1 . 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.

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 . 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

4 . 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

5 . “Who needs a shopping mall (购物中心)if you have Taobao?”says Wang Lin,28,a writer in Beijing.
Taobao,China’s largest online shopping site (网上购物网站),has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life.She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping .Most online shoppers are students or young workers .More women shop on line than men.Clothing and home-use products(产品)are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion(十亿)yuan was spent on online shopping last year,80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure”in Chinese.People can find almost everything they need on Taobao,from clothes to books ,from candies to DVD players .
You may question the security of online shopping ,Wang Lin said, “”It’s very safe and convenient ( 便利的).Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them,the shop owner will not get the money .You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”
1. What are the most popular on line?

A．Candles and DVD players

B．Clothes and books.

C．Clothing and home-use products.

D．Candies and clothes

2. Taobao is ____________.
a shopping mall

A．an online shopper	B．an online shopping site
C．a shopping street

3. Most online shoppers are ________.

A．young

B．old

C．babies

D．adults

4. What does the underlined word “security” mean?

A．质量

B．安全

C．信誉

D．社会

5. Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?

A．Wang Lin’s life.

B．Online shopping in China.

C．Shopping on line is not safe.

D．The security of shopping

6 . In America: There are many more cars than in China. Maybe the number of cars in California is the same as the number in China. But there are fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey traffic rules strictly , and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.
About America traffic rules, there are many better terms , such as:
1. Stop line: There are stop line in all crossing without traffic lights(some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines); all cars must stop while meeting the stop lines.
2．Traffic lights: There are traffic lights in the crossing of the road .Cars may almost turn every direction. the traffic lights can give signals step by step including u-turn . There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe he may turn left.
3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (its color are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are streets in some residential(住宅区) areas, and no car can park at any time or any period time.
4. About the priority (优先权) of passengers and cars: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. But only after passengers have passed the road and gotten the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead. In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient and safe.
1. According to the passage, we can know________.

A．there are more traffic jams and accidents in America than in China

B．traffic policemen are often seen in the street in America

C．California may have as many cars as China

D．You can easily find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street in America

2. When you meet a stop line while driving a car in the crossing without traffic lights,,_____.

A．you can go ahead	B．you can turn left
C．you can have a u-turn	D．you must stop

3. Which color is not include in the parking lines in America ？

A．yellow

B．blue

C．red

D．white

4. Which of the following is true?

A．Any car can park at any time or any period time in the streets in some residential areas.

B．While giving a signal of turning left and being safe, you can turn left in the middle lane of turning left

C．At any case, cars have the priority to passengers.

D．You can park your car at any one of the three parking lines.

5. This passage mainly talks about________

A．the priority of passengers and cars	B．the traffic lights
C．the stop line	D．American traffic rules

7 . Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌词）, but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.
Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of （取代）native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (艺术价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.
1. The biggest difference between music and songs is ________.

A．feelings

B．lyrics and tones

C．languages and countries

D．meanings

2. Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?

A．Native music.

B．Jazz.

C．Pop music.

D．Classical music.

3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?

A．People can get different things from the same piece of music.

B．Pop music began to be popular in the mid­twentieth century.

C．The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.

D．Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.

8 . 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

9 . Look at the picture. This is our school. There are five buildings in our school. There are thirty- two classrooms in the Teaching Building. Our gym is behind the Teaching Building. The teacher’s offices are in the Office Building. Our Library Building is next to the Office Building. There are many books and magazines (杂志) in the library. Is the Library Building next to the Science Lab Building? No, it’s in front of it. There are seven labs (实验室)in it. Behind the Science Lab is the dining hall. In the dining hall there are many tables and chairs. We have meals there. Welcome to our school.

1. Our school has got __________ buildings.

A．2

B．3

C．5

D．8

2. The Teaching Building is __________ the gym.

A．behind	B．in the front of
C．in front of	D．next to

3. The Library Building is __________ the Office Building.

A．next to

B．behind

C．on

D．in front of

4. The Library Building is in front of __________.

A．the Teaching Building	B．the gym
C．the Science Lab Building	D．the Office Building

5. The students have meals in __________.

A．the dining hall	B．the library
C．the science lab	D．the offices

10 . You hurry into the kitchen，open the refrigerator and suddenly you forget why you open it．“What am I looking for？”You ask yourself．“What am I doing here？”Don't worry．You are not losing your mind．We have all had this kind of thing．If you think about something very quickly，it goes into your short-term memory and it goes right back out in just a few seconds．You have not moved things from short-term to long-term memory，so you won't be able to remember it later on．
What can you do to help get back your missing short-term memory？You may go back to where you were．So，for example，if you were sitting in a chair listening to the music in the living room，just go back into the living room．This will help you remember，and when you are back in the living room，you will suddenly think，“Oh，yes，I was thirsty and I wanted something cold to drink．That is why I went to the fridge．”If，sometimes，you can't go back to where you were before，just try tracing your steps back in your mind．Think back to things you did before，and this may help you．
1. We sometimes forget why we open the refrigerator, probably because___________.

A．We lose our mind.	B．We are not thirsty.
C．We think about something too quickly.	D．we won’t be able to remember things.

2. What can you do to help get back the missing short-term memory?

A．Stay where you are.	B．Make yourself thirsty.
C．Listen to some music.	D．Try tracing your steps back in your mind

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Only a few of us will have such experiences,

B．People always forget why they hurry into the kitchen.

C．It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember why you do a certain thing at times.

D．Have something cold to drink can help you to remember the things.

4. Which is the best title?

A．Lose your memory	B．What’s wrong with you?
C．Learn to forget	D．Just open the refrigerator