I prefer books ________ are educational and interesting.

A. that                                B. what                             C. who

—I called you at seven o’clock last evening, but nobody answered the phone.

—Oh, my husband and I __________ outside.

A. took a walk                  

B. have taken a walk          

C. were taking a walk

The train hasn’t arrived yet. Could you tell me ________________?

A. when will the train arrive        

B. why the train is late        

C. how long should I wait

Do you to write with your left hand? If you do, you are one of the millions of “lefties” in the world. Why do some people use left hand more often than others? To understand left-handedness, it is necessary to look at the   . The brain is divided into two hemispheres（半球）. The left hemisphere is the center of language and logical thinking. This is where they do their math problems and memorize words. However, the  hemisphere controls how they understand ideas and   they respond（作出反应） to the five senses—sight, hearing,   , taste, and touch. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body,     the right hemisphere controls the left side. Both sides of the body receive the    information from the brain because they are connected(联系). In right-handed people, the left hemisphere is stronger. In left-handed people, the right hemisphere is   .

Lefties prefer not only the left hand but also the left   . They would rather use the left foot to kick a ball because their whole body is “left-handed”.

From Newtown Albert Einstein, Wen Jiabao to Obama, Choplin to Zhao Benshan, many    people are left-handed. Are you left-handed even though you are forced to write with your right hand? Don’t worry if you are, you are in good company.

1.A. enjoy      B. prefer      C. want

2.A. Body             B. hands            C. brain

3.A. right          B. left           C. middle

4.A. how            B. what            C. why

5.A. action              B. thinking       C. smell

6.A. although       B. while                C. or

7.A. same        B. different            C. difficult

8.A. weaker                B. bigger              C. stronger

9.A. head        B. ear               C. foot

10.A. interesting        B. famous               C. honest

Are you still using text messages or QQ to chat with your family or friends? If your answer is “yes”, we have to say you are out. A new way of communicating called “WeChat” has been more and more popular in the past three years.

WeChat is a mobile text and voice messaging communication service developed by Tencent in China, first released in January 2011. With WeChat, we can communicate with friends by sending text messages, voice messages, we can share our photos or videos, share our location, we can even chat with lots of friends at the same time. More important, it is free for the users.

In May 2011, WeChat had four to five million users, and by the end of 2011, it had 50 million users. WeChat had more than 100 million users by March 2012. In April 2012, Weixin changes its name as WeChat for the international market. In September 2012, WeChat had more than 200 million users according to Tencent CEO, Ma Huateng. Today WeChat has influence not only in Mainland China, HK, Taiwan, South-East Asia, but Chinese People areas around the world. In July 2013, Tencent announced WeChat had 70 million users outside China and Lionel Messi, the famous Argentine football player became the latest product ambassador of WeChat.

In a word, WeChat is a lifestyle now. Do you WeChat today?

1.According to the passage, we can do many things with WeChat EXCEPT ______.

A. text messages       

B. share location       

C. shop for free

2.The underline word “release” here means ________ in Chinese.

A. 发布                      B. 设置                       C. 释放

3.How many users did WeChat have outside China in July 2013?

A. 70 million.             

B. 50 million.           

C. 100 million.

4.Who is the CEO of Tencent?

A. Lionel Messi.         B. Ma Yun.                C. Ma Huateng.

5.Where do you probably read this message?

A. National Geography.   

B. Trend & Health.      

C. New Science and Technology.

阅读下面的图表，做三道小题。

1.Which book was written by a Chinese writer?

A. The Kite Runner.     

B. I Belonged to You.  

C. House of Cards.

2.If you buy The Book of Even More Awesome on Amazon, you can save ____________ yuan.

A. 8.50                      B. 12                               C. 11.20

3.Which country does the writer of House of Cards come from?

A. The USA.                  B. The UK.                      C. The PRC.

阅读下面的图表，做两个小题。

1.On which day does this event end?

A. March 14th.

B. March 23rd.

C. March 24th.

2.This event is about ______________.

A. planting more trees and flowers

B. making the world green and clean

C. flower and garden art

摘录要点  阅读下面的材料，然后在表格中完成内容摘要，每空不超过3个单词。

Teamwork Is the Key to Success

Today teamwork is becoming more and more important in businesses and other jobs. Our society needs people who can work with and get on well with others.

John Brown, Design Works

A good team needs people with different skills and talents. The best people can work with others and develop ideas with a team. It’s important that everyone uses their talents in work.

Lee Chung, Computer world

A good team player is usually friendly and easy to talk to. They are also good at listening to other people. They are happy to share ideas.

Jane Lin, Lin Electricals

Most team need a mixture of people. It is great to have people with ideas but you also need people who get things done on time. A team made up of people that all have the same skills would not work.

Jim Khan, Northern Bank

I prefer people who can bring out the best in other people. In a group you can see people that know how to get a team working together. They understand teams and they can make team work. A good team is the key to success.

Many young people these days are interested in extreme sports, which mean very dangerous activities that need speed, height, or a high level of physical exertion(努力). Bungee jumping, snowskating, parkour and surfing are very popular extreme sports, but mountain climbing might be the first.

In 1985, two British young men, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates became the first west faces to climb the 6344-meter Siula Grande in the Andes(安第斯山脉). On the way down, Simpson fell and broke his leg, then he slipped(滑) down and lost connection with his friend. Yates had to get for help. Simpson fell more than 100 feet and landed on a bridge of ice. Finally he crawled(爬) for three days without food or water, until he reached the camp.

On April 26, 2003, when Aron Rolston was climbing alone in Utah, his arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock and he couldn’t move. After five days of waiting for help, the 28-year-old American ran out of water and finally he cut off half his right arm with a small knife to free himself. He also bandaged(包扎) himself in order not to lose too much blood. In 2004, he wrote a book named Between a Rock and a Hard Place. “In this book,” Aron said, “I want to tell the readers the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of one’s life.”

1.How many kinds of extreme sports are mentioned in the first paragraph?

2.Did Simpson and Yates’s disasters happen on the way up the mountain?

3.How did Simpson get back to the camp?

4.What did Aron do to save himself when he ran out of water?

5.Why did Aron write the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place?

Healthy teeth are important in many ways. For example, when we get our pictures taken, everyone says “Say cheese!” So we open our mouth and show our teeth.

1.Strong and healthy teeth help us chew the right food to grow. They also help us speak clearly and look our best. 2.我们必须照顾好我们的牙齿。What should we do to protect our teeth?

First, we should brush them at least twice a day—after breakfast and before bedtime. We should brush all of our teeth, not just the front ones. 3. We should spend at least 3 minutes each time brushing teeth.

4.一年看两次牙医也很重要。Besides checking for disease, the dentist will help keep our teeth extra clean.

5.We also need to be careful about what we eat and drink. Remember to eat more vegetables and fruit and drink more water. Of course, don’t forget to smile!