Because earthquakes happen without warning, it’s important to take steps now to prepare. Because you don’t know where you will be when an earthquake happens, prepare some supplies(急需品) for your home, work place, and car.
1．Water
A person needs at least 1/2 gallon(加仑，容量单位) of water daily just for drinking. Store at least 1 gallon of water per(每一个) person per day and be prepared for a 72 hour period. It is suggested that you buy bottled water. Keep bottled water in its original container(容器) and do not open it until you need to use it. Also, do check the “use by” date.
2．Food
It’s always a practical idea to keep a supply of non perishable(不易腐烂的) food on hand. Have an enough supply of canned(灌装的) food, powdered milk(奶粉), dried fruits, non salted nuts and canned juices for at least 72 hours.
3．Flashlights(手电筒) and spare batteries(备用电池)
Keep a flashlight beside your bed, at your place of work, and in your car. Do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks(泄漏).
Prepare a battery powered(装电池的) radio and spare batteries. Most telephones will be out of order(发生故障), so radios will be your best source of information.
4．Clothes
If you live in a cold place, you must think about warmth. You might not have heat after an earthquake. Think about your clothing and bedding supplies.
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  1. 1.

    Why should people prepare themselves for an earthquake?

    1. A.
      Because earthquakes can be known before they happen
    2. B.
      Because earthquakes take place without warning
    3. C.
      Because earthquakes usually take place in the neighborhood
  2. 2.

    About the prepared water, which description is RIGHT?

    1. A.
      A person should prepare 0.5 gallon of water for one day
    2. B.
      You’d better use your own containers to keep water
    3. C.
      You shouldn’t open the bottled water until you need it
  3. 3.

    You should prepare all of the following except       

    1. A.
      powdered milk
    2. B.
      fresh vegetables
    3. C.
      dried fruits
  4. 4.

    According to the article we know that        

    1. A.
      we need to prepare some supplies only at home
    2. B.
      a telephone is the most important prepared thing
    3. C.
      flashlights but not matches are first used after earthquakes
  5. 5.

    If you live in a cold place, you should prepare       

    1. A.
      some warm clothes and bedding supplies
    2. B.
      some hot water
    3. C.
      some batteries

A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the man,“ Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor’s car, and they drove off.
They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”

  1. 1.

    The doctor ____ when the doorbell started to ring

    1. A.
      was sleeping upstairs
    2. B.
      was sleeping downstairs
    3. C.
      was working upstairs
    4. D.
      was working downstairs
  2. 2.

    The man asked the doctor _____

    1. A.
      to go out for a walk
    2. B.
      to go to a place out of town
    3. C.
      to see a patient
    4. D.
      to go for a vacation
  3. 3.

    They left _____

    1. A.
      on foot
    2. B.
      by bike
    3. C.
      by bus
    4. D.
      by car
  4. 4.

    What the man wanted to do was only _____

    1. A.
      to fool the doctor
    2. B.
      to give the doctor money
    3. C.
      to get home in the doctor’s car     D to invite the doctor to his home
  5. 5.

    The doctor must be ______ when he heard the man’s words

    1. A.
      happy
    2. B.
      angry
    3. C.
      sad      D cry


It’s a long-awaited day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier(航空母舰), Liaoning.
It’s a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor（过道）could reach over 20 kilometers. But the living space for the sailors（水手）is quite small. That’s because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living onboard. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck. For visitors, it’s so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much less than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.
Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today’s sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor’s Degrees and 45 have a Master’s. The whole team is young but vigorous. The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders onboard(在船上)

  1. 1.

    Why do we visitors get lost easily inside the carrier?

    1. A.
      Because they don’t have a map
    2. B.
      Because the living space is quite small
    3. C.
      Because there are too many corridors for rooms
    4. D.
      Because the corridor inside the carrier is too long
  2. 2.

    What does the word “high” in Line 6 refer to（指代）？

    1. A.
      The aircraft carrier is high since it is just like a small city
    2. B.
      Most of the soldiers received good education
    3. C.
      The expense（花费）to run a carrier is high
    4. D.
      The high-level of their training
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Liaoning is our country’s first aircraft carrier
    2. B.
      Most of the sailors on the carrier are college graduates
    3. C.
      There are far fewer women sailors than men sailors on the carrier
    4. D.
      It is comfortable for the sailors to live in the carrier

When Mr. David retired（退休）， he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From room morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David's garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: "If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), come in and look around. Price; twenty dollars." Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide." he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away

  1. 1.

