Green:More than just a colour
Green is an important colour in nature.It is the colour of grass and the leaves on trees.1..
Sometimes,the word green means young.fresh and growing.Sometimes,it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.
2.A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.You might say that woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains.3.The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.
4.The green－eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space.It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play Othello.
In most places in the world，a green light is a sign to move ahead.5.In everyday speech,a green light means approval to continue with a project.We want you to know we have a green light to continue this series next week.
A.For example,a greenhorn is someone who has no experience,who is new to a situation.
B.Someone is also the colour used to describe the powerful emotion,jealousy.
C.Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.
D.A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on.
E.The new plants produced much larger crops
F.It is also the colour of most growing plants.
G.About one hundred years ago,having a green thumb was a popular expression in the American west.
Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.
Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露）to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物）were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” (良好）quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.
The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.
1.The text mainly discusses the relationship between .
A. heart problems and air quality
B. heart problems and exercising
C. heart problems and smoking
D. heart problems and fatty food
2.The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means .
A. relatively high B. extremely low
C. relatively low D. extremely high
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.
B. The EPA conducted many studies on air quality.
C. Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking,
D. Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.
4.The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to .
A. inform B. persuade C. describe D. entertain
People seem to have a natural need for friends and with good reason.Friends increase your enjoyment of life and relieve feelings of loneliness.They even can help reduce stress and improve your health.Having good friends is especially helpful when you are going through any kind of hard time such as when you are experiencing anxiety, panic(恐慌)attacks,or depression.
When you are with good friends you feel good about yourself,and you are glad to be with them.A friends in someone who—
●you like,respect,and trust,and who likes,respects and trusts you
●doesn’t always understand you,but accepts and likes you as you are,even as you grow and change
●allows you the space to space to change,grow,make decisions,and even make mistakes
●listens to you and shares with you both the good times and the bad times
●respects your need for secrets,so you can tell them anything
●lets you freely express your feelings and emotions without judging,laughing at or criticizing you
●accepts the limitations you have put on yourself and helps you to remove them
A person once said."Friendship is a continuing source of bonding(连接),releasing,and creating in yourself and with the other person.There is an emotional bond between the two people ."
A good friend or supporter may or may not be the same age or the same sex as you,and may not have the same educational,cultural,or religious background,or share interests that are similar to yours.Friendships also have different depths（深度）.Some are closer to the heart and some more superficial,but they're all useful and good.
1.Which of the following is NOT a function of a friend ?
A. He brings you some happiness. B. He helps you feel less lonely .
C. He helps you get over the difficulties . D. he helps you cheat on the exam.
2.The underlined word "superficial" means .
A. deep B. hard C. shallow D. close
3.which is the best title for the passage ?
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed B. what kind of person a friend should be
C. to be a good friend D. how to get on with your friend
Unlike most other holidays,the history of April Fools’ Day.Sometimes called All Fools’ Day,is not totally clear.The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582,in France.Before that year,the New Year was celebrated for eight days,beginning on March 25.The celebration reached the highest point on April 1.With the reform of the calendar under Charles 1X,the the Gregorian calendar(公历，阳历）was introduced,and New Year’s Day was moved to January 1.
However,because in those days communications were not as developed as they are today,many people did not receive the news for several years.Some people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1.These backward people were considered”fools” by other people.They were often sent on “fools” errands（徒劳无益的工作）or were made the targets of jokes.
This developed,over time,into a tradition of playing a trick on someone on the first day of April.The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century.It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the Britain and France.April Fools’ Day thus developed into an international fun feast,so to speak,with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.
1.According to an earlier calendar,New Year’s Day in France was .
A. March25 B. January 1 C. April 1 D. April3
2.Which of the following first had the tradition of celebrating the April Fools’ Day?
A. France. B. England. C. Scotland. D. America.
3.What was people’s attitude towards the new calendar?
A. They accepted it happily. B. They refused it immediately. C. Some recognized it. D. Some laughed at it.
4.The passage mainly tells us .
A. what the French did on April Fools’ Day B. How April Fools’ Day come into being
C. when was the new calendar introduced D. why some people were fooled in France
No one knows why we sleep,but it’s certain that we need to.People who are prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effects after a few days—they think less clearly,and they fall asleep during the working hours;some may have hallucinations（幻觉）.
There are no rules about sleep.Generally speaking,grown-ups sleep about 7 and half hours each night and probably more than 60 percent get between seven and eight hours.But perhaps eight percent are quite happy with 5 hours or lees,and four percent or so find that they want ten hours or more.If you feel all right,you’re probably getting enough sleep.The important thing is not to worry how much other people get—their needs may be different.Exercise doesn’t seem to need to increase the sleep time—office workers,for example,sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.
Children sleep more than grown-ups---perhaps 14 to 18 hours soon after birth,going down to grow-up levels by early teenage.Sleep patterns also tend to be different in the elderly,who may sleep less at night than they did when younger,find sleep getting more broken,and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.
1.According to the passage,some people are unable to think clearly because .
A. they have hallucinations B. they feel sleepy during the working hours
C. they don’t have enough sleep D. they are certain to be kept from going to bed
2.Which of the following is true?
A. All grown-ups must have at least eight-hour sleep B. Most of grown-ups sleep for seven or eight hours
C. Quite a few people need only 5 hours or less for them sleep D. No grown-ups sleep more than ten hours
3.Whether you have got enough steep is judged by .
A. how may hours you have slept B. How may hours you need to sleep
C. Whether you do exercise and physical work D. Whether you feel fresh and energetic
4.According to the passage a boy of 14 years old sleeps .
A. as long hours as a grown-up B. much longer hours than grown-up
C. for 14 hours each night D. for less than 8 hours per night
假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Sophie非常喜欢中国文化。 今年是鸡年。 她想知道中国人怎么庆祝新年到来，也很好奇鸡在中国文化象征意义。请根据以下提示，给Sophie回信解答她的困惑。
1.介绍迎接新年到来的活动；
2.说明鸡的文化象征意义（如准时、善斗等）；
3. 如有问题，表示愿意提供更多帮助。
注意：
①词数100左右；
②适当增加细节，使行文连贯充实。
参考词汇:鸡年 the year of rooster
Dear Sophie,
I am glad to know that you are keen on Chinese culture.
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Yours, sincerely
Li Hua
