The days are getting shorter and shorter, and temperatures are dropping. Winter is coming and it is easy for people to catch flu. Many people have started taking vitamin C pills as a precautionary(预防的)way. But a research has shown that vitamin C pills do not provide as much protection as they think. They are even not as good as other ways, like often washing your hands. Some German scientists have given people information and a test on the subject helping to stop incorrect ways.
Whether it is caused by cold or flu(流行性感冒), a runny nose and sore throat are signs of catching a cold. Many people overestimate(高估) the advantages of vitamin C and other pills. For years it was believed that taking vitamin C pills not only provided protection against colds but also against cancers, helping people to live longer. But the result of the research showed disagreement on these beliefs(看法). The result has now come out on the website wwww.informedhealthonline.org. “Some pills may not help people live longer. Some pills may even lead to earlier death,” says Professor Peter Sawicki. Scientists also say that the best way to get vitamins is through food instead of having vitamin pills. That is to say, we disagree with the way of taking vitamin C pills.
There are many simple but useful ways to lower the risk of catching a cold. These include often washing your hands with normal soap(肥皂) and water and not touching your face with your hands. People who have already had a cold can stop it from spreading by throwing away tissues(纸巾) at once after using them and not shaking hands with other people.
小题1:Most people believe that taking vitamin C pills can _______.

A．make them catch a cold easily

B．provide protection against colds

C．make them cleverer

D．prevent all illnesses

小题2:A runny nose and sore throat mean someone ________.

A．will catch a cold in a few days

B．would never catch a cold

C．has caught a cold

D．would never spread colds to others

小题3:The best way to get vitamins is _______.

A．eating food which contains Vitamins

B．taking vitamin pills

C．drinking water which contains vitamins

D．eating as much pork as possible

小题4:_______ is NOT an effective way to lower the risk of catching a cold.

A．Not touching your face with your hands

B．Often washing your hands with normal soap and water

C．Not shaking hands with those people who have already had a cold

D．Not throwing away tissues at once after using them

小题5:About taking vitamin C pills, _______ is shown by the research.

A．fighting against sore throat

B．fighting against colds and cancers

C．helping people live longer

D．leading to earlier death by some pills

Many scientists find that colors can change people’s feelings. It’s very interesting. Some colors can make people feel relaxed, and some colors can make people feel nervous. Now，this kind of knowledge is being used in many places. For example，school walls are always painted green because green makes students feel relaxed. It is also good for the students’ eyes. Some bookings they’ve learned from scientific studies. The color red makes people hungry. Many fast food restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people feel relaxed，so they spend more time eating. Loud music may be nices are also green or light blue for the same reason. Restaurant owners not only have to know how to make food，but also have to know how to make  money. Here are some   thi at first，but it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and leave. Many restaurants，especially fast food restaurants, use this knowledge to make customers eat faster.
小题1:How does the color green make the students feel?

A．Hungry.

B．Nervous.

C．Angry.

D．Relaxed.

小题2:How does the color red make most people feel?

A．Hungry.

B．Comfortable.

C．Excited.

D．worried.

小题3:Which color isn’t mentioned in this passage?

A．Green.

B．White.

C．Light blue.

D．Red.

小题4:What do many fast food restaurants do?
①Play loud music. ②Play soft music.
③Have hard seats. ④Paint their walls red.

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

小题5:What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Color and restaurant.	B．Use color to make money.
C．Color and science.	D．Use color to change feelings.

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?The internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together.
Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we’ve joined the internet, there are lots and lots of things wecan do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (WWW). We can use the Internet instead of a libraryto find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film starsand do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.
Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at
home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
小题1:The passage is mainly about _________________.

A．the Internet

B．information

C．computers

D．e-mail

小题2:The quickest and cheapest way for people to send massages to their friends is _________.

A．by post

B．by e-mail

C．by telephone

D．by TV

小题3:The Internet can not be used to ________________.

A．find information for our home work

B．get some information about our favorite sports stars

C．do some shopping

D．do our housework

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Internet is a big computer.

