选择章节

　　I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh(刺耳的)word to anyone or about anyone.
　　Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
　　Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food festival”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
　　By 9：00 a.m., there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, Okra, and squash. By 10：00 a.m., there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
　　Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
1). According to paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that______.
A. they could spend happy times together with their family in it
B. they could grow vegetables and sell them at the market
C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
D. they didn’t have to spend so much money on food
2). Which of the following is the same as the underlined word “bounty”？
A. Present. B. Kindness. C. Laughter. D. Happiness.
3). For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?
A. To ask them to attend a birthday party
B. To help them get to know each other
C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden
D. To ask them to share some interesting stories
4). What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?
A. He thought it was too short but enjoyable.
B. He thought it was wonderful
C. He thought it was not as good as he thought.
D. He thought it was too terrible.
5). We can infer that ______.
A. Happy and her husband Ben don’t like spending time with others
B. Happy and her husband Ben sometimes quarrel with each other
C. Happy and her husband Ben are a generous and warm-hearted couple
D. Happy and her husband Ben live on the food they grow in their garden

　　Safety(安全)is very important. We often hear people say “Safety first” As a middle school student, we should learn to protect ourselves from every possible danger. Here are some things I do. I hope you can follow them.
•On your way to school and home, you should obey the traffic rules. You should walk on
the right side of the road. Don’t ride your bike too fast.
•When you are at school, you can’t fight with each other, or you will be in great trouble.
• Don’t bring knife to school.
• Don’t go out of school without your teacher’s permission(允许).
•When you are at home, remember not to ask the door for strangers.
• Don’t give your home address, phone number or personal information to anybody else that you don’t know so well.
　　If you are careful enough, then you will be safer.
1). As a middle school student, you should care about your______.
A. lookB. safety
C. ageD. phone number
2). You should not ______ when you go home.
A.walk on the right side of the road
B.obey the traffic rules
C.ride your bike too fast
D.bring knives
3). You should remember that you can’t______.
A.ride your bike on your way to school or home
B. give your phone number to friends
C. give your phone number to others
D.play with your classmates when you are at school
4). You should get the permission from ______ if you want to go out of school.
A. your teachers B. your parents
C. your classmates D. your friends
5). The best title(题目)Of the passage is ______.
A. Don’t do Bad Things At School
B. Safety Is Important
C. Stay Away From Strangers
D. How To Keep Yourself Safe

　　There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career. I wasn’t an excellent student. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.
　　I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately(不幸地是), it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
　　One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan, who used to go to school with me. She suggested I get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted but the local college was really helpful. My experience counted a lot and I got on a part-time course. Then I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
　　Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school. I really love my job and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important.
1). What is the author’s present job?
A. Working part-time in a college.
B. Taking care of children for a family.
C. Helping children with their schoolwork.
D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.
2). When staying with the two girls’ family, the author______.
A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hours
C. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week
3). Megan is possibly the author’s ______.
A. classmate B. boss C. teacher D. student
4). Why did the author leave her first job?
A. She found a full-time job.
B. She was fed up with children.
C. She decided to attend a part-time course.
D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.
5). What has the author learned from her own experiences?
A. Less successful students can still have a career.
B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.
C. Hard work makes an excellent student.
D. One must choose the job she likes.

　　An English businessman has a company selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese people. Leo De Watts, 27, thought of the idea of selling air to China after seeing news of pollution in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts set up his company last year. It is part of the imaginatively named industry of “air farming”∙ His team “harvests” air from various location in Britain and send it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, the price of the products is high. A bottle of the fresh air costs $115.
　　De Watts is from the British countryside. He always says he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong and sells air at local markets. Most of his products are sold in Chinese cities, where pollution can be serious. His Chinese customers are particular about what kind of air they buy. He said in his video , ”We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added, “There's really a market for this. We’ve just started.^{, ,}
1). What is Leo De Watts?
A. A farmer. B. A businessman. C. A customer. D. A worker.
2). Why does De Watts sells air to China?
A. Because the Chinese are rich. B. Because China has no fresh air
C. Because China needs cleaner air. D. Because he likes to do it.
3). Where is De Watts now?
A. In Hong Kong. B. In the mainland of China.
C. In the British countryside. D. In big cities.
4). Where is the bottled air from according to the passage?
A. From the top of a mountain. B. From local markets.
C. From the bottom of a valley. D. Both A and C.
5). What does De Watts think of his work?
A. Promising. B. Disappointing. C. Tiring. D. Boring.

