Someone is singing next door, but you feel unhappy because her singing is terrible. So you think she is just making noise. We know that too much noise makes people feel terrible.

Scientists are still trying to find out more about noise, but already it is known that a noise of over 85 decibels(分貝) can make some people tried and anxious(焦慮的).

In the past we thought only workers in very noisy places became deaf easily. Today, scientists believe that 10% of all workers in Britain become deaf in their work.

There are also new dangers from noise. Pop music, for example, can reach 120 decibels when it is played loudly five feet away! Only a plane can make such loud noise when it takes off.

There was an experiment in the United States. Some people would be given a lot of money if they stood below a jet when it was taking off over their heads. No one got the money after the jet flew past because all of them died in the noise.

People can’t pay their attention on what they are doing when there is much noise. Workers in noisy offices, for example, do their work more slowly than workers in quiet offices. Another study shows that workers in factories can do dull(枯燥的) jobs better when lively music is played for them. 

Someone is singing next door, but you feel unhappy because her singing is terrible. So you think she is just making noise. We know that too much noise makes people feel terrible.
Scientists are still trying to find out more about noise, but already it is known that a noise of over 85 decibels(分貝) can make some people tried and anxious(焦慮的).
In the past we thought only workers in very noisy places became deaf easily. Today, scientists believe that 10% of all workers in Britain become deaf in their work.
There are also new dangers from noise. Pop music, for example, can reach 120 decibels when it is played loudly five feet away! Only a plane can make such loud noise when it takes off.
There was an experiment in the United States. Some people would be given a lot of money if they stood below a jet when it was taking off over their heads. No one got the money after the jet flew past because all of them died in the noise.
People can’t pay their attention on what they are doing when there is much noise. Workers in noisy offices, for example, do their work more slowly than workers in quiet offices. Another study shows that workers in factories can do dull(枯燥的) jobs better when lively music is played for them. 

Sometimes, people are not clear about what kind of food is healthy, and what kind of food may do harm to our health. The USDA has prepared a food guide to help people learn about which kind of food is the healthiest to eat. The food guide describes six main food groups: meat (like fish and chicken), dairy (like milk and cheese), grains (like bread and rice), fruit, and vegetables. The last group is fats and sweets. The USDA also suggests (建議)how much of each food group is healthy to eat daily. Though this guide was prepared by the US government, it is very useful for people all over the world.

    As a result of years of study, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount (量) of grains, fruit and vegetables, Because of the way they eat, they have a high rate (率) of cancer (癌癥) and heart disease. In Japan, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have a very low rate of cancer and heart disease. The Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. However, when Japanese people move to the US, the rate of heart disease and cancer goes up as their eating habit changes. And as hamburgers, ice creams and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan, the rate of heart disease and cancer is going up there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy food in other countries, in which the disease rate is going up along with the way people eat. Doctors everywhere suggest people eat more grains, fruit and vegetables and less meat and dairy food.

    Eating healthily is important for children as well as their parents. When parents have poor eating habits, their children usually do, too. After all, children eat the same way as their parents. When parents eat healthy food, the children will learn to enjoy it, too. Then they will develop good eating habits. Doctors suggest parents give their children healthier food such as fruit, vegetables and juice.

    Everyone wants to live a long, healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects (影響) us in different ways. For example, doctors believe that fruit and vegetables can really protect people from many different diseases. On the other hand, animal fat can cause (引起) diseases. We can change our eating habits now and enjoy many years of healthy living.

1. How many main food groups does the food guide describe?

     A. Four.           B. Five            C. six           D. We don’t know.

2. What is the USDA in the passage?

     A. A group of doctors in the US.      B. An office of the US government.

    C. A report on diseases in the US.    D. An order given by the US president.

3. The second paragraph mainly tells us that          .

     A. Japanese are always healthier than Americans

     B. living in the US is not good for people’s health

     C. if you eat too much fat you will have cancer

     D. the way we eat may cause some health problems

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

     A. More and more people have good eating habits now.

     B. Parents’ eating habits are important to their children.

     C. Good eating habits develop only when you are young.

     D. The more fruit and vegetables we eat, the longer we will live.

5. The greatest help the passage gives us is          .

     A. to introduce a food guide to the world

     B. to provide us with knowledge of six food groups

     C. to suggest a way of eating for a healthy life

     D. to find the main cause of some serious diseases.

My name is Toby. I’m eighty-three years old now. I once knew the greatest man in England. William Shakespeare was his name. I first met William near a big field of apple trees in the town named Stratford in October, 1579. He told me he was 15 years old. He was two years older than me. He had a sister, Joan, and two younger brothers, Gilbert and Richard. And the next year he had another brother, Edmund. After William’s parents died, he and his sister lived with his mother’s brother. I became his friend from that day until he died. We met nearly every day. We were friends for thirty years.

