【题目】As China’s influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts (专家) in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances.

The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese.

Lomond Elementary School (小学) in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking.

“We’re trying to make students interested in the language,” teacher James told Times for Kids. “We think it’s really important that all children receive these lessons,” he says. “We’d like to do even more.”

“Schools are looking to the future,” says Nancy, a US education expert. “China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture.” Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun.

“We wish we could go to China one day.” said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami.

More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish.

【1】At present, many American students are learning Chinese because________.

A. they wish to work in China

B. they would like to travel all over China

C. it is the most useful language in the world

D. China’s influence grows

【2】_______is an American education expert.

A. James B. Nancy C. Karl D. Walt

【3】We can learn from the passage that________.

A. students are looking to the future

B. there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US

C. Chinese is becoming popular in the US

D. Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US

【题目】语言运用:阅读理解

Do you know Seoul (首尔)? It is a popular place among people, especial among young men and women. Seoul is the capital of South Korea. It is the home of more than 10 million people. They love their home very much. In their mind, Seoul is the most beautiful city in the world.

Seoul is a good place for shopping. There are lots of shopping malls in Seoul. Many young women like to visit it because they can buy lots of good things.

Seoul is a fun place to visit. There are large parks, palaces, museums and shopping malls. Near Seoul, there are beautiful natural places, like forests, rivers and mountains. On weekends, many people go there and have a good time.

Seoul is a business center. Most Korean companies have offices in the city. Some foreign companies have offices in Seoul, too.

So it is a great city to live in or visit. It welcomes tourists from all over the world.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）、误（F）。

【1】Seoul has a population (人口) of more than 100 million people.

【2】If you like shopping, you may want to visit Seoul.

【3】There aren't any museums in Seoul.

【4】There are some forests, rivers and mountains near Seoul.

【5】No foreign companies have their offices in Seoul.

【题目】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（每小题1分，计10分）

Everybody likes music. But do you know that music is different from songs? Songs express feelings with lyrics, but music with tones. Unlike songs, music tones have no specific meanings.

Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music. Some love classical music and others like pop music. Most young people like pop music.

Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.

The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of local music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than that in the 1950s and earlier. And it now becomes the most popular one. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers like Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. Today people still have great interest in pop music. Its concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

Something about 【1】

【题目】Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you. W hen you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can’t say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge yourselves. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you will be a happy and lucky person.

【1】When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will ______.

A. laugh at you B. play jokes on you

C. quarrel with you D. help you up

【2】What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A. Congratulations. B. Oh, so do I.

C. Good luck. D. It' s just so-so.

【3】Which idea is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

【4】Which of the following is this passage about?

A. Bad luck B. Good luck C. Happiness D. Life.

【题目】“An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue(队伍) of one,” wrote a famous British author, George Mikes．While this sounds funny, it’s a popular English stereotype (刻板印象)．From the supermarket to the subway, queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain．

Here in China, queues are normal, too．It is a part of everyday life．People queue most of the time, from buying tickets in the cinema to waiting for seats at a restaurant．But in certain situations, you’ll find yourself in the middle of a rushing crowd, such as getting onto the subway．Even away from the busy subway platform, queues are different．

One day I was standing in line at the supermarket．I left a small space in front of me．Within seconds, a girl walked by and took her place in that small space．I was surprised at first, but later I found these experiences very interesting．It is with these small, everyday differences that I get to live and learn in a new culture．

Back in Britain, the person spends about six months of their life waiting in a queue, according to the auction site MadBid．To pass the time, maybe they tell themselves the famous proverb: Good things come to those who wait．

【1】The English are well known for _____.

A. forming an orderly queue

B. being rude and loud

C. traveling on subways

D. spending more time waiting in a queue

【2】The purpose of the article is to _____.

A. call on people in China to queue more

B. compare queuing in two cultures

C. praise the English for following good manners

D. explain why people rush in some situations

【3】In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this article?

A. Sports. B. News.

C. Culture. D. Business.

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

【1】What time can we see the film?

A．At 12 a.m. on Tuesday． B．At 10 a.m. on Thursday．

C．At 2 p.m. on Friday． D．At 9 p.m. on Saturday．

【2】How many shows are given each week?

A．13. B. 14. C． 15. D．16.

【3】Lucy is 7 years old and she sees the film with her parents. How much should they pay for the tickets?

A．$45. B． $70. C．$ 85. D．$ 105.

【题目】Maybe most people know that there is water pollution, air pollution and noise pollution around us, but few people know that there is another kind of pollution—light pollution. In fact, it can be everywhere, depending on the time of the day.

Light pollution is the result of the wasted energy. Instead of providing light for people on the earth, most bright light shines into the sky, because people don’t design lights very well. At the same time, lights are brighter than necessary. All these cause light pollution. Stars in the night sky always provide everyone with wonderful sights(景色), but light pollution prevents them from being seen.

Some scientists say that light pollution can also bring some health problems to people, especially to kids. So it’s the high time for us to do something useful to stop light pollution.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。

【1】Light pollution isn’t serious enough for us to stop it now.

【2】All the people know light pollution well today.

【3】Most light shines into the sky instead of providing light for people.

【4】People in big cities can’t see stars clearly in the night sky.

【5】Light pollution doesn’t do harm to people’s health.

【题目】请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Not everyone has the chance to be a detective. But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.

One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my new car. I expected to see my father, but to my , I saw a young woman driving instead. “She stole my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car . ” And I told him why.

The taxi driver had a car telephone, and I asked him to the police. Soon we heard the of a police car and its loudspeaker. The policeman told the woman to her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I right then and said to the woman, “It’s not car. It’s my father’s.”

The woman and said, “Oh. You’re Mr Jackson’s son, right? I’ve once seen your photo at your father’s .”

Before I could say word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it . he lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was . the police and the taxi driver laughed. I very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a detective. Don’t you think my story funny?

【1】A．mother’s B．father’s C．aunt’s D．own

【2】A．joy B．way C．surprise D．surprised

【3】A．taxi B．bus C．car D．bike

【4】A．in front B．after C．at the back D．at the back of

【5】A．tell B．call C．say D．ask

【6】A．noise B．voice C．cry D．sound

【7】A．leave B．take C．stop D．start

【8】A．got in B．got into C．got out D．got away

【9】A．my B．your C．mother’s D．father’s

【10】A．smiled B．frightened C．worried D．refused

【11】A．home B．car C．office D．book

【12】A．another B．other C．else D．others

【13】A．washed B．repaired C．found D．seen

【14】A．wrong B．interesting C．boring D．true

【15】A．felt B．sounded C．fell D．looked

【题目】Bicycle sharing systems are also known as yellow bicycle programs, white bicycle programs, public bikes, or free bikes. They are increasingly popular in Europe now. Paris has the world’s largest urban (城市的) cycle rental system.

This is a bike rental station in Paris. The worker is showing how to use a new self-service bike. They say that Paris will become “a green capital of bikes” and they plan to park 20,000 bicycles at 1,600 stations. Paris created this plan to improve the city traffic environment and reduce the waste gas displacement (废弃排气量).

At a rental station, you only have to put your credit card into the machine to rent a bike. It provides French, German, English and Chinese services. If you ride the bike for only 30 minutes to relax, you needn’t pay for it. A two-hour bike rent only costs you 4 euros.

These stations work for 24 hours every day, so a bike is rented for 10 to 14 times a day. In this way there are 200,000 people using bikes a day,

In the past few years, Paris has encouraged its people to ride bikes, but something unhappy has happened now and then. Some people break the traffic rules during rush hours. Some park their bikes everywhere. So how to park bikes is a problem that Paris will face. But this project is still a helpful way to improve its traffic environment. Don’t you think so?

【1】Bicycle rental system can help Paris become a ________.

A. fashion capital B. sleepy city

C. polite city D. geen capital of bikes

【2】Paris built many rental systems to_______.

A. relax travelers B. improve the environment

C. reduce traffic accidents D. get money

【3】The machine at a bicycle rental system offers _______language services.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

【4】_______ people use bikes a day

A. 1,600 B. 20,000 C. 24,000 D. 200,000

【5】From the passage we can infer that the author__________.

A. thinks bicycle rental systems are great

B. doesn’t agree the idea of bicycle rental system

C. thinks Paris is a bicycle capital

D. thinks bikes are better than cars

【题目】根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

Success means to try your best．

Many people b 【1】 that success means to win．In my opinion, it means to try your best when you do e 【2】 , no matter you will win or not．When you are t 【3】 part in a long-distance race, if you keep on running as f 【4】 as you can, you are successful, though you may be the last to pass the finishing-line．

Because you have showed your best to others, and you have made your greatest e 【5】 to be the winner．Success means not to lose heart．

No one can always be the w 【6】 ．You will certainly lose or fail some day．It is important for you not to lose heart．A person who has lost heart is just like a tree without roots(树根)．It will be e 【7】 blown down by the wind．Nobel had failed many t 【8】 when he was doing his experiments．Sometimes his lab was on fire and he was nearly killed．But he never lost heart and kept on trying．Finally he was s 【9】 ．So when you fail or meet any d 【10】 , just believe in yourself, stand up and give the difficulty a heavy strike．