On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.
小题1:People use "Ritcher scale" to tell     .

A．where the earthquake takes place	B．when the earthquake takes place
C．how serious the earthquake is	D．how long the earthquake lasts

小题2:From the sentence " There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. "
We learn that      

A．India is a large country	B．the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake
C．there is no tall building in India	D．the earthquake in India was not serious

小题3:The City of Lahore is     .

A．in India

B．in America

C．in Pakistan

D．in Australia

小题4:Which of the following is true?

A．I was with my parents when the earthquake happened.

B．The earthquake in the city of Lahore wasn't serious.

C．People in the City of Lahore were frightened when they knew it was an earthquake.

D．The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake.

We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They give us   1  things, such as wood, oxygen, rubber（橡胶）, medicines   2  many other things. They can also tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you cut   348  a tree, you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring   4  year. Because of this, we know how old a tree is. A tree over a hundred   5  means that it has more than a hundred   6 . When the climate is dry or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings   7  usually thin. When it is wet and warm, the rings
8  thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, it means that the 9  changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on the tree, we can learn about the climate in the past years. We can see
  10  changing today.
小题1:A．much               B．lot                 C．many        
小题2:A．so                 B．and                 C．while       
小题3:A．down               B．cross                   C．into        
小题4:A．every              B．many            C．some        
小题5:A．year old            B．old                 C．years old       
小题6:A．plants             B．rings                   C．leaves      
小题7:．A．is                B．are                 C．were        
小题8:A．are much               B．are more            C．is much     
小题9:A．day                B．year                C．climate     
小题10:A．how our climate is     B．how is our climate   C．how to our climate

I was not a confident girl before. I   36  spoke in fornt of the class because I was afraid of making mistakes. My family went to Mount Tai last summer holiday. Something important  37  there and it changed me greatly.
We  38  there early in the morning and began to climb. Soon all of us felt tired  39 the stairs were really steep(陡峭的). An hour later, we stopped to have a rest. While we were having a rest, my mother changed her  40 and decided not to climb any more. I couldn’t decide whether to stay there or go on  41 with my father.“No matter how hard it is, I am  42 you can get there.” Said my father. So again we  43 the hard journey. We were very tired,   44 we kept going on and on. Another hour later, we reached the top. It was really beautiful. My father and I were so excited that we couldn’t help  45 happily. What an interesting trip!
小题1:.A. never             B. always          C. sometimes
小题2:.A. left              B. continued       C. happened
小题3:.A. arrive            B. arrived         C. arrived at
小题4:A.because         B. because of      C. so
小题5:.A. place         B. mind                C. road
小题6:.A. climb         B. to climb            C. climbing
小题7:A. sorry          B. afraid              C. sure
小题8:.A. ended         B. stopped             C. started
小题9:.A. and           B. but                 C. though
小题10:.A. jumping up       B. jumping into        C. jump up

Some advice on travel
Here is some advice on travel. I think it will be helpful to you.
1. Forget fashion! Always wear your most comfortable clothes and shoes when you go on long trips.
2. If you're going somewhere cold, remember to take your warm clothes with you.
3. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to take some sun block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.
4. Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so you'd better take an MP4 player.
5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
6. Be careful with your things whenever you go to crowded places, like a train station.
7. Always leave room in your bag for souvenirs(纪念品).
8. Tour buses often stop at expensive shops along the way. Save your money by buying souvenirs at local shops.
9. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are, take your student card with you.
10. If you travel abroad, remember to take your passport.
小题1: How many suggestions are about clothes?
A. One.     B Two.     C. Three.    D. Five.
小题2: According to the passage, ________ is a good way to keep away from being bored while you are on a train or a bus.

A．taking some photos	B．listening to music
C．reading a book	D．sleeping for a while

小题3:The underlined word "capture" means "________" in Chinese.

A．拍摄

B．感觉

C．冲洗

D．控制

小题4: You must always ________ while you are at some crowded places.

A．stay with others

B．look after your things

C．stop visiting

D．go slowly

小题5: There are lower prices for ________ in most countries according to the passage.

A．students

B．policemen

C．old people

D．children

One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家)in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13 ,his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others form then on.
David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder.“Come back next week if you like.” I said.
He came and I suggested(建议)we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. “It’s your turn.” He said. After that day, David started started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. Now he started his new life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.
小题1: When David came into the writer’s office,     .

A．he said hello to the writer	B．he seemed happy
C．he looked at his own feet	D．he smiled at the writer

小题2: David’s father died when he was   year old.

A．13

B．2

C．5

D．6

小题3: To help David, the writer   every Wednesday afternoon.

A．played chess with him	B．told stories to him
C．wrote letters to him	D．played soccer with him

小题4: What club did David join?

A．chess club.

B．An art club.

C．An English club.

D．A bicycle club.

小题5: Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．After his father died, David refused to talk to others.

B．David didn’t say anything to the writer at first.

C．At last the writer learned a lot from David.

D．David finally got friends in school.

