When I was a foreign teacher in China，every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China．One day the topic mined to saying “I love you”．I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers，nor had their mothers said it to them．“Does your mom love you?” “Of course，”they answered．
“How do you know?” was my logical question．They responded that their moms cooked and Always told them what they were doing wrong to show their earning．I was strummed. So mom’s cooking and criticizing read our as “I love you”．”Then how do you say ‘I love you to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough，so I repeated these queries in clauses over time．Gradually，I began to get different responses．Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms．
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl．When she came home from university，her mother met her at the door and hugged（拥抱）her．This had never happened before，but her mom said，“Now that you have gone I have more time to myself．I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you．”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot．While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment，it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning，even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the lax words we say to or hear from those we love．
【小题1】The foreign teacher _________．

A．comes from America	B．is a young woman
C．is expressive enough	D．knows much about China

【小题2】Chinese people prefer to show love by __________．

A．saying “I love you”	B．cooking
C．getting good grades	D．doing something helpful

【小题3】In paragraph 4, what’s the real meaning of the mom’s hugging?

A．She is meeting her daughter at the dour．

B．She loves her daughter and misses her．

C．She is glad that she has more time to herself．

D．She finds it interesting to hug her daughter．

【小题4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Say “I love you” more to your family．

B．Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people．

C．Say “I love you” as a greeting to others．

D．Say “I love you” without great depth of feelings．

It's important to learn about protecting our environment. Here is a 5R rule for us:
1．Reduce
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. Millions of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don't know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste
2．Reuse
You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor. With a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.
3. Recycle
Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so, we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat（压平）and melted（融化）and the melted things are made for new coke cans.
4．Recover
When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten（腐烂的）apples, You have two choices: one is to throw the whole apple away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and eat the good parts. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.
5. Repair
If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it instead of throwing it away. If you want to change for better ones, It is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. It is true that North America is a "throw－away" society(社会).But the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.
【小题1】_______can be recycled.

A．Only hard things

B．Many things

C．Few soft things

D．A11 things

【小题2】The "recover' rule mainly requires us_______.

A．to throw waste things away	B．to cover waste things with earth
C．to get back the useful parts	D．to throw the whole things away

【小题3】We can infer（推断）that the writer of this passage may live in_______．

A．China

B．Japan

C．Australia

D．America

【小题4】Which of the following is true?

A．We will have no resources（资源）of nature unless we can do with the waste.

B．Recycling is the best way to save resources.

C．If we waste less, we can save more resources of nature

D．More things are wasted in developed countries than in developing ones.

Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don’t like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey(调查) in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease(疾病) than late rising people, and early rising people also look healthier than late rising people, and so on.

So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. Firstly, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh(新鲜的) air. And air is the freshest early in the morning. Besides(此外), it is useful to do morning exercises.

Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.

Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.

Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.

Late risers may find it difficult to form(形成) the habit(习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb(谚语) says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”

1.We may read this passage in a _______ magazine.

A．health            B．sports            C．music            D．travel

2.Early rising people are _______ than late rising people.

A．fatter            B．thinner           C．healthier          D．cleverer

3.Air is the freshest ______ according to the passage.

A．in the morning     B．in the afternoon    C．in the evening      D．all day

4.Which of the following is NOT the result(结果) of early rising?

A．People can get ready for their work.

B．People can get fresh air.

C．People can learn things more quickly and better.

D．People can have enough food for breakfast.

5.If a man always likes to get up late, it’s ___ for him to form the habit of getting up early.

A．easy             B．difficult           C．happy            D．sad

 

Music and Behavior
Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear  41  at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 42  hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music changes the  43  people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people  44  richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend  45  money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays  46  music, people spend less money. With  47  music, people spend even less.
Scientists also  48  that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people  49  their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   50  hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants  51  make more money.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say  52  music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are  53 . And listening to music can help you relax.  
The  54  time you hear music somewhere, be  55 . It might change the way you do things.

【小题1】

A．music B．stores C．songs D．sound

【小题2】

A．already B．even C．hardly D．never

【小题3】

A．way B．time C．idea D．place

【小题4】

A．become B．get C．feel D．look

【小题5】

A．much B．more C．little D．less

【小题6】

A．pop B．modern C．light D．country

【小题7】

A．no B．much C．any D．some

【小题8】

A．expect B．hope C．realize D．believe

【小题9】

A．cook B．order C．eat D．make

【小题10】

A．free B．busy C．happy D．sad

【小题11】

A．can B．should C．can’t D．needn’t

【小题12】

A．how B．why C．what D．that

【小题13】

A．excited B．interested C．confident D．relaxed

【小题14】

A．first B．second C．next D．last

【小题15】

A．quiet B．quick C．happy D．careful

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Some people like to get up late, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to   1.  up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, 2.  it is true.

Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease        3.    late rising people, and early rising people also looked healthier than late rising people, and so on.

So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. 4. , it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh air. But air is never as fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises. Second, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn. Third, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well5. a good plan. Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get 6. for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and   7. our breakfast.

8. risers may find it difficult to form the habit of early rising. They have to make an effort (努力）to do so. As the English proverb says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise?”)