1 . Are you going to high school to go on with your study？What will you do if you can't？Don't worry. Vocational（职业的）schools are open for you because our country is in need of people with special skills.
Compared with common high schools，vocational schools have more advantages. Firstly，in order to promote（促进）the development of vocational education，our country spends a lot of money on it. So you need to pay only a smaller half of the school fee. Secondly，here you have already started learning practical skills that you can use all your life. But some other students may still worry about how to spend the long three years at high schools. Why？Because they didn't choose the school that suits them. And finally，when they are still wondering where to go，you are already able to live on your own hands proudly. And perhaps it won't be long before you are on the road to success.
People take different roads because they have different potentials（潜力）. So different students should choose different schools. Go to high school if you think that you can go farther on that road. Choose a key high school if you are lucky enough to have the chance. Enter a vocational school if you are interested in the lessons there and you are better at making things with your hands.
In a word，think carefully and see what kind of person you are. Remember，always choose things that suit you.
1. What does the second paragraph talk about？| A．The future of vocational schools. | B．How to learn a skill. |
| C．The advantages of vocational schools. | D．How to succeed. |
| A．fair | B．useful | C．poor | D．safe |
| A．spend more money | B．be more worried | C．get more | D．have fewer chances to succeed |
| A．People should take the same road. |
| B．Key high school students must be good at making things. |
| C．Clever students are better at using their hands. |
| D．We should choose things that suit us. |
| A．advise some students to choose vocational schools |
| B．talk about the advantages of common high schools |
| C．discuss how to divide students into different groups |
| D．compare different schools |
2 . Teahouses in Chengdu
Chengdu has very good teahouses. Chengdu has not only many teahouses but also special ways of serving and drinking tea.
As soon as the visitors enter the teahouses，the waiters or waitresses will greet them with teapots and cups in their hands. The cups often have special covers and saucers（茶碟）. The covers can keep the water warm.
People who go to the teahouses are not all thirsty. Retired（退休的）people pay a little money to the teahouses and then sit there all day long to chat with others. Sometimes，people have parties in the teahouses. They eat fruit and sunflower seeds（瓜子）while they chat and return home when they are tired. Teahouses are also good places for people to talk about business. Some of the teahouses even have stages for performances，such as storytelling，cross talk and Sichuan Opera. Sometimes when people have a quarrel，a mediator（调解员）will bring them to the teahouse. After their problem is solved，the person who is wrong will pay for the tea. It is interesting that as soon as the quarrelers enter the teahouse and sit down to drink tea，they have almost calmed down. With the help of the mediator，their problem can be easily solved. Maybe we can say the teahouses have some special social functions.
1. Chengdu has very good teahouses because __________.| A．there are many people in Chengdu teahouses |
| B．the service of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special |
| C．there are many old men in Chengdu teahouses |
| D．the cups in Chengdu teahouses are old |
| A．enjoy interesting stories | B．watch movies | C．listen to Beijing Opera | D．quarrel in a loud voice |
| A．The mediator himself. | B．The person who causes the problem. |
| C．All the persons in the teahouse. | D．The owner of the teahouse. |
| A．how to make tea | B．how to open a teahouse |
| C．the special functions of the teahouses | D．the special way of enjoying tea |
| A．The sports part. | B．The news part. | C．The culture part. | D．The education part. |
3 . Here is a list of some fun activities that will help the kids all year around to explore and learn from the wildness outside your back door or down the road. Let the outdoor fun begin：
Explore thesurroundings─No need to be in a forest to explore nature. Start at the areas nearby, looking at the corners of your backyard, types of trees and leaves from the green. You might be amazed at how much wildness you can find in it！
Catch a bug（虫子）—You can let the kids use a little container or bag to collect the bugs. After the bug hunting is done, you can tell them everything you know about the tiny animals, and then set them free into the wild！
Plant a flower─Start by digging a hole and exploring what's under the soil（土壤）.If your child is able to do it, give him his own shovel（铲子）and watch him go to work. As your child starts digging, ask him what he can see. After the hole and the exploring part is done, let him plant a flower, and remind him to look after it every day.
