1 . In modern world, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them, such as mobile phones, MP5 players and mini computers. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? Maybe the answer is “yes”. According to a survey, most teenagers say it’s unnecessary to wear a watch, they usually use their mobile phones to tell the time.
However, watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a creative(有创意的) time-telling tool because they think it’s not enough if a watch can just keep good time, so watchmakers are trying their best to create new kinds of watches. Recently, a new kind of watches has been invented. It can use different color lights to tell the time. This kind of watches makes people talk more about modern watches again.
Also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical(实用的), so watches are designed(设计) to meet the need of almost any personality(个性). Now more and more watches can be used as compasses(指南针), calendars and even USB drives …
All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

1. According to the survey, ________ use mobile phones to tell the time instead of watches.

A．most teenagers	B．the old people
C．watchmakers	D．most people

2. Watches will get ________ again when people reach their 20s and 30s.

A．expensive

B．small

C．popular

D．cheap

3. In this passage, watches can be used as different kinds of things except _______.

A．compasses	B．calendars
C．USB drives	D．wallets

4. Recently, a new kind of watches uses ________ to tell the time according to the passage.

A．different color lights	B．sound
C．pictures	D．music

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Most people want to spend money on mobile phones.

B．A watch has become more important than the time it tells.

C．Many watchmakers are worried about their products.

D．Fewer and fewer people use watches to tell the time.

2 . Birthdays are celebrated（庆祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

1. When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____ outside the window.

A．flowers

B．presents

C．a flag

D．a chair

2. In _________   flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

A．Japan

B．Denmark

C．India

D．Holland

3. In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.

A．India

B．Holland

C．Denmark

D．Japan

4. In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.

A．15

B．7

C．5

D．3

5. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

B．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

C．how to celebrate the birthdays.

D．Birthdays are celebrated all over the world in the same way.

3 . Here are some easy tips for getting to sleep. They can help you deal with tension, stress and anxiety, and enjoy a good night sleep. Not every one of these tips alone will get you to sleep, but a few of them at least should be useful.
Get some physical exercise during the day. Even 15 minutes a day of exercise (at least half an hour before going to bed, so your body will have a chance to slow down) will give your body the activity and oxygen(氧) it needs to help you relax more and sleep better.
Listen to the light music. Play some soft, smooth music that help you sleep. Of course you must have a recorder or CD player that will automatically(自动地) turn off because if you get up and turn it off in the end, it’ll lose its effect.
Drink warm milk. A glass of warm milk 15 minutes before going to bed will keep you calm.
Keep regular bedtime hours. Your body likes regular routines(常规),.It likes to know that it’s going to get up at the same time each day, eat at the same time, and go to bed at the same time. Keep far away from caffeine, alcohol and tobacco. Before you go to sleep, you’d better not drink coffee or cola which has caffeine. Don’t drink wine, beer or champagne which has alcohol and don’t smoke.
Don’t watch TV or read before going to bed. Wait at least half an hour before going to bed after reading or watching TV.
1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in this text?

A．Listening to music.

B．Drinking warm milk.

C．Keeping far away from caffeine.

D．Using sleeping pills.

2. According to the passage, we can infer(推断) that the way of getting some physical exercise during the day is more effective for _______.

A．sportsman

B．office workers

C．postmen

D．farmers

3. If you choose to use the method of listening to music, the writer advises us _______.

A．not to listen to soft music

B．not to make the record or CD player lose its effect

C．to have a record or CD player that will turn off by itself

D．not to listen to smooth music

4. According to the passage, which of the following is good before going to bed?

A．Watching TV or reading.	B．Drinking Coffee.
C．Drinking warm milk.	D．Drinking beer.

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Music and Sleep	B．Caffeine and Sleep
C．Keeping Regular Bedtime	D．Tips for Getting to Sleep

4 . 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.

1. Confucius was born ______.

A．in Sichuan Province

B．on August 28

C．in the Kingdom of Lu

D．about 1500 years ago

2. Confucius was good at ______ when he was fifteen.

A．music	B．Chinese
C．math	D．other subjects

3. 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

D．neither the rich nor the poor

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

A．Being kind.

B．Looking after the old.

C．Working for others.

D．Thinking of ourselves.

5. The underlined word “they” means ______.

A．good manners

B．Confucius’ ideas

C．Confucius and his students

D．Confucius’ students

5 . During the day we work and play and at night we sleep. Our bodies rest while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. It is while we are asleep that our bodies grow most. When children feel tired and angry, they usually need more sleep. We can get our lessons better, and we feel better, too, when we have had plenty of rest. Boys and girls, eight or nine years old, need ten hours of sleep every night. Our bodies need plenty of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we wake up feeling tired. While in bed we must not cover our heads. If we do, our lungs（肺）will not get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls must get plenty of sleep if they want to grow and be strong.

