Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these "How to" books are available; in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words "How to". One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away.

Many "How to" books give advice on careers (职业). They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed at it. If you fail, however, you can buy a book called “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Million”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”. One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life”. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer a book called “How to Make Yourself Miserable”.

Many of these books help people use their time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies, and travel. Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements on their homes. They prefer books which give step by step instruction on how to repair things like plumbing (卫生管道工程) and electrical wiring, or on how to redecorate (重新装饰) or enlarge a house.

Why have "How to" books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex(复杂的). Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. "How to" books help people deal with modern life.

1.If someone wants to find a job, he probably needs to read ____.

A. How to Succeed in a Job

B. How to Choose a Career

C. How to Be a Successful Worker

D. How to Turn Failure into Success

2.Why are so many people interested in “How to” books?

A. Because life has become so difficult.

B. Because people have more money on books.

C. Because people haven’t much free time to use.

D. Because people want to deal with all kinds of problems well.

3.The best title for this passage is _____.

A. “How to" Books in America B. “How to” Books Are Helpful

C. Thousands of "How to" Books D. How to read "How to" Books

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Playgrounds offer kids fresh air, friends, and exercise. However, each year, more than 200,000 kids go to hospital because they are hurt in one way or another when playing on the playground. So what can we do to improve the situation(状况)?

We should make sure the playground is safe for the children. It should be soft and thick enough, so when the children fall, they won’t hurt too much. Things like water, rocks or broken glass might cause danger to the kids. Cleaners should check the playground from time to time and clear away these dangerous things. In fact, children themselves also need to help keep the playground clean and safe. That means each time after playing they should pick up the rubbish they’ve produced. If someone finds there is something wrong with the equipment(设施), he should report to the keeper of the playground, so people will come to fix it.

Teaching kids how to play safely is also very important. Kids should know the rules of the playground, so they won’t get hurt easily. For example, they should never push when others are on seesaws or swings. If someone is going to jump off some equipment, he should first look down to make sure no other kids are in the way. Of course, wearing right clothes may also help to keep safe. Clothes with strings (绳) can get caught on equipment which may hurt the kid badly.

In short, our kids can both enjoy themselves and be safe if we are working together to improve the situation.

1.Do many kids get hurt when playing on the playground every year？

2.What things might cause danger to the kids on the playground?

3.Why should kids know the rules of the playground?

4.What kind of clothes can be caught on equipment?

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

假如你是李华，你们学校将在周五组织学生去上方山参加实践活动（social practice）,请你用英文给交换生Peter写一封信，邀请他参加，告诉他乘车的时间和地点，以及需要做什么准备。

提示词语：the school gate, climb the mountains, sports shoes, camera

提示问题：●When and where are you going to wait for the bus?

●What should Peter prepare for it?

Dear Peter,

How is it going? I’m writing to tell you something about the coming social practice in Shangfangshan this Friday. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

Dear Peter,

How is it going? I’m writing to tell you something about the coming social practice in Shangfangshan this Friday. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

现在的电视节目丰富多彩，你通过电视能学到很多东西。现在某英语网站正在以 “My Favorite TV Program”为题进行征文活动。请你用英语给报社写一篇征文，谈谈你最喜欢的电视节目以及你为什么喜欢它。

提示词语：Nature, the Animal World, talk show, interesting, the host

提示问题：● What’s your favorite TV program?

● Why do you like it?

My Favorite TV Program

Nowadays there are more and more wonderful programs around us.

根据对话内容，在空白处填入恰当的词语，使对话完整、通顺。

A: You look terrible. What happened to you, Larry?

B: I had a bad morning. I overslept because I stayed up late last night.

A: Don't you have a(n) 1.?

B: I have one, but it didn't go off. And you know, my parents are away on business. No one was home to wake me up.

A: You had to 2. to school, didn't you?

B: Yes, I took a quick shower and then ran to the bus stop without eating breakfast. By the time I got to the bus stop, the bus 3., so I had to take a taxi. Unluckily, when I got in the taxi, I found that I had left 4. at home. So I had to call my best friend Alan to meet me at the school gate and he paid the taxi driver for me.

A: I'm sorry to hear that.

B: When we walked into the classroom, the teacher 5.. She was really mad at us.

A: Oh, what a bad morning.

音标。找出与其他三项划线部分发音不同的单词

1.A. sprinkle B. splash C. spread D. sprout

2.A. scream B. strength C. stress D. stretch

3.A. pear B. chair C. bear D. hear

重音题。请选出重音与其他单词不同的词

1.A. computer B. piano C. suffer D. asleep

2.A. chemical B. bathroom C. tap D. Chinese

_________ football games is really very ___________.

A. Watch, excited B. To watch, excited C. Watching , exciting D. Watch, exciting

----Would you like _____ more chicken , Mary?

-----No, thanks. I had _______

A. any, enough B. some, enough C. any, many D. some, many

Tom spend ______ time on computer games and did _______ homework at home, so he failed th exams.

A. too many, too few B. too many , too little

C. too much , too little D. too much, too few