　　At East China University of Science and Technology, students will get a coupon(优惠券)if they eat up their food. Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines» mobile phone covers and hand warmers.
　　“It’s been such a surprise”, said Liang Zhaoyun , 19, a student at the university in Shanghai. “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”
　　The measure is part of a national “eat-up" Campaign (行动)which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园).
　　Why only on campuses? You might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average(平均).
　　The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.
　　“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment-friendly and healthy lifestyle, “ said Tao Siliang, secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.
　　But some school food is poorly prepared, so students don’t like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.
　　“I'm glad that we^, ve reduced food waste since the‘eat-up’ campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses, ” said Tao.
1). From Paragraph 1, we know that the students will get a coupon______.
A. when they eat school food B. after they exchange gifts
C. if they finish all their food D. if they collect the waste
2). The underlined word “motivation” in Paragraph 2 means ______in Chinese.
A.动力 B.机会 C.实验 D.条件
3). The “eat-up” campaign is carried out on campuses because______.
A. students get a good education B. schools offer small gifts
C. students waste too much food D. school food is more delicious
4). The purpose of the campaign is mainly to______.
A. improve the school food standard
B. encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle
C. receive attention from the society
D. further improve the service in universities
5). The best title for this passage may be______.
A. Enjoy Your Food B. Reduce Waste on Campus
C. Meals in Universities D. “Eat-up” Campaign on Campus

　　Good readers find that they read in many different ways—not always in exactly the sameway, no matter in what language they are reading.
　　For example, if you are reading a newspaper in Chinese and have a very short time to read. Because a friend will be coining to see you soon, you will read that newspaper in a certain way. You will probably let your eyes skim the entire page, stopping for a few seconds at each of the headlines（大字标题）or titles on the page, then quickly making a first choice of what to read. You may read the first article very quickly, again perhaps by skimming, and move on to other articles that have caught your interest, skimming those articles as well.
　　When you read in English, you cannot always make a choice as quickly and automatically（自动地, 无意识地）as you do when you read in Chinese. You need to stop to think, sometimes just for a second, about how to read something. These are questions you should ask yourself.
　　The purpose for your reading is the most important question to answer. Will you be tested on the main idea? Will you need to remember specific details? Is this something you are reading just for fun, such as a short story or a novel? You should be prepared to read for each of these purposes in a different way.
　　WHAT DO I ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS TOPIC?
　　It is useful to think about ideas you already have about the material you are about to read. If you are reading in class, it is helpful for the whole group to suggest information, which might be written on the blackboard or on a piece of paper. This activity called “brainstorming” will help you to anticipate（预先了解）the Content（内容）.
　　Look at the comprehension exercises which follow the reading material. Read the items before beginning. This will help you know what you will need to remember, and thus will guide the way in which you choose to read the article. If you need to separate main ideas from details, you will pay specific attention to main ideas of the article and not pay special attention to details at all.
1). What will you do first when you read a newspaper in Chinese?
A. First skim the entire page to find what you are interested in.
B. Just to read every thing carefully.
C. Read the news word by word.
D. Only pay attention to the pictures on it.
2). When you read in English, you______.
A. can make a choice as quickly as reading a newspaper in Chinese
B. need to stop to think why I read it
C. shouldn’t read it word by word
D. shouldn't read carefully
3). What’s the meaning of “brainstorming” in the passage?
A. Much information about the article you’ll read written on the blackboard or
on a piece of paper.
B. Giving out some words as many as you know.
C. Thinking about something quickly.
D. A storm that you can think of.
4). When you do the comprehension exercises, you’d better______.
A. first read the reading material over
B. read the first paragraph carefully
C. look at the problems following the reading material
D. just skim the first sentence in each paragraph
5). What is the proper title of the passage?
A. Thinking About How You Read B. Why Do You Read
C. When Do You Read D. What Are You Interested in

