In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, physics, biology, music and art.
At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar, and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.
Students sleep for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.
Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner

1. 1.

   What do the students like best for lunch at school?

   1. A.
      Meat and fruit
   2. B.
      Hot dogs and hamburgers
   3. C.
      Hot dogs and sugar
   4. D.
      Bread and hamburgers
2. 2.

   In America, students go to school __________ days a week

   1. A.
      4
   2. B.
      5
   3. C.
      6
   4. D.
      7
3. 3.

   The American kids usually have dinner_____ in the evening

   1. A.
      at five o’clock
   2. B.
      at six thirty
   3. C.
      at six o’clock
   4. D.
      at five thirty
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best
   2. B.
      After lunch students sleep for a short time
   3. C.
      The classes begin at 2:00 p. m
   4. D.
      Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents
5. 5.

   The best title（标题）for the passage (短文) is ______

   1. A.
      Favorite food
   2. B.
      Junior high school
   3. C.
      Outdoor activities
   4. D.
      School life in America

1. 1.

   The name of the film is ______

   1. A.
      Red Star
   2. B.
      Harry Potter
   3. C.
      Dongjin
   4. D.
      Saturday
2. 2.

   You can watch the film at _______

   1. A.
      Guangming Cinema
   2. B.
      Dongjin Cinema
   3. C.
      Hongxing Cinema
   4. D.
      Dafang Cinema
3. 3.

   You can see the film__________

   1. A.
      at 4:00 p.m. On Saturday
   2. B.
      at 6:30–8:30 p.m.On Monday
   3. C.
      at 6:30–8:30 p.m.On Saturday
   4. D.
      at 6:30–8:30 a.m. On Sunday
4. 4.

   Mr and Mr. Read have two sons. They are both 12 . If they four want to see the film, how much should they spend?

   1. A.
      Thirty-two yuan
   2. B.
      Forty-two yuan
   3. C.
      Thirty-six yuan
   4. D.
      Forty-six yuan
5. 5.

   Kate is nine years old, Jim is eleven years old and Simon is twelve years old.Who can’t go to see the film?

   1. A.
      Jim
   2. B.
      Kate
   3. C.
      Simon
   4. D.
      All of them

TV　   PROGRAMMES
Channel 1	Channel 2
18:00　   Around China 　　18:30　   Children’s programme 　　19:00　 News 　　19:30　   Weather report 　　19:40　   Around the world 　　20:10　 TV   play: Sisters 　　21:00　   English for today 　　21:15　   Popular music 　　21:55　 Talk   show	17:45　   Computers today 　　18:10　   Foreign arts 　　18:30 　“Modern   English” 　　19:00　   Animal world 　　19:25　 In   Asia 　　20:20　   Sports 　　21:00　   Sports player: Yao Ming 　　21:45　   English news 　　22:05　 On   TV next week

1. 1.

   If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ______.
   　　

   1. A.
      TV play
   2. B.
      Sports
   3. C.
      TV play: Yao Ming
   4. D.
      Talk show
2. 2.

   The programme of ___ will let you know much about western countries.
   　

   1. A.
      Sisters
   2. B.
      Around China
      　　
   3. C.
      Around the world
   4. D.
      In Asia
3. 3.

   If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is ____

   1. A.
      at 19:40 on Channel 1
   2. B.
      at 19:00 on Channel 2
      　
   3. C.
      at 18:30 on Channel 2
   4. D.
      at 21:15 on Channel 1
4. 4.

   “Modern English”is a programme that ____

   1. A.
      lets you know something about classroom
   2. B.
      tells you something about students
   3. C.
      lets you know something about school life
   4. D.
      teacher you English
5. 5.

   The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week

   1. A.
      news
   2. B.
      programmes
   3. C.
      people
   4. D.
      places

Singapore’s public transport system (公共交通系统) is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local (当地人). There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city—trains, buses and taxis.

TRAINS
Trains run from 6 a.m. to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses all you like.
If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.
BUSES
There are several bus services in Singapore and fares (车费) start at 80 cents. Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give changes.
If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.
TAXIS
There are three main taxi companies—City Cab (6552 2222), Comfort (6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking (预订) can also be made easily by calling the numbers listed above.
RENTAL (租) CARS
Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see.
For car rental, call Avis on +65 6737 1668

1. 1.

