Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995, by Dr Madan Kataria. “Children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing — it’s the universal (共同的) language.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects (影响)of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLS School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to the nearest club in the south of London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid (愚蠢的). Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands (拍手) and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. Although we couldn’t tell the differences between fake laughter and real laughter, they still produced the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it worked! After ten minutes, everybody there was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was shocked by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing.
小题1:The passage is probably taken from 　　　　.

A．a storybook

B．a health magazine

C．a comic book

D．a travel magazine

小题2:The writer was nervous at the beginning of the class because 　　　　.

A．he was not clever enough

B．he wasn’t interested in laughing at all

C．he wasn’t good at getting along with others

D．he knew no one there and was afraid it would look silly to laugh for no reason

小题3:The underlined word “fake” probably means “　　　　” in Chinese.

A．假的

B．真诚的

C．真的

D．难堪的

小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．People feel less stressed when they laugh.

B．Adults don’t laugh as often as children.

C．People who often laugh never fall ill in their lives.

D．The first Laughter Club was set up in Asia.

小题5:Which is the BEST title for the passage?

A．A 5-year study	B．Try laughing at Laughter Clubs
C．The first Laughter Club	D．A difficult language to learn

It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot(盲点)on the eyes,  Here is an interesting experiment(实验)that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.
Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, Lon the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters.  Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you' 11 find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you'll find the letter R disappearing.
Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image（影像）of the letter falls on the blind spot,  it won't be seen.  That is why either of the letters disappears．
小题1:The writer of the passage thinks that_______ there is a blind spot on the eye.

A．few people know

B．no one knows

C．only you know

D．all the people know

小题2:The word "disappear" in the passage means_______ in Chinese.

A．驱散

B．消散

C．消失

D．遗失

小题3:You fail to see the letter L in the experiment because _______.

A．your eyes are poor	B．its image falls on the blind spot
C．your left eye is not open	D．you move it close to your eye

小题4:In which order(顺序)should you do the experiment?
①Hold the card ②Move the card nearer ③Close your right eye
④write two English letters ⑤Look at the letter R ⑥Make a card

A．④⑥①②③⑤	B．①③⑥④⑤②
C．⑥①④③②⑤	D．⑥④①③⑤②

小题5:The passage mainly tells us_______.

A．how to find the blind spot	B．an interesting experiment
C．where the blind spot is	D．there is a blind spot on the eyes.

The world is not hungry , but it is thirsty . It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of water. Why? Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can't drink or use for watering plants directly. Man can only drink and use the 3% - the water that comes from rivers and lakes. And we can't even use all of that, because some of it has been polluted .
　　Now more water is needed. The problem is: Can we avoid (避免) a serious water shortage later on? First, we should all learn how to save water. Secondly, we should find out the ways to reuse it . Scientists have always been making studies in the field. Today, in most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers . But it can be used again. Even if every large city reused its water, still there would not be enough. What could people turn to next?
　　The sea seems to have the best answer. There is a lot of water in the sea. All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water. This is expensive, but it's already used in many parts of the world. Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it. So you see, if we can find a way out, we'll be in no danger of drying up.
小题1:The world is thirsty because ________.

A．3/4 of the earth is covered with water

B．we have enough sea water to use directly

C．we haven't used all the water in rivers and lakes

D．about 97% of water on the earth can't be drunk or used for watering plants directly

小题2:Which of the following is true ?

A．3% of water on the earth is in rivers and lakes.

B．75% of water on the earth is the sea.

C．97% of the earth is covered with water.

D．3% of water on the earth is sea water.

小题3:From the passage we learn _________.

A．if every city reuses its water, we'll be in no danger of drying up

B．man can only drink and use about 25% of water on the earth

C．today in most large cities water is used only once

D．water can be used only once

小题4:To avoid the serious water shortage , which of the following is the most important?

A．Save water and try to make good use of the water in rivers and lakes.

B．Don't pollute water and keep all rivers and lakes clean.

