Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.
Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.

  1. 1.

    We can most probably read this story_______.

    1. A.
      in a dictionary about read animals
    2. B.
      in a newspaper
    3. C.
      in a book on art
    4. D.
      in history textbooks
  2. 2.

    People asked about buying Ruby's pictures because_______.

    1. A.
      newspaper reporters bought her picture
    2. B.
      her pictures were better than those of real artists
    3. C.
      they just wanted to have fun
    4. D.
      zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park
  3. 3.

    Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to(为了)_______.

    1. A.
      make other ones
    2. B.
      clear her trunk
    3. C.
      dig a hole in the sand
    4. D.
      ask for brushes and paints
  4. 4.

    From the story, we can know that_______.

    1. A.
      Ruby can paint a picture all by herself
    2. B.
      Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zoo
    3. C.
      Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workers
    4. D.
      Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a picture

Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It's the first time in her 15 years she's picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I'll remember this experience."
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher's science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You're making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it's meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."                                          

  1. 1.

    Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.

    1. A.
      have some fresh fruit for themselves
    2. B.
      make some money by selling fruit
    3. C.
      provide people with more healthy fruit
    4. D.
      buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors
  2. 2.

    When was the project set up?

    1. A.
      In 2008.
    2. B.
      In 2009.
    3. C.
      In 2010.
    4. D.
      In 2011.
  3. 3.

    What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?

    1. A.
      The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals.
    2. B.
      People who need the fruit will come to pick it.
    3. C.
      The fruit will be used as a resource for research.
    4. D.
      Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it.
  4. 4.

    What does the underlined word resource mean?

    1. A.
      资源
    2. B.
      调查
    3. C.
      对策
    4. D.
      娱乐
  5. 5.

    How do the students feel about their work?

    1. A.
      It’s interesting and easy.
    2. B.
      It’s meaningless and hard.
    3. C.
      It’s meaningful and exciting.
    4. D.
      It’s tiring and boring.

Have you felt annoyed when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out* in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious* parents say that mobile phones are an important tool* in holding New York City’s families together.
“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine*, we have running water, and we have mobile phones. A number of Americans think mobile phones connect* them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown* places.
“I have her call me when she gets out school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a mobile phone.
What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that mobile phones were necessary and the mobile phone was like an extra* hand or foot for them.
“I feel so bored,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip

  1. 1.

    Elizabeth Lorris Ritter is worried that ______.

    1. A.
      students are not allowed to bring mobile phones
    2. B.
      students spend too much time in listening to music on the mobile phones
    3. C.
      students bring mobile phones to school and they often ring during the class
    4. D.
      no rule is carried out to stop students from bringing mobile phones to school
  2. 2.

    ______ American parents disagree with the rule that students can’t bring mobile phones to school

    1. A.
      Some
    2. B.
      Many
    3. C.
      Few
    4. D.
      No
  3. 3.

    May Chom likes to______.

    1. A.
      go to school without a mobile phone
    2. B.
      chat with her friends on the mobile phone on the way to school
    3. C.
      walk through interesting places with a mobile phone
    4. D.
      bring a mobile phone to school
  4. 4.

    This writer wants to tell us the ______ in carrying out* the rule not to use a mobile phone in school

    1. A.
      importance
    2. B.
      problem
    3. C.
      happiness
    4. D.
      hopeless

Suzy won an award in the USA for her popular talk show on TV. Her show is very popular so even people all over the world know it. Why is her show so popular? Because she cares about people and the world. She usually invites important people to her show to talk about some important issues that everyone cares about. And she is not afraid to fight with the bad things. One of her famous stories is about the "mad cow disease(疯牛病)". When Suzy learned that some businessmen(商人) sold bad beef and lied to people that the cows were without "mad cow disease", she got angry and worried. She didn’t want people to get sick, so she told everyone in her show that she decided not to eat beef any more. She knew that people would follow her and the businessmen would be angry, but she was not afraid. She knew what was the right thing to do

  1. 1.

    Why is Suzy’s show popular?

