The United States is suffering its worst drought (干旱) in almost sixty years. The National Climatic Data Center also says high temperatures in June added to the warmest twelve-month period on record. Record-keeping began in 1895. The drought map showed that conditions improved in the Southeast in June compared to May. But the drought is expected to continue in large parts of the country. Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with President Obama. Mr Vilsack says the drought has seriously influenced some crops, such as corn and soybeans (大豆). And the United States is the world's leading producer. 
The drought has made prices of com and soybeans increase. Both of them are used in food production and for animal feed. Last week the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that corn and wheat prices increased by 20% over the past three weeks.
In the United States, farmers may quickly reduce the size of their animals rather than pay higher feed prices to keep them. That increased supply of meat would reduce meat prices in the short term. But those prices could increase in several months.
Mr Vilsack says the effect of the drought is hard to predict(预测). Some areas are getting rain, and drought-resistant (抗旱的) seeds have helped crops grow well in some areas

  1. 1.

    We can know the drought record of the USA has been kept for ________years of the USA up to now

    1. A.
      97
    2. B.
      207
    3. C.
      221
    4. D.
      117
  2. 2.

    Which of the following American presidents met with Tom Vilsack?

    1. A.
      George Washington
    2. B.
      Abraham lincon
    3. C.
      George Bush
    4. D.
      Barack Obama
  3. 3.

    If the price of a kilo of corn was 3 dollars last December, how much is a kilo of corn now?

    1. A.
      2.4 dollars
    2. B.
      3 dollars
    3. C.
      3.6 dollars
    4. D.
      3.9 dollars
  4. 4.

    Why is the meat price lower than before?

    1. A.
      Because there are more and more animals
    2. B.
      Because farmers kill them to save their food
    3. C.
      Because people don't like eating meat now
    4. D.
      Because the government (政府) asks the meat price lower
  5. 5.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      US faces the worst drought in almost sixty years
    2. B.
      Take action to help the USA
    3. C.
      What does the country do in the drought areas?
    4. D.
      President Obama meets with Agriculture Secretary


"I didn’t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比赛）."She’s always been my role model. I’ve danced with her since I was six. She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I’ve learned to get over bad life’s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life’s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the hard days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to(除…之外) many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."

  1. 1.

    What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

    1. A.
      hard to believe
    2. B.
      hard to forget
    3. C.
      very happy
    4. D.
      very satisfied
  2. 2.

    Shelley’ dance teacher was present in her competition mainly because ______.

    1. A.
      she just expected to help Shelly to move on
    2. B.
      she wanted to stay with Shelly when in need
    3. C.
      she experienced as many difficulties as Shelly
    4. D.
      she played an important role in Shelly’s life
  3. 3.

    How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?

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

    What happened to Shelly before 2004 according to the passage?

    1. A.
      She wrote to her brother to get through difficulties
    2. B.
      She succeeded in competing for Miss Louisiana Teen
    3. C.
      She had his younger brother killed in a car accident
    4. D.
      She gave kids and teens suggestions about road safety
  5. 5.

    If you are asked to find a proper title for the passage, you choose______.

    1. A.
      Miss Teen USA 2004
    2. B.
      A life changing event
    3. C.
      Never to lose yourself
    4. D.
      Bad experiences help

It is said that all dreams serve a purpose（目的）. While there is no agreement among scientists about why we dream, there are many ideas about the different kinds of dreams we have.
One common kind of dream is the repeating dream, in which the same story is repeated again and again, often for many months or even years. Some believe these are a sign people have a problem in their life and once that problem is gone then the dream will stop. Others think they are a way to help people remember something very important.
Another well-known kind of dream is the nightmare. The pictures and stories in such dreams make people very afraid and dreamers usually remember them far more clearly than normal dreams. The cause of such dreams may be seeing something terrifying such as a car accident or some deadly snakes. Others think such dreams may be trying to make a person pay attention to something that is dangerous in their life.
Daydreams happen during wake-time when we forget where we are or what we are doing and find ourselves in a made-up story or unreal world. We often daydream when we are doing something that is not interesting or exciting. They help us think about our future.
Lucid dreams are the most fun. These happen when dreamers suddenly understand that they are dreaming. Instead of waking up, they stay in the dream and are able to control what happens in the dream as if they are making a movie

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “they” (in paragraph 2) refers to “_________”

    1. A.
      dreams
    2. B.
      problems
    3. C.
      dream
    4. D.
      scientists
  2. 2.

    The underline word “terrifying” (in paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to _________

    1. A.
      frightening
    2. B.
      interesting
    3. C.
      disappointing
    4. D.
      amazing
  3. 3.

    When might a person daydream?

