According to a new survey,students' safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in many big cities inChina,some schools have taught students an unusual lesson: selfprotection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.

  Chen Haoyu,a teacher at Beijing No. 25 Middle School,gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.

  If you are robbed

  Keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away,give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later. 

  If you are in a traffic accident 

  If a car hits you,you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle,try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt. 

  If it is raining hard and there is lightning 

  Don't stay in high places and you must stay away from trees. 

  If there is a fire 

  Run away as fast as yon can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Don't take a lift. 

  If someone is drowning 

  If you can't swim,don't get into the water. Try to call for help.

  Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself all the time!

(   ) 1. Why do students like the selfprotection lesson?

   ① Because there are no tests.

   ② Because the lesson is boring.

   ③ Because they can learn how to save lives.

   ④ Because they can know how to stop danger from happening. 

   A. ①②   B. ②③

   C. ①②④   D. ①③④

(   ) 2. What will you do if a bicycle hurts you according to the passage?

   A. I will remember the bicycle number.

   B. I won't let the rider go until I call my parents.

   C. I will let the rider go before I call my parents.

   D. I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt.

(   ) 3. If your house is on fire,you must         .

   A. put dry things on your body

   B. run quickly and take a lift

   C. run away and find an exit as quickly as you can

   D. take everything you have and then run away

(   ) 4. There are        ways of selfprotection mentioned in the passage.

   A. 3   B. 4   C. 5   D. 6

(   ) 5. The best title for this passage is "         ".

   A. How to keep calm   B. Selfprotection

   C. A usual lesson      D. Danger

  I sat at my seat waiting for the school paper to be passed around. I waited anxiously,knowing that once I received it I would know how good a writer I really was.

  When the paper arrived at my classroom,I nearly knocked down five of my classmates to get the first paper. With a school paper in my hands,I returned to my seat. About a month earlier,I had handed in one of what I believed to be my best stories. I named it Symbol of Success. The head of the English Department at my school? Professor Cullen,had said that she would include some reviews of students' stories in the latest school paper. Professor Cullen was known for her rough criticism. Impressing her was very hard but I wanted to be the first to do so.

  I sat at the edge of my seat as I read through the other story reviews. There wasn't one story that got more than three stars. I became calm and wasn't anxious to know my review. It was long after that when I heard someone shout out "Five stars? Seriously?" behind me. I turned around and saw the shocked expression on Gene's face, "Peter,your story gets five stars!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I turned my attention back to my story and saw the five stars at the end of the review that I had not read yet. I looked through the review written by Professor Cullen. She wrote that I had a gift for story writing.

  I was proud that I achieved what I thought was impossible. For so long I believed I wasn't so good as I thought I was and that my talent was not enough to cover up my lack of writing skills. But this review proved that I was truly a good writer and that there was a great future ahead of me in the field of fiction writing. The review and the five stars meant the world to me. Those five stars became the symbol of my success.

(   ) 1. How did the writer get the school paper?

   A. His teacher gave it to him first.

   B. The publisher sent it to him first.

   C. His friend helped him get the first one.

   D. He rushed ahead to get the first one.

(   ) 2. What can we learn about Professor Cullen?

   A. She was very gentle to everyone.

   B. She seldom praised her students.

   C. She was very cold to her students.

   D. She was respected by her students.

(   ) 3. We can learn from this passage that Peter         .

   A. had thought his story was better than others'

   B. was always anxious to know his review

   C. didn't know he got five stars until Gene told him

   D. looked through a few stories that had got four stars

(   ) 4. What did Professor Cullen think of Peter's story?

   A. She thought highly of it.

   B. She thought it was just soso.

   C. She thought it was extremely bad.

   D. She doubted if it was written by Peter.

(   ) 5. Why did the review and the five stars mean the world to Peter?

   A. Because they helped him learn writing skills.

   B. Because they made him happy for some time.

   C. Because they helped him enter a key university.

   D. Because they made him see his writing talent.

  In 1955,a man named Ray Kroc entered into partnership with two brothers named McDonald. They 1       a popular restaurant in Illinois which sold food that was easy to prepare and 2        quickly. Hamburgers,French fries and cold drinks were the 3        food there. Kroc opened similar eating 4        under the same name "McDonald's", and they were an instant (立即的) success. He later took over the company,and today McDonald's is one of the most famous and successful fastfood 5        in the world.

  6       was his idea so successful? Probably,the most important reason was that his timing was right. In the 1950s,most married women stayed at home to keep house and 7        their children. In the 1960s,many women 8        to the workplace. This meant that they had 9        time and energy to do the housework and preparation for meals 10        they relied more on TV dinners (冷凍快餐) and fastfood restaurants. Single parents also had little time to 11        in the kitchen. People living alone also 12        this type of food,since cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth.

  Fast food is one part of the diet of all Americans. Another trend（趨勢(shì),傾向) of the 1960s,13       called the back-to-nature movement,influenced many people to avoid food 14        was packaged or processed. This preference for natural food 15        to today.

  From the success of Ray Kroc's fastfood business,we can say that social economic trends influence where and what we eat.

