Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
| A．A Small and Quiet Town |
| B．Strange Happening in My Town |
| C．Animals in Our Neighborhood |
The following is a quiz（自测）from a magazine: | |||
| Questions | 1 Point | 2 Point | 3 Point |
| Where do you live? | in a village | in a town | in a city |
| How do you go to work/school? | walking/by bicycle | by train/bus/subway | driving a car |
| How many times a year do you fly on airplanes? | 0-2 | 3-5 | more than 5 |
| How many hours of electricity（电）do you use each day（e.g. watching TV, keeping lights on）? | 0-6 hours | 6-12 hours | 12-18 hours |
| How often do you recycle（回收利用）? | always | often | sometimes |
| Total Points | Result | ||
| 5-7 | Less pollution than the average（普通的）person | ||
| 8-10 | As much pollution as the average person | ||
| 11-13 | A little more pollution than the average person | ||
| 14-15 | A lot more pollution than the average person | ||
1. Which of the following makes the least pollution?
| A．Living pretty well in a big city. | B．Flying on planes three times a year. |
| C．Always recycling used things. | D．Using 15 hours of electricity each day. |
| A．5-7 points. | B．8-10 points. | C．11-13 points. | D．14-15 points. |
| A．11 points. | B．12 points. | C．13 points. | D．14 points. |
| A．Where Do You Live? | B．What Do You Recycle? |
| C．Why Do You Travel? | D．How Green Are You? |
| A．A story book | B．A newspaper | C．A magazine | D．A report |
3 . China is the home of tea, which has more than 4000 years of history. Among the three main drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China, along with silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago.
The words for “tea” in different languages came from the Chinese character “cha”. The English word, “tea”, sounds similar to the pronunciation of it in Xiamen. The Russians call it “chai’i”, which sounds like “chaye”(tea leaves). The Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.
Tea leaves are produced mainly in the south of China because of the mild climate and rich soil there. Longiing, Pu’ er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture. Tea is also a popular topic in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1. What kind of drink is drunk by the largest number of people in the world?| A．Coffee. | B．Cocoa. | C．Tea. | D．Milk. |
| A．4000 | B．3000 | C．2000 | D．1000 |
| A．America. | B．Russia. | C．Japan. | D．Britain. |
| A．The Chinese and Japanese characters for tea are the same. | B．Three kinds of tea are mentioned in the passage. |
| C．Tea leaves are produced mainly in the north of China. | D．Tea isn’t a popular topic in poems and novels. |
| A．The History of Tea | B．China’s Tea Culture | C．Tea Drinking in China | D．All Kinds of Tea in China |
4 . Last week was Road Safety Week at Jason’s school. All the students had to take part in a talk on road safety, which was given by a police officer. The following is what the police officer said:
“Most traffic accidents are because of the drivers’ carelessness. A frequent cause of traffic accidents is speed. Some people drive too fast. This means that it is difficult for them to stop quickly. You need to remember this when you are crossing the street or walking along the sidewalk.”
“It’s not only drivers to cause accidents, however, people on foot-pedestrians, and bicycle riders often cause accidents, too. Pedestrians sometimes walk out into the street without looking. You should always look on both sides before stepping into the street.”
“Do any of you ride a bike? Bicycle riders can cause accidents by changing directions suddenly or without warning other road users. Before you turn left, for example, you should make sure there aren’t any cars or trucks behind you. You should not turn until the street is clear.”
“The rules of the road are very simple. If we learn them and obey them, we should not have accidents any more.”
