14．If you bought some candy months ago but never ate it.how can you tell whether it's still eatable?——青夏教育精英家教网—

If you bought some candy months ago but never ate it，how can you tell whether it's still eatable？The easiest way is to check the"expiration date （保质期）"printed on the wrapper．If that date has already passed，you're likely to throw the candy away．But is that really necessary？
According to a new report from the US Natural Resources Defense Council （NRDC），tons of food is wasted each year，largely because people don't fully understand what expiration dates，or"use-by dates"，actually mean．
Food dating was introduced in 1970s because customers wanted more information about the things that they were eating．When they first showed up，use-by dates only showed freshness because producers wanted their products to be tasted in their best conditions．
However，most customers mistakenly believed that use-by dates showed how safe the food was，and they still largely do．But the truth is that these dates aren't related to the danger of food poisoning（中毒），according to Time News．Eggs，for example，can still be eaten three to five weeks after being bought，even though the use-by date is much earlier．When their use-by dates pass，strawberry-flavored cookies may lose their crunch（松脆的口感），but they are not harmful．
"It's an unclear subject，the difference between food quality（质量） and food safety，"said Jena Roberts，vice president of National Food Lab，a US food testing company．"Even in the food industry has workmates who are not sure about it．"
This is why scientists are calling for a standard explanation to be printed following the use-by dates．"We want this to be clearly communicated so customers are not misinterpreting the information and wasting a lot of food，"said Dana Gunders，a staff scientist with the NRDC．
But this won't be a mistake that is easy to correct since people have believed it for so long．Another problem is that the quality levels of different foods change differently-some are still eatable long after their use-by date while others are not．
As a result，food industry officials are now thinking of changing the use-by date to a date showing when food is most likely to throw away．

56．What does the writer mainly want to tell us in Paragraph 1？D
A．When we throw the food away．
B．How we check the expiration date．
C．How we know if the food is eatable．
D．Whether we have to throw the food．
57．The underlined word"misinterpreting"probably meansD．
A．paying attention to
B．taking no notice of
C．making guesses about
D．having a wrong idea about
58．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Most customers have a clear idea of what expiration dates mean．
B．Most customers now care more about freshness than food safety．
C．Even after their expiration dates pass，some foods are still safe to eat．
D．"Expiration dates"were first used to show when food was likely to go bad．
59．What is probably the best title for this passage？D
A．Customers and food．
B．Food quality and freshness．
C．Use-by-dates and quality levels．
D．Expiration dates and food safety．

13．

Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes，makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason．Everyone wants to be happy．But sometimes，a guest comes in without invitation．It's unhappiness．Don't let it get you down．Send it away!
When you are happy，the world feels like a better place．As the saying goes：When you smile，the world smiles with you； when you cry，you cry alone．Wearing a smile will make you more charming and help you to win lots of friends．A good mood always gives you hope，which makes trouble and problems easier to handle．
No matter how happy you are，it's normal to feel angry，sad or gloomy once in a while．Life is full of ups and downs．We can't change the way life is，but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one．To help us do this，it's good to know some of the factors （因素） that influence happiness．
One of the biggest factors is social relationships．People who are close to family and friends are happier than people who don't have those relationships．Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence．Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing．
Another factor is work or school．If you enjoy school，even if you have lots of homework or extra classes，you will still feel that your school life is meaningful and happy．But if you hate school，your negative attitude may cause you to feel bored and upset that you have to do so much work．
A third factor is your attitude towards life．How do you feel if you fail in an exam？Maybe you think it's unfair because you always study hard and should get a good mark．You can't stop blaming（责备） yourself．Or，maybe you accept it．You go through the paper carefully，find out why you made stupid mistakes，and tell yourself，"Take it easy!I'll do better next time!"Your attitude makes a big difference．
Do you smile a lot or wear a long face most of the time？

53．What can we know from Paragraph 3？C
A．We often change bad situations in life．
B．We often go upstairs and downstairs in life．
C．We have both happy and sad moments in life．
D．We spend neither happy nor angry time in life．
54．The writer probably agrees thatB．
A．we can't be happy if we are busy with our studies
B．we should accept our failure and try to do better next time
C．we should keep blaming ourselves when we fail in an exam
D．we will feel less happy when we are closer to people around us
55．What is the passage mainly about？D
A．How to control our bad feeling．
B．What factors make our life easy．
C．What factors influence happiness．
D．How to make our own happiness．

