People cannot reach an agreement on the use of science and technology. For example, will radiation from electronic equipment destroy the environment? Should medical scientists change gene structures to prevent genetic disease or to create “more perfect” human beings? While people are arguing about these and others, technology continues to influence our everyday lives—the home, health and education, entertainment and communication, and so on.
Some people carry on active social lives with computers —their own or the ones in public places like cafes, social centers, libraries, and so on. Communicating with others in chat rooms,  computer users can get to know people they might never meet in traditional ways. With live online video connections, two people with cameras in their computers can see and talk to each other from separate places.
With modern telephone technology, most people stopped writing lettters—especially personal letters and notes. But now, writing to communicate has returned in electronic form, or e-mail, which is a way of sending messages from one computer to another. For some computer users, the wish to communicate intelligently or creatively with others makes them want to write better.
Computer technology has also made it possible to run a house electronically. From turning lights on and off to starting the coffee and cooking the hot meal, computers are taking care of people at home. Many modern machines have computer chips that allow their owners to program them. For instance, you can “instruct” a microwave oven how to cook a dish. Most entertainment equipment operates with computer technology too. Computers can even start cars automatically so that on cold winter mornings you can get into a warmed-up vehicle and drive off.
Although much of the technology in our everyday lives has good effects, there are some uses that raise questions. For example, are interactive media ( i.e., a combination of television, telephone, and computer) going to control minds, cause people to forget about family life and personal relationships? What effects will the genentic engineering of food have on people’s health? High-tech medical treatments can make a person live a much longer life, but can they improve the health and happiness of human beings? Only time will tell, but, in the meantime, science and technology will continue to move forward

1. 1.

   What does the underlined word “ chips” mean?

   1. A.
      thin pieces of potatoes
   2. B.
      small holes
   3. C.
      small pieces of wood
   4. D.
      central parts
2. 2.

   We can know from the passage that _________

   1. A.
      technology never stops changing our everyday lives
   2. B.
      with computers each of us can live a comfortable life
   3. C.
      people can do more activities with computers
   4. D.
      the more you use computers, the better you might write
3. 3.

   What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

   1. A.
      The longer you live, the happier you are
   2. B.
      High-tech medical treatments can’t improve our health and happiness
   3. C.
      High-tech medical treatments can’t help us with everything
   4. D.
      The writer questioned high-tech medical treatments somehow
4. 4.

   What is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Science and New Technology
   2. B.
      Computers Change Our Lives
   3. C.
      Everyday Uses of Technology
   4. D.
      Only Time Will Tell

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London is a very large city with about 7 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school?
In London you can travel around the city by subway, bus, taxi or private （私人的）car. The subway runs under the city. It goes to all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel about the city is by bus. It is a slower way to travel. This is because the road traffic is always heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to the every place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”
The last way to get around London is using your own car. It is inconvenient（不方便的） if you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9 am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less heavy during this time

1. 1.

   How many ways are there if you travel around London ?

   1. A.
      Four
   2. B.
      Six
   3. C.
      Five
   4. D.
      Three
2. 2.

   What is the fastest way to get around London ?

   1. A.
      Traveling by bike
   2. B.
      Traveling by train
   3. C.
      Traveling by subway
   4. D.
      Traveling by bus
3. 3.

   What’s the advantage of traveling around London by taxi ?

   1. A.
      It’s fast
   2. B.
      You can go wherever you want to go
   3. C.
      It’s cheap
   4. D.
      You can visit the city easily
4. 4.

   The underlined words “rush hour” mean ________

   1. A.
      快跑時(shí)間
   2. B.
      高峰期
   3. C.
      忙碌期
   4. D.
      沖刺期
5. 5.

   What’s the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      The cheapest way to travel around London
   2. B.
      Life in London
   3. C.
      Rush hour in London
   4. D.
      Transport in London

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world" .He has written 3 books now.
Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen .This kind of life gave him things to think
and write about.
When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales
(童話).
His fairy tales are all from his life. One day ,he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "lf we give mice the stomachs (胃)of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. " This was his first fairy tale Change, Stomach for Mice.
At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel- called Eyes of Childhood .He says ,"l am not different from other  children .I just wrote several books. "

1. 1.

