What is color? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue?
Colors are really made by reflected(反射)light(光). We see color because most of the things reflect light. Something is red, because it reflects most of the red light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn‘t reflect any light, it is black.
Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in(吸收)and turned into(变成)heat.The darker the colour is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-colored(深色的)clothes are warmer in the sun than light-colored(浅色的) clothes.
小题1:When something reflects light, we can_______.

A．see its color	B．see its heat
C．not see its color	D．see nothing

小题2:Something looks white because it reflects______.

A．some light

B．no light

C．all light

D．most light

小题3:The dark-colored clothes are warm because______is taken in(吸收).

A．more light

B．less light

C．more color

D．less color

小题4:.In summer_____make people feel cool.

A．dark-colored clothes	B．red-colored clothes
C．green-colored clothes	D．light-colored clothes

小题5:What’s the best title(题目)of this passage?

A．Dark color

B．Color

C．Heat

D．Clothes

Have you ever taken part in a marathon? A marathon is 42km long. It is the longest race in the world. To make the runner’s body work, harder training(训练) is quite necessary. A runner should start to prepare for a marathon at least three months before. Many hours of running at different speeds(速度) and the changes in diet are necessary in the training.
Two weeks before the marathon, the training programme becomes less, from 100km per week down to 60km and then to 30km in the final week. On the last two days they may not run at all.
Breakfast should be eaten at least three hours before the race. Easily digested (消化) food such as cereal (麦), toast (烤面包) and scrambled (捣碎) egg is best, with as much fluid (液体) as possible. Runners should drink water about half an hour before the race to keep up the body fluid.
小题1: A marathon runner should begin his training___________.

A．a month before the race.	B．a week before the race.
C．three or four months before the race.	D．a year before the race.

小题2: Runners have to run ________ km. in a marathon race.

A．100

B．60

C．30

D．42

小题3: It’s necessary for the players to have______________in the training.

A．training at different speeds and changes in diet.

B．little water.

C．lessons before the race.

D．too much meat.

小题4: Players shouldn’t run _______________.

A．two weeks before the marathon	B．three months before the marathon
C．two days before the marathon	D．in the final week

小题5: What should a runner have for his breakfast on the day of the race?

A．A big meal.	B．A light(清淡的) meal.
C．Lots of meat.	D．Oily(油性的) food.

People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is way.
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is, “You can’t.” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistake is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this : Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learnt 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited(有限的) .
There is an old saying, “ If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
小题1: If you are making a mistake, that means_______ .

A．you are careful.	B．you’re kind.
C．you ‘re growing.	D．you know nothing.

小题2: If you never try new things, you can’t _____ .

A．improve

B．create

C．spend

D．A and B

小题3: After Edison failed 10,000 times, he ________ .

A．gave up	B．invented the light bulb.
C．invented the computer.	D．invented 10,000 new things.

小题4:When you make a mistake, you are closer to_______ .

A．time

B．money

C．success

D．everything

小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Never make mistakes.

B．You can make mistakes without thinking.

C．Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes.

D．Making mistakes is terrible.

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.
　　The bed is connected to an alarm clock(闹钟). First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispered in a soft voice, “Wake up, darling, please.” After minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up after the second recording, a mechanical(机械的) “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide(滑落) off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed awake!
　　Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed — the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛). Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, he won’t need to work, and he won’t need to get up early!
小题1: The bed is useful to the people ________.
A. who can’t sleep well      
B. who can’t get up early     
C. who go to bed late
小题2: The bed is not connected to ________.
A. an alarm clock             B. a tape recorder            C. a TV
小题3:What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up?
A. He will slide onto the floor.
B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.
C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head.
小题4: Which is TRUE of the following sentences?
A. Hiroyuki’s company has made many such beds.
B. Hiroyuki’s bed is the only one made for a contest.
C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.
小题5:The word “whisper” in the second paragraph means “________”.
A. speak loudly         
B. speak angrily         
C. speak quietly

Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening ? Are you interested in your classes ? Who do you want to teach you ? Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts· Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems. First,keep calm. Don't worry about all the questions you have. Put your heart into learning and you can find something you are interested in. Do it actively（积极地）. Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don't spend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or writing in English.Think about the problems you have and solve them at once. Don't stay up late, or you can't study.well the next day.   Third, think of something instead of copying or repeating. If you can remember the words in your way, can tell your teachers you don't like the way of copying them again and again. Be sure you can pass the test. I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give you something interesting to do. School is really a good place. Believe in your teachers and yourself. You are the best one and you can do everything well.
小题1:The writer writes the passage to________.

