Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May,1907．Her mother, Maria Carson, had been a schoolteacher．She also loved nature．She showed Rachel the beauty of nature．She also taught Rachel a deep love for books．As a quiet child, Rachel liked to read and write stories．At a very early age, she decided she wanted to be a writer some day．Her story first appeared in a children's magazine when she was ten years old．
Her first books, Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941．In 1948, Miss Carson began working on another book, The Sea Around Us．She always remembered carefully when she wrote．She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us．When the book came out in 1951, it won the National Book Award．It was No．1 on the best-seller list for more than a year．The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous．
Rachel Carson's most famous book, Silent Spring came out in 1962．In this book, she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well．Finally, in November 1969, the United Sates government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years．
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(环保主义者) and writer．She will be remembered by the world．
(1)
Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of ________．
[ ]
A．
her father
B．
her mother
C．
her schoolteacher
D．
her brother
(2)
Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when ________．
[ ]
A．
she was very young
B．
she was in college
C．
she became a teacher
D．
she became famous
(3)
The Chinese meaning of the word “decline” in this passage is probably “________”．
[ ]
A．
增加
B．
减少
C．
维持
D．
翻番
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer．
B．
The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award．
C．
In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment．
D．
The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out．
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Why are you study habits different from those of your friends? Why do you seem to learn faster in some classes while more slowly in others? One reason you may not know is that people have different types．Scientists say there are three different learning types：Visual(视觉型)，Auditory(听觉型)，and Kinesthetic (动觉型)．
Visual learners learn best by seeing．If you seem to easily remember information from pictures, graphs(图表)，and videos, you are probably a visual learner．You're not good at copying down what the teacher says in class．Never mind．You can draw graphs or pictures instead, if you find that works better for you．
Auditory learners learn best by hearing．If you seem to easily remember things by hearing them, then you are probably an auditory learner．You must listen carefully while the teacher is speaking because it's the easiest way foy you to learn．Sometimes you may find that taking notes tops you from listening carefully．After class, you can write down what you remember or borrow your friend's notes to copy．
Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing．If you seem to learn best by working with your hands, you are probably a kinesthetic learner．Taking notes by writing can make you pay close attention to information as you receive it．Of course, you can learn best by making full use of labs or other class activities．
Hope you learn better by knowing what your personal learning type is．
(1)
There are________different learning types according to the passage．
[ ]
A．
two
B．
three
C．
four
D．
five
(2)
Jude can remember the words of a song quickly by listening to it once or twice．She might be a /an ________ according to the passage．
[ ]
A．
auditory learner
B．
visual learner
C．
strange leaner
D．
usual learner
(3)
Kinesthetic learners learn best by ________
[ ]
A．
Remembering information from videos
B．
listening teachers in class
C．
drawing graphs or pictures
D．
doing things with their hands
(4)
The best title of this passage may be “________”
[ ]
A．
Study Habits
B．
Ways to study
C．
Learning types
D．
Reasons to learn
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
(1)
The three passages above are all ________．
[ ]
A．
jokes
B．
notices
C．
news
D．
letters
(2)
The seven girls didn't get wet because ________．
[ ]
A．
the umbrella was big enough
B．
the seven girls wore raincoats
C．
it wasn't raining at all
D．
it wasn't a heavy rain
(3)
Little Robert spent the money ________．
[ ]
A．
helping the poor old lady
B．
buying candies for himself
C．
helping his mom
D．
buying gifts for his mom
(4)
________ broke the mirror．
[ ]
A．
Nancy
B．
Lisa
C．
Robert
D．
Jason
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
2014 is the year of horse in China．Do you know anything about the horse?
The horse is strong and runs very fast．He's a useful and hard-working animal．The horse learns to know his master(主人) soon．He loves his master, even after his master has died．Here's a story about such a horse．In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse．When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it．During that long time, the horse didn't leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it．Wasn't be a great animal?
(1)
The horse is a ________ animal to man．
[ ]
A．
strange
B．
lazy
C．
useful
D．
small
(2)
When the body of the master was found, the horse was ________．
[ ]
A．
going away
B．
eating grass beside it
C．
drinking water
D．
still standing beside it
(3)
The story probably took place in ________．
[ ]
A．
spring
B．
summer
C．
autumn
D．
winter
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
“Who would you like to change your life with if possible?” Last week, we asked many middle school students this question．The following are some of their 1 ．
Zhang Yike, 12
I want to change my life with my friend, Wang Xiaohui．She is studying in England now．She has 2 to many countries, such as the US and France．They are the places I wish to visit．What's more, she 3 much better English than me．If I change my life with her, I can visit many beautiful countries, eat delicious 4 and meet different kinds of people there．
Qiu Haoran, 14
I'd like to change my life with my Chinese teacher Miss Zhao．Miss Zhao is a very kind lady．She 5 a lot, so she always has so many 6 stories to tell us．We all like her classes．I also want to be such an excellent teacher and be 7 with my students．
Tan Bo, 13
I will change my life with my elder brother．My brother is a college student now．He does have to go to class all the time．He can study 8 he is interested in．And he even has a part-time job to make money．To 9 , all of these sound very interesting．I really want a life 10 this．
(1)
[ ]
A．
answers
B．
problems
C．
questions
D．
changes
(2)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
come
C．
been
D．
moved
(3)
[ ]
A．
says
B．
speaks
C．
talks
D．
tells
(4)
[ ]
A．
drink
B．
air
C．
food
D．
water
(5)
[ ]
A．
teaches
B．
knows
C．
thinks
D．
asks
(6)
[ ]
A．
long
B．
short
C．
terrible
D．
interesting
(7)
[ ]
A．
busy
B．
angry
C．
popular
D．
serious
(8)
[ ]
A．
that
B．
which
C．
who
D．
what
(9)
[ ]
A．
me
B．
him
C．
you
D．
them
(10)
[ ]
A．
at
B．
on
C．
for
D．
like
听力测试。
第一节(每小题1.5分，共9分)
听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语。
1．A．How are you?
B．Why not?
C．Nice to meet you, too!
2．A．Never mind．
B．Well done．
C．Of course．
3．A．Me, too!
B．Yes, I'd love to．
C．Nothing serious．
4．A．Hold on, please．
B．Not at all．
C．I think so．
5．A．Good luck!
B．That's right．
C．It doesn't matter．
6．A．Have a good time!
B．What a fine day!
C．Just a minute．
第二节(每小题1.5分，共9分)
听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。
7．A．Blue．
B．Red．
C．Black．
8．A．Behind the door．
B．Under the bed．
C．In the schoolbag．
9．A．Watching TV．
B．Going shopping．
C．Listening to music．
10．A．Lucy's．
B．Mr．Brown's
C．Mary's
11．A．60 dollars．
B．70 dollars
C．80 dollars．
12．A．Next Friday
B．Next Saturday
C．Next Sunday
第三节(每小题1.5分，共6分)
A．听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。
听下面一段材料。回答13和14小题
13．Who is going to wash the car?
A．Mike
B．Alice
C．The father
14．What will the girl buy for her father?
A．A coat
B．A jacket
C．A shirt
听下面一段材料。回答15和16小题
15．Where does the woman want to go?
A．To the hospital
B．To the post office
C．To the museum
16．How will the woman go there?
A．On foot
B．By bus
C．By bike
第四节(每小题1.5分，共6分)
听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。
17．Paul is head of ________．
A．the school
B．the factory
C．the team
18．Paul says there are many important and interesting activities ________．
A．each week
B．each month
C．each year
19．The students can find ________ in the New Student Handbook．
A．good news
B．their homework
C．the school map
20．This speech was probably made ________ of the term．
