15、    “Is she still alive? Where is she? I want to see her at once!”

    Jiang Dejia，a Junior 2 student in Shifang Yinghua Middle School in Deyang，said this when she was rescued from the rubble(瓦砾) of a school building hit by the May 12 earthquake．

    “She” is a Jmlior 3 girl from the same school，called Liao Li，who was also buried in the rubble．

    Jiang and Liao didn’t know each other before the earthquake．But they encouraged each other to keep going during the two scary days．

    Later Liao was rescued too．

    “We were on the edge of death but friendship got us through．I’ll never forget it as long as I live．”said Jiang．

    Hundreds of thousands of students like Jiang and Liao were in the same situation on May l2．On that day，the biggest earthquake in China for more than 30 years hit Wenehuan，Sichuan．Several thousand middle school students and teachers ended up buried．Buildings went down and cities were leveled(夷平)．

    As from Friday the earthquake has killed about 23，000 people across the country．The number is very likely to grow．

    While people in those areas are facing death and disease，they know the whole nation is standing firmly behind them．

    Only two hours after the quake．Premier Wen Jiabao got on a plane to Chengdu，the capital of Sichuan Province．Premier Wen has been in the worst—hit areas to lead rescue work．

    Soldiers and policemen were not able to get into Wenchuan at first because of rainy weather and blocked roads．About one day after the quake．the first army group reached the epicenter(震中)on foot．Since then，soldiers have been digging with their fingers to try to find people alive．Helicopters(直升机)have been called in to airdrop food，water and medicine for people in the quake-hit areas．Medical teams have been sent in．People are racing against time to save lives．

    People outside of Sichuan．including overseas Chinese and people in other countries，are offering money，blood and materials(物资) to help．

1．The underlined word “rescued” here means “_________”．

    A．cared    B．found                  C．saved              D．called

2．What made Jiang and Liao live through the two scary days?

    A．Food．         B．Friendship．        C．Water．          D．Medicine．

3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A．Jiang and Liao were rescued at the same time．

    B．Several hundred students were buried in the quake．

    C．It took Premier Wen Jiabao two hours to get to Chengdu．

    D．About one day after the quake，the soldiers got to the epicentre．

4．Soldiers and policemen were not able to get into Wenchuan at first because _________．

    A．they didn’t know the way to Wenchuan

    B．they walked there with lots of materials

    C．the weather was bad and the roads were badly damaged

    D．it was too far and they didn’t have enough vehicles

5．Where does this passage probably come from?

    A．A newspaper．                         B．A handbook．

    C．An advertisement                  D．A notice．

14、    If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time，they become weak；when you start using them again，they slowly become strong again．Everybody knows that．Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way．

   When someone says that he has a good memory，he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．When someone else says that his memory is poor，he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong．

    If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak。we know that it is his fault(过错)．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory．many of us think that his parents are to blame(责备)，and few of us know that it is just his own fault．

    Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things；they cannot write them down in a little notebook．They have to remember days，names，songs and stories；so their memory is the whole time being exercised．

    So if you want to have a good memory，learn from the people：practise remembering．

1．The main reason for one’poor memory is that_________．

    A．his memory is not often used.

    B．he does not use his arms or legs for long.

    C．his father or mother may have a poor memory.

    D．he can，t read or write at all.

2．From the passage we learn that if our arms and legs are weak，_________．

    A．we won’t be able to use them any more

    B．they will become strong very soon

    C．they won’t become strong till we use them again

    D．that is not related to ourselves

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

    A．Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs．

    B．Writing things down will help you remember them．

    C．A person with a good memory must be able to read and write．

    D．A good memory comes from its more practice．

4．Some people can’t read or write，hut they usually have better memories，because_________．

    A．they have less trouble in writing things

    B．they can remember things more easily

    C．they are better at learning from others

    D．they have to keep their memories in more use

5．Which is the best title of this passage?

    A．Don’t Stop Using Your Arms or Legs   B．How to Have a Good Memory

    C．How to Keep Your Body Strong           D．Reading，Writing and Memory

13、What is recycling? It is to reuse anything that can be used again．Recycling may save our world．“Recycling” also means doing everything we can do to prevent the need for recycling．How do we do this? Here are some suggestions：

1．“________” is to reuse something that can be used again．

2．What should we take when we go shopping to prevent the need for recycling according to the passage?

3．请将画线的英语句子译成汉语。

4．Why should we take short showers instead of baths?

5．This passage mainly tells US some _________．

11、一How many books do you have?

—I don't have _________，not even _________ old one．

A．some：an    B．any；an        C．some；a         D．any；the

10、—Happy New Year!

—_________

A．The same to you!                  B．Yes．I’m happy．

C．Very-well，thanks．                    D．All right.

9、一Is the man over there Mr Li?

—No．it _________ be him．Mr Li is much taller．

A．mustn't          B．may not        C．can’t              D．needn’t

8、Li Ming failed in the exam again _________ he tried really hard．

A．if                 B．so                C．though            D．since

7、Danny liked to play computer games．But now he _________ does that，and he makes rapid progress in his lessons．

A．usually          B．seldom                 C．often              D．always

6、一Would you like to watch the movie “Hero” this evening?

一Yes，I'd like to．But if you don’t go，_________．

A．so do I         B．so I will        C．neither do I            D．neither will I