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About 180years ago in a small village in England，a mail coach（邮车）was standing in the street．Around the coach many people were talking about it．
At that time，mail coach did not come to that village so often．People had to pay a lot of money to get a letter．The person sending the letter did not have to pay．The person getting the letter had to pay the postage （邮资）．
"Here's a letter for Miss Alice Brown，"said the mailman．Everyone turned to a girl of about eighteen who was standing by the coach．"I'm Alice Brown，"she said in a low voice．The mailman gave her the letter．
Alice looked at the envelope for a minute，and then handed it back to the mailman．
"I'm sorry I can't take it，"she said．"I don't have enough money to pay the postage．"
The people standing around were very sorry for the girl．Then a gentleman came up to the mailman and paid the postage for Alice's letter．
When the gentleman gave her the letter，she said with a smile，"Oh，thank you very much，sir．This letter is from my boy friend．His name is Tom．He went to London to look for work．He has to get enough money for our marriage．I've waited a long time for this letter，but now don't need it．I don't have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside．"
"Really？"the gentleman said in surprise．"How do you know that？""He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope．Look，sir，this cross in the corner means that he is well，and this circle means he has found work．That's very good news．"
The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill．He did not forget Alice and her letter．
"The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed，"he said to himself．He thought and thought for many years．At last he had a good plan．
"The postage has to be much lower，"he said．"What about a penny （便士） for a letter？And the person sending the letter pays the postage．He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope．"
"A good idea!"people said when they heard of his plan．
The government decided to adopt the plan．The first postage stamp was put out in 1840．It was called the"Penny Black"．It had a picture of the Queen on it．

47．The first postage stamp was madeA．
A．in England
B．in America
C．by Alice
D．by the Queen
48．The girl handed the letter back to the mailman becauseD．
A．she couldn't pay the postage
B．she did not know whose letter it was
C．the gentleman promised to pay the postage for her
D．the letter had already told her what she wanted to know
49．Alice knew how Tom was getting from the signs on the envelope becauseD．
A．Alice put the signs on the envelope herself
B．Tom put the signs as Alice had told him to
C．Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs
D．Tom told her what the signs meant before leaving for London
50．The idea of using stamps was found byB．
A．the government
B．Sir Rowland Hill
C．Alice Brown
D．Tom．

18．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 own fault （过错）．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory，many of us think that his parents are to blame，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 usually they have better memories？This is because they cannot read or write them down in a little notebook．They have to remember days，names，songs and stories； so their memory is being exercised all the time．
So if you want to have a good memory，learn from the people：practice remembering．

43．The main reason for one's poor memory is thatC．
A．his father or mother may have a poor memory
B．he does not use his arms or legs for some time
C．his memory is not often used
D．he can't read or write
44．If you do not use your arms or legs for some time，D．
A．you can't use them any more
B．they will become stronger
C．they become weak but they slowly become strong again
D．they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again
45．The word"blame"in the article meansB in Chinese．
A．受表扬
B．受责备
C．受处罚
D．受教育
46．What's the best title for this article？B
A．Learn from the People
B．How to Have a Good Memory
C．Strong Arms and Good Memory
D．Don't Stop Using Your Arms or Legs．

17．Timmy is an American boy．He visited his friend Li Ping in Nanjing last summer．Below is Timmy's diary about how two friends spent their summer holidays．

41．What is the Japanese White-eye？A
A．A kind of bird．
B．A famous singer．
C．A small town．
D．A kind of snack．
42．Timmy took a lot of pictures in Nanjing．Which one is the picture he took on July 12？D

16．

The book Earth Saver Girl was written by Brooklyn Wright．It is about the story of Layla，a 9-year-old girl，became a super hero．When Layla finds out she has super powers（超能），she decides to help keep the earth away from rubbish．
In the second grade，after learning about environment protection in school，Brooklyn began to notice the rubbish problem in her local community．She noticed that many people didn't care about it at all．She wanted to convincethem that rubbish is really bad for our earth，so she had an idea of writing the book Earth Saver Girl，she believed that students at her age would listen to a"super hero"．She wanted everyone to know that they had the power to make a difference．
Brooklyn has given many speeches about the book and the environment problem．At first，people say things like"Who cares？Rubbish is dirty!"，but by the end of her speech，they want to become another Layla to keep rubbish away．
Now Brooklyn has even bigger plans for Earth Saver Girl in the future．"Just remember．"Brooklyn says，"you're never too young to make a difference．"

