Maybe most people like to travel during their holidays．Some people like to travel in tour groups（旅游团）  1  they think it is safe and cheap．A tour guide（导游）takes care of the tourists and makes sure the group can see a lot of interesting  2  beautiful sights（风景）．Other people like to travel   3  or with friends．They are free to see  4  they want to see．

People travel for many reasons（原因）．Some people travel to learn more languages．Some people travel for adventure（冒险）．They want to do some different things，  5  Skiing，bungee jumping（蹦极），land mountain climbing．Other people like to shop when they travel．They look for new things or cheap ones．

There are  6  ways to travel．Some people take trains，  7  or buses，some fly，and  8  drive cars．Some people like to travel slowly and   9  a long time in each place．while others like to take quick tours and more places in a 10  time．

How do you like to spend your holidays?

1．A．and                          B．if                           C．because                 D．when

2．A．but                           B．and                         C．so                         D．or

3．A．lonely                       B．alone                      C．away                     D．nearly

4．A．when                       B．where                     C．what                      D．which

5．A．as well                     B．such as                   C．except for              D．as if

6．A．different                   B．terrible                    C．good                      D．expensive

7．A．ships                        B．planes                     C．spaceship               D．feet

8．A．the others                 B．the other                 C．other                     D．others

9．A．waste                       B．spend                     C．cost                       D．pay

10．A．long                       B．short                      C．good                      D．great

Different people have different ideas about time．People in the USA think that it is important to know the time．In cities in America，there are clocks in stations，factories and other buildings．Radio tells the correct time during the day．Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go．They want to do certain things at certain time．They don’t like to be late．

But time is not so important to everybody in the world．When you visit a country in South America，you will find that people there don’t like to rush．If you had an appointment with somebody，he could probably be late，because he may not want to arrive on time．

In South America，even the radio program may not begin on time．The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time．People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines．They think that you let a clock or a watch control your life if you do everything on time．

1．Time is very important to ________．

A．people in North America                              B．people in South America

C．the men on the radio                                   D．everybody in the world

2．The underlined word“control”probably mean ________  in Chinese．

A．改变                      B．控制                       C．创造                      D．摆脱

3．People in South America think ________．

A．they wouldn’t like to meet friends in public places

B．they don’t have to do certain things at certain time

C．it's wrong of a radio station to tell wrong time

D．it’s their habit to be a little earlier

4．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Is your life relaxing?

B．Must radio tell me exact time?

C．Different people have different ideas about time．

D．Differences between North and South America are everywhere．

Alfred Nobel，the great Swedish inventor and industrialist，was born in Stockholm on October 21，1833，but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842，where his father，Immanuel，made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry．Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War，but went bankrupt soon after．Then，the family returned to Sweden in 1859，where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab．He had never been to school or university but had taught himself．and by the time he was twenty，he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist，speaking Swedish，Russian，German，French and English．He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries．He was always searching for a meaning to life．He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars，and the peace between nations，until his death in Italy in 1896．His famous last will，in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics，chemistry，physiology，medicine，literature and peace，is a memorial to his interests and ideas．And so，the man is remembered and respected long after his death．

1．Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in ________．

A．Sweden                  B．Stockholm                     C．Russia                   D．Moscow

2．What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War?

A．The engineering industry．                          B．A strong position．

C．Landmine．                                               D．Study of explosives．

3．Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden? Because his father ________．

A．went bankrupt               B．was put in prison     C．was ill                    D．died

4．What was Alfred Nobel always searching for? ________．

A．More time and more money                         B．A meaning to life

C．How to end the war                                   D．The peace between nations

What does blood do for us? It brings food to all parts of our bodies and takes waste away from them．All parts of our bodies are made of cells（细胞）．These cells are very small．They all need food all the time．No one had seen cells before the invention of microscope．No one could make pictures of cells because no one could see them．

What makes the blood move round the body? The heart does．The heart is a pump．It pumps the blood and sends it round the body．The heart has rooms with doors between them．It pumps blood in and out through these doors by changing the size of the rooms so that the doors are opened and shut．The heart keeps a stream of blood going all around the body and back again to itself．The heart is a very important part of one’s body．When it stops beating，one will die．

1．Blood is important to our body because it can ________．

A．provide pictures of cells                              B．bring food and take waste

C．form a stream                                            D．move around the heart

2．What does the underlined word“microscope”mean in Chinese?

