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A recent survey found that only 9 percent of teens in the United States smoke cigarettes(香烟). That’s down from 23 percent in 2000. While this is good news for the US’s overall health, tobacco(烟草)use is still a problems.
Cigarettes can cause many diseases. Although they know about the health problems, teenagers still smoke. According to the American Lung Association(美国肺病协会), every day almost 3,900 children under 18 years of age try their first cigarette, and more than 950 of them will become daily smokers. If it goes on like this, 5.8 million children alive today will die as a result of smoking.
The Truth Campaign is working to end teenage smoking. Their latest activities uses social media(媒体) to remind teenagers of the dangers of smoking. “If we all join forces, smokers and non-smokers, we can end smoking once and for all,” the campaign website explained. The campaign encourages teens to learn the facts. “ We are not here to criticize(批评)your choices, or tell you not to smoke. We are here to arm everyone, smokers and non-smokers, with the tools to make change,” they say.
根据短文内容，回答问题：(答案不超过5个单词)
According to the survey, how many American teenagers smoked in 2000?
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What can cigarettes cause?
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What do almost 3900 children under 18 years of age do according to the association?
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What’s the aim of the Truth Campaign?
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What does the campaign encourage teens to do ?
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Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties，a spirit of depending on yourself is more useful than crying for help．That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man with family hardship tells us．
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县)，Henan Province. When he was only 11，his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby girl．A year later，Hong’s mother left home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband．Everything hard fell onto the young boy’s shoulders. He managed to take care of his father and the sister Chenchen and go on to study as well．
Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He worked in part-time jobs to feed his family．He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister．He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things to sell around his school. A few years later，he studied at a college．To take care of Chenchen，he worked hard to rent(租)a room near his college for her，and send her to school．
After Hong’s story went public，he became a hero in people’s eyes．But Hong refused offers from others．He said he felt encouraged by kind offers，but he could depend on his own work．
Through his hard life，he has grown up from boy to man．

up from boy to man
Hong’s birthplace	Xihua County, Henan Province
His family background	Hong came from a       family.
His     father was kind and one day he brought home an unwanted baby girl.
His mother left home when he was __   years old.
What Hong did in face of	Hong climbed trees to get       eggs for his sister.
Hong    to look after his family and his study.
He managed to go to for further education.
While he was in college, he sent his sister to school as well.
Hong Zhanhui’s decision	He depended on    instead of accepting    offers.

You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes. The goal here is to limit CO₂and other greenhouse gases, which are closely connected to the big problem of global-warming (全球变暖).
WAY 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks. You’ll get a 10-cent discount, and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a dustbin. The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup.
WAY 2: Turn off your computer. If you don’t do that, your PC is still using energy. Turning off a monitor (显示器) for 40 hours a week may only save $ 5 a month, but it reduces CO₂ by 750 pounds.
WAY 3: Reuse plastic bags. Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them. Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bag. Oil that is used for making just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile.
WAY 4: Use recycled paper in the bathroom. Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests. If every family replaced(替换)one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one, 424,000 trees would still be standing.
WAY 5: Plant a tree. Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing. Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment from 5, 000 pounds of hot CO₂ each year.
How many ways are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

What will happen if our PC is turned off when it isn’t in use?

A．It will help to save much money.

B．It will help to reduce a great deal of CO₂.

C．It will save a lot of oil that runs your car for a mile.

D．It will be like planting 1.7 million acres of new trees.

Which ways suggest recycling or reusing of things?

A．Ways 3 & 4.	B．Ways 2 & 3.
C．Ways 3 & 5.	D．Ways 2 & 4.

How do these ways do good to our environment?

A．They all help reduce the use of energy like electricity.

B．They all cut down the number of the use of paper.

C．They all produce less greenhouse gases as a result.

D．They all help protect our trees and forests.

What are the uses of planting a tree?

A．To make your garden beautiful

B．To help make cleaner air

C．To save environment

D．All of above

Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls. “Girls like dolls,” she thought as she stepped into it. Looking around, she saw a grandma doll---one with gray hair and a pair of glasses. In her mind appeared Joyce, her mother.
When Amy was a little girl, she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday. Then the second, the third… A doll a year never arrived late.
“Why always a doll?” This question had been in Amy’s mind until one day her father gave the answer.
Little Joyce dreamed to have a doll. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. The never-received gift was the most precious (珍贵的) in her eyes.
Her mother’s story being recalled, Amy got an idea.
It was Joyce’s birthday. A package was sent to her with a card that read:
Dear Joyce,
I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20, 1956, your fifth
Birthday. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it.
Love, Angel of Joy
Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years for, crying softly. The doll given by “Angel of Joy”, made her the happiest “child” in the world.

