In the 13^th century, the famous Indian traveller, Marco Polo, travelled a long way to China. He saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15^th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7^th century.
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.
Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don’t, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs（手帕） and paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and refuse (拒绝) it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.
小题1:When he was in China, Marco Polo __________ .

A．discovered Cai Lun invented paper	B．learned to make paper
C．saw many wonderful things	D．read a lot of books

小题2: People in western countries first used paper money in the _________ century.

A．17th

B．15th

C．13th

D．7th

小题3: About ________ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.

A．1,700

B．2,000

C．2,800

D．48,000

小题4: Which of the following is the way of saving paper?

A．To use both sides of every piece of paper.

B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once.

C．To use cotton handkerchiefs and paper ones.

D．All of the above.

小题5:Which is the best title（题目） of the passage?

A．Saving paper.	B．The history of paper.
C．Cotton handkerchiefs back again.	D．Cai Lun, the great inventor.

A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!
Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?

A．It doesn’t tell the truth.	B．It is quite true.
C．It is impossible.	D．I don’t think it’s right.

小题2:Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?

A．They play computer games.	B．They watch videos late.
C．They have to do a lot of housework.	D．They have to do a lot of homework.

小题3:When do students in most American high schools have to get up?

A．At 7:30 am.

B．At 6:00 am.

C．At 9:00 am.

D．At about 7:00 am.

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

A．The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am.

B．The writer usually goes to bed around midnight.

C．The writer usually does a survey.

D．Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades.

小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep.

B．Many American high school students are sleepy in class.

C．Many kids have too much homework to do.

D．Students can’t play computer games.

We kids have different ways to get in touch with each other now. And for the old, they’d like to go to the market or     26      each other’s houses, but for the young, we kids needn’t follow the     27     of doing so.
The easiest way for us to get in touch and make    28     is to use the Internet services, like QQ. A lot of websites such as www.qq.com have     29    in the last few years and offered such kinds of     30     for free. So we can make friends    31     through the Internet. Maybe we do not    32    all these “friend” well. We add friends only    33    we seem cooler with more friends online.
Then how do we kids keep in touch with friends online? We make it by posting our     34      to each other. At times , “friends”     35     “be missing” for months without a message. Is this the friendship in the 21^st century?
Of course, using these Internet services is not     36    for saying “ Hi, what’s up?” Some of us have found long-lost classmates and friends     37    these websites. And at times we     38  a time to go to a movie or get together. What’s more, we kids can      39     our friends’ favourite music when we are on the Internet.
Believe it or not, these Internet services will be    40     for a while, and it is really a convenient way for us to keep in touch.

小题1:	A．visit B．enjoy C．like D．build

小题2:	A．chances B．thoughts C．ways D．plans

小题3:	A．quarrels B．friends C．sentences D．jokes

小题4:	A．gone B．had C．turned D．appeared

小题5:	A．computers B．services C．books D．rooms

小题6:	A．easily B．loudly C．actually D．early

小题7:	A．learn B．know C．hear D．teach

小题8:	A．if B．when C．because D．how

小题9:	A．money B．paper C．positions D．messages

小题10:

A．must B．will C．may D．shall

小题11:

A．already B．also C．just D．yet

小题12:

A．through B．for C．onto D．into

小题13:

A．spend B．kill C．fix D．last

小题14:

A．listen to B．hear from C．look at D．feel like

小题15:

A．difficult B．popular C．dangerous D．polite

Now, are you changing your living habits to have a low carbon life? Here are some strategies (策略) for you.
Strategy One
●Each week, choose one day when you don’t eat meat. Meat takes up lots of energy because it takes a long time to produce. And animals must be fed on farmed plants, which could be used to feed many more people.
Strategy Two
●Only buy the amount of food you need. When you buy food, go local rather than imported (进口的), and get fresh vegetables instead of frozen.
Strategy Three
●Make sure you keep the things such as paper and plastic bottles separate (独立) so that they can be recycled. There are places where you can recycle batteries. Make sure you find them.
Strategy Four
●Take showers rather than baths and reduce your shower time by two minutes. This will save water and give you an extra two minutes in bed.
Strategy Five
●Buses and trains are better than cars, but walking or cycling is better still. It’s also better for your health and cheaper. It can even be quicker than sitting in a car at rush hours in a busy city. For long distances, coaches are better than trains.
Strategy Six
●Try to buy good, long-lasting products even though they may cost a little more. A small screen TV is better than a big screen. Keep your electronic products one year longer than you would usually have.
小题1:What does the underline phrase “low carbon” in paragraph one mean?

A．便宜

B．低碳

C．高效

D．舒适

小题2: According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?

A．When we produce the meat, we need to take up lots of energy.

B．Taking showers in less time will help for saving the water.

C．When you go for a long-distance trip, you’d better drive your own car.

D．Buying the long-lasting products is a good idea to have a low carbon life.

小题3: What’s the purpose(目的) of the passage?

A．It helps to know walking is one of the low carbon lives.

B．It helps to realize how important it is to have a low carbon life.

C．It advises to save water and electric to have a low carbon life.

D．It advises to kick some bad habits and have a low carbon life.

It keeps your insides from falling out. It helps you warm up when you are cold, and it can cool you off when you are hot. It lets you feel things by touch.
What is this? Your skin（皮肤）, of course! What does you skin ask for return for all the wonderful things it does? Just a little care!  So let’s learn how to take care of our skin.
Like the heart and stomach, your skin is an organ （器官）．In fact, it is the largest organ in your body．Unless there’s a problem, you may not think about your skin very much．But skin has an important job to do．
Your skin is protecting you．Your skin keeps you from getting sick．When you take care of your skin, you are helping your skin do its job．Taking care of your skin today will help you have no problems in the future．
Clean skin is happy skin! One simple way to take care of your skin is to keep it clean．Keeping your hands clean is very important．When washing your hands, use warm water．Wet your hands, and then use soap．You should wash your hands carefully everywhere．
You’ll also want to use warm water, but not too hot, when you take a bath．Use soap to clean your body．Don’t forget under your arms and behind your ears! Your face needs attention, too．It’s a good idea to wash your face once or twice a day with warm water．
小题1:We can infer（ 推断出 ）from Paragraph 3 that __

A．people don’t often care much about their skin	B．skin is an organ
C．there would be nothing wrong with your skin	D．skin is not important at all

小题2:Which of the following best describes your clean skin?

A．A kind of job to keep you from getting sick．	B．An important and largest organ．
C．Something like your heart and stomach．	D．Healthy and happy skin．

小题3:Why does the writer think we should try to take care of our skin today?

A．To help us warm up when we are cold．	B．In order to keep our insides from falling out．
C．In order to help us have no problems in the future．	D．To let us feel things by touch．

小题4:What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Taking care of your skin．	B．Your skin．
C．An important organ．	D．Keeping yourself from getting ill

In a few years, most people will know that a healthy, happy, loving family is a joy and it is a necessary part for building a strong society. But there are still some people who don’t believe family life can be an enjoyable experience.
Some people already accepted the idea of the “me generation” so they fail to understand that there is a time in life when they have to give up their time to something more valuable.
At a time when adults need to think about the needs of their family, they will be doing other important things. Some people will spend too much time working for a more powerful car or a bigger house so that they can proudly say that they have them. Some will be doing dangerous things so that they may tell their stories to their friends, and others will recite things like “ I must become the best I can be.”  or “I don’t want to be at the bottom.” The needs of their family will be forgotten and they never seem to have time for the family.
Many people have not experienced a strong helpful perfect family life, so they have never discovered its worth. Many people have always experienced family life as a flight, so they can’t find time and energy for work.
But it is really very important that we all expect good family relations. We need to realize and value the importance of what can be achieved by loving each other in the family. It is also important for our society to encourage family members to create happiness.
小题1:What does the writer expect family life to be like?

A．Happy experience.

B．A strong society

C．Too much work

D．A flight

小题2:What is meant by “me generation”?

A． I will do whatever the family want me to do.	B．Nothing is more important than myself.
C．I always agree with people around.	D．The generation is my age group.

小题3:Why haven’t some people discovered the worth of family life?

A．They are not married.	B．They grow in a happy family.
C．They don’t live with the family.	D．They have never enjoyed family life.

