My name is Jim White. I live in America. I had a very u __1.__ experience on Sunday. I s___2.___a UFO in the daytime. Early this spring, I went outside w___3.___ my friend Bill who lived close to me. We were walking to a hill when I saw a l___4.___ bright light dancing in the sky. I called Jim and asked him to look up. He kept a___5.___, “What is that?” “A UFO!” I shouted excitedly. I n__6.__ it was round and red in the center.
After we looked at it for a m__7.__, we found it
seemed that it had wings, but it was still round. Bill would not b__8.___ me
when I told him it must be
a UFO. We shouted t__9.__ it and we wished that it would land. We wanted to
know i__10._ there was an alien in it. But soon it disappeared. I guessed we
scared it off.
Do you believe me? It’s a true story.
Everyone believes that colours can affect our moods，but do you know food can also change our moods and make us feel happy or sad? Food can affects our moods. Scientists have already made some reports to explain what effects the different food can bring us.
When you feel blue or a little sad, you may try the food with some sugar in it. (1)Scientists find that a banana can help people get out of sadness. But when you eat the banana, you'd better eat it slowly. Don’t you think it's quite interesting? So next time, eat chocolate when you are in a bad mood. If you are feeling stressed, you should eat some green vegetables or oranges. They can help you feel relaxed. (2)If you are angry about something and want to ______ down, _______ to eat some sunflower seeds.
1.将(1)句译成汉语。___________________________________________________
2.在(2)句空白处填上恰当的词使句子意思完整，上下文通顺：_______、_______
3.回答问题：If you are feeling stressed, what should you eat?
________________________________________________________
4.在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子。
We should eat bananas slowly._________________________________
5.找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
_________________________________________________________
词汇
1.I am very sorry to keep you __________(wait) for so long.
2.Jack is ___________(energy) enough to be the host of the charity show.
3.He preferred buying a new computer to ___________ it. (fix)
4.Green can give you energy, as it represents new life and ____________(grow)
5.Don’t be ____________(patient) with her. She is only a child.
6.His dream is _______(be ) a policeman.
7.We should save our pocket money and spend it ______(wise).
8.______good marks in the coming entrance exam, students are busy revising their lessons. (achieve)
9.I would rather ____________(wear) green than red. Red is a girl’s colour.
10.This piece of music is worth __________.( listen ).
My interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vegetable. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.
About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better.
In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetable into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in the manner kept its fresh flavor(风味)--- and its this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.
I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now --- whenever I eat Chinese food.
1.This passage is mainly about ___________.
A. why Chinese food tastes fresh
B. what Chinese food tastes like
C. how Chinese food is cooked
D. what makes Chinese food special
2.The author got to know Chinese food _______________.
A. when he worked as a reporter in China
B. from a news story in the Daily Journal
C. after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown
D. before he got his first job in San Francisco
3.The author thought the Chinese cut meat and vegetable into small pieces in order to _____________.
A. keeping its fresh flavor
B. saving their hard –to-get wood
C. producing a different kind of food
D. attracting westerners to their food
4.The word “ fuel” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ____________.
A. fresh flavor B. meat and vegetable
C. hot oil D. firewood
5.According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _______________.
A. the wood used to make the cooking fire
B. the fast speed at which it is cooked
C. the high quality of Chinese meat and vegetable
D. the well –developed art of Chinese cooking
One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”
“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.
1.The girl walked back because __________.
A. the bathroom was too far away.
B. her mother wouldn’t go with her
C. she was too afraid of the dark
D. the bedroom door was locked
2.We learn from the reading that ___________.
A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself
B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing
C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath
D. the girl’s mother was very proud of herself
3.To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.
A. held out her little
hands
B.
clenched her fists
C. talk to her mother D. held her own breath
4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A. adults are always brave enough
B. children learn to be brave quickly
C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem
D. the mother can deal with anything with breath
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. The Fearless Mother B. One Lonely Girl
C. One midnight D. The Breath of Courage
A large number of people in the world eat fast food. Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there. How do you know in which country people like fast food best?
The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food, while the French(法国人) are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey done last year.
The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same.
The French, proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine, don’t like fast food. 81% of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75% of the Japanese.
How about the Chinese? How often do you have
hambur
gers
or fried chicken? It doesn’t matter whether you like Western fast food or
Chinese food. The most important thing is 
to
keep a balanced diet.
1.From the survey we know _____ like fast food best.
A. the Chinese B. the French C. the Japanese D. the English
2.The survey shows _____ of Americans like fast food.
A. 37% B. 44% C. 75% D. 81%
3.According to the survey, some people can’t give up fast food because _____.
A. it’s cheap B. it’s safe C. it’s delicious D. it’s healthy
4.The word “cuisine ” in the passage means _______.
A. food B. house C. water D. country
5.The survey is about _______.
A. Western countries B. fast food C. restaurants in the world D. Chinese food