    1. A.
      Because people all over the world know her
    2. B.
      Because only important people go to her show
    3. C.
      Because she cares about the world
    4. D.
      Because her show is easy to watch
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word "issues" mean?

    1. A.
      Shows
    2. B.
      Cows
    3. C.
      People
    4. D.
      Problems
  3. 3.

    Which is Right about Suzy?

    1. A.
      She likes to fight
    2. B.
      She is brave
    3. C.
      She never eats beef
    4. D.
      She hates businessmen
  4. 4.

    This passage mainly(主要地)talks about ______

    1. A.
      a woman host
    2. B.
      a talk show
    3. C.
      some businessmen
    4. D.
      mad cow disease

Can you imagine astronauts' everyday life in space? They also need to eat,  sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.
On Earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity holds the food down and keeps it on a place. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float （漂浮）away, and astronauts must eat carefully.
Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won't float away at night.
Exercise is very important in space. On Earth,  your legs carry your body,  but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.
After a day's work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air.

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined word "gravity" mean in Chinese?

    1. A.
      平衡
    2. B.
      引力
    3. C.
      磁性
    4. D.
      重力
  2. 2.

    Why do astronauts tie the sleeping bag to a wall?

    1. A.
      Because in that way they won't float away.
    2. B.
      Because that makes them sleep well.
    3. C.
      Because they can't get to sleep if they don't do that.
    4. D.
      Because the sleeping bag is not safe enough.
  3. 3.

    What's the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      It is about the importance of gravity.
    2. B.
      It is about astronauts' everyday life in space.
    3. C.
      It is about the differences between space and Earth.
    4. D.
      It is about how to avoid （避免） floating away while sleeping.

Mr. Jackson lives in a small town. He is a kind and funny man. And he is friendly to everyone. He likes talking with others very much. But he is always absent-minded （健忘的）.
One day, Mr Jackson went to visit a friend. His friend works on a farm and lives not far from the market and often goes to the market to sell things.
They had dinner together and then talked and talked. Mr Jackson was very excited to meet his friend. He told his friend a lot of things. Midnight came, and then one o'clock, two o'clock and still Mr Jackson kept on talking. But by this time his friend was feeling very tired and kept on looking at the clock on the wall. He didn't want to be impolite, but at last he said, "My dear friend, I don't want to put you out, but you see, it's too late now. I have to go to the market at six o'clock, and I must go to bed now."
"Oh, my God!" said Mr Jackson in surprise, "I thought you were at my house."

  1. 1.

    Mr Jackson likes ____ a lot.

    1. A.
      selling things
    2. B.
      talking with others
    3. C.
      playing soccer
    4. D.
      watching TV
  2. 2.

    Mr Jackson had dinner with his ____ that day.

    1. A.
      brother
    2. B.
      mother
    3. C.
      friend
    4. D.
      sister
  3. 3.

    Mr Jackson's friend went to bed ____ that day.

    1. A.
      at midnight
    2. B.
      at one o'clock
    3. C.
      at two o'clock
    4. D.
      after two o'clock

You must have seen ads on TV about hair care products （护发用品）. The models have shining hair like jewels （珠宝）. But now to make hair shine is no longer the task of hair care products, because hair can be made into real jewels. Believe it or not, a company called LifeGem in the US turns hair into jewels.
The company is in the business of taking hair from dead people and making it into diamonds （钻石）. The diamonds are for the families to remember the dead people.
Now the company plans to make three diamonds using Beethoven's hair to show their latest technology （技术）. The work will take about 7 months and in the end, Beethoven's long hair will become 3 shining diamonds between 0.5 to 1 carat （克拉）in size.
Since the great musician died in 1827, you may wonder how they got Beethoven's hair. Actually, the hair was given by John Rezniloff, who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest and most valuable collection of celebrities' （名人） hair. His collection also includes hair of Napoleon, Albert Einstein,  Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. In total,  the collection is worth over 5 million dollars.
Though it sounds unbelievable （难以置信）, to have such diamonds made with hair may be a good way to show respect （尊敬） and love to those who died.

  1. 1.

    What does the company of LifeGem do?

