1 . 阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

The students’ life today can be very stressful (紧张的). They are under pressure (压力) every day. They need a (1)breakfrom it. Parents should ask children to do something else. But not let them relax in front of the TV. A hobby is the perfect answer.

There are many different kinds of hobbies. Chess is a good example. It is a very enjoyable game and it also helps children develop their thinking skills.

Collecting something is also a good hobby for children. A child can collect almost anything:

key rings, stamps, postcards, old coins, etc. Many of these collecting can be both interesting and fun. They teach children a lot and broaden (开阔)their knowledge. For example, gardening (园艺) is a useful hobby because it is a physical activity and it also teaches children about nature.

(2)　　1　　. Children may become experts in something if they really love their hobbies. Children will also learn to become more organized and make places, for example in collecting something. Hobbies will also teach children a lot about responsibility(责任).

1. 用一个适当的词替换（1）处划线的词。
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2. 在短文中找出可以替换下面所给句子的一句话。
It is a good hobby for children to collect something.
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3. How many kinds of hobbies can you find in this passage?
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4. 在下面句子的横线上填上恰当的词，改写原文中的句子。
Gardening a useful hobby. Because it is_________a physical activity__________it teaches children about nature.
5. 将文中划线部分（2）的英语句子译成汉语。______________________________________

2 . Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.

What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing. Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.

Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(伤口)，some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.

1. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．If things are very small，they are germs.	B．If things can't be seen，they must be germs.
C．Germs are only in dirty water.	D．Germs are everywhere around us.

2. What is a microscope used for?

A．Making very small things look much bigger.	B．Making very big things look much smaller.
C．Helping you read some newspapers.	D．Helping you if you can't see things clearly.

3. Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?

A．You haven't looked at it carefully.	B．Water can't be drunk in this way.
C．There must be lots of germs in it.	D．Water will make you ill.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Germs can be found both in water and in the air.

B．Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.

C．If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body.

D．If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it.

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Germs may make us ill.	B．Germs are in dirty water.
C．Don't drink dirty water.	D．Take care of your fingers.

3 . Do you like to sit in front of the computer and play computer games hour after hour? Have you ever thought of what that may be doing to your health? More and more children are becoming overweight(肥胖的) and growing less creative because they spend too much time in front of the computer according to a survey.
Last week Child Protective Services(儿童保护组织)in America organized an activity. The aim of the activity was to encourage children to do some outdoor activities instead of playing computer games at home. Many American children spend about 1,000 hours a year playing computer games — more time than they spend in school. As a result, they are overweight. Some of them have very poor eyesight, and they can’t see clearly.
Everyone should pay attention to his health and try to keep healthy. The doctor says that the longer children play computer games, the more overweight they may become. And the junk food children eat while they’re playing computer games makes the weight problem more serious.
To keep fit, children need to take exercise regularly, play outside with friends, and explore the world around them. Can you spend two weeks without playing computer games? It might be difficult for computer lovers, but why not have a try?
1. Children may become______ if they play computer games all day.

A．much younger

B．much lighter

C．less creative

D．less careful

2. American children may spend______ hours in school a year according to the passage.

A．less than 1,000

B．more than 1,200

C．about 1,500

D．about 2,000

3. The underlined word “eyesight” means “______” in Chinese.

A．凝聚力

B．想象力

C．记忆力

D．视力

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Playing computer games has caused some health problems.

B．Playing computer games can make children cleverer and more creative.

C．Child Protective Services in America organized an activity for parents.

D．Child Protective Services asked children to study at home and not to play outdoors.

