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Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.” In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
| A．don’t work well together. |
| B．are friendly to one another. |
| C．teach one another new ways of building houses. |
| D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. |
All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
| A．lead a busy life. | B．learn new skills of farming; |
| C．get used to the life on the farms | D．find value and pleasure in work |
Living together, _________ .
| A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
| B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make |
| C．the members have no free time on weekends |
| D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together |
The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
| A．unpleasant | B．tiring | C．helpful | D．boring |
The best title for the passage is __________ .
| A．The rules of living together |
| B．Life in New York State |
| C．Teenagers in the special group |
| D．Free hours in the special work group |
Good morning, class!
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet is popular and it makes our lives colorful. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and get more information from the Internet. We can learn English. We can read some good newspapers and magazines. It can make us clever in playing computer games. We can send E-mails to our friends quickly. We can chat(聊天) freely online with our friends. It can help us get in touch with people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time in playing computer game and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Teenagers even get to have boyfriends or girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them to much time to chat online so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. We should get online with adults(成人)--our teacher or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some out-of-class activities at school. We usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon. We have different kinds of activities. If you are interested in sports, you can play basketball or football. We can go to the English Corner. We can practice talking in English there. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet.
Thank you for listening to me. That’s all.The short passage is about __________.
| A．going online | B．how to communicate with others |
| C．how to spend our free time | D．different kinds of activities |
The Internet can make our lives _________.
| A．helpful and important | B．enjoyable and interesting |
| C．enjoyable but expensive | D．different kinds of activities |
________ is not good.
| A．Sending E-mails | B．Reading newspapers and magazines online |
| C．going on line with adults | D．Spending all day in the net bars |
Playing computer games________.
| A．gives us lots of information | B．makes our studies worse |
| C．makes us more clever | D．is harmful to our health |
Which of the following is NOT right?
| A．There are too many net bars in the cities. |
| B．We can learn English from the Internet. |
| C．We mustn’t get online when we are studying at school. |
| D．We cannot do out-of-class activities from 4:50 to 5:50 p.m. |
The Value of Negative Results
We all avoid failure（失败），and most of us fear it.However，without failure，progress would be impossible.What does success usually come after？Failure.It seems that one cannot exist（存在）without the other.
Accepting failure is not easy for many，though we are often unwilling accept failure because our professional fame depends on success.（1） In the past ten years，for example，some scientific magazines have published reports of failed tests.It is believed that scientists can learn more "negative（负面的）"results and that this can finally lead to positive results.
（2） The ABN AMRO bank started an Institute （机构）of Brilliant Failures to learn more about what works and what doesn't in banking.Eli Lilly and Company had failure parties to study the drugs（药物）that don't work.
In fact，one of the business world's most famous failures became one of its biggest successes，in part because the product's makers learned from their mistakes.（3） The product，though unique（独特的）at the time，was expensive and heavy；besides，some of its most important features（特点）didn't work properly.As a result，Apple's CEO，Steve Jobs，believed in the product and he began to find out ways of improving it.In time，this led to the production of the iPhone and the iPad，two of the company's most successful products.
（4） Not only should we try to learn from it if we want to succeed，we must also be persistent（执着的）.Though Apple stopped selling the Newton in 1998，the first iPhone wasn't available until 2007.It took a lot of research and hard work to go from the Apple Newton to iPhone but in the end，the effort became successful.
All in all，there is a lot we can learn by studying mistakes.Perhaps the most important lesson is that failure and success are two sides of the same coin. （5）
A.One truly cannot exist without the other.
B.We are brave enough to face difficulties.
C.In the early 1990s，Apple created a phone called the Apple Newton.
D.The business world already understands the value of negative results.
E.The Apple Newton has won popularity with people all over the world.
F.However，things are slowly changing，especially in business and science.
G.The story of the Apple Newton can teach us an important lesson about failure.
When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China. If you are the first time to come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn't cross.
When people go to or come from work in the morning and evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then, especially(尤其) for the children.
