It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink(下沉) far away from land. When this happens, the sailors(海员) have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they will die.
Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do, we shall be very ill because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish, animals and plants from the sea. On 19 October 1953, he set out in a small boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋). He did not take any food or water with him.
Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water in them. He drank this water. He could not cook the fish, so he ate them as they were. He took small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.
Dr. Bombard became hot, tired and quite ill, but after 65days at sea he was still alive. He traveled 2,750 miles from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other, and on 24th,December 1953, he reached Barbados.
He lost 20 kilos, but he showed that people could live on sea water, the animals and plants in the sea.
【小题1】Alain Bombard was ______.

One day Mr Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room, but people in the room didn’t look at him. They didn’t ask him to sit at the table. He wasn’t happy. But he said nothing.Mr Smith went home quickly and put on his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat.Mr Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said, “Eat, coat!”

     The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?”Mr Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn’t look at me. You didn’t ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”

1.One day Mr Smith went to      .

A. a birthday party                              B. a dinner party     

C. an English party                            D. a movie

2.When he came into the room, the people didn’t look at him. Why?

A. Because the people didn’t ask him to come.          

B. Because Mr Smith wore old clothes.

C. Because Mr Smith didn’t say hello to them first.       

D. Because it was night and they didn’t see him.

3.Why did he go home quickly?

A. Because he didn’t want to stay at a restaurant.          

B. Because he went home for his best clothes..

C. Because the people there asked him to leave       

D. Because he didn’t like the food there.

4.What’s the meaning of “surprised” in Chinese?

A.高兴的                     B.不满的          C.感到奇怪的                D.生气的

5.Which statement is right?

A. A person in good clothes should eat good food    

B. A good coat should eat good food.

C. We can’t judge (判断) a man by his clothes.       

D. Mr Smith is stupid (愚蠢的).

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

      One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.

      But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　

         C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2..The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

      A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　　　C. nobody 　　　　　D. the servant       　　

3..The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

            A. there was in fact poison in the bottles    B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

            C. he wanted to kill the cat                 D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

           A. the servant 　　B. cat 　　C. the rich man 　　D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

           A. lazy 　　B. bad 　　C. clever 　　D. kind 

Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making up new words, and we are often able to know where most come from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called “hamburgers”, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what they were. The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef in them and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, “Hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.
【小题1】English is spoken by many people around the world every day, but English is ______.

I have a sister. My lifestyle is different from her. I 1  healthier than her. I exercise twice a day. Usually I come home from school 2 , though my home is 3  from school. It takes me more than one hour. And my eating 4  are better than hers. She often has a 5  , because she likes to eat unhealthy diet. 6  I don’t like milk, my mother wants me to drink it. She says it’s good for my health. So I have to drink it. I try to eat 7 vegetables ten to eleven times a week. I keep eating fruit every day. They help me to keep in good health. As 8  meat, I must try to eat less of it. Of course, I love junk food too. I try to eat it only 9 a week. I sleep for nine hours every night. 10 you see, my healthy lifestyle depends on good food and exercise. It helps me study better.

1.A. am               B. is             C. are            D. was           

2.A. on feet          B. on foot        C. by foot        D. on bike

3.A. different    B. near               C. far            D. come      

4.A. habit            B. hobby          C. habits         D. health    

5.A. headache B. sore throat C. stomachache          D. sore back

6.A. So     B. Although                 C. And           D. But       

7.A. much             B. a little       C. any            D. more      

8.A. to               B. for            C. from           D. of            

9.A. once             B. twice          C. three times    D. four times

10.A. But             B. So             C. Because        D. And