"The first of June, and the King family is going on holiday tomorrow! " said Meg. "I'm free for three months!"

"And Aunt March went away for her holiday today." said Jo. "Isn't life wonderful!"

"What will you do all your holiday?" asked Amy.

"I'll stay in bed late, and do nothing." said Meg.

"I have lots of books to read." said Jo.

"Let’s not do any studying, Beth...." said Amy. "Let’s play all the time and rest, as Jo and Meg are going to do."

"I will if Mother doesn’t mind." said Beth.

Mrs. March agreed to the plan and said they could try it for a week.

"But," she added, "I think by Saturday night you will find that all play and no work is as bad as all work and no play."

Next day, Meg appeared at ten o'clock and ate breakfast alone. It was a lonely meal and the room was untidy, because Beth had not cleaned it.

Jo went to the river with Laurie, then sat in the apple tree and read a book. Beth began to tidy things in her cupboard, but she got tired and left it half-done. She went to her piano, glad that she did not have to wash the cups and plates. Amy sat in the garden to draw, hoping someone would see her and say something nice about her picture. But no one appeared, so she went for a walk, got caught in the rain and came home very wet.

At tea, everyone said that it had been a happy but unusually long day. Meg, who had been shopping in the afternoon, now decided that she did not like the dress she had bought. Jo had a headache from reading too long. Beth couldn't find anything in her cupboard, and the rain had made Amy’s dress so wet that she couldn’t wear it to Katy Brown’s party the next day.

Mrs. March listened, smiled and said nothing.

The week seemed to get longer and longer with nothing much to do, and by Friday the girls were glad that it was nearly over. Then Mrs. March gave Hannah a holiday, and when the girls got up on Saturday, there was no breakfast ready, no fire in the kitchen, and no mother waiting for them.

"What has happened?" said Jo.

Meg ran upstairs, then came down to say that Mother was staying in her room to have a rest.

"She says we must look after ourselves today." Meg said.

"Good, I want something to do." said Jo.

Secretly, they were all pleased to have something useful to do again. Beth and Amy put cups and plates on the table while Jo and Meg got the breakfast, then Meg took some tea and an egg up to Mrs. March. The tea was too strong and the egg was burned. Mrs. March did not complain, but she laughed to herself afterwards.

1.Which of the following can best describe the girls' feelings when the first free day was over?

A. Sad.

B. Depressed.

C. Disappointed.

D. pleased but bored.

2.What made Amy give up drawing in the garden?

A. She would like to have a walk.

B. She wanted to go shopping with Meg.

C. She didn’t want to mess up her dress.

D. She didn’t get admiration as expected.

3.Which of the following can explain why Mrs. March agreed to her daughters' plan?

A. She wanted to teach them a lesson.

B. She didn't care too much about her daughters' plan.

C. She thought her daughters could live and learn as they liked.

D. She wanted her daughters to enjoy themselves during the holiday.

4.Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the main idea of the story?

A. Two heads are better than one.

B. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

C. All play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.

D. A bit in the morning is better than nothing at all.

One day, Mr. Arnold was teaching a lesson, and things were going as normally as ever. He was explaining the story of human being to his pupils. He told them that, in the beginning, men were nomads (游牧); they never stayed in the same place for very long. Instead, they would travel about, here and there, in search of food, wherever it was to be found. And when the food ran out, they would move off somewhere else.

He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery, because by learning to cultivate (耕作) the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food steadily. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to finish, like building towns, cities, and all that were in them. All the children were listening attracted by this story, until Lucy jumped up:

"And if that was so important and improved everything so much, why are we nomads all over again, Mr. Arnold?"

Mr. Arnold didn’t know what to say. Lucy was a very clever girl. He knew that she lived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean?

"We have all become nomads again,” continued Lucy, " The other day, outside the city, they were cutting the forest down. A while ago a fisherman told me how they fish. It's the same with everyone: when there's no more forest left, the foresters go elsewhere, and when the fish run out, the fishermen move on. That's what the nomads did, isn't it?