    1. A.
      It buys shining hair.
    2. B.
      It produces hair care products.
    3. C.
      It uses hair to make jewels.
    4. D.
      It sells expensive diamonds to famous people.
  2. 2.

    Why does the company decide to make diamonds out of Beethoven's hair?

    1. A.
      To show the latest technology.
    2. B.
      To make the biggest diamond.
    3. C.
      To make the most shining diamond.
    4. D.
      To help the dead people become famous.
  3. 3.

    How long will the work take?

    1. A.
      Half a month.
    2. B.
      One month.
    3. C.
      Three months.
    4. D.
      Seven months.
  4. 4.

    What does the underlined word "it" refer to?

    1. A.
      The collection of celebrities' hair.
    2. B.
      The making of hair care products.
    3. C.
      To make diamonds with hair.
    4. D.
      The Guinness World Record.

How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均值) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a bad night when they can not sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall sleep. This problem is called (叫做) insomnia. This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special (特别的) ideas to another to make them sleep. Benjaming Franklin, the famous stateman (政治家) and inventor (发明家)，had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Lousis XIV of France had 13 beds and hoped that he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side on the end of the bed!

  1. 1.

    .Most American people need________ hours of sleep a night.

    1. A.
      3
    2. B.
      10
    3. C.
      7-8
    4. D.
      5-6
  2. 2.

    People need_________ sleep as they get older.

    1. A.
      more
    2. B.
      less（更少的）
    3. C.
      no
    4. D.
      little
  3. 3.

    “The problem is called insomnia.” Here “insomnia” means_________.

    1. A.
      going to sleep easily
    2. B.
      sleep at daytime
    3. C.
      the ways of sleep
    4. D.
      not being able to(能够)go to sleep
  4. 4.

    Mark Twain lay on his side on the end of the bed because he_________.

    1. A.
      was an old man
    2. B.
      thought it was easy to go sleep
    3. C.
      was a famous writer
    4. D.
      didn’t have much room to sleep in
  5. 5.

    The passage is mainly (主要地) talking about_________.

    1. A.
      sleep
    2. B.
      insomnia
    3. C.
      how to go to bed
    4. D.
      the famous person

The picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom is my favourite. (A)When I have trouble studying, or I’m worried about an exam, I always take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken three years ago when we were in middle school. It reminds(使……想起) me of the good time we’ve shared and the support(支持) their friendship still gives me today. Our lives have gone in different directions, (B)_______ our friendship we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get an email with a joke for the day or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends often show up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them (C)_______ travelled two hours from the other end of town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult experiences, and has enriched the good ones.
任务一：简要回答下面的问题。

  1. 1.

    Where is the picture?                                 

  2. 2.

    When was the picture taken?                               
    任务二：将A处画线句子翻译成汉语。

  3. 3.

                                  ____________
    任务三：在B处和C处填入一个适当的单词。

  4. 4.

    B: __________

  5. 5.

    C: __________

Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way.
“ Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave ( 请半天假 ).”
“ Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “ But who’s that?”
“ It’s my father, Mrs. Black.”

  1. 1.

    Peter is a ______.

    1. A.
      middle school student
    2. B.
      Young Pioneer
    3. C.
      worker
    4. D.
      teacher
  2. 2.

    Peter will be in ______ next year.

    1. A.
      Grade Two
    2. B.
      Grade Three
    3. C.
      Grade One
    4. D.
      school
  3. 3.

    Peter often reads news newspaper because _______.

    1. A.
      he likes to read news
    2. B.
      he likes to read stories
    3. C.
      he want to know when and where a football match will be
    4. D.
      his father wants him to read them
  4. 4.

    Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because _______.

    1. A.
      his father is ill in bed
    2. B.
      he wants to watch the football match
    3. C.
      he doesn’t like to have English or Chinese lessons
    4. D.
      he is ill in bed
  5. 5.

    Which sentence ( 句子 ) is right?

    1. A.
      Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor
    2. B.
      Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon.
    3. C.
      Peter is a stupid ( 笨的 ) boy.
    4. D.
      Peter isn’t an honest ( 诚实的 ) boy.
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