More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the
environment. Maybe that's why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads
worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
     Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all
around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out  of your car.
You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment.
You don't even have to ride all the way.
     Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you.
You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a
common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites.
Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.
     Health Benefits of Bicycling:
     It helps to prevent heart diseases. 
     Bicycling helps to control your weight.
     A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
     Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).
     Exercise  like  bicycling  has  been  shown  to  make  people  feel  better,  more  relaxed  and self-
confident.
     Bicycling is healthier than drivin

1. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very _____.
A. surprising
B. exciting
C. expensive
D. popular
2. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may _____. 
A. pollute the environment around
B. find something you didn't notice
C. go everywhere and use a little oil
D. get off your bike and begin to work
3. If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and _____.
A. get out of the car
B. take it onto a train
C. put it in your purse
D. go on airline websites
4. One of the benefits from bicycling is that _____.
A. you can fold the bicycle
B. you will be friendly to others
C. you will be more relaxed
D. you may get fatter and fatter

     This is not a diet. It's a simple way to lose weight. And you don't even have to give up the food you love or join
a gym. You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you'll become thin.
     (1) Wake-up
     When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend forward
until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 calories (卡路里).
     (2) Start with soup
     When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you'll feel fuller,
so you'll eat less when the main food comes.
     (3) An apple (or more) a day
     Apples are full of fiber (纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at
least three apples a day lose weight.
     (4) Stand up and walk around
     Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours
more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more
calories.
     Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1. What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?

A. Soup.
B. Ice cream.
C. Salad.
D. Cheese.

2. Why does eating apples make one's stomach want less food?

A. Because apples are delicious.
B. Because apples are full of fiber and water.
C. Because apples are sour.
D. Because only apples are filled with calories.

3. Which of the following may the writer disagree?

A. Sitting up slowly without using your hands helps burn calories.
B. Eating apples every day is good for people's health.
C. You have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.
D. It's good to walk around while talking on the mobile phone.

4. What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To give some advice on how to lose weight.
B. To advise people to eat apples every day.
C. To tell people how to enjoy a better life.
D. To advise people to give up bad habits.

5. In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?

A. Shopping.
B. Teaching
C. Family
D. Health

     A cat needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work．Eating the fight kind of food is very important．It can make your body strong.
     The daily main food groups include cheese and milk, meat and fish,fruit
and vegetables，and bread and rice．Each meal should have at least one kind of food from all these main groups．With an these food together you will
get enough energy during the day．
     It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a
hurry to get to school on time. Or you may net have time for a good lunch. It seems easy to finish your supper with hamburgers and chips. But if you keep doing this for several days, you will find yourself tired and you can not think quickly. 
     Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is
also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to be healthy.

任务一：根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1．Why is eating the right kind of food important?
_______________________________________________________________________
2．How many daily main food groups does the passage mention（提及）?
_______________________________________________________________________
3．What is good for keeping healthy and strong besides a good eating habit?
_______________________________________________________________________
    任务二：将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
4．_______________________________________________________________________
    任务三：请给短文拟一个合适的英文标题（不超过3个词）。
5．___________________________________________________________________

     Many cultures have different ideas about why people catch colds. For
example, in the United States, some people think that you can catch a cold if
your feet get cold. So mothers tell small children to wear warm boots in the winter. In other places, including parts of the Middle East, some people
believe that strong winds cause colds. So, on trains and buses, people usually don’t like to sit next to open windows. In parts of Europe, some people
think that wearing wet clothes will give you a cold. They say that after you go swimming, you should quickly put on dry clothes. Today, scientists know
that colds are caused by a virus (病毒). But the old ideas are still very strong, and many people still follow them to avoid (避免) getting ill.        

1. In the United States, people think you can catch a cold if ______________________.

A. you wear wet clothes
B. you sit next to the windows
C. your feet get cold
D. you go swimming in summer

2. Which is NOT a cause(成因)of colds in the reading?

A. bad food
B. wet clothes    
C. a virus
D. strong winds

3. In“people still follow them to avoid getting ill”, what does “them” mean ?

A. scientists    
B. old ideas    
C. colds
D. dry clothes

4. What is the main (主要的) idea of this reading?

A. You should take good care of your health in winter.
B. Colds are the biggest health problem in the world.
C. Some people think that strong winds cause colds.
D. People still believe old ideas about why they catch colds.

     Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those
tests included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all
kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well
their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person
eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact
appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.
     Opposite to what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is
because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight
instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

1. During the test, those who were tested were given_______.
A. no breakfast at all                  
B. very rich breakfast
C. little food for breakfast              
D. different foods or none
2.The results of the test show that_______.
A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies
B. breakfast has little to do with a person's work
C. a person will work better if he has simple breakfast
D. those working with brains should have much for breakfast
3.The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don't eat breakfast, you will_______.
A. lose weight                    
B. not lose weight
C. be healthier                    
D. gain a lot of weight
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Poor breakfasts affect those who work with their brains.
B. Morning diet(节食)may cause one to get fatter.
C. Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight-losing.
D. Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.
5. According to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast,    _____  .
A. he will fall ill                  
B. he will fail to listen to his teacher
C. he will not make progress in his study
D. his mind will work more slowly

     MSG(monosodium glutamate) is a food additive (食品添加剂), which has been widely used by many
food factories all over the world since it appeared first in Japan in 1909.                      
     MSG is a substance that is added to some food to improve its original (原先的) taste and color. It is
used in foods around the world such as cakes, bread, frozen meats, fish and vegetables. In the beginning,
people thought MSG was safe just like salt and sugar. However, in 1968 some people reported they
seemed to have bad reactions (反应) to MSG after having had a meal at a restaurant. They included
headaches and quick heartbeat (心跳). It was also reported that MSG excited a person's brain and
caused his death in Japan. Scientists think that MSG may lead to many neurological disorders (神经
紊乱). In mice studies done by a university, the evidence showed the mice didn't want to eat the food
including MSG.
    Today many food companies "hide" MSG on food labels (标签) by using different names. If you see
"natural flavorings", "hydrolyzed protein" and "spices" in a food label, you are probably seeing a hidden
way to "report" MSG in a food label. Every time we have a meal in a restaurant, we always feel the food
very delicious to taste, but sometimes it is dangerous for our health because some poisonous food
additives have been added to the food.
     To protect people's health, our governments, from central to local, are taking actions to stop factories
producing poisonous food additives.

1. Monosodium Glutamate is _____.
A. a food
B. an additive
C. a factory
D. a country
2. MSG is often used in _____.
A. frozen meats
B. cups
C. clothes
D. book covers
3. The examples in the second paragraph tell us _____.
A. the food including MSG is delicious
B. people like to eat in a restaurant
C. mice like eating the food including MSG
D. MSG is not safe sometimes
4. If you see "natural flavorings"," hydrolyzed protein" and "spices" in a food label, you will know _____.
A. you must eat the food in a hidden way
B. the food label must be hidden
C. MSG is probably added to the food
D. you must report the food to your parents
5. The underlined word "substance" in the article means _____.
A. color
B. material
C. taste
D. food

                         UK students get more morrung rest
    You  get lost in the forest, and  then  you walk  forward  and  fall  over.
Opening  your eyes, you find yoursclfin a swimming pool full of chocolate.
Just when you're about to enjoy the chocolate,a voice shouls,“CET UP!!"
    This isn't some boot camp（新兵训练营）．It's the wake-up call that
every teenager in the UK goes through each morning.  Sleeping late is their
dream, but they have to get up and go to school early in themorning.
    Now,one  school  finally  understands  that asking teenagers to amve at
school at  9:00  a.m. is not just unfair but can also hurt both kids and their
studies.
    The Monkseaton High School in England recently decided to see whether
there was any diffrence  they started their school day one hour later, at 10:00 am instead of'9:00 am.
    The results have been  surprising. Since  the later start, 28 percent fewer
students  have been absent,seven percent fewer have  been late. Best of all,
students get higher test scores. One stude.nt, Emelye Hood, 13, said, "When
I get more sleep,I can focus(集中精力）more on my lessons.”
    In  trying the experiment（试验）,the  school  used studies by Oxford
scientist Russell Foster,a neuroscientist（神经系统学专家）．He says
that teenagers have different sleep cycles（周期）than adults.Adults are
active and ready for the day at 8:00 am, while teenagers aren't fully awake
until 10:00 am.
    Ryan Thompson, 13, also welcomes the later start. He says, "Now I get
to sleep and don't rush breakfast. It makes me much happier to go to
school.”

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“A，错误的用“B。

(     )1. The teenagers in the UK usually don't have enough time to sleep.
(     )2. One school in the UK has realized that it's good for kids to get more
sleep.
(     )3. The students can pay more attention to their studies if they get enough sleep.
(     )4. The teenagers can get ready for the day earlier than the adults.
(     )5.Many teenagers feel happy about the later start because they don't need to go to school in a hurry.

     How should we clecide what to eat in a low-carbon（低碳）lifestyle? Do you buy tomatoes from a place far away or those grown in a local
greenhouse? Is organic（有机的）food healthier for humans and the earth? Here is some advice that you can follow when you are choosing what food to buy.
    Eat less red meat
    Your doctor may have advised you to eat less red meat because itis bad for your health. There are environmental reasons, too, because a meat-based diet needs more land, energy and water than a plbased one.
    Buy local food often
    The reasons are as following: first, locally-grown food often uses much
less f'uel（燃料）than I froru afaraway place, because there js no need to
transport（运输）it ove.r a long distance. Second, kind of food is fresh and
rich in nutrients.
   Choose food that has not been processed(加工)much
    Heavily processed food is probably high in fat and sugar that are harmful
to the health. On the o hand, more energy is needed to transport the food. So
it would be better for you to get food that goes f the field to the table.
   Buy organic food
    Crowing organic food produces less pollution than growing traditional
foocl. Ancl studies show organic food is often richer in nutrients.  

