If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them
again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that
memory works in the same way.
    When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by
using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough
chance to become strong.
    If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault (过错). But if he tells us
that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to be blamed (责备), and few of us know
that it is just his own fault.
    Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is
because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little
notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being
exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering.

1. Which of the following is right?

A. Your arms or your legs will become weak when you use them.
B. Your memory works in the same way as your arms and legs.
C. Everybody knows that memory works in the same way as their arms and legs.
D. Your memory can't become strong again when you use them again.

2. If you want to have a good memory, you must ______.

A. practice it
B. not give it enough chance to become strong
C. have clever parents
D. use your arms and legs often

3. One has a bad memory because of ______.

A. his own fault
B. his parents' fault
C. his teachers' fault
D. his strong arms and legs

4. Many people who can't read and write can remember things well because ______.

A. they have to remember
B. they can't write them down
C. they practice remembering
D. they can remember things quickly

5. The writer tells us ______.

A. a good memory comes from practice
B. a good memory needs strong arms and legs
C. parents can make us clever
D. to remember days, names and songs

    You can find out many things about a tree by studying its rings.
     Each year, from top to bottom, a tree grows a new layer (层) of wood around itself. If you cut across a
tree trunk or branches, you would see that these layers of wood look like rings. By counting tree rings, you
can tell how old the tree is. If you count ten rings, for example, the tree is ten years old.
    Looking at the picture shown above, you can see that each tree ring has a dark part and a light part. The
light part wood grows in the spring, the dark part wood in winter. Look also, that some rings in the picture
are wide and others are narrow (窄). Trees grow aide rings during the years when they get a lot of water and
sun-light. By examining tree rings, you can tell what the weather may was like many years ago.
    Giant sequoia (红杉) trees, such as the one in the photo above, grow in north-western California. Some of
these sequoias have more than 3000 tree rings. Can you guess how old such a tree would be?

1. According to the story, a tree ring is a ______.

A: branch
B: layer of wood
C: giant sequoia
D: ten years old

2. A tree ring is added to a tree ______.

A: every ten years
B: every year
C: every 3000 years
D: every two years

3. The light part of a tree ring ______.

A: gets dark in the winter
B: tells the tree's age
C: grows in the spring
D: gets light every year

4. From the story, you can tell that ______.

A: all tree rings look the same
B: most trees do not grow tree rings
C: tree rings add to the tree's width
D: most of the trees grow rings

5. Look at the drawing above. If this were a slice (片) from a tree trunk, how old would the tree be?

A: Five years old.
B: five months old.
C: Six years old.
D: Ten years old.

Brenda Larson 
     Brenda is in a domino (多米诺顿骨牌) club. Brenda says, "Some people think our hobby is stupid, but
I think it's fun." The club members put dominoes in very long rows. Then they touch the first domino in the
row, and all the other dominoes fall down one after another. The club members usually meet on Saturdays
and Sundays in a gym or in a big open area. They need a lot of space for the dominoes. They need a lot of
space for the dominoes. They need to put the dominoes in just the right places. They don't fall down when
they aren't right. Brenda says that her club wants to set a world record!"Come and join us," she invited.
Keith Warner
     Keith Warner goes paragliding (滑翔伞) in his free time. He likes to see the fantastic view from the
sky. Keith says,"People say it's a dangerous sport, and they call us crazy." But Keith feels safer on his glider
(滑翔机) than in a car. He warns that there are some important safety rules. Before you jump, you need to
ask these questions: is my equipment (设备) working well? Can I land safely? He says, "Gliders are not toys.
They are aircraft (飞行器). You need to have a good instructor, and to fly, fly, and fly."

根据材料内容，判断下面句子正（T）误（F）。
(     )1. Brenda thinks that the hobby of dominoes is stupid.
(     )2. Dominoes won't fall down if they are in the wrong places.
(     )3. Brenda's domino club has set a world record of playing dominoes.
(     )4. Keith Warner goes paragliding because he likes to see the fantastic view from the sky.
(     )5. Keith thinks it's safer in a car than in his glider.

