On a hot summer day, a soft drink can really take away your thirst. At home, at

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On a hot summer day, a soft drink can really take away your thirst. At home, at school, in the park or at the movies—you can find one almost anywhere.
Carbonated(碳酸的)
You can see bubbles in these! Of all soft drinks sold, about 75 percent are carbonated. But be careful, carbonated soft drinks have lots of sugar and caffeine. Caffeine is not very good for you in the summer, because it takes water out of your body. And the sugar can make you overweight if you drink too much.
Fruit juice
There are different kinds of juice. One kind is made only from fresh fruit. This kind of fruit juice may not ta

ste sweet enough for some people, but it is nutritious. Another kind of fruit juice tastes good but has lots of sugar in it. Many young people buy this kind because the advertisements are good. It is bad for your teeth and bones to drink lots of this.
Energy drinks
These kinds of drinks have caffeine and things that make people get excited in them. They are sometimes called “party drinks”. Doctors say that if you drink too much of this kind, you may have a heart attack.
Bottled water
We have lots of different kinds of bottled water, such as mineral water, purified water and distilled(蒸馏的) water. They are clean and easy to drink. But it is best not to drink very cold water. I

t may make your stomach feel bad.
Sports drinks
Most of these have funny names like “Scream” and “G-Vital”. They have lots of vitamins and minerals in them. After you play sports, you may want to drink one of these.
But if you just spend your summer holiday sitting around watching TV, you won’t need them at all!
小题1:Which of the following is NOT suitable for you to take if you go climbing?

A．Carbonated soft drinks.

B．Fruit juice.

C．Bottled water.

D．Sports drink.

小题2: If you have to stay up late, what kind of water may help you?

A．Fruit juice.

B．Energy drinks.

C．Bottled water.

D．Sports drink.

小题3: What’s the probable reason for you to drink sports drinks after sport?

A．They have funny names that sound very exciting.

B．They can recover the minerals lost in your sweat.

C．They can effectively get rid of your thirst.

D．They can take away your vi

tamins and minerals.

小题4:What’s the main purpose of the author writing this article?

A．To advise us to keep away from unhealthy soft drinks.

B．To teach us some useful ways of keeping healthy.

C．To make advertisements for the soft drink companies.

D．To tell us how to choose a suitable one from different drinks.

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D

解析

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An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses I(法老一世)has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box covered in Egypt’s flag.
The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3,000 years ago. The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian garve robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo.
Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities(文物最高委员会), traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. “We are not 100% sure that mummy is that of Ramses I,” said Mr. Hawass. “But we are 100% sure that it is of a king.”
Atlanta’s Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hi-tech scanning equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses I. The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had came across a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor.
Mr. Hawass praised the handover as “a great, civilized gesture”. And he appealed to other world museums to return Egypt’s antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the Britain Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.
小题1: Where was Ramses mummy kept in just before the handover?

A．the Luxor Museum

B．the Michael Carlos Museum

C．the Niagara Falls Museum

D．a Canadian Museum

小题2:Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?
a. The mummy returned home.
b. The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.
c. Egyptian grave robber sold he mummy.
d. A Canadian collector bought the mummy.
e. The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.

A．c-d-e-b-a

B．c-b-e-d-a

C．a-d-c-b-e

D．c-d-b-e-a

小题3: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All the Egypt’s antiquities have returned home after the handover.

B．Niagara Falls Museum is an American museum.

C．Buying the mummy from the Egyptian family was a civilized gesture.

D．Ramses Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century.

小题4: What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The history of Ramses mummy.

B．The handover ceremony of Ramses mummy from Canada.

C．The returning of Ramses mummy to its homeland Egypt.

D．The history of the royal family of Ramses.

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It’s not entirely true that kids learn a second language easily, but it’s still the best time to learn. Babies are basically equipped to hear and distinguish every possible language and dialect, but once they reach 6 months old, they begin to focus on the particular sounds that exist in the l

anguages that they’re exposed to. In this way, kids will naturally and automatically be bilingual(双语的) if they hear multiple languages on a daily basis when they are still babies..
One lady told me of her son who grew up in a very multi-cultural community working at a resort. He would naturally and easily switch from Dutch, to French, to Italian, German and English depending on who he was talking to. Of course that’s an extreme case, but it’s completely possible and easy.
It’ s not true that they will get mixed up by learning multiple languages. They may mix them up purposely simply because certain words or expressions are easier, but they won’t develop any permanent language disabilities. Quite the contrary, bilingual children have been shown to be as much as a year more advanced in learning ability development for 2 and 3 years olds.
Some kids who simply aren’t gifted at learning languages, just as some aren’t gifted at sports or music, will find it difficult to continue schooling in a foreign language. In that case, it may be better not to continue with the foreign language school. Still, it will have been an excellent opportunity for Grade One. Perhaps for Grade Two you could try a bilingual school.
In any case, learning even a small amount of a foreign language, maintaining the ability to hear and pronounce it by listening to music and movies will keep a foundation for later learning. Knowing a second language can be a great benefit for gaining employment.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．It’s difficult for kids to learn a second language.

