Take a look at the label(标签) on almost any bottle of milk and you may see the word PASTEURIZED. What does that mean? Let’s find out by meeting Louis Pasteur.
Louis Pasteur was born in 1822 in a little town in France. As he grew up, he loved to paint. He loved to look at the world around him. When he went to college in Paris, he showed interest in looking through a microscope. A microscope makes things look a lot bigger; it lets you see things you can’t see just with your eyes. Looking through a microscope, Pasteur found a living world in a drop of water. He saw and drew pictures of the small living things -- he called them “microbes” or “germs”-- that crowded in a drop of water.
One day a winemaker came into the lab, hoping that someone could help him with his problem. “Sometimes my wine tastes delicious, but sometimes terrible,” he said to Pasteur. “Can you help me find out why?”
Pasteur put some drops of the wine under the microscope. He noticed that the terrible wine had some unusual germs. If he killed these germs, maybe he could keep the wine from turning terrible. He tried with different ways to kill the germs. In the end he found heating (加热) the wine seemed to work best. The winemaker tried it, and every bottle of wine tasted good.
Pasteur’s idea worked for other people, too. When farmers heated milk, it didn’t turn bad so quickly. When breweries heated beer, it tasted better. People called it “pasteurization” ---heating a liquid to kill bad germs. Aren’t you glad that the milk you drink has been pasteurized?

  1. 1.

    The Chinese meaning for the word “microbes” is____.

    1. A.
      病毒
    2. B.
      真菌
    3. C.
      支原体
    4. D.
      微生物
  2. 2.

    Which is the right order in Pasteur’s life story?
    (1). He received college education in Paris.
    (2) He helped to find some unusual germs in some drops of wine.
    (3) A new way of killing bad germs--pasteurization was found out.
    (4)He was born in 1822 in a little town in France.
    (5) Microbes were found by Louis Pasteur with the help of a microscope.

    1. A.
      2; 1; 3; 5; 4
    2. B.
      4; 1; 5; 2; 3
    3. C.
      4; 1; 3; 5; 2
    4. D.
      3; 1; 2; 5; 4
  3. 3.

    What do you think Louis Pasteur was like from the passage?

    1. A.
      Clever, helpful and hard-working.
    2. B.
      Quiet, helpful and kind-hearted.
    3. C.
      Brave, careful and hard-working.
    4. D.
      Clever, serious and kind-hearted.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Germs only live in something that is bad.
    2. B.
      Louis found the way to kill the unusual germs in the wine by chance (偶然).
    3. C.
      Everybody knows what the word PASTEURIZED means.
    4. D.
      Pasteurization is used to kill bad germs in the milk we drink.
  5. 5.

    What does the passage mainly tell us?

    1. A.
      What life Louis Pasteur lived.
    2. B.
      How to make milk clean.
    3. C.
      How pasteurization was invented.
    4. D.
      What to do with wine.

A small boy lived with his mother and grandmother in a big house. His father had died.
A bucket（桶）of water fell on the small boy’s left foot, and it began hurting a hot. His mother said, “I’m going to put something very hot on your foot tonight. That’s always very good. Tomorrow your foot won’t hurt any longer.”
In the evening, the small boy’s mother came to his bedroom. She had a hot poultice（膏药）in a bowl. The small boy looked at it and said, “I don’t want that. I had one a month ago. Poultices hurt.”
His mother sat down on his bed and said, “You’re going to have this poultice on.” She pulled his sheets（床单）and blankets（毯子）away, and put the poultice near his foot, but the boy pulled it away quickly, and poultice fell on the bed.
His mother was angry. She went down stairs and came back with his grandmother and a stick. She said to her son, “Your grandmother’s going to put the poultice on your foot, and I’m going to hold this stick. Now don’t be a stupid boy.”
She held the stick over the boy, and the grandmother took his foot and put the poultice near it. The boy said. “Stop, you…” but his mother brought the stick nearer, and he did not say anything else.
The grandmother brought the poultice near the foot again, and the boy stopped her again, but his mother was angry now and said, “I’m going to hit you.” The boy did not finish his words, and his grandmother put the poultice on his foot. He let it there for a few minutes and then took it off again.
The boy’s mother and grandmother put the sheets and blankets over him again and he said, “My left foot hurts, but you put the poultice on my right foot. I stopped you twice, but you didn’t listen to me.”

