If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers
are overweight, and some of this because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a lot
of fat, oil, salt, and sugar. People often call this kind of food "junk food".
     But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some don't have
breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don't have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent
survey  at one school , scientists found that  over  two thirds of   the students didn't follow a healthy diet.
They didn't like vegetables, and many of them didn't like fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of
salt, sugar, or fat.
     Parents today also worry about their children's diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
     Teenagers shouldn't eat too much junk food.
     Teenagers shouldn't eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure in the future.
     Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar.
     Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins
and have little fat.
     Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.
     Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their body and mind

1. "Junk food" contains a lot of __________.  

A. milk and sugar                        
B. fruits and sugar  
C. vegetables and salt                    
D. fat, oil, salt, and sugar

 2. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found many students liked ________.

A. vegetables      
B. unhealthy food      
C. fruits        
D. salt, sugar, or fat

3. What does the underlined word "beyond" mean in Chinese in this passage? 

A.超出          
B.不如              
C. 相等        
D. 在后面

4. In this passage, doctors think the tanagers should eat more _________.

A. food with no vitamins  
B. breakfast    
C. vegetables and fruits  
D. salt and oil

5. The best title for this passage is _________.

A. Bad habits    
B. Junk food      
C. Unhealthy food  
D. Advice on healthy eating

                                                         The World's Water Shortage
     The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly
  70 percent (百分比) of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97 percent of this huge
  amount is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3 percent－the fresh water from
  rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources (資源). And we cannot even use all of that, because some
  of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers(冰川). Even worse, some of it has been polluted.
     However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for
  water is increasing (增加) rapidly－almost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem
 now can we avoid (避免) a severe (嚴重的) worldwide water shortage later on.
     We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways
 of  reusing it.
     Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道).
 From there it returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe used
 water to a purifying (凈化) plant. There it can be treated with chemicals so that it can be used again, just
  as if it were fresh from a spring.
     But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we'd have
  to do to make use of the vast reserves (貯備) of sea water in the world is to remove the salt.
     If we take these steps we'll be in no danger of drying up.         

1. The world is thirsty for water because we can only use _____ percent of the water covering the surface
   of the earth. 

    A. 3
    B. more than 3        
    C. less than 3    
    D. 97

2. Which of the following statements is Not true? 

    A. As things remain unchanging, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us.
    B. Our need for water is becoming larger and larger.
    C. There will be no water shortage in the future.
    D. We should take steps to deal with the water shortage problem.    

3. To reuse water, we should _____ .

    A. treat it with chemicals
    B. use it only once
    C. send it out into a sewer system
    D. make it flow into underground tanks 

4. In order to have enough water, we should also make use of _____ .

    A. icebergs and glaciers
    B. sea water
    C. rivers and lake
    D. underground water 

5. In the passage, the writer tells us _____ .

    A. to make enough water
    B. to pay more attention to the water shortage problem
    C. to pipe used water to a purifying plant
    D. to reuse the water

     A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food
is very important. It can keep your body strong, so take care of what you eat.
     There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy product (乳制品) group has food like milk,
cheese and yoghurt. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group,
and the bread and rice group. For each meal you should have at least one food from each of the four
main groups. With all these food together you will be given enough energy during the day.
     It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all
the time. But you will find yourself tired during these days and you cannot think quickly.
     Watching what you eat will help change your bad eating habits and keep your body healthy and
strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games
in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.
1. Which of the following diets is the best one?
A. Eggs, tomatoes and chicken.
B. Milk, bread, cabbages and beef.
C. Corn, fish, cream and pork.
D. Rice, bean curd, apples, fish and chicken.
2. Which of the following is a good eating habit?
A. Going to school without any breakfast.
B. Eating fish and chips for supper all the time.
C. Finishing your lunch in a very short time.
D. Having at least one food from each of the four groups.
3. What does the writer mainly tell us in this passage?
A. Every person needs food to grow well.
B. Taking exercise can keep your body strong.
C. The right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy.
D. Enough energy helps people think more quickly.
4. What does "watching" mean in the last paragraph?
A. looking at
B. looking out
C. seeing
D. taking care of
5. Which is the BEST title for this passage?
A. The Four Food Groups  
B. A Healthy Diet
C. Your Body and Food  
D. Do some Exercise

     When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over. You don't
want to work; you stay in bed, feeling terrible.
    What makes you ill? It is germs(細菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with
your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on or
in a very small thing.
    Germs are always found in dirty water. When you look at dirty water under the microscope, you will see them in
it. So your parents will not let you drink dirty water.
    Germs are found not only in water. They are also found in air and dust(灰塵). If you cut your finger, and if some
of the dust goes into the finger, it will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes germs will
go into your body and you will have pain everywhere.

1．The writer thinks that you will ________ when you are ill.