   How many books has Dou Kou written?

   1. A.
      Three
   2. B.
      Four
   3. C.
      Five
   4. D.
      Six
2. 2.

   Because of _____ Dou Kou could write his books

   1. A.
      his mother
   2. B.
      his father
   3. C.
      school life
   4. D.
      life in different cities
3. 3.

   Dou Kou began to use a dictionary _____

   1. A.
      when he wrote fairy tales
   2. B.
      before his father taught him to study
   3. C.
      after he went to school
   4. D.
      after his mother taught him how to learn something
4. 4.

   The underlined (畫線的) sentences at the end of the passage show us that _____

   1. A.
      Dou Kou is different from other children
   2. B.
      Dou Kou doesn't tell the truth
   3. C.
      Dou Kou is the same as other children
   4. D.
      Dou Kou likes his books
5. 5.

   Which is the best title (標(biāo)題) of this passage?

   1. A.
      Three Books by a Child
   2. B.
      How to Write Fairy Tales
   3. C.
      How Clever the Boy is
   4. D.
      Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried , the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”
◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you.That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
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1. 1.

   Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

   1. A.
      Quiet and lonely
   2. B.
      Relaxed and excited
   3. C.
      Active and lively
   4. D.
      Happy and easygoing
2. 2.

   According to the first report card, Karl __________

   1. A.
      often went to school late
   2. B.
      did well at school
   3. C.
      did a good job at school
   4. D.
      failed in the exams
3. 3.

   When the mother said “ it’s out of my hands” to the head teacher, she meant that she __________

   1. A.
      didn’t know what to do about her son
   2. B.
      would drive her son away from the house
   3. C.
      had no money to support the family
   4. D.
      would have to hang up
4. 4.

   Who telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

   1. A.
      The head teacher
   2. B.
      The school adviser
   3. C.
      Karl himself
   4. D.
      The passage doesn’t tell us
5. 5.

   From the passage we can learn that __________

   1. A.
      children in single-parent families always have mental problems
   2. B.
      mother’s love is important to teenagers’life
   3. C.
      parents should give their children everything that they need
   4. D.
      school education still works well without the support from parents

What is your zodiac（生肖） animal? According to the Chinese lunar calendar（農(nóng)歷）, 12 animals mark 12 different years. It is the basis of the Chinese zodiac. Nowadays, Chinese zodiac animals have worldwide fame and are increasingly popular among western people.
The zodiac is an important part of Chinese culture. People believe that the characteristics of a zodiac animal influence the personality of every person born in that year. For example, people born in the Year of the Tiger are considered powerful and brave.
Zodiac animals also have some social functions. When people think it is not proper to ask: “How old are you”, they may change their question to “What is your zodiac animal?” With this question, you can figure out roughly which year someone was born and the person’s age.
Zodiac animals are not special to   China. Many countries share a similar zodiac culture with China. For example, in the Japanese Zodiac, a wild boar（野豬）takes the place of a pig and the Vietnamese（越南的）zodiac has a cat instead of a rabbit.
But have you ever wondered how these 12 animals were chosen to represent each year? According to legend, the Jade Emperor（玉皇大帝）invited all the animals to join him for Chinese New Year. Only 12 animals went to see him. As a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The ox would have been the first to arrive, but the rat sat on his back and jumped off just before they arrived to come in first place

1. 1.

   The characteristics of a zodiac animal may influence the _____ of every person
   born in that year

   1. A.
      appearance
   2. B.
      personality
   3. C.
      hobby
   4. D.
      education
2. 2.

   “What is your zodiac animal?” is a question used to find out a person’s______

   1. A.
      age
   2. B.
      name
   3. C.
      job
   4. D.
      weight
3. 3.

   In the Japanese zodiac, we don’t see the zodiac animal：_______

   1. A.
      wild boar
   2. B.
      rabbit
   3. C.
      dragon
   4. D.
      pig
4. 4.

   According to the last paragraph, we know that ____ was the first animal to arrive

   1. A.
      ox
   2. B.
      rat
   3. C.
      pig
   4. D.
      cat

One day a great general(將軍) asks his soldiers(士兵), “What is the strongest power in the world?” Four of his soldiers put up their hands. They want to answer the question.
The general asks the first man to speak. The first man is youngerst, and he is not strong. He says, “My gun is the strongest . It can kill anyone.” “Thank you. Next, please.” The second man is very strong. He says, “I don’t think so. Soldiers use guns. So the soldier is the strongest.”
The third man says, “Soldiers use guns, but our general gives orders(下命令). So I think our general is the strongest.”
The fourth man is the oldest. He says, “Love is the strongest. For love, people don’t use guns.” The general says noting. He takes out a medal and gives it to him

1. 1.

