Look at the plant in the picture. It looks beautiful, right? Can you imagine (想象) it kills?

The Venus flytrap is a kindof meat-eating plant. It grows in very few places, like wetlands near the sea in North Carolina in America.
The Venus flytrap is not a large plant. It grows to be only about a foot tall. The plant has white flowers in the spring, but it is the plant’s leaves that make it so interesting. The ends of the leaves have folding parts with stiff, tiny hairs (带小硬刺的可折叠部分). These are the plant’s “traps (捕捉器)”.
What does the Venus flytrap eat? As you might guess, the Venus flytrap eats flies (苍蝇). It also eats spiders, ants and crickets (蟋蟀). The Venus flytrap makes most of its food with sun, air and water, just like other plants. Living things just give it extra nutrition (额外营养) to grow well in wetlands.
How does this plant trap and eat living things? The Venus flytrap uses a sweet liquid (液体) to attract its food. When a fly lands on one of the plant’s open traps, hairs on the surface make the trap close. And when the trap closes, the fly is dinner!
If you want to have your own Venus flytrap at home, you have to buy the plant from a special place. You can’t take a Venus flytrap from where it grows! There are laws about taking it out of the wild.
小题1:Where does the Venus flytrap grow?

A．In the wetlands.

B．In the desert.

C．In the rocks.

D．In the sea.

小题2:About the Venus flytrap, which of the following is true?

A．It is a large plant.

B．It only eats spiders.

C．It has white flowers.

D．It can fly in the sky.

小题3:Which is the right order of the following events in Paragraph 5?
a. The trap of the Venus flytrap closes.
b. A fly lands on one of the plant’s open traps.
c. The fly is kept in the trap as the food of the plant.
d. The Venus flytrap uses a sweet liquid to attract its food.

A．d-b-a-c	B．a-b-c-d
C．b-d-a-c	D．d-b-c-a

小题4:How can people get a Venus flytrap?

A．They can get it from where it grows.

B．They can buy it from a special place.

C．They can grow it in their gardens.

D．They can buy it in a park.

小题5:Why does the Venus flytrap kill?

A．Because it needs extra nutrition.

B．Because it hates flies.

C．Because insects are its main food.

D．Because it kills for fun.

The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical（古典的）music. Vanessa-Mae love pop music, and she was also a very good classical violinist, and she brought these kinds of music together.

She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music she likes. Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in pop concerts with pop stars.
A lot of people don’t like the way she uses modern rhythms（节奏）, noisy drums and guitars in traditional（传统的）music. But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing: she has brought many new fans to classical music. For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.
小题1:Vanessa-Mae was a young        woman.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．Singaporean

D．French

小题2:The type of music Vanessa-Mae likes is       .

A．traditional music

B．different kinds of music

C．classical music

D．rock and roll

小题3:       listen to classical music because they like Vanessa-Mae.

A．Pop stars

B．Young people

C．Classical musicians

D．Old people

小题4:      was the first instrument（乐器）she learnt to play.

A．The violin

B．The piano

C．The drums

D．The guitar

Dear Aunt Kate,
Thank you very much for inviting me ___ with you for a week in summer holiday. It’s very kind __ you. I always like staying at your home in the countryside because it is so _____ there. In Shanghai, our house is near Hongqiao Airport. Planes often fly right over us, so it is very___ sometimes. And there is also a factory near our house, and that ___ a lot of noise, too.
I am sure I will have a good time there.
___ is Uncle John? I believe he is feeling__ better now. We were very sorry to hear about his ___, I have drawn a picture for him and I ____ it with me when I visit you. Mother and Father send him their best wishes, and I _____ he will soon be well.。
小题1:

A．stay

B．stays

C．staying

D．to stay

小题2:

A．of

B．for

C．at

D．with

小题3:

A．empty

B．quiet

C．horrible

D．serious

小题4:

A．noise

B．noised

C．noise

D．noises

小题5:

A．make

B．makes

C．made

D．making

小题6:

A．What

B．When

C．Why

D．How

小题7:

A．a little

B．a few

C．little

D．few

小题8:

A．ill

B．illness

C．bad

D．badness

小题9:

A．bring

B．brought

C．will bring

D．have brought

小题10:

A．will hope

B．hopes

C．hope

D．is hoping

配对阅读，请阅读以下左栏相关信息，然后与右栏的相匹配。并将最佳选项的字母编号填写在指定位置上。

小题1: Try to be happy. Keep smiling. 小题2:Talk it out when you need help. 小题3:Learn English happily and easily. 小题4:Try to understand your parents. 小题5:Protect the animal

A．Our swimming club has the best swimming coach. (教练) You can swim like a fish. B．Do you have a generation gap (代沟) with your parents. They worry about too much because they love you. Try to understand them. C．It’s hard for people to be happy every day. However, we should try our best to be happy. Smile more to each other. D．Talk about your difficulty with anyone who can help you, when you are in trouble. E. Jackie Chan is a famous action actor. His new movie SPEED will be put in the People’s cinema. F. Many animals are in danger. They are our friends and please do something to protect them. G. Is it English hard? Just think it is easy and interesting. If you are interested in English, you can learn it happily and easily.

