Sarah was ill, she went to see the doctor．

“ Doctor, I’m not feeling well,” she said．“ Every time I do my homework, I feel tired．If I go to school on foot, I have to sit down and rest for ten minutes．”

The doctor looked at her carefully．At last he said, “ Nothing much．But I’m afraid you are eating too much．”

“I don’t understand, what do you mean?”asked Sarah．“I mean you eat too much food,” said the doctor．

“Oh! You mean I’m too fat．That’s a problem．” Said Sarah．“What should I do If I don’t want to be heavy!”

“The answer is easy,” said the doctor．“ If you want to be thin and healthy, you shouldn’t eat a lot of food and you also should do much exercise．”

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

(   ) 1．What was the matter with Sarah ? She felt _____ ．

        A．tired．          B．sad．            C．sore in the back    D．hungry

(   ) 2．Sarah went to school _____ ．

        A．by bike        B．by bus         C．by car              D．on foot

(   )3．The doctor told her that _____ ．

A．she must eat much food．      B．she ate too much

C．she was too thin                   D．she was ill

(   ) 4．_____ is a problem．

A． Eating less food．                 B．Being too fat 

C． Working too hard．             D．Playing too much sports

(   )5．Sarah wants to _____ later．

             A．eat a lot of meat                  B．be fat 

C．do more exercise                  D．stay at home for some days

    This year，Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour later．This will help students feel less tired．And most junior high schools will begin the first class at about 8：30 a．m．

    The students are happy about the change．

    Liu Ming told as that his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “Great! From now on we students at Chengdu No．4 Middle School don’t have to get up so early!”Liu said that he used to get up at 6：40 a．m．Now he can get up at 7：40 a．m．because class doesn’t start until 8：40 a．m．

    Wu Hongli feels the same．She said the new timetable(时间表)was good for her health．“I used to get up at 6：30 a．m．I had to drink coffee every night，or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework．”said Wu．“Now I can finish it without coffee．Because I can sleep a little longer．”

    Many teachers say the change will help students learn better．“Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning，”said HuangShan，an English teacher at Chengdu No．1 2 Middle School．”But now they are active in class and learn much better than before．”

    But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning．There used to be five classes in the morning．Now there are only four．

    In fact，every coin has two sides．So does the change in the school timetable．

1．This year，most Siehuan junior high schools will start the first class          ．

    A．at about 8：30 a．m．       B．at about 7：40 a．m．

    C．at about 7：30 a．m．          D．at about 6：40 a．m．

2．Hearing the news，the students at Chengdu No．4 Middle School felt       ．

    A．worried．    B．sad．           C．excited．         D．angry．

3．How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now?

    A．Five       B．Four       C．Three             D．Two

4．         used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework．

    A．Some parents   B．Liu Ming   C．Wu Hongli              D．Huang Shan

5．Which is right according to the text?

A．The students in Chengdu No．12 Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning．

    B．All the parents say the change will help students learn better．

    C．The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before．

    D．Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning．

Here is the content ( 目录 ) of a book．

Unit	Readings	Skills	Words
Unit1 Music	*Music & Feelings *Sad movies	*Understanding main ideas *Predicting by title	*Kinds of Music *Music stars
Unit2 Sports	*National Sports *The ancient Olympic Games	*Understanding main ideas *Guessing meaning of new words	*Action verbs *Names of sports Sports tools
Unit3 Weather	*Weather service *Weather and nature	*Understanding main ideas *Guessing meaning of new words	*Weather conditions *Weather information
Unit4 Culture	*Travelling in India *Body language in the United States	*Understanding main ideas *Predicting by title *Making inferences	*Cultural studies *Culture and art
Unit5 Space	*Living in space *The planets	*Understanding main ideas *Understanding attitude	*Space news *Space terms

1.If you’re interested in music, you can read “____”．

A．National sports     B．Sad movies        C．The planets        D．Weather service

2.You can learn something about weather in _____．

A．Unit 1            B．Unit2             C．Unit 3            D．Unit 4

3.In all the units, you can learn the skill of _____．

A．predicting by title                       B．understanding attitude

C．understanding main ideas                 D．guessing meaning of new words

 

Not all memories (记忆)are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Wars and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and mental scars. Often they appear again in dreams.

Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill(药丸), which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce（减少）, or possibly erase(抹去) the effect of sad memories.

In November, some scientists tested a drug(药) on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body producing chemicals(化学品) that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the mental effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.

The research has caused plenty of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.

Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.

“Some memories can destroy(破坏) people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a dream. They usually come with very sad feeling.” said Roger Pitman, a scientist of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve(减轻) a lot of that suffering.”

But those who are against the research say that it is very dangerous to change memories because memories give us our identity(特质). They also help us all get away from the mistakes of the past.

“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. I’m not sure we want to erase those memories,” said Rebecca Dresser.

1.The passage is mainly about __________.

A．a new medical invention

B．a new research on memories

C．a way of erasing sad memories

D．an argument about the research on the pill

2.The drug tested on people can __________.

A．cause the brain to fix memories

B．stop people remembering their experiences

C．prevent body producing certain chemicals

D．erase the emotional effects of memories

3.The word “scars” in Paragraph One is close in meaning to _________.

A．good stories                           B．sad feelings

C．experiences                           D．memories

4.Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A．Some memories can destroy people’s lives.

B．People want to get away from bad memories.

C．Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

D．The pill will reduce people’s sufferings from bad memories.

 

Here is the content （目录）of a book.

Unit	Readings	Skills	Words
Unit 1 Music	*Music & Feelings *Sad movies	*Understanding main ideas *Predicting by title	*Kinds of Music *Music stars
Unit 2 Sports	*National Sports *The ancient Olympic Games	*Understanding main ideas *Guessing meaning of new words	*Action verbs *Names of sports Sports tools
Unit 3 Weather	*Weather service *Weather and nature	*Understanding main ideas *Guessing meaning of new words	*Weather conditions *Weather information
Unit 4 Culture	*Travelling in India *Body language in the United States	*Understanding main ideas *Predicting by title *Making inferences	*Cultural studies *Culture and art
Unit 5 Space	*Living in space *The planets	*Understanding main ideas *Understanding attitude	*Space news *Space terms

1.If you’re interested in music, you can read “__________”.

A．National sports     B．Sad movies        C．The planets        D．Weather service

2.You can learn something about weather in _______.

A．Unit 1            B．Unit 2            C．Unit 3            D．Unit 4

3.Words about ________ are in Unit 5.

A．music stars        B．weather conditions C．sports tools        D．space news

4.If you like culture, you can read “__________”.

A．Living in space                         B．Travelling in India

C．Music & Feelings                        D．The ancient Olympic Games

5.In all the units, you can learn the skill of _________.

A．predicting by title                       B．understanding attitude

C．understanding main ideas                 D．guessing meaning of new words