Many people go to school for education. School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can't teach his student everything. His work is to show his students how to learn .He teaches them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by students themselves.

successful. They invented so many things. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read many books outside school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. The most important thing is that they know how to use their brains（大脑）.

(  )1. Students can’t learn everything in school because _____________.

A.     the teacher doesn’t know much

B.     the teacher can only teach them how to read and write

C.     the teacher would not like to teach

D.     there are still many things for the students to learn outside

(  )2.A teacher’s work is _________________

A.     to teach all subjects                       B. to teach everything

C. to teach the students how to read and think     D. to work hard

(  )3.To know how to____is much more important than facts or formulas by heart.

A.     work out maths problems          B. remember all the facts

C. study science                    D. studyx k  b  1 .c o  m

(  )4.Why did the famous scientists become successful ? Because__________

A.     they knew how to study

B.     they remembered all the formulas

C.     they didn’t get everything from school

D.     they didn’t know how to use their brains

(  )5.Which is WRONG according  to the passage?

A.     Outside school study is as important as school study

B.     It’s more important to know how to learn than only remember some facts

 and formulas.

C.     It’s very easy to use a formula in working out a maths problem.

D.     It’s helpful to read more books outside school.

A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”

He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”

The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解释), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”

(  ) 1. At first the boy cried because _______.

     A. he hurt himself and felt bad      

B. he wanted to give himself a surprise

     C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain

D. he hoped his father would help him

(  ) 2.When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought________.

A. it was foolish to hear others’ voice     

B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice

C. there were many other people in the mountain 

D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain

(  ) 3. The father shouted to the mountain to ________.

     A. find out who was repeating his voice 

     B. have fun with other people in the mountain

     C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer

     D. let his son know whose voice was louder

(  ) 4. The word “Echo” means__________.

A. life itself             B. repeating voice  

C. love in the world       D. everything in life

(  ) 5. From the story, we know _________.

     A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all  

B. the father had his own way to teach his son

     C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice   

D. the boy and his father were rather tired

My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.x k b 1.c o m

Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

( ) 1. What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

D. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.

( ) 2. What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?

A. 生活 B.工作 C.婚姻 D.家庭

( ) 3. What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don’t have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.

D. All of above.

( ) 4. What changes have happened to some families?

a. People have TV.

b. People like to eat home-cooked food.

c. Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.

A. a, b, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, c D. a, c, d

( ) 5. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

C. The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.

D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.

阅读理解

阅读下面阅读材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Henry: I find the Internet is very good for shopping. I use more and more for buying books and CDs, and I even bought some clothes over the Internet. The other thing I can do is to book(预订) travels over the Internet. I booked a cheap flight once. It was very easy, and it was really good.

David: I use the Internet for games. I play chess with people all around the world. Last night I had a game with someone from Japan. I also download (下载)games from the Internet, so I can have any game I want.

Peter: I use the Internet for anything I need to help me with my schoolwork. I use the online dictionaries, encyclopedias(百科全书) and magazines. It’s great because I can download pictures or articles and use them to help my homework. It’s very easy to use and it’s free, so I like it.wwW.x kB 1.c Om

Tony: Well, the main thing I use the Internet for is to e-mail. I usually write to my customers(顾客) by e-mail, and my customers answer me by e-mail, too. We probably send and receive four or five hundred e-mails a month. But of course, I also use e-mails to keep in touch(保持联系) with friends and family. My daughter is in Australia and we send e-mails to each other every day.

(  )1. ________　prefers to use the Internet to buy things.

A. Henry       B. David        C. Peter       D. Tony

(  )2. David’s hobby is to 　__________   on the Internet.

A. read books   B. book flights   C. play games   D. download pictures

(  )3. Peter can use the Internet to ____________easily.

A. play chess  B. do schoolwork C. do some shopping D. talk with his daughter

(  )4. From the passage we know that 　     　　.

A. Peter is a teacher            B. Tony is a businessman

C. David is an engineer         D. Henry is a bookseller

(  )5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Henry had an experience of using the Internet to book a cheap flight.

B. David had a game with a Japanese over the Internet one night.

C. Tony often e-mails to his customers, friends and family.

D. Peter needs to pay for what he gets from the Internet.

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空。

Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important（1） _____________of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is （2）____________than before because of TV.

What’s going on in （3）__________ countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s living in the deepest（最深的）part （4）___________the sea?

If you want （5）__________ these and other kinds of questions, just turn （6）  _______ the TV. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or （7）__________ to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can（8）______________ and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps us to open our minds. TV often gives （9）_____________ new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something that can be （10）_____________ on TV.

完形填空。

通读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Yesterday I read a report on a charity show in a local newspaper. The aim of the show was to 1 money for the poor children. In the poor areas, some children were out of school because their parents couldn’t 2 their education.

Many pop stars 3 the charity show, such as Andy Liu, Jay, Faye Wang and Kitty Chen. The stars didn’t ask for any pay. They did it for long! There were a lot of performances 4 singing and dancing. The audience(观众) were so 5 that they clapped their hands from time to time. Of course, the show was 6 .

All the people followed the stars’ example. They showed their generosity（慷慨）in 7 their money to the show. Both the ticket money and the donated money were soon sent to the poor areas and some of the poor children could get back to school.

Now many charity shows 8 in our country, not only to support the education in poor areas, but also to help people in trouble. As theng goes, “All the others will come to one’s rescue(援助) 9 one is in trouble.”

I 10 the whole world will become better and better.

在下面对话空白处填入适当话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词）使对完整。

A: May I speak to Nick?

B: This is Nick speaking.

A: Hi, Nick！ I haven’t seen you for a long time. What (1)________to you?

B: I have been in hospital.

A: Oh, (2) ________ . But for what?

B: I (3)___________ three weeks ago.

A: Really? (4)___________?

B: Yes. But luckily, only my left arm was broken. And I can move it now.

A: Good. But how did it happen?

B: I was driving fast to work on that rainy morning. I couldn’t stop my car and it (5)________ another car.

A: Oh, you should drive slowly.

补全对话，从方框中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话

Tom: Mom, can I go out to play?

Mother: 1_______________

Tom: If you let me go out, I will finish it later.

Mother: No, Just sit down and finish it now. You’d never do it if I didn’t make you,

would you?

Tom: Yes, I would. 2______________

Mother: Never mind about football. You will never do well at school if you don’t do your homework..

Tom: 3_______________

Mother: Well, we would. 4______________

Tom: I don’t know, but just think how happy he’d be if I got on the football team.

Mother: 5________________

--Do you care much about your grades?

--_______.My father isn’t so strict.

A.Yes, of course B. No, not for me C.Yes, I will D. No, I don’t

 We find ______ fast and comfortable to travel by plane.

A. that       B. us          C. it          D. this