Mr. John Heppell
House of Commons
London
SW1AOAA
Monday 12th March, 2007
Dear Mr. Heppell,
I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I’ve noticed that forests are disappearing.
You know, forests are disappearing around the world each year because of many different reasons including farming, tourism, pollution, etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.
Now I’m writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and by persuading people not to use tree-free paper (paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http://www. Rainforestweb. Org/.
By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.
If you would like to contact（联系）me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol @ hotmail.co.uk. Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Sabrina AkhtarThe writer of this letter is ______.
| A．a student | B．a teacher |
| C．an officer | D．a driver |
______ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.
| A．Rain | B．Tourism |
| C．Planting | D．Breathing |
The writer advises Mr. Heppell to ______.
| A．stop shops from using paper any more |
| B．use paper which is made from tress |
| C．stop shops selling paper made from trees |
| D．plant more and more trees in the future |
How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer? ______.
| A．By calling her | B．By interviewing her |
| C．By visiting her | D．By e-mailing her |
What’s the purpose of this letter? ______.
| A．To know more about Mr. Heppell |
| B．To make friends with Mr. Heppell |
| C．To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school |
| D．To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests |
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories(新界), destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly destroyed that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the water area and the welfare government brought them food, clothes and some other things.How many homes altogether were destroyed in the storm last Friday?
| A．Fourteen. | B．Twenty-one |
| C．Twenty-nine. | D．Thirty-six. |
Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
| A．He was in bed. | B．He was at table. |
| C．He was outside the house. | D．He was on the roof. |
Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse |
| C．she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately |
| D．the welfare department helped her |
This passage may be from _____________.
| A．a guide book | B．an introduction |
| C．an advertisement | D．a newspaper |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm | B．A Lucky Woman |
| C．Good Soldiers | D．Clever People |
All over the world people enjoy sports．Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer． They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games．Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins．
People play different games in winter and summer．Swimming is fun in warm weather, but skating is good in winter．
Football, for example, has spread around the world．Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rive．What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China or Australia! And think of people in cold countries．Think how many people love to skate in Japan or Canada．
Chinese Wushu, for example, has a very long history．But basketball and volleyball are rather new．Neither one is 120 years old yet．People are inventing new sports or games all the time．Water- skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports．
People from different co, retries may not be able to understand each other．Sports help to train a person's character．One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace （体面） ．
根据短文内容，选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。答案E用“AB”表示。答案F用“CD”表示。
| A．Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them． |
| B．Sports change with the seasons． |
| C．Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago． |
| D．Many people like to watch others play games． |
E．But after a game together they often become good friends．
F．More and more people enjoy playing sports now．
One morning, a blind boy sat beside a building with a hat by his feet．He held a sign which said, “I am blind．Please help me．”
There were only a few coins in the hat．A man was walking by．He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat．He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it．He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could the new words．
Soon the hat began to fill up．A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy．That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were．The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth．I said what you said, but in a different way．”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can' t see it．”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind．But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat．The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beautiful day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind．
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sig told people they were so lucky that they were not blind．
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story．
The first is：Treasure （珍惜） what you have．Someone else has less．Try your best to help those who need your help．
The second is：Be creative．Think differently．There is always a better way．Form the article we know that _______
| A．the boy always has a hat on his head |
| B．the man is one of his neighbors |
| C．the boy is blind and needs help |
| D．the boy works for the man |
On the sign what the man wrote was, “_________”．
| A．Treasure what we have already had |
| B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can't see it |
| C．We are so lucky that we are not blind |
| D．Try your best to help those who reed your help． |
According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign． |
| B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat． |
| C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school． |
| D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy． |
The word “recognized” here in Chinese means ______
| A．承认 | B．接受 |
| C．表扬 | D．认出 |
_______is the best tide （题目 ） for this story．
| A．Be careful not to be blind． |
| B．Be creative．There, is always a better way! |
| C．Be kind to the blind！ |
| D．Don't always get, but offer! |
★If the person has stopped breathing （呼吸） , you must try to start his/her breathing at once．The best thing is to use the mouth- to- mouth way．Lay the person on his/her back and breathe into his/her mouth．
★If the person is bleeding （流血） badly, you must try to stop the bleeding．Press on the bleeding point with a piece of clean cloth and hold up the part of the body which is bleeding．
★If you are bitten （cut by teeth） by an animal, wash the cut under cold running water．Cover the broken part, if there is any with a piece of clean cloth．Then see．a doctor as soon as possible．
★If you are burnt （hurt by fire．or something very hot）, cool the burnt part at once．Run cool （not cold） water over the burnt part until it is less painful．Put a piece of dry clean cloth over the burnt part．
★If there is a fire, never use a lift in the building, because it's very dangerous．The lift may get caught between floors．Use the stairs and leave the building at once．
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。If a person has stopped breathing, the best way is to let him/her sleep．
When you are bleeding badly, yon must press on the bleeding point with a clean cloth．
If you are bitten by a cat, wash the cut under warm minting water．
If Xiao Ming is burnt, he should cod the burnt part at once．
If there is a fire, use the lift to leave the building at once．
Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, "If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That's the most interesting thing in the world."So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.
