A recent study found people's lives are made shorter in North China. It showed the life expectancy (平均壽命) had been cut by 5. 5 yeays there. Researchers think that the heavy air pollution in China should be to blame (承擔(dān)責(zé)任) . It's really the truth. Our government has already done something. However,it doesn’t seem to work so well.

   “Air pollution in China is doing harm to people's health. The harm is much more serious than we can imagine,” said Chen Yuyu of Beijing University,one of the researchers of this study.

   Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year,the air pollution was worse than that in other places. That was caused by rising temperature and waste gas (廢氣) from coal heating.

   Chinese government should strongly fight against air pollution. They should think of more proper ways to deal with the problem. People should be encouraged to take buses,ride bicycles or walk,instead of driving cars. The factories that pollute heavily should be closed.

   “We need to improve our environment,although it might be expensive. Protecting our environment means protecting ourselves”’ Li Hongbin,another researcher of the study said.

1. The passage above may come from a(n) .

   A. story   B. advertisement

   C. report   D. diary

2. Which of the following is Li Hongbin's idea?

   A. The lift expectancy had been cut by 5. 5 years.

   B. Chinese government should close some factories that pollute heavily.

   C. People need to make less pollution,although it might cost a lot.

   D. The air pollution brings us serious problems.

3. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. Air pollution in North China is caused by waste gas.

   B. To save the environment,our government should do something more.

   C. The temperature becomes higher and higher in North China.

   D. How air pollution in North China is caused.

   One morning a fox was searching for his breakfast. He went down to the lake to 1 some fish. Suddenly he saw a rabbit digging a hole on the bank of the lake and decided to eat it instead. Not wanting the rabbit to discover him,the fox moved 2 towards his meal. As he got closer,he stepped on some dry leaves. The rabbit then 3 in fear. When he saw the fox,he started to shout.

   “Quiet!Why do you rabbits shout so much?” asked the fox,slightly annoyed that he had lost his 4 .

   “ I am sorry,but you scared me. Your sharp teeth make me 5 ,” replied the rabbit. “ But I don't want to eat you”’ lied the fox ,“ I am only here to help with your 6 . I will be back tomorrow and help you dig your hole.

   The next day,the fox returned to the 7 .There he saw a group of rabbits busily digging holes on the bank. He thought about catching one. At that moment the rabbit he had met the day before started jumping up and down,making a 8 noise to warn his friends. All the rabbits and even the fish quickly 9 . The poor fox could not find anything to catch for food and ended up 10 fruit.

1. A. catch   B. buy   C. smell   D. cook

2. A. noisily   B. silently   C. confidently   D. angrily

3. A. looked down   B. looked away   C. turned off   D. turned around

4. A. time   B. place   C. meal   D. fish

5. A. sad   B. excited   C. nervous   D. happy

6. A. food   B. work   C. story   D. friends

7. A. breakfast   B. house   C. lake   D. mountain

8. A. loud   B. low   C. usual   D. dangerous

9. A. returned   B. shouted   C. entered   D. disappeared

10. A. growing   B. eating   C. picking   D. selling

   You can buy chewing gum in nearly every country of the world.① But it wasn’t always like that.

   The American Indians were the first people to chew gum. This gum came from a special tree that grew on their land. In 1848,a sailor called John Curtis began selling it. He was the first person to sell chewing gum. The gum he sold cost just a few cents for two pieces. It became popular very quickly even though it was very hard to chew.② Nowadays,other things are added to the gum to make it soft and sweet.

   By 1890,there were hundreds of different chewing gums. The most famous name in chewing gum,however,is probably William Wrigley. He spent a lot of money in advertising and even sent free pieces of gum to children on their birthdays.③ He also said that chewing gum helped people work better and that it stopped people from feeling tired.

   Although today many millions of people chew gum,not everyone thinks it is a good thing to do. Many people think it is dirty. The Singapore government does not allow people to buy chewing gum. One reason for this is that when some people have chewed all the taste out of their piece of gum,they take it out of their mouths and put it on to the backs of seats or other places.

1. 請(qǐng)將①處翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。

2. 請(qǐng)根據(jù)②處內(nèi)容完成下面句子。(每空一詞) 

People make chewing gum soft and sweet something to it.

3. 把③處改為直接引語(yǔ)。(每空一詞) 

He also said, “Chewing gum people work better and it people from feeling tired. ”

   I had hidden the long black bag in the garage for the past two days. Tonight,in the dark,I would finally take it away. If everything went OK,it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one,not even my wife,saw me.

   It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.

   First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10：30 pm was not early. As usual,I read them a bed time story,but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.

   Silence finally came,and feeling like a thief in the night,I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end,I dragged the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.

   It was already eleven o’clock. By the light of the moon I started working,trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (鋸子) and a hammer.

   After much effort,my work was finally completed. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas had brought them this year.

