If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.
One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. This, however, is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣经) never says so. The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America.
An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice.
In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington, D. C. and New York are both famous for
their apples.
Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.
What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?
| A．Something for cutting apples. |
| B．A person who likes to please others. |
| C．A person who is dealing with fruits. |
| D．A machine for cleaning apples quickly. |
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb about ____________.
| A．cooking | B．medicine |
| C．shopping | D．health |
Which of the following is TRUE with apples?
| A．Apples are medicine. |
| B．Apples are the most important food. |
| C．New York is famous for its big apples. |
| D．The Bible says Adam was given an apple. |
The passage is mainly about___________.
| A．stories about the apple |
| B．apples in American culture |
| C．some famous sayings of the apple |
| D．big cities that is famous for apples |
David has just graduated from college. He is good at communicating with others, He'd like to work in a relaxing environment.
Hector loves traveling and taking photos as well. He is strong and able to get along well with others. His big wish is to travel Australia.
Eliza was a bus driver before she gave birth to her baby. She has a car and the license. She wants to get a job very much. She can start to work at any time.
Sandy is an English teacher. She likes to travel and try something new. She dreams of finding a job in a foreign country.
Jason is a volunteer. He is expecting to learn about first aid. He thinks it will help save people in dangerous situations like earthquakes.
I think lots of students like the pop singer named Jay. I also like him very much.
Do you know as a boy, Jay was called Dull Stupid. But his mother noticed that the quiet, shy boy seemed to dance well when he heard the Western pop music. His mother sent him to a piano school when he was four. When he grows up, he has an ability for playing the piano beyond(超过) his years. I learned to play the piano from 7 years old to 13 years old. I often feel bored when I practice playing the piano. But Jay was always crazy about playing the piano. I think he really likes music. He is my hero..
I admire（钦佩） Jay. The real reason is when the others all denied（否定） him, he never gave up. He tried his best to change his life. I think it is good for everybody. I hope that everyone can learn from him—try our best to do everything. Then I think we will be the winners.What’s Jay?
| A．A singer. | B．A football star. |
| C．A film star. | D．My brother. |
How long did the writer learn to play the piano?
| A．For 4 years | B．For 7 years |
| C．For 6 years. | D．For 13 years. |
What’s the meaning of Dull Stupid here?
| A．Generous | B．Polite |
| C．Clever | D．Foolish |
Why does the writer admire Jay very much?
| A．Because Jay is very cool. |
| B．Because Jay really likes music. |
| C．Because when the others all denied him, he never gave up. |
| D．B and C |
From this article, we know that___________.
| A．The pop singers were all foolish when they were young. |
| B．Everyone should try his best to do everything |
| C．Jay is able to play the piano and football. |
| D．It’s easy to become a pop singer. |
Nick was a clever college student. His family was not rich, so he had to work after school and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.
One summer he got a job in a butcher's(肉铺) during the daytime and the other in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher often left him to do all the things while the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do the accounts(账目). In the hospital, of course, Nick was told to do only the easiest job. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher's shop and in the hospital, Nick had to wear white clothes.
One evening in the hospital, Nick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating-room. The woman was afraid of the operation. When she saw Nick, she cried, "No! No! Not the butcher! I won't let the butcher operate on me!" With these words, she fainted(昏倒). Nick had to work after school and during his holidays because_______.
| A．his father told him to make more friends |
| B．he wanted to become a rich man |
| C．he couldn't go on with his studies without enough money |
| D．he had nothing to do at home |
One summer Nick_______.
| A．wanted to become not only a butcher but also a doctor |
| B．got two different jobs at two places |
| C．worked only at night |
| D．worked only during the daytime |
In the hospital, Nick's job was to_______.
| A．take care of the sick people |
| B．give the doctors advice |
| C．find out what was wrong with the sick people |
| D．carry the sick people from one place to another |
What does the underlined word "operation" mean in Chinese?
| A．手术 | B．合作 | C．手术刀 | D．手术室 |
When the woman saw Nick, _______.
| A．she was so afraid that she fainted |
| B．she was too tired |
| C．she was very sad |
| D．she was quite happy |
There are three photos of my good friends on my desk.
In the first photo you can see Jerry. He is a tall and cool boy with short and straight hair. He is the captain of our basketball team. He is very popular. All my classmates like him very much.
In the second photo, you can see the boy with glasses. His name is Jack. He is short and a little bit heavy. But he is very smart and funny. He often tells us funny stories and makes us happy.
