Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing
to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what
is happening in the world.
     Sometimes,we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page.
At other times,we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passage .
     Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world.We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities,but
in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
     Some newspapers are published (也版) once a week,but most of the papers are published once a day with many
pages,some even published twice a day!You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers.Some like
world news, and others prefer short stories.They just choose what they are interested in.
     Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular
that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 2lst Century. Also they bring us
more and more information with Internet.

1. People read newspapers in order to _____.

A. learn the latest news
B. meet their own different needs
C. read the short stories
D. find the morning news

2. From the passage we can see that_____when people get newspapers.

A. they read them very carefully
B. they just read the headlines
C. not everyone reads all the pages
D. they have no time to read them

3. Newspapers have so many pages because_____.

A. more and more people like to read them
B. people enjoy reading something different
C. newspapers become cheaper
D. more pages mean more money

4. Newspapers_____are the most popular in the world.

A. in English
B. in Chinese
C. in other language
D. in the many pages

5. According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from_____.

A. magazines
B. advertisements
C. e-mails
D. Internet

     Now,everyone.1 want to tell you something about my school.    1   It is on Coolidge Street near the center of town. It's between the bookshop and the bank.
     As you walk in the school, the first thing you see isthe library.  2  On the right, next to the library, you can see a gym. Sometimes we play volleyball there.
     I'm in Class 7 and our classroom is on the first floor,next to the computer room. Our teacher is called Ms Perry. Across from the computer room, you can see three science labs.    3    
     I go to school by bus.   4   His name is Henry. He is very nice to all the children.I have many friends at school and my aunt June works in the school, too. She is a maths teacher.
     I hope you can visit my school someday.

　　Nowadays you can buy a different kind of shoes specially designed for your
sport. If you are running on grass,it will be a good idea to have the right shoes for
the job-a pair of shoes which has studs(鞋釘) so that you don't slip(滑倒).
　　You do need to wear a mouth guard(保護(hù)器) for all ball sports where you
and the ball or another person could touch your face, You can buy a mouth guard
in a sports store,or your dentist will make one for you to exactly fit(適合) your
mouth. This will cost more but will be a good fit.
　　If you are traveling on skates you will need a well-fitting helmet to protect
the most important part of you    your head.
　　Knee and elbow guards are helpful too.
　　All of these gears(用具) cost money,but it will help to protect you from
harm. You may be able to get second-hand gear from older members of your
sport. It isn't safe for you to be playing sports or riding your skateboard or bike
without wearing the right gear to protect yourself.

1. What kind of shoes should you wear when running on grass?
                                                          
2. Which mouth guard is cheaper,the one bought in a store or the one made by a
dentist?
                                                          
3. How many kinds of gear does the writer mention?
                                                          
4. What should we do when we do sports according to the writer?
                                                          

     Has your life changed a lot? What will happen in your life in the future? Life in the 21st century will be  different because many changes will take place,but what will the changes be?
     The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer study will be one of the important
subjects in school.
     People will work fewer hours than they did in the  20th century, and they will have more free time for  sports,watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be  much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
    There will be changes in our food,too. More land  will be used for building new towns and houses. Then  there will be less room for cows and sheep. So meat will  be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day,  instead,they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people
will be healthier.
    Work in the future will be different,too. Dangerous  and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this,  many people will not have enough work to do. This will  be a problem.

根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容完成下面的短文。
    The population is growing fast now. There will be _ 1     people in the 21st century. Most people will live    2   than before. Computers will  be    3   and they are easy to carry.People will have more  4 time for  traveling.And this is much   5   and   6    . As for food,meat will be more expensive because there will be  fewer sheep and cows,so people will eat   7   and    8    every day.They are   9    for health.Robots in  the future will do the   10   . work instead of man. Will  man be out of work in the future?
1. ________2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________
6. ________7. ________8. ________9. ________10. ________

     I'm Katie from New Zealand and I'm 16 years old.I have two brothers and two sisters and we all live
together with my parents. Everyone gets along quite well but there isn't a lot of communication going on. It seems that everyone has their own world and nobody cares about others. Does anyone know how to
break the ice? I really want everyone to start communicating and spend time together again.    
     My name is Jay. I'm 28 years old. I'm a Filipino. As a kid,I was closer to my mother than my father.
My father had two jobs-one in the day and one at night. So I never really had him around except on family vacations and on his days off. If I had a secret,my mother was the first to know it. When my father quit his evening job,our relationship got better. Later on,my father got into my DJ career (事業(yè)) and helped out.
That was so cool.     
     Hi! I'm Ikhlass and I'm 18 years old from Mauritius. My parents divorced (離婚) when I was 3. My
father mamed another woman.I love her like my own mom and she takes care of me as if I am her own
son and she never compares me to her daughter.

1. How many people are there in Katie's family?   

A. Four.      
B. Five.      
C. Six.        
D. Seven. 

2. What does the underlined phrase"break the ice" refer to according to the passage?  

A. Care about others.      
B. Get along well.    
C. Start communicating.    
D. Spend time together.

3. What does Jay do?    

A. A DJ.              
B. A singer.    
C. A dancer.            
D. An actor.

4. Which of the following is Not true?    

A. Katie is from New Zealand.    
B. Jay used to be closer to his mother than his father.    
C. Ikhlass' new mother doesn't treat him well.    
D. Ikhlass' new mother has a daughter of her own.

1.The son who is moving out is the        son of the writer.   

A. first        
B. second      
C. third      
D. youngest

2. What did the writer use to do with the son who is moving out?     

A. Go shopping.          
B. Go fishing.      
C. Go to the movies.        
D. Go for a walk.

3. What does the underlined word" miss" mean?    

A. Fail to catch.            
B. Fail to see.    
C. Fail to understand.       
D. Fail to hear.   

4. Which of the following is true? 

A. The youngest son of the writer is 20 years old.      
B. The writer's sons have grown up with their grand parents.      
C. The writer's family has four members.      
D. The writer used to work in the oil patch.

 　　Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer
because water makes them feel cool.If you swim in a wrong place,it may not be
safe.These years,more than ten people died in this city while they were enjoying
in the water and most of them were students. But some people are still not
careful in swimming.They often think they swim so well that nothing can happen
to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming, don't forget that
better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful,no
t because they were not good at swimming. So don't get into water when you are
alone. If there is a"No Swimming"  sign,don't get into water,either.If you
remember all this,swimming will be safer.
(     )1. Swimming is a very safe sport.
(     )2. We shouldn't swim in some wrong places.
(     )3. Only students die in water.
(     )4. If you are good at swimming,you will not die in water.
(     )5. If we often practice swimming,we will be safer.