When autumn comes, you may find people on the street wearing brown clothes. This is a new fashion. It is quite 1 this autumn. It’s called the Maillard style (美拉德风格).

This style got ideas from 2 . Did you ever watch your mum or dad cook steak (牛排)? The steak turns from red to brown. In 1912, French scientist Maillard found the reason behind this. That’s 3 people named this brown colour after the scientist.

The Maillard style has different kinds of 4 . For example, the red-brown looks like the colour of a medium-rare steak (三分熟牛排). 5 the dark brown looks like the colour of a well-done steak. Those brown colours make people 6 hot, tasty food. They can feel warmer on cold days.

We all know that the bright and cool colours of summer are only suitable for a few people, but Maillard’s is 7 . It makes people feel good about themselves. It’s also more suitable for everyone to 8 . It is friendly to Asian skin.

The Maillard style clothes are 9 made of different materials, like wool, silk, cotton, leather, etc. Wearing this kind of clothes can make people feel warm and comfortable. It’s very 10 for autumn or winter. Well, that’s all for my share. Why not have a try?

1．A．favourite B．expensive C．healthy D．popular

2．A．shopping B．cooking C．collecting D．chatting

3．A．why B．how C．when D．where

4．A．reds B．browns C．blacks D．yellows

5．A．So B．Or C．And D．But

6．A．think of B．talk of C．look at D．look for

7．A．modern B．different C．cheap D．useful

8．A．wear B．draw C．collect D．wash

9．A．seldom B．only C．just D．usually

10．A．bad B．hungry C．fit D．late

（二）

It’s the night before Thanksgiving Day (感恩节). Gina is washing the dishes with her 11 ⁠.

“Dad and Mum, tomorrow is my favourite day. I want Li Qi, my 12 ⁠ classmate, to join us for dinner,” Gina says.

“That 13 ⁠ great!” Gina’s parents say.

On Thanksgiving Day, Li Qi comes to Gina’s home.

“Welcome, Li Qi,” Gina’s mum says.

“Happy Thanksgiving Day,” Li Qi says.

“Thanks. Li Qi, do you 14 ⁠ this festival in China?” Gina’s dad says.

“No, but we have a 15 ⁠ like Thanksgiving Day in China—the Mid-Autumn Festival,” Li Qi says.

“What do you 16 ⁠ do on that day?” Gina asks.

“My family usually watch the moon, have tea and eat mooncakes! The mooncake 17 ⁠ the moon and tastes really nice,” Li Qi says.

“The Mid-Autumn Festival sounds fun,” Gina says.

“Next year, come to China and 18 ⁠ the festival with my family. But now, you know I really miss my family,” Li Qi says.

“We are your family in the US. Have 19 ⁠ studying and living here. Now let’s have dinner,” Gina’s dad says.

“Thank you. It’s a really 20 ⁠ day for me,” Li Qi says.

11．A．classmates B．friends C．grandparents D．parents

12．A．American B．Chinese C．Japanese D．French

13．A．sounds B．smells C．tastes D．feels

14．A．mean B．hold C．protect D．celebrate

15．A．club B．hobby C．festival D．culture

16．A．never B．suddenly C．usually D．only

17．A．gives up B．looks like C．writes down D．goes through

18．A．solve B．finish C．challenge D．enjoy

19．A．fun B．duty C．disease D．matter

20．A．round B．grey C．unusual D．nervous

（三）

Rice and wheat

Rice and wheat are 21 in our life. We eat them a lot. But do you know how they influence our 22 ? Here is the study about this problem.

In the study, researchers interviewed more than 100,000 people from Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang in northwest China. They were 23 the ages of 35 and 74. They provided information about their medical records (记录) and lifestyles, such as the smoking habit and exercise.

The researchers divided the people into three 24 according to how often they eat rice and wheat each week. The first group eats rice four to six days a week, and eats wheat less. The second group likes wheat, and the third group eats 25 rice and wheat. They found rice lovers may have a lower risk of obesity (肥胖), while for wheat lovers, the risk (风险) is higher.

Then the researchers looked at whether a change in eating habits would make any difference. They asked wheat lovers to 26 eating rice five days a week. There is a change in the result.

According to the researchers, wheat takes in less water than rice when 27 and has higher energy than cooked rice of the same weight. Moreover, rice often comes with 28 vegetables, meat and fish. 29 wheat lovers in northwest China usually eat a large bowl of noodles with little meat or vegetables, and sometimes even with a lot of oil. This is why wheat lovers gain weight (发胖) more 30 than rice lovers.

21．A．important B．strange C．delicious D．interesting

22．A．wealth B．health C．life D．age

23．A．with B．from C．in D．between

24．A．groups B．teams C．classes D．grades

25．A．both B．all C．either D．neither

26．A．stop B．start C．change D．keep

27．A．connected B．grown C．hunted D．cooked

28．A．same B．different C．small D．little

29．A．Though B．And C．But D．So

30．A．easily B．suddenly C．usually D．madly

（四）

Shopping can help you get what you need. For some people, it just 31 too much time, but for others, it is fun! I think I am a 32 of the second group. This is because shopping relaxes (使……放松) me.

