I don’t know the teacher         is talking with Miss Wang．

A． what              B． whom             C．which               D． who

—Tim, do you think time is money?

—Yes, but I think it is         money．

A． more important than                           B． very important as

C． the same as                                       D． not important as

My life is always filled with sadness and little joy．However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely．

    Last year, I couldn’t believe the   1   that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown．Then I rushed to my home and told my parents．But my father didn’t seem as  2   as I was．He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help   3  ．

    I knew very well what my family was   4  ．My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years．We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling．I felt so upset but I could say   5   to my parents．I decided to help my father with his work   6   my family．

    To my surprise, things completely changed   7   the beginning of the new term．My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been   8   by my schoolmates．He encouraged me, “Always have a dream．” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school．

    I have been studying hard since I entered the high school．Whenever I meet difficulties, I always  9   my teacher and schoolmates．I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter  10   hard life is．Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life．”

1． A． idea                   B． story                     C． news                    D． thought

2． A． nervous                B． excited                  C． interested              D． worried

3． A． crying                   B． laughing                C． saying                   D． shouting

4． A． about                    B． before                   C． against                  D． like

5． A． nothing                 B． something             C． anything                D． everything

6． A． support                 B． to support             C． supporting             D． supported

7． A． after                     B． since                     C． before                   D． on

8． A． raised                   B． spent                    C． planned                 D． saved

9． A． dream of            B． think of                 C． hear of                  D． talk of

10． A． what                   B． which                   C． that                      D． how

It was the end-of-year party．I had asked my mother to make us cookies．Mom’s chocolate chips were the best．

    But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her．Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips．The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window．The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts． I took my bag and walked out for home．

    The house was empty when I arrived．My heart was filled with anger（气愤）．For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down．I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming．“Robbie,” she called out． “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent．

    When she entered my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said．“I got busy and forgot．” She began to laugh．I couldn’t believe it．I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying．“I’m so sorry．I let my boy down．” she cried like a little girl．I had never seen my mother cry．

    “It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies．There was plenty of food to eat．Don’t cry．It’s all right．” We held each other in a long hug（拥抱）．

1． The story happened        ．

   A． on my birthday                                    B． during Christmas   

   C． before Christmas                                 D． before the New Year’s Day

2． I didn’t leave the window because I want        ．

   A． to see my mother coming                            B． to enjoy the party

   C． to get some cookies                             D． to go to the party

3． I lay down on my bed and kept silent because I was        ．

   A． tired                       B． angry                    C． hungry                  D． excited

4． Why did my mother cry and say that she was sorry?

   A． Because she was too busy．                 B． Because she couldn’t find me．

   C． Because she didn’t support me．          D． Because she needed those cookies．

Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road．Most of these people are old people and children．Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well．Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness．They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road．

    How can we lessen（减少） traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules．For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast．If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time．For the pedestrians（行人）, it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road．Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements．We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road．Look left first, next look right, then look left again．Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it．The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly．It’s not safe to run．If people run across the road, they may fall down．Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street．

1． Which of the following is NOT the right way to cross the road?

    A． Stop and look both ways．                        B． Run quickly．

    C． Make sure that the road is clear                  D．Walk quickly．

2． Why do most old people often get hurt or die when they are crossing the road?

     A． Because they are not careful．

B． Because they forget to look and listen．

     C． Because they can’t see or hear very well．

       D． Because they often run across the road．

3． The best title for this article may be        ．

     A． How to lessen traffic accidents?                 B． How to cross the road?

     C． Please obey the traffic rules．                    D． Meeting with traffic accidents．

4． As a student, you can         to try to lessen traffic accidents．

     A． let drivers drive slowly                              B． play in the street carefully

     C． run across the road quickly                        D． help children to cross the road

At last, the mid-term exams are over．You’ve done the hard work, but you can’t relax．You have to prepare for the next exams．Do you hate exams? If you do, you’re not alone．Students in other countries hate them as well．

  Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students．And they only have them once a year．Every summer they take a test in each subject．Each test lasts about an hour．These exams don’t count for much． Even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next year．When the results come out they are then placed in an end-of-year report．The report is sent to the child’s parents．It describes how the student studied at school．

    This report is private, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it．This means that the students don’t know how other students scored（得分） in the test．Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret．

    Parents’ meetings are held twice a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term．Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance at school．

1． According to this passage, the students of many countries         exams．

     A． don’t mind            B． have to                 C． hate                      D． like

2． Which of the following is NOT TRUE for British students?

     A． They have an exam once a year．

B． They don’t know their own scores．

     C． Parents’ meetings are held at the end of the terms．

      D． They are allowed to tell each other their scores．

3． For British students, the school life is         than that of Chinese students．

     A． more relaxing        B． much tenser          C． more excited         D． much harder

4． The underlined phrase “don’t count for much” means        ．

     A． 难以计数           B． 不太重要            C． 期望不多           D． 数量不多

Did you sleep well last night? Maybe many people will answer: No．In fact, in the world about one third of the people do not have good sleep．If you say you do not have good sleep, it means: waking early and not getting back to sleep．You may get tired, worried and anxious．Your memory and ability to remember things will get worse．

    Then what should you do when you have the trouble? Do not worry about it too much．Let’s see if you can help yourself．The techniques（技巧）are as follows:

    First, make sure that your bedroom isn’t too cold or too hot．Keep it dark and quiet．

    Second, check your lifestyle:

    Do not drink tea, coffee, cola or chocolate four hours before bed．Drink less water and avoid night-time toilet visits．

    Set your body clock well by getting up and going to bed at the same time every day．Avoid daytime naps．

    Develop a relaxing bedtime habit．Read or listen to music, then take a warm bath．If you really can not sleep, try some bread, rice or milk．They will help you fall asleep．

    Go for a daily walk．Natural light helps you regulate（调理）your body clock, so exercise outdoors if you can．

    Forget the worries of the day．Write down any worries, thoughts or questions before you go to bed．With these written down, you will have less to think about and your sleep will become easier．

1． What is helpful for your night’s sleep?

   A． Tea．              B． Coffee．               C． Much water．              D． A glass of milk．

2． If you do not have a good sleep, maybe        ．

     A． your bedroom is neither cold nor hot           B． your bedroom is dark and quiet

     C． you had a nap in the daytime                      D． you took a warm bath before bed

3． This passage is mainly about        ．

     A． what we should drink before bed

       B． how to get a good sleep

     C． how to regulate your body clock

D． how to develop a relaxing bedtime habit

根据句义完成句中已给出首字母的单词。

1． What a hot day! Look! Maria is s       in the river．

2． It t       me 25 minutes to go to school every day．

3． We should brush out t       twice a day．

4． The Yangtze Rover is the l       river in China．

5． He is i       in English． He wants to be an English teacher．

Long ago, people did not need money．They lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants．

    As time passed, people learned to raise animals and crops．Sometimes, families produced more than they needed, so they started to trade with other families． 3 Later, people began to use money as a means of exchange．However, it was not the kind of money we use today．They used shells, rice, salt, large stones, etc．

    During the 600s B．C, people began using coins as money．They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time． Later, countries began to make their won coins．

  The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as early as the 11th century．The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s． 4 However, European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s．

    Today, we have many ways to pay for things．We do not use coins or paper money．Often, people prefer to pay for things by card．Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money．

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1． Why did people start to trade?

2． When did people begin to use paper money?

（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

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