Have you ever wondered?
1. Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?
It can take five hours to go west-east from New York (NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet (喷射) stream. The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.
2. What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off?
Supposing we could magically turn off gravity. Would buildings and other structures (建筑物) float away? What happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached to the Earth. The Earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hour. If you turn something around your head on a string (细绳), it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. Then it flies off in a straight line. ‘Switching off’ gravity would be like letting go of the string. Things not attached to the Earth would fly off in a straight line. People in buildings would suddenly shoot upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling. Most things outside would fly off into space

  1. 1.

    What information can we get from the first passage?

    1. A.
      It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly
    2. B.
      Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind
    3. C.
      It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY
    4. D.
      The jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic
  2. 2.

    The word “shoot” underlined in the 2nd passage probably means “__________”

    1. A.
      send for
    2. B.
      move quickly
    3. C.
      come out
    4. D.
      grow quickly
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred that without gravity __________

    1. A.
      buildings and other structures would float away
    2. B.
      trees and buildings would not so easily fly off
    3. C.
      something around your head would not float away
    4. D.
      everything outside buildings would fly off into space
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage?

    1. A.
      It takes seven hours to travel from London to New York
    2. B.
      The earth is moving at a high speed
    3. C.
      Everything on the earth will float away if there’s no gravity
    4. D.
      Everything not attached to the earth would fly off in a straight line
  5. 5.

    Where can we most probably read this text?

    1. A.
      In a research paper
    2. B.
      In a short story
    3. C.
      In a travel magazine
    4. D.
      In a student’s book

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”
“I often check my e-mail forty times a day.”
“I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chat rooms(聊天室) than with my ‘real-1ife’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品) use. People lose control(控制) of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.
Studies show that about 6 to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.
Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(症状):
●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
●You can’t wait for your next online time.
●You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
●You go out with your friends less and less

  1. 1.

    What does the beginning of the passage tell us?

    1. A.
      How to become an Internet addict
    2. B.
      What an Internet addict usually does
    3. C.
      Where to find an Internet addict
    4. D.
      Why to write this passage
  2. 2.

    How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?

    1. A.
      It is something like keeping drugs
    2. B.
      It is a way of producing drugs
    3. C.
      It is like taking drugs
    4. D.
      It is terrible to imagine
  3. 3.

    Why do people worry about the teens?

    1. A.
      The teens are wasting too much money
    2. B.
      They used to work on the Internet
    3. C.
      The playing field of the teens will disappear
    4. D.
      More and more of the teens wil1 become addicted to the Internet
  4. 4.

    The example in the passage shows that _______

    1. A.
      Internet problems are more serious among college students
    2. B.
      Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep
    3. C.
      Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted
    4. D.
      The police often help to find those Internet addicts
  5. 5.

    What is the writer trying to tell us at the end of the passage?

    1. A.
      Don’t be addicted to the Internet
    2. B.
      Go to family activities more often
    3. C.
      Do things as you have planned
    4. D.
      Stay with your parents as often as possible

British people are famous for drinking tea. But both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百万富翁） when they opened a chain of American-style（美国风味的） coffee shops in the U.K.
Having the idea：It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening , in a Thai restaurant，Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee  in London . Bobby suggested  they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.
Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I know there was a gap （缺口） in the market.” In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.
Making it work：The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like Latte and Macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up . Today , there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues（收入） of $30 million a year.
Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”

  1. 1.

    What kind of company do these people run?

    1. A.
      Travel
    2. B.
      Tea
    3. C.
      Coffee
    4. D.
      Hotel
  2. 2.

    What relationship is between Sarha and Bobby?

    1. A.
      Teacher and student
    2. B.
      Sister and brother
    3. C.
      Doctor and patient
    4. D.
      Mother and son
  3. 3.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      Sahar’s trip to America
    2. B.
      Sahar’s wonderful life story
    3. C.
      The American – style coffee shop
    4. D.
      The success of a family business

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 put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with his hat in his hand. “How do you do, sir?” 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.” In a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, and the man got on the doctor’s car. 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.”
“But I must see the patient,” the doctor said, “How can I go back without seeing the patient? Where is the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here. You see, one must go home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis at this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”

  1. 1.

