There are long rivers, and there are famous rivers. The Nile is the world’s longest and most famous river. It runs 6, 650 kilometers. Crocodiles and hippos live in its waters. Pyramids built by ancient Egyptians rise along its banks.

The main branch of the Nile, the White Nile, starts just above Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh — water lake, in east central Africa. Then it flows to the north. At Sudan’s capital, another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile. Together, they form one very powerful river. Then it goes through Egypt’s famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.

Ancient Egypt, the first great African civilization(文明), started along the banks of the Nile more than 5,000 years ago. Ancient Egypt ruled the Nile Valley for thousands of years. Great pyramids and temples were built on the banks and we can still visit them today.

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    Most of us use alarm clocks or mobile phones t0 wake up at the right time for school or work. We lo at our watches to know the right time for the bus or train. However, there is also a right time to eat, sleep, exercise, and take medicine. We can’t look at a clock for the right time for these activities. We must listen to the clock inside our bodies, the biological clock.

Barbara Wells exercised every morning. She woke up at 6:00 a. m. She ran about two miles before she went to work. But Barbara's legs and back started to hurt. She did some exercise before she ran. But her legs and back still hurt. She ran slower, but the pain didn’t stop. Barbara talked to her doctor. The doctor said, “Don’t run in the morning. Try to exercise later in the day. That is the time when your body is at the right temperature for exercise after work. Her legs and back didn’t hurt any more.

Today, doctors are learning more shout chronobiology(生物钟学)，the study of biological docks. They are learning about the importance of time for our bodies. For example, it is best for people to go to sleep on time every right and to eat only when they’re hungry. Also, doctors discovered that some illnesses, such as heart attacks, occur (v. 发生) most often in the morning. This information tells them that the best time to take heart medication may be at night. When patients take heart medication at night, they may prevent a heart attack in the morning.

Many doctors believe chronobiology can help us live healthier lives. It may be the right time to listen to these doctors! 

根据短文内容，请用完整句子回答下列问题。

1.What clocks do you all have inside your bodies?

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2.How far did Barbara Wells run every morning?

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3.What are the doctors learning about for our bodies?

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4.What is the right time for the person who has a heart attack to take heart medication?

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5.What can we learn from the passage?

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Dear Nancy’s parents,

My daughter had a bullying (欺凌) problem a couple of years ago. It wasn’t easy, but I ended it. When things are a serious as you describe, it is no time to be silent. These kids probably know each other from school, so take the rude text messages sent by the bully directly to the headmaster and show him. Describe to him how it is affecting your 13-year- old daughter. Tell him you will not stand it and you want him to put an end to it now.

Bullying is a dangerous and serious offense these days, and any good headmaster will take your charges seriously. He will probably address the issues with the parents. If they are crappy parents, then they may do nothing to their child. You may have to repeat this process several times, but you need to keep a check on those text messages and don’t allow your child to delete them.

Now is the time to draw your child close and take care of her, because she needs it. My daughter did not like me being involved(参与的)either, but you are the only hope she has of solving this problem, so do it and mean business. Always be polite but straightforward. The headmaster and the parents must know you mean business.

If repeated meetings with the headmaster (and parents, if he allows it) does not solve the problem, then I would consider hiring a lawyer. That will send the message across loud and clear. When you are talking about financial loss, most parents will stand up and take notice and act to keep their kid under control!

Good luck — I wish you the best in this terrible situation.

Yours,

Rachel

1.You should show the text messages to the headmaster to________.

A.find which kid sent the messages B.let him know you love your child

C.ask him to force the bully out of school D.ask him to stop the bullying

2.What does the underlined word “offense” in Paragraph 2 probably mean in Chinese?

A.职责 B.冒犯行为 C.经验 D.警惕

3.What do we learn from the third paragraph?

A.Parents shouldn't be involved in a bullying problem.

B.Children can deal with bullying problems themselves.

C.It’s necessary for parents to be involved in a bullying problem.

D.Not all bullying problems can be solved.

4.What should you do if the bullying problem is not solved by the headmaster?

A.Meet the parents of the bully in person. B.Ask the parents of the bully for payment.

C.Put your child under care. D.Ask a lawyer for help.

5.What is the authors purpose in writing the letter?

A.To offer advice. B.To describe a personal experience.

C.To seek help. D.To ask for advice.

    Today, the world’s diversity(多样性) of food crops is quickly decreasing. But scientists around the world are taking action. They are building seed banks. At seed banks, scientists store the seeds of many different crops.

There are now 1,400 seed banks around the world. However, some banks are in warm countries. If the electricity fails, the seeds will get too hot and die. Other seed banks are in countries troubled by war. Sometimes people damage the seed banks. If this happens, valuable seeds can be lost forever!

The organization Global Crop Diversity Trust decided they wanted to deal with this problem. So, they decided to build a global seed bank. This seed bank would contain a back-up, or extra copy, of all the world’s seeds. Smaller seed banks would still collect and keep local seeds. But they would also send copies of their seeds to the global bank.

