The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It’s also, perhaps, the gentlest ,   1 not always.
Elephants are like us in some ways. They   2  for a long time—fifty or sixty years. They can  3  things very well. They never forget great sadness or happiness. A female elephant   4 , her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead   5 . Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a  6 friend.
Elephants are like us, but they’re also  7 .They live in families; families or females. There will be a few young males-a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be   8 away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family   9  only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers and its great grandmothers.
The females stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years.The older animals   10 the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.And   11  happens to male elephant? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must   12 the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does not often have a friend ,He lives  13 ,away from the family, and away from other bulls.
Sometimes the females call a bull. He can   14 _them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and “sisters” send him away again. The females have a very   15   
family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.

小题1:	A．and B．but C．so D．yet

小题2:	A．play B．work C．live D．sleep

小题3:	A．remember B．practice C．talk D．change

小题4:	A．is hurt B．is caught C．loses D．dies

小题5:	A．head B．legs C．body D．feet

小题6:	A．terrible B．dad C．young D．dear

小题7:	A．different B．same C．special D．popular

小题8:	A．thrown B．sent C．kicked D．posted

小题9:	A．hopes B．keeps C．Allows D．frightens

小题10:

A．look at B．carry out C．look after D．take away

小题11:

A．how B．who C．which D．what

小题12:

A．leave B．stay C．hear D．walk

小题13:

A．sadly B．hard C．alone D．noisily

小题14:

A．visit B．beat C．hide D．receive

小题15:

A．dangerous B．happy C．beautiful D．clever

How can I get good grades at school? How can I finish so much homework every evening? What should I do if I’m not interested in my classes ? Who will teach us this term ? Maybe you have such questions in your mind before school starts.
Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.
First, keep calm．Don’t worry about all the question you have. Put your heart into learning，and you can find something you are interested in．Do it actively．
Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly．Don’t spend a lot of time on it．Do more reading or writing in English．Think about the problems you have and solve them at once．Don’t stay up late，or you can’t study well the next day．
Third, think of something instead of copying or repeating．If you can remember the words in your way，you can tell your teachers you don’t like the way of copying them again and again．Be sure you can pass the test．I think your teachers will agree with you．And they can give you something interesting to do．
School is really a good place for you to learn．Believe in your teachers and yourself．You are the best one and you can do everything well．
小题1:The writer writes the passage to       

A．give students some good ways of learning．

B．ask students not to listen to their teachers．

C．ask students not to do their homework

D．tell students what a good teacher is．

小题2:What does the writer tell students to do about their homework?

A．They should spend a lot of time on it．

B．They should stay up late doing it．

C．They should do more reading or writing in English．

D．They should have boring work to do．

小题3:What’s the third piece of advice about?

A．How to get on with friends?

B．How to get high grades．

C．What kind of schoolwork is better for students．

D．How to finish the homework in a short time．

小题4:According to the passage, students should believe in    ．

A．themselves and their teachers

B．themselves and their parents

C．their parents and teachers

D．themselves and their classmates

任务型阅读（共10空, 每空1分，满分10分）(每空一词)
What do you think is the most important invention in the world? The TV? The printer? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.
One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, people poured or dumped waste into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.
Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay(干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.
The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of 45. Without glasses, the word would be difficult for the people above 45.

小题1:
Some most    小题2:   inventions	Three   小题3:   simple inventions	Before the inventions
The TV The printer The     小题4:     The computer	The toilet	Waste     小题5: into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common. It wasn’t often    小题6:  to find clean drinking water.
	Hay/Animal food	People. 小题7:   most animals in autumn because there was not much food in winter.
	小题8:	Reading,    小题9:   and doing “close work” would be difficult for the people who are    小题10:  than 45.

 

If you want to be a better reader，what should you know about the speed(速度)of reading? Some people read very quickly，when others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a story-book for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions(说明书) carefully. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend too much time reading a story for fun. So the reader who reads everything quickly or the one who reads everything slowly isn’t really a good reader. Here are four things to remember about the speed of reading.
Knowing why you are reading will help you to know whether(是否) to read quickly or slowly.
Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples(例子)are instructions for making or doing something. Math books，science and story-books are full of important information. You must read these things slowly to understand and remember every important idea.
Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are stories for enjoyment，letters from friends，and some news from newspapers.
In some of your reading，you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast. You will need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
小题1:Which following is true?

A．Reading everything quickly is a good reader.

B．A slow reader isn’t a good reader.

C．Reading instructions must be carefully.

D．You must change your speed from fast to slow.

小题2:What does the underlined word “throughout” mean in the sentence?

A．开始

B．结束

C．始终

D．穿过

小题3:What should you read slowly when you read?

A．Letters from friends.	B．News from newspapers.
C．Picture-books for fun.	D．Important information from story-books.

小题4:Which one is the best title(标题)?

A．How to be a good reader.	B．How to read quickly.
C．Reading slowly is better.	D．Reading is a good hobby.

