1 . Sports can help you keep fit and close to nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should realize that sport you choose might have great influence on the environment.

Some sports are resource—hungry. Golf(高尔夫), as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also lots of water. Besides, huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses (球场) in good condition. This causes major environmental changes. For example, in the dry places of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for (为…承担责任) serious water shortage(短缺) in some local areas.

There are many environment—friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes, and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also help you stay healthy. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and keep thin.

Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment—friendly equipment and buying products(产品) made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms.” They are better replacements(替代) for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms(体育，体育馆) play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership(会员身份). And best of all, it’s free.

1. Which of following does the writer most probably support according to the passage?

A．Bicycling around the lake.

B．Car racing on the road.

C．Playing basketball in a gym.

D．Swimming in a sports center.

2. What does the phrase “resource—hungry” in this passage mean in Chinese?

A．广为流行的

B．亲近自然的

C．低成本的

D．耗费资源的

3. The writer uses power walking as an example mainly because________.

A．it is an outdoor sport.

B．it is loved by many people.

C．it uses fewer recourses.

D．it is supported by experts.

4. The writer writes the passage to __________.

A．show us disadvantages of golf.

B．encourage us to take part in green sports.

C．explain the major sports influence of popular sports.

D．discuss different kinds of environment—friendly sport.

2 .        I live in a small town near Xing’an in Guilin. You can’t see it on the map of China, because it is too small. The air here is fresh(清新的). There are not many tall buildings in our town. The tallest building is in our school. There are four hundred students and twenty-five teachers in our school. In the front of the school, there is a playground. I often play basketball with my classmates on it. There is a little garden behind our school. And we can grow(种植) beautiful flowers and plant trees there. Next to the garden, there is an orange orchard(果园). You can hear birds singing everywhere. There is a river not far from our school. In summer, we usually go swimming with our teachers in it. We study Chinese, English, Maths and other subjects at school. The teachers are very nice. We love our school.
1. The writer lives ________.

A．in a small town	B．in the city of Guilin
C．Xing’an	D．in a tall building

2. There is ________ in the front of our school.

A．a river	B．an orange orchard
C．a playground	D．a garden

3. How many students are there in the school?

A．4025.

B．425.

C．245.

D．400.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．There are many tall buildings in the town.

B．Behind the school there is a garden.

C．There is a river in the school.

D．People can hear students singing everywhere.

5. What’s the best title(标题) of the passage?

A．The Garden	B．A Small Town
C．Our School	D．The Best Building

3 . When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”. In many countries, people continue learning all their lives. Why is lifelong learning important? How can it help you? Let’s look at one example of lifelong learning in Japan.
Why is lifelong learning important?
You go to school and learn. You take tests. But learning doesn’t only happen in school. And learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college. You are learning all the time. For example, learning can happen when you go to a museum. It can also happen when you get a job. You learn when you play a sport or when you take a trip. Learning is life! We never stop learning. Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new.
Lifelong learning in Japan
In Japan, life learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning activities. Music calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes. The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.
Conclusion
When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn. Make lifelong learning one of your goals!
1. Why is lifelong learning important?

A．It helps you improve yourself.	B．It’s the best way to learn.
C．It’s fun and easy.	D．It’s an important goal.

2. Some people in Japan take foreign language classes to       .

A．get a job	B．learn new things
C．get good grades	D．finish college

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

A．Learning only happens in school.

B．When we graduate from school, learning is done.

C．You can’t learn anything when you play a sport.

D．Music, calligraphy, flower arranging and foreign languages are popular classes in Japan.

4. What is the main idea of the reading?

A．Learning can be fun.	B．We are always learning in school.
C．Finishing high school is important.	D．People can learn all their lives.

4 . The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

1. Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.

A．they have beautiful colors and cool names

B．they have lots of caffeine

C．they can keep them awake and better at sports

D．they are said to be helpful to health

2. The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.

A．heart problems	B．nervousness
C．sleeping difficulty	D．possible health dangers

3. The underlined word "discouraged" can be replaced(替换) with "________".

A．encouraged	B．stopped
C．helped	D．disliked

4. From the passage we can know that _________.

A．advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B．energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study

C．sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D．energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

5. Which of the following can be the best title(标题) of the passage?

A．What's the Use of Energy Drinks?	B．Who Can Drink Energy Drinks?
C．What's That in Energy Drinks?	D．Why Can't We Buy Energy Drinks?

5 . It’s true that every country has its custom.
We all know that in America if people are pleased with you，they will give you a sign “OK”. But maybe you don‘t know this sign is considered to be rude in Brazil.
In Poland， guests usually choose flowers as presents for hostesses（女主人）. Remember the number must be an odd（奇数）one. And the hostess doesn’t hope that you remove the cover of the bunch（束）of flowers. You must be more careful when you give red roses to a woman because the red rose means love.
In China we often hear people say that “nodding” means agreement（同意）。 And “shaking the head” means disagreement. But in Bulgaria they mean the opposite.
We really need to pay more attention to the differences in customs. What‘s more， we should learn more about them in order to avoid embarrassment （尴尬）。 Do remember: when in Rome， do as the Romans do.
1. The sign “OK” is different between ____.

A．America and China	B．America and Brazil
C．Brazil and Poland	D．America and Bulgaria

2. In Poland，when a man sends some red roses to a woman as presents，it means ______.

A．he will invite her to a dinner party

B．he will invite her to sing and dance

C．he has fallen in love with her

D．he will surely marry her

3. Bulgaria， if a person shakes his head，that means he ____.

A．doesn’t want to talk with you

B．agrees with you

C．disagrees with you

D．doesn’t like you

4. The sentence “When in Rome，do as the Romans do.” means that ______.

A．we do what the Romans do

B．we should do after the Romans

C．we must learn from the Romans

D．we must observe（遵守）its customs when we are in a foreign country

5. The main idea of this passage is ____.

A．different countries， different customs

B．different countries， the same customs

C．learning from the Romans

D．doing what the Romans do

6 . There are many different places to eat in Switzerland. There are some fast-food restaurants, self-service restaurants and family restaurants. There also are some nice and expensive restaurants. Choosing where to eat is an “experience”.
Food is more expensive in Switzerland than in most of other countries in Europe. It is much more expensive than in the USA. In Switzerland if you go to a fast-food restaurant, you may easily spend up to 10 CHF (瑞士法郎) for a hamburger, a soft drink and a cup of coffee. In a family restaurant, a meal usually costs you between 15CHF and 50 CHF. Self-service restaurants are less expensive. At a nice restaurant, one person can pay as much as 1,000 CHF just for a bottle of wine.
In Switzerland a usual dinner always has all kinds of noodles, vegetables, meat, fish and seafood. Potatoes are used in many different ways. Vegetarian meals (素食饭菜) are also popular now. This means that salads are very popular. The most important part of a dinner is the dessert. Cheese, cakes and cookies are the most popular desserts.
1. This passage tells us about different places to eat in        .

A．Switzerland	B．the USA
C．the world	D．Europe

2. What does the underlined word “self-service” mean in Chinese?

A．服务

B．自助

C．优质服务

D．无人售货

3. How is the food in Switzerland according to the second paragraph?

A．It tastes very good in Europe.

B．It is much cheaper in Europe.

C．It is almost the most expensive in Europe.

D．It has the most kinds of food in Europe.

4. Which is the most expensive restaurant in Switzerland?

A．A fast-food restaurant.

B．A family restaurant.

C．A self-service restaurant.

D．A nice restaurant.

5. What is the most important part of a Switzerland dinner?
A The salad.

A．Vegetables.	B．The meat.
C．The dessert.

7 . Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence(暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!
What is School Watch?
School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom, and you do the same for them.
Is it for everyone?
Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.
What else can it do?
School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help the schoolmates who have problems with their homework.
Who is the School Watch?
Our school will look for the School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!
How do you start?
To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website at www.schoolwatch.com if you want to get more information.
1. The members of School Watch are probably_______.

A．teenagers	B．doctors
C．parents	D．policemen

2. Anyone can become a member of School Watch because _______.

A．everyone may have problems

B．everyone can give help to others

C．everyone doesn’t go to school

D．everyone isn’t busy

3. The best School Watcher will get a lot of prizes from _______ every year.

A．the website	B．the school
C．the parents	D．the director

4. If you want to become a member of School Watch, you should _______.

A．check the website

B．talk to the director of the plan in your grade

C．be good at school work

D．go to the police

8 . Many animals have special skills that make them perfect for certain jobs - even better than humans!

Take a train ride in Japan and you may meet Tama, a cute, friendly stationmaster, who just happens to be a cat! This ll-year-old cat works in exchange for cat food at Wakayama Electric Railway’s Kishi station. She has her own office, and there’s even a Tama train !   When Tama was “hired (雇用)” in 2007, the station was losing money, but today, thanks to Tama, it’s a popular tourist attraction.

In the 1950s, US Navy (海军) officials got a great idea. Why not train dolphins to do some special work humans can’t do? Today, dolphins are trained to find underwater mines (水雷) so that the Navy officials can make the mines disabled before they explode (爆炸). Dolphins are well fit for the job for many reasons, but the best of all, they’re too small to set off the mines so they’re never in danger.

Most squirrels are happy to collect nuts, and run after each other up and down trees. Not Twiggy! She prefers water skiing. Twiggy comes from a team of water-skiing squirrels, whose owner trained them to ski behind a toy boat. Today, Twiggy travels around the United States putting on shows and even appearing on TV. It’s all in a day’s work for this squirrel!
1. How long has Tama been the stationmaster?

A．For 5 years.	B．For 8 years.
C．For 10 years.	D．For 11 years.

2. Why are dolphins trained to find underwater mines?

A．They are quite good at swimming in the sea.

B．They are so smart that they're never in danger.

C．They are small enough not to set off the mines.

D．They can understand the officials’ orders easily.

3. What is Twiggy’s job?

A．Collecting nuts.

B．Running after others.

C．Performing water skiing.

D．Traveling around the world.

4. What do these animals have in common?

A．They all can make money.

B．They are all from America.

C．They all can do special work.

D．They are all popular around the world.

9 . As China’s influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts (专家) in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances.
The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese.
Lomond Elementary School (小学) in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking.
“We’re trying to make students interested in the language,” teacher James told Times for Kids. “We think it’s really important that all children receive these lessons,” he says. “We’d like to do even more.”
“Schools are looking to the future,” says Nancy, a US education expert. “China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture.” Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun.
“We wish we could go to China one day.” said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami.
More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish.
1. At present, many American students are learning Chinese because________.

A．they wish to work in China

B．they would like to travel all over China

C．it is the most useful language in the world

D．China’s influence grows

2. _______is an American education expert.

A．James

B．Nancy

C．Karl

D．Walt

3. We can learn from the passage that________.

A．students are looking to the future

B．there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US

C．Chinese is becoming popular in the US

D．Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US

10 . Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults（成年人）. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. Different kinds of people want to learn English ____________.

A．together with other subjects

B．for different reasons

C．for their work

D．for higher studies at colleges

2. From this passage we know that ____________.

A．we can learn English easily

B．English is very difficult to learn

C．English is learned by most people in the world

D．English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn

3. Why do many boys and girls study English?

A．Because at college or university some of their books are in English.

B．Because it is useful for their work.

C．Because it is one of their subjects required for study at school.

D．Because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.