School health isn't just about what's taught in the classroom. It's about creating policies and programs that increase healthful living. It's about forcing healthy habits every day and every year when kids are in school. Children's health and education are harmed by risky behaviors such as using tobacco, and drugs, failure to use seat belts, carrying weapons, lack of physical activity, and poor diet. A good school health program includes:

Health education in the classroom.

Healthy choices in the school cafeteria(自主餐厅) and vending（自动销售） machines.

Physical education that promotes regular exercise, heart fitness, and sun safety.

Family and community involvement.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.School health.　　　　　　B. Less acting.　　　　　　　　　　 C. Eating habit.　　　　　　　　　　D. Growing.

2.What does the underlined word quit mean in the first paragraph?

A. convince.　　　　　　　　 B. start.　　　　　　　　　　　　C. get ride of.　　　　　　 D. enrich.

3.Which is not right?

A. School health is not just about what's taught in the classroom.

B. Weapons shouldn't be taken into school.

C. Students don't need to use seat belts.

D. Health habit should be paid attention to every day.

4.In order to decrease cancer illness in school,_________should be done.

A. No education health given in the classroom

B. Less exercise

C. Parents' care

D. More drugs

　　 Free museum.No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities(古董).

　　 Pop music. Britain is the only country to rival(与……匹敌) the U.S. on this score.

　　 Black cabs.London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.?

　　 Choice of food. Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian(埃塞俄比亚的) to Swedish restaurants.?

　　 Fashion.Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.

Bad news?

　　 Poor service. “It's part of the image of the place.People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,”says Professor Tony Seaton,of Luton University's International Tourism Research Center.??

　　 Poor public transport.Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists,although the overcrowded London tube is inexplicably(无以言表地) popular.

　　 Lack of languages.Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far,even in the tourist traps(圈套).?

　　 Rain.Still in the number one complaint(抱怨).?

No air conditioning.So that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours.?

　　 Overpriced hotels.The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.?

　　 Licensing(许可) hours.Alcohol(酒) is in short after 11 p.m. even in “24hour cities”.?

1. What is about the transport in Britain?

A. The public transport is very gooD. ?

B. There are enough taxis even at weekends or night.?

C. The London taxi drivers have a strong sense of direction.?

D. You can hardly see overcrowded London tubes in the street.

2. What do tourists complain most?

A. Poor service.

B. Poor public transport.?

C. Rain.

D. Overpriced hotels.

3. What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the U.S. through this passage?

A. Pop music in Britain is better than that in the U.S.?

B. Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the U.S.?

C. Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the U.S.?

D. Pop music in Britain is not different from that in the U.S.

4. When is alcohol not easy to get?

A. At 9:00 at night.?

B. At 10:00 at night.?

C. At 10:30 at night.?

D. At 12:00 at night.

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

A. You have to pay to visit the museums.?

B. It's very cheap to live in a hotel there.?

C. You cannot find Chinese food there.?

D. The public transport is poor there.

Engineers are designing and experimenting with new types of metal hands and fingers.The next generation of robots will be able to see objects,will have a sense of touch,and will make critical decisions.Computer technologies are developing for robots.With the ability to “see”,robots can choose one specific object from a mass of different kinds of materials.

　　These future robots,assembled with a sense to touch and ability to see and make decisions,will have plenty of work to do.They can be used to explore for minerals on the ocean floor or deep areas of mines too dangerous for humans to enter.They work as firemen,housekeepers and security personnel.Anyone wanting to understand the industry of the future will have to know about robotics.

1.According to the text,a robot is used in nuclear power plants mainly to_________.?

A.prevent the radiation injure

B.lessen the hardship?

C.be more automates

D.spray painting?

2. The robots in the future can_________.?

A.only inspect one specific class of products?

B.represent the colors?

C.talk with the workers with electric power watch

D.feel and decide?

3.The underlined word “assemble” in the last paragraph probably means_________.?

A.put up with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.fit with?

C.keep up with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.play with?

4.What would be the best title for this passage??

A.The Science and Technology?

B.The Development of the Industry?

C.The Robots and Human Being ?

D.The Robots in the Future's Industry

　　They were right.And soon other charities and campaign groups followed them.These days,most donations to charity are not collected on the streets.So instead of just asking for money,charities prefer to spend their time “raising awareness” —spreading knowledge of the work they do or the cause they support.They also compete with businesses and trade groups who use awareness weeks as marketing campaigns for their products.

