1 . Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together with you on your journey through life. Everyone needs friends. Friendship can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here is some advice.
Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with.
Make friends with a person who has something in common with you.
Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble. Friends should always be ready to help each other.
Believe in each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship.
Even the best friends may have a quarrel sometimes. And you may say something to hurt (伤害) each other. If this happens, don't let your quarrel last too long. Try to make up with your friends soon.
Friendship is a kind of treasure in our life. It is like a bottle of wine. The longer it is kept, the better it will be.
1. If your friend is sick, what should you do?2. What kind of friend had you better make?
3. What's the most important thing in a friendship? (不超过4个单词)
4. What is a friendship like? Choose the best picture. 将其字母代号填到横线上。
A． | B． | C． | D． |
2 . 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 |
3 . On July 1, Shanghai introduced a new garbage sorting policy(垃圾分类政策). Now let's learn the garbage sorting and recycling in other countries.
Germany: There are big machines in supermarkets. You can put bottles in the machines and get money back. You can get one or two yuan per bottle. People like this because they can get money and protect the environment at the same time.
Japan: A trash truck comes to people's doors to pick up their garbage. It plays music when it's coming. 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(花费) three large bottles, five small bottles or 10 plastic cups. But the bottles must be clean.
1. In which country, you can get money back if you put bottles in the machines?| A．China. | B．Japan. | C．Germany. | D．Indonesia. |
| A．Some money. | B．Plastic bottles. | C．A notice. | D．Music. |
| A．空闲的 | B．免费的 | C．有趣的 | D．昂贵的 |
| A．A New Garbage Sorting Policy in China. | B．How to Sort Garbage? |
| C．Garbage Sorting and Recycling around the World. | D．The Importance of Garbage Sorting. |
| A．In a newspaper. | B．In a story book. | C．In a geography magazine. | D．In a history book. |
4 . 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 |
Scrub, the pet cat of Jennifer’s, was found！It got lost five years ago. Jennifer looked for it everywhere but failed each time. She thought Scrub would never come back. But one day she got a call from an animal shelter（庇护所）and was told they had found Scrub！
How did they know Scrub belonged to Jennifer? How did they know Jennifer’s phone number? All the information was available because of the microchip, a very small computer chip（薄片）. It was placed under Scrub’s skin many years earlier. The microchip is usually placed under the skin of an animal’s shoulder to keep its ID number.
Once the chip is in place, the pet does not feel it anymore. When lost pets are brought to animal shelters, people there use a special tool to look for the microchip and read the ID number on it, then they’ll call the microchip company to match the number to the information of the pet’s owner. This is how the shelter was able to tell Jennifer that they had found Scrub.
Microchips have helped thousands of owners get their lost pets back. In New York, a dog named Roxy was missing for months. Then a woman found her on a busy street in New Jersey. No one knows how the dog got to a different state. However, thanks to her microchip, Roxy was soon returned to her grateful owner.
In 2008, a couple got their cat George back after he had disappeared 13 years earlier！When George got lost，the couple tried everything to find him. They visited animal shelters every day for six months, made posters and even offered a $500 reward（酬金）.As years went by, they thought George would never be back till they got the call from an animal shelter. Without the microchip，the cat would never be able to come home again.
Microchips can not only work for a pet’s whole life but help lost pets no matter how far they’ve been away from home. This is why microchips may be just the thing to help bring missing pets back home.
1. How did Jennifer find her pet cat?| A．By visiting animal shelters. | B．By offering a $500 reward. |
| C．With the help of the microchip. | D．With the help of a woman in New Jersey. |
| A．They are very small computer chips. |
| B．They are under an animal’s skin of its shoulder. |
| C．They can help the owners to find the long-lost pets. |
| D．They can only work for a lost pet that’s far away from home. |
①Get the ID number of the lost pet.
②Call the owner to bring the lost pet home.
③Look for the microchip of the lost pet.
| A．③①② | B．①③② | C．②③① | D．③②① |
| A．the couple thought the microchip wasn’t helpful at all. |
| B．Scrub didn’t feel uncomfortable with the microchip in its body. |
| C．it took a long time to match Roxy’s ID number to her owner’s information. |
| D．Jennifer herself found her cat according to the ID number on its microchip. |
| A．The reasons why pets got lost. |
| B．Different ways to find the lost pets. |
| C．The ways how people care for the lost pets. |
| D．The introduction of how microchips help the lost pets return home. |
6 . Now many people like fast food. We all know that fast food is not good for our health. So more and more fast food restaurants are serving healthier food and you can make healthier food and you can make healthier choices. Here are some tips (建议) for ordering healthy food at fast food restaurants.
Don't order the biggest size. The biggest size means cheaper, but it is not good for health. The biggest size have a most fat sugar and so on. A smaller size is probably enough for you.
Some drinks are full of sugar. So when you want something to drink , you should choose milk or water.
Usually fried food is not the best choice. You should choose baked (烘烤的) food. It is healthier.
Go for the kids menu, because the sizes of kids food are usually smaller. You can eat less. You can also choose to eat half of what you order and take the other half home to eat later.
Today, more and more fast food restaurants are starting to serve healthier food. You can order the food with words like "healthy” or “light (清淡的) ” on the menu.