C．Make dirty water clean and then reuse it.

D．Try to find a cheaper way to get the salt out of the sea water.

小题5:The name of the passage would be ________

A．The Sea Water	B．How to Save Water
C．The Thirsty World	D．The Polluted Water

We each have a memory（记忆力）. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
小题1:Some people can easily learn many things by heart because             .

A．they always sleep very well	B．they often eat good food
C．they read a lot of books	D．they have very good memories

小题2:Everybody learns his mother language          .

A．at the age of six	B．when he is a small child
C．after he goes to school	D．when he can read and write

小题3:Before a child can speak, he must             .

A．read and write	B．make sentences
C．hear and remember the sounds	D．think hard

小题4:In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because         .

A．they have no good memories	B．they have no recorders
C．they have too much time for it	D．they are busy with other subjects

小题5:Your memory will become better and better         .

A．if you have plenty of good food

B．if you do more and more exercises

C．if you do morning exercises every day

D．if you get up early

Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” asks Tom.
“I don’t know,” says Fred.
“What do you think?” asks Tom.
“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess,” says Fred.
“In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problem. We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends,” says Tom.
“A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,” says Fred.
“And I hope I will be able to live under the sea,” says Tom. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish.”
小题1:Tom and Fred are talking about _______.

A．their school life	B．some interesting information
C．their life now	D．their life in the future

小题2:Machines will do _______ of the work.

A．most

B．some

C．much

D．little

小题3:In 2020, we’ll talk to friends at all times and everywhere, because we’ll have ______.

A．pocket computers

B．more holidays

C．pocket telephones

D．go on sale

小题4:Tom says _______.

A．he likes fish very much

B．he’d like to live under the sea like a fish.

C．he will go fishing under the sea.

D．he will spend holidays on the moon.

小题5: Which of the following is NOT mentioned?

A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship.

B．People will have more holidays.

C．Many people will live and work under the sea.

D．People will build farms under the sea.

Have you ever been to London? How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.
London has a population of about 7, 000, 000. From about the year 1800 to 1945, London was the biggest city in the world. But now many cities are even bigger than before.
London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.
Like many big cities, London has problems such as traffic and pollution, and they stop the city from developing. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.
For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.
小题1:Maybe London became the biggest city in the world in______.

A．1750

B．1850

C．1950

D．1980

小题2:What does the underlined word “underground” mean?

A．Ship.

B．Car.

C．Subway.

D．Taxi.

小题3:What are the best things in London for the writer?

A．Famous buildings.

B．Parks.

C．Cars and buses.

D．Toys.

小题4:---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage?  ---It’s a______.

A．toy shop

B．museum

C．park

D．clock

小题5:Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.

A．London has a population of about 7, 000, 000

B．London is famous for buildings and Big Ben

C．The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground

D．The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago

NOTICE To protect the environment and stoop the soil(土壤)from being carried away, we’ll go to Forest Park to plant tress this Sunday. The students of Grade Two and all the teachers are invited. In the morning, the park ranger( 护林人 ), Jeff White, will teach us about the importance of trees and how trees work. Then he’ll show us around the forest, In the afternoon, we’ll plant new trees where the old big ones have been cut down. The workers in the park will teach us how to plant trees. We’ll meet at the school gate at 7:40 on Sunday morning and leave for the park at 8:00. We’ll take our school buses there. Please take tools(工具 ) and lunch with you. Remember to arrive on time. The Headmaster Office Tuesday, March 4th 2014

小题1:They’ll go to plant trees on       .

A．March 4th

B．March 5th

C．March 8th

D．March 9th

小题2:The right order（顺序） of the following steps is     .
①visiting the forest  ②planting trees 
③meeting at the school gat  ④listening to Jeff White’s report

A．③②①④

B．②③①④

C．③④①②

D．④①②③

小题3:They will leave for the park at          

A．7:00 a.m.

B．8:40 a.m.

C．7:40 a.m.

D．8:00 a.m.

