1 . Kitty is reading today’s newspaper.

_Garden City Daily                   Monday, 18, March, 20XX                        Air Quality(质量) and Health             By Albert Cheng      Every day, the weather reports show us the air pollution index(指数). It is a number. It tells us how dirty the air is. The index was 98 on Monday and it went up to 108 yesterday. Last weekend, the index climbed between 115 and 118.      “We breathe in bad air every minute,” said   Mr. Wang，head of Green World. Breathing in dirty air is bad for us. The dirty air can make people sick. It can also make people have lung and heart problems.      “It’s dangerous and we have to stop making the air dirty,” Mr. Wang said. The smoke from cars, factories all give out dirty things. The rain and the wind carry these around and so people breathe in bad air everywhere. The best way to make the air cleaner is to stop using things that give out dirty smoke.

1. What was yesterday’s air pollution index?

A．98

B．108

C．115

D．118

2. What kind of problem will dirty air make?

A．A headache.

B．A sore throat

C．A fever

D．A lung and heart problem

3. What is Albert Cheng’s job?

A．a reporter

B．a writer

C．a weatherman

D．head of Greed World

4. What does the underline word “these” mean?

A．the rain and wind	B．dirty things
C．the smoke from cars	D．the smoke from factories

5. According to the article, which sentence is TRUE?

A．Many people in Garden City have got lung and heart problems.

B．Air pollution in Garden City is getting better and better these days.

C．Mr. Wang is the writer of the news article.

D．The weather reports show people the air pollution index every day.

6. What’s the main idea of the news article?

A．People are easy to be sick.

B．People should breathe clean air.

C．People should improve air quality in daily life.

D．People should stop driving their cars every day.

2 . Everyone likes talking about weather. When people meet, they usually say something like “Isn’t it a nice day?” or “Do you think it will rain?”

Different people often want different weather. When a farmer needs water, he hopes it will rain. When people want to take a trip, they hope it will be sunny soon.

How will be the weather? Many people think they can tell (判断) it. But they often have different ideas. Some may say, “It’s cloudy in the east. It will rain tomorrow.” But others may say, “No, it will be sunny tomorrow.” So people like the weather report (报告). It sometimes makes mistakes (错误). Still, it can tell many things about the weather.

1. When people meet, they usually say something about ________.

A．their clothes

B．food

C．their work

D．weather

2. The main idea (主旨) of Paragraph 2 is that ________.

A．different people often want different weather	B．farmers always want rain
C．sunny weather is good for a trip	D．people like to take a trip

3. People often ________.

A．don’t know the weather tomorrow	B．have different ideas about the weather
C．don’t like the weather report	D．do different things in different weather

4. What does the writer think of the weather report?

A．People don’t need it now.	B．It’s interesting to watch it.
C．It’s still useful.	D．It’s not useful at all.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．What is the best weather?	B．I like good weather
C．Weather report	D．Talking about weather

3 . On the escalator

Dos
1 Always stand and face the front.
2 Hold the handrail（扶手）.
3 Adults should hold children's hands.
4 Take care of your shoelaces or long dresses. They can easily get caught in the moving steps.
Don'ts

A. Never play on the escalator. This is dangerous.
B. Never walk up the escalator when it is moving down.
C. Don't use the escalator with a push chair.
D. Don't use the escalator when you are carrying heavy bags.
E. Don't use the escalator when you cannot walk well.
1. The information is to_________.

A．help you when you get lost	B．keep you safe on the escalator
C．keep the shopping centre clean	D．tell you how to be a good student

2. What are ' shoelaces' in line 5?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. Read line 7: This is dangerous. ‘This' refers to __________

A．the escalator	B．a moving step
C．playing on the escalator	D．standing on the escalator

4. From the information, you should not use the escalator when you are _________.

A．with a child	B．wearing a dress
C．carrying a pet	D．carrying heavy bags

5. You are reading _________.

A．a card

B．a letter

C．a play

D．some rules

4 . Hello, Everyone! Welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Now would like to tell you something about our laws（法律）.

The first one is about drinking. You may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18. If your friends buy it for you, you mustn't drink it, either. The second one：noise. You can enjoy yourselves but please don't make much noise, especially（尤其）at night. The third one：Crossing the road. Be careful when you cross the road. The traffic moves on the left side. Last point：rubbish. It is against the law to leave rubbish in the street. When you have something to throw, put it in the pocket and take it to the hotel, or just put it in the rubbish bins.

That's all. If you need any help, you can call me. I would be glad to help you.