小题4:What is the writer’s purpose of writer the passage?

A．To ask people to study family life.

B．To tell people to work hard for the family.

C．To advise people to create happy family life.

D．To give people some examples of family members.

Swimming and English Learning
Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave（勇敢）. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
(   ) 6. You can learn to swim by_______.
A. reading books about it  B. looking at others swimming
C. having lessons on it    D. going into the river and learning
(   ) 7. We should learn English by _______.
A. listening and speaking       B. reading and writing
C. A and B                  D. swimming
(   ) 8. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?
A. Don’t make mistakes.          B. Study hard
C. Try not to speak English        D. Don’t be afraid.
(   )9. What’s more important for senior school students?
A. listening    B. speaking    C. reading and writing   D. learning
(   ) 10. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.
A. by train     B. on the radio   C. every minute   D. now and then

阅读下面短文，判断正误。（10分）
What a cold winter! How wonderful it would be if there were a fire! Fire keeps us warm. But fire is very dangerous, and can kill us. November 9 is National Fire Safety Day. It's a time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire.
Call 119
Never try to put out a fire by yourself, even if it is a very small one. Get help from your parents or call 119. Tell 119 where you are and what is on fire. Listen to 119's instructions.
Keep down close to the floor
If there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor. There is less smoke down there, so it's easier to breathe(呼吸) and see where you are going. If you don't, the smoke may kill you before the fire does.
Don't use the elevator
Never use the elevator(电梯) during a fire. Always use the stairs. An elevator may stop at the floor where the fire is burning. It may also go wrong and keep you inside.
Don't go back
Never go back into a burning building. Even if you have left your pet or favorite toy inside, do not go back for it. Don't worry about your pets. Animals have a very good sense of smell(嗅觉). They often get out of the building before people.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）
(   ) 11. National Fire Safety Day is on November 9.
(   ) 12. If you smell smoke or see a fire, you should call 120 first.
(   ) 13. If there is a lot of smoke or a fire, the fire may kill you before the smoke.
(   ) 14.You mustn't use stairs during a fire because it may catch fire as well.
(   ) 15.Animals have a good sense of smell.

Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don’t need to change your character; you just need to improve your personality. In fact, the most popular people are trusted(信任) and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.
If you want others to like and respect you, you have to start by liking and accepting yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.
Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, because by being nice you make others happy.
Be active and have a positive view towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
Respect cannot be bought with big words and power. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.
小题1: What can we know from the first paragraph?

A．We should change our character.

B．We should improve our personality to be trusted and loved.

C．We shouldn’t change our character and improve our personality.

D．We shouldn’t improve our personality.

小题2:The underlined sentence shows that                       .

A．we should be always polite

B．we can help others only by being happy

C．you should be polite when you help others

D．you should always be nice to others

小题3:The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole class must be           .
①confident   ②positive   ③good-looking  
④helpful   ⑤fashionable

A．①②⑤

B．③④⑤

C．①②③

D．①②④

小题4:What’s the best title for the article?

A．How to Develop Power.	B．How to Be the Favorite.
C．How to Improve Yourself.	D．How to Please Others.

Breakfast is very important. It is one of the most important(最重要的)  36 of the day. To keep healthy, everyone should  37  a good breakfast. 38  the right food is necessary for good health. We may have eggs, bread, milk  39 breakfast.
Many students go to school without breakfast  40 they get up late or their parents don’t cook for them. It’s  41 for their health.
  42 breakfast children may not grow fast and may not study and play very well at school. They may  43  . And when they’re ill, they will  44 a long time in recovering (恢复).
I think everyone should have some good   45  habits. It is necessary.
小题1:A. meal                B. meals             C. dinner
小题2:A.to have              B. have              C. has
小题3:A.Eating               B. Eats              C. Eat
小题4:A.in                   B. on               C. for
小题5:A.because              B. so                C. but
小题6:A.good                B .bad               C. better
小题7:A.Without              B. With             C. Not have
小题8:A.ill                   B .are ill             C .be ill
小题9:A.spend                B. take              C .make
小题10:A.health               B .healthy             C. bad