Oureatinghabits（习惯）areveryimportantforgoodhealthandastrongbody．Therearetimeswhenmostofuslikeeatingsweetsandice-cream，theyarenotbadforusifweeatthemattheendofameal．Ifweeatthembeforeameal，theymaytakeawayourappetite（食欲）．It'simportantforustoeatourmealatregular（规律）timeeachday．Whenwefeelworriedorexcited，wemaynotwanttoeat．Alongtimeago，inEngland，somejudges（法官）oftendecidedwhetheramanwastellingthetruthbygivinghimsomedrybread．Ifthemancouldnotswallow（吞）thebread，itmeantthathewasn'ttellingthetruth．Thoughthisseemsstrangeandfoolish，theythoughtitwasagoodwayoffindingouttruth．Amanwhoisworriedaboutsomethinghasdifficultyinswallowinganythingdrybecauseheloseshisappetite．1．Goodeatinghabitsareveryimportantforour_________．2．Thesweetsandice-creammay_________ourappetite，ifweeatthembeforeameal．3．Apersonmaynotwanttoeatwhenhefeels_________or_________．4．ThejudgesinoldEnglandthoughtifamandidn'ttellthetruth，hecould_________．参考答案：1．health2．takeaway3．worried，excited4．notswallowthedrybreadeasily．Greenlandisanotherisland．ItisnamedIceland（冰岛）．DoyouthinkthatGreenlandisgreenandwarm？DoyouthinkthatIcelandiswhitewithice？Ifyoudo，youarewrong．NotmorepeopleliveonthebigislandofGreenland．TherearemorepeopleinyourhometownthanthoseinallofGreenland．ThatisbecauseGreenlandisnotgreen．Greenlandiswhite．Mostoftheislandiscovered（被……覆盖）withlotsofice．TheicecoveringGreenlandishigherthantheworld'stallbuildings．WhataboutIceland？IsitcolderthanGreenland？No，itisn't．Icelandhasice，butnotsomuchasGreenland．Icelandhasalotofsprings（泉），andtheygiveouthotwaterandsteam（蒸汽）．Theclimate（气候）isnotascoldasGreenland．AndtherearealotofpeoplewholiveonIceland．1）Whereisthelargestislandintheworld？_________________________________．2）Whichisthelargerisland，IcelandorGreenland？_________________________________．3）TherearefewerpeopleinGreenlandthanthoseinyourhometown，aren'tthere？_________________________________．4）WhatismostofGreenlandcoveredwith？________________________________．5）Whyisn'ttheclimateinIcelandsocoldasthatinGreenland？_________________________________．参考答案：1）ItisinthenorthofEurope2）Greenland3）Yes，thereare4）Lotsofice5）BecauseIcelandhasalotofsprings（andtheygiveouthotwaterandsteam）．阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。OfallthestudentsofGradeFour，Billisthetallest．He'sthirteen，andofcourse，he'stheoldest，too．Buthe'stheworstandthemostfoolish（愚蠢的）．Hecan'tanswertheeasiestquestionsinclass．Andheneverpassestheexams．Buttheboyisthestrongestinhisschool．Eventheboysinhighergradesareafraidofhim．Soheleaveshomewithanemptybag．Whenhegetstoschool，hisbagisfulloffruitandcakes．Sometimeshebringssomehome．Hismother，MrsKing，isalwayshappywhensheseesthem．Shepraises（赞扬）herson，forshecansavesomemoney．Thismorning，Mrs．Kingwentshoppinginthemarket．Shesawanoldmansellingeggsthere．Shechosetwenty-fourbutpaidonlyfortwenty．Theoldmanwastoobusytocount（数）them．Shehurriedoffandtoldherhusbandassoonashecamebackforlunch．“Howcleveryouare！Mr．Kingsaidhappily．AndBillwasbusyeatingtheeggs，sohedidn'tsayaword．“What'syourfavouritefood，dear？askedMr．King．“Eggs，ofcourse．“Well，then，saidtheman，“Canyoutelluswhatcanlayeggs？Theboythoughtforawhileandsaid，“Hens，ducks，geese（鹅）．．．and．．andmum！．“Oh？Butwhy？“Ioftenheartheycallme‘BADEGG’．1．Billneverpassestheexamsbecause_____．A．he'sthetallestofthechildrenB．he'sthirteenC．hedoesn'tworkhardathislessonsD．heisnottheworstintheschool2．WhyisBill'sbagfulloffruitandcakeswhenhegetstoschool？A．Hebuysthemonhiswaytoschool．B．Hemakesthechildrengivethemtohim．C．Hefindsthemintheshops．D．Hisparentsbuythemforhim．3．____，soMrs．Kingishappy．A．BilloftensavesmoneyforhisfamilyB．ThechildrenareafraidofBillC．BillisstrongerandolderthananyotherchildD．Billgetsnofoodwithoutpayinganymoney4．Billdidn'tsayawordattablebecause_____．A．hewasthinkingofaproblemB．hehadtogotoschoolontimeC．hewasafraidofhisfatherD．hewantedtoeatmoreeggs5．Whichofthefollowingistrue？A．Mrs．Kingcanlayeggs．B．PeoplethinkBillisverybad．C．Billwishedhismothercouldlayeggs．D．Billlikeshisnickname（绰号）verymuch．参考答案：1．C。在所给的四个选项中，只有Bill不用功，才是考试不及格的根本原因。2．B。连高年级的学生都怕Bill，他当然是强迫同学们给他吃的东西。3．A。从文章内容可以看出，Mrs．King好占便宜，儿子能不掏钱拿回吃的东西，她自然很高兴。4．D。鸡蛋是Bill最喜爱的食品，他在父母亲谈论的时候一言不发，当然是想多吃一些。5．B。由“Ioftenheartheycallme‘BADEGG'．”能够得知，大家都认为Bill很坏。
