Australia is the smallest continent(洲) in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is near the south of the equator(赤道).So when it is summer in our country, it is winter in Australia.
Australia has a small population (人口).The population of Australia is nearly the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After driving for a short time from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep are everywhere. Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” below its breast(胸). The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very strange, isn’t it?

1.
China is __________than Australia.
1. A.
  larger
2. B.
  large
3. C.
  small
4. D.
  smaller
2.
It is ________in Australia when it is summer in our country.
1. A.
  autumn
2. B.
  spring
3. C.
  winter
4. D.
  summer
3.
Australia is famous for its _________.
1. A.
  kangaroos
2. B.
  deer
3. C.
  elephants
4. D.
  birds

We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the tiger.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, the family don’t go to sleep to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

1.
How many Chinese festivals are mentioned(谈到) in this passage(段)?
1. A.
  One
2. B.
  Two
3. C.
  Three
4. D.
  Four
2.
We can find every Chinese year has ________ name.
1. A.
  an animal
2. B.
  a pet
3. C.
  a family
4. D.
  a full
3.
How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve?
1. A.
  They put on new clothes.
2. B.
  They visit their friends and relatives.
3. C.
  They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.
4. D.
  They have a big dinner and wait to welcome the New Year.
4.
On New Year’s Day, people say “_______” to each other when they meet
1. A.
  Merry Christmas
2. B.
  Glad to meet you
3. C.
  Happy birthday to you
4. D.
  Happy New Year
5.
The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) is ______.
1. A.
  Good time
2. B.
  The Spring Festival
3. C.
  Big Dinner
4. D.
  The Year of the tiger

—Most of the students went to the party yesterday. It is a pity you were absent.
—I wish I . But I was terribly busy.

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
The English language is different from any 1language. Yet English words do not 2the same. It is always 3 . People need new words 4new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used5a new way.
English can6by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from 7and so on. Now new space and science words 8from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words 9 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.
Sometimes, new words are 10forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the 11of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the 12part of “airplane”.13“smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after 14named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that15made this product.

1.
1. A.
  other
2. B.
  others
3. C.
  another
4. D.
  else
2.
1. A.
  leave
2. B.
  change
3. C.
  stay
4. D.
  use
3.
1. A.
  keeping
2. B.
  changing
3. C.
  kept
4. D.
  changed
4.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  of
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  about
5.
1. A.
  by
2. B.
  on
3. C.
  in
4. D.
  at
6.
1. A.
  change
2. B.
  changed
3. C.
  turns
4. D.
  turned
7.
1. A.
  India
2. B.
  America
3. C.
  Germany
4. D.
  China
8.
1. A.
  are borrowing
2. B.
  are being borrowed
3. C.
  borrow
4. D.
  borrows
9.
1. A.
  alone
2. B.
  out
3. C.
  together
4. D.
  outside
10.
1. A.
  longer
2. B.
  middle
3. C.
  never
4. D.
  short
11.
1. A.
  beginning
2. B.
  end
3. C.
  middle
4. D.
  front
12.
1. A.
  back
2. B.
  middle
3. C.
  front
4. D.
  end
13.
1. A.
  While
2. B.
  During
3. C.
  When
4. D.
  as
14.
1. A.
  a man
2. B.
  a kind of food
3. C.
  a company
4. D.
  a place
15.
1. A.
  first
2. B.
  last
3. C.
  again
4. D.
  once

Is the world too crowded? Well, that’s a hard question to answer. It’s all a matter of perspective(视角).In Montana, you might drive for a mile in any direction and not see another human being. In Macao, 60,000 people live in every square mile!
What is true is that the world’s population doesn’t stay the same. It has been increasing at a very fast rate(比例).That’s in part because in each generation(代) these are more people who then have children than in the last generation.
Five hundred years ago, the population of the world was about 460 million. In 1900,the world’s population was under 2 billion(十亿).Right now it is doubling every 40 years. That means, if this rate of growth continues, when you are a parent, there will be twice as many people on earth as there are now. Wow! Now that’s a whole lot of people! Soon the world’s population will probably reach 7 billion. Some people worry about that! But there is a lot of disagreement about just how many people on earth equals(相当于) too many people. But everyone agrees that the more people there are, the more resources(资源) the world needs to feed, house and take care of all of them, and the more need there is to think carefully about how we live and use the earth’s resources.

