In many parts of the world, people live to a healthy old age. What is the secret of their long lives？
Three things are very important: fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life. People who live in Himalayas（喜玛拉雅山） are famous for their long and healthy lives. They work near their homes in the clean mountains. They don’t have buses, cars or trains. They don’t sit all day in busy offices. They take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities. They eat vegetables grown by themselves. They drink milk taken from their own cows. For years, the Hunzas of the Himalayas don’t need doctors, for there is not much illness. They are happy and healthy people

1. 1.

   Which is NOT the life of the people living in Himalayas？

   1. A.
      They work hard in the fields
   2. B.
      They eat vegetables grown by themselves
   3. C.
      They take more exercise and eat more food than people in the cities
   4. D.
      They drink milk taken from their own cows
2. 2.

   Which one is NOT true about the people living in Himalayas？

   1. A.
      They live a simple life in the mountains
   2. B.
      They grow vegetables and milk cows themselves
   3. C.
      When they are ill, they don’t go to see doctors
   4. D.
      They don’t sit all day in busy offices
3. 3.

   Which is NOT the secret of long life？

   1. A.
      Fresh air
   2. B.
      Fresh food
   3. C.
      A simple way of life
   4. D.
      A simple way of eating
4. 4.

   What are the Hunzas famous for？

   1. A.
      Vegetables
   2. B.
      Milk
   3. C.
      Food
   4. D.
      Their long and healthy lives
5. 5.

   They do not need doctors, for ________

   1. A.
      the doctors are not good
   2. B.
      there is not much illness
   3. C.
      there is no illness
   4. D.
      they are happy

Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say if a person wants to be successful he has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks(手艺). They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rain in summer may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs

1. 1.

   If a person without lots of money wants to buy a car, he or she has to ______

   1. A.
      treat the dog well
   2. B.
      live with lots of dogs
   3. C.
      work like a dog
   4. D.
      become sick as a dog
2. 2.

   The saying you can never teach an old dog new tricks tells us older people ______

   1. A.
      have more ways to do things
   2. B.
      do things more slowly
   3. C.
      dislike to learn new things
   4. D.
      know wonderful tricks
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

   1. A.
      Many dogs are loved and treated well by people in America
   2. B.
      “Every dog has its day” means dogs are the most successful animal
   3. C.
      “It rains cats and dogs” has the same meaning as “It rains heavily”
   4. D.
      There are many expressions with the word dog in English

Last weekend, when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,” Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed. “That’s a nice dog, isn’t he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
“Yes, he is. He’s handsome. He’s a bit of a mixture, but that’s not a bad thing. He’s strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn’t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you’ve got some food for him.”
“That’s true,” Sue said. “But I haven’t.”
They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
“No,” Sue said. “He’s never bitten anyone. He’s always gentle and friendly.”
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal’s head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn’t bite.”
Sue replied in surprise. “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog’s at home.”

1. 1.

   Jack and Sue were ______

   1. A.
      friends
   2. B.
      next—door neighbours
   3. C.
      strangers
2. 2.

   The dog looked at the woman because ______

   1. A.
      the woman wanted to feed him
   2. B.
      the woman was friendly
   3. C.
      it was hungry
3. 3.

   Jack touched to dog because he believed ______

   1. A.
      the dog was handsome
   2. B.
      Sue’s dog was unfriendly
   3. C.
      the dog belonged to Sue
4. 4.

   Do Sue’s dog bite?

   1. A.
      Yes, it does
   2. B.
      No, it doesn’t
   3. C.
      We don’t know
5. 5.

   Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      A Wrong Question
   2. B.
      Sue’s Dog
   3. C.
      A Pleasant Meeting

Saving water is an important part of going green. As water becomes less and polluted more, conservation (保护) becomes more and more important. The less water you use, the less wastewater will end up in our rivers and lakes. Wasting water means that more water needs to be treated and cleaned, a process that requires quite a lot of energy.
As it is said above, cutting down on water usage is one of the most important things you can do for your local environment and the planet as a whole. That is why more green households are going blue: cutting down their water footprint by conserving and harvesting (收获) water.
It may seem like a big concept, but going blue starts with small changes that everyone can make. Something as simple as turning off the tap while you brush your teeth can save a lot of water. Wash your fruits and vegetables in a bowl rather than under a tap to save even more. Make sure that the taps are fully turned off every time you step away from the sink or the shower — all those little drips can add up to a lot of water waste.
Another way of reducing your water footprint is reducing your dependence on the main water supply. Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs. Many of us already practice rainwater harvesting in a small way. Collecting water from your gutters (檐沟) is a great way to keep your garden green without running the sprinkler (洒水器)

1. 1.

