1 . Everybody says that youth is the best time for our lives. Being young means romance, love and new discoveries, but it is also the most difficult time, because you have to make some very important decisions, which will influence your future life.

Things are not easy nowadays even for adults, but for teenagers, Who have to find their own place in society, it’s even difficult. It is necessary not only to adapt to society, but also to be confident of your position in five, ten or even twenty year’s time.

For the future it is important to have a good job. In order to get a really good job, you have to be well educated.   

Emotional problems for young people can be very important, too. The first teenager problem is that “nobody understands me”. Some parents often continue to treat their children as little children when they are starting to consider themselves to be adults.   

There are also some global problems. Young people in all countries are facing these problems. Let’s start with smoking. According to studies, at the age of 16, almost 72% of all boys and 37% of all girls in Russia have already tried smoking. Smoking is not a natural need.It’s just that teens try it when they want to appear to be more like adults.   

Drugs are also a serious problem. Students know the names of drugs well enough. 32% say they have tried drugs at least once, mainly because they were having fun, their friends influenced them to, they wanted to relax or they wanted to seem “cool”. That’s too bad.   

So, you see, problems do happen and they can’ t be ignored. We should pay much attention to them.

1. The author doesn’t think that youth is ________.

A．the best time of our lives	B．the most difficult time of our lives
C．the time to make some important decisions	D．the time to get a job

2. When young people enter the teenage period, ________.

A．they are seldom understood by others

B．they become confident of their position

C．they still seem little in some parents’ eyes

D．They still consider themselves to be children

3. The underlined word “ignore” means “________” in Chinese.

A．理解

B．理睬

C．忽视

D．发现

4. Which of the following is not a reason why many students try drugs?

A．They consider it to be a natural need.

B．Their friends advise them to do so.

C．They wish to be “cool”.

D．They want to relax themselves.

2 . No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.

I learned this lesson from an experience many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no couch, and they didn't even practice to prepare for the Game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my sadness we were beaten. I couldn't believe I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to realize that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and confidence.

I stared doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most important,I began to treat them like winners. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations. We met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our failure on the spring practice field. we won our first game and our second, and continue to improve .Finally, we faced the number one team in the state.I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest thrills of my life !

From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can influence the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them. I helped them to see themselves differently, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1. Who did the author think would become the winners at first?

A．The old team.	B．Their own team.
C．The number one team.	D．The other team

2. When did the author's team win their first game?

A．Before their training.	B．During the spring practice.
C．At the start of the vacation.	D．Six months after their failure.

3. What does the underlined word “thrill" probably mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Interests

B．Fears

C．Excitements

D．Concerns

4. How did the author help their team to win?

A．By building up their confidence.	B．By giving them a lecture.
C．By buying them a book.	D．By changing the leader.

5. What can we learn from the text?

A．Time is money.	B．Winners are born.
C．Losers are always beaten.	D．Practice makes perfect.

3 . Some people have a very poor sense of direction.Unluckily，I am one of them.I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl，I never dared to ask strangers the way.And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now，I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions，but I often receive helpless or even wrong information.So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions.If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere，I would say，“Sorry，I am a stranger here.”

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man.He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building.I gave him my usual reply.But just as I walked on only a few steps，I realized that he had asked the way to my office building.However，I had no time to turn back and look for him.I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office，the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions.Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because ________．

A．she's a stranger to the city

B．she doesn't know the people

C．she has no time to help others

D．she's afraid of giving wrong directions

2. A man stopped the writer on the way to ________．

A．sell her something	B．ask her the time
C．make friends with her	D．ask for the direction

3. The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ________．

A．lives	B．studies
C．works	D．teaches

4. The words “embarrassed” in the paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A．尴尬的	B．困惑的
C．激动的	D．拮据的

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer is too shy to give others directions.

B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction.

C．The writer never got lost when she was young.

D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

4 . We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs for each festival.

Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China

“It’ll soon be the Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate (装饰) it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate on the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival.”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, the USA

“The first Thanksgiving was celebrated hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for family members to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”

1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.	B．Three.
C．Four.	D．Five.

2. During the Chinese New Year, tourists might________according to the passage.

A．do a lot of shopping	B．eat turkey
C．go to beach parties	D．see lion and dragon dances

3. On Australia Day, Wendy and her parents often________.

A．have a picnic in the countryside

B．go to a swimming pool

C．have a party at school

D．clean the house and dance

4. What do you think “turkey” is in this passage?

A．A country.	B．A festival.
C．A kind of food.	D．A kind of drink.

5. From the passage, we can learn that________.

A．Amy is from Sydney, Australia

B．different festivals have different customs

C．many people go out for a picnic with friends before the Chinese New Year

D．Thanksgiving Day is on 26th January in the USA

5 . We all need Vitamin （维生素）D because it helps to build and keep strong bones. A lack of it can lead to some bone diseases. As studies show, sunlight is great for making Vitamin D. When you're outdoors, your body will create the Vitamin D you need from direct sunlight on your skin.