One day, Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him to get money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They were playing a duet（二重奏）on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.
When he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, "I didn't take anything. That family can't have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy another piano."Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Frank and His Work . | B．One Piano Only. |
| C．The Man and the Girl. | D．Easy Work and More Money. |
From the story we know that Frank________________ .
| A．had many clever friends. |
| B．was more clever than most of the people |
| C．didn't want to do any work |
| D．knew many interesting things in the world |
Frank's friends __________________ .
| A．were all thieves |
| B．were clever enough to do easiest work |
| C．usually worked as hard as Frank |
| D．knew who were rich and who were poor |
The thief didn't go into the beautiful house because _______
| A．that family was not rich |
| B．he knew nothing about music |
| C．the piano was too big for him |
| D．the man and the girl had already seen him |
The story tells us if we want to become rich, we must _____
| A．find an easy job |
| B．work hard |
| C．have a lot of friends |
| D．learn something about money |
Peter always doesn’t know the way. His friends often laugh at him. They say he needs a map to find the bathroom in his own house. In his eyes, every street looks the same, and he doesn’t know which way to go. Sometimes he has to take a taxi home because he can’t remember the way to his house.
Peter watches a lot of films and reads a lot of books about animals. Each bird knows which way is south. Bats (蝙蝠) can fly at night and find their way with their ears. He feels embarrassed (困窘的) because all these animals have a good sense of direction. He tries to find his way with the help of stars in the sky. There is a star called the North Star, and he knows how to find it.
Of course, Peter’s friends are still laughing at him, because he can only see the North Star outside when it is sunny at night. He can’t tell the directions in the daytime or when he is inside or when it is cloudy.Sometimes Peter has to take a taxi home because __________.
| A．he is tired after shopping |
| B．he doesn’t know the way home |
| C．he likes taking the taxi |
| D．his friends want him to do that |
Bats find the way with their __________.
| A．ears | B．mouths |
| C．noses | D．eyes |
What does the phrase “sense of direction” mean in Chinese?
| A．幽默感 | B．责任感 |
| C．幸福感 | D．方向感 |
Peter’s friends still laugh at him because he __________.
① can’t still find his way in the daytime
② can’t still find his way when he is inside
③ can’t still find his way when it is cloudy
④ can see the North Star outside
| A．①③ | B．①② |
| C．①②③ | D．①②③④ |
Tom is a 12-year-old boy. If he has a headache, he should take __________ a day.
A． tablet |
B．1 tablet |
| C．2 tablets | D．3 tablets |
The Public Library is closed at __________.
| A．5:00 p.m. | B．9:00 a.m. |
| C．4:00 p.m. | D．12:00 a.m. |
Lin and his father want to go to the Hamilton Zoo, they should pay __________.
| A．$ 15 | B．$ 30 |
| C．$ 45 | D．$ 10 |
During the day we work and play，and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are 8 or 9 years old need 10 hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head，our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night，we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls who want to be strong must get plenty of sleep.（plenty of: 大量的、充足的）
阅读上面短文，选出正确的答案。
A. eating B. playingC. sleeping
A. 8 hours.B. 9 hours.C. 10 hours.
A. tiredB. hungryC. happy \
A. Warm air.B. Exercise.C. Fresh air.
A. cool air B. Warm air C. both A and B
All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may watch them on the Internet.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports are very interesting and people everywhere like them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.
阅读上面短文，选出正确的答案。
A.people’s health
B.the players
C.people who like sports
A.buy tickets to watch the games
B.watch the games on TV or on the Internet
C.A and B
A.the same game
B.all kinds of games
C.different games
A.Table tennis
B.Baseball
C.Football
A.after a game, people from different countries
B.people from the same country
C.people who do the same sports
The People’s Republic of China took part in the Olympics for the first time in 1952. Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for China in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. China won 28 gold medals in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 32 in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Beijing hosted the 29th Olympic Games in the year 2008. China won the most gold medals in history.
根据短文内容，判断正误（对的写“A”，错的写“B”）。
Anne Zhang is a 21-year-old girl from Hangzhou, China. Now she studies in Britain. One day, when she was taking a train from London to Oxford, she heard loud noises on the train.
Before, the train had been very quiet. Some people were resting while others were reading books or listening to music. Suddenly, a group of Chinese people laughed loudly as they played a game of cards.
“ I would usually be very happy to meet people from my own country. But at that moment, I wanted the ground to open up and swallow ( 吞没 ) me.” Zhang said.
