1 . Would you like to leave your work or study behind to have a wonderful holiday?
Nothing makes a holiday more exciting than deciding to pack（打包）a bag, bring your camera and set off with your friends. No matter where you are going, here are some tips to help you plan a great holiday trip.
Tip 1: Start planning early. You’d better have a careful preparation before setting out. Many people go travelling during holidays, so you need to design a route（路线）for your trip. And then book hotels and air tickets beforehand（提前）. It will help you enjoy your holiday.
Tip 2: Make a budget（预算）. Travelling during the holiday is always more expensive than travelling at normal（平常的）times of the year. Students and teachers often go travelling in summer. So the prices for hotels and tickets are always the highest during the whole year.
Tip 3: Get enough information. You need to know something important about the place you will visit before you go. For example, you need to know its famous sights, the tasty snacks, even the local customs(习俗）you have to follow.
1. The passage tells us how to have a wonderful holiday, doesn’t it?2. How many tips can we see in this passage?
3. How does the writer think of booking hotel and air tickets beforehand?
4. When do students and teachers often go traveling?
5. What do you need to know about the place you will visit before you go?
6. Please give one more tip to help plan a holiday.
Stand up and make a whole room laugh
If you go to a club and pay (付钱) to hear someone tell funny stories, it’s called “stand-up”.
Stand-up comedy (单口喜剧) started in Britain and the US more than 150 years ago. Men, women and even children performed (表演) in front of people. The famous actor Charlie Chaplin started to do this at the age of 5.
When radio and cinema became more popular (受欢迎的), stand-up clubs closed. But in Britain, some performers became famous on TV. One Christmas, half the population (人口) of the UK – about 28 million (百万) people – watched a stand-up comedy show.
Today there are stand-up clubs around the world. So why is it still (仍然) so popular? Perhaps it’s because it is simple and fun. All you need is one person to stand up and make the whole room laugh.
Did you know?
In Chinese, many stand-up comedy shows such as 80’s Talk Show (《今晚80后脱口秀》) and Rock & Roast (《脱口秀大会》) are called tuokouxiu, or “talk show”. But Western talk shows are a bit different, in fact. On talk shows, there is a host (主持人). The host will have guests to interview (采访). Stand-up comedy is more like crosstalk (相声) in China.
1. Where did stand-up comedy start?2. When did Chaplin start doing stand-up comedy?
3. Paragraph 3 shows that some people started to do stand-up comedy ________.
| A．on the radio | B．in clubs | C．on TV | D．at Christmas parties |
5. Would you like to do stand-up? Why or why not?
3 . Goodbye in the wild
Humans have many ways to say “hi” and “bye”. It’s a way to be polite. But did you know that apes (大猩猩) also do this?
According to a new study, we have found this kind of behavior (行为) in animals for the first time. Many animals greet each other, but they don’t say “goodbye” like apes do.
Scientists studied over 1,200 apes. Of course, they don’t say “What’s up?” like we do. They use body language.
For example, they will touch each other or hold hands. They might also butt(顶) heads or just look at each other. They do these things both before and after they spend time together. These greetings will be shorter if the apes already know each other. Humans do this too.
Scientists say that the common ancestors (共同祖先) of apes and humans might have done this as well. Then they passed down the habit to both of us.
Our ape cousins
Apes can do many things just like us. Here’s a list of some of their “human” behaviors.
Make tools (工具) to help them finish tasks
Eat junk food (垃圾食品) when they’re unhappy
Recognize (识别) faces
Beg for food
Laugh out loud
1. What does the new study show?| A．Apes say “hi” and “bye” like humans. | B．Animals don’t greet each other. |
| C．Animal behavior is hard to study. | D．Apes enjoy saying “goodbye“ to other animals. |
| A．tell us how to study apes | B．show how apes do exercise |
| C．show how apes greet each other | D．tell us what body language is |
| A．Because they don’t like each other. | B．Because they already know each other. |
| C．Because they are lazy sometimes. | D．Because they want to save time. |
| A．经过 | B．坚持 | C．养成 | D．传递 |
| A．Apes like to make friends with humans. | B．Greetings are important to animals. |
| C．Apes have different ways to say “hi”. | D．Humans learned to greet each other from apes. |
4 . It’s very important for young people to go to a good school, then go to a good university, and find a good job. So study is very important in Japan!
