二、阅读理解(4小题共30分)
3.
(本题6分)
Let's look at two old but popular inventions we use in our daily life.
Band - Aids (创可贴)
The first Band - Aid was made by American Earle Dickson in 1921.The idea came to him by chance.Dickson's wife Josephine often cut her fingers in the kitchen.At that time gauze(纱布) and adhesive tape(胶带) didn't come together.People had to cut them to the right size.Dickson found they were always too big and soon fell off.So he put a piece of gauze on the centre of a piece of tape.This is how he made the first Band - Aid.
Later,Dickson's new inventions became very popular all around the world.
Bubble gum(泡泡糖)
Bubble gum was invented by accident.In 1928,American gum company worker Walter E.Diemer played around with new chewing gum recipes.Chewing gum had already been invented more than half a century before then.But Diemer found that the gum he made was easy to blew.He blew a bubble and then saw the possibilities.He took some of his new gum to a shop and it sold out in a single afternoon.Since then,Dubble Bubble - the first brand of bubble gum - has made kids happy all around the world.
(1)Josephine often in the kitchen.
A.hurt her fingers
B.made bubble gum
C.played with new recipes
D.cut gauze to the right size
(2)Before the Band - Aid was invented, .
A.the gauze and adhesive tape were always small
B.people had to cover the cut with a piece of cloth
C.people had to be careful to cut the gauze quite big
D.people had to cut the gauze and adhesive tape to the right size
(3)Bubble gum was invented by an .
A.American doctor
B.American gum company worker
C.American housewife
D.American gum shopkeeper
4.
(本题6分)
Flu easily spreads from one person to another.It is especially true to people who are weak.If you are weak,you are more likely to catch flu easily.Do you know how you can avoid flu?Here is some advice:
Keep in good health
You can eat everything you want but make-sure that your diet is healthy.The healthier you are,the better for you to avoid any type of illness around.Most doctors suggest plenty of fresh fruit juice and water in order that one can avoid flu.
Stay away from people with flu
If a member of the family or a friend has flu,stay away from them until they are well.Flu is very communicable and you can catch it by going with the person with flu.Wear a mask(面罩) and avoid using things that the person with flu is using.
Exercise
Exercising will make you stronger which means a stronger immune(免疫的) system too.Exercise often so that your body will keep healthy.It doesn't matter what kind of exercise.What is important is that you are making your body stronger to prevent illness from attacking you.
Be happy
Happy people are healthy people.Their life isn't stressed out,so they may be safe from illness.If you are unhappy,which affects your immune system,you will easily get sick.
Avoiding the flu is easy.Just boost(增强)your immune system and it will take care of the rest.
(1)How many ways to avoid flu are mentioned in the passage?
A.Three
B.Four
C.Five
D.Six
(2)According to the passage,which is the right way to avoid flu?
A.Drink a lot of orange juice and water.
B.Don't t go to places where pollution is bad.
C.Use a cup the person with flu is using.
D.Wear a mask to keep away from people with flu.
(3)What's the best title of the passage?
A.How to Avoid the Flu.
B.How to keep in Good Health.
C.How to Exercise.
D.How to Be Happy.
5.
(本题8分)
Teenagers need to eat nutritious food while they're still young so that they will grow up to be healthy adults.Therefore,it is necessary for school cafeteria(食堂) to provide healthy food.With this in mind,the government has introduced new food safety regulation(规定) that will improve nutrition and health standards in school.
The regulation took effect on April 1st .It requires those who are in charge of(主管) kindergartens,primary and secondary schools to eat with students in their cafeterias.School will also be required to make formation regarding food source and suppliers(供应商) public.
The regulation also suggests that parentould eat with students at school in order to provide advice on food safety and nutrition.Schools must spot(发现)food safety problems and solve them in a timely manner.
"If a school is caught buying low-quality food or failing to report food safety incidents (事件),the people in charge of the school will be warned,fired or handed over to law enforcement(执法机关)." the regulation says.
Parents across China have become increasingly angry about food safety incidents in schools,according to The Beijing News.The most recent example occurred in March at the Chengdu No.7 High School Development School.Parents posted videos and photos of moldy (发霉的) food that was served in the school's cafeteria,China Daily reported.The school's principal was eventually fired.
In October,the head of an international school in Shanghai was fired after health and education authorities found moldy tomatoes and onions in the schools' kitchen.
(1)The new regulation requires schools to .
A.show the public where their food comes from
B.improve the conditions of their cafeterias
C.allow teachers and students to eat together
D.build more than one cafeteria
(2)What do we know from Paragraph 3?
A.Teenagerould go home to eat meals every day.
B.Parentould play a part in improving food safety in schools.
C.Food safety problems can be easily solved.
D.Parents are angry about food safety incidents in schools.
(3)What does the underlined word "occurred" mean in Chinese?
A.铭记
B.树立
C.发生
D.发现
(4)What do the last two paragraphs tell us?
A.The punishment for food safety violations(违反)is serious.
B.School principals nationwide are not doing their jobs well.
C.Food can get moldy more easily in the south than in the north.
D.School cafeterias often serve rotten(腐烂的)food to cut their costs.
6.
(本题10分)
How to unlock your talent
Search
To find your hidden talent(才能),you'll have to search for it!We all know people who are great at drawing or good at sports,don't we?They're the lucky ones who have a natural talent for what they love doing. (1) .It's just that we might have to look a little bit harder,that's all!
Try .
(2) Developing a new talent takes time and lots of effort,so don't worry if you haven't discovered yours by the end of the day,the week or even the month.You will get your light-bulb(灵感)moment finally!
Ask
Ask for help to get you started.Do you have an aunt who can help you start a blog or a sporty mom who'll get active with you? (3) Sometimes we don't need to look further than our own families to see what skills can be passed down to us!
(4)
Find out what excites you!The more enthusiastic(热情的)you are about a hobby,the more you,you'll want to keep doing it.And you've guessed it,the more you keep doing it,the better you'll get!
New ideas.
Be open to new ideas.There's no point saying that you can't write a book or take amazing photos if you've never really tried.(5)
A.Get excited B.Don't give up C.It won't happen overnight D.Is your grandma great at making cakes? E.Make today your day to try something new. F.Have you ever doubted what you're doing now? G.But that doesn't mean we can't all find something we're good at. |