    Mr. David's house was ________that many tourists came to see it

    1. A.
      so small
    2. B.
      so quiet
    3. C.
      so interesting
    4. D.
      so big
  2. 2.

    Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______

    1. A.
      to drive the visitors away
    2. B.
      to satisfy the visitors' curiosity
    3. C.
      to let visitors come in and look around
    4. D.
      to get some money out of the visitors
  3. 3.

    The notice made the visitors________

    1. A.
      more interested in his house
    2. B.
      lose interest in his house
    3. C.
      angry at the unfair price
    4. D.
      feel happy about the price
  4. 4.

    After Mr. David put up the notice________

    1. A.
      the visitors didn’t come any longer
    2. B.
      fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
    3. C.
      more and more tourists came for a visit
    4. D.
      no tourist would pay the money for a visit
  5. 5.

    At last Mr. David had to sell his house and move away because _____

    1. A.
      he did not like it at all
    2. B.
      he could not work as a guide
    3. C.
      he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house
    4. D.
      he could not live a quiet life in it

Report Card
Name: James Stuart                                   Time: January 24th, 2012
Subjects  Grades  Comments (评语)
English B+： Your reading and writing are good. But you have a strong accent (口音), so you are not good at speaking. And you do not put much effort (努力) into this subject. If you work hard, you can get a better grade in this subject.
Physics A+：You are good at this subject. You are hard-working. I am glad that you do best in this subject
Math C：You like this subject. But you are not good at this subject because you are a little bit lazy. It is disappointing. You can do better if you try your best.
Music B：It is a happy thing to hear you play the piano. You are crazy about the music. Although you like this subject best, your accent has a bad influence on your singing

  1. 1.

    James got the best grade in ________

    1. A.
      English
    2. B.
      physics
    3. C.
      math
    4. D.
      music
  2. 2.

    James’s favorite subject is ________

    1. A.
      English
    2. B.
      physics
    3. C.
      math
    4. D.
      music
  3. 3.

    Why didn’t James get the best grade in music?

    1. A.
      He was a little bit lazy
    2. B.
      He had a strong accent
    3. C.
      He didn’t play the piano well
    4. D.
      He didn’t like the music
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

    1. A.
      James studies hard in physics
    2. B.
      James doesn’t like math
    3. C.
      James’speaking is good
    4. D.
      James is good at singing
  5. 5.

    From this passage, we know that _______

    1. A.
      James is a bad student
    2. B.
      effort can make one get good grades
    3. C.
      all the teachers are happy with James
    4. D.
      James had the exams on January 25th


THIS is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. He made the school golf team, but lost the only important match of the season.
He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “hello” to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. There’s no way to tell how he might have done at dating(约会). Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being turned down.  
He was a loser(失败者), and he and his classmates knew it. But, somehow, he decided to keep trying. The only thing important in his life was drawing. He was proud of his ability even though no one else appreciated it. He submitted(递交) some cartoons for his high school yearbook, but they were rejected.
After completing high school he wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios. He was told to submit some samples. He spent a great deal of time on the drawings. They were rejected. Another loss for the loser.  
So Sparky decided to write his own auto biography(自传) in cartoons. He created his childhood self – a little-boy loser: Charlie. He never succeeded in kicking a football and never got a date with the little red-haired girl. Sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy

  1. 1.

    From the first paragraph we can see that Sparky was        in high school

    1. A.
      a loser
    2. B.
      a talented boy
    3. C.
      a good player
    4. D.
      a bad boy
  2. 2.

    Sparky never asked a girl for dating because he was afraid of       

    1. A.
      making mistakes
    2. B.
      making friends
    3. C.
      being refused
    4. D.
      talking to girls
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “He” in the last paragraph refer to?

    1. A.
      His cartoon character Charlie
    2. B.
      Snoopy
    3. C.
      Charles Schulz
    4. D.
      Walt Disney
  4. 4.

    His only success mentioned in this passage is           

    1. A.
      his autobiography in cartoons．
    2. B.
      his artwork submitted to the Yearbook
    3. C.
      his cartoons submitted to Walt Disney Studios
    4. D.
      his golf match in high school

Open today’s newspaper. What do you see? Ads! Look through a magazine. More Ads! Turn on TV, still more ads! Everywhere you look, someone has something to tell.
Here are some ways ads get us to buy.
Some ads use famous people. Stars are paid to sell a product. Think about it. Do they really know about medicine? Do they know about soft drink? These people may be famous. But they may not know about what they are selling.
Some ads make you think you’re getting the word of an expert. They say, “Doctor said.” A man in a white coat comes on TV. He looks nice. “I use bright and white,” He says. This man looks like a doctor. But he is an actor. He has been paid to sell this product.
Does soap have anything to do with a pretty child? Not much. But ads may show their product with something nice such as the sun, the flowers and so on. Such an ad is about feelings rather than facts.
Ads are full of strong words, and words like “new” and “improved” have power. They can help a produce sell. The soap may be called “Spring Rain”. A car may be called “Tiger”. Strong words work on our feelings.
Some ads make promise. But can they keep them? No.
Some ads use our fear of being too late. “Buy now!” They say, “Selling ends soon.” Check to see if this is true. Don’t hurry. Take time to think.
All ads hope we will buy something, do something, or think in a certain way. Know what ads are doing. Ask questions to yourself. Don’t let their words and pictures fool you

  1. 1.

