Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things, we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used wate r from toilets, bathtubs and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally , a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.The underline word “sewage” in the passage means_______
| A．排污 | B．染色 | C．洗涤 | D．洗尘 |
According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.
| A．to feed animals | B．to feed plants |
| C．to build a house | D．to make machines |
The main idea of the passage is ______
| A．to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job. |
| B．to explain the need for rubbish collection |
| C．to introduce different ways to treat rubbish |
| D．to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish |
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw several streets leading to the square. ‘‘See, my dear," Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She tried one spoonful and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________ .
| A．have sports with Elsa |
| B．explain what he means clearly |
| C．enjoy the views |
| D．have a rest there |
Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day.
| A．do something delicious for lunch |
| B．know he was complaining about his lunch |
| C．speak to the school about lunch |
| D．change the terrible eating habit |
By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________
| A．when one road is blocked , try another |
| B．how bad the lunch of her school is |
| C．how wise her father is |
| D．how terrible her mother is |
Everybody says that youth is the best time for our lives. Being young means romance, love and new discoveries, but it is also the most difficult time, because you have to make some very important decisions, which will influence your future life.
Things are not easy nowadays even for adults, but for teenagers, Who have to find their own place in society, it’s even difficult. It is necessary not only to adapt to society, but also to be confident of your position in five, ten or even twenty year’s time.
For the future it is important to have a good nob. In order to get a really good job, you have to be well educated.
Emotional problems for young people can be very important, too. The first teenager problem is that “nobody understands me”. Some parents often continue to treat their children as little children when they are starting to consider themselves to be adults.
There are also some global problems. Young people in all countries are facing these problems. Let’s start with smoking. According to studies, at the age of 16, almost 72% of all boys and 37% of all girls in Russia have already tried smoking. Smoking is not a natural need.It’s just that teens try it when they want to appear to be more like adults.
Drugs are also a serious problem. Students know the names of drugs well enough. 32% say they have tried drugs at least once, mainly because they were having fun, their friends influenced them to, they wanted to relax or they wanted to seem “cool”. That’s too bad.
So, you see, problems do happen and they can’t be ignored. We should pay much attention to them.The author doesn’t think that youth is ________________.
| A．the best time of our lives |
| B．the most difficult time of our lives |
| C．the time to make some important decisions |
| D．the time to get a job |
When young people enter the teenage period, ___________.
| A．they are seldom understood by others |
| B．they become confident of their position |
| C．they still seem little in some parents’ eyes |
| D．They still consider themselves to be children |
The underlined word “ignore” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．理解 | B．理睬 | C．忽视 | D．发现 |
Which of the following is not a reason why many students try drugs?
| A．They consider it to be a natural need. |
| B．Their friends advise them to do so. |
| C．They wish to be “cool”. |
| D．They want to relax themselves. |
Wang Ling, a middle school girl, felt angry with her parents after getting a boy’s phone call. “A classmate called me to discuss homework. We talked for just a few minutes before my parents got mad,” said the girl. “They asked whether I liked the boy. I’m sad Ididn’t, but they wouldn’t believe me.”
Wang’s trouble is not strange at all because puppy love becomes a big headache for both parents and schools. They worry that puppy love will be bad for their study. Her school makes it a rule not to allow any talk or any physical contact between one boy and one girl alone.
Many students say they understand why parents and teachers are so nervous about puppy love. But some think they are going too far. “We have our own thoughts and we know what to do with it.” said Wang Ling.
Another girl, Jiang Ting, liked making friends with boys. “Boys and girls can learn from each other,” she said. “My mother asks me to study hard. However, she never stops me from making friends with boys.” Once Jiang Ting told her mother she might fall in love with a boy. Her mother let Jiang make her own decision. Soon Jiang found that she didn’t like him any more because the boy was not as good as what she had thought before. And she did worse and worse in her subjects because she spent much on it. At last she understood the worry from school and most parents about puppy love.What’s the right meaning of the underlined word “physical contact” in the second paragraph?
| A．物理联系 | B．相互接触 | C．身体接触 | D．独自相处 |
What can we learn from the article?
| A．Wang Ling told her mother she might fall in love with a boy. |
| B．Jiang’s mother doesn’t care about her at all. |
| C．Puppy love will be bad for student’s study. |
| D．Puppy love becomes a problem for all students. |
From the last paragraph, we know ____________.
| A．Jiang doesn’t like making friends with students. |
| B．Jiang can’t make a decision for herself |
| C．Jiang worked hard and she did not bad in her subjects. |
| D．Jiang understood her parents’worry at last |
Goog morning, Ladies and gentleman. My topic is “________”.