A．give students some good ways of learning

B．ask students not to listen to tlleir teachers

C．ask students not to do their homework

D．tell students what a good teacher is

小题2:.How many pieces of advice does the writer give us________?

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

小题3:What does the writer tell students to do about their English homework?_______    _ .

A．They should spend a lot of time on it

B．They should stay up late doing

C．They should do more reading or writing in English

D．They should have boring work to do

小题4: What's the third piece of advice about?________      .

A．How to get on with friends

B．How to get high grades

C．what kind of schoolwork is better for students

D．How to finish the homework in a short time

小题5:According to（根据） the passage.students should believe in________.

A．themselves and their classmates	B．themselves and their parents
C．their parents and teachers	D．themselves and their teachers

If you are one of those who want to know how to increase your vocabulary, there are some ways you may find useful. In fact, it is not that difficult to learn new words, but to remember them for a lifetime seems not to be so easy.
To make it easier, you can try word associations（联想）. Try to find a connection between a new word and things or people you know. For example, if your neighbour is an unselfish person who cares about the needs of other people, think about this person every time you see the word, and very soon you'll start actively using it.
Try to use the words you learn as often as possible. Perhaps you are not sure which situations they should be used in, or whether you pronounce（发音） them correctly, but practice is the best way to understand that. It is not enough to find out the meaning of a word. You should hammer (敲打) it into your mind by using it in actual conversations in everyday life.
Also, it may be helpful to know the meaning of the word roots, prefixes (前缀) and suffixes （后缀）， especially if they have a Greek or Latin origin（起源）． Even if you meet a long unfamiliar word, it will be easy to know its meaning if you know the general meaning of its parts.  For example, if you see the word "philanthropy", it won't be difficult to surmise what it means if you know that "anthropo" means "human" and "philo" means "loving". Not only can ancient Greek and Latin be helpful, but a number of modern languages as well. So, if you speak French,  Italian, Spanish or Portuguese, guess the meaning of an unfamiliar English word if it sounds like  a word from another language you know.
小题1: Which of the following old sayings can show the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Every dog has his day.

B．Practice makes perfect.

C．Every coin has two sides.

D．Where there is a will there is a way.

小题2: According to the last paragraph, what does the writer think is important?

A．Learning to use several different modern languages.

B．Learning some very difficult words in the English language.

C．Knowing the meaning of the word roots, prefixes and suffixes.

D．paying more attention to words that have a Greek or Latin origin.

小题3:The underlined word "surmise" in the last paragraph means_______.

A．guess	B．suggest
C．prove	D．remember

小题4: what's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To tell us how he or she learnt English well.

B．To explain why it is not hard to learn new words.

C．To prove that learning new words can be really fun.

D．To tell us some good ways of remembering new words.

It seems that there’s a good reason why dogs are always seen as man’s best friend. Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals that can read emotion(情感)in faces much like humans. The finding suggests that like an understanding friend, dogs can see if we are happy, sad, pleased or angry.
When humans look at a new face, their eyes usually look across the left, falling on the right hand side of the person’s face first. A possible reason for this is that the right side of the human face is better at expressing emotions.
Scientists have now shown that pet dogs also have “left gaze bias(左视偏好)”, but only when looking at human faces. No other animal has been known to do like this before. Dr. Kun Guo showed 17 dogs pictures of human, dog and monkey faces as well as something else with his team. The dogs’ eyes and heads show a strong left gaze bias when the animals see human faces. But this did not happen when they were shown other pictures, including those of dogs.
Guo suggests that over thousands of years living with humans, dogs may have developed the left gaze bias as a way to guess our emotions.
“Recent studies show that the right side of our faces can express emotions better than the left. If  true, then it makes sense for dogs and humans to see the right hand side of a face first.”
小题1:Why are dogs seen as man’s best friend according to the passage?