1. Why did the man feel nervous?

   A. He left the party too late.

   B. He was afraid of the darkness.

   C. He didn't know where the black bag was.

   D. He worried that others would discover his secret.

2. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to.

   A. thieves   B. parents

   C. children   D. neighbours

3. In what order did the man do the following?

a. Read the kids a story.

b. Had a shower.

c. Worked in the moonlight.

d. Dragged the bag from the garage.

e. Went to a party.

   A. e-d-a-b-c

   B. e-a-d-c-b

   C. a-b-e-d-c

   D. a-e-d-c-b

4. What did the man want to do after finishing his plan?

   A. Go to sleep.

   B. Wake up his children.

   C. Open the bag.

   D. Call the police.

5. How would the children feel when they saw the man's work?

   A. Confused. B. Excited.

   C. Tired. D. Angry.

   When I was a child,my parents often took me to an old house in the thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn't even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.

   I could never understand what the attraction (吸引) of the house was,even for my parents,who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house,my father's distant cousin,was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.

   One day,when I was wandering around the garden behind the house,I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned (被遺棄的) .As I walked towards it,I heard a noise,like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.

   “Please don't tell them you saw me,” he said.“ They never use this place,and I have nowhere else to live. ” “Don’t worry ,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.

   The same evening,I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and,while no one was looking,emptied some of the food into it. Later,I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man,whose name I had discovered was Taff.

   I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on,my visits to the old house had a purpose,and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.

1. How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

   A. He was happy to be with his parents.

   B. He enjoyed reading good books there.

   C. He was pleased with the woods.

   D. He felt very lonely.

2. The underlined word “inedible ” is closest in meaning to “”.

   A. too bad for him to eat

   B. nice to look at

   C. not enough to eat

   D. as delicious as usual

3. The writer discovered the old man the old house.

   A. near the back door of

   B. in the dining room of

   C. in the garden behind

   D. among the bushes before

4. What can we know about the old man from the passage?

   A. He was poor and hungry.

   B. He helped to repair the old house.

   C. He liked to play hide-and-seek with the writer.

   D. He raised many animals.

5. The story mainly tells us .

   A. it's nice to raise wild animals

   B. it's valuable to help others

   C. it's good to live in the forest

   D. it's comfortable to live in the old house

   Travel study—a new way to spend your holiday. Have you ever heard about it?

   When you have a travel study,you can see Big Ben,Sydney Opera House,the Statue of Liberty and so many other places. During the travel study,you may go traveling by yourself,or with your family or your friends.

   When you travel,you are in a different culture every day. Yon will be served with different new foods and make new friends. You read all these from books in the past,but now it is real and you are part of it. Besides,you may also learn other cultures from your new friends because they are from different countries.

   Maybe you already have foreign teachers in your school to teach you English. But he or she will not stay to speak English with you all the time,right? During the travel study,you have to speak it every day and almost everywhere because you are in an English-speaking country!

   It also gives you a chance to live alone. That will teach you how to live. “ What should I do if I lose my way in a foreign country?” “How can I buy what I want with my poor English?” You have to be clever and find answers for yourself.

   In conclusion,you can get a lot from the travel study.

1. Traveling can help you in a lot of ways except.

   A. going sightseeing

   B. trying many kinds of food

   C. getting lost in foreign countries

   D. making a lot of new friends

   A. 首先

   B. 總之

   C. 至少

   D. 隨后

3. The best title for this passage should be.

   A. Travel Study

   B. Best Way for Study

   C. Importance of Traveling

   D. Good Places for Traveling

   Each nation has many volunteers (志愿者) who help to take care of others. They 1 books to the people in hospitals or homes for the aged. Sometimes they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their 2 .

   Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or 3 They paint,clean up,4 their houses or do their shopping.

   For boys who no longer have 5 , there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or fishing places and help them to get to know things that boys 6 learn from their fathers.

   Each city has a number of clubs 7 boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts (工藝) . Some of these clubs organize short trips to the mountains,beaches,or other places of interest 8 Most of these clubs use high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to 9 the names of boys and girls.

   Volunteers believe that the happiest people in the world are those who help to 10 happiness to others.

1. A. sell   B. read   C. throw   D. show

2. A. voices   B. speeches   C. songs   D. problems

3. A. young   B. happy   C. old   D. hungry

4. A. pollute   B. repair   C. build   D. remove

5. A. brothers   B. sisters   C. fathers   D. mothers

6. A. usually   B. never   C. only   D. seldom

7. A. which   B. who   C. when   D. where

8. A. nearby   B. faraway   C. abroad   D. home

9. A. report   B. forget   C. remember   D. choose

10. A. cause   B. bring   C. take   D. lend

   Some people think that chicken soup is good for a cold. Others believe that it is unhealthy not to eat meat. The question is,are they right?