　　 There are now 500 awareness weeks held every year in the UK.No week goes by without one group or another trying to make the British public aware of something,with most held in May or October.

　　The danger with all these awareness weeks is that people start to become cynical.Take National Smile Week,it seems like a great idea.Let's all make each other's life a little bit happier with a friendly smile.But really it's just a group of dentists and cosmetics companies trying to sell us toothpaste.It's enough to make you want to start National Forget About It Week.

“People feel that many awareness campaigns are just marketing exercises.” Says Mrs Ormiston,who edits the Awareness Campaign Register,a news letter which encourages people who run Awareness Weeks to become more aware of each other.But 90 percent of campaigns are run by traditional charities or not for groups to make money.

“There's still no official group for awareness campaigns.”says Mrs Ormiston.“People can do what they like,whatever the size of their budgets or their public relations machines allows.”

　　 This situation has led to calls for laws to stop real charities having their efforts overshadowed by marketing campaigns.This could be done by making the two groups hold their weeks at different times or stopping businesses running imitation charity campaigns.

But there is another way.Maybe it's time for National Weak Awareness Week,especially for people whose awareness of Awareness Weeks is weak.

1.What's the main purpose of awareness weeks run by charities in Britain?

A.To rise money for charities.

B.To spread knowledge of charities.

C.To take up marketing campaigns.

D.To advertise their goods for sale.

2.Why do people start to become cynical about awareness weeks?

A.Too many awareness weeks make people feel bored.

B.People feel many awareness weeks are just for marketing exercises.

C.People have a weak awareness of awareness weeks.

D.Awareness weeks are held too often and too much money is raised.

3.What does Mrs Ormiston think about awareness weeks.

A.Most of the awareness weeks should not be for making money.

B.Official groups should take the place of charities in awareness campaigns.

C.People can do what they like in awareness weeks.

D.People can get range budgets through awareness campaigns.

4.Which of the following is the right measure to be taken to solve the problems in awareness campaigns?

A.Laws should stop awareness weeks run by real charities.

B.There should be large public relations ?departments? in awareness campaigns.

C.Business and awareness campaigns should not be held at the same place.

D.Marketing campaigns should not be held at the name of charity ones.

5.What's the writer's view on Awareness Weeks?

A.National Forget About It Week should be held to stop awareness weeks.

B.National Smile Week is a great idea to improve people's life

C.National Weak Awareness Week can help people better understand awareness weeks.

D.Awareness weeks should be stopped because of marketing campaigns.

Good news?

Free museum.No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities(古董). Pop music.Britain is the only country to rival(与……比敌) the U.S.on this score. Black cabs.London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never ?enough of them at weekends or night.?

Choice of food.Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian(埃塞俄比亚的) to Swedish restaurants.?

Fashion.Fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westood,Alexander McQueen;street styles are justly loved,too.?

Bad news?

Poor service.“It's part of the image of the place.People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,”says Professor Tony Seaton,of Luton University's International Tourism Research Center.?

　　Poor public transport.Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the overcrowded London tube is inexplicably(无以言表地) popular.??

Lack of languages.Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far,even in the tourist traps(圈套).?

Rain.Still in the number one complaint(抱怨).?

No air conditioning.Hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours.

Overpriced hotels.The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.?

　　Licensing(许可) hours.Alcohol(酒) is in short after 11 p.m.even in “24?hour cities”.?

1.Which of the following about the transport in Britain is right??

A.The public transport is very good.?

B.There are enough taxis even at weekends or nights.?

C.The London taxi drivers have a strong sense of ?direction.??

D.You can hardly see overcrowded London tubes in the street.?

2.What do tourists complain most??

A.Poor service.?　　　　　　　　 B.Poor public transport.?

C.Rain.?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Overpriced hotels.?

3.What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the U.S.through this passage?

A.Pop music in Britain is better than that in the ?U.S.??

B.Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the U.S.?

C.Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the U.S.?

D.Pop music in Britain is not different from that in the U.S.?

4.When is alcohol not easy to get??

A.At 9:00 at night.?　　　　　　　　　　B.At 10:00 at night.?

C.At 10:30 at night.?　　　　　　　　 D.At 12:00 at night.?

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

A.You have to pay to visit the museums.?

B.It's very cheap to live in a hotel there.?

C.You cannot find Chinese food there.?

D.The public transport is poor there.?

