1 . Let me tell you something about sharks. Sharks are among the oldest animals in the world. There are about three hundred different kinds of sharks in the world. Most sharks are about two meters long and live in the ocean.
Sharks can smell something in the water, for example, the blood of animals. That helps them find their food. Sharks mainly eat fish, other sharks and plants in the ocean.
Most sharks bite (咬) people by mistake. They think a person is a large sea animal. When the sun goes down or comes up, sharks are looking for food. So at these times people shouldn’t go swimming in the ocean.
Today people kill sharks for food and their skins. The number of sharks in the world is dropping fast.
1. How many kinds of sharks are there in the world?| A．Less than 300. | B．About 300. | C．About 200. | D．Over 400. |
| A．Fish, other sharks and plants. | B．Fish and plants. |
| C．Other sharks and plants. | D．Fish and other sharks. |
| A．Because they think a person is dangerous. |
| B．Because they think a person is a large sea animal. |
| C．Because they think a person can hurt them. |
| D．Because they think a person can take away their food. |
| A．Sharks are everywhere at those times. |
| B．Water is cold then. |
| C．Sharks are looking for food then. |
| D．Sharks are looking for a person then. |
| A．It is dropping fast. | B．It is rising fast. | C．It is not changing. | D．We don’t know. |
Life is hard. And junior middle school students have every reason to say so.
Recently, Zhejiang did a survey of young people’s mental(精神的）health. It found that junior middle school students in Zhejiang feel the biggest pressure from school among teenagers. Besides, 48.8% of middle school students show signs of mental health problems.
What are students worried about?
“First, the class ranking(排名）after exams. Second, being unable to reach their parents’ expectation,” the Youth Time reported.
This is not only true with Chinese students.
The experts in America recently did a similar survey. The results are surprising: In the US, teenagers have a higher level of stress than adults. For them, one of the big reasons for stress is also schoolwork.
What can we do to help?
*Be sure to have an active life.
*Sleep for 9—10 hours a day.
*Find someone to exercise with every day.
1. What kind of survey did people do in Zhejiang recently?2. According to the passage, how many things do the Chinese students worry about?
3. Do the students in America also have stress in schoolwork?
4. Who have a higher level of stress in America, teenagers or adults?
5. How many hours should students sleep a day in order to reduce their stress?
3 . Stamps (邮票) help people keep in touch with their friends and families. They have played an important role in people’s lives for centuries now. People have a special day for stamps.October 9 is World Post Day.
Before stamps, people did not pay for the letters they sent, but instead they paid for the letters they got. The first stamp ever made is called Penny Black. It is a British stamp made in 1840 with a picture of Queen Victoria on it.
The earliest stamps didn’t have sticky (黏性的）backs. In the past ,people used paste(糨糊) sometimes, but usually they had to pin (钉住) or sew (缝) stamps onto letters!
Years ago sending letters used to be the most important way to communicate with other people. It seemed that everyone had stamps on hand. Although now fewer people send letters, stamp collecting is still one of the world's most popular hobbies. There are even stamp clubs to help people find new stamps to add to their collections. Interestingly enough, the Internet may have reduced the need for stamps, but it is actually helping collectors find more stamps to add to their collections.
1. The first stamp was made in _______.
| A．Britain | B．China | C．America | D．Indis |
| A．sent | B．received | C．wrote | D．read |
| A．used to put the stamps into the envelopes(信封） |
| B．asked the police for help |
| C．gave the stamps to the postmen |
| D．usually had to pin or sew stamps onto the letters |
| A．Stamps help people keep in touch with friends and families. |
| B．Now everyone has stamps on hand. |
| C．There was a picture of Queen Victoria on the first stamp. |
| D．Stamp collecting is still one of the most popular hobbies in the world. |
| A．the history of stamps | B．the World Post Day |
| C．what the stamps are | D．how to send a letter |
4 . Nowadays more and more people in the world are getting fatter,which troubles them a lot.①In the past 25 years, the number of the people with obesity（肥胖症）in Europe has grown fast. Experts say that it has a lot to do with our eating habits.
Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strongbody.②Most of us prefer eating sweets and ice cream to eating meat and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. ③lf we eat them ______ a meal, they may take away our appetite（食欲）.
It’s important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day.④当我们感到担忧或兴奋时，我们可能不想吃东西。A long time ago, in England, some judgers often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread.If the man could not⑤ swallow the bread, it meant that he wasn’t telling the truth. A man who is worrying something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry, because he loses his appetite
1. 将①句译成中文。
2. 在③句的空白处填人一个适当的词，使句意完整，上下文通顺。
3. 完成②句的同义句。
Most of us like eating sweets and ice cream
4. ⑤处单词意思的最佳选项是：________
| A．吞咽 | B．饮用 | C．呼吸 |
5 . Do you want to be cleverer? Four ways can make you cleverer. 1. Don’t Watch TV Too Much.
