Experts in nutrition suggest that we should eat at least five different kinds of vegetables and fruit a day. They are very necessary for our health and help our bodies work well. They can help reduce the risk of getting ill. There are a lot of vegetables and fruit to choose from and they taste delicious. 1.
It's easy to buy our food from the local supermarket, so why do we go to the trouble of growing our own? Here are several good reasons：
2. You can pick and eat it at once. When you have tried it, you will agree that vegetables and fruit that are eaten straight from the garden taste better than anything you can buy in a supermarket.
You may want to cut down on your “food miles”—the distance that a product has travelled before it reaches your kitchen. Many food packages are flown halfway across the earth. 3. Homegrown food is likely to be healthier. Food producers often use fertilizers and pesticides which can end up in your food. If you grow your own, things are different. 4. You might also choose to grow some traditional vegetables and fruit. These often have more important things that keep you healthy.
5. And you can grow your own even if you only have a small backyard. Some food can grow well in pots, including tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. You can recycle plastic bottles and cups to grow something. Just make sure there are holes for drainage and a small plate under them to catch drops of water.
A.Best of all, you can grow your own!
B.That's not so good for you, or for the planet.
C.Food that you grow yourself is always fresh.
D.If you have a large garden, growing your own is easy.
E.You can control what goes on and into the food you eat.
Word Bank
nutrition 营养 fertilizer 化肥 pesticide 农药 drainage 排水
Acupuncture is known as “zhenjiu” in Chinese. Growing up, I'd always considered it out of date. As we know, acupuncture treatment lasts a long period and causes a lot of pain. Sometimes simply taking a pill can treat the same illness. But my experience made me change my mind.
Last month, I slept through a flight from London to Beijing. When I woke up, I found that I could no longer move my right arm and fingers. There was no pain. My arm simply didn't follow my brain's instructions to move, as if it was no longer mine.
One doctor said he could do nothing but give me some pills. “Rest for two months first and come back for an examination.” I felt great fear.
When I felt helpless, my friend, an acupuncturist in Sichuan, offered to help. I started my acupuncture treatment the next day. At first, I was worried. After a few days, I could move my fingers. Two weeks later, I could use chopsticks. Within a month, I got almost well. It was amazing. How do these tiny needles treat illnesses? Is it magic? Or simply luck? I tried to find out.
Acupuncture first appeared in China more than 2，000 years ago. It works by improving the smooth flow of “qi”. “Qi” flows through “jingluo” throughout the body.
Although acupuncture can't treat all illnesses, at least it creates a good starting point to build a healthy body. Recently, it has spread internationally, which shows the power of acupuncture. I hope this kind of traditional Chinese medicine will bring health and happiness to friends all over the world.
Word Bank
pill 药片 needle 针 flow 流动 comparison 比较
1.Why does the writer mention “a pill” in Paragraph 1?
A.To give an example.
B.To start a new topic.
C.To make a comparison.
D.To explain its importance.
2.What happened to the writer during the flight?
A.She had a bad dream.
B.Her fingers hurt seriously.
C.She couldn't control her arm.
D.Her arm was painful for no reason.
3.Which of the following things can be used during an acupuncture treatment?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The writer got well simply because of good luck.
B.Before trying acupuncture, the writer was sure about it.
C.Acupuncture is so amazing that it can treat all illnesses.
D.When “qi” doesn't flow smoothly, the person is unhealthy.
5.What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Acupuncture has long gone out of date.
B.Acupuncture treatment is well worth a try.
C.Chinese medicine is better than Western medicine.
D.Acupuncture is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.
[素材选自English in Mind Book 1]
假期计划
I'm Naomi. This is the last day of school today and then the holiday starts. I 1. wait to spend my holiday.
My cousin is going to come to visit us from Belgium. She will arrive here at midday tomorrow and we will stay in Liverpool for the night 2. see the Leona Lewis concert. I can't believe we 3. got tickets already!
Next week we will go camping at the seaside. Mum and Dad will drive 4. there but they will return home. I will enjoy four days at the seaside 5. staying with Mum and Dad—so cool! I will prepare some beautiful postcards to send to my parents and friends!
It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever. The number of the _____had quickly grown from seven to seventeen. Nearly every girl in _____ class was invited. When each guest excitedly _____ the invitation, I was especially happy.
The living room was full of shouts and_____. We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang. I was so _____ and I could feel my face turning red. That was because when I _____ the door, there at the front door stood Sarah Westly—the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class—and she was holding a _____. I thought about the guest list. How did I _____ to invite Sarah?
I remembered that I only added a name to the _____ when someone showed an interest in me. But Sarah had never done that. I accepted the box, a gift _____ Sarah, and asked her to join the party. "I can't _____, " she said. "My dad's waiting in the car." At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room. "Thanks, but I have to go, " she said, turning _____ towards the door. "See you Monday."
I didn't open the box until the party was _____. Inside the small box was a ceramic tabby cat. It was the best gift I had received _____ I didn't like cats. Later I _____ that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat, Seymour. I didn't know it then, but now I realize that Sarah is my true friend.
