"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree. I think you're wrong..."But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.
People don't say exactly what they are thinking when they want to finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now."Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse:"Someone's at the door.""Something is burning on the stove."The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language.
小题1:When a person in America asks "How are you?", he or she wants to hear" ________ "

A．How are you?

B．Hello.

C．I don't know.

D．Fine.

小题2:When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say"_________ "

A．You are wrong. I disagree.

B．I'm not sure.

C．I'm sure I disagree.

D．I don’t agree with you.

小题3:A polite way to finish a talk is to say"__________"

A．You have to go now.

B．I want to hang up.

C．I have to go now.

D．I don't want to talk any more.

小题4:When a person says "I've got to go now. Someone's at the door.", the person may be_______.

A．giving an excuse

B．hurting someone's feelings

C．talking to a person at the door

D．going to another place

小题5:The rule of the game of language is probably____________ .

A．"Always say what you mean"

B．"Don't disagree with people."

C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking."

D．"Be polite."

Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things, we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally , a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.
小题1:The underline word “sewage” in the passage means_______

A．排污

B．染色

C．洗涤

D．洗尘

小题2:How can we keep the mice and flies away?

A．Some water is used to cover the rubbish.

B．Some earth can be used to cover the rubbish.

C．The fire burns the rubbish.

D．The sewage system takes away the rubbish.

小题3:According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.

A．to feed animals

B．to feed plants

C．to build a house

D．to make machines

小题4:How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A．By burning it off	B．By putting it in water
C．By throwing it away	D．By reusing and recycling it.

小题5:The main idea of the passage is ______
A to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job.
B. to explain the need for rubbish collection
C. to introduce different ways to treat rubbish
D. to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish

London police are well known in the world. Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 there was no policeman in London at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night, and they were not paid very much.
About 300 years ago, London started to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people had to stay in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So, in 1829, the first London Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. There was no policewoman in London until 1920.
Today, London police are quite well paid and only a few police officers still ride horses.
Perhaps the London Police Force’s greatest achievement (成就) is to meet changing  conditions and provide excellent police service (服务). The two main reasons for the Force’s development were the growth of population and the progress of science and technology.
小题1:London Police Force is famous in the world, because _________.

A．it provides excellent service	B．it has many policewomen
C．the police officers work on horses	D．it has a long history

小题2:People in London didn’t want to go outdoors about 300 years ago because __________.

A．there were no policemen in the streets

B．the city was very dirty

C．they were poor

D．there were so many thieves in the streets

小题3:London had 120 Bow Street Runners in the year of __________.

A．1700

B．1750

C．1800

D．1829

小题4:Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
A few policeman protected the city streets at night in 1700.
B.The first London Police Force was founded in 1829.
C.London police were well paid in the past.
D.People could not see policewomen until 1900.
小题5:What is the best title for this passage?

A．London Police Force

B．Bow Street Runners

C．Why Are London Police Famous?

D．The History of the London Police

Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.
Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one, and when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental （心理的，精神的）problems. Their troubles include（包括）bring worried and very unhappy. And having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice （劝告）or help. Some think they will look stupid（愚蠢）if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.
Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital, has the following advice for teenagers:
*Talk to your parents or teachers often
*Take part in group activities and play sports
*Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell
小题1:The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have _______.

A．mental problems

B．a headache

C．knives with them

D．no parents

小题2:Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ________.

A．he was afraid of his teacher

B．he wanted to frighten his parents

C．he was so worried about his studies

D．his finger was badly hurt

小题3:Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever ________.

A．she studied very hard

B．she had exams

C．she talked with her parents

D．she thought of something

小题4:Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because ________.

A．they won’t let others think they are stupid

B．they don’t think doctors can help them

C．they don’t want to tell their secret to others

D．both A and C

小题5:Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that ________.

