The scientists from the Lockheed Space Company (公司) work in Felton, California, with the help of a computer. But the computer is placed in Sunnyside, about 80 kilometers away. What the scientists input is sent by telephone lines to the computer, and after a time, copies of the designs are needed back in Felton as possible. Lockheed people have tried several ways of sending the prints (印刷品), but the most effective seems to be by pigeon (鸽子). Are pigeons really used to carry messages in these days? They are, and they send the prints faster and cheaper than any other way.
Human (人类的) messengers (persons carrying messages) are much more expensive and slower than the pigeons. The road to Felton goes through the mountains, and the driving is not easy. An electronic printout system(电子印刷系统) could do the work in Felton, but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each.
Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work, and they have made Lockheed more famous. You can often read the news about the pigeons in the newspapers around the world.The story is mainly about .
| A．Felton, California | B．the scientists |
| C．how to work with computers | D．sending prints by pigeon |
This story is unusual because pigeons .
| A．don’t like carrying things |
| B．are often cheap to keep |
| C．seem out of place in the space age |