一What are you going to give your mother for he r birthday?

一I’m not sure．But I'll buy her     ．

A．something special                      B．anything special

C．special something                      D．special anything

—Arthur is a loving grandmother．

一Yeah．she        all her free time with her grandchildren．

A．pays       B．takes           C．costs          D．spends

一Do you look the same'?

—No．I am      taller than her．

A．little          B．more          C．a little            D．less

一It’s dark(黑的)now, and I can’t see anything．

一The light is behind the door, you can        ．

A．turn it in        B．turn it down           C．turn it off         D．turn it on

My hobby is playing chess--one of the greatest games in the world．My mum taught me  1 to play when I was seven years old．She  2  me every time for the first year．But then，on my  3   birthday，I won for the first time．Now I am always the winner between us．

   It takes about a day to learn the rules．  4  if you want to be good，you have to practice for years．You don’t need much to play chess--just a chess set and someone to play with．Chess sets  5  be very cheap，or quite expensive．Some people collect chess sets as a hobby，but I  6  to play．

   There is a chess club in our school．We meet every week to play each other．I am the best  7    in the club．and the captain of the school chess team．This year we  8  the All England School’s Championship．I had to go up on stage(台子)in front of the whole school to collect the prize．

   I'm saving up my money to buy a chess  9  .It’s very good for practice．That way I'll  10 have someone to play with．and I’m sure I’ll make more progress．

1．A．what              B．why             C．how                      D．where

2．A．hit                  B．lost               C．beat               D．fought

3．A．seventh          B．eighth           C．ninth               D．tenth

4．A．And               B．So                C．Yet                 D．But

5．A．can                B．must             C．should            D．will

6．A．want              B．wish             C．prefer             D．choose

7．A．player             B．fan               C．leader             D．learner

8．A．received         B．won             C．lost                 D．owned

9．A．computer        B．book             C．dictionary        D．game

10．A．sometimes    B．sometime        C．always            D．seldom

In China，more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before．Most students sleep less than nine hours every night，because they have much homework to do．Some homework is given by their teachers，and some by their parents．Also，some students don’t know how to save time．They are not careful enough while they do their homework，so it takes them a lot of time．Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games．They stay up(熬夜)very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school by bus or by bike．It can be a long way from home to school．

    Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health．For children，we should make best use of our time．When we have enough time for sleeping，we will find it much better for both our study and health．

1．What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

    A．Watching TV．                            B．Playing computer games．

C．Doing their homework．               D．Doing housework．

2．Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

    A．Their parents．                             B．Other students．

    C．The children themselves．                 D．Nobody else．

3．How many hours of sleep is good for students’ health?

   A．Less than 9 hours．                    B．Over 9 hours．

    C．Only 9 hours．                                    D．8 hours．

4．What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

    A．He would fall sleep in class．               B．He would do well in study

    C．He would finish his homework fast．    D．He would have good health．

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework

    B．All the students stay up late for their homework．

    C．Children should be given less homework．

    D．Schools and parents should take care of children．

Water is all around us．Water is in the ocean．Water is in the lakes and rivers．Water is in the air．There is more water than land on the earth．All things must have water to live．The plants must have it．The animals must have it．We must have it．too．We cannot live without drinking water．Sometimes we don’t have all the water that we need．The land will dry up without water. Sometimes, there can be too much water in the land．If it rains very, very hard．the rain water will run down the hills．It takes some of the land with it when it runs down the hills．It is called erosion when the water takes the land away．

    Water on the earth will never be used up．It goes from the ocean to the air to make clouds. Then, it falls from the clouds down to the land．It runs off the land and out to the ocean again．The clouds in the air are made of water．Sometimes the water falls down from the clouds．It makes rain．The rain falls onto the land．Some of it goes into the ground．Some of it washes down and goes back into the ocean．Some water that falls down from the clouds is not rain．Some of this water is snow．The snow is made of water．Some water that is not rain or snow falls down from the clouds．Some of this water is sleet(雨夹雪)．The sleet is made of little pieces of ice．Some water that is not rain or snow or sleet falls down from the clouds．Some of this water is hail(冰雹)．The hail is made of ice balls !

