1 . John is my best friend. We live in the same building. We study in the same school but not in the same class. We often chat and play football together after school. I first met him four years ago and we have been good friends for two years.
John is tall and strong with black hair. He has a round face, a small nose and big, brown eyes. I like his eyes because they are always bright and smiling. I think he is handsome. Many people want to be his friends.
John is always friendly and helpful. When I feel bored or unhappy, he tells me funny jokes and makes me happy.
John is very clever. He reads a lot of books. He is good at singing. He would like to make people happy with his songs when he grows up. I believe that he will become as popular as Jackie Chan and be famous around the world in the future.
1. The writer and John are .| A．classmates | B．friends | C．brothers | D．sisters |
| A．He is friendly and helpful. | B．He is tall and strong. |
| C．He tells me funny jokes. | D．He is very clever. |
| A．To play football. | B．To make people happy with his songs. |
| C．To read a lot of books. | D．To become Jackie Chan. |
| A．John’s interests. | B．My friend Jackie Chan. |
| C．A Chinese student. | D．My friend John. |
2 . I’m Wang Dan. I’m a student in No. 1 Middle School in Shanghai. I’m in Class Three, Grade Eight. Emma is my English teacher. She is 38. She is a good teacher. She is nice to us at school. Everyone in my class likes her.
Emma’s husband(丈夫) is Steven Brown. They have a son, Mike, and two daughters, Mona and Winnie. Mona is their first daughter. Steven is a teacher, too. But he is not in my school. He is four years older than(比……大) Emma. Mike and I are classmates. He likes to play basketball. He has six basketballs. But he lost one in Classroom 6C. If you find it, please e-mail Mike at mike@126.com. Mona is in No. 5 Middle School. She likes to play baseball. She has five baseballs. They are from her good friend, Jimmy. Winnie is in my school, too. She is a nice girl. She always helps her friends.
1. Mike is in ___________.| A．Class Three, Grade Seven | B．Class Three, Grade Eight |
| C．Class Eight, Grade Three | D．Class Eight, Grade Nine |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Wang Dan and Mike are good friends. |
| B．Steven is 42 years old. |
| C．Jimmy is in No. 1 Middle School. |
| D．Mike has five baseballs now. |
| A．Wang Dan’s family | B．Wang Dan’s classmates |
| C．Emma’s family | D．Emma’s students |
3 . Recently, there is a famous film on show, its name is "Spirited Away"(千与千寻) which is my favorite film. The director of this movie is Gong Qijun, who is one of the greatest directors in the world. This movie got the highest box office(票房) in Japan instead of "Titanic". And it is popular in China, too.
This story talks about a ten-year-old girl named Chihiro(千寻), who happens to go into a magical world and her parents become two pigs because of greed(贪婪), they eat a lot of food that belong to others, so she has to find a way to get away and save her parents. Luckily, a boy named Bailong helps her.
The only way to survive (存活) is to get work in the bath house in the city. But Tang popo who runs the bath house is a bad person. She wants to make Chihiro forget her name, and work here forever. Bailong tells her to hold her own principles (信念). In order to save her parents and leave there, Chihiro tries her best to fight with Tang popo and remember her name. With many people's help, she succeeds in saving her parents. Finally, she leaves there and becomes brave and strong.
The film is full of love among families and friends, and it can let us find beauty in life. No matter what happened to us, never lose ourselves!
1. The director of the film is_____.| A．Bailong | B．Tang popo | C．Gong Qijun | D．Chihiro |
① is brave and strong ② gets on well with(与..相处得好) Tang Popo
③ loves her parents and friends ④ forgets her name
| A．①④ | B．②③ | C．①③ | D．③④ |
| A．Chihiro fails to get work in the bath house. |
| B．Chihiro is so afraid that she can’t do anything. |
| C．Chihiro succeeds in saving her parents by herself. |
| D．Chihiro does her best to hold her principles and she succeeds at last. |
| A．We should trust our friends, not our parents. |
| B．We should remember our names forever. |
| C．Don’t lose ourselves no matter what happened. |
| D．We shouldn’t eat others’ food. |
4 . Do you like chocolate?Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise.See how happy that person gets.
Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people's choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval （椭圆形的） one? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square chocolate shows something else. The person is honest and true. You can believe in him or her.
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks towards the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to decide things. Some people like chocolate with nuts (果仁). These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn't really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it just because they like it.
1. What does it show if a person pick a round shape of chocolate? ______| A．He likes singing, dancing and drinking. | B．He likes to do something for others. |
| C．He is good at making things. | D．You can trust him. |
| A．Why people like chocolate. |
| B．Almost everyone likes chocolate. |
| C．About different kinds of chocolate. |
| D．Different choices may show different people. |
| A．We should believe all the information about chocolate. |
| B．Don't believe the information about candy. |
| C．Candy can tell something about a person. |
| D．It's unimportant for eaters of chocolate to believe the ideas or not. |
How are you? I will have a short holiday next week and have decided to visit Shanghai for a second time. I have booked a room in the Peace Hotel. I hear it is on the Bund(外滩) and has a good view of the famous Huangpu River. I will arrive on the night of March 27 and leave early on March 29. I would like to visit some of the most famous places, such as Nanjing Road and Yu Garden in Chenghuangmiao.
