The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.
Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a mistake because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more independent. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.
Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silenced

  1. 1.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      The benefits of learning other languages
    2. B.
      The reasons why people come to America
    3. C.
      The importance of learning English
    4. D.
      How to learn another language
  2. 2.

    The passage begins with the experience of the Vieira family in order to_______

    1. A.
      discuss the need for teaching a new language
    2. B.
      introduce the passage’s main characters to the readers
    3. C.
      describe the advantages of moving to another country
    4. D.
      show the problems of speaking only one language
  3. 3.

    The underlined phrase “multi-language speakers” (Paragraph 5) means “people who know ______.”

    1. A.
      their mother language
    2. B.
      a new language
    3. C.
      more than one language
    4. D.
      body language
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, if you can speak more than one language, you can____

    1. A.
      find a better job
    2. B.
      make more friends
    3. C.
      better understand history
    4. D.
      communicate more independently
  5. 5.

    Based on the last paragraph, which of the following is the worst?

    1. A.
      Not knowing another language
    2. B.
      Forgetting one’s mother language
    3. C.
      Refusing to learn another language
    4. D.
      Failing to communicate with others

One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”
“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves

  1. 1.

    We learn from the reading that ___________

    1. A.
      the girl went to the bathroom by herself
    2. B.
      the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing
    3. C.
      the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath
    4. D.
      the girl’s mother was very proud of herself
  2. 2.

    To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________

    1. A.
      held out her little hands
    2. B.
      clenched her fists
    3. C.
      talk to her mother
    4. D.
      held her own breath
  3. 3.

    The writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________

    1. A.
      adults are always brave enough
    2. B.
      children learn to be brave quickly
    3. C.
      the fear in one’s mind is the real problem
    4. D.
      the mother can deal with anything with breath
  4. 4.

    Which is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      The Fearless Mother
    2. B.
      One Lonely Girl
    3. C.
      One midnight
    4. D.
      The Breath of Courage

We each have memory (记忆力).That’s why we still remember things after a long time.Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a shot time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again.Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language.Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child.He learns the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak.Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries.They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day.In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises

  1. 1.

    Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time?

    1. A.
      They always sleep very well
    2. B.
      They often eat good food and fish
    3. C.
      They read a lot of books
    4. D.
      They have very good memories
  2. 2.

    When does everyone learn his mother language?

    1. A.
      At the age of six
    2. B.
      When he is a small child
    3. C.
      After he goes to school
    4. D.
      When he can read and write
  3. 3.

    What does a child need to do before he can speak?

    1. A.
      He must read and write
    2. B.
      He must chat with others
    3. C.
      He must hear and remember the sounds
    4. D.
      He must think hard and listen to much music
  4. 4.

    What can you do if you want your memory become better?

    1. A.
      You must eat a lot of food, especially lots of fish
    2. B.
      You must keep practicing it
    3. C.
      You must say or do things only once
    4. D.
      You must become a great man
  5. 5.

    Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?

    1. A.
      Because he must speak English every day
    2. B.
      Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China
    3. C.
      Because his father is an English man
    4. D.
      Because his English teacher is better in England


Food waste has become a big problem in China.
Zhou Jinsong, a canteen(食堂) manager at Central South University, said that students produce over 12 barrels(桶) of leftovers every day — each barrel stands at one meter in height. Zhou’s canteen is just one of several on the campus.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year, or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production. This food could feed another 200 million people. What students waste every year could feed over 10 million people. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly know how hard farmers work to provide them with the food they eat.
“Since the 1980s, when Chinese gradually became richer, food waste has been a subject of debate. But things have hardly changed over the years,” said Yu Changjiang, a sociologist at Peking University. “It’s the Chinese way of showing respect to friends, often referred as Mianzi.”
But rather than tradition, huge public spending on government banquets(宴会) is also causing food waste, said Zhou Xiaozheng from the sociology department at Renmin University of China. “It’s the result of widespread reception meals at government levels. It is also important that everyone thinks about how they can do their best to reduce food waste.”

  1. 1.

    Which of the following statements is not the reasons for food waste?

    1. A.
      Students hardly know farmers’ hard work on the farm
    2. B.
      The government spends a large amount of money on government banquets
    3. C.
      Leaving some food after a banquet is the Chinese way to show respect to guests
    4. D.
      The food in the college canteen is not delicious
  2. 2.

    Where can we probably read this passage?

