This is a true story in Guyana. One day, a child took some silver paper from a cigarette box. He rolled it into a tiny ball and pushed it up his nose. He couldn’t get it out again. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later the paper was still in his nose. His nose began to have a bad smell. So his mother took his child to the hospital. The doctor looked up his nose. She put a tiny steel rod（钢棒）into his nose and felt the paper. She said she would have to cut his nose to get the paper out. The child’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. He was a handsome boy and the cut would make him ugly.
Next day, the child’s mother took him to her friend Sidney. Sidney lived in a house with an old woman called May. She asked to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose. He closed his eyes. “Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon!” As she spoke, she shook black pepper on the child’s nose. He gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told her to take the boy to the sea for a swim. She said the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell. So the child didn’t have to go to the hospital and gave his nose cut.How did the silver ball go into the boy’s nose?
| A．His mother put it into his nose. |
| B．The boy himself pushed the ball up his nose. |
| C．The silver ball rolled into his nose itself. |
| D．The passage didn’t tell us. |
Why did the boy’s nose have a bad smell?
| A．The ball stayed in his nose for too long. |
| B．The boy didn't like to wash his nose. |
| C．His nose is cut and gave a bad smell. |
| D．Because he had a running nose. |
What can help to stop the bad smell?
| A．Some medicine. | B．Some black pepper. | C．Fresh air. | D．The salt water. |
In the last paragraph, the underlined word mighty means _____________.
| A．有力的 | B．可能的 | C．好笑的. | D．坚硬的 |
Who is reading your blogs or checking out your information online? Two reports show that surfing the Internet and sending personal information to people you do not know could be a problem.
Most sites give users their own webspace where they can write their diaries or post their pictures. The sites encourage users to get their friends to look at their work and to comment（评论）on what are posted on the sites.
Teachers are worried that some children are posting their personal information on websites. This could put them at risk from those who plan to do harm to young people. Teachers are also worried some users think it is OK to use the websites in a way that could get others into trouble.
In a school in Illinois（伊利诺斯州）in the US where some popular sites are used wildly, the school would punish（惩罚）students who posted pictures or information about smoking , drinking and other illegal（违法的）activities on the websites.
The school is now going to encourage its 3,200 students to obey a new rule. The warning is clear. That is, be careful when posting information about yourself such as your age, sex, address and interests on a website that anyone can see.
Another warning about the Internet comes from a report. It shows searchers are leading users to websites that show them spam（垃圾短信）and other dangerous downloads.The words “ free screen savers” were found to be the most dangerous words that people search for.
It is well-known that visiting sites offering free MP3s leave users at serious risk. Spyware（监控软件）should be installed on their computers. So, happy surfing ,but remember not to get caught in the Net!What kinds of pictures or information are not allowed on the websites in a school in Illinois?
| A．Smoking , drinking and exercising. |
| B．Drinking, fighting and playing. |
| C．Smoking, drinking and fighting. |
| D．Chatting, watching and smoking. |
What does the underlined phrase “screen savers” in the sixth paragraph mean?
| A．The program of hurting screens. |
| B．The program of protecting screens |
| C．The program of using screens less. |
| D．The person who uses screens less. |
How do the users avoid the danger of downloading information?
| A．By using spyware. | B．By not going online. |
| C．By getting others into trouble. | D．By being happy. |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．Happy but safe surfing. | B．Don’t comment on the Internet. |
| C．Warning about downloads. | D．Activities on the websites. |
Researchers have announced（宣布）the result of two studies on the health effects of the drug aspirin（阿斯匹林）. One study shows aspirin can sharply reduce the chance that a healthy, older man will suffer from a heart attack（心脏病）.
The study offered two new results from earlier findings. It said taking one aspirin pill every other day helped only healthy men over the age of fifty. It also said aspirin gave the greatest protection against heart attacks to men with low blood cholesterol（胆固醇）levels.
Earlier in the United States began a major aspirin study in the early 1980s. It included 22,000 healthy men doctors. All were between the ages of fifty and eighty-four. Almost 11,000 of the doctors took a harmless（无害的）pill that contained no drug. The men did not know which kind of pill they were taking.
The doctors who took aspirin suffered 44% fewer heart attacks than those taking the harmless pill. 139 men who took aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Ten of them died. 239 men who did not take aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Twenty-six of them died.