When you feel like relaxing, try reading a book instead. If you’re too tired, listen to some music. When you’re with your friends or family, leave the TV off and have a conversation. All of these things use your mind more than television and also allow you to relax.
2. __________________________
Taking exercise always leads to greater learning. Use your body to clear your head and create more energy. Afterwards, you will feel more energetic and can concentrate(专注) more easily.
3. Read Challenging Books
If you want to improve your thinking and writing ability, you should read books that make you concentrate. Reading a classic novel can change your view of the world.
4. Early to Bed, Early to Rise
You’ll be most rejuvenated(恢复活力的) if you go to bed early and don’t sleep more than 8 hours. Waking up early makes you active all day. If you succeed in following these four tips, you’ll become cleverer and get more knowledge.
1. If you feel too tired, you’d better __________ .| A．watch TV | B．read a book | C．listen to music | D．exercise |
| A．Take Exercise | B．Try to Learn | C．Run More | D．Learn to Create |
| A．thinking and spesking | B．speaking and writing |
| C．thinking and writing | D．listening and thinking |
| A．Watching TV can make you use your mind more. |
| B．Exercise can make you concentrate more easily. |
| C．Reading English books is the best way to change your view of the world. |
| D．Sleeping more than eight hours can make you more active. |
| A．How to Be Relaxed | B．How to Sleep Well |
| C．How to Be Cleverer | D．Spend More Time Learning |
A road is just like a bridge between two places. The Silk Road has been a bridge between East and West. But the Silk Road is not a single route! It is a set of trade and cultural transmission routes. From the time Zhang Qian opened up the world-famous Silk Road during the HanDynasty, until the Yuan Dynasty, it enjoyed a history of about 1,600 years.
This ancient road begins at Chang’an (now Xi’an), and it reaches Dunhuang, where it divides into three, the Southern Route, Central Route and Northern Route. And then it ends in Eastern Europe, near the Mediterranean Sea(地中海）. The Silk Road is about 6,500 kilometers long. It goes across one—fourth of the planet. (A) In fact, there is another trade road which is called the “Silk Road on the Sea” in the southwest of China.
The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the World. There was an increasing trade between East and West across the silk Road. Besides (B) it, knowledge about science, arts and technologies were shared as well. The Four Great Inventions of Chinawas introduced to the West and Chinese also knew about the religions of the West. (C) In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other.
Today, places along the Silk Road are great places of interest, such as the Teracotta Army in Xi’ an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu.
1. 把（A）处画线句子翻译成汉语。2. 把（C）处画线句子翻译成汉语。
3. 写出（B）处画线单词指代的内容。
4. 在文中找出两个中国的名胜古迹。
5. 用词或短语写出作者想要表达的主题。
7 . PowerPoint Presentations (PPT) are taking the place of writing on the blackboard with chalk. Some day, will robots take the place of human teachers?
In Japan, a robot is going to enter classrooms to help teachers. Last week the Japanese company Honda Motor Co, showed the public its robot at a Tokyo museum. The robot’s name is Asimo. Students will see Asimo in science classes and learn the wonders of science.
Asimo is 1.3 meters tall with a round bend. It can jog, walk upstairs and wave. It can also avoid things on its way and have simple talks with you. Asimo is an experienced worker for human. It has worked as a guide in showrooms. But this will be the first time it works as a teaching assistant (助手) in classrooms!
How will Asimo help in class? A teacher explained the way Asimo works to students in last week’s show. Asimo has sensors (感应器) inside its body to keep its balance. The smart Asimo tilted (倾斜) its thought body when it stood on a shaking platform (平台) . Asimo kept it balance. But a wooden person beside Asimo fell.
When you walk, you pass your weight from the heel to the toe. The Japanese teacher explained this with Asimo at the museum. He moved the robot in slow move. Asimo made learning science more interesting for students!
Asimo will soon help teach thousands of primary students and junior high school students in two Japanese cities. Hopefully, robot teachers will arrive at our classrooms in China one day.
