During the day, you spend a lot of time running, jumping, laughing, eating, and talking. You use up a lot of energy(能量) , and by the end of the day you’re tired. Sleep gives your body a chance to rest.
But your brain (大脑)and body are not completely at rest during sleep. While you sleep, your mind may think of the things that happened during the day. It keeps the important things in mind as memories(记忆). It also thinks about things you were worrying about, and you may wake up with answers to some of your problems.
You also grow while you sleep. The thing called "human growth hormone (荷尔蒙)" in the body helps you grow during sleep. This growth hormone also helps the body to repair itself.
Sleep helps your body to conserve energy too. You use up a lot of energy during your daily activities. But when you sleep, your body temperature falls, and your "metabolism" (新陈代谢) slows down. You are still using some energy, but much less than when you are awake and active.
Have you ever stayed up past your bedtime? Did you have difficulty getting up the next morning? Maybe you had problems seeing clearly or you cannot think clearly. That was your body’s way of saying, "I need sleep！" A lack ( 缺乏) of sleep can stop your body and mind from working correctly.
小题1:What does "human growth hormone" do while people sleep?

A．It helps people rest well.	B．It helps repair the body.
C．It helps answer problems.	D．It helps slow the body down.

小题2:According to the passage, which of the following tells you need sleep?

A．You use up a lot of energy.	B．You enjoy daily activities.
C．Your body temperature falls.	D．You don’t want to get up.

小题3:What does the underlined word "conserve" mean?

A．provide

B．move

C．save

D．spend

小题4:What is this passage mainly about?

A．Sleep is very important.	B．The brain needs enough sleep.
C．Good ways to sleep well.	D．People use energy when sleeping

Top help you decide what might make a good pet ,we’ve put together a pet checklist .We’ve named some of the animals that are often kept as pets .We’ve shown some good points and bad points about each .And we hope it may help you make the best choice（选择）

Pick-a-Pet Checklist（清单）
Pets	Good Points	Bad points
Rabbit	Easy to keep Enjoy being petted Good to hold	Hard to house train Drop lots of hair Easily upset by high temperature
Raccoon	Can be very interesting Can be friendly when young	Against the law to keep in many states in the U.S. Can get unkind when older
Cat	Easy to feed & care for Can live indoors or out Fun to hold Very friendly	May scratch furniture Little pans can be messy May kill birds May make you sneeze
Dog	Come in many sizes Can live indoors or out Fun to love & play with Very friendly Can give safety	Can be smelly ,messy ,noisy Need to be licensed& trained May make you sneeze May bite(咬)if angry Need lots of attention

小题1:You are ______ to keep a raccoon as a pet in many places of America.
A. suggested  B. encouraged  C. not allowed
小题2:It would be easier for you to keep a ______ as a pet if you’re often too busy to take care of it .
A. rabbit or raccoon  B. rabbit or cat  C. raccoon or dog
小题3:If you feed birds at home , you should be very careful to choose a ______ as your another pet.
A .rabbit  B. raccoon  C. cat
小题4:The dog may ______ you if you make it angry .
A. hurt  B. fix  C. train
小题5:The writer tries to help us______ with the checklist .
A. learn how to look after our pets
B. find which animal is our best choice as a pet
C. Know what kind of animals can be kept as a pet

Fujian Tulou is a special type of Chinese building. People built most of them between the 12th and the 20th century. The oldest one has a history of more than 1,000 years.
Tulou is usually a large rectangular（长方形的）or round building with high walls. The walls are made of earth, stones, bamboo and wood, so they are thick and strong. They can not only keep the building safe from the wind and earthquake, but also make it warm in winter and cool in summer. There is usually only one main gate in each Tulou and up to （至多）80 families can live in it. It is like a small city.
UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)chose a total of 46 Fujian Tulou as a World Heritage Site（世界文化遗产）in 2008. Fujian Tulou set a good example for the world. Man can live in harmony（和谐，融洽）with the environment.
小题1:When did people build most of Fujian Tulou?
                                                                       
小题2:What’s the shape（形状）of Fujian Tulou?
                                                                      
小题3:What are the walls of Fujian Tulou made of?
                                                                      
小题4:Is Fujian Tulou like a small city?
                                                                     
小题5:请将画线句子翻译成汉语。
                                                                     

Many young people like playing football very much. In China we can often see children playing football on the playground. In China and England, people call British soccer football. They don’t call it soccer.
A British soccer ball is round. There are eleven players in a team. But an American football is not round. It’s like an egg. They also have eleven players on the field in one team.
American football is very popular（流行的）in the USA. Players can catch the ball with their hands. But in a British soccer team, only the goalkeeper（守门员）can pick up the ball with his hands.
Playing ball games is good for you. It can make you happy and healthy.
小题1:In China, a lot of people like playing football.
小题2:The British soccer and the American football are the same games.
小题3:There are twelve players in a American football team.
小题4:Players can catch the ball with their hands in a British soccer game.
小题5:Playing football can make you happy and healthy.

Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people.
Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost (丢失的)children. And some of the dogs can help the blind(盲人)do things.
Many years ago there was a ver dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong ,good and easy to train(训练).He helps the blind to walk from place.
Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets.
The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must do one thing again and again many times.
At the end of the training schooled must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do things by himself.
Now he can help blind people. The new master(主人)may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.
小题1:We can see the Seeing Eye dog           .
only in the country  B. only in small cities
C. all over the world   D. only on the busy street
小题2:What can the Seeing Eye dog do?

