Do you know anything about the Sunset Run? It...

Do you know anything about the Sunset Run? It is a charity run in the United States. 1. fact, it was set up by two American girls. They started it last year. They are seventh­graders Samantha Sanford and Catie Swansiger from Virginia. The girls know that some people 2. like to get up early and run in the morning. So they started to run at sunset. Organizing a charity run needs a lot of work. Their mothers helped 3. raise money and find a place to run and give out fliers. Finally, the girls and their moms made enough T­shirts and prizes for the runners. The charity run 4. a big success. More 5. 100 runners ran for about 3, 800 meters. The girls finally raised $2，500 (16，670 yuan) for a hospital.

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2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?

The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his owner soon. He loves his owner, even after his owner loses his life. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the owner passed away(死), and fell from his horse. When people found his body some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his owner, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t he a great animal?

1.When people found the body of the owner, the horse was _______.

A. going away　　　　　　　　　　 B. still standing beside it

C. drinking water　　　　　　　 D. eating grass beside it

2.The story probably took place in _______.

A. spring　　　　 B. summer

C. autumn　　　　 D. Winter

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Do you want to know anything about my staying in America? Well, let me tell you the truth, it is really an eye－opening experience to study here.

In China, I have had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade. However, I didn't know textbook English was very different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.

When I first studied English, I was told to say “I am fine.” when people say “How are you？” But in the US, I found that people say “I am good.” or “I am tired.”

One day, someone greeted me with “What's up？” It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn't know what to say.

Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and　 the US cultures. To my surprise, the US girls spend a lot of time in burning sun getting a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler(白的)．

I am also surprised by how hard－working the US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard all the time. But here, an “excellent” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music. The kids here are so talented. I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.

1.How often did the writer have an English class in Grade Five?

A. Four times a week.　　 B. Five times a week.

C. Six times a week.　　 D. Seven times a week.

2.To the writer, textbook English is ________ everyday English.

A. quite different from　　 B. the same as

C. easier than　　 D. more difficult than

3.A good US student spends his/her time________．

A. only in doing homework

B. only on sports or music

C. on studies, sports or music and public work

D. in making money

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The writer is now in the US.

B. American girls love to have white skin.

C. The US students are talented and hard－working.

D. The writer felt sorry to give up playing the piano.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. My Own Travel in the US　　 B. My Study in the US

C. My Friends in the US　　 D. Students in the US

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Do you know anything about the moon? The moon is __1____than the earth（地球）, but the sun is ___2___ bigger than the earth. The moon is __3__ from the earth. It’s 380 000 kilometres away. On the earth we see that the moon __4___like a cake. There is _  5____air on the moon, ___6___there is no living things there. The side of the moon towards（朝，向）the sun is very hot, while the other side is very __7____. People can jump__8__ on the moon than on the earth and walk more __9___there. It takes more than three days to get to the moon __10___spaceship（宇宙飞船）.

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Do you know anything about Chinese medicine?It has 5，000 years of history．It’s a part of our great____ ____．Many people in the world think it’s the greatest medicine．They go to___ ___traditional Chinese doctors when they’re feeling bad．And Chinese medicine really works_____ ___．

You know that Western medicine is good____ ____many illnesses．But now most people like the____ ____Chinese medicine and it gets more and more____ ____．Western medicine is often made from chemical materials（化学材料），____ ____it’s often bad for people’s health．Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM）is made from all kinds of____ ___，and it always brings great treatment（治疗）____ ____．So more and more people in the world like TCM，and TCM is___ __an important medical way in the world．It’s our honor（荣誉）to share this great medicine with you and other friends all over the world!

1.A．food　 　　　 B．culture　 C．exercise 　　 D．lifestyle

2.A．ask　 　　　　 B．meet　 　　 C．see　　 　　　　 D．tell

3.A．well　 　　 B．good　　 C．bad 　　　　　 D．nice

4.A．at　　 　　　 B．with 　　 C．for　 　　　　　 D．in

5.A．white　 　　 B．red 　　 C．yellow　　 　　 D．green

6.A．expensive　 B．popular　 C．interesting　 D．difficult

7.A．and　 　　　　 B．because　 C．but 　　　　　 D．though

8.A．fruits　　 　 B．drinks　 C．vegetables　 D．plants

9.A．ways 　　　 B．health　 C．results 　　 D．grades

10.A．surfing B．keeping　 C．finding　 　　 D．becoming

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The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about the Internet.

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a large, world-wide collection (聚集) of computer networks (网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (网) .

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. It is like a big electronic (电子) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It’s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点) and an @ (means “at”). For example: Lily @ Yahoo.com. Write a message, type a person’s e-mail address, and then send the message across the Internet. People don’t need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office because of the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting — that’s the Internet.

1.The Internet is______.

A. a big computer

B. a small group of computers

C. lots of computer networks

D. the World Wide Web

2.The World Wide Web is like_______.

A. an electronic book　　 B. homepages

C. an electronic page　　　　 D. an interesting picture

3.The sentence “You can talk to your friends on the pages.” means ______.

A. you can talk to your friends face to face

B. you can type your words in the computer and send them to your friends across the Internet

C. you can talk to your friends through the same computer

D. you can go to your friends’ houses to talk to them

4.People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends because______.

