We spend money everyday. But, do you know how to design them? David, a 15-year-old boy from the UK, just became the designer of the new one-pound(一英镑) coin.
To fight against fake(假的) coins, the UK government(政府) had a design competition（竞赛） in September last year. Among about 6000 works, David’s design was the best one and won the competition.
The new coin has 12 edges. On one side is the picture of the queen. And on the other side,he designed a crown(皇冠) and four plants. And the government will use the coins in 2017.
1.Whose design was the best in the design competition?
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2.Why did the UK government have the design competition?
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3.How many works were there in the competition?
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4.What is on the other side of the coin?
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5.When will the coins be in use?
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In the world today, all of the people need leisure activities. We can not work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life. Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（个人的） sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular leisure activities.for people who like to be outdoor. Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor leisure activities, such watching TV, singing and dancing. It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor leisure activities or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of leisure activities.
1.Which is the most popular form of leisure activities?
A. Sports B. Watching TV C. Singing and dancing
2.People want to take part in sports in order to .
A. keep healthy and enjoy life B. make more money C. find a good job
3.Outdoor sports include（包括）.
A. watching TV B. singing and dancing C. skating and mountain climbing
4.Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?
A. Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.
B. Because they don’t enjoy life.
C． Because they don’t need leisure activities.
5.The passage tells us that
A. basketball is a kind of team sports
B. everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them
C. different people have different ways of relaxing
Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.
China has banned（禁止）free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1.It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin（超薄）plastic bags has also been banned.
The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there .So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bag for shopping.
What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags（布袋）. And send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect the environment.
1.People in China have to ______now.
A. throw plastic bags here and there
B. use free plastic bags
C. pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets
2.China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the ____.
A. environment B. litter C. shops
3.The Chinese people are encouraged to bring ______ for shopping.
A. super-thin plastic bags
B. free plastic bags
C. their own bags
4.Some students in Chongqing________.
A. ask their parents to make cloth bags
B. make cloth bags themselves
C. buy cloth bags for their parents
5.What’s the main idea of this article（文章）?
A. Making super-thin plastic bags has been banned in China.
B. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.
C. To protect the environment, free plastic bags have been banned in China.
Li Chuang is 15-year-old boy, but he has been a smoker for three years .His teeth and fingers have turned a bit yellow.
“I first tried smoking after watching TV. It makes me feel excited and I think it looks cool. ”he said.
Not all students smoke as much as Li but there are lots of child smokers.
A report says 32 % of boys and 13% of girls in middle schools in China have smoked. Some are as young as 11 when they first try!
May 31st is World No-Tobacco Day. Health experts(专家）are asking young people not to smoke.
Doctors say smoking can make people get illnesses, like lung cancer.
Not only that, smoking costs a lot of money too.
Stop smoking, children! It's bad for your health!
1.Li Chuang began to smoke when he was 12.
2.Li Chuang first learned smoking from other boys.
3.More girls have smoked than boys in middle schools in China.
4.The words “World No-Tobacco Day” means“世界无烟日” in Chinese.
5. Smoking doesn't cost much money.
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. It's like our ________ is talking to us. Why are dreams________ strange and hard to understand? Some people think our brain uses ________to talk to us. When we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a ________meaning. Lots of doctors help people________ their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our________and fears.
These days, many scientists ________ that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many ________, and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream, our brain ________ information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our ________. As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams.
1.A. body B. heart C. brain
2.A. never B. seldom C. often
3.A. symbols B. examples C. numbers
4.A. special B. serious C. similar
5.A. finish B. forget C. understand
6.A. hopes B. rights C. abilities
7.A. worry B. believe C. doubt
8.A. experiences B. dreams C. mistakes
9.A. passes on B. asks for C. throws away
10.A. feelings B. memories C. lives
This book is bad. It is ______interesting ______exciting.
A. either…or B. both…and C. neither…nor