In order to get enough Vitamin D, you should get 10-30 minutes of sunlight at a time, several times a week. However, people with darker skin may need a little more time than this. Besides, your exposure （暴露）time in the sunlight should rely on how sensitive your skin is to sunlight. Too much sunlight can be dangerous, for it may cause some bad results, including sunburn, eye damage, and skin problems. If you have to stay in the sunlight for a long time, you should be careful not to let sunlight hurt your skin, so take care to protect your skin with sunscreen before it starts to turn red.

In a word, your ability to make Vitamin D from sunlight depends on the time of day, your skin color, where you live and so on. Keep those in mind when you go out for Vitamin D from sunlight.

1. Why do people need Vitamin D according to Paragraph 1?

A．To keep their hair healthy.	B．To make their teeth white.
C．To make their faces pretty.	D．To keep their bones strong.

2. We can infer that our body creates Vitamin D by______________.

A．doing some exercise	B．losing much weight
C．staying in the sunlight	D．walking in the moonlight

3. What is the bad result if you stay in the sunlight too long?

A．Lung diseases.	B．Skin problems.
C．Heart diseases.	D．Breath problems.

4. What does the underlined word "sunscreen'' in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．防晒霜

B．防水服

C．防尘罩

D．防腐剂

5. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A story book.	B．A telephone book.
C．A health magazine.	D．A music magazine.

6 . They're life jacket orange, they’re robots and they're capable of sailing the high seas without human intervention.

On Tuesday the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched a pair of Saildrones(海洋无人机) in Pacific Northwest waters for the first time. Their summer long sailing journey will stretch from Vancouver Island to California. The Saildrone operators will collect data to help set future fishing seasons. The government wants to see whether seagoing. robots can extend fishery surveys now performed by expensive manned ships.

Nora Cohen from NOAA said,“The 23 foot tong seagoing robots can follow a remotely programmed course for up to a year at a time. And they don't require any fuel. We use wind and solar power to drive the sensors.”He added,“It means that we're able to go to places where we don't really want to send people, and go into weather that we really don't want anyone ever to be in, and be able to send back measurements.”

The primary mission is to investigate the species and number of fish in existence and the places where they are. Larry Hufnagle, scientist of NOAA Fisheries in Seattle, said a traditional big NOAA research ship-based survey costs around $25，000 per day. By comparison, one Saildrone runs $2,500 per day.

“It could be a significant saving,”Hufnagle said. “But like anything else, there is a tradeoff in what you get and what you don't get. On the manned ship, we have limited time. It takes a lot of people. We spend a fair amount of money. But there is one thing the Saildrone can't do that humans can: cast a net to catch and positively identify the fish detected below. The Saildrones are going to give us additional data, not replacement data.”

Nora Cohen said Sail Drone, a venture capital-backed company based in Alameda, California, expects to launch a total of 11 of its seagoing robots to survey different water bodies for NOAA this year. The Bering and Arctic seas, coastal California and Gulf of Mexico will be the locations of additional missions.

1. What is the purpose of collecting fish data?

A．To explore the ocean.

B．To assist fishing industry.

C．To learn the habits of fish,

D．To improve fishing skills

2. What is mainly discussed about the Saildrone in Paragraph 3?

A．Its advantages.

B．Its appearance.

C．Its power systems.

D．Its primary mission.

3. What does the underlined word “tradeoff”in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Debate.	B．Reason.
C．Reality.	D．Balance.

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The Saildrone has a promising future.

B．Hufnagle thinks little of the Saildrone.

C．Manned ships will be completely replaced.

D．Production of seagoing robots is restricted.

7 . An extreme sport is a popular term for certain activities regarded as having a high level of danger. These activities often involve sped, height, and a high level of physical effort. In the past, young athletes would play baseball. Today，they want risk and excitement--the closer to the edge, the better. They snowboard over cliffs and mountains, or bike down steep mountains.

Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf. A city kid who couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun, but now it has become a whole new area of sports, with specialized equipment and high levels of skill. There is even an Olympics for extreme sports, called the winter X-game, which includes snow. Mountain biking and ice climbing.

What makes extreme sports so popular? People love the risk. City people want to be outdoors on the weekend and do something challenging. The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt. Sure there's a risk. Once you go mountain biking or snowboarding, it’s impossible to go back to bike riding or skiing. It's just too boring.

Now even the older crowd is staring to join in. Every weekend, groups of friends in their early

30s get together. On weekdays they work as computer programmers in the same office. On weekends they rent mountains together.

Extreme sports are certainly no for everyone. Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports on TV. But it has been a fact that, extreme sports are gaining in popularity.

Nowadays more and more young athletes are taking part in the risky activities.

1. All the following sports are X-sports EXCEPT

A．ice climbing

B．snow boarding

C．skiing

D．mountain-biking

2. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of extreme sport?

A．Risky.

B．Challenging.

C．Exciting.

D．Unskilled.

