Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication (交流) is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss(讨论) something. These things are difficult to say to their family members. However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents often may even stop their children from meeting their friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.

(　　 )51. Many teenagers think that ______ can understand them better.

A. friends　 　 B. brothers　 　C. sisters　 　 　D. parents

(　 )52. ______ is very important to teenagers.

A. to make friends 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Communication 　　　

C. to stop meeting friends D. Both A and B

(　　 )53. When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually 　 .

A. stay alone at home B. fight whit their parents

C. discuss them with their friends　 　D. go to their brothers and sisters for help.

(　　 )54. The sentence (句子) “your answers are welcome.” Means “__________”.

A. you are welcome to discuss the questions with us

B. We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome with us

C. Your answers are always right　

D. You can give us all the right answers

(　　 )55. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude(态度)?

A. Parents should choose friends for their children.

B. Children should choose everything they like.

C. Parents should understand their children better.

D. Teenagers should only go to their friends for help.

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students， “Who would like this ￥100 bill？” The students began to put up their hands at once.

Then he said， “I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you， but first， let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said， “Who wants it now？” The hands went back into the air.

“Well，” he said， “What if I do this？” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty， crumpled bill and said， “Who still wants it？” Hands went back into the air.

“My friends，” he said， “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter （无论） what I did to the money， you still wanted it because it did not go down in value （价值）。 It was still worth ￥ l00！”

Many times in our lives， we are dropped， crumpled， and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember， no matter what has happened to you， you will never lose your value： you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know， but WHO YOU ARE.

You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it！

51. Even though it was dirty， the money _______.

A. still went up in value

B. was worth nothing

C. didn‘t go down in value

D. was still ours

52. We are always valuable to the people _______.

A. who pay us              B. who call us

C. who hate us              D. who love us

53. Your value doesn‘t come from what you do but _______.

A. who you know             B. who made you

C. who you remember          D. who you are

54. The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”。

A. the students put up their hands again

B. the students put down their hands

C. the students put their hands behind their backs again

D. the students put their hands in front of them

55. Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson？

A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.

B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.

C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students.

D. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.

British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry, so newspapermen write as few words as possible. They tell their readers at once what happened, where, when and how it happened and what was the result: how many people were killed, what damage was done, which famous man married which woman , who did very well in the match and so on. Readers want the fact set out as fully and accurately as possible. Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accdient. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words. Because he can use only a few words, the newspaperman must choose those words carefully, every one must be effective. Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes “he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write “they thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers aren’t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry,….

51. From the text,we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible, because readers     .

A. want to know more about the news.            B. take no interest in what has happened.

C. have no time to read the news carefully.         D. pay much attention to the result.

52. The word “one” in the sentence “every one must be effective” means      .

A. word.               B. newspaperman.         C. reader.         D. person.

53. Which of the following would complete the text best?

A. He will keep his writing short.        B. He won’t care about his writing.

C. He will give nothing but information   D. He won’t make his writing good enough.

54. In what way do you think British newspaper have become smaller?

A. In page size.                      B. In number of readers.  

C. In number of pages.                D. In number of copies.

55. Which of the following is true?

A. Readers are not satisfied with the short news.

B. Not many people have time to read the long messages in newspapers.

C. Readers find the language of the newspaper exciting.

D. Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.

Is the whale the world’s largest fish? No. It looks like a fish, but it is really a mammal (哺乳动物). Then what’s the world’s largest fish? It’s the whale shark.

Although the whale shark is our biggest fish and lives in many oceans around the world, few people have ever heard of it. Scientists have not been studying whale sharks for very long. Much more needs to be learned about them.

A whale shark is sometimes called a “gentle giant (温柔的巨人)”. It likes to be alone and doesn’t care a bit about divers or humans. The biggest whale shark weighed 24,250 pounds and was nearly 40 feet long. This makes it heavier and longer than a school bus.

Inside its huge mouth are great numbers of very small teeth. To count all of them, you’ll need to do some math. The whale shark’s teeth are arranged in rows. There are between eleven and thirteen rows on each jaw (颚) and around three hundred teeth in each row.

However, the whale shark rarely uses its teeth. It does not chew or bite its food. Large amounts of water are pulled into its mouth and then pushed out through its gills (鳃).

For a few months every year, a group of whale sharks comes to Ningaloo Reef, off Western Australia. This gives scientists a wonderful chance to study the large fish. Whale sharks do live in other oceans of the world, but no one knows their population. It is possible that our biggest fish may need protecting. It is one of the reasons why scientists continue to learn all they can about these gentle giants.

51. Little is known about whale sharks because scientists _____.

A. are not interested in learning about them

B. find them too difficult to catch

C. do not know the best places to find them

D. have studied them for a short time

52. Which sentence can tell us that whale sharks are gentle?

A. They have large mouths.

B. They leave divers alone.

C. They have small eyes.

D. They live in many oceans.

53. How does the writer help us know what the whale shark’s mouth looks like?

A. By giving reasons.

B. By describing colors.

C. By comparing sizes.

D. By using numbers.

54. The fifth paragraph is mainly about _____.

A. how a whale shark eats

B. what a whale shark eats

C. how different fish use their gills

D. what’s inside a whale shark’s mouth

55. Which of the following is the best title for the article?

A. Gentle Giants                                         B. The Diary of a Sailor

C. The Largest Animal                                 D. My Life on the Sea

Clothes are very important in our life. Different people wear different clothes. Now let’s listen to some people in France talking about clothes.

Hello, I’m Betty. I started working this year, so I’m able to get new clothes more often than before. I think what I look like is really important to me, so I spent much money on clothes. I like to wear bright colors and always dress up when I go to parties. I often buy all kinds of clothes and try to follow the latest fashion.

Hi, I’m Jack. I don’t have much to say about clothes. They aren’t the thing I’m interested in. I know little about the way of dressing. In summer, I always wear a T-shirt or something else.

My name is Alice. I would like to say that clothes must be comfortable and feel easy to put on. Sometimes I buy clothes in some small street markets — they are cheap there. I change the look of my clothes quite often — put some flowers on them or use different buttons, just for a change. They’ll look good all the time. I go shopping for clothes about once a month. I see something comfortable and fashionable and it fits me well, I would go for it and then…

54. How many people are talking about clothes?

A. Three.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Five.　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Four.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Two.

55. What does the underlined word in the sentence “They aren’t the thing I’m interested in.”refer to (指的是）?

A. Summers　　　　　　　　　 B. Shopping　　　　　 C. Colors　　　　　　　　 D. Clothes

56. Why can Betty get new clothes more often than before?

A. Because she likes to follow the latest fashion.　　 B. Because she started working this year.

C. Because dressing is important to her. 　　　　　　　 D. Because she likes bright colors.

57. Which is TRUE from the passage?

A. Betty only buys clothes in bright colors.

B. Alice likes comfortable clothes and changes her clothes often.

C. The boy, Jack shows the most interest in clothes.

D. Jack knows a lot about fashion and he always wears different clothes.