1 .

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.

2. When the earthquake happened in Ya'an, Yang Xuelan was        .

A．at home	B．at school
C．on her way to school	D．playing on the playground

3. What does the underlined word "reduce" mean in Chinese?

A．提高

B．阻止

C．增加

D．减少

4. According to the writer, we can      to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.

A．do nothing	B．stay at home
C．take some methods	D．run out of the house

5. Which of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake?

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.

2 .
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1. How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?

A．200 million.

B．Six million.

C．925 million.

D．625 million.

2. What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?

A．Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food.

B．Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak.

C．Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.

D．Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food.

3. The underlined word “leftover” means          in Chinese.

A．过期的

B．剩余的

C．腐烂的

D．难吃的

4. According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because         .

A．food comes from very hard work

B．six million children die of hunger every day

C．there is enough food to feed all the people

D．Chinese are hospitable and generous

5. Which of the following is a good way to save food?

A．Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.

B．Taking home restaurant leftovers.

C．Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping.

D．Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy.

3 . In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.
1. Many English people have ______ meals a day.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2. People may have _______ for their breakfast according to the passage.

A．tea and eggs	B．hamburgers and tea
C．coffee and salad	D．eggs and fish

3. People have lunch at _______.

A．any time

B．nine

C．five

D．one

4. People don’t have _______ for their dinner.

A．bananas and apples

B．soup and meat

C．meat and fish

D．porridge

5. Most Englishmen have dinner ________.

A．at one

B．at any time

C．at noon

D．in the evening

4 . Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.

Cars will run on solar power (太阳能) and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself.
New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels (层). People will live on the upper level; the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.
Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illnesses (病虫害) will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
Many new ways to cure (治愈) illnesses will be found. People will use products of genetic engineering (基因产品) to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.
1. What will happen in the future according to the passage?

A．The air won’t be much cleaner.

B．Cars will run by itself without a driver.

C．It’ll be much more dangerous to drive a car.

D．There’ll be fewer accidents and less pollution (污染).

2. Where will new cities have to be built in the future?

A．In the sea.	B．In the sky.
C．Underground.	D．On the land.

3. What will be made better and healthier by biotechnology?

A．Medicine.	B．Toys.
C．Food.	D．Clothes.

4. Genetic engineering will help doctors to cure more________.

A．cold	B．illnesses
C．cancer	D．headache

5. Which is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A．Cars in the future.

B．Get ready for the future.

C．How to keep food longer?

D．Where will people live in the future?

5 . A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”
“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”
“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.
“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard.
For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.
They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.
At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”
“Get it out?” the woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”
1. Where did this story happen?

A．At a bank.	B．In a shop.
C．In the street.	D．In the woman’s car.

2. Who got in the car to move the box?

A．The woman.	B．The man.
C．Both of them.	D．Neither of them.

3. The underlined word “exhausted” means “________” in Chinese.

A．精疲力竭的	B．激动的
C．充满希望的	D．沮丧的

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

A．The man stuck in the car door.

B．The woman asked the man for help.

C．The man refused to help the woman.

D．The woman tried to get the box into the car.

5. What do you think of the man?

A．He is a helpful man.

B．He looks very strong.

C．He is funny and stupid.

D．He likes to play jokes on others.

6 . Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented (租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments (公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average (平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
1. Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.

A．in or around the cities	B．in cities
C．around cities	D．in the country

2. How many American families own a cat?

A．About 40%.	B．About 20%.
C．About 74%.	D．About 26%.

3. On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.

A．more than 3	B．only 3.5
C．less than 2	D．about 2.64

4. ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.

A．All of the people	B．Most of the children
C．Half of the teenagers	D．Only some of the teenagers

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.

B．Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.

C．A Japanese moves more often than an American.

D．An American moves more often than an Englishman.

7 . Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking too much and not having enough exercise. Doctors tell us, "Eat less, don't smoke, and exercise more."
Running is good exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people loseweight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight. "I love to eat," she says.
Running is good for our health in other ways, too. Many runners say running makes colds and other small health problems go away. "Running is my doctor," says one man.
Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.
1. What bad habits do the health problem come from？

A．Eating too much.

B．Drinking too much.

C．Smoking cigarettes and not having enough exercise.

D．All the above（以上所有）.

2. What do doctors tell us to keep healthy？

A．Eat less, don't smoke and exercise more.

B．Eat more, drink more and sleep less.

C．Eat less, drink less and sleep less.

D．Smoke a lot and exercise more.

3. The underlined word means ______________ in Chinese.

A．疾病

B．体重

C．速度

D．健康

4. The third paragraph shows____________.

A．running helps people to relax

B．people who like running have many healthy problems

C．running helps build a strong heart.

D．people who like running have fewer healthy problems

5. The writer mainly tell us ________.

A．how to run

B．running is a good way to keep healthy

C．how to lose weight

D．running is better than doctors

8 . 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.