    1. A.
      In a newspaper
    2. B.
      In a traffic report
    3. C.
      On a health website
    4. D.
      In a story book

One day a big cat was going into a forest to find something to eat. On his way he met his friend, the old owl(猫头鹰).  The owl greeted him, “Good morning, my dear friend. Where are you going?”  “I’m going to the forest to look for some birds to eat.” The cat answered. “But be careful not to catch any of my children.” The owl said to the cat. “OK,” the cat said. “But what do your children look like?” “Oh,” the owl said, “they are the most beautiful birds in the forest.”
“All right, I know that.” The cat said and walked on to the forest.
The cat entered the forest and saw many beautiful birds here and there. He remembered what the owl had told him and went away. Then after a long time, he saw some ugly birds in a nest. He sat down and ate them one by one. When the owl came back to her nest, she found it was empty

  1. 1.

    The cat went to the forest           

    1. A.
      to meet his friend
    2. B.
      because he was hungry
    3. C.
      to see the tree
    4. D.
      to visit the owl
  2. 2.

    The old owl        the cat

    1. A.
      knew
    2. B.
      ate
    3. C.
      didn’t like
    4. D.
      didn’t see
  3. 3.

    When the cat saw the beautiful birds, he          

    1. A.
      didn’t eat any of them
    2. B.
      ate only a few of them
    3. C.
      caught some but let them go
    4. D.
      ate all of them
  4. 4.

    The old owl’s children were          

    1. A.
      beautiful
    2. B.
      ugly
    3. C.
      nice to the cat
    4. D.
      the cat’s friends
  5. 5.

    The owl’s nest was           

    1. A.
      near the cat’s home
    2. B.
      in a small tree
    3. C.
      on the ground
    4. D.
      in the forest

Ticket Prices for Shanghai Expo
          Time
Types		Pre-sale（预售）Ⅰ
Mar. 27，2009
～Jun. 30，2009		Pre-sale Ⅱ
Jul. 1，2009
～Dec. 31，2009		Pre-sale Ⅲ
Jan. 1，2010
～Apr. 30，2010		Expo Session（期间）May. 1，2010
～Oct. 31，2010
Peak Day Ticket
（指定日门票）		￥170￥180￥190￥200
Standard Day Ticket
（平日门票）		￥130￥140￥150￥160
3-Day Ticket（无）￥400
7-Day Ticket￥900
Evening TicketN/A￥90
     

  1. 1.

    If Joe wanted to buy the cheapest ticket for Peak Day，he could book（预定）one during     ．

    1. A.
      Pre - sale Ⅰ
    2. B.
      Pre – sale Ⅱ
    3. C.
      Pre – sale Ⅲ
    4. D.
      Expo Session
  2. 2.

    On March 1，2010，Sue bought two Standard Day tickets for her parents. She paid   for
    them

    1. A.
      ￥380
    2. B.
      ￥300
    3. C.
      ￥260
    4. D.
      ￥180
  3. 3.

    It cost Thomas ￥160 to get a ticket for Standard Day.He probably bought it on     ．

    1. A.
      April 23，2009
    2. B.
      August l，2009
    3. C.
      February 2，2010
    4. D.
      May 20，2010
  4. 4.

    Kathy spent 900 yuan on a ticket for Shanghai Expo．Her visit can last     days．

    1. A.
      one
    2. B.
      three
    3. C.
      seven
    4. D.
      ten
  5. 5.

    Visitors to Shanghai Expo could buy      tickets only after May 1，2010．

    1. A.
      morning
    2. B.
      afternoon
    3. C.
      evening
    4. D.
      Midnight

Lost
My English dictionary. My   name is Grace.
Please call 233-4105 or   look for me in Room 405		Shopping List(购物单)
* 2   pencils    * A pencil sharpener
* New CDs of Jay Chou
  Lily
Bill   Smith     English teacher
No. 9 Middle School of   Nanjing
Tel: 668-0796     E-mail: bill999@sina.com		Name: Tom   Cooper     Age:21
Tel:9873-8769    Mobile: 1596872023
E-mail:Tom. C@yahoo.cn
Address: 321 Yongfu Road

  1. 1.

    If you find Grace’s dictionary, you can call               

    1. A.
      668-0796
    2. B.
      233-4105
    3. C.
      1596872023
  2. 2.

    Who lives(居住) in Nanjing?

    1. A.
      Lily
    2. B.
      Bill Smith
    3. C.
      Grace
  3. 3.

    Lily needs       of Jay Chou

    1. A.
      three pencils
    2. B.
      a red jacket
    3. C.
      new CDs
  4. 4.

    Bill Smith is a        in No. 9 Middle School

    1. A.
      student
    2. B.
      teacher
    3. C.
      worker
  5. 5.

    What’s Tom Cooper’s address?

    1. A.
      321 Yongfu Road
    2. B.
      bill999@sina.co
    3. C.
      321 Lin He Road

Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.
Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind.
The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.
Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets.
The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.
At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.
Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together

  1. 1.

    We can see the Seeing Eye dog _______

    1. A.
      only in the country
    2. B.
      only in small cities
    3. C.
      all over the world
    4. D.
      only on the busy street
  2. 2.

