1 .

Everybody can suffer from stress. No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life.

Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard. You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions.

Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home or problems with brothers and sisters. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university. The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers. There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them.

Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple, but it is true. A problem shared is a problem halved.

1. Why is being a teenager often difficult?

A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems.

B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems.

C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework.

D．Because adults often make them feel stressed.

2. Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______.

A．by asking them to go to university

B．by helping them with their homework

C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters

D．as families never support their children enough

3. Why can leaving school be a stressful time for teenagers?

A．Because they will be leaving their favourite teachers.

B．Because many people’s favorite memories are at school.

C．Because they may worry about getting a place at university.

D．Because they may worry about becoming an adult.

4. Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?

A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs.

B．Because there are no jobs.

C．Because a job is more difficult than school work.

D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university.

5. We can deal with the stress in our life ______.

A．by not trying to find a job	B．by forgetting about our problems
C．by getting a place at university	D．by sharing our problems with our friends

2 .

Name	Personal information
Ludwig Von Beethoven	Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827
Florence Nightingale	Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910
Bill Gates	Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Own Microsoft
Thomas Edison	Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 6000 inventions Died in 1931

1. Thomas Edison is from.

A．Canada

B．Italy

C．America

D．Australia

2. The ______was born in 1770.

A．musician

B．nurse

C．businessman

D．scientist

3. Business @ the Speed of Thought is the name of a ______.

A．song

B．book

C．school

D．Movie

3 . “I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet.”
“ I checked my e-mail almost forty times a day.”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my ‘real-life’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction* called Internet addiction. According to experts, Internet addicts* spend at least thirty hours online every week. They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried and looked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him. They called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet---for seven days straight.
A study shows that about seven to ten percent of Internet users become addicted. The teenagers spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people.

Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms*.
★ You go out with your friends less and less.
★ You’ve decided to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
★ You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
What is the situation? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for internet use. You have to learn to control it, or the Internet would control you.
1. Internet addicts at least spend ________ hours online every week.

A．twenty

B．thirty

C．forty

D．fifty

2. Some experts worry most about young people because__________.

A．they spend too much time on the Internet.

B．they spend too much time with their friends

C．they get up too early to surf the Internet

D．they spend too much money shopping online.

3. Where may you find this passage?

A．In a guidebook	B．In a magazine
C．In a movie poster	D．In a storybook

4 . Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes.
★Write down key facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus* on lots of dates and facts* in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.
★Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.
★Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.
★Organize. Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.
★Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.
1. If you can’t follow your teachers in class, what should you do?

A．Ask them after class.

B．Ask them before class.

C．Stop listening in class.

D．Complain to them about the class.

2. Which way can help you correct mistakes in your notes?

A．Organizing the notes.

B．Recopying your notes after class.

C．Asking your teachers for help.

D．Comparing your notes with others’

3. Which can be the BEST title for this passage?

A．How to take notes

B．What to do in class

C．How to study for a test

D．What to do with problems

5 . Cycling isn’t always easy. Busy streets and few bike lanes and parking areas can make it a battle. But not even these difficulties can stop Europeans’ love for cycling. According to Reuters, more bicycles have been sold than cars in 26 of the European Union’s 28 states this year.
In some European countries, people really love bicycles. “People ride to work and take their bikes to the grocery store”, Bill Strickland, editor of Bicycling magazine, told the reporter from Reuters.
So what has led to cycling’s growing popularity in Europe? Cycling is “a safe, clean, healthy, inexpensive way to get around town,” the Daily Star concluded. “It not only reduces traffic problems and pollution, but also contributes to public health.”
Bike-friendly rules have also been made. Dozens of cities have joined a European Union initiative（倡议）to make bicycles a form of city transport, like cars. Quite a few cities such as Stockholm, London, Florence and Munich now offer special bike lanes. Copenhagen takes it a step further by keeping bicycles and cars separated as much as possible. On these routes, traffic lights are designed to the rhythms of bicycles, not cars. For people living far from city centers, getting to work by bicycle alone may take too much time. That’s why many European countries now allow cyclists to bring their bicycles onto subway trains. Europeans are also creative in solving parking problems. Amsterdam has come up with a high-tech solution: you lock your bike to a rack（机架）, which then goes underground. When you want your bike back, it is brought back to the surface.
1. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．European people love bicycles.

B．More bicycles are sold in Europe.

C．Bicycles need their own ways.

D．New rules are made for cyclists.

2. The underlined word “route” in Paragraph 8 most probably means _____ in Chinese.

A．停车场

B．方法

C．政策

D．线路

3. According to the passage, the following cities offer special bike lanes EXCEPT______.

A．Copenhagen	B．Amsterdam
C．London	D．Stockholm

4. Why do people enjoy cycling in Europe?

A．Bicycles can be brought onto subway trains.