Three Shanghai high school students may have recently overturned （推翻）a scientific theory found in many books.After four months of work they say the well?known Mpemba effect（姆潘巴现象）does not exist.?

Scientists are now checking to see if their discovery is real.The Mpemba effect says that hot water freezes faster than cold water.?

Ye Shasha is a Senior 3 student at Shanghai Xiangming Middle School.She first learned about the Mpemba effect from the book，100 000 Scientific Facts when she was in primary school.“I found it hard to understand but never doubted it.But our experiments show this phenomenon can never happen，”Ye said.?

Last year，an article about the Mpemba effect took first prize in a Shanghai science competition.But Huang Zengxin，a 57－year－old physics teacher in the school，found that the author made some mistakes while reasoning that hot water only freezes faster than cold water under certain conditions.?

Last November，he discussed his ideas with his students，Ye and Senior 2 Yu Shunxi who were very interested in the issue.?

　　They decided to do some serious research into the matter.To support their experiments，the school bought them advanced equipment.?

“I read a lot about the Mpemba effect.But，most explanations，either for or against，are usually based on guesswork（猜测）.We just wanted to let detailed experimental data （数据） do the talking，”said Huang.?

　　Dong Jiawen，a Senior 2 from Shanghai High School，joined the team.She spent all her weekends and all winter holidays working on the project.?

“I have learnt so much from carrying out over 100 experiments，”Dong said.“Most importantly，I've realized that you have to do something yourself in order to find out the truth.Books only serve as a kind of reference（参考）.”?

“The three girls have developed a matter of fact attitude to daily phenomena in the process of examining this effect，”said Huang proudly.?

The Mpemba Effect?

The Mpemba effect says that hot water freezes faster than cold water.The discovery was made by a high school student named Mpemba，in Tanzania（坦桑尼亚），Africa in 1969.He noticed the phenomenon while making ice cream.His teachers did not believe it was possible，and it took several years until university professors finally accepted his discovery.The phenomenon is extremely confusing and surprising even to most scientists. But it has been seen as real and studied in plenty of experiments.?

1.Ye Shasha　　 .?

A.is a Senior 3 student from Shanghai High School?

B.doubted about the Mpemba effect when she was in primary school?

C.is one of the three girls who did the experiment?

D.is a very famous scientist of China?

2.Huang Zengxin　　 .?

A.was given first prize for an article about the Mpemba effect?

B.is a physics teacher at Shanghai Xiangming Middle School?

C.discussed his ideas about this issue with his students this year?

D.is a famous physics scientist in Beijing?

3.The school　　 .?

A.organized the science competition?

B.found three students to do the experiments?

C.bought advanced equipment to help them?

D.held a meeting to discuss this discovery

　　My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week（there is not enough water on the island,though there is plenty all round it）,he found oil.He needs money for his travels,and for his zoo,and a little oil would buy enough water for all his life;but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it,it will be the end of his zoo,and his life's work.

　　So,if I know my friend,he will not tell anybody（except you and me）about what he found — because oil and water do not mix.

1.Why will my friend not tell anybody that he has found oil?

A.He wants to make money from the oil alone.

B.He is afraid that people will no longer come and visit his zoo.

C.He doesn't want to let others know his work.

D.He is afraid that his zoo will be destroyed.

2.My friend is afraid of__________.

A.a great flood　　 B.too many people

C.a lot of animals D.a great deal of oil

3.How does he get money for his animals “food”?

A.He travels all over the world to collect money.

B.He sells oil on the island.

C.He writes books and sells them.

D.He shows his animals to people

4.My friend knows oil and water do not mix.He knows that__________.

A.he can't mix oil with water

B.he won't get water if people come to look for oil

C.he won't find water and oil in the same place

D.he can't have both money and the zoo

A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet.Sue Chaseling of Petcare information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets.“On the pets' side,they are not left on their own and won't feel lonely and unhappy,” she said.A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial(有益的),while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism(缺勤).?

Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington.“My customers love them.They are their favorites,” she said.“They are not troublesome. They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun.”?

Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain.Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years.“BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass,” he said.?

Ms. Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation.But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable.?

1.The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pets is _______.?

A.73%

B.27%?

C.25%

D.15%?

2.We know from the text that “BJ”_______.?

A.works in the Global Hair Salon?

B.often greets the passers-by ?

C.likes to sleep in the sun?

D.is a two-year-old cat ?