Can you give me some suggestions for my visit to Shanghai? I will have only one day to look around Shanghai. I will be happy if you can make a tour plan for me. Please say hello to Lu Mei. I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Sandy
1. Who will visit Shanghai next week?| A．Li Fei. | B．Lu Mei. | C．Sandy. | D．I don’t know. |
| A．On Nanjing Road. | B．In Yu Garden. |
| C．In the Peace Hotel. | D．On Huangpu River |
| A．On March 27. | B．On March 28. |
| C．On March 29. | D．On March 26 |
| A．ask for a tour plan | B．ask for a meeting |
| C．Say bye to Lu Mei | D．send wishes to Li Fei’s parents |
| A．On March 27. | B．On March 28. | C．On March 29. | D．On March 26 |
6 . “I want to know how to speak English well. What can I do?” Bill asks this question like many students do. I ask him, “How do you learn English?” He answers, “Only in the English lessons.”
The first thing I will say is, “That is not enough!”
If you want to speak English well, you have to practice. Speak to friends, classmates, people online or in stores. Speaking is the best way to learn a language.
In my lessons I usually ask my students how they feel about speaking English, and they often say “nervous(紧张),” “scared（害怕）,” or some words like these. The second advice I can give is to relax. Don’t worry about making mistakes. If you can’t think of the right word to use, don’t worry about it, just say what you want to say.
Speaking English well isn’t just about practicing your speaking. It is also important to listen to English. Listen to the English programs.
1. How does Bill learn English?| A．He learns English by himself. | B．He learns English with people online. |
| C．He learns English at home. | D．He learns English only in English lessons. |
| A．Listening. | B．Writing. | C．Speaking. | D．Reading. |
| A．Because they don’t like English. | B．Because they are too shy . |
| C．Because they are students. | D．Because they worry about making mistakes. |
| A．Speaking English as often as you can. | B．Relaxing yourself when you learn English. |
| C．Listening to English as much as you can. | D．Living in England for some time. |
| A．The writer is an Englishman. | B．The writer knows nothing about English. |
| C．The writer is an English teacher. | D．The writer is Bill’s father. |
7 . Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest experts in anything. They continue to lean and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to. What is a lifelong learner like? Here are some of their main characteristics (特征).
● They are knowledge seekers. They are always searching for much information on a topic they’re interested in and looking for new experience or opportunities (机会) to improve their knowledge or skills.
● They are social and self-directed learners. They like taking different courses and taking part in discussions around subjects they are interested in. ________ They also know their own learning styles, and their strengths and weaknesses. They can plan and organize their own learning.
● They are critical (批判性的) thinkers. They always use a lot of ways to analyze (分析) and synthesize (合成) information. From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand.
● They are problem solvers. They will meet different problems while learning. However, they usually regard problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them.
1. What does the underlined “knowledge seekers” mean?| A．Persons who are testing knowledge. | B．Persons who are teaching knowledge. |
| C．Persons whose jobs are inventing knowledge. | D．Persons who are looking for knowledge. |
| A．They invite each other to parties. | B．They learn both from and with others. |
| C．They learn from plants and animals. | D．They don’t like learning on society. |
| A．You ask others for help when you can’t correct your own mistakes. |
| B．You believe in the information you get and use it in your study. |
| C．You correct mistakes someone makes as soon as you find them. |
| D．You always use a lot of ways to analyze and synthesize information. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．To introduce some of the main characteristics lifelong learners have. |
| B．To explain the relationship between common people and lifelong learners. |
| C．To suggest lifelong learners become experts. |
| D．To describe the height, clothes and hairstyle of a lifelong learner. |
8 . There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was a businessman. Both of them had planted many plants in their gardens. The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn’t pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often.
The retired teacher’s plants were small, but still looked okay, while the businessman’s plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there came a storm with a heavy rain and strong wind. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens. The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the earth and were totally out of life. But the retired teacher’s plants nicely stood where they were.
The businessman was surprised. He went to consult (咨询) the retired teacher. “We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?”
The retired teacher smiled and said, “Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so they had to grow deeper to absorb (吸收) more water. That is why my plants survived.”
1. What did the retired teacher do with his plants?| A．He often watered his plants. | B．He paid little attention to his plant. |
| C．He was careful with his plants. | D．He never watered his plants. |
| A．They looked better than the teacher’s. | B．They grew shorter and thinner. |
| C．They looked worse than the teacher’s. | D．They looked the same as the teacher’s. |
| A．生长 | B．枯萎 | C．存活 | D．茂盛 |
| A．The neighbors had different jobs. |
| B．The businessman looked after his plants worse than the teacher. |
| C．The teacher’s plants were still good after a storm. |
| D．The businessman was surprised to find his plants dead after the storm. |
| A．A businessman and his plants | B．A retired teacher and his plants |
| C．Different treat, the same result | D．Different treat, different results |
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10 . What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown away as the rubbish.
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(产品). Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.
In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级).
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers. The computers then go to schools, charities(慈善团体) and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too.
1. What do many people do with old computers?| A．They repair them. | B．They sell them. |
| C．They send them to others. | D．They stop using them. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．recycle most of their products |
| B．collect all their used products |
| C．repair and upgrade old computers |
| D．make more cheaper computers |
| A．Help the computer companies to collect them. |
| B．Repair and send them to those who need them. |
| C．Help people to learn to use them. |
| D．Turn rubbish into useful things. |
| A．Repairing old computers. |
| B．Encouraging to make cheap computers. |
| C．Recycling old computers. |
| D．Helping those who need computers. |