A. they don’t have to pay any money

B. it’s faster and cheaper

C. they don’t need to have stamps, envelopes or addresses

D. it’s interesting

5.The “e” in e-mail means_______.

A. easy　　 B. entrance　　 C. electronic　　 D. enjoyable

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The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about the Internet.

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a large, world-wide collection (聚集) of computer networks (网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (网) .

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. It is like a big electronic (电子) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It’s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点) and an @ (means “at”). For example: Lily @ Yahoo.com. Write a message, type a person’s e-mail address, and then send the message across the Internet. People don’t need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office because of the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting — that’s the Internet.

1.The Internet is______.

A. a big computer　　 B. a small group of computers

C. lots of computer networks　　 D. the World Wide Web

2.The World Wide Web is like_______.

A. an electronic book　　 B. homepages

C. an electronic page　　 D. an interesting picture

3.The sentence “You can talk to your friends on the pages.” means ______.

A. you can talk to your friends face to face

B. you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet

C. you can talk to your friends through the same computer

D. you can go to your friends’ houses to talk to them

4.People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends because______.

A. they don’t have to pay any money

B. it’s faster and cheaper

C. they don’t need to have stamps, envelopes or addresses

D. it’s interesting

5.The “e” in e-mail means_______.

A. easy　　 B. entrance　　 C. electronic　　 D. enjoyable

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The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about the Internet.

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a large, world-wide collection (聚集) of computer networks (网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (网) .

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. It is like a big electronic (电子) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It’s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点) and an @ (means “at”). For example: Lily @ Yahoo.com. Write a message, type a person’s e-mail address, and then send the message across the Internet. People don’t need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office because of the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting — that’s the Internet.

1.The Internet is______.

A.a big computer B.a small group of computers

C.lots of computer networks D.the World Wide Web

2.The World Wide Web is like_______.

A.an electronic book B.homepages

C.an electronic page D.an interesting picture

3.The sentence “You can talk to your friends on the pages.” means ______.

A.you can talk to your friends face to face

B.you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet

C.you can talk to your friends through the same computer

D.you can go to your friends’ houses to talk to them

4.People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends because______.

A.they don’t have to pay any money

B.it’s faster and cheaper

C.they don’t need to have stamps, envelopes or addresses

D.it’s interesting

5.The “e” in e-mail means_______.

A.easy B.entrance C.electronic D.enjoyable

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The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about the Internet.

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a large, world-wide collection (聚集) of computer networks (网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (网) .

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. It is like a big electronic (电子) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It’s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点) and an @ (means “at”). For example: Lily @ Yahoo.com. Write a message, type a person’s e-mail address, and then send the message across the Internet. People don’t need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office because of the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting — that’s the Internet.

1.The Internet is______.

A. a big computer　　 B. a small group of computers

C. lots of computer networks　　 D. the World Wide Web

2.The World Wide Web is like_______.

A. an electronic book　　 B. homepages

C. an electronic page　　 D. an interesting picture

3.The sentence “You can talk to your friends on the pages.” means ______.

A. you can talk to your friends face to face

B. you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet

C. you can talk to your friends through the same computer

D. you can go to your friends’ houses to talk to them

4.People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends because______.

A. they don’t have to pay any money

B. it’s faster and cheaper

C. they don’t need to have stamps, envelopes or addresses

D. it’s interesting

5.The “e” in e-mail means_______.

A. easy　　 B. entrance　　 C. electronic　　 D. enjoyable

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Do you know about bio-plastic（生物塑料）？It is a kind of plastic. but it is not the same as normal plastic. Normal plastic is made from chemical materials and takes a very long time to degrade（降解）. But bio-plastic is good for the environment. it is made by using bacteria（细菌） to process（加工）natural sources like vegetable oils, corn or sugar. It can degrade more easily.

But there is a problem with bio-plastic. The "food" that bacteria eat is what we eat. This means that bacteria are competing against humans for the same resources.

Now scientists have found a new way to make bio-plastic－using two kinds of bacteria and sunlight. According to Newsweek.

One of the bacteria can use sunlight to produce sugar. The other land eats the sugar and produces polymers(聚合物）. Polymers are used to create bio-plastics. The way the bacteria store polymers is similar as humans store fats.

The new way to produce bio-plastic has many advantages. It is 20 times faster than the normal way we produce bio-plastic. Moreover, using these two bacteria saves resources.

The next problem scientists face is that they want to put their tab research into real-world practice. By doing this, bio-plastic made with these two bacteria can be widely produced in the future.

1.According to the passage, which is TRUE about bio-plastic?

A.It is bad for the environment.

B.It's made from chemical materials.

C.It is a new kind of bacteria.

D.It can degrade more easily.

2.What does the phrase "The food" underlined refer to?

A.Normal plastic. B.Normal bacteria. C.Salty waters. D.Natural sources.

3.From the passage, which is the correct order to make bio-plastic?

a. eating the sugar

b. creating bio-plastics

c. producing polymers

d. using sunlight to produce sugar

A.a-d-c-b B.a-d-b-c C.d-a-c-b D.d-c-a-b

4.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.A new kind of plastic. B.A new way to produce bio-plastic.

C.A way to store fats D.A way to produce two kinds of bacteria.

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