Passage 1
Nowadays, most of us simply go online, watch TV or check the radio to know what the weather will be like. ________ 1 ___ , if you are in a place where you can ’ t
any of those resources and need to know _ 2 ___ might be happening soon, you can ___ 3 ____ at the clouds in the sky for help. It ’ esspecially useful if you enjoy outdoor activities, such as hiking or camping.
The types of clouds in the sky can tell you a lot about the 4 . Generally, clouds ___ 5 ___ are white and high suggest good weather, and dark and low clouds mean rain or storms are 6 .
Clouds can be black, white and gray and each means something __ 7 ____
about the weather. Black clouds mean that there is a coming storm that does not have strong winds. White clouds
usually mean good weather, though a storm could be 8 its way later in the day. 9 clouds usually mean a new or a light storm. But they also mean the storm will spread across a large area and may remain for 10 while.
1. However 2, what 3, look 4, weather 5, that/which 6, coming 7, different 8, on 9, Gray 10, a Passage 2
When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to their radios, TVs, newspapersor to the Internet. However, you can also find many ______ 1 ____ signs among wildlife. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. Before __ 2 storm, people outside have seen that field mice come out of their holes __ 3 that deer come down from the mountains.
Birds are good weather indicators. For 4 ____ , some birds become irritable （急躁的 _________________________________ ） and will fight over a piece of bread. 5 birds chirp （ 叽叽喳喳 ） and sing just before a storm. 6 ___ seems they know they won ’ t have another chance
for one or two hours. You will sometimes see birds getting together on a wire （ 电线 ） close to a building. That is ____ 7 _______________________________ the low pressure makes the air ___________________ 8 ____ thin that birds have difficulty flying.
It is unusual to see many birds ____ 9 overhead in the summertime. Watch
for other signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.
__ 10 _____ paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather. 1, weather 2, a 3, and 4, example 5, Other 6, It 7, because 8, so 9, flying 10, By
话题二 饮食
Passage 3
We have no idea about when men first began to use salt. But we do know 1 it had been used in many different ways through the history.
For example, in many history books, it is recorded that people who lived three thousand years ago ____________ 2 ___ salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt 3 used to keep the dead. It can prevent the dead bodies from decO*).
In the eighteenth century, a person who 4 ___ salt was thought to have broken the law. If _ 5 ____ person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown
into prison. Books also record that in England, about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century _____ 6 ____ of stealing salt! In 1553, if a man took more than ___ 7 ____ share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished.
Salt was very important on the dinner table of a __ 8 . It was always put in ____ 9 ___ of the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt while ____ 10 important visitors were given seats farther away from it.
1, that 2, ate 3, was 4, stole 5, a 6, because 7, his 8, king 9, front 10, less Passage 4
There is a lot of argument about raw( 生的 ) food diet. One is that heating food above a certain 1(often 46 C) kills 福脩崩政).
For example, vitamin C is easily killed by heat. Many vegetables are 2 with vitamin C, which will disappear _ 3 ____ they are cooked. The same thing happens with B vitamins. They aren ’ t as much in vegetables ____ 4 ____ vitamin C, but they are also reduced when heated.
Supporters of raw diets believe 5 ____ eating raw foods can help slow aging, prevent disease and improve we-llbeing.
6 cooking food doesn ’ atlways take away its nutrients. Researchers found that cooking increases a kind of nutrient in tomatoes, which is helpful for 7 lower risk of heart disease and some cancers. Cooking can also 8
the amount of calcium
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Cooking can have ___ 9 ___ advantages. A Harvard University study found that cooking also makes food easier to bite, easier to take in and improves ___ 10 energy value.
The key here, however, isn ’ t to stress so much about how you eat your fruit and vegetables. Just make sure you eat them. 1, temperature 2, filled 3, when 4, as 5, that 6, But 7, a 8, increase 9, other 10, its
话题三 安全
Passage 5
Nine-year-old Samuel Meyers is an Australian boy from Clover Hill State School, Queensland. He just became the national _ 1 ___ of the little BIG idea competition in the Grade 3 — 4 group because of his smart helmet idea.
___ 2 ____ idea is called the Hero Helmet. Samuel Meyers wants to stop people 3 their bikes or scooters（电动车）without a helmet. 4 is a controller inside the helmet. It ___ 5 the lock of the bike or the scooter. It won unlock the bike or scooter unless the rider puts __ 6 the helmet.
His grandpa once __ 7 ____ him how the idea came to him. “ Ilike biking, ” Samuel answered. “ I often see children falling without a helmet and I know 8 ____ dangerous it can be. I want to save lives. ”
Samuel’ s idea was loved by engineer Jordon Nguyen. “ It is good to see so many
students from all over Australia have 9 ____ own ideas to help others. I love Samuel’ s idea most ___ 10 ___ it can solve a real problem. I ’ m excited to see whe
he takes his idea in the future, ” he said.
