Online shopping is growing fast in China, and more and more Chinese are buying books online. At the same time, traditional bookstores are facing new challenges. A bookstore in Beijing is going out of business（生意）. All of its books are on sale. Bookstore owner Wang Jian says hot sales of books on the Internet pushed him to change the way he did business.

China has the highest online book buying rate（率）in the world. More than years ago, dangdang.com became the first online bookseller, and now becomes very important in the Chinese online book market.

Facing this challenge, the Xinhua Bookstore also built its online store a few years ago. Zhang Jian, CEO of the Xinhuabookstore.com, says now they are enlarging their online services.

A “price war（战争）”is taking shape between traditional bookstores and online bookstores. Faced with the low-cost advantage of online bookstores, traditional ones can do nothing but lower their prices. At the same time, online bookstores are also starting price wars between each other.

Now some traditional bookstores are trying their best to attract buyers in their own way. They exhibit books better and provide(提供) a very relaxed reading environment in the bookstore. Even though, traditional bookstores can hardly compete with some of the advantages of online bookstores, for example 24-hour service.

1.What is the passage about?

2.What made Wang Jian change the way he did business?

3.To attract buyers, traditional bookstores and online bookstores both choose to        .

4.We can know from the passage that       .

If you think you’re too shy and want to be a little bit brave, try the following:

You can make it. Tell people you’re shy. There’s no need to hide it. When they get to know you’re a shy kid, they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more relaxed in talks.

Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you’re friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start talks, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Get your attention elsewhere（在别处）. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not.

Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “You did it”. Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk about yourself.

1.How many pieces of advice does the passage give us?

2.If you find it hard to start a talk, you can          .

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

4.What is the best title for this passage?

If you love books, then“Three Cups of Tea”will be your favorite. It will take you on an adventure（冒险）to one of the highest mountains in the world. You will learn how the people and children there lived and how the writer, Greg Mortenson , helped build an education system.

While climbing K2 in Pakistan, one of the world’s most difficult mountains to climb, Greg Mortenson became ill and got lost. He got help in a small village. The people of the village took good care of him, feeding him and letting him sleep in a villager’s house. They also gave him their best food: sweet tea.

When Mortenson was fine, he found that the children of the village worked and studied outdoors. Their teacher came only three times a week and they didn’t have blackboards. They used sticks（枝条）to write on the ground.

The day he left the village, he told them he would come back and build a school. His school would have both boys and girls. Later on, he came back and helped build a school, so the kids were able to study in the classroom with real writing instruments.

That was in 1993. Today Mortenson is going to build 80 schools in Central Asia. He started a foundation（基金）called the Central Asia Institute to raise money for these schools. He has helped more than 18,000 girls receive education so far.

1.“Three Cups of Tea”is the name of a        .

2.The following are what the people of the village did for Greg Mortenson EXCEPT        .

3.From the passage we know that       had more chances to receive education in Pakistan mountains in the past.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词）。

1.He hasn’t enough __________（经验）for the job.

2.He is __________（自信）enough to pass the exam than Mary.

3. Three monkeys __________（逃脱）from the local zoo last night.

4.When he heard his father’s __________（死）, he couldn’t help crying.

5.He is a __________（知识）man .

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

When I was young and free, I   61 （梦想）of changing the world. As I  62 （成长）older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change,   63 （因此）I shortened my sights and  64 （决定）to change only my country. But it, too, seemed   65 （不可能）.Later, I settled for  66 （改变）only my family , those closest to me, but also, they would have none of it. And now as I   67 （躺）on my deathbed, I suddenly   68 （意识）: If I had only changed   69 （我）first, then by example I would have changed my family.  70 （从）their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I possibly have been changed the world.

There are many things that you should be careful with when you are alone at home. Read the following solutions to protect yourself.

Keep the door locked when you are alone at home. Many people think it’s the best way to protect themselves.

Keep a list of phone numbers to call for help-such as 110, the police station or a neighbor’s number.

Be careful with the electrical appliances（电器）. If don’t know how to use them, ask your parents. Make a safety check before going to sleep.

Look through the keyhole when you hear the doorbell. If there are strangers, ask “Who’s that?” with the door locked and say “Come back later.” Don’t tell them that your parents are away. Say “Mum’s having a shower.” or “Dad’s having a sleep.”

作为青少年来讲，养成好习惯对我们来说很重要。你觉得青少年应养成哪些习惯？补全下面的句子。

参考词汇：help people in need; say dirty words; talk loudly in public; throw litter everywhere; on time; lie to others…

①.I think it’s very important                           .

②.Never                                     .

③.We should                                   .

④.We’d better not                              .

⑤.Don’t                                .

回想三年的英语学习历程，丰富多彩的英语课堂活动一定给你留下了许多难忘的印象。请你以“What should we do in English class?”为题写一篇英语短文，谈谈在英语课堂上学生应该怎样做，才能使英语学习更有效。

提示：⑴Listen to the teacher.

⑵Take part in activities.

⑶Be confident in ourselves.

要求：⑴文稿须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥。

⑵文稿中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。

⑶词数：60～80个。

参考词汇：take notes, work in groups with…, not be afraid of…

What should we do in English class?

In English class, we should ____________________________________________________

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1The underlined part in the word “houses” is pronounced as       .

A. /SIS/       B. /θIS/        C. /SIZ/       D./ZIZ/

1--What about the pen you bought yesterday.

-- It       well. I like it very much.

A. was written      B. is written        C. wrote        D. writes