1 . Today is our Open Day. Our parents come and see our school on this day. Our school is very big and beautiful.There are five buildings in our school. Look! The office building is on your right. Our teachers work in it. Behind the building, there are two classroom buildings and a school library. In the library there are all kinds of books. Our big playground is on the left of these buildings with lots of trees around it. Every day, many students play football, basketball and tennis. We have a good time on the playground after school. We also have a school hall behind the playground next to the library. We meet our parents and have parties (举行晚会)in the school hall. Today, after school, we have a welcome party for our parents. I think our parents will like our school, too.

1. _______ come to see our school today.

A．Our parents

B．Our cousins

C．Our brothers

D．Our friends

2. There are _______ buildings in our school.

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

3. Students _______ on the playground after school.

A．read books

B．do sports

C．meet parents

D．do homework

4. We meet our parents _______.

A．in the teaching building

B．in the library

C．on the playground

D．in the school hall

5. Which is the right map of the school?

A．	B．
C．	D．

2 . The next time you take medicine when you’re ill, you may eat a cone snail(芋螺). At least that’s what some scientists are hoping. Scientists have found that cone snails can help with backache, as well as toothache and other body problems.
There are over 600 different kinds of cone snails. This family is especially found in warm and hot waters in the oceans. They catch and eat small fish and even other cone snails. The snails have ____that they’ll give out and use to kill small animals they have caught because cone snails are slow-moving. Sometimes the venom can even kill people. But some scientists have discovered that the venom can also be used as medicine.
The shells of cone snails are often brightly colored, and have interesting shapes, many people think the shells are so beautiful that people kill them, collect lots of shells, and sell them around the world. The environment is also very dangerous for them because of fishing and boating.
Scientists want to help save the cone snails. They hope to make new rules to stop them from dying. If they die out, scientists may never discover what kinds of medicines they can give us.

1. We can find a cone snail in ________ .

A．a warm river	B．in a hot ocean
C．a cold ocean	D．a lake

2. What does the underline(下划线) word “venom” mean in the second paragraph ? ________.

A．盔甲

B．毒液

C．螺纹

D．鳞片

3. People kill the cone snails in order to ________ .

A．sell their shells	B．study their venom
C．save the environment	D．kill animals

4. The best title of the passage may be ________ .

A．A Special Medicine	B．Great Venom
C．Cone Snails	D．Saving the Cone Snails

3 . Going to a new school can be difficult, but this passage will help you in the beginning. Here is something to help you to fit in(融入).
First, take a day to enjoy your school. You won’t fit in at school if you don’t know the school. Ask for a school map. Try to get to know every corner of your new school. A good school handhook can be of great help. But to make it easy, ask the people near you where something is—tell people that you are new when you need help.
Be nice to everyone. Be nice to everyone, the young or the old, because they might just be your next teacher or friend.
Get to know your teachers and pay attention in class. Teachers always pay attention to(关注) new students, Talk to them and find out more about them. Never test their limits(底线)—don’t go too far, or you may end up getting into trouble（麻烦）
You need to make friends. Talk to different people. Be yourself and don’t lie. This is YOUR school now, take a chance(机会) on being who you weren’t at your old school. Join a few clubs or sports teams and make more friends in this way.
Be yourself and be polite. Don’t worry too much about what people think of you. Be true, be yourself, and be nice to everyone, no matter how mean (unfriendly) they may seem at first. It’s often the “girl/boy that I didn’t like at my new school” that ends up being my friend after a little while. But then again, don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself if it’s very clear that you should.
Work hard to fit in while still being yourself. The first few weeks are always hard, but you’ll soon get used to it.
1. Who does the writer write the passage for?

