Li Na is a 15—year—old schoolgirl. She wants a penfriend. The penfriend should be a girl around her age who is good at English and loves watching movies and cartoons. So she looks in “penfriends” magazine, and finds a lot of people in the magazine.
| Name: Doruk Born: 1993 Country: Turkey Writing languages: Turkish, English Hey! I’m Doruk and I live in Turkey. I like to play sports and watch films. My favourite lesson is maths and I’d like to be a computer engineer in the future. If you like watching films too, write to me! |
| Name: Pauline Born: 1993 Country: the USA Writing language: English Hi! My name is Pauline. I am a 16-year-old girl who likes movies and cartoons. I love talking to friends, too. The only problem is I have no friends. I am looking for a girl penfriend around my age. Write me! |
| Name: Vicky Born: 1994 Country: Greece Writing languages: English, French Hello, my name is Vicky and I’m looking for a penfriend between 16 and 20 years old. I’m a tennis and basketball player. I love music and I can play the violin. I enjoy shopping, meeting new people, and learning about new cultures. I have a lot of interests so I won’t be a boring penfriend! I’m waiting for your answer. |
| Name: Ashley Born: 1996 Country: UK Writing language: English Hi, I’m Ashley. I’m 12, much more mature(成熟的), though. I love Japan. I love Japanese cartoons and J—pop music. So if you’re Japanese, feel free totell me stuff about Japan! |
What’s Doruk’s favourite subject?
| A．English. | B．Japanese. | C．Maths. | D．Music. |
Who looks for a penfriend in "penfriends" magazine?
| A．Li Na. | B．Pauline . | C．Vicky . | D．Ashley. |
Where does Ashley come from?
A. Greece. B. The USA. C. Turkey. D. UK.
Sometimes，when you worry that you may fail an exam，you end up failing．Or during a seating arrangement （安排） in your class，when you are afraid to sit next to someone you don' t like，you end up sharing the desk with him or her．
This is what Murphy' s Law tells us： If things can go wrong，they will go wrong．But is it true？
Of the studies about Murphy' s Law，the most famous one is the buttered toast （烤面包片）phenomenon （现象）： One toast with butter falls，it lands butter﹣side down most of the time．
To prove this，Robert Matthews did a lot of experiments with more than 1，000British school kids in 2001．
In the first experiment，each student put a piece of buttered toast on a plate，let it fall off 20times and noted which side it landed on．Of almost 10，000experiments，toast landed butter﹣side down 62percent of the time．
But you may ask： Is it the butter that plays a role？ Here comes Matthews' second experiment．
This time，instead of butter，the toast had a letter "B" written on one side．It still landed 58 percent of the time on the B﹣side．
This proved that Murphy' s Law is true： If the toast can land butter﹣side down，it will do so．
Matthews did another experiment．When students threw the toast from a height of 2.5metres，the toast landed butter﹣side down only 47percent of the time．
"Toast lands butter﹣side down because humans aren' t tall enough to let it land any other way，" Matthews said．
根据上文内容判断正 （T） 误（F）
（1）According to Murphy' s Law，in an English class，if you don' t want to be questioned by the teacher，you may end up failing answering the questions．
（2）In the first experiment of buttered toast，we know the toast landed butter﹣side down about 620times．
（3）If the toast can land butter﹣side down，Murphy' s Law is true．
（4）In the first two experiments，either the butter or the letter "B" plays a role．
（5）The passage is mainly talking about Murphy' s Law depends on people' s mental state（心理状态）．
Maybe a lot of thin people will be worried about their health if the inside fat matters．
Some doctors now think that the inside fat around important organslike the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the outside fat which can be noticed more easily．
"Being thin doesn' t surely mean you are not fat，"said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College．Since 1994，Bell and his team have tested nearly 800people with MRI to create "fat maps" showing where people store fat．
According to the result，people who keep their weight through the food they usually eat rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits （堆积物） of inside fat，even if they are thin．
Even people with normal Body Mass Index （体重指数） scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside．Of the women，as many as 45percent of those with normal BMI scores （20to 25）actually had too high levels of inside fat．Men were nearly 60percent．
According to Bell，people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat．They eat too many fatty and sugary foods，but they are not eating enough to be fat．Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the stomach first，but at some point，the body may start storing it elsewhere．
Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of inside fat，but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes （糖尿病）．They want to prove that inside fat does harm to the body' s communication systems．
The good news is that inside fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your eating habits．"If you want to be healthy，there is no other way．Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle，"Bell said．
（1）What is this piece of news mainly about？
| A． |
Thin people may be fat inside． |
| B． |
How to deal with inside fat． |
| C． |
Inside fat leads to many diseases． |
| D． |
Thin people also have troubles． |
（2）What does the underlined word " organs"in the second paragraph mean？
| A． |
地位 |
| B． |
地方 |
| C． |
器官 |
| D． |
肝脏 |
（3）Doctors have found ．
| A． |
the exact dangers of inside fat |
| B． |
being thin doesn' t mean you are not fat inside |
| C． |
being thin is not dangerous at all |
| D． |
inside fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetes |
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is wrong？
| A． |
Exercise can help to reduce the inside fat． |
| B． |
People can reduce inside fat by improving their eating habits． |
| C． |
Women have more chances to have too much inside fat． |
| D． |
Not all the people who look thin are really thin inside． |
（5）From the last paragraph，we can find that ．
| A． |
it is true that inside fat can lead to disease |
| B． |
exercise plays an important role in people' s life for keeping healthy |
| C． |
thin people usually have inside fat even if they are thin |
| D． |
it is easier to burn off inside fat than outside fat |