When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In Hong Kong, there are many big buses with two floors you can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the view of the whole city（城市的全景）well. It's very interesting.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。The traffic in Hong Kong drives on the right.
The traffic in Hong Kong is the same as that in other areas of China.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go.
You can sit on the first floor and see the view of the whole city.
According to the passage we know we must obey the traffic rules in Hong Kong.
阅读理解
Why do we need to throw less away? There are two reasons. One is that some resources （资源） are nonrenewable （不可再生的） That means there is only a certain amount of that resource in the world . One example of this is oil. When we use up all the oil in the world, there will be no more.
There is another reason for throwing less away. All of our trash has to be put somewhere. Often , it is put into garbage dumps （垃圾场）. Much of that trash will be there for hundreds of years. The dumps will be filled up with all this trash.
There are three ways to cut down on trash.
One way is to recycle. When you recycle something, it means it is made into another shape and used again. Old newspaper may become paper bags. A glass jar can be melted（熔化）and made into a bottle .
Another way to cut down on trash is to reuse things. You can wash and use again a bottle that can hold mustard （芥末酱）or something else .
The third way to cut down on trash is to reduce the amount of trash you make, stop buying thing that you don’t need in the first place. That reduce the amount of the earth’s resources that you use.How many reasons do we need to throw less away?
A. Three B. five C. two When you reuse something, it means .
A. it is made into another shape and used again
B. it is used again
C. it isn’t used any moreAll the ways of cutting down on trash in the passage are to .
A. recycle and reuse things
B. recycles and reduce the amount of trash you make
C. reuse things recycle and reduce the amount of trash you makeIf a broken plastic box is changed into a plastic ruler , the way is to .
A. recycle B. reuse C. reduce The word “reduce” in the passage means .
A. 还原 B. 减少 C. 增加
The human brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms，but it can hold much more information than most computers.However，there is another difference between human brains and computers.Computers don't forget information they are given，but humans often do.No one remembers everything，and luckily we don't usually have to.But everyone can improve their memories if they want to.Here are some suggestions.
Try to use new information immediately.For example，if you meet someone who says "Hi!I'm Carlos"，don't just say "hello".Repeat the person's name and say "Hello，Carlos".
Break a big number into small parts.For example，it's hard to remember 109244153.But if you break it into three parts﹣109/244/153，it will become easier.
Write down what you need to remember over and over again.This will help you keep it in mind longer，especially when memorizing formulas or facts.
Always review information.If you bring what you've learned back to your mind，it'll become easier to remember.For example，before you go to sleep，it's a good idea to review the new things you've learned that day.
Discuss things with friends.It is always easier to remember things through discussions.You can have a discussion about what's right or wrong，and it will lead to the right answer.
All of the suggestions are helpful.If you follow them，you are certain to improve your memory.
（1）How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage？
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Three. |
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Four. |
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Five. |
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Six. |
（2）Which of the following statements is NOT true？
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People can remember all information in daily life. |
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Computers can remember all given information. |
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People can improve their memories if they want to. |
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Human brains can hold more information than most computers. |
（3）According to the passage，what should you do when you have trouble in memorizing the formulas？
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Store them in a computer. |
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Break them into small parts. |
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Write them down over and over again. |
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Discuss them with friends. |
（4）What does the underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refer to（指代）？
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The information. |
| B． |
The computers. |
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What you've learned. |
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The suggestions. |
（5）The best title of the passage is .
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Discussing Can Help You Remember Things |
| B． |
The Suggestions for Improving Your Memory |
| C． |
Reviewing Can Help You Improve Your Memory |
| D． |
The Importance of Improving Your Memory |
阅读理解
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet. The Internet can not be used for______.
| A．studying | B．shopping | C．thinking | D．playing |
When the computer was invented, it was______.
| A．large and worked quickly | B．small and worked slowly |
| C．large but worked slowly | D．small but worked quickly |
The Internet was born in about________.
| A．1960 | B．1970 | C．1980 | D．1985 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Few students like going into the Internet. |
| B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.” |
| C．These “Unreal friends” often meet each other |
| D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well |
What does the writer think of the Internet?
| A．It is wonderful |
| B．It can make students study harder |
| C．It is not good for students |
| D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |
Self﹣love is the most important if you want to find out your full potentials（潜质）on earth.Accepting who you are makes you feel that you are good enough.
