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Americans like to have different kinds of parties such as birthday parties, surprise parties, tea parties and house-warming parties. Pajama（睡衣）parties are one of the most popular kinds of parties in the US. At a pajama party, a group of friends spend the night at a person's house. It is a great way for children or teenagers to get together and have a good time.
To hold a pajama party, the host（东道主）will usually plan some fun activities such as watching movies and playing board games and video games. He or she should also prepare some delicious snacks and fun food like pizza. Guests at a pajama party should bring their own pajamas, toothbrushes, pilows and blankets（枕头和毯子）.But if they forget something, they don't need to worry because the host will give them what they need.
If a pajama party is mainly for fun, a prom is no doubt a very important thing in most American schools. A prom is a formal（正式的）dance party that is held at a high school. The party is usually held near the end of the senior year, the last year of high school, so it is often called graduation（毕业）dance. Students are supposed to wear formal clothes at the prom. A Prom Queen and a Prom King may also be crowned（加冕）at many schools' proms.
1. How many kinds of parties are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Four. | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
| A．at a cinema | B．at a restaurant |
| C．at a high school | D．at a person's house |
| A．can enjoy some fun activities |
| B．must use the host's pajamas |
| C．have no snacks or fun food to eat |
| D．can't get what they need from the host |
| A．wear formal clothes | B．play board games |
| C．are all crowned | D．are all surprised |
| A．American school life |
| B．Pajama parties and proms |
| C．American sleeping habits |
| D．Birthday parties and tea parties |
2 . Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years, scientists said “no.” or “we don’t know.” But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers(天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings(人；生物).
Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.”
In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not,” says Shostak. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals(信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.”
1. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _____.| A．astronomers | B．farmers | C．singers | D．drivers |
| A．The Age and Size of Earth. |
| B．Our Galaxy: The Milky Way |
| C．Why Intelligent Life Might Exist. |
| D．Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life |
| A．There were not any smaller planets. |
| B．There were not any powerful telescopes. |
| C．The astronomers were not interested in them. |
| D．The Milky Way didn’t exist at that time. |
| A．They’re afraid of us. |
| B．It’s a long way away. |
| C．They don’t want to see us. |
| D．They don’t know how to use radio signals. |
| A．Messages | B．Tools |
| C．Intelligent beings | D．Radio signals |
3 . Mr and Mrs Green come from Australia. They are in Beijing now. Mr Green is a teacher in a high school. He teaches English. He likes reading and running. His son, Jim, is a student. He likes playing football very much. He likes school, too. He does his homework every day. Mrs Green is a teacher, too. She can speak a little Chinese. She likes Chinese food. She doesn’t like doing housework at all, but she likes cooking. They all like China a lot.
1. Mr and Mrs Green come from _______.| A．Canada | B．America | C．Australia | D．English |
| A．They | B．Tom | C．Mrs Green | D．Mr Green |
| A．They | B．Tom | C．Mrs Green | D．Mr Green |
| A．Chinese food | B．teaching |
| C．doing housework | D．cooking |
| A．China | B．Chinese people | C．playing | D．school |
4 . In the world, soccer (or football) is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember the 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from different Japanese schools came together and spent three weeks drawing a big picture called “Dream (梦幻) World Cup” in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under bright blue sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags (旗帜) of all countries that would take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama.
Are you a football fan? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get pictures of their favorite players such as, Figo, Oven and Pauleta. And they put the pictures up on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup.
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1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, it must have _______.
| A．many football fans | B．a very good football team |
| C．many football players | D．a big playground |
| A．2007 | B．2008 |
| C．2009 | D．2010 |
| A．some football stars | B．people playing football |
| C．a sunny sky | D．flowers |
| A．to show their love for their own countries |
| B．to tell the people their stories |
| C．to show their good wishes for the football teams |
| D．to show their new ideas about football |
| A．they are interested in football | B．they are football fans |
| C．they think their favorite players are great | D．A, B and C |
There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?
Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.
Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.
1. If we want to make the roads safer, _______.
| A．everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules |
| B．traffic should keep to the right |
| C．don’t cross the road too often |
| D．roads must be clear |
| A．on the right side of the road |
| B．on the left side of the road |
| C．in the middle of the road |
| D．behind the buses |
| A．Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. |
| B．In our country traffic keeps to the right. |
| C．Few people die in the traffic accidents in Great Britain |
| D．Streets are not safe places for playing. |
| A．the road is not noisy |
| B．the road is very clean |
| C．there is no car or bus running |
| D．you can see very clearly on the road |
| A．look right | B．look left |
| C．look both ways, right and left | D．run cross the road |
The tree frog is hard to find. It can change colors. On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch（树枝）,it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold（金黄色） or blue.
Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads（黏性的肉趾） at the end of their toes. These sticky toe pads keep the tree frogs from falling off the trees. Tree frogs have different colors and markings（斑点） on their skins. Their eyes are different, too. Some have green eyes, and others have bright red ones.
The sounds they make are different, too. One frog makes a sound like a dog barking（狗吠）.Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore（打鼾）.There is even a frog that whistles（吹口哨）！
1. According to the passage, these frogs are hard to find because________.
| A．they stay in trees | B．they can change their colors |
| C．they have sticky pads | D．they make surprising sounds |
| A．gold | B．brown | C．green | D．blue |
| A．like a dog barking | B．like a snore |
| C．like a whistle | D．A,B and C |
| A．The tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skins. |
| B．The tree frogs can’t make a loud noise like a snore. |
| C．We can easily tell tree leaves from tree frogs. |
| D．We still can’t find tree frogs if we hear a sound like a snore in the forest. |
| A．the colors of a special frog | B．the sounds of a special frog |
| C．the eyes of a special frog | D．something about tree frogs |
7 . English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. However, English is spoken all over the world. It is the main language in over 60 countries, including India, Singapore and many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. In these places English is often a second language.
English is also an international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there to communicate. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music or watching American films.
English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English if the speakers come or don’t come from those countries. People in Japan and Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans.
English will probably be the most widely used language in the world by the end of the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to British, American or Australian speakers. It belongs to anyone in the world. So, as a middle school student of English today, think about how you can use this language. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.
1. In how many countries is English spoken as a first language in the passage?| A．Five. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．Six. |
| A．Britain, the USA and Australia. |
| B．India, Singapore and many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. |
| C．China and Japan. |
| D．New Zealand and Canada. |
| A．passing exams |
| B．business and traveling |
| C．reading English books, enjoying English music or films |
| D．both B and C |
| A．will speak the same as Americans |
| B．may not sound like Americans |
| C．will speak British English |
| D．will speak English much better |
| A．A First Language in the World | B．A Second Language in the World |
| C．English around the World | D．A Useful Language |
1. He developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer and improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.
2. During his lifetime, he had over 1000 inventions, most of which changed the world.
3. He is a great thinker. Many Chinese people are still influenced by his thoughts today.
4. He was a doctor. In 1938 he came to China from Canada to help the Chinese and died the next year after he operated on a Chinese wounded soldier.
5. He is one of the Chinese famous persons. He is the first astronaut who flew into space in China. We are proud of him!
A 7-magnitude（震级）earthquake hit Ya'an,Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013, and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11,000.
Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried（埋）in the teaching building.
What can we do when an earthquake happens? In fact, there's little we can do to stop natural disasters (自然灾害) such as earthquakes happening. But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause.
◆ Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from falling.
◆ Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall,and cover your head with your arms and hands.
◆ Hold on to(守住,抓牢) your shelter(遮蔽物) until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking continues.
Schools can normally take the earthquake drills（演练） to help student stay alive.
1. How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya'an?| A．At least 196. | B．More than 11,000. |
| C．Less than 196. | D．About 11,196. |
| A．at home | B．at school |
| C．on her way to school | D．playing on the playground |
| A．提高 | B．阻止 | C．增加 | D．减少 |
| A．do nothing | B．stay at home |
| C．take some methods | D．run out of the house |
| A．Dropping down onto your hands and knees. |
| B．Covering your head under a strong table or desk. |
| C．Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops. |
| D．A, B and C. |
10 . Healthy eating doesn't just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
Eat with others. It can help you to see others' healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.
Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty--sometimes you are just thirsty, and you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Because you don't eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast
Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt(酸奶) or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it's a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn't mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.
Don't eat dinner late. In our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8-10 hours.
1. The writer gives us _________ pieces of advice on healthy eating.| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
| A．Fruits. | B．Yogurt. | C．Chips. | D．Ice cream. |
| A．Snacks are bad for our health. |
| B．We should keep eating until we are full. |
| C．Dinner is the most important meal of the day. |
| D．We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed. |
| A．消化 | B．享用 | C．储存 | D．循环 |
| A．where to eat | B．how to eat | C．why to eat | D．when to eat |
