Do you like to eat sushi(寿司)? Many people are...

Do you like to eat sushi(寿司)? Many people are afraid to eat it, because they think the bacteria(细菌) in it might make them sick. However, a new study shows that sea bacteria are good for people. The study finds that a special enzyme(酶) from sea bacteria is helpful to humans. It helps people to get more energy from food.

To people’s surprise, the enzyme is present only in the Japanese. The Japanese traditionally like to eat food rich in seaweed(海藻). And the seaweed is rich in this kind of enzyme.

However, the enzyme isn’t present in all the Japanese. During the study, just 5 out of 14 Japanese had the enzyme. All the Americans studied didn’t have the enzyme.

“The number is small,” said researcher Mirjam Czjzek. “But we can say that this enzyme is present only in the Japanese and not in the North Americans.”

Then some people think that maybe other people are able to get the enzyme if they eat a lot of seaweed. The study suggests that they collect uncooked seaweed to make their sushi.

Restaurant sushi is often cooked, which will destroy the enzyme. So, if you want to get that enzyme, you can travel to Japan to have a taste of the real sushi.

1. Sea bacteria are _______ for people.

A. helpful　 B. harmful　 C. important　 D. necessary

2. Why do the Japanese have the special enzyme?

A. Because they eat a lot of seaweed.

B. Because they were born with such an enzyme.

C. Because they get more energy from food.

D. Because they like to eat food full of bacteria.

3.Which of the following is FALSE?

A. The Japanese have a diet rich in seaweed.

B. All the Japanese studied have the special enzyme.

C. All the North Americans studied don’t have the enzyme.

D. The enzyme helps people to get more energy.

4.According to the study, about _______ of Japanese have the enzyme.

A. 5%　　 B. 14%　　 C. 35%　　 D. 60%

5.Which of the following food has the enzyme?

A. Restaurant sushi.　　 B. Restaurant seaweed.

C. Uncooked seaweed.　　 D. Seaweed soup.

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What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.

The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers： free snake removal(除去）一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”

The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a hobby,” explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers.

Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive. “One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred.

Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.

Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”

According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.

“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”

Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.

1.The Snake Catchers catch snakes because ______.

2.When a man asked them to kill a python, the Snake Catchers ______.

3.The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free ______.

4.According to Fred,  ______.

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听一篇短文，回答以下小题。

1.Why do fewer people cook now?　 ___________.

A. They like to eat in restaurants　　 B. Many people are too busy

C. Many people don’t like cooking

2.A parent spends an hour making cookies___________.

A. often to show her or his love　　 B. only to save time

C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes

3.The writer thinks the smell of home cooking___________.

A. makes us relaxed　　 B. makes us feel good and loved　　 C. makes us excited

4.The writer suggests that _________when we smell a cake making .

A. we pay attention to time　　 B. We pay attention to our manner.

C. we pay attention to our mood

5.t’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Homemade cookies taste better.　　 B. How to make cookies.

C. Family meals are important

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Do you like eating instant noodles (方便面)? The food is easy to make and cheap to buy. People have celebrated its 60th birthday this year. It was 1. by a Japanese businessman Momofuku Ando in 1958.

China is the biggest2. for instant noodles. It can be a snack for students, a meal on a train, or just a choice for 3. workers. More than 46.2 billion instant noodles packets were sold on the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in 2013, a BBC article reported. But by 2016. those 4. had dropped to 38.5 billion packets, according to the World Instant Noodles Association.

One of the reasons for the drop could be the rise of online food delivery services. They can bring you food wherever you are. They also 5. more choices and tastier food. According to a 2016 survey by China Youth Daily, about 70 percent of young people order meals online 6. once a week.

In order to solve this problem, instant noodles companies are trying to 7. their products. They are making instant noodles with less fat and salt. They are also making new products, including self-heating hotpot and instant rice. Those can meet the needs of young people. They hope that instant noodles will be 8. again.

Will instant noodles disappear one day? We don't know. But they have surely left a mark on dining history.

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Do you like animals? Do you want to keep animals? Yes, many people like animals and want to keep a lovely animal as a　 p 1.. It's a pity that they don't have a suitable place to keep them. However, keeping fish may be the best choice.

Why keep them?

People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. It's a pleasure to watch as they swim i 2.their tank（水槽）.

What do they need?

First of all, the fish need a suitable（合适的）tank, and you must fill the tank w 3. suitable water. It is also good for　 t 4.to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure （纯净）. Putting a few snails （蜗牛） in the tank is a good　 i5.. They will keep it c6..

What about feeding them?

There are many kinds of fish food t7.you can get in the shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish only o8.a day. It is important not to give them t9.much food. Just give them as much as they can　 e10.up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.

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Do you like to meet new people? Do you like to talk, or are you shy? Whatever your answers are, these tips can help you.

★Have some topics ready to start a conversation.

Say something about the weather or the place you’re in. Talk about the weekend we all have something to say about .

