阅读短文，并按要求完成下题。

　　One of my friends once said, “high income(收入)is not as good as high age, and high age is not as good as high spirits．”

　　Usually, people think high income is a sign of success．With money people can live a good life．The more money they have, the happier they will be．Nowadays, money seems to be the only thing that drives people．Some people are trying different ways, even some bad ways to make money．Money makes the mare go．This saying shows the power of money．However, crazy pursuit(追求)of money can drive valuable lives to black prisons(监狱)．

　　High age is what many people dream of．There are many books and programs that tell people how to live longer．Dancing, walking, even singing and shouting together are thought to be good for people's health．

　　What about high spirits? This is important to people's lives．If you are in high spirits, you can find everything pleasant and comfortable in life：warm sunshine, blue sky, white clouds, happy birds and sweet smiles．You will be happy all the time．When you are happy, you will be in good health．With a healthy body, you can live longer and make more money．

　　So why not keep yourself in high spirits and live longer and enjoy a pleasant income at the same time?

1题判断正误(T正确，F错误)；2题完成句子；3－4题简略回答问题；5题把划线部分翻译为汉语。

1．The most important to the writer's friend is high spirits．________

2．If we are in high spirits, we can find ________ in life．

3．What do people often think as a sign of success?

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4．What does high age mean?

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5．________________．

阅读短文，并按要求完成下题。

　　There has been a new trend in food recently-people are becoming not interested in fast food and beginning taking an interest in eating “slow food”．

　　For many years, the pace(速度)of life has been increasing for most people．Buying, preparing and cleaning up after a meal was becoming a big trouble for those busy people．Luckily, there were smart business people who took the opportunity to provide “instant” solutions to the problem．They opened fast food restaurants．Almost overnight, you could go to the fast-food restaurant, order your food and within 2 minutes it will be handed over to your hand．

　　The problem is health．Fast food has much oil, salt and more calories and far fewer vitamins than food freshly cooked at home．And so, since people have always wanted to live longer and healthier, a small but growing population is choosing not only fresh food, but also organically grown food(有机食品)-food that hasn't been grown with chemical fertilizers(化学材料)．

　　Another reason for changes in eating habits is the society．Over the centuries, meal times have been used to visit, laugh and learn．That doesn't fit with today's busy life and many people are looking for ways to restore(恢复)that．Goodbye MacDonald's．

　　Finally, there's something special about planning your meal, buying just the right ingredient and seeing something on your table that looks just like the picture in your recipe book(食谱书)．So if you’re too busy, maybe it's time for you to slow down and enjoy a meal with a friend．

1．判断正误(“T”表示正确,“F”表示错误)；2－3简略回答问题；4完成信息；5将文中划线句子译成汉语。

1．People are becoming interested in eating “slow food”．________

2．Why is fast food not healthy?

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3．What's organically grown food?

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4．Busy people find it a big trouble to ________．

5．________________

阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

　　Confidence is very important in daily life．It can help you to develop a healthy attitude(态度)．A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier．They can have more chance to make themselves successful．Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident．

　　Speak loud When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do．You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you．Try to speak ________(1)enough so that people can hear you clearly．The high voice can ________(1)you become more confident．

　　Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed．A strong body helps you be full of confidence．(2)

　　Encourage yourself　Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well．Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done．

　　Pick up a hobby　 If you like singing, sing as much as you can．In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding．And it will make you happy and confident．

　　Get rid of(消除)fear　Fear comes along with failure(失败)．But it's easy to overcome(克服)if you know that failure is part of your life．Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time．Try to start again and believe you can do better．

1．在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。________　________

2．将(2)处划线部分翻译成中文。

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3．回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?

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4．找出并写出所给句子的同义句。

If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible．

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5．找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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配对阅读

左栏是五个学生的来信，右栏是Dr．Molly的回信。请将左栏内容与右栏配对。

阅读理解

Hello! My name is Jenny．I live in a small town in Shanxi．It's near the city of Datong．You can't see it on the map of China, because it is too small．There are many tall buildings here．Most of the people live in their own(自己的)houses．There is a little garden behind my house．I often play with my friends in it．I like living in a house because I don't have to climb stairs．(楼梯)．And we can also grow beautiful flowers in the garden．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．Where does Jenny live?

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2．What kind of buildings are there?

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3．Does Jenny like living in a tall building?

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4．Who does Jenny often play with?

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5．Why does Jenny like living in a house?