A．parents	B．teachers
C．students	D．friends

2. It is very easy to find places in your new school by ____________.

A．looking at a map	B．asking people for help
C．reading a handbook	D．walking around the school

3. The underlined phrase “stand up for yourself” means you should ________.

A．try to stand up all the time

B．be friendly to the mean persons

C．always do things by yourself

D．not change your idea if it’s right

4. The passage is mainly about ________________.

A．how to fit in when at a new school

B．how to make friends at a new school

C．how to enjoy the beauty of the school

D．how to be yourself at a new school

4 . Cathy is 1.53 meters tall, but she is 160 pounds(磅). So she decided to lose weight(减肥) from now on. She makes a plan for losing weight and puts it on the wall.

Exercise 1. Run for 30 minutes every morning. 2. Swim in the club twice a week. 3. Go to work on foot instead of (代替) by bus every day. 4. Take a walk after supper every day.

Food 1. Have only a glass of milk and an egg for breakfast every morning. 2. Just have fruit for supper three times a week. 3. Eat more vegetables and less meat for dinner. 4. Never eat junk food. 5. Drink at least(至少) eight cups of water every day.

1. Cathy plans to run for          every day.

A．twenty minutes	B．thirty minutes
C．an hour	D．forty minutes

2. Cathy plans to swim          in the club.

A．twice a week	B．once a week
C．every day	D．every month

3. Cathy usually went to work          .

A．on foot	B．by bike
C．by bus	D．by car

4. Cathy wants to have          for breakfast.

A．some rice and milk	B．a glass of milk and an egg
C．some milk and noodles	D．some hamburgers and milk

5. Does Cathy plan to just have fruit for supper and take a walk every morning?

A．Yes, she does.

B．Sorry, I don’t know.

C．She has some vegetables and meat.

D．No, she doesn’t.

5 . Life in Britain
Homes and families
Many British people live in houses, not flat(公寓). Most(大多数的) 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．gardens

B．houses

C．flats

D．parks

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

A．nine

B．ten

C．seven

D．eight

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

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

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

A．sixteen or seventeen hours

B．four or five years

C．nine or ten hours

D．twelve or thirteen years

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

A．Yes, they don’t close for lunch

B．No, shops open at one p.m

C．No, they close for lunch

D．Yes, but there is no people in the shop

6 . 五位病人想去医院看病。请阅读右栏A—F六位专科医生的简介，根据五位病人的健康问题为他们选出最合适的专科医生诊病，并将对应字母写在序号边上。（有一项为多余选项）

1    Kent has lots of work to do every day. He can’t fall asleep at night.     2    8-year-old Dongdong has a sweet tooth. He has already had four bad teeth.     3    Linlin’s father just can’t give up drinking.     4    Betty is putting on weight but can’t stop eating.     5    Nina has a high fever because of the flu. She has such a big headache that she can’t go to school.

A．Dr. Yang is     good at helping people give up drinking. B．Dr. Smith has     different kinds of false teeth for people who are over 20. C．Dr. Li is good     at treating flu (fever, cough etc.) D．Dr. Chen has a     lot of experience in helping patients get enough sleep. E. Dr. Wright is always ready to offer help on eating problems. F. Dr. Liu has great skills in fixing bad teeth and communicating with kids to win their trust.

7 . What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.
　　Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.
　　Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
1. We can infer from the first paragraph that ________.

A．learning better at school shows power in your job

B．the better you are at school subjects, the more helpful they are in your career.

C．learning each subject well is an ability in many jobs.

