1 . 阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

Most people graduate from school and then get a job. 1 . How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your 2 In the United States, high school graduates make about $18,6oo a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!

3 . A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree (学士学位), he can make $42,000 with a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a phD (博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.

We can learn a very important thing from the information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. What does the underlined phrase “earning power” mean in English?
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2. If Nancy doesn’t finish high school in America, how much money will she make a year?
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（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
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2 . Life in the twenty-first century（世纪） will be very different from life today.　Between then and now many changes（变化） will take place　,but what will the changes be?
　　The population（污染） is growing fast.　There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
　　Computers will be much smaller and more useful,　and there will be at least one in every home.　And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
　　People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports,　watching TV and travelling.　Travelling will be much easier and cheaper.　And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
　　There will be changes in our food,　too.　Maybe no one will eat meat every day,　instead they eat more fruit and vegetables.　Maybe people will be healthier.
　　Work in the future will be different,　too　Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots（机器人）.　Because of this,　 people will not have enough work to do.　This will be a problem.
1. There will be _________ in the future.

A．Small population	B．Few changes
C．More people	D．Few people

2. In the future the computer will be _________.

A．Much bigger and few people will use it

B．Much smaller and more useful

C．Smaller and not many people will use it

D．Bigger and a lot of people will use it

3. In the future more people _________.

A．Will go to other countries for holidays	B．Will study at school
C．Will go earlier	D．Will work for many hours

4. People will prefer _________ to _________ in the future.

A．Fruit and vegetables; meat	B．Meat; fruit and vegetables
C．Fruit and meat; vegetables	D．Meat and vegetables; fruit

5. The robots will _________ in the future.

A．Do the dangerous work	B．Do all the work
C．Do only housework	D．Do the easy work for people

3 . Do you like to sit in front of the computer and play computer games hour after hour? Have you ever thought of what that may be doing to your health? More and more children are becoming overweight(肥胖的) and growing less creative because they spend too much time in front of the computer according to a survey.
Last week Child Protective Services(儿童保护组织)in America organized an activity. The aim of the activity was to encourage children to do some outdoor activities instead of playing computer games at home. Many American children spend about 1,000 hours a year playing computer games — more time than they spend in school. As a result, they are overweight. Some of them have very poor eyesight, and they can’t see clearly.
Everyone should pay attention to his health and try to keep healthy. The doctor says that the longer children play computer games, the more overweight they may become. And the junk food children eat while they’re playing computer games makes the weight problem more serious.
To keep fit, children need to take exercise regularly, play outside with friends, and explore the world around them. Can you spend two weeks without playing computer games? It might be difficult for computer lovers, but why not have a try?
1. Children may become______ if they play computer games all day.

A．much younger

B．much lighter

C．less creative

D．less careful

2. American children may spend______ hours in school a year according to the passage.

A．less than 1,000

B．more than 1,200

C．about 1,500

D．about 2,000

3. The underlined word “eyesight” means “______” in Chinese.

A．凝聚力

B．想象力

C．记忆力

D．视力

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Playing computer games has caused some health problems.

B．Playing computer games can make children cleverer and more creative.

C．Child Protective Services in America organized an activity for parents.

D．Child Protective Services asked children to study at home and not to play outdoors.

4 . Everyone may feel it difficult to ______a new culture. However, you needn’t change everything about yourself, because all of your experiences are part of you and make you special. The following tips may help you live in a new culture more easily.
Teach people your culture. You’re the one who meets the new culture, but it doesn’t mean ______________________. Take the opportunity to teach new friends your culture. They may know little about it. Invite them for traditional dishes from your culture, or show them how you celebrate your holidays.
Find a support group. Find people in your neighborhood who recently moved here. You can share experiences, cheer each other up when things get difficult, and introduce each other to the new friends you’ve made.
Keep in touch with home. You probably left behind your good friends and family when you move. If it’s a long time, keep in touch with them. Write letters, send emails, and make phone calls so that you can learn about the things happening there, and talk about your new experiences. Keep pictures around to remind you of home.
Remember: the key to getting over your culture shock(文化冲击)is to understand the new culture and find a way to live comfortably within it____ keeping your culture in your heart.
It’s important to be yourself. Do not change too fast or too many things at once. You should have your own style. So, maintain(保持)what’s important to you and find a good combination between old and new cultures, and you’ll be fine.
1. The underlined phrase “fit in with”means “           ” in Chinese.

A．改变

B．研究

C．适应

D．产生

2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means          .

A．you should meet a new culture

B．you should keep the new culture far away

C．you should teach your culture to others

D．you should learn and follow the new culture

3. Which of the following words can fill in the blank of paragraph 5?

A．what

B．why

C．while

D．whether

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．People should teach their new friends their culture.

B．People should try to make some friends in a new place.

C．people should keep in touch with home after they leave.

D．People should give up their old culture in a new place.

5 . Old Cremona Violins
Most musicians(音乐家) agree that the best violins(小提琴) were first made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any others. They even sound better than violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments(乐器) like the Italian violins. But they aren’t the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones.
Some people think it is the age of the violins. But not all old violins sound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are special(特殊的). So age cannot be the answer.
Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood. The wood must be from certain kinds of trees.
But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape(形状). The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians. Maybe they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood.
Size and shape may not be the answer, either. Scientists can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. But no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish.
1. The passage is about          .

A．making violins	B．musical instruments
C．scientific ideas	D．the old Italian violins

2. Other people think the Italian violin makers          .

A．did not know much about violins	B．were lucky
C．used many kinds of wood	D．knew something special

3. Violins made today          .

A．have the same size and shape as the old ones

B．sound the same as the old ones

C．are better than the old ones

D．have the same varnish as the old ones

4. Some scientists believe that the secret of the old violins was          .

A．their sound

B．their colour

C．their varnish

D．the music

6 . Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!
1. If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

A．doesn’t like you	B．likes you
C．can’t afford to do so	D．is too busy

2. It’s impolite ______.

A．to ask about the price of a certain thing

B．to say “thank you” to hosts

C．take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

D．to eat up everything on your plate

3. The meal ends with _______ usually.

A．soup

B．coffee

C．meat or fish

D．dessert

4. When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

A．ask what time you should arrive	B．take your wife with you
C．drink as more as possible	D．eat more snacks as you can

5. Which of the following is true?

A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C．The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D．You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that

7 . Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? I mean that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise)．
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours' sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also helps the blood(血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
1. If we get up early and go to bed early，we'll ________.

A．have enough exercise	B．be healthy
C．think better	D．have strong blood

2. If a child doesn't have 10 hours' sleep，maybe he ________.

A．becomes wise	B．won't do well in his work
C．goes to school in time	D．has enough sleep

3. A person needs exercise because ________.

A．it makes him healthy	B．he has a lot of homework to do
C．he is strong enough	D．he does exercise

4. Exercise makes the ________ move quickly and smoothly(流畅)．

A．body

B．blood

C．children

D．Head

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Exercise does good to a person's head.

B．A student should have 10 hours' sleep.

C．It's good for you to get up early and go to bed early.

D．If you have enough blood, you'll be wise.