Now in the 21st century, advertising is more and more important for people. Why? I think it is because through advertising, people, especially the businessmen, can introduce their products to the people all over the world. Because of this, many companies spend a lot of money on advertising. As we all know, there are many advertisements which are very interesting and popular. For example, Michael Jordan made an interesting advertisement for Nike. From this you can see how the companies make their products known to the world.
People can make a lot of money through advertising. It is known that many famous singers and movie stars make money in this way. However, I don’t think this is a good way for them to make money, because they are not the professional advertisers, especially those who advertise in medicine advertisements.
Nowadays, advertising not only means making the products known, but also means make ourselves known to people around us. Living today, we have to make people believe in us if we want to do important jobs. But how can this be done? We should first let other people know our good side: the good habits and abilities we have. In short, we should always remember to advertise ourselves to others. As I said before, advertising is not only important for companies but also for everyone, for all human beings. This is the most interesting thing about advertising.The best topic to fill in the line in the first paragraph is “___________”.
| A．The Importance of Advertising |
| B．Making Money through Advertising |
| C．Advertising Ourselves |
| D．Advice on Advertisements |
This passage may be a (an) ____________.
| A．advertisement | B．story | C．speech | D．report |
According to the passage, which of the following is not right?
| A．Many companies are willing to spend money on advertising. |
| B．Advertising can make some people rich. |
| C．People can introduce their products through advertisements. |
| D．Advertising in not necessary for anyone. |
Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world. 
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks. Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?
A. In the UK. B. In Finland. C. In Australia. D. In the USA.Angry Birds is _______.
| A．an online game | B．an online movie |
| C．a talk show on TV | D．a game show on TV |
Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.
| A．boring | B．easy | C．interesting | D．difficult |
From the passage, we can know_______.
| A．Angry Birds is only popular with young people |
| B．Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company |
| C．there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks |
| D．Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015 |
DNA is the whole “map” of the human body. It is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Mr. Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes”（基因）in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that genes are really messages. They’re written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, another two scientists found the first “word” that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell (细胞）to build its parts. So far, scientists have found all the words in the DNA map, but we still don’t understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help to save people from several illnesses. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.
Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more “words” and find out more information, we will use it in the wrong way. Just to make people more attractive (有吸引力的), or stop sick people getting jobs.When did Mr. Mendel discover why we look the same as other people in our family?
| A．In 1680. | B．In 1860. | C．In 1953. | D．In 1961. |
Watson and Crick found ______ in 1953.
| A．all the words in the DNA map |
| B．small things called “genes” in our body |
| C．the first “word” they could understand in that language |
| D．genes are written in the DNA with a special language |
How can we help sick people if we understand more “words” in the DNA map?
| A．Make better medicine. | B．Make them get jobs. |
| C．Make maps for them. | D．Make them attractive. |
Which one is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．We look like our parents because of “genes” in our body. |
| B．We have understood what all the words in the DNA map do. |
| C．Scientists have found all the words in the DNA map. |
| D．DNA tells the cell to build its parts. |
What do people think about this research about DNA?
| A．It can be only bad. |
| B．It can be only good. |
| C．It can be good but won’t work. |
| D．It can be good or bad. |
What might the future be like? Here are some predictions(预言).
Returning home during the Spring Festival is difficult for many Chinese people. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making buying travel tickets and the journey difficult. But 28 years later, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more railways and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, sun power, nuclear power(核能) and even water can take the place of oil as energy.
Schools will go electronic. Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during according to the passage.
| A．Christmas Day | B．National Day | C．the Spring Festival | D．the Mid-autumn Festival |
In 2020, China will build a fast transportation network that will serve of the population.
| A．60% | B．70% | C．80% | D．90% |
is not mentioned in the passage as energy.
| A．Coal | B．Wind | C．Nuclear power | D．Water |
From the passage we can know in the future.
| A．the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem in China |
| B．90% of the population will live in the city |
| C．robot teachers will check students’ homework |
| D．readers can discuss topics with each other face to face |
What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．Schools will go electronic. |
| B．Computers will be important. |
| C．There will be robot teachers. |
| D．School buses will be like spaceships. |
When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my mistake; the bus was late.” It is probably not your mistake, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop paying attention to whom to blame and start paying attention to how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming(克服) problems. For example, if you were late because the bus was late, maybe you need to leave home early. Or, you might call a taxi or call friends for help when in need. For another example, if your workmate causes you problems on the job for short of responsibility(责任心) or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or leave this person with some simple jobs. You should accept that the person is not reliable(可靠的) and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your workmate fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges(挑战) and chances to develop their own talents. So, stop paying attention to “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.According to the passage, winners .