1. Our bodies grow most while we are ______.

A．eating	B．playing
C．sleeping	D．exercising

2. Which is the best air for us? ______ air.

A．Hot

B．Cool

C．Warm

D．Dry

3. What often makes us feel tired in the morning?

A．Too much air.	B．Not enough fresh air.
C．Too much cold air.	D．Too much sleep.

4. How can you get plenty of fresh air at night? You can ______.

A．open your windows	B．not sleep in bed
C．sleep ten hours	D．go to bed late

5. The writer is trying to tell boys and girls ______.

A．to get their lessons better

B．not to cover their heads

C．how to go to bed

D．to get plenty of sleep

6 . Life in Britain

Homes and families

Many British people live in Houses, not apartments. Most houses have gardens.

Daily life

Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.

School life

Children start school at about nine am, and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.

Shops

Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.

1. Many British people live in _______ .

A．apartments	B．parks
C．houses	D．gardens

2. Most offices start work at about ______ in the morning.

A．ten

B．nine

C．eight

D．seven

3. Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch _____ .

A．in the garden	B．in the shop
C．at home	D．at school

4. The children in Britain usually study at school for_____ .

A．sixteen or seventeen years	B．twelve or thirteen years
C．four or five years	D．four years

5. Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?

A．No. They close for lunch.

B．Yes. But there is no people in the shop.

C．No. Shops open at 1pm.

D．Yes. They don’t close for lunch.

7 . Steven Jobs， the designer（设计者）of Apple Computer， was not clever when he was in school. At that time， he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college ， he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college， Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975， he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage（车库）. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
1. Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.

A．never did his lessons

B．was full of new ideas

C．always made troubles with his schoolmates

D．dropped out

2. Did Steven Jobs finish college ?

A．Yes， he did.	B．No， he didn’t.
C．Yes， he didn’t.	D．No， he did.

3. Steven Jobs designed his new computer ________.

A．in India	B．with his friend
C．in an apple tree garden	D．by himself

4. Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

A．new ideas	B．apple
C．Apple Computer	D．video games

5. From this passage we know Steven Jobs ________.

A．didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates

B．liked traveling in India and California

C．liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true

D．could only design video games

8 . Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to understand what leaves are and what they do.

Leaves are the world’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2 from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO₂ into glucose (葡萄糖), a kind of sugar. Plants use it as food for energy and growing.

A chemical called “chlorophyll” in the leaves gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.

During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves.

The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red colour. And we can enjoy the beautiful red leaves during autumn.

1. Which should be in the box? sunlight++CO₂glucose

A．air

B．sugar

C．water

D．wind

2. The underlined word “chlorophyll” means __________.

A．叶绿素

B．脂肪

C．蛋白质

D．淀粉

3. The leaves turn yellow because they are short of (缺少) __________.

A．water and CO2

B．glucose and energy

C．sunlight and water

D．sunlight and CO2

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．When autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter.

B．During winter trees live on the food they store in summer.

C．During winter some of yellow and orange colors are still in the leaves.

D．Trees begin to stop making food in summer.

5. This passage tells us __________.

A．the plants can grow well only with the sunlight

B．there are all kinds of plants on the earth

C．not all the colors of the leaves are from chlorophyll

D．maple leaves change the color as other trees

9 . 阅读短文回答问题

The first telephone cards ,produced in 1976,were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than 100 countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are small and light and you don’t need much space for them. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example , there is a market where you can buy telephone cards cost up to ￡4,000.The first Japanese card has a value of about ￡28,000.Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors’ magazine.

1. When were the first Italian telephone cards produced ?______________
2. How many countries can produce telephone cards now ?___________
3. Where can we find a market to buy telephone cards ?_______________.
4. What is the price of the first Japanese telephone card ?_____________
5. In which magazine do most people see cards with prices ?_________

10 . What do you think of the most important inventions(发明) in the world? The TV? The printing(印刷术)? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.

One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses(疾病) were common(常见) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.

Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay(干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.

The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of forty-five. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above forty-five.

Important    1
Some most important inventions	The TV, the    2    , the    3    , the computer
Three other important inventions	Before the inventions.
The    4    , one of the simplest inventions	5    ran into rivers from people’s houses.
	6    were common in big cities
	It was often difficult to find    7    drinking water.
Hay, animal food	Most animals were killed in    8    because there wasn’t enough food in winter.
9	Reading, writing and “close work” would be difficult for the people    10    than 45.