  1. 1.

    The small boy’s foot hurt because ____.

    1. A.
      he fell off the bike
    2. B.
      a bucket of water fell on his foot
    3. C.
      he fell and hurt his foot
    4. D.
      he was ill
  2. 2.

    In the evening ___ first came to the small boy’s room.

    1. A.
      his mother
    2. B.
      his father
    3. C.
      his grandmother
    4. D.
      his grandfather
  3. 3.

    The small boy ____ his mother.

    1. A.
      agreed with
    2. B.
      didn’t stop
    3. C.
      thanked
    4. D.
      didn’t agree with
  4. 4.

    The small boy took the poultice off because ____.

    1. A.
      his foot didn’t hurt
    2. B.
      he hated his mother and grandmother
    3. C.
      his left foot hurt
    4. D.
      his right foot hurt
  5. 5.

    The best title for this passage is ____.

    1. A.
      Left or Right
    2. B.
      A Small Boy
    3. C.
      The Poultice
    4. D.
      A Small Boy’s Mother

Earthquake safety tips
On April 14,2010, a big earthquake hit Yushu,Qinghai.Over,2,000 people died. Many people were hurt. Why are there earthquakes?
The surface of the Earth has many pieces. These pieces are always moving. When two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake.
Scientist are working hard to find out more about earthquakes. They try to predict(预测) them, but it’s very hard.
Do you    know how to get ready for an earthquake? Do you know what to do during an earthquake? Here are some things you should know.
What to do before an earthquake
Make sure you have two bottles of water, a packet of biscuits(饼干),a clean towel(毛巾),a few band-aids(创口贴),a radio and a flashlight(电筒) at home.
What to do during an earthquake
If you are inside:
★    Stay where you are. Quickly move under a strong desk, or along a wall. This will protect you from falling things.
★    Don’t stand near windows.
★    Turn off the lights.
★    Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake. If your are in a lift, get out as quickly as possible.
If you are outside:
★    Don’t stand near buildings. Things may fall on you.
★    Lie on the ground until the shaking stops.

  1. 1.

    An earthquake hit Yushu _______.

    1. A.
      on April 12,2010
    2. B.
      on April 14,2010
    3. C.
      on May 14,2010
    4. D.
      on May 12,2010
  2. 2.

    You need ________ at home before an earthquake.

    1. A.
      some water and biscuits
    2. B.
      a clean towel and a few band-aids
    3. C.
      a radio and a flashlight
    4. D.
      all of the things above
  3. 3.

    You must protect yourself in an earthquake by ________.

    1. A.
      keeping you from falling things
    2. B.
      turning on the lights
    3. C.
      standing near the window
    4. D.
      getting into a lift
  4. 4.

    The reason why an earthquake happens is that __________.

    1. A.
      the surface of the earth is thin
    2. B.
      the pieces of the surface are moving slowly
    3. C.
      two pieces of the surface move past each other
    4. D.
      there are too many people on the earth
  5. 5.

    Which is TRUE according to the passage when you are outside in an earthquake?

    1. A.
      You can play under a big tree.
    2. B.
      You can’t stand near the buildings.
    3. C.
      You can lie on the ground until the shaking stops.
    4. D.
      Both B and C.

News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.

  1. 1.

    The satellite sent by China will move around ________.

    1. A.
      the moon
    2. B.
      the earth
    3. C.
      the sun
    4. D.
      the mars
  2. 2.

    The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.

    1. A.
      1.4 kilometers per second
    2. B.
      43 kilometers per minute
    3. C.
      1,270 kilometers per hour
    4. D.
      8,000 kilometers per hour
  3. 3.

    The checking of textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will __________.

    1. A.
      make a lot of money
    2. B.
      make the children sad
    3. C.
      make sure there are no mistakes in them
    4. D.
      make sure the books are not too expensive
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?

    1. A.
      It will go around the moon.
    2. B.
      It will stay in space for two years.
    3. C.
      It costs a lot.
    4. D.
      It will go into space by December 2006.
  5. 5.

    Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.

    1. A.
      he likes to eat hybrid rice
    2. B.
      he is a successful father
    3. C.
      he grows more rice than others
    4. D.
      he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice

An old lady went out shopping last Sunday. She came to a bank（银行）and saw a car near the door . A man got out of it（下车） and went into the bank . She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock.
The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun（枪）out of his pockets and said to the clerk（职员）, “ Give me all the money . ”
But the old lady didn’t see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “ Young man , you’re foolish . Never leave your keys in your car. Someone’s going to steal（偷）it . ”
The man looked at the old woman for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk and then he took the keys and ran off the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money .