B．The Internet is lots of computer network

C．The Internet is very helpful.

D．People can work at home with the help of the Internet.

小题5:What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A．The Internet is more and more popular.

B．All the information is in English.

C．English is important in using the Internet.

D．Every computer must join the Internet.

English Students’ Education
English schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most English children begin to go to school when they are five years old. When they finish high school, they are seventeen or eighteen years old.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go the the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things. After high school, many students go to college^①. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So they have to work after class to get money for their studies.
Notes:1. go to college 上大学
小题1:In England, summer holidays begin in        .

A．September

B．January

C．June

D．July

小题2:Most English children go to school at the age of        .

A．five

B．seven

C．seventeen

D．eighteen

小题3:High school students          after class.

A．do housework	B．go to work
C．play sports	D．do interesting things

小题4:Many English college students work after class for        .

A．helping their parents	B．getting money for their studies
C．helping others	D．learning some useful things

小题5:After high school, many students go to         .

A．cities

B．work

C．college

D．towns

完型填空
Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and __ 1  home happily with some books. But after a few days, I felt impatient（没耐心）.The   2 _____ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it  3  to calm down(静下来) to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then   4  one day I thought of “Why not make reading interesting?” This idea gave me   5  again. Reading is a journey of spirit.(精神) Every time we read a book, we are actually talking  _6 ___the writer. I tried to put all my effort（努力）into his or her books ,   7 _____ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
See! Attitude(态度)can make a great ___ 8 ____  .Someone once said, “Even though（虽然） the situation is bad, people still have one freedom（自由） to ___ 9 ____  their attitude.” So, don’t complain(抱怨) about study or work. It helps  10___  .Try to see things from a different way. Believe me, this will change the situation and help you a lot.

小题1:	A．sang B．jumped C．returned D．danced

小题2:	A．way B．habit习惯 C．advice D．idea

小题3:	A．hard B．interesting C．happy D．easy

小题4:	A．sadly B．quickly C．suddenly D．hardly

小题5:	A．advice B．hope C．time D．nowledge

小题6:	A．with B．about C．of D．at

小题7:	A．because B．thought C．but D．so

小题8:	A．decision决定 B．difference C．discussion D．promise承认

小题9:	A．announce B．choose C．show D．hide

小题10:

A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something

In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have become extinct. One of these extinct species is the passenger pigeon(旅鸽). At one time there were millions of these birds in North America, but now there are none. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Another extinct animal is the cape lion(西非狮). The animal has been extinct since 1860.
What cause animals to become extinct? Too much hunting is one cause; pollution is another.
Governments around the world have begun to protect wild animals in danger. In the United States, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for(承担义务)endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 species of endangered animals in North America.
小题1:The underlined word “extinct” in the first sentence probably means “         ”.

A．ill	B．dying out
C．becoming	D．changing

小题2:There were many cape lions in North America          .

A．last century

B．in the twentieth century

C．more than one hundred years ago

D．in 1914

小题3:       isn’t the reason for the extinction of wild animals in North America.

A．The pollution	B．Too much killing
C．Too much hunting	D．The war

小题4:Three are        species of wild animals in danger listed by the US Fish and Wildlife.

A．less than 130	B．about 200
C．over 300	D．nearly 300

小题5:The best title of this passage should be “       ”.

A．A sad story

B．Endangered animals in North America

C．Wild animals become extinct

D．The US Fish and Wildlife Service

阅读表达 阅读短文, 按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution(污染). They join “environment(环境) clubs ”. (1)In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean. Here are some things students often do.
No garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags and the bags can be used again. If the classes make the least garbage, we will report them to the whole school!
No car day. On a no car day, nobody comes to school in a car-----not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: Walk, jump, bike or run. Use your legs! It's lots of fun!
Turn off the water! Did you know that some toilets(厕所) can waste(浪费) 20 to 40 m³ of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend(修理) those broken toilets.
We love our environment. (2)Everyone should take _______ to make our environment ______. Let's work together.
小题1:将(1)句译成汉语。                                                    
小题2:在(2)句的空白处分别一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
   __      _       _
小题3:How many things can we do to protect the environment in the passage?
                                                                              
