C 

     Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be： your classmate,neighbor,teacher,long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will affect your life in some serious way.

     Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible,painful and unfair. But later you realize that without getting over those difficulties you would never realize your further ability and strength. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.

     The people you meet affect your life,and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact,they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

     Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can,for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before,and really listen. You should set your sights high,hold your head up,tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.

     You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it

() 1. The people we meet .

   A. all know where to find us

   B. serve us on no purpose

   C. won’t become our neighbor

   D. will change us in some way

() 2. From the passage,we know that bad things can make us

   A. terribly meet bad luck

   B. realize our further ability

   C. find no serious success

   D. possibly enjoy every moment

() 3. The underlined word “poignant ” in the passage means

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   A. 平淡的   B. 明显的   C. 深刻的   D. 艰苦的

() 4. The writer's advice is that we should .

   A. never talk to strange people

   B. learn as much as we can each day

   C. get over difficulties painfully

   D. not believe in ourselves but others

() 5. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. Create Your Own Life. B. Hold Your Head Up.

   C. People You Meet in Life. D. Things Happen to You.

B

     IMPROVE ON SLEEP

      Good health needs good sleep. Go 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 for a good night's sleep.

      STAY FREE OF FLU

      Studies show that a cold or flu virus can lie on our hands for long. So wash all parts of your hands often with soap and water. For more ways to prevent the spread of flu, please call Health Line at 1800-848-1313.

      ORAL 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 show that many diseases have something to do with little or no physical activity. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day,5 days or more a week. For more

information,please call Health Line at 1800-438-2000.

() 1. 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

() 2. To prevent from catching a cold or flu,it's good for you .

   A. to have a good night's sleep

   B. to brush your teeth twice a day

   C. to get up early every morning

   D. to wash all parts of your hands

() 3. 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

() 4. Studies show 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

A

       Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.

       This is an old English saying. It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do,we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.

       Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you do not go to bed early,you can not have enough sleep. Then you can not think properly and you can not do your work properly. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!

       Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep well. When the daylight comes,we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used,it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.

       Exercise helps the blood to move around inside the body. This is very important. Blood takes nutrition to all parts of our bodies. The brains in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy,and take exercise,we can think better!

       Our bodies also need air to breathe. Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean,fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.

() 1. The old English saying mainly means .

   A. what good habits are

   B. what bad habits are

   C. how to become healthy,rich and clever

   D. it's easy for people to get up and go to bed early

() 2. It's important for people to have enough sleep. If not,they .

   A. may not be strong

   B. may not become wealthy

   C. cannot think and do their work properly

   D. will not get up early

() 3. The fifth paragraph tells us that helps the blood to move around inside the body.

   A. fresh air   B. enough sleep

   C. good habits   D. exercise

() 4. This passage is probably written for .

   A. old people   B. middle-aged people

   C. weak people   D. children

F

      Last year,I got a chance to be an exchange student in the UK. I found many d 1 between schools in the UK and those in China.

      In the UK,the students have six 1 2 every day. Students can choose to take part in different activities. In China,kids are u 3 too much pressure. In the UK,kids seem to be more r 4 than us,yet they have their own difficulties as well. Every w 5 they need to write about two essays. Every unit they still need to write a big essay to build their opinions. It takes them a long time to s 6 in the library,sometimes maybe the w 7 morning.

       Life in the UK is really different. Children have more f 8 time to develop their interests. They can choose to do things they like at an e 9 age than us. But it also means that children should make their own decision and take good care of themselves.

       Please send me an e 10 ,telling your life as an exchange student in Australia.

1.  2.

3.  4.

5.  6.

7.  8.

9.  10.

E

     A young man was interested in jade stones. So he went to Mr. Smithy a gemologist (玉石家) ，to learn from  him. Mr. Smith refused because he feared that il the young man would not have the 1 to learn. The young man asked for a chance again and again. 2 Mr. Smith agreed and told him ,“Be here tomorrow.”

     The next morning the young man came. Mr. Smith put a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to 3 it. He then went about his work. The young man sat quietly and waited.

     The following morning,Mr. Smith again 4 a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to hold it. On the third,fourth,and 5 day,Mr. Smith did the same thing and repeated his 6 . On the sixth day,the young man held the jade stone,7 he could no longer stand the silence. “When am I going to learn something?”askedtheyoungman.

     “You will learn ,” said Mr. Smith and went about his work.

      Several more days went by and the young man felt very 8 . One morning he was asked to do it once more.

      As soon as he held it,the young man shouted 9 looking at his hand: “This is not the same jade stone!”

     “You have begun to 10 ,” said Mr. Smith.

() 1. A. chance   B. ability   C. patience   D. time

() 2. A. Slowly   B. Silently   C. Quickly   D. Finally

() 3. A. cut   B. hold   C. touch   D. watch

() 4. A. placed   B. took   C. gave   D. sent

() 5. A. third   B. fourth   C. fifth   D. sixth

() 6. A. instructions   B. suggestions   C. promises   D. decisions

() 7. A. and   B. but   C. or   D. so

() 8. A. unhappy   B. excited   C. surprised   D. pleased

() 9. A. at   B. on   C. without   D. by

() 10. A. refuse   B. follow   C. accept   D. learn

D 

      The aim of students who come to school is to study. But to study requires a right way? or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.

      The best time for reading is morning,because in the morning,the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason,we can get good result.

      In studying we must have patience. If we have not known a text well,we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.

      When we are studying,we must put our hearts into the book,or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.

      We must always ask “whys”. If we don't understand something well,write it down and ask our teachers or our parents,or friends. In any possible way,we must know it completely and what weVe learned can be used well and made better.

      Though there are many ways for studying,yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. What does to study require?

2. Why should we read in the morning?

3. What must we have in studying?

4. Who should we ask if it is not well understood?

5. How many ways did the passage mention?

C

       The most important day Helen Keller remembered in all her life was the one on which

m her teacher,Anne Sullivan,came to her. It was three months before she was seven years old. On the afternoon of that day,Helen knew that something was happening. She went outside and waited at the door of the house. She could feel the sun on her face and she could touch the leaves of the plants. Then she felt someone walking towards her. She thought it was her mother and she went to her and held her close. This was the teacher who had come to teach all things to her and,above all,to love her. The next morning,the teacher took her into her room and gave her a doll. When Helen was playing with it,Miss Sullivan slowly spelled the word “d-o-1-1” into her hand. Helen learnt a lot of words like this. After the teacher had been with her for several weeks,Helen understood that everything had a name. One day Helen didn't understand the difference between “mug” and “water”. She became angry and threw the doll on the floor. In her quiet,dark world she didn't feel sorry for doing it. Then her teacher took her out into the warm sunshine. They walked down to the wellwhere someone was drawing water. Her teacher put her hand under the water and spelled the word “w-a-t-e-r” at the same time in her other hand Suddenly,Helen felt an understanding. She knew then that “w-a-t-e-r” was the wonderful cool something flowing over her hand. That living word awakened her spirit,gave it light,hope,fun and set it free!

() 1. How was the girl different from other children?

   A. She didn't know how to play games.

   B. She was angry all the time.

   C. She couldn’t speak.

   D. She was deaf and blind.

() 2. Why was her teacher so important to her?

   A. Because her teacher loved her and taught her.

   B. Because her parents were both dead.

   C. Because she wanted to go to university.

   D. Because there was nobody to play with her.

() 3. Helen learnt new words when .

   A. she went to the well

   B. the teacher gave her a doll

   C. Miss Sullivan spelled them on her hand

   D. she knew the difference between the two words

() 4. What can a reader learn from the passage?

   A. How to spell different words and understand their meanings.

   B. The idea of how to describe things and make them feel real.

   C. The way to feel sorry for doing something wrong.

   D. When someone is drawing water,we should go to feel it.

B

      We each have a memory. That's why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart,but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

      A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds,remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear,remember and speak two languages every day. At school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it,and they are busy with other subjects,too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

() 1. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because .

   A. they always sleep very well

   B. they often eat good food

   C. they read a lot of books

   D. they have very good memories

() 2. Everybody learns his mother language .

   A. at the age of six

   B. when he is a small child

   C. after he goes to school

   D. when he can read and write

() 3. Before a child can speak,he must .

   A. read and write

   B. make sentences

   C. hear and remember the sounds

   D. think hard

() 4. Your memory will become better and better .

   A. if you have lots of good food

   B. if you do more and more exercises

   C. if you get up early

   D. if you do morning exercises every day

A

       Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three questions.

       The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote ,“I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”

       This is a great way to learn English!Talk about the film or song with your friends,and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!

       The second question is about speaking. Sam,from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I'm shy and can't speak to her. What should I do?”

       When I visit China,lots of people in the street say ,“Hello!How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak English,so before you begin,take a deep breath and smile!Smiling always helps.

       The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver,from Anhui wrote ,“I want to remember all the new words. I write them down,but I forget them quickly. What should I do?^w

       Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them,and change them every day. And when you’re shopping,how about counting the English words,or saying the English names for everything you see?

() 1. What should you do if you are shy to speak English?

   A. Watch English films.

   B. Write down the words first.

   C. Listen to real English songs.

   D. Take a deep breath and smile before you begin.

() 2. What is Oliver's problem?

   A. He's too shy to talk with others.

   B. He's not able to count English words.

   C. He can't remember new words.

   D. He doesn’t know what real English is.

() 3. What's the best title of this passage?

   A. How to learn English.

   B. Talking about English films.

   C. Advice about English writing.

   D. The way of beginning an English conversation.

F 

      Everyone knows that Asians do well in math,but do you know why? Recently some researchers 1 a book. They try to tell us 2 Asian kids are good at math.

      The 3 reason is how short the spoken digits are. 4 following numbers out： four,eight,five,and six. 5 you speak English,you’ll need more than two seconds. But in Chinese,you’ll need 6 than one. The second 7 is the structure of the number system. In English,we have words 8 fourteen,thirty-four or fifty-seven. The number system in English is irregular. But it isn’t in Chinese,Japanese or Korean. These 9 have a logical counting system. In Chinese,eleven is ten-one. Twelve is ten-two. Twenty-four is two-tens-four,and so on. Above all,Asian kids learn to count faster. It makes them do math 10 than kids in other parts of the world.

() 1. A. read   B. found   C. bought   D. wrote

() 2. A. where   B. what   C. why   D. when

() 3. A. other   B. only   C. last   D. first

() 4. A. Ask   B. Read   C. Work   D. Sing

() 5. A. If   B. Because   C. Until   D. Although

() 6. A. more   B. less   C. much   D. little

() 7. A. way   B. example   C. reason   D. problem

() 8. A. at   B. of   C. in   D. like

() 9. A. languages   B. subjects   C. words   D. sentences

() 10. A. faster   B. better   C. harder   D. worse