3.The best title for this text would be _______.?

A.Pets Help Attract Customers?

B.Your Favorite Office Pets?

C.Pets Join the Workforce?

D.Busy Life for Pets

Fair Test,a Cambridge,Massachusetts group that supports less trust on testing,said last week it counted 383 out of 1788 four-year schools that don't want entrance exams at all.

　　The last Fair Test count managed three years ago proved 280 schools that don't require entrance tests.The total rose for two reasons:more colleges dropped the exams,and the others clarified(澄清) their admission rules.

The Fair Test survey follows last month's call from the University of California to end the SAT admission requirement.President Richard Atkinson wants students judged by what they have learned,not how they have scored.

Last June,the elite(优秀人才) women's school,Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley,

Massachusetts,declared applicants no longer need submit(呈交) scores from the SAT test of reasoning.

　　Some high schools also are questioning the role of admission tests.Still the exams aren't going away.Even as some colleges give up entrance tests,others are using or replacing them.Some are giving scores less weight,asking instead for essays(论文),references and out-of-school activities.?

　　The non-profit(非赢利的) College Board,which owns the SAT,notes the majority of colleges and universities still demand a test score for applicants.The SAT and ACT were established decades ago by colleges and universities as a way of predicting(预告) a student's success.?

Critics(批评家) have long attacked the test as unfair,mainly because whites tend to do better than other groups.

1.From the first paragraph we can know that in America__________.?

A.colleges and universities do not require any entrance exams?

B.colleges and universities are short of students?

C.colleges and universities don't all need entrance exams?

D.college and university entrance exams are too difficult?

2.It can be found in this passage that __________.?

A.Fair Test is a test that is more difficult than SAT?

B.Fair Test is a test that is much easier than ACT?

C.Fair Test is an organization that does research on exams?

D.Fair Test is a group that organizes better exams over Americans?

3.The underlined sentence “the exams aren't going away” means __________.?

A.the exams are unnecessary for students?

B.the exams will soon be stopped?

C.the exams will remain at the same level?

D.the exams are still demanded?

4.From this passage we can conclude that in America__________.?

A.white students are cleverer than other students?

B.the entrance exams will be stopped by the government?

C.colleges and universities have different requirements?

D.none of the students are satisfied with the entrance exams??

　　Where can you find people to speak English? And how can you practise speaking when you are alone??

　　At school if you pay to go to a language school ,you should use the chance to speak .If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs or groups with other students ,try to say as much as possible. Don't worry about your mistakes. Just speak!?

　　Conversation Clubs　Many cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another .Look in your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you .They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee.?

　　Shopping　Even if you don't want to buy anything ,you can ask questions about　　products that interest you in a shop.“How much does this cost?” “Can I pay by cheque?” Often you can start a real conversation—and it costs you nothing!?

Cafe and Bars There are often American, Britain, Irish and Australian bars in many large cities .If you can find one, you'll probably meet many people speaking English as a first or second language.?

　　Language is all around you　Everywhere you go, you find language .Shop names, street names ,advertisements ,notices ,and car numbers....When you walk down the street ,practise reading the words and numbers that you see .Say them to yourself .It's not exactly a conversation ,but it will help you to “think” in English .But don't speak too loud!?

Songs and Video　Repeat the words of an English-language song singing with the music until it becomes automatic. It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English.?

　　Above all ,speak as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you have made a mistake, you know that you have made progress!?

1.What does “Odd-Man-Out” probably mean according to the passage??

A.Someone or something appearing different from others.?

B.Someone or something standing out of the group.?

C.Someone or something arranged in pairs.?

D.Someone or something easily mistaken for another.?

2.What might happen if you speak to yourself loudly in public??

A.The police will take you away and punish you.?

B.The doctors will force you to stay in hospital.?

C.You will have to pay to escape being punished.?

D.You will be forbidden to be member of the club.?

3.Why does the writer say “Make as many mistakes as possible”?Because _______.

A.everyone will make mistakes in learning English?

B.everyone will meet people speaking English with some mistakes?

C.making mistakes is a must in making progress in learning English?

D.making mistakes can make one realize the importance of speaking?

4.According to the passage,which way is not likely to be accepted by English beginners?

A.Recite poems loudly along the riverside.?

B.Listen to some English pop songs and video.?

C.Find an Englishman to speak English with.?

D.Take to the TV showing programmes at home.??