1.How long did the 2014 FIFA World Cup last?

A. About a week. B. About two weeks.

C. About a month. D. About two months.

2. Which is NOT true according to the articles?

A. Lu Jialei always gets good grades at school.

B. The World Cup has been held in South America twice.

C. Many people like watching the TV program A Bite of China.

D. Lu Jialei hopes more people can take much interest in Chinese characters.

3.Where may the articles probably come from?

A. A story book. B. A science report.

C. A sports magazine. D. The Internet.

Where has the Time gone? is the hottest song that has moved thousands of Chinese. Chinese parents give their children endless love and want nothing from them. However, sometimes, daughters and sons are too busy growing up and forget that their parents are getting older and older. What should we do? Let's have a look at a letter of a father's.

Dear son,

One day if you see me old and I am not myself, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating..., if I cannot dress..., have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I say the same things one thousand and one times, do not stop me and listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you one thousand and one times the same story until you get to sleep.

When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold（责备）me. Remember when I had to chase you with a thousand excuses I made, in order that you wanted to bath.

When you see me meet something new, give me the necessary time and don't laugh at me. I taught you how to do so many things to eat well, to dress well... to face life.

If I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand the same way I did when you gave your first steps.

When sometimes I lose the memory during our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember. And if I cannot do it, do not become nervous because the most important thing is not my conversation but to be with you and to have you listen to me.

Yours,

Father

1. What do we know about the Chinese parents?

A. They often get dirty when eating.

B. They often refuse to take a shower.

C. They often read stories to their children while sleeping.

D. They love their children too much and ask for nothing in return.

2. According to the father, what should you do when your old parents lose the memory during your conversation?

A. Go on talking with them.

B. Be with them and listen to them.

C. Make them calm down.

D. Leave them alone.

3. Why does the writer write this passage?

A. To show a father's love to his son.

B. To introduce the song, Where has the Time gone?

C. To show what we should do when our parents are old.

D. To complain that their children are too busy to look after them.

4. Who does the writer write this passage to?

A. Parents. B. Daughters and sons.

C. Teachers. D. Students.

Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.

There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes(基因) and aging. Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eye-sight from UV rays.

Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamin A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.

All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.

1. __________ is the most important way to protect our eyes.

A. Natural eye care B. Taking medicine

C. Seeing a doctor D. Being happy all the time

2. All the following causes can lead to bad eyesight except__________ .

A. genes B. height

C. reading D. computers

3.What should you do if you have to work in front of the computer?

A. Eat healthy foods.

B. Clean the eyes by using cold water.

C. Wear a pair of sunglasses.

D. Have a rest after working for a while.

4. What do the underlined word “aging” mean?

A．doing differently B．blaming seriously

C．becoming old D. disagreeing with

Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

When Mary was in hospital with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, expected to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her job.

They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry(产业). “We knew it had to be a specialty(专业) store because we couldn’t afford enough money,” says Mary. One idea came to her: She’d read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries, and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To pay the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from friends and from an bank.

The store only broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract(吸引) buyers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and provided dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited some writers to discuss their stories.

Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales workers, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.

“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income(收入)” says Richard. “This has always been about a pleasant life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”

1.When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ____.

A. they had to put their plan into practice

B. health was more important than money

C. heart trouble was a serious illness

D. they both needed to stop working

2. After Mary got well from her illness they began _____.

A. to study how to open a bookstore

B. to buy and read more mystery books

C. to do market research on book business

D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore

3. How did their bookstore do in the first year?

A. They had to borrow money to keep it going.

B. They made just enough to pay all the costs.

C. They succeeded in making a lot of money.

D. They failed though they worked hard.

4. According to Richard, the main purpose of opening the bookstore is _____.

A. to pay for their children’s education

B. to get to know more writers

C. to set up more bookstores

D. to do what they like to do

根据括号中所给的中、英文提示或句意写出单词，使句子通顺。

1.Ice turns into water when the ________ is above 0.

2.To make me get good grades, my father seems even_____________(严格) with me .

3.Many wolves are dying out because of the ________ of living areas.

4.People respect this man not because he is ____________ (rich）but because of his kindness.

5.I think the picture ____________ (go well with) the story very well.

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

1.Tan Dun is one of the most famous _________ in China.

2.It’s __________ (use) to tell her the answer to the maths problem. If you really want to help her, you should tell her how to work it out.

3.The reporter wants to know the ___ ___ names because he wants to interview them.

4.We were glad to hear that Nick came ___ _____ in the running race.

5.Look, the dog is enjoying _____________ meal under the chair.

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

1.---Who ________ my new key? ---I can’t find it anywhere. I put it here last night.

2.When I passed him just now, he ________the icon on the computer with the mouse.

3.I________(leave) alone at home last night because my parents went out for a party.

4.---How often do you write to your online friend?

--- Once a week, and he always ____________ to me in time.

5.---How soon ________your mother _________ back home from work? ---In half an hour.

句型转换。（共5小题；每小题1分 ）

1.Mary broke the red glass. (改为被动语态)

The red glass ____________ ______________ by Mary.

2. I get up early in order to catch the first bus.（保持句意不变）

I get up early __________ __________ I can catch the first bus.

3. Tom’s mother asked, “do you prefer English, Tom?” （保持句意不变）

Tom’s mother asked ____________ he ____________ English.

4. Both of my parents are office workers. （改为否定句）

___________ of my parents __________ an office worker.

5. My home is about 5000 metres away from our school. (就划线部分提问）

__________ __________ is your home from your school?

Life is made up of success and failure (失败). No one is always successful and also no one is always a failure. So it doesn’t make much difference w 1.___ you are successful or not. The most i___2.___ thing is what you do when you face success or failure. If you lose your heart when you f__3.___ or show arrogance (自大) when you succeed , you’ll never succeed. I___4.__, you should face it bravely, and then your failure can be c__5.___ into success. And you should go on working hard, then you can make great p__6.____.

Why do some people often feel discouraged (气馁的) t___7.__ they are able to do something? I think there are two main reasons. First, these people don’t have a correct estimate (评估) of themselves. Second, they may take s_8.__ difficulties for big ones.

The word “success” itself has hundreds of definitions (定义). For some it means power. For some it means great achievement (成就). For o___9.__it is wealth . I think it means achieving in one’s work, making contributions (共享) to the development of our country and bringing h__10.__ to people.

The aim of students who came 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 results.

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 it is not well understood，write it down and ask our teachers or our parents，or friends. In any possible way，we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better.

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

1. What does this passage tell us?

_______________________________________________

2.How many ways for studying does the writer teach us according to this passage?

______________________________________________________

3.Why had we better read in the morning?

_____________________________________________________

4.How can we make it possible to get something from the book?

____________________________________________

5.What should we do when we can’t understand what we learn?

_____________________________________________________ _