A passenger(乘客) told a flight attendant that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine just as the plane was taking off. She told him that she would bring him the    1   in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the flight attendant felt    2  . She was so busy that she has forgotten to give him the water.    3  , the passenger couldn’t take his medicine on time. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he    4  it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the flight attendant passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile if he needed anything. But he asked for    5 .
When he was getting  6   the plane, the passenger asked the flight attendant to hand him a service review(评论) card. She knew that he would write something    7 , but she politely handed it to him.
Later, she looked at the card and a smile came over her face. “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed    8  or not 12 times in all,” the passenger wrote. “How can I refuse your 12 sincere    9  ?”
   10   after someone does something wrong, no one can say no to 12 sincere smiles.
小题1:   A. water        B. medicine           C. juice
小题2:A. excited    B. surprised      C. worried
小题3:A. After all     B. So far          C. As a result
小题4:A. took            B. refused                 C. threw
小题5:A. nothing         B. everything       C. something
小题6: A. on             B. off                          C. to
小题7:   A. unfair                 B. pleasant          C. bad
小题8: A. help                   B. drink            C. food
小题9:. A. smiles          B. invitations           C. advice
小题10:. A. Though      B. Even              C. If

Harvey was having his hair cut in a barber shop when a young boy entered the shop. The barber said to Harvey in a very low voice, "This is the silliest kid in the world. Watch while I show it to you." The barber put a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters(25美分) in the other, then called the boy over and asked, "Which do you want, son?" The boy took the quarters and left. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"
Later, when Harvey left, he saw the same young boy coming out of an ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy ate his ice cream and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!
小题1: The barber gave the boy money because he         .
A. wanted the boy to help him        B. loved the boy       C. wanted to prove(证明) his words.
小题2: The boy got          from the barber.
A. one dollar                      B. 50 cents(美分)               C. a quarter
小题3: The sentence “the game's over” here means         .
A. he can’t play the computer game any longer
B. he can never get money from the barber
C. he can never go to the barber shop
小题4:We can learn that          is the smartest one among the three people in this story.
A. the boy                        B. the barber                  C. Harvey
小题5: We can infer(推断) from the passage that         .
A. The young boy was the barber’s son       
B. Every time the boy got the money, he went to buy an ice cream.
C. The barber thought the boy wasn’t clever at all.

If you think texting(发短信) while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's smart, Internet-connected glasses. These glasses can do anything you now need a smartphone or tablet computer(平板电脑) to do —and then some.
In Google's video, a guy wearing the "Project Glass" is shown getting subway information, making an appointment with a friend for coffee and showing the directions in a bookstore, all with the help of the glass. It ends with him playing an instrument for a woman and showing her the sunset through a video chat.
The "Project Glass" Google displayed have a sleek(光滑的) wrap-around look and appear nothing like 3-D glasses. In development for a few years, the project is the idea of Google X, the online search-leader's secret department that produced the self-driving car and could one day send elevators into space.
Google posted the video and short blog post about “Project Glass” on April 4^th, asking people to offer feedback(反馈) through its Google Plus social network. By April 5^th, about 500 people did, voicing a mix of amazement and concern about the new technology. What if people used it in cars and could not concentrate on driving? What about the effect on(对……有影响) your sight of having a screen so close to your eye?
Some asked for the glass, but Google isn't giving those out just yet. The company didn't say when normal people can expect to get their hands on a piece of Project Glass, but going by how quickly Google will come out with new products, it may not be long. Enderle said that it could be about six months to a year before wide tests are coming, and a year or more for the first version(版本) of the product.
小题1: This passage mainly talks about         .
A. an invention                      B. a video                      C. Google
小题2:The          of the “Project Glass” is not mentioned in this passage.
A. shape                           B. inventor                    C. price
小题3:If you want to buy such a piece of glass, you should wait at least for       .
A. a year                          B. 6 months                     C. 3 months
小题4: We can’t use the glass to         .
A. communicate with others
B. keep away from the sun
C. get information
小题5: Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The “Project Glass” looks like 3-D glasses.
B. Many people think that the glass may help a lot while driving.
C. Some people worry that the glass will be bad to our sight while wearing it.

The girl is my friend. She is thirteen   46  old. She is   47  with long legs. She   48  long hair, but she has a  49  face like an apple. She has two big black eyes and small ears.   50  mouth is big, but her nose is   51 . She likes red, but now she is   52  a yellow skirt and brown   53 . She is a nice girl. She and I   54  good friends.   55  is she? She is Linda.
小题1:A．year                    B．years                    C．the year
小题2:A．long                    B．tall                 C．small
小题3:A．have                B．has                  C．does
小题4:A．round               B．big                  C．long
小题5:A．She’s              B．His                  C．Her
小题6:A．big                 B．long                 C．small
小题7:A．at                  B．to                   C．in
小题8:A．dress               B．shoes                C．shirts
小题9:A．is                  B．am                   C．are
小题10:A．How                B．Where               C．Who

Lily comes from England. She is a nice girl. Her eyes are big and her mouth is small. She has a big family（家庭）. Her father（爸爸）is Jack Smith, and her mother’s（妈妈的）name is Kate Smith. They are very kind（和蔼的）. Lily has a sister and a brother. Her sister is Helen, and her brother is Paul. Helen has long hair and a round face, but Paul has short curly（卷曲的）hair and a long face. They are in the same school. They like（喜欢）their teachers very much（非常）.
根据短文内容，判断正（A）误（B）。（5分）
小题1:Jack Smith comes from China.
小题2:Helen has short hair and a round face.
小题3:Paul has two sisters.
小题4:Helen and Paul are in different schools.
小题5:Helen and Paul like their teachers, very much.