A．显微镜                   B．探测仪                   C．放大镜                   D．摄像机

3．According to the passage，a pump is used to ________．

A．open or shut doors                                      B．send something up

C．change the size of rooms                             D．make something in or out

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money．Money does have its most useful effect on the poor．But even if a person has already got plenty of money，________．

If money were everything，all millionaires would have real love，true friendship，good health and a long life．However，this is not always correct．

Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than“I love you”．But can love be bought? I’m afraid not．Love means to give，not to take．To every person，health and a long life are probably the best things．Well，can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is“No”．

Of all the longest living people in the world，few of them are millionaires．True friendship can’t be bought，either．In a word，Where money is dreamed too much，it can cause brothers to quarrel，marriage to end，lovers to hate，and strangers to fight．No matter how much money you have，it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with，no one to cry for．

1．从文中找出与下句意义相近的句子。

It seems that a lot of people want money very much now．

2．根据短文内容回答问题。

What are probably the most important things to everyone?

3．根据短文内容，将第一段最后一句话补充完整。

But even if a person has already got plenty of money，_____________________________ ________________________________

4．将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

5．根据短文内容，写出文章的标题。（10词以内）

1．If Tony tells his dad he’s lost the camera he borrowed，he’ll be in deep t________．

2．C________ to all the winners on the prize for the 100-metre race．

3．Shrek，a huge green monster，has won the h________ of young people in China．

4．He cooked healthy meals for them i________ meat，rice，pasta and vegetables．

5．Our schoolroom is really just a small w________ building．

6．There are sixty m________ in an hour．

7．He has made great p________ with his language skills of reading and writing．

词汇运用：用所给单词的正确形式填空。

Coffee  1  （be）a part of people’s lives for thousands of years，and today it is still a favorite drink of  2  （million）of people in the world．Coffee is so popular，but do you know the story of coffee and how it  3  （discover）?

There is an old story that says coffee was discovered in Africa a long time ago One day，a  4  （farm）was watching his sheep，and he saw them  5  （eat）some small  6  （berry）（种子）from a plant．After they  7  （eat）the berries，the sheep became very active．The man often felt  8  （tire），so he decided  9  （try）the berries too．Surprisingly，he didn’t feel tired any  10  （much）．Coffee plants were thus discovered．People found that coffee plants  11  （grow）well in many parts of South America，so large coffee farms  12  （start），and many coffee plants were grown．On these farms，coffee beans were picked from the plants by hand．Then the beans were dried and prepared for market  13  （sell）．Coffee was sent to all over the world，and soon became very popular．

某英语报社就“中学生可不可以带手机上学”的话题展开讨论。假如你是王涛，请你根据下表所提供的信息，向该报编辑写一封信，发表自己的观点。

注意：

1．短文应包括表中所提示的内容。可适当发挥，但不能逐字翻译；

2．要求书写清楚，句子通顺，语法正确；

3．文中不要出现真实的姓名和学校；

4．100词左右，信得开头和结尾已给出；

Dear Editor，

I am a junior three student．I’m writing to tell you my opinion ……________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Yours，

Wang Tao

--Have you got ________ pencils?

--Yes，we’ve got ________．

A．some，some           B．any，any              C．any，some             D．some，any

---Let’s go to the cinema tonight！

---________．

A．That’s a great idea．                                   B．Shall we go?

C．Yes，that’s OK．                                       D．Thank you！