Every year, over 40,000 secondary students in Britain run a business. "Each business runs for one
year," said Ben,one of the group of students visiting Shanghai. "When we started our business, we
borrowed money from parents and friends. At the end ofthe year,these people will receive some of the
profits(利润) ."I asked Ben if running a business was difficult.He said that it was no problem. He said
that they always received a lot of advice from teachersand business people.
     Another member of the group,Regina,told methe four questions they always asked themselves.
The questions are:
      l. What do people want to buy?
     2. Where is a good place to sell the product?
     3. How is our product better than other product?
     4. How much is the product?
     I was also very interested in how the group was organized.Regina said that there were usually abou
five to seven students in each business and among them were one manager and one accountant (会计).
I asked them who was the manager."l am,of course,"said Regina. "It was my idea to produce picture
books,"she said. "They have been very popular withthe other students." I also asked the students what
other people sold. "Other groups in our school sellthings like T-shirts, videos and computer games,"said
Ben.
     "How much money do the businesses usually make?" I asked."Some businesses make a small profit
of about $ 1,000一 $ 3,000," said Regina.I asked them what they did with the profits. "We can do what we like with the profits."However,Regina told me that it was important not to waste the money. She
always told the other groups to give the money to charity.
     Most students enjoyed running a business and allthe students said that they had learnt a lot.

l. When the students begin a business, they _____ 
  A. have made a small profit
  B. have got enough money
  C. borrow money from parents and friends
  D. borrow money from teachers and business people
2.The manager of this group of students is _____
A. Ben            
B. Regina
C. a teacher        
D. a friend of theirs
3. This group of students sold _____ as their business.
A. picture books      
B. computer games
C. videos        
D. T-shirts
4. The groups use the profits _____
A. for a party
B. to give the charitv
C. for their parents and friends
D. in different ways
5. Which of the following is NOT true?                  
A. When the secondary students run businesses, they get much help from other people.
B. Running a business is difficult for Ben's group.
C. These students try their best to produce better and cheaper products.
D. Most groups are able to get much money.

     The aim (目的) of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires (需要) a right
way,  or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.
     The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For
that reason, we can get good result (结果).
     In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again.
We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.
     When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book
while we are reading.
     We must always ask "why". If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our
parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we've learned can be
used well and made better.
     Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned (提到的) will be quite enough if
we can keep them in heart and do so.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The passage tells us ______.
A. the importance of reading
B. to read in the morning
C. to pay attention to the ways of studying
D. to have patience in studying
2. The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying.
A. three                        
B. four                        
C. five                          
D. many
3. We'd better read in the morning because ______.
A. it's easy to remember what we have learned
B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear
C. it's difficult to get good results
D. both A and B
4. If we can't put our hearts into the book when we read, it is ______.
A. easy to understand it well
B. better to get something from it
C. impossible for us to get something from it
D. possible to learn something from it
5. In studying we must always ask "why" in order to ______.
A. understand the book well
B. write down the questions
C. do with the new words
D. get some questions to ask our teachers

     There are many unusual hotels around the world. In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice, open
 between December and April every year. In Turkey, there is a cave hotel with a television, furniture, and
 a bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia (玻利维亚-南美洲西部国家), there is the Salt Palace Hotel.
     Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But over time, all the
  water disappeared. Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts.
     Uyuni salt desert
     The larger of the two deserts, the Uyuni, is 12,000 square kilometres. During the day, the desert is
 bright white because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show
 guests the way to the hotel.
     In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert
  and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made out of salt: the walls, the roof (屋顶), the
  tables, the chairs, the beds, and the hotel's bar.
     The sun heats (使变热) the walls and roof during the day. At night the desert is very cold, but the
 rooms stay warm. The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room costs $40 a night, and a double room costs
  $60.
     A sign on the hotel's wall tells guests, " Please don't lick (舔) the walls."
     (注: Uyuni is a town in the south of Bolivia.)

1. What is unique about the Salt Palace Hotel?

    A. Its long history.
    B. The price of the rooms.
    C. The guests that stay there.
    D. What it is made of.

2. Which sentence about the area around the Salt Palace Hotel is NOT true?

    A. It was a lake many years ago.
    B. It is white during the day.
    C. There are several roads to the hotel.
    D. It is more than 10,000 square kilometers.

