Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with(满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teacher, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please." said the girl ."What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack.. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1. Jack was _____ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen B. eighteen

C. twenty D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _____.

A. he's her grandson B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time

3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's _____.

A. classmate B. colleague

C. aunt D. wife

4. The word "stamp" in the story means _____ in Chinese.

A. 邮票 B. 跺脚 C. 标记 D. 下楼

5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order _____.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

Maybe you are an average (一般的) student. You probably think you will never be a top student (尖子生). However, anyone can become a better student if he or she does his or her best. Here are some tips (技巧) to help you.

Plan your time carefully. You should plan your time for such things as eating, sleeping and dressing. Then make a good, regular time for studying, but don’t forget to set enough time for entertainment (娱乐).

Keep your study quiet and clean. The study should have a desk, a chair and some study materials (资料), but no games, no radio and no television! When you sit down to study, you can put your heart into it. Make good use of your time.

Listen to everything that the teacher says. Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

After you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss next day, read the material. It will help you study better.

Develop a good attitude (态度) to tests. The purpose (目的) of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. It helps you know what you are not good at. The world will still go on even if (即使) you fail (不及格) in a test, so don’t be too worried.

1. How many tips are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three. B. Four.

C. Five. D. Six.

2. What does the underlined word “study” mean in Chinese?

A.学习 B.研究 C.书房 D.教室

3. Which is a good place for studying?

A. A clean and beautiful place.

B. The place with a computer.

C. The place with a television and a radio.

D. A quiet place with a chair, a desk and some study materials.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The test is the most important for a student.

B. After class, you should review what you have learned.

C. You should listen to your teacher and take notes carefully in class.

D. When you plan your time, you should think of the time for eating, sleeping and so on.

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. How to become a top student.

B. How to plan your time.

C. How to study English.

D. How to take notes.

任务型阅读

When your feelings are bad, what can you do? Let me tell you a good way of solving this problem. If it is sunny outside, go out and stay in the sun for half an hour, and you will be better soon.

Scientists believe that weather affects(影响)people’s feelings. When the sun is shining, people often feel(A)______,but when it is cloudy, people often feel bad.

Also, you should pay more attention(注意)to your health in different weather.

For example, in hot summer, you should have more sleep. You can get up late in the cool morning. When the temperature is over 32℃,you should stop having sports.

根据所给材料,完成下列任务。

任务一:

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word“ solving” in Chinese?

A.避免 B.预防 C.解决 D.改善

任务二:

2.文中(A)处所缺的单词是:___________

任务三:判断正误(T/F)。

3.When it’s cloudy, your feelings may be bad.

4.In hot summer, we should increase(增加)sleeping time.

任务四:

5.将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。

__________________________________________________________________。

用所给词适当形式填空。（10分）

1.Please pay attention to______(listen)to the teacher in class.

2.They only have a small room_____(live)in.

3.When he heard the crying, he ran out of the room (quick).

4.It is a good way (learn) English grammar.

5.Must I close the window? Yes you ____.

6.It’s____(danger)for the animals to be in the wild than in the zoo.

7.It may be quite____(wind) in Shanghai at this time of year.

8.Are there any____(different) between China and America?

9.Fish and chips____(be) the traditional food in England.

10.What she____(do) at this time yesterday?

书面表达（10分）

各国有各个国家的生活方式，就你所知，写一下我国有哪些生活方式。写一篇60词左右的作文。

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--- ______ do you improve your listening skills? --- I improve it _______ listening to tapes.

A. How; with B. What; by

C. How; by D. What; with

If you don’t know a word, you may ______ in a dictionary.

A. look it up B. look them up

C. find out D. look after it

---Did Mr Smith tell you __________? ---Yes. He said that he went there in 2003.

A. when he traveled to Tibet B. how he goes to Wuhan

C. where he spent his holiday D. why did he visit Kunming

_______ attention makes her unhappy.

A. Too many B. Very few

C. A few D. Tons of

Getting enough sleep is good for _______ health _______ study.

A. neither; nor B. both; and

C. either; nor D. neither; or