A．it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others

B．it’s unnecessary for them to be with others

C．only group activities and sports can help them

D．teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems

April Fool’s Day is on April 1st. On this day, strange things may happen. Our friends will play jokes(开玩笑)on us and try to fool us. 
People don’t know the origin (起源) of April Fool’s Day clearly. Some say April Fool’s Day began many years ago in France. Long ago in France, the old New Year’s festival was celebrated from March 25th to April 1st and ended with exchange (交换)of presents. Later the King changed the New Year to January 1st. some people still celebrated the New year in April. They were called April Fish and were given presents as a joke.
But in many countries, April Fool’s Day is not celebrated on April 1st but on other days. In Mexico( 墨西哥), April Fool’s Day is on the 28th of December. In ancient Rome (古罗马), the day was on the 25th of March. In India, the day is on the 31st of March. In America, the day is mostly decided by young people and jokes who want to make fun of other people. But it is important to remember that your friends and you will be both happy. One must remember the difference between a good joke and a bad one.
小题1:When is April Fool’s Day in France now?

A．April 1st

B．March 25th

C．December 28th

D．March 31st

小题2:What do people do on April Fool’s Day?

A．Give presents to friends.	B．Play jokes on friends.
C．exchange presents.	D．Do nothing special.

小题3:Is April Fool’s Day in Mexico on the twenty – fifth day in March?

A．Yes, it isn’t.

B．No, it isn’t.

C．Yes, it is.

D．Sorry, we don’t know.

小题4:People know the origin of April Fool’s Day clearly, don’t they?

A．Yes, they do.

B．No, they do.

C．Yes, they don’t.

D．No, they don’t.

小题5: Which sentence is right?
A April Fool’s Day is on the same day all over the world.
B In America , young people can’t decide the day when they want to play a joke.
C New Year’s Day is from March 25th to April 1st now.
D Please remember to play a good joke on April Fool’s Day.

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Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an        mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just        the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is        to one of the U.S. Post Service’s in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.
There the workers of the dead mail offices have        ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for       that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages, expecting that something       will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a       so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be      forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are       are invited to the offices with objects found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the       bidder (出价者).

小题1:	A．impatient B．important C．unclear D．inactive

小题2:	A．turn off B．eat up C．sell out D．throw away

小题3:	A．sent B．returned C．lent D．sold

小题4:	A．no B．various C．silly D．cruel

小题5:	A．people B．time C．clues D．books

小题6:	A．funny B．inside C．useless D．outside

小题7:	A．phone B．mirror C．TV set D．computer

小题8:	A．stored B．put C．bought D．borrowed

小题9:	A．bored B．interested C．worried D．satisfied

小题10:

A．cheapest B．cleverest C．highest D．easiest

Tea bag drinking is most westerners’ favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (散的) tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy, tasty way to go.
小题1:Who invented the tea bag? 

A．An English tea seller.

B．Chinese.

C．Lipton.

D．Thomas Sullivan.

小题2:The underlined sentence “Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK” probably means “________ in the UK”.

A．Tea bags soon became popular

B．Tea bags surprised everyone very much

C．Tea bags kicked (踢) the loose-leaf tea out of the market

D．Tea bags weren’t allowed to be sold

小题3:This sentence “today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.” tells us ________.

A．Most drinkers in the UK prefer loose-leaf tea.

B．Most drinkers in the UK prefer tea bags.

C．A quarter of the drinkers in the UK prefer loose-leaf tea.

D．A quarter of the drinkers in the UK dislike tea bags.

小题4:From the passage we can learn that Thomas Sullivan was very ________.

A．clever

B．stupid

C．lazy

D．busy

小题5:What can be the best title for this passage?

A．The invention of tea

B．The way of drinking tea

C．The history of tea bags

D．People’s favorite tea in the world

British band “Duran Duran” is going to be the first pop group to perform online concerts on the online game Second Life.

