8、The Internet has become part of teenagers' life.

       A new report on 3,375 students aged from10 to18 in seven Chinese cities found that 38 percent of them believe they use the Internet often.

       While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some are not using it in a good way. Many are playing online games too much. A few even visit web sites they should not look at. A middle school teacher from Beijing warns that bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet. She had a student who used to be good at school. But then he started visiting sex web sites. He went mad, cheated a girl and was taken away by the police.

       In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term. The book uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. The book gives useful advice such as it’s good to read news or find helpful information to study.

       Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend offline, make sure your parents know. Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. This teacher said the book will be a guide for teens using the Internet. She believes it will keep students away from bad sites. “Many students are using the Internet without guidance from their parents,” she said, “The book will teach students how to be a good person in the online world.”

1．The third paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

       A．some students are not using the Internet correctly

       B．all students in Beijing use the Internet to help their school work

       C．a teacher in Beijing is worried about her students

       D．some students visit sex web sites

2．The textbook used in some schools in Shanghai mainly tells the students ________.

       A．why we should use the Internet             B．not to visit sex web sites

       C．how to use the Internet correctly           D．how to get help from others

3．The writer of the passage advises the readers ________.

       A．never to make friends on line

       B．to let their parents know before visiting their online friends

       C．to read the textbook carefully when they are online

       D．only to read news on the Internet

4．From this passage we know that ________.

       A．more and more students have given up visiting bad web sites

       B．less and less useful information can be found on line nowadays

       C．more and more homework will be given in some schools in Shanghai

       D．schools and teachers begin to pay attention to students’ use of the Internet

7、 “In real life, the daily struggles between parents and children are about these small problems of an extra hour of sleep or extra hour of TV show, and so on” said Avi Sadeh, psychology（心理学）professor at Tel Aviv University. Sadeh and his colleagues found an extra hour of sleep can make a big difference. The children who slept longer, although they woke up more frequently during the night, scored higher on tests, Sadeh reported in the March/April issue of journal Child Development.

       “Some studies suggested that lack of sleep as a child affects development into adulthood and it is more likely to develop their attention disorder when they grow older. ” Sedeh said.

       In earlier studies, Sadeh’s team found that fourth graders slept an average of 8. 2 hours and sixth graders slept an average of 7. 7 hours.

       “Previous research has shown children in elementary school need at least nine hours of sleep a night on a regular basis, said Carl Hunt, director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research in Bethesda, “and high-school-age children need somewhat less,” he said, adding that the results of insufficient（不足） sleep could be serious.

       “This is an important further discovery of what we already know, ” Hunt said of Sadeh’s research, adding that sleep is as important as nutrition and exercise to good health.

       “To put it into reality,” Hunt said, “parents should make sure they know when their children actually are going to sleep and their rooms are conducive to sleeping instead of to playing.”

1．What is Child Development?

       A．A new story.                                       B．A popular book.

       C．A periodical magazine.                          D．A TV programme.

2．How many persons are exactly mentioned in the text?

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

3．The underlined phrase “conducive to” （in the last sentence） means ________.

       A．helping sth. to happen                          B．influenced by

       C．full of                                                 D．acceptable of

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．There are daily struggles between parents and children because of different ideas about sleep time.

       B．The children who sleep longer are weak in their study.

       C．Lack of sleep as a child has great effect on their development into adulthood.

       D．In general, children in elementary school need at least nine hours of sleep a night.

6、The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself. “To be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses（冲动）and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral  freedom.

       A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness（暴怒） makes error a fault.”

       To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “begins with folly（愚蠢）and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

       Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.

       If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.

1．What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A．The importance of self- control.

       B．How to conquer oneself?

       C．The relation between a man’s moral freedom and his feelings.

       D．A man should keep cool.

2．What does the underlined word “it” （in the last paragraph） really refer to?

       A．Self—confidence of a man.

       B．Self—control of a man.

       C．Great victory for a man.

       D．The power that conquers a man.

3．Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

       A．The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself.

       B．You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool.

       C．You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.

       D．Anger begins with folly and ends with regret.

4．Which of the following can’t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?

       A．Stay calm in arguing.

       B．Check your temper or anger by speaking low.

