1 . Bill is from Australia. He lives in Sydney. He can speak French and English, but he can’t speak Chinese. He has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Lisa and she lives in New York. Bill’s favorite sport is basketball and he can play the guitar. Lisa’s favorite sport is tennis. She can’t play the guitar, but she can play the piano and sing very well.
1. Bill is from _________.| A．Australia | B．France | C．the United States | D．the UK |
| A．Chinese | B．American | C．English | D．Japanese |
| A．Chinese | B．French. | C．English. | D．Both B and C. |
| A．Tennis. | B．Volleyball. | C．Soccer. | D．Basketball. |
| A．Bill has a pen pal in the USA. | B．Bill can play the piano and Lisa can play the guitar. |
| C．Bill and Lisa like different sports. | D．Lisa lives in New York. |
2 . Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows：Once we have learned something, additional learning trials（尝试）increase the length of time we will remember it.
In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.
The multiplication tables（乘法口诀表）are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.
The law of overlearning explains why cramming（突击学习）for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one’s future development.
1. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?| A．People remember well what they learned in childhood. |
| B．Children have a better memory than grown-ups. |
| C．Poem reading is a good way to learn words. |
| D．Stories for children are easy to remember. |
| A．presenting research findings |
| B．setting down general rules |
| C．making a comparison |
| D．using examples |
| A．a result of overlearning |
| B．a special case of cramming |
| C．a skill to deal with math problems |
| D．a basic step towards advanced studies |
| A．It leads to failure in college exams. |
| B．It’s helpful only in a limited way. |
| C．It’s possible to result in poor memory. |
| D．It increases students’ learning interest. |
3 .
 It’s not WASTE until it is WASTED! With the World Environment Day coming, our school is now requiring every student to form a habit of sorting the waste. Here in our schoolyard we lay four different colors of rubbish bins for different kinds of rubbish. The red is for harmful waste; the blue is for waste that can be recycled ; the green is for kitchen waste; the yellow is for other waste. The followings are some instructions for you. Glass: Empty bottles without caps can be recycled to make new glass bottles. Warning: Mirrors and light bulbs (电灯泡) must not be included in the glass waste. Paper: Newspapers, magazines, boxes must be clean enough to be recycled. Warning: Paper tissues (餐纸) and wall paper are not recyclable as paper and should be kept separately. PMD waste: Packaging made of Plastic or Metal and Drink boxes are used to make new packaging. Warning: Plastic pots (e.g. yogurt pots), plastic bags must not be included with the PMD waste. Harmful waste: out-of-date drugs, used batteries (电池), paint and oil… Besides, if you don’t need your old bikes at all, our school volunteers will collect them. We’re going to fix them up and then give them away to kids who don’t have enough money for a bike. To find out more about recycling, you can visit our school website. |
1. According to the passage, ________ different colors of rubbish bins are laid in the schoolyard.
| A．6 | B．4 | C．7 | D．5 |
| A．green | B．red | C．yellow | D．blue |
| A．paper tissues | B．empty bottles | C．out-of-date drugs | D．drink boxes |
| A．sold to collect money for the poor kids |
| B．fixed up and given back to you for free |
| C．given away immediately to the poor kids |
| D．fixed up and given away to the poor kids |
| A．to look for volunteers for waste sorting |
| B．to advertise glass, paper and plastic products |
| C．to introduce the World Environment Day |
| D．to introduce waste sorting to the students |
4 . Need to buy something? Why go to a store? Buy it on the Internet! Need it now? Why wait? Ask for next-day delivery(投递)! Each day, more and more people try online shopping. But not everyone is excited. Some scientists say online shopping is bad for the environment.
People are surprised to hear this. “They think, ‘I don’t need to drive, and the business doesn’t need to build a store, so there will be less pollution,’” says Nuria Prost, an environmental scientist. “In fact, online shopping is wasteful. It also adds to air pollution.”
In truth, the Internet is not always as good a friend to the environment as it seems. In the past, people bought things on the Internet that did not require much packing material, such as books and clothing. But now people also shop online for large, heavy products such as televisions, computers, and furniture. These products need to be packed in large amounts of plastic and paper, which creates a lot of waste.
Another problem caused by online shopping is air pollution. When customers buy products and ask for next-day delivery, companies have to send them by air. Planes use much more fuel(燃料) than cars and produce more carbon dioxide（CO2）. When people buy a lot of different things from different online businesses, this creates even more travel by plane.