Second Life is an online 3-dimensional, digital world, which is imagined, created and owned by the players—people all over the world.
It is thought that 370,000 computer game players worldwide have Second Life characters that exist in the Second Life world, on the Internet.
Earlier this year, BBC Radio held music festivals and played an interview from inside the game.
In May of 2006, it held a music festival in Scotland, but also created a festival inside the Second Life game so that people all over the world could take part in their computers.
One of the members of the band, Nick Rhodes, told the BBC News website: “When I first saw Second Life a few months ago, I couldn’t believe my eyes. When I started looking at the people on screen, talking, walking around and doing normal things, I thought this is somewhere between a strange TV show, a strange experience and a video game. I wanted “Duran Duran” to be part of it.” Each band member has a 3-dimensional person and it is hoped they will do their first online concert soon. The audience will be able to join in and react (反应) while the band is on stage.
Rhodes said new technologies like Second Life will become more and more important in the music industry in the future.
The number of people joining the Second Life is growing quickly. Some computer experts said it probably would be the ‘Next Big Thing’ in the future.
小题1:Is Second Life an online game?
小题2:What did BBC Radio create inside the Second Life?
小题3:What was Nick Rhodes’ new idea?
小题4:How will the band show their first concert online?
小题5:What does the writer tell us in the last two paragraphs?

The phone rings. It’s a friend who wants to tell you his or her latest health problems. You hate to be impolite and cut your friend off, but what can you do? Stephanie Winston, author of Stephanie Winston’s Best Organizing Tips, offers his advice:
Don’t ask questions like “What’s new?” They give the information that you have time to talk. After “hello”, get right to the heart of the matter.
Time your calls wisely. If you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less.
Set a time limit. Start with, “Hi, I’ve only got a few minutes, but I wanted to talk to you about….” Or, “Gee, I’d love to talk more, but I only have a couple of minutes before I have to leave.”
Jump on a pause. Even the most talkative caller has to pause now and then. Quickly say, “It has been great talking with you.” Then end the conversation.
Forget niceties. Some people just don’t take a hint. Cut your caller off and say, “I’d like to talk to you longer, but I’m afraid I have no enough time. Good bye.” Then hang up.
Find “a partner in crime”. If nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you. For example, one woman gives a sign to her husband, who shouts, “Jane, I think the roast chicken is burning.”
Avoid the phone completely. Use an answering machine to screen calls. If you have an important message for a chatterbox, leave the message when he or she isn’t in.
小题1:What’s the good time to make a call so that people can chat less?

A．After lunch or dinner.

B．In the middle of the workday.

C．Before lunch or dinner.

D．At the beginning of the workday.

小题2:“Finding a partner in crime” means ______.

A．finding someone to answer the call

B．getting right to the heart of the matter

C．telling the caller you are just cooking

D．asking someone to help you end the call

小题3:What’s Winston’s advice about?

A．How to talk on the phone.

B．How to make calls wisely.

C．How to make a phone call.

D．How to keep phone calls short.

These days，more and more young people wish to be more beautiful，So they turn to plastic surgery(整形手术)for help．They spend thousands of yuan on these painful surgeries to fix(修整)their nose，to change their eyelids(眼皮)or to take off weight from their stomachs．
In fact，most people are not pleased with the way they look．Even the most beautiful actresses
often wish they could change something about their looks．Should we live our whole lives believing we are ugly? Why can’t we raise our head high and believe that we are as beautiful as others? A smile is beautiful on any face，whether fat，oily or hairy．And a kind heart is much more beautiful than a pretty look．
So，let’s feel grateful(感激的)that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need surgeries! Today，I call on you to make an easy change：hold your head high! smile and be kind to others．If you do these，you will be full of confidence(自信)，beauty, and warmth everywhere you go．
小题1:How can we feel great about ourselves according to the writer?

A．Hold your head up.	B．Smile.
C．Be kind.	D．A, B and C

小题2:The writer suggests we should believe we are as     as others

A．confident

B．good

C．beautiful

D．clever

小题3:Which is Not true according to the passage?

A．Actresses never worry about their looks.

B．It costs a lot of money to have plastic surgeries.

C．We only need to make a small change to feel beautiful enough.

D．A good look is less important than a kind heart.