(   ) 1. A. built   B. displayed   C. showed   D. opened

(   ) 2. A. use   B. serve   C. order   D. pick

(   ) 3. A. necessary   B. sweet   C. main   D. crispy

(   ) 4. A. places   B. areas   C. centres   D. squares

(   ) 5. A. restaurants   B. researches   C. hotels   D. houses

(   ) 6. A. What   B. Why   C. How   D. When

(   ) 7. A. take away   B. take down   C. take up   D. take care of

(   ) 8. A. went   B. turned   C. returned   D. enjoyed

(   ) 9. A. a little   B. few   C. less   D. fewer

(   ) 10. A. because   B. so   C. unless   D. though

(   ) 11. A. spend   B. cost   C. pay   D. take

(   ) 12. A. put on   B. turned on   C. depended on   D. got on

(   ) 13. A. some time   B. some times   C. sometime   D. sometimes

(   ) 14. A. whose   B. what   C. that   D. when

(   ) 15. A. continues   B. wastes   C. translates   D. produces

  Money makes the world go around,or at least,makes the life a little easier.

  If you live in theUS,you can't have a fulltime job 1        you're 16. At 14 or 15,you can work parttime after school or on weekends. And during summer,you can work 40 hours a week. Kids 2       the age of 10 and 13 can do some farm jobs with a 3      (parent) permission.

  All these mean that even 4        you're younger than 14 ,you can earn some real money of your 5       . Here are how some children get their money by 6      (do) something they can!

  Lena,13. makes money by knitting (編織) dog sweaters and selling them to neighbors.

  Jasmine,13. writes articles and book reviews for different magazines.

  You might say, "But I'm just a child,I don't have to work!" That's right. Maybe you don't have to,but here are some reasons 7        you might want to.

  ● Earning is learning.By working to earn your own money,you 8      (learn) skills needed to succeed in the world.

  ● Money gives you 9      (choose) . If you want to see a movie,go to a concert or buy your favorite things,you can use the money to get them.

  ●Independence is a great feeling. When you make your own money,you needn't 10      (depend) ' on anyone else to give you anything,isn't it great?

1.         2.        3.        4.        5.         

6.        7.        8.        9.        10.       

5.      

Air pollution and water pollution are another two big problems inChina. The heavy smog hurts people. The water in the rivers or lakes is black. Even worse,more food is not safe yet.

   A. Littering     B. Bumping (碰撞)     C. Traffic problems

   D. Queue jumping  E. Pollution        F,Greeting

 Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out.

  Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy,he was told he was hopeless in science and finished bottom of his class. However,aged 79,the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell (干細(xì)胞) researcher Shiny a Yamanaka.

  Like so many scientists,Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance (堅(jiān)持不懈) can lead.

  At the age of 15 in 1948,Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in Biology and every other science subject. Gurdon's high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was quite ridiculous.

  In spite of his teacher's criticism,Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab earlier and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.

  "My own belief is that we will,in the end,understand everything about how cells actually work," said Gurdon.'

  In 1962,Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic (基因的) information into an egg cell. The egg cell then grew into a clone (克隆) of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create the sheep Dolly in 1996,the first cloned mammal（哺乳動(dòng)物) in the world.

  In 2006,Gurdon's work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample of a person's skin can be used to create stem cells. Using this technique,doctors can repair a patient's heart after a heart attack.

  "Luck favors the prepared mind," Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization. "Ninety percent of the time things don't work,but when they do,you have to seize (抓住) the chance."

(   ) 1. Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine?

   A. Sir John Gurdon.              B. Shinya Yamanaka.

    C. Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka. D. Gurdon's science teacher.

(   ) 2. In what order do the following things happen?

   a. create the sheep Dolly

   b. take a cell from an adult frog

   c. use a person's skin to create stem cells

   d. move the frog's genetic information into an egg cell

   e. grow into a clone of the adult frog

   A. b,a,c,d,e   B. b,d,e,a,c   C. b,d,a,c,e   D. b,e,d,a,c

(   ) 3. What does the underlined word "ridiculous" mean in Chinese?

   A. 無知的   B. 無畏的   C. 荒廢的   D. 荒謬的

(   ) 4. According to the passage,which statement is TRUE?

   A. As a boy? Gurdon was told he was hopeful.

   B. Gurdon ranked first at his high school in Biology.

   C. It's impossible for the doctors to repair a patient's heart after a heart attack.

   D. In spite of his teacher's criticism,Gurdon kept working hard.

(   ) 5. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. 90% of the time things don't work. B. Luck favours the prepared mind.

   C. Life is full of surprises.      D. How cells actually work.

  Have you ever wanted a toy balloon? Balloons are very light. But there are much bigger balloons which can fly very high in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hotair balloons.

  To make a hotair balloon go up,turn on the burner (燃燒器) .That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up.

  To make the balloon go down,turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down.

  Underneath (在.... 下面) the balloon there is a large basket.  That is where the pilot and the passengers are.

  The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off.

  The balloon will go to the place that the wind is blowing to!Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way!

