It's a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their gardens. They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds (种子)，By summer, their gardens will be full of bright colours.
The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing .they ever did.
Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses without gardens often rent (租用) land from the government.
At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a hobby. People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally (起初) grew wild in other countries.
Every year, there are competitions for the largest vegetables, but don't expect to win: Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long.
1.In summer, British gardens are often ______
A. full of people digging there B. colorful with different plants
C. too hot for people to work there D. covered with grey leaves and plants
2.A recent survey showed that ______ of the British felt it important to do some gardening.A. around 70% B. over 50% C. only 20% D. about 10%
3.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ________
A. seeds were provided for free
B. roses were first grown in Britain
C. gardening is a hobby in the world
D. the owner of Chatsworth House was rich
4.What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence?
A. It is easy to grow big vegetables.
B. It is hard to win the competition.
C. The carrot is much easier to grow.
D. The carrot is his favorite vegetable.
Playing balls, climbing trees, or walking---they are all exercise. Here is a look at all the ways exercise helps you.
Why Exercise is Good for Your Body？
Lungs and heart: Exercise makes your lungs and heart stronger for much energy. That means you can play, or take a walk longer but don’t feed tired. So walk your dog in your free time.
Weight: Exercise helps you manage your weight. And exercise also makes your body stronger and healthier.
Staying healthy: Exercise can make it less possible that you will get diseases.
How Exercise Can Help Your Mind
★Keep you careful when you do your homework.
★Help you get better grades in your subject.
★Help you sleep better.
How Exercise Can Put You in a Better Mood
★Give you energy so you feel good and can do things you want to do like sports, dance, playing the guitar, or reading
★Make you feel better when you have a fight with your best friend.
★Help you in peace when you aren’t happy.
1.Which part(s) of body can make us do sports when we feel fired?
A.Head. B.Legs. C.Lungs and heart. D.Arms.
2.From the passage we know that ______.
A.exercise can make us become interested in playing the guitar
B.climbing trees and walking are the best ways to exercise
C.exercise can help us finish the homework more quickly
D.exercise can make it possible to stay away from some diseases.
3.This passage is mainly about ______.
A.building exercise habits B.how exercise helps us
C.how to have a better body D.what kind of exercise to do
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Dear Li Hua,
I’ve received your letter recently. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Mike.
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A Letter from Li Hua
Dear Mike,
I am feeling unhappy these days. I am writing to ask you for help. Relations between my parents and me become very difficult. I think they push me too hard. They are always complaining about my study. They say I spend too much time playing on the phone. But I am tired after a whole day’s course. I just want to relax myself a bit by watching funny videos. What can I do?
Yours,
Li Hua.
Li Hua is not alone. There are some students like him. According to a survey about Li Hua and his classmates, students have four main problems when they are homeschooled. First, 30% of the students have problems getting along with their family. Second, 25% of the students have difficulties managing their time. And 28% find it hard to full themselves together to work on their subjects. Last but not least, 33% are dependent on playing online games or watching videos.
However, there is always a solution to a problem. Take communication problem for example. Huang Li has discovered a new way to understand her mom. “Don’t keep your eyes on your phone for a long time” is actually saying “I am worried about your eyes”; “Have you finished your homework?” means “I hope you can be your own master in study.” Huang Li says our parents love us. If we can really get the true meaning of what they say, we won’t find it so hard to listen to them.
1.What is Li Hua’s problem?
____________________________________________________________
2.Why does Li Hua watch funny videos?
____________________________________________________________
3.Who is the survey about?
____________________________________________________________
4.Is it true that 33% of the students have time-management problems?
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5.How does Huang Li find it not so hard to listen to her mom?
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How did Chinese people choose the 12 animals of the zodiac (生肖)?
There are many stories1.the Chinese zodiac. In one of the most2. stories, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝）wanted to pick 12 animals to keep his palace safe. He ordered all the animals to have a 3.to run to the palace. The first 12 animals to4. at the palace were the winners. They then became part of our calendar.
5. , the real history behind the Chinese zodiac is much harder to find. Some say the zodiac came from animals6. were important in people’s lives at the time. Some of the animals were ones that people7.at home, such as the chicken and the pig. Others were animals they loved such as the tiger and the monkey. Others say that ancient Chinese people chose the 12 animals according to animals’ habits. This is because people not8.used the zodiac to stand for different years, but also used them to tell time.
9. animal stands for one shichen, or two hours. It is said that during each shichen, its corresponding ( 相 应 的 ) animal would be active. For example, the mouse stands for the period of time from 11 pm to 1 am10.this is the time when mice would go out to look for food. Do you think our ancient Chinese are full of wisdom(智慧)?
Has anyone ever told you that eating carrots will help you see in the dark? This is just one of many incorrect beliefs you may have heard. Below, TEENS has picked out scientific explanations for three mistakes that people make about their eyes. Let's take a look.
Can eating carrots improve your eyesight?
Carrots are rich in vitamin A, which helps the eyes to turn light into information for your brain. This allows people to see in darker places. However, eating more carrots won't help you see better. A certain minimum amount will help, but a large number of carrots will not give you superhuman vision.
If your parents have bad eyesight, will you have bad eyesight, too?
Myopia( 近 视 ) can be passed from parents to children. A study by the American Optometric Association found that if both parents are myopic, there's a 33 to 60 percent chance that their child will be. For children who have one parent with myopia, the chance is 23 to 40 percent, and it's down to 6 to 15 percent for kids with non-myopic parents. So if your eyesight is bad, your children might still have good vision.
Do color blind people see the world in black and white?
Color blindness doesn't usually mean that people see the world like an old movie. They usually can't tell certain colors apart, especially green and red. Another commonly confused pair of colors is yellow and blue. Our eyes have cone cells (视锥细胞) that sense different wavelengths of light. If these cells don't work properly, color blindness occurs. There are different levels of color blindness. Some people are only color blind in low light. However, in the most serious form of color blindness, everything is shades of gray.
1.According to the article, eating carrots________.
A.stops the brain from seeing B.doesn't help you see better at all
C.will help you see clearly in the dark D.is good for your eyes to some degree
2.If both parents have myopia, their child's chance of having good eyesight is________.
A.40-67% B.33-60% C.23-40% D.6-15%
3.The underline word“occurs”in this passage probably means________.
A.恶化 B.发生 C.改善 D.加深
4.What is the cause of color blindness according to the text?
A.Watching movies for too long . B.Getting too little exercise.
C.Cone cells not working properly. D.Changes in the wavelength of light.
5.What is the purpose of the article?
A.To offer some advice on protecting your eyes.
B.To clear up some misunderstandings about our eyes.
C.To provide help for improving your vision.
D.To explain how bad eyesight and color blindness form.