A．Look after sheep	B．Help blind people
C．Find lost children	D．Train blind people

小题3:How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?

A．One year

B．Five years

C．About a month

D．A week

“Who needs a shopping mall (购物中心)if you have Taobao?”says Wang Lin,28,a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site （网上购物网站）,has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping .Most online shoppers are students or young workers .More women shop on line then men. Clothing and home-use products（产品）are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion（十亿）Yuan was spent on online shopping last year,80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security of online shopping ,Wang Lin said, “”It’s very safe and convenient ( 便利的).Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money .You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”
小题1:What are the most popular online?
A. Candles and DVD players
B. Clothes and books.
C. Clothing and home-use products.
小题2:Taobao is ____________.
A. a shopping mall
B. an online shopper
C. an online shopping site
小题3:What does the underlined word “security” mean?
A．质量    B安全   C 信誉
小题4:Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?
A. Wang Lin’s life.
B. Online shopping in China.
C. Shopping on line is not safe.

阅读短文，完成下列表格。
I have many pen pals in many countries. Do you know the girl on the bike in the photo? She is one of my pen pals. Her name is Reiko. She is a Japanese student. We are the same(相同的) age - 13 years old. She lives in Tokyo. She has two brothers. They live with their parents.
I like Reiko very much. But I don’t know Japanese, and Reiko doesn’t know Chinese, either(也). But we know English. So we write letters in English. Sometimes(有时) we talk on the phone. My favorite subject is math. Her favorite subject is music. We have the same hobbies. We like seeing comedies, playing volleyball and eating hamburgers.
My pen pal

1. Name: _________________________________

2. Age:  _________________________________

3. From: _________________________________

4. Languages:_____________________________

5. City: _________________________________

6. Family members:________________________

7. Favorite sport:________________________

8. Favorite kind of movies: ______________

9. Favorite subject:______________________

10. Favorite food:________________________

仔细阅读下面的信息,然后填写表中的内容
Dear Wang Hong,
I am an American school girl. My name is Alice Green. I am twelve. There are five people in my family-my brothers, my parents and I. My brothers and I are all students at the same school. We go to school from Monday to Friday. We don’t have any classes on Sundays or Saturdays. My father and mother are teachers. They say, China is great, and  Chinese people are friendly, I want to travel in China. I think it is very interesting, isn’t it? I like reading. Now I am reading a book of Chinese stories. They are very interesting. My brothers and I like playing soccer and basketball. What do you like?
Let’s be friends. Please write soon.
Yours,
Alice Green
Information Card

The girl’s name	1.
Nationality (国籍)	2.
Age	3.
Her parents’ job	4.
School day	5.

Sometimes we feel good, such as when we get good grades or when something good happens. Sometimes we feel bad, such as when we argue（争吵） with our classmates or when the teachers criticize(批评)us. Both kinds of feelings are normal(普通的). Of course, we all enjoy good feelings, but when we feel unhappy, sometimes we don’t know what to do about it. Here is a plan that will help you when your feelings are bothering you.
1. ACCEPT your feelings. Say to yourself, "I am sad." "I am scared." "I am angry." "I am embarrassed（尴尬）." It’s all right to have these feelings.
2. RELAX and have a rest before you act. Take slow deep breaths (呼吸)and relax your body. Imagine that you are in a safe place. You could listen to some music or sing a beautiful song!
3. THINK about ways to help yourself. Thinking helps you do something smart instead of hurting yourself or making things worse.
4. DO something to help yourself. Maybe you can talk to someone, or do something you enjoy. If it doesn’t work, go back to step 3.
小题1:If you want to relax yourself, you can _________.

A．say to yourself, "I am sad."

B．listen to some music or sing a beautiful song

C．think about ways to help yourself

D．watch thrillers

小题2:If you are feeling bad, you can say to yourself that _____.

A．"I don’t want the bad feeling."

B．"I want to be happy."

C．"It’s too bad to have bad feeling."

D．"It’s nothing to have all these bad feelings."

小题3:If you can’t talk to someone, or do anything you enjoy, you can ________.

A．accept your feelings

B．relax and have a rest before you act

C．think about ways to help yourself

D．do nothing

小题4:The passage tells us ________.

A．what we can do when we feel happy

B．we can do nothing when we feel bad

C．We all enjoy good feelings, but bad feeling is unusual to us

D．what we can do when we feel unhappy

In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation.
In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: “Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus stops, people may comment about the transport system: “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”
Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people great each and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.
小题1:Small talk ___.

A．is a kind of conversation with short words

B．is a greeting when people meet each other

C．is to let people disagree about something

D．is something we talk about to start a conversation

小题2:The best topic of small talk is about ___.

A．the weather

B．politics

C．Games

D．languages

小题3:The passage suggests that when we learn a language ___.

A．we should learn about the transport system of the country

B．we should only master the grammar and vocabulary

C．we should know the culture about the country

D．we should grasp the importance of the language

小题4:When we say “Great game, isn’t it?” we in fact___.

A．ask a question	B．have a conversation
C．greet each other	D．begin a small talk

小题5:What we learn from the passage is that ___.

A．different language has different grammar

B．small talk is an important part in a language

C．small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation

D．in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather.