The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year,  we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night,  we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball,  the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
小题1:When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

A．both day and night	B．day
C．neither day nor night	D．night

小题2:A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.

A．the pushing

B．the pulling

C．the spinning

D．the passing

小题3:．At the equator day is as long as night ________.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．usually

D．always

小题4:When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.

A．less

B．more

C．all

D．no

小题5:．When it is winter in China,  ________.

A．the USA is tilted toward the sun

B．the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

C．the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

D．the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often pay for their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence（独立) is learned from childhood.
From an early age, American children learn to do things by themselves. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money in the right way is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little help or advice from parents. If the child wants more money, it must be earned by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions
and make mistakes. Failure often teaches more than success.
小题1:. Many young American people begin to live on themselves ________ .

A．at the age of eighteen

B．from an early age

C．after they get married

D．when they find jobs

小题2: An American child learns to ________ at the age of 2.
A. do a lot of chores  B. put on their own clothes     C. study for a test        D set the table
小题3: The underlined word “allowance” means ________ .

A．pocket money

B．present

C．prize

D．toy

小题4: A child can get some more money by ________ .

A．understanding the value of money	B．doing a lot of homework
C．reading a lot of books	D．doing some more chores

小题5: Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．American children learn to be independent from an early age.

B．American children always use or save their money with the help of their mother.

C．American children are allowed to make some decisions and mistakes.

D．Failure is needed in children’s life as well as success.

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. st Before you across a street, you must look at the right fir and then left.
In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy .Traffic is the most dangerous .
When you drive a car in England, you have to be more careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful .Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city well .It’s very interesting.
小题1: In England the traffic moves             .
on the right  B. on the left  C. in the middle  D. in the park
小题2: When you cross a street, you must look at           .

A．the front

B．the right

C．the left

D．B and C

小题3: The street become very busy in the morning and in the evening because            .

A．the people go to work	B．the people come from work
C．the people go shopping	D．A and B

小题4: It is         to cross the streets in the morning and in the evening.

A．dangerous

B．interesting

C．easy

D．safe (安全)

小题5:You can see the city well on the         floor of the bus.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

The Sea Life Centre is a Really Exciting Place
Good morning, everyone. 36  to the new Sea Life Centre at Plymouth.
The Sea Life Centre is a really exciting place. There are so many things to 37
here and everything is enjoyable. It costs $3.76 for adults ,  $2 for children and    38  for over sixties and school groups. It’s   39  from 9:00am to 4:30pm every day except 25^th and 26^th of December.
Special  40 include hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish, and shows in the sea life theatre.   41   is always there to answer questions about what you’ve seen.   42  you are in a group of six or more people, we  43   give you a special guided tour of the centre. But you   44.  to arrange(安排 ) this at the information desk when you   45  .
The latest attraction(吸引人的事) is a big   46  tunnel(隧道 )you can walk through. All around you, you will see fish swimming--- sometimes even over your head. You certainly have the   47 view(景色 ) of the undersea world. Children   48  it and it’s really amazing for adults, too.
When you get  49 , there is a relaxed family dining room serving food.
That’s all. For   50.  information, phone 091743-564219. Have a good time! Thank you.

小题1:	A．Go B．Come C．Walk D．Welcome

小题2:	A．see B．do C．play D．take

小题3:	A．little B．few C．less D．fewer

小题4:	A．popular B．busy C．crowded D．open

小题5:	A．changes B．programs C．attractions D．performances(表演 )

小题6:	A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．no one

小题7:	A．when B．if C．because D．until

小题8:	A．can B．must C．should D．have to

小题9:	A．decide B．like C．hope D．need

小题10:

A．return B．arrive C．leave D．travel

小题11:

A．metal ( 金属) B．wood C．glass D．stone( 石头)

小题12:

A．clearest B．funniest C．most relaxing D．most frightening

小题13:

A．want B．visit C．love D．find

小题14:

A．tired B．bored C．thirsty D．hungry

小题15:

A．some B．more C．much D．most

完形填空（15分）
__41__ New Year’s Day, many people eat special food for good luck. In Spain and some Latin—American counties , people __42__ twelve grapes（葡萄）at midnight on New Year’s Eve—one grape __43__ good luck in __44__ month of the new year. Chinese people eat __45__ .Some have coins（硬币）inside. Everyone __46__ to find the coin for luck and money in the new year. Of course they don’t eat the __47__ . Japanese __48__ eat noodles on New Year’s Eve and their birthdays . __49__ may bring them good luck and __50__ life.
小题1:  

A．On

B．In

C．For

D．During

小题2:  

A．are eating

B．eats

C．eat

D．is eating

小题3:	A．with B．for C．to D．is

小题4:  

A．every

B．some

C．any

D．each

小题5:  

A．hamburgers

B．hot dogs

C．pizza

D．dumplings

小题6:  

A．try

B．tries

C．is trying

D．trys

小题7:  

A．food

B．dumplings

C．coin

D．grapes

小题8:  

A．man

B．woman

C．children

D．people

小题9:	A．It B．What C．That’s D．This

小题10:

A．large B．hurry C．short D．long

On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the streets. In Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets. Each holds(拿着) grapes(葡萄). When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles(面条) on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life(生命). Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji(富士山). There they watch the first sunrise(日出) of the new year.
1. This story is about New Year’s Eve in ________.
A. Italy            B. Spain            C. Japan            D. A,B and C
2.People in Spain welcome New Year by ________ after twelve.
A. eating grapes                   B. eating noodles  
C. throwing the old things         D. watching the sunrise
3.People in both Spain and Japan ________ to bring the New Year.
A. Throwing things away         B. sing and dance
C. eat some food                   D. climb a mountain
4.Japanese climb Mount Fuji to _________.
A. look at the stars             B. look for New Year’s wishes 
C. see the sun coming up           D. have a rest
5. The people in ________ hope to get long life from their New Year’s food.
A. Japan         B.China   C. Spain     D. Italy

Did you visit the Shanghai World Expo last summer? What impressed (给……留下印象)  you? 21st Century Kids invites four kids to talk about their experiences. They are back from the Expo. What did they bring us? Let’s see what they have to say.

I went to the SAIC-GM Pavilion (上汽集团通用汽车馆). I found my dream car there. It is a green car. Its name is “Leaf”. Chinese engineers made the car. Its roof is in the shape of a leaf. The roof takes in CO₂ and changes it intoelectricityfor the car.
The Japan Pavilion is full of high technology. The “Wonder Camera” is cool. It can find a smiling face in a crowd. When you’re smiling, it takes a photo of you. I want to invent something like that in the future.
My favorite pavilion is the Germany Pavilion. I watched the Energy Source show. Visitors made a ball swing back and forth (来回摇摆) by using only their voices. It’s amazing! Although we had waited for quite a long time before we entered the hall, I think it is well worth seeing with your own eyes.
I like painting, so my parents took me to the France Pavilion to see the famous paintings. But the French cooks caught my eye. I saw them cook. My mom told me that they are some of the best cooks in the world. The dish they cooked looked like a painting. So, being a cook is my second dream job.
小题1: The 21st Century Kids seems to be _____.

A．a travel service	B．a newspaper
C．a group of tourists	D．four children

小题2: What does the underlined word “electricity” mean in the passage?

A．电

B．汽油

C．灯光

D．指示

小题3: What activity did the writer experience in the France Pavilion?

A．Using the “Wonder Camera”	B．Driving the green car “Leaf”.
C．To have delicious French dishes.	D．To see cooks painting.

小题4: What made the ball in the Germany Pavilion swing?

A．Visitors’ smiling faces	B．CO2 from cars
C．Some secret power	D．Noise made by visitors

小题5: The trip to the Shanghai World Expo made the four kids _____.

A．hardworking and polite	B．amazed and frightened
C．patient and cheerful	D．excited and curious

All over the world, the global diet includes fast food—prepared items from inexpensive restaurants, snack bars, or food stands. Some examples of American fast food are hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Some types of international fast foods might be German sausage and Schnitzel, Italian pizza, Japanese sushi and tempura, Chinese eggrolls and noodles and the like. The variety of fast foods all over the world is growing. Even so, this kind of style is becoming worldwide. Fast-food places usually prepare and serve the items quickly. Many are part of fast-food chains (eating places with the same name and company owner). For example, the biggest and most famous American fast-food chain serves hamburgers in nearly every part of the world.
For several reasons, many people choose fast food. First, it is quick and convenient. Second, it is cheaper than special home-cooked meals or formal restaurant dinners. And third, it is easy to find every eating place with the same company name. The atmosphere and style of most fast-food places is casual, comfortable, and familiar.
Why do other eaters stay away from this fast, easy kind of nourishment? The main reason is its low nutritional value. Fast food doesn’t have large amounts of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and the like-elements necessary for good nutrition and health. In contrast (相反), most types of fast food have a lot of fat, sugar, or salt in them. Possibly, these things can cause or increase health disorders, like heart disease, and some kinds of cancer. Recently, these quick and easy kinds of world wide nourishment are generally getting better and more healthful. For example, many fast-food restaurants now have put vegetable items on their menus.
Of course, human beings around the world don’t always eat in fast-food places.The variety of food choices is large now and is probably going to increase. The number of food preparation methods is growing too. Cooking customs, eating habits, and food preferences all over the world are becoming more healthful. In these and other ways, the global diet is changing.  
小题1: From Paragragh 1,we can know that __________________.

A．America serves four kinds of fast food

B．we used to have more types of fast food

C．different countries have different types of fast food

D．America serves fewer fast food than other countries

小题2:The underlined phrase “stay away from” means __________.

A．move away from

B．disorder

C．get out of

D．dislike

小题3:The passage is mainly about ___________.

A．the changing global diet

B．the increasing types of diet

C．the reason why people choose fast food

D．the reason why people dislike fast food

boomerang

The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.

The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.
小题1: The Aborigines painted pictures       .

A．on animals’ fur	B．on the land
C．on the tree	D．on the rock

小题2: What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?

A．To paint.

B．To hunt.

C．To fight.

D．To play.

小题3:. The Aborigines thought        were the most important on the earth.

A．people

B．animals

C．spirits

D．plants

小题4: In an Aboriginal group        decided things.

A．the older men	B．the leader
C．the English	D．the Europeans

小题5:The number of the Aborigines is small today       .

A．because their living condition was very bad

B．because the English killed a lot of them in the wars

C．because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them

D．because of the wars and the new illnesses

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
  46  a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of   47 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a   48  situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an   49  builder．And together with the builder you will make a
  50 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also   51 the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must   52 ，because the prices may
   53 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
  54  the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can  55  a little more and add something to your original plan．

小题1:	A．buy B．decorate C．build D．find

小题2:	A．floor B．place C．land D．playground

小题3:

A．mysterious

B．surprised

C．pleased

D．pleasant

小题4:

A．excited

B．experienced

C．interesting

D．extra

小题5:

A．map

B．plan

C．decision

D．discussion

小题6:

A．find out

B．carry on

C．work out

D．work on

小题7:

A．be corrected

B．be copied

C．be read

D．be written

小题8:

A．swap

B．change

C．exist

D．influence

小题9:

A．When

B．While

C．Until

D．Since

小题10:

A．cost

B．spend

C．take

D．pay for