    When the doorbell began to ring, the doctor_________

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

    The man asked the doctor ________

    1. A.
      to go to his house
    2. B.
      to go downstairs
    3. C.
      to see a patient
    4. D.
      to go to a place out of town
  3. 3.

    They left ________

    1. A.
      at once
    2. B.
      after a few minutes
    3. C.
      on foot
    4. D.
      on a bike
  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
    4. D.
      to play a joke with the doctor
  5. 5.

    The doctor must be _________ at last

    1. A.
      happy
    2. B.
      sad
    3. C.
      angry
    4. D.
      ill

It seems school children all over the world are not satisfied with their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?
Japan
High schools have dining halls, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not hamburgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, and vegetables.
The United States
A common menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried(油炸的)potatoes or roast chicken, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide food with protein(蛋白质),vitamin A, vitamin C, ironand calories.
Australia
Meat piesand hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children’s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.
Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labeled (标签) foods includingchocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labeled foods such as sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however are served every day.
In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.
South Africa
Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30 pm and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.
Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different illnesses, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition(营养). Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge(粥) with vegetables, such as cabbages, carrots and tomatoes

  1. 1.

    Which belongs to red-labeled food in Australia?

    1. A.
      sandwiches
    2. B.
      apple juice
    3. C.
      tomatoes
    4. D.
      corn
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word ‘obesity’ in the last paragraph probably mean?

    1. A.
      allowances(补贴)
    2. B.
      sadness
    3. C.
      nutrition
    4. D.
      overweight
  3. 3.

    What is the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Food served in the US is the best of all
    2. B.
      Schools should try to satisfy the needs of studemts
    3. C.
      Schools serve different foods from country to country
    4. D.
      School children all over the world dislike their school food

My friend has a big police dog named Kim. Police dogs are often very smart. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Kim for a long walk in the park. Kim likes walking very much.
One Sunday afternoon a man visited my friend.
He talked to my friend a long time. They talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Kim for his walk, but the man still stayed. Kim became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the living-room sometimes and at last sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man went on talking.
After thirty minutes, Kim couldn’t stand(忍受) it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of the man again but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth

  1. 1.

    The story is about ______.

    1. A.
      dogs
    2. B.
      cats
    3. C.
      people
    4. D.
      a police dog
  2. 2.

    What is the dog like?

    1. A.
      Smart
    2. B.
      Dangerous
    3. C.
      Big
    4. D.
      Easygoing
  3. 3.

    Where do they go for a walk?

    1. A.
      In the park
    2. B.
      Outside the house
    3. C.
      Behind the park
    4. D.
      In the living-room
  4. 4.

    When do they go for a walk?

    1. A.
      On Mondays
    2. B.
      On Saturdays
    3. C.
      On weekends
    4. D.
      Every Sunday afternoon
  5. 5.

    Which of the following sentences is true(正确)?

    1. A.
      The man knew Kim wanted to go out for a walk
    2. B.
      Kim doesn’t like walking with my friend
    3. C.
      The man thought Kim was dangerous
    4. D.
      Kim sat down in front of the man because he asked him to leave

American people like to say ‘Thank you ’or say something kind when others help them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．
You should say‘Thank you’when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you and when someone says you always do your work well or you have a nice thing or your city is very beautiful．‘Thank you’is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．
‘Excuse me’is another short sentence they use．When you hear someone says‘Excuse me’behind you，you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to break(打断)others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them。say‘Excuse me’first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．
Let’s learn to say‘Thank you’and‘Excuse me’．

  1. 1.

    You should say‘Thank you’when_______．

    1. A.
      you say something kind to others
    2. B.
      you help others
    3. C.
      someone helps you
    4. D.
      you need others to help you
  2. 2.

    From the passage we know‘Thank you’is_______．

    1. A.
      used in the world
    2. B.
      used more often than ‘Excuse me’
    3. C.
      used only by Americans
    4. D.
      used only between friends
  3. 3.

    You should say‘Excuse me’if you want to________．

    1. A.
      cough
    2. B.
      make some noise
    3. C.
      go first
    4. D.
      A，B and C
  4. 4.

    When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way，you should say‘_______’．

    1. A.
      Thank you
    2. B.
      That’s very kind of you
    3. C.
      Excuse me
    4. D.
      I’m sorry
  5. 5.