Collect leaves─ Autumn is the best season for it! Collect all the different kinds of leaves, and discuss about the colors, textures（纹理）and shapes. Look carefully and draw what you see. You and your child can imagine you are scientists, observing（观察）and writing down what you see. We hope you have enjoyed it!
1. What does the underlined word "surroundings" probably mean?| A．The small things inside your building. | B．The green plants in the forest. |
| C．The natural things around you. | D．The living things that interest you. |
| A．finish the school project | B．get some knowledge of the bug |
| C．keep it in the bag as a pet | D．make it live better in the wild |
| A．get a new shovel first | B．put a flower into the hole |
| C．find out the secret of the soil | D．take care of the flower often |
| A．collect different leaves in autumn | B．discuss where the leaves come from |
| C．put the leaves in the same shape together | D．study the leaves with a scientist |
| A．health | B．hobbies | C．culture | D．sports |
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources，we are short of others，for example，fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources，what can we use in the future and where can we move？ Think about it. 3I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life，we can do many things to prevent waste from happening. For example，turn off the water taps when we finish washing，turn off the lights when we leave the classroom，try not to order more food than we need，and so on. Little by little，everything will be changed.
4Waste can be stopped one day if we do our best.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
1. List the waste mentioned in the first paragraph.
2. What problems can waste bring？
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3. 将短文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
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4. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
5 . Shyness is a kind of fear. People who are shy always worry too much about what people think of them or embarrassing themselves in some way in front of others. How can we overcome shyness?
◆Have a good posture（姿势）
The way a person holds themselves says a lot about that person. People with sloped（倾斜的）shoulders don’t think of themselves as important. So stand up straight, shoulders back, keep your head up, and always make eyes contact（接触）. By practicing a good posture, you will feel you have the ability to do things well.
◆Increase your walking speed
You can tell if a person is confident by the way he walks. People who walk in a slow way, and looking at the ground while walking usually have no confidence in themselves. While people who have confidence in themselves walk faster. That is because they have important things to do, friends to meet, places to go etc. So walk a little faster, head held up, and look straight ahead.
◆Do some exercise
Exercise increases your energy in the body. That will put you in a more positive（积极的）state of mind. By having exercise, you will feel sure of yourself. Think about it; it is better to do some exercise than just looking at TV all day.
◆Do things that make you feel good about yourself
This can be anything that you really like doing like going to the theater, listening to music, traveling, helping someone out with a problem etc.
1. According to the passage, what is a good posture?| A．Standing with sloped shoulders. |
| B．Keeping your head down. |
| C．Looking at the eyes of others. |
| D．Showing your back to others. |
| A．walk slowly, with their heads down |
| B．look up at the sky |
| C．have a good head for business |
| D．walk a little faster |
| A．not think of themselves as important |
| B．have more important things to do every day |
| C．stay at home to watch TV all day |
| D．do things they enjoy, such as traveling |
| A．is easy to get angry in front of others |
| B．has no confidence in herself |
| C．takes an active part in school activities |
| D．is always in a more positive state of mind |
| A．To give us some common knowledge of shyness. |
| B．To tell us some tips to overcome shyness. |
| C．To show us why some people are shy. |
| D．To tell us what we should do in free time. |
We have seen 3D films，3D TVs and so on，they are so interesting that young people like to watch them very much. Have you ever read about 3D newspapers？That was what the Belgian（比利时的）newspaper，La Derniere Heure，tried to do for its readers. This was Europe's first 3D newspaper.
It took the team two months to make the 3D newspaper. The team printed 115，000 copies of the special edition of La Derniere Heure. It was more than the usual number of the printed copies.
Each of these newspapers came with a pair of free 3D glasses. All the photos and ads in the newspaper were in 3D and the text was the same as usual. Readers could get the best result byholding the paper 50 cm away from the eyes. In fact，if people don't wear the 3D glasses，the newspaper will be terrible to read because the images（图像）are not clear.
