The Year of the Rabbit(兔) will begin on February 3, 2011. We Chinese use 12 different animals to stand for（象征）the order of our birth year. What does it mean to be a “rabbit” ? The rabbit is a symbol(象征) for kind, elegance(优雅) and a love of beauty. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are kind and quick-minded(思维敏捷的). Although they are sometimes shy, they have a strong mind and will run after their dreams all their lives.
Rabbit people are talented and they like artistic activities, such as music and painting. They are so kind and well organized (有良好组织能力的) that they can be great teachers. There are some famous people who were born in the Year of the Rabbit. For example, actress US Angelina Jolie and England soccer star David Beckham. In China, famous director Zhang Yimou and kung fu star Jet Li are rabbits, too.
【小题1】2011 is the Year of ________.

A．Tiger

B．Rabbit

C．Horse

D．Monkey

【小题2】What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “artistic”?

A．音乐的

B．体育的

C．艺术的

D．运动的

【小题3】According to the passage, rabbit people may be __________.

A．wild

B．quiet

C．kind

D．calm

Stress(压力) is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.全品中考网 
The most important reasons of stress are: diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Give your answers to the following questions?全

		Yes	No
1	Do you easily get angry?
2	Do you often sleep badly?
3	Do you get headaches a lot?
4	Do you take sleeping pills (药片)?
5	Do you find it difficult to relax?
6	Do you usually hide your feelings?
7	Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
8	Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving(减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways --- people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, be­cause crying is the natural way of relieving stress.全品中考网 
【小题1】If you have over ________ problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.

A．two全品中考网

B．three

C．four

D．eight

【小题2】Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?

A．Taking exams.	B．Watching films.
C．Making money.	D．Moving houses.

【小题3】What’s the easier way to relax your body?

A．Talking with friends.	B．Doing relaxing exercises.
C．Laughing, smiling and crying.	D．Listening to light music.

【小题4】The main idea of the passage is           .

A．about stress and how to relieve your stress

B．that there are many reasons for having stress

C．that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress

D．stress is everywhere in our everyday life

Stress(压力) is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.全品中考网 
The most important reasons of stress are: diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Give your answers to the following questions?全

		Yes	No
1	Do you easily get angry?
2	Do you often sleep badly?
3	Do you get headaches a lot?
4	Do you take sleeping pills (药片)?
5	Do you find it difficult to relax?
6	Do you usually hide your feelings?
7	Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
8	Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving(减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways --- people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, be­cause crying is the natural way of relieving stress.全品中考网 
【小题1】If you have over ________ problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．eight

【小题2】Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?

A．Taking exams.	B．Watching films.
C．Making money.	D．Moving houses.

【小题3】What’s the easier way to relax your body?

A．Talking with friends.	B．Doing relaxing exercises.
C．Laughing, smiling and crying.	D．Listening to light music.

【小题4】The main idea of the passage is           .

A．about stress and how to relieve your stress

B．that there are many reasons for having stress

C．that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress

D．stress is everywhere in our everyday life

Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work, and you stay in bed, feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a mi­croscope(显微镜). They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs can be found not only in water but also in air and dust(灰尘). If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.
【小题1】Which of the following is true?

A．If things are very very small, they are germs.

B．If things can’t be seen, they must be germs.

C．Germs are only in dirty water.

D．Germs are everywhere around us.

【小题2】Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water?

A．You haven’t looked at it carefully.

B．Water can’t be drunk in this way.

C．There must be lots of germs in it.

D．Water will make you ill.

【小题3】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Germs may make us ill.

B．Germs are in dirty water.

C．Don’t drink dirty water.

D．Take care of your fingers.

Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine.  It is about different evening classes or weekend classes.
The Learning Centre, Garden City
We have evening and weekend courses on ...
test preparation            friends and meeting people
jobs and making money     cooking and language learning
Some of this month's courses:
1. Get good grades!
Do you forget information and do poorly on tests? In this course, learn to...
※ remember more (95 percent of what you read).
※ think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!).
※ do well on tests and get high scores.
2. Find true love...today!
Are you single and shy? Is it hard for you to talk to people?
In this course, learn to...
talk to people; start a conversation with a man or woman.
be more friendly and outgoing.
※ understand a person's body language.
3. You are on TV!
Many actors get their start in television. You can too! In this course, learn to...
※ act in TV ads.
※ use your voice on the radio.
※ get TV and radio jobs.
4. Cook delicious and healthy food!
Are you interested in cooking? Do you want to keep healthy? In this course, learn to...
※ keep a balanced diet.
※ cook delicious traditional Chinese food.
※ make western-style food. This course is also online al www. dffh. net. cn.
【小题1】In the Learning Center, you won't learn how to______.

A．prepare for a test

B．make money

C．learn a language

D．get along well with others

【小题2】After taking course 1, you can't_______.

A．think quickly

B．improve your memory

C．remember everything you read

D．finish reading a 200-word passage in 30 seconds

【小题3】After taking course 3, you can learn how to_______.

A．become an actor (actress)

B．become a radio reporter

C．become a TV host (hostess)

D．get a job in a radio station

【小题4】Which course is allowed to take online?

A．Course 4.

B．Course 3.

C．Course 2.

D．Course 1.

【小题5】What's the advertisement about?

A．Finding true love.

B．Getting good jobs.

C．Cooking delicious food.

D．Different evening and weekend classes.