1. Trees can get light from _____ in the daytime.

A. CO2
B. O2
C. the sun

2. Chlorophyll is in _____.

A. sunlight
B. soil
C. leaves

3. We can get more O2 by _____.

A. planting more trees
B. cutting trees down
C. making the water in soil polluted

4. CO2from air and _____ can produce food for trees with the help of chlorophyll and sunlight.

A. water in the sea
B. water from soil
C. water in the river

5. The picture tells us _____.

A. how trees let O2 go into air in the sunlight
B. how trees let CO2 go into air in the sunlight
C. the sunlight isn't important to trees at all

     What will the future be like? It's possible that we may often fly up into space! Out of all the coolest
inventions of the year, Time chose Spaceship One as the best.
      Spaceship One is a 6-meter-long white spaceship. On June 21,American pilot Mike Melville flew it to
space and back-about 100 kilometers up into the sky. (1) Some might say it's not a big deal. You know, people
went to the moon years ago.
     Well, Spaceship One is special because (2) it is the first spaceship that wasn't made by the government. It
was built and launched (发射) by a private US company. Lots of people want to travel in space. But it's too
expensive. American millionaire Dennis Tito paid almost US $ 20 million to become the first space tourist to
visit the International Station in 2001. So private companies began to think of making their own spaceship to
take other tourists up into space.
    (3)飞船一号的成功是一个好的开端. In the next 10 to 15 years, if you pay $20,000 to $100,000, you
could fly high above the earth.
    What about having your own spaceship in your garage and taking in to space at the weekend?

1. 将（1）处划线部分的句子翻译成汉语：
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2. 将（3）处划线部分的句子改为简单句： 
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3. 将（3）处划线部分的句子翻译成英文： 
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4. Imagine what the future will be like.
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5. Do you want to have your own spaceship in your garage? Why? 
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     You prlbably know the food pyramid (金字塔) well enough. It is a food pyramid with horiaontal stripes
(水平线). Carbohydrates (碳水化合物), such as bread,rice and potatoes,are on the dase of the pyr-amid.They
are most of our everyday food.The fats and oils (脂油) are at the top of the pyramid. We should eas the least
of them.
     Well, the food pyramid. with vertical stripes (垂直线). Instesd of the horizontal stripes,the vertical stripes
mean the five food groups and fats and pyrmid.This is because not all foods in a food group give us the same
health benefits (好处). A fresh apple, for example,would be on the base of the pyramid,while an apple pie
would be at the top Tis shows that we can eat more fresh (阶梯) going up the side This shows us how
important exercise is. It also shows us that we will be healthier and healthier if we take exercise every day.
     Sp wju did some American experts change the pyramid?They did this to do a better job of tell-ing people
how to be healthy. The new pyramid tells us to have dalanced (平衡的) food from each food group eery daly.
and it shouw us that we need Iess of some us kinds of food than othen, For ex-ample, you need less meat or
fish than rice or fruit. It also shows us that not all foods in a groupgive us the same health benfits,and that
exercise is quite important in oru everyday life.

1. The vertical stripes in the new pyramid mean ________.

A. bread, rice, potatses,fruit and meat
B. some kinds of food we aboule eat
C. the five food groups and fats and oils
D. carbohydrates, fats and oils

2. The word "fresh" here in Chinese means _________.

A. 清新的
B. 新鲜的
C. 新做的
D. 鲜做的

3. The steps show us _________.

A. how to eat tats and oils
B. exerciac in very difficult
C. how to have dalanoed food
D. exercise is very important

4. The stripes in the new pyramid decome thimmer at the top because _________.

A. you shoule cat less as grow older
B. all foods in a food group give us different at the top hecause .
C. some foods in each food group are not as healthy as others
D. the older you are the more important the food pyramid im

5. The American experts changed the pyramid because _________.

A. they wanted to sell people how tohe healthy more clearly
B. the old food pyramid doss not tell people to take exercise every day
C. the new food pyramid looks much better than the old
D. the old food pyramid is not good for our health at all

     The moon travels around the earth. The moon does this because gravity pulls it. Gravity is the pulling
action of large objects such as planets and stars.
     Most nights, the moon is the brightest thing in the sky. This is because it reflects light from the sun.
It's hot during the day on the moon. When the sun is overhead, the temperature is 243℃. At night, the
temperature drops. The temperature at night maybe -163℃, A sunny day on the moon could kill you. But
then, so could the night.
     What we see of the moon changes from night to night. The shapes the moon appears to have are the
phases (阶段) of the moon. The picture on the left shows the different phases of the moon.
      1. New Moon - You can't see the moon even though no clouds cover it.
      2&8. Crescent Moon - You can see less than half of the moon.
      3&7. Half Moon - You can see half of the moon.
      4&6. Gibbous Moon - You can see more than half of the moon.
      5. Full Moon - You can see the whole moon.

