It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. That number is frightening.
     Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults
smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking.
The American Cancer Society (美國癌癥協(xié)會) says smoking harms the body greatly. It warns that smoking
even a number of cigarettes is dangerous.
     It's (3) ______________________________ (戒煙是不容易的.) However, doctors say you probably will
live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of
family members who breathe your smoke.
     There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say. Any way can help. You can take long walks or
spend time in places where smoking is not allowed. Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead
of having a cigarette. (4) The sooner you stop smoking, the more you'll reduce (減少) your chances of getting
cancer and other diseases. Stop smoking before smoking stops you!

   根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，簡要回答下列問題。
1. How many people die from smoking each year? 
    _________________________________________________________
2. What does the American Cancer Society say about smoking?
    _________________________________________________________
3.  根據(jù)短文中所給漢語完成句子。
     It's ______________________________________________________ 
4.  把短文中劃線的句子翻譯成漢語。
     _________________________________________________________
5.  給短文擬一個恰當(dāng)?shù)挠⑽臉?biāo)題。
     _________________________________________________________

     How do you remember the way to your house? Where do dreams come from? It is your brain (大腦) that
does these things. A British scientist showed that "sleep can improve one's memory." It's not a dream for
students to study when they sleep. In fact, your brains is working day and night. If you learn words before
bed, a certain part of the brain may help you to remember the words while you sleep. What's more, another
scientist in the USA found that there was a "talent button (天才按鈕)" in the human brain. It might make a
person more talented.
    There are more interesting things about the brain. Your brain uses less energy than a fridge light. Just two
bananas can give the brain enough energy to work for a whole day. According to some scientists, yawning (打哈欠) keeps our brains "cool", which makes us think quicker.
     Here are some pieces of advice to keep a good brain:
     ● Eat healthy food.
     ● Get a lot of playtime or exercise. 
     ● Don't drink or smoke. 
     ● Use your brain a lot.

1. A British scientist found out that ________ could improve our memories.

A. drink
B. dreams
C. sleep
D. bananas

2. According to the passage, if we want to have a good brain, we should ________.

A. use our brains more
B. sleep fewer hours
C. work longer hours
D. remember fewer things

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Our brains only work in the daytime.
B. Our brains need much energy every day.
C. Smoking can keep our brains healthy.
D. Getting exercise is good for our brains.

   
     In winter, when the sun hides behind the clouds,everyone feels a bit low. You may be tired and find
you want to sleep all the time. What you may not know is:you are suffering from (患有) SAD (季節(jié)性抑郁癥).
     But don't worry-it's normal. Colder temperatures and fewer hours of daylight can steal your energy and
put you in a bad mood.
     Read on to find out what SAD is and what you can do to help yourself or those around you.
     These days, Linda,a US teenager spends most of her holidays sleeping instead of doing sports outside.
She has also had trouble concentrating (集中精力) on her homework. When her mother asks her what's
wrong,Linda doesn't know what to tell her. Linda may not realize it yet, but she's suffering from SAD. It
causes people to sleep,eat sweet food and get sad or angry for no reason.
     About 15 percent of American people now suffer from SAD in winter according to the US Department
of Health. The US government has taken measures to help people beat it. Local communities encourage
people to take part in activities such as exercise,dance or art. And they advise people not to eat too much
sweet food.
     Like in the US, cold northern European countries such as Finland, Iceland and Russia see a large number
of people suffer from SAD every year. So, the sunlamp is widely used in these countries. It's an electric lamp
which is just like a "little sun" that gives off light to make people think the sun is shining and feel better.

1. Colder ________ and less ________ are the main causes of SAD.
2. Linda is feeling ________ and doesn't ________ doing sports because she's suffering from SAD.
3. Suffering from SAD is ________ in northern European countries in ________.
4. In some northern European countries, the ________ is widely used to make people feel ________.
5. Taking an active part in ________ and eating ________ sweet food can help people beat.

                                                           How to Become Fit?
     Healthy eating habit along with regular exercise is the only way to become fit. If you have the correct
number of calories and exercise regularly, you will lose weight, keep fit, and feel great, too.
     During your teenage years, it is important to give your body the energy it needs. If you skip (跳過) meals,
you won't get enough calories, and then you will feel tired. By the way, calorie is just another word for energy.
About 50% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of
water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. Water helps keep your system clean. Drinking enough water will make your skin
better and make you healthy.
     Exercise is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Experts suggest that
teenagers spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. That is easy to do! You can walk or ride
your bike to school, and do sports at school. However, teenagers often give up sports, saying they have no
time left after their studies. In fact, doing exercise can help them sleep better at night and increase their ability
to focus on their study.
    If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better and become fit.

