-- ________ do you study?

-- I study in No. 12 Middle School.

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    Do you know that it is your immune system (免疫系统) working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system—and the virus is strong enough too—you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms (症状) such as having a headache, having a high fever, sneezing or coughing,

    Vitamin C won't stop a cold. It is said that Vitamin C works by increasing white blood cells.

However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only reduces the time of symptoms.

    Staying indoors won't protect you. One of the most likely sources (根源) of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 46 per cent of computer mice and 45 per cent of telephones had cold viruses on them.

    Wearing warm clothes won't protect you. Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That's because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to the next. And the distinct peak (高峰期) in colds is in September and February, which likely because of the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter holidays.

    Old wives are right about chicken soup. Grandmothers' chicken soup is an old cure for colds for a long 6me. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold, so many wives usually cook chicken soup for their family members in cold winters.

29. According to the passage, when your immune system is working against the virus, you don't   have cold symptoms like ________.

     A. headache      B. stomachache       C. sneeze         D. cough

30. Which of the following ways can really help cure colds?

     A. Staying indoors.

     B. Wearing more clothes.

     C. Drinking some chicken soup.

     D. Eating some fruit with Vitamin C.

31. Why are colds more common in autumn and winter?

     A. Because students return to school.

     B. Because the weather is cool, wet and cold.

     C. Because people don't drink chicken soup.

     D. Because people use computers or telephones more often.

Your school has planned a visit to Lions Nature Education Centre. Here is what you should know about the centre. Please read it.

Lions Nature Education Centre Lions Nature Education Centre opened in 1991 on what was once a government farm in Sai Kung. Both the government and the Lions Club own it now. Aims The aim of the centre is to show visitors everything to do with rural (乡下的) Hong Kong. We also hope to educate people about the environment. For this reason, it’s really a popular place for school trips and outings. Facilities (设施) The centre has a large number of indoor and outdoor facilities and exhibitions (展品). The outdoor facilities include a garden, vegetable fields and a place where trees are grown for study. Indoor exhibition halls provide different kinds of plants, fishes and other things from land or sea. The Farmers’ Market is open at weekends. Rules for visitors ·Wear proper clothes, shoes and hats. ·Bring some water and food, but take your rubbish away with you. ·Do not break any natural appearance or plants, and do not make the water dirty. ·Care for other visitors and wildlife (野生动植物), and do keep quiet wherever you go. Opening hours We are open daily from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Exhibition halls are open from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. The centre is closed every Tuesday. Address: Hiram’s Highway, Sai Kung Phone: 2792 2234 Website: http://www.hknature.net/lnec

【小题1】You can visit Lions Nature Education Centre            .

A．in the city centre	B．at Hiram’s Highway
C．on a government farm	D．inside the exhibition halls

【小题2】In the centre, visitors can learn about            .

A．rural clothes and shoes	B．different kinds of seafood
C．outdoor lions in nature	D．the environment around us

【小题3】Before your school go to the centre, you should tell them            .

A．not to visit the Farmers’ Market	B．not to make a noise or wear hats
C．to care for the wildlife and water	D．to look for rubbish and take it away

【小题4】Lions Nature Education Centre is closed            .

A．at weekends	B．after 4:30 pm
C．during weekdays	D．before 9:30am

【小题5】For more information about the centre, you’d better            .

A．call at 2792 2234	B．ask other visitors
C．study the facilities	D．provide the website

 

Miyoke, 13

Do you want to know where I come from? Oh, please guess(猜)！ I can speak good Japanese(日语), but I can’t speak English or Chinese at all. I like white a lot, so you can see me in a white shirt at school.

Grace, 12

Am I very cool? I have long hair with two big eyes. I have an e-friend from China, but she lives in London with me now. She studies English here. I often help her study English.

Maria, 12

I like little animals very much. Dogs are my favorite. So I have two dogs at home, but my mom doesn’t like them at all. I often give some eggs and cakes to them. They like me, too, and they can help me.

Tian Jun, 13

Chinese is my mother language(语言), but I study English at school. Now I can speak a little English. I often have some emails from my friend in the USA. He tells me how to study English in his e-mails. He says he likes Beijing. He wants to visit the Great Wall very much.

1.Miyoke is from      .

2.Grace has        .

A．long hair with two small eyes

B．an e-friend from London

C．a Chinese e-friend

D．short hair with two big eyes

3.     doesn’t like dogs at her home at all.

A．Miyoke’s mom

B．Maria’s mom

C．Maria’s e-friend

D．Tian Jun’s friend

4.Tian Jun can        now.

A．only speak Chinese

B．speak Japanese

C．speak Chinese and English

D．speak Chinese and Japanese

5.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．Miyoke is often in a brown shirt at school.

B．Grace lives with her e-friend in Beijing now.

C．Tian Jun’s friend wants to visit Beijing a lot.

D．Maria doesn’t have a dog at her home.