Once in a small village faraway, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.
A happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced(跳跃)happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his__ __lifted high and his tail wagging(摇摆) as fast as it could. To his great_ ___, he found himself staring(盯) at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was          with 1000 great smiles. As he left the House, he thought to himself, “This is a very       place. I will come back and visit it____.”
In the same village, another little dog , who was not quite as____as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he       into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs staring back at him, he growled(咆哮) at them and was horrified(惊恐的) to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a horrible place, and I will never go back____again.”
All the____in the world are mirrors. What kinds of reflections(反射) do you see in the faces of people you       ?

小题1:	A．eyes B．ears C．nose D．mouth

小题2:	A．joy B．disappointment C．surprise D．sadness

小题3:	A．answered B．served C．sent D．returned

小题4:	A．special B．lonely C．strange D．wonderful

小题5:	A．often B．sometimes C．seldom D．always

小题6:	A．healthy B．tall C．happy D．little

小题7:	A．knocked B．looked C．went D．ran

小题8:	A．there B．here C．the mirrors D．the House

小题9:	A．people B．faces C．houses D．dogs

小题10:

A．know B．meet C．talk to D．make friends with

Bob was happy. He was at a new school, and students there were friendly. "Hi, Bob!" some students greeted him, but some students said, "Hi, Peter!" Bob didn't understand. He asked one student. "Why do some students call me Peter?"
"Oh, that's easy to answer," the students said, "Peter was a student here last year. Now he is at a different school. You look like Peter. Some students thought that you were Peter."
Bob wanted to meet Peter. He got Peter's address from a student and went to Peter's house. Peter opened the door. Bob couldn't believe his eyes. He looked really like Peter! Bob and Peter had the same color eyes and same smile. They had the same black hair. They also had the same birthday. And they both were adopted(领养)by two different families.
Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers. Soon after the boys were born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Peter. Bob's family never knew about Peter, and Peter's family never knew about Bob.
Soon Bob and Peter's story appeared(出现)in the newspaper. There was a photo of Bob and Peter next to the story. A young man called John saw the photo in the newspaper. John couldn't believe his eyes. He looked like Bob and Peter! He had the same color eyes and the same smile. He had the same black hair. He had the same birthday. And he, too, was adopted by another family.
Later John met Bob and Peter. When Bob and Peter saw John, they couldn't believe their eyes. John looked really like them! Why did John looked really like Bob and Peter? You can guess. Bob and Peter are not twins. Bob, Peter and John are triplets.
小题1:Bob felt_______ at the new school.

A．interested

B．happy

C．sad

D．sorry

小题2:Some students in Bob's new school thought_______.

A．John was Peter

B．Bob was John

C．Bob was Peter

D．Peter was John

小题3:John knew the story of Bob and Peter from_______.

A．a newspaper

B．a book

C．his classmates

D．his parents

小题4:The underlined word "triplets" in last paragraph means"_______"．

A．挚友

B．双胞胎

C．三胞胎

D．表兄弟

Wolf was very hungry．No matter how hard he tried，he couldn’t catch anything to _______．
Wolf met Dog on the road．
“_______ are you going?” asked Wolf
“I’m going to a wedding feast (宴会),” said Dog． “Would you like to come?”
“Yes, I’m very ________ !” said Wolf．
Dog said that Wolf could come with him, but he had to ________ to act like a dog while he was there．
The two entered the wedding  ______ and sat under the table, eating．    Wolf ate and ate, and he got very  ______. The people around them started to sing and dance．    Wolf was so happy that he decided to ____. So he stuck his nose in the air and howled (嚎叫) a great loud wolf howl, “AAAAOOOOWWWW!!!!”
All the music and dancing ________ and men began chasing and beating Wolf．He finally jumped _______ a window of the house and ran to hide in the forest．After that，wolves have made sure that they are far from ________ before they start to howl, and they don’t attend weddings any more．

小题1:	A．drink B．eat C．waste D．cook

小题2:	A．Where B．When C．How D．Why

小题3:	A．tired B．angry C．hungry D．bored

小题4:	A．refuse B．hate C．forget D．promise

小题5:	A．house B．car C．office D．church

小题6:	A．ill B．full C．weak D．angry

小题7:	A．jump B．dance C．sleep D．sing

小题8:	A．started B．finished C．stopped D．worked

小题9:	A．into B．out of C．far from D．near

小题10:

