Millions of years ago dinosaurs lived on the earth. In the days of dinosaurs, the whole earth was warm and wet. There were green forests and they could find enough to eat. Later, parts of the earth became cold and dry, and the forests there died. Then dinosaurs could not find enough to eat. This must be one reason why dinosaurs died out.
We can guess another reason. New kinds of animals came on the earth. Some had big brains and strong .They could kill dinosaurs.
There may be other reasons that we don’t know about yet. Scientists are are trying to make more discoveries about dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs were of many sizes and shapes. Some were as small as chickens, while some were about 90 feet long.
There were also terrible rights between dinosaurs. They night have happened more than 100 million years ago. Though there was no man to see any of the fights, we can be told by the animal’s footprints(足迹)that fights did take place

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, dinosaurs did exist only on the earth _______

    1. A.
      for millions of year
    2. B.
      millions of years ago
    3. C.
      more than 100 million years ago
    4. D.
      when it was warm and wet somewhere
  2. 2.

    One reason why dinosaurs died out is that __________

    1. A.
      there were too many dinosaurs
    2. B.
      parts of the earth became cold and dry
    3. C.
      the dead forests there could not supply them with enough food
    4. D.
      they couldn’t find enough go eat
  3. 3.

    One more reason why dinosaurs died out may be that _______

    1. A.
      new kinds of animals came on the earth
    2. B.
      some fast and strong animals with big brains could kill them
    3. C.
      some dinosaurs were as small as chickens
    4. D.
      some big dinosaurs died in the fights
  4. 4.

    We can see from this passage ________

    1. A.
      scientists are trying to make some dinosaurs
    2. B.
      dinosaurs are dangerous enough
    3. C.
      dinosaurs are worth studying
    4. D.
      scientists know nothing about dinosaurs

Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning(推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.
For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would make someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person works in the penguin pen(企鹅圈养地) at a Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.
Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied(欺负)another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!
Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother,Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange, this was really much too strange. Cait didn’t know what to do. Just then, Cait’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. What’s the cause and effect, could you tell?

  1. 1.

    According to the second paragraph, which of the following is an effect?

    1. A.
      Someone will go outside into cold weather
    2. B.
      Someone works in the penguin pen
    3. C.
      Someone puts on a heavy jacket
    4. D.
      Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink
  2. 2.

    Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. Which of the following isn’t the possible  cause?

    1. A.
      He bullied another student
    2. B.
      He is going shopping
    3. C.
      He is being picked up early
    4. D.
      He is being given a prize
  3. 3.

    What was Doug doing when his sister Cait tried to fall asleep?

    1. A.
      He was going outside
    2. B.
      He was reading a story
    3. C.
      He was leep walking
    4. D.
      He was looking for his dad
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is cause and effect?

    1. A.
      Tony got up and had a glass of water
    2. B.
      We came home and found him sleeping
    3. C.
      The ball was lost and a window was broken
    4. D.
      Tim was late again and his teacher got angry
  5. 5.

    What is the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Truth and lies
    2. B.
      Work and sleep
    3. C.
      Cause and effect
    4. D.
      Life and dreams

There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external（外部的） result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language--- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to be faced with the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow.
These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making

  1. 1.

    A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when______.

    1. A.
      he has given up his smoking habit
    2. B.
      he has made great efforts in his work
    3. C.
      he is interested in making anything new
    4. D.
      he has tried to determine where he is on his journey
  2. 2.

    In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would______.

    1. A.
      judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
    2. B.
      succeed in climbing up the social ladder
    3. C.
      face difficulties and take up challenges
    4. D.
      aim high and reach his goal each time
  3. 3.

    When the author says “a new way of being” (para. 3), he is referring to______.

    1. A.
      a new way of taking risks
    2. B.
      a new approach to experiencing the world
    3. C.
      a new system of adapting to change
    4. D.
      a new method of finding ourselves
  4. 4.

    For personal growth, the author may not support ______.