　　A new law makes it legal to have dogs in the outdoor areas of restaurants in New York.
　　In the past, health and safety laws made it illegal to bring dogs to any restaurant in New York. But last May state lawmakers voted to let people bring dogs to restaurants that had tables outdoors. Not one lawmaker voted no. The law was soon passed. Several special rules are included in this law. Dogs must be kept on a leash(绳子).They must not share water bowls. Restaurants can also choose to let people bring dogs or not.
　　New York joins California, Florida and Maryland in the list of states with similar laws. In many European countries, bringing dogs to restaurants is common. Paris in France has allowed dogs to go with their owners in restaurants for a long time.
　　Governor Andrew Cuomo believes that this new law will help businesses grow. But not all New Yorkers are happy about this new law. Christopher Miller is a spokesman for the New York City Department of Health. He told the New York Daily News that having dogs in restaurants could cause problems. “ The Department of Health loves all dogs, but just not in restaurants where they can create a risk to the health and safety of diners, restaurant workers and other dogs, “ Miller said.
　　New York is often the source of new ideas and attitudes in the US. A law forcing some restaurants in the city to show the amount of calories(卡路里)in the food they served was passed in 2009. A former mayor tried unsuccessfully to stop the sale of large amounts of soft drinks in 2012. Smoking was made illegal in restaurants in 1993.
1). What can we learn about the new law from the second paragraph?
A. Its benefits. B. Its importance.
C. Its date of birth. D. Its special rules.
2). How many states in America have similar laws now?
A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two.
3). What did Christopher Miller think of the new law?
A. It would help businesses grow.
B. It would be bad for the environment.
C. It would cause health and safety problems.
D. It would make people pay more attention to dogs.
4). Which of the following is illegal in restaurants in New York now?
A. Smoking. B. Bringing dogs.
C. Serving high-calorie food. D. Selling soft drinks in big cups.
5). Who can be not created a risk to the health and safety by having dogs in restaurants?
A. Diners. B. Restaurant workers.
C. Other dogs. D. Police.

　　　　　　　　　　Travel in New York
　　Public transport
　　Traffic is quite convenient in New York. The bus is cheap and the subway is common. What’s more, you can take both the bus and the subway with the same transit card(交通卡). If you have something Urgent(紧急的)to do, you’d better take a taxi because it’s fast.
　　Hotels
　　There are a lot of hotels in New York. The Plaza Hotel is the best and the most expensive one. If you want to pay less for your stay, there are many smaller hotels. The YMCA near Central Park is suitable for young people.
　　Eating out
　　Restaurants provide good service in New York. You don’t have to eat at McDonald’s every day and you can try different kinds of food from many countries. You can also enjoy tasty Chinese food in Chinatown.
　　Shopping
　　Shopping in New York is fun. You can see big shops everywhere in this modern city. Stores are open seven days a week, but be careful when you look at the prices because you have to pay taxes on everything you buy. That means you have to pay an extra fee which in New York city is eight percent of the purchase price.
　　Places to visit
　　There are too many places to visit in New York-Times Square, the Empire State Building, and the Statue of Liberty.
1). If you decide to buy a book $ 10 in New York, you should pay a total of______
after tax.
A. $ 9.8 B. $9.2 C. $ 10.8 D. $ 10.2
2). “The Plaza Hotel” here is the name of a______.
A. house B. station C. city D. hotel
3). You can eat the delicious Chinese food______.
A. at McDonald's B. in Pizza
C. in Chinatown D. in YMCA
4). Which of the following is NOT in New York?
A. The Statue of Liberty. B. The Empire State Building.
C. Times Square. D. The White House.
5). How many types of transportation are mentioned in the passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.