My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．
I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.
The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

小题1:	A．vacation B．visiting C．cloudy D．windy

小题2:	A．quiet B．useful C．exciting D．crowded

小题3:	A．pleasure B．daylight C．sunshine D．money

小题4:	A．when B．where C．what D．which

小题5:	A．always B．hardly C．certainly D．nearly

小题6:	A．summer B．overnight C．day-time D．vacation

小题7:	A．cheap B．expensive C．interesting D．lonely

小题8:	A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything

小题9:	A．running B．walking C．driving D．travelling

小题10:

A．view B．idea C．seat D．trip

小题11:

A．rather than B．or C．as D．even though

小题12:

A．talk B．speak C．tell D．say

小题13:

A．easy B．wrong C．right D．simple

小题14:

A．find out B．worry about C．wait for D．take away

小题15:

A．ship B．train C．air D．car

阅读短文，根据短文内容补全表格中所缺的信息。（每空一词）
On 28th of April 2013, there was an earthquake that happened in Ya An, Si Chuan Province. It was a level 7 earthquake .As we know, earthquake is very dangerous and terrible. but do you know what to do during and after an earthquake？Here is some advice for you.
Before an earthquake. It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity (电) and know useful telephone numbers（doctor, hospital, police, 119, etc）.Never put heavy things over beds.
During the earthquake. It’s important to for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or a strong table. It can protect yourself from falling things. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy things and so on. If you are cooking, turn off the gas.
If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible .Stay in your car.
After an earthquake. Once the shaking stops, do not run out of the building at once. It’s better to wait and leave when it is safe.
Check around you and help the people in trouble. If your building is badly broken, you should leave it. If you smell or hear gas, get someone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company.

Some useful   小题1: about earthquakes
Before an earthquake.	小题2:yourself and your family. Don’t   小题3: to turn off gas, water and electricity. Remember some useful telephone numbers and not to 小题4:heavy things over beds.
小题5: an earthquake.	小题6: calm is important for each of you. Moving to a safe place in the room can protect yourself from falling things if you are     小题7: . Remember to turn off the gas if you are cooking. Moving to an open area and away from buildings is 小题8: if you are outdoors. Remember to stop your car and stay in it if you are driving.
After an earthquake.	Run out of the building   小题9: it’s safe. Check around you and help the people in trouble. Leave your badly broken building. Keep everyone outside and everything   小题10:if you smell or hear a gas.

 

Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. The Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different concerts of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades, students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music. 
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.
Now, here comes the music today , I shall explain why they are all good music.
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly about the             .

A．styles of music

B．history of music

C．taste of music

D．knowledge of music

小题2:Which is NOT the purpose of this music program?

A．To study the language of music .	B．To learn more about the music.
C．To give a complete background to the music.	D．To give people some music to listen to.

小题3:The speaker is probably        . 

A．a host

B．a singer

C．a dancer

D．a teacher

选择正确选项，使短文意思完整。（10分）
What’s the best thing to eat on a summer day? Many people would say ice cream. Yes, eating ice cream ___1 __ some fruit on top is a great way to cool down. But think before you eat. If your body is hot from playing sports, it’s not the best time to eat ice cream.
When your body is hot, a lot of ice cream may give your ___2 __ some problems, and you can get diarrhoea (腹泻). You can eat some ice cream afer  you’ve cooled down a bit and had some tea. Just try not to eat too much all ___3__!
After dinner is another time people shouldn’t eat or drink anything cold. Drink something hot after you eat, and your stomach will digest (消化) your food better. If you love fruit, summer is a ___4 __ time for you. Go to the market and pick out the best fruit of the season . If you want to stay cool, oranges, bananas, pears and watermelons can ___5__.
In summer, germs（细菌） grow very fast and make your food ___6 __  bad quickly. Try hard to keep yourself and your home clean in summer. ___7 __  eat clean, fresh food. When you feel like ___8 __  a cold dish, put vinegar（醋） in it to disinfect (杀菌) it. If you can’t _9___ your food and want to eat it again next day, make sure you heat it enough to ___10 __ the germs in it. And when you put food in the fridge, make sure to keep  the cooked food away from the uncooked food.
小题1:A. of            B. with            C. between
小题2:A. teeth           B. stomach        C. eyes
小题3:A. on time         B. in time         C. at once
小题4:A. spare          B. safe            C. great
小题5:A. help           B. grow           C. choose
小题6:A. feel          B. taste            C. go
小题7:A. Never         B. Sometimes       C. Always
小题8:A. eating         B. to eat            C. drinking
小题9:A. finished        B. finish            C.eat
小题10:A. develop       B. kill             C. hurt

How to be a Grown up
1.Be responsible
Most people think of a grownup as someone who takes responsibility for his or her own life. And being responsible shows your parents that you are growing up and can handle more freedom. Here are some suggestions to be a responsible person:
Take care of your own affairs.
Answer for your own actions.
Be trustworthy.
Always use your head.
2. Choose to do the right thing
Some decisions are easy to make, others are more difficult. Choosing to do the right thing is an act of self-respect and responsible decision making. Follow the advice can help you decide what’s right:
Listen to your heart .
Don’t hurt anyone including yourself.
Be fair to others including yourself.
What would adults I respect say about it.
3.Respect yourself
Respecting ourselves helps us make good choice. And making good choices lifts our self-respect . Good self-respect helps every aspect(方面) of our personal and social lives. And makes it a lot easier to get through the hard times. Here are some tips to make you respect yourself:
Be true to yourself and your highest value.
Respect others and treat them right. 
Set goals and work to achieve them. 
Don’t let others make your choices for you.

Ways of   小题1:  a Grown up
Ways	小题2: responsibility	Choosing to do the right things	Respecting yourself
Reasons	Shows your parents you are growing up and that will make you feel more 小题3: .	Is an act of self-respect and responsible  小题4:making.	Helps every aspect of our personal and social lives and makes it   小题5:easier to get through the tough times.
小题6:	※ 小题7: about your own affairs. ※Answer for your own actions. ※Let other trust you. ※ Use your head.	※  小题8:your heart. ※Be kind and fair to others including your self. ※?Consider the respectable adults thoughts	※ Be true to others and your own highest value. ※Work hard to 小题9:            your goals. ※Respect and treat others right. ※Decide your own things by  小题10: .