly. I had so much fun because I was actually spending time with my family and paying attention to them. From that day, I had a different point of view towards cell phones.

Phones really take you away from the rest of the world．I’m not saying that phones are bad and not to use them, but you do have to spare some time to spend with your family and not get stuck with your phone all day. My phone took away time from my homework and from my family. It also affected my grades.

I will keep using my phone, but I will have it under better control.

1.When did the writer get his cell phone?

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2.Why didn’t the writer pay much attention to the teacher?

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3.What grade did the writer get from the test?

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4.How did the writer’s mother feel when she saw the test paper?

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5.Who started to dislike the fact that the writer had a phone after a few weeks?

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Over 2,000 years ago, in China, there lived a boy called Confucius. When he was o1.three, his father died. His mother was very poor. In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m2.to send him.

As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things. So he d3.to teach himself .

Unfortunately he was a strange-looking boy. The other children pointed and made fun of him. They called him names and laughed at him. Confucius got very upset, but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b4..

Confucius did not play with other children. He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them. He t5.to artists and musicians and learned from them. If he tried to do something difficult, he kept trying over and over again u6.he learned how to do it. In this way the boy taught himself to read and w7.and learned lots of interesting things. Confucius grew up to be a very c8.man.

When he was a man, Confucius became the ruler of the city of Changtu. People were very h9.when he was their leader. He used his abilities and skills in a w10.way.

People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived. We still remember many of his sayings today.

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A. Yes, I was. B. Sorry , I can’t. C. No, I didn’t.

A. Ten days. B. Twelve dollars. C. Twenty people.