When does music in public places become noise pollution?
You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you’re made to hear somebody else’s choice in music. Say you’ve just landed at an airport. At the airport, the “background” （背景）music may be played loudly.
When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator(电梯)，there is elevator music.
You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the “music wallpaper”. It is to make you buy more and eat a lot.  Even the government thinks this is “noise pollution,” especially when the music is too loud.
Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It’s also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.
The fact that you can’t see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded(包围) by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house.
小题1:In the restaurant, the music is to make you _____________.

A．have a nice meal

B．eat more food and spend more money

C．enjoy some wonderful music

D．have a great time in the restaurant

小题2:This passage doesn’t talk about ___________.

A．food pollution	B．water pollution
C．air pollution	D．noise pollution

小题3:Music in public places becomes noise pollution because __________.

A．it’s played at the airport

B．it’s played by the taxi driver

C．it’s played when you are taking the elevator

D．you are made to hear someone else’s choice in music

小题4:From the passage we know that ___________.

A．music that is too loud is bad for our health

B．people pay as much attention to noise pollution as they do to air pollution

C．people like loud music in their house

D．most people think that there’s lots of noise around us

Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food  26  they can eat and others often forget   27  the light when they leave the classroom.
Waste can   28  a lot of problems. Although China is rich    29  some resources(资源), we are short for others, for example, fresh water. It is said that we will have   30   coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on 31  our resources, what can we use in the future? Think about it.
In our daily life, we can do   32  things to stop waste, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish  33  it, try not to throw so much rubbish, and so on. Little by little,   34  will be changed. Waste can stopped one day if we do   35   best. I hope we can.

小题1:	A．than B．as C．like D．and

小题2:	A．to turn off B．turning off C．to turn on D．turning off

小题3:	A．binging B．brought C．bring D．brings

小题4:	A．in B．for C．of D．about

小题5:	A．not B．many C．no D．much

小题6:	A．wasted B．wastes C．waste D．wasting

小题7:	A．much B．many C．few D．little

小题8:	A．used B．to use C．using D．use

小题9:	A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something

小题10:

A．us B．ours C．our D．ourselves

We live in the computer age. People use computers to do much of their work. But few people know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer:
① Keep your computer in a cool ,dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp (潮湿) is also bad for them.
② Do not let people smoke near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer.
③ Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard are also bad for a computer.
小题1:Computers can ____ people to do a lot of work.
A. help      B. make        C. use
小题2:Few people know how to_____ their computers.
A. look for   B. take care of   C. look at
小题3:A computer works well at a temperature of _____.
A. 0℃       B. 35℃        C. 20℃
小题4:Is smoking good or bad for many parts of a computer?
A. good      B. bad         C. I don’t know.
小题5:A dirty screen or a very bright screen is ______ for your eyes.
A. helpful     B. good        C. bad

A famous study was done in a school by a professor （教授） from a university. At the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children. They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average(中等)，and they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.
　　What made these average students change so much to become top students？The only difference was the change in their teachers’ attitude(态度). Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students，they expected(期望) more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.
　　Do you know why? If you expect the best from people, they’ll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said, “Treat(对待) a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and you’ll make him even worse. But treat a person like he’s already a success，and you’ll help make him the best he can be.”
　　Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said，“Johnny，you’re the naughtiest(最顽皮的) boy in this class. I’m sure you’ll never change.” The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class，she met with Johnny after school and said，“Johnny, I’ve heard a lot about you! But do you know that I don’t believe a word of it.” And every day after that, this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. Later on, Johnny became a school leader. Because that’s the power of our belief(信任) and attitude(态度) toward children.
小题1:The professor started his research(研究)by _______.

A．teaching the five children himself

B．asking the five children to find a new teacher

C．telling the five students to work harder than ever before

D．telling the teacher the five students were the best in the class

小题2:The five average students became top students mainly because of ________.

A．the professor’s study

B．the teachers’ hard work

C．the change in the teachers’ attitude

D．the change in the professor’s attitude

小题3:Why did the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old Johnny？

A．To let us know how good his new teacher was.

B．To show the importance of encouragement.

C．To show that the boy was clever enough.

D．To let us know the famous boy.

小题4:The writer writes the passage mainly by ______.

A．giving reasons and result

B．giving result and examples

C．describing what he thinks

D．asking and answering questions

小题5:What does the passage mainly tell us？

A．If you want to get more，you should have new teachers.

B．A professor’s study can help you score highest.

C．Only teachers can make you a top student.

D．Attitude and belief can change a person.

