1 . You change into your pajamas(睡衣), turn off the lights, and get yourself ready to sleep. How do you prefer to sleep, on the back or on your side? Here are some interesting sleeping positions(睡姿).

	Starfish Starfish is when you lie on your back and sleep with your arms lifted up near your head. According to studies, only 5% of people sleep like this. It often causes lower back pain. You can place a pillow(枕头) under your knees if you have lower back pain. You will feel more comfortable this way.
	Soldier Position This sleeping position is kind of strange, but very common. It’s when you sleep on your back with your arms down and very close to your body. Studies have shown that people who sleep like this may be quieter. It is actually a good sleeping position, as it helps keep your spine(脊柱) in a straight line.
	Sleeping on your belly Do you like to sleep on your belly, but experience problems oftentimes(屡次)? The position might not help you. It can make your neck uncomfortable. But if this is how you like to sleep, you might consider using a very soft cooling pillow to keep your neck comfortable.
	Freefall If this sleeping position is not familiar(熟悉的) to you, you should know that at least 7% of the world’s population sleep that way. In this position, you have your hands on or around your pillow, with your head turned to one side. But it may create a twist(扭伤) in the neck. Some studies suggest that generally you’re a social person if you like to sleep in this position.

1. Which sleeping position often causes lower back pain?

A．Starfish.

B．Soldier Position.

C．Sleeping on your belly.

D．Freefall.

2. Sleeping in the soldier position helps ________.

A．you fall asleep quickly	B．keep your spine in a straight line
C．you breathe easily	D．treat the pain in your neck

3. Sleeping on your belly makes your neck ________.

A．comfortable

B．straight

C．uncomfortable

D．cool

4. If Tom likes to sleep in the freefall position, he might be ________.

A．careful

B．quiet

C．honest

D．social

2 . How dangerous it would be if there was a fire! Winter is the time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire.

1. Shout out If you smell smoke or see fire, shout out “Fire!” Shout as loudly as you can, because people may be asleep.

2. Call 119 Never try to put out the fire yourself, even if it is a very small one! Get help from your parents or call 119. 3. Keep down close to the floor If there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor.

4. Test the door Test the door before you open it. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it! Try to find a different way out.

5. Get out If you can, get out of your home as soon as possible.

6. Don’t use the lift Never use the lift during the fire. It may also go wrong.

7. Don’t go back Never go back into a burning building!

1. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．how to look after yourself when you are on fire	B．what to do when you are caught in a fire
C．when to leave the burning place	D．why to call 119 when there is a fire

2. When a fire is burning, you test the door to ________.

A．find a different way out	B．notice the fire clearly
C．call for a much quicker help	D．see if it is closed

3. Why shouldn’t you use the lift when a fire breaks out? ________.

A．Because taking the lift is so slow	B．Because the fire can burn you
C．Because the lift is too crowded	D．Because the lift may not work

4. If you realize you have left an expensive thing at home in a fire, you should ________.

A．go back for it	B．keep down close to the door
C．not get out	D．not go back for it

3 . When we think of paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses. Only half of the world’s paper is used for books and newspapers.

Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes-40℃in winter. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you throw them away and buy new ones.

The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about five years.

1. Only half of the world’s paper is used to ________.

A．build houses	B．help the homeless people
C．make chairs, tables and beds	D．print newspapers and books

2. The farmers in Finland wear paper boots in winter ________.

A．to feel much better	B．to go for a walk
C．to keep their feet warm	D．to save a lot of money

3. Long before we began to use paper to make chairs, tables and beds, ________.

A．we could buy paper boots and shoes in paper shops

B．we could wear paper hats and paper dresses

C．we had already had paper cups and plates

D．we had no paper cups and paper plates

4. The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These houses are ________.

A．big and strong enough to live for many years

B．made for children to play in or for homeless men to live in

C．made only for the rich people

D．not expensive and easy to build up

4 . The New Year is coming. Everyone has a plan for the new year. Most students are going to study harder at school this year because they want to get good grades. Some students are going to eat more fruit and vegetables to keep healthy. A few students plan to join sports clubs and they are going to be sports players in the future.       