Scientists from the Global Crop Diversity Trust chose the cold, snowy mountains of Svalbard, Norway to build the global seed bank — the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Organizations, farmers, or local seed banks store their extra seeds there. And the people who place their seeds in the vault are the only people who can take them out. They pay to ship their seeds to Norway, but it does not cost them any money to store their seeds. The Global Crop Diversity Trust pays for this.

Cary Fowler is a scientist who heads the Global Crop Diversity Trust. He said, “If the Seed Vault simply supplies seed banks with copies of seeds that those banks lost by accident, the Seed Vault will be worth way more than it cost.”

1.Seed banks are built to ________.

A.research on seeds B.produce new seeds

C.protect crop diversity D.increase the number of seeds

2.What is the author's purpose in Paragraph 2?

A.Scientists store the seeds of many different crops at seed banks.

B.If seed banks are destroyed, valuable seeds will be lost forever.

C.Scientists want to build a global seed bank.

D.The people who place their seeds in the vault are the only people who can take them out.

3.Compared with other seed banks, the global seed bank ________.

A.was built by the government B.is more welcomed by farmers

C.is mainly used by great scientists D.can provide a good environment for seeds

4.What can we learn about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault?

A.It helps to pay the shipping cost. B.No one can take seeds out of there.

C.There are no fees to store seeds there. D.It mainly receives seeds from farmers.

5.What is Cary Fowler’s attitude towards the Seed Vault?

A.He feels it is very important. B.He is surprised at it.

C.He thinks it costs too much. D.He is uncertain about it.

    The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Rain(谷雨)，as the last term in spring, starts on April 19 and ends on May 4.

Grain Rain comes from the old saying, “Rain brings the growth of hundreds of grains”, which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops. Here’s something that you may not know about the Grain Rain.

1.When Grain Rain ends, ________ starts.

A.summer B.spring C.fall D.winter

2.The underlined word “crops” refers to ________.

A.flowers in the garden B.trees in the forest

C.fishes in the sea D.plants in the field

3.The people in southern China ________ on the day of Grain Rain.

A.eat toona sinensis B.fly a kite C.drink tea D.start the first voyage

4.We can infer that “toona sinensis” must be a kind of vegetable which ________.

A.can bring good luck B.is delicious and healthy

C.grows at the seaside D.is a type of medicine

5.The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be________.

a. Eating toona sinensis   b. Sandstorms happen   c. Grain Rain Festival   d. Drinking tea

A.b-d-c-a B.b-a-d-c C.b-c-a-d D.b-d-a-c

    “We're going to cut science class today. I know you want to come with us. Let’s go!”

Maybe you’ve ______one of the popular kids at school say something like this. So what do you do? Do you just give in and do what the other kids ______, or do you go to class no matter what they say?

Situations like this often come up. And it is not easy to make your own______ when your friends want to do something you’re not quite sure about. Sometimes, you feel you should do something because everyone else is doing it, and it is______to go against the majority. This is called “peer(同龄人) pressure” because peers are pressuring you to do what they want.

Some people give in to peer pressure because they want to be more popular. Some worry that others will make fun of them ______they don’t go along with the group. The ______that “everyone is doing it” makes them follow the crowd. Sometimes peer pressure can be _______if your peers encourage you to be a better person. But most peer pressure pushes you to do something you don’t really want to do. And it affects almost everyone without exception. So what can you do to______it?

First of all, you should follow your own feelings and beliefs and be self-confident. When you are self-confident, you can say “no” to the people ______to pressure you. It also helps to have a good friend who respects your beliefs. That way you won’t be ______when you stand up to peer pressure.

1.A.made B.helped C.felt D.heard

2.A.complete B.control C.suggest D.avoid

3.A.friends B.rules C.search D.decision

4.A.slow B.hard C.clear D.useful

5.A.unless B.until C.if D.although

6.A.doubt B.idea C.hope D.promise

7.A.good B.common C.serious D.strong

8.A.affect B.show C.deal with D.talk about

9.A.failing B.trying C.learning D.refusing

10.A.alone B.lucky C.quiet D.popular

    一场疫情悄然改变着我们的生活习惯。假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike想了解你们目前的用餐情况及你的看法，请你写一封电子邮件回复他。

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Dear Mike,

How’s everything going? I’d like to tell you our lives have changed a lot because of the COVID-19. For dining habits,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Look forward to hearing from you!

Yours,

Li Hua

我们珍惜日常生活中与家人和朋友在一起的时光。（everyday）

We value the time we spend with our family and friends__________________.

观看沏茶和喝茶一样令人享受。（enjoyable）

Watching the tea preparation is just __________________ drinking the tea itself.

人人都应该在保护野生动物方面发挥作用。（part）

Everyone should__________________ in protecting wild animals.