You are good enough does not mean you are perfect.Nobody is perfect.Being good enough means you accept who you are and believe in yourself.The truth is，opinions of other people make it hard for you to find the good part of yourself.So，（2） you need to believe in yourself instead of caring what people think of you.Be sure you are doing it for yourself，not for someone else.Just make efforts to improve yourself and then you are sure to become the best you can be，or a better version（版本）of yourself.
What should we do when someone is stuck（深陷）in the ocean of not feeling good enough？Here are some suggestions to help.First，be a good listener.Listening to someone will not only make them feel they are worthy but also make you know better what they are going through.Then you will get the idea of how to cheer them.Besides，always encourage others.When people talk about their dreams，tell them it's possible that all dreams can come true.So，loving others in this way will make them feel good enough.
（1）What does "being good enough" mean？
（2）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
（3）What should you do to make yourself a better version？
（4）List two suggestions mentioned to help others feel good enough.
a. b.
（5）Give a proper title to the passage.
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It is a very common thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone, so nobody wants to be her friend.
One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me a biscuit. I accepted it. We talked and joked, and from then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than with Diana. I felt a little uneasy.
After a few days, I went to see Diana for some snacks when Vivien came and sat with me. She offered me a sandwich. She also offered one to Diana, but Diana refused it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude and thoughtless.
“Never mind,” Vivien said, “I’m used to it.”
After school, I tried to catch up with Diana. While walking home, I tried to correct her attitude, but she would not listen to me. She said, “Go and join your ‘dear’ Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones.”
For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying, “I’m really sorry about what I did. I’m a spoiled（宠坏的）girl, but I also need good friends just like you. Would you please forgive（原谅）me?” Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I have been best friends. The writer was angry with Diana __________.
| A．because she was too good for anyone. |
| B．when Diana refused Vivien’s sandwich |
| C．though she asked the writer to forgive |
| D．so Diana walked away |
According to the passage, it is clear that __________.
| A．Diana and the writer had been good friends. |
| B．Diana didn’t like sandwiches. |
| C．Vivien didn’t want to make new friends at all |
| D．the writer forgot her old friends after she had new one. |
Vivien’s saying “I’m used to it” shows that _________.
| A．someone refused to give her things |
| B．Vivien used to be rude to others. |
| C．she lied to be refused. |
| D．some people were rude to her before. |
Diana asked Vivien and the writer to forgive because ________.
| A．they didn’t spend much time with her. |
| B．she realized she was wrong. |
| C．Vivien and the writer didn’t talk to her. |
| D．she was a rich and proud girl. |
The reading is mainly about __________.
| A．the mistake among the three friends. |
| B．two best friends at a school |
| C．three friends at a school |
| D．the trouble between Diana and Vivien |
A mind map is basically a tool that connects information around a central subject.It can help you make a knowledge bank to solve problems.A student recently said， "I thought mind mapping would take a lot of time to do but in fact it saves me time.（1）
How to make a mind map？Now follow these steps for making wonderful mind maps.
（2 ） Why？Because starting in the center lets your brain spread out in all directions and express itself more freely and naturally.
Use a picture for your central idea.Why？Because a picture is worth a thousand words and helps you use your imagination.（3） It helps get your attention and makes you work excitedly!
Connect your main branches （分支） to the central picture and connect your second﹣and﹣third﹣level branches to the first and second levels，etc.Why？Because your brain works by connection（4） If you connect the branches，you will understand and remember a lot more easily.
Use one key word every line.Why？Because every single key word can make you learn more clearly and easily.
（5） Why？Because each picture，just like the central picture，is also worth a thousand words.So，if you have 10 pictures in your mind map，they are already worth 10，000 words of notes.