| A．have responsible and able workmates |
| B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives |
| C．blame themselves rather than others |
| D．deal with problems rather than blame others |
When your workmate brings about a problem, you should .
| A．blame him for his lack of responsibility |
| B．find a better way to overcome the problem |
| C．tell him to find the cause of the problem |
| D．ask a more able workmate for help |
When problems happen, winners take them as .
| A．excuses for their mistakes |
| B．difficulties to greater power |
| C．chances for self-development |
| D．challenges to their workmates |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage？
| A．A Winner’s Secret | B．A Winner’s Problem |
| C．A Winner’s Chance | D．A Winner’s Achievement |
If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them .If you don’t, you may get lost. If you do get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends. Let them find you. You can help them to find you by stay in one place.
There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. Give them a signal(信号)outing or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
Keep on shouting or whistling, always three times together. When people hear you, they will give two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a small room with branches.（树枝）
What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little branch room to look for something to eat and drink. Don’t just walk far away. Pick up small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.
The most important thing you need to do when you are lost ---stay in one place.When you hear two shouts or whistles, what does that mean?
| A．Some animals are coming. |
| B．Someone is calling for help. |
| C．People will come to help you |
| D．Someone is lost. |
What shouldn’t you do, if you get lost in the forest?
| A．Walk everywhere to find your friends. |
| B．Sit down and stay where you are. |
| C．Make a small room with branches. |
| D．Try to find something to eat and drink |
Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
| A．You can leave your branch room to find some food. |
| B．You can’t go anywhere even when you feel thirsty or hungry. |
| C．You should leave some branches as you walk. |
| D．Don’t go far away from your room. |
选择 阅读下列材料，从A,B,C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题。
| Train number |
From |
To |
Start |
Arrival |
| 2641 |
Chongqing |
Huaihua |
9:00 |
17:46 |
| 2642 |
Huaihua |
Chongqing |
9:45 |
20:18 |
When should you get on the train if you go to Huaihua from Chongqing?
A.At 9:00 .
B.After nine o’clock.
C.At 9:45.When we want to express ideas,we often move our hands to mean something besides languages.Do you know the meaning of this gesture(手势)?
A.Good luck.
B.We’ve won.
C.Let me think about it. What do you know from the information on the right?
| Ren’ai International Food Festival Bill Beijing roast duck 48.00 Vegetable soup 3.50 Qingdao beer 2.00 Tea 6.00 Rice(2) 2.00 TOTAL ￥71.50 |
A.It’s a price list in a shop.
B.It’s a menu in a restaurant.
C.It’s a list after having a meal in a restaurant.What should he do if a person with AIDS wants to get help? He can ___.
| The London Home A centre for people with AIDS The London Home gives love and And care, but money is always needed. 111/117 Bute Road, London Tel: 0171-792 120 |
A.go to the Information Office
B.call 0040-173 654 2427
C.write to 111/117 Bute Road,LondonWhich of the following statements is not true?
| *Astronaut’s life *Two months in space Was 39.95$ |
Book Sale
Rocket To Space---by Diegor Ramivoes
A.You should pay 39.95 now for the book.
B.The book is about space and astronaut. Now19.95$
C.The writer of the book is Diegor Ramivoes.
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building. One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home, I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm.
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me, he wasn’t just a famous astronaut. He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged.
The third prize was announced and it was not me. 1 was relieved and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.
I went up to the stage and read what I had written, “My father’s son”. When I finished, the people stood up and excited. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were running down my mother’s face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder, “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life.”
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son. The writer felt it to be the son of a famous person．
| A．1ucky | B．natural | C．hard | D．pleasant |
In order to_ the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.
| A．become astronaut | B．become a great hero |
| C．be made school team captain | D．be made monitor |
What did the boy probably write in his composition?
| A．A lot of special things he had done. |
| B．The story of his father as an astronaut. |
| C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father. |
| D．The experiences his father had in middle school. |
The writer felt proud when he .
| A．got a prize in a writing competition | B．won a Nobel Prize |
| C．saved a child from a burning building | D．discovered a new star |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．My daydream | B．My father’s son |
| C．My famous father | D．My happy family |
Mr. White works in an office. One day, when he had lunch, a friend came to visit him . They were very happy and talked a lot. Then they looked at the clock on the wall. It was time to go to office. He had to stay goodbye to his friend and left. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove too fast to see the red lights . And he couldn’t stop his car and hit a car in front of his. An old man got off and called out angrily, “ What are you doing? Do you want to hit me to death(死亡)?”