    1. A.
      curiosity and more chances
    2. B.
      being quick in self – adaptation
    3. C.
      open – minded to new experiences
    4. D.
      avoidance of internal fears and doubts

In every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell second-hand goods. Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments(装饰) and household goods, sometimes even in clothes.
The furniture may often be “antique（古时制造的，古董的）”, and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As you look around these shops and see the polished（精致的）wood of chests（箱子）and tables, you cannot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood, of those now-closed eyes which once looked at these pieces with love.
The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings. Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop. On the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as well. Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have replaced sheep as the town’s main trade.
There are also much more humble（卑微的）shops, sometimes simply called “junk shops”, where you can buy small house-hold pieces very cheaply. Sometimes the profits from these shops go to charity(慈善事业). Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on, to another country or to death.
Although the British do not worship（崇拜，敬仰）their ancestors（祖先）, they do treasure the past and the things of the past. This is true of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down, they are restored until they are often better than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted

  1. 1.

    Books found in second-hand book shops may        

    1. A.
      be copies of the earliest printing
    2. B.
      be on sale for the first time
    3. C.
      never be worth very much
    4. D.
      never be rare
  2. 2.

    What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?

    1. A.
      Its sheep
    2. B.
      Its books
    3. C.
      Its cinema
    4. D.
      Its castles
  3. 3.

    Second-hand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because       

    1. A.
      they are too expensive for average buyers
    2. B.
      they remind you of the original owners
    3. C.
      they are now neglected（忽视，忽略）
    4. D.
      they are sold for charity
  4. 4.

    The average British person      

    1. A.
      does not respect old things because they are not fashionable
    2. B.
      likes to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so
    3. C.
      likes to buy new things because they are fashionable
    4. D.
      does not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable
  5. 5.

    What does the underlined word “them”(Para.4) refer to?

    1. A.
      Junk shops
    2. B.
      Profits from shops
    3. C.
      Old things
    4. D.
      Old houses

Poor families in some countries spend as much as eighty percent of their money on food. Rising prices in recent months have created the worst food crisis(危机) in more than thirty years. The United Nations World Food Program says high food prices could push one hundred million people into hunger.
Nathan Childs is an expert on rice markets. He notes that the harvest for the latest growing season was the largest on record. But India, Vietnam and others have restricted exports(限制出口) to keep prices down at home and protect supplies.
Thailand’s agriculture minister says his country will never restrict rice exports. He told the Reuters news agency Thursday that Thailand has enough supplies to meet demand at home and for export.
Thailand is the world’s largest rice exporter. Recent signs of an increase in supplies have helped ease record prices for Thai rice. Prices rose last week above one thousand dollars a ton.
Vietnam, the second biggest exporter, has banned(禁止) exports until June. And Vietnamese officials have now warned that non-food traders who buy rice for speculation(投机活动)will be severely punished.
Some experts say speculation is a necessary part of market activity. But the head of the U.N. Environment Program blames it for the high food prices. “We have enough food on this planet today to feed everyone.” Achim Steiner told the Associated Press.
Earlier, a member of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission didn’t accept the idea that speculators are the main cause. Bart Chilton blamed reduced harvests and grain supplies and the falling value of the dollar.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called heads of major international agencies to a meeting this week in the Swiss capital, Bern. He says high food prices could harm world trade, economic growth, social progress and political security

  1. 1.

    What is the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Vietnam has banned rice exports to other countries
    2. B.
      Thailand is the largest rice exporter in the world
    3. C.
      Some families are too poor to afford enough food
    4. D.
      Rising prices of food have led to the world food crisis
  2. 2.

    Which country restricted food exports according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Thailand
    2. B.
      Switzerland
    3. C.
      Vietnam
    4. D.
      The USA
  3. 3.

    All of the following are the results of rising prices of food EXCEPT ____

    1. A.
      the worst food crisis
    2. B.
      reduced harvests and grain supplies
    3. C.
      people spending more money on food
    4. D.
      pushing one hundred million people into hunger
  4. 4.

    What is the reason for the speculation according to the head of the U.N. Environment Program?

    1. A.
      High food prices
    2. B.
      The falling value of the dollar
    3. C.
      Enough rice supplies in some countries
    4. D.
      Restricted food exports in some countries