Some parents are going to work harder because they want to make more money. They want to be able to send their children to good schools. Many teenagers(青少年) are going to learn foreign languages and computer science. They find it’s important for them to do that if they want to get a good job.

People	1	Purposes(目的)
Most students	To study harder at school	To get good grades
Some students	To eat fruit and vegetable	To     2
A few students	To join     3	To be sports players
Some parents	To work harder to make more money	To     4     their children to good schools
Many     5     people	To learn foreign languages and computer science	To get a good job

5 . Most people in America like having the surprise party. It’s very popular. They think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. They often plan a surprise party for special events like someone’s birthday. If you want to know what a surprise party is like, please look at the following example.

One Saturday night, Sam’s wife asked him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of water. Sam walked to the kitchen. When he opened the door, he saw a “bear（熊）” standing in front of him! Sam was very scared and wanted to run away at once. Just then the “bear” took off his costurne(服装).

It was Sam’s friend John! When he turned back, he saw some other people standing behind him. All of them said “Surprise! Happy birthday!” to him.

In fact, we can have many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people feel surprised and excited. Would you like to plan a party like this for your friends or family members?

1. How is the surprise party in America?

A．Relaxing.

B．Popular.

C．Boring.

D．Meaningless.

2. What does the underlined word “scared” mean in English?

A．Sad.

B．Surprised.

C．Afraid.

D．Available.

3. Who stood in front of Sam that night in fact?

A．His mother.

B．A real bear.

C．His father.

D．His friend.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．What a surprise party is like in America.

B．Why Sam felt scared when he saw the bear.

C．How to have a surprise party for others.

D．How people feel about a successful surprise party.

6 . What will the school in the future look like? It is not clear, but most people agree that the future school will go electronic(电子的).

Computers will become very important. Each student will have a computer. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. Students will find information on the Internet. A computer will be students’ library, schoolbag and connection(连接) to the outside world. There will be robot teachers. They will check homework on computers and communicate(交流) with students’ parents through e-mails.

School buses will be like spaceships. Games will be digital(数字的). A special computer will teach P. E. classes. The uniform will be very casual(随意的). There will be nurses in every school to look after sick students. There will be strict robots to make students work. The work may be hard or easy, but students will have to do it. Students’ work will be done on computers. School food will be very healthy and delicious.

1. The robot teacher will communicate with students’ parents through __________ in the future.

A．telephones

B．letters

C．robots

D．e-mails

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A．Games.

B．Uniforms.

C．Classrooms.

D．School buses.

3. From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A．there will be robot teachers	B．students won’t have P. E. classes
C．there won’t be any hospitals in the future	D．students will have lots of easy work in school

4. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A．The Future Books	B．The School in the Future
C．No Homework in the Future	D．Children Won’t Go to School in the Future

7 . If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. But many do not seem to know that memory(记忆) works in the same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he means that he keeps practicing by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he doesn’t give it enough chances to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak we know that it is not his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that is just his own fault(错误，缺点）.

Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things. They cannot write them down in a notebook. They have to remember dates, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised all the time. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering.

1. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, __________.

A．you can’t use them any more

B．they will become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again

C．they will become stronger

D．they will become weak but they will slowly become strong again

2. Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories because __________.

A．they have to use their memories all the time

B．they have saved much trouble

C．they have saved much time to remember things

D．they can’t write everything in a notebook

3. If you want to have a good memory, what must you do?

A．Write everything down in your notebook.

B．Use your arms and legs all the time.

C．Don’t learn to read or write.

D．Try to use it as often as possible.

4. The best title for this passage should be “__________”. 

A．Don’t Stop Using Your Arms or Legs	B．How to Have a Good Memory
C．Strong Arms and a Good Memory	D．Learn from the People

8 . 请阅读下面文章，根据所提供的信息，在小题中的空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致。

The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?

★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.

★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up, but eyes keep the same after a person is born.

★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.

★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.

★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).

Some amazing things in the world
1	You can’t give them chocolate, because it can kill them.
Our eyes	Our eyes will keep     2     when we grow up.
Bears	They can run very     3     like a horse.
Cockroaches	They can live for nine or ten days     4     the head.
Birds	Most birds are good at     5     but some can’t.