London used to be “foggy” for the same reason that cities like Beijing or Chongqing are “foggy” today．The “fog” was in fact smog, a mixture of smoke and fog．In other words, it was made by air pollution．In London, some of this pollution came from factories, but much of it came from the coal(煤)that people burnt in their houses to keep warm during the winter．By the 1950s, London’s smog problem had become so bad that the government decided to do something to clean the air．A new law was made and nobody could burn coal in any British city．Within a few years, the air became much cleaner．There were no more “pea-soupers”．
Many Chinese cities now face the same sort of problem with air pollution that London faced 40 or 50 years ago．However, this problem is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve．One reason is that more of the pollution comes from the factories, rather than from coal burnt in people’s houses．If these factories were closed, this would harm the economy and lots of people would lose their jobs．Another reason is that changing from coal to cleaner fuel(燃料), like gas, is quite expensive．
However, the air in many Chinese cities is becoming cleaner and cleaner, as the government and people pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution．As a result, there are fewer “pea-soupers”in Beijing than there used to be．
小题1:What was the main reason for air pollution in London?

A．There was too much smoke in the sky．

B．There were too many factories in the city．

C．People burnt too much coal in the houses．

D．The city was too big for the cleaners to clean．

小题2:How did the air in London become much cleaner?

A．There was not so much fog in the winter later．

B．A law was made to keep people from burning coal in their houses．

C．Many factories in the city were closed．

D．People paid more attention to cleaning their city．

小题3:What does the underlined work “pea-soupers”refer to?

A．Smog

B．Smoke

C．Gas

D．Coal

小题4:The problem of air pollution is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve because of ___ reasons．

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

小题5:Which sentence is Not true?

A．Air pollution is serious in Beijing and Chongqing．

B．Using coal is much more expensive than using gas．

C．Factories made much more pollution in China．

D．The reasons of air pollution in London and Beijing are different．

The computer is important and can help us do a lot of things. Lots of children spend too much time on the computer. It’s bad for their study. Here is some advice(建议) for the parents.
◆Move the computer out of the child’s bedroom. It is good for children to reduce (减少) the time to use the computer.
◆Set a password for the computer. If your child wants to use it, he/she should get your permission (允许).
◆If your child uses the Internet for studying. He / She doesn’t use it to play games, praise (表扬) him/her for that.
◆When your child wants to use the computer to play games, you can take her/him to the library, get her/him together with friends to play sport.
小题1:The first advice (建议) is “________”.

A．Set a password for the computer

B．Set a time-limit for playing on the computer

C．Spend much time playing sport with the child

D．Move the computer out of the child’s bedroom

小题2:The underlined phrase “Set a password” means ________ in Chinese.

A．设置桌面

B．设置密码

C．修改程序

D．更换电脑

小题3:If your child uses the computer for studying, you can say “________” to him/her.

A．Sorry

B．Happy birthday

C．Good

D．No

小题4:This passage is writing to ________.     

A．students

B．teachers

C．parents

D．workers

小题5:What can the parents do when the child wants to play computer games?

A．They can take her/ him to the library.

B．They can let her/ him play computer games.

C．They can take her/ him to school.

D．They can praise him/her.

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I        . I         a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father       , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
In my family, my parents like         very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very happy. In the evening, we eat moon cakes and watch the        .
I have a friend. Her parents      in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to        . So she dials (拨打) the number, but then she puts down the phone.         About 15 minutes, she dials the number again.”Hi, Mom…”
Later, I ask, “Why do you dial the number        ?” She smiles, “My parents are old and      , so they can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them         time to         the telephone.”
My friend is a good girl. She is always         about her parents. You also want to be a         child, right? Please always remember to         your parents at anytime, not just on some important days.

小题1:	A．will B．do C．won’t D．don’t

小题2:	A．buy B．sell C．take D．do

小题3:	A．a cake B．a kiss C．some money D．a gift

小题4:	A．Halloween B．Chinese New Year C．Thanksgiving Day D．Mid-Autumn Festival

小题5:	A．moon B．sun C．TV D．film

小题6:	A．live B．play C．travel D．eat

小题7:	A．take a walk B．go fishing C．make a call D．have a rest

小题8:	A．After B．When C．Before D．For

小题9:	A．a twice B．twice C．second D．the second

小题10:

A．slow B．fast C．healthy D．strong

小题11:

A．enough B．little C．any D．free

小题12:

A．move (移动) B．bring C．take D．answer

小题13:

A．telling B．saying C．thinking D．waiting

小题14:

A．well B．clever C．bad D．good

小题15:

A．think B．love C．want D．hear

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Do you know it before? It says that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we should be healthy. We should also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of a young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who don’t have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also keeps the blood（血液）moving around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
小题1:If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep every night, he _____.

A．will become wise

B．won’t do well in his work

C．will have to sleep in the daytime

D．can’t go to school in time

小题2:A person needs exercise because ______.

A．it makes him healthy

B．he has a lot of homework to do

C．it doesn’t need time

D．it is fun to do exercise

小题3:Exercise makes the _______ move quickly and smoothly.

A．body

B．blood

C．children

D．head

小题4:Which of the following is not true?

A．Exercise is good for a person’s head

B．A student should have 10 hour’s sleep.

C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early.

D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise

Now more and more people get to know that exercise is important. We    need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes us     and healthier.     who often exercise are more alert (机灵的). This means they do    in exams and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.
There are many ways   . You can walk, run, swim, or play ball games. You have to like  you’re doing. Try all kinds of things     you find one, two, or even three sports that you feel right for you.  It’s best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes each time    enough (足够的).
You can exercise at fitness centres (健身中心). They have a lot of equipment (器材). The equipment can     exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body    you healthy. Some people buy equipment for their homes, but it is very expensive.

