题目内容
San Russell is not your average(一般的) baseball fan. He is a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan. He has a season ticket and he arranges his work schedule so he does not miss a game. San also attends game dressed in their uniform, and his car is red. He has even lost some friends by choosing to watch the Red Sox instead of going to their weddings. Is this healthy behavior?
Although Russell’s case is extreme, being a sports fan can be healthy for you. According to a study at the University of Kansan in the USA, sports fans suffer from depression less than people who are not interested in sports, fans also experience other effects from watching their team play. When their team wins a game, their own confidence and happiness increase, just like the athletes. Losing, on the other hand, always leads to some sense of disappointment.
What about die-hard fans whose team always loses? The team spirit keeps those fans from losing hope. Knowing that other fans are probably feeling the same way also helps them. In addition, there is always the hope that their team will win the next game. Russell has lost some friends because of his love for baseball and although you may think that would make him unhappy, he has made many more new friends because of his team spirit.
For Sam Russell, supporting the Red Sox is not just a hobby; it is a way of life and the secret of his happiness.
【小题1】From the reading we can infer that a die-hard fan .
| A．goes to a game without caring for work |
| B．prefers going to a game to a friend’s wedding |
| C．suffers from more depression than ordinary people |
| D．is not willing to help other fans |
| A．bought a red car |
| B．keeps a season ticket |
| C．arranges his work time carefully |
| D．tries to make new friends |
| A．his team loses the game |
| B．he has less friends |
| C．he can’t go to friends’ weddings |
| D．he has no hope for his team |
| A．is against the die-hard fans |
| B．understands the die-hard fans’ behavior |
| C．is a die-had fan himself |
| D．supports average fans |
| A．Enjoy Baseball Games! | B．Be a die-hard fan! |
| C．Average Fans Better? | D．Just a game? |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】B
解析试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了，San Russell是您不一般的棒球迷。他是一个顽固Boston Red Sox爱好者。并且他安排他的工作计划，因此他不会错过一场比赛。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据He has even lost some friends by choosing to watch the Red Sox instead of going to their weddings. 他甚至因为观看Boston Red Sox的比赛，而不去朋友的婚礼，而失去了朋友。故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据he arranges his work schedule so he does not miss a game.为了不错过一场比赛，他仔细安排他的工作。故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据Losing, on the other hand, always leads to some sense of disappointment.失去比赛总是有失望的感觉。故选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据For Sam Russell, supporting the Red Sox is not just a hobby; it is a way of life and the secret of his happiness.可知，作者理解他的表现。故选B。
【小题5】文章大意理解题。根据文章重要介绍了顽固的球迷。故选B。
考点：考查日常生活类阅读。
Join us for an English Summer Camp in English !
Students between l3 and l8 are welcome to the English Summer Camp.
It’s a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English.
Eleven experienced English teachers will give you English classes 4 hours a day on weekdays.
There are also weekend visits to London Eye, the Big Ben and London Bridge .
It begins on August 8th and ends on August 28th, with the fees: ¥ 23,000.
If you are interested, please come to the Children’s Palace to register (登记报名）You can also register by calling Jane Parks at 555 --2782.
Please register before August 3rd.
【小题1】____________can take part in the English Summer Camp.
| A．Allthestudents | B．Studentsaged13 |
| C．Students betweenl3andl8 | D．Students over18 |
| A．August 3rd. | B．August 8th |
| C．August 25th | D．August28th |
| A．one | B．two |
| C．three | D．Four |
Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.
First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.
Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.
Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.
Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.
Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .
【小题1】What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．Strange. | B．Popular. | C．Exciting . | D．Common. |
| A．Not losing a sense of self. |
| B．Creating a club of our own. |
| C．Making a difference to our school. |
| D．Following other students’ example. |
| A．Be nice to other people at school. |
| B．Find something that you are good at. |
| C．Make your teachers know you’re a good student. |
| D．Make friends with some students who are popular. |
| A．what to do in high school |
| B．how to get along well with others |
| C．how to become popular in middle school |
| D．what kinds of students are popular at school |
Your homework habits might be affecting your grades. Are you feeling tired or bored when it comes to homework time? Are you arguing with parents about your grades? You can change the way you feel by taking better care of your mind and your body. Get the sleep you need.
Studies show that teens' natural sleeping habits are different from those of adults. This often causes less sleep among teens, since they tend to have trouble going to sleep at night, and have trouble waking in the mornings. You can avoid some of the problems that come with less sleep by changing some of your nighttime habits.
Improve your memory
A great way to improve your homework habits is to improve your memory with brain exercise. There are many theories and ideas about improving memory, but there is one mnemonic（记忆的） method that has been around since ancient times. Ancient accounts show that early Greek and Roman orators used the “loci” method of remembering long speeches and lists. You may be able to use this method to improve your memory at test time.
Fight the desire to delay
Do you get the sudden desire to feed the dog at homework time? Don't fall for it! Delay is like a little white lie we tell ourselves. We often think we'll feel better about studying later if we do something fun now, like playing with a pet, watching a TV show, or even cleaning our room. It's not true.
Avoid repetitive(重复的) stress
During text messaging, Internet surfing, and computer writing, you are using your hand muscles in all new ways, and you're very easily to be influenced by something dangerous or the repetitive stress injury. Find out how to avoid pain in your hands and neck by changing the way you sit at your computer.
