You had better ________ some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic.

A. spend B. take C. spare D. give

— Can you imagine ________ if we have robots at home in the coming future?

— Well, it's hard to say, probably great, or maybe not．

A. what will everyday life be like

B. what everyday life will be like

C. what will everyday life like

D. what everyday life will like

— How was your interview with the boss?

— ________. He seemed interested in my experience, but he didn’t ask for my recommendation letter.

A. Perfect B. I’m not sure C. That’s right D. Couldn’t be better

Workers aren't allowed to go into a big underground computer center until they step up to a machine that takes a quick picture of the tiny blood vessels (血管) inside their eyes．

If the machine can't __________ the picture with images in its computer, the worker is stopped by security guards (保安员)．

Each person has his own way of blood vessels in his or her __________．And unlike a key, the way can't be __________．Old-fashioned keys and locks may soon be things of the past．High-tech security devices (安全装置) are being fixed at military (军事的) bases, computer centers and banks．Companies that __________ the machines say they'll someday be used in people's homes and cars．

Already, a Japanese company has fixed ways that recognize (识别) people's fingerprints in 360 new homes．The machines open the doors only for the __________ of the houses．The new security ways are selling well because thieves and robbers are getting better at breaking into buildings and computers that are __________ by keys and locks．Since nobody can steal or copy a fingerprint, or one's eyes, the new machines are __________．

Other new machines recognize one's voice．Two American companies use __________ machines to keep an eye on their computers．Inexpensive voice-recognition machines may someday take the place of locks on cars．The doors would open only for the owners．The machines would __________ the owners as little as $270．Although the up-to-date machines are amazing, scientists must still solve a serious problem．How will a boy borrow his dad's car

without borrowing his dad's __________?

1.A. match B. fit C. compare D. share

2.A. face B. eyes C. voice D. fingerprints

3.A. borrowed B. missed C. stolen D. bought

4.A. make B. buy C. have D. copy

5.A. makers B. buyers C. sellers D. owners

6.A. connected B. collected C. prevented D. protected

7.A. safe B. unusual C. helpful D. useful

8.A. fingerprints B. voice-recognition C. locks D. eye-recognition

9.A. pay B. spend C. take D. cost

10.A. face B. voice C. fingers D. photo

If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometres．These great forests are the seas of trees．They are full of thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals．However, the world's forests are getting smaller all the time．We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland as well．Some people say that there will not be any forests like these left in 20 to 30 years．What will happen if they disappear? If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world, in a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts, for example, crops will not grow there．What's worse, it will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot．Perhaps the climate of the world will change, which will be dangerous for everyone in the world．That is why we must take care of our forests．

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "deserts" in this passage?

A. Farmland．

B. Sands．

C. Green fields．

D. Villages．

2.The passage mainly tells us about ________．

A. the importance of taking care of our forests

B. why a lot of animals disappear

C. where the forests are

D. the reasons for forming the deserts

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Only Africa and South America are the oceans of trees．

B. Different plants can't be found in the same forest．

C. Forests are usually several square kilometres large．

D. Forests are homes to different kinds of animals．

Mr Jones, the owner of a farm, was one day driven out of the farm by all the animals he kept．The animals were excited to be masters of their farm．Animals made seven rules of their own and Snowball painted them on the wall．

1.Whatever walks on two legs is an enemy;

2.Whatever walks on four legs, or has wings, is a friend;

3.No animal shall wear clothes;

4.No animal shall sleep in bed;

5.No animal shall drink alcohol(酒);

6.No animal shall kill any other animal;

7.All animals are equal．

They were nicely written, except that "friend" was written "friend"．Snowball read them out, and all the animals agreed．

"Now, let's go to the field．Let's get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do．"

But at this moment the three cows, who had seemed uneasy for some time, shouted because they hadn't been milked for 24 hours．Then the pigs began to help milk the cows successfully．Soon there were five buckets (桶) of creamy milk at which many animals

looked with great interest．"What's going to happen to all the milk?" asked one animal．"Jones used to mix some of it in our food," said one of the hens．"Never mind the milk," cried Napoleon, standing in front of the buckets, "the harvest is more important．Mr Snowball will lead the way, and I'll follow in a few minutes．"

So the animals ran down to the field to begin the harvest, and when they came back in the evening, it was noticed that the milk had disappeared．

1.When does the story happen?

A. In spring．

B. In summer．

C. In autumn．

D. In winter．

2.Who is considered as the animals' enemy?

A. The human being．

B. Snowball．

C. The cows．

D. Napoleon．

3.In which order did the story happen?

a．Animals made seven rules．

b．They went to the field to have a harvest．

c．The pigs milked three cows．

d．Mr Jones was driven away．

e．The milk in the buckets was gone．

A. c—b—e—d—a

B. d—a—c—b—e

C. a—b—d—e—c

D. b—e—a—c—d

One of the most widely accepted assumptions (假设) in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight．I exercise all the time, but I still have got fat．Why does this happen?

