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2．Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life．Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning．Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world．
Sometimes，we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully，so we just take a quick look at the front page．At other times，we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passage．
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world．We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities，but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers．
Some newspapers are published once a week，but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages，some even published twice a day!You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers．Some like world news，and others prefer short stories．They just choose what they are interested in．
Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world．The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century．Also they bring us more and more information with the Internet．

61．From the passage we can see thatC when people get newspapers．
A．they read them very carefully
B．they just read the headlines
C．not everyone reads all the pages
D．they have no time to read them
62．People read newspapers in order to．A
A．learn the latest news
B．meet their own different needs
C．read the short stories
D．find the morning news
63．The underlined word"publish"means"C"in the passage．
A．出售   B．印刷     C．出版    D．排版
64．Newspapers have so many pages because．B
A．more and more people like to read them
B．people enjoy reading something different
C．newspapers become cheaper
D．more pages mean more money
65．According to the passage，besides newspapers，people also get information from．D
A．magazines  B．advertisements
C．e-mails    D．the Internet．

1．In most parts of the world，many students help their schools make less pollution．They join"environment clubs（俱乐部）"．In an environment club，people work together to make our environment clean．
Here are some things students often do．
No-garbage （垃圾） lunches．How much do you throw away after lunch？Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school．
No-car day．On a no-car day，nobody comes to school in a car．Not the students and not the teachers!Cars give pollution to our air，so remember：walk，jump，bike and run．Use your legs!It's lots of fun．．
Turn off the water!Did you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty cubic（立方）meters of water an hour？In a year，that would fill a small river!In environment clubs，students mend those broken toilets．We love our environment．Let's work together to make it clean．

56．The writer wrote the passage to ask the students toC．．
A．clean school     B．make less pollution   C．join clubs   D．help teachers
57．Environment clubs ask studentsD．
A．to run to school every day         B．to take exercise every day
C．not to forget to take cars          D．to use lunch bags
58．After students mend toilets，they saveC．
A．a small river      B．a club     C．water in cubic meters     D．a toilet
59．From the passage we know the students usually have lunchA．．
A．at school        B．in shops     C．in clubs     D．at home
60．Which of the following statements is true？B
A．On No-car day，only the teachers can go to school in their cars．
B．In the clubs，students usually work together to make the earth less polluted．
C．The water in the toilet can fill a river．
D．Students can take their lunch in paper，so they can throw it after lunch．

20．The newly-built bridge ______ the beauty of the city．（　　）

19．Dear friends，
I'm sorry to hear that an earthquake hit your home town．
Faced with such a disaster，you remain so（81）calm and strong-willed （82）that we are all moved to tears．A friend in （83）need is a friend indeed．Thinking about your （84）present（目前）situation，we cannot wait a minute to （85）make every effort to help you．On behalf of all my classmates，I as the chairman of the Students'Union，will （86）express（表达）our most sincere pity and care for you．（87）Besides，we have made a donation of 80thousand yuan to you，（88）hoping that it can help you go through the （ 89）difficulty（困难）．A better hometown can be rebuilt．Therefore，never （90）give up whatever happens．
Remember we won't be far away when you need any help!
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua．

18．Would it be for you to pick me up at four o'clock and take me to the airport？（　　）

17．My granny has lived in Beijing for about forty years．（76）Shehas seen the changes in Beijing herself．
In the 1960s，the （77）living（生活） conditions in the city were poor．Usually，a big family were （78）crowded（拥挤的） in a small house．Many families couldn't get enough food and only a few children had the chance to receive a good education．Life was （79）so hard that people had no time or money to enjoy leisure activities．People （80）kkept in touch with their friends and relatives far away mainly by letter or telegram．
China has developed rapidly （81）sincethe reform and opening-up policy began to be carried out．Buildings in Beijing are becoming （82）taller and brighter．People's life has improved a lot．And there are more kinds of food and clothes to choose （83）from．People can enjoy more sorts of leisure activities．Children can study not only in modern （84）schools but also on the Internet．What's more，（85）communications（交流） are becoming easier and quicker----people can use telephones，cellphones，fax machines and the Internet．

16．A Koala Isn't a Bear
Koalas remind people of teddy bears．They have thick fur and large ears．Their broad，flat nose makes them look cute，similar to teddy bears．In fact koalas aren't cute．They have sharp teeth and very sharp claws!Koalas are marsupials．This means the mother carries her baby in a pocket while it develops，similar to a kangaroo．The baby koala lives in its mother's pocket for the first six months of its life．
The name"koala"comes from a native Australian word that means"no drink．"The koalas get almost all their water from the eucalyptus（桉树） leaves they eat．That's where they get their food too．Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves，and only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees．The eucalyptus trees are where the koalas live．It's also where they sleep．Koalas sleep about nineteen hours a day!
Why do they sleep so much？Some people think it's because they're lazy．But koalas aren't lazy．They sleep so much because there isn't much nutrition in eucalyptus leaves．Koalas store hardly any fat，so they must save their energy．One way to do this is to move slowly and sleep a lot．
After a day of sleeping they like to move around and eat just after sunset．They live alone most of the time．Koalas are very protective of their trees．If a koala sees another koala eating in its favorite tree，it might tell the other koala to leave by"barking"at it．Koalas do"talk"to each other．Besides barks，the males make a deep grunting sound．The mothers and babies talk in soft clicking sounds．If they get scared they may scream like a baby．

