How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month-200 yuan? Some may need more to
buy birthday presents, fast food lunches, ice cream or cartoon (动画) books.
     But for Zhou Li, 30 yuan a month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch-1.5 yuan each day. "My
favorite is fried potato slices and rice," said Zhou, "meat is too expensive for me." 
     Zhou, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Hongzhi Experimental School in Beijing. Her parents are migrant workers
(外来务工人员). They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe of Henan two years ago. Her father now works
as a cleaner and earns 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.
     Every day, Zhou gets up at 5:30 a.m. and rides 20 minutes to school. She studies hard, and even reads books
during breaktime. Her favorite subject is computer. "I'm learning typing now. I hope to be the fastest in my
class." said Zhou. Like many teens, Zhou has a lot of homework. It usually takes her at least one hour to do it
every day. But that is not all her work. She helps her mom cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. "I could
cook when I was eight. Father said sometimes I cooked better than mom!" 
     Zhou said she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. "I watched TV and found that there were many
people with AIDS in Henan. Some are kids. They need help." said Zhou. But she is afraid of having to leave
school. "I hope I will always be in school," said Zhou. "Dad works hard to make money. I promise him I will
study hard to be a good student at present and a good doctor in the future."

1. Zhou Li came to Beijing from _______.

A. Hunan
B. Liaoning
C. Henan
D. Xingzhi

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The girl's parents are both cleaners.
B. Her parents gave her 30 yuan to buy books.
C. She goes to school by bike.
D. Now she types fastest in her class.

3. Zhou Li spends _______ on her homework every day.

A. 20 minutes
B. at least one hour
C. half an hour
D. two hours

4. Her wish is to be a doctor because _______.

A. she wants to help the people with SARS
B. she wants to help the people with AIDS
C. she wants to make her parents healthier
D. she wants to help the poor kids

5. The best title of the passage should be "_______".

A. A Girl from a Village
B. A Hard but Hopeful Life
C. How to Spend Pocket Money
D. A Girl's School Life

                                                      The Young Pop King-Jay Chow
     He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you
talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say. This is Jay Chow, the 24-year-old pop king from Taiwan, China.
His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new
album (唱片), "Ye Huimei", and the album was released (发行) in July and was named after his mother.
     Chow grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother
noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He
loved it and kept on practicing.
     Chow is not very handsome. He doesn't speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds
of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive to me." said Liu Jiajun, a junior 2 student in No. 101
Middle School in Beijing. 
     "He is true to himself .He never follows others." said Zhang Yujie, a junior 1 girl in Huaibei Middle School in
Sihong, Jiangsu Province.

1. From this passage, we know that Jay Chow _______.

A. is very handsome
B. has a bright smile
C. often makes too much noise
D. is a pop music star

2. His fans are so excited because ________.

A. he released a new album in July
B. he will sing new songs in Beijing
C. he can play the piano very well
D. his new album was named after his mother

3. According to one of his fans, Jay _________.

A. is a good student
B. has long and beautiful hair
C. is a well-known pianist
D. is very attractive to them

4. The sentence "He never follows others." in the last paragraph means _______.

A. he always has his own style (风格)
B. he likes to walk alone
C. he doesn't like other people's songs at all
D. no one can catch up with him

     I was (1)_______ (介绍) to tennis when I was only four. My father was a very good tennis _______ (2)
(运动员) and he gave ________(3) (我) lessons two or three ______ (4) (次) a week. ______ (5) (不久) I
became very good. I was _______(6) (注意到) in a tennis match at school and was ________(7) (受邀) to go
to a special tennis school. My parents and I _____(8) (拜访) one of these schools and were given _______(9)
(信息) about their tennis programmes. We _______ (10) (认为) the programme was very good and I am
starting there soon.