       C．Keep your mouth shut.

       D．Try to make the other angry first.

5、Heroes of Our Time

A good heart

       Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship to study medicine — but Coach John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Dikembe believes that God has given him this chance to do great things. ”

Success and kindness

       After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children’s videos in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe. ”

Bravery and courage

       A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails, and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says, “We have got to show each other some love.”

1．         helped Mutombo to get on his way to becoming a star in the NBA.

       A．His dream to study medicine

       B．His parents in Africa

       C．His willingness to help the needy

       D．Coach John Thompson

2．Mulombo believes that building the new hospital is________.

       A．something he should do for his homeland

       B．helpful to his personal development

       C．a chance for his friends to share his money

       D．a way of showing his respect to the NBA

3．What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?

       A．Produce safety equipment for children.

       B．Make videos to help protect children.

       C．Sell children’s music and artwork.

       D．Look for missing and exploited children.

4．Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?

       A．He helped a man get across the rails

       B．He stopped a man from destroying the rails.

       C．He protected two little girls from getting hurt.

       D．He saved a person without considering his own safety.

4、根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

   （P=policeman；W=witness）

P：You have seen the whole thing, haven’t you?

W：Yes.   1   .

P：How did the lady get run over?

W：She was crossing the street when a car dashed at her. It was too late when she realized that.

P：   2  

W：Red for sure. So the lady didn’t pay attention to the car coming towards her at all.   3  

P：Could you describe what the driver was like?

W：Sorry.   4   But I noticed the car plate. The first letter seemed to be “G”.

P：Thank you.   5    Is it OK that we would ask you again for proof or something else when

       needed.

W：No problem. My name is Jim Bells. My number is 785416363.

P：Thanks again. Bye!

W：Bye!

A．You’ve helped greatly.

B．The lady should have noticed the coming car.

C．It happened all of a sudden.

D．I was just several feet away when the accident happened.

E．Was the light green or red?

F．Are you sure about what you have said?

G．The driver should have stopped his car or at least have warned the lady by whistling（鸣笛）.

3、根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或单词的首字母，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1．Yesterday afternoon Frank was telling me about his     （经历）

       as a young man.                                                                       1．       

2．     （希望）, we’ll have a good harvest next year.                     2．       

3．It’s       （非法）to read other people’s private letters without

     permission.                                                                                3．       

4．Who should be     （负责）for the accident?                             4．       

5．When he found a boy     （挣扎）in the river, he jumped into the

     river and managed to carry the boy to safety.                                 5．       

6．This great invention is sure to b         the whole world.            6．       

7．C       with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does

       not seem big at all.                                                                    7．       

8．We all know that W       comes after Tuesday.                          8．       

9．When he was young, he p       football to basketball.                 9．        

10．That is an a        country. Over seventy percent of the people

       there work on farms.                                            10．       

2、此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

       此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉；

       此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；

       此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       注意：原行没有错的不要改。

       Dogs are one kind of the pet animals, most of them are liked        1．       

by people. They are very useful. When you are in troubles,                  2．       

it can help you. For example, in the North Pole, when you                   3．       

want to go out to do something, you must take a sledge pulling             4．       

by dogs. They would help you to do the things you want.                    5．       

       I have a little dogs at home. It’s very lovely and it’s only              6．       

about four months. I love it very much. When I get home,                   7．       

it will sway the tail and walk up to me. When it feels hunger,                8．       

it will bark loudly. Now it’s very fat. I like dogs,                                 9．       

because they are too useful and lovely.                              10．       

1、假如你是李华，是阳光中学学生会主席。根据双方约定，你们打算今年夏天去伦敦Ealing School 进行四个星期的学习及旅游。请根据下面的表格内容写信给伦敦Ealing School，介绍你们的基本情况及活动内容，请他们帮助作好安排。

       注意：

       1．必须包括主要内容，可以适当增减细节，使内容连贯、完整；

       2．词数：120词左右；

       3．参考词汇：办理手续go through all the procedures；

       4．信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数内。

March 22，2008

Dear sir,

       I’m Li Hua, Chairman of the Students’ Union of Sunlight Middle School. According to the agreement,                                                                       

       Best wishes!

Yours Sincerely

Li Hua