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   Ask any group of teenagers in the UK what they most like to eat,and foods like pizzas,pasta,burgers and chips are always mentioned.Many young people would probably also list the local fast-food restaurant as their favorite place.
But what teenagers like to eat is not necessarily what they should eat.For a growing body,eating foods with plenty of calcium(钙),such as milk,yoghurt and cheese,is important because calcium is essential for the development of healthy,strong bones(骨头).Similarly,foods that are rich in iron(铁) are good for developing bodies,so it's good for them to eat red meat,bread and green vegetables.
Lifestyle habits can be developed during our teenage years,so it is greatly important that young people are educated about what foods are good.In 2005,in order to change eating habits and open teenagers' minds to new tastes,a cook named Jamie Oliver started a “Feed Me Better” project.He worked with teachers and cooks in a number of schools across the UK to provide more healthy school meals.Although some teenagers and parents refused to have a try at first,the project was generally a huge success.The newspapers wrote articles about him and a TV program showed his visits to the schools.
No on expects to end the teenage love with fast and junk food,but,hopefully,if projects like “Feed Me Better”continue to give out the right messages,more young people will understand the importance of eating healthily.
1What problem do teenagers in the UK have?
2Why are milk and bread healthy foods?
3Why is it important to educate people during their teenage years?
4Did Jamie Oliver improve school dinners successfully?
5In order to help teenagers,what does the writer expect people to do?

Two weeks ago, Ruichang City in Jiangxi Province was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale(里氏震级). It killed 18 people and left hundreds homeless.

　  Earthquakes are one of the most deadly natural disasters(灾难) in the world. They happen more often than you would expect.

　  In the 24 hours after you read this, 400 to 500 earthquakes will shake the earth. You won't notice most of them because you live in a relatively(相对地) safe area or the quake is too far away or because the quake will be too small to notice.

　  Earthquakes are caused by sudden breaks in rock masses(群) deep in the earth. Rock masses are always under very high pressure. If the pressure in a certain area become too much and the rock masses break, an earthquake happens. But exactly when the rock masses reach the breaking point is a mystery(谜).

　  China is on the Eurasia(欧亚) plate, where earthquakes happen very often due to the earth's plates knocking against each other. Up to 17,139 earthquakes have taken place in China in the past 44 years, according to scientific research.

1What happened to the City of Ruichang?

A.18 people were killed in an earthquake.

B. Hundreds homeless people left the city.     

C. An earthquake ruined thousands of houses there.

D. An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale happened.       

2How many earthquakes can happen in a day in the world?

A. 24.                  B. 44.                  C. 400 to 500.                   D. 17139.

3Why does the earth quake? Because ______.

A. we live in a relatively safe area                                             

B. the pressure in the earth is too big

C. the rock masses is reaching the breaking point

D. the rock masses break suddenly deep in the earth

C

Once upon a time a woman found she was not easy to wake up in the morning as early as she wished. So she bought a beautiful alarm clock. These clocks are so made as to strike with loud whirring noise at any hour the owner pleases to set them.

The lady placed her clock at the head of the bed, and at the right time she found herself roused by the long, rattling sound.

She got up at once, and felt better all day for her early rising. This lasted for some weeks. The alarm clock faithfully did its duty, and was plainly heard so long as it was obeyed.

But, after a time, the lady grew tired of early rising. When she was waked by the noise, she merely turned over in bed, and slept again.

In a few days, the clock ceased to wake her from her sleep. It spoke just as loudly as ever; but she did not hear it, because she had been in the habit of not obeying it.

Finding that she might as well be without it, she made up her mind that when she heard the sound she would jump up.

Just so it is with conscience(自觉意识，诚意). If we will obey its voice, even in the least important things, we can always hear it, clear and strong.

But if we allow ourselves to do what we have some fears may not be quite right, we shall grow more and more sleepy, until the voice of conscience has no longer power to wake us.

4Why did the clock failed to stop to get the woman up later?

A. Because she was tired of getting up early in the morning.

B. Because she could not hear the clock any more.

C. Because she was too tired to wake up at it.

D. Because the clock stopped to do its duty.

5 Both the underlined words “whirring” and “rattling” are kinds of ______.

A. colours                        B. sounds         C. actions                   D. feelings

6 The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A. we should always obey our clocks

B. the clock sometimes can’t wake us up as we wish 

C. It is conscience that ensures early rising not the clock

D. The voice of conscience has no longer power to wake us.

Amy was a dear little girl, but she was too ready to waste time in getting ready to do her tasks, instead of doing them at once as she ought to.

In the village in which she lived, Mr. Thornton kept a store where he sold fruit of all kinds, including berries in their season. One day he said to Amy, whose parents were quite poor, “Would you like to earn some money?”

“Oh, yes, ” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and papa has no money to buy them with.”

“Well, Amy,” said Mr. Thornton, “I noticed some fine, ripe blackberries in Mr. Green’s field today, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will pay you thirteen cents a quart(度量单位) for all you will pick for me.”

Amy was delighted at the thought of earning some money; so she ran home to get a basket, intending to go immediately to pick the berries.

Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get if she picked five quarts. With the help of her slate(书写板) and pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.

“But supposing I should pick a dozen quarts,” thought she, “how much should I earn then?” “Dear me!” she said, after figuring(测算) a while, “I should earn a dollar and fifty-six cents.”

