E

     I started for school very late that morning. For a moment I thought of running away and spending the day out of doors. It was so warm,so bright!The birds were singing in the woods.

      Usually,when school began,there was a great noise,which could be heard out in the street. But now it was all so 1 !Through the window I saw my classmates already in their places,and Mr. Hamel walking up and down with his ruler under his arm. I had to open the door and 2into the room before everybody. You can think how 3 I was. But nothing happened. Mr. Hamel saw me and said very 4 ,“Go to your place quickly,little Franz. We were beginning without you.

      I jumped over the bench and sat down at my desk. Then I 5 that our teacher was wearing his beautiful green coat that he never wore except on very special days. Besides^, the whole school seemed so strange. But the thing that surprised me most was to see the village people 6 quietly like us at the back of our room. Everybody looked sad.

      While I was 7 about it,Mr. Hamel said,“My children,this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach only 8 in the schools of our city. This is your last French lesson. I want you to be very careful. ”

      My last French lesson!Why,I 9 knew how to write!I should never learn it any more!I must stop there,then!Oh,how sorry I was for not learning my lessons in the past!My 10 had seemed so heavy to carry,but they were old friends now that I couldn’t take up.

() 1. A. busy   B. quiet   C. noisy   D. boring

() 2. A. climbed   B. jumped   C. rushed   D. walked

() 3. A. frightened   B. pleased   C. amazed   D. excited

() 4. A. angrily   B. loudly   C. suddenly   D. kindly

() 5. A. mentioned   B. checked   C. noticed   D. agreed

() 6. A. standing   B. sitting   C. writing   D. talking

() 7. A. knowing   B. learning   C. worrying   D. wondering

() 8. A. French   B. German   C. English   D. Russia

() 9. A. hardly   B. already   C. clearly   D. probably

() 10. A. rubbers   B. pens   C. books   D. bags

D 

      Do you want to travel the countries in Asia? You don't have to travel very far. Follow us,you can find these Asian adventures.

     Cycling in Guilin,China

     Get around the city by cycling through Guilin,in the Guangxi province of China. Mountains rise straight up,creating the only beauty. Bike paths take you past the villages and farms. Enjoy this beautiful views from your bike,or stop and talk with one of the villagers working in his field.

     Adventure advice： When your feet are tired,take a boat trip along the beautiful and famous Li River.

     White-water rafting in Nepal 

     In Nepal,you can experience exciting rapids and the beauty of the Himalayas at the same time. Take a white-water rafting trip down the Sun Koki River,world-famous for its powerful rapids. At night you’ll camp beside the river,enjoy the quiet,lonely Nepalese countryside.

     Adventure advice: Don’t go rafting in summer. High water levels make it dangerous.

     Scuba diving in Malaysia

     Go diving in the clear waters around Spaded,an island in Malaysia,and discover an underwater world. You’ll see large sea animals swimming along. The wide kind of tropical life found around Spaded makes it famous worldwide for diving.

     Adventure advice: You can dive at Spaded,but you can't sleep there. The island is a protected park,but you can stay on one of the nearby islands.

根据短文内容完成下面的信息表。

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C

     There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become the worlds important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in mR Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve (自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 miludeer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world,but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.

     The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine,too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.

     Luckily,more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year,on February 2nd,the World Wetlands Day,many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.

() 1. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the of China.

   A. east   B. south   C. west   D. north

() 2. Usually the weather in the wetlands is .

   A. hot   B. pleasant   C. cold   D. dry

() 3. The World Wetlands Day is on .

   A. April 22   B. June 25   C. February 2   D. March 22

() 4. The best title for the passage is .

   A. China's Wetlands Have All Entered the World's List

   B. Wetlands —Home for Wildlife and Human Beings

   C. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

   D. Wetlands—Valuable Recourses of Land on the Earth

B

     Thirty years ago,Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell,New Jersey,was full of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water,which was full of fish. Now there are few birds,animals,or fish. The lake water is polluted. It is in a colour of dirty brown,and it is filled with strange plants.

     How did this happen? First,we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it rains,water comes into the lake from all around. In the past, there were forests all round Lake Ponkapog,so the rainwater was clean.

     Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use the chemicals in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning and killing insects. There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines of shops. So more bad chemicals go into the water this way.

     People in Hartwell are worried. They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful,clean lake again.

() 1. Chemicals from homes and businesses .

   A. are always clean

   B. can help the animals

   C. are good for the lake

   D. get into the rainwater

() 2. To save Lake Ponkapog,people need to .

   A. be more careful about chemicals

   B. use the water

   C. grow fewer plants in the gardens

   D. use more motorboats on the lake

() 3. The passage is about .

   A. boats on the Lake Pankapog

   B. why the water is dirty in Lake Ponkapog

   C. clean rainwater

   D. dirty lakes

A

    A man interviewed a tiger this morning. Before he came to the zoo two years ago,he lived in a forest But people there cut down all the trees and he had to move. There were cities and people everywhere,so he had no place to go to. The police found him and took him to the zoo. Now he has enough food and some friends. However,he still doesn’t think it is as good as being free in the forest He really wants to tell humans to stop being so selfish. When the reporter asked Mr. Tiger to say something to all humans,he said, “l am a tiger. Two years ago I had to leave the forest where I was bora How I miss my hometown!Now I'm living in the zoo,and I am not worried about food,but I never feel as happy as before. We need each other and we should try to be friends. If you keep cutting down the trees and polluting the environment to make money. I have a dream Both humans and animals become friends with each other. I hope humans know that it isn’t a wonderful thing for them to live alone in the world

() 1. Why did Mr. Tiger leave his hometown?

   A. Because humans hunted tigers a lot.

   B. Because humans destroyed his hometown.

   C. Because his parents died.

   D. Because he wanted to live a different life.

() 2. Mr. Tiger in the zoo.

   A. feels happier   B. often goes hungry

   C. is free   D. has enough food to eat

() 3. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Mr. Tiger has been in the zoo for five years.

   B. A teacher sent Mr. Tiger to the zoo.

   C. Mr. Tiger misses his life in the forest.

   D. Mr. Tiger was born in an animal hospital.

() 4. Mr. Tiger wants humans to know .

   A. it's wonderful for them to live alone in the world

   B. they should get on well with animals

   C. they will make a lot of money by cutting down the trees

   D. they should put all the tigers into the zoo

F 

     Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you 1 do. Don’t open the box.” 2 saying this,he left his home.

     The woman said to her husband ,“There must be 3 expensive in the box. Let's open it'shall we?” Her husband said 4 to her. But the woman didn't give up her 5 . One day,she decided to find out 6 was in it. Her husband didn't stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. To her surprise,she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it,but she 7 .

T     hat evening the old man came home and found the box was 8 . He was very 9 and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.

     “But there was nothing in the box ,” the woman said. “We didn't take anything at all. ” The old man 10 them ,“The box is not important,but I cannot trust you. That is important. ”

() 1. A. may not   B. mustn't   C. could not   D. needn’t

() 2. A. After   B. For   C. By   D. Before

() 3. A. nothing   B. everything   C. something   D. anything

() 4. A. no   B. yes   C. goodbye   D. much

() 5. A. work   B. box   C. way   D. idea

() 6. A . which   B. what   C. who   D. that

() 7. A. did   B. opened   C. failed   D. stopped

() 8. A. lost   B. open   C. empty   D. broke

() 9. A. general   B. happy   C. careful   D. angry

() 10. A. turned to   B. listened to   C. shouted at   D. smiled at

E 

    Just look at how much young writers like Han Han and Guo Jingming are loved,we may know writing has become a fashion among today’s teenagers.

    Gao Can,a 13-year-old girl,is the y 1 member of the Association of Writers of Shanxi. She writes fairy tales,short s 2,and most of all,poems. Gao said she began poem writing when she was in primary school. Once the teacher asked the class to w 3 a composition called “If I were. ..”，Gao had an idea, “Why not make it a poem?” That was her f 4 poem,and it won a lot of compliments from both her teacher and classmates. So far,hundreds of her poems have c 5 out.

    “Writing poems is not difficult at all. Just express y 6 —what you do,what you see or what you think ,” said Gao. “I don't have enough life experience,so I write about nature,about things I feel inside. ”

     However,teenagers these days seldom write poems or read them because exams want any kind of articles e 7 poems.