   The underlined word “green” means ______ in this passage

   1. A.
      嫉妒
   2. B.
      环保
   3. C.
      未成熟的
   4. D.
      健康的
2. 2.

   According to the passage, which is NOT the reason that people should save water?

   1. A.
      Treating wastewater needs much energy
   2. B.
      The water on the earth is becoming less and less
   3. C.
      The water on the earth is becoming polluted more
   4. D.
      Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs
3. 3.

   According to the passage, all of these can be used to save water except ______

   1. A.
      washing fruit and vegetables under a tap
   2. B.
      using a bowl to wash your fruit and vegetables
   3. C.
      making sure taps are fully turned off all the time
   4. D.
      turning off the tap every time after brushing your teeth
4. 4.

   Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

   1. A.
      Save Water by Turning off the Tap
   2. B.
      How to Treat and Clean Wastewater
   3. C.
      Keep Your Garden Green with Rainwater
   4. D.
      Save Water Starting with Small Changes
5. 5.

   From the passage, we can know that_____

   1. A.
      we can get enough water by harvesting
   2. B.
      most people pay no attention to saving water
   3. C.
      we can practice rainwater harvesting in a small way
   4. D.
      harvesting water is more necessary than conserving it

This is No. 12 High School. My friend Dongdong is in this school. Dongdong has short hair, a big nose, a small mouth and big eyes. He is thirteen. He is in Class Two, Grade Seven. He’s a good student. He has two good friends in his school. They are Jim and Jack. They’re brothers（兄弟）. They are fourteen. They have small noses, small eyes, but they’re very tall（高的）. Jim, Jack and Dongdong are in the same class. Mr. Lee is their（他们的）teacher. They are good friends.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. 1.

   Dongdong is in       

   1. A.
      No. 2 High School
   2. B.
      Class 7, Grade 2
   3. C.
      Class 2, Grade 7
   4. D.
      Class 2, Grade 8
2. 2.

   How old is Dongdong? He is       

   1. A.
      fourteen
   2. B.
      thirteen
   3. C.
      twelve
   4. D.
      eleven
3. 3.

   Mr. Lee is       

   1. A.
      Jack’s brother
   2. B.
      Dongdong’s brother
   3. C.
      Dongdong’s teacher
   4. D.
      Jin’s brother
4. 4.

   Jim, Jack and Dongdong are in        school

   1. A.
      same
   2. B.
      some
   3. C.
      different
   4. D.
      the same
5. 5.

   Who has big eyes?

   1. A.
      Jim
   2. B.
      Dongdong
   3. C.
      Mr. Lee
   4. D.
      Jack

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will notice the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always change according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts(天赋) of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(预先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written

1. 1.

   The word “audience” in the third paragraph means ______

   1. A.
      students
   2. B.
      people who watch a play
   3. C.
      people who are not on the stage
   4. D.
      people who listen to something
2. 2.

   Students in a good teacher’s class are always ______

   1. A.
      active
   2. B.
      quiet
   3. C.
      noisy
   4. D.
      sad
3. 3.

   In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?

   1. A.
      The teacher must learn everything by heart
   2. B.
      He knows how to control his voice better than an actor
   3. C.
      He has to deal with unexpected（未预料到）situations
   4. D.
      He has to use more facial expression
4. 4.

   From the passage, we can infer(推断) ______

   1. A.
      Teachers have to learn by heart what they are going to say in class
   2. B.
      A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to say in class
   3. C.
      A teacher must speak louder than an actor
   4. D.
      A teacher must have a better memory than an actor

When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely(完全地)．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb’s voice. “This lady came up，and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland,MsBoyle said that she hadn’t thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that’s hardly a makeover.” she added．
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal(歌唱的) talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’

1. 1.