     He is a young man who seems to have brains in his feet as well as his mind.
     Brazilian (巴西的) football star Ricardo Kaka's performances make the point well. He is one of the top
scorers in the UEFA Champions League (欧洲冠军杯). Kaka helped AC Milan beat Manchester United 3-0. The
win took Kaka and AC Milan to the finals of the UEFA cup in 2007.
     Like many Brazilian football players, Kaka is now world famous. But he is not like most Brazilian players.
Most of his pals were once poor. Football made them famous and rich.
     The 27-year-old Kaka is a different kind of star.
     He was born to a rich family and enjoyed a comfortable early life. He joined Sao Paulo club at eight and
signed as a professional (职业的) player at 15. Three years later, he was the best player in the team. 
     "I plan my career (事业) by setting myself goals," he explained. "My goals drive me, they are what I fight
for." 
     And his next goal is to help the poor children. "When I was with the national team, we went to play in some
of the poorer areas." He said. "You see children who don't have enough to eat." 
     Kaka believes he can do something. Since November 2004, Kaka has been an Ambassador (大使) Against
Hunger for the UN World Food Program.
英译汉、判断正误及回答问题。
1. Put the underlined sentence ( at the beginning of the passage) into Chinese.
    _____________________________________________________________
2. Kaka was the best player in his team when he was 18. ( T or F )
    _____________________________________________________________
3. How old is Kaka?
    _____________________________________________________________
4. What is Kaka's next goal?
    _____________________________________________________________
5. What's Kaka like according to the passage?
    _____________________________________________________________

    Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770. In his childhood Beethoven
didn't have a happy life. His father was a singer. When he was only four, his father began to make him
practise hour after hour on different musical instruments. If he did not put his heart into it, his father would
beat him or make it hard on him.
    Beethoven loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts, when he
was only a boy of eleven. At the age of seventeen, he won high praise from Mozart, the great musician at
that time.
    Beethoven was often poor and ill during his life. After one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf (聋).
At that time he was only thirty-one. It was a blow (打击) to him indeed.
    But he still went on working and writing music pieces. To people's surprise, some of his best pieces
were written after he lost his hearing.
    In 1827, leaving more than 300 pieces, the great musician died. But his name is still remembered to this
day.

1. Beethoven was a _____ musician.

A. America
B. French
C. German
D. British

2. What happened when he was thirty-one?

A. He was blind
B. He was deaf
C. He gave concerts
D. He won high praise

3. Why didn't Beethoven have a happy life in his childhood?

A. Because his family was poor
B. Because he had to practise a lot of musical instruments
C. Because his father was strict with him
D. Both B and C

4. The great musician lived in the world for only _____ years.

A. 43
B. 70
C. 57
D. 60

5. When were some of his best pieces written?

A. At the age of 11
B. At the age of 17
C. Before he was deaf
D. After he became deaf

    One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations (适应能力) was Charles Darwin (达尔文). He was
born in England in 1809. He wasn't the best student in his school, but when he was 16,his father sent him to
a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing (观察) nature more than attending medical
classes and dropped out without graduating.
    Next, Charles'father sent him to school to become a minister (牧师). This time he made it to graduation,
But he didn't want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.
    After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasn't the first choice,
but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. The
crew's task was to make maps of the places they visited.
    On December 27th, 1831 Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last
two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants
and animals and took them back to England to study.
    Twenty-three years later, Darwin published an scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin
described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring (后代).
Darwin's ideas about adaptations to the study of living things.

1. Darwin was very interested in _____.

A. attending medical classes
B. the work of a minister
C. sailing around the world
D. science

2. The Beagle was a(an) _____.

A. ship
B. plane
C. plant
D. animal

3. When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was _____ years old.

A. twenty-three
B. twenty-two
C. forty-five 
D. fifty

4. The underlined word"they" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _____.

A. adaptations
B. Darwin and Wallace
C. animals
D. Darwin's ideas

5. Which of the following is true?

A. Darwin graduated from a medical school.
B. Some animals have adaptations so that they can survive.
C. Darwin published a scientific paper by himself.
D. Darwin was first chosen to sail on the Beagle.