Everyone tries to get to school on time. But when bad weather gives you trouble（麻烦）, can you still make it before the bell rings?
In northern China during spring, big sandstorms（沙尘暴）often make trouble for students and everyone else. When the sky is dark with sand, buses and cars all move much more slowly. Sometimes, people can’t even see for 20 metres.
Sandstorms usually happen in spring. This year, sandstorms started in late March. They have happened in more than 10 provinces (省) in northern China this year. More than 70 million people have had problems in those places because of the sandstorms.
People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from Gansu and Inner Mongolia（内蒙古）. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. People there have been cutting down too many trees. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts（融化）, the ground becomes looser（更松散的）. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky.
Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people breathe（呼吸） too much sand, they could cough or have asthma（哮喘）.
Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never get back home. The winds also tear down farmers’ houses.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s an idea: Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring.
If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them from cutting. In which season do sandstorms usually happen?
| A．In spring. | B．In summer. |
| C．In autumn. | D．In winter. |
Which of the following provinces in China is often hit by sandstorms?
| A．Fujian Province. | B．Yunnan Province. |
| C．Jiangsu Province | D．Gansu Province. |
The underlined phrase “tear down” in the sentence means “_________”.
| A．使……哭泣 | B．弄倒 | C．摧残 | D．加固 |
According to the passage, what cannot be caused by sandstorms?
| A．Health problems. |
| B．Traffic problems. |
| C．The loss of farm animals. |
| D．Noise pollution. |
Which is not stated in the passage？_______________ .
| A．Trees can help keep enough rain water |
| B．More trees need to be planted |
| C．Some people are doing harm to the environment |
| D．Sandstorms are the main cause of asthma（哮喘） |
In nature, you may see many insects (昆虫）and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why?
Locusts are super delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are young, locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do.
Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil(土壤）in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to survive, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.
Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts? The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.It is not easy for birds to catch locusts because____________. .
| A．locusts are good runners |
| B．locusts can jump very high |
| C．locusts are smarter than birds |
| D．locusts can change their color |
According to the passage, most soil insects_________
| A．do not have bright colors |
| B．change their colors with the soil |
| C．do not live in a dark and wet environment |
| D．Eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “survive” in the passage?
| A．繁殖 | B．产卵 | C．觅食 | D．生存 |
The ink fish_______so that its enemies will not see it?
| A．changes its color |
| B．makes the water around it black |
| C．appears only at night |
| D．hides itself in the sea rocks |
What is the main ides of this passage?
| A．Some insects and animals have different skills. |
| B．Some insects and animals are clever than we think. |
| C．Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves. |
| D．Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily. |
Animals, including insects, don't have a "language" like ours. They do not "talk" to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating with each other.
Can you see the rabbit's tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of "language". When a cobra is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot "tell" the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals "say" things by making sound. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sound like "Oh" or "Ah" when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
| A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger |
| B．tell other rabbits where food is |
| C．make itself look fierce |
| D．help it to run fast |
| A．makes a loud noise | B．raises its head |
| C．moves up and down | D．does a little dance |
| A．rabbit | B．bee | C．bird | D．fish |
| A．all living things | B．all animals |
| C．some birds | D．human beings |
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, a young writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
Many Chinese Internet users like Wang have got the fun of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products（产品）are the most popular online.
It was reported that more than 1,260 billion（十亿）yuan was spent on online shopping in 2012, and about 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for good things” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD, from flowers to mobile phones. You may wonder if it’s safe to shop on the Internet. However, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and easy. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”What is Taobao?
What are the most popular products产品 online?
Who often shop online?
How much money was spent on Taobao in 2012?
请将划线句子翻译成汉语。
Li Siyi, a student from Jinan Foreign Language School, takes up a new habit. She refuses to believe everything that she reads. “Not everything in books is true,” she said.
Many other students in her school think the same thing as Li. They learned this through finding a mistake错误 in their Chinese textbook. They learned a Tang poem唐诗, Ci Beigu Shanxia, last year. There was a picture that showed a boat in full sail（船帆）on a river. “But according to（根据）the famous line from the poem, feng zheng yifan xuan, the sail shouldn’t be spread（展开）,” said Zhang Jiayi, Li’s classmate.
To get the right answer, the students turned to their Chinese teacher, Liu Yan. Liu and the students looked up books, searched on the Internet and made sure that the People’s Education Press（人民教育出版社）had really made a mistake about the picture.
The students wrote a letter to them about the mistake. “I think my students did a right thing but I never expected a reply,” said Liu. “I took it as a way of letting them know the importance of spirit（精神）of questioning.”
To their surprise, one month later, they got the reply from Gu Zhenbiao, the expert of Chinese textbooks in middle schools. Gu said sorry for the mistake and he also said he really thinks the students are very great.
