20．Never form the habit of smoking because it human beings．( )A．does harm withB．is harmful to——青夏教育精英家教网——

20．Never form the habit of smoking because it ______ human beings．（　　）

does harmful to

19．A new study found evidence of aggressive behavior in children who have four or more servings of soft drinks every day．
Information for the study came from the mothers of 3，000five-year-olds．Researchers asked the women to keep a record of how many servings of soft drinks their children drank over a two-month period．The women were also asked to complete a checklist of their children's behavior．
The researchers found that 43percent of the boys and girls drank at least one daily serving of soda．Four percent of the youngsters had four or more sodas to drink every day．
Shakira Suglia is with Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in New York City．She worked on the study with researchers from the University of Vermont and Harvard University School of Public Health．She says they found that children who drank the most soda were more than two times as likely as those who drank no soda to show signs of aggression．
"For the children who consumed four or more soft drinks per day，we see an association between aggressive behaviors，attention problems and withdrawn behaviors．"
The aggressive behaviors included destroying possessions belonging to others，taking part in fights and physically attacking people．
Shakira Suglia says the researchers identified the link after they considered ocio-demographic factors like the child's age and sex．They also considered other possible influences，such as hether the boys and girls were eating sweets or given fruit drinks on a normal day．In addition，the researchers examined parenting styles and other social conditions that might be taking place in the home．
Doctor Suglia says it is not clear why young children who drink a lot of soda have behavior problems．
"We can't prove that this is a direct cause and effect relationship．Having said that，there are a lot of ingredients in soda，a lot of ingredients that have not been examined in relation to behavior．"
A substance often found in soft drinks is caffeine，which helps to make people feel energized．Doctor Suglia suggests that caffeine could be causing the five year olds to be more aggressive．
The research is part of a larger study called the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study．It follows 5，000poor mothers and their children in 20American cities．
Earlier studies of young adults have found the highest sugar levels in those who carry weapons and show signs of negative social behavior．
59．What's the purpose of writing this passage？B
A．To persuade parents to forbid their children have soft drinks．B．To present the result of a study．
C．To show why children are aggressive                    D．To scold the products of soft drink
60．The children who consumed four or more soft drinks per day may do the following thingsC．
a．ask for more drinks    b．destroying possessions belonging to others    c．carry weapons
d．taking part in fights    e．physically attack people        f．be negative to society
A．a，b，c            B．c，e，f           C．b，d，e          D．b，d，f
61．From the passage we can infer that in order to help control the children's behaviors，parents shouldD．
A．keep a record of how many servings of soft drinks their children have
B．complete a checklist of their children's behavior
C．examine parenting styles and other social conditions taking place in the home
D．pay attention to the children's normal diet
62．According to Shakira Suglia，what in soft drinks may influence children's behaviors most？B
A．fruit            B．caffeine           C．sugar           D．soda．

18．I'm not surprised that he became a writer．Even as a child he had a ____ imagination．（　　）