    What can the Seeing Eye dog do?

    1. A.
      Look after sheep
    2. B.
      Help blind people
    3. C.
      Find lost children
    4. D.
      Train blind people
  3. 3.

    If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him ________

    1. A.
      go to a training school
    2. B.
      go to a middle school
    3. C.
      go to an evening school
    4. D.
      go to a children school
  4. 4.

    First the dog has to learn to sit or stay __________

    1. A.
      when he hears the telephone call
    2. B.
      when he hears another dog’s call
    3. C.
      when he hears the master’s call
    4. D.
      when he hears the trainer’s call
  5. 5.

    How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?

    1. A.
      One year
    2. B.
      Five years
    3. C.
      About a month
    4. D.
      One week

Did you ever wonder how some of your favorite foods, products or toys came about? Believe it or not, they may have been an accident, or a failure of some other intention. Below, we found three mistakes we’re thankful for turned out to be what they are.

1. Most historians hold that the Chinese invented fireworks in the 9th century when they discovered how to make gunpowder. Story has it that a Chinese cook accidentally mixed together what were then considered common kitchen items and noticed they burnt. When put tightly in a bamboo tube and lit, it blew up.

2. In May of 1886, a law led John Pemberton, a pharmacist(药剂师), to rewrite the formula(配方) for “Pemberton’s French Wine Coca”, his popular headache treatment. Containing sugar instead of wine as a sweetener, the outcome became something for Coke, which was later mixed with carbonated(碳酸) water. His bookkeeper suggested the name Coca-Cola because he thought the two C’s would look good together, which is how what we call Coca-Cola, a world-wide drink came into being.

3. During World WarⅡ, scientists at the University of Birmingham invented the magnetron(磁控管)—an important heat-producing part of the microwave oven. While working for Raytheon Corporation after the war, the American engineer Percy Spencer was testing the magnetron when a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. He went on to test other foods including popcorn kernels(仁), and found it to be a much more efficient way to cook. In 1947 Raytheon came out with the first restaurant microwave oven, which was six feet tall and weighed 750 lbs

  1. 1.

    The right time order of the three inventions should be ________

    1. A.
      fireworks, the microwave and Coca-Cola
    2. B.
      fireworks, Coca-Cola and the microwave
    3. C.
      Coca-Cola, fireworks and the microwave
    4. D.
      the microwave, Coca-Cola and fireworks
  2. 2.

    Percy Spencer found the microwave efficient in cooking when he was ________

    1. A.
      looking for a way to melt his chocolate
    2. B.
      trying to know how a magnetron could cook
    3. C.
      working to know how the magnetron works
    4. D.
      asked to invent a restaurant microwave oven
  3. 3.

    The underlined phrase “ blew up” might mean _______ in Chinese

    1. A.
      爆炸
    2. B.
      膨胀
    3. C.
      升华
    4. D.
      蒸发
  4. 4.

    What can we learn from the above invention stories?

    1. A.
      Experiments make great inventors of our time
    2. B.
      Nothing is impossible if one tries each day
    3. C.
      Inventors come out of hard work at any time
    4. D.
      A small incident may lead to a great invention

New Year is coming. Do you have any plans for yourself? Let’s look at the following kid’s New Year’s plans.
JoeMany classmates call me “Fat Joe”,So I think I really need to lose weight next year. I must eat less pizza with cheese though it is difficult for me to do so.
SillyI want to take Chinese lessons next year, because I ’m very interested in Chinese culture ,history and food.
TonyI’ll follow the doctor’s advice :eat more fruit and vegetables ,and say goodbye to my favorite French fries and hamburgers . I believe I ’ll be healthier.
AliceI’m a Canadian student,I want to take a trip to Japan for my winter Holiday ,I’d like to eat sushi(寿司)and noodles there.

  1. 1.

    Joe likes eating       very much

    1. A.
      fruit
    2. B.
      pizza
    3. C.
      French fries
    4. D.
      hamburgers
  2. 2.

          is interested in Chinese culture ,history and food

    1. A.
      Alice
    2. B.
      Silly
    3. C.
      joe
    4. D.
      Tony
  3. 3.

    Alice is going to take a trip to     

    1. A.
      China
    2. B.
      Canada
    3. C.
      Japan
    4. D.
      Australia
  4. 4.

           have health problems

    1. A.
      Joe and silly
    2. B.
      Silly and Tony
    3. C.
      Tony and Alice
    4. D.
      Joe and Tony
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is True?

    1. A.
      Joe is happy to get the name “Fat Joe”
    2. B.
      Silly is tired of the Chinese lessons now
    3. C.
      Tony will take his doctor’s advice on food
    4. D.
      Alice is interested in Japanese culture ,history and food
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