Online product returns are also a problem. For example, an online shoe store may allow customers to return shoes without extra pay if they are the wrong size. This doubles the packing material and number of plane trips required to sell one pair of shoes.
“People need to ask themselves: Is this exactly what I want? Do I really need it tomorrow, or can I wait?” says Prost, “Online shopping is fast and easy but we can’t forget the negative effects it has on the environment.”
1. According to the passage, Nuria Prost ________.| A．loves to shop online very much | B．pays close attention to environment |
| C．sells products on a online store | D．doesn’t like to drive to work |
| A．shopping on the Internet is good for the environment |
| B．people preferred to buy large things on the Internet |
| C．books and clothing don’t need much packing material |
| D．too much packing material can cause lots of waste |
| A．A Good Deal to Make? | B．A Cool Lifestyle to Keep? |
| C．A Green Way to Shop? | D．A New Business to Start? |
5 . It’s the lunchtime break at a middle school in Shanghai. No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short message has disappeared.
A grade 8 student said, “I couldn’t concentrate(集中注意力) during classes if the cellphone was with me. I couldn’t help checking if there were messages of missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes."
The school says they feel the ban is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile decision. The school is also flexible(灵活的) in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to get in touch with their parents. But they still have to turn them off in classrooms.
Medical experts have also welcomed the school decisions. They say too much dependence on mobile phones can cause many psychological(心里的) problems for school students.
1. The passage mainly tells us ________.| A．a funny story happening at a middle school |
| B．that the use of the mobile phones can cause mental problems |
| C．about a ban on the mobile phone in a middle school in Shanghai. |
| D．that the mobile phone is a big problem for school student |
| A．send short messages | B．to cheat in exams |
| C．play games | D．get in touch with their parents |
| A．the mobile phone is helpful to her studies |
| B．it is good to play cellphone games sometimes |
| C．the mobile phone should be turned on during classes |
| D．it is not good to use the cellphone at school |
| A．carrying | B．giving up | C．making up | D．finding out |
| A．All the parents welcome the school decision. |
| B．Some students can still bring mobile phones to school |
| C．Medical experts are against the school decision. |
| D．No one is allowed to bring his mobile phones |
Many students want to improve their memories and learn better. Today we will introduce some no-cost things you can do.
Exercise
Before you study, doing exercise may help you better remember what you will learn. Recently, researchers have found that people who did 15 minutes of training remembered more words. Scientists say the best time to exercise is right before you study. It can make you more active.
Pre-study test
The students who take a test before studying remember more information than those who don't. For example, if you are using an English textbook, you might first look at some important words at the end of the unit. You could ask yourself what they mean or how they are used. While you might not know the answer, you will probably have a goal to learn so that you can remember the answer when studying!
Sleep
A study show that sleep helps you to learn in two ways. An expert explains that "a person with enough sleep can concentrate best." He also says, "Sleep itself plays an important role in making the memory stronger which is necessary for learning new information.”
Wakeful rest
When you finish studying, you often go straight another activity. Perhaps you play a video game or watch TV. But researchers suggest that resting after you study may help you remember what you've studied. In a study, even older adults who rested for 10 minutes after learning new words remember more words better.
1. Why can exercise before studying make you remember well?2. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
3. In which two ways can sleep help you learn well?
4. What helped the older adults remember new words more and better?
5. What is the writer's purpose in writing this article?
7 . Do you know that you are not outgoing enough? Do you want to make friends，but are you too shy? Read the following rules. They will help you.
★Feel comfortable. Always be clean. Shower，brush your teeth，and try to look nice. Dress in clean clothes. They must make you feel good and comfortable. Those make you feel more confident (自信的).
★Smile more often.Try to smile more often at people. It will make them think that you are friendly. Then they'll talk to you more even if they don't know you.
★Just talk.Some people worry about talking because they think,“What am I going to talk about with that person?” Outgoing people don't even think about it. They just go up to people and say what they think.
★Listen to people.You can't just talk. People will think that you're self-centered(以自我为中心的).Yo have to listen to others and give your ideas. Let them know what you think.
★Read the news.Don't just stay at home and do nothing. Surf the Net for news and information，and tall about them when you’re with friends.
