1 . There are many libraries in Britain. Let’s learn something about them.

▲Public Libraries

Most towns in Britain have a public library. A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources (资源), which library members can use and borrow without paying.

The first Britain’s public library opened in Manchester in 1852. Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards. Edwards attended the library’s opening ceremony (仪式) and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there, too.

▲Services(服务) of Library

Modern public libraries have something for everyone. Most of them have audio books, CDs, newspapers and DVDs as well as books to borrow. To join a library, go to your local library and fill in a form. You’ll receive a library card which is needed when using library services.

▲Mobile Libraries

Thanks to mobile libraries, some people live far away from cities and those who have an illness can still borrow books. The libraries are special. Unlike most libraries, which store (存储) books in buildings, mobile libraries usually keep their books in a mini-bus. The back of the mini-bus has shelves for the books, and it is big enough for borrowers to step inside and look around. A driver takes the mini-bus to a certain place at a certain time, so people know when to expect (期待) it and they can give their books back to mobile libraries and borrow some more.

Do you believe a school library can be as small as a bus? A school in London didn’t have space for a library inside the building. However, everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school library. So, the head of the school, Graham Blake, decided to park an old bus on the school playground and change it into a library. Students helped to paint the bus, and after eight months, the new library was ready.

Title	Libraries in Britain
What is a public library?	A large selection of books and other resources, which library members can use and borrow for     1    .
	Edward Edwards was the first librarian of the first British public library.
2     do modern libraries work?	Most of the modern public libraries have something for everyone. If you want to join the library, you must get a library card.
Special Libraries	Thanks to mobile libraries, those people who can’t get to a library can still borrow books. People     3     books to mobile libraries and borrow some more at a certain time.
	A school library in London is the same     4     as an old bus. The head of the school decided to     5     their school library on an old bus because they didn’t have enough space.

2 . 阅读下面的短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。

If you visit Chengdu Shishi Union Middle School, you’ll find a long hallway with lots of Chinese herbal medicine specimens (中草药标本). The school built this Chinese medicine culture center a few days ago. It was the students who made all the beautiful specimens.

Last month, the school organized students to dig herbs in the fields and make specimens. “I went to the riverside in Haibin Park together with my grandma,” said 13-year-old Lang Xiaohan. “I was surprised that the seemingly useless grass can actually treat people’s illnesses.” With the help of her grandma and online information, Lang picked some mulberry (桑葚) leaves. “The mulberry leaves are in the shape of a heart. It can clear people’s internal heat (内热). How amazing!” Lang said. Along the way, Lang also knew and picked Salvia plebeian (荔枝草), which can stop people from coughing, and dandelion (蒲公英), which can clear away toxins (排毒).

Ms. Luo from the school’s Student Development Center said that 525 students took part in the activity. “Students not only learned more about herbal medicines, but also felt the beauty of Chinese traditional culture,” said Luo. “We hope that they can find Chinese traditional culture fun and useful.”

1. Who were all the beautiful specimens in this middle school made by? (不超过5个词)

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2. What do the mulberry leaves look like? (不超过10个词)

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3. According to Ms. Luo, what is the purpose of this school activity? (不超过10个词)

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3 . Hi, I’m Allen. ①This is a picture of my school library. The library is big and nice. It has three floors (层) and there is a reading room on each (每一) floor. There are about 50 desks and chairs in each room. ②书桌和椅子是白色的。 On the walls, there are pictures of the school. There are all kinds of (各种各样的) books in the library. My favorite books are about China. There is a Lost and Found box in the library. It’s on the first floor.

Do you like my school library?

1. 请将画线句子①翻译成中文。

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2. How many (多少) reading rooms are there in the library?

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3. 请将画线句子②翻译成英文。

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4. What are Allen’s favorite books about?

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5. Is the Lost and Found box on the first floor of the library?

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4 . Nancy is reading an ________ from her friend Jack. She is very ________ to get it.

Jack writes about his school ________ his weekends. Jack likes his school very much. Nancy likes her school, ________. Jack’ s school is very big and he likes his classroom. The desks and chairs are new. There are lots of pictures ________ the wall. They clean the classroom every day .

The teachers are nice and the ________ are friendly. He loves ________ because he can learn a lot about the world. He also loves ________. He is good at playing football. He often plays it with his ________ after school. He is in the school ________ team. He says he has a good time at school.

Jack doesn’t ________ to go to school on Saturdays and Sundays. He gets up ________ at six on Saturday. He goes jogging in the park for ________. Then he eats his breakfast. After that, he helps his mother ________ housework. At nine he begins to do his homework. He has vegetables, meat and rice for lunch. In the afternoon, he ________ shopping with Mum. Sometimes he plays computer games or chats with his friends on the Internet in the evening. He enjoys his weekend very much .