   ________ soldiers answer the general’s question

   1. A.
      All
   2. B.
      Many of the
   3. C.
      One of the
   4. D.
      Four of the
2. 2.

   The youngest man thinks _________ is the strongest power in the world

   1. A.
      the general
   2. B.
      a solider
   3. C.
      a gun
   4. D.
      love
3. 3.

   The fourth man ________

   1. A.
      doesn’t want to use his gun
   2. B.
      wants to be a general
   3. C.
      wants that all people love each other
   4. D.
      wants the general to give him a medal
4. 4.

   The general thinks _________ answer is the best

   1. A.
      the first man’s
   2. B.
      the second man’s
   3. C.
      the third man’s
   4. D.
      the fourth man’s

Different weather makes people feel different.It influences health, intelligence(智力) and feelings.
　　In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States.People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month.In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times.People in these states(州) have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
　  The weather can also influence intelligence.For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ(智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower.The wind can help people have more intelligence.Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower.Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).
　　Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings.Winter may be a bad time for thin people.They usually feel cold during these months.They might feel unhappy during cold weather.But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.At about 18℃, people become stronger.
　Low air pressure(氣壓) may make people forgetful(健忘).People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days.People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.
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1. 1.

   What can cause problems on health？

   1. A.
      Hot and wet weather
   2. B.
      A strong wind
   3. C.
      Warm weather
   4. D.
      Low air pressure
2. 2.

   A report shows that people may have more intelligence when ______ comes

   1. A.
      rain
   2. B.
      a strong wind
   3. C.
      very hot weather
   4. D.
      low air pressure
3. 3.

   According to(根據(jù)) the writer, fat people may feel bad in ______ weather

   1. A.
      cold
   2. B.
      cool
   3. C.
      warm
   4. D.
      hot
4. 4.

   The writer wants to tell us that ______

   1. A.
      hot and cold weather influences all people in the same way
   2. B.
      weather influences people’s behaviour
   3. C.
      IQ changes when weather changes
   4. D.
      people feel good on low pressure days
5. 5.

   Which is the best title(標(biāo)題) for this passage？

   1. A.
      Hot Weather Causes Health Problems
   2. B.
      Different Weather Makes People Feel Bad
   3. C.
      Weather Influences Feelings
   4. D.
      Weather Influences Health, Intelligence and Feelings

Chairman Mao once said: “It is not hard to do one good deed. It is hard to do good deeds all your life.” Guo Mingyi, 52, a worker in Anshan, Liaoning, did just that. Over the past 20 years, Guo has donated 60,000 milliliters(毫升) of blood. That is the blood of 10 people put together.
　　 Once, on a cold winter of 2009, Guo got a call from the hospital. The doctors told him that a patient needed a blood donation. Guo didn’t have time to eat lunch. He travelled in the snow to get to the hospital. When he finished donating the blood, he was so tired that he fell asleep on the hospital bed.
　　 Guo and his family live a simple life. He and his wife and daughter live in a house of only 40 square meters. They don’t have a lot of money, but Guo saves money to support poor children. In the past 16 years, he has donated over 100,000 yuan to more than 180 poor students. When the parents met him, many cried. “He looks poorer than us,” they said.
　　 Guo has also offered hands to thousands of workers, friends and strangers. His warm heart has moved many people. They call him a “Modern-Day Lei Feng”.
　　 Recently, Chinese leaders called on people to learn from Guo. They say young people especially should learn his selfless devotion(無私奉獻(xiàn)).But Guo said he did these things in order not to get famous. “It’s just that some people need some help, and there should be someone standing out to give them a hand,” he said

1. 1.

