8．The year of 2013 saw the air pollution in China for 52 years．A．badB．worseC．worst——青夏教育精英家教网——

8．The year of 2013 saw the_______ air pollution in China for 52 years．

You Who Came From The Star	The South Korean TV play is the most popular in China at the beginning of 2014．It tells an alien came to earth in 1609and met a Korea's nice actress（女演员） 400years later，to develop a sweet romance．The actor Kim Soo-hyun is regarded as demigod（男神）．Because of the TV play，the fried chicken and beer are suddenly popular among young people in many restaurants of China．
Free Birds	It is a 2013American 3D movie after the movie Toy Story 3in 2010．It is about two turkeys，Reggie and Jake．They try to stop people from making turkeys into a big Thanksgiving meal．They want to run away from their dinner．In a time machine they go back to the first Thanksgiving Day in 1621．Although they have a lot of problems and worries，they look forward to finding the answer．
Where Are We Going，Dad？	It is the hottest TV program in China．It was shown on Hunan TV Station in October，2013．The children and adults like it very much．The TV show is about the travelling stories of five star fathers with their kids in the country．They have to complete many hard tasks together．The fathers take an active role in their children's lives．

56．Kim Soo-hyun is fromA．
A．South Korea
B．China
C．Hunan
D．the United States
57．The movie Free Birds was shown inC．
A.1621
B.2010
C.2013
D.2014
58．If you are interested in the TV play，you can watchD．
A．Free Birds
B．ToyStory 3
C．Where Are We Going，Dad？
D．You Who Came From The Star
59．The TV show WhereAre We Going，Dad is aboutD．
A．a South Korean 3D movie
B．the story of the two turkeys Reggie and Jake
C．an alien who came to earth in 1609
D．thetravelling stories of five star fathers with their kids
60．The texts（文本） above are about theB．
A．advertisement
B．entertainment
C．sports
D．environment．

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world．
Jack was born on May 18.1975in Hawaii Being the son of a famous surfer．Jack usually has an interest in surfing．Most of his life lessons were learned in the water．At the age of 17，Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters-the worlde's most famous surfing competition．Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father．Unluckily．One month later，he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt．
Life is like a reaching door．When it closes，it also opens．Jack started to practise playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital．At first，his father thought Jack only did it for fun．but soon he was suiprised at the great progress his song had made．
When studying in the university．Jack didn't stop practising his guitar skills．He played the guitar for school partses．He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends．They liked his songs．His first music albam Brushfire Fairytaies came out in 2001．It was a great success．His second album，On and On，was much like his first．They were filled with sweet，easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to later．Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America．He became popular all over the world．
Jack had five albums by 2010and more than 15million copics of them were sold．His music doesn't fit into any of the popular music styles like pop，rocks R and B or hip-hop．It is more like folk music，played with a guitar and beautiful voice．When listening to his songs，you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine．
Jack is a talent，though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music．In his songs we can find his secret of success．Whatever happens in our lives，we have to accept it and do the best we can．

33．At the age of 17，Jack．B
A．had his first music album   B．took part in a surfing compentition
C．had his first concert       D．became popular all over the world
34．Jack started to write songs．A
A．while he was staying in hospital
B．when he had concerts out of America
C．after his seccond album came out
D．after he played the guitar at the school party
35．What is the seccet or Jack's success？D
A．He was born in Hawaii
B．His father was very famous
C．He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends
D．He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best．
36．What's the best title of the passage？D
A Famous Writer  B．Surfing in the Sea  C．A Guitar Player  D．Surfing in the Music．

5．Paul and I tennis yesterday．He did much better than I．
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4．One day，a tired man came home from work very late and found his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door．
"Daddy，how much money do you make an hour？"
"If you must know，I make 20dollars an hour．"the man said．
"Oh，"the little boy replied，with his head down．He thought for a moment，looking up and said，"Daddy，could you lend me 10 dollars？"
The father was very angry，"If you asked for the money to buy candies or some other things，then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）．
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door．After about an hour the father calmed down，and started to think："Maybe he really wants to buy something and he really didn't ask for money very often．"So he went to the little boy's room．
"Sorry!Maybe I was too hard on you just now，"said the man，Here's 10dollars．"
"Oh，thank you daddy!"The little boy said happily．Then he took out some coins．When his father found that the boy already had money，be got angry again．
"Why do you want more money since（既然）you already have some？"the father shouted angrily．"Because I didn't have enough，but now I do，"the little boy replied．"Daddy，I have 20 dollars now．Can I buy an hour of your time？Please come home early tomorrow．I would like to have dinner with you．"

