1 . A rainy day can do more than just influence your mood, it can also turn the streets and your home into a mess. When it is raining, there are things you can do to protect you from water damage (损坏) caused by heavy rain.
| At home and outside ◆ When you are at home, keep windows and doors closed. If the rain water enters the room, cut off the power supply (供应) to stop the rain water from electrifying and hurting people. ◆ If you are outside, do not stay under trees or large billboards close to power supply lines. And remember, you can’t touch anything metal or electrical. In thunderstorm weather, it is better not to answer and dial mobile phones outdoors. The mobile phones can also cause thunder and hurt people. |
| When walking or driving on rainy days ◆Try to choose the main road and ring road. Reduce the speed gradually from high speed to low speed. When there is too much rain water, slow down your car and drive more slowly. ◆ In areas with strong rain, when driving out, you should pay attention to the information of waterlogged (积水的) road section and traffic control, and plan the travel route in advance. ◆Because of the heavy rain, roads and parking area may be full of water, electric vehicles (交通工具) are left in the rain water. The line is very easy to short circuit (短路) in the charging process (在充电过程中). We must do something right away. ◆ If the vehicle stalls (熄火) in driving, get off the vehicle and wait for rescue. Never stay in the car all the time. |
1. What can we do if the rain water enters the room?
| A．Clean it out of the room at once. | B．Cut off the power supply at once. |
| C．Close the door and windows. | D．Stand on a much higher place. |
| A．Because nobody will call you. | B．Because there will be less electricity. |
| C．Because mobile phones have no signals. | D．Because mobile phones can cause thunder and hurt us. |
| A．Stop charging at once. | B．Move the vehicles aside. |
| C．Find another time to charge. | D．Stay away from the vehicles. |
| A．Stop us from going out on rainy days. | B．Tell us ways of protecting ourselves. |
| C．Give us some warning on rainy days. | D．Give us some examples of living. |
2 . People in Los Angeles love cars very much. The city is very big, and its public transportation (公共交通) is slow. So people drive everywhere. But now, a lot of people who like riding are trying to get people out of their cars but on bikes.
Devon says he has to be careful when he rides his bike on the streets. “A lot of people drive very fast, and it’s very difficult to be careful.” Although riding a bike to work can be dangerous, he likes to ride his bike to work. “It’s much better than driving a car. For example, I don’t have to think about where to park the car.”
Roger drives to work. “You always have to look at the both sides because someone would rush (冲) across by bike. Or you can easily get into an accident.”
If some people live and work near each other, they can ride to work together to make the bike ride relaxing. They call a “bike train”. Anna helps make the group—L. A. Bike Trains. “You’re in a big group. If you’re afraid of riding alone, you can now ride with other people.” Anna says that people would feel safer (更安全的) by riding together in a group.
1. Most people in Los Angeles use ________ in their lives.| A．cars | B．buses | C．trains | D．bicycles |
| A．safe | B．dangerous | C．boring | D．exciting |
| A．Because she drives fast. |
| B．Because she doesn’t look carefully at the both sides of the road. |
| C．Because someone would ride a bike and rush across the street suddenly. |
| D．Because too many people drive cars in Los Angeles. |
| A．Devon. | B．Anna. | C．Roger. | D．We don’t know. |
| A．riding in a “bike train” can help people feel safer |
| B．Devon is one bicyclist of the group—Bike Trains |
| C．Roger likes riding her bikes to work |
| D．Devon thinks riding a bike is more difficult |
3 . Around 130 million books come out in the human history. A reader will read at most 6, 000 books in his life. Most of them won’t be so much fun or very unforgettable. Books are like people. We meet many but fall in love with a small part of them.
Maybe we will only remember about thirty books. They will be different for each of us, but they affect (影响) us in similar ways.
________ When we see a bird flying in the sky, we have a great feeling, but we may find it hard for us to use words to show our feelings and finally we just say, “That’s so nice.” However, a good writer can describe it wonderfully.
Great writers build bridges for us so that we can talk with each other. They depict the similar experiences of us, and show us what we can share with each other and how we can help each other.
Great writers also help us to feel. By reading a book, we meet someone. Probably she is very beautiful, young, smart but dying, and we feel sad about her pain (疼痛) and the unfairness (不公平) of the world. Or maybe she is poor but hard-working, and we find the spirit to face the difficulties in life through her story.
1. What do the first two paragraphs tell us?| A．A person should read as many books as possible. |
| B．A person should read at least 30 books in his life. |
| C．A person can read many books and remember all of them. |
| D．A person may read lots of books, but he only remembers some of them. |
| A．Books make us become great writers. |
| B．Books make us show our feelings better. |
| C．Books make us become smarter than others. |
| D．Books make us want to learn about lots of things. |
| A．保护 | B．描述 | C．隐藏 | D．训练 |
| A．①②③④/⑤ | B．①②/③④/⑤ | C．①②/③④⑤ | D．①/②③④⑤ |
| A．Why should we read books? | B．How can we choose good books? |
| C．How many books should we read? | D．Whose books are the best in the world? |
4 . What’s the best thing to eat on a summer day? Quite a few people would say ice-cream. Yes, eating ice-cream with some fruit is a great way to cool down. But think twice before you eat. If your body is hot from playing sports, it’s not the best time to eat ice-cream.