1.A.boys B.guests C.parents D.relatives
2.A.her B.his C.your D.my
3.A.canceled B.copied C.accepted D.offered
4.A.pride B.fear C.sadness D.laughter
5.A.surprised B.angry C.proud D.worried
6.A.touched B.opened C.caught D.saw
7.A.pen B.toy C.cup D.box
8.A.forget B.stop C.hope D.choose
9.A.gift B.list C.diary D.book
10.A.for B.to C.from D.about
11.A.stand B.sing C.wait D.stay
12.A.quickly B.carefully C.finally D.happily
13.A.away B.late C.over D.early
14.A.when B.unless C.if D.though
15.A.took out B.found out C.thought out D.put out
[素材选自English in Mind Book 2]
巴黎自行车计划
Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars, lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution. So in 2007, the city began a plan called Velib to improve the situation.
Under the Velib plan people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first halfhour on the bike is free, but if you don't return it after 30 minutes, you have to pay. There are about 20, 000 of them in the city, and around 1, 450 bicycle stations.
Paris is not the first city to have a plan like this. Lyon started a "free" bicycle plan many years ago. And not everybody thinks it's a great idea. One Parisian said, "These bicycles are only for short journeys."
A city spokesman said, "The bicycle plan won't solve all of traffic problems, of course. But it might reduce pollution levels in the air. Traffic, together with factory smog, is a big problem. Everyone knows about global warming. It's because there's so much pollution in the world. The bikes might help people to lead a healthier life, too. There aren't any simple solutions to traffic problems and pollution in cities. But unless we do something now, there will be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise, so the problems of our environment will get worse."
1.The traffic problems of Paris include the following except ________．
A.lots of traffic accidents B.lots of cars
C.lots of traffic jams D.lots of pollution
2.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is TRUE?
A.There are about 20, 000 bicycle stations in Paris.
B.The bicycle is free and you needn't pay for it.
C.People can use a bicycle for as long as they want.
D.People can leave the bicycle everywhere they want.
3.Which city first started the "free" bicycle plan in French?
A.Paris. B.Lyon. C.Bordeaux. D.Cannes.
4.The global warming is mainly because of ________．
A.a lot of trees disappearing B.plenty of smog in the sky
C.people's wrong behavior D.so much pollution in the world
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The pollution of Paris. B.The ways to solve pollution.
C.The number of bicycles in Paris. D.The bicycle plan of Paris for the traffic problem and pollution.
学习能力——拓展学习渠道
Do you want to improve your physics and chemistry grades? Well, maybe you should first learn something about the struggles of great scientists.
The American Psychological Association did an interesting study. More than 400 students from schools in New York City took part in it. The students were divided into three groups. Group 1 read a typical textbook that describes the achievements of great scientists. Group 2 read about those scientists' personal struggles. The last group read about the scientists' intellectual struggles. These stories about struggles also told students how the scientists dealt with these obstacles.
The students took a science exam before the study. After the sixweek study, they took another. Scientists found those in Groups 2 and 3 improved their science grades. Students in Group 1 didn't see a grade increase. Some of them even had lower grades after the study.
The study was led by Xiaodong LinSiegler, a teacher at Columbia University. According to Xiaodong, kids often think Einstein was truly intelligent. They believe they will never match him. Many of them fail to realize that any success requires a long journey. Along the way, there are many failures.
Students who read the struggle stories more probably said that great scientists were like themselves. The “great minds” also had to overcome obstacles to achieve success.
Xiaodong says today's science textbooks fail to bring science to life. As a result, students seldom regard science as part of their everyday lives. Instead, they just see a long list of facts that they have to remember. Xiaodong thinks textbooks should include more stories about how great scientists had to struggle to succeed. And students should focus more on how these scientists dealt with the obstacles they met along the way.
Word Bank
struggle 奋斗 obstacle 障碍
1.According to the article, how can students improve their physics and chemistry grades?
A.By reading the achievements of great scientists.
B.By listening to their physics and chemistry teachers more carefully.
C.By learning about how great scientists dealt with their obstacles.
D.By finding more information about famous scientists.
2.All of the students who took part in the study ________．
A.were interested in physics and chemistry
B.went to school in New York City
C.wanted to improve physics and chemistry grades
D.had more interesting learning experience
3.Andy Hunt took part in the study. According to his report card, he was probably a member of ________．
Andy Hunt
Class 2, Grade 9
Physics
2018-4-9 86
2018-5-22 79
A.Group 1 B.Group 2
C.Group 3 D.Not mentioned
4.What does the underlined word “match” mean in Chinese?
A.满足 B.比得上 C.配对 D.失去
5.Xiaodong LinSiegler thinks science textbooks should________．
A.tell students that Einstein was a common man
B.make the facts that students should remember more interesting
C.include more stories about how great scientists had to struggle to succeed
D.bring science out of daily life and students can only learn science in class