More than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club, up from 23 million in 1993．We spend some $19 billion a year on sports．Of course, some people join the health club but never go．Still, as one main study—the Minnesota Heart Survey—found, more of us at least say we exercise regularly．

However, the number of fat people has risen greatly: a third of Americans are fat, and another third count as overweight．Yes, it's highly possible that those of us who regularly go to the sports center would weigh even more if we exercised less．But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I exercise than on the days I don't．Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight?

People believe that "exercise is important for weight control" is actually rather new．Doctors used to advise not to exercise too much, particularly for older adults who might hurt themselves．Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise because people who regularly exercise are at a lower risk for most illnesses, especially heart problems．They less often develop cancer and many other illnesses, but the role of exercise in weight loss has been completely overestimated (评估过高)．

"In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless," says an exercise researcher．

1.From the passage we can learn that

A. more than 45 million Americans now go to the sports center regularly

B. the number of overweight people has doubled since 1993

C. some Americans join a health club but never go there

D. Americans waste too much money each year on sports

2.According to the writer, people might put on weight because ________．

A. they have the habit of going to the health club regularly

B. they eat the same food when they do not exercise

C. they exercise less than required by doctors

D. they eat more after they exercise

3.What may be the best title for this passage?

A. Overweight Is Not Good for Your Health

B. Exercise Won't Make You Thin

C. Health Club Is Part of American Lifestyle

D. Fatness Is a Social Problem in America

Could smells affect your lifespan? Female fruit flies (果蝇) without the ability to smell food live longer than other fruit flies．The sense of smell may be connected to the cellular ageing (细胞老化) process in many other living things even people．Such connection has recently been found in both worms and flies．For example, scientists found that removing fruit flies' ability to smell made them live nearly 20 percent longer than flies with a sense of smell．

They confirmed that food smells were the ones most likely to affect ageing, as nutrition (营养) and lifespan are known to be connected in many living things．To test the idea that food smells affect lifespan, they removed flies' ability to smell carbon dioxide, which is produced by some fly foods．They left the rest of the smelling system．

This action had no effect on male flies, but the females lived 30 percent longer than normal．Removing the ability to smell CO2 may stop flies getting information about food availability．This could mean that food is not enough, causing processes that encourage

flies to survive．Scientists found that the female flies from stored extra fat and that both males and females immune (免疫) to CO2 were stronger against the stress than normal flies．It is suggested that females may simply be easily influenced by the smells of CO2．

Scientists point out that people don't know whether ageing and smell are connected in animals and humans．But they clearly experience physical changes after smelling food．

1.From the passage, we learn that what scientists found is to ________．

A. show there is the best way to make lifespan longer

B. tell us we should remove our smell ability to live long

C. show the sense of smell can affect the cellular ageing process

D. explain fruit flies without ability to smell can live longer

2.Scientists do some research to prove

A. the immune system of flies to CO2

B. the connections between nutrition and lifespan

C. the importance of food smells to our humans

D. the connections between food smells and lifespan

3.According to scientists' opinion, we can see that ________．

A. flies without ability to smell is encouraged to store extra energy

B. male flies in general can live longer than female ones

C. both male and female flies can live longer without the ability to smell

D. flies without ability to smell can also get information about food availability

4.Which of the following best describes the passage as a whole?

A. CO2 has few effects on female flies．

B. The sense of smell might have an effect on living things．

C. The sense of smell is necessary to humans' health．

D. Female fruit flies can always live longer than male flies．

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You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world．And that, after oil, it is the second biggest traded commodity (商品)．You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground (研磨)．But what else do you know about this popular drink?

It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian goatherd (牧羊人) named Kaldi．One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely．Instead of grazing (吃草) quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing．He also noticed some red "cherries" from a plant that the goats were eating．He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement．He felt like dancing too !

But it wasn't used as a drink at first．It was used as food．The coffee berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of prayer．From Ethiopia, coffee was later cultivated (培育) in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000．Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee．Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca．

For hundreds of years the plants were protected safely．But some beans were smuggled (偷运) out of Arabia and taken to India．In the 17th century, coffee was soon grown in a new continent．From India to Indonesia, a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil．Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world．

It was the caffeine that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake．Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea, coffee has the most caffeine．In the short term．a couple of cups of coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep．But several cups a day, every day, can cause anxiety and restlessness．

完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

1.只要你努力过，我们都会为你取得的结果而骄傲。

We'll ________ you've got only if you've tried．

2.每年我的一些朋友都去贵州为那里的孩子们提供学习用品和校服。

Some of my friends go to Guizhou and ________ with stationery and school clothes every year．

3.每次翻看旧照片都会使我想起童年的美好时光。

Every time I leaf through the old photos, I ________ the happy time in my childhood．

4.我父母总是问我是否已把全部精力投入到学习中了。

My parents always ask me ________ into my study or not．

5.看了这些纪录片后我们了解到野生动物正面临着多少危险。

We realized how much ________ after watching these documentaries．

6.杰瑞的爸妈没别的办法只有拿走他的手提电脑，因为他太沉迷网络游戏了。

Jerry's parents ________ his laptop because he was too crazy about the computer game．