Stop and listen! What do you hear? You may hear many different sounds. Some of those sounds may be noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound.

Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes (喷气式飞机), farm tractors, and power motors. And, to some people, rock music is also a noise.

What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors have found that these people have trouble in sleeping. And most importantly, constant (连续的) loud noise can cause loss of hearing.

Scientists use a unit of measure called a decibel(分贝) to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands measure over 120 decibels. Noise at such high level causes the greatest hearing loss.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。(10分)

1.According to the passage, noise is all sounds that you can hear.

2.A “decibel” is a machine that makes loud noise.

3.Loud noise can help people sleep better.

4.Not all people think that rock music is a noise.

5.We can infer (推断) from the passage that noise is a serious problem.

完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

My uncle __31__ in a zoo . It’s near a __32__ , so every day he goes there to_____ some sports. In the morning, my uncle gets up early(早) and ___34__ breakfast. Then he _35__his bike to the zoo . He gets(到)_36__at 7:30 . The zoo___37__ at 8:30 . There are _38__ animals in the zoo. And he__39__many people every day . My uncle is very tired in the evening. But he is very happy. He likes his job very much. __ 40__the people are all(都) happy in the zoo . They like the animals very much . My uncle likes the animals, too .

1.                A．work           B．works          C．to work   D．working

2.                A．clothes shop     B．park           C．school    D．market

3.                A．see            B．watch          C．do   D．look

4.                A．have           B．has            C．cook D．cooks

5.                A．ride           B．rides           C．takes D．drive

6.                A．here           B．there          C．to here   D．to there

7.                A．close          B．closes          C．open D．opens

8.                A．much          B．a lot           C．many D．a

9.                A．meets          B．look           C．see  D．talk

10.               A．so             B．why           C．because   D．but

用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.Would you like to have dinner with ______(we)?

2.Help _______（you） to some fish, children.

3.I’d like three _______(cup) of tea.

4.There _______(be) some water in the bottle.

5.Is he a driver or a _______(cook)?

6.Please give _______(he) some orange juice.

7.Some ________(America) live in Hainan now.

8.He _______(teach) in a school

9.Please look at _______(Ann) family tree.

10.Is your son a _______(work)?

11.They are all ________ _______( office worker).

12.My cousin Susan ________(study) in a new school.

13.Who ________(look) after Rose?

14.He _______(live) in China.

15. My friend helps _______(I )with my English.

16. My classmate Zhou Lan _______(have ) a dog.

17. Do you ________ (want) to go to Beijing?

18.Does Billy ________(have) any friends in Haikou?

19.Mr. Liang is our English teacher, we like _______(he) very much.

20._______(them) are in the same grade.

Rent(出租)a room

Spare room? Not only will a lodger (房客) earn you some money, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax (税) on the first ￡4,500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.

Make money during special events

Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis (基础). If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.

Use your roof (屋顶)

You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier (供应商), which could prevent you from changing the roof. 

1.If you earn ￡5,000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ________.

A．￡300            B．￡500            C．￡4,500           D．￡5,000

2.If you want to use energy free, you have to ________.

A．sign an agreement with the government

B．pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment

C．sell the roof to some energy companies

D．keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years

3.Who would most like to read the passage?

A．Lodgers.                              B．Advertisers.

C．House owners.                         D．Online companies.

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.

Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.

If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.

★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.

★Respect others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.

★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.

★Don’t complain. Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.

★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

1.Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A．Friends can do everything for us.

B．Friends can bring us happiness.

C．Friends accept our ideas all the time.

D．Without friends we could not live.

2.What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

A．To help others.

B．To smile to others.

C．To listen to others’ complaints.

D．To get along with others.

3.Which of the following shows a sense of humor?

A．Opening the door for someone.

B．Complaining to others all the time.

C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.

D．Finding someone who will understand us.

4.Which is the best title?

A．What makes good friends.

B．How to make friends.

C．What happiness means.

D．How to be friendly.