4 . Everyone may feel it difficult to ______a new culture. However, you needn’t change everything about yourself, because all of your experiences are part of you and make you special. The following tips may help you live in a new culture more easily.
Teach people your culture. You’re the one who meets the new culture, but it doesn’t mean ______________________. Take the opportunity to teach new friends your culture. They may know little about it. Invite them for traditional dishes from your culture, or show them how you celebrate your holidays.
Find a support group. Find people in your neighborhood who recently moved here. You can share experiences, cheer each other up when things get difficult, and introduce each other to the new friends you’ve made.
Keep in touch with home. You probably left behind your good friends and family when you move. If it’s a long time, keep in touch with them. Write letters, send emails, and make phone calls so that you can learn about the things happening there, and talk about your new experiences. Keep pictures around to remind you of home.
Remember: the key to getting over your culture shock(文化冲击)is to understand the new culture and find a way to live comfortably within it____ keeping your culture in your heart.
It’s important to be yourself. Do not change too fast or too many things at once. You should have your own style. So, maintain(保持)what’s important to you and find a good combination between old and new cultures, and you’ll be fine.
1. The underlined phrase “fit in with”means “           ” in Chinese.

A．改变

B．研究

C．适应

D．产生

2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means          .

A．you should meet a new culture

B．you should keep the new culture far away

C．you should teach your culture to others

D．you should learn and follow the new culture

3. Which of the following words can fill in the blank of paragraph 5?

A．what

B．why

C．while

D．whether

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．People should teach their new friends their culture.

B．People should try to make some friends in a new place.

C．people should keep in touch with home after they leave.

D．People should give up their old culture in a new place.

5 . Good writing starts with good ideas. If you write about things that you care about, you will write better. If you write about things that you don’t care about, you’ll be bored and your paper will not have many good ideas.

Once you have a good idea, the next step is organization. Think through your paper before you start. Write an outline. You need to know what your main points are before you start your first paragraph (段落). Use 2-4 main points, one paragraph each.

In your central paragraphs, be concise (简短的) and specific （具体的）. Give examples with details（细节）, not just general ideas. If you can say the same thing with fewer words, do it! Don’t use big words.

When you finish writing, look at your outline again. Did you really follow it or did it change as you wrote? Many times you find different ideas as you write. Look at your central paragraphs. What are their main ideas now? Are these ideas in the introduction? I often write the introduction again to fit the paper after I finish writing.

1. What is the 1st step for a good writing?

A．Think through your paper before you start.

B．Write a good 1st paragraph.

C．Have a good idea.

D．Look for many examples.

2. What is the 2nd step?

A．Have a good idea.	B．Write an outline.
C．Write the 1st paragraph.	D．Give examples with details.

3. What does the word “outline” mean in the 2nd paragraph?

A．提纲

B．外形

C．中心

D．总结

4. What should you do in the central paragraph?

A．Don’t use big words.

B．Give examples with details.

C．Say the same thing with fewer words.

D．A, B and C.

5. What should you do after finishing writing?

A．Look at your outline again.

B．Check the mistakes.

C．Look at your central paragraph again.

D．Both A and C.

6 . Today, not all people over 70 think they are old. People stay younger for longer. Here are three women who are over 70 and are still strong. What do they do, and how long have they done it?

79-year-old Omara from Cuba(古巴) is one of the most popular jazz singers in the world. She has been singing and dancing in clubs for 60 years. Her latest CD, Gracias, came out in 2009 and is enjoyed by people of different ages.

Dodo was born on September 1, 1919. She has been an outstanding American tennis player for more than 70 years, from a young girl into her 90s. Now she plays in the matches for people over 75 and has won over 320 medals.

American lady Carmen, who was born in 1931, has been a model since she was 13. Her job started when a photographer saw her on a bus and asked to take her photo. Today she still shows up on world-class fashion shows, shining brightly together with young girls who are in their 20s.

1. Omara, Dodo and Carmen are all_________.

A．from America	B．young and famous
C．old but still working	D．working with young girls

2. Omara has been singing and dancing in clubs for_________ years.

A．60

B．70

C．75

D．90

3. Dodo has won over 320 medals in_________.

A．singing contests	B．photo contests
C．dancing contests	D．tennis matches

4. Carmen became a_________ at the age of 13.

A．singer

B．model

C．tennis player

D．photographer

5. What does the reading above tell us?

A．These days young people are not as hard-working as the old.

B．Women in Western countries are not supposed to retire early.