Many readers tried to buy this kind of newspaper. In fact，some of them bought it just for fun. The publishers（出版商）had no plans to continue it because it cost too much.
1. 任务一：请根据短文内容，完成下面的句子。The name of
It took the team
2. 任务二：请根据短文内容，回答问题。
How many copies did the team print？
3. 任务三：找出并写下全文的主题句，不超过6个单词。
4. 任务四：将文中画线句子译成汉语。
7 . Many of us have heard of a special school called Kentucky Avenue School. It’s their duty to give the children the best of both traditional and progressive education. While the teachers in other schools teach the students in the usual ways, most teachers here are allowed to choose to enrich the children’s challenging subjects with creative, hands-on projects.
A visitor to the school might see, for example, that in language arts, the older children are talking about Hamlet while the younger children are writing a puppet play. In Spanish, students might be drawing family trees. In science, they are allowed to act out cell membranes（细胞膜）or test with magnets（磁铁）. In music, they are allowed to learn a kind of jazz, play the guitar, or learn lyrics in sign language. In gym, they are allowed to take a class with dance music or play balls in the park. In current events, they might be filming an original news report.
There are always so many interesting things going on at Kentucky Avenue School that adult visitors often shout, “I wish I could go to school here!”
阅读短文，判断正（A）误（B）。
1. Kentucky Avenue School’s duty is to give the students traditional and progressive education.
2. At Kentucky Avenue School, students might film an original news report in Spanish.
3. Students might be taking a class with dance music in language arts.
4. The lessons of Kentucky Avenue School are all creative.
5. The passage mainly tells us what students are learning in Kentucky Avenue School.
The chocolate-powered racing car’s engine(发动机) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料)．Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(刹车片)are made from nuts! Well，can this car run very fast?
“It took us more than nine months to
However，
1. 在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________
2. 将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________
3. 写出文中划线部分(D)和(E)的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________
4. 将文中划线部分(F)改写为：the engine’s unusual fuel makes it________ to________ this eco-friendly car in the official race
5. 从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________
We should not use more water than we actually need. If we do，we will not have enough water in the future.
Many cities run campaigns（运动）to get people to stop wasting water. They show them ways they can cut back on water use.
Another threat（威胁）to our water supply is pollution. When our sources of fresh water get polluted，we can no longer use this water. This also endangers（危及）the animals that depend on the water.
| A．However, just how much is too much? |
| B．There are several things we can do to save water. |
| C．Finally, they make laws to control the use of water. |
| D．We don't have to let the cold water run until it gets warm. |
| E．They also increase water bills for people who use too much. |
| F．How can we save the water? |
10 . Saying no can be very difficult. People who are very shy often （1）have little confidence. It is very hard for them to say no. （2）___________, but doing things that they don’t want to do will make them unhappy.
A simple and direct “No” is the best way. If you want to explain, you can keep it simple. Just say, “No, I’ve already made plans for this time.” or “No, I’m not free at that time.”
Other indirect but polite ways of saying no:
●Sorry, I can’t do this right now.
●I’m afraid I can’t, but thank you for asking.
●Please accept that I cannot come.
●I’d rather not.
To say no you should:
●Start the sentence with the word “No”.
●Shake your head when you say no to make sure they understand. Your voice should be clear and direct.
Sometimes it is difficult to say no. You can try to reply and explain in the following way:
“Sorry. I would have taken care of your cat next weekend, but I will be going out. I know it will be hard to find someone to take care of the cat. I will try to help you next time.” Remember that: you have the right to say no!
1. 请根据短文内容，把文中（1）处的画线短语翻译成汉语。2. 根据短文内容，对下面句子做出正（A）误（B）判断。
When you say “No” to somebody, you should explain much enough.
3. 根据短文内容，回答问题。
When you really want to say “No”, how should you make your voice?
4. 选择合适的句子填入（2）处，使文章合理、通顺。__________
| A．They would feel happy when they say no |
| B．They would feel shy when they say no |
| C．They would feel excited when they say no |
| A．能力 | B．职责 | C．权利 |
