Dreams are like stars．You may never catch them，but if you follow them，they will lead you to success．Yan Ning is such a dream follower．
Yan is a rising star in the science world．When Yan Ning was only a little girl，she dreamed of being a great scientist．After years of hard work，in 1996，she went to Tsinghua University to study biology．After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000，she went to Princeton University and finished her study abroad in 2007．Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab．At the age of 30，she became the youngest professor（教授）at Tsinghua．
Now．Yan，42，has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton．On April 30，she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates（院士）into the US National Academy of Science（国家科学院）
However，it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements．She said that in order to realize her dream，she experienced a lot of failures and pains．But she never gave up her dream．Instead，she followed her dream and fought for it．
She usually works at least I4 hours a day．Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night．She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most"comfortable"job for her．
In a TV interview，Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams．"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them．"
（1）Yan went to Tsinghua to study in 1996．
| A． |
chemistry |
| B． |
physics |
| C． |
medicine |
| D． |
biology |
（2）We can learn from the passage that ．
| A． |
Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research． |
| B． |
Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job． |
| C． |
Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it． |
| D． |
Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help． |
（3）What is the best title（标题）for this passage？
| A． |
A Difficult Research． |
| B． |
A Dream Follower． |
| C． |
A Smooth Road． |
| D． |
A Famous University |
| Ben |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| gets up |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
| morning |
school |
school |
school |
school |
school |
| lunch |
pizza |
rice |
rice |
rice |
rice |
| afternoon |
yo-yo |
table tennis |
table tennis |
table tennis |
soccer |
| evening |
homework |
homework |
television |
homework |
homework |
| goes to bed |
10:15 p.m. |
10:15 p.m. |
10:15 p.m. |
10:15 p.m. |
10:15 p.m. |
On , Ben often gets up at 7:10 a.m.
| A．Monday | B．Wednesdays |
| C．Weekdays | D．weekends |
Pizza is a kind of______ .
| A．Drink | B．fruit |
| C．color | D．food |
Ben’s favorite sport is______ .
| A．yo-yo | B．table tennis |
| C．soccer | D．volleyball |
On Wednesday evenings Ben usually ______ .
| A．Watches TV | B．does his homework |
| C．helps his mom | D．Does the housework |
Which sentence（句子）is NOT right?
| A．Ben goes to school from Monday to Friday. |
| B．Ben has sports in the afternoon. |
| C．Ben usually has pizza for lunch. |
| D．Ben goes to bed after ten o’clock. |
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to play or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, people work about 2,159 hours a year. A Japanese works longer than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to have more money. but many companies(公司) don’t pay(付钱) overtime(加班). Their workers dont’ get more money for more work. Some people think they should work more hours. Some think that they will lose(失去) their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their holidays are too short. In France , people get five weeks of paid vacation(带薪休假) a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. But less than 50% of the workers use all the holiday days. In the UK, there is a saying(谚语), “All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.A Japanese worker works ______________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．1,646 | B．2,159 | C．513 | D．3,805 |
The word “extra” means _______________
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 | C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in _____________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．the United States | D．the UK |
Which of the following is true accroding to the passage?
| A．Many people say they have enough time to play. |
| B．Jack is a dull boy. |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for their more work. |
| D．More than 50% of the workers use all their holiday days. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Many workers have to work long hours. |
| B．Many workers have holidays long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
Little Mary is a good girl. She began to go to school last year and now she's in Grade 2.Her home is not far from school，but she is often late for class because she likes watching TV and listening to music in the evening and goes to bed very late. So she can't get up on time in the morning.
This term Mr. White，Mary's uncle，works in her school. He teaches Grade 2 history. He is very strict with students，of course，with Mary，too. He often tells Mary to follow the school rules and come to school on time.
Today Mary got up late again. When she went to school，it was 8：15.Her uncle was waiting for her at the school gate. “You are ten minutes late for the first class.” Mr. White said angrily（生气地）. “Why are you often late for class？”
“Every time when I get to the street corner，I always see a sign（标志）．It says SCHOOL—GO SLOW!（慢行），” said Mary.Mary is a ______ year student.
| A．fifth | B．second | C．first | D．three |
Mary is often late for school because ______.
| A．she likes watching TV | B．she can't sleep well at night |
| C．her mother isn't at home | D．she can't get up on time in the morning |
What does Mr. White do？He is a ______.
| A．worker | B．doctor | C．policeman | D．teacher |
The first class begins at ______.
| A．8：10 | B．8：00 | C．8：05 | D．8：15 |
．The sign on the street corner is for ______.
| A．drivers（司机） | B．Mary | C．students | D．teachers |
（原创）Every mother is great，so is my mother．My mother is a common woman．But I love her very much．She is tall and of medium build ,not too fat or thin．She has two big eyes．Her hair is black and curly．I think she is very beautiful．
My mother is hard-working like many other mothers．Whenever she is at home or at work，she is always busy．At weekends，she has to cleans our house，and she likes planting flowers，too．She often says，“Flowers can make the air fresh and keep the house beautiful．”We all like her flower. She often gives flowers to her friends．
She is strict with her students and also strict with me ．She often says to me，“Studying is the most important thing to a student．You must study hard．Then you can do more and better for others and yourself．”
I love my mother though she is very strict in my study.
What does the mother do?
| A．A teacher． | B．A farmer． | C．A worker． | D．cook |
What is the mother like?
| A．She is tall and beautiful． |
| B．She is tall and fat． |
| C．Her hair is brown． |
| D．She is of medium build and fat. |
What does the mother like doing?
A．Fishing． B．Swimming．
C．P1anting flowers．Dcleaning.
Who does the mother often give flowers to?
A．Her friends． B．The teacher．
C．The father．D, Her family.
Who thinks studying is important to students from the passage?
| A．The writer | B．The writer’s mother |
| C．The writer’s father | D．students |
（原创）It is a fine Sunday morning .Ann and her mother are on a big bus .There are many people on it . Some of them come from America ,and some come from English and Canada. They are going to the Great Wall .
There are only two Chinese on the bus .One is the woman .She is driving the bus .The other is a young man.He is their guide and can speak English very well. Now he is talking with an Ameican girl .Other people are listening to them .They are very interested in the Great Wall.They want to see it very much.
Ann and his mother are going to ________ by bus .
| A．America | B．England | C．Canana | D．the Great Wall |
Ann is from ________
| A．America | B．England |
| C．Canana | D．We don’t know. |
There are _______ Chinese people on the bus.
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
_______is talking about the Great Wall with an American girl .
| A．Ann | B．Ann’s mother |
| C．The guide | D．The driver |
Which of the following is wrong (错误的)？
Ａ.Ann and her mother are going to the Great Wall.
B.The driver is Chinese.
C.The driver can speak English well.
D.Mang people on the bus are interested in the Great Wall.
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