Eating at fast food restaurants may not be bad for you. By making smart choices, eating at fast food restaurants can be not that bad.
1. 回答问题：How many tips does the writer give us to order healthy food at fast food restaurants?
2. 在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的一句话。
It is known to us that fast food is bad for our health.
3. What does the underlined word “It”in Paragraph 4 refer to（指的是）?
4. 将最后一段中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
7 . Can you swim? No? Well. How can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It's the same with the English study. You must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. You can listen to English programs on the radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn't matter. Just be relaxed, and try to catch every word. Somebody may be a good listener. but he dare not speak. He's afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don't be afraid. You must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone as long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you'll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First, you must choose the books you're interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep an English diary. You can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don't be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, just do more practice from now on. I'm sure you'll learn English well in this way.
1. You can learn to swim by _______.| A．reading books about it | B．looking at others swimming |
| C．having lessons on it | D．going into thewater and learning |
| A．listening and speaking | B．reading and writing |
| C．both A and B | D．swimming |
| A．Don't make mistakes. | B．Study hard. |
| C．Try not to speak English. | D．Don't be afraid. |
| A．Listening. | B．Speaking. |
| C．Reading and writing. | D．Learning. |
| A．by going abroad | B．on the radio |
| C．every minute | D．now and then |
A woman wrote to us saying she was doing a workshop for children to help them develop self-confidence and asked if we could help her. Klassy Evans, editor of Self-Help Stuff That Works, gave this answer:
I have dealt with many children and what I know about self-confidence is: You can't give them self-confidence.
What you can do is to give them chances to do things well and in doing things well, they become confident of themselves. I've seen many teachers try to say really nice, encouraging things to kids trying to make them feel good about themselves, but it backfires（事与愿违）.
It is interesting to know how the word confidence comes. Confidence is from Latin, meaning to trust fully. Children must learn to trust themselves to trust their own abilities and I don’t know any way to do that but in the doing of things. Children need to be coached on how to attempt things and how to overcome difficulties and to get up again when they fail. And they will learn from that failure and go on. It's back to hard work and learning from failures.
If I was doing a workshop for kids, and I’ve done a few workshops in my life, though they’ve been for high-school kids, I'd help them learn how to achieve. When they know how to achieve and get up again after the setback（挫折）, then self-confidence is the result.
1. We should ________ to make a person more self-confident according to Klassy.| A．give them self- confidence |
| B．give them chances to do things well |
| C．encourage them to make them feel good about themselves |
| D．give them money |
| A．Latin | B．English | C．German | D．French |
| A．They need to be coached on how to attempt things. |
| B．They should learn from failures and go on. |
| C．They should be afraid of failures. |
| D．They should ask others for help. |
| A．Klassy agrees to give children self-confidence. |
| B．It is wrong to encourage children to do anything. |
| C．It is difficult for children to be more self-confident. |
| D．Klassy hopes to help children learn how to achieve. |
| A．Encourage children to own more self-confidence. |
| B．Self-confidence is difficult. |
| C．How to make children self-confident. |
| D．How does the word confidence come? |
9 . Welcome to our new school, No.3 Middle School. It is very big and beautiful. There are 30 classes,100 teachers and 1,200 students in the school.
In the middle of the school, there is a classroom building. There are some big classrooms in the building. The students have classes in the classrooms. There are some small rooms too. They are offices for the teachers to work.
On the left of the classroom building, there is a library. The teachers and students like to read books in it.
The big playground is behind the classroom building. After class, students can play in it.
Next to the library is a dining hall. The food of the dining hall is very delicious and all of us like it.
1. What's No.3 Middle School like?| A．It's old. | B．It's big. | C．It's small. | D．It's hot. |
| A．100. | B．1,200. | C．1,300. | D．1,330. |
| A．It's on the left of the classroom building. |
| B．It's on the right of the classroom building. |
| C．It's behind the classroom building. |
| D．It's in the middle of the school. |
| A．简单的 | B．困难的 | C．好吃的 | D．难吃的 |
| A．There are some big classrooms in the classroom building. |
| B．There is a big playground in the school. |
| C．The playground is behind the classroom building. |
| D．The writer likes the science lab best. |
10 . The best way to pass exams is to work hard every day.You may not pass an exam if you work hard only a few days before the exam.
If you are getting ready for an English exam，try to revise the words first. You can read the words more and practice more. If you are getting ready for a maths test，do more exercises.
Before you start the exam，read the questions carefully. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you finish your exam，read your answers once more，correct the mistakes (错误) if there are any and make sure that you don’t miss anything out.
1. The best way to pass exams is ________.| A．to work hard every day |
| B．to read stories in English |
| C．to read the questions carefully |
| D．to read your answers loudly |
| A．correct the mistakes |
| B．try to revise the words |
| C．do more exercises |
| D．read the questions carefully |
| A．to read English words |
| B．to work hard every day |
| C．to speak English as much as possible (尽可能) |
| D．to work hard only a few days before the exam |
| A．read your answers |
| B．correct the mistakes |
| C．write the meaning of each question |
| D．read the questions carefully |
| A．work hard every day |
| B．read the questions carefully |
| C．do more exercises |
| D．All of the above |