Amy then found out what Mr. Thornton would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred quarts. It took her some time to do this, and then it was so near dinner time that she had to stay at home until afternoon.

As soon as dinner was over, she took her basket and hurried to the field. Some boys had been there before dinner, and all the ripe berries were picked. She could not find enough to fill a quarter of a quart.

As Amy went home, she thought of what her teacher had often told her---“Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “One doer is worth a hundred dreamers.”

7How many times did Amy figure with her slate?

   A. 3.                               B. 4.                         C. 5.                     D. 6. 

8The underlined sentence may mean “______”.

A. she got ready to waste some time to do her tasks

B. she thought it was a waste of time to do her tasks

C. she liked to waste time when should do her tasks immediately

D. she was not ready to get her tasks ready, and it’s a waste of time

9What can we infer from the story?

A. Amy’s family was very poor.

B. Amy was good at counting with a slate.  

C. Mr. Thornton was the richest person in the village.

D. Amy would learn a better lesson from this affair than from school.        

10 The best title of the passage may be “_____”.

A. The Money Amy Did Not Earn               

B. The Girl Did Not Like To Waste Time    

C. Amy, A Good Student To her Teachers

D. A Poor Girl Wanted To Earn Some Money

My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 1what my parents meant.
One day, when I 2
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went 3 the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few 4from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?”5he, “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and 6 that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7. “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I 8 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again9I finished my study and got a diploma.
10looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more 11. The manager told me they needed new 12. So it was a great chance for me.
I13 my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always14people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still 15

1. 1.
   1. A.
      realize
   2. B.
      remember
   3. C.
      wonder
   4. D.
      imagine
2. 2.
   1. A.
      went through
   2. B.
      left for
   3. C.
      stepped into
   4. D.
      walked past
3. 3.
   1. A.
      out of
   2. B.
      into
   3. C.
      away from
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      onto
4. 4.
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      days
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      hours
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      minutes
   4. D.
      seconds
5. 5.
   1. A.
      continued
   2. B.
      answered
   3. C.
      warned
   4. D.
      reported
6. 6.
   1. A.
      uncomfortable
   2. B.
      impolite
   3. C.
      unkind
   4. D.
      impatient
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hobbies
   2. B.
      future
   3. C.
      parents
   4. D.
      manger
8. 8.
   1. A.
      shouted
   2. B.
      listened
   3. C.
      said
   4. D.
      cried
9. 9.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      while
   3. C.
      after
   4. D.
      before
10. 10.
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       Nothing
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       Everything
    3. C.
       Nobody
    4. D.
       Everybody
11. 11.
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       grade
    2. B.
       luck
    3. C.
       confidence
    4. D.
       pleasure
12. 12.
    1. A.
       volunteers
    2. B.
       teachers
    3. C.
       students
    4. D.
       workers
13. 13.
    1. A.
       sold
    2. B.
       showed
    3. C.
       sent
    4. D.
       shook
14. 14.
    1. A.
       teach
    2. B.
       allow
    3. C.
       order
    4. D.
       advise
15. 15.
    1. A.
       learning
    2. B.
       working
    3. C.
       playing
    4. D.
       chatting

The Power of Dream

When your dream is to become a footballer, nothing should get in your way—even if you have no feet.

Gabriel Muniz, an 11-year-old Brazil kid, was born without feet. Although his family thought he would have serious difficulties living a normal life, he started walking before he was one year old. His mother would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell. It took him a while to make the jump from walking to playing football, but he did make it. And, in fact, there’s nothing he loves more than playing football. In his school, the skillful youngster is not only the best player in his school team but also the captain of his gym team.

He knows that his disability means he’ll never be able to play for a professional football team. So Gabriel is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympics (残疾人奥运会的) sport. He proved to everyone there he can go head to head with any other boy. Watching him play is unbelievable. He’s fast and he’s got a big bag of tricks—he’s very skilled and he does everything he can to copy his idol, Messi. So much so that he was invited to go to Spain to meet his idol Messi and show his talent in the Barcelona Football Club.

His coach said he is proving the disability only exists inside our heads and he is challenging the social rules.

1What’s wrong with Gabriel Muniz?

    A. He was born without feet.   

    B. He can’t see and hear anything. 

    C. He often argues with his partners.           

    D. He always gives trouble to his family. 

2 According to the passage we can know that Gabriel Muniz ____________.

    A. thinks others look down upon him   

    B. is a professional football player

    C. prefers playing for a club              

    D. is a skillful football player

3 Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

    A. The boy’s family was surprised he can walk well.

    B. The boy wants to play football in the Paralympics.  

    C. The boy has too much difficulty living a normal life.

    D. The social has noticed the boy’s hard job and talent.

A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”

“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?

“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

(  ) 1What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.

        A. a cure for colds               B. bottles

        C. a cure for old age              D. a medicine that made people live forever

(    ) 2 The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.

A.      the medicine was too cheap

B.      the medicine was too expensive

C.      he looked quite old himself

D.     he didn’t look honest

(    )3 What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?

        A. 变化        B. 付钱        C. 给……钱         D. 向……要价

(   ) 4 How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?

        A. one dollar a bottle             B. twenty-five dollars a bottle

        C. ten dollars a bottle             D. fifty dollars a bottle

(    )5 What does this passage really mean?

A.      The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B.      The man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.

C.      The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.

D.     The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.