    1. A.
      During a very interesting movie
    2. B.
      While playing at a fun park
    3. C.
      While listening to an uninteresting talk
    4. D.
      When making a movie
  4. 4.

    How do we know if we are lucid dreaming?

    1. A.
      We can remember the dream very clearly
    2. B.
      We can control what happens in the dream
    3. C.
      We think that the dream is like a movie
    4. D.
      We feel very nervous after we wake up
  5. 5.

    What is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Daydream of You
    2. B.
      Enjoy Your Dream
    3. C.
      What Dreams Mean
    4. D.
      Where Dreams Go

Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(标识).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.

Chunjie, Spring Festival,   China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese   holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance,   eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their   relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets.
Yuanxiao, Lantern   Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar.   People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings.Qixi, the Night of Sevens   is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s   Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人节).
Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping   Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the   dead in memory of(纪念)them.Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn   Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar.   Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of  Chang’e.
Duanwu, Dragon Boat   Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar.   People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan.Chongyang, Double Ninth   Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s   the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old.

  1. 1.

    Mid-Autumn Festival is ______ in the Chinese calendar

    1. A.
      on 15th of August
    2. B.
      on 7th of July
    3. C.
      on 15th of January
    4. D.
      on 5th of May
  2. 2.

    What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?

    1. A.
      Dumplings
    2. B.
      Moon cakes
    3. C.
      Rice dumplings
    4. D.
      Sweet dumplings
  3. 3.

    Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ______.

    1. A.
      Lantern Festival
    2. B.
      the Night of Sevens
    3. C.
      Spring Festival
    4. D.
      Tomb-Sweeping Festival
  4. 4.

    At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ______.

    1. A.
      Qu Yuan
    2. B.
      the elderly
    3. C.
      Chang’e
    4. D.
      the dead
  5. 5.

    At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?

    1. A.
      They watch lanterns
    2. B.
      They pay respect to old people
    3. C.
      They visit their relatives
    4. D.
      They get together to tell stories

Beijing is planning to build an international food street beside the Olympic Park before the 2008 Olympic Games. There will be restaurants offering（提供）foods from all over the world in this street.
Beijing welcomes thousands of foreigners（外国人）every day. It is the home of many foreigners. However, Beijing does not have enough western­-style（西式）food restaurants. It has much fewer western-style food restaurants than some other major（主要的）cities in China like Shanghai and Guangzhou .
Beijing hopes the international food street will meet foreigners' demands（要求）, show more western food to Chinese people and offer good service to the 2008 Olympics

  1. 1.

    The international food street will be built_____

    1. A.
      in Shanghai
    2. B.
      beside the Olympic Park
    3. C.
      in Guangzhou
  2. 2.

    Beijing doesn't have enough western-style_____

    1. A.
      food streets
    2. B.
      food restaurants
    3. C.
      supermarkets
  3. 3.

    What is the international food street?

    1. A.
      It offers all kinds of Chinese food in this street
    2. B.
      It offers foods from the western countries only
    3. C.
      People can enjoy different kinds of food from all over the world there
  4. 4.

    There are _____ foreigners in Beijing

    1. A.
      few
    2. B.
      a few
    3. C.
      many
  5. 5.

    Beijing want to build the international food street because_____

    1. A.
      more and more Chinese like western-style food
    2. B.
      it’ll show more western food to Chinese and offer good service to the 2008 Olympics
    3. C.
      many foreigners only like to eat western food

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine.” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good.” or “I’m tired.”
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused(不知所措). I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I was also surprised by how hard-working US students are.
In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports

  1. 1.

    According to the writer, textbook English is ______ everyday English

    1. A.
      quite different from
    2. B.
      the same as
    3. C.
      more difficult than
    4. D.
      easier than
  2. 2.

    A good US student spends his / her time ______

    1. A.
      only in doing homework
    2. B.
      only on sports or music
    3. C.
      only in working for the public
    4. D.
      on studies, sports or music and public work
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT true ?