The researchers said the doctors’ study provided clear proof（证据）that taking aspirin could prevent a first heart attack in healthy, older men. They said, however, the result did not mean every man over the age of fifty should take aspirin. They said aspirin couldn’t help men who did not eat healthy foods, who smoked cigarettes and who were fat. The researchers said men who thought they would be helped by taking aspirin should talk with their doctors first.The passage tells us that the new use of aspirin is ______.
| A．to treat heart disease |
| B．to reduce pain while one suffers from a heart attack |
| C．to help old people to be more healthy |
| D．to reduce the chance of a heart attack in old men |
Aspirin can help those who ______.
| A．work as doctors | B．are under 40 years old |
| C．are fat and smoke cigarettes | D．are older and healthy |
At last the researchers advised us to take aspirin ______.
| A．with care | B．as much as we like |
| C．every day | D．only considering the age |
From the experiment we can know that about ______ of people who suffered from heart attacks without aspirin died.
| A．7% | B．11% | C．19% | D．44% |
One midnight, a little girl woke up to get water. She got up and down her bed by herself, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the living room that she feared. Her mother told her not to be afraid and take courage.
“ What is courage? Do you have courage?” She asked, running to her mother’s bed. “ Courage is the brave breath（气）. I have it.” Her mother answered. The girl held out her little hands and asked her mother to give her. After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists（握拳）nervousely, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “ It’ll be nice if someone can blow some kind of breath to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should deal with is nobody but ourselves.The girl walked back because______.
| A．the bedroom door was locked. | B．She wasn’t thirsty anymore |
| C．her mother wouldn’t go with her | D．She was too afraid of the dark |
To stop “mother’s breath ”from running away, the girl______.
| A．clenched her fists | B．held her own breath |
| C．held out her little hands | D．talk to her mother |
The writer mainly wants to tell us that______.
| A．children learn to be brave quickly. |
| B．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem. |
| C．adults are always brave enough. |
| D．the mother can deal with anything with breath. |
A winter storm (暴风雪) usually can last for some time with high winds, cold rain, heavy snowfall (降雪) and low temperature. Winter storms can make driving and walking dangerous.
Before a winter storm:
◆Have a good plan.
◆Buy some food, water and warm clothes for your family.
◆Always listen to the weather report for your area.
During a winter storm:
◆Stay at home and wear warm clothes.
◆Eat more food and drink more water.
◆If you must drive, carry a cell phone .
After a winter storm:
◆Don’t drive until the weather gets better.
◆Check on your neighbors to make sure that they’re OK.
请根据材料内容完成下面表格，每空词数不限。
| Before a winter storm |
1. Make a plan. |
| 2. Prepare some |
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| 3. Listen to the |
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| During a winter storm |
1. Stay |
| 2. Have more food and drink. |
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| 3. Carry a |
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| After a winter storm |
1. Drive when the weather |
| 2. Make sure your neighbors are OK. |
阅读判断(根据表格内容判断正误。正确的用A，错误的用B。)
| |
Sperm whale |
Killer whale |
| Length |
15 meters |
8 meters |
| Weight |
35 tons |
3,600kg |
| Teeth |
50, each up to 20cm long |
40, each up to 20cm long |
| Tail |
8 meters long |
6 meters long |
| Food |
Squid, lobsters and small sharks |
Fish, birds, seals and even whales |
| Skill |
Can dive into the deep cold water |
Good swimmer, can jump out of the water |
A killer whale is shorter than a sperm whale in its length.
A sperm whale is heavier than a killer whale in its weight..
A killer whale has 50 teeth, each up to 20cm long.
The tail of a killer whale is longer than a sperm whale.
A killer whale is a good swimmer.
The one-child policy has been carried out for about 20 years .Most Chinese families have only one child. By the year 2008,the number of only children in China had already been 330 million ,which was about the population of the United States .In the next twenty years ,the only-child generation (一代人) will become the main builders of our society .No one knows how much he or she will change the world .
Only children in families often receive the best care, sometimes ,even get a lot of indulgence .Parents always try their best to satisfy their children’s needs .Those children, who are called “little emperors” ,are in danger of too much love .
However these kids often fell lonely because neither their parents nor their classmates can take the place of a brother or a sister.