★Make the conversation interesting

Read the latest news. Read restaurant and movie reviews. Find out about the popular music or what’s new in fashion or sports.

★Be a good listener.

Keep eye contact（眼神交流）and say, “Yes,” “Hmm,” “Uh-huh,” “Right,” and “I know.” And say, “Really? That’s interesting.” It encourages people to talk.

★Don’t be boring.

Don’t just say, “Yes” or “No” when you answer a question. Give some interesting information, too.

★Don’t talk all the time.

Ask, “How about you?” and show you are interested in the other person, too. People love to talk about themselves!

★Ask information questions.

Ask questions like “What do you do in your free time?” or “What kind of food do you like?” Use follow-up questions to keep the conversation going. But don’t ask too many questions, or it will be an interrogation!

★Be positive

Those Negative comments can sound impolite. And if you don’t want to answer a personal question, simply say, “Oh, I’m not sure I can answer that,” or “I’d rather not say.”

★Smile!

Everyone loves a smile. Just be relaxed, smile, and be yourself.

1.You should ____ if you want to start a conversation.

A.show you are interested in the other person

B.smile while answering a personal question

C.try to be a good listener

D.find out some topics to talk about

2.What should you say if you don’t want to answer a personal question according to the passage?

A.How about you B.Oh, I am not sure I can answer that

C.What kind of food do you like? D.What do you do in your free time

3.The underlined word “interrogation” means “_______”in Chinese.

A.闲聊 B.审问 C.机会 D.悲观

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Don’t ask questions when you talk to someone

B.Keep talking all the time

C.The negative comments also sound polite in the talk

D.Keep eye contact when you are talking to someone.

5.The passage is mainly about _______.

A.how to improve our conversation skills

B.how to be polite in the conversation

C.how to keep conversation going

D.how to find out interesting topics

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American people like to say “Thank you” whenever others help them. People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.

You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table. When someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say “Excuse me” behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to interrupt（打断） others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others.

Let’s all learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. American people use “Thank you” widely to show they are polite.

B. American people say “Excuse me” widely to show they are polite.

C. It’s not polite to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” in America.

D. Both A and B.

2.You should learn to say “Thank you” when ______.

A. you say something kind to others

B. you help others

C. you are helped by others

D. you need others to help

3.“Thank you” is ______.

A. widely used

B. seldom used

C. used only by Americans

D. used only between friends

4.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to _____.

A. cough　　　　 B. make some noise

C. go first　　 D. all of the above

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--- How do you like the program The Voice of China?

--- 　　　　　　 amazing program it is! Many people like to watch it.

A.What　 B.How　 C.What an D.How a

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Do you know what you’d like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find this out. For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a question. From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.

Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and moved to California when she was still a baby. As a little child, she loved colouring in her colouring books. Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her colouring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and colouring them in.

By the time Alcxandra was seven ycars old, she had begun painting with oil paints. When

Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at the young artist’s unusual style of painting. Alexandra’s work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso. These artists did not use a realistic style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an

important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her “Little Picasso”. This was a great honour, but Alexandra’s style of

painting was all her own.

Alexandra’s first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was

only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but mostly they loved her imaginative artwork. It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous. She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork. She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction.

Today, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works to help support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to building peace throughout the world.

1.When did Alexandra begin drawing pictures?

A. At the age of eight.　　 B. At the age of seven.

C. At the age of two.　　 D. In the year of 1985.

2.Alexandra was called “Little Picasso” because　　　　 .

A. shc learned to paint from Picasso　　 B. her style of painting was like Picasso’s

C. she was one of Picasso’s big fans　　 D. her style of painting was unusual

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?

A. Only painting can make her so happy and satisfied.

B. Only money can make her so happy and satisfied.

C. Anything can make her feel happy and satisfied.

D. Nothing can make her feel happy and satisfied.

4.According to the passage, which word can best describe Alexandra?

A. Polite.　　 B. Generous.　　 C. Patient.　　 D. Creative.

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Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out. For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a _______. From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.

Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and _______ to California when she was still a baby. As a little child, she loved coloring in her coloring books. Her parents _______ she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her coloring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and coloring them in.

By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had begun painting with oil paints. When Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed (惊奇的) at the young artist's _______ style of painting. Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso. These artists did not use a realistic (现实主义的) style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an important _______ in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her "Little Picasso". This was a great honor (荣誉), but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own.

Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but _______they loved her imaginative artwork. It didn't take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous. She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra _______artwork. She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction.

Today, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works to help support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a _______of communication and a bridge to build peace throughout the world.

1.A.matter B.trouble C.exercise D.question

2.A.walked B.ran C.moved D.returned

3.A.hoped B.asked C.refused D.wondered

4.A.ancient B.strange C.unusual D.difficult

5.A.job B.part C.idea D.business

6.A.finally B.totally C.naturally D.mostly

7.A.creates B.invents C.produces D.imagines

8.A.work B.tool C.rule D.skill

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