1. What's the main idea of this passage?

A. How to eat food.
B. How to exercise.
C. How to lose weight.
D. How to keep fit.

2. The underlined word "calories" means _______ in this passage.

A. 營養(yǎng)
B. 能量
C. 強壯
D. 鍛煉

3. Teenagers spend at least _______ minutes exercising a week according to this passage.

A. 150
B. 50
C. 30
D. 5

4. If you _______, you will become fit.

A. exercise regularly
B. drink lots of water
C. eat rice, bread, vegetables and fruit
D. have a healthy eating habit along with regular exercise

5. Why do teenagers give up sports in school according to this passage? Because they _______.

A. are lazy
B. feel great
C. are busy with their studies
D. don't like sports

     Fashion isn't very environmentally-friendly because it makes people buy things they don't need, just
because they're new. We want to take care of the environment, we don't want to pollute the air and we
don't want to waste energy and resources. But we also want to be fashiona-ble. How can we buy fashionable
clothes and protect the environment?
     Old styles are fashionable again, so one way is to buy second-hand clothes - recycled clothes. Another
way is to buy fair trade clothes. These clothes are either recycled or made in a way that protects the
environment. They also protect the people who make the clothes.
     Surprisingly, white cotton is one of the least environmentally-friendly crops of all. To protect the cotton,
the growers use chemicals that pollute water, make farm workers ill and kill wildlife. New materials, such as
hemp and bamboo, grow quickly and are more environmentally-friendly. These materials are very soft, and
look fantastic. The best materials are coloured using natural dyes, made from plants.
     Environmentally-friendly clothes are practical but until now they were often dull. Now fashion-designers
are working with these materials and the clothes are beautiful as well. So now we can buy fashionable clothes
that are also environmentally-friendly.

1. Why do people often buy things they don't need? Because ________.

A. new things can be more comfortable
B. everyone wants to be fashionable
C. people are richer than before now
D. people care about the environment

2. What's the topic for paragraph 2?

A. Recycled fashion.
B. The problem with fashion.
C. Fashion doesn't have to pollute.
D. New materials.

3. Which of the following is more environmentally-friendly?

A. Materials soft and looking fantastic.
B. Any materials coloured using natural dyes.
C. Hemp and bamboo.
D. White cotton.

4. Why are environmentally-friendly clothes more fashionable now? Because ________.

A. people pay more attention to our environment
B. environmentally-friendly clothes are practical
C. all old styles become fashionable again
D. fashion-designers are working to make them beautiful

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Cotton or Hemp and Bamboo?
B. Environmentally-friendly Clothes
C. Old Style, New Fashion Again
D. Fashion and the Environment

 
     One cool April 22 mornig, people started the day as usual. Yet it was not a normal day. What's so special
about April 22? The answer is simple. It is Earth Day People all over the world celebrate this important day. 
The idea of having a special day to celebrate Earth began in the 1960s. Life was very different then. Few 
people talked or even thought ahout the environment. Most people had no idea how dirty our air and water 
were.
      On April 22, 1970, twenty million (百萬) Americans joined the first Earth Day activities. They showed 
that people really did want to do something about the environment.  Since then laws have been passed to 
protect the air, water, land, and animals.
      The vehicles such as cars and buses you ride in must pass tests to make sure they don't cause too much
 pollution.  Thanks to this law, cars today release (排放) about half as many bad chemicals as cars did back 
in 1970. As a result, the air we breathe is cleaner than it once was.
      Rivers and lakes are also cleaner today than they were in the 1970s. It's a good thing because they needed
 a lot of help.  The Cuyahoga River in Ohio was so polluted that rubbish and oil on the river even caught fire! 
Today, the river is cleaner. It no longer burns. It's healthy enough for birds, fish, and other animals.
     Now the celebration has spread to other countries. More than 175 countries take part each year.
     In 2007, people in China paid much attention to a big problem.  People were throwing away 27 million 
plastic bags a day ! People had "Bye-Bye Throwaway CultureWeek." They wanted everyone to see how 
polluted it was to throw away so many plastic bags.  In 2008, China passed new laws against them.
      Every April 22, millions get together to clean and protect Earth. They also celebrate how far we have 
come.  Our job is to put this knowledge to work.  You can help keep our planet healthy too!

1.  Is Earth Day on April 22?
     ____________________________________________________________
2. What caught fire on the Cuyahoga River?
     ____________________________________________________________
3. How many countries take part in the celebration each year now?
     ____________________________________________________________
4.  Why did Chinese people have "Bye-Bye Throwaway Culture Week" ?
     ____________________________________________________________
5. What are the purposes of celebrating the Earth Day?
     ____________________________________________________________