How many times do you have to fail at something in order to succeed? Did you know that Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times while trying to invent the light bulb? He certainly had a “learn and do” attitude! He was able to turn each failed experiment into a successful way to invent the light bulb. So what can we learn from this? You can adopt the “fail forward” strategy too.
In reality, none of us are failures. It’s true that we will experience times of defeat, problems, and disasters, but remember, each one of us is meant to succeed in life. However, we must choose our fate. Henry David Thoreau said, “Men are born to succeed, not to fail.”
We can never be forced into having a happy and successful life. Whether or not you experience success or failure is completely controlled by what you think and do. You are the only one who can choose the thoughts that will keep you from achieving the abundant life and joy that you are meant to have. No matter how difficult things may seem, say to yourself, “I choose to be a happy and successful person.”
Why do some people get what they want and others fail? I believe that getting what you desire in life takes planning, and it doesn’t just happen by luck. So how do we plan for success?
It has been proven that successful people do things more differently than unsuccessful people. They recognize the patterns of success and follow them; one of those patterns is planning. They plan what they think and do, which sets them apart. They know exactly what they desire, have an intelligent plan for getting it, and then work their plan. They know what success will cost them in terms of time, energy, and results, and they devote the right resources toward making their plans happen

  1. 1.

    The writer refers to Thomas Edison to ________

    1. A.
      introduce his invention
    2. B.
      put forward the topic of the text
    3. C.
      praise the inventor
    4. D.
      show the way to success
  2. 2.

    What Henry David Thoreau said implies that ________

    1. A.
      everyone is able to be a success
    2. B.
      most people lack the confidence to succeed
    3. C.
      everyone can do nothing but succeed in his life
    4. D.
      no one can succeed without difficulty and suffering
  3. 3.

    The main idea of the last two paragraphs is that ________

    1. A.
      planning plays an important role in success
    2. B.
      successful people differ from unsuccessful ones
    3. C.
      successful people have many patterns of success
    4. D.
      devoting the right resources can help reach one’s goal
  4. 4.

    Which of the following would match the text?

    1. A.
      All roads lead to Rome
    2. B.
      Think twice before you act
    3. C.
      No pains, no gains
    4. D.
      Failure is the mother of success

Kilimanjaro Climb : a Rite of Passage for Father and Son
Climbing Kilimanjaro is a transformational experience for many people. The things that make the mountain hard are the very things that make it so powerful. In the case of my son Josh and I，the walk up Kilimanjaro proved a powerful symbol ofhis transition into manhood, and a great change in our relationship.
Day three on the mountain, Josh was hit with massive headaches. He told me every step felt like a nail driving into his head. And then, on the night we climbed the crater rim, less than 40 minutes from the summit, Josh fell. I was walking ahead, and did not even see it. He was so exhausted that he could not get up. He recalled our guides, debating whether or not they should take him straight down. Josh snapped out of it. He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. He set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. Near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.
“ I’ve never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，，，he said, as we sat side by side on the frozen rock and looked down over Africa. “You know, in the past when we’d go on camping and rafting trips, you guided and took care of me through it all. But on Kilimanjaro it was different. From the bottom up, I climbed it. I never feltlike a kid, even when 1 was in pain. You never acted like a parent.”
“That’s not quite true，”I replied. “When you told me that on the summit you fell-and I did not even notice, my first thought was, ‘Oh my God! I’m such an awful parent!’ But then it hit me, ‘He got himself up. He walked to the peak on his own. He didn't need me to help.，”
I realized as I spoke that two people had died that night on Kilimanjaro. A child and a parent. It wasjust two friends who walked down the mountain together

  1. 1.

    What is NOT mentioned in the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      Kilimanjaro is powerful
    2. B.
      Kilimanjaro is hard to climb
    3. C.
      Many people, including Josh, have changed after climbing Kilimanjaro
    4. D.
      The writer has a distant relationship with his son after climbing Kilimanjaro
  2. 2.

    From the second paragraph we know that_____

    1. A.
      Josh had a slight headache
    2. B.
      Josh reached the top of the mountain with the help of the guides
    3. C.
      Josh overcame various difficulties on his way to the summit
    4. D.
      Climbing Kilimanjaro was too hard for such a child as Josh
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined phrase in the second paragraph mean?

    1. A.
      cheered up
    2. B.
      gave up
    3. C.
      burst out
    4. D.
      ran out
  4. 4.

    What can be inferred from the talk between the father and the son?

    1. A.
      Josh felt quite good about his independence
    2. B.
      Josh appreciated his parents ，company and care
    3. C.
      The father felt guilty all the time
    4. D.
      The father should have taken good care of Josh as usual
  5. 5.

    Why did the father feel that two people had died?

