These dayscars arc designed using computersLet’s look at how a new car is created

    Firstseveral   1   talk about the new car and any good ideas that they haveThen they sit down at their computers and   2   many sketchesThe best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of   3   are developed on the computerYou can change the sizeshape or colour of any part on the computer to see   4   the car would look and then you can choose the best design

    Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designedPart of the inside of the car is so that the designers can sit in itThey can feel if there is enough  6  inside and if they can reach  7  Then some cars are built-there are more than 15000 parts of a car to

    When everything is known to be  9   the cars are made in the factoryAgaincomputers are used to make sure that all the parts are   10  as they are neededThe factory

usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops

1Adrivers                Bdesigners           Cworkers            Dsalesmen

2Adraw                 Border                 Ctype               Denjoy

3Abicycles              Btrains               Ccars                 Dbuses

4Ahow                 Bif                 Cwhat              Dthat

5Acovered              Bpainted              Clocked             Dbuilt

6Ametal                   Bglass                 Cleather             Droom

7Anothing               Bsomebody          Ceverything            Dnobody

8Achoose                      Btest                Cshow             Drepair

9Asafe                  Beasy               Ccheap              Dfast

10Arare                  Belectronic           Ccomfortable         Dready

What is your favourite colour? Ask famous persons like Cate BlanchettSearlett Johansson and Bonoand maybe they will saygreen.”That’s not because these artists particularly like the colour greenInsteadthey are interested in green fashion

    Green fashion is about makingand wearingclothes that are good for humansanimalsand the EarthIn the pastgreen fashion made people think of hippies(嬉皮士)and ugly clothesBut todaygreen fashion is differentIt is about looking good and caring about the Earth and other peopleYou can have interesting clothes and be green

    Around the worldgreen fashion is becoming popularFor examplethe UKcompany

People Tree sells men’s and women’s clothing and accessories(饰品).They are made from

natural fabrics(织物)like cotton and woolWorkers who make the clothes are from countries like NepalKenyaand BangladeshPeople Tree pays the men and women good money for the clothes they create

    Singer Bono and his wife also started a clothing company called EDUNWhen the clothes sellEDUN uses most of the money to help people around the world

1According to the passagewhat isgreen fashion?

AWearing the colour green all the time

BMaking clothes from green trees

CPutting green make-up on your face

DWearing clothes that are good for the Earth

2In the pastwhat did people often think of when they heardgreen fashion

    ADangerous animals                                  BBeautiful women

    CColourful accessories                              DUgly clothes

3Which sentence about green clothing companies is true?

    AMost use natural fabrics to make clothes

    BMany do not pay their workers well

    CThey make clothes mostly for women

    DMost of the companies are in Africa

4According to the passagewhat does EDUN do?

    AIt teaches children to make clothes

    BIt sells clothes and uses the money to help people

    CIt gives clothes to poor people

    DIt makes expensive clothes for teenagers

Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all timeHe was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books

    Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parkera child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and unclePeter is a shyquiet boy wearing glasses and has few friendsOne dayon a high school class trip to a science labhe gets bitten by a special spiderSoon Peter realizes he has amazing powershe is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth senseHe no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told himthatwith great powerthere must also come great responsibility(责任),”Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to peopleAnd soSpiderman is born

    Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superheroHe is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powersBesideshis best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and timeHe has to sell photos of Spidermanhimself!to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies

1Who created Spiderman?

AStan Lee              BMarvel                CPeter Parker        DSuperman

2What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider?

AHe could not see with his eyes                  BHe became a spider

CHe developed spider-like powers               DHe was sick

3What doeswith great powerthere must also come great responsibilitymean?

APowerful people can do whatever they like

BPeople with power are always good

CPowerful people should have a responsibility to do good

DPowerful people are to blame for all the bad things that happen

4In what areas does Peter have problems that are similar to normal people?

AMoneytimestudyingreading

BMoneyworktimerelationships

CRelationshipssportmoneywork

DMoneyworktimesleep

Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot foodor is there some connection between spices and healthy food?

Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals(化学物质).These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌)which spoil food

Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food,”explains one of the scientistsThe bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperaturesFor this reasonit is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates

Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come fromIf you like spicy foodit is possible that hundreds of years agowhen there were no fridgespeople in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoilingThe traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longerhealthier livesTodayin a time of fridgesthe spices just make the food taste good

1The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________

Amaking food taste better                              Bmaking food hotter

Ckilling bacteria in food                                 Dpreventing bacteria getting into food

2Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_______

Ahigh temperature makes more bacteria

Bhigh temperature helps bacteria grow faster

Cbacteria get used to hot food

Dbacteria spoil food only at high temperature

3According to the passagespices are useful in an the following things except_______

Areplacing fridges                                         Bhelping you to live longer

Chelping to keep you healthier                        Dmaking your food taste better

A new TV series in EnglandAway from it allhas surprised everyone by becoming a huge success with young people across the countryIts success is surprising because the series is about the relaxing lifestyles of people who live in the countryThere is none of the action that we usually see on TV todayThere are also no stressful momentsbusy offices or crowded citiesAway from it all is set in the peaceful English countryside and tells simple stories about people’s kindness  

    The director of the TV series says that its success is a sign of teenagers suffering from stressThey say that watching Away from it all helps teenagers forget about the pressures(压力)of exams and homeworkand the troubles that fill the world todayThey also say that it’s a good sign of today’s young people switching to(转到)happier TV series as it shows they would like a happier and healthier world

    Although the series’ success might have a good sidemany teachers and parents are worriedhoweverThey say that some of their students and children are becoming couch potatoes(终日泡在电视机前的人)and are using Away from it all as an excuse for not completing homeworkSome children have even refused to learn for exams because they say that they can only achieve personal happiness by avoiding(避免)stressful situations completely

    And what do the experts(专家)say? Paula Raya doctor of educationsays that TV can influence children’s lifestylesBut she says that if a child reacts stronglyit’s likely that there are other reasons for his change in behaviourShe says that there is nothing wrong with watching Away from it all but suggests that parents should make sure their children know TV is not the same as real life

1The success of the new TV series is surprising because________

    Ait is different from other successful TV series

    Bit is the same as other successful TV series

    Cit is about the English countryside

    Dit is about life in busy offices

2The director of Away from it all believes that the series helps young people deal with______

    Asimple stories          Bstress                   Ccouch potatoes        Dexams

3The success of the series shows that young people would like________

    Aa world with no homework                          BEnglish TV series

    Crelaxing jobs                                               Da happier and healthier world

4Who are worried about the effects of the series?

    AExperts and teenagers                              BTeachers and experts

    CTeachers and parents                               DYoung people and parents

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