If you eat ice-cream when your body is hot, it may give your stomach some problems, and you can get diarrhea (腹泻). You can eat some ice-cream after you cool down a little or have some tea. Just try not to eat too much at a time.
After dinner is another time people shouldn’t eat or drink anything cold. Drink something hot after you eat, and your stomach will digest (消化) your food better. If you love fruit, summer is a great time for you. Go to the market and pick out the best fruit of the season. If you want to stay cool, oranges, bananas, pears and watermelons can help.
In summer, germs (细菌) grow very fast and make your food go bad quickly. Try hard to keep yourself and your home clean in summer. You should eat clean and fresh food. When you want to eat a cold dish, put some vinegar (醋) to kill the germs. If you can’t finish your food and want to eat it again next day, make sure you heat it enough to kill the germs in it. And when you put food in the fridge, make sure to keep the cooked food away from the uncooked food.
1. If you ________, you may get diarrhea.| A．eat too much food | B．eat ice-cream when your body is hot |
| C．eat some fruit after dinner | D．drink lots of hot tea after dinner |
| A．Fruit | B．Ice-cream | C．Uncooked food | D．Cold tea |
| A．Vinegar can kill germs. |
| B．Ice-cream can’t make people cool down. |
| C．Germs can stop food going bad quickly. |
| D．When you want to eat the food you can’t finish, you needn’t heat it. |
| A．How to Cool Down | B．Some Useful Fruit |
| C．Delicious Ice-cream | D．Eating Right in Summer |
5 . Today more and more children wear glasses before going to middle school, because they spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games without a rest. We must do something to protect (保护) our eyes because they are important to us.
Love our eyes. Every day, when we open our eyes, we can see our parents and friends, beautiful flowers and green trees. Without them, there is only darkness. It is like a house without any light. How important our eyes are!
Relax our eyes. First, stop to relax 30 minutes when using the computer for an hour or two. Next, remember to do eye exercises every day. Then, looking at green trees also helps a lot. In these ways, our eyes will feel relaxed.
Have good habits. When writing homework and reading, it is important to keep a distance (距离) of 30 cm between our eyes and the books. We should never touch our eyes with dirty hands. Eat something good for eyes, such as carrots, fish and eggs.
1. What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the second paragraph?| A．Eyes. | B．Friends. | C．Parents. | D．Flowers. |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．spending less time on computers |
| B．doing more eye exercises |
| C．closing our eyes |
| D．keeping an enough distance between the books and eyes |
6 . Nobody wants to feel bad, but some teenagers don’t know how to feel good and happy. In fact, you can manage your feelings. Here are some ideas and they can help you feel happy.
Exercising can make you feel happier. When you are feeling mad, bad or sad, try different kinds of exercise. You can go running or take a walk. You can dance or swim. You will feel good after exercising.
Eating makes you feel happy. Many people choose to eat chocolate and ice cream when they feel sad, but don’t eat too much of them. If you eat too much, you will feel regretful soon because they can make you fat.
Music is a ways helpful. You can listen to music or make music yourself.
Think about positive (积极的) things. You can think of things and make a list. You can write them down or remember them in your mind. Even the smallest things can make you feel good.
Enjoy natural things. You can look at natural things like the sky, flowers and birds. Then you will think how lucky you are to experience these things.
1. The writer mentions (提到) chocolate and ice cream because _________.| A．eating them can make people happy |
| B．eating them can make people feel sad |
| C．eating too much of them makes you fat |
| D．they are the writer’s favorite food |
| A．Because they’re everywhere. |
| B．Because they cost little money. |
| C．Because they make people feel lucky. |
| D．Because they’re bad for people’s bodies. |
| A．满足的 | B．后悔的 | C．快乐的 | D．失望的 |
| A．The writer advises us to take exercise. |
| B．Something about music can make us feel happy. |
| C．We should keep positive things in our mind. |
| D．Natural things can never make us happy |
| A．How to Take Exercise | B．How to Eat Well |
| C．How to Lose Weight | D．How to Feel Happy |
7 . Many of us spend time going around areas of water, like going for walks by rivers and lakes—or swimming in a pool, but if you see someone in trouble in the water, do you know how to help him or her?
A life-saving course can teach you how to help a person who has trouble in the water. What tools and methods should you use to save them and how to control your feelings when you’re around the water? These skills are usually taught in a swimming pool.
The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) provides courses in the UK. It has a program about water-safety for children aged between 8 and 12. It teaches things such as how to swim safely.
The RLSS wants everyone to know the water safety rules. These are to “stop and think” if the area has any danger. Always “stay together” with friends and family, and swim at a safe place.