We can tell from the story that Joyce is _____

A．Amy’s daughter	B．Amy’s mother
C．the grandma doll	D．Angel of Joy

Why did Joyce think dolls were the best birthday gifts for Amy?

A．Amy dreamed to have all kinds of lovely dolls.

B．Amy looked like a doll when she was a little girl.

C．Joyce received a lot of lovely dolls from her parents.

D．Joyce had never got the dream doll from her parents.

Who sent a grandma doll to Joyce indeed on her birthday?

A．Amy	B．Angel of Joy
C．Joyce’s parents	D．Amy’s daughter

The underlined word “clasped” means “______” in the passage.

A．held

B．threw

C．made

D．bought

What can we learn from the story?

A．Dolls are every little girl’s dream toys.

B．Grandma dolls are best gifts for parents.

C．Parents sometimes need their “Angel of Joy”.

D．Parents’ birthdays are very important.

Dear Sir or Madam.
Last Thursday. I traveled on the 8:00 a.m. train from Glasgow to London King's Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company.
The train didn't come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow. A man at the station said sorry to us, but he didn't give us any reasons for the delay(延迟). We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes. As a result, I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What's more, the service on the train was also very poor. The trip took more than five hours. Unluckily. we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all, something was wrong with the air conditioning (空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train. Before we reached King's Cross, the temperature was over 40℃.
Because of your poor service. I feel you should pay me compensation（赔偿）．
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
David Roberson
Who wrote the letter?

A．David Roberson

B．Madam

C．Sir

D．The company

When did the train leave Glasgow?

A．At 8:00 a.m.	B．At 8:40 a.m.
C．At 9:00 a.m.	D．At 9:20 a.m.

How long did David stay on the train?

A．40 minutes.	B．30 minutes.
C．70 minutes.	D．Over 5 hours.

What could David buy on the train?

A．Hot dogs.	B．Sandwiches.
C．Soft drinks.	D．Hamburgers.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．David failed catching the plane from London to Frankfurt.

B．David was very pleased with the trip.

C．The service of the company was very poor.

D．There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train.

Can you speak to dolphins? Of course you can but you won’t be able to understand them! We interviewed a biologist and asked her what research on dolphin communication has shown. This is what she told us.
Just like dogs, cats and other mammals, dolphins communicate by using sound, vision (视觉), touch and taste. Each dolphin has its own signature whistle to identify itself and to call others. Dolphins don’t have the ability to smell, but their hearing and eyesight are excellent.
We also asked Jane if dolphins have got their own language. She told us that they have and that dolphins started talking to each other from birth. They make different sounds, including whistles, squeaks and click. Sometimes they even sound like a heavy metal band!
We then asked Jane if any interesting experiments have been done. She told us that a very interesting experiment had been done with a mother dolphin and her two-year-old baby in an aquarium. They talked to each other over the telephone! The two dolphins were in separate tanks which were connected by a special under water system. Unfortunately the biologists couldn’t understand what the dolphins were talking about because they haven’t been able to decode (转换) dolphin language yet. However, it was very clear that the dolphins knew what they were talking about.
Finally we asked Jane if there was hope that we would be able to understand dolphins in the near future. She told us that she and her team have been listening to dolphins for more than 17 years, using special equipment to record and analyze their language. Unfortunately they haven’t been able to decode it yet, but who knows — maybe one day we’ll get a phone call from a dolphin.
It’s clear that ________.

A．we can speak to dolphins but not talk with

B．dolphins have not got their own language

C．researches on dolphins have just begun

D．only biologists know what dolphins talk about

The best title of the reading may most probably be_______.

A．An Interesting Experiment

B．Mother Dolphin and Baby

C．Animal Talk

D．Further Research

The word “analyze” in the reading mean________.

A．use

B．translate

C．copy

D．study

Which of the five senses haven’t dolphins got?

A．Smell

B．Touch

C．Taste

D．Vision

The interesting experiment tells us_______.

A．dolphins could talk in their own language

B．only mother dolphin was able to talk to her baby

C．the biologists can decode dolphin language

D．the two dolphins were talking by touch

On Thursday October 3, Adam Harper decided to stop drinking coffee. Adam is a MBA student at Harvard University. He studies long hours, gets very little sleep and as a result, he drinks a lot of coffee---anywhere from five to six cups a day. Recently, Adam felt that drinking thus much coffee was making it hard for him to sleep at all. He also began having problems with his concentration(注意力), and complained of stomachaches. Adam’s doctor made this suggestions: stop drinking coffee altogether.
When Adam got up on October 3, he began his day without his morning coffee. By 11:00 a.m., Adam was in a terrible mood (情绪). He was tired and had a headache. At 11:30, he had a meeting with his student advisor. In the meeting, he found it almost impossible to continue. What was going on?
Caffeine, a chemical found in coffee, was most likely the reason for how Adam felt. Caffeine is a stimulant that boosts(增加) energy levels and improves concentration- but only for a short time. Lowering caffeine consumption(减少摄取咖啡因) often causes a drop in blood pressure and the result is a “coffee headache”, People who stop drinking coffee often say they feel tired and moody, and find it hard to focus.
The good news is that these feeling usually pass after four and five days. During this time, doctors suggested taking some aspirin for the headache. So, if Adam can wait, in less than a week, he may be feeling much better.
We learn from the reading Adam_________.