1.

A．letter

B．e-mail

C．book

D．note

2.

A．beautiful

B．hungry

C．happy

D．sad

3.

A．for

B．to

C．and

D．in

4.

A．too

B．again

C．also

D．very

5.

A．in

B．at

C．near

D．on

6.

A．subjects

B．books

C．workers

D．students

7.

A．reading

B．swimming

C．dancing

D．drawing

8.

A．sports

B．trees

C．animals

D．hobbies

9.

A．teachers

B．parents

C．friends

D．brothers

10.

A．basketball

B．football

C．music

D．volleyball

11.

A．like

B．want

C．has

D．need

12.

A．early

B．late

C．before

D．after

13.

A．a hour

B．one and a half hour

C．one hour and a half

D．an half hour

14.

A．for

B．with

C．in

D．of

15.

A．takes

B．goes

C．brings

D．looks

5 . 听下面一段对话，回答问题。

1. What is Tina looking for?

A．Her homework.

B．Her English book.

C．Her test paper.

2. Where will the speakers go?

A．To the classroom.

B．To Tina’s home.

C．To the school library.

6 . Our school is No.1 Middle School. It is not big, and it has a short history, but I’m lucky that I am a student of this school.

Ten years ago, there were not any teaching buildings or a library in our school. The playground was so small that we could only play basketball there.

Now great changes have taken place in our school in the past ten years. There are three modern teaching buildings and there are four modern computer classrooms. We have computer classes every week. On the left side of the school stands a modern lab building. On the right side of the school there is also a modern building—the library. In the library, there are 20 thousand books and magazines. We can go to the library to borrow books and magazines at any time. We have built a new playground. It is much bigger than before. We can play not only basketball but also football and many other sports there. We usually take a walk or chat with our classmates after lunch or supper in the playground. There are a lot of flowers and trees in and around our school. We always feel very happy.

In a word, our school is more and more beautiful and modern. We love our school.

1. The school is ________.

A．not big but more and more modern and beautiful	B．big, modern and beautiful
C．very small but modern and beautiful	D．not big but modern and beautiful with a long history

2. Could the students borrow the books from the library ten years ago?

A．Yes, they could.	B．No. It was impossible because there was not a library at that time.
C．We don’t know.	D．Certainly.

3. There are ________ buildings in the school now.

A．four

B．three

C．seven

D．five

4. The students can borrow the books from the library ________.

A．on weekdays

B．on Saturdays

C．at weekends

D．A and C

5. We can find the students ________ after lunch in No. 1 Middle School.

A．in the reading room

B．in the dinning room

C．in the playground

D．in the shop

8 . 阅读短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、正确。

supermarket; is; take; between; live;often; on; sing; turn; at; near; along

Hi, I’m Sally. My family     1     in Green Neighborhood now. There is a sports club next to our neighborhood. My dad     2     plays tennis there. And there is a big     3     around here. It is on New Street,     4     the post office and the bookstore. My mom usually shops there on weekends. There     5     also a KTV behind my house. I enjoy     6    there with my friends.

My school is     7     my neighborhood. To get there, I usually walk out and     8     left on Sunshine Road. Then I walk     9     the road. My school is on the right, across from the hotel. It     10     only ten minutes. So I’m never late for school.

9 . My name is Bill. I’m a 12-year-­old middle school student. I study in Sun Middle School. It’s in a _________ neighborhood. It’s far from the busy streets. There are many buildings in my school. In the front of my school is the _________ building. It’s a building for teachers. Behind it is the library building. It is my favorite place _________ I like reading. After school, I always _________ time reading books or doing my homework there._________ is the classroom building? It’s next to the library. Behind the library is the dining hall. There are all _________ of food there like hamburgers, bread and vegetables. Students having lunch there need to _________ $10 every week. There is a gym in my school, too. It’s _________ from the classroom building. My friends and I _________ playing ball games there. It is really fun.

I like the teachers in my school. They are very friendly. They __________ take us to climb mountains or watch movies on weekends. We always have a good time.

1.

A．quiet

B．busy

C．noisy

D．dirty

2.

A．post

B．police

C．office

D．hospital

3.

A．but

B．because

C．so

D．and

4.

A．use

B．take

C．cost

D．spend

5.

A．Where

B．What

C．When

D．Who

6.

A．places

B．kinds

C．groups

D．years

7.

A．pay

B．sell

C．call

D．buy

8.

A．front

B．between

C．next

D．across

9.

A．take

B．enjoy

C．forget

D．stop

10.

A．often

B．never

C．seldom

D．hardly