China is the home of tea,  36 has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily.  37  the three major drinks ----tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by   38 people in the world. Tea from China, along   39 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export  40  .

Tea leaves  41  mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild  42  and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 43  kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people  44  their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is   45  a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.

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The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1.How many meanings does the word “day” have?

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2.At the equator(赤道)，are day and night sometimes the same length?

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3.By what of the earth is a place moved from day into night and from night into day over and over？

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 Dictionaries say that “spring fever” is a lazy or restless feeling . People usually have the feeling on the first warm day of spring. Everyone has probably felt it at one time or another . people have talked about it for years.

   Recently, scientists have taken a good look at spring fever. What they found is quite surprising.

   In many places we live in , the winter months often seem dark and dreary. When spring comes late March , the world becomes colorful . The number of daylight hours grows with each passing day. According to many scientists, all the sunlight sets off chemicals in the brain (大脑). The chemicals make our feeling change and bring on spring fever.

1.How do people who have spring fever feel ?

A. active            B. awake           C. energetic       D. restless .

2.Scientists think that ______________ cause(s) spring fever .

A. colors           B. sunlight         C. dark           D. illness

3. According to the passage ,the underlined word “dreary ”means“__________” in Chinese.

A. 沉闷的         B.暖和的           C. 晴朗的        D.明亮的

4.The best title for the passage is ______________ .

A. How to Get Over Spring Fever          B. Spring Fever

C. Darkness in winter                    D. Spring and winter

In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree. But is it the truth? And what 26 students happy or unhappy?

To find out students, Li Jiahui , a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months 27 students’ sense of happiness last year. The 28 girl made a survey with questions such as “Are you feeling happy?”and “What makes you unhappy?”

After studying the answers from 284 students , Li learned that 29 40 percent of the students felt unhappy , and the 30 from studies was the main for their unhappiness.

“More than 50 percent said they were 31 pressure and 70 percent didn’t get enough sleep,”Li said . “It shows that middle school students are not as happy 32 people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”

Li also said that over 90 percent said their happiness had 33 to do with how much money they have . Instead, they cared about their relationships with friends ,teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they get 34 well with each other .”Li said .

After her survey , Li listed 35 tips that may make students happier, such as : Treat yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives , and try new things.

1.A. helps        B. wants         C. makes           D. keeps

2.A. to study     B. studying      C. study           D. studied

3.A. 15-year-old  B. 15-years-old C.15 years old      D.15-year-olds

4.A. about        B. than          C. below           D. inside

5.A. pressure     B. difficulties  C. knowledge       D. interest

6.A. after        B. in            C. with            D. under

7.A. so           B. and           C. like            D. as.

8.A. something    B. nothing       C. anything        D. nobody

9.A. along        B. up            C. off             D. down .

10.A. the number of  B.A number of C. much      D. a lot