I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun，planting flowers outdoors．But that was before the pair of crows （乌鸦）．Out of nowhere，they had set up their base camp in our garden．
We first discovered the crows on Friday morning．It was early，and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood．I thought they' d go away soon．But，no．They were getting louder and probably made my neighbors angry nearly as much as us with the noise．I felt a little disappointed．
Then，on Sunday afternoon，I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi watching something on the ground．I found a small coal﹣black bird in the grass．Its eyes were milky，and it stayed perfectly still as my dog inched towards it．Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away．I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera．
I never thought that the young would be hanging out on the ground，growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above．The second I saw this little bird I forgave （原谅） the crows．
To be honest，I' ve never been much of a bird person．I also have a healthy respect for birds．They' re basically living dinosaurs（恐龙）．
I wish they' d chosen another garden．There are only so many sunny days in Seattle，and I still can' t do any gardening out there．But I' m also thankful that I got to see this little bit of nature．It' s pretty amazing．
The experience has also strengthened my wish to create a beautiful garden that attracts lots of bees，butterflies，and yes，birds．They are welcome here．
（1）The arrival of the two crows ．
| A． |
angered the writer' s neighbors |
| B． |
made the writer' s dog mad |
| C． |
was harmful to the writer' s garden |
| D． |
broke the order of the writer' s life |
（2）Why did the writer lock her dog up？
| A． |
She wanted to take some photos． |
| B． |
The parent crows were to attack the dog． |
| C． |
She wanted to protect the little bird． |
| D． |
The dog kept making loud noises． |
（3）The writer changed her thoughts to the crows when ．
| A． |
she planted flowers in her garden |
| B． |
she locked her dog inside |
| C． |
she saw the little bird in her garden |
| D． |
she thought of living dinosaurs |
（4）After seeing the little crow，the writer ．
| A． |
was interested to know its growing progress |
| B． |
fell in love with the pair of crows |
| C． |
planned to drive the crows away |
| D． |
decided to help look after it |
（5）The passage is mainly to ．
| A． |
show an unpleasant situation |
| B． |
advise readers to protect birds |
| C． |
share a personal experience |
| D． |
ask advice on dealing with crows |
Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests．Then it reached a desert，"I went through so many difficulties．I should have no problem crossing the desert，" she thought．As she started，she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand．After many tries，she still failed．"Maybe I can' t reach the ocean，" she said sadly to herself．
At this time，a deep voice said，"If a breeze （微风） can cross the desert，so can a river．"
It was the voice of the desert．But the little stream answered，"A breeze can fly，but I can' t．" "That' s because you can' t give up what you are．Let yourself evaporate （蒸发） into the breeze，and it can take you across，" said the desert．"Give up what I am now？ No! No!" The little stream could not accept this idea．"The breeze can carry the vapor （蒸汽） across the desert and let it leave as rain．The rain will form a river again，" said the desert．"And whether you are a river or vapor，your nature never changes．" Hearing this，the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze．It carried her to the next stage of her life．
The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream．If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success，you should also change the way you are．
（1）The little stream planned to reach ．
| A． |
the forest |
| B． |
the river |
| C． |
the desert |
| D． |
the ocean |
（2）The little stream before she crossed the desert．
| A． |
didn' t meet any difficulties |
| B． |
was confident about herself |
| C． |
was worried about herself |
| D． |
knew well about the desert |
（3）At first，the little stream didn' t accept the desert' s advice because ．
| A． |
she failed many times |
| B． |
she was afraid of the nature |
| C． |
she wasn' t able to change her nature |
| D． |
she wouldn' t change the way she was |
（4）The little stream finally crossed the desert by ．
| A． |
evaporating into the breeze |
| B． |
forming a river |
| C． |
disappearing into the sand |
| D． |
changing her nature |
（5）What does the story mainly tell us？
| A． |
The road to success isn' t always easy and smooth． |
| B． |
Whatever others say，we should always be ourselves． |
| C． |
To succeed，we should think about things in a different way． |
| D． |
To succeed，we should follow others' advice． |
Our class had a weekly class meeting this week． We talked about how to deal with lies， hoates （骗局） or rumors（谣言）． Here are the stories some students told．
Zhang Wei： Yesterday my friend Jim went to school without his homework． He told his teacher that his dog ate it． It was just an excuse， he made it to cover the fact that he didn't do his homework． The teacher knew about that and made him stay to finish his homework after school． Sometimes we think we can avoid trouble by making excuses when we do something wrong， but we're really making the things worse．
Chen Ping： Last week I got a menage． It said， "A little girl called Julia has got brain cancer． The girl will get three cents from America Online each time this message is forwarded（转发）． So please be kind and forward this to everyone you know． If not， you will have bad luck for a year．" In fact， it is just one of the silly chain letters to cheat you and waste your time．
Xu Yan： A big earthquake hit Ya'an， Sichuan on April 20th． The earthquake was strongly felt by people in Chengdu． A rumor said Chengdu would be hit by a bigger earthquake in the coming days．
For the next several days， thousands of people camped outside their houses at night because of fear． Besides， many people rushed to buy food， water， medicine and so on． Some businessmen used people's fear of earthquake to help sell their goods at higher prices． Of course， nothing happened in the end．
（1）What's the weekly class meeting about？
（2）Why didn't Jim take his homework to school as a matter of fact？
（3）What does Chen Ping think of the chain letters？
（4）Where did many people in Chengdu camp at night when the rumor came？
（5）Who sold goods at higher prices after hearing the rumor？