3. The underlined word “alternative”in Paragraph 2 more probably means“_

A．replacement

B．activity

C．equipment

D．competition

4. Extreme sports have become so popular because

A．people can get better equipment to make sure they will not get hurt

B．people are not interested in the traditional sports any more

C．people want to do something risky after doing the same thing on weekdays

D．extreme sports are easy to learn and less expensive.

5. From the passage, we can learn that

A．all young people like extreme sports

B．playing basketball is still a popular game

C．people prefer extreme sports to traditional sports

D．bike riding and skiing are boring sports.

8 . In a cold winter,a couple had to move out from the expensive house because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought“he doesn't love me anymore,he just cares his business.. not me.”

One day she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door. "Let me take it first, OK?" “Why not let me shower first," she asked. “I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?” She was totally depressed.

On a morose(郁闷的) day , she found nothing to do and turned on his computer,a few words blurred her eyes. It was his diary.

Today,I was quite sad,she asked me why I was always taking the bath first,and I said to her,I was exhausted. She was unhappy ,in her mind,I treated her not as well as usual,but how can I do? I wasn't as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first,the room could get a little warmer,so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer,at least1℃,2℃ or 3℃.

Now I can't give her comfortable life,bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her,but at least,I can give her 1℃ love.

1. Why was the husband always taking the bath first?

A．Because he was tired from work.

B．Because he didn't love her anymore.

C．Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.

D．Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.

2. Why did the wife feel depressed?

A．Her husband didn't love her.

B．She thought her husband didn't love her any longer.

C．They had no money.

D．She couldn't have a bath first.

3. What does the underlined word "bankruptcy”in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Crash.

B．Moving.

C．Disease.

D．Failure.

4. How did the wife feel when she saw her husband's words in the computer?

A．Surprised.

B．Angry.

C．Moved.

D．Disappointed.

5. The best title of the passage may be___.

A．A Trouble

B．1℃Love

C．Husband and Wife

D．A Romantic Story

9 . Jack worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was told to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou (北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?

The government gave Jack lots of food, clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to a lonely place. The plane landed, put him down and left. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of wolves.

People tell horrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Jack was afraid when he thought of these stories. He always took his gun with him.

Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.

Jack watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very good mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to catch food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf played with the children. They were a nice and happy wolf family. Jack did not need his gun any more. In a short time, he got along well with the family. Jack watched them for five months.

Later, Jack wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to understand them and not to kill them.

1. Where did the government take Jack?

A．To a lonely place.	B．To a quiet island.
C．To a noisy city.	D．To a small village.

2. Who gave lessons about life to the baby wolves?

A．The father wolf.	B．The mother wolf.
C．The young wolf.	D．The government.

3. The underlined word “horrible” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A．exciting	B．boring
C．terrible	D．funny

4. How many months did Jack watch the wolves?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

5. Jack wrote a book about wolves because he wanted people to ________.

A．give more room to them	B．hunt and kill them
C．give more food to them	D．understand them and stop killing them

10 . It used to be that Christmas, with a little help from Blue Peter, was about adding the personal touch. We'd sit there for hours making cards and gifts for family and friends, knowing that the thought put into them would be properly appreciated.

Nowadays, time is against us, but there is still one easy way for you to make someone's Christmas this year — a personalised card from M＆S’ new website. To celebrate their new site, M＆S is offering Times readers two-for-one on all cards. Simply choose one of the 300 exclusive Christmas designs — starting from￡1.99, personalise it by changing the name and writing a message or uploading a photo. Then, add the receiver’s address and the card will be sent for you. Order by 2pm and it will be posted the same day.

In all, there are l,500 card designs to choose from, covering all kinds of special occasions. So if you want to get ahead of yourself for 2010, you know where to visit. You can even choose to be reminded of those important dates every year.

To claim your two-for-one on M＆S personalized cards, simply visit marksandspencer-personalised.com. Remember to enter the code ‘TIMESFRI’ on the payment page. This code is available for two days.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: M＆S PERSONALISED CARDS

1. The product given for free must be of equal or lower value.

2. Payment of postage is required.

3. Marks＆Spencer reserves the right to take back this offer without prior notice.

1. What does the underlined part “two-for-one” in Paragraph 2 mean in the ad?

A．Two paid cards and one free card.	B．One paid card and two free cards.
C．Your name and a message on one card.	D．Your photo and the receiver’s on one card.

2. From the ad we can know that M＆S is most probably          .

A．a website selling Christmas cards only	B．an agency of the newspaper Times
C．a company promoting the sales of cards	D．an advertising agency of card producers

3. To order the product for your friends now, you should           .

A．enter a code on the payment page of M＆S’ website

B．always order it before two o'clock in the afternoon

C．put into the card your own date of birth and address

D．spend time making cards with the help of Blue Peter

4. According to the ad, if you order the Christmas cards,          .

A．they can be delivered free of charge

B．you can enjoy the special offer all the year round

C．their value may be lower than that of a free card

D．you can get a favor of at least ￡1. 99