小题4:They’ll go to Forest Park        .

A．on foot

B．by bus

C．by car

D．by subway

小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．the students will have lunch in Forest Park.

B．The students don’t need to take tools with them.

C．Jeff White will teach the students to plant trees.

D．All the students of this school will go to plant trees.

Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper -- a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax(蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them tot he nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always fall to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined (下决心) in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper(养蜂者) is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
小题1: Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A．It'ssmallinsize.	B．It'shiddenintrees.
C．It'scoveredwithwax.	D．It'shardtorecognize.

小题2:What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Abee.

B．Abird

C．Ahoneyseeker.

D．Abeekeeper.

小题3: The honey guide is special in the way________.

A．itgetsitsfood	B．itgoestochurch
C．itsingsintheforest	D．itreachesintobees'nests

小题4:What can be the best title for the text?

A．WildBees	B．WaxandHoney
C．BeekeepinginAfrica	D．Honey-Lover'sHelper

As I grow up, I gradually know that life plays a very important role in my education I really wanted to achieve. What I mean is that life can teach you things no one else can. Luckily for you, it’s time to have lessons of life. Pay attention and you can know what I call the school of life.
Use Your Head
You have to be smart to survive (生存) in this world. Anytime you need to make a move, stop and think. Obviously there will be times when you need to take action first, but if you’ve been taking the time to plan, you’ll always make the right choice. Fail to plan, plan to fail.
Set Your Goals
In my team, if you don’t finish the job well, we will fire you. Your goals should be on building a basic of solid and complete work. Make certain a list of what you have to do and start with the biggest and most difficult task. The key here is goals.
Respect Your Superiors (上级)
Your boss is in his position for a reason, no matter what you think of him. If he’s not the best one, be patient—he’ll be out of there soon. In the meantime, you have to respect him as your superior. That means following orders and closing your mouth. If you don’t respect your boss, how will you expect the people under you to do the same?
Keep Your Cool
You should never let your emotions (情绪) control you. You should learn to keep calm. Never lose your cool when dealing in business, or it will ruin the whole thing.
The school of life can be hard, but if you’re smart and play your cards right, you can come out with an A⁺. Just treat every situation as a learning experience. I hope you’ve studied.
小题1:From the passage, we learn that the author is probably ________.

A．a young student	B．a regular customer
C．a magazine editor	D．an experienced manager

小题2:It can be learnt from the passage that ________.

A．you will win your life if you fail to make your plan

B．setting goals isn’t important when you’re doing a job

C．it will ruin the whole thing if you lose your cool

D．you can never get an A+ if you keep working hard

小题3:The underlined phrase “make a move” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．移动

B．行动

C．感动

D．搬家

小题4:According to the passage, what should you do if your boss isn’t the best one?

A．Respect him as your superior.	B．Don’t follow his orders.
C．Make him out of his position.	D．Don’t close your mouth.

小题5:Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．The School of Life Can Be Hard

B．Learning from the School of Life

C．All of Your Favourite Education

D．Hoping for a Chance to Be on Top

Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs. They say that in a film or on TV .We may see elephants, or monkeys, dogs, bears, or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return(作为回报) for doing them. The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return.
Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephants can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. Apes(猿猴), for example, have been used in America to help make cars and scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in crops(收割庄稼) and even drive trains.
小题1:Elephant scan be used to do some heavy jobs because ____.
A. they can eat a lot   B. they are very heavy, too    C. they are very strong
小题2:Dogs can be used to guard a house for his host because ____.
A. they are good at running    B. they are very kind and friendly to people
C. they are brave enough to get the strangers(陌生人)and thieves away from the house
小题3:Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if ____.
A. they have enough food to eat
B. if they are sent to school
C. they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing them
小题4:____ can be trained to work for us.
A. Only a few animals       B. A lot of animals        C. Few animals
小题5:Many scientists are working hard to ____.
A. make monkeys get in crops and drive trains
B. make monkeys guard houses like dogs
C. make bears get in crops