Try to use more colors.Why？Because colors are as exciting to your brain as pictures.Color adds great energy to your creative thinking，and is fun!
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意通顺、内容完整。
A.Start in the center of a page.
B.Use pictures as many as possible.
C.A central picture is more interesting.
D.I don't have to read my notes over and over again.
E.It likes to connect two，or three，or four things together.
| How to Give a Good Talk |
Before the talk |
Get a good idea. Choose a topic carefully.You can talk more easily about something you like and know about. |
| （1) It's better to say less.Choose a few good ideas and think about how to communicate them clearly to your audience（听众；观众）. |
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| （2) BEGINNING:Think of an interesting way to begin. MIDDLE:Think carefully about this part of your talk. END:People often remember the ending best,so plan this part of your talk first. |
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| （3） Write your main ideas on a card.It helps you remember your talk while practicing.When you can do it easily without notes,then you're ready. |
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（4） Talk more slowly than you usually do but speak more loudly than usual.Make sure that everyone can hear you easily. |
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| （5） Talk to your audience,not to your hands or to the floor.Look around the room at people's faces and check they're listening. |
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Don't try to say too much. |
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Don't speak too fast. |
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Make notes and prepare. |
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Plan your talk. |
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Look up not down. |
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Finish on tim. |
My Favorite Sweater
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I loved that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn（纱线）, a special blue.
The color of bluebells（风铃草）.wet with dew(雾).
When I was three I was very small,
But now I’m five and much too tall.
I have a new jacket now that’s green,
So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had babies out in the shed（棚）.
My favorite sweater is now in their bed.What is the most likely reason that the writer likes the sweater?
| A．The girl’s grandma made it. |
| B．The girl got it at the age of three. |
| C．The yarn is the color of bluebells. |
| D．The mother cat uses it for the babies now. |
What does the underlined sentence mean?
| A．The girl liked small sweaters. |
| B．The girl became too big for the sweater. |
| C．The girl’s grandma made a small sweater. |
| D．The girl’s sweater became smaller than before. |
We can read the passage in a book about ______.
| A．animals | B．history | C．time | D．poetry |
You know you have to read "between the lines，" to get the information. （1） You shouldn't mark a book which isn't yours.People who lend you books expect you to keep them clean.If you think it is useful to mark books，you will have to buy them.
There are two ways in which one can own a book.One is to pay for it，just as you pay for clothes and furniture （家具）.But full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself. （2）
There are three kinds of book owners.（3） The second has most of the books that are as clean as those on the day they were bought.The third has a few dog﹣eared （翻折的）books，which are marked from front to back.
Why is marking a book necessary？ （4） And reading is thinking.The marked book is usually the thought﹣through book.Writing helps you remember the thoughts you had a lot，or the thoughts the writer expressed.
（5） The book you read for pleasure can be read in a state （状态）of relation，and nothing is lost.But for a great book，rich in ideas，you can't let your eyes move across the lines.You should come up with an understanding of what you have read.
| A.The best way to be a full owner is by writing it. B.Here are some suggestions on getting the information during your reading. C.Because it keeps you awake. D.If reading is to learn anything more than passing time，it must be active. E.The first has all the books that are unread and untouched. |
Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
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University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it’s one of the top university in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.
There are 39 independent(独立的) colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level of English language.
College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）How many libraries are there at Oxford?
| A．Only 100 | B．Just 100 | C．More than 100 | D．less than 100 |
What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford? You have to__________.
| A．be independent | B．pass a certain level test of English language |
| C．study English hard | D．be the best students |
How’s the college life at Oxford? It’s full of ________ and has ________.
| A．excitement; much school work to do | B．excitement; no school work to do |
| C．attraction; no school work to do | D．attraction; a little school work to do |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．The college aren’t strict in studies. |
| B．Only because of 39 dependent colleges, thousands of students come here to study. |
| C．The university of Oxford is the most important and successful one in the world. |
| D．The university of Oxford provides a number of money for most students. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．The College Life | B．The Famous Learners at Oxford |
| C．The Chinese Students at Oxford | D．The University of Oxford |
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