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Nowadays, more and more young people are becoming vegetarians in most Western countries. They are thought of as vegetarians and they refused to eat meat, fish, eggs, cheese and milk. 1. _______Some of them just don’t eat animal products such as milk, eggs, or yogurt, but some others are strict vegetarians and they eat mainly fruit and vegetables. As we know, it is very important to have a balanced diet, especially for the teenagers who are growing up. 2. _______ Well, each person chooses to become a vegetarian for different reasons. The main reasons are they want to protect animals and they want to stay healthy.

I decided to be a vegan when I was 15 years old. But as a vegetarian, I have had a difficult time in getting the proper nutrition(营养). 3. _______   Of course, being a vegetarian isn’t for everyone. 4. _______ 

A. So why are they becoming vegetarians?

B. Most experts and doctors say that being a vegetarian is very healthy, but many people disagree.

C. So don’t get discouraged(泄气的) if you can’t give up hamburgers and meat dumplings!

D. There are many different types of vegetarians.

5. Which of the following is NOT true？

A. There are many vegetarians in most Western countries.

B. The main reason for being vegetarians is they don’t like eating meat.

C. Not everyone should be a vegetarian.

D. Keeping healthy is important to teenagers.

 

 

  Which animal do you think is "the king of the animals", the elephant, the lion or the tiger? They are all large and strong. But I think the tiger is "the king of the animals". If you watch carefully, you can find some black lines on the tiger's forehead(前额). The lines look like the Chinese word "WANG". The word means "the king of the world" in Chinese.

   Most of the tigers come from China and India. Tigers are dangerous animals. They look scary(吓人的). They like eating meat. They have yellow fur with black lines. They usually weigh about 200 to 300kg. Tigers can run fast. They run at a speed of 20 meters per second.

   Some people think they are dangerous. But they don't know tigers are in danger now. There are only 20 to 30 wild South China Tigers in China and less than 300 in the world. Lots of people kill them for their fur. We should take action to protect them.

1.Which animal does the writer think is "the king of the animals" ?

        A. The elephant.               B. The lion.

        C. The tiger.                       D. The lion and the tiger.

2.Some black lines on the tiger's forehead look like ___________.

        A.王            B.汪            C. 主           D. 丰

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

        A. Tigers like eating meat.

        B. All of the tigers come from China.

        C. Tigers usually weigh about 200 to 300 kg.

        D. Tigers can run at a speed of 20 meters per second.

4.How many wild South China Tigers are there in China?

        A. There are less than 20.

        B. There are only 20 to 30.

        C. There are less than 200.

        D. There are less than 300.

5.Why do you think the tigers are in danger?

        A. Because the tigers couldn't find enough food to eat.

        B. Because lots of people kill them for their safety.

        C. Because lots of people think they are dangerous.

        D. Because lots of people kill them for their fur.

 

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To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.

Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are no teachers, only “staff members”. The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. “You do not need to say to a three-year-old, ‘Go explore your environment.’ You can’t stop them!”says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. “But if you make children do what you want all day… they will lose all taste of learning.” At Sudbury Valley School, you will find children talking, reading, painting, cooking, working on computers, studying French, playing the piano, climbing trees, or just running around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!

The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote (投票)each—even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school money, and even which staff they want and do not want anymore.

When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.

1.What's special about the school?

A. There is nobody but students there.

B. All the students are of the same age.

C. There are no classes for the students.

D. There are no rules in the school.

2.What do the students do in the school?

A. They learn everything there from the staff members.

B. They grow up there without learning anything.

C. They spend all the time with their parents.

D. They do whatever they are interested in.

3.The school seems to believe that children________.

A. learn best when they are doing what they want

B. are too young to learn anything by themselves

C. can look after themselves without any help

D. can't go to college without any hard work

4.The last paragraph wants to tell us that_          .

A. the writer doesn't like the idea of the school

B. the school is quite successful in its work

C. most of the parents don't believe in the school

D. younger students learn better there than older ones

5.The underlined word career in the last paragraph most probably means_.

A. family   B. money    C. lifestyle    d. job

 

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA  The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

HONG KONG, CHINA    This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

A. The weather.         B. The mountains.       C. The air.         D. The traffic.

2.What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

A. The lively city and the wonderful dishes.       

B. The large population and the traffic.

C. The expensive housing.               D. The beautiful temples.

3.The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ________.

A. it is a small fishing village           B. it is a mix of East and West

C. it is a beautiful city                   D. there are too many people in the city

4.What do the two cities have in common?

A. They both have beautiful mountains.      B. They both have a large population.

C. Air pollution is a problem in both.      D. They are both crowded.

5.From the passage, we can know that       .

A. San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best

B. San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C. the weather in both cities is fine

D. San Jose used to be small fishing village

 

Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.

64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet. After I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. "

The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.

In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民区). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 yuan as service fee.

Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easier for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.

1.What is offline shopping?

A. Buying things in a common store.

B. Buying and selling things on the internet.

C. Buying things on the internet for the old.

D. Buying things on the internet for the people who can't use the internet.

2.Why do many old people like offline shopping?

A. They don't like going shopping.

B. They are good at buying things on the internet.

C. They don't like buying things online themselves.

D. Offline shopping makes it easier for them to shop online.

3.What's the meaning of the underlined word "charge"in the fourth paragraph?

A. 收费        B.管理      C.交纳       D. 缴税      

4.Which of the following is NOT true about the offline Daigou service?

A. People can find buy-for-you shops in residential communities.

B. The customers have to pay a suitable service fee.

C. There are many problems with the ordered things.

D. The store owners deal with the quality problems.

5.We can know from the passage that________.

A. Li Hui'an is crazy about shopping online

B. offline buy-for-you business is in great need

C. Liu Min is the first one who has an offline Daigou store

D. there are about 300 buy-for-you stores in Dalian city