1. The main idea of the story is ______.| A．obeying the rules of the road can keep you from having accidents |
| B．it was Road Safety Week at Jason’s school |
| C．it’s not only drivers who cause traffic accidents |
| D．some people have accidents because they drive too quickly |
| A．Because people stop their cars suddenly. | B．Because people don’t know the rules. |
| C．Because people are careless. | D．Because people don’t care if they have an accident. |
| A．By crossing the road without warning other road users. | B．By turning suddenly without warning other road users. |
| C．By making sure there aren’t any cars coming. | D．By showing suddenly or without warning other road users. |
| A．频繁的 | B．偶尔的 | C．所有的 | D．罕见的 |
| A．Road Safety Week | B．A Talk on Safety | C．Safety First | D．Safety and Accidents |
5 . The earth is about 4.6 billion years old. We humans have lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during this period, we have changed our planet in many ways.
All over the world, people have cut down millions of trees. Forests have become deserts, and so many kinds of animals and plants are disappearing. Factories have also polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now “dead”.
Around the earth, there’s a special kind of oxygen called “ozone”. Now air pollution is destroying it and making a very big hole in the ozone layer. Too much harmful radiation from the sun passes through the hole and reaches the earth directly. This is very dangerous, because it can cause cancer.
Carbon dioxide in the air has increased a lot. It mainly comes from different kinds of burning oil, coal and wood. This has formed a “blanket” around the earth. The heat from the sun can’t escape, so the temperature is rising. This is called “the greenhouse effect”. It causes the level of the ocean to rise and the climate of the earth to change.
All these problems are very serious, so we must do something now.
1. How long have humans lived on the earth?| A．35,000 years. | B．46,000 years. | C．4.6 million years. | D．4.6 billion years. |
| A．CO2. | B．O3. | C．O2. | D．H2O. |
| A．the forests around the world | B．the ozone layer in the sky |
| C．carbon dioxide around the earth | D．pollution all over the world |
| A．The earth is about 46 billion years old. | B．Now people have planted millions of trees. |
| C．The sunlight that reaches the earth can cause cancer. | D．The greenhouse effect may cause the level of the ocean to rise. |
| A．Environmental Problems | B．Hope for the Future | C．Pollution on the Earth | D．The Greenhouse Effect |
6 . Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road.
How can we lessen(减少) traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the pedestrians(行人), it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements. We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.
1. Which of the following is NOT the right way to cross the road?| A．Stop and look both ways. |
| B．Run quickly. |
| C．Make sure that the road is clear. |
| D．Walk quickly. |
| A．Because they are not careful. |
| B．Because they forget to look and listen. |
| C．Because they can’t see or hear very well. |
| D．Because they often run across the road. |
| A．How to Lessen Traffic Accidents |
| B．How to Cross the Road |
| C．Please Obey the Traffic Rules |
| D．Meeting with Traffic Accidents |
| A．let drivers drive slowly | B．play in the street carefully |
| C．run across the road quickly | D．help children to cross the road |
7 . When you go to a fast food restaurant, you may see many fat young people. Today, more and more young people are overweight. Many of them are too fat because of their bad eating habits. Most young people love food with a lot of oil, sugar and fat. We call this kind of food "junk food".
We also find many young people eat unhealthily. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a good meal for lunch. They don’t like eating vegetables, and many of them don’t like to eat fruit. They prefer to eat food with lots of meat and have drinks like cola or coffee instead of milk or juice.
If you are one of the fat young men, here is some advice from the doctors. They may give you some help.
☆Shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
☆Eat some fruit and vegetables every day.
☆Eat breakfast every day. It is good for your body and mind.
1. There is a lot of ________ in junk food.| A．vegetables and fruit | B．meat and milk |
| C．oil and fat | D．sugar and fruit |
| A．exercise too much | B．eat too much junk food |
| C．have too many fruit | D．drink too much water |
| A．the food with many vegetables | B．the food with much meat |
| C．drinks like milk or juice | D．fruit and vegetables |
| A．eat too much junk food | B．eat some vegetables and fruit |
| C．eat breakfast | D．drink any milk |
| A．Bad Habits | B．Junk Food |
| C．Unhealthy Food | D．Advice on Healthy Eating |
8 . Zheng Lin is a Junior 3 student in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. Earlier this month, Zheng and his classmates stood on the street with a box asking people for donations（捐款）. Later they gave the money they got to the poor students in their school.