A．does researches on caffeine.

B．had some problems because of coffee.

C．still drinks 5 to 6 cups of coffee a day

D．can never be feeling better

In fact, coffee can really help us______.

A．to go to sleep very fast

B．to work for long hours

C．not to get ill easily

D．not to depend on medicine

People may feel _____ when they stop drinking coffee.

A．healthier

B．uneasy

C．energetic

D．awaken

What happened to Adam on Thursday October 3?

A．He didn’t go to his study.

B．He complained about the student advisor.

C．He didn’t drink any coffee at all.

D．He decided to stop drinking coffee.

The good news shows that_____.

A．Adam will be better if he stops drinking coffee.

B．More and more people will give up coffee.

C．Aspirin can stop us thinking coffee

D．Coffee can never cause headaches.

We may probably read the above material in ______.

A．a newspaper	B．an English test book
C．a city centre report	D．a summer program

It’s clear that the program is for the students ______.

A．who are very excellent

B．who do well in at maths

C．whose reading and writing are good

D．who have some problems at school

Rachel is probably a(n) ______ for the program.

A．experienced teacher	B．good example
C．young expert	D．naughty boy

If we want more information about the program, we______.

A．need to call 01222 246900

B．can ask Kip McGrath for help

C．have to pay more money

D．must wait for a week

What do we learn about this summer program?

A．It needs experienced teacher.

B．It doesn’t offer us the e-mail dress.

C．It can help students a lot in many ways.

D．There’s only one centre for the program.

If you don’t often wash your hands, you can touch lots of viruses（病毒）from many places and make yourself ill. You may have a cold when you touch your eyes, nose or mouth. One of the most common(普通的) ways people have colds is by touching their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands. If you don’t often wash your hands, especially（特别）when you’re sick, you may make other people ill. So you should follow the advice and wash your hands:
● After using the bathroom.
● After touching your nose or coughing.
● Before eating, serving or preparing food.
● After touching pets or other animals.
● After visiting the sick people.
● When your hands are dirty.
There’s a right way to wash your hands. Follow these advice and you can keep your hands clean.
● Use warm water (not cold or hot).
● Wash for 15 seconds(秒).
● Wash well under warm running water.
If you don’t often clean your hands, you may _______ easily.

A．have a stomachache	B．have a cold
C．have a toothache	D．have a backache

If there are cold viruses on your hands, don’t touch your ___.It’s easy to have a cold.

A．eyes and nose

B．hair

C．clothes

D．books

“_______”is not the right time to wash hands.

A．After using the bathroom

B．Before having food

C．When hands are dirty

D．Before visiting the sick people

The right way to wash hands is “_______”.

A．Use cold water.	B．Wash for fifteen times.
C．Use hot water.	D．Use the warm running water.

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story.
About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown—ups (成年人) knew it.
The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.
When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. “How wonderfully she is singing! We have not heard this song before. It’s a special present,” said someone. And they learned to sing it together.
Later, the song became very popular all over the world. People like it because it’s simple and friendly.

The song Happy Birthday is a song from        .

A．China

B．Japan

C．America

D．Australia

The girl first sang the song for         as a birthday present.

A．her friend	B．a little child
C． herself	D．her family

Why do people like the song?___________

A．Because it is simple and friendly.

B．Because it is cute.

C．Because it is an English song.

D．Because it is interesting.

In England, for many people, breakfast is usually a big meal—eggs, tomatoes, tea, coffee and lunch is just a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich(三明治) bars. There, office workers can buy their favorite bread and all kinds of sandwiches. Children in school can have a hot meal at school, but many just have a sandwich, some water and some fruit from home. Some people have afternoon tea in the afternoon. They usually have sandwiches, cakes and drink a cup of tea. They have the evening meal very early and all the family often eats together(一起). On Sundays many families have a big lunch. They have chicken, pork and vegetables. Englishmen like food better than other countries. People often get take-away（可带走的） meals. They buy the food and then usually bring(带) it home to eat.
Many people in England have a _________ breakfast and a ______ lunch.

A．fast, small	B．little, slow
C．big, quick	D．slow, big

In England, there are many sandwich bars in _________.