“I’m sorry , sir,” said Mr. White . “I didn’t find the lights turned red.” Then he brought out a bottle of wine（酒） and gave it to the old man .21教育名师原创作品
“ It’s very cold today , sir ,” said Mr. white . “Please drink a little , then you’ll be warmer.”
The old man drank some wine and became happy. “I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you drink any?” he asked.
“I can’t drink anything now ,sir,” answered Mr. White.“I’m waiting for the policeman to come .Only drunkers(酒鬼)cause accidents, you know!”The story happened________________.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon |
| C．in the evening | D．at night |
Mr White drove too fast because _______________
| A．he was happy that day |
| B．he was good at drinking |
| C．there were few cars in the street |
| D．he was afraid to be late |
Mr White hit the car because ________.
| A．he didn’t see it |
| B．it was raining hard |
| C．he couldn’t stop his car in time |
| D．he couldn’t drive at all. |
Mr White gave a bottle of wine to the old man ________.
| A．to put the blame onto him |
| B．to make him happy |
| C．to make him warm |
| D．to leave there before the policeman |
At last ___________________.
| A． the old man felt much better |
| B．the old man was friendly to Mr White |
| C．Mr White drank some ,too . |
| D．Mr White fooled the old man . |
Hi, I’m Mo Hongwei from Gaomi, Shandong. I’m going to enjoy myself during the New Year holiday. On 1st January, I’m going to stay at home and do my homework. In the morning of 2nd January, I’m going to meet my grandfather’s friend Mo Yan at the train station. In the afternoon, I’m going to take Grandpa Mo around my school. In the evening we’re going to have a welcome party for Grandpa Mo. In the morning of January 3rd, I’m going to ask Grandpa Mo to teach me to write with a left hand. And I’m going to ask Grandpa Mo to give me some advice (建议) about reading too. I think my New Year holiday is going to be fun. 
On January 1st, Mo Hongwei is going to ________.
| A．check his email | B．do his homework |
| C．clean his room | D．visit his friends |
They are going to have a party for Mo Yan ________.
| A．in the evening of 1st January |
| B．in the morning of on 2nd January |
| C．in the evening of 2nd January |
| D．in the afternoon of 3rd January |
According to the passage, the right order (顺序) is ________.
①get some advice from Mo Yan
②have a party for Mo Yan
③take Mo Yan to visit the school
④do the homework at home
| A．①②③④ | B．④②①③ |
| C．③④②① | D．④③②① |
IMPROVE ON SLEEP
Good health needs good sleep. Going to bed before you’re tired. No eating or reading in bed. Go to bed at the same time before midnight and get up at the same time. Your body likes routine (常规) for a good night’s sleep.
STAY FREE OF FLU
Studies show that a cold or flu virus （病毒） can live on our hands for long. So wash all parts of your hands frequently with soap and water. For more ways to prevent the spread of flu, please call the Health Line at 1800 848 1313.
ORAL (口腔) HEALTH
Brush your teeth twice a day and visit the dentist at least once a year. The mouth is a mirror of disease. The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. For more of it, please visit www. mydr. com. au.
FIT FOR LIFE
Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with little or no physical (身体) activity. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, 5 days or more a week. For more information, please call the Health Line at 1800 438 2000.If you want to get a good sleep, you’d better _______.
| A．go to bed after you’re tired | B．go to sleep at midnight |
| C．follow the bedtime routine | D．eat something or read in bed |
To prevent from catching a cold or flu, it’s good for you _______.
| A．to clean your fingers often | B．to brush your teeth twice a day |
| C．to get up early every morning | D．to wash all parts of your hands |
You should visit the dentist at least once a year, because _______.
| A．the oral examination is necessary | B．you don’t often brush your teeth |
| C．some diseases may be in the mirror | D．you don’t have a good night’s sleep |
Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with _______.
| A．having no oral examination | B．washing hands with cold water |
| C．sleeping too late sometimes | D．doing little physical activity |
If you want to learn more about the flu, you can _______.
| A．visit www. mydr. com. Au | B．call the Health Line at 1800 848 1313 |
| C．visit the dentist in your place | D．call the Health Line at 1800 438 2000 |
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