Many Chinese students raise money to help people in need. Most of the time, they hold a box and ask for donations on the street or in the park. Or they sell things like old books and CDs. Those students have done a great job so far. The money helps the students in poor areas like Yunnan and Gansu with new clothes, pens and pencils.
Teenagers in the US make donations, too. But they raise money in a different way—they raise money by doing something for others. For example, they sell homemade food or play musical concerts in their neighbourhood to raise money.
“Chinese students like to wait for people to donate, or sell things that they buy with their parents’ money,” says Ge Daoshun, an expert. "While US kids get donations and give people something useful in return.”
Ge says Chinese teenagers should learn to raise money in the US kids’ways. “That way, they can show their talents and practice communication. More importantly, they can learn every coin counts（有价值）. They have to work hard to get a donation.”
1. How did Zheng Lin and his classmates raise money?| A．They asked for donations on the street. |
| B．They asked rich people for money. |
| C．They made some toys and sold them. |
| D．They worked for other people. |
| A．the poor people on the street |
| B．the poor students in their school |
| C．the homeless people in some areas |
| D．the students in the earthquake areas |
| A．standing on the street with a box |
| B．asking their parents for money |
| C．waiting for people to donate |
| D．doing something for others |
| A．can help them learn how to play music |
| B．are not fit for Chinese students |
| C．are good for practicing communication |
| D．take students more time to get a donation |
| A．Better Ways of Making Donations |
| B．Importance of Donations |
| C．Differences Between the Two Countries |
| D．Good Ways of Making Money |
9 . New York, London, Paris and other big cities are good places to live in. There are a lot of interesting things to see and to do. You can go to see different kinds of museums, plays (戏剧) and movies. You can also buy things from all over the world.
But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It’s expensive (昂贵的) to live there. And there are many people in big cities. Every year, many people move to the cities to find jobs (工作), to study at schools and to receive good medical care (接受良好的医疗服务). But sometimes, these people can’t find work or good places to live in. Also, it is hard to keep cities clean and safe (安全的).
Some people like living in big cities. But before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.
1. In big cities people can ________.| A．go to see different kinds of museums | B．see all kinds of plays and movies |
| C．buy things from all over the world | D．A, B and C |
| A．People can always find work in a big city. | B．Big cities are not clean and safe enough. |
| C．All the people like living in big cities. | D．In cities, people can easily (容易地) find good places to live in. |
| A．to move to big cities |
| B．not to live in big cities |
| C．not to move to big cities before they think about the problems of living there |
| D．to move to big cities without (不用) thinking about any problems |
| A．big cities are better than small cities | B．Paris is a good place for people to live in |
| C．people can receive good medical care in big cities | D．big cities have many serious problems |
| A．Big Cities | B．Good Schools in Big Cities |
| C．New York, London and Paris | D．Interesting Things in Big Cities |
10 . On the evening of June 21st, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes walked into the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. When hotel workers saw him, they telephoned the manager, for they didn’t see a bicycle in the hotel hall in the past, though they lived in “the kingdom(王国) of bicycles”.
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia. The trip started last December in New Delhi, India.
When Robert Friedlander was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations(目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He wanted to finish his trip in Pakistan.
1. The best headline(标题)for this newspaper article is ________.| A．The Kingdom of Bicycles | B．A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an |
| C．Marco Polo and the Silk Road | D．An American’s Trip on a Bicycle |
| A．he asked to see the manager | B．he came into the hall with a bike |
| C．the manager had to know about all foreign guests | D．the manager knew about his trip |
| A．China, India and Pakistan | B．India, China and Pakistan |
| C．Pakistan, China, and India | D．China, Pakistan and India |
| A．The stories about Marco Polo. | B．The famous sights in Xi’an. |
| C．His interest in Chinese silk. | D．His childhood dreams about bicycles. |
| A．clever | B．friendly | C．hardworking | D．strong-minded |