In the third photo, you can see two girls. They are drinking water. The girl on the left is Lucy. She is a beautiful girl from London. She has long blond hair and big eyes. She can sing very well, and she can also speak a little Chinese. The girl on the right is Li Yun. She is a Chinese girl with beautiful black hair. She studies very hard. She says she wants to be a scientist when she grows up.The writer has ______ good friends.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
_____ has short and straight hair.
| A．Jerry | B．Jack | C．Lucy | D．Li Yun |
Which is right?
| A．Jack is tall and cool. |
| B．Li Yun has long blond hair and big eyes. |
| C．Lucy wants to be a scientist. |
| D．Jack is smart and funny. |
Which is wrong?
| A．Lucy is an English girl. |
| B．Jerry plays basketball very well. |
| C．The girl on the left of the third photo is Lucy. |
| D．Li Yun can sing very well. |
______ wears the glasses.
| A．Jerry | B．Jack |
| C．Li Yun | D．Lucy |
Earth Day is on April 22nd. People say thanks to the Earth and learn ways to keep the Earth safe and clean. But saving the Earth is not just for grow-ups. Kids are also taking an active part in it.
The American writer and filmmaker Lynne made a film called Young Voices for the Planet. It lists a lot of stories about different kids who help to keep our environment clean.
Team Marine, US A group of students at Santa Monica High School started an organization called Team Marine. They tell people why plastic bags are bad for sea animals and environment. In 2011, they successfully made lawmakers(立法者) in their city stop people using plastic bags.
Felix, 15 Germany In 2007, a 9-year-old boy, Felix, started a club. Plant for the Planet(行星). It encourages children around the world to plant trees in their own countries. Felix helped plant 25 million trees in Germany and 120 million trees worldwide.
Alec, 17, us When he was 12, Alec set up Kids VS Global(全球的) Warming. It teaches kids about weather change and ways to stop the world getting warmer and warmer. Alec travels widely to encourage people to help stop global warming. He has given more than 70 talks across the country.
Olivia, 13, US When Olivia was 11, she heard about the 2010 oil spill(漏油) in gulf(海湾) of Mexico. She painted 500 pictures of birds to raise money for the clean-up. She raised more than $200,000 to protect(保护) birds and other wild animals. Young Voices for the Planet made by Lynne is ________.
| A．a TV play | B．a film |
| C．a club | D．a book |
According to the passage, we know ________ doesn’t agree to use plastic bags.
| A．Felix | B．Alec |
| C．Team Marine | D．Olivia |
Alec travels widely to encourage people to ________.
| A．help stop global warming | B．raise money |
| C．plant trees | D．protect wild animals |
The passage is mainly talk about how ________.
| A．parents are planting trees |
| B．kids are saving the Earth |
| C．grow-ups are using plastics bags |
| D．students are raising money |
Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.
First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a world. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order—a,b,c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word “poor”—p,o,o,r – comes before “poverty”—p,o,v,e,r,t,y—and the word “poverty” comes before “ power”—p,o,w,e,r. The words are always given in an alphabetical order.
The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most give phonetic, or sound, alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.
The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meaning. For example, in English the common word “get” has over 20 different meanings.In the passage, which of the following is among the three important things?
| A．How to write a word well. |
| B．How to use a word. |
| C．How to make a sentence. |
| D．How to read a word correctly. |
Of the three words "remove", " remote" and "remount", _____ in a dictionary.
| A．"remote" comes first and "remove" comes last |
| B．"remove" first and "remote" last |
| C．"remote" first and "remove" last |
| D．"remove" first and "remount" last |
Many words have ______.
| A．several meanings |
| B．few meanings |
| C．one meaning |
| D．no meaning |
A better dictionary can tell you _____.
A. more of word's pronunciation
B. more of the word's meanings
C more of the word's spelling.
D more of grammarPhonetic alphabets are used to show _____.
| A．spelling | B．handwriting |
| C．meanings | D．pronunciation |
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets
Grown-ups：＄2.00
Children：Over 12 ＄ 1.00 Under 12 Free
Opening time
9:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m.
Except Friday 10:00 a.m. — 3 :00 p.m.
Keep the zoo clean！
Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together？
| A．$4.00 | B．$2.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time？
| A．8:30 a.m. Monday | B．9:30 a.m. Friday |
| C．3:00 p.m. Sunday | D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday |
A man lived in a village. He had an old cat at home. The cat counldn’t run fast, and she couldn’t bite, because she was so old. One day, when she saw a mouse, she jumped and caught it. But she could not bite it. The mouse got out of her mouth and ran away.
Then the man became very angry and began to beat the cat. The cat said, “Don’t beat your old servant. I know I’m old and can’t kill a mouse. But I have worked for you for many years, and I still want to work for you. Be kind to the old, and remember what good work they did when they were young.”
When the man heard that, he realized that he was wrong.Where did the man live?
| A．In a village. | B．In a city. |
| C．In a factory. | D．In a hotel. |
What could the old cat do?
| A．Run fast. | B．Bite. |
| C．Catch a mouse. | D．Kill a mouse. |
How did the man feel when the mouse ran away?
| A．Angry. | B．Happy. |
| C．Afraid. | D．Sad. |
How long did the cat work for the man?
| A．Several days. | B．A few months. |
| C．About a year.. | D．Many years. |
What happened at the end of the story?
| A．The cat left home. |
| B．The man realized his mistake. |
| C．Tha man killed the cat. |
| D．The man didn’t believe the cat. |
You may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?