小题1:	A．both B．all C．every D．some

小题2:	A．happy B．happier C．happily D．more happily

小题3:	A．Parents B．Teachers C．Children D．Friends

小题4:	A．better B．worse C．well D．badly

小题5:	A．exercise B．exercising C．to exercise D．for exercising

小题6:	A．why B．what C．where D．who

小题7:	A．when B．after C．because D．until

小题8:	A．are B．is C．do D．does

小题9:	A．use B．spend C．bring D．help

小题10:

A．to make B．made C．makes D．make

小题1:How many miles is it from Nekoheim to Ericville?
A.52 miles .          B.38 miles.               C.104 miles.
小题2:How far is it from  Nekoheim to Sebiton?
A.52 miles .          B.75 miles .              C.23 miles.
小题3:What is the name of the town 41 miles away from Ericville?
A.Kayetown.         B.Maggie.                C.Sebiton.
小题4:Which town is closest to Kayetown?
A.Ericville.          B.Maggie.                C.Nekoheim.
小题5:Susan drove from Kayetown to Maggie,and then back home again.How many miles did she drive?
A.68 miles.          B.136 miles.               C.117 miles.

A school for stars
In this school, most students come from rich families and some of them have famous parents. People from Hollywood sometimes go to Beverly Hills High School to look for future actors.
School life
There are lots of good things about going to this school: There are two theatres, a television studio(演播室) and a radio station. The students make TV programmes and films in their drama(戏剧) classes. The biggest activity of the school year is the school dance.
Travelling to school
In California, children can learn to drive three months before their sixteenth birthday. Lots of students in Beverly Hills High School have their own cars, but they have to pay a lot of money to park(停) their cars in the school parking area.
What the children think
Most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School because it is fun and there is much to do. But some children do not like the school if their parents don’t have enough money to buy them a fast car or expensive clothes.
小题1:From the first paragraph, we can know that_________.

A．some students in Beverly Hills High School may become actors in the future

B．all the students in Beverly Hills High School come from the USA

C．the parents of the students in Beverly Hills High School are usually very common

D．the students in Beverly Hills High School are poor

小题2:The students make TV programmes and films ___________.

A．in a theatre	B．in a television studio
C．in a radio station	D．in their drama classes

小题3:Lots of students in this school come to school ___________.

A．by bike

B．by car

C．by plane

D．on foot

小题4:Why do most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School?

A．Because they will be actors in the school.

B．Because they will have a fast car and expensive clothes

C．Because they can make TV programmes and films in their drama classes.

D．Because it is fun and there is much to do in the school.

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

A．Not all the students like the school.

B．The biggest activity of the school year is the school dance.

C．In California, children can learn to drive three months before their fifteenth birthday

D．Lots of students have to spend much money parking their cars in the school parking area.

Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.
What to do when a typhoon hits?
Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
If you’re told to go to a safer place, do it right now.
小题1:This passage is most probably from               .  

A．an advertisement of a typhoon	B．a travel record
C．a weather report	D．a science magazine

小题2:Typhoons often happen               .

A．in the hot season

B．in the cold season

C．only in China

D．under the sea

小题3:In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?
a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.
b. The air moves quickly, making wind.
c. The sun makes sea water hot.
d. The air gets warmer.

A．d-c-b-a

B．c-d-b-a

C．c-d-a-b

D．d-b-a-c

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.

B．5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world.

C．The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds.

D．A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second.

小题5:When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT                .

A．close all the windows

B．listen to typhoon news

C．stay inside the strong house

D．go outside to find a safer place

A young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking was the reason. “I first smoked when I was 14. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong,” said the young man.
It is a mistake many young people make. According to the survey, 40 million of China’s 130 million young people aged between 13 and 18 smoke. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的). The survey also found that about 68% of young smokers first smoked before the age of 13.
Many young people see people smoke in the movies, but in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing and not cool at all.
Doctors say that if a person starts smoking very young, he or she may live 22 years less than those who don’t smoke.
小题1:How long did the young man smoke?

A．For 10 years.	B．For 13 years.
C．For 14 years.	D．For 18 years.

小题2:What did the young man think of smoking when he first smoked?

A．It was wrong.	B．It was bad.
C．It was boring.	D．It was cool.

小题3:What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

A．Smoking.	B．Getting ill.
C．Lying in hospital.	D．Stopping smoking.

小题4:The number of young people who smoke in China is ____ million.

A．15

B．40

C．68

D．130

小题5:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Many stars think smoking is cool.

B．People who smoke can only live to be 22.

C．It’s a big problem that many young people smoke.

D．Many young smokers first smoked before the age of 10.

People began to make robots about several hundred years ago. In the past, some of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they couldn’t talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over again.
Now modern robots don’t always look like people. Some are like big machines; others are nothing but long arms attached to boxy(箱子般四四方方的)bodies. However, modern robots are smart. Some can solve problems on their own. Their brains are computers and their eyes are sensors(传感器). Motors(发动机)help them move.
In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now. They will be smarter. It’s possible that we will have robot judges, robot household workers, and robot factory workers. Robots will help people to do more things.
小题1:How long is the history of robots? 

A．Hundreds of years.

B．Several hundred years.

C．Seven hundred years.

D．A hundred year.

小题2:What’s the possible meaning of dumb? 

A．Talking like people.	B．Clever.
C．Unintelligent (迟钝).	D．Cute.

小题3:Most robots look like people ______ .

A．in the past	B．clever
C．in the future	D．all the time

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true about modern robots? 

A．Some robots can solve problems on their own.

B．Some robots are like big machines.

C．Modern robots are smart.

D．Some robots’ brains are sensors.

小题5:What can’t robots do in the future according to the passage?

A．They can help people do housework.

B．They can work as judges.

C．They can work in the factory.

D．They can have brains as people.