   If you need to find the bus number, you may call____________

   1. A.
      +65 6737 1668
   2. B.
      6552 8888
   3. C.
      1800 767 4333
   4. D.
      6552 2222
2. 2.

   By an EZ-Link card, you can take____________

   1. A.
      both buses and trains
   2. B.
      only trains
   3. C.
      both buses and taxis
   4. D.
      only rental cars
3. 3.

   When you take a bus there, always remember to ____________

   1. A.
      take your own license with you
   2. B.
      ask the driver how much your ticket is
   3. C.
      buy the bus map of Singapore
   4. D.
      book your ticket ahead of time
4. 4.

   What does the word “hassle” mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      麻烦
   2. B.
      乐趣
   3. C.
      景点
   4. D.
      费用
5. 5.

   What do you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage?

   1. A.
      A local has no trouble finding his way around
   2. B.
      It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train
   3. C.
      You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car
   4. D.
      It’s very convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore

Weather has a strong effect(影响) on people. It influences health, intelligence (智力) and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there easily have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in those states will have heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 study by scientists, the IQ scores of some college students were very high during storm, but after the storm, their scores were low. Storms can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can decrease(减少) it. Students in many schools of the United States often do badly in exams in the hot months of the year(July and August).
Weather also has a strong effect on people’s feeling. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 65F, people become stronger.
Low air pressure(气压) makes people feel free, but it also increases forgetful- ness. People leave more bags and umbrellas on buses and in stores on low pressure days. There is a“perfect weather”for work and health. People feel best at a tempera- ture of about 64F with 65 percent humidity(湿度).
Are you feeling sick, sad, tired, forgetful, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the reason

1. 1.

   Intelligence may be lower______

   1. A.
      during a storm
   2. B.
      when it is sunny
   3. C.
      on a very hot day
   4. D.
      when you take in an exam
2. 2.

   In the third paragraph,“depressed”means         

   1. A.
      兴奋的
   2. B.
      愉快的
   3. C.
      忧郁的
   4. D.
      担心的
3. 3.

   In“perfect weather”,          

   1. A.
      both the fat and the thin are healthy
   2. B.
      the students do very well in examinations
   3. C.
      the air pressure is low
   4. D.
      the humidity is 65 percent and the temperature is about 64F

All the wisdom of the times, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us in books, but we must know how to make use of this treasure. The unluckiest people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.
I’m very interested in people and finding out about them. Some of the most amazing people I’ve met could only  be found in a writer’s imagination, then in his book, and then, again, in my imagination. I’ve found in books new friends and new worlds.
Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the writer’s or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.
Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate(分开的), in some way they are connected with each other. The same ideas, or related(相关的) ones, appear in different places; the human problems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in books, but with different solutions(解决方法) according to different writings at different times. Books influence each other. They connect the past, the present and the future and have their own generations (age groups), like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families of ideas, and in the end, you not only find out about the world and the people in it, you find out about yourself, too.
Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on(专注于) books somebody tells you “ought” to read, you probably won’ t have fun. But if you put down a book you don’t like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax with it, you will almost certainly have a good time — and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won’t suffer during the process

1. 1.

   Which of the following ideas may the writer of this article agree with?

   1. A.
      You will never meet amazing people in your life unless you read
   2. B.
      You think actively instead of getting facts passively（被动地）when reading
   3. C.
      You will get much delight from any book that you are told to read
   4. D.
      You can relax yourself by reading because it involves little thinking
2. 2.

   What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

   1. A.
      We can often find something connected with ourselves in books
   2. B.
      Different writings at different times share the same characteristics
   3. C.
      The same problems will appear in different books with similar solutions
   4. D.
      Reading books which are written for your generation is more helpful to you
3. 3.

   What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?

   1. A.
      To advise us to enjoy ourselves by reading
   2. B.
      To encourage us to make full use of libraries
   3. C.
      To encourage us to find out solutions in books
   4. D.
      To advise us to discuss books with other people

Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can’t get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”

1. 1.

   How old was Joe when he went to school?

   1. A.
      8
   2. B.
      18
   3. C.
      4
   4. D.
      14
2. 2.

   What place did his father want him to work in?

   1. A.
      A school
   2. B.
      An office
   3. C.
      A house
   4. D.
      A shop
3. 3.

   What did his father think of Joe?

   1. A.
      He was a good student
   2. B.
      He wasn’t a good student
   3. C.
      He wasn’t clever
   4. D.
      He could get money from his family
4. 4.

   Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

   1. A.
      Because he wanted to give Joe a job
   2. B.
      Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions
   3. C.
      Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to know how old Joe was
5. 5.

   From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推测) that________

   1. A.
      he didn’t want to work in the office
   2. B.
      he was hardworking but dishonest
   3. C.
      he was outgoing and clever
   4. D.
      in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning(推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.
For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would take someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather. Maybe the person works in the penguin pen(企鹅圈养地) at Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.
Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied(欺负) another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!
Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange, but this was really much too strange. Cait’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. What’s the cause end effect, could you tell?
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1. 1.

   According to the second paragraph, which of the following is an effect?

   1. A.
      Someone puts on a heavy jacket
   2. B.
      Someone works in the penguin pen
   3. C.
      Someone will go outside into cold weather
   4. D.
      Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink
2. 2.

   Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. Which of the following isn’t the possible cause?

   1. A.
      He bullied another student
   2. B.
      He is going shopping
   3. C.
      His is being picking up early
   4. D.
      He is being given a prize
3. 3.

   What was Doug doing when his sister Cait tried to fall asleep?

   1. A.
      He was going outside
   2. B.
      He was reading a story
   3. C.
      He was sleepwalking
   4. D.
      He was looking for his dad
4. 4.

   Which of the following is cause and effect?

   1. A.
      Tony got up and had a glass of water
   2. B.
      We came home and found him sleeping
   3. C.
      The ball was lost and a window was broken
   4. D.
      Tim was late again and his teacher got angry
5. 5.

   What is the best title for the next?

   1. A.
      Truth and lies
   2. B.
      Work and sleep
   3. C.
      Cause and effect
   4. D.
      Life and dreams

Mr. Carrey worked at a big company. He went to work by bus. One day when he was standing at the bus-stop, he watched cars go by. Many of the cars were new Sherry 700s, and most of them were yellow.
Mr. Carrey was a person who did not like to be different from other men. He always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work as they did.
Two months later, Mr. Carrey bought a new yellow Sherry 700. He was very pleased with it, and drove to work in it the next morning. When he saw all the other Sherry 700s, in front, behind and on both sides of him, he was even more pleased with his car.
Mr. Carrey parked his car in a big car-park near the office building, and walked to his office. But when he came back at five o’clock, there were so many yellow Sherry 700s in the car-park that Mr. Carrey did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look which he did not like. So he stopped.
Mr. Carrey could do nothing but wait nearly forty minutes until his car was the only yellow Sherry 700 left in the car-park

1. 1.

   Mr. Carrey bought a new yellow Sherry 700 because________

   1. A.
      he did not like taking a bus
   2. B.
      he liked to be different from other men
   3. C.
      he liked to do the same things as other people
   4. D.
      the bus did not always come on time
2. 2.

   In the car-park, “people gave him a look” because _____

   1. A.
      he could not open the door of his car
   2. B.
      he was trying to open the door of more than one car
   3. C.
      he was in the wrong car-park
   4. D.
      he had a new yellow car
3. 3.

   Mr. Carrey had to wait until _____ in the car-park

   1. A.
      there was only one car left
   2. B.
      there was no one about to look at him
   3. C.
      there was only one yellow Sherry 700 left
   4. D.
      there were no yellow Sherry 700s left

Jeremy Shu-How Lin
Date of birth	August 23, 1988
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Height	1.91 m
Weight	91 kg
College	Harvard University(2006—2010)

 

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1. 1.

   Jeremy Lin is _______ years old

   1. A.
      22
   2. B.
      24
   3. C.
      26
   4. D.
      28
2. 2.

   Jeremy ________ between 2008 and 2009

   1. A.
      played basketball in the NBA
   2. B.
      lived in Taiwan
   3. C.
      studied in a high school
   4. D.
      studied in Harvard
3. 3.

   There are _______ people in Jeremy’s family

   1. A.
      three
   2. B.
      four
   3. C.
      five
   4. D.
      six
4. 4.

   ______ taught Jeremy to play basketball when he was young

   1. A.
      His father
   2. B.
      His elder brother
   3. C.
      His younger brother
   4. D.
      His mother
5. 5.

   ______ is TRUE according to the passage

   1. A.
      Jeremy grew up in China
   2. B.
      As a basketball player, Jeremy is too tall
   3. C.
      His family moved to the USA in 1980
   4. D.
      Jeremy is so popular and he is a hard-working player