Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. Tea has very close relationship to Chinese culture.
It is said that Chinese tea was discovered by King Shen Nong. People say that he lived 5,000 years ago. One summer day, while he was visiting a faraway part of his country, he felt very thirsty. The servants began to make water hot enough to turn into gas for him to drink. Dried leaves from a near plant fell into the water. The king drank some, and found it could make him feel less tired. Also as a scientist, Shen Nong was interested in the new drink. And so, tea was created in 2737 BC.
Drinking tea has many advantages. It makes people feel less tired, clears heat inside the human body and helps people lose weight. As you add a cup of tea to your daily life, please check the following helpful advice.
Drink it hot. Tea oxidizes(氧化) quickly, so it is suggested that you drink it hot.
Do not drink too much strong tea. It will probably be harmful to your stomach and make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong.
The best time to drink tea is between meals. It may not make you have a strong wish to eat when your stomach is full.
Do not drink with medicine. It may change the medical result. You can drink tea two hours after you take medicine.
Green tea is the best choice for office workers. Why? Because green tea helps stop the bad result of the computer.
1.Drinking tea has lots of advantages EXCEPT ______.
A. helping you lose weight B. letting you feel less tired
C. having a strong wish for food D. clearing heat inside your body
2.Mr. Brown is a computer programmer (程序设计员). He’d better drink _______.
A. Green tea B. black tea
C. strong tea D. coffee with milk
3.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. Don’t drink too much strong tea.
B. Not all office workers drink green tea.
C. Tea is connected with Chinese culture closely.
D. King Shen Nong loved creating new things.
4.The passage is mainly written to ______.
A. let us know tea was discovered
B. give some advice about drinking tea
C. tell people the history of tea
D. advise people to drink green tea
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How time flies! The 9th graders are going to graduate soon. We invite them to write about their school memories.
Let’s share some of them. —Ms. Rosen
Name:Brita |
Name:Jay |
Name:Rocky |
Name:Angel |
1.Who dislikes tests among the four students?
A. Brita B. Jay C. Rocky D. Angel
2.How many of the four students mentioned Ms. Rosen?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
3.What can we learn from the given information above?
A. The four students will be in Grade 9 next term.
B. The four students do not enjoy school very much.
C. The four students all think it’s important to work hard.
D. Their favourite memories are all about trips.
Last week, Chicago became the first city in the US to join the “Lights Out Plan”. People turned off the lights in the city’s tallest buildings, so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes. Every year in autumn, some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south, and come back the next spring．
Lights mean danger to birds. Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky. Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars. This means they can not find the right way to go home．
This month, about 300 types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter. Birds fly to warmer places for a few reasons. Many birds cannot live in the cold, so they fly to warmer places. But there are other reasons，too. Birds need to look for food in the south. Another reason is that they want to have baby birds. Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same “house” they lived in last year, so they fly back there.
There are about 9,000 kinds of birds in the world, and about 600 kinds of birds migrate（迁徙）. Some birds can fly a very long way. Sometimes they fly to other countries. We have fewer birds today because there are fewer places for birds．
1.Why did people in Chicago turn off their lights last week?
A. Because people wanted to save money．
B. Because people liked the dark night．
C. Because people were afraid that birds would make much noise．
D. Because people were afraid that birds would lose their way．
2.Today we have fewer birds because __________．
A. lots of birds are often ill B. people kill lots of birds
C. there are fewer places for birds D. other animals eat them
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. All birds fly to warmer places every year．
B. Some birds have to fly to warmer places in autumn．
C. Some birds can fly a long way to other countries．
D. About 600 kinds of birds migrate in the world．
Are you happy most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament(脾气). It is usually believed that both genes（基因） and environment may influence people’s temperament in different ways. Scientists have found that the season of the birth also plays a role. Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, studied 400 university students. In the study, The students needed to finish some questions to know which of four kinds of temperaments they most had. From the questions, scientists found that the students always answered something like “my mood often changes for no reason.” and “I love to deal with new projects, even if it is risky.” these answers were then connected with their birthdays. They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods compared to people born in winter. Those who always feel positive are mostly born in spring and summer. The study also found that those born in fall less probably had a mood of depression which may easily drive them to cry, while those in winter were not easier to be angry. Scientists said that this was probably because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control people’s moods even in adult life. “It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your change of developing certain mood, disorders,” scientist Xenia Gonda told the Telegraph.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正 (A)、误(B)。
1.Ages probably may influence people’s temperaments according to the Paragraph 1.
2.The underlined the word “depression” most probably means sadness.
3.The answers to the questions of the study were matched with their birthdays.
4.People born in winter get sad or happy more easily.
5.The best title of this passage is “The Influence of Genes”.
Zhang Wei is a highly skilled doctor. He was born in a lonely _____ village. The people there lived a hard life. They seldom walked out of the mountain. They could _____ get good education. However, Zhang Wei was ____, for he not only went to college, but he also became an excellent doctor. Then what made him lucky? A volunteer teacher called James, who came from Germany, encouraged him and_______ his life.
When James first entered Zhang Wei’s school, he couldn’t ____ his eyes. He was shocked by the sights（情景）in front of him: broken windows, small old desks and chairs. Even worse, students of different ages were in the same classroom. It was the only class in the school. James realized _____ poor the people were in education. He planned to find out as many ways as he could to help them. One day when James was giving a class, Zhang Wei made some noises for fun. Other kids laughed. At that time James decided to make good use of the ____to help him. He walked towards Zhang Wei and asked him to put out his hands. Looking at them _____, James said with a kind smile, “As soon as I see your little fingers, I know you will become a highly skilled doctor in the future. Come on!” Hearing this, Zhang Wei was surprised because almost ___ said such words this way. Zhang Wei couldn’t believe that completely, but he remembered what the teacher said in his heart.
After that, Zhang Wei studied harder and then made more progress continuously. Later, Zhang Wei went to college. After many years, he became a famous doctor, saving many lives. ____ Zhang Wei talks about his life, he always expresses thanks to his volunteer teacher. His encouraging words have made what he is.
1.A. forest B. sea C. mountain D. river
2.A. hardly B. usually C. always D. ever
3.A. simple B. lucky C. popular D. common
4.A. worried B. understood C. changed D. caught
5.A. cover B. close C. open D. believe
6.A. how B. when C. where D. what
7.A. chance B. change C. example D. action
8.A. angrily B. sadly C. nervously D. carefully
9.A. everybody B. anybody C. nobody D. somebody
10.A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whoever D. However
I live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It ____ very quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days, something unusual ____ in our town. Clara, a teacher of ____ is really nervous. When she ____ by the town newspaper, she said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My husband thinks that it could be a cat, but I think it must be some persons ____ fun. We called the policemen, ____ they couldn’t find anything strange. They think it ____ the wind. I don’t think so. My neighbor Lucy is ____, too. “I think it was ___big to be a cat,” she said. “Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.” Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy. ____ something visiting the homes in our neighborhood. What is it on earth? Who can help us?
1.A. used to be B. uses to be C. is used to be D. was used to be
2.A. happened B. is happening C. was happening D. has happened
3.A. my B. me C. mine D. I
4.A. interviewed B. is interviewed C. was interviewed D. interviews
5.A. have B. had C. has D. having
6.A. and B. but C. though D. until
7.A. might be B. should be C. can’t be D. must be
8.A. happy B. worried C. careful D. silent
9.A. such B. either C. so D. too
10.A. There are B. There must be C. There must have D. There must is