    Some stars appear in the ads because_________

    1. A.
      they know every product well
    2. B.
      they are famous
    3. C.
      they are all experts
    4. D.
      they all like white coats
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, we know that “Spring Rain” is the name of ______

    1. A.
      a kind of soap
    2. B.
      a kind of car
    3. C.
      a kind of medicine
    4. D.
      a kind flower
  3. 3.

    The writer thinks the words and the pictures in the ads________

    1. A.
      tell us a story
    2. B.
      always make us strong
    3. C.
      sometimes fool us
    4. D.
      keep promises

Do you learn from your mistakes? I hope so. But have you ever made the same mistake twice? I have．Sometimes I make the same mistake three or four times!
Sometimes，good things happen because of mistakes．Once I got on the wrong train．That was a big mistake．But on that train，I saw a good friend．I was so happy I made that mistake!
Another time I ruined a surprise．My mother planned a surprise party for my father．She told me it was a secret．But I was just a little boy and I couldn't keep the secret．I told my father about the party．At first，my mother was mad at me．But then my father said he was happy he knew about it．He said he didn't like surprises．
When a good thing comes out of a mistake，that's a happy accident!

  1. 1.

    The boy saw ______ on the wrong train

    1. A.
      his friend
    2. B.
      his father
    3. C.
      his mother
    4. D.
      his teacher
  2. 2.

    His mother asked him to ______.

    1. A.
      plan a surprise party
    2. B.
      tell his father about the party
    3. C.
      keep a secret about party
    4. D.
      invite his friends to the party
  3. 3.

    What does the boy think of mistakes?

    1. A.
      Mistakes are not welcome
    2. B.
      A mistake is a terrible thing
    3. C.
      All mistakes mean happy accidents
    4. D.
      Sometimes a mistake can be a good thing


Look at the center circles of Diagram (图) A and Diagram B.  Which of the centre circles looks larger? 
Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact , they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase ? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time. 
"What's happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?" You may wonder at what you see. Don't worry. Here is how it goes:
When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret (解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it "Visual illusion" (视觉错误). 
Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of illusions

  1. 1.

    The centre circle in Diagram A looks smaller than that in Diagram B. That's because           

    1. A.
      something is wrong with our eyes
    2. B.
      the two circles are not the same size
    3. C.
      our brains interpret the information in a wrong way
    4. D.
      the two pictures change quickly from one to the other
  2. 2.

    What's the right order according to the passage?
    a. We look at things with our eyes.              b. Our brains interpret the messages.
    c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.      d. Our eyes send messages to our brains

    1. A.
      adbc
    2. B.
      cabd
    3. C.
      acdb
    4. D.
      bcad
  3. 3.

    Movie makers make use of visual illusions to            

    1. A.
      help the actors look better
    2. B.
      make the actors much braver
    3. C.
      help the actors become stronger
    4. D.
      make the actors seem different in size
  4. 4.

    In the picture on the right, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD. Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?___________

    1. A.
      The second one
    2. B.
      The third one
    3. C.
      The fifth one
    4. D.
      The sixth one
  5. 5.

    The text is probably taken from            

    1. A.
      an advertisement
    2. B.
      a science book
    3. C.
      a movie magazine
    4. D.
      a story book

New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transportation.
In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, this is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.
The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However（但是）, it’s not easy for you to drive, especially（尤其是）when you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident（交通事故）on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work

  1. 1.

    This passage is mainly（主要）about _____

    1. A.
      the weather of New York
    2. B.
      the transportation of New York
    3. C.
      the people in New York
    4. D.
      traffic accidents in New York
  2. 2.

    The fastest way to travel in New York is by _____

    1. A.
      subway
    2. B.
      taxi
    3. C.
      bus
    4. D.
      car
  3. 3.

    The most expensive way to travel in New York is by _____

    1. A.
      subway
    2. B.
      taxi
    3. C.
      bus
    4. D.
      car
  4. 4.

    If you travel in New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time?

    1. A.
      From 8am to 10 am
    2. B.
      From 3am to 10 pm
    3. C.
      From 3 am to 5 pm
    4. D.
      From 10 am to 3pm
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