It seems that only children are still not ready to do their duty .some elder only children have already graduated from college .But they still depend on their parents .They need a longer time to change for their jobs, because they were brought up in a safe environment. When their parents get older, a couple of only children will have four parents and even more grandparents to look after. It will surely be the biggest problem if they don’t well prepare to face it. What was the population of the U.S.A in the year 2008?
A. About 3, 300, 000. B. About 330, 000, 000. C. About 33, 000, 000.In this passage the word “indulgence” means ________.
A. 溺爱 B. 批评 C.指导 Why do only children feel lonely?
A. Their parents have no time for them.
B. They don’t have free time for activities.
C. They have no brothers or sisters.What’s the biggest problem for the family that is made up of two only children?
A. They have to look after four parents and even more grandparents.
B. They they still depend on their parents.
C. They need a longer time to change for their jobsThe best title for the passage is ____________.
A. Parents for Only Children B. The Only-child Generation C. The Only-child Policy
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence“How do you do? ” for example, if you look up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation(翻译)? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages don’t just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples. ” “Only she likes apples. ”
“I have seen the film already. ” “I have already seen the film. ”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does. From the passage we know that _______ when we are learning English.
| A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language |
| B．we should look up every word in the dictionary |
| C．we need to put every word into our own |
| D．we must read word by word |
The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English.
| A．difficult to understand different sounds |
| B．possible to remember the word order |
| C．important to master the rules for word order |
| D．easy to master the rules for word order |
We can learn from the passage that _______.
| A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words |
| B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
| C．sometimes different order of words has a different meaning |
| D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
“ She only likes apples. ”___________
| A．is the same as “Only she likes apples. ” |
| B．is different from “Only she likes apples. ” |
| C．means “She likes fruit except apples. ” |
| D．means “She doesn’t like apples. ” |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Different Orders, Different Meanings |
| B．How to speak English |
| C．How to put English into our Own Language |
| D．How to learn English |
When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said,| “ My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking. ” And my mother shouted at me, “ If you do it again, I’ll punish you. ”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned（淹死）. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to saved（救） my life. They took me to the emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life. What did the writer like to do when he was young?
| A．To fight with his friends. | B．To play with his brother. |
| C．To play jokes on others. | D．To put others into trouble. |
How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother?
| A．interested. | B．worried. | C．excited. | D．bored. |
When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends_________.
| A．didn’t care about him | B．stopped to look at him |
| C．didn’t hear the words | D．came to help him |
The underlined part “ the emergency center” means”__________ in Chinese.
| A．购物中心 | B．娱乐中心 | C．急救中心 | D．重症监护室 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer’s mother was cooking when his brother fell from the open window. |
| B．The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea. |
| C．The writer used to have few friends because he hardly told the truth. |
| D．The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends. |
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
Hi, Daming,
You ask me about how to improve（提高） your English listening. Here are some advice(建议). I hope they can help you.
◆Relax(放松) yourself.
Before you start listening to something, don’t get excited or nervous（紧张的）.You need to relax．This will help you with your listening.
◆Listen carefully to the first sentence.
The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage．For example，if，at the beginning，you hear “Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news，not a children’s story, or a science report.
◆ Think when you’re listening.
When you’re listening, try to do some thinking．For example, you can think of the following questions: When, where and how? What does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may understand the passage better.
◆Listen to important facts.
It’s important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings, and how the scientists get their results. This is also very helpful to your listening．
Yours,
Tom
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| This will help you listen if you get nervous or |
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| Listen |
Because the first sentence tells you |
| Think when |
Thinking of some questions may help you |
| Listen to important facts |
Remembering some facts is This is also of great |
Cindy is my friend. She has some collections. She has many erasers, keys, hats and pictures. They are very nice. Cindy has 30 erasers in many colors: white, red, yellow, green and black. They are in the pencil case in the drawer of her desk. Look! On Cindy’s desk is a red case. 18 keys are in it. Cindy likes nice hats. She has two yellow hats, four red hats, two blue hats and a black hat. On the wall (墙) of Cindy’ s room are seven pictures of people, sports and food. They look nice.