      But like Gao,there are still students who like poems. Hu Jingzhi is one of them. The 14-year-old boy said he was i 8 in poem writing. But it was annoying that he couldn^,t find poem collections in nearby bookshops.

      Gao agreed with Hu. She said today's bookshops were f 9 with books on “how to give a successful speech”，“how to know what others think” or “how to make money q 10

     “Poems won’t teach you how to make money,but the beautiful words clear your mind and activate your imagination,” said Gao, “at least read poems一for the nice things in life. ”

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D 

     Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes.

     One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old,he played a game with some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity.

     Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But Ulfei soon he had to make a choice.

     “For people like me,there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams,which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life,” says Liu Wei.

     Liu's dream was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China Got Talent (《中国达人秀》) and a wonderful performance playing the beautiful Marriage D’awowr with his two feet on the piano.

     Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up,but his parents went on encouraging him and he wanted to make his parents proud.

     Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience were deeply and very excited when they watched his performance.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?

2. How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?

3. Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?

4. Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?

5. How did the audience feel when they watched Liu's performance?

C 

      Monty Robert's father was a horse trainer. As a child,Monty often went from one farm to another with his father. Sometimes they didn't have enough money to pay for food,but Monty still kept hoping to own a horse farm.

      When he was in school,his teacher asked him to write a paper about his dream. He wrote a seven-page paper. He wanted to have a horse farm one day. He even drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.

     The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later,he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with the words “See me after class”. So the boy did and asked his teacher ,“Why did I get an F?” The teacher said,“This dream will not come true for a young boy like you* You need a lot of money to own a horse farm. You have to buy the land You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do itThen the teacher added,“If you write this paper again with a simpler dream,I will give you a good grade. ”

     After school he thought hard about it. At last,he decided to hand in the same paper,making no changes at all. He wrote ,“You can keep the F and I'll keep my drearru ”

     Many years later,Monty had his own large horse farm. His dream came true.

      So don't let anyone take away your dreams. Follow your dreams,no matter what they are.

() 1. From Paragraph 1 ,we learn that .

   A. Monty's family was poor

   B. Monty's father didn't support him

   C. Monty hoped to be a horse trainer

   D. Monty changed his mind all the time

() 2. What was Monty's attitude towards his paper?

   A. Careless. B. Serious. C. Joking. C. Funny.

() 3. Monty's teacher gave him a red “F” because he thought .

   A. Monty's handwriting was too bad

   B. Monty copied from another student

   C. Monty's dream was too hard for him to achieve

   D. Monty was not working hard enough to realize his dream

() 4. What does the story want to tell us?

   A. Don’t take away others’ dreams.

   B. Follow a realistic dream.

   C. Never give up your dream.

   D. Anyone with a dream will succeed.

B 

     Last Monday,a school bus driver made a quike stop to go to the restroom in a gas station on the way to school. But the bus didn’t stop without him. Moments after the driver got offt the bus began to run down the mountain,with 27 young students on the bus.

     But luckily,an ll-year-old student,David,went to the driver’s seat and began to drive the school bus. He couldn’t stop the bus running down the mountain,but he stopped the bus from running into a car. At last he stopped the bus on a bridge and luckily everyone on the bus was all right.

     David s mother got surprised when she learned about what her son did. saw the bus. It nearly ran down the bridge”’ she told the reporter. “I couldn’t believe that he could stop the bus all by himself. ”

     David kept very quiet about the accident,but he was really a hero. “If he didn't drive the bus,all the students on the bus might go down into the river with the bus”’ said Brian,a teacher in the school. “He saved all of those children's lives. ”

() 1. Where did the bus driver go on the way?

   A. He went to school.

   B. He went to a restroom.

   C. He went to a market.

   D. He went to a hospital.

() 2. Who helped to drive the bus?

   A. A student. B. A teacher.

   C. A policeman. D. A parent.

() 3. Where did the bus stop at last?

   A. In the school. B. At the bus station.

   C. On the bridge. D. In the hospital.

() 4. What's the best title of the passage?

   A. A child saves the students on the bus.

   B. A careless school bus driver.

   C. A bus doesn’t go down into the river.

   D. A school bus runs into a car.