  People have been flying in hotair balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes were invented,it was the only way of flying by hotair balloon. Today people fly in hotair balloons for fun.

  Some people like to race hotair balloons. The First Hotair Balloon World Championship (錦標(biāo)賽) was held in 1973.

(   ) 1. A hotair balloon is         .

   A. smaller than a toy balloon   B. bigger than a toy balloon

   C. as big as a toy balloon      D. lighter than a toy balloon

(   ) 2. Where will you stand if you want to fly in a hotair balloon?

   A. Inside the basket. B. On top of the balloon.

   C. Under the basket.  D. Inside the balloon.

(   ) 3. If you want the balloon to go up,you should         .

   A. jump out of the balloon       B. let the air go out of the balloon

   C. make the air inside the balloon hotter   D. let the air inside the balloon cool down

(   ) 4. Now everything is all right!The balloon is flying across the sky. Where are you going?

   A. Towards the sun.       B. To the seaside.

   C. To the nearest mountains. D. To the place that the wind blows to.

(   ) 5. The best title for this passage is "         ”.

   A. The burner

   B. The First Hotair Balloon World Championship

   C. Flying in hotair balloons

   D. Planes and hotair balloons

  The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is very popular with people.

  The museum is closed to the public on Monday,in addition to the special dates.

(   ) 1. If Tom wants to visit the MOCA on Friday,he can visit it at       .     A. 6:00 in the morning   B. 9:00 in the morning

     C. 11 ：00 in the morning   D. 9:00 in the evening

(   ) 2. If Mr. Green wants to visit the MOCA with his wife and an eight-year-old son,he will spend      

   A. $10   B. $15   C. $20   D. $25

(   ) 3. Thanksgiving is on          2015.

   A. January 1st   B. November 26th   C. December 25th   D. December 26th

(   ) 4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. People can't visit the museum on Monday in addition to the special dates.

   B. Christmas Day in 2015 is on Friday.

   C. David is a MOCA member,he needn't spend money visiting the museum.

   D. If Mr. Green goes to visit it on New Year's Day in 2015,he should pay ten dollars. 

(   ) 5,The passage may be       .

   A. an advertisement   B. a story   C. a novel   D. a report

  Last year,around Labor Day,I read a "Happy Ad" in our local newspaper. There was a lady in a local nursing home,who was 1        her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to 2        it. It said that if you wanted to write to her,here was her 3       . So I did. I found a birthday card and wrote a short note,wishing her a happy birthday.

  A week or so later,someone 4      my front door. I opened the door and found a middleaged man 5        on the doorstep. He introduced himself as the son of that woman to 6        I had sent the card. He explained he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for sending 7        nice card to his mom.

Apparently,like many older folks,she did not receive much mail and was quite 8      to receive mine. I just didn't know 9        to say. I told him it was my pleasure and that I 10        his mom had enjoyed her birthday.

  That year,I did not send out any Christmas card,except to this 11        old lady in the nursing home. I just 12        her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday. I sent her a holiday 13        and also a couple of notes. I just thought she might like to have someone write to her and get some mail.

  She 14       a couple of months ago. I never met this lady,but I did 15        her and her family in my thoughts. I dropped them a line of sympathy (同情) .I hoped that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on the earth.

(   ) 1. A. holding   B. celebrating   C. having   D. joining

(   ) 2. A. know about   B. care about   C. think about   D. worry about

(   ) 3. A. address   B. phone   C. house   D. name

(   ) 4. A. looked at   B. shouted at   C. knocked at   D. pointed at

(   ) 5. A. stood   B. stands   C. to stand   D. standing

(   ) 6. A. that   B. whom   C. what   D. when

(   ) 7. A. so a   B. a so   C. such a   D. a such

(   ) 8. A. excited   B. disappointed   C. relaxed   D. bored

(   ) 9. A. why   B. which   C. how   D. what

(   ) 10. A. knew   B. used   C. hoped   D. needed

(   ) 11. A. friendly   B. lively   C. lovely   D. really

(   ) 12. A. told   B. missed   C. thought   D. answered

(   ) 13. A. cake   B. card   C. mail   D. message

(   ) 14. A. death   B. dead   C. died   D. dying

(   ) 15. A. attend   B. forget   C. organize   D. keep

 With the development of science and technology,our daily life 1      (become) more colorful and convenient. 

An underwater hotel 

  It looks like a spaceship 2       it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans 3       (build) the hotel in the sea which is about 15 meters below the surface (表面) .The whole building is underwater and you can get to it 4        swimming and diving. 

Google glasses 

  Google glasses have a battery (電池) hidden inside the frame (邊框) .They can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones do. Each pair of these glasses has a hidden 5        and a tiny screen. It 6       (design) to take handsfree photos or videos of anything people are doing.

A new kind of shirt 

  Hate washing clothes? You're going to love this kind of shirt 7      (make) by an American clothing company,Wool Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 days without 8      (wash) ！The Wool Prince shirt never needs ironing.

The digital（數(shù)字) library 

  Can you imagine walking into a library 9        finding all books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio,Texas,America. Computers 10       (take) the place of books soon.

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