Look at the girl in the picture. She is an English pop singer(流行歌手). Her name is Connie Talbot. She is only 11. But she could sing Over the Rainbow well on TV at six. Her grandmother likes her very much and often asks her to sing for her.Connie’s grandmother is not healthy. But for her, it is a relaxing thing to hear Connie sing. “She sings really well,” her grandmother says.

Connie is good at English. She does well at school. She likes French fries very much and often eats them at home. She doesn’t like ice cream or hamburgers. Connie is a star now. But her mother only wants her daughter to be healthy.

1.Who is Connie?

A. A teaacher. B. A doctor. C. A player. D. A singer.

2.Connie’s often asks her to sing.

A. daughter B. mother C. grandmother D. grandfather

3.Connie likes to eat at home.

A. French fries B. hamburgers C. ice cream D. pizza

4.Connie’s mother wants her to be .

A. healthy B. busy C. famous D. cool

5.We can know that Connie .

A. is from the USA B. learns English well C. likes ice cream D. isn’t healthy now

Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula.
This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people.
The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Inspector (警官) Roger Fleet said, “The travelers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us.”
The three travelers left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles (鳄鱼). Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn’t have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road.
A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the “Be Careful about crocodiles” sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travelers had left a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the place where the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown

1. 1.

   This article is probably taken from ______.

   1. A.
      a newspaper
   2. B.
      a magazine
   3. C.
      a storybook
   4. D.
      a guidebook
2. 2.

   Which word best describes the search of the three missing people?

   1. A.
      Helpless
   2. B.
      Tough
   3. C.
      Delightful
   4. D.
      Successful
3. 3.

   Which of the following things wasn’t found by the police?

   1. A.
      A touring map
   2. B.
      A photo of the travelers
   3. C.
      The travelers’ radio
   4. D.
      The travelers’ car
4. 4.

   All the following questions are unanswered except______.

   1. A.
      why they left a photo behind
   2. B.
      why they came to this area
   3. C.
      why their Toyota was parked in the place
   4. D.
      why a cross was drawn on the map
5. 5.

   The article asks people to______.

   1. A.
      join the police in searching for the missing people
   2. B.
      tell the police about the travelers’ ages and their appearance
   3. C.
      learn the lesson and stop taking adventure tours
   4. D.
      provide information about the missing people

You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 players, you shouldn’t turn it up too high.
Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries, and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn’t make sense to listen on your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone（耳机）and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
【小题1】The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means “_______”

Nancy and Sheila are in the same class . They are friends . Nancy wants to invite Sheila to dinner on Sunday . But Sheila doesn’t know the way . Now Nancy is telling her .

‘It’s easy . You can take No.4 bus . After you get off at Red Road, Cross it and take the first turning on the left. Walk along the road for about five minutes, and then you will see a big tree. Go straight on and walk about 100 metres , you’ll see a big red house . This is not my home. Go past the big house about four hundred metres , and you will see a small yellow house beside a small tree. Then you can open the door with your foot.’

‘With my foot ?’asks Sheila. ‘Why ?’

‘Well , you won’t come to my house empty—handed (空手地), will you ?’ answers Nancy .

1.Nancy asks Sheila to ______.

A. have dinner with her

B. go to a big red house

C. go to the cinema together

D. go shopping together

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

A. Nancy and Sheila are classmates.

B. Sheila should take NO.5 bus first .

C.Nancy asks Sheila to come to her home on Saturday .

D. Sheila knows Nancy’s home very well.

3.How far is it from the big tree to the small yellow house ?

A. It’s five minutes walk.

B. It’s a hundred minutes’ ride .

C. It’s about two hundred metres .

D. It’s about five hundred metres

4.Where is Nancy’s house ?

A. It’s beside a big red house .

B. It’s beside a small tree .

C.It’s on the right side of Red Road.

D. It’s behind a small yellow house.

5.Why does Nancy asks Sheila to open the door with her foot ?

A. Because she thinks Sheila should carry a lot of presents in both hands.

B.Because she thinks Sheila should bring her family members to her home.

C.Because she thinks Sheila should bring other classmates to her home.

D.Because she thinks Sheila will be afraid to open the door with her hands.