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在答题卡上涂A，错误的在答题卡上涂B．
56．The father came home from work early．B
57．The father made 20 dollars an hour．A
58．The boy's father was very angry when the son asked for money at first．A
59．The boy wanted to buy some candies with the money．B
60．From the passage we know that the boy's father spent little time with his son．A．

3．Read a Timeline
Every family has a history．A timeline can show events in a family's history．A timeline is an ordered group of words and dates that shows when events happened．
Learn the skill
Step1The title tells what the timeline is about．The timeline has a line divided in equal parts．Each part stands for 10years．
Step2 Look at the first and last numbers on the timeline．The numbers are years．The events on the timeline happened between these years．
Step3 The numbers with the events on the timeline tell the year in which each event happened．
Practice the skill
TitleLily's family．

56．How long does each part in the timeline stand for？Ten years
57．Where did Lily's great-grandmother come from？（in no more than 4words）She is from China．
58．Who was born in 1970？Lily's father
59．What happened in 1994？Lily's parents married．
60．What's the best title of the timeline？Lily's family．．

2．I will tell you the story of the ant and the grasshopper（蝗虫）‘it is a cold winter's day and an ant is bringing out some grains of corn（谷粒）．He gathered（收集）them in the summer．He wants to dry them．
The grasshopper is hungry．He sees the ant and says，"Give me a few grains corn； l am dying of hunger．"
"But，"says the ant，"what did you do in the summer？Didn't you store up（贮藏）some corn？"
"No，"says the grasshopper，"I was too busy．"
"What did you do？"asks the ant．
"I sang all day，"answers the grasshopper．
"If you sang all summer，"says the ant，"you can dance all winter．"

6l．The ant dries the grains of cornB．
A．in the summer            B．in the winter
C．on weekdays             D．when he is hungry
62．The grasshopper is very hungry because he onlyD．
A，danced     B．dried the grains      C．stared up corn D．sang
63．The ant gave the grasshopperC．
A．some grains of corn       B．something to eat
C．nothing                   D．some rice
64．The title of the story may beA•
A．The Ant and the grasshopper
B．The Ant Sing and Dances
C．The Happy Grasshopper
D．Store up Some Corn and you'll be Hungry
65．From the story we can knowD．
A．the ant is our good friend
B．we must think about ourselves before we do anything．
C．people must help others
D．we must work hard for a good life．

1．What does it mean to be green？"Green"is more than just a color．It also means taking special steps to protect the environment-the water，the land，and the air we breathe．Why green？Plants are green，and without them the earth wouldn't be such a lovely home for us human beings．
Sometimes people call ours a"throwaway society"．That means we are always throwing away old things and buying new ones．Many times，if you no longer need something，someone else just might need it．For example，if your brother is old enough not to play with his plastic bike，why not give it to another family who has a little kid so that they don't need to buy one？And one less large plastic toy doesn't need to be produced．
Recycling（回收利用） has never been easier．Many organization will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require（要求） it．Tell your mom or dad you want to become"Chief of Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to think whether things can be reused or recycled before they're thrown away．
Almost everyone likes traveling．But next time before you travel around the world，take a look at your own backyard．Is there a place where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden？If so，get there and get your hands dirty．Then you can watch with pride as your tree takes root，and your garden plants grow into big plants full of ripe，red tomatoes of tiny，juicy blueberries．Who knew being green would taste so good？

56．In the first paragraph，the writer introduces the topic of the passage byB．
A．telling an interesting story
B．explaining the word"green"
C．giving some special examples
57．In a"throwaway"society，C．
A．people shouldn't produce any plastic things
B．people can get anything they want from others
C．people always throw away the used things and buy new ones
58．To be"Chief of Recycling"，you shouldC．
A．recycle things all by yourself
B．ask your family to use the old things all the time
C．find a place to keep the things that can be recycled
59．You are advised to run a fruit or vegetable garden in order toA．
A．create a green environment
B．make a lot of money
C．get your hands dirty
60．The purpose of the passage is to tell us thatC．
A．we must enjoy the nature
B．we had better eat more green food
C．we should protect our environment．

5．Although the earthquake is so powerful，this doesn't mean you can't do _____ about it．（　　）

4．-Hi，Xiao Li．You look so nice in the red skirt．
--_____．（　　）

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