1. This passage mainly tells us about _____.

A. the sun
B. the moon
C. gravity

2. When the sun is overhead, the temperature on the moon is _______.

A. as high as on the earth
B. much higher than
C. lower than on the earth

3. Picture ______ shows us Gibbous Moon.

4. On Mid -autumn Day, we can see the moon at the place of _____ in the picture.

A. No. 1
B. No. 3
C. No. 5

5. Which of the following statements is Not True?

A. The moon is changing its own shapes all the time.
B. The moon travels around the earth because gravity polls it.
C. If there is no sunlight at all, we can't see different phases of the moon.

     Let me tell you my first English class. It's very interesting. It's the first class in the morning. The teacher
goes into the classroom with a smile on his face. First he makes a self-introduction (自我介绍). He tells us his
English name is John. Then he asks all of us to think of English names for ourselves (我们自己). We are
excited to find a good name. Then he asks us to write our names down on a piece of paper. I think about my
English name for a long time. Then I come up with (想出) a name-Shirley. All the students write their names
down and give the paper to the teacher. When the teacher calls Shirley to answer his question, five girls stand
up at the same time.

1. In the first English class, our teacher asks us to ________.

A. draw pictures
B. find ourselves English names
C. see an English movie
D. play a game

2. First the teacher ________.

A. asks some questions
B. call the students names
C. makes a self-introduction
D. tells us a story

3. Our English teacher's name is ________.

A. Shirley
B. John
C. Mike
D. Jack

4. The students write their names ________.

A. on the blackboard
B. on the desk
C. on the chair
D. on the paper

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The teacher gives every student an English name.
B. Our English teacher is a young girl.
C. Five girls choose (选择) the name"Shirley".
D. Shirley can't answer the teacher's question.

     American schools' beginning is in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school
year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American
children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old
when they finish high school.
     High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every
day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
     After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually
have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

1. How many terms are there in a school year in America?

A. Four
B. One
C. Three
D. Two

2. When does a summer holiday end (结束) in America?

A. In January
B. In September
C. In July
D. In June

3. When a child is ________ years old, he or she can go to school.

A. five
B. four
C. seven
D. six

4. How many subjects do the high school students take each term?

A. As many as they like.
B. Five.
C. Four.
D. Four or five.

5. Why do many college students have to work after class?

A. Because some work is helpful to their studies.
B. Because the teachers ask them to do so.
C. Because they like to work very much.
D. Because they need to get money for their studies.

     We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English,
but maybe he can't speak English.
     If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river and practice a lot. And if you want to be
a football player, you must play football regularly.
     So you see, you can learn by using it. You must listen to your teacher in class. You should' speak English
to your classmates every day and also you should have the good habit of keeping diaries in English. Then one
day you may find your English very good.

1. You know a lot about English, but maybe ______ it.

A. you can speak
B. you can study
C. you can't speak
D. you can't study

2. You must get into the water ______.

A. to learn how to swim
B. to skate
C. to jump
D. to play

3. Do you want to be a football player? Please ______.

A. buy a football
B. play football
C. have some lessons
D. read some books

4. If you want to study English well, you should often ______.

A. speak English to your classmates
B. write something in English
C. listen to your teacher in class
D. A, B and C

5. The article (文章) tells us ______.

A. how to learn English well
B. how to swim
C. how to play football
D. how to go boating

     Learning English is not easy. Almost every beginner of English asks himself: can I really learn to
communicate fluently (流利的) in English?
     The answer is "yes"! According to some studies, almost anyone can learn a foreign language if he
or she wants to. Some might pick it up faster and some slower, but with the right methods and the
right attitude, almost anyone can succeed.
     Successful English students usually have a positive attitude towards their studies. For example, they
are not afraid of making mistakes in front of others. They enjoy talking with people, even in bad English.
They enjoy singing English songs or watching English movies, even though they may not understand
exactly what they mean or are about. 他们努力永不放弃(A). Please believe there is no short cut to
learning a foreign language.
     Many students also have their own special methods for studying English(B). Maybe you al-so have
some ideas of your own on how best to pick up English. Why not share them with your classmates?
Everyone has his own ways of learning so you should try to discover new ways. When you do, you
will find that studying English can be fun. You might even fall in love with it.

判断正(T)误(F)。
(     )1. All beginners of English ask themselves: can I really learn to communicate fluently (流利的) in
           English.
(     )2. Successful English students usually are not afraid of making mistakes in front of others.
3. 把(A)处画横线的句子译为英语。
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4. 把(B)处画横线的句子译为汉语。
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5. What is the main idea of the passage? 
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     English is one of the most important subjects in middle schools. Almost everyone 1_____ (know) that we
should learn English well, but few of us know how 2_____ (learn) it well. Karl Marx has set a good example
for us. He once 3_____ (say), "When one 4_____ (learn) a foreign language, he must use the foreign language."
In this way, he could use several languages. As the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect." When we learn
English, we should read more, speak more, listen to English from time to time and practice 5_____ (write)
every day. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Only in this way can we learn it well.