Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread．Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American．However, they actually come from other countries．

A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake---a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup．The idea of the pancake is very old．In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China．

Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America．Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe．

In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the recipe for bagels with them．Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world．Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go．

Doughnuts （usually spelled “donut” in the United States） came from France．They were served to American soldiers in France during World War Ⅰ（第一次世界大战）．After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them．Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across the United States．

1． This reading is mainly about _______．

A． famous places in the United States to eat breakfast

B． popular American breakfast foods coming from China

C． the most popular types of pancakes in the United States

D． the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States

2． Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts?

A． They both came from Europe．          B． They are both easy to make．

C． They are both sweet．                       D． People in New York make them best．

3． Who brought bagels to America?

A． Polish people．                            B． Jewish people．

C． Chinese people                              D． American soldiers．

4． Which of the following is true about doughnuts?

A． It was first made by the French．

B． The soldiers invented them in World War Ⅰ．

C． Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States．

D． It is round with a hole in the middle．

5． This passage tells us that ________．

A． the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast

B． all American foods come from other countries

C． not all American foods are really American

D． very few Americans have breakfast every day

Many young people want to be pop stars．Pop stars are rich．Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life．In fact, they have very hard lives．They spend much of their time on travel．Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars．The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star．

1． According to the chart, the pop star was a ________．

A． singer               B． dancer              C． player               D． pianist．

2． According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at _______．

A． 6:30                  B． 7:00                    C． 7:30                D．:8:00

3． How long did he spend on his way to the place for his performance?

A． One hour．                              B． Two hours．

C． four hours and three quarters．               D． One hour and a quarter．

4． At the radio station, the pop star ________．

A． showed fans how to become famous          B． gave a performance on the air

C． met fans and signed for them                            D． told people how he lived his life

5． From this passage we get to know that ________．

A． not all people like pop stars                        B． pop stars have their own bands

C． fans are troublesome for pop stars                     D． to be a pop star is not all fun

When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan． Many of our new neighbors weren’t very welcoming．Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from．The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from school．

Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher．Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn’t say this to me．Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else．Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever．Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself．She always wanted to know what I thought about difficult questions．Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France? Why? She expected me to have my own idea．Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education．

One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at me．The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying．The whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughing．This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get to know me．So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target（靶子）, and how I became just another kid in school．

1． The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because ________．

A． they returned from another country            B． they had different skin colour

C． they spoke a different language                   D． they moved to a wrong place

2． From the end of the first paragraph we know that ________．

A． children are more friendly to strangers

B． American schools are not safe for kids

C． children often follow their parents’ behavior

D． fighting each other is part of children’s nature

3． At school most of his teachers ______ the author．

A． were cold to    B． didn’t notice     C． threw things at   D． got angry with

4． Miss Bean respected the author by ________．

A． giving him chances to answer questions      B． hitting him with a eraser

C． giving him extra lessons                             D． treating him as one of her students

5． To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to ________．

A． pay close attention to what the teacher says

B． learn to think and have one’s own idea

C． keep silent and unnoticed in class

D． get special attention from the teacher

根据下面的对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出最佳选项，选项中有一个为多余选项。

M:  Oh, hi, What is your name again? Since this is only the 2^nd day of school, I can’t remember  the students’ names yet．

W: _________1_______I have a hard time remembering names myself．

M: Uh, Karen, right?

W: ________2________My mom’s name is Karen．

M: Nancy, Okay． I think I heard you were from England．

W: Well, I was born there, but my parents are American． I grew up in France．

M:  ______3_________

W:  But then we moved here when I was nine．

M:  ________4________

W:  Well, he is a college professor, and he is in Scotland at the moment．

M:  How interesting! What does he teach?

W:  Oh, I have no idea．______5_______He teaches chemistry．

阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全文后表格中所缺失的信息，每空限填数字或一个单词。

My name is Jane．My job is to write stories and newsletters for a magazine．I love traveling and hope to visit Great Britain one day．I’d like a pen pal from London, who is interested in discussing the differences between Europe and Asia．I love listening to pop music and playing football．

I am Manuel．I’m a businessman and have a large company with many workers and clerks．I would like to find a pen pal who is also a businessman and lives in North America．I like using the Internet．

I am working in a university．I speak English, French and Russian．My family name is Jackson but my students usually call me Sarah．I’d like a pen pal who is interested in language learning working in Oxford University．I don’t like using computers for learning and I believe that true language learning can only happen in a classroom．

I am Peter and interested in the differences between East Europe and North America．I love riding my horse Jackie and listening to jazz．I usually get at 7 o’clock and go to school around 7:30 in the morning．I want to find a pen pal who has the same interest as me living in Sydney．

Cindy is my first name． I am working in a travel agency．Sometimes I am called Mr. Guide as I am working．I’d like to find a pen pal who comes from Europe．I like playing the piano and listening to jazz．I am interested in history, but I don’t like discussing languages．

阅读下面短文，根据文中意思，从方框中选出恰当的词，并写出各单词的完整、正确的形式使短文意义完整。

I am eighteen years old this year．I ___1__ a pupil before and now I’m a university student．My mother was my first teacher when I was very little．Then, I had three __2__ teachers in different schools．Now Miss Williams is one of my university teachers．

I have never expected that I will be a teacher one day．I am a shy girl and I am afraid of __3__ before many people．I do not know __4__ to say．But I will be a teacher tomorrow! Tomorrow morning!

I made this __5__ just two weeks ago．Miss Williams, my English teacher, told me there was a teacher job, just for two weeks in this summer．She asked if I __6__ be interested．I wanted to make some money, so I said ”yes” to her．At once I regretted but it was too late to __7__ my word back．

There are about twenty foreign boys and girls in the class．They know very little English．I have__8__ read the book that Williams gave me．Four of the lessons are very simple, in __9__ too simple． I do not know what to do with these few simple words and sentences． I will read the lesson to them, and ask them to read after me, and then ask them to read it___10__．That will be about ten minutes．What shall I do next?

从电视上看到美国正流行甲型HINI流感（A/HINI flu）,部分学校停课你为你正在美国上学的笔友Mike的健康与安全担心。请立即给他写一封email询问他的情况，并给他提出防护建议。

要点：

一、询问

1．他的健康状况；

2．他们学校有无甲型HINI流感病例（A/HINI flu cases）；

3．他们是否还上学。

二、建议

1．尽量呆在家里，少去人多的地方；

2．勤洗手；讲卫生

3．多开窗，保持空气新鲜；

4．多吃水果蔬菜。

注意：

1．长度：60-80词；

2． 首尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mike,

From TV I know many A/HINI flu cases are reported recently in the United States, and many schools are closed as a result． I’m so worried about you．____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

So far the disease is not so deadly as it seems to be． Do be at ease! Take care and you’ll be OK．

Yours truly,

Li Hua

There are lots of ________ in our school．They are hard-working．

A．woman teachers         B．women teachers          C．womans teachers

This physics book is Mary's，but where is ________?

A．mine         B．me          C．I

Although David failed four times，his father encouraged him to have a ________ try．

A．second            B．third          C．fifth