When Liu read the letter loudly to all the students, everyone was excited. “We are very happy we have our own ideas!” said Li.What new habit does Li Siyi take up?
| A．Refusing to read. |
| B．Reading more poems. |
| C．Writing letters to experts. |
| D．Making sure if what she reads is true. |
Where did the students from Jinan Foreign Language School find a mistake?
| A．In their Chinese textbook. |
| B．In a Tang poem. |
| C．On the Internet. |
| D．In their Chinese class. |
Who replied to the students?
| A．Liu Yan. | B．Gu Zhenbiao. |
| C．Zhang Jiayi. | D．The People Education Press. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Li Siyi doesn’t believe anything in her textbooks now. |
| B．The students were upset when their teacher read the letter to them. |
| C．Liu helped the students find out if the picture was wrong. |
| D．The teacher knew the expert would reply. |
What can we learn from Li Siyi and her classmates?
| A．It’s important to find mistakes. |
| B．It’s important to have the spirit of questioning. |
| C．It’s important not to believe anything you read. |
| D．It’s important to share your own ideas with others. |
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join an “environment club”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean. Here are some things students often do.
No–garbage（垃圾）lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.
No–car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car---not the students and not the teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, run, or bike! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets厕所 can waste twenty to forty tons（吨）of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In the environment clubs, students fix（修理）those broken toilets.
We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.Environment clubs ask students .
| A．to run to school every day |
| B．to fill a river every day |
| C．not to forget to take cars |
| D．not to throw away lunch bags |
From the passage we know the students usually have lunch .
| A．in clubs | B．in shops |
| C．at school | D．at home |
On a no–car day students can’t .
| A．go bike riding | B．go to school in a taxi |
| C．take a walk | D．build a car |
After students fix toilets, they save .
| A．a small river | B．a club |
| C．a lot of water | D．a toilet |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．How students help make less pollution. |
| B．How students clean their school. |
| C．Asking students to join the environment club. |
| D．How students help teachers. |
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Eric: I can’t find my schoolbag. Do you see it, Alice?
Alice: Is it blue one?
Eric: No, it isn’t. It’s black.
Alice: What’s in it?
Eric: Some books, a dictionary, a notebook and a pencil box.
Alice: What color are they?
Eric: The dictionary is yellow, the notebook is green, and the pencil box is blue.
Alice: And what’s in the pencil box?
Eric: Two pens, a pencil and an eraser.
Alice: Aha, Tom and I found it this morning. It is in the lost and found box now.
You can ask Ms. Black for it.
Eric: Thank you.Eric has a _________ schoolbag.
__________and_________ found Eric’s schoolbag.
Two _________ ,a pencil and an eraser are in the pencil box.
Eric can ask___________ for his schoolbag.
| I lost my red schoolbag in our library. My key is in it. I must find it. Please call me at 6755321. Thank you. Jason, Class 332 |
| Brandy found a white watch under a desk in his classroom. Is it yours? Please ask Mr. Hanson for it. His telephone number is 8974588. Class 213 |
| Alan, your baseball is on the table of our computer room. We found it under the bookcase. Please call 2315649 to get it. Computer Room |
| Where is my pencil box? It’s green. A black pen and an ID card are in it. I’m in Class 234. My phone number is 3541679. Please call me. Robert |
The schoolbag is ________.
| A．white | B．black | C．red | D．green |
A ________ is in the schoolbag.
| A．key | B．watch | C．ring | D．card |
Mr. Hanson’s phone number is ________.
| A．6755321 | B．8974588 |
| C．2315649 | D．3541679 |
The baseball is ________ now.
| A．on the chair | B．under the desk |
| C．on the table | D．under the bookcase |
________ lost a pencil box.
| A．Jason | B．Brandy |
| C．Alan | D．Robert |
John Brown and Anna are Alan’s _______ .
| A．parents | B．grandparents |
| C．brother and sister | D．uncle and aunt |
Mary is Sally’s _______.
| A．aunt | B．mother |
| C．sister | D．friend |
Ann is John Brown’s _______.
| A．son | B．granddaughter |
| C．daughter | D．grandson |
Tom and Kate are Ann’s ______.
| A．cousins | B．uncle and aunt |
| C．brother and sister | D．father and mother |
From the family tree（家谱图）, we know Sally has ______cousins .
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
David eats well every day. For breakfast, he has bread, eggs and milk. At school, he has vegetables and rice for lunch. After lunch, he eats an apple. In the evening, he has chicken and fruit salad at home. David dislikes milk, but Mom says it is healthy. So he drinks it every day. After eight in the evening, he doesn’t have food. Every day, David does some sports to be healthy. He plays tennis in the morning and plays basketball after school.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。David has ________ for lunch.
| A．bread | B．vegetables |
| C．chicken | D．salad |
划线单词dislike的汉语意思是“________”。
| A．不喜欢 | B．不讨厌 |
| C．不了解 | D．不在意 |
David doesn’t eat food after ________ in the evening.
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
David plays ________ after school.
| A．tennis | B．ping-pong |
| C．soccer | D．basketball |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．David is not healthy. |
| B．David has a pear after lunch. |
| C．David plays sports every day. |
| D．David can’t play tennis. |
A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at almost the same time and looked exactly alike. But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(乐观者),while the other one was a pessimist(悲观者).
The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew. He did not want them to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He took his problem to a friend, Sally.
