1 . We all learn foreign languages today. They open up our eyes to the world. They may help us live and work in other countries. They may also make us more successful in the future.
Because of this, Chinese is now a popular foreign language for Russian students. Now, 123 primary and middle schools in the country have Chinese classes, according to Sputnik (俄罗斯卫星通讯社). The Russian students like learning Chinese in class.
This year, Russian middle school students will have some Chinese textbooks. People’s Education Press (出版社) in China helped a local press make them. Students will use the textbooks to learn Chinese in class. For students in the 9th grade, they will have a Chinese language test in their exams. “Our cooperation (合作) with China is growing,” said an education officer in Russia. “And the Chinese language becomes more important.”
根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的写上“T”，错误的写上“F”。
1. Learning foreign languages may help us live and work in other countries.
2. Russian is now a popular foreign language for Chinese students.
3. The Russian students like learning Chinese in class.
4. For students in Grade 8, they will have a Chinese language test in their exams.
5. The Chinese language become less important in Russia.
2 . Reading a book is helpful. But many people don’t know the ways to read a difficult book. The following steps will help you feel relaxed by the book you read.
Catch the main point. Pay attention to what you can catch, and leave behind what you cannot. You may understand something important through reading. However, there are some ideas that you may not follow. But remember to move on and you will get the main idea of the book.
Give it a first read. You may find that each section of the book needs special attention. However, it’s not good to keep your eyes on every word. It is better to get a general idea of the book, rather than reading the whole book carefully. The faster you read, the better you are at reading.
Give it a second read. This time you’d better read more slowly and more carefully. You should catch more details（详情） of the book. When you read the book for the second time, you would understand much that you did not understand earlier.
Reading a book is not a difficult task any longer if you know how to read a difficult book. It all depends on how you enjoy it. Difficulty lies in the mind, but not in the book. Therefore, don’t be afraid of a difficult book. Try to keep the above reading skills in mind, and you’ll get unexpected results!
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．How to read a difficult book. | B．Pay attention to what your catch. |
| C．Read the book a second time. | D．It's really difficult to read a book. |
| A．stop reading the book | B．go on reading the book |
| C．read the book a second time | D．ask someone for help |
| A．Read the whole book carefully. | B．Read some sections of the book. |
| C．Try to read the book carefully. | D．Try to get the main idea of the book. |
| A．catch more small parts of the book | B．catch the main idea of the book |
| C．find the new words in the book | D．deal with the difficult sentences |
| A．There is no difficult book. | B．Every book is very interesting. |
| C．Try to use the reading skills. | D．We should buy more books. |
3 . On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the street. In Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets. Each holds a bag of grapes. When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji（富士山）. There they watch the first sunrise of new year.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. This story is about New Year’s Eve in Italy, Spain and Japan.
2. People in Spain welcome New Year by eating noodles.
3. People in both Spain and Japan eat some fruits to welcome the New Year.
4. Japanese climb Mount Fuji to look at the stars.
5. The people in Japan wish to get long life from their New Year’s food.
Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for their family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think.
◆ Learn to do small things:
You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任感的).
◆ Divide housework among the family:
In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier.
◆ Make it fun:
Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be very funny if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction.
1. Most students think doing housework is ________.| A．interesting | B．boring | C．difficult | D．easy |
| A．doing the dishes | B．sweeping the floor | C．making the bed | D．washing clothes |
| A．it is boring | B．it is difficult | C．it is tiring | D．it is not exciting |
| A．满意 | B．担忧 | C．舒适 | D．疲惫 |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
5 . Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.
You should start to become outgoing with your best friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strangers or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return (反馈) your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspaper or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to be more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there. Making new friends can make us more outgoing.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. You should start to be outgoing with _______.
| A．your parents | B．your teachers |
| C．your best friends | D．your new friends |
| A．What’s the matter? | B．What’s your name? |
| C．How is it going? | D．Are you healthy? |
| A．talking | B．playing with others |
| C．smiling | D．going out |
| A．healthier | B．more outgoing | C．more serious | D．quieter |
| A．Being outgoing | B．Being happy | C．Being shy | D．Being active |
6 . Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people workout many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble (麻烦) to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.
1. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because .| A．it can help us a lot | B．our country asks us to learn it |
| C．we can use it to play games | D．it can help us to find jobs |
| A．Their students and children use computers to study. |
| B．Computers let them lost their jobs. |
| C．Computers make the students and children fall behind. |
| D．Computers bring people a lot of trouble. |
| A．抱怨 | B．阻止 | C．帮助 | D．不喜欢 |
| A．Yes, they can. | B．It’s hard to say. |
| C．No, they can’t. | D．Of course not. |
| A．computers are used by people |
| B．people can live well without computers |
| C．we must decide how to use computers |
| D．computers are strange machines |
7 . Hello, I’m Lin Tao. This is my school. It’s a big and beautiful school. There is a big playground. The sports hall is next to the playground. In front of the sports hall, there are science labs. Behind the sports hall, there is a library. So we can see the sports hall is between the science labs and the library. In the library, there are many books. Students can borrow some books from it. Look, This is our teaching building, and there are 48 classrooms in it.
In my class, there are 56 students. 34 of them are boys, and the others are girls. On the right of the teaching building, there is a dining hall, and we often have lunch there. Teachers’ offices are in front of our teaching building.
1. What’s Lin Tao’s school like?| A．It’s old. | B．It’s new. | C．It’s small. | D．It’s big. |
| A．It’s behind the science labs. | B．It’s behind the library. |
| C．It’s between the office and the library. | D．It’s in the middle of the school. |
| A．买 | B．卖 | C．借 | D．出租 |
| A．56. | B．48. | C．34. | D．22. |
| A．There is a small playground in the school. |
| B．There are many books in the library. |
| C．There are 56 classrooms in the teaching building. |
| D．The teachers’ offices are in the teaching building. |
8 . There are two kinds of elephants in the world, the elephants in India and the elephants in Africa. Both kinds of elephants can’t see anything clearly if things are not close to them, but they have good hearing and smell. The two kinds of elephants have different ears and teeth. Indian elephants have smaller ears and shorter teeth than African elephants. The elephants in India are easily caught, but the elephants in Africa aren’t. People can easily teach the elephants in India to work after they catch them. So you often see elephants working for people in India. These elephants can also quickly learn to know a man’s voice. They even know whether the man is pleased or angry by his voice.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写A，错误的写B。
1. There are three kinds of elephants in the world.
2. Both elephants can see you clearly if you aren’t close to them.
3. Indian elephants have smaller ears and shorter teeth than African elephants.
4. The elephants are easily caught in India.
5. The elephants in India can sing and dance.
9 . Studying makes you tired. How to deal with the worries and relax yourself? Here is some advice which may add happiness to your life.
Rest at weekends Weekends are time for a rest. After a week’s hard work, weekends are the best time for you to relax yourself. Having a nice lie-in(睡懒觉) is a good idea. Besides, good sleep makes sure of your study. Cry out If you feel sad. Don’t try to hide your feelings. Crying out may help reduce(减少) your sadness. Keep a diary You can write down all that you want to say. That’s a great way to think about and remember life. You can do it on paper or on computers. Enjoy a big meal It’s not a good idea for a kid to lose weight. So you don’t need to eat less food. When you feel upset, enjoy a big meal. Eating delicious food will make you feel good. Join in activities Having a get-together(聚会) is great fun. Going out with friends for a trip will make you happy. And it will also bring you a good sleep. |
1. How many pieces of advice are given in the passage?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
| A．keeping a diary | B．enjoying a big meal |
| C．Joining in activities | D．having a nice lie-in |
| A．have a nice lie-in | B．hide your feelings |
| C．cry out | D．go to school |
| A．Good sleep makes sure of your study. |
| B．Writing a diary can hide your feelings. |
| C．It is a good idea for a kid to lose weight. |
| D．Joining in activities would waste time. |
| A．students | B．parents | C．teachers | D．adults |
10 . One of the easiest ways to keep fit is to do jogging. Jogging doesn’t mean running fast. It is just a little faster than walking.
Jog 20 meters, then walk 20 meters. Little by little, if you are not feeling very tired, you may do more jogging and less walking. It will be easy for you to start jogging for 15 minutes twice a week, and slowly increase this to 20-30 minutes every day. The longer you join in jogging, the more you enjoy it and the healthier you will become.
If you want to start jogging, you should prepare some comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. Jogging means running fast.
2. You can do more jogging if you are not feeling very tired.
3. It is easy to start jogging for the whole day.
4. The more you go jogging, the healthier you will feel.
5. If you want to start jogging, you don’t need some comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes.