I once worked with him in the theatre, through the good times and the bad times. William was good at acting. He could make all kinds of people pleased. By 1592, he became very famous. He was always busy day and night. I don’t know when he slept. He not only acted in plays, but also wrote his own plays. In his whole life, William wrote 37 plays in all. He was the best playwright in England.

He wrote a play about love in 1595. It was Romeo and Juliet. He once used my name, Toby, in his play—Twelfth Night. In this play, Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man, who liked drinking too much and having a good time. Queen Elizabeth the First watched this play on the 6^th of January, 1601. She liked it.

William Shakespeare is dead now, of course. He has been dead for more than thirty years. There’s no singing, no dancing, no plays. It isn’t like that in my young days. But I can still think—and remember when William and I were young, we had a good time in London, William and I…

1.Toby and William first met in ______.

   A. 1601          B. 1595         C.1592          D. 1579

2.Who was William’s youngest brother?

   A. Gilbert           B. Edmund       C. Richard      D. Joan

3.In the second paragraph, the underlined word “playwright” means “a person who ______”.

   A. writes plays                      B. performs in plays   

   C. watches plays                 D. works in a theatre

4.Romeo and Juliet is a play about _______.

   A. war           B. peace            C. love         D. friendship

My name is Toby. I’m eighty-three years old now. I once knew the greatest man in England. William Shakespeare was his name. I first met William near a big field of apple trees in the town named Stratford in October, 1579. He told me he was 15 years old. He was two years older than me. He had a sister, Joan, and two younger brothers, Gilbert and Richard. And the next year he had another brother, Edmund. After William’s parents died, he and his sister lived with his mother’s brother. I became his friend from that day until he died. We met nearly every day. We were friends for thirty years.
I once worked with him in the theatre, through the good times and the bad times. William was good at acting. He could make all kinds of people pleased. By 1592, he became very famous. He was always busy day and night. I don’t know when he slept. He not only acted in plays, but also wrote his own plays. In his whole life, William wrote 37 plays in all. He was the best playwright in England.
He wrote a play about love in 1595. It was Romeo and Juliet. He once used my name, Toby, in his play—Twelfth Night. In this play, Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man, who liked drinking too much and having a good time. Queen Elizabeth the First watched this play on the 6^th of January, 1601. She liked it.
William Shakespeare is dead now, of course. He has been dead for more than thirty years. There’s no singing, no dancing, no plays. It isn’t like that in my young days. But I can still think—and remember when William and I were young, we had a good time in London, William and I…
【小題1】Toby and William first met in ______.

Green tea is the best choice for office workers.

People who always work in places with air conditioning may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins(兒茶酚). Moreover, drinking more green tea can prevent computer radiation(輻射).

Winter is the season to drink black tea.

Chinese medicine believes that different people should drink different tea based on the different characteristics and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach and quicken digestion(消化). Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most suitable choice.

Do not drink strong tea.

Strong tea may make the body far too excited and can badly affect the cardiovascular(心血管的) as well as the nervous system(神經系統(tǒng)). For a person who has problem with these parts, to drink overly (過度地) strong tea may cause heart and blood pressure illness, or even make the old illnesses much worse.

Do not drink too much tea when you are eating.

Drinking too much tea or strong thick tea may not be good for taking in many constant elements and trace elements(常量元素和微量元素). Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food.

根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。

1.We can read the article in ________.

2.If you always work with computer, what kind of tea should you drink?

3.What does the underlined word “suitable” mean in this passage?

4.Too much thick tea may cause ________.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

Green tea is the best choice for office workers.
People who always work in places with air conditioning may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins(兒茶酚). Moreover, drinking more green tea can prevent computer radiation(輻射).
Winter is the season to drink black tea.
Chinese medicine believes that different people should drink different tea based on the different characteristics and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach and quicken digestion(消化). Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most suitable choice.
Do not drink strong tea.
Strong tea may make the body far too excited and can badly affect the cardiovascular(心血管的) as well as the nervous system(神經系統(tǒng)). For a person who has problem with these parts, to drink overly (過度地) strong tea may cause heart and blood pressure illness, or even make the old illnesses much worse.
Do not drink too much tea when you are eating.
Drinking too much tea or strong thick tea may not be good for taking in many constant elements and trace elements(常量元素和微量元素). Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food.
根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。
【小題1】We can read the article in ________.

