Many children love to play with snow in winter．But Long Chuan has come to hate it．
This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms(遭受暴风雪)for nearly a month．The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity(电)tower and turned tap water to ice．
Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water．“I couldn’t ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school．I can’t remember how many times I slipped(滑倒)on the hard ice,”said Long Chuan．
Long is not alone．This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity．The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people．They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan．
Experts(专家)say a special type of climate condition(气候条件), La Nina, caused the storms．During a La Nina, the water in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)near the equator(赤道)becomes colder than usual．It changes the weather around the world．
Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter．The special climate caused the recent flooding(洪水)in Australia, too．
However, experts say that people have destroyed the environment(环境)．Global warming(全球变暖)may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often．
(1)
What took place in Long Chuan’s hometown last winter?
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A．
Earthquake．
B．
Flooding．
C．
Traffic Accident．
D．
Heavy snowstorms．
(2)
During the snowstorms this year, Long Chuan ________．
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A．
had to walk to carry drinking water
B．
had to ride a bike to school
C．
couldn’t go to school on foot
D．
couldn’t play with snow
(3)
The heavy snow ________ this year．
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A．
killed millions of Chinese
B．
cost China 111.1 billion yuan
C．
used too much electricity
D．
lasted more than three hours
(4)
We can tell from the story that ________．
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A．
China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow
B．
La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms
C．
La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia
D．
the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming
(5)
The passage tells people around the world ________．
Do you know about Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Ma Lin well? Yes, they are famous Chinese Ping-Pong players．Ping-Pong is a very popular sport game in China．People of different ages like playing it．Li Bo is my best friend, his favorite sport is Ping-Pong, But I like baseball best．He knows about many famous Ping-Pong players, but he doesn’t know about any famous baseball stars．
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the USA．Children like playing it very much．They often play baseball in fields or parks．Each team has nine players．The baseball season usually goes from April to September．During that time, there are many baseball matches on TV．Many people will watch them．At the end of the game season, the two top teams play against each other．The winner comes from the greatest team．
So many people love sports in different ways now．They play sports themselves, they watch the games on TV, or they may have sports collections．Sports are an important part of our life．Doing sports is good for our health．Playing ball games can also bring us great pleasure．
Do you like sport? Do you like playing sports? If not, come on, choose one to do from now on．You’ll be happier than before．
(1)
What sport is very popular in China?
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A．
Tennis．
B．
Baseball．
C．
Ping-Pong．
(2)
Who likes baseball best?
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A．
Wang Nan．
B．
The writer．
C．
Ma Lin．
(3)
Where do the children often play baseball?
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A．
On playgrounds．
B．
In school．
C．
In fields or parks．
(4)
How many players are there in each baseball team?
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A．
Nine．
B．
Two．
C．
Eleven．
(5)
Playing ball games can ________．
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A．
give us pain
B．
make us happy
C．
make us sad
阅读理解
Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates．She didn’t listen to popular music．She didn’t watch many movies, and she wasn’t interested in nice clothes．
When she got together with her friends, they wanted to listen to rock and top music．When Tina asked if they would like to try classical music, they all looked at her strangely．
“Classical music is for old people,”one of her friends said．
Tina was worried that something was wrong with her．She decided to talk to her father．As she entered his study, he could sense something was wrong．
“Dad, am I strange?”she asked her father．
“Of course not,”he answered．“Why do you ask that?”
“Because I don’t like the same things as my classmates．They want to listen to Mariah Carey”s music．I like Yo Yo Ma．”
“I think I understand．Tina, it’s all right to be your own person．You don’t have to copy what other people do．Everybody has different tastes．Some of them are popular, and others aren’t．”
After Tina spoke with her father, she felt better about herself．She realized that being different made her special．It was an important lesson for her to learn．
(1)
Why did Tina speak with her father?
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A．
To tell him about Yo Yo Ma．
B．
To discuss a problem she was having．
C．
To give him some advice．
D．
To tell him what her friends like doing．
(2)
How did Tina’s father make her feel?
