Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.
【小题1】From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.

The world’s population has reached 7 billion（十亿）according to the United Nations（联合国）by 2011. It comes just 12 years since the total reached 6 billion - with official estimates saying the population will top 8 billion in 2025 and 10 billion before the end of the century.
And it is most likely that the 10-billionth baby will be born in the Asia-Pacific region - where the population growth rate is higher than anywhere else in the world.
Of the 2.3 billion people, the United Nations believes will be added by 2050, more than 1 billion will live in sub-Saharan Africa. The Indian subcontinent（次大陆）will add some 630 million people.

With more people to feed, more houses & medical care to provide, experts say the world’s resources（资源）will face more strain than before.
【小题1】According to the picture, the population of the world reached 6 billion in ________.
A. 1987                     B. 1999                     C. 2011
【小题2】We know that more than 1 billion will live in  _______ by 2050.
A. sub-Saharan Africa
B. Indian subcontinent
C. the United States
【小题3】According to the picture, _______ will have the largest population in 2050.
A. China                        B. India                        C. Nigeria
【小题4】The underlined word “strain” in the last paragraph（段落）means “_________”.
A. 破坏                     B. 关闭                     C. 压力
【小题5】The population of the world grows ________ according to the picture.
A. slower and slower
B. faster and faster
C. smaller and smaller

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Once upon a time，there was a child ready to be born. So  1 he asked God，”they tell me you are sending me to  2  , but being so small and helpless，  3  am I going to live there?”

“  4  the many angels （天使） , I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you. ”God replied. 

“But here in Heaven（天堂）, I do  5 else but sing and smile! That’s enough for me to be happy. ”

God said，’’Your angel will sing and smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be  6 . ”

The child said , “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me 7  I don’t know the language that men speak?”

God told the child，’’Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweetest words you will ever hear, and with  8 patience（耐心）and care，your angel will teach you  9 . ”

The child said，“I’ve  10 that on the earth there are bad men. who will protect me?”

God said，“Your angel will protect you  11 it means risking her life（冒生命危险）. ”

“But l will always be sad because l will not see you any more. ”

“Your angel will always talk to you about  12 and in fact , I will always be next to you. ”

At the moment there was much peace（静寂）in Heaven，but voices from the earth could already be heard , and the child，in a hurry, asked，’’Oh , God，if I am about to  13 now, please tell me my angel’s  14 !”

“It is not hard to remember,” God replied  15 . “You will call your angel Mommy. ”

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯。

On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her car had broken down. Just then a poor man, Robert, came. He was on his way back home from work as___1___.

The lady thought, “Is the man going to help me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her surprise, he stopped and said __2___ a smile, “What’s wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.

After forty minutes, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him. “No, that’s ___3___, madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in need. If you really want to pay me back, I hope ___4___ you see someone in trouble, you can give him a hand.” A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby (破旧的)house by the road. She ___5___ Robert’s words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was not a ___6___ family and they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady ___7___ 500 dollars on the table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how hard their life was. Their ___8___ was to be born the next month but there wasn’t ___9___ money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’s going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out.”

Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ___10____.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)。

How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?

Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you’re around other people. Experts (专家) have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.

It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.

Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay the bill (账单). Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.

If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.

You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.

Shyness