Green tea is the best choice for office workers.
People who always work in places with air conditioning may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins(兒茶酚). Moreover, drinking more green tea can prevent computer radiation(輻射).
Winter is the season to drink black tea.
Chinese medicine believes that different people should drink different tea based on the different characteristics and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach and quicken digestion(消化). Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most suitable choice.
Do not drink strong tea.
Strong tea may make the body far too excited and can badly affect the cardiovascular(心血管的) as well as the nervous system(神經系統(tǒng)). For a person who has problem with these parts, to drink overly (過度地) strong tea may cause heart and blood pressure illness, or even make the old illnesses much worse.
Do not drink too much tea when you are eating.
Drinking too much tea or strong thick tea may not be good for taking in many constant elements and trace elements(常量元素和微量元素). Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food.
根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。

1. 1.

   We can read the article in ________.

   1. A.
      Life and Health
   2. B.
      Chinese Culture
   3. C.
      Fashion Times
   4. D.
      Sports and Health
2. 2.

   If you always work with computer, what kind of tea should you drink?

   1. A.
      Green tea
   2. B.
      Black tea
   3. C.
      Strong tea
   4. D.
      Hot tea
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word “suitable” mean in this passage?

   1. A.
      滑稽的
   2. B.
      驚人的
   3. C.
      可能的
   4. D.
      合適的
4. 4.

   Too much thick tea may cause ________.

   1. A.
      skin problems
   2. B.
      heart disease
   3. C.
      headache
   4. D.
      stomachache
5. 5.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      If you have a stomachache, you should drink black tea.
   2. B.
      Strong tea may make the body far too excited.
   3. C.
      When we choose tea, we should know the characteristic and tastes of each kind of tea.
   4. D.
      At tables, we should drink tea as much as possible because it’s good for our health.

Most people talk about the“five”senses of man．And it is true that we get our information about the outside world from our senses of sight，hearing，smell，touch and taste．Researchers（研究員）tell us that sense of sight-our visual（視覺的）sense-gives us up to eighty percent（百分比）of what we know about the world outside our bodies; while the other senses，the auditory（hearing），the olfactory（smell），the Iactile（touch），and the gustatory（taste） bring into our brains information about the other 20％of what is happening．But there are two other senses that we cannot get along without them，though they are seldom noticed．These are the sense of balance，without which we would act like a drunk man，and the kinesthetic （運動覺的）sense，which gives us our ideas about our own motion（行動）．

1．The senses of hearing，smell，touch and taste supply us with_______．

A．about 80％of our information about the world

B．about half of our information about the world

C．about 20％of our information about the world

D．all the needed information about the world

2．According to the passage，one misses（錯過）most about the world when one_______．

A．is blind                                                   B．has no senses of balance and motion

C．is deaf                                                      D．has no senses of taste and touch

3．We know our own movements as a result of_______．

A．the sense of balance                                  B．the visual sense

C．the five senses                                           D．the kinesthetic sense

4．Drinking too much might affect one’s_______．

A．visual sense                                               B．sense of balance    

C．kinesthetic sense                                        D．sense of hearing

Item 1：

    The most common disease in the world is the cold．It often starts with a sore throat．You sneeze and your nose runs．You usually have a headache，too．Often you have a cough later．It's not a serious disease，but you can feel quite bad．There isn't a cure（良藥）for a cold，but you can take medicines to make you feel better．For example，you can take aspirin（阿司匹林）to get rid of your headache．It is good to rest，and to drink a lot of water, too．

    Item 2：

    What makes us ill? It is germs（細菌）．Germs are everywhere．They are very small and you can't see them with a microscope．They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small object．Germs are always found in dirty water．When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we can see them．This is why your parents stop you drinking dirty water．

    Item 3：

    It is very important to keep yourself in good health．If you are sick，you can neither study nor enjoy yourself．One of the factors（因素）leading to good health is a balanced diet．You need to eat more fruits and vegetables which contain（包括）a lot of fiber（纖維）．

1．News items l tells us that a cold often starts with                 ．

A．a headache                                              B．a cough

C．a pain in your throat                                   D．feeling a little cold

2．What should we do when we catch a cold?

