Olympic torch relay (奥运火炬接力) planned route
Beijing, April 27—The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will cover the greatest area and include the largest number of people. The plans were announced on Thursday night. The planned route would last 130 days and travel 137 000 km.
First Nobel Prize winner to donate to Hope School
Chinanews, Beijing, May 10—Professor Dannel Chee Tsui, in the USA, signed the agreement to donate 350 000 yuan to his home town to build a Hope Primary School in China.
Bill Gates receives Tsinghua honorary doctorate
Beijing,April 20—Bill Gates, chairman of global IT giant Microsoft, received an honorary doctorate (荣誉博士学位) when he
visited China’s famous Tsinghua University on Thursday.
Big Shaolin kung fu center to be built in Russia
Chinanews, Beijing, April 27—China and Russia have signed a letter of intent ( 意向书)on the building of a Shaolin kung fu center in Russia. It will be the first of its kind in Russia,and also the biggest overseas kung fu center when it is completed. How long will the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay last?
| A．One month. |
| B．Two months. |
| C．Three months. |
| D．More than four months. |
Who signed an agreement to donate money to build a Hope Primary School on May 10?
| A．Bill Gates. |
| B．Professor Daniel Chee Tsui. |
| C．Beijing government. |
| D．Tsinghua University. |
What will be built in Russia according to the news?
| A．A university. |
| B．A sports centre. |
| C．A Shaolin kung fu center. |
| D．A Hope Primary School. |
Millions of young people are writing blogs. Millions of others are reading them. The word“blog”is a short way of saying Web log.
Many popular Web sites now offer free，easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. Web sites called “ Facebook ” and “MySpace” are some of the most popular blog sites for young people. Many young adults use their blogs to write about daily activities and events in their lives. They also provide a place for people to write their ideas and opinions and how they think of others’ ideas.
Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and feelings. They can also be helpful to connect young people with others. But blogs can become dangerous when they are read on the Internet by millions of people all over the world.
Recent studies show that young people often provide their names, age and where they live on the Internet. That may not be safe for them. This personal information puts them at risk(风险)of being searched out by dangerous people who want to hurt them. Many students do not know about privacy(隐私)and are surprised to learn that adults can read their personal daily records easily. Students can also get into trouble when they put information about others on their blogs.
As a result, many schools have banned (禁止) the use of blogging Web sites on school computers. Many schools have also begun teaching parents about the Web sites. Parents should know what their children are doing online and should read their blogs to make sure they are not giving out private information. One way to keep away from these problems is to use programs so that blogs can be read by “friends only”. People can read the website only if they know a secret word chosen by the blogger.“Facebook”and“MySpace”are .
| A．school subjects | B．computer programmes |
| C．school online BBS | D．blog sites for young people |
Blogs may be dangerous because .
| A．they get in the way of studies |
| B．they are not allowed for school students |
| C．surfing the Internet is bad for eyes |
| D．personal information can be found in blogs easily |
This passage is mainly about .
| A．the safety of children’s blogs |
| B．how to search the Internet |
| C．students’ behavior at school |
| D．communicating with parents at home |
According to the passage，many schools help children avoid(避免) blog problems by doing everything EXCEPT .
| A．teaching parents about the Web sites |
| B．asking students to use programs to refuse strangers |
| C．telling school students not to make any net friends |
| D．stopping students from blogging on school computers |
You can enjoy your blog safely if .
| A．you write your blog at school |
| B．use a secret number for friends to enter your blog |
| C．your parents have little knowledge about websites |
| D．you show all your writings and feelings in your blog |
Once upon a time, there was a spider(蜘蛛) with the name Anansi. He knew that he was clever but he also knew he wasn't wise. He didn’t like this，but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom. All people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.
Soon his basket was full，but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he had tied the basket to the front part of his body，he tried to climb the tree，but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.
Then his youngest son walked by. “What are you doing，father?” he asked and Anansi told him.“Why don’t you carry the basket on your back instead?” his son said.
Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily，but he wasn’t happy.“1 walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that I am the wisest person ever，but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!”he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that's how wisdom went all over the world.Anansi went around the village because .
| A．he knew he was very clever |
| B．he wanted to show his good luck |
| C．he hoped to meet his son |
| D．he thought he wasn't wise enough |
Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from .
| A．his son | B．his father | C．the villagers | D．the neighbors |
The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是) .
| A．the tree | B．the basket | C．the luck | D．the wisdom |
The passage above is .
| A．a report | B．a story | C．an advertisement | D．a diary |
The best title for the passage would be .
| A．Anansi’s wisdom | B．The wisdom of Anansi’s son |
| C．Anansi and his son | D．Anansi and the villagers |
A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there. In the interview，the director asked him a question. “Who paid for your school?” “My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”
Hearing this，the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect . The director said，“When you go back today，go and clean your mother’s hands，and then see me tomorrow morning.”
When John went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands.
However，his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕)in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands，John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
Next morning，John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“ Please tell me your feeling.”John said，“Number 1，I know now what appreciation(感恩) is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2，by helping my mother，now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said，“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”John went to the big company to .
| A．look for his mother | B．ask for a job | C．ask the director for help | D．look for the director |
John’s mother was a(n) .
| A．office clerk | B．director | C．farmer | D．clothes cleaner |
From the underlined sentence，we learn .
| A．John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother |
| B．John often helped his mother do the housework |
| C．John hardly helped his mother wash clothes |
| D．John often helped his mother wash hands |
John felt when he cleaned his mother’s hands.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．angry | D．tired |
Why did the director hire(雇佣)John?
| A．Because he thought John 1earned appreciation. |
| B．Because he thought John had a good education. |
| C．Because he thought John worked very hard. |
| D．Because he thought John could help his mother. |
A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (证明)it to you.”
The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks，“Which do you want，son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves.
“What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!”
Later，when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?”
The boy licks(舔着)his ice cream and answers，“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”The underlined word “whispers” means “”.
| A．speak in a low voice | B．speak angrily |
| C．speak in a loud voice | D．speak happily |
The barber wants to prove the young boy is to the customer.
| A．clever | B．silly | C．1azy | D．naughty |
The young boy takes the money to.
| A．give the customer | B．have a haircut | C．give his parents | D．buy an ice cream |
The young boy always takes two cents，because he .
| A．is the most foolish | B．1ikes those two cents |
| C．doesn’t want to stop this game | D．doesn’t know the value of money |
Who do you think is the most foolish in this passage?
| A．The young boy. | B．The barber. | C．The customer. | D．The author. |
When my two children were young, we took a trip to Disneyland with their grandma. Although the park is about an hour car ride from our home, we decided to spend the night in a hotel, so we could spend more time in the park. In the evening, the famous Disneyland Parade started. My husband took our daughter and ran to have a look, leaving me with grandma and our son who was in a stroller(婴儿车) .
Because I am short, and grandma is shorter, we couldn't see them, and didn’t know where they were. Grandma decided to find them. I told her not to, because I didn't want to lose her. But she walked off, and was soon lost. I made my way to the exit（出口）, because I thought everyone would get there, and they did. Then we waited for the hotel bus ——it never came. So we called them. They told us that there was something wrong with their bus, and that we have to take a taxi. We finally got back to our hotel.
Today when I think of Disneyland, I think of that day.________ people in the family went to Disneyland.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
Why did they decide to spend the night in a hotel?
| A．Because they didn’t have a car. |
| B．Because the park is about an hour’s car ride. |
| C．Because their home was far from the park. |
| D．Because they wanted to spend more time in the park. |
The underlined word “they” refers to____________.
| A．mother and son |
| B．father and daughter |
| C．mother, son and grandma |
| D．father, daughter and grandma. |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．The Disneyland parade started in the evening. |
| B．The daughter was older than the son. |
| C．The grandma was shorter than the mother. |
| D．They got back to their hotel by bus that day. |
What’s the right order (顺序)of the story?
①The mother went to the exit to find them.
②The father and the daughter were lost.
③They went back to the hotel.
④The grandma went to find the father and the daughter and was lost.
⑤The father and the daughter went to see the Disneyland parade.
| A．⑤②①④③ | B．④①⑤②③. | C．⑤②④①③ | D．②④①③⑤ |