1. The rules in the passage will help you_______.| A．study better | B．make more friends |
| C．stay healthier | D．finish your homework |
| A．Smile at other people. | B．Talk with other people. |
| C．Have a nice look. | D．Read more books. |
| A．it’s easier to meet them | B．they’ll think you're friendly |
| C．it shows that you are too shy | D．they’ll think you're crazy |
| A．you should be friendly | B．you should think more |
| C．you should talk much and never think | D．you should say what you are thinking |
| A．Learn to Listen to People | B．How to Look Nice |
| C．How to Be Outgoing | D．How to Make More Friends |
8 . Sing the Language You’re Learning
How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day? Why do your teachers use songs to teach you English? It seems there is a scientific reason for this.
Researchers are now studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.
“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are used in a catchy and meaningful way”, said Dr. Karen Ludke. The findings may help those who have difficulties learning foreign languages. On his blog, Dr. Ludke writes, “A listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”
Many language teachers know the value of using music and singing. Hua Zhuying, a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington, D.C. depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says, “I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use the music. Not only does it work, but it is fun for kids.”
“Sometimes, I think if I were taught English that way, maybe I could speak much better English than now,” Hua Zhuying adds.
Our brain likes music, especially for remembering. So, if you’re still struggling in learning a language, why not try singing it out ?
1. According to the passage, the best way to remember a foreign language is to ________.| A．read and write more |
| B．listen to the teacher carefully |
| C．copy the words many times |
| D．remember words in a song |
| A．艰涩难懂的 | B．悦耳易记的 |
| C．枯燥乏味的 | D．震耳欲聋的 |
| A．using the listen-and-repeat singing method |
| B．listening to all kinds of famous music |
| C．writing songs with the language |
| D．reading the lyrics again and again |
| A．is interested in writing English songs |
| B．teaches children English by using music |
| C．teaches Chinese in an American school |
| D．is a researcher in a language school |
| A．many researchers realize the importance of language studying |
| B．your brain remembers a language better if you sing it |
| C．many language teachers know the value of famous music |
| D．you will never learn a language well unless you can sing |
9 . You might not think much about where your garbage goes. But now you might want to know. On July 1, Shanghai introduced a new garbage-sorting policy (垃圾分类政策). People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins. Other cities in China will do the same soon.
Garbage sorting is a big problem because there is too much garbage these days. It is bad for our environment. In fact, we can make use of some garbage again. But first, we need to sort it.
For example, if you put an old battery (电池) into the "harmful waste" bin, people can use it to make new batteries. But if you don't, the battery will end up somewhere else. Then, it will pollute the environment.
Garbage sorting and recycling around the world
Germany: There are big machines in supermarkets. You can put bottles in the machines and get money back.
Japan: A truck playing music comes to people's doors to pick up their garbage. There are eight or more kinds of garbage. If you sort any of them wrong, you will get a notice on your door.
Indonesia: People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus-stations. An hour-long bus ride costs three large bottles.
Four kinds of garbage in Shanghai
Recyclable garbage includes paper, books, plastic items, and glass bottles. Harmful garbage includes lamps, batteries, and other things with harmful chemicals (化学品). Wet garbage usually comes from the kitchen, such as food and vegetables. Dry garbage is anything you cannot put into the other three bins, pens and towels, for example.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?| A．Many countries take Shanghai's garbage-sorting policy. |
| B．Many other cities in China have garbage-sorting policies. |
| C．Shanghai is the first city in China to make a garbage-sorting policy. |
| D．China is the first country in the world to make a garbage-sorting policy. |
| A．how to sort our garbage | B．how important sorting is |
| C．what harmful waste is | D．how difficult sorting is |
| A．put bottles in a machine | B．take plastic bottles to the station |
| C．get a notice on, the door | D．put garbage into different bins |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Sort Garbage, Save Earth | B．Less Garbage, Cleaner Environment |
| C．Clean Shanghai, Beautiful China | D．Different Countries, Different Policies |
10 . Look, these are photos of my friends. In the first photo, there is a girl. She is Mary. She is happy because she got good marks. What’s the matter with the boy in the second photo? He is Tom. He is feeling sad. He lost his new ball. Is the girl feeling bored in the third photo? Yes, she is Kate. She has nothing to do now. In the last photo, the boy is smelling some nice noodle soup. He is Jack. He feels hungry.
1. There are________ photos of my friends.| A．one | B．three | C．four |
| A．Mary | B．Tom | C．Kate |
| A．No, he isn’t. | B．Yes, he is. | C．Yes, he does. |
| A．He is singing. |
| B．He is eating some noodles. |
| C．He is smelling some noodle soup. |
| A．The girl in the third photo. | B．The boy in the second photo. |
| C．The boy in the last photo. | |