A．dogs B．forest C．people D．rivers

Have you ever heard the song called “Is there anyone who told you”? It may be impossible for you not to know the song and its singer．It is sung by the famous “Happy Boy” Chen Chusheng， who appeared on Hunan Satellite TV．He caught everyone’s attention． Before the competition he was just a farmer’s son who had never got professional trainings of any kind． As a child， Chusheng wasn’t a good student， but he was very interested in music． He liked to listen to and sing his favorite songs again and again． Like many other parents， his parents also wanted him to go to college，but he failed．Chusheng had no choice but to help his brother repair bicycles and motorbikes．In Sanya, a small city in Hainan Province， Chen worked during the daytime while singing in different bars in the evening． He lived like that until the year 2000．
In 2000, Chen went to Shenzhen．He never expected that his first job in this new place would be delivering food．He went on working in the daytime while singing in the evenings．His life was hard at that time．In the bar called Star-making Factories he met many famous local musicians．In the following several years, Chen, with his musical dream, attended many music contests throughout the country， winning prizes many times． Today，when we think about his success, we cannot help thinking that if one wants to be successful, he should work harder than others．
小题1:From the passage we know that ________ ．

A．Chen Chusheng wasn’t very lucky

B．Chen Chusheng’s parents wanted him to be a singer

C．Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he worked hard

D．Chen Chusheng got more money

小题2:What did his parents want him to do?

A．They wanted him to go to college．

B．They wanted him to be a doctor．

C．They wanted him to repair bikes for his brother．

D．They wanted him to go to bars．

小题3:What was Chen Chusheng’s life in Shenzhen like?

A．Enjoyable．

B．Interesting．

C．Comfortable．

D．Hard．

小题4:What’s the meaning of the word“delivering”?

A．烹饪

B．递送

C．品尝

D．购买

小题5:Where did he work in the evening in Shenzhen?

A．In a bar．

B．In a factory．

C．In a restaurant．

D．In a supermarket．

What can you do in two minutes? Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English and         the hearts of everyone.
Siu studies at Singapore International School in Hong Kong. He      the Junior high category (初中组) of the 11^th “21^st Century Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition in Xiamen, Fujian       March 22.
His speaking skills and good English won him the top       .
Siu said his first secret to success was         many English books. He has read all the seven Harry Potter books, each four to five       . Now he is reading Steve Jobs: A Biography(《乔布斯传》)
“These books may be    for my age, but reading helps        to learn new words,” he said.
Siu likes    movies. Super hero movies,      Iron Man(《钢铁侠》) and The Avengers(《复仇者联盟》), are his favorite.
“Every boy has the dream of becoming a super       one day. Sometimes I imagine         to be one of the heroes and shout out the English lines(台词). It’s good to combine(结合) your       with learning English.
It’s also important to      an English-speaking environment for yourself. Siu talks to his classmates and teachers in English all day long at school.     his parents talk to him in Cantonese(粤语) at home, he still tries to answer in English.
“There is no shortcut(捷径) to studying English. Just practice, practice and practice!” Siu said.

小题1:	A．won B．lost C．broke D．made

小题2:	A．dropped out of B．worried about C．gave up D．took part in

小题3:	A．in B．at C．on D．for

小题4:	A．shape B．price C．prize D．work

小题5:	A．selling B．making C．losing D．reading

小题6:	A．copies B．times C．buttons D．seconds

小题7:	A．interesting B．difficult C．helpful D．easy

小题8:	A．me B．you C．him D．them

小题9:	A．Chinese-speaking B．French-speaking C．German-speaking D．English-speaking

小题10:

A．such as B．instead of C．because of D．above all

小题11:

A．teacher B．doctor C．hero D．inventor

小题12:

A．herself B．myself C．ourselves D．itself

小题13:

A．answers B．questions C．interests D．problems

小题14:

A．buy B．build C．invite D．publish

小题15:

A．Before B．Though C．Since D．Because

Sherlock Holmes is thought to be the greatest detective in stories. He is, in fact, more famous than his writer — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In the stories, Holmes is “tall and manly (有男子气概的)”. Holmes’ flat was shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy (笨拙的) Dr. Watson. He went around with Holmes and tried to solve problems before Holmes. But poor Dr. Watson lost out to (被某人战胜或取代) Holmes every time. Conan Doyle said that the idea of Holmes came from Dr. Joseph Bell, one of his teachers at Edinburgh University, where he studied medicine.
The name of Sherlock Holmes first came to the readers in Doyle’s book “A Study in Scarlet” in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all people that when the writer Doyle killed him off in one of his stories, readers got angry. They refused to allow Holmes to die! So Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.
The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes in cinema and television screens as well as on stage.
小题1:When do people first knew the name of Sherlock Holmes ?

A．In 1887	B．In 1987
C．In 1877	D．In 1788

小题2:Sherlock Holmes was ________.

A．the greatest detective who ever lived	B．a teacher
C．Arthur Conan Doyle	D．only a character written by Conan Doyle

小题3:Readers were angry when Doyle ________.

A．couldn’t write any more stories of Holmes

B．wrote badly of Holmes

C．wrote too many stories of Holmes

D．killed Holmes off in one of his stories