Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.

    A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. 6 million children die of hunger every year. However, we waste too much food.

Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?

First, don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home instead of throwing it away.

Second, don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.

Third, keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.

1. What’s the real meaning of “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work”?

    A. 春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。                    B. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

    C. 吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。              D. 足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。

2. According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?

    A. 925 million.                B. 6 million.        C. 200 million.       D. 725 million.

3. What should we do to waste less food?

    A. Order more food in a restaurant to be more friendly and generous to our guests.        

B. Take all the food you ordered home so that no food will be wasted.

C. Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls to show that you’ve had enough.

D. Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit at home.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    A. A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.

    B. The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

    C. Eating too much is bad for health, so it’s necessary to throw away a little food each meal.

    D. Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.

Now students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!

Use paper with lines  Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters are written properly.

Slow down  If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.

Hold your pencil right  When you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much easier. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.

Draw more pictures  Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fan run up to you? Give them your autographs, of course!

1. The passage gives us _______ pieces of good advice.

    A. one            B. four             C. five            D. six

2. What does the underlined word “ autographs ”mean?

A. 画册           B. 写真集         C. 亲笔签名       D.书法作品

3. _______ can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you write English words or sentences.

A. Using paper with lines               B. Slowing down

C. Holding your pencil right             D. Drawing more pictures

4. What can be the best title for this article?

A. Using Paper in Line                 B. No Handwriting without Drawing

C. Good Handwriting Needs a Good Pencil

D. Making Your English Handwriting Perfect

阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Besides calling 120, here is what you should do when no one is around to help.

1. If you get lost in a wide open area, you should ____________.

       A. call out for help   B. make a cross    C. phone the police     D. draw a map

2. You move close to the floor in a fire to keep away from ____________.

       A. smoke                B. light                C. noise                        D. rain

3. ____________ can help to deal with a wound.

       A. A wet towel         B. A chair             C. A scarf                         D. Some rocks

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One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even though they are different in color?”

It was a serious question. I 1 for a while, and then said, “I’ll explain it sooner. Let’s go to a fruit shop. I have something interesting to show you.”

At the fruit shop, we bought some apples in different 2 —red, green and yellow ones. After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 3 your question now.” I put one apple of each kind colour on the table. Adam 4 carefully. He had a 5 look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the 6 , some of the apples may not even look as delicious as 7 .” While I was talking, Adam was

8 each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮) them, placing them back on the 9 , but in a different place.

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 10 tell. They all look the same now.”

“Take a 11 of each one. See if that helps you decide 12 one is which.”

He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 13 like apples! They are all different, but once you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the 14 on the inside.”

He totally 15 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

1. A. discussed B. waited C. answered D. thought

2. A. colours B. tastes C. sizes D. shapes

3. A. solve B. answer C. tell D. improve

4. A. listened B. found C. smelled D. watched

5. A. worried B. sad C. curious D. glad

6. A. outside B. upside C. beside D. inside

7. A. others B. the others C. the other D. another

8. A. checking B. listening C. drawing D. picking

9. A. sofa B. chair C. bedside table D. table

10. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t

11. A. feel B. touch C. bite D. look

12. A. what B. which C. that D. who

13. A. just B. always C. only D. never

14. A. delicious B. kind C. different D. same

15. A. made B. took C. got D. did

— It’s sunny today. How about going out for a walk in the park?

 — __________! Let’s ask Jill to go together.

   A. Sounds great     B. Best wishes     C. You’re right    D. That’s all right

— Could you tell me _______?

— Sorry. I don’t know. I did not attend the meeting.

      A. what did he say at the meeting     B. what had he said at the meeting

      C. what he said at the meeting          D. what he would say at the meeting

 — Alice, could you help me _______ the map of the world? We don’t need it any more.

   — With pleasure.

A. put out                B. put away           C. put on               D. put up

We call her bookworm. This sentence belongs to the sentence pattern (句型) _______.

   A. S+V+P               B. S+V+DO           C. S+V+IO+DO     D. S+V+DO+OC

—Why didn’t you play football with us yesterday afternoon?

   — Oh, I _______ my clothes at home at that time.

   A. was washing              B. washed             C. am washing              D. has washed

—Would you like chicken noodles or beef noodles?

    —_______ . I’d like tomato noodles.

   A. None                  B. Both                  C. Either                D. Neither