52．Brooklyn got the idea of writing the bookA．
A．when she was in Grade 2
B．when she was in Grade 9
C．when she met a super hero
D． when she was nine years old
53．What does the underlined word"convince"mean in Chinese？It means"C"．
A．警告
B．鼓励
C．使信服
D．惩罚
54．People mayA after listening to Brooklyn's speech．
A．become interested in environment protection
B．write a book like Earth Saver Girl
C．not care about the environment
D．hope Brooklyn can write another new book
55．What does Brooklyn mean by saying"You're never too young to make a difference．"？D
A．There are no difficulty in protecting environment．
B．When children grow up，they can help protect the environment．
C．Children are too young to do anything for environment protection．
D．Everyone can protect the environment no matter how young they are．

15．

Who wants to carry a bulky bag to school？No children．Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other，and paining，too．In India，most of people would look at the reduction（减少） of textbooks as a way out．But in a country like America，there are always more choices．A company called goReader has created a"school bag"which is the size of a laptop computer，weighing about 1.5kg．The goReader has a color screen and can"hold"all the textbooks that a student may need，says a report in The Asian Age newspaper．
The company plans to work closely with the publishers（出版商） of textbooks so that these books can be supplied on the Internet．All the students will have to do is to download their textbooks from the Internet．Taking notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before．
At present，the plan is being tested out in a university．Richard Katzmann，the owner of this company is having his creation tested at Chicago's DePaul University，where he studied．Does that mean it is goodbye to the new paper，and the smell of the black ink？

61．What does the underlined word"bulky"in the first line mean？B
A．old and dirty
B．big and heavy
C．small and light
62．According to the passage，what would Indians do to solve the problem？A
A．They would reduce the textbooks．
B．They would invent a new machine．
C．They would work with the publishers．
63．The writer may think that Americans have aB way to solve the problem．
A．worse
B．better
C．more impossible
64．The goReader may be a machineC．
A．that is like newspaper
B．that can work as a teacher
C．that can be used as textbooks
65．When the new machine is used，it is possible thatC．
A．students might study at home
B．students might study by themselves
C．students might study without paper textbooks．

14．Today is Sunday，December 2^nd，everyone in Sheep Village （羊村） is very busy．What does he/she do？

I'm Nuan Yangyang．I write to a friend at one o'clock in the afternoon．Then I do my homework．		I'm Mei Yangyang．I go to a clothes store at nine in the morning．The clothes there are on sale，so I buy a nice skirt．
I'm Lan Yangyang．I have lunch in a restaurant（餐馆）．But the food isn't good，I don't like it		I'mXiYangyang My English is very good..I can speak English well．
	I'm Fei Yangyang．I want to be healthy，so I go to a sports club to play sports in the morning．I get home（到家） at 3：10pm in the afternoon．

51．Nuan Yangyang writes to a friend atC．
A.3：10am
B.10：16am
C.1：00pm
52．A goes to a clothes store in the morning．
A．Mei Yangyang
B．Lan Yangyang
C．Fei Yangyang
53．Fei Yangyang isC at 3：50pm．
A．at school
B．on the bus
C．at home
54．Xi Yangyang canC very well．
A．sing
B．dance
C．speak English
55．Which of the following sentences is RIGHT？（下面哪个句子是正确的）C
A．Nuan Yangyang doesn't do homework on Sunday afternoon．
B．Lan Yangyang eats lunch at home on December 2^nd．
C．Mei Yangyang has a nice skirt．

13．Many students feel it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English．Now I will give you some advice．
Do not waste time in learning a list of Englishwords．It is the hardest way to remember English words．How do you learn to speak Chinese？You did it by listening carefully to the people talking to each other．You can find radio programs，TV programs and records，and listen to them carefully．The best way to learn all new words is through ear．As you listen to more and more dialogues，you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences．Of course，it is not enough to learn new words； you must learn how words are put together，and why some words in English are emphasized （强调）．
Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects，such as box，cup，desk，and so on，in the following way．They write the names of these objects on paper and put the paper on them．Try this and see if this way works for you．If it does not，then go on to practice your dialogues．
54．Maybe the passage is from．A
A．an English teacher
B．a doctor from England
C．an excellent student
D．the kind parents
55．The writer wrote this passage to give us some advice about．B
A．how to remember the spelling of the words
B．how to learn new words
C．how to write the names of the objects on paper
D．how to learn English well
56．The writer thinks the best way to remember English words is to．C
A．do more reading
B．do more writing
C．do more listening
D．learn the spelling
57．According to the passage，the way to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them．D
A．works for everyone
B．never works
C．works only for the Chinese students
D．works only for some people．