17．In my last essay，I wrote briefly about a bathtub in the classroom．What really was the use of that bathtub？"Guys，it is Reading Workshop time now．When I call your table，get your things，please!"said Mrs．Toalson．She was holding a cup that had many sticks in it； on every stick was written each student's name and table number．
What does she mean？Probably books，I thought．Mrs．Toalson picked a stick out of the cup and said，"Okay，Aniqa's table； Table Two，you may get your things．"Then my four classmates ran for the cushions（垫子）in the bathtub．Mrs．Toalson kept picking sticks and calling out different table numbers．On hearing their numbers，students would run to get cushions．Because there were not enough cushions for everyone，the last to be called had to go without．Those students sighed，"Oh!They are the lucky ones．"
Finally，Mrs．Toalson picked the last stick； what is she going to do now？
"Kate，you may use the bathtub．"Mrs．Toalson said．Gosh!Use the bathtub？Is Kate going to take a bath，I wondered．Kate is the girl who had pretty brown hair．She ran happily with her book to the bathtub and lay down in it．As she read，she hugged a teddy bear．I think it must be comfortable reading in a bathtub．
Except for lucky Kate，everybody had to read elsewhere．Some were sitting on the seats，some were lying down under the table，and everybody's reading pose（姿势）was different．
Just then，my friend found me sitting at my table quietly，not doing anything．She said，"Mary，let me find you a book．"I nodded．Then she led me to a comer of the classroom where the book-shelf was and picked a picture book for me．
Regina thought that it would be more fun to read outside on the grass．What a great idea!The next day our whole class went to the park across the street from our school．As we read，animals such as squirrels ran around us．It was amazing!
63．In Mrs．Toalson's Reading Workshop，every student can learnB．
A．briefly B．comfortably C．quickly D．eagerly
64．Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage？C
A．Mrs．Toalson told the student to sit in the bathtub as a punishment．
B．The student who used the bathtub in that class was thought to be unlucky．
C．Not every student can get a cushion in Mrs．Toalson's Reading Workshop．
D．In Mrs．Toalson's Reading Workshop，only the best student can lie down reading．
65．Who got the chance to use the bathtub in that class？A
A．A student whose table was last called．
B．The student who sat at the table quietly．
C．The student who got the last cushion．
D．A student whose table was first called．
66．The purpose of the passage is toB．
A．tell us how to use a bathtub in the classroom
B．introduce us a new way of teaching style
C．teach us how to organize reading activifies in class
D．show us the importance of reading poses．

16．Each time I see a balloon，my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl．It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died．I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven．"Yes，honey．Of course．"she said．
"Can we write him a letter？"
She paused，the longest pause of my short life，and answered，"Yes．"
My heart jumped．"How？Does the mailman go there？"I asked．
"No，but I have an idea．"Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon．I asked her what it was for．
"Just wait，honey．You'll see．"Mom told me to write my letter．Eagerly，I got my favorite pen，and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink．I wrote about my day，what I learned at school，how Mom was doing，and even about what happened in a story I had read．For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive．I gave the letter to Mom．She read it over，and a smile crossed her face．
She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string．We went out-side and she gave me the balloon．It was still raining．
"Okay，on the count of three，let go．One，two，three．"
The balloon，carrying my letter，darted upward against the rain．We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds．
Later I realized，like the balloon，that Dad had never let his sickness get him down．He was strong．No matter what he suffered，he'd persevere，dart up，and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body．He rose into sky and became something beautiful．I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on．I prayed to be a balloon．
56．When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father，her motherC．
A．believed it easy to do so              B．thought her a creative girl
C．felt it hard to answer                 D．found it easy to lie
57．When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father，sheD．
A．jumped with joy                    B．was worried that it couldn't be delivered
C．started writing immediately           D．became excited
58．In the eyes of the author，what was the rain like？D
A．An incurable disease．B．An unforgettable memory．
C．The failures her father experienced     D．The hard time her father had．
59．What would be the best title for the passage？C
A．An unforgettable experience          B．Fly to the heaven
C．The strong red balloon               D．A great father．

15．The Chinese government holds that peace and development ________ the Taiwain Straits is the correct path．（　　）

14．In the early morning，all of us stood at the top of the mountain to ________ east of the city，watching ________ burning sun rising．（　　）

13．A US man has shown off a M-year-old McDonald's hamburger that looks the same as the day he bought it．
David Whipple，from Utah，had fast planned to keep the hamburger for two months in order to show friends how its preservatives（防腐剂）would keep its appearance．
But，after accidentally leaving the product in his pocket for two years，Mr．Whipple decided to keep hamburger for even longer to see how long it could continue looking normal？
"It wasn't on purpose，"Mr．Whipple told us television show，The Doctors．
"I was showing some people how enzymes（生化酶）work and I thought a hamburger would be a good idea．And I used it for a month and then forgot about it．''
However，Mr．Whipple's experiment was then forgotten after the coat was put in a closet （壁柜）．
"My wife didn't discover it until at least a year or two after that．And we pulled it out and said，‘Oh my god，I can't believe it looks the same'．"
Mr．Whipple said that at one point he had considered selling the hamburger by online auction（拍卖）site，eBay．
Instead of selling it for US$2，000，however，he and his family decided to keep the product for educational use．
He now uses the hamburger to persuade his grandchildren not to eat junk food in restaurants such as McDonald's．
"It's great for the grandkids to see．To see what happens with fast food，"he said．'
57．Where did Mr．Whipple put the hamburger？C
A．In his laboratory．
B．In the kitchen
C．In his pocket．
D．In a restaurant
58．What did Mr．Whipple decide to do with the hamburger in the end？B
A．Sell it online．
B．Keep it at home
C．Give it to his grandchildren．
D．Give it to a school
59．What did Mr．Whipple think of hamburgers？D
A．Delicious．
B．Expensive．
C．Popular
D．Harmful
60．In which column（专栏）of a website might this text appear？D
A．Nature．
B．Travel．
C．Medicine．
D．Health．