1. What company invented Asimo? _____________.| A．PowerPoint | B．Honda Motor |
| C．Tokyo Museum | D．Asimo Company |
| A．Helping a wooden person. | B．Working for human. |
| C．Teaching in China some day. | D．Being on show at a museum. |
| A．take the place of the teachers completely |
| B．work as an experienced teaching assistant |
| C．show the wonders of science |
| D．talk with the students freely |
| A．made the students interested in science. |
| B．will teach all the students in Japan. |
| C．will arrive in China soon. |
| D．will find a new job at the museum. |
| A．Teach like a teacher. | B．Think like human. |
| C．Work like a guide. | D．A.B and C. |
8 . James is a good student and he has lots of friends, but he also has a problem. Some older boys are bullying (欺负) him at school. James is very unhappy and he doesn’t know what to do about it. Here are some suggestions for him and other teenagers in this situation.
Don’t feel worried. It’s not your fault! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry, but you are not alone.
Don’t feel that you have to hide the problem. You should find a person you can trust, and tell him. It might be your teacher, your parents, or even your friend’s parents. After you tell someone, you will get some support and feel some relief.
Speaking to an adult might make you nervous, but here are other things you can do. Some people express their feelings more freely on paper. Write a letter to someone or keep a diary. Include all the facts about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens. You can use it as proof (证据) to show what is going on. And it is a wonderful idea to show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult. Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Also, don’t show you are sad and don’t try to fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Pay no attention to them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.
1. Why does James feel unhappy? Because __________ at school.| A．he isn’t a good student | B．he doesn’t have any friends |
| C．he doesn’t know what to do about it | D．some older boys are bullying him |
| A．ignore (忽视) them and just walk away | B．tell a responsible adult what the bullies do by writing a letter |
| C．make the bullies worried by keeping a dairy | D．not show your sadness or fight with the bullies |
| A．nobody will speak to the bullies | B．everybody will feel some relief |
| C．the bullies will not get in trouble | D．the bullies will soon stop |
| A．call the police for help | B．be worried about being bullied |
| C．keep the problem away from your parents | D．hide the proof from a responsible adult |
| A．What to do about being bullied. | B．How to be a good student at school. |
| C．What to write in a diary. | D．How to give suggestions to teenagers. |
9 . For years, people thought that sleep was unimportant and inactive. Today, we know that sleep is important for good physical and mental (精神的) health. We have also learned that while a person is asleep, the brain is very active.
①By doing this they have learned that there are five stages of sleep. Stage one sleep is very light. During this time, a person wakes up easily. As we move into stage (A) ________, our eyes stop moving and our brain waves move more slowly. During stages three and four (often called “deep sleep”) , it is very hard to wake up a person. During this time, the body repairs itself and makes more cells (细胞). In children and young adults, the body makes a chemical used for growing. In the next stage-REM sleep-we begin to breathe faster and our eyes move around quickly, but (B) 我们的身体不动. During this stage, we dream.
The amount of sleep each person needs is different, and is often connected to age. ② (C) In general, babies need fifteen to sixteen hours of sleep a day. Children and teenagers need nine to ten hours, while adults need six to eight. Over time, not having enough sleep-especially deep and REM sleep-can cause one to become sick more easily. Doctors also think that REM sleep is very important for learning, thinking, and memory. ③
Scientists are continually learning more (D) ________ sleep, but one thing they know for sure is this: for humans, it is as important as food and water.
1. 在文中 (A) 和 (D) 的空白处填入适当的单词：2. 将文中画线部分 (B) 译成英语：
3. 将文中画线部分 (C) 改写为：
In general, babies need to
4. 将 To understand sleep, scientists study brain waves. 填入文中，① ②③三处中最佳的位置是：
5. 从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词：
10 . Jason is interested in China. He has found some information about Chinese culture.
The abacus
The abacus was perhaps the earliest type of computer. People (A) started using it more than 4,000 years ago to do maths. It was used in ancient China, Rome, Egypt and Greece. Today (B) 一些人仍然使用它.
Kung fu
“Kung fu” is the popular name given to Chinese martial arts in the West. It refers to a number of different types of fighting that have developed (C) more than hundreds of years in China. These different styles are often called “schools”. One of the most famous schools is the Shaolin School. It comes (D) ________ the Shaolin Temple at Songshan in Henan Province.
TCM
Today when people in the West need medical help, they often choose (E) ________“new” kind of medicine that is actually quite old. They choose traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
TCM uses many different kinds of treatments. Herbal medicines are used, for example, to help bring balance to people. (F) Many of the treatments used in TCM have helped people for thousands of years. People can use Chinese medicine for almost any sickness they have.
1. 写出文中画线部分 (A) 和 (C) 的同义词或近义词：2. 将文中画线部分 (B) 译成英语：
3. 在文中 (D) 和 (E) 的空白处填入适当的单词：
4. 将文中画线部分 (F) 改写为：
Many of the treatments used in TCM have helped people
5. 从文中找出两个与中国文化相关的名词：
