My cousin Mark is much healthier now. But he used to have some bad habits. For one thing, he was a couch potato. He is one of those overweigh people who sit on a sofa and eat junk food while they watch TV. He used to watch TV for six or seven hours some days. Now, he never watches TV for more than two hours. Five years ago, he didn't use to exercise. In fact, he hated exercise! He didn't use to watch exercise programmes on TV. Now, he exercises every morning. He loves to exercise now, because it makes him feel wonderful.
Mark used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day three years ago. Now he only misses smoking when he is nervous. He chews gum at those times.
Mark also does something else to lose weight. He used to eat lots of meat, but now he always likes fruit and vegetables, so he is mostly a vegetarian now. (85) So, by changing his diet and doing daily exercise, he is in much better shape than before.
（一）补全下面的句子。
1.A couch potato is_ _ __
（二）根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。
2.What is Mark's opinion about exercise programmes now?
3.When does Mark miss smoking?
4.What does "vegetarian" mean in Chinese?
（三）将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
5.
用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章完整、通顺。（每词限用一次）
answer, alone, oldest, start, until, fortieth,own, teach, money, later |
In Britain you are allowed to drive a car when you are seventeen. You have to get a special two—year driving license before you can 1. . When you are learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren't allowed to drive the car on the road 2. . You don't have to go to a driving school—a friend can3._ you. The person with you isn't allowed to take the4._ for the lesson unless he's got a teacher's license.
Before you are allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your
5. car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then 6. a few questions. If you don't pass the test, you are allowed to take it again a few weeks
7. if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her 8. test after 212 driving lessons. When you've passed your test, you don't have to take it again, and you are allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain's9. driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn't have to take a test10. 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren't allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.
根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。
1.China has the largest p in the world.
2.There are many i in China, such as Taiwan, Hainan.
3.A q__ __ means fifteen minutes.
4.Summer is the hottest s in a year.
5.1 think the f between you and me will last for long.
6.We should protect（保护）our___ _ （环境）．
7.Children now are supposed to learn how to regard problems as ________(挑战).
8.I have a （秘密）.I don't want to tell you.
9.It's our （责任）to keep our school tidy and clean.
10.Teachers should be （耐心的）with their students.
Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900～1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.
*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters.
* The first movie lasted only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention —the radio.
* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.
* Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.
* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. *
They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home.
* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym.
Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night".
1.Before 1927, __________.
A. people can watch videos at home
B. the movie had sound
C. People could go to the movie theatres to see movies
D. people could watch sports on "Family Night"
2.Long time ago, people spent their weekends __________.
A. at home B. in the theatres
C. outdoors D. in Disney World
3.Which is a popular activity in the early twentieth century?
A. Watching TV B. Riding the electric streetcars
C. Listening to the radio D. Bicycling
4.The underlined word "lasted" means .
A. began B. was over C. played D. spoke
5.Which is TRUE about the weekends in America?
A. They still see movies without sound now.
B. They didn't go outside in the early twentieth.
C. The weekends are not the same in different times.
D. They don't go to the parks any more now.
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped（绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.
Mark knelt(跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.
As they walked, Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.
They arrived at Bill's home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school.
Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded（提醒）Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill.
“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills(安眠药). I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good time. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. "
1.When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark .
A. didn't notice that
B. went away quickly
C. helped him pick up the things
D. carried all the things for him
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mark was a warm—hearted boy.
B. Bill was good at all of his subjects.
C. Bill and Mark were in the same school.
D. Bill loved video games, baseball and history.
3.At Bill's home, they didn't .
A. drink some Coke B. watch TV
C. have a pleasant talk D. play video games
4.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he .
A. wanted to tell him his story
B. wanted to kill himself again
C. hoped to have lunch together
D. hoped to go on holiday together
5.What would Bill probably say at last?
A. I should die. B. You saved. my life.
C. You did a good job. D. You helped me a lot.
Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you.
Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.
Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.
Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need. If it asks to give one answer, only write one.
If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time later.
Try not to 1eave questions unanswered when you finish the text. Sometimes a guess may get you points.
When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.
1.From the passage, we know we can to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.
A. tell ourselves not to be nervous B. ask the teacher for help
C. go out for a walk D. take a few deep breaths
2.To make sure we understand the questions, we had better .
A. read it fast B. read it till we finish it
C. read it a few times if possible D. read it slowly
3.When we finish answering all the questions, we need to
A. hand in at once B. check spelling mistakes
C. worry about our points D. check with classmates
4.The underlined word "strategies" in the passage means
A．策略
B．思维
C．途径
D．智慧
5.Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question worths.
B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the text.
C. If it asks to give one answer, we'd better write more.
D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.