B．People can park their bicycles wherever you like.

C．Bicycles can be locked to a rack underground.

D．Cycling is a good way to get around town.

5. The writing style of the passage is a(n) _____.

A．tour guide	B．news report
C．interview	D．story

6 . In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect (影响) on the poor，but once a person has a rich life，a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money was everything，all millionaires (百万富翁) would have true love， true friendship，good health and a long life. However，this is not always true. Many of them are not happy, and die earlier.
Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “I love you”. But can love be bought？I’m afraid not. Love means to give，not to take. To every person，health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things. Well，can health and a long life be bought with money？The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world，few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word，Where money is worshiped(崇拜)，money can cause brothers to quarrel，lovers to hate，strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have，it is still not enough to make you a happy person, if you have no one to laugh with，no one to cry for.
1. According to the passage，which of the following do you think is right？

A．Money is everything.

B．Money isn’t necessary.

C．Money is important，but not the most important.

D．With no money，with no success.

2. Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．If you haven’t much money，you can’t get more happiness.

B．You may live a long life even if you are poor.

C．Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor.

D．If you are rich，you will have less friendship.

3. What does the sentence“Love means to give, not to take.” Mean ?

A．爱意味着给予，而不能带走。

B．爱是可以得到的，不要走开。

C．爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。

D．爱是可以索取的，而不必付出

7 . Winter is very cold in many countries. It’s easy for you and me to keep warm. If we are cold, we can just buy a warm coat or use a heater and we will feel better. But what about animals? How do they keep warm in winter?
Some animals migrate(迁移). This means they travel to places where the weather is warmer. Many birds leave before the winter starts. They fly in groups. If they fly together, the trip will be safer. They like to migrate to the same places every year. Do you know how they can find the same places? Scientists say that birds use the sun, moon and stars to help them. Other animals like moose (麋鹿) also migrate. Fish and whales swim to warmer water.
Some animals don’t have leave their homes. They hibernate in winter. They fall into a very deep sleep. The animals’ temperature drops and their breathing slows down. Before the winter, these animals must eat too much food that they get very fat. If they don’t eat enough, they may die when they are hibernating.
1. In winter, ___________________________.

A．Animals like to use warm coats and heater.

B．The pets like dogs ad cats also migrate.

C．Birds like to migrate to different places every year.

D．Some animals migrate.

2. Fish and whales ________before the winter starts..

A．hibernate	B．keep quiet in groups.
C．swim to warmer water	D．eat a lot of food.

3. Which of the following is true?

A．Some birds fly in groups because they can find food more easily.

B．Some animals spend their winter sleeping.

C．The moose hibernate in winter.

D．some animals must do exercise to keep their bodies warm.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Why birds migrate in winter

B．How animals hibernate in winter.

C．How animals keep warm in winter.

D．Why animals like winter.

8 . 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

9 . Do you know Venus(金星)? Of the eight planets， Venus is the nearest one to us. Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek her name was Aphrodite. Venus and the Earth are almost the same size， and you would weigh almost the same on both planets. If you were 70 pounds on Earth， you would be 63 pounds on Venus.
Venus is an “unfriendly” planet. Because of its thick cloud， you can’t see the surface(表面). In many ways Venus is like the Earth. It has active volcanoes(火山)， mountains and valleys， too. But Venus is too hot for life. It has the hottest temperature of the planets in our solar system， about 480℃.Besides， the Earth lets heat out through volcanoes， hot springs， but Venus lets heat out in a different way. Venus has no moons. Scientists call Venus the Earth’s sister planet because Venus and the Earth are almost the same size. For a long time most scientists thought that Venus probably had plants， animals and possibly even humans. However， because Venus is so hot， it is impossible for anything to live there.
1. Aphrodite is the goddess of _______ in Greek.

A．danger and thought	B．love and beauty
C．beauty and danger	D．love and thought

2. If you are 60kg on Earth， you will be about ________ on Venus.

A．54kg

B．60kg

C．63kg

D．70kg

3. Why is Venus an “unfriendly” planet?

A．It’s the nearest planet to us.

B．It’s almost the same size as the Earth.

C．Anything can’t live there.

D．People can’t see it clearly from the outside.

4. Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The Earth and Venus are similar in size.

B．Venus has the same way to let heat out as the Earth.

C．The surface of Venus is much hotter than that of the Earth.

D．Both the Earth and Venus have active volcanoes.

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Planets around Us

B．Life on Other Planets

C．The Story of Venus

D．The Introduction(介绍) to Venus

10 . 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