根据短文内容,完成下面的表格,每空不可超过三个词。
Collection Number Color Place(地点)
erasers 30 white, red, _______, green and black
in the pencil case 18_____
in the ______
hats ______ yellow, red, blue
and black pictures of people, _____ 7 on the wall
请阅读下面短文。根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。（每小题2分）
A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists（沉溺于某嗜好之人）raise pets, watch birds, paint pictures, play the piano and grow flowers. They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.
People take up(从事) hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after a long time of hard work, and provide（提供） a balance (平衡) between work and play. Hobbies offer（提供） interesting activities for the old. Some hobbies can make a child grow as a person, develop his interest and help him learn new skills. Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients (病人) recover (恢复) from illness. Hobbies give patients who can’t move around something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat (治疗) patients by having them take up interesting hobbies.
In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies. People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have now reduced much time that people must spend on their jobs.
Those who have developed(发展) hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly-found free time hours.
Sir William Osler, a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value (价值) of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.”
| A. More people retire at an earlier age than before. B. Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy. C. Hobbies can help kids to keep healthy. D. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood. E. Anyone, old or young, sick or well, rich or poor, can follow a good hobby, in spite of(尽管) his age, health or money. F. They also go to concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, skate and swim. G.Many people have nothing to do in their spare time. |
When you cough or sneeze(打喷嚏), please turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. Afterwards, you should say, “Excuse me.” This is a rule I set for my students. It is so simple, but many kids have never been told to do this. In fact, I noticed adults cough and sneeze in public without putting a hand over the mouth. I hate traveling by subway in New York during cold and flu season, because it is certain that someone is going to stand right behind me and cough or sneeze on my neck.
One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hand, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will be passing those germs(细菌) along to everything and everyone they touch. In order to help the kids remember this rule, I tell them about an old story. It says that when you sneeze, evil spirits jump into your body. If you don’t cover your mouth, the spirits will enter, but if you cover your mouth, you will keep them out. We say “God bless you” when someone sneezes, and in Germany you should say “Gesundheit.” That means “Good health to you.” Both expressions are said—just in case you didn’t cover your mouth in time and the spirits were able to enter your body. The kids love finding out the origins(起源) of these expressions and it encourages them to put advice to use more often.The writer of this article must be _________.
| A．a reporter | B．a teacher | C．a doctor | D．an officer |
What does the underlined word “this” mean?
| A．Don’t cough or sneeze in front of people. |
| B．Don’t stand beside someone who coughs or sneezes. |
| C．Many people cough or sneeze on the underground train. |
| D．Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing and say sorry. |
After coughing or sneezing on their hand, students are advised to _________.
| A．say “God bless you” immediately |
| B．wash their hands as soon as possible |
| C．go to see a doctor as soon as possible |
| D．go home and have a good rest |
According to the article, the writer would like the kids _________.
| A．to be polite to adults | B．to be in better health |
| C．to have good manners | D．to do well in exams |
When Mr. Jones went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was nothing in the pockets of the coat when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the pockets full of jewelry(珠宝).There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Jones said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some jewelry in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a coat just like Mr. Jones’s. “I’m sorry ”,said this man. “but I made a mistake. I mistook your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewelry .”Mr. Jones answered, “I gave the jewelry to the waiter. He will give it to you.” Mr. Jones called the manager of the restaurant at once, but the manager said, “We have no waiter here. We only have waitresses.” “You gave the jewelry to a thief ！” Shouted the other man. “I shall call the police!” Mr. Jones was frightened and paid the man a lot of money for the jewelry.Who took the jewelry?
| A．The waiter. | B．Mr. Jones. | C．The manager. | D．The thief. |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A．We have no waiters here. | B．Mr. Jones. |
| C．Jewelry in Mr. Jones’ coat. | D．A clever waiter. |
Which of the following statements is right?
| A．Mr. Jones had put some jewelry in his pocket. |
| B．Mr. Jones was an honest man. |
| C．The man who came later was the thief. |
| D．Mr. Jones was punished by the police. |
Why was Mr. Jones frightened?
| A．The man wanted to beat him. | B．He was afraid of the police. |
| C．He had no money to pay. | D．He was afraid of the manager. |
Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.
Speak loud When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak _______(1) enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can _______(1) you become more confident.
Play sports .Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.(2)
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.
Pick up a hobby.If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。___________ ___________
将（2）处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________
回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?
______________ 找出并写出所给句子的同义句。
If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible.
找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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