  1. 1.

    The man got out of the car, and then he went into ______.

    1. A.
      the police station
    2. B.
      the post office
    3. C.
      the bank
    4. D.
      the shop
  2. 2.

    The old lady saw ______in the car.

    1. A.
      a gun
    2. B.
      the keys
    3. C.
      a wallet
    4. D.
      a handbag
  3. 3.

    The old lady took the keys and ______.

    1. A.
      went away
    2. B.
      gave them to the policeman
    3. C.
      took them home
    4. D.
      returned to the young man
  4. 4.

    The young man ______.

    1. A.
      had nothing to do
    2. B.
      deposited（存）his money
    3. C.
      ordered a clerk to give him the money
    4. D.
      walked about to look for something
  5. 5.

    When she gave the young man the keys, he ______.

    1. A.
      took them and ran out of the bank without any money
    2. B.
      thanked her very much
    3. C.
      was very surprised
    4. D.
      said nothing and went to the police station

In general, it's hard to spend enough time in both concentrating on lessons and taking part in social activities. But I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a challenge but I didn't realize how difficult it was until my classes in the high school began,
I got on well with other girls. After school, I often had ice cream with them first instead of finishing my homework before it was time to hand it in, I always finished it the next day between classes.I knew it wasn't very good and the grades that I got showed I was not hard-working enough. I realized that I needed to find some kind of balance.
So I created a timetable that would divide my time between studying and relaxing. It was a good idea but I was only able to follow it for a few days because it made me under too much pressure.
Later, I tried another plan. Each week I listed everything that I had to get done during the week and the time by which I had to get it done. Then under the things I had to do, I made another list of things that I could do if I had time.
It worked really well. Ever since I have never missed any important things. At the same time, I enjoyed my spare time a lot.
Planning my time has been challenging, but I continue to do it. I'm glad that I've learned to balance things and it has helped prepare for what is coming after graduation.

  1. 1.

    At first, when did the writer always finish her homework?

    1. A.
      After school was over.        
    2. B.
      Between classes the neat day.
    3. C.
      Before it was time to hand it in.
  2. 2.

    Why did the writer follow the first timetable only for a few days?

    1. A.
      Because it had a specific list.    
    2. B.
      Because it wasn't a good idea.
    3. C.
      Because it brought her too much pressure.
  3. 3.

    What wasn't included in the writer's second time plan?

    1. A.
      The things she shouldn't do.        
    2. B.
      The things she had to get done.
    3. C.
      The things she could do if she had time.
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which of the following is true?

    1. A.
      The writer had few friends because of bad grades.
    2. B.
      Learning to balance things is helpful to make plans for the future.
    3. C.
      The writer preferred to spend more time in relaxing than studying.
  5. 5.

    Which do you think is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Facing challenges      
    2. B.
      Concentrating on lessons
    3. C.
      Balancing study and play

The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars. There are many kinds of fast food restaurant in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburger, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurant that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurant are popular because they reflect(反映) American life style. Customer can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurant, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.

  1. 1.

    In the United States the favorite food is ____.

    1. A.
      Chinese food
    2. B.
      Mexican food
    3. C.
      French fries
    4. D.
      the hamburger
  2. 2.

    Americans like to fast food restaurant because_____.

    1. A.
      they can easily find fast food restaurant
    2. B.
      they like to eat hamburger and French fries
    3. C.
      they are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting
    4. D.
      they are so rich that they don’t want to do cooking themselves
  3. 3.

    _____ of fast food restaurant sell hamburger, French fries.

    1. A.
      All
    2. B.
      Most
    3. C.
      Few
    4. D.
      None
  4. 4.

    The food in fast food restaurant is ____ ready before the customers order it.

    1. A.
      always
    2. B.
      usually
    3. C.
      seldom
    4. D.
      never
  5. 5.

    The best title for the passage is _____.

