2011 is a special year to all the people in Shenzhen. The 26^th World Universiade will be held in the city from August 12^th to 23^rd.

As we all know, “Start Here” is the slogan of this great event. Does anyone know that a new life of two giant pandas will start here as well?

Shenzhen is expecting the pair of pandas for the Summer Univcrsiade. The pandas, a male and a female from Wolong Panda Research Center in Sichuan Province, will be “universiade Pandas”, just like “Asian Games Pandas” and “Olympic Pandas”.

Shenzhen Safari Park will rebuild its panda house to welcome the pandas. The panda house has been empty since another panda, Yongba, 25, was returned to Sichuan in 2009 because it was too old.

How old are the Universiade Pandas? What are their names? What are they like? What are their living habits? We will find out the answers in June when they arrive.

1.The26th World Universiade will begin on       .

A. August 12^th     B. August 23^rd     C. September 12^th    D. September 23^rd

2.The pair of pandas comes from       .

A. Shenzhen      B. Sichuan      C. Guangzhou       D. Beijing

3.Yongba is a(n)      

A. Universiade Panda      

B. Asian Games Panda

C. Onympic Panda         

D. panda that used to live in Shenzhen Safari Park

4.From the passage we can know the       of the Universiade Pandas.

A. arrival time     B. ages     C. names      D. living habits

5.The passage tells us that       

A. the slogan of the 26^th World Universiade is “Just Do It”

B. there will be two male pandas coming to Shenzhen

C. Yongba left Shenzhen in 2009

D. Wolong Panda Research Center will build a panda house for the Universiade Pandas

1阅读短文，选择最佳答案。

Now lots of teenagers like smoking. It's a big problem. Some of them smoke, just for fun and some think smoking looks cool. Others smoke because there are many people around them that smoke.

As we all know, smoking is harmful, especially to students. Some teenagers even steal money so that they can buy cigarettes. Besides, smoking does harm to brains and it can influence studies. Finally, it is bad for health because it can cause diseases.

Therefore(因此), we should protect ourselves from smoking. First, we should learn more about the danger of smoking. Second, we should keep away from people who smoke.

1.Now some teenagers like smoking because_________.

A. smoking is good for them

B. their parents want them to do so

C. they think it is fun

2.From the passage, we know some teenagers steal money in order to _______.

A. buy cigarettes   B. buy books                          C. play games

3.Smoking is harmful to_________    .

A. brains               B. legs                                   C. eyes

4.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. Smoking can cause diseases.

B. Smoking can influence studies.

C. We shouldn't keep away from people who smoke.

5.The writer of the passage wants teenagers________.

A. to smoke           B. not to smoke                        C. not to keep away from smoking

用所给单词的适当形式填空。（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）

1. December is the __________ (twelve) month of a year.

2. As we all know, the silk dress feels __________ (soft).

3. She said to the twins, “Help ___________ (you) to some fruit.”

4. You should do your homework as ___________ (careful) as your sister.

5. The foreign teacher gave us some ___________ (advice) on how to learn English.

6. __________ (teach) high school students in a poor mountain village may not sound like fun to you.

你是学校英文报的小记者李华。请给你校初三学生写一封公开信，就如何保持考前健康提出建议。主要内容如下：
(1)早睡早起，保持充足睡眠；
(2)饮食均衡，少吃垃圾食品；
(3)多做体育运动；
(4)你的其它建议。
Dear students，
As we all know, good health is important for success in the exams，so I’m writing to…
Best wishes and stay healthy．
Yours，
Li Hua
注意：1．词数80左右(信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数)；
2．不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。