Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some study at school, others learn by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on TV, or in the films. One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language and maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English.

1.Are there many adults learning English in China?

A．No, they aren’t.	B．No, they are.
C．Yes, there are.	D．Yes, there aren’t.

2. ________learn English.

A．Only teenagers.

B．Only adults.

C．Small children, teenagers and adults.

D．Only small children.

3.Which of the following is true?

A． Most people learn English over the radio.

B． All the people learn English at school.

C． Students only learn their own language at school.

D． Different people have different reasons for learning English.

4.“Their own language” means_____________.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．French

D．Japanese

5.What’s the Chinese meaning of “learn by themselves”?\

A．和他们一起学习

B．自学

C．向他们学习

D．通过学习

 

Peter is a student. He usually goes to school on a bus. This morning, He takes a taxi with his father because he may be late for school. His mother gives him a banana when they go out. On the way, he eats the banana and then throw(扔) the banana skin (皮) out of the taxi. At that time, an old man passes there. The old man just steps (踩) on the skin and then falls off. His father and he get off the car. They find the old man lying(躺) near the taxi. The banana skin is near him. The old man looks at them and says, “Teach your child to throw the banana skin to the right place!”“I am sorry,” says his father.“Sorry, I won’t do that.” Peter says.
【小题1】Where does Peter throw the banana skin?

A．Out of the taxi

B．In the taxi

C．At home

D．At school

【小题2】Why does the old man lie（躺）near the taxi?

A．He doesn't feel well.

B．He steps on the banana skin.

C．He wants to relax himself.

D．He wants to get money from Peter.

【小题3】What’s the Chinese meaning (意思) of “fall off”?

A．扔掉

B．离开

C．停止

D．摔倒

【小题4】How does Peter feel(感觉) after old man says to them?

A．Sorry

B．Happy

C．Excited

D．Relaxed

【小题5】What can you learn after reading the passage(文章)?

A．Helping old people is good.

B．Walking on the street is interesting.

C．We can’t be late for school.

D．We can’t throw the things here and there.

In western countries, more and more foods have additives in them. What are additives? Additives are chemicals which are put into foods to give them color and taste, to stop them going bad and so on. But doctors say that some additives can be very bad for our health.

Now let’s look at how additives can be bad for our health. For example, a little English girl called Sally Jones is two years old and quite ordinary (普通的). But when she was younger, she never went to sleep at night. She never got tired. Her parents were very worried. Finally, Sally’s parents took her to a special doctor.

The doctor said that she must never eat food with additives in it. He was sure that the additives had a very bad effect on her body, and made her too active. He was quite correct. As soon as Sally started to eat foods with no additives, she began to sleep well at night.

Now she is the same as other little girls, except that she can’t eat many foods that other children love, such as ice-creams, because they have additives in them.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “additive”?

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2.What are the functions (功能) of the additives?

__________________________________________________

3.Did Sally like sleeping at night before she went to see the doctor?

__________________________________________________

4.What happened to Sally when she stopped eating the foods with additives?

__________________________________________________

5.Why can’t Sally eat ice-creams?

 

Here's an interview to a pilot about his life.
(R="Reporter;" P= Pilot)
R: How much time do pilots actually spend flying a plane?
P: It varies (WES'J) from about 20 minutes on some domestic (区别) flights to as much as 18 hours on international flights. It all depends on if the flight is a short- or long-haul flight.
R: Do pilots take breaks during flights or do they fly the whole time?
P: Yes, we take breaks during long-haul flights. Airlines assign (指派) three or four pilots to long flights. We take turns flying the plane.
R: If pilots are traveling all the time, how do they deal with jet lag (时差)?
P: Jet lag is annoying for almost all pilots. I try to go to sleep as I would at home.
R: How important is it to know the weight and size of the plane you are flying?
P: It is very important. We weigh almost everything put into the airplane and make estimates (估计) according to the number of people on each flight.
R: Do pilots eat the airplane food?
P: Yes, we eat business class food! Airplane food changes every season and is very delicious if you don't hate eating lobster (龙虾) every day! The pilots on the same plane are supposed to make different meal choices so that if one of the dishes causes food poisoning, only one of them will be sick. That way, at least one pilot will always be well enough to fly the plane!
【小题1】The number of pilots depends on _.

A．how many hours a plane flies	B．what kind of planes they are
C．the airline companies assign	D．what the pilot likes

【小题2】In order to know the weight of the airplane, the pilots must know_ __.

A．the weight of everything put into the plane

B．the number of people on the plane

C．the weight of the things and people on the plane

D．the importance of the weight

【小题3】What's the Chinese meaning of the word "poisoning" in the passage?

A．中毒

B．难吃

C．缺少

D．浪费

【小题4】 What does the pilot think of the airplane food?

A．Airplane food is more delicious than lobster.

B．The pilot suggests having airplane food instead of lobster.

C．The pilot doesn't like the airplane food at all.

D．Airplane food is as delicious as lobster.

【小题5】 What question doesn't the reporter ask in the interview?

A．How to keep passengers safe?

B．How long do pilots actually spend flying a plane?

C．How to deal with jet lag?

D．How to take breaks during flying.

The widespread number of food scandals(丑闻)in  China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouths．They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean，healthy and nutritious(营养) or does it contain（包含） something harmful that will cause disease?

    Most of the food we eat today is processed food(加工食品)．That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets，especially packaged foods，are prepared in factories．Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to  make them look better，taste better and last longer on the shelf．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate(控制) which chemicals can and cannot be used．Unfortunately，some producers do not obey the laws．

    A producer of steamed buns(馒头)in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law．He was adding yellow dye and other banned chemicals to the buns．He was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students…like you!

    Why did he do it? Why did he break the law and endanger people’s  health? The answer is simple：he wanted to make more money．It was a moral failing，and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China．Too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others．

1.Chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because

  A．they want to make the foods look better，taste better and last longer

  B．they want to make the foods contain something harmful

  C．chemicals will cause disease           D．chemicals are harmless

2.According to the passage，which is NOT true?

A．Most of the food we eat today is prepared in factories．

  B．There are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used．

C．The food scandals in China are making many people worry about the food safety．

  D．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students in Zhejiang Province．

3.It was a moral failing，and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China．Here what’s the Chinese meaning of“moral failing”?

A．精神崩溃    B．道德滑坡   C．质量下降  D．心理失衡

4.What is the main reason of the food scandals in China ?

   A. Some products do not obey the laws.

   B. The processed food is clean, healthy and nutritious.

   C. Too many people pay attention to making money. 

   D. The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used.

5.According to the passage, most of the buns were sold to_______ .

   A. factories    B. schools    C. hospitals   D.companies