I think shopping is all about choosing (选择) and finding. There are lots of items in supermarkets, of different kinds and at different 33 . So you really need to think hard about what you need and how much money you have.

Sometimes we buy the things we don’t want later. What is the 34 for that? It’s because we don’t make the right decision (决定) when we are 35 .

For me, I 36 have a look at everything first. So most of the time, I get 37 I really want. There’s a lot of fun in shopping—the 38 feeling of a right decision and sometimes even the feeling of a wrong one.

Having a pair of smart 39 is really important. Sometimes, you find a great thing you didn’t see at first, or something that others didn’t see.

40 important thing is to look at prices from shop to shop. It isn’t easy, but finally you will be better and better at it.

Shopping is fun. And it’s just like life: all about making right decisions. So, enjoy your shopping!

31．A．has B．takes C．spends D．costs

32．A．student B．member C．shopkeeper D．woman

33．A．moments B．colors C．designs D．prices

34．A．reason B．question C．plan D．time

35．A．reading B．swimming C．shopping D．playing

36．A．always B．seldom C．never D．sometimes

37．A．who B．what C．how D．when

38．A．sad B．happy C．interesting D．angry

39．A．glasses B．legs C．eyes D．ears

40．A．Another B．Others C．Other D．The other

（五）

Hi, friends! I’m Harry. I’m a middle school student. There are many 41 in my school. Students have great fun in these clubs.

I love 42 . I can sing and dance very well. So I join the Music Club. The club has activities (活动) on Tuesday and Thursday. I 43 some friends in the club. We have the 44 hobby. I’m always very happy to 45 to my dear friends. I’m also very 46 at building rockets. So I join the Rocket Club, too. We can launch the 47 into the sky. The club only has activities on Monday. So you can see I have club activities 48 day(s) a week.

A music festival is next month. All the 49 in the music club need to prepare (准备) well for it. And I want to join in it. So I’m very 50 these days. I think my school days are really interesting.

41．A．subjects B．festivals C．friends D．clubs

42．A．geography B．music C．English D．sports

43．A．speak B．draw C．make D．come

44．A．same B．old C．different D．new

45．A．tell B．talk C．say D．bring

46．A．interesting B．friendly C．shine D．good

47．A．rockets B．machines C．robots D．cars

48．A．one B．two C．three D．four

49．A．teachers B．parents C．students D．girls

50．A．late B．free C．important D．busy

（六）

On the first day of school, the new teacher had a look at a piece of paper. She was very 51 to see it! There were not just students’ names on the paper. What did she 52 ? After each student’s name was a 53 , like 138, 140 and 154. “Look at these high IQ students,” she thought. “They give me a 54 class.”

Then the excited teacher worked very 55 with this class. She worked on the 56 of this class day and night. She 57 many new teaching ways. She thought students in this class would like her ways. She was 58 and the ways worked well.

This class did better than (比) any of her other classes. She 59 her other classes in the traditional (传统的) way. Later she 60 that the number after each student’s name wasn’t IQ, but the number of his or her clothes box in the school.

From the story, we learn that all the hard work will pay off (回报) in the end.

51．A．helpful B．sad C．sorry D．happy

52．A．introduce B．grow C．find D．help

53．A．book B．number C．picture D．hat

54．A．small B．healthy C．good D．beautiful

55．A．hard B．already C．really D．early

56．A．events B．lessons C．lives D．drinks

57．A．used B．held C．joined D．needed

58．A．right B．tall C．nervous D．wrong

59．A．jumped B．heard C．taught D．read

60．A．cleaned B．enjoyed C．found D．held

（七）

A lot of students have hobbies, like reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, or looking after lovely animals. Some hobbies are relaxing (放松的) and 61 are useful. 62 can help you grow as a person and learn new skills.

David Smith is a student. His hobby is 63 . In the middle school, he 64 a book and it came out (出版) in 2003. Many teenagers love his book and he becomes a 65 young writer. David is successful (成功的), but he thinks of writing 66 only one of his many hobbies and interests. “I like playing badminton too,” says David. He isn’t sure if (是否) he is going to write more books 67 .

David is very lucky 68 his hobby makes him happy and successful. But he is also 69 in many other things, and he often plays badminton for his school team.

It’s something difficult to remember that we shouldn’t 70 all our time on our hobbies. There are many other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.

61．A．others B．another C．the other D．other

62．A．Friends B．Hobbies C．Books D．Life

63．A．reading B．painting C．writing D．fishing

64．A．reads B．writes C．read D．wrote

65．A．friendly B．excellent C．useful D．famous

66．A．as B．with C．for D．to

67．A．in the past B．in the future C．now D．just now

68．A．so B．but C．because D．or

69．A．happy B．excited C．sad D．interested

70．A．take B．cost C．pay D．spend

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