3. Where did the salt used for the hotel come from?

    A. a salt factory
    B. the ground
    C. Turkey
    D. the walls of the hotel

4. What keeps the rooms warm at night?

    A. heat from the walls
    B. the desert air
    C. the sun
    D. the furniture

     During the day we work and play,and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired
usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are
eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are
asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not
cover(覆盖) our head,our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night,we can
have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air.

1.Our body grows most while we are ______.

A. eating
B. playing
C. sleeping

2.Too little sleep makes us ______.

A. tired
B. hungry
C. happy

3. —What may cause us to feel tired in the morning?
    —______ during the sleep.

A. Too much air
B. Not enough fresh air
C. Too much cold air

4. How many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night?

A. 8 hours.
B. 9 hours.
C. 10 hours.

5. What do the lungs need most?

A. Fresh air.
B. Exercise.
C. Warm air.

     People have sailed (航行) around the world in quite small boats.  It is not an easy thing to do.
Sometimes the weather gets bad.  That can be the end of a boat, and the end of everyone in it.  
Accidents can happen easily and quickly.
     One family once had an accident with some big fish.  The fish swam under their boat and bit (咬) holes
in it.   The sea water came in,  of course,  and the boat soon sank (沉没).  Hr,  these people had another
small boat-a lifeboat,  and they all got into that.  They lived and hoped for many days.  They ate and
slept, and they always hoped.  At last a ship found them.
     How do people live in a very small lifeboat? Perhaps for weeks or months? They must be strong in
every way. They must have hope-they want to live. But you cannot cat and drink hope.
     You cannot drink sea water. Drink a lot of sea water and you will quickly die. Sailors (海员)  can
drink rain water. They must catch rain water in their boat. They must also catch fish and birds for food.  
Lifeboats do not carry a cooker (炊具), and so the sailors cannot cook their food.  Raw fish (生鱼) and
bird meat is not very nice. But there is no other choice in a lifeboatl The sailors must eat
raw food, or they will die.
     What do people think about in a life boat'l They think about land, a warm bed,dry clothes, fresh water and food, food, food.
1. When sailors' boat sinks, their lifeboat gives them _________.
A. food  
B. beds    
C. rainwater  
D. hope
2. One famil'y once had an accident at sea,  because _________.
A. their boat was caught in bad weather
B. the boat knocked against (对着) a rock and sea water came in
C. some fish bit through the bottom of their boat
D. one of them knew how to sail in the sea
3. Sailors can catch _________ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.
A. rain water                        
B. fish and birds
C. both sea water and rain water      
D. both A and B
4. Lifeboats do not often carry a cooker, which is _________.
A. something used for cooking  
B. food for cooking
C. a large box                
D. a person who cooks food
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Sailing around the world in quite small boats is not easy.
B. All the food sailors have in a lifeboat is cooked fish and bird meat.
C. Anyone who drinks a lot of sea water will die.
D. No one can live for weeks in a lifeboat unless (除非) hc is strong and wants to live.

1．_________Many people write on paper only one side .Why not try using both sides?  Some students only use half the pages in their notebooks before getting new ones. Try to set up all the paper. People often give cards on festivals. How about trying sending e-mails instead .
2．_________There're many poor families in China. You may ask your parents to keep your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them to poor kids. You'll feel happy that you are helping someone else. Also, you can see if your friend wants them before throwing them away  
3．_________In San Francisco of the US, there is a beautiful bridge. It took more than four years to build it, and it was finished in 1937. You can cross the bridge by car or on foot, but you must pay. Do you know the bridge?  Yes, it is the Golden Gate.
4．_________Many people can use computers, but few of them know how to use them correctly.  Remember the following when you use your computer. Keep your computer in a cool, dry room; don't put water or food near your computer; keep your screen clean and not too bright
5．_________E-mail means messages sent from one computer to another. It is becoming more and more popular. You can send and receive e-mail everywhere. It is quick to use e-mail, and it is much cheaper than long-distance telephone call .