D．we should think about how to find our career

2. From the passage we learn that if a student’s school performance is not good, he   will _____.

A．have no hope in his future work

B．be hopeful to find a suitable job

C．regret not having worked harder at school

D．have an opportunity of a new beginning in his future work

3. All the subjects may have direct value for job hunting except _________.

A．mathematics

B．English

C．history

D．technical drawing

4. The passage mainly discusses ___________.

A．The relationship between school performance and career

B．how to get a job

C．How to show strengths in your work

D．working experience and knowledge at school

8 . Whether you like it or not, your parents are responsible(负责任的) for you, at least until you’ re out of high school. But does it feel like your parents are stressing you out with their love? Do you often fight with them?
Hu Muqing, 16, of Shenyang, complains that his parents only care about his grades and not his other needs. He and his parents fight the most about the time he spends watching TV and on the Internet. The Shenyang teenager said, “They think I should concentrate on my work because I’m in middle school. However, I need to be able to relax. Most of my friends can watch TV and surf the Web a lot. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to them.” After some negotiations (商谈), Hu has been allowed to watch TV for 15 to 20 minutes every night, but has been told to keep away from the computer.
Shen Ying, 17, of Jianyang, Sichuan Province, feels she has grown up now. So she wants more respect(尊重) from her parents. “My father shouted at me when he’s in a bad mood. He doesn’t listen to me, but instead acts like, ‘I’m the boss’!” said the teenager “I’d like my parents to treat me like a friend and understand that respect is a two-way street.”
Lu Yiting, 15, of Shantou, has a different problem with her parents. They think she spends too much time with her friends and is falling into bad company. “I want trust(信任) from my parents,” Lu said.
It’s the age when teenagers are becoming more independent, but their parents care very much about their kids’ futures, said Sun Yunxiao, a senior researcher at the China Youth and Children Research Center. Sun suggests that teenagers should learn to communicate with their parents effectively. “Find the right time for a talk. On Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter so they can get inside your head a little,” he advised. Sun also believes that teenagers have to work to get trust and respect from their parents. “You need to make sure they know that you’ re not going to screw up(搞砸) your exams or let them down. Let them know that you want to do well, and that you will do well” he said.

1. Hu Muqing __________.

A．is a teenager from Shandong Province

B．always fights with his classmates

C．can watch TV for a short time every night

D．has been allowed to surf the Internet

2. The sentence “Respect is a two-way street.” means __________.

A．people should respect each other

B．people must respect others in a street

C．there are two sides in a street

D．people should obey the rules in a street

3. What’s Lu Yiting’s problem with her parents?

A．Her parents think she spends too much time watching TV.

B．Her parents think she spends too much time with her friends.

C．Her parents always shout at her and don’t respect her.

D．Her parents don’t want her to work in a big company.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Parents care too much about their children’s grades.

B．Three teenagers and their problems with their parents.

C．Parents are stressing their children out with their love.

D．Problems between parents and children and how to deal with them.

9 . Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands ____well .Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands. Scientists don’t know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives(亲戚) in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.
1. How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?

A．5%.

B．50%.

C．95%.

D．30%

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?

A．公正地

B．均等地

C．平凡地

D．普通地

3. New-born babies can use       ..

A．both of their hands	B．neither of their hands
C．their right hands	D．their left hands

4. Which of the following is true?

A．There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.

B．There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.

C．There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.

D．There are not as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.

5. “We live in a right-handed world.” means       ..

A．Most people use their right hands better.

B．Few people use their right hands better.

C．Half of the people use their right hands better.

D．Some people use their right hands better.

10 . There are many beautiful cities in the world. Hundreds of people visit them every year. Now let’s enjoy four of them.

	Harbin It’s in the northeast of China. It has a long and snowy winter. Usually the winter here starts as early as October and lasts until April. Every year people come here for the Ice Lantern Festival and the winter sports.
	Sydney Sydney is at the east of Australia. It’s a lively city. The weather is warm. The temperature is about 12 degrees in winter and about 35 degrees in summer. It has beautiful beaches and many parks.
	Vatican City It’s the smallest city in the world, with only 500 people in 2010. It’s in the middle of Rome. It has the most visitors from all over the world, and the country gets a lot of money from the travelers.

1. How is the weather in Sydney?

A．cold

B．snowy

C．windy

D．warm

2. Winter in Harbin is from __________ to__________.

A．January; April	B．September; May
C．October; April	D．November; May

3. Which city is the smallest?

A．Vatican City

B．Stockholm

C．Harbin

D．Sydney