“How can I cure(治愈)them of their foolish optimism and pessimist?” he asked his friend .
Sally was thoughtful. Then she said, “When is their next birthday?”
“It’s on Wednesday,” the father replied. “They’ll be twelve years old.”
“Excellent,” Sally said. “Here’s what you should do. Give your pessimist son a really wonderful present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That should cure them of their optimism and pessimisms.”
The father did as his friend told him.
On Wednesday morning the boys looked at their birthday presents.
The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it.
“Huh,” he said, “I don’t like this very much .I’m sure it won’t keep good time. It will always be fast or slow and it will probably break many times, and I’ll have to spend lots of money to get it repaired(修理).”
Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋带).” he said. He held up the shoelace.
“I haven’t found the shoes yet, but I’m sure they are here somewhere.” What was the difference between the man’s two sons?
| A．They were born at different time. |
| B．They liked different presents. |
| C．One was an optimist, while the other one was a pessimist. |
| D．They didn’t have the same looks. |
Who did the father take his problem to?
| A．Optimist | B．Pessimist |
| C．His friend Sally | D．Himself |
How did the pessimistic son feel about his present?
| A．He wasn’t pleased with it. | B．He was pleased with it. |
| C．He was angry with it. | D．He was interested in it. |
What present did the man send to the optimist?
| A．A gold watch. | B．A gold shoelace. |
| C．A pair of shows | D．A shoelace. |
Why was the man worried about his sons?
| A．Because he knew there are good and bad things in life. |
| B．Because their sons were too pessimistic. |
| C．Because their sons were too optimistic. |
| D．Because their sons’ birthday was coming, he has no money to buy presents for them. |
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Which film lasts the shortest?
| A．Harry Potter. | B．Catch Me If You Can. |
| C．The Twins. | D．I Spy. |
You can see Harry Potter on ________.
| A．Saturday | B．Sunday |
| C．Friday | D．Saturday and Sunday |
If you want to book a ticket for Catch Me If You Can, you can call ______.
| A．0115-845616 | B．0115-831931 |
| C．0115-873420 | D．0115-806163 |
When Mr. Green and his 9-year-old son go to see The Twins, they should pay __.
| A．$4.20 | B．$4.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$2.00 |
In the morning, you can only go to ______ to see a film.
| A．THE ROYAL THEATER | B．HOLLYWOOD THEATER |
| C．THE KING’S CIMEMA | D．WANNER VILLAGE |
We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. It also gives you more energy. And you will feel better about yourself. It’s good to exercise twice a week. Twenty minutes each time is enough.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, play sports or swim. Many people go to some places to exercise. They are called “fitness centers.” These places have a lot of equipment(装备). People use them to exercise. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.
Exercise can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?What is the main idea?
| A．Exercise equipment is expensive |
| B．Playing sports is a good way to exercise. |
| C．Every person should exercise. |
| D．Fitness centers are popular. |
We should exercise ________.
| A．every day | B．20 minutes a week |
| C．twice a week | D．two times a month |
At fitness centers,___________.
| A．you can buy expensive equipment |
| B．people can do many kinds of exercising |
| C．it is very expensive |
| D．exercising is not fun |
Which kind of exercising is not mentioned in the article?
| A．Sports | B．Swimming |
| C．Running | D．Dancing |
Which of these sentences about exercising is TRUE?
| A．Exercising is expensive |
| B．Exercise is good for your heart. |
| C．Only doctors exercise |
| D．Friends never exercise together |
Mr. And Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday, Mrs. White said to her husband, “The children don’t have any lessons today, and you’re free, too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”Her husband said, “I want to finish some work today.”“Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That’s the most important work.” Mrs. White said.
So Mr. And Mrs. White took their children to the funfair. Mr. White was forty-five years old.But he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he? Mom” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered. “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.”There were ____ children in the White family.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
One Sunday, Mr. And Mrs. White want to go to ___ with their children.
| A．school | B．work | C．a funfair | D．a shop |
Mr. White liked the place so much that he _____.
| A．bought lots of sweets |
| B．followed his wife all the time |
| C．hurried from one thing to another |
| D．asked a lot of questions |
From the story we know Mrs. White ____ when Mary asked her the question.
| A．was still excited to play |
| B．was a little angry with Mr. White |
| C．looked for Mr. White everywhere |
| D．have a lot of sweets |
Of all the family members, ____ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
| A．Mr. White | B．Mrs. White |
| C．Mary | D．the boys |
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Today is November 28th. It's my sister Gina's eighth birthday. In the morning, my parents take us to Zig Zag's Store. There my mother buys a red sweater for Gina. And we go to Xinhua Book Store. There I buy some CDs for Gina. My father also buys a book for Gina, and its name is Harry Potter. It's Gina's favorite book. In the afternoon, my parents have a birthday party for Gina at home. Gina's friends, Bill, Jim and Cindy come to the party. Bill brings a new pencil to Gina. Jim gives Gina a soccer ball because she likes playing soccer. Cindy gives Gina an English -Chinese dictionary. Gina is very happy. Oh, I'm Gina's brother. My name is Robert.
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