   When was Guo Mingyi born in Anshan, Liaoning?

   1. A.
      In 1940
   2. B.
      In 1950
   3. C.
      In 1960
   4. D.
      In 1970
2. 2.

   Why did Guo Mingyi donate the blood to a patient on a cold winter of 2009?

   1. A.
      Because they are good friends
   2. B.
      Because he had no money to eat lunch
   3. C.
      Because he wanted to sleep in the hospital
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to help the patient very much
3. 3.

   Which of the following is RIGHT about Guo Mingyi?

   1. A.
      He is a common businessman
   2. B.
      He has a very rich family
   3. C.
      He wants to be famous a lot
   4. D.
      He devotes what he has to helping others
4. 4.

   What does the writer write the passage for?

   1. A.
      To learn from Gou Mingyi’s selfless devotion
   2. B.
      To donate blood to the people in need
   3. C.
      To raise money for poor students
   4. D.
      To remember Lei Feng
5. 5.

   Which part of the newspapers can we see the passage ?

   1. A.
      Sports news
   2. B.
      Health care
   3. C.
      People
   4. D.
      Nature

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .
They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”
“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (謎語 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”
The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair（公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受過教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars

1. 1.

   At first the two men sat there without talking because ________

   1. A.
      the farmer didn’t like the teacher
   2. B.
      the teacher didn’t like the farmer
   3. C.
      the farmer liked to tell jokes
   4. D.
      they didn’t know each other
2. 2.

   The farmer wanted to __________

   1. A.
      make the journey interesting
   2. B.
      see if the teacher was lucky
   3. C.
      know if the teacher was clever
   4. D.
      make friends with the teacher
3. 3.

   The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________

   1. A.
      would fail the game
   2. B.
      knew more then he
   3. C.
      could answer any riddles
   4. D.
      would win the game
4. 4.

   From the short story we know that __________

   1. A.
      the teacher was cleverer than the farmer
   2. B.
      an educated man is not always clever
   3. C.
      both of the two men could know the answer
   4. D.
      Neither of the two men was clever
5. 5.

   The best title of this story is __________

   1. A.
      How to Answer Riddles
   2. B.
      A Rich Teacher
   3. C.
      A Way of Getting Money
   4. D.
      A Clever Farmer

Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer(志愿者). The 29-year-old American was not sure if he had the skills or a strong feeling for it.
However, he went to work at an orphanage(孤兒院) in Nepal. His first thought was to make people impressed.
"I thought that if I volunteered just once. I could retell the story over and over," Grennan said in a Huffington Post article.
However, his three-month stay it the orphanage turned into in unusual experience. It was 2004 and Grennan had given up his job to begin a year-long around-the-world trip, His first three months were spent in Nepal.
When he arrived in the village, he knew nothing about the children or the local culture. When he opened the gate of the Little Princes Children's Home, he was faced by the excited children.
The young American ended up caring for 18 children. He later discovered that they were trafficked(被拐賣的)children. So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids' families, "I started walking with photos of the kids." he told the Reuters reporter. "I would show up in villages and show photographs around. I went with 24 photos, and I found 24 families."
At the same time, he put his heart into Nepalese culture.
Grennan said, “Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives.”
He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to show up.
Grennan's fight against child-trafficking has changed him. His book, Little Prince, came out last week

1. 1.

   At first, Grennan simply wanted to _______by volunteering in Nepal

   1. A.
      write travel stories
   2. B.
      learn the skills
   3. C.
      help the kids there
   4. D.
      impress people
2. 2.

   When Grennan came to the Little Princes Children’s Home. _______

   1. A.
      18 children were ill in bed
   2. B.
      the children there felt excited
   3. C.
      he decided to give up his job
   4. D.
      he’d lived in Nepal for a year
3. 3.

   From the passage we can learn that Grennan _______

   1. A.
      found the kids’ families easily
   2. B.
      was good at taking pictures
   3. C.
      wrote the book Little Princes
   4. D.
      asked others to go to Nepal
4. 4.

   Which is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Volunteer changes a lot
   2. B.
      Volunteer is with the kids
   3. C.
      Volunteer becomes a writer
   4. D.
      Volunteer travels in Nepal