1. Jn the first paragraph, the writer means to____.

A. introduce organic food to people
B. introduce the topic of the passage
C. tell people how to choose tomatoes
D. tell people how a greenhouse works

2. If you eat less red meat, you can be healthier and____.

A. do something good to the environment
B.enjoy more tasty food
C. spend less money on food
D．put on more weight

3. What does the underlined word "nutrients" mean in Chinese?

A. 水分    
B．化学物质    
C．营养物    
D．微生物

4. The writer suggests that we should buy all kinds of food EXCEPT

A. organic food    
B.local food    
C.fresh food    
D.foreign food

5. What does a low-carbon lifestyle mean according to the passage?

A. Eating more delicious food.
B. Making people know more about healthy food.
C. Knowing more about the environment and making good use of it.
D. Keeping people healthy and at the same time protecting the environment.

     We all know that as the population of a city grows, so do its problems.
Pollution,  too  many cars, and crowded streets are just a  few of these
difficulties.  One way to help with these problems is city trains. Trains
traveling to different parts of a city means fewer cars and buses on our roads, cleaner air, and more open streets. In recent years, cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai have all built city train lines.
     The first city train line in China was built in Beijing. The oldest part of the train line, from Beijing Stop to Pingguoyuan, was opened in 1969.  Its length was 23.6 kilometres. As the city grew after 1980, so did the need for more
trains.A newer train line was built to help move people around the city centre. The 16-kilometre-long "circle line" was finished in 1987. Since that time
even more train stations have been built and today the train lines in the city
are over 50 kilometres long.
    For  the  coming beautiful  future,  the trains of Beijing will be very
important.  We all know that most of the people who go to work or go to
school will travel by train.  

1. Trains traveling to different parts of a city means____cars and buses on
our roads.

A. lots of          
B.little        
C.fewer        
D.less

2. The passage tells us about

A. the problems in big cities              
B.city trains
C. the history of Beijing                
D.2008 0lympic Games

3. How long was the first train line in Beijing?

A. About 16 kms.    
B.About 23 kms.    
C.About 33 kms.    
D.About 50 kms.

4. The 16-kilometre-long "circle line" was finished in____.

A. 1969          
B.1967            
C.1980            
D.1987

5.  Which of the followings is TRUE?

A. Bigger population, nlore problems.
B. The ldrger population a city has, the fewer problems it f'aces.
C. More ca.nd more cities are building undergrouml.s for the 2008 Olympic Games.
D. There are 20 stations on the "circle line" in Beijing.

     A grown-up person has ten or eleven pints(品脱) of blood inside his or
her body. We can lose a pint of blood without feeling anything, but if we lose too much blood, we feel weak and cold. Our faces become pale (苍白).  We may die.  This is what often happens when somebody is hurt in an accident, or a soldier is hurt in a war.  Many people used to die in this way. But today they can be taken to hospital and given more blood. Almost at once they feel
better. Their faces are no longer pale. They do not die.
     Where does this blood come from? People who are healthy may donate
blood to a bloocl bank so that it can be used to save people's lives. When they go to donate blood, a special kind of needle(针) is put into the arm. It does
not hurt. The blood runs through the needle and through a rubber tube(橡胶管) into a bottle or a bag. A pint of blood is taken this way. The person who
has given blood drinks a cup of tea or coffee and rests for a few miuntes. Then he feels quite well. And he may give his blood this way six months later.
     A person who gives blood feels happy, because he knows that his blood
will be used to save someone's life. Perhaps one day he himself will need
blood.
     When you are older, you may give blood, too. But you cannot do this until you are eighteen.           

1. There are____________ pints of blood in a grown-up body.

A. three                              
B. a lot of
C. more than eleven                    
D. ten to eleven

2. A person who loses a lot of blood may die. But if he is given some blood, he _______ .

A. may die
B. may feel better slowly
C. feels weak and ill
D. feels better very quickly

3. A person who has given blood can give blood again after___________________  

 A. a few minutes
B. six months
C. drinking a cup of tea or coffee
D. eighteen months

4.  A person cannot give blood if' he is            .

A. lealthy                            
B. unhappy
C. under eighteen                        
D. too fat

5. Which of the followings is TRUE?

A. People who are not healthy enough can't donate I)lood.
B. The person who has given blood mustn't drink tea.
C. If a person loses a pint of blood, he'll feel weak and cold.
D. People give blood so that they can be healthier.