C．Many people stay younger for longer because they keep on working.

D．The three ladies are still working because they want to make more money.

7 . Millions years ago much of our earth was covered with blocks (块) of ice. These ice blocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities. Most of the ice was in the northern (北方的)part of the world.
Then the ice blocks started to move south. Cold and rain came with the ice. Animals and people had to move.
At last, the ice began to melt (融化). After half a million years, most of it had melted. More than half of the earth became covered with water. The climate became much warmer. Things began to grow. The earth began to look the way it looks today.
1. Millions of years ago our earth was very _________________.

A．warm

B．hot

C．cool

D．cold

2. What did animals and people try to do when the ice blocks moved south?

A．they tried to stop them moving.	B．They tried to melt them.
C．They tried to stay ahead of them.	D．They tried to move behind them.

3. The melting ice maybe helped to form _____________.

A．mountains and valleys	B．the sun, the moon and the earth
C．cities and countries	D．seas, lakes and rivers

4. The underlined word “climate” means _______________.

A．the freezing ice	B．the weather of the year
C．the moving of the ice blocks	D．a plant or an animal

5. Which of these things maybe happened because the Ice Age ended?
a. Forests grew                                   b. Food became harder to find
c. Fishing became easier                       d. The temperature dropped.

A．a; b

B．b; d

C．c; d

D．a; c

8 . Americans are very direct people. When they want something they say “yes” and when they don’t they say “no”. If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it. Here’s an example. I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine. Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No, thanks.” If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks. But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some.” If I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you.” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it.
1. If Americans want something, they would say “_______”.

A．Yes, thank you.,

B．No, thanks.,

C．No, I’m sorry.,

D．Yes, why not ?

2. When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “_______”.

A．No, I don’t.,

B．No, thanks.,

C．Yes, thank you.,

D．No, I’m sorry.

3. In this passage, “westerners” means_______ .

A．the people who live in the west of their country

B．the visitors who go to the Western countries

C．the people who live in the Western countries

D．the people who know the customs of the West

4. The Chinese people might      if you don’t want something given.

A．be glad,	B．say “thank you”
C．get angry,	D．ask you again to take it

5. From this passage we know that__.

A．the Chinese people are direct,	B．the Chinese customs are better
C．the westerners are more polite,	D．different countries have different customs

9 . Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.

The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.

“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”

Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They likethemvery much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.

1. Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?

A．In the UK.	B．In Finland.
C．In Australia.	D．In the USA.

2. Angry Birds is _______.

A．an online game	B．an online movie
C．a talk show on TV	D．a game show on TV

3. Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.

A．boring

B．easy

C．interesting

D．difficult

4. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）______.

A．the characters	B．the screens
C．the interesting games	D．the interesting places

5. From the passage, we can know_______.

A．Angry Birds is only popular with young people

B．Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company

C．there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks

D．Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015

10 . My friend Alice visited my city last week . She arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning .She is from Australia. I showed her around the city.

　　We visited the Clock Tower first. The Clock Tower was very tall. We took some photos there. Then we went to the City Museum. After that, we saw a good movie.
　　The next day, we visited the Ladies’ Street(女人街). There were a lot of clothes shops. The clothes were cheap and beautiful. Alice bought some clothes for her parents and friends. Then we went to the Seafood(海鲜) Street. We bought some seafood. We also had seafood in a restaurant. Both of us enjoyed the meal. Then we went to a concert(音乐会) in the evening. The music was fantastic!
　　On the third day, the weather was very hot, so we decided to visit Hong Kong Wetland Park . We saw many kinds of plants and animals in it.they were very interesting.
　 Alice went back to Australia on Friday evening. She enjoyed the trip. She invited(邀请) me to visit Australia next summer.
根据短文内容，回答问题：
1. Where did Alice come from ?
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2. How long did Alice stay in Hong Kong ?
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3. What did Alice buy on the Ladies’ Street ?
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4. How was the weather on the third day ?
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5. What did they see in Hong Kong Wetland Park ?
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