I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found my mom in the kitchen, getting my brother ready for school.
"Mum, did you hear anything? I, uh. I thought I saw an alien."
"Are you all right? Just a dream ! "Mum answered.
Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried, I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed (挤) my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted (晕倒). Then I woke up.
At first, I could hardly move. I wasn't sure whether it was a dream or not. I pulled myself out of the bed and walked downstairs. I saw my mum in the kitchen. She was really getting my brother ready for school, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.
From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that l used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!What did the writer first do when he saw the alien?
| A．He was too scared to move. |
| B．He knew it was a dream and wasn't afraid. |
| C．He was so scared that he fainted. |
| D．He thought against the alien. |
The writer found that it was just a dream _____.
| A．as soon as he woke up |
| B．before he went downstairs |
| C．when he saw his mother |
| D．when he was hurt by the alien |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer had the dream at night. |
| B．The writer's mother's work clothes might not be pink. |
| C．The writer's mother was worried about his dream. |
| D．When the writer had the dream, his family were sleeping. |
Why did the writer use to have dreams about aliens?
| A．He had some kind of relationship with aliens. |
| B．He was terribly ill. |
| C．He often did something about aliens before going to bed. |
| D．The dreams were all about the writer's real experiences. |
We all, at one time or another , were like a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favourite song. Most of us have done this in our own room when we were kids or even when we grew up. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along, and soon my arms are in the air. I am moving along to the music. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.
Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes in my car. Someone may look at me strangely or even laugh at me when I stopped at a traffic light. Personally I love to get lost in the music. That can lead me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The meaning of the word silly, according to the dictionary is : stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they are always serious in their life, but in fact that is really stupid.
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don’t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal(朴素的), how rich, and so on … No one is perfect! So why pretend(假装) to be something you are not?
Life is so short…_________, so why waste a single second on being so “perfect”?
When we were kids, we had no idea of fear and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that kind of feeling.
So don’t be afraid to be silly. The next time you feel down, go and turn on your favourite song , sing and dance along just like there is no tomorrow. Or watch something that makes you laugh. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good.While driving to work, the writer often _______.
| A．sings and moves along to the music |
| B．laughs at others at the traffic lights |
| C．pretends to be serious |
| D．watches his favourite movies |
What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph Two?
| A．He likes wearing his work clothes. |
| B．Being silly can make him relaxed. |
| C．He likes listening to music. |
| D．Laughing at others is impolite. |
Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph Five?
| A．Students these days often have a lot of worries. |
| B．Everyone will face some difficulties in their life. |
| C．You never know when this beautiful journey will be over. |
| D．No one knows when they will die. |
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
| A．How to be a perfect man | B．The importance of being silly |
| C．Life is so short | D．How to be a rock star |
Time flies. Your time in junior high school will come to an end in a few months. Let’s look back over the last three years. What were the highs and lows?
For Zhang Xiaomeng, a senior high school girl from Jiangsu, meeting her best friend Hua Xuan was the best part of her time at junior high school. They went to class together, had lunch together, and even went to the washroom together. Having one or two best friends is important, said Xu Zheng, a teacher from Jiangsu. “Students have secrets. They don’t want to tell their parents,”Xu added. However, being too rebellious (叛逆的) in junior high is the biggest regret for Liu Anqing, a senior high school student from Fujian. “I didn’t listen to my parents. I quarreled with my mother every week,” said Liu. “I wish I could go back to that time and get on well with them.” Time also needs to be taken care of. Zhang Zihua, 15, from Shanxi, thought he had plenty of time to prepare for the big exam at the end of Junior 3. Then one day, he was told: “The exam is in 100 days.” “We need a strong knowledge base to pass the exam. But I didn’t care about it,” said Zhang. Gu Xiaoli, a teacher from Jiangsu, said that it’s never too late to catch up. “No matter your regrets about wasted time, you can always pick things up from now,” said Gu. How many students shared their ideas in the passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
The underlined word “regret” in Paragraph 2 most probably means a feeling of __________.
| A．happiness | B．surprise | C．anger | D．sadness |
Which of the following is true about Liu Anqing?
