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　　“Is she still alive?Where is she?I want to see her at once!”

　　Jiang Dejia, a Junior 2 student in Shifang Yinghua Middle School in Deyang, said this when she was rescued from the rubble(瓦砾)of a school building hit by the May 12 earthquake．

　　“She”is a Jmlior 3 girl from the same school, called Liao Li, who was also buried in the rubble．

　　Jiang and Liao didn’t know each other before the earthquake．But they encouraged each other to keep going during the two scary days．

　　Later Liao was rescued too．

　　“We were on the edge of death but friendship got us through．I’ll never forget it as long as I live．”said Jiang．

　　Hundreds of thousands of students like Jiang and Liao were in the same situation on May 12．On that day, the biggest earthquake in China for more than 30 years hit Wenehuan, Sichuan．Several thousand middle school students and teachers ended up buried．Buildings went down and cities were leveled(夷平)．

　　As from Friday the earthquake has killed about 23, 000 people across the country．The number is very likely to grow．

　　While people in those areas are facing death and disease, they know the whole nation is standing firmly behind them．

　　Only two hours after the quake．Premier Wen Jiabao got on a plane to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province．Premier Wen has been in the worst－hit areas to lead rescue work．

　　Soldiers and policemen were not able to get into Wenchuan at first because of rainy weather and blocked roads．About one day after the quake．the first army group reached the epicenter(震中)on foot．Since then, soldiers have been digging with their fingers to try to find people alive．Helicopters(直升机)have been called in to airdrop food, water and medicine for people in the quake-hit areas．Medical teams have been sent in．People are racing against time to save lives．

　　People outside of Sichuan．including overseas Chinese and people in other countries, are offering money, blood and materials(物资)to help．

(1)

The underlined word“rescued”here means“________”．
[　　]
A．	cared
B．	found
C．	saved
D．	called

(2)

What made Jiang and Liao live through the two scary days?
[　　]
A．	Food．
B．	Friendship．
C．	Water．
D．	Medicine．

(3)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Jiang and Liao were rescued at the same time．
B．	Several hundred students were buried in the quake．
C．	It took Premier Wen Jiabao two hours to get to Chengdu．
D．	About one day after the quake, the soldiers got to the epicentre．

(4)

Soldiers and policemen were not able to get into Wenchuan at first because ________．
[　　]
A．	they didn’t know the way to Wenchuan
B．	they walked there with lots of materials
C．	the weather was bad and the roads were badly damaged
D．	it was too far and they didn’t have enough vehicles

(5)

Where does this passage probably come from?
[　　]
A．	A newspaper．
B．	A handbook．
C．	An advertisement
D．	A notice．

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　　How can you buy a meal for lunch without any money in your pocket? Students in Class 9, Grade 8 at Mountain and Lake Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan, have their ways．They give out flyers(传单), draw portraits(人物素描)and work as waiters．

　　The class, working in eight groups, finished the activity．Experiencing Life for Seven Hours, on March 18, “I found students waste their food in the dining-hall, ”the class teacher, Deng Guiyong said, “So I held this activity to help them understand how hard it is to make money．”

　　Jiang Yao, 15, and his group members stood in the streets giving out flyers for about two hours and got the money for their lunch．Then they worked as waiters in a pizza restaurant-cleaning the floor；and toilets and getting food for guests, “We were busy all along, so we were terribly exhausted after the day’s hard work．”said Jiang．“We each got a pizza as a prize, which tasted much better than one I ate with my parents before．”

　　When Xie Ni’s group didn't make any money in three hours, the members became nervous about their lunch．The 14-year-old girl came up with the idea of drawing portraits to sell, “I sold four portraits and one tourist even paid us 100 yuan for his portrait, ”said Xie．

　　Xie realized that life is really hard．“We have to work hard to get the money to pay for even a simple meal．” Xie said, “We must value the happy life today．”

　　On top of making money, each group was asked to do at least five good deeds during the seven hours．Students helped the old cross the road, gave directions to tourists and turned in a lost bus card．

(1)

From the teacher’s words, we can see that the students _________．
[　　]
A．	usually waste food in their daily life
B．	realize life is really not easy
C．	know it’s hard to make money
D．	have their own ways to get food without money