1. In England, if you are under18, you cannot drink wine but you can buy it.
2. Making much noise at night is against the law.
3. If you have something to throw away, you must take it to the hotel.
4. The speech is given to tell visitors some laws of England.
5. The writer tells us 4 laws in all.

5 . Dear Mr/Ms,

We are very pleased to welcome President William Taylor and Manager James Rogers to Beijing and Shanghai in April for about a week. We offer the following itinerary (行程表) for your consideration.

Monday, April 18
4:00 pm     Arrive in Beijing and be met at the airport by President of Asia

Trading   Co. (亚洲贸易公司)

4:15 pm     Leave for Great Wall Hotel
7:30 pm     Dinner
Tuesday, April 19
9:30 am     Discussion at Asia Trading Co. Building
2:00 pm ~ 7:00 pm     Group discussions
8:00 pm     Cocktail (鸡尾酒) party
Wednesday, April 20
9:00 am     Discussion
12:00 noon     Sign the Letter of Intent (签订意向书)
1:30 pm     Beijing Duck Dinner
3:30 pm     Visit the Summer Palace
6:00 pm     Take a plane for Shanghai
Yours faithfully
1. William Taylor and James Rogers will arrive in Beijing on ________.

A．Sunday

B．Monday

C．Tuesday

D．Wednesday

2. They will ______at 9:30 am on April 19.

A．arrive at Great Wall Hotel	B．have a cocktail party
C．visit the Summer Palace	D．have a discussion

3. Their group discussions will last ______hours.

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

4. They will go to Shanghai on Wednesday______.

A．by car

B．by train

C．by air

D．by ship

5. The letter is mainly(主要地) about_______.

A．a plan of a journey	B．a business meeting
C．an important discussion	D．a business between two companies

6 .

Name	Class	Favorite (最喜欢的) Color	Favorite Sport	Favorite Food
Helen Hill	Eight	Green	Ping­pong	Bread & Carrots
Eric Miller	Seven	Black	Baseball	Hamburgers & Ice­cream
Mary Brown	Two	Pink	Soccer	Tomatoes & Eggs
Henry Green	Seven	Blue	Tennis	Chicken & Salad

1. What is Helen's last name?

A．Miller.

B．Green.

C．Hill.

D．Brown.

2. What can we buy (买) Mary for her birthday?

A．A ping­pong bat.	B．A soccer ball.
C．A tennis ball.	D．A baseball bat.

3. Who are classmates?

A．Helen and Eric.	B．Eric and Henry.
C．Henry and Mary.	D．Mary and Helen.

4. We can know that ________.

A．Henry's favorite color is green

B．Mary likes eating fruit

C．Helen plays baseball after class

D．Eric doesn't eat healthy food

5. The passage is mainly about their ________.

A．favorite things	B．eating habits
C．sports games	D．good friends

7 . Ann’s birthday dinner is next week. Her family want to get some food for her.

“Does Ann like chicken? I like chicken.” Her brother Jack asks.

“I think she likes it, and she likes hamburgers, too.” Mum says.

“Well, chicken and hamburgers. What about fruit?” Dad asks.

“I know she likes strawberries. She always eats some strawberries after dinner.” Jack says.

“What fruit do you want, Jack?” Mum asks.

“I like pears, Mum. And apples, too.” Jack says.

“Well, it sounds good. I like them, too.” Dad says.

“OK. Let’s get some strawberries, apples and pears.” Mum says.

They think it must be a great birthday dinner.

1.        people are in this family.

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

2. What does Ann like to eat?

A．Rice.

B．Eggs.

C．Bread.

D．Hamburgers.

3. Who’s Jack?

A．Ann’s father.

B．Ann’s friend.

C．Ann’s cousin.

D．Ann’s brother.

4. The underlined word “them” means “      ”.

A．pears and apples	B．Jack and Ann
C．Mum and Dad	D．strawberries and pears

5. The best title for this passage is “      ”.

A．Great Parents	B．Good Brothers
C．Healthy Food for Us	D．Birthday Food for Ann

8 . Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family name in these ways (方式).
Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man live on or near a hill, his family name may be (可能是) Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood (树林) or the lake.
Some family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.
And many people get their family names from their father's family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is the son of Jack.
1. In the passage, how many ways can English people get their family names?

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2. A man lives near the lake. His family name may be ______.

A．Hill

B．Wood

C．Lake

D．Cook

3. Jack's family name is Cook. His family name may come from the ______.

A．place

B．hobby

C．job

D．country

4. A boy's family name is Jackson because he is ______.

A．Jack's father	B．Jack's best friend
C．the grandfather of Jack	D．the son of Jack

5. The passage mainly talks about ______ in English countries.

A．family names	B．English people
C．hills and lakes	D．jobs and homes