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A．
Lonely．
B．
Better．
C．
Excited．
D．
Worried．
(3)
What does the underlined phrase“be your own person”mean?
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A．
Do what’s right for you．
B．
Try to make other people happy．
C．
Do what others hate．
D．
Try to own everything yourself．
(4)
What is the main idea of the passage?
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A．
Classical music is better than pop music．
B．
Friends can say cruel things sometimes．
C．
Tina found a new friend．
D．
You don’t have to be like everyone else．
阅读理解
Mr．Ma, a famous mental doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting,“Now many young students can have problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very hard．Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates．Parents and teachers should care more about this problem．”
Then Mr．Ma gave some examples．One patient, a middle school student from Xi'an was doing badly in his lessons．He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him, and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his home without telling his parents．Another student, a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Shanghai, was very afraid of exams．While she was reading the exam paper, she couldn't think of anything to write．
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18％ of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems．They often felt worried and very unhappy．Unluckily many of them won't go and ask for help．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others won't talk about their secrets．
At the end of the meeting, Mr．Ma offered some good ideas to young people：
☆Talk to your parents or teacher often．
☆Take part in group activities．
☆Try to get on well with the people around you．
☆Go to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy．
(1)
The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have ________．
[ ]
A．
no parents
B．
no secrets
C．
poor memories
D．
mental problems
(2)
The schoolgirl's problem happened whenever she ________．
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A．
studied very hard
B．
had exams
C．
talked with her parents
D．
went to see the doctor
(3)
Some of those with mental problems won't ask for help because ________．
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A．
they don't want o tell their secrets to others
B．
their parents are too busy to look after them
C．
doctors can't help them with the problems
D．
they can do with the problems themselves
(4)
The underlined words“mental problems”in the passage means“________”．
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A．
difficult things
B．
strange mind
C．
something wrong in mind
D．
great thought
(5)
According to the last part, which of the followings is a good idea?
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A．
It's important for children to live with their parents．
B．
It's helpful for people to see doctors every day．
C．
It's useful for students to keep quiet in class．
D．
It's necessary for young people to have group activities．
阅读理解
How much do you know about Top Combine(TC), the popular boy band? After two months of training in South Korea, the five boys are back with their latest album(专辑)Grandness Equal to Heaven．They showed up in Beijing last month to promote(推广)their new record．Hundreds of teenagers shouted in excitement when they saw them．
“I enjoyed this album．I knew TC would improve after going to South Korea, but I couldn't have imagined it would be so nice,” said a fan after she listened to the album．
Each of the boys has put something of themselves into the new album, from Zhang Yuan's soft voice to Ma Xueyang's wonderful composing and writing．Their hit song Grandness Equal to Heaven is creative and moving．There are traditional musical instruments, including flute(笛子)and pipa(琵琶)in it．A teenage fan from Shanghai says that Top Combine's new album helps him get through all his tests．
Although they tried to be China's No．1 Motivational(励志的)boy band, Top Combine's first performance in October, 2008 was not a big success．The band's first EP Arrival was not immediately popular．People said TC was just like a South Korean boy band．There was nothing special, because their fashion sense and music style were similar to those Korean bands．
But they didn't give up and worked harder to develop their own style．Now with their new album, their hard work is paying off．
(1)
What do you think of Top Combine?
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A．
It's a band which is liked by people, young or old．
B．
It's a band without training．
C．
It's a band which likes selling albums
D．
It's first performance was not very successful
(2)
How do you understand the underlined sentence “Each of the boys has put something of themselves into the new album”?
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A．
They studied very hard and did well．
B．
They put what they are good at into it．
C．
They put some money into it．
D．
They bought some traditional musical instruments．
(3)
What happens to the teenage fan from Shanghai after he listens to their album?
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A．
He can sing songs well, too．
B．
He does well in his studies．
C．
He gets poor results in his tests．
D．
His parents also like listening to Top Combine's album．