| A．She quarreled with her parents every day when she was a little girl. |
| B．Her parents didn’t like her at all. |
| C．She didn’t do well in her study at junior high school. |
| D．She didn’t get on well with her parents when she was in junior high school. |
What’s wrong with Zhang Zihua?
| A．He didn’t pass the exam. |
| B．He had no good friends. |
| C．He didn’t get ready for the exam. |
| D．He didn’t get on well with his parents and teachers. |
| Ye Shuhang: In some ways, reference books (参考书) are useful. They help us understand textbooks better. For example, if we can’t learn a language point well in English class, a reference book can help us to review the point. So I think it’s better to have such books. |
| Jiang Yixing: Reference books have some disadvantages. Some reference books show answers to the exercises in textbooks. This isn’t very good. Students will just copy the answers directly instead of thinking for themselves. Day after day, students will begin to rely on (依赖) reference books and won’t listen carefully in class. |
| Jin Yourong: Sometimes, reference books are useful. Some reference books show something a little bit more difficult than the textbooks. They challenge us and let us reach a higher level in our studies. So if you want to learn more, reference books are needed. |
| Yang Haoyu: I don’t think reference books are helpful. If we listen to our teachers carefully and solve the questions at school, this is enough to grasp (掌握) all the knowledge. Besides, the school has given us too much homework. More reference books will only make us sick of studying. And for some subjects like English, if you want to learn well, the best way is to speak, not just do exercises. |
__________ think reference books are useful in our study.
| A．Ye Shuhang and Jiang Yixing |
| B．Jiang Yixing and Jin Yourong |
| C．Ye Shuhang and Jin Yourong |
| D．Jin Yourong and Yang Haoyu |
In Ye Shuhang’s opinion, reference books can ________________.
| A．show answers to the exercises in textbooks |
| B．help us review the point |
| C．let us reach a higher level in our studies |
| D．make us tired of studying |
From the four students’ opinions, we can guess that_____________.
| A．Reference books are too expensive |
| B．Some students buy reference books for their study |
| C．No one will buy reference books any more |
| D．Reference books are useful for everyone |
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to cheat? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out (略去) important information that should be inside, he can give you a false picture.
For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians (政客) often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and got three million jobs. Then she tries to get another term. One of her opponents (竞争对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had increased two million jobs.’’
Advertisers will sometimes use half–truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to say that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of cheating happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. We may infer that the author believes people should ________.
| A．buy lottery tickets if possible |
| B．make use of half–truths |
| C．be careful about what they are told |
| D．not trust the Yucky Company |
How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to cheat?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Using half truths is against the law. |
| B．Technically, half truths are in fact lies. |
| C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache. |
| D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term. |
Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
| A．He’s really a big loser! |
| B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well. |
| C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths. |
| D．It’s against the law to make false statements. |
“AN Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue (队伍) of one,” wrote famous British author George Mikes. While this sounds funny, it’s a popular English stereotype (刻板印象). From the supermarket to the subway, queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain. 
Here in China, queues are normal, too. It is a part of everyday life. People queue most of the time, from buying tickets in the cinema to waiting for seats at a restaurant.But in certain situations, you’ll find yourself in the middle of a rushing crowd, such as getting onto the subway. Even away from the busy subway platform (站台), queues are different. One day I was standing in line at the supermarket.I left a small space in front of me. Within seconds, a girl walked by and took her place in that small space.I was surprised at first, but later I found these experiences very interesting. It is with these small, everyday differences that I get to live and learn within a new culture.
Back in Britain, the average person spends six months of their life waiting in a queue, according to the auction site MadBid. To pass the time, maybe they tell themselves the famous proverb: good things come to those who wait. The English are well known for _____.经过时间，
| A．forming an orderly queue | B．being rude and loud |
| C．traveling on subways | D．spending more time waiting in a queue |
When the girl jumped the queue, how did the writer feel?
| A．annoyed → calm | B．calm → angry |
| C．surprised → interested | D．shocked → angry |
The purpose of the article is to _____.
| A．call on people in China to queue more |
| B．compare queuing in two different countries |
| C．praise the English for following good manners |
| D．explain why people rush in some situations |
In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this article?
| A．Sports. | B．News. | C．Culture. | D．Business. |
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