In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.
The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.
Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely think the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists are against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.
1.The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.
A. the difference between the two blood types
B. the relationship between the two blood types
C. the influence of blood type on one’s behavior
D. the connection between personality and blood type
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. They don’t believe it.
B. It was brought back by them.
C. They liked and accepted it.
D. They stole the idea from others
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory.
B. The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s.
C. The blood-type personality theory is about blood type.
D. People don’t change their personality to match the theory.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Is the blood-type theory changeable ?
B. Is the personality changeable?
C. Is it in your blood?
D. Is it in you mind?
Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.
What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.
Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.
Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).
Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.
1.If you wave your right hand, you can see your In the mirror.
A. left hand down B. left hand wave
C. right hand wave D. right hand up
2.Mirrors .
A. appeared a long time ago
B. were made of glass at first
C. made of metal are popular today
D. had many uses in ancient times
3.Mirrors were magic in the past because .
A. people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors
B. they were used in magic shows
C. they could make people change their heights and weights
D. they could make people laugh
4.What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?
A.雕刻 B.油漆 C.扭转 D.弯曲
Britain Today
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but
46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!
1.Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?
A. A hamburger. B. Fish and chips.
C. Both. D. Neither
2.Those who are interested in movies are ____.
A. men B. women
C. old people D. young people
3.How long do British women spend watching TV every day?
A. Three hours. B. Three hours and a half
C. Two hours D. Two hours and a half
4.British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.
A. Spain B. France C. America D. Australia
Here are two letters to George and his replies.
1.Alice is worrying about ________.
A. her friends B. her marks C. her height D her weight
2.Bob should ________ according to George’s letter.
A. take more exercise B. talk to his friends
C. join a basketball team D. learn some French.
3.George advises Alice to talk to ________ for help.
A. her mother B. her teacher C. Bob’s teacher D. Bob’s friends
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Weather affects all of us in one way or 1.__________ directly or indirectly. For example, good weather makes people happy. Bad weather makes people sick and depressed. 2.___ , on a fine day, one can go out for a walk or play a game in the open. On a rainy day, however, he can only stay3.__________. In a word, weather is a part of life for all of us.
The first thing that many people do after getting up is to 4.___________ what the weather is like. With the acknowledge of the weather people can arrange work and life of the day. If it is fine, he may 5.__________ to go on a picnic. If it is 6.___________, he will have to take a raincoat or an umbrella with him when he is leaving the house. 7.___________ the weather may be like, one tends to adjust his activites to it accordingly（相应地）.
In order to know how the weather will be, some special people are organized to provide this information. They 8.___________ data（数据）, analyze（分析） them and predict（预报） the weather of the coming day. This information, which is announced 9.____________ the radio or on TV, is usually very accurate（准确的）. 10._____________ to the efforts of those professionals, we can always know the weather and get prepared for it.
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．
41 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She 42 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 43 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 44 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 45 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 46 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was 48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 49 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then 50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 51 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 52 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 53 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 54 to Portland．
“Don't think of saving money as something 55 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．
1.A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless
2.A．found B．tried C．asked for D．Iooked for
3.A．more than B．less than C .shorter than D．higher than
4.A．can B．may C．was able to D．might
5.A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different
6.A．already B．sometimes C．hardly D．always
7.A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means
8.A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing
9.A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
10.A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked
11.A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save
12.A．along B．up C．down D．around
13.A．because of B．because C．before D．between
14.A．another B．the other C．others D．the others
15.A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great
