These days, more and more people begin to look after their health by exercising. What sport should we do then?

● Ping-pong

Wang Bing opened up a ping-pong room. He was very surprised that there were so many people coming on the first day of the new year. He added five more tables, but it still couldn’t meet the need. “I am pleased to see so many people like playing ping-pong. It’s a very good sport for health, ” said Wang Bing.

● Basketball

Xia Wen works in a bookstore. He often goes to play basketball in the middle school near the bookstore. “Although the students are having their summer holidays, to my surprise, the playground is crowded with people,” said Xia Wen.

Of course, there are some other sports that people can do to keep healthy. But it’s certain that people who often exercise can work better.

1.Nowadays, people look after their health by ______.

A．playing ping-pong

B．playing basketball

C．doing exercise

D．working

2.Wang Bing is ______.

A．the worker in the bookstore	B．a(chǎn) ping-pong player
C．a(chǎn) basketball player	D．the boss of the ping-pong room

3.There were too many people in the ping-pong room, so Wang Bing ______.

A．a(chǎn)dded another five tables	B．bought five chairs
C．said ping-pong was good for health	D．was too surprised to do anything

4.The playground was crowded during the holidays because ______.

A．students still stayed at school	B．people went there to play ping-pong
C．people went there to play basketball	D．students went to school to read books

5.If people want to do their work better, they should ______.

A．play ping-pong often	B．play basketball often
C．have holidays often	D．do exercise often

 

---Why do you come back so late?

---Because there were too many people in the supermarket, and I had to _____to pay for the things.

A．wait in line

B．cut in line

C．stand up

D．speak loudly

 

Paragraph 1

Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day, they are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; 94) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷類), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.

Paragraph 2

People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned (罐裝的) or frozen (冷凍的). It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

Paragraph 3

There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on the earth. The first is to find some way to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

1.According to(依據(jù))the scientists，which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch？

A. Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages.

B. Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread.

C. Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes.

D. Beef, pork, fish and milk,

2.It is important for people to eat ______.

A. three times a day 　

B. dinner at twelve o'clock

C. cooked food all the time 　

D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day

3.People in different countries and different places of the world ____ .

A. have the right kinds of food to eat

B. cook their food in the same way

C. have their meals at the same time

D. eat food in different ways

4.Which of the following is not true？

A. People in some places don't have enough to eat.

B. There are too many people in the world.

C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

D. The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.

5.If there is Paragraph (段落) 4, what do you think is going to be talked about？

A. When people eat their lunch.

B. What to do with the two problems.

C. How to cook food in different ways.

D. Why people eat different kinds of food.

 

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA  The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés.Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.
HONG KONG, CHINA    This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (廟宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.
【小題1】Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

A．The weather.

B．The mountains.

C．The air.

D．The traffic.

【小題2】What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

A．The lively city and the wonderful dishes.

B．The large population and the traffic.

C．The expensive housing.

D．The beautiful temples.

【小題3】 The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ________.

A．it is a small fishing village	B．it is a mix of East and West
C．it is a beautiful city	D．there are too many people in the city

【小題4】What do the two cities have in common?

A．They both have beautiful mountains.	B．They both have a large population.
C．Air pollution is a problem in both.	D．They are both crowded.

【小題5】From the passage, we can know that       .

A．San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best

B．San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C．the weather in both cities is fine

D．San Jose used to be small fishing village

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Paragraph 1: Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷物), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.

Paragraph 2: People in different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at 11 o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

Paragraph 3: There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

1.From the first paragraph we know noodles belong to a kind of ______ food.

A. vegetable                        B. fruit                         C. meat                        D. cereal

2.According to the scientists, which of the following groups is the healthiest for your lunch?

A. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages                    B. potatoes, rice, bread, carrots

C. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes                      D. beef, pork, fish, milk

3.People in different places of the world ______.

A. have the right kinds of food to eat                   B. cook their food in the same way

C. have their meals at the same time                   D. eat food in different ways

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People in some places don’t have enough to eat.

B. There are too many people in the world.

C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

D. The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.

5.If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A. When people eat their meals.

B. What to do with the two problems.

C. How to cook food in different ways.

D. Why people in different places eat different kinds of food.