A．cities	B．schools
C．countries	D．small towns

The office workers can buy ___________ in sandwiches bars for lunch.

A．eggs

B．bread

C．fruit

D．tea

When people get a take-away meal, they usually eat it ______ .

A．at home	B．in the school
C．in the park	D．in the bars

In this passage, what DON’T people have in their afternoon tea? ________.

A．Sandwiches	B．Chicken
C．Cakes	D．A cup of tea

This room is not big but nice. There’s a bed, a desk and some chairs in it. The desk is next to the window. On the desk, there is a book, a glass and some cakes. The bed is next to the desk. There are trousers（裤子） and a coat on the bed. The trousers are green. They are new. The coat is yellow. It’s new, too. Under the bed, there are some shoes and two balls. This is Susan’s room. She’s a good student.
The desk is _________ , the cakes are_________ , and the balls are__________.

A．next to the window; on the bed; on the desk

B．next to the window; on the desk; under the bed

C．next to the desk; on the bed; under the bed

D．next to the window; near the bed; on the desk

The trousers are _________ and the coat is           .

A．yellow; green	B．green; green
C．green; yellow	D．yellow; yellow

__________ are new.

A．The desk and the trousers

B．The trousers and the shoes

C．The trousers and the coat

D．The room and the bed

Susan is ___________.

A．a teacher

B．a man

C．a boy

D．a girl

This room is not ________.

A．nice

B．big

C．small

D．big and nice

Name	Age	Likes	Job	Phone number
Gina	15	listening to music, playing computer games	Student	0511-3562786
Maria	23	reading, playing sports, swimming	Teacher	13658860665
Mona	26	hamburgers, telling jokes（玩笑）	Doctor	/
Jeff	30	helping others, planting trees	Policeman	0556-6528721

Maria is         .

A．a teacher	B．a doctor
C．a student	D．a policeman

What’s Mona’s phone number?          .

A．13658860665	B．0511-3562786
C．0556-6528721	D．I don’t know.

What does Gina like?           .

A．Reading	B．Listening to music
C．Playing computer games	D．Both B and C

How old is Jeff?              .

A．Fifteen	B．Thirteen
C．Sixteen	D．Thirty

Who likes reading?               .

A．Gina

B．Maria

C．Mona

D．Jeff

Peter: Paul, what are you going to do this afternoon?
Paul: I plan to climb (爬) a hill. Would you like to go with me?
Peter: Thank you. But I don’t want to be tired. I want to sleep at home. Have a good time!
Paul: I’m sure I will. But now I don’t know what to wear.
Peter: What about your new trousers?
Paul:My new trousers are made of wool. I don’t think they can make me comfortable.
Peter: You’re right. Wool clothes are not fit for a trip. How about your blue jeans? What are they made of?
Paul: Cotton. They are good for trips. And shall I wear my leather shoes?
Peter: No. They will make your feet hot. You know, it is hot these days. And they are also too heavy for a trip. Try your trainers.
Paul: OK. And trainers go well with my jeans.
Peter: And why not wear your cap? It looks cool on you.
Paul: Thank you. I will wear it.
Paul is going to      today.

A．climb a hill	B．visit his friends
C．go to the park	D．sleep at home

Why doesn’t Peter want to go with Paul?

A．Because he thinks it is hot.

B．Because he wants to sleep.

C．Because he doesn’t like Paul.

D．Because he is too busy.

What is/are made of wool?

A．Paul’s new trousers.	B．Paul’s blue jeans.
C．Paul’s trainers.	D．Paul’s cap.

Peter thinks leather shoes are too      for a trip.

A．big

B．cold

C．heavy

D．new

What don’t they talk about in the dialogue (对话)?

A．Shoes.

B．A cap.

C．A tie.

D．Trousers.

Mr and Mrs Green live in a big city , and one summer they go to the country for their holiday. They like it very much, because it is a quiet, clean place.
One day，they are going for a walk in the morning and they meet an old man. He lives on a farm and he is sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr Green asks him, “Do you like to live in this place?”The old man says, “Yes，I do.” Mr Green asks again, “What are the good things about it?” The old man answers, “Well，the people here help each other. They often come and visit me，and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.” Mr Green says, “That’s very interesting. Butwhat are the bad things?” The old man thinks and thinks and then says, “Well, the same things, really!”
Mr and Mrs Green_______  the country very much, because it is a quiet, clean place.

A．like

B．dislike

C．leave

D．ask about

One day when they are walking in the country, they meet _______.

A．an old woman	B．a young man
C．a young woman	D．an old man

The old man_______.

A．doesn’t like the country

B．likes the country

C．doesn’t like Mr and Mrs Green

D．likes Mr and Mrs Green

The people in that place are very_______  .

A．old

B．quiet

C．kind

D．Clever