A．Because dogs are the closest animals to humans.

B．Because dogs can read the emotions in humans’ faces easily.

C．Because dogs can understand us better when we feel sad.

D．Because dogs are good at expressing emotions.

小题2:The dogs’ left gaze bias helps them _______.

A．get along well with humans	B．express emotions quickly
C．have more understanding friends	D．remember more new faces

小题3:The passage mainly wants to tell us that _______.

A．dogs have been man’s best friends for thousands of years

B．humans have a “left gaze bias”

C．the “left gaze bias” works on all animals

D．dogs can read emotions the same as humans

ARE you creative, shy, outgoing? Our personalities reveal a lot about who we are. But what’s surprising is that our personality can also say something about our health. That’s according to researchers at Duke University, US.
During an experiment on 1,000 people, scientists assessed (评定) their personalities in two ways: by asking someone they knew, such as a family member or friend; then by asking someone they had just met, such as a nurse. The study found that those who were careful at age 26 were in better health after 12 years.?
Being careful means that people tend to have a lot of self-control, and are less likely to smoke, the scientists said. Careful people are also more likely to have an active lifestyle and healthy diet.
From those who were least careful, 45 percent developed health problems by the age of 38. Such health issues included gum disease and high blood pressure (高血压). To compare, only 18 percent of careful people went on to develop health problems.
Another positive personality was called “openness to experience”, meaning curious and imaginative. People who have more of this personality have higher IQ scores. So they’d be more likely to know how to find medical help to prevent disease.
According to the report, if doctors assessed our personalities, it could help doctors to find which young adults need advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle. What’s surprising is that stress didn’t play a big part on a person’s health. Even though stress and anxiety (焦虑) are usually linked to bad health.
But can a doctor who knows our personality really improve our health? Or should doctors be kept away from knowing something so personal?
小题1:Which personality type may be better for our health, according to the research?

A．self-controlled.	B．Stressed.
C．Shy.	D．Careless.

小题2:From the passage, we learn that careful people ____.

A．are too shy to talk to strangers

B．love to ask the doctor for advice

C．are likely to have a healthy lifestyle

D．may have high blood pressure when they’re older

小题3:Where can you probably read the article?

A．Newspaper.	B．Science fiction book.
C．Research paper.	D．Travel guide.

小题4:What is the main idea of the article?

A．People can change their personality type.

B．Scientists have found two different personality types.

C．Personalities have something to do with our lifestyle.

D．Personalities say something about our health.

When disaster (灾难) happens, you might find yourself without water, gas and electricity. You might even need to leave your home right away. So you are supposed to plan for the bad situations before the disaster comes. Here are some suggestions：
First, have a family meeting. Plan a way to get your family members together if they can't find each other after the disaster. Choose two places for everyone to go to if it isn't safe to return home. The first should be near your house. You can go there in an emergency(紧急情况) like a fire. The second meeting place should be outside your neighborhood.
Next, choose a person outside your area who can help your family get in touch with each other. After a disaster, it is often easier to communicate over a long-distance call than a local one. The person can pass messages between your family members.
Then, get a family disaster kit ready. It should include things your family needs. It can help you survive (生存) at least for three days like bread, water, medicine and things like that. Put them in a bag so you can carry it if you leave in a hurry. When doing it, remember that different people have different needs.  Include special things necessary for elderly or young members of your family.
Finally, practice your emergency plan, and update (更新) it as necessary.
You may not be able to stop disasters, but with a little planning you can be helped.
小题1: When you have a family meeting, what should you choose?

A．A person outside your area.	B．Things your family needs.
C．Two places for everyone to go to.	D．A bag.

小题2:How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

小题3:Why does the writer suggest choosing a person outside your area?

A．To send food and water to you family.

B．To help your family move to a safe place.

C．To choose two places for your family to go to.

D．To help your family get in touch with each other.

小题4:What does the underlined word "kit" probably mean?

A．救护车

B．搜救犬

C．应急用品

D．防毒面具

小题5:What's the best title of this passage?

A．Planning for Disasters	B．How Different Disasters Happen
C．Practicing your Plan	D．Where to Stay away from Disasters