1 . When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in. Fitting in means making more friends, having more influence on others and getting more chances to live a happier life.     1    

Be confident. Confidence attracts most people. Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world. Spend some time thinking about your strong points.     2     You won’t have much difficulty fitting in.

Be kind to everyone. Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. When people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of yourself.     3    

    4    Various activities like playing football can help you to be known to others. You may add more friends to your circle. At the same time, you’ll be amazed to see how much they like you. Instead of wasting time being alone, go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship.

Do smile to everyone every day. It makes both you and others feel happy.    5     Humor catches others’ attention as well. People will like you for making them live happily.

If you follow what is mentioned above, you will be accepted by people around you. As a result, you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life.

A．Be active in group activities.

B．A pleasant smile costs the least and does the most.

C．Here is some advice that can help you.

D．If so, you will be able to build up confidence step by step.

E．A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.

F．However, everybody needs friends.

G．Even so, it often leaves one to wonder if we fit in well.

2 . Be a Green Child

What does it mean to be green? “Green” is more than just a colour.     1     Why green? Plant are green, and without them the Earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings. Every day, people make choices that affect the amount of rubbish and pollution produced in our world. What can we do? Here’s a four-step guide to being green:

Reduce It!

    2     For example, a shorter shower means you use less water and less fuel(燃料) since your house uses fuel to run the water heater that warms up the water.

Reuse It!

Sometimes people call ours a “throwaway society”. That means that we re a little too willing to throw away old things and buy new ones.     3    For example, if your baby brother outgrows his plastic basketball hoop, why not give it to another family who has a little kid?

Recycle It!

Recycling has never been easier. Many communities will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require it. Recycled goods go to a recycling centre, where they can be turned into new cans, bottles, and paper.

Enjoy It

It’s true that rubbish and pollution are problems, but the Earth remains a huge and beautiful place that’s ready for you to explore.     4     Go for a hike, visit local nature centres and gardens, and climb up mountains. But before you travel the globe, take a look at your own backyard. Is there a place where you could plat a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden?     5    

A．If so, get out there and get your hands dirty.

B．Turn off the water when you’re brushing your teeth

C．You can watch with pride as your garden plants grow.

D．It also means taking special steps to protect the environment.

E．When you use less of something, you do a good thing for the Earth.

F．You can start locally by visiting the naturally beautiful places in your cities.

G．Many times, even if you no longer need something, someone else just might.

3 . What are two things that make humans different from animals? One is language and the other is music. It’s true that some animals can sing. However, the songs of animals like birds are very limited. It’s also true that humans, not animals, have developed musical instruments.

Music is a strange thing. It’s clearly distinct from language. However, people can use music to communicate things — especially their emotions. When music is combined (组合) with speech in a song, it’s a very powerful form of communication.

If music is truly different from speech, then we should process music and language in different parts of the brain. The scientific evidence suggests that this is true. For example, Vissarion Shebalin, a Russian composer, had a stroke (中风) in 1953. It injured the left side of his brain. He could no longer speak or understand speech. He could, however, still compose music until his death ten years later. On the other hand, sometimes strokes cause people to lose their musical ability, but they can still speak and understand speech.

By studying the physical effects of music on the body, scientists have also learnt a lot about how music influences the emotions. But why does music have such a strong effect on us? That is a harder question to answer.

Geoffrey Miller, a researcher at University College, London, thinks that music and love have a strong connection. Music requires special talent, practice and physical ability. That’s why it may be a way of showing your fitness to be someone’s mate. For example, playing a musical instrument requires fine muscular control. You also need a good memory to remember the notes. And playing those notes correctly suggests that your hearing is in excellent condition. Finally, when a man sings to the woman he loves, it may be a way of showing off.

However, Miller’s theory still doesn’t explain why certain combinations of sounds influence our emotions so deeply. For scientists, this is clearly an area that needs further research.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Music is a common language.	B．Humans are advanced animals.
C．Music is closely related to humans.	D．Animals can use music to communicate.

2. What does the underlined word distinct mean in paragraph 2?

A．Different.

B．Direct.

C．Free.

D．Far.

3. What does the author intend to show with the example of Vissarion?

A．Music is another form of language.

B．Music can inspire people’s creativity.

C．Gifted people have more opportunities to succeed.

D．’The brain processes music and language separately.

4. What does the author think of Miller’s theory?

A．It was advanced at that time.	B．It made a valuable contribution.
C．It sill needs to be improved.	D．It will be confirmed by younger scientists.

4 . Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their treat dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. The hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Husbands and wives use doghouse when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse and treats him badly. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

1. What does the underlined expression “work like a dog” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Become successful.	B．Have an unhappy life.
C．Compete for the same things.	D．Work very hard.

2. If a man experiences a serious failure at work, what might his wife say to encourage him?

A．It will rain cats and dogs.	B．Every dog has its day.
C．You lead a dog’s life.	D．You are in the doghouse.

