1.When he was ____________ years old, Xiao Shenyang became a student of Zhao Benshan.

   A. 23                              B. 24                            C. 25                            D. 27   

2.Where was Liu Qian born?

   A. In Liaoning Province.                                 B. In Taiwan.

   C. In Hong Kong.                                              D. In Beijing.

3.When did Liu Qian win Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition?

   A. In 1976  .                 B. In 1980.                 C. In 1988.                 D. In 2006.

4. Jackie Chan is a well-known ____________.

   A. actor                         B. magician               C. pianist                    D. player

5.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

   A. Zhao Benshan is a famous comedy actor.

  B. Xiao Shenyang is younger than Liu Qian.

  C. Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China.

  D. Liu Qian performed in the street to make money.

You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?
On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, much fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted (分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
【小题1】The report is about ___________.

The Taiwan spotted deer, Fan Xing and Dian Dian, __________ to the Chinese mainland on April 16, 2011.

A．have sent                                B．were sending             

C．were sent                                D．had sent

根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】 Jack usually checks his test paper ___________ (careful) before handing it.
【小题2】 Mary thinks ___________ (study) grammar is a great way to learn a language.
【小题3】 –What _______ (happen) to Dave on April Fool’s Day?  –He was fooled by his friends.
【小题4】 Students in this school want to be __________ (volunteer) during this winter vacation.
【小题5】Liu Li was the ________ (win) of last year’s English Speech Competition in our school.

（By CCTV correspondent Vanessa Duffy 04/28/2013 08:36）

It’s been eight days since a 7.0-magnitude strong earthquake hit China’s Lushan Ya’an Sichuan Province.How the earthquake has affected one of Sichuan Province’s special residents（居民）—pandas.How are the animals living? And do they have enough food to eat?

There are more than 80 pandas living here at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Base（繁育基地）.The quake was felt strongly in Chengdu.Fortunately，all of the pandas here were out on the grounds when the earthquake hit，so they were very safe.

Several days have passed and the earthquake seems to have made no negative（不利的） impact on the pandas.These two baby pandas Chengshuang and Chengdui are playfighting with each other and climbing trees.When they climbed too high，the breeders have to rescue  them from the trees.

The quake zone is not only the home of these pandas，it’s also the source of their food.Fortunately，enough bamboo(竹子) has been stored away in five bamboo storehouses for the pandas，so there are no worries about food supplies.

Wu Kongju，Breeder，Chengdu Panda Breeding Base，said，“When the Wenchuan earthquake happened on May 12，2008，we were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.But we’ve been able to handle this earthquake event more smoothly.There are no problems with the food supply.”

1.When did the 7.0-magnitude earthquake happen in Lushan Sichuan Province?

A．On April 28，2013

B．On May 12，2008

C．On April 20，2013

D．On May 20，2013

2.The underlined word “ rescue” in this passage means ______ in Chinese.

A．保存             B．阻止             C．放任             D．营救

3.How did the Panda Breeding Base deal with the food supply after the earthquake in Wenchan in 2008?

A．They built 5 bamboo storehouses to store food for pandas.

B．They were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.

C．They handled this earthquake more smoothly.

D．They let pandas out on the grounds.