12．If you move to a new school，you'll have to worry whether or not you'll make friends．Here are some simple suggestions which help you make new friends a lot easier．
Try speaking to the people you're sitting next to in class．As they're close by，it makes sense communicate with them first．
Have courage to speak to everyone in your class．You'll probably stay with that class through your years at the now school，so it helps if you get on with them．
If you don't have many friends in your class，try and make new friends in your subject lessons．You can also talk with them at lunch time and after school．
Join a lunchtime or afterschool club．You'll get to meet kids of all years that way．
Ask your teacher to pair you with another pupil．
Use your celebrity status （名人身份）!Since you're the new person，you'll have gained celebrity status，which you can use for a couple of weeks．Talk to people，remember to smile and always be open and friendly．Listen carefully to what others have to say so as to make them feel important．
As you grow older，it's natural to make new friends and sometimes that means you grow apart from your old friends．So try and make time for all your friends．Why not introduce your different sets of friends so you can all go to the cinema or bowling together？
53．According to the passage，moving to a new school isC．
A．interesting    B．exciting    C．worrying   D．boring
54．According to the author，what should we do when we move to a new school？D
A．Sit close to friendly classmates．
B．Try to study well to gain others trust
C．Try our best to help our new classmates．
D．Take possible chances to communicate with others．
55．To make our classmates feel that they are important to us，we shouldA
A．1isten to them carefully
B．be friendly and open to them
C．smile while talking with them
D．make use of our celebrity status
56．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage？B
A．To show how to get used to new school life．
B．To explain how to make new friends easily．
C．To encourage people to make new friends．
D．To introduce how to communicate with friends．

11．Do you know，how children in other countries spend their school day and what kind of games they always play？
Children in Brazil

School	The school year runs from February to December．Children attend（上学）school for about four hours in the morning or the afternoon．About a quarter of children in Brazil do not attend school at all．
Play	Football is the most popular sport．Brazil's beautiful beaches also make swimming and volleyball popular．
Family	Brazilian families are often large．Nearly a third of the population is under eighteen．

Children in France

School	The school day begins from 8：00am to 4：00pm，with a two-hour lunch break．Schools close on Wednesday and Sunday，and close for a half day on Saturday．
Play	Football，bicycling and tennis are favorite stoics in France．In some areas，pelote，a traditional ball game，is also very popular．
Family	Most French mothers work； the majority of pre-school（学前的）children attend day care centers known as crèches． France has laws about naming children and all names have to be chosen from an official list．

Children in Japan

School	Schools in Japan are very competitive（竞争的）．Even pre-schoollers may attend"cramming（填鸭式教学的）schools"to prepare for exams．There is a summer break of about six weeks，but the children have homework during this time．
Play	Comic（连环画）books have been popular in Japan since the 1700s．Comics now account for 40%of all published material in Japan．Kite flying is enjoyed by people of every age．
Family	Homes in Japan are small，on average．The typical family of four lives in five small rooms．Most fathers in Japan work long hours．As a result，some children only see their fathers on weekends or holidays．

46．How many hours do the children from Brazil attend school a day？A
A．Four．    B．Six．
C．Eight．   D．Ten．
47．What is a crèches in France？C
A．It refers to places with beautiful beaches．
B．The name of the place where French mothers work
C．It's a day care center for pre-school children．
D．Cramming schools to improve children's exam result．
48．Compared to the children in Brazil and France，children in Japan may feelDat school．
A．happy    B．lonely
C．bored    D．stressed（有压力的）

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