Website	CEO	Main Item
www. taobao. com	Jiang Peng	clothes, household things
www. 4399. com	Luo Haijian	computer games
www. 58. com	Yao Jinbo	jobs, second-hand houses
www. zybang. com	Hou Jianbin	homework
www. vip. com	Shen Ya	famous brands

3. You can search ________ when you have difficulties in homework.

A．www. zybang. com

B．www. taobao. com

C．www. vip. com

4. What does www. 58. com mainly serve?

A．Jobs, second-hand houses.

B．Famous brands.

C．Computer games.

5. Who is the CEO of www. taobao. com?

A．Yao Jinbo.

B．Jiang Peng.

C．Shen Ya.

We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine(想象) you could design(设计) your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping centre. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.
Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.
6. There would be_______ in Richard’s dream school.

A．a big swimming pool and a music room

B．a room to relax and play computer games

C．a big swimming pool, two soccer fields, a cinema, a gym, and a shopping centre

7. How many days off does Wu want to have in a week?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

8. Which country is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A．Italy.

B．Japan.

C．Australia.

9. From the passage, we know that_________.

A．Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games

B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock

C．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day

10. Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．Schools in the past.

B．Schools today.

C．Dream schools.

Confucius(孔子) is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28, 551BC(公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether(无论) they were rich or poor. He had about 3,000 students and many of them became famous.

Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindness and good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. People should stop thinking of themselves and work for others. His ideas are around in people’s everyday life. Today people can still hear them, and they go far into east and south Asia.

11. Confucius was born ________.

A．in Sichuan Province

B．on August 28

C．in the Kingdom of Lu

12. Confucius was good at ________ when he was fifteen.

A．music

B．Chinese

C．math

13. As a teacher, Confucius thought that ________ could get education.

A．only the rich

B．only the poor

C．not only the rich but also the poor

14. Which of the following isn’t Confucius’ idea?

A．Being kind.

B．Looking after the old.

C．Thinking of ourselves.

15. The underlined word “they” means ________.

A．good manners

B．Confucius’ ideas

C．Confucius and his students

A girl told her mom everything was going wrong for her, and that she always failed her math exam so that she wouldn’t like to study at all. After hearing the daughter’s words, the nice and patient mother thought of a good way to make her daughter happy. “I will make a delicious cake for you,” said the mom. She walked into the kitchen, and the daughter followed.

When the mom prepared the cooking utensils(炊具) and ingredients, the daughter sat against the kitchen door, watching her.

Her mom asked her, “My dear, would you like a piece of cake?”

The daughter replied, “Sure, Mom! You know how I love cake!”

“Alright,” the mom said, “drink some of this cooking oil.”

The daughter was very surprised and said, “What? No way!!!”

“How about a couple of raw(生的) eggs?” asked the mom and the daughter answered, “No way!”

“How about some flour(面粉)?”

“No, Mom! I will be sick!”

The mother explained, “All of these are uncooked and taste bad, but if you put them together, they make a delicious cake. Life works the same way. When we ask ourselves why there are so many difficult times, we don’t realize what a success these terrible events will lead us to. Having a great day also means having a great CAKE! Keep the hope that one day, your day is A PIECE OF CAKE!”

16. According to the passage, what does the girl do?

A．A cook.

B．An actress.

C．A student.

17. The girl saw her mom ________ in the kitchen.

A．do the dishes

B．make a cake

C．have dinner

18. At first, the mother let the girl ________.

A．prepare some ingredients

B．break some raw eggs

C．drink some cooking oil

19. The mom thinks that there will be a success at last after ________.

A．someone has difficult times

B．someone enjoys himself

C．someone has a great cake

20. What is the mom like?

A．She is kind of silly.

B．She is hard-working.

C．She is nice and patient.

When you speak, write a letter, or make a telephone, your words carry a message. People communicate with words.     21     A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears (眼泪) in your eyes tell others that you are sad.    22     the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions, You shake your head and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes".

    23     For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of other signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?    24     An artist can use his drawings to tell about the beautiful mountains, the blue seas and many other thing. A writer writes books to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.    25     They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

A．People can communicate in many other ways.

B．But do you know people also communicate without words?

C．If you make noise in class.

D．When you put up your hands in class.

E．Magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others.

F．Other things can also carry messages.

Animals are our friends. There are many zoos in the ______. It’s good to ______ animals in zoos. Zoos have many advantages, I think.

Firstly, zoos are places for people to see ______ kinds of animals. Without zoos, most people would ______ see a real bear or tiger.

______, zoos can take good care of animals. Zoos give ______ to animals and clean them on time every day. In the wild (在野外), it is not always easy for an animal to find food. So sometimes it goes ______. But animals in zoos never go hungry.

Thirdly, people protect the animals in zoos and offer them safe places to live ______. Animals are living in zoos safely and happily. In the wild, some kinds of animals are ______ and are endangered(濒危的). But zoos give these animals a chance to live. Without zoos, there would be ______ kinds of animals in the world. People should do more things to protect animals.

26.

A．world

B．city

C．town

27.

A．keep

B．take

C．make

28.

A．big

B．small

C．different

29.

A．always

B．never

C．sometimes

30.

A．Finally

B．Usually

C．Secondly

31.

A．food

B．water

C．fruit

32.

A．hungry

B．tired

C．thirsty

33.

A．on

B．in

C．at

34.

A．helped

B．changed

C．killed

35.

A．less

B．fewer

C．more

36. Mary is wearing ________ orange coat. She looks active.

37. She always does her homework ________ ________ than Lily.(careful).

38. She was dancing while her parents ________ ________ (watch) TV.