1.
From the first paragraph we can know that ________.
1. A.
  Montana is too crowded
2. B.
  Macao is too crowded
3. C.
  the world is too crowded
4. D.
  the world is not too crowded
2.
The population is increasing fast partly because ________.
1. A.
  people live longer than before
2. B.
  there are less wars than before
3. C.
  medicine is developing faster than before
4. D.
  more couples now would like to have children than before
3.
What was the world’s population 100 years ago?
1. A.
  450 million.
2. B.
  about 2 billion.
3. C.
  40 billion.
4. D.
  7 billion.
4.
The writer thinks that with the population increasing, we should ________.
1. A.
  find more resources
2. B.
  use more resources
3. C.
  think about our ways of living
4. D.
  move to other places
5.
From the passage we can learn that the writer ________.
1. A.
  thinks the world already has too many people
2. B.
  thinks the world can feed no more than 7 billion people
3. C.
  is not sure when the world’s population will reach 7 billion
4. D.
  is not sure what the largest population that the world can feed is

For the British, the home is private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person’s home. It is rude to knock on a person’s door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don’t ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in if cost.
To the American, most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.
Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.

1.
British people _______ invite friends to their home.
1. A.
  often
2. B.
  always
3. C.
  seldom
4. D.
  never
2.
If your British friend invites you to his home, you can ____.
1. A.
  see anything you like
2. B.
  ask how much his house is
3. C.
  ask the cost of any of the items in it
4. D.
  only see the downstairs that you are invited into
3.
When you show your interest and pleasure in American people’s house, they may be __.
1. A.
  angry
2. B.
  happy
3. C.
  sad
4. D.
  worried
4.
What does the underlined “engage in” mean in Chinese?
1. A.
  陷入
2. B.
  参与
3. C.
  回避
4. D.
  限制
5.
What’s the main idea of the passage?
1. A.
  Some manners on visiting British and American people’s home.
2. B.
  Different table manners between British and American people.
3. C.
  Different ideas about the home between British and American people
4. D.
  Different ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people

In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 1During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he2 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in3 countries didn't use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century.4 was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then5these pieces of paper together and made them into a6 .
Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day.7 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people8 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no9 , there will be no paper.
So how can we10 paper? When we making notes,we can use11 sides of each piece of paper. We can buy drinks in bottles instead of12 in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.
13 we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and14 it later. We can help to protect trees if we think15 . We should to it now,before it is too late.

1.
1. A.
  traveller
2. B.
  actor
3. C.
  doctor
4. D.
  driver
2.
1. A.
  disliked
2. B.
  disagreed
3. C.
  invented
4. D.
  discovered
3.
1. A.
  Eastern
2. B.
  Western
3. C.
  Southern
4. D.
  Northern
4.
1. A.
  Iron
2. B.
  Paper
3. C.
  Television
4. D.
  Silk
5.
1. A.
  collected
2. B.
  divided
3. C.
  moved
4. D.
  put
6.
1. A.
  magazine
2. B.
  newspaper
3. C.
  book
4. D.
  dictionary
7.
1. A.
  Sometime
2. B.
  Some time
3. C.
  Sometimes
4. D.
  Some times
8.
1. A.
  have to
2. B.
  mustn't
3. C.
  used to
4. D.
  shouldn't
9.
1. A.
  books
2. B.
  trees
3. C.
  , leaves
4. D.
  factories
10.
1. A.
  make
2. B.
  use
3. C.
  save
4. D.
  buy
11.
1. A.
  all
2. B.
  each
3. C.
  every
4. D.
  both
12.
1. A.
  them
2. B.
  those
3. C.
  these
4. D.
  ones
13.
1. A.
  Before
2. B.
  After
3. C.
  As soon as
4. D.
  When
14.
1. A.
  repair
2. B.
  record
3. C.
  reuse
4. D.
  return
15.
1. A.
  carefully
2. B.
  badly
3. C.
  quickly
4. D.
  freely

In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.
The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.
Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely think the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists are against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.

1.
The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.
1. A.
  the difference between the two blood types
2. B.
  the relationship between the two blood types
3. C.
  the influence of blood type on one’s behavior
4. D.
  the connection between personality and blood type
2.
What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
1. A.
  They don’t believe it.
2. B.
  It was brought back by them.
3. C.
  They liked and accepted it.
4. D.
  They stole the idea from others
3.
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
1. A.
  Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory.
2. B.
  The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s.
3. C.
  The blood-type personality theory is about blood type.
4. D.
  People don’t change their personality to match the theory.
4.
What is the best title for the passage?
1. A.
  Is the blood-type theory changeable ?
2. B.
  Is the personality changeable?
3. C.
  Is it in your blood?
4. D.
  Is it in you mind?