A．Take a medicine．                                  

B．Have a good rest．

C．Wait for a week．                       

D．Rest，drink a lot of water and take medicine．

3．News item 2 tells us a microscope is used for                     ．

A．making very small things look much smaller

B．making very small things look much bigger

C．helping you read newspapers and books

D．helping you to see more clearly

4．Our parents stop us drinking dirty water because                 ．

A．it can be found almost everywhere

B．it doesn't cost any money to buy

C．there must be lots of germs in it

D．drinking too much water will make us ill

5．From News item 3，we know to stay healthy, one should                 ．

A．eat whenever possible

B．eat food that tastes good

C．have a balanced diet

D．diet to lose weight

My name is Toby. I’m eighty-three years old now. I once knew the greatest man in England. William Shakespeare was his name. I first met William near a big field of apple trees in the town named Stratford in October, 1579. He told me he was 15 years old. He was two years older than me. He had a sister, Joan, and two younger brothers, Gilbert and Richard. And the next year he had another brother, Edmund. After William’s parents died, he and his sister lived with his mother’s brother. I became his friend from that day until he died. We met nearly every day. We were friends for thirty years.
I once worked with him in the theatre, through the good times and the bad times. William was good at acting. He could make all kinds of people pleased. By 1592, he became very famous. He was always busy day and night. I don’t know when he slept. He not only acted in plays, but also wrote his own plays. In his whole life, William wrote 37 plays in all. He was the best playwright in England.
He wrote a play about love in 1595. It was Romeo and Juliet. He once used my name, Toby, in his play—Twelfth Night. In this play, Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man, who liked drinking too much and having a good time. Queen Elizabeth the First watched this play on the 6^th of January, 1601. She liked it.
William Shakespeare is dead now, of course. He has been dead for more than thirty years. There’s no singing, no dancing, no plays. It isn’t like that in my young days. But I can still think—and remember when William and I were young, we had a good time in London, William and I…

1. 1.

   Toby and William first met in ______

   1. A.
      1601
   2. B.
      1595
   3. C.
      1592
   4. D.
      1579
2. 2.

   Who was William’s youngest brother?

   1. A.
      Gilbert
   2. B.
      Edmund
   3. C.
      Richard
   4. D.
      Joan
3. 3.

   In the second paragraph, the underlined word “playwright” means “a person who ______”

   1. A.
      writes plays
   2. B.
      performs in plays
   3. C.
      watches plays
   4. D.
      works in a theatre
4. 4.

   Romeo and Juliet is a play about _______

   1. A.
      war
   2. B.
      peace
   3. C.
      love
   4. D.
      friendship

Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured in car accidents where drivers were using their mobile phones．Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though it’s dangerous．

   Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate 0n driving and talking at the same time．It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much．A recent study found that when drivers were talking on their mobile phones，their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much—and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally．It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers．

   And talking isn’t even the most serious problem, texting is. Unbelievably, another recent study reported that 22％ of adults admitted they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month．An average text message takes 90 seconds to write and send．That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phone’s screen and not at the road．The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make matters worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before．

   Using a mobile phone while driving puts others’ lives at risk．No matter how well we drive，if another driver is not being professional or careful，we are put in danger by their actions．Such drivers are selfish，careless and should have their driving licences(駕照)cancelled．

    There is no doubt that mobile phones call be fun and are extremely useful，especially when you’re in trouble．But there is no need to use them while driving．Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trouble of your own．

1.The underlined word“'them”in paragraph 1 refers to           .

  A．phone users    B．mobile phones    C．drivers D．ears

2.According to the passage，if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally, they will need   seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone．

A．12．    B．13．    C．14.   D．15．

3.According to the passage，in what order do the following activities influence driving?

Dangerous→More dangerous→Most dangerous

 A．drinking→talking on phone→texting

 B．texting→talking on phone→drinking

 C．talking on phone→texting→drinking

 D.  drinking→texting→talking on phone

4.Why will new types of mobile phones make the driving problem worse?

  A．It will take longer to send text messages．

  B．People will want to talk on their phones more often．

  C．There will be more things for people to do with their phones．

  D．People think the new phones are easier and safer to use．

5.According to the writer,what should be done to people who use mobile phones when driving?

  A．They should be put into prison．

  B．Their cars should be taken away．

  C．Their phones should be taken from them．

  D．They should not be allowed to drive any longer．

1用方框中所給單詞的適當形式填空， 使短文通順、正確、連貫（每個單詞限用一次）。

A Bag of Kindness

“Boys and girls, tomorrow I want you to bring a cup of macaroni（通心粉）for our craft class, OK?” These     1    from my teacher rang in my mind all evening. I was afraid of the next day because I knew we had no macaroni at home. Living in an alcoholic（嗜酒的）family, we never had too much of anything      2     beer bottles.

I went home after school. Where could I find macaroni? I knew that the local bottle shop gave ten cents for a beer bottle, so I decided to sell some bottles to get money for macaroni. I started to

3    the bottles. After selling those bottles, I earned eighty cents. Although I did my     4    ,I still had no macaroni for my craft class.

“Weren’t you     5    when I asked you to bring it, John?”my teacher asked.

I went red in the face. I didn’t know what to say and other children started laughing. Then a little girl, Rosalyn, who sat beside me turned to me and said, “You can have some of     6    .”She offered a bag of macaroni to me. The k    6    in her eyes made me cry and I ran out of the room. I     8    took her macaroni or thanked her for her bag of kindness. However, I often think about Rosalyn and the way she turned to save me t hat day. I used to spend a great deal of my life complaining and keep kind people like Rosalyn a     9    ,After that class, I     10    .I am grateful  to all the people like Rosalyn that made this world a better place to live in.