oversleep，backpack，realize，shower，expected

【1】I don't like these _____ because they are too big for me.

【2】You can never know what will happen tomorrow，because life is full of the _____．

【3】After I heard what she said，I ____ I was wrong.

【4】We have to take several cold _____to keep us cool every day in summer.

【5】Bob was late for school this morning，because he _____．

【1】当地震发生的时候，一些人仓促地跑出了大楼。

Some people _____ ____ _____ the building when the earthquake happened.

【2】你们离休斯顿还有很长一段路，至少要用三个小时。

You are a long way from Houston.It will take ____ _____ three hours.

【3】当他走进教室时，他才意识到他没带背包。

When he came into the classroom，he ____ that he ____ _____ his backpack.

【4】我到车站时，火车已经开走了。

___ ____ ____ I got to the station，the train ____ _____．

【5】能让我搭你的车到前面那个村子吗？

Could you ____ me ___ _____ to the next village?

【1】Paul is a(n)____________(expect) visitor.I don't know he will drop by my home.

【2】The boy kept ____________(watch) TV the whole afternoon.

【3】We were late for this new and exciting film，but _________(luck) we didn't miss much.

【4】Linda，there is only a little time left.We have to walk_________(quick)．

【5】Tom always__________(brush) his teeth once a day.

Human beings use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects(方面) of human behavior, or "culture", can also be found in the lives of certain animals, Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(黑猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.

【1】According to the article, "culture" means

A. the languages we learn

B. the good habits we' share with each other

C. the forms of behavior we have in common

【2】From the fact that chimpanzees can use and make tools，we know

A. animals may have a culture like our own

B. animals can be as clever as human beings

C. animals have the ability to help human beings

【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. Chimpanzees never help each other.

B' Animals use their own language to communicate.

C. People from different places have the same culture.

【4】The traditional idea about dividing animals from human beings is that

A. human beings can use tools

B. human beings can depend on each other

C. human beings have the language to communicate

【5】The main idea of the article is that

A. the animal culture is different from the human culture

B. knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behavior

C. the line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think

is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in weak light.

Australian government researchers believe that sunlight is good for people's eyes.They compared the vision(视力) and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in China and Australia. In all, 30% of the Chinese children were short-sighted. This percentage was ten times higher than Australian children.

Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading, watching TV and playing computer games. However, the Australian children spent an average of two hours a day outdoors-90 minutes more than the Chinese children.

Professor Ian Morgan said, "Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger. We are also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world-and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors."

Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical (化学物质)which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people from becoming short-sighted.

So go outdoors. It doesn't matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports.

【1】What can reduce a child's chance of becomingshort-sighted according to the passage?

A. Playing computergames. B. watching TV.

C. Reading books. D. Playing outdoors

【2】What does the underlined word "percentage"mean?

A. 百分比 B. 功率 C. 平均分 D. 效率

【3】How much time did the Chinese children spend outdoors every day?

A. 2 hours. B. 90minutes. C. 1 hour. D. 30 minutes.

【4】What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?

A. Why people become short-sighted.

B. Why natural light has a special chemical.

C. Why playing outside is good for one's eyesight.

D. Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light.

What is School Watch?

School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom and you do the same for them.

Is it for everyone?

Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.

What else can it do?

②School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help schoolmates who have problems with their homework.

Who is the Best School Watcher?

Our school will look for the Best School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!

How do you start?

To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is talk to the director of the plan in your grade. If you want to get more information, check the official website at www.schoolwatch .com.

【1】The members of School Watch are probably .

A. teenagers B. parents C. policemen

【2】School Watch can help its members .

A. protect the environment

B. organize sports activities

C. improve the quality of school life

【3】Anyone can become a member of School Watch because .

A. everyone may have problems

B. everyone can give help to others

C. everyone need to make some friends

【4】If you want to be a member of School Watch, you should .

A. check the website

B. be good at your schoolwork

C. talk to the director of the plan in your grade

【5】The Best School Watcher will get a lot of prizes from every year.

A. the school B. the website C. the organization

In China, I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade. ①However, I didn't know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.

When I first studied English, I was told to say "I am fine." when people say "How are you?" But in the US, I found that people say, "I am good." or "I'm tired."

One day, someone greeted me with "What's up?" It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn't know what to say.

Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.

To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or "whiter".

I was also surprised by how hard-working US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that's it. But here, a "good" student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.

The kids here are so talented. ②I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.

【1】According to the writer, textbook English is everyday English.

A. quite different from B. the same as

C. more different than D. easier than

【2】What does the word "tan" in the sixth paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 晒黑 B. 晒白 C. 能量 D. 热量

【3】A good US student spends his / her time_______.

A. only in doing homework

B. only on sports or music

C. on studies, sports or music and public work

D. on public work

【4】Which is the best title for the passage?

A. My Own Travel in the US B. My Studying in the US

C. My Opinion About the US D. My Poor English in the US

In the United States, high school graduates make about $18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!

If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree (学士学位), he can make $42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD (博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.

We can learn a very important thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.

【1】The passage mainly talks about ___________.

A. how education and pay are connected

B. high paying jobs

C. jobs for high school students

D. good schools

【2】According to the passage, “earning power” means the ability to ___________ money.

A. save B. spend C. pay D. make

【3】Each year a person with a PhD can make ___________ more than a person who does not finish high school.

A. $37,000 B. $68,200 C. $60,400 D. $26,000

There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.

For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!

【1】The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.

A. keep out B. give up C. pay no attention to D. continue

【2】Which of the following is the typical way of American hospitality?

A. Treating friends at home.

B. Taking days off to be with friends.

C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.

D. Sharing everything they have.

【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Americans are always generous with their time.

B. Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.

【4】This passage is most probably written for _____ .

A. American students

B. Chinese students

C. Chinese visitors to America

D. American visitors to China

Water freezes at 0℃；the usual kind of antifreeze will not freeze until the temperature is－40℃．A mixture(混合物) of five parts of water and four parts of antifreeze will prevent freezing at－18℃；four parts of water and five parts of antifreeze reduce this to －22℃．

Alcohol is a kind of good antifreeze，but when the air is running it becomes hot and the alcohol boils away，so it must be changed very often．Most people use antifreeze that does not boil away when the engine is running．There are several chemicals that do this．One of the most popular is called ethylene glycol．

【1】people use ________ to keep car engines cool．

A. antifreeze B. water C. alcohol D. ethylene glycol.

【2】The usual kind of antifreeze freezes at ________．

A. 0℃ B. －18℃ C. －22℃ D. －40℃

【3】We use antifreeze in order to ________．

A. keep alcohol in water

B. stop ice from becoming water

C. make the freezing point of water lower

D. raise the freezing point of water

【4】Besides alcohol，________ is another kind of popular antifreeze．

A. water B. ethylene glycol C. any chemical D. any mixture

【5】The text is written to ________．

A. tell us what antifreeze is

B. make people buy antifreeze

C. tell us that cars need antifreeze

D. show us how to protect car engines