In an emergency (紧急情况), call 119 and throw something that floats (漂浮) to the person in trouble．If you are the person in trouble, stay calm (冷静), float on your back and call for help.
1. How does the writer start the passage?| A．By asking a question. | B．By giving an example. | C．By asking for advice. | D．By telling a story. |
| A．Only in a swimming pool can we learn the life saving skills. |
| B．You can throw something that floats if you swim in a swimming pool. |
| C．In a swimming pool, there is always someone who teaches life saving skills. |
| D．You can take life-saving courses and learn the skills in a swimming pool. |
| A．5 years old. | B．9 years old. | C．13 years old. | D．17 years old. |
| A．Swim at o safe place. | B．Stay with teachers. | C．Swim at n low place. | D．Swim after learning it. |
| A．The reasons for calling 119. | B．The ways of saving yourself. |
| C．The ways of learning to swim. | D．The reasons for saving others. |
8 . How do people greet (欢迎、问好) visitors? Some shake hands. Some say “hello” or “hi”. Some kiss (吻) each other on the cheek (脸颊). However, the world is made up of many different cultures. Some cultures have unique customs.
Tibet (西藏), China
People welcome guests by presenting them with a long narrow scarf called a “hada”. You take it gently in your hands and make a bow (鞠躬).
Tuvalu (图瓦卢)
You’d better be clean and smell nice all the time when you are in Tuvalu. Their welcome greeting is to press their face to a person’s cheek and then breathe deeply!
Kenya (肯尼亚)
Perhaps this is the longest welcome greeting you’ll ever receive. In some tribes (部落) of Kenya, people receive visitors by dancing the “adamu”—the jumping dance. The dancers often try to make the highest jump. Sometimes, they also offer a mixture of cows’ blood (血) and milk to visitors.
Thailand
Thai people welcome visitors with a “wai”. They press their own hands together and say “Sawasdee ” before bowing their heads.
1. The passage is probably taken from the “______” section (部分) of a magazine.| A．World News | B．Health | C．Education | D．Culture |
| A．famous | B．similar | C．unusual | D．common |
| A．Tibet, China | B．Kenya | C．Tuvalu | D．Thailand |
| A．introduce greetings of welcome in different countries |
| B．show people skills that they need to know when traveling abroad |
| C．teach people how to properly receive visitors from other countries |
| D．encourage people to travel widely and communicate with foreigners |
9 . You don’t have to feel terrible all the time on school days. Your school days can be some of your happiest time! Yes, it is possible. Let me tell you what you should do.
On every weekend, take a piece of paper and write down the title “My Schedule (计划)”. Under it, you write the days of the week. Next to the days you can write what you should do. You should give yourself enough time for study and some time for activities you like to do.
In class, you have to listen to the teachers carefully. Also, try to answer the questions he asks in class and talk about your ideas. You will be someone interesting for the teachers and someone special for your classmates.
Try to make friends with your classmates. If they don’t like to make friends with you, it’s fine. Notice if there is someone whom you feel you can be friends with.
If you want to do something or you feel bad these days, you can discuss it with the friend you trust. It is very helpful to have a best friend who can reach for your hand and touch your heart.
Invite your friends to your home or ask them if they’d like to hang out with you. Other times, do homework with them in the same time or place. You could give them ideas and they may have helpful thoughts that would help both of you.
1. When does the writer advise students to write down “My Schedule”?| A．On Monday. | B．On Tuesday. |
| C．On Friday. | D．On Sunday. |
| A．for study and activities | B．full of subjects |
| C．full of activities | D．made with your friends |
| A．遥远的 | B．有益的 | C．真实的 | D．无意义的 |
| A．How to Study at School |
| B．How to Make Friends |
| C．How to Be Happy on School Days |
| D．How to Get Good Grades |
10 . Everyone gets angry. Many things may make you angry. Maybe your teacher gave you too much homework. Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it. You may get angry when something doesn’t go your way. Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game. Or maybe you become a road rager (路怒族) when a driver suddenly cuts in front of you. That makes you angry! You need to know what to do with your anger. Here are some things you can do when you feel angry:
*Talk to a friend you can trust.
*Count to ten.
*Get or give a hug.
*Take some exercise.
*Draw a picture of your anger.
*Play a video game.
*Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can.
*Sing along with the CD player.
*Think good thoughts (maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport).
*Take a bike ride, go skating, play basketball—do something active!
Never getting angry is impossible. But when you are angry, you can do something and it can make things better or worse. Don’t let anger be the boss of you. Be in control of it!
1. In the passage, the writer gives us ______ pieces of advice.| A．ten | B．eleven | C．twelve | D．thirteen |
| A．when you get lost |
| B．when you are on a wrong way |
| C．when you meet with something difficult |
| D．when things don’t go as you imagine |
| A．how to deal with your anger |
| B．letting anger be the boss of you |
| C．drinking more water when you’re angry |
| D．doing something active when you’re angry |