    1. A.
      The Fast Food Restaurant in the U.S.

Dear Joan,
How are you? It's very nice of you to write1me. From your letter I2a lot about you and your school. Now3me tell you something about me and my school.
I am thirteen years old, I am in Class Two, Grade One at Changjiang Middle School. My father is a 4. He teaches5English. My mother is a doctor. I6early every morning and then7English at home.
Our school is very big. It has 3,000 students and 250 teachers.8the teachers and the students work hard. After school, I like playing9volleyball with my classmates. Please come and have a look10our school if you are free.
Please write to me soon.
Millie

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      from
    2. B.
      of
    3. C.
      to
    4. D.
      at
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      get
    2. B.
      study
    3. C.
      talk
    4. D.
      know
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      let
    2. B.
      say
    3. C.
      speak
    4. D.
      talk
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      teacher
    2. B.
      worker
    3. C.
      student
    4. D.
      doctor
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      our
    2. B.
      they
    3. C.
      us
    4. D.
      their
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      go to bed
    2. B.
      have lessons
    3. C.
      get up
    4. D.
      come here
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      look
    2. B.
      see
    3. C.
      watch
    4. D.
      read
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      Many
    2. B.
      Some
    3. C.
      All
    4. D.
      Every
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      a
    2. B.
      an
    3. C.
      the
    4. D.
      /
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      at
    2. B.
      in
    3. C.
      on
    4. D.
      To

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah.
1Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own.She 2a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 3$30，000 a year.Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 4Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year.How was that 5in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 6starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people，that 7housing.So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends.Her next biggest cost was8.When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants.9she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant.She then 10the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them.Nowadays young people often 11a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐).But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 12in New York City.I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor 13cheap living? Not really.She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands，14to Portland.
“Don't think of saving money as something 15.It's a kind of game，”said Sarah.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      Until
    2. B.
      Because
    3. C.
      After
    4. D.
      Unless
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      found
    2. B.
      tried
    3. C.
      asked for
    4. D.
      Iooked for
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      more than
    2. B.
      less than
    3. C.
      shorter than
    4. D.
      higher than
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      can
    2. B.
      may
    3. C.
      was able to
    4. D.
      might
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      difficult
    2. B.
      possible
    3. C.
      useful
    4. D.
      different
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      already
    2. B.
      sometimes
    3. C.
      hardly
    4. D.
      always
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      helps
    2. B.
      becomes
    3. C.
      makes
    4. D.
      means
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      food
    2. B.
      rest
    3. C.
      studying
    4. D.
      playing
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      Soon
    2. B.
      Finally
    3. C.
      Once
    4. D.
      Again
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      prepared
    2. B.
      took
    3. C.
      caught
    4. D.
      picked
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      pay
    2. B.
      lend
    3. C.
      spend
    4. D.
      save
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      along
    2. B.
      up
    3. C.
      down
    4. D.
      around
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      because of
    2. B.
      because
    3. C.
      before
    4. D.
      between
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      another
    2. B.
      the other
    3. C.
      others
    4. D.
      the others
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      hard
    2. B.
      interesting
    3. C.
      nice
    4. D.
      great

Hello, I’m Robert Croft. I don’t have many 1at home. In my room, for example, I can do 2I want to do. Mom thinks it’s OK. My favorite pop 3is Take Four. I can play4music loudly, but sometimes Mom is not happy about this. I have a TV in my room. 5Monday to Friday, I usually don’t watch TV. But if I 6to watch TV, I have to do my homework first. “7comes first.” On weekends, I can watch TV till 11 o’lock. On Sundays, I do some8.I clean my room. It only takes me half an hour, so it’s not too9. But Mom often has a lot of housework to do, so I have to 10her. When we have time, we go shopping.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      rooms
    2. B.
      halls
    3. C.
      rules
    4. D.
      keys
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      how
    2. B.
      what
    3. C.
      where
    4. D.
      when
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      show
    2. B.
      play
    3. C.
      club
    4. D.
      group
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      their
    2. B.
      her
    3. C.
      his
    4. D.
      my
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      As
    2. B.
      From
    3. C.
      For
    4. D.
      By
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      stand
    2. B.
      mind
    3. C.
      think
    4. D.
      want
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      Breakfast
    2. B.
      Sleep
    3. C.
      Work
    4. D.
      Food
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      reading
    2. B.
      cleaning
    3. C.
      cooking
    4. D.
      washing
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      bad
    2. B.
      dirty
    3. C.
      pretty
    4. D.
      lazy
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      call
    2. B.
      ask
    3. C.
      help
    4. D.
      tell
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