Young people get up at about six o’clock. They have breakfast with their family, and then go to school. Schools in Japan start at seven o’clock. After five hours of lessons in the morning, it’s time for lunch. Most people have lunch at school. Then there are more lessons until 6:00 p.m., but that’s not the end! Many young Japanese go to the reading rooms and study from about 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Then they go home in a minibus. Most students don’t go to bed before twelve o’clock, and then the next day, after just five or six hours of sleep. It’s time to get up again!
1. When do young people get up in Japan?| A．At five o’clock. | B．At half past five. |
| C．At six o’clock. | D．At half past six. |
| A．about five hours | B．about eight hours |
| C．about nine hours | D．over nine hours |
| A．in the reading room | B．at home |
| C．in their classroom | D．on the computers |
| A．On foot. | B．By minibus. |
| C．By bike. | D．By underground. |
| A．they want to find a good job |
| B．they like to study |
| C．they can’t go to a good school |
| D．they like their teachers very much |
5 . Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return. That is why we mustn’t waste time.
It goes without saying that time is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who don’t know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing cards. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own life.
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow.
Remember: We have no time to lose.
1. Which is even more important, time or money?2. Why mustn’t we waste time?
3. What do the people who don’t know the importance of time do?
4. Should we save time?
5. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow, should we?
6. What do you usually do in your free time? (No more than 20 words)
6 . My school has a big library. It’s on the first floor of the school building. There are thousands of books in it. It has books of all subjects. It has a lot of storybooks and newspaper, too. Our classrooms are on the second to fifth floor.
In the library, there are many tables and chairs. It looks very clean. And books are kept in good orders (有秩序放好). It’s easy for students to find the books.
Students of all classes and all the teachers can visit the library. We all have library cards. Before going into the library, we must show our cards. So we have to take it every day. We can take one book at a time from the school library. We must return the book in seven days.
Our library teacher is a nice woman. She is friendly to all students. She always helps us find books. Sometimes we will ask her something about books. She is always happy to talk with us.
I love to visit my school library. It’s a good place to read and study.
1. What does the school library have?
①Storybooks
②Math books
③Newspapers
④Picture books
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．Only school teachers. |
| B．The students in Grade 9. |
| C．The students and the teachers with cards. |
| D．Only students with money. |
| A．We can take three books at a time. |
| B．We can keep a book for seven days. |
| C．It’s hard to borrow books from the library. |
| D．The library teacher never helps us. |
| A．My Library Teacher | B．The Rules in the Library |
| C．How to Get into the Library | D．My School Library |
7 . The city of music
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It’s the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.
Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only thirty-five. Like Johann Strauss, father and son he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.
1. Where is Vienna?| A．In Africa. | B．In Austria. | C．In America. | D．In Australia. |
| A．Blues music. | B．Rock music. | C．Country music. | D．Classical music. |
| A．Mozart. | B．Beethoven. | C．Johann Strauss the elder. | D．Johann Strauss the younger. |
| A．In 1756. | B．In 1762. | C．In 1791. | D．In 1867. |
| A．Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Thames. |
| B．The father, Johann Strauss the younger, wrote and played music for traditional dances. |
| C．Johann Strauss the younger wrote more than 150 waltzes. |
| D．Mozart became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 53. |
8 . Do you like watching TV or playing games? How many hours do you use your phone a day? We call the time we spend on TV, computers and phones “screen (屏幕) time”.