B．Kids are able to learn multiple languages.

C．Kids should be exposed to the native language.

D．Kids enjoy all kinds of different dialects.

小题2:What did the lady tell us about her son?

A．He could speak five kinds of languages.

B．He was learning some different languages.

C．He could talk with many people at the same time.

D．He was working in a multi-community.

小题3:In which way can learning multiple languages benefit kids according to the text?

A．Mixing up different languages.

B．Distinguish different dialects.

C．Developing learning ability.

D．Developing language disabilities.

小题4:What should you do if your kids are not good at learning language?

A．Ask them to turn to sports or music.

B．Encourage them to remain in Grade One.

C．Let them remain in the foreign language school.

D．Send them to a bilingual school later.

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Scientists in the United States say plant life has increased on Earth in the past twenty years and that in every area of plant growth the increase is the result of weather conditions.
Eight scientists from across the Uni

ted States did the study. The space agency NASA and the Department of Energy paid for it. The findings were published in the magazine Science.
The researchers spent one and a half years examining weather satellite information. The information was recorded from 1982 to 1999. That period was one of the warmest on record. Researchers found that rainfall generally increased during that time.
The satellites measured the number of leaves on plants and the amount of sunlight taken in. The scientists used that information to estimate what is called net primary production. This is total amount of carbon stored in land plants.
The scientists report a 6% increase in stored carbon since 1982. They say gains were high in equatorial areas, especially around the Amazon River in South America. The area alone had a 1% increase in the net primary production.
Ramakrishna Nemani of the University of Montana in Missoula headed the study. He says reduced cloud cover led to growth in Amazon area. He also says the lack of clouds allowed more sunlight to get through. More sunlight meant increases in photosynthesis(光合作用). That is the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to produce the chemicals they need to grow.
Northern Canada, the north-central United States and northern Europe were second in increased plant growth. Ramakrishna Nemani says a rise in temperature helped plants there.
All together, the report says 25% of areas of plant life on Earth experienced increases. But the scientists also note increase in the number of people on Earth and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Ranga Myneni of Boston University in Massachusetts, another study scientist says humans use about half the net primary production on Earth. And he notes that the world population grew by 36% during the period of time studied.
小题1:Which of the following is in charge of the study?

A．The spa

ce agency NASA of the US.

B．The Department of Energy of the US.

C．Ramakrishna Nemani in Missoula.

D．Ranga Myneni in Massachusetts.

小题2:What’s the main cause of the plant growth put forward by the study?

A．Growth in population.

B．Regional features.

C．Seasonal variation.

D．Weather conditions

小题3: Why do scientists believe that reduced cloud cover has led to the plant growth in the Amazon area?

A．Because plants could take in more sunlight.

B．Because plants could get more rainfall.

C．Because plants could enjoy cooler air.

D．Because plants suffer less from natural disasters.

小题4: Which of the following descriptions about the years from 1982 to 1999 is TRUE?

A．It was the warmest on record.

B．Rainfall decreased little by little.

C．World population grew by 25%.

D．Stored carbon increased by 6%.

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Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon left their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim(模糊的) memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into varied investigations（调查研究）. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious（清醒的） mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, keen（敏锐的） eyes, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the excellent and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist, up to a certain point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小题1:The first paragraph tells us the author ______.

A．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

B．lost his hearing when he was a child

C．didn’t like his brothers and sisters

D．was born into a naturalist’s family

小题2:The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because _______.

A．he didn’t live very long with them

B．the family was extremely large

C．he was too young when he lived with them

D．he was fully occupied with observing nature

小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that the author was _______.

A．a scientist as well as a naturalist	B．a naturalist but not a scientist
C．no more than a born naturalist	D．first of all a scientist

小题4: The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he _______.

A．has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic

B．lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist

C．just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries

D．comes up with solutions in a most natural way

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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.
Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is

the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
小题1:Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend	B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C．My Father	D．My Childhood

小题2: What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B．She had made a

list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

小题3:Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

小题4:What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A．He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.

B．He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C．He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

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