3. Which of the following has the same meaning as “leave things untouched”?

A．Become sick as a dog.	B．Teach an old dog new tricks.
C．Let sleeping dogs lie.	D．Make people dog-tired.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Expressions in American culture.	B．Some expressions with the word dog.
C．A fun way to learn English	D．Dogs’ influence on American culture.

5 . When someone is homeless or trying to recover from a natural disaster, they are in great need of everyday goods. While people are often encouraged to donate canned goods, not everyone is thinking about things like shoes.

Of course, you can’t go looking for a new job or a home, if you have no shoes to walk in. One woman in Hays, Kansas took this into consideration, and found a great way to help hundreds of people.

Payless stores were going out of business, and shoes were selling for as little as $1 per pair, so a woman named Addy Tritt bought out all the remaining shoes at the Hays Payless store — more than 200 pairs and donated them to flood victims in Nebraska.

Those shoes were then sent to farmers in Nebraska by Fort Hays State University (FHSU). Tritt, who recently graduated from FHSU, wanted to “pay it forward”.

“I have been so lucky,” she said. “There have been so many great people in my life who have inspired me. I see so many terrible things in the news. So many people have helped me when I was down. They influenced me so much that I want to help if I can.”

Tritt has a history of kind acts. She has donated more than 60 bags of school supplies to Hays students, and organised a baby clothes drive and two supply drives for the animal shelter.

“I really feel I have been directed and guided to help people,” she said. “If you can do something for someone else, you need to find a way even if it is a pair of shoes.”

1. How did Tritt help flood victims?

A．By buying shoes for them.	B．By sending some food to them.
C．By helping them find new jobs.	D．By selling shoes to raise money for them.

2. What does the underlined phrase “pay it forward” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Get extra support.	B．Share news with others.
C．Pass on kindness.	D．Put forward a plan.

3. What made Tritt begin to help others?

A．FHSU’s education.	B．Flood victims’ situations.
C．Other people’s kindness to her.	D．Payless stores’ going out of business.

4. Which word can best describe Tritt?

A．Brave.	B．Easy-going.
C．Clever.	D．Caring.

7 . Most Americans love Chinese food. However, the Chinese food served in most American restaurants is very different from the authentic cuisine enjoyed daily by people living in China.     1     Then many Chinese immigrants had trouble landing a job in America. To make a living, some of them opened restaurants. Over these years, Chinese cuisine has been adapted to reflect Western influences.

    2     The Chinese food found in Western restaurants is mainly cooked through frying. Many dishes are cooked using various frying methods. However, traditional Chinese food is rarely cooked through frying. Instead, methods such as baking, steaming, boiling and fermenting (发酵) are more commonly used.

Another big difference between authentic and westernized Chinese food is the ingredients used.     3    Some ingredients – like carrots, onions and tomatoes -are not often used in authentic Chinese cooking. In addition, while you can find some. Western cuisines that use strange meats like pig ears most Western cultures are pretty conservative about the meats they consume. Authentic Chinese food, in contrast, uses a wider variety of protein sources, including tofu, snake, chicken feet, duck blood and many more that Westerners generally wouldn’t choose to eat.

    4     Sweet and Sour Chicken, for example, has no equivalent (同等物) in traditional Chinese cuisine. Similarly, the fortune cookie is a completely American invention.

Indeed, there are numerous differences between authentic and westernized Chinese cuisine, but Western palates (味觉) adapt to new flavors easily.     5    

A．The history of westernized Chinese food started in the mid-1800s.

B．Westernized Chinese food features vegetables that are common in Western cuisines.

C．There are so many regions of China, and they all prepare their dishes a little bit differently.

D．So it may only be a matter of time before authentic Chinese food becomes popular in America.

E．Many of the most popular Chinese dishes in the West are not served in Chinese restaurants at all.

F．Deep frying food is quick, which is why you can usually get your Chinese food in just a few minutes.

G．One of the main differences between authentic and westernized Chinese food lies in cooking methods.

10 . Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website Book Crossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.

Members go on the site and register (登记) the books they own and would like to share. Book Crossing provides an identification number (识别码) to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.

Bruce Pederson, the managing director of Book Crossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. Book Crossing combines both.”

Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.

People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E— mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.

Book Crossing is part of a trend (趋势) among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual (虚拟).The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty—five countries.

1. Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?

A．To explain what they are.	B．To introduce Book Crossing.
C．To stress the importance of reading.	D．To encourage readers to share their ideas.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．An adventure.	B．A public place.
C．The book.	D．The identification number.

3. What will a Book Crosser do with a book after reading it?

A．Keep it safe in his bookcase.	B．Mail it back to its owner.
C．Meet other readers to discuss it.	D．Pass it on to another reader.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Online Reading: A Virtual Tour	B．Electronic Books: A New Trend
C．A Book Group Brings Tradition Back	D．A Website Links People through Books