12．阅读下面四段电视节目内容的解说词，将其编号填入相应的节目名称前．
A．It is very important for everyone to study．So you shouldn't give up studying．As a saying goes，"Never too old to learn．"
B．People might grow plants and vegetables in the sea in about 50years．
C．Taijongr is an exciting Chinese film．People of different ages like it．
D．The world is becoming dirtier and dirtier．So we should pay more attention to the environment．It's our duty to make our world clean and tidy．

71．Farmers of the FutureB
72．Activities for Free TimeC
73．The Polluted WorldD
74．Life-Long StudyA
75：Write down your favorite TV program．The Voice of China．

11．Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories，destroying fourteen homes．Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs．One person was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller injuries．Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm．
A farmer，Mr．Tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour．
"I was eating with my wife and children，"he said，"When we heard a loud noise．A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us．We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing．I went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened．"
Mrs．Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house  moving．She ran outside at once with her children．
"There was no time to take anything，"she said，"A few minutes later，the roof came down．"
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department （福利机构） provided them with food，clothes and  shelter．

44．How many homes altogether （总共） were damaged in the storm？D
A．Fourteen
B．Twenty-one
C．Twenty-nine
D．Thirty-six
45．Mrs．Woo and her family didn't get hurt becauseC．
A．her husband knew there would be a storm
B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C．she felt the house was moving
D．the welfare department helped her
46．The underlined word"shelter"in this passage meansD．
A．something to eat
B．something to wear
C．somewhere to study
D．somewhere to stay
47．Which of he following may be the best title for this passage？C
A．A Terrible Storm
B．A Lucky Woman
C．Good Soldiers
D．Clever People．

10．生活中免不了会遇到一些令人心烦或不开心的事情，此时我们应该积极地寻求解决办法．请针对以下问题从方框内找出相应的解决办法，把答案写在对应题号的横线上．
Problems
71．I always worry about my health．C
72．I have too much homework and have no time for my hobbies．B
73．I can't fall asleep every night．I'm sleepy and tired the next day．D
74．My father isn't pleased with my grades．I feel stressed from time to time．A
Suggestions
A．You'd better communicate with your parents often and tell them you have tried your best．
B．Plan your day carefully．It will be a good choice to make a list of all your homework you have to do．Then work out how much time you need to finish it．
C．Take more exercise and eat more vegetables and less meat．You'll be healthier soon．
D．You should talk to your parents or close friends，and share your problems with them，then you'll feel relaxed and happy．If it doesn't work，you can ask a doctor for help．
请针对以下问题，用一个英语句子或短语表达其解决办法．
75．I can't get on well with my classmates．You should try your best to help them．

9．Feeling left out．
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend
wasn't around．Here's our advice to her-and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It's hard when a best friend isn't around-maybe because she moved to a different
school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have
new friends．But how do you make them？Maybe it seems like everybody else already has
their friends．But remember，there's always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom-think about which kids you'd like to play with
at break．Look for chances to say"hi"to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share something
or express your appreciation to them．Invite someone to play with you or say"Do you want
to sit here？"in the lunchroom．When you're at break，walk over to kids you want to play with，
act friendly，and say"Hi，can l play，too？"or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you're feeling shy，ask your teacher to help you make
new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make
friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help-and pretty
soon，you'll have one，or two，or even more new friends．
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other，you can share
something you didn't have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

52．According to the writer，some kids feel lonely at break because theyA．
A．don't have their best friends around
B．need their parents to be with them
C．have trouble with their studies
D．are too young to look after themselves
53．The underlined word this in Paragraph 4refers to（指的是）B．
A．sharing your ideas
B．developing new friendship
C．studying better at school
D．talking before many people
54．Some kids need help from teachers to make friends becauseD．
A．they miss their old friends a lot
B．they have no time to stay with others
C．teachers know who wants a new friend
D．they are shy or not good at making friends
55．The title"Feeling left out．"means"D"in Chinese．
A．遭攻击
B．被调侃
C．挨批评
D．受冷落．