    This passage mainly tells us the way_________．

    1. A.
      to be happy
    2. B.
      to be polite
    3. C.
      to help others
    4. D.
      to learn from Americans

Jane was not a good student. Her head was in the clouds(处于幻想之中) most of the time. She wanted to listen in class, but other things seemed more important: her clothes, her hairstyle, new movies and soap operas. Many times she tried to work hard at her lessons, but soon she gave up.
One day, her math teacher gave the class an important lesson and told her students that there would be a test next week. She helped them review all the week. Jane seemed to listen in class, but her mind went away again.
The day of the test arrived. Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions in the exam. Mike, a very hard-working student, sat in front of Jane. So Jane decided to copy his. Mike was very angry when he found Jane was copying his answers. He changed all his answers into wrong ones. Before the bell rang, Mike quickly changed his answers back into right ones. After the test, Mike turned to Jane and said, “All the answers you copied from my paper are wrong.”

  1. 1.

    Jane thought less about______ than other things

    1. A.
      her clothes
    2. B.
      her study
    3. C.
      films and television
    4. D.
      her hairstyle
  2. 2.

    Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam because______.

    1. A.
      her mind was not in the study most of the time
    2. B.
      she was not clever
    3. C.
      she always slept in class
    4. D.
      she didn’t know how to study
  3. 3.

    Mike was angry when he ______.

    1. A.
      was changing all his answers
    2. B.
      failed the math test
    3. C.
      found Jane was copying his answers
    4. D.
      found Jane copying the wrong answers
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is right?

    1. A.
      Jane copied the wrong answers
    2. B.
      Mike couldn’t answer the questions
    3. C.
      Jane sat before Mike
    4. D.
      Jane tried her best in the exam


What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.       
It is 36 kilometers long and the world’s longest cross- sea bridge. It begins at Jiaxing, crosses the East China Sea, and end at Cixi, about 70 kilometers from Ningbo. It will reduce* the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo by about two hours.
A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007. Now the bridge has become famous. About 40,000 vehicles *can cross the bridge each day at first. This will be added to 100,000 vehicles a day in 2026. During the May Day holiday, many car owners came to the bridge as well as tourists on coaches*. So many people wanted to see the bridge with their own eyes.
As a shortcut *between Zhejiang and Shanghai, the bridge will not only improve traffic but also help economic *development in the Changjiang River Delta.
“People enjoy working in small cities like Cixi but living in big cities like Shanghai,” said a man. “With the help of the bridge, they can leave Shanghai for Cixi in the morning and go back in the afternoon. They only need to drive for about one and a half hours.”

  1. 1.

    Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened______.

    1. A.
      in November, 2003
    2. B.
      in July, 2007
    3. C.
      on May 1, 2008
    4. D.
      on March 1, 2008
  2. 2.

    It took about ______ to finish building the bridge

    1. A.
      three years and a half
    2. B.
      two years and a half
    3. C.
      three years
    4. D.
      four years and a half
  3. 3.

    Which city is not mentioned in the passage?

    1. A.
      Cixi
    2. B.
      Ningbo
    3. C.
      Hangzhou
    4. D.
      Shanghai
  4. 4.

    The passage can most probably be found in ______.

    1. A.
      a text book
    2. B.
      a magazine
    3. C.
      a newspaper
    4. D.
      a movie poster


It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”
After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself

  1. 1.

    The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because______.

    1. A.
      there were not enough roses in the shop
    2. B.
      carnations were much nicer than roses
    3. C.
      roses were more expensive than carnations
    4. D.
      carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day
  2. 2.

    John spent ______ in the flower shop that day

    1. A.
      $5
    2. B.
      $25
    3. C.
      $ 45
    4. D.
      $ 55
  3. 3.

    The young man cried at the cemetery because he ______.

    1. A.
      had spent all his money on the roses
    2. B.
      wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself
    3. C.
      felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
    4. D.
      hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother
  4. 4.

    At last John decided to take the roses home himself because he wanted to ______.

    1. A.
      tell his mother he loved her
    2. B.
      ask his mother for more money
    3. C.
      tell his mother the young man’s story
    4. D.
      ask his mother if she liked roses
  5. 5.

    The writer wrote this passage to tell us “_______”

    1. A.
      Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
    2. B.
      Let your mother know how much you love her
    3. C.
      Work hard to get more money for your mother
    4. D.
      Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day
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