It's the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School. No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere.
The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages has disappeared.
    A grade — 2 student said, "I couldn't concentrate during classes if the cell phone was with me. I couldn't help
checking if there were messages or missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes." 　　
    The school authorities say they feel the ban is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open
letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents
say they welcome the school decision. The school is also being flexible (靈活的) in implementing the ban. Those
students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to contact their parents. But they still have
to switch them off in classrooms.
    Medical experts have also welcomed the school decision. They say too much dependence on mobile phones
can cause many psychological problems in teenage students.

1. The grade--2 student thought that _______.

A. the mobile phone should be on during classes
B. it is good to play cell phone games sometimes
C. the mobile phone is helpful to her studies
D. it is no good to use the cell phone at school

2. According to the passage, the students use their mobile phones except _______.

A. contacting their parents
B. cheating in exams
C. sending short messages
D. playing games

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the parents welcome the school decision.
B. Some students can bring mobile phones to school.
C. Medical experts are against the school decision.
D. No one is allowed to bring his mobile phone to school.

4. What does the underlined word "implementing" in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Carrying out.
B. Giving up.
C. Making up.
D. Finding out.

5. The passage mainly tells us               .

A. the mobile phone is a big trouble to teenage students
B. the use of the mobile phone can cause mental problems
C. about a ban on the mobile phone in a middle school
D. a story happening at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School

    The Internet has become an important part of teenage life. Most of them use the Internet to get lots of
knowledges and information, and to relax in their spare time. The teenagers keep in touch w  1   their friends
online. It is cheaper than phoning someone far away and e-mail is also much q  2   than ordinary mail. 
    But some teenagers are not using it in a good way. Many would find life difficult without it. Many teenagers
spend too much time online. Some of the students who used to do w  3   at school are now failing in exams
because now they spend all their time p  4   games online.
    It is important that you use the Internet in a proper manner. Teenagers should learn h  5   to use the Internet
for study and keep away from bad websites.
    Teenagers should make sure that surfing the Net doesn't take the place of their homework or being with
their friends.

A. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示,寫出所缺單詞。 
    1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
B. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正(T)誤(F)。
    (     )6. Most teenagers use the Internet to get lots of knowledges and information.
    (     )7. The teenagers don't like keep in touch with their friends online.
    (     )8. All the teenagers are using the Internet in a good way.
    (     )9. Some of the students spend too much time online.
    (     )10. Teenagers should make sure that the Internet can't take the place of everything.

    Ethiopian children are crazy about football but few of them have f ootballs of their own. They have to play
with a paper football. 　　
    Like all children, they find time to play but they also have to do a lot of work. Some children have to help
their parents look after younger brothers or sisters from the age of five. Many young boys have to look after
animals and the girls have to help their mothers carry water. 　　
    At present only one third of small children go to primary school because there are so many children and so
few schools. The classes have to be very large. In one school I went to there were 90 children in a class! 　　
    Traditionally the Ethiopians do not eat many vegetables. This is very bad for children, so many schools have
their own garden where youngsters can grow their own vegetables. 　　
    There is no public transport, so children have to walk to school. One child I spoke to had to walk for even
six hours! Many walk for two or three hours. But the Ethiopians love going to school because they know how
important education is. 　　
    The Ethiopian government wants more children to go to school, and organizations like UNICEF are helping
them. Many of the children want to be doctors and they will have to work hard but they know that they are
Ethiopia's hope for the future. 　　
    Ethiopia  n. 埃塞俄比亞　　
    UNICEF = United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund 　　
1. Do Ethiopian children like playing football? 
                                                                                                    　　
2. How many Ethiopian children can go to primary school? 　
                                                                                                    　
3. What is Ethiopians' bad eating habit? 　　
                                                                                                   
4. Who are helping Ethiopian children to get education? 　
                                                                                                    　
5. What can you learn about Ethiopia from the passage?
                                                                                                   

    Everyone is talking about bird flu (禽流感). Yes it is a very dangerous disease that could make people very
sick. It will be a few months before we have good medicine for bird flu.
    But that doesn't mean you can't do anything to prevent it now.
    So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their droppings
(糞便). So it is a good idea for people to stay away from live chickens. "People used to (過去常常) go to the
markets to buy live chickens to eat, but now they have to change that habit," said Peter, an expert (專家) from
World Health Organization. But if you do touch a sick bird, remember to wash your hands carefully with soap
at once. Experts (專家) also say having good habits and a healthy body will help keep you safe from bird flu.
For example, don't buy or eat birds that have not been checked. Don't eat anything that has touched raw meat.
Also don't forget to open your windows often and do the sports. Getting enough sleep is also very useful for
fighting illness .If you feel sick, see a doctor right away (馬上). At present (目前), no one in Shanghai has bird
flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu.
    Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you cough or
sneeze.

1. Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Bird flu is widely known to people.
B. Bird flu is a very dangerous disease.
C. Bird flu could make people sick.
D. We have good medicine for bird flu now.

2. How do people catch bird flu?

A. By eating cooked eggs.
B. By eating checked birds.
C. By touching sick chickens or their droppings.
D. By forgetting to open windows.

3. Which habit is NOT safe for fighting the illness?

A. To go to the market to buy live chicken to eat.
B. To wash your hands carefully with soap if you do touch a sick bird.
C. To do some sports regularly and keep healthy.
D. If you feel sick, see a doctor at once.

4. Who is easy to get bird flu?

A. Everyone
B. Grownups
C. Experts
D. Children under 12 years old

5. What should you do when you cough or sneeze?

A. Stay away from other people
B. Always close the windows.
C. Cover your mouth and nose
D. Have enough sleep.

    My little brother is six years old, in first grade. Yesterday, he gave mum a letter from his teacher. "I got a
red flag (紅旗) today. Could you please sign this note?" he said. The note showed that he had been talking during
reading time. He gets a "red flag" Only once in a while. His real worry is that he hardly ever gets top scores in his
school work. The best he gets is "OK" but often his score is "You can do better than this". My mum tells me
"You can do better than this" would mean "Very bad" in China. It's interesting, though, because teachers for little
kids in America never say anything too bad about their students; even if the students are making trouble in class
or not working bard enough. The worst they might say is "Please be nicer tomorrow". Many parents are pleased
with a B-grade for each subject.
    I've heard that things are different in Chinese schools. Expectations (期望) are very high for students. Even
from first grade, homework was quite a lot for my relatives in Nanjing. I sometimes felt that my first-grade
Chinese cousin spent more time on homework than I did when I was a 6th grader in the US (this is the same as
the 6th grade in China)! Yet his parents thought he was a bad student. But to me, he was smart, even though he
didn't meet his parents' expectations. My parents tell me that some students who live in China before coming to
this country are years earlier in maths and science!
    Do you think it's too strict in China? Or do you think that it's not strict enough in America? Maybe both are
true!

1. The writer's little brother got a red flag yesterday because he _______.

A. did something good
B. worked hard enough
C. got top scores
D. made trouble class

2. When students get, "OK" it means they get ______ scores in their schoolwork.

A. top
B. medium
C. lowest
D. the best

3. Many parents in America don't get _______ when their kids get a B-grade in their school.

A. happy
B. glad
C. angry
D. pleased

4. From the passage we can clearly see the writer thinks _______.

A. American-teachers are better than Chinese teachers
B. expectations in China are too high for students
C. teachers should be strict with students
D. Chinese teachers are not kind enough to students

5. The story mainly tells us _______.

A. about the different expectations between China and America
B. Chinese kids spend more time on schoolwork than American kids do
C. it s not strict enough in American schools
D. Chinese teachers should treat

     Most new people were born in developing countries. These countries are found in much of Africa, South
America and some parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is
growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average (平均), only one or two
children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, around one quarter
of the world's population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only
around one tenth of the world's people.
     In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty (貧困) line.
These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing. Children get little time at school
and people suffer (遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.
     At the beginning of the 21st century, the world's population was around six billion people. The U.N. has
said that the world's population will level off (平穩(wěn)下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100. Other groups think
the world's population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable (穩(wěn)定的), or even
falls.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。
1. In what areas of the world can developing countries be found?
                                                                                                                                    
2. In 1950, what percent (百分比) of the world's population lived in developing countries? 
                                                                                                                                    
3. How can we describe the people who are living below the poverty line?
                                                                                                                                    
4. There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100, won't there?
                                                                                                                                    
5. 將文中畫線部分翻譯成漢語。 
                                                                                                                                    

Dear Dick,
     How time flies! I have been back to school 1          two weeks. These days, I have 2           a lot about
the population in China.?
     China has a population of 1.3 billion. It has 3          about one fifth of the world's population. About 80
percent of the people live in the 4          . It causes many difficulties. In less 5          areas, some parents
6          boys to girls. Not all the families can offer their children a good 7          . Some children can't go
to school.
     China has taken measures to 8          the population. China's economy grows 9          faster and their
living conditions have changed a lot. Most of us have lived in bright and tall buildings. We have had ring
roads and they are wide enough. We have had more comfortable life.
     However, the large population problem is still 10           in China.
     How about the population of your country? Can you tell me about it?
                                                                                                                                               Yours,
                                                                                                                                               Maria