In a study (研究), scientists (科学家) ask 577, 000 children how much time they spend on screens, schoolwork and sports every day. They find about 68% of them spend more than 2 hours on screens.
Two hours of screen time a day is bad for children’s health. The study shows harm (伤害) starts after 75 minutes of screen time for girls and 105 minutes for boys. Why is that? “Just because ▲ . In our study, 24% of boys spend an hour a day doing sports, but only 14% of girls do that,” Dr. Khan says.
So it is important for students to do sports and balance (平衡) their screen time. Tom has a “three-time system(系统) for his son Patrick—a “go time” for schoolwork, a “slow time” to play games or talk with friends on the Internet and a “green time” for sports. “We need to get children out and move. They can walk, ride a bike and play football,” he says.
1. From the passage, we know 68% of the 577, 000 children spend ___________ on screens.| A．more than 2 hours | B．an hour | C．75 minutes | D．105 minutes |
| A．girls can do sports well | B．boys do not like sports |
| C．boys take more exercise | D．girls do more schoolwork |
| A．actors | B．students | C．doctors | D．workers |
| A．girls shouldn’t spend time on screens |
| B．two hours of screen time is good for boys |
| C．it is important for students to do their schoolwork |
| D．children should do sports to balance their screen time |
9 . Do you know whose job is to stop food from going from one country to another? B-E-A-G-L-E-S (米格鲁猎犬)! Do you know why? Because these dogs love food. They are perfect for the job.
Beagles work at airports in a lot of countries, for example Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Their job is to sniff out food. These dogs have special noses. They can even smell food in bags or boxes. When a dog finds a bag with food inside, it sits in front of the bag. If the dog finds the food, the workers will give them something good to eat.
These dogs don’t live in a house because the food in houses distracts (干扰) them. Their noses are very important. Living away from people helps to protect their noses.
These working dogs should not be afraid (害怕的) of large groups of people or other dogs. They should not be afraid of loud noises. They should feel well when travelling in a car.
Next time when you’re at an airport and see police dogs, don’t play with them. They are busy. They’re working to keep us safe.
1. What’s beagles’s job?| A．To find out the bad men. | B．To give food to people. |
| C．To protect children at the airport. | D．To stop food from going from one country to another. |
| A．嗅出 | B．看出 | C．指出 | D．哼出 |
| A．on the bag | B．in front of the bag | C．behind the bag | D．beside the bag |
| A．enjoy playing with other dogs | B．be afraid of loud noises |
| C．like travelling in a car | D．be afraid of groups of people |
Many people take trains for their trips in China, because the train is fast and cheap. But there are many problems when people take trains. It’s not easy to take trains when it is a festival. Lots of people hope someone can solve（解决）the problems.
Then, the CRH（和谐号列车）trains come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin began to run in August.
In 2008, CRH1 and CRH2 can go up to 200 km/h, and CRH3 can run 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking a traditional （传统的） train, but cheaper than taking a plane. Some people think the CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train.
China starts to make a CRH train, 350 kilometers an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time than taking the traditional trains.
Can CRH trains solve the problems? “Of course not. There’s till a long way to go.” about 80% of the people answer like this.
1. What's the problem when people take trains in China?| A．It’s too slow. | B．It’s fast and expensive. |
| C．It’s more expensive to take trains than planes. | D．It’s not always easy to take trains when it is a festival. |
| A．200km/h. | B．300km/h. | C．350km/h. | D．100km/h. |
| A．浪费 | B．节省 | C．积损 | D．挽救 |
| A．The CRH trains are expensive but they are fast. |
| B．People don’t like the workers on the CRH trains. |
| C．The CRH trains are cheaper than traditional trains. |
| D．CRH3 train runs slower than CRHI and CRH2. |
| A．People will not take the CRH trains. |
| B．It’s easy for Chinese to take trains at any time. |
| C．We need a long time to solve the problems of taking trains. |
| D．We can solve 80% of the problems of taking trains. |