58．According to the article，how are koalas and kangaroos alike？D
A．They both have thick fur．
B．They both have sharp teeth．
C．They both eat eucalyptus leaves．
D．They both carry their young in a pocket．
59．The word"koala"comes from a word that meansA．
A．no drink B．moving slowly C．large ears D．barking loudly
60．Why do koalas sleep a lot？C
A．Their babies need to get much rest．
B．They get tired from playing so much．
C．Their food does not give them much energy．
D．They do not like to be awake when it is warm．
61．If an adult koala screams like a baby，he may getB．
A．worried B．scared C．hungry D．sleepy．

15．---Shall we have a smoke here？
---No，we ．Because the worker is carrying some petrol．（　　）

14．Some children are natural born bosses．They have a strong need to make decisions，manage their environment，and lead rather than follow．Stephen Jackson，a Year One  student，"operates under the theory of what's mine and what's yours is mine，"says his  mother．"The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers（剑）．Later，I saw   Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones．"
"Examine the extended family，and you'll probably find a bossy grandparent，aunt，
uncle or cousin in every generation．It's an inheritable trait，"says Russell Barkley，a  professor at the Medical University of South Carolina．Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance（支配地位） when they sense their   parents are weak，hesitant，or in disagreement with each other．
Whether it's inborn nature or developed character at work，too much control in the   hands of the young isn't healthy for children or the family．Fear is at the root of a lot bossy behavior，says family psychologist John Taylor．Children，he says in his book   From Defiance to Cooperation，"have secret feelings of weakness"and"a desire to feel  safe．"It's the parents'role to provide that protection．
When a"boss child"doesn't learn limits at home，the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family．The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coachers，for example，or trouble keeping friends．It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways．
"I see more and more parents giving up their power，"says Barkley，who has studied  bossy behavior for more than 30years．They bend too far because they don't want to be  as strict as their own parents were．But they also feel less confident about their parenting  skills．Their kids，in turn，feel more anxious．

33．Bossy children like Stephen JacksonD
A．make good decisions        B．have little sense of fear
C．lack care from others      D．show self-centeredness
34．The underlined phrase"inheritable trait"in paragraph 2meansB
A．developed character       B．inborn nature
C．accepted theory           D．particular environment
35．The study on bossy behavior implies that parentsB．
A．should give more power to their children
B．should be strict with their children
C．should not be so anxious about their children
D．should not set limits for their children．

13．IT'S a mystery that has puzzled scientists．Five years ago，researchers found an area in the Atlantic Ocean seabed，where a part of the Earth's outer layer，or crust（地壳），is  missing．A thick layer of dark green rock，which is usually found deep inside the planet，lies exposed．
The crust，mantle（地幔） and core（地核） are the main layers that make up the planet．The mantle rests between the crust and the core．
Last month，a team of 12British scientists set off on a six-week trip to study the hole in the crust．
The hole is about 4，800meters below sea level and is believed to be more than 48，000meters long and more than 48，000meters wide．Scientists think that there are other nearby gaps．"It is like a window into the interior （内部） of the Earth，"says scientist   Bramley Murton，who is part of the research team．
The site where the hole is located is part of a ridge （山脉） of undersea volcanoes．There，two of the plates that make up the Earth's surface meet．The plates are always   moving．When the plates move away from each other，lava rushes up from the mantle to   fill the gap and form a new crust．But this did not happen in the area where the hole is located．
The hole is giving researchers a good opportunity to study what's below the Earth's   surface．The team will use a special robotic tool to film the area and get samples of the exposed mantle．They hope to study everything from the chemistry of the oceans to how the Earth's surface behaves under the sea．

25．What's the title for the passage？D
A．How to study the earth．
B．The formation of the earth．
C．A hole in the earth．
D．Studying the inside of the earth．
26．For the main layers of the earth，which one is right？A
A．crust，mantle，core       B．seabed，crust，mantle
C．seabed，mantle，core      D．crust，seabed，core
27．How does the hole come into being？D
A．It's because of a volcano eruption．
B．It's because of the plates movements
C．It's because lava rushes up from the mantle
D．It's not clear from the passage．
28．By studying the hole，the scientists want to do the following exceptC．
A．knowing what's below the Earth's surface
B．getting samples of the exposed mantle
C．getting the film of the hole
D．studying the chemistry of the oceans．

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