   Here are some facts.

   For centuries,people have believed that chicken soup helps to fight a cold. Now,doctors say it may be true. They think that chicken soup has something that stops a cold from getting worse. Heat from the soup can also make a person feel better.

   Many people think that it is unhealthy not to have meat. It is true that meat,especially red meat,has protein (蛋白質(zhì)) that the body needs. A person who doesn’t eat meat can get enough protein and be healthy by eating tofu,eggs,and some vegetables.

   A study showed that tea is better than coffee. Tea has something that can protect your heart,fight cancer,and make you less fat. Coffee does not do this.

   Many people believe that bread and potatoes can easily make people fat. In fact,bread and potatoes do not have fat in them. But eating too much and not exercising can make people fat. Also,adding things like butter to them can raise the chance of becoming fat.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子的正誤。正確的 填“T”，錯(cuò)誤的填“F”。

() 1. It is helpful to eat some chicken soup to fight a cold.

() 2. To get enough protein and be healthy,people must eat meat.

() 3. Protein can be found in tofu,eggs and some vegetables.

() 4. Tea is better than coffee in fighting cancer.

() 5. People who like bread and potatoes become fat easily.

   Some cars do not run the way they should. Bad smoke from a car's engine (發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)) can get into the air. This bad smoke is called pollution. Pollution can turn the air gray and is very dirty.

   In order to keep pollution down,California has passed a new law which means all cars have to take a test every two years. This test checks to make sure that the cars do not pollute the air. If a car does not pass the test,the owner can't register it. Some car owners drive their cars,even though they don^ pass the test. This is against the law.

   The state wants to find a way to get these cars off the road. A program was started that seemed to work. This program buys cars that can't pass the test or will help pay for repairs,but the cars must be drivable and the owner can't make over a certain amount of money. This program has been helping a lot of people by giving them money to help buy better cars or by allowing them to fix their old ones. It has also been helping to keep pollution down.

1. is against the new law in California.

   A. Smoking in public places such as school

   B. Buying more than one car for the family

   C. Driving a car after drinking too much

   D. Driving a car that hasn’t passed the pollution test

2. Who can get help from the program?

   A. The owner who has more than one car.

   B. Whose car is drivable and didn't pass the test.

   C. Whose car didn't pass the test and has high income.

   D. Everyone who wants to buy a better car.

3. The program can.

   A. help the owner of the bad cars to sell cars

   B. ask the car owners not to buy new cars

   C. keep the prices of the cars low

   D. help keep the pollution down

4. The underlined word “register” means “ ”in Chinese.

   A. 出售   B. 保留   C. 注冊(cè)   D. 起動(dòng)

5. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. A car's smoke can make the air dirty.

   B. The problem isn’t helpful for the cars’ owners.

   C. There are many cars that can't pass the test.

   D. The car that doesn’t pass the test must be sold.

   It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you wake up,you feel that your throat hurts. You begin to sneeze and later you may cough. You must have a cold!Wait a moment. Could it just be a common cold or the flu (流感) that's been going around?

   A cold gives you a runny nose and cough. But it's usually easy to deal with. Some take medicine while others drink herbal tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better after a week.

   On the other hand,the flu can be much more dangerous. It usually gives you a fever. Sometimes it can cause death. According to an American magazine,the worst flu killed about 50 million people from 1918 to 1919.

   Don’t worry. If you get a flu vaccine (疫苗) ，it can stop you from getting the virus (病毒) . Flu vaccines work by giving body a small amount of flu viruses. This causes your body to develop antibodies (抗體) .So next time you get the flu,the antibodies should help you.

   The flu virus changes every few years. Therefore,there are so many types of flu,such as H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu can't help us against all types of flu. That's why we need to get the vaccine every year.

   However,good health habits may also help stop you from developing a cold or flu. Washing your hands often helps stop you from getting viruses. It is also important to get regular exercise and eat healthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune system (增強(qiáng)免疫系統(tǒng)) .

1. If you have a common cold,usually you’ll feel better after.

   A. a week   B. two weeks 4

   C. ten days   D. twenty days

2. According to the passage,which is TRUE of the flu?

   A. It first happened in 1919.

   B. It usually doesn’t give you a fever.

   C. It is easy to deal with.

   D. It can kill people sometimes.

3. If you get a flu vaccine, .

   A. it can't stop you from getting the flu virus

   B. it won’t cause your body to develop antibodies

   C. your body will develop antibodies

   D. your body will get a large amount of flu viruses

4. We need to get a flu vaccine every year because.

   A. we probably have a cold in winter

   B. the flu virus changes every few years

   C. the flu is very dangerous

   D. you don't need to take any medicine after that

5. The following ways can help stop the flu EXCEPT.

   A. staying indoors

   B. getting regular exercise

   C. eating healthy food

   D. washing our hands often