A．feel hot                  
B．not want to work
C．not feel happy            
D．A, 3 and C

2．You can see germs ________.

A．when you are ill
B．only when you use a microscope
C．when you cut your finger
D．everywhere around you

3．A microscope is used for ________.

A．making very big things look much smaller
B．making very small things look much bigger
C．helping you see things clearly
D．killing germs

4．Your parents don't let you drink dirty water because ________.

A．water will make you ill
B．there are many germs in it
C．you can see germs in it
D．it will make your finger become big and red

5．The writer talks about ________.

A．how to keep dirty water clean
B．how to take care of your fingers
C．how to find germs
D．what makes you ill

     In many parts of the world, people live to healthy old ages. What is the secret of their long lives?
     Three  things  are  very  important: fresh air, fresh  food  and a  simple  way of life. People  living in
Himalayas (喜馬拉雅山) are famous for their long and healthy lives. They work near their homes in the
clean mountains. They do not have buses, cars or trains. They do not sit all day in busy offices. They take
more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities. They eat vegetables grown by themselves. They
drink milk taken from their own cows. For years, the Hunzas of the Himalayas do not need doctors, for
there is not much illness. They are happy and healthy people.

1. Which is NOT the life of the people living in Himalayas?

A. They work near their homes in the clean mountains.
B. They take more exercise and eat more food than people in the cities.
C. They eat vegetables grown by themselves.
D. They drink milk taken from their own cows.

2. Which one is NOT true about the people living in  Himalayas?

A. They live in a simple life in the mountains.
B. They grow vegetables and milk cows themselves.
C. When they're ill, they do not go to see the doctors.
D. They do not sit all day in busy offices.

3. Which is NOT the secret of long life?

A. Fresh air.    
B. Fresh food.    
C. A simple way of life.  
D. A simple way of eating.

4. What are the Hunzas famous for?

A. Vegetables.    
B. Milk.    
C. Food.      
D. Their long and healthy lives.

5. They do not need doctors, for        .

A. the doctors are not good                
B. there is not much illness
C. there is no illness                      
D. they are happy

     Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy, because they feel heavy pressures  from
theirparents. Most students are always told to study hard so that they can live a wonderful life. However,
 many of the students have tried very hard at school but have failed their exams. These students feel  sad,
and they don't want to go to school anymore. They easily become dropouts  (輟學者). Such  students
 may join the groups of trouble-makers and turn to crime (犯罪).
    Though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any  way.
Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers' job to help their
children. A lot of parents also send their children to other schools in evenings or on weekends, but these
only help the students to pass their exams and never teach the students how to understand life and the
world.
    Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything, from the students' hair to their clothes and
the things in their schoolbags. Many child psychologists now think that the rules are too strict and harmful (有傷害的) to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had  taught them
how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong, or  how to show  love for  others,  even  for  their
parents.

1. Why are many Japanese students unhappy?

A. Because they don't live a rich life.
B. Because they can't afford to pay for their education.
C. Because they feel heavy pressures from their parents.
D. Because they often cause a lot of trouble for their parents.

2. What Japanese students easily become dropouts according to the passage?

A. The students who do well in their studies and get good grades.
B. The students who fail their exams and feel unhappy at school.
C. The students who are not able to get help from their parents.
D. The students who have classes in evenings or on weekends.

3. What do many child psychologists think of the school rules in Japan?

A. Strict.        
B. Really good.
C. Helpful.    
D. Important.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Most Japanese parents try their best to help their children.
B. Japanese students like to make trouble in and out of school.
C. Almost 40% of the Japanese students learn little about life from their school.  
D. Japanese parents never make their children study hard for a wonderful future.

5. Which of the following is the BEST title for the passage?

A. Education in Japan
B. Japanese under pressure
C. Trouble in Japan  
D. Pressures of being a student in Japan

     Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.  
     This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and
get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
     This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten
hours' sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They
will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!  
     The  body  also  needs  exercise. Walking,  running, jumping, swimming  and  playing g ames are all
exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong. Exercise also helps the blood (血液) to move around inside
the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs
blood. Exercise helps us to think better!

1. If we get up early and go to bed early, we'll ______.

A. have enough exercise      
B. be healthy
C. think better              
D. have strong blood

2. If a child doesn't have 10 hours' sleep, maybe he ______.

A. becomes wise            
B. won't do well in his work
C. goes to school in time      
D. has enough sleep

3. A person needs exercise because ______.

A. it makes him healthy        
B. he has a lot of homework to do
C. he is strong enough        
D. he does exercise

4. Exercise makes the ______ move quickly and smoothly (流暢).

A. body      
B. blood      
C. children    
D. head

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Exercise does good to a person's head.
B. A student should have 10 hours' sleep.
C. It's good for you to get up early and go to bed early.
D. If you have enough blood, you'll be wise.