    1. A.
      The writer is now staying in the US
    2. B.
      American girls love to have white skin
    3. C.
      The US students are hard-working
    4. D.
      Schoolwork is almost everything in China


In many high schools，there are strict rules about using mobile phones. If your phone rings in class，for example，the teacher will be very angry.
Every mobile phone has a ringtone (铃声). It tells you that someone is calling you. Now，there is a ringtone called “mosquitotone (蚊子铃声)”. Using it，students can receive calls and text messages (短信) in class but the teacher will not realize what is happening. How?
Mosquitotone has a special sound. Only children and teenagers can hear it. As we get older，we are unable to hear some sounds with high frequencies (频率). As a result，a child or teenager can hear the mosquitotone ringtone, but it’s_inaudible_to someone 20 or older.
But sometimes，people over 20 can hear the ringtone. One British student’s phone uses mosquitotone. In class，the student’s phone rang. The 32­year­old teacher looked at the student and became unhappy. “I heard that. You know the rule：no mobile phone in class.”
Not all the students are interested in mosquitotone. Jerry Jones，a high school student of 17，says，“Using mosquitotone too often is bad for our hearing. I may use it for pleasure，but not in class. It’s unfair to the teachers！”
What do parents think of mosquitotone？“I think it is perfect for places like movie theaters，” says Connie Neeson,44.“Think about it. Yon’re watching a film and someone’s mobile phone rings. Mosquitotone is good because many people don’t hear it. However，it also has a bad influence on their study if students use it in class.”

  1. 1.

    Mosquitotone works because ________

    1. A.
      it is very loud
    2. B.
      it has no sound
    3. C.
      it has a beautiful sound
    4. D.
      it uses high frequencies
  2. 2.

    The under lined part “it’s_inaudible_to” means “________”．

    1. A.
      it can’t be seen by
    2. B.
      it can’t be heard by
    3. C.
      it isn’t popular with
    4. D.
      it isn’t healthy for
  3. 3.

    The 32­year­old teacher felt unhappy because the student ________

    1. A.
      was late for class
    2. B.
      didn’t do his homework
    3. C.
      couldn’t answer her question
    4. D.
      was using a mobile phone in class
  4. 4.

    Connie Neeson thinks that mosquitotone ________

    1. A.
      has no bad influence
    2. B.
      is unfair to the teachers
    3. C.
      has its advantage and disadvantage
    4. D.
      can’t be used in any public place

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father? " The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."
The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."

  1. 1.

    Mr Brown told his son that _____

    1. A.
      he would be away from home for four days
    2. B.
      he would be back in seven days
    3. C.
      he would be back in a month
    4. D.
      he liked a cup of tea
  2. 2.

    Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________

    1. A.
      the wall
    2. B.
      the door
    3. C.
      a piece of paper
    4. D.
      his son's pocket
  3. 3.

    A man came to visit the boy's father on ________

    1. A.
      the second day
    2. B.
      the third day
    3. C.
      the fourth day
    4. D.
      the fifth day
  4. 4.

    The man was very surprised because _________

    1. A.
      he thought the child's father was dead
    2. B.
      the child didn't ask him to sit down
    3. C.
      the child gave him a cup of tea
    4. D.
      he couldn't find that piece of paper
  5. 5.

    What was burnt? ___________

    1. A.
      The piece of paper
    2. B.
      Mr Smith
    3. C.
      The visitor
    4. D.
      The boy

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  1. 1.

    You can visit Ocean Museum            

    1. A.
      on Monday
    2. B.
      on Tuesday
    3. C.
      on Saturday
    4. D.
      every day
  2. 2.

    Sunny English Club is for          

    1. A.
      nurses
    2. B.
      students
    3. C.
      policemen
    4. D.
      workers
  3. 3.

    One can get free exams in Health Centre if he is            

    1. A.
      9
    2. B.
      17
    3. C.
      67
    4. D.
      73

Hello, everyone! My name is Betty. I’m thirteen years old. I’m in Class Two, Grade Seven. This is our school.
There are 800 students in my school. There are twenty-four classrooms in our school. In our school we have a big library. It’s behind our classrooms. There are many books in it. We can read them and learn a lot from them. The science building is near the library. There are some science labs in it. The playground is between the science building and the dining hall. We often have our lunch in the dinning hall. It’s our playground. After school, we can play football on the playground. Some of us love running. We can also run there

  1. 1.

    There are _____ classrooms in Betty’s school?

    1. A.
      12
    2. B.
      14
    3. C.
      24
    4. D.
      34
  2. 2.

    Where is the library?

    1. A.
      Behind the classrooms
    2. B.
      In front of the classrooms
    3. C.
      Near the classrooms
    4. D.
      On the left of the classrooms
  3. 3.

    There are some _______ in the science building

    1. A.
      science labs
    2. B.
      computer rooms
    3. C.
      classrooms
    4. D.
      teacher’s offices
  4. 4.

    We have ______ in the dining hall

    1. A.
      breakfast
    2. B.
      lunch
    3. C.
      dinner
    4. D.
      supper
  5. 5.

    We can  ______ on the playground

    1. A.
      play basketball
    2. B.
      play football
    3. C.
      play table tennis
    4. D.
      swim
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