8．

Apple's logo is one of the most familiar icons （图标） around the world．
But what's the story about the Apple logo？The image （图象） of the apple is obvious，because that's the name of the company．What about the bite （一口）？The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing．He was the father of computer science．He researched artificial intelligence （人工智能） and unlocked German wartime codes （密码）．However，after the war，he was put into prison （监狱），because of his beliefs．He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned （有毒的） apple to end his life in the prison．
However，Rob Janoff，who designed the famous Apple logo，said，"It's not the truth，but
only a legend．The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple．I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry （樱桃）．When I go to markets to buy apples，I always mistake apples for cherries．It really has nothing to do with the scientist．"
Are you kidding？An apple is much bigger than a cherry．It's very easy to tell．But if you use an apple to design a logo，some people may mistake it for a cherry．

41．Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually inA．
A．shape
B．size
C．colour
D．weight
42．According to the passage，Alan TuringA．
A．died in the prison
B．used an apple to design a logo
C．was put into prison during the war
D．was the father of a computer company
43．What's the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo？A
A．To introduce its designer．
B．To try to find the truth of it．
C．To tell us a legend about it．
D．To explain its market research．

7．阅读以下5段语言材料，然后从A、B、C、D和E中，选出符合他们要求的最佳选项．
56．Jeff likes sports．He would like something that can help him spend boring time during the work-out （健身）．C
57．Mrs．Scott doesn't like to exercise，but she likes reading books about foreign places．D
58．Mr．Dean wants to improve his garden，so he would like something that could help him．E
59．Lisa，a 22-year-old girl，worries about her weight．She is wondering how to lose weightB．
60．Sophia likes to look smart．When she is free，she enjoys listening to music．Now she plans to learn something about music．A

A．Learn how to play the guitar．This popular video helps the beginner to become a guitar player in just 200hours．
B．Weight-losing trips．A program loved by young people，especially those fat girls．Join in it and make yourself become thin．
C．The new pocket MP4．This kind of MP4fits right into your pocket．It lets you listen to your favorite artist，even when you're doing sports．
D．Welcome to Japan．This book is about the history，the culture，and the favorite dishes of this country．
E．Special scissors （剪刀）．This kind of tools will make it easy to deal with flowers and trees．Anyone can learn to use it quickly．

6．No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon*and part of it is taken out．Today，however，we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation*．The sick person falls into a kind of sleep，and when he awakes，the operation is finished．But these happy conditions*are fairly new．It is not many years since a man who had to have an operation felt all its pain．
Long ago，operations had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything．The sick man had to be held down on a table by force*while the doctors did their best for him．He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off，and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．
Soon after 1770，Josept Priestley discovered a gas*which is now called"laughing gas"．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it．Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment*on himself．He asked a friend to help him．
Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Well's teeth．Wells felt no pain at all．As he didn't know enough about laughing gas，he gave a man less gas than he should have．The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．
Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．

37．Long ago，when the sick man was operated on（被实施手术），heC．
A．could feel nothing
B．could not want anything
C．could feel all the pain
D．could do anything
38．Using the laughing gas，the people did not seem toB．
A．be afraid of anything
B．feel pain
C．want to go to the parties
D．be ill
39．If a man took less laughing gas than he should have
when an operation went on，heC．
A．felt nothing
B．felt very comfortable
C．still felt pain
D．would die
40．One who took too much of the laughing gasB．
A．would laugh all the time
B．would die
C．would never feel again
D．would be very calm．

5．What problems do teenagers probably have？Here is a survey showing their main problems．

Problems	Causes	Advice
Feeling stressed	Too much homework．Don't have enough time for their hobbies．	Make a plan for study and hobbies．Find time to relax as possible as you can．
Fighting with each other	Don't know how to get on well with classmates．	Make more friends and understand each other．Share your problems with them．
Feeling tired of study	Computer games'bad influence．	Don't be crazy about computer games．Play them just for a short time when you are tired．
Getting fat．	Having too much pocket money （零花钱）to buy snacks．Dislike doing exercise．	Use your pocket money to do something meaningful．Spend some time doing exercise every day．

26．Teenagers are easy to get stressed mainly because theyD
A．have too much pocket money
B．don't know how to get on well with others
C．play computer games just for a short time
D．have too much homework
27．If teenagers want to get on well with their classmates，they shouldB．
A．make a plan for study
B．understand each other
C．be crazy about computer games
D．try to relax
28．If teenagers have a lot of pocket money，it's better for them toD．
A．buy lots of snacks
B．eat in the restaurant
C．take exercise every day
D．do something meaningful．

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