If you go to Finland, you’ll be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.
Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high class Benz with a fare (票价) of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then get off without paying your fare. And the driver would not show the least sign of worry.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends and dine free of charge.
With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “pretty advantages”. But the strange things is, all the taxi-passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. As the Finns always act on good faith and always show an attitude of “which is which” and “what is what” in everything they do, so to live in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”. In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to take precautions (预防措施) against others?
【小题1】The word “foolish” probably means _____________.

A．friendly

B．careful

C．strange

D．funny

【小题2】Why wouldn’t the driver show the least sign of worry? Because _________.

A．he is sure that the passengers always act on good faith

B．he is afraid to make the passengers angry and unhappy

C．he thinks the passengers may be too poor to pay him

D．he is sure that the passengers are really in trouble

【小题3】The dining rooms in all big hotels ___________.

A．check the guests’ registration card carefully

B．give people meals without paying

C．serve their guests free of charge

D．only serve their guests free breakfast

【小题4】What’s FALSE according to the passage?

A．No one takes advantages although there are many loopholes.

B．All the taxi-passengers come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business.

C．Not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms.

D．Finland is heaven for immoral people because they can always take advantages freely.

【小题5】The sentences “which is which” and “what is what” show that __________.

A．the Finns are foolish

B．the Finns take things seriously

C．the Finns are busy making money for the family

D．the Finns never take precaution against others

Everyone has got two personalities (性格) —the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced (平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.
【小题1】You may find the passage in_____.

A．a science magazine	B．a guide book
C．a sports newspaper	D．a story book

【小题2】 When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?

A．In the daytime.	B．At the beginning of sleep.
C．At night.	D．During the deep sleep.

【小题3】Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep _______.

A．on curled up	B．on her stomach
C．on her back	D．on her side

【小题4】 What does the word "defensive" mean in the passage?
A. 易怒的      B. 攻击性的        C. 外向的       D. 有戒心的
【小题5】What does the passage tell us?

A．Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

B．Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

C．Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.

D．Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers are fond of food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People call this kind of food “junk food”.

But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn’t follow a healthy diet. They didn’t like vegetables, and many of them didn’t like to eat fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.

Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:

Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.

Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure in the future.

Teenagers should eat food without much fat, oil and sugar.

Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins（维生素）and have little fat.

Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.

Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. It is good for their body and mind.

1.How many pieces of advice are given by the doctors in the passage?

A．Five              B．Eight             C．Six               D．Seven

2. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．Today all teenagers are overweight.

B．Scientists found two thirds of the students didn’t have a healthy diet.

C．Parents are worried about their children’s diet today.

D．Milk, fruits and vegetables are not good for children.

3. It’s right to ___________ according to the passage.

A．eat junk food                          B．eat food with too much salt

C．drink milk and eat junk food often           D．eat vegetables that are rich in vitamins

4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell the children____________.

A．how to keep a healthy diet                B．to eat fruits and vegetables

C．how to have a proper meal for lunch         D．not to eat junk food

 

1.How long will you travel if you go to Cayman Islands?

   A. Two weeks.       B. Ten days.      C. One day.         D. Three days. 

2.Where is Betsy travelling?

   A. From Ensenada to Hawaii.        B. On Cayman Islands.

   C. On beach.                      D. At a shop.

3.Who is having a vacation on Cayman Island?

   A. Betsy.          B. Betsy’s parents.      C. Larry.       D. Robby.

 

1.The advertisements above are about ______.

    A. shopping    B. food    C. travel   D. hotels

2.If you go to Bangkok, you can　＿＿＿＿＿＿．

    A. Climb Mountains         B. enjoy the scenery of the forests

    C. live in the Post Hotel       D. buy fruits while sitting in your boat

3. _____ is one better way to prevent the strong sunshine in Bangkok

    A. Going to the sandy beaches       B. wearing a hat

    C. Climbing up the mountains        D. staying in the forests

4.Which place will you choose if you want to visit both mountains and beaches?

A. Soll in Austria.        B. Bangkok in Thailand.

C. the Floating Market.     D. Kauai in Hawaii.

5.According to(根据) the advertisements, we know that _______.

A. the hottest travel place is Soll  

B. maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai

C. the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok

D. the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high