I’m Jack. I’m a middle school student. I have lessons from Monday to Friday. At weekends, I usually get up very late. I wash my face, brush my teeth and then go out to do morning exercises. I eat my breakfast at about nine o’clock. After that, I often go to the park with my parents. The park is a little far from our home, so we go there by bus. It often takes us about twenty minutes to get there by bus. The park is very beautiful. There are always lots of people in the park. There are men and women, old and young. Parents must take good care of their children. There is a large lake in the middle of the park. I often go swimming there. Sometimes, I fly kites. We always have a good time there.What time does Jack have breakfast at weekends?
| A．At about 7:00. |
| B．At about 8:00. |
| C．At about 9:00. |
| D．At about 10:00. |
Where does Jack often go at weekends?
| A．To the bookstore. |
| B．To the cinema. |
| C．To the museum. |
| D．To the park. |
Who does Jack go to the park with?
| A．His parents. |
| B．His brother. |
| C．His cousin. |
| D．His mother. |
How long does it take them to get to the park by bus?
| A．For about forty minutes. |
| B．For about twenty minutes. |
| C．For about ten minutes. |
| D．For about five minutes. |
What is in the middle of the park?
| A．A small hill. |
| B．A big library. |
| C．A large lake. |
| D．A beautiful square. |
The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.
The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.The Aborigines painted pictures .
| A．on animals’ fur | B．on the land |
| C．on the tree | D．on the rock |
What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?
| A．To paint. | B．To hunt. | C．To fight. | D．To play. |
The Aborigines thought were the most important on the earth.
| A．people | B．animals | C．spirits | D．plants |
In an Aboriginal group decided things.
| A．the older men | B．the leader |
| C．the English | D．the Europeans |
The number of the Aborigines is small today .
| A．because their living condition was very bad |
| B．because the English killed a lot of them in the wars |
| C．because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them |
| D．because of the wars and the new illnesses |
There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by ,it becomes less and less ,so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses ,carriages and bicycles .
In the Second World War ,some people didn＇t use gas made from petroleum （石油）in their cars .They made gas from wood and plants instead . The cars didn＇t go fast ,but they ran ,so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can＇t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.
Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity(电)to run our cars but first we must make the electricity ！Some countries have coal and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big ,strong rivers and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.
We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river .Then the tide comes in ,the water turns the turbines and then it goes out ,it turns them again.
Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?When might people have to go back to using horses and carriages?
| A．When they are poor |
| B．When they run out of oil |
| C．When they need more exercise |
| D．When there aren＇t any big trees in the world |
How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?
| A．2 | B．5 | C．4 | D．3 |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．how to run our cars |
| B．what to do when oil runs out |
| C．different types of gas |
| D．the way to make electricity |
The worst danger is a house on fire when people are asleep. Always be ready to leave through a window into the garden by making sure you can open it if necessary. If you should be on holiday in a tall building or hotel, make sure you know where the fire escape（太平梯） is . When you can’t find any way out, try to find pieces of cloth and make a rope to get out of a window to safety. If you smell burning in your home, get out right away. If you can’t breathe properly because of smoke on your way out, crawl（爬行） on your hands and knees because smoke rises and the air will be cleaner near the floor. Smoke is a killer and more people have died from breathing it in than actually being burnt.
Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people pushing to reach a door. Keep your head up with arms up in front of your chest（胸）.This protects your chest and gives you the best chance to breathe. Above all, don’t get frightened!In a room filled with smoke ,you’d better crawl on the floor because__________.
| A．you won’t get burnt. | B．the floor is cleaner |
| C．there is less smoke near the floor | D．you won’t breathe any smoke |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．In a fire, more deaths are caused by smoke. |
| B．The most important thing is not to be frightened in a fire |
| C．When a public place is on fire, people usually push to leave. |
| D．Be ready to leave a burning house through a window if there is a garden down below. |
Smoking in indoor public places including public working places, public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011.Let’s look at the following advantages of banning smoking.
First, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled.
Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result, people have to give up smoking.
Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking, they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers.
Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率).Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller.
If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned, it will help keep the environment from getting worse.________doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place.
| A．A field | B．A hospital | C．A library | D．A restaurant |
The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ______.
| A．banning smoking is good for restaurants |
| B．banning smoking is good for non-smokers |
| C．banning smoking is good for spread of diseases |
| D．banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers |
How many advantages of banning smoking are mentioned in this passage?
| A．Two. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” means ______.
| A．men | B．women | C．adults | D．teenagers |
Which of the following statements in NOT true?
| A．If smoking is banned, work productivity will increase. |
| B．If smoking is banned, the number of teen smokers will be larger. |
| C．If smoking is banned, it will make the environment become better. |
| D．If smoking is banned, smokers will learn how to live without smoking. |
Yesterday I was shopping for a few items(物品).With nothing to do at home, my son, who just left university, was ready to go together with me.
As I pushed the basket towards the register(收银机),I checked my items to see how many I had, thinking I might go to the Express Line(快速通道)where the sign said“Ten items or less”.
I started to go to that line and my son said,“Mon, you have twelve items!”I said,“You know, but they’re close.” He said,“Why are you in such a hurry to get home? You should go to the Regular Line because you have over ten items.”
Knowing he was right. I agreed and then pushed the basket to the next line. So I was waiting for my turn there and I was just removing my items from the basket to pay for them when a young man came up behind me in line with two items.
I just left the Express Line because I had too many and now I really wanted to get finished. Again, my son came up.“Mom, he has only two items and the Express Line is very long now. Won’t you just let him go first?”I agreed, and the young man smiled widely and thanked me several times.
It felt good to be with my son and have him remind me not to live a hurried life. Do what’s right and also be kind. I really take pride in him. The writer ________ when she was pushing the basket towards the register.
| A．lost something she liked best | B．found her favourite item |
| C．checked her handbag | D．counted the items she had |
The writer went to the Regular Line because _______.
| A．she had 2 items | B．she had 12 items |
| C．she was in a hurry to get home | D．she wanted to wait for her son |
Of the following, which order is right according to the story?
①prepare to remove the items from the basket
②let the young man behind go first
③walk towards the Express Line
④return to the Regular Line
| A．②①④③ | B．④②③① | C．③④①② | D．①③④② |
If you pay for your items at the Express Line,_____.
| A．you need to help others |
| B．you must wait for a long time |
| C．you can get finished more quickly |
| D．you should buy more than ten items |
What did the writer learn from her son that day?
| A．Enjoy your life and be kind. |
| B．Don’t buy too many at a time. |
| C．Try to be friendly to your family. |
| D．Never waste time waiting in line. |
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