On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted(分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks(点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV.In the report, who studies hardest?
| A．Japanese students. | B．Chinese students. |
| C．American students. | D．South Korean students. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．93% Japanese students like taking notes in class. |
| B．Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class. |
| C．38.9% American students talk with friends in class. |
| D．South Korean students fall asleep in class most often. |
In China, how many students fall asleep in class?
| A．45%. | B．32%. | C．21%. | D．5%. |
What do American students do in their free time?
| A．Do physical exercises. |
| B．Study or surf the Internet. |
| C．Watch TV. |
| D．Go out with friends. |
What is the article about?
| A．It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries. |
| B．It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries. |
| C．It is a story about students’ sports after class. |
| D．It tells us that American students don’t like studying. |
Many teenagers（青少年） feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it’s quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phone. The talk between friends is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents even stop (阻止)their children from meeting their good friends. Do you think of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually _______
| A．stay alone at home |
| B．fight with their parents |
| C．discuss it with their friends |
| D．go to their brothers and sisters for help |
The sentence “Your answers are welcome.” means“ ____ ”.
| A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us. |
| B．We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome. |
| C．Your answers are always right. |
| D．You can give us all the right answers. |
Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（态度）?
| A．Parents should choose friends for their children. |
| B．Children should choose everything they like. |
| C．Parents should understand their children better. |
| D．Teenagers should go to their friends for help. |
Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand. Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing.
If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again. So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.
| A．they don’t work hard |
| B．they are afraid of English. |
| C．they don’t find the right way |
| D．they aren’t clever |
Reading is helpful to ________.
A. speaking B. listening
C. writing D. A. B & C The writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.
| A．the better you write | B．doing more reading |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
In Chinese studying, the more you read , _________.
| A．the better you speak | B．the better you write |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
The title of this passage may be _________.
| A．English is important | B．Reading is helpful |
| C．English is difficult | D．Reading is important |
As a child , Alain Robert was afraid of heights. One day, when he was 12, he returned home from school. At the front door of his building, he looked for his keys. He didn’t have them. It was 3:30 pm and his parent worked until 6:00 pm. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor.
He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes , he told himself, “I can do it.” Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of heights was gone.
Today, Alain still climbs buildings. In 2003, he climbed a building in London dressed as Spiderman to advertise the movie. In 2004, he climbed Taipei 101(one of the tallest buildings in the world). To reach the top of a building, Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity--- for children and the homeless. When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream—something you really want to do – it can become real. But you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don’t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, “I can do it”.What was Alain Robert afraid of when he was a child ?
_______________________________________________________________Which floor did Alain live on ?
_______________________________________________________________Why did Alain climb a building in London dressed as Spiderman ?
_______________________________________________________________What does Alain use to reach the top of Taipei 101 ?
_______________________________________________________________What do you think of Alain Robert ?
_______________________________________________________________
Class time has changed since(自从) last term. What do students think of the change?
Zhou Yan(a primary school student):
I always went to school without breakfast in the past, because I couldn’t get up before 7:00a.m. (1)Now our classes begins at 8:00a.m.
Li Lei(a secondary school student):
I was busy with my homework after school. I have no time to play with my friends. Now our school is over at 4:30p.m.Then I can play badminton or basketball with my friends for an hour.
Wang Fang(a high school students):
It’s a good idea. When I heard the good news, I was excited. I am fond of collecting stamps(邮票)。 Now I have some time to talk with my friends about stamps in my free time. (2)I can spend enough time on my lessons.Why did Zhou Yan go to school without breakfast in the past?
请找出(1)句中的错误并改正。
When do the classes finish now?
How long does Li Lei do sports with his friends now?
将(2)处句子翻译成中文。
Good morning, boys and girls. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many Net bars (网吧) around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use computers. We can learn English and read some newspapers and magazines to know more around us. It may make us clever in playing computer games. Also when we send e-mails to our friends, they can get them at once. It can help us keep in touch with people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the Net bars all day and all night. It takes them too much time to chat online so they do worse in their lessons and they don’t want to study any more. I think we shouldn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. I think we should get online with our teachers or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities after class. We usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon. You can play basketball or football. We also have some interest groups in school, such as drawing, singing and dancing. We can go to the English corner on Monday afternoons. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot and spend less time on the Internet.
That’s all! Thank you.
| A |
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| Advantages (优点) |
·Make our lives ·Learn ·Send e-mails to our friends ·Help us keep in |
| Disadvantages |
Some students spend too much time |
| Advice |
·Do it in summer or ·Do some after-class activities and have some |
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