As it becomes easier for Chinese people to get visas( 签证) to foreign countries, more and more of them are traveling abroad. However, their bad manners have given them a bad reputation (名声).
A recent U.S. survey of 5,600 people five countries showed that Chinese people are the second worst tourists. The worst are American tourists.
Chinese always talk loudly in places like cafes and museums. They also spit (吐痰 ) and litter whenever they want and jump queues. Some Chinese tourists also like to write or draw pictures on famous buildings. In Singapore, Chinese tourists are fined( 罚款) because they were smoking in Non-smoking areas.
Some people may say that they can do everything that they want because they spend money in the country. In fact, this is not true. Besides enjoying ourselves, we should respect local customs and take care of the environment.
Information Card
| The country which Anne Zhang studies |
___________________________. |
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| The game that the Chinese people played on the train |
____________________________ |
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| The thing that gives Chinese tourists bad reputation |
____________________________ |
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| The worst tourist in those five countries |
____________________________ |
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| The reason why Chinese tourists were fined in Singapore |
___________________________. |
One day a red rose blossomed (开花) in a forest. A pine tree(松树) not far away said, “You’re so beautiful! I wish I could be lovely like you. ”
The rose said, “I am the most beautiful plant in the forest. ” Then the rose looked at a cactus(仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)!”Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, “This plant is useless. I’m sorry I am his neighbor. ”
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw some birds stick their beaks(鸟喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the red rose, “You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. ”
The red rose felt ashamed, but she still asked the cactus for help. The cactus agreed kindly and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots. Later on, the rose never gave her opinion about anyone by look again.
通读上面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。What did the rose think of the cactus at the beginning of the story?
| A．He was beautiful and lovely. |
| B．He was ugly and useless. |
| C．He was kind and helpful. |
| D．He was unfriendly and ugly. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
| A．There was no rain when summer came. |
| B．The pine tree could get water from the cactus. |
| C．The birds stuck their beaks into the pine tree. |
| D．The rose could bring water to the pine’s roots. |
The underlined word “ashamed” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．骄傲的 | B．忧虑的 |
| C．高兴的 | D．羞愧的 |
From the passage, we know that ______.
| A．the pine tree was awful |
| B．the cactus was helpful |
| C．the birds were more beautiful |
| D．the rose couldn’t get water in the end |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．Look is not everything. |
| B．Be careful of what you say to others. |
| C．The red rose is more beautiful than the cactus. |
| D．Don’t feel bad about having an ugly neighbor. |
Going to an exhibition can be a great activity. Here are some good exhibitions for families and children.
How many hours a day is Victoria Police Exhibition open?
| A．5 hours. | B．6 hours. |
| C．7 hours. | D．12 hours. |
Which exhibition isn’t open on weekends?
| A．Victoria Police Exhibition |
| B．Ancient Shang Dynasty Exhibition |
| C．Ancient Rome Exhibition |
| D．Napoleon: Revolution to Empire Exhibition |
Mark is interested in French culture. Which exhibition would he like to watch?
| A．Victoria Police Exhibition |
| B．Napoleon: Revolution to Empire Exhibition |
| C．Ancient Rome Exhibition |
| D．Ancient Shang Dynasty Exhibition |
Eight-year-old Tom and his parents will go to Ancient Rome Exhibition this Thursday. How much should they pay?
| A．$32 | B．$62 | C．$36 | D．$56 |
Which statement is TRUE according the exhibitions’ information?
| A．All the exhibitions took place in foreign countries. |
| B．These exhibitions are only for children and teachers. |
| C．Ancient Rome Exhibition is free for adult and child. |
| D．Ancient Shang Dynasty Exhibition tells people ancient China’s culture and history. |
Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.“What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors.“I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!”the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging !”
The boy’s goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can’t achieve your goal, maybe you can say,“yes, but look what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!”It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
What did the boy do after watching a program?
| A．He bought a glass jar. |
| B．He started to dig a hole. |
| C．He played with some visitors. |
| D．He went on watching the program. |
What did the older boys think of the little boy?
| A．He was silly. | B．He was strict. |
| C．he was strong-minded. | D．He was energetic. |
When did the boy find the stones?
| A．Before he met the older boys. |
| B．When he wanted to give up digging. |
| C．After the older boys laughed at him. |
| D．As soon as he began to dig the hole. |
What does the underlined sentence“It is in the digging that life is lived.”mean
according to the article?
| A．Life is to make a big success. |
| B．Life is to find the colorful stones. |
| C．Life is difficult but colorful. |
| D．Life is on the way to achieve the goal. |
Which is the best title for this article?
| A．Enjoying the process. |
| B．How to achieve goals. |
| C．A journey through the earth. |
| D．Dig a deep hole all the way through the earth. |
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