Coloring is an activity that children worldwide have long enjoyed. With a picture already made for them, kids simply chose a crayon,pencil or marker of their favorite color and fill it in. Today, it also becomes more and more popular among teenagers and even adults, who are enjoying relaxing hours of coloring. In December, five of the top ten best-selling books in the United States were coloring books.

They are fun,but are coloring books good for you?

The good feedback(反饋)from customers is encouraging. Trina Lucida, a popular artist creating coloring books, says that many of her customers are buying the coloring books for others who are sick or going through a hard time. She adds that the "big idea" behind her latest book is to encourage people to do something creative.

Lucida is right,according to Allan Rohan,a psychology(心理學(xué))professor. "Many customers think of coloring books as a new creative stage," he said in an interview,"but what's more important is that people spend time coloring in order to reduce stress after a long day." Research shows that coloring can reduce stress by guiding people to focus on(專注)one simple task. When a person is filling in a flower with a light purple color,he focuses on the flower and forgets about all his troubles in life.

Experts add that coloring may relieve a certain kind of pain. Doing the coloring helps people relax their mind and calm down. Also,coloring helps people's brain in a healthy way. The shape of the drawing makes one side of the brain active, while the color of the drawing improves the other. Coloring can bring out your imagination and take you back to your childhood. Interesting,isn't it?

"It's very relaxing," said Susan Jackson,a big fan of Lucida's coloring books. "Coloring frees my mind. And it's not just to try to fill blank(空白的)pages. The pictures make me happy and there is just something about them. So I'm saving the pictures I like best to the very end."

1.Trina Lucida wants her coloring books to .

A. encourage people to be creative B. be one of the best-sellers

C. let people enjoy relaxing hours D. help develop their friendship

2.Why can coloring reduce stress?

A. Because it brings out imagination.

B. Because it shows the beauty of nature.

C. Because it helps people to be more focused

D. Because it can take people back to childhood.

3.What does the underlined word "relieve"mean?

A. reduce B. seuarate C. drive D. balance

Before you cut off the tags(標(biāo)簽)and put on your newest clothing, you may want to make a stop at the washing machine. Although new clothing may look clean and fresh, it could actually be bad for your health.

According to Donald Belstio, MD, a professor at Columbia University Medical Center, new clothes do cause some risks of health problems when they are worn without washing. For starters, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Belstio explained that dyes(染料)found on new clothes can hurt the skin. Pre-washing of new clothes will prevent any dyes from doing bad to our skin or other things, like chairs, as New York City doctor Hilary Baldwin, MD, told Real Simple. But there's more.

Dr Belstio also warns that lice(虱子)can come to you from clothing tried on the store dressing room, and there are certain illnesses that can be passed along through clothing. Dr Baldwin advises people that it's especially critical to pre-wash pieces like underpants and swimsuits. You may not want to imagine this, but maybe you're not the first person to try on that new clothing一perhaps it's been tried on in the dressing room, and that's just the first of many cases of possible skin contact. Another point is that your clothing came into contact with many people during the producing, shipping, and selling processes. "There's just no real way of knowing how many hands or other body parts have touched your clothing," Dr Belstio warns "Washing your new clothes is a very smart thing to do," Dr Belsotio said. "I've seen examples of some strange things, so I don't take any chances."

To wash new clothes, simply put them in very hot water (if they can stand that temperature一check the tag first), and hang them to dry. While you prepare your new clothes for their first fashion show, here are other common laundry(洗衣)mistakes you want to avoid.

1.What does the underlined word "critical" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Attractive. B. Difficult. C. Important. D. Common.

2.What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A. We should pay attention to the dyes on new clothes.

B. We should wash new clothes before wearing them.

C. We should try to avoid illnesses caused by clothes.

D. We should put new clothes in hot water when washing.

3.What would the text talk about next?

A. Why new clothes should be washed.

B. When we should wash new clothes.

C. How we can avoid buying ditty clothes.

D. What mistakes we make widen washing clothes

More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle(叢林).He walked around, showing off his power and pride.

Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing(鞠躬)before him.

One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lion's huge paws. Lion woke up with a start. "How dare you wake me up! " he shouted angrily. Lion hunted Mouse with one paw. "On the second thought, I'm in the mood for the snack, and you'll make a delicious meal." he said.

Mouse cried out, "King Lion, please spare me! If you let me live, I'll always remember your kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you."

"How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?" That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the

way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunter's net. The net scooped(兜接)him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldn't run away.

When Mouse heard Lion's frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed(咀嚼) through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse."Thank you for saving my life," said Lion ,smiling his widest smile," I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!"

1.What did Lion do each day?

A. He showed kindness to animals in the jungle.

B. He had a good sleep under his favourite tree.

C. He bowed before weaker animals.

D. He stepped onto a hunter's net.

2.Why did Lion let Mouse go?

A. Because he was trapped in the net.

B. Because he took Mouse as his good friend.

C. Because he doubted if Mouse could be of any help.

D. Because he believed Mouse could save him.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Pride makes you lose what you have.

B. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

C. Even the small can show great strength.

D. When the cat's away, the mice will play.

As one of "China's new four great inventions"，China's high-speed rail eyes the world again with Fuxing. It is proud of a top speed of 400 km/h and a continuous speed of 350 km/h. It is totally designed and produced by Chinese engineers without any help from the West.

China's high-speed train is not only known for its amazing speed，but also for its safety and comfort. Last year, it safely carried 1.4 billion passengers，or the total population of Africa and South America combined.

In 2015，a video taken by a Swedish traveller became popular on social media at home and abroad. In the nine -minute video, a coin stood upright all the time on a fast -running high –speed train. It shows the steadiness(穩(wěn)定)of China's high-speed train，giving visitors a comfortable travelling experience.

The service on:China's high-speed rail is still improving. The new bullet train plans to increase the height and the Wi-Fi network will cover the whole train. Its air conditioning system is designed to reduce the influence of the external pressure(外部壓力)wave when the train is passing through tunnels, easing(緩解)discomfort of ears.

China's high-speed rail also plays an important role in promoting(促進(jìn))the Belt and Road Initiative. It will be good for countries along the Belt and Road. It provides a platform to promote global cooperation(合作)in production capacity(生產(chǎn)力)，so it reconfirms China's position as the

world's second largest economy.

The rapid development of China's high speed rail in the past five years marks China's increasing strength in technology and innovation. It has become a new symbol，showing China's great progress to the world.

1.China's high-speed train is NOT famous for its .

A. Wi-Fi network B. safety C. comfort D. high speed

2.The writer gave the example of a coin standing upright on the train to show .

A. the good service on the train B. the steadiness and comfort of the train

C. the safety and speed of the train D. the good reputation(名聲)of the train

3.Which of the following can be the title of the passage?

A. High Speed Rail一Pride of China B. China's Development

C. The Development of China's Railway D. China's New Four Great Inventions

―A Bite of China is documentary I've introduced to you several times.

―It's great. I've never watched more attractive one.

A. the，a B. the，the C. the，/ D. a，the

A good student what he reads what he sees around him.

A. compares，to B. compares，with C. considers，to D. complains，to

―How can Lucy say bad words about me? I thought we were good friends.

―Who told you that? True friends need .

A. distance B. courage C. trust D. shame

― is the population of China? ―It’s about 1.4 billion. I think it's becoming .

A. what, more and more B. How many, larger and larger

C. What, larger and larger D. How much, smaller and smaller

Sephirex is that he often shows off in public, but I think it's silly.

A. so wealthy man B. such wealth man

C. such wealth a man D. so wealthy a man

―I've told Mary the good news let her give up the job.

―That's great. I worry about her.

A. in order not to; can't B. not in order to; can't

C. in order not to; needn't D. not in order to; needn't