小题4:在文中找出与If it is a no car day, no one will drive a car to school.意思相近的句子。
                                                                              
小题5:在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
                                                                            

Some people have very good memories(记忆力) and can easily learn quite long poem（诗歌） by heart. Some people have  1 memories and can only remember things that they have said again and again.
The  2 English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down  3  street in London and then tell you the name of every shop on  4 sides of the street. Great men in the world have wonderful memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns  5   own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child. Some children live with their parents in foreign（外国的） countries and they seem  6 two languages as easily as one. At school it is not so easy to learn foreign languages  7 students have little time for it and they are busy with other subjects as well.
A man's mind is quite like a camera but it 8  photos of what we see and it can also take photos of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much work 9  before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends.  10  the same way there is much work to do before we can keep a picture forever（永远）in our mind.

小题1:	A．wonderful B．better C．poor D．badly

小题2:	A．nice B．beautiful C．famous D．kind

小题3:	A．much B．some C．many D．the

小题4:	A．every B．each C．both D．all

小题5:	A．her B．his C．one’s D．its

小题6:	A．to keep B．to get C．to learn D．to take

小题7:	A．because B．why C．what D．when

小题8:	A．leaves B．takes C．gets D．receives

小题9:	A．to do B．to have C．to start D．to stay

小题10:

A．In B．On C．With D．As

Today more and more people like to go shopping online(在线的). Wang Xing is one of them. Wang Xing is a writer in Beijing. She likes shopping online. She often shops on Taobao.
Do you know Taobao? If you like shopping online, I am sure you know it. Taobao is China’s biggest online shopping site (网上购物网站). Taobao means “looking for treasure”. People can find almost everything on Taobao, from clothes to books, from mobile phones (手机) to computers.
Wang Xing says“ My friends and I often go shopping online. First, because we don’t like to go out very often. Second, because there are many goods (货物) on Taobao, and you can find everything you want to buy. Third, because the goods on Taobao are cheaper than those in the shopping malls.”
小题1:Taobao is             .

A．a shopping mall	B．an online shopper
C．an online shopping site	D．a person

小题2:What does Taobao mean in Chinese?

A．Treasure	B．Looking for gold
C．Money	D．Looking for treasure

小题3:Wang Xing is a              .

A．singer

B．writer

C．officer

D．worker

小题4:You can buy               on Taobao.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

小题5:Why Wang Xing likes shopping online?

A．Because goods on Taobao is cheaper.

B．Because there are many goods on Taobao, and she can buy everything she needs.

C．Because Wang Xing doesn’t want to go out.

D．A, B and C

Our choice color can mirror(反映) our feelings normally .when we are sad ,we will wear dark-colored clothes .But when we are happy ,we often choose to wear bright-colored clothes.
Some people don’t believe the idea. There are a lot of researches（调查）about what happens to someone’s feelings when they wear just one color of clothes. It shows that wearing particular(特定的) colors of clothes can change our feelings.
Suppose we are feeling sad, we may feel worse if we wear black. And if we wear green, red or yellow, we may begin to feel better.
It’s said that color has its own healing power( 治疗作用). If we are wearing red, we would feel we have more energy. If we are wearing green, we would feel we are more peaceful(平静的). If you are wearing black, we will feel safer.
So, if you aren’t feeling your best, you can try on some different colored clothes.
小题1:______ can make us feel better about ourselves.
A.Wearing the same color of clothes
B.Sharing your feelings with others
C.Wearing different colors of clothes
小题2:When we feel _____, we often choose to wear bright-colored clothes.
A. sad   B. happy    C. angry
小题3:If we are feeling sad, we may feel worse when we wear _____.
A. red    B. black     C. green
小题4:We will feel more _____ if we are wearing green.
A. excited  B. peaceful  C. safe
小题5:From this passage we know _______ can change our feelings.
A. colors    B. weather  C. news