1．According to the passage，we know that       ．

  A．we can live without water                   B．the animals don’t need water

  C．human beings can’t live without water       D．only plants must have water

2．There is        on the earth according to the passage．

  A．more plants than animals                    B．more water than land

  C．more rain than snow                         D．more air than water

3．Which of the following is not made of water'?

  A．Snow．           B．Sleet．          C．Hail．          D．Land．

4．Erosion in the passage means        ．

  A．地震                B．雪崩              C．侵蚀            D．霜冻

5．Which of the following shows the water cycle(循环)?

  A．water from the ocean→air→clouds→rain→land→ocean

  B．water in the air→clouds→rain→land→hail

  C．water in the clouds→snow→land→ocean

  D．rain→land→river→ocean→storm

Mails，games，music，news，chat rooms(聊天室)and shopping! The Internet is part of the way we live today．It’s easy to get onto the Internet．The only thing we need to do is to use a mode which is used for connecting a computer to a telephone line．The Internet is changing and growing all the time．More and more people have computers and use the Internet．Using the Internet means surfing the World Wide Web(That’s the“WWW”you always hear about．)The Web(网)has large numbers of websites(网站)in it．They are places you go to get information and do thing．

    Where do these websites come from? They are made by web designers(设计师)．What happens when you click on a word of a picture? You are sent to another page．It’s all because of the web designer．Web designers do a lot of work by using a computer programming(程序编辑) language．

    Is Web design all about computer programming? No．It’s about making something new．Web designers must imagine a lot when they are making a website．It must look good and be fun to use．A big part of Web design is art．They choose the best pictures and colors to make the website look good．They also write the things that you see on the website．An important part of their job is to share(分享)ideas with the website manager about how to design the website well．

1．This passage is mainly(主要的)about        ．

    A．computer programming language         B．the web designers’ work

    C．the website manager’s work             D．the way to get onto the Internet

 2．More and more people are using the Internet because it’s    ．

    A．easy and useful                           B．beautiful and funny

    C．colorful and helpful                          D．changing and growing

 3．It’s possible for us to change websites by just a crick because of         ．

    A．the mode’s help                             B．the telephone line’s help

    C．the web designer’s work                      D．the website manager’s work

4．Which of the following is wrong?

    A．“WWW”means“World Wide Web”．

    B．There are a few websites on the web．

    C．The Internet has changed people’s lives．

    D．We can do things like shopping on the Internet

5．The web designers do a lot of work except      

    A．making the websites new and beautiful

    B．writing things on the Internet

    C．doing the computer programming

    D．following the manager’s ideas

Some girls are doing less exercise．A survey shows that only 25％of girls often get outdoor activities．Many don’t like PE classes and don’t play sports．These girls may face a lot of problems．They may become fat．And they may get some kinds of illnesses．

    A 16-year-old girl says．“I don’t want to do exercise．I just feel too tired．I like watching TV on the couch more than doing exercise．”

    Some girls say they don’t have enough time to do sports．They must often help their working parents．“ We have dishes to do, the house to clean and homework to do．There really isn’t time for anything else．”

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1．文中outdoor activities的中文意思是           。

2．划线单词face的词性是          ，中文意思是         .

3．关于短文大意的表述，正确的一项是          

  A．Girls do less exercise than boys．

  B．Girls need more exercise．

  C．Girls don’t like exercising．

4．Why don’t girls often do exercise?

5．What’s the result of not doing exercise for girls?

根据句意和所给首字母或汉语提示完成单词。

1．There are 90 teachers in our school．About half of them are w        

2．I am b        my little sister for vacation．

3．My sister is d          from me．I'm calm．She is outgoing．

4．I can’t finish the work on time          (无，没有)your help．

5．I don’t think differences are important in a        (友谊)．