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阅读理解

　　Food styles in China are different from that in western countries．Chinese people probably spend half of time on food．They choose food very carefully and only use fresh materials(材料)to make food．They can cook a chicken in over ten ways．Chinese have a lot of ideas for cooking．That's why Chinese food is so popular in the world．

　　Western people, like English or American, they don't have fresh food because they buy their food from supermarkets．Western people enjoy fast food like hamburgers and chips, although they are unhealthy．Western people are not skillful in cooking．By the way, western people are very good at making desserts and chocolate．They are very sweet and they will make you become fat quickly．

1．What do Chinese people spend half of time on?

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2．Why is Chinese food so popular in the world?

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3．Why don't western people have fresh food?

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4．Are hamburgers and chips good for people?

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5．What are the western people very good at making?

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阅读回答问题

　　Some children are born bosses．They have a need to make decisions, manage their environment and lead rather than follow．Too much rule in the hands of the young isn't healthy for children or the family．Family expert John Taylor says, “Children have secret feelings of weakness．They are always trying to feel safe．”It's the parents’ duty-not the child's-to provide safety．

　　When a “boss child’’ doesn't learn limits(限制)at home, troubles will appear outside the family．The child may have trouble obeying(遵守)teachers, for example, or keeping friends．It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your ruling ways．

　　Bossy kids are often unusually bright．Their parents need to be especially careful to manage them．Bossy kids usually work more on the mother．It's important for both parents to know their child's weakness, to agree on key rules and to back each up．

　　Even as you try to be kind-to a point-don't give up your parental ruling post．Instead, stand your ground by using body language that tells your child who the boss is．

　　Good manners are important to family．Show a child by example how to ask for something rather than shout orders．Try asking your child to do things that are not too difficult．Then reward(奖励)him with a hug(拥抱)and words such as “Thank you．I like it when you listen to me．” Over time good manners will become associated(联结)with pleasure．

1．Is the passage mainly about how to teach children?

2．Do boss children usually feel lonely or have a lot of friends?

3．Which of the parents should know their child's weakness?

4．Why is it important to teach children good manners?

5．What should parents be like to teach a boss child well?

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

　　English is an important international language, but that doesn't mean it's easy to learn．Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn-but they weren't always successful．

　　In 1930, ProfessorC．K．Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English．It had only 850 words(and just eighteen verbs)and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours．The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn't understand the answers in ‘real’ English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn't in the Basic English word list．

　　R．E．Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language with the name Anglic．Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling．‘Father’ became ‘faadher’, ‘new’ become ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’．Unluckily, Anglic never became popular．

　　In the age of international communication through the Internet, who knows what will happen? …a new form of English might appear．A large number of the world's e-mails are in English and include examples of ‘NetLingo’ like OIC(Oh, I see)and TTYL(Talk to you later)．In another fifty year, English might not be used．We might all speak fluent Internetish!

1．Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn, haven't they?

2．Who invented Basic English in 1930?

3．How long could most people learn Basic English according to Professor Ogden?

4．What was the biggest problem for learners of English according to Professor Zachrisson?

5．What might happen to English in another fifty years?

阅读理解

　　Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat．Some of them are big, and they can eat small animals．One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap．

　　The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant．It grows in the dry parts of the United States．Its leaves are like the pages of a book．They can open and close very quickly．Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs．If an insect touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly．The insect cannot get out．In about half an hour, the leaf presses(挤压)the insect until it is dead．Then, the plant covers the insect with a special liquid(液体)．Slowly, the plant eats the insect．

　　Plants are living things that have leaves and roots and grows in earth．Most of them get energy from the sun, the air, and the ground．In some places, the ground is very poor．It doesn't have all the important things that plants need, especially nitrogen(氮)．Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need．Let's hope that some of the bigger plants don't get the same idea!

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1．Where does the Venus flytrap grow?

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2．What do the leaves of the meat-eating plant look like?．

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3．What's inside the leaves of the plant?．

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4．Some meat-eating plants eat small animals for their food, don't they?

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5．Where do most plants get energy?

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阅读理解

One day Mr．Black sees a woman in the street with ten children．He is very surprised because all the chidren are wearing the same clothes-white caps, blus coats and black trousers．“Are all these children yours? ”he asks the mother．“Yes, ”answers the mother．“When we have only four chidren, we put the same clothes on them because we don't want”to lose any of them．It's easy to see our children when they are all wearing the same clothes．And now when we have ten, we put these on them because we don't want to take other children home by mistake(错误地)．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．Where does Mr．Black see a woman?

________________．

2．How many children does the woman have?

________________．

3．How does Mr Black feel when he see all the children wearing the same clothes?

________________．

4．When the woman has four children, she puts the same clothes on them because they look pretty when they are in them, is that right?

________________．

5．Why does the mother still put the same clothes on them when there are ten children?

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