Food is very important to our health. Everyone needs to eat well if he or she wants to have a strong body.
Our minds, like our bodies, always need the best food. This kind of food is knowledge. We start getting knowledge when we are very young.

小题1:A strong body comes from  _______.

A．health

B．good food and a healthy way of eating

C．vegetable

D．a good mind

小题2:_______is necessary to our minds.

A．Knowledge

B．Food

C．Kinds of food

D．The best food

小题3:We should study on our own because _______.

A．we are younger

B．we are older

C．it will bring us the most knowledge and make us learn more and understand better

D．someone is always telling us answers

小题4:We enjoy learning and learn well when _______.

A．we are older

B．we are younger

C．we study in the right way and get knowledge on our own

D．we just accept(接受) answers

小题5:The main idea of this passage is _______.

A．strong body

B．food

C．health

D．studying on our own

When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.
Fungi may appear almost everywhere. They commonly grow in wet places where they call get food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, but fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting（腐烂的）wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt or moss（苔藓）. Mushrooms（蘑茹）are the best-known fungi.
There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, cauliflower（菜花）mushrooms are found in forests from July to October．They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees Squirrel’s（松鼠）bread is another kind of wild mushroom Its appearance and use Call explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their hole to eat later.
The mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. People are warned never to touch of taste wild mushrooms because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones cart still make a person very sick..
小题1:Where does Fungi not grow?            .

A．On dry wood

B．In places full of water

C．On living trees

D．Behind houses

小题2:Where can Fungi take food?            .

A．From their green leaves

B．From water

C．From rotting wood

D．From people

小题3:Squirrel's bread is a kind of            .

A．tree

B．animal

C．food

D．medicine

小题4:People are advised not to eat wild fungi because            .

A．it is unfit for main food

B．it may be dangerous to people

C．it doesn't taste so good

D．it's strange smell may do harm to people

小题5:The word "fungi" in this passage means

A．草本植物

B．菌类植物

C．食用蘑菇

D．无叶植物

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效)? We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for a long 35. This is very good, but it doesn't 36 a lot. An effective student must have enough sleep, enough food, enough rest and exercise. You need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good for your study.
When you return  37  your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒的) and you'll learn more  38  study better. Psychologists（心理学家）39  that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning  40  an example. In the first few months you can make progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems 41  on the same level. So you will think you're learning  42  and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn't give up. At some point your language study will take another big  43  again. You'll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don't  44  along the way. Learn slowly and you're sure to get a good result.

小题1:	A．day B．time C．hour D．week

小题2:	A．help B．give C．make D．take

小题3:	A．after B．for C．at D．to

小题4:	A．yet B．and C．or D．but

小题5:	A．find B．teach C．tell D．remember

小题6:	A．with B．for C．as D．to

小题7:	A．to have B．to make C．to take D．to stay

小题8:	A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

小题9:	A．work B．jump C．walk D．result

小题10:

A．get up B．set up C．give up D．wake up

Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.
Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.
The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “ I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”
City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.
小题1:What can we learn about“City-as-School”?

A．It has no teachers.

B．It has no school buildings.

C．It has only girl students.

D．It is the only school in the city.

小题2:What do students do in“City-as-School”most of the time?

A．They do whatever they like.

B．They learn Maths and Science.

C．They help with work in a certain area.

D．They learn all the college courses.

小题3:According to the passage,“City-as–School” can help _________.

A．all the students go to college

B．students forget the duty of their work

C．students earn much money while studying

D．students learn a lot about different kinds of work

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．A New City	B．A New School
C．A New-type School	D．A Girl in New York

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.
Mary:    Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”
Mary:     I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white
lie”?
Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary:      It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.
Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.
小题1:Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.

A．good

B．spoken

C．usual

D．poor

小题2:I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.

A．die off

B．grow well

C．look nice

D．are good

小题3:David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!

A．happy

B．clever

C．brave

D．afraid

小题4:He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.

A．the reason

B．the true story

C．the meaning

D．the answer

小题5:He is ______________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white

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There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways are well as taking special care of your health.
It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain（大脑）to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it .Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.
An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.
Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.
In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well-not just for improving your memory.

Title	How to _1_Your Memory
Main 2	*taking special_3_of your health
	*making yourself excited to make your memory more active by taking _4_in some new activities and changing your daily habits.
	*paying attention to the most _5_things,in order to add to your chances to _6_right memories
	*connecting information with _7_
	*taking notes and _8_diaries
Other ways	*eating_9 _food and taking plenty of vitamins
	*drinking a lot of water
	*having _10_sleep and rest