1, winner 2, The 3, riding 4, There 5, controls
6, on 7, asked 8, how 9, their 10, because Passage 6
There may be different dangers around us. Learning to keep __ 1 ___ is always important. Sudden accidents ___ 2 ____ every day. When there is one, ____ 3 ___ first and most important rule is to stay calm. Here are some accidents you may meet with and the related tips for you.
When students around you begin to push, stand at one place and try to hold onto something. Or stay at __ 4 ___ corner until the crowd leaves.
When a fire __ 5 ___ out, stay calm and follow teachers ’ instructions. Leave the classroom quickly and use a piece of cloth to ___ 6 your mouth and nose. In this way, hot air and smoke will do less harm to you. If your clothes catch 7 , drop to the ground and roll from side to side to put it 8 . Don ’ t run back
burning house for anything.
Always ___ 9 ____ traffic rules on roads. Don’ trush on roads. If you walk to
school or go to school by bike, remember to wait for the green traffic light. Make sure it is clear when you are ready to cross it. Look left and then right for cars 10 you cross the road. 1, safe 2, happen 3, the 4, a 5, breaks 6, cover 7, fire 8, out 9, follow 10, before
话题四 工作
Passage 7
Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you are 1 _______ thin 14-year-old boy. That was _____ 2 _____ in 1940 — the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City ’ s Pennsylvania Railway Station.
__ 3 ____ just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging时度收费)passengers. I ' d like to join them, thinking, _______ “ Everyone ____ 4 ___ is doing it. ”
When I got home that night, I told my dad ____ 5 I wanted to do. ______________________________________ “You giv an honest day ’ s work, ” he said, 6 ____ straight into my eyes. “They are payi
you. If they want to do that, just let them do that. ” I followed my dad ’ s advic rest of that summer and have lived by his words ____ 7 then.
Of all the jobs I ’ ve had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now, I teach my players to respect other people and their possession. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person 8 ____ , it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people __ 9 _______ steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he ____ ’ gone.
Whether you ’ re on a sports team, in an office ____ 10 a member of a family, if you can ’ t trust one another, there is going to be trouble. 1, a 2, me 3, After 4 else 5, what
6, looking 7, since 8, steals 9, who 10, or Passage 8
Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky. Either they have very interesting jobs 1 ____ they make a lot of money. Most people are not so __ 2 ___ . Their jobs may not be very interesting. And they may not ___ 3 ____ much money.
The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People take a long time to learn _________ 4 ____ to do them. Doctors study ___ 5 ___ at least six years after finishing school.
Some young people have interesting and high-pay jobs. Many young players do 6 work successfully. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35 7 old. Older people usually cannot play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough. Golf, however, is 8 good sport for older people. Many
golf players are quite old, but they can play it successfully. Most people work 9 they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire 退休( ) and have a lot of free time. Some people never retire， though.
These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actorsusually ________ 10 ____ to the end of their lives. Their work is their life. 1, or 2, lucky 3, make 4, how 5, for 6, their 7, years 8, a 9, until 10, work
话题五 社会与人口问题
Passage 9
Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry. In the past, _____ 1 ____ more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In __ 2 ____ farm family, parents and their children often lived with
grandparents.Often too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important ________ 3 ____ agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers _ 4 ___ are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary.
And ____ 5 ___ families cannot be moved from place to place as smaller families can. So at presen，t people _____ 6 like to have smaller families.
___ 7 ___ the future, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to _____ 8 ___ even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consist only of a man and a __ 9 . A small number of families may _ 10 ____ raising children as their chief work. At the same time they may also raise other people ’ s children, leaving those families free
to move from job to job. 1, when 2, a 3, than 4, who 5, large 6, would 7, In 8, move 9 woman10, consider/regard Passage 10
A very important world problem is the growth of population on the earth. The population of the world today is more than 7,500,000,000. That is a great number and we know 1 ___________ quite well. The important thing is not how large the population of the world is now, 2 ____ the rate （速度 ） of the growth. It is about 1.63% every year after the number of dead people has been taken away.
To give you some ideas of _ 3 ____ birth rate, look at the second ____ 4 of your watch. Every second, four babies are _____ 5 in the world. Another baby!
Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep up 6 ___________ the birth rate. The population is ____ 7 ____ faster and faster. So it
goes on, hour after hour. In one day, people have to find food for over 350,000 mouths more.
This great growth of population will make a big problem by the year of 2030.There willbe as __________________ 8 ___ as 8,500,000,000 people on the __ 9 ___ ! So this is one of the biggest 10 _____ that you are going to meet within your life.
1, it 2, but 3, the 4, hand 5, born 6, with 7, growing 8, many 9, earth 10, problems
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