【小题1】What differences between the teens and adults are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Eating habits. | B．Sleeping habits. | C．Reading habits. | D．Writing habits |
A. Using the brain more
B. Doing morning exercises every day
C. Dancing after meals
C. Listening to the music
【小题3】What should people do to avoid the repetitive stress when they playing computer?
| A．Changing the way they sit. |
| B．Cutting the time. |
| C．Wearing some special glasses. |
| D．Using the hand muscles in a new way. |
| A．Homework habits can affect the study grade. |
| B．Only Roman orators were able to use the “loci” method to remember. |
| C．It's not good to desire to feed the pets when you are doing the homework. |
| D．There are four ideas of behaving Healthy Homework Habits mentioned. |
Do you know Weibo? Do you write a Weibo? If you don't, you are "out"! Weibo means microblog. People may spend muchtime writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog.Why? Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words. 
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 andit has developed very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinesemicro-bloggers grew to 300 million. Now, more and more people are interested in writing microblogs. For manymicroblog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news,talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, daily life, pictures,music and so on. Many stars and famous people also write microblogs and share good things with theirfans.
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. However, this can also lead to problems and even cause panic . For example, when thebig earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like " Salt can protectpeople from radiation" were hot on microblogs. It soon caused a crazy buying of salt. Later people realized it was just arumor (谣言).
In a word, microblog plays a new role in the life of Chinese people.
【小题1】People spend _____ time and _____ words writing microblog.
| A．little, a few | B．a little, few | C．a little, a few | D．a few, a little |
| A．2008 | B．2009 | C．2011 | D．2013 |
A. Writing a microblog needs a special training.
B. Microblog appeared in China only one year ago but it has developed rapidly.
C. As a popular thing, microblog has its advantages and disadvantages.
D. More and more Chinese show great interest in microblog because it started in the USA.
Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things, we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used wate r from toilets, bathtubs and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally , a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.
【小题1】The underline word “sewage” in the passage means_______
| A．排污 | B．染色 | C．洗涤 | D．洗尘 |
| A．to feed animals | B．to feed plants |
| C．to build a house | D．to make machines |
| A．to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job. |
| B．to explain the need for rubbish collection |
| C．to introduce different ways to treat rubbish |
| D．to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish |
The Flying Hat By Shannon Blackman
| “The most sidesplitting story I’ve ever read. I couldn’t help laughing after I finished it. Be ready to laugh your heart out.” Willy King, Best Book winner |
| “It’s a story that makes you smile in your dreams. Blackman’s excellent writing cheers you up.” The Tide, London |
| “One of the best-selling books of the year. More than two million copies have been sold.” The Sunday Reader, New York |
| “This book has become the talk of the country. The story is making its way into movie theaters. I can’t wait to see it!” Marian Miller, author of Ms. Lilly |
| A．Marian Miller | B．Willy King |
| C．Shannon Blackman | D．Ms. Lily |
| A．Simple. | B．Funny. | C．Serious. | D．Difficult. |
| A．A movie about the story is coming out. |
| B．People can buy the book all over the world. |
| C．The writer started the book because of a mistake. |
| D．The story is about a boy with a magic book. |
阅读短文，然后完成短文后的表格，每空一词。
From 8：30 pm to 9:30pm on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013, a great number of people around the world turned off the lights for Earth Hour. It is a bit like an environmental New Year, providing a chance to help care for our earth and make people around the world learn how important it is to do that.
What did you do for Earth Hour this year? Let’s share the Earth Hour stories.
Emma was on one of the mountains near the city and took photos of my city. It was great to watch the stars and the moon after a busy day that she could enjoy this relaxing moment.
Albert works as a waiter in a restaurant. Their restaurant was still open even for Earth Hour as they got lots of reservations(预定) that night. So they spent the hour working by candlelight. And guess what? Their customers loved that and promised to come for next Earth Hour.
Brandon turned off the main power to his house and went for a walk for Earth Hour. It was a little strange to walk in the dark, but it was only for one hour. Just think of what it must have been like before the invention of light bulb!
Mary invited her friends who know and support Earth Hour activities. They actually had a candlelight and they talked about the old happy days that they spent together in college.
Information Card
| The date of Earth Hour in 2013 | March___【小题1】____ |
| Albert’s job | A___【小题2】____ |
| What Brandon did when it was dark | Went for a ____【小题3】___ |
| Who stayed with Mary during the hour | Her ___【小题4】____ |
| The number of people who talked about their stories | _____【小题5】___ |
One day an Australian farmer，Joe，saw a bright light in the sky. The light came nearer and nearer and suddenly Joe realized that it was a spaceship. The spaceship landed in a field nearby.
The door of the spaceship opened and two strange beings（怪物）climbed out. They seemed to be half man and half bird. Joe was afraid of them. He tried to run away. But the spacemen walked towards him，picked him up and carried him into the spaceship.They put wires（导线）from a machine onto his head and they they began to speak to him in English.
They asked him questions about earth.“We’ re from Venus（金星），”they said，“But it is getting very hot there. A lot of our people are dying and we have not much time left. We are trying to find a new home.”
After some time they freed Joe and at last the spaceship took off and disappeared. Joe told his friends about the spacemen，but no one believed his story.
“You wi ll believe me one day，”Joe told them.“The spacemen will come back again.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】What’s the bright light in the sky?
| A．A bird | B．A plane | C．A rocket | D．A spaceship |
| A．Men | B．Birds |
| C．Neither men nor birds | D．Half man and half bird |
| A．Put wires from a machine onto his head |
| B．Speak to them in English |
| C．Answer some questions about the earth |
| D．Find a new home |
| A．To find a new home | B．To speak to Joe |
| C．To destroy the earth | D．To take Joe away |
| A．The aliens took away Joe |
| B．It is getting very cold on Venus |
| C．A lot of people on Venus are dying |
| D．Not all the people believed Joe |