The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, Lucy was right. Mankind had turned into nomads. Instead of looking after the land in a way that we could be sure it would keep supplying our needs, we kept developing it until the land was bare. And then off we would go to the next place! The class spent the rest of the afternoon talking about what they could do to show how to be more civilized (文明的).

The next day everyone attended class wearing a green T-shirt, with a message that said "I am not a nomad!"

And, from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they needed something, they made sure that they would get it using care and control. If they needed wood or paper, they would make sure that they got the recycled kind. They ordered their fish from fish farms, making sure that the fish they received were not too young and too small. They only used animals that were well cared for, and brought up on farms.

And so, from their little town, those children managed to give up being nomads again, just as prehistoric men had done, so many thousands of years ago.

1.Why would early humans travel about in the beginning?

A. To experience different lifestyles.

B. To go sightseeing in different places.

C. To find what they could to feed themselves.

D. To do more exercise to build themselves up.

2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that _______________.

A. people got tired of living in the same place

B. people gradually got used to living in cities

C. people spent a long time in learning to keep animals

D. people tended to settle down after learning farming and keeping animals

3.The teacher thought Lucy’s argument was ______

A. reasonable

B. unbelievable

C. puzzling

D. shocking

4.Which of the following agrees with the underline sentence "I am not a nomad" (Paragraph 7)?

A. People eat young fish for its delicious taste.

B. People use recycled materials as much as possible.

C. Fishermen move elsewhere when there is no fish left.

D. Foresters leave the place where there is no wood left.

5.The writer tries to make us believe that ______.

A. mankind has been progressing mainly through traveling about

B. it’s unwise for mankind to use the land in an uncontrolled way

C. it’s quite good for students to learn more about the history of mankind

D. teachers should encourage students to voice their own opinions bravely

请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意: 请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 每个空格只填一个单词。

What is a hurricane?

You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating (毁灭性的) waves, wind, and rain. They happen during “Hurricane Season,” which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

Types of Hurricanes

There are five types of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds. The categories help people know how much damage a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed, the more dangerous the storm. For example, a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely.

Hurricane Dangers

When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall, there can be a devastating flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds, the eye is actually a calm area in the storm. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it’s over, but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.

Hurricane Safety Tips

There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to remember the following safety tips.

Be sure you have a radio, batteries, fresh drinking water, and enough food.

Tell neighbours, friends, and family members your emergency plans. Tell them where you’ll go if you need to leave your home.

If you live near the ocean, leave your home and travel to a safe place. You could stay with a friend or a family member, in a hotel／motel, or in an emergency shelter area.

Stay inside during the storm. You could be seriously injured if you go outside.

学生会做了一个关于中学生睡眠、饮食和休闲等生活习惯的调查，发现学生有不良习惯。请根据以下信息写一篇130个词左右的短文。要点包括：

1、不良习惯：晚上熬夜, 不吃早餐上学, 长时间上网聊QQ和玩游戏。

2、简述这些坏习惯可能产生的影响......

3、请根据下表提示，写写你认为中学生应培养的健康生活习惯......

注意点：1、文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

2、文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Let’s Develop a Healthy Lifestyle

According to a survey among middle school students, many students have the following bad habits:

---Did you go to the cinema to see 3D Titanic last night?

---No, I ______ go to the cinema. The tickets are too expensive.

A. hardly B. nearly

C. still D. only

--I hope you my party next weekend．

--OK,I ．

A. to come to，will B. come to，can

C. can come to，am D. can come to，will

—Where is Tom?

—I heard him ______ with our English teacher when I passed the teacher’s lounge.

A。talks B. talked

C. talking D. to talk

Please tell Tom football in the street．It’s dangerous．

A. to play B. not to play C. play D. not play

He said that it was wrong flowers and left．

A. pull B. pulling C. to pull D. pulled

Don’t wake up．He is too tired．

A. he B. his C. he’s D. him