(2)

The underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 3 means _________．
[　　]
A．	happy
B．	crazy
C．	tired
D．	boring

(3)

In order to make money, the students have done all except _________．
[　　]
A．	help the old cross the road
B．	give out flyers
C．	draw portraits
D．	work as waiters

(4)

The purpose of this activity is to _________．
[　　]
A．	let the students get food
B．	help the students learn to value their today’s life
C．	help people in need
D．	give the students a chance to learn to work

(5)

What’s the best title for the passage?
[　　]
A．	Life Is Really Hard
B．	It’s Good To Be A Volunteer
C．	How To work For People
D．	Experiencing Life For Seven Hours

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This year，Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour later．This will help students feel less tired．And most junior high schools will begin the first class at about 8：30 a．m．

The students are happy about the change．

Liu Ming told as that his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “Great! From now on we students at Chengdu No．4 Middle School don’t have to get up so early!”Liu said that he used to get up at 6：40 a．m．Now he can get up at 7：40 a．m．because class doesn’t start until 8：40 a．m．

Wu Hongli feels the same．She said the new timetable(时间表)was good for her health．“I used to get up at 6：30 a．m．I had to drink coffee every night，or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework．”said Wu．“Now I can finish it without coffee．Because I can sleep a little longer．”

Many teachers say the change will help students learn better．“Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning，”said HuangShan，an English teacher at Chengdu No．1 2 Middle School．”But now they are active in class and learn much better than before．”

But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning．There used to be five classes in the morning．Now there are only four．

In fact，every coin has two sides．So does the change in the school timetable．

1．This year，most Siehuan junior high schools will start the first class ．

A．at about 8：30 a．m． B．at about 7：40 a．m．

C．at about 7：30 a．m． D．at about 6：40 a．m．

2．Hearing the news，the students at Chengdu No．4 Middle School felt ．

A．worried． B．sad． C．excited． D．angry．

3．How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now?

A．Five B．Four C．Three D．Two

4． used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework．

A．Some parents B．Liu Ming C．Wu Hongli D．Huang Shan

5．Which is right according to the text?

A．The students in Chengdu No．12 Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning．

B．All the parents say the change will help students learn better．

C．The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before．

D．Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning．

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On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest China’s Sichuan Province(四川省), because of damaged (损坏的) shelters and food shortages（短缺）after the May 12 earthquake（地震）, The pandas took trucks(卡车) to Ya’an,a local official（官员） said.
Eight other pandas left the Chengdu Research Base on May 18. They will take China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing. They will travel on a Boeing 747-700 plane with bamboo and water. and they will stay at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin.
“There is enough water now, but food is still a big problem. The pandas need bamboos and apples.” Zhang Hemin said.
After the earthquake, the center needed lots of bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and medicine, she said.
There are about 1,590 pandas living in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shanxi and Gansu.
【小题1】How many pandas left for Ya’an?

【小题2】How will eight other pandas go to Beijing Zoo from the Chengdu Research Base?

【小题3】In China,what place has the most giant pandas?

A．Beijing

B．Sichuan and the northwestern provinces

C．northeastern provinces

D．Jiangsu

【小题4】Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Some pandas left an important panda base in Wolong after the earthquake.

B．Eight other pandas will stay at Beijing zoo.

C．Pandas eat bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and so on.

D．Water is still a big problem for the pandas after the earthquake.

【小题5】This passage is probably(很可能) from ________________.

On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest China’s Sichuan Province(四川省), because of damaged (损坏的) shelters and food shortages（短缺）after the May 12 earthquake（地震）, The pandas took trucks(卡车) to Ya’an,a local official（官员） said.
Eight other pandas left the Chengdu Research Base on May 18. They will take China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing. They will travel on a Boeing 747-700 plane with bamboo and water. and they will stay at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin.
“There is enough water now, but food is still a big problem. The pandas need bamboos and apples.” Zhang Hemin said.
After the earthquake, the center needed lots of bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and medicine, she said.
There are about 1,590 pandas living in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shanxi and Gansu.
【小题1】How many pandas left for Ya’an?