    Scientists think that most animals can't see colors. The world is black and white to them.
    To find out if dogs could see colors, scientists gave dogs food every time they played a certain piece of
music. The dog got ready to eat only when they heard this piece of music. They did not get ready to eat
when they heard other piece of music.
    Then the scientists gave the dogs food every time they showed them a certain color. The dogs got ready
to eat when they saw this color. The scientists then showed the dogs another color. Again the dogs got ready
to eat. The colors were all the same to them.
    Colors are not all the same to the monkeys, however. For example, if we put food in a red box and do this
every day, a monkey will always go to the red box to get the food. If we then put food in a blue box, the
monkey won't go to it.

1. All colors are the same to           .

A. all animals
B. scientists
C. monkeys
D. dogs

2. Monkeys know that red and blue are           .

A. not the same
B. the same
C. colors
D. food

3. The scientists give the dogs food every time they           .

A. saw the color red
B. went to a box of food
C. saw the color blue
D. played certain music

4. Dogs are different from monkeys because           .

A. dogs can't see any colors and monkeys can
B. dogs can't see more colors than monkeys
C. monkeys can't see any colors and dogs can
D. monkeys can't see red and blue

5. Some            wanted to find out if dogs could see colors.

A. animals
B. doctors
C. scientists
D. monkeys

     The moon looks bigger than stars at night. But in fact, it is smaller than them. The moon looks big to us,
because it is nearer to us than stars. The moon goes around the earth. The moon is like a ball and looks beautiful.
Don't you think so? 
     Now people know quite a lot about the moon. There is no air (空气) or water on the moon, so there are not
any trees or animals, or people on the moon. The moon gets its light from the sun, but some places on the moon
are quite dark (黑暗的). The days on the moon get hotter than boiling (沸腾的) water. The nights get colder
than those in North Pole on the earth. The things get much lighter (更轻的) on the moon than on the earth. And
you can jump higher on the moon than on the earth. 
1. We can see the moon a _______ n________.
2. The moon looks b_______ than the stars because it's much n_______ to us than them.
3. There is no air or w             on the moon, so p             can't live there.
4. On the moon it is very h_______ in the day and it's very c______ at night.
5. The things are much lighter on the m             than on the earth, so you can jump h            on the moon.

    Listening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.
    Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don't be nervous. And try to read the questions. These
questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.
    Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When
you're listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes (笔记), such as:
    ·What happened?
    ·When, where, and how?
    ·What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better.
     Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words
you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later
when you go on with the listening.

1. This passage mainly talks about ______.

A. tips on listening
B. tips on speaking
C. tips on reading
D. tips on writing

2. It's better for you to keep ______ when you start to have a listening test.

A. excited
B. relaxed
C. nervous
D. worried

3. We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us            .

A. the answers to the questions
B. where to write the answers
C. the main idea of the passage
D. how much time left (剩余) for the listening test.

4. When you're listening, it's important for you to ______.

A. remember every word
B. take some notes
C. understand all the words
D. think about one words for a long time

5. The             usually help(s) us understand the passage better.

A. questions
B. first sentence
C. notes
D. A, B and C

     Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big, and they
can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap (捕蝇草).
     The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the
pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly
touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses
the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
     Why do plant do it ? Most plants get what they need from the sun , the air , and the ground. In some places,
the ground is very poor. It doesn't have all these important things, especially nitrogen (氮). Animal meat has a lot
of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let's hope that some of the bigger plants don't get
the same idea!

1. The Venus flytrap is a kind of _______.

A. food
B. meat
C. plant
D. animal

2. The Venus flytrap grows in _______.

A. most parts of the world
B. some parts of Africa
C. wet parts of England
D. dry parts of the United States

3. From the passage, we learn that ________.

A. all plants can eat people
B. all plants can eat animals
C. some plants can eat people
D. some plants can eat animals

4. The underlined word "presses" probably means _______ in Chinese.

A. 关上
B. 挤压
C. 打开
D. 松开

5. Why do some plants eat animal meat? Because _______.

A. plants are dangerous to animals
B. animals are dangerous to plants
C. plants want to protect themselves against animals
D. plants want to get what they need from animal meat

     Every year, millions of Chinese college students from poor families face money problems. The problem
has become a major one for the whole country. There is a national survey by the China Foundation for
Poverty Alleviation (中国扶贫基金会) to learn more about college students' life. Here are some of the results.

1.________ of Chinese college students have to worry about paying for their education.
2.About ________% of the students spend over 200 yuan per month.
3.From the first chart,we know that about one fifth of the students spend no more than ________ 5 yuan
   every month.
4.The ________ students mostly get subsidies from state loans.
5.We can see that the students get the least ________ from society.