    1. A.
      Because two people had lost their lives while climbing Kilimanjaro
    2. B.
      Because the father and son had become friends
    3. C.
      Because they had witnessed an accidence of a father and son
    4. D.
      Because two friends had misled him

Found
An IC card with some keys was found. Come to Room 203 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday or call 6606982.		Summer Job
Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? And do you want to work for a students’ magazine? Come and work for us as a reporter for two months.
Tel: 6676981
Cooking Tour
Join Cooking Tour.
You can visit Guangzhou, Changsha, Chongqing and three other cities. You can enjoy the most delicious food and learn Chinese cooking.
Duration 12 days
Cost ￥3,600
Tel: 6657762		Painting Competition
For all the students from Senior 1 and Senior 2
Paint a picture of an animal
Send it to the Painting Club
Before 30th June
For more information
Call 6644451

  1. 1.

    You can call ______ if you have lost your IC card

    1. A.
      6644451
    2. B.
      6676981
    3. C.
      6657762
    4. D.
      6606982
  2. 2.

    You should  ______ if you want to find a job as a reporter

    1. A.
      go to the Painting Club
    2. B.
      go to Room 203
    3. C.
      join Cooking Tour
    4. D.
      try Summer Job
  3. 3.

    How many Chinese cities can you visit if you join Cooking Tour?

    1. A.
      3
    2. B.
      6
    3. C.
      9
    4. D.
      12
  4. 4.

    Chen Wei may paint a picture of ______ if he wants to take part in the competition

    1. A.
      an elephant
    2. B.
      a river
    3. C.
      a tree
    4. D.
      a flower

Reporters collect information and write news stories. These stories appear in newspapers and magazines. Some reporters appear on television and radio. To get information, reporters should look at documents, observe the scene and interview people.
To get the latest news, radio and television reporters often reporter “live” from the scene.
Some reporters work long hours. They might work strange schedules. At morning newspapers, reporters might work from late afternoon until midnight. At evening or afternoon papers, they may work from early morning until afternoon. Radio and television reporters work during the day or in the evening. Magazine reporters generally work during the day. Reporters may have to change their work hours to follow a story.
If someone wants to be a reporter, a bachelor’s degree(学士学位) in journalism(新闻工作) is preferred. Some employers like graduates with other majors(专业). Working at school newspapers or broadcasting stations is good experience. Internship(实习生身份) with news organizations also help when looking for a job as a reporter.
Reporters must write clearly and effectively. They need word processing(文字处理)，computer graphics(图片), and desktop publishing skills. Speaking a second language is necessary for some jobs

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “scene”in the first paragraph probably means _______

    1. A.
      spot
    2. B.
      office
    3. C.
      stage
    4. D.
      company
  2. 2.

    If one wants to be a reporter, he must  _______

    1. A.
      be doctor
    2. B.
      have enough experience
    3. C.
      study in a newspaper company before
    4. D.
      be good at writing
  3. 3.

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

    1. A.
      Magazine reporters usually work during the day
    2. B.
      Only the person majoring in journalism can be a reporter
    3. C.
      We can get the latest news from the live report
    4. D.
      Sometimes reporters have to change work hours in order to follow a story
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Who is a reporter?
    2. B.
      How does a reporter report?
    3. C.
      What is a reporter?
    4. D.
      When does a reporter work?

What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside.
Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling（摔跤）. I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers（同龄人） would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.
That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.
After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had.
"What if we build a wrestling ring（拳击场）?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was complete. Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.
As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal. I lived my dream

  1. 1.

    What makes the writer different from the others is __________

    1. A.
      the different sports he loves
    2. B.
      the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to
    3. C.
      that he is younger than the others
    4. D.
      the different ideas he has
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

    1. A.
      I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time
    2. B.
      I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf
    3. C.
      I decided to quit following wrestling
    4. D.
      I began not to watch wrestling on TV
  3. 3.

    When the writer was a freshman, he ___________

    1. A.
      knew he couldn’t be a good football player
    2. B.
      realized he was being himself
    3. C.
      was still sociable
    4. D.
      built a wrestling ring
  4. 4.

    The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________

    1. A.
      play football there
    2. B.
      make his dream realized
    3. C.
      be a professional player
    4. D.
      have parties there
  5. 5.

    What is the writer’s attitude towards his experience in high school?

    1. A.
      Optimistic
    2. B.
      Pessimistic
    3. C.
      Doubtful
    4. D.
      Surprised
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