12．Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs（风俗） of the country．
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain，they say"How do you do？"and shake hands（握手）．Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say"Goodbye"．But they shake hands after they haven't met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time．
Last year a group of German students went to English for a holiday．Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands．So when met their English friends at the station，they kept their hands behind their backs．The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible．So they put their hands in front and get ready to shake hands with them．It made both of them laugh．

62．It isC if you know the language and some of the customs of the country．
A．not useful
B．not helpful
C．very helpful
D．very bad
63．English people usually shake hands when theyB．
A．meet every time
B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other
D．say hello to each other
64．Which of the following is true？A
A．German people shake hands as often as possible．
B．English people like shaking hands very much．
C．German people hardly shake hands．
D．Neither people hardly shake hands．
65．This story is aboutC．
A．shaking hands
B．language
C．customs
D．languages and customs．

11．We all know that smoking is bad for people's health．But not many people know about the danger of secondhand smoke．
Secondhand smoke is the smoke that comes from the smoker's breath（呼吸）．If people breathe in secondhand smoke from time to time，they could get sick from it．
But how serious is the problem of the secondhand smoke？The World Health Organization（WHO） did a study of 194countries．They found that secondhand smoke causes about 600，000deaths every year．That is about 1% of the world's deaths．
Secondhand smoke is especially bad for children because their bodies are still growing．According to the study，around 165，000children under the age of 5die each year because of secondhand smoke．Most of these deaths happen in Africa and southern Asia．
You can do something to keep yourself and other people away from secondhand smoke．You can ask the smokers，such as your parents，to smoke outside．And，if someone smokes close to you，you'd better hold your breath or just walk away．

58．Children can easily get sick from secondhand smoke becauseB．
A．they are from Africa
B．their bodies are still growing
C．secondhand smoke is very dangerous
D．they are all under the age of 5
59．According to the study，children who die from secondhand smoke most come fromC．
A．Africa and Australia
B．Africa and eastern Asia
C．southern Asia and Africa
D．southern Africa and India
60．You can't keep yourself away from the secondhand smoke byD．
A．asking the smokers to smoke outside
B．walking away
C．holding your breath
D．smoking with them
61．The best title of this article may beB．
A．Smoking
B．Secondhand Smoke
C．Giving up Smoking
D．Children Are Dying．

10．A jobless man wanted very much to be an"office boy"at Microsoft．The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test．"You have passed the test．"he said．"Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form（表格） to fill in and the date when you may start．"The man replied．"But I don't have a computer，neither an e-mail．""I'm sorry，"said the manager．"If you don't have an e-mail，that means you are not living．And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job．"
The man left with no hope at all．He didn't know what to do with only 10dollars in his pocket．He thought and thought．Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes．He sold the tomatoes from door to door．In less than two hours，he had 20 dollars．He did this again and again for three times，and started to go early everyday，and returned home late．At last，he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles（运货车队）．Five years later，the man was one of the biggest food retailers（零售商）in the US．One day，one of his friends asked him for his e-mail．He said，"I haven't got one．"His friend couldn't believe his ears．"Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail？"The man thought for a while and replied，"Yes，I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"

54．What did the man do for the test？B
A．He sent e-mails．
B．He did the cleaning
C．He sold computers．
D．He filled informs．
55．The man didn't get the job because heC？
A．disliked such a job
B．didn't pass the test
C．didn't have an e-mail
D．knew nothing about computers
56．The manCafter he left Microsoft．
A．went home directly
B．asked for food from door to door
C．thought upan idea to make monkey
D．bought acomputer and got an e-mail
57．What does the story want to tell us？D
A．Computers are very important in our daily life．
B．Everyone can make a lot of money with only 10．
C．The manager didn't like the man．
D．Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard．

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