   Susan Boyle is ______．

   1. A.
      a judge
   2. B.
      a reporter
   3. C.
      a beautiful lady
   4. D.
      a Scottish woman
2. 2.

   Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because ______.

   1. A.
      she was confident of her singing
   2. B.
      she was satisfied with the judges
   3. C.
      she was pretty and in good shape
   4. D.
      she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word “views” mean?

   1. A.
      见解
   2. B.
      预告
   3. C.
      复习
   4. D.
      景色
4. 4.

   According to the passage，which is NOT true?

   1. A.
      It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence．
   2. B.
      Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school．
   3. C.
      Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance．
   4. D.
      Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight．
5. 5.

   What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?

   1. A.
      It’s never too old to learn．
   2. B.
      It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47．
   3. C.
      If you have a dream，try to make it come true!
   4. D.
      If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead．

Cities	Weather	Temperature	Favorite sports
Harbin	snowing	--4℃--5℃	Skating
Qindao	Sunny	10℃--18℃	Beach volleyball
Hangzhou	Windy	13℃--19℃	Basketball
Chengdu	Cloudy	7℃--9℃	Soccer
Haikou	Raining	25℃--30℃	Swimming

1. 1.

   Which city is very cold?

   1. A.
      Harbin
   2. B.
      Qindao
   3. C.
      Haikou
   4. D.
      Hangzhou
2. 2.

   If you like swimming very much, you can go to______?

   1. A.
      Haikou
   2. B.
      Chengdu
   3. C.
      Qindao
   4. D.
      Harbin
3. 3.

   In       you need to take a raincoat when you go out.

   1. A.
      Haikou
   2. B.
      angzhou
   3. C.
      hengdu
   4. D.
      Qindao
4. 4.

   People in Qindao like to______.

   1. A.
      skate
   2. B.
      play soccer
   3. C.
      play volleyball
   4. D.
      swim
5. 5.

   Where can you see the chart ?

   1. A.
      In a story book
   2. B.
      On a newspaper
   3. C.
      On the telephone
   4. D.
      In a map of China

1. 1.

   Who is this postcard sent to?

   1. A.
      Peter
   2. B.
      Gemma
   3. C.
      Kim
   4. D.
      Tom
2. 2.

   Which place does this postcard come from?

   1. A.
      Holiday Cove
   2. B.
      Rest Harbour
   3. C.
      Mill Hill
   4. D.
      Crocodile Farm
3. 3.

   What is Tom’s feeling to the crocodile farm?

   1. A.
      He is so excited
   2. B.
      He is afraid of it
   3. C.
      He felt so boring
   4. D.
      He nearly fell asleep

Some children want to be writers some day. They mean that they want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they really are good writers. They should read a lot of books, and read for hours and hours every day instead (代替) of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
If you are a good reader, it doesn't take you long to do the reading homework. Then you have time to read many other books for fun. Because you read so well, you have more fun in reading and you want to look for more books to read.
Before you decide to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read and read and read more and more!"

1. 1.

   This article (文章) mainly (主要的) tells us that ______.

   1. A.
      some children wish to be writers some day
   2. B.
      it is good to write something for people to read
   3. C.
      reading can make you a good writer
   4. D.
      writers like to read more books for fun
2. 2.

   Some children want to be writers ______.

   1. A.
      because they want to be good readers
   2. B.
      to write stories or books for people to read
   3. C.
      to find good work some day
   4. D.
      to get more money to keep a family
3. 3.

   It's good for children ______.

   1. A.
      to do a lot of reading
   2. B.
      to watch TV in the evening
   3. C.
      to have wishes sometimes
   4. D.
      to be good writers right now
4. 4.

   Reading can______.

   1. A.
      help you to be a good player
   2. B.
      help you write well
   3. C.
      make your work better
   4. D.
      make you watch more TV at home
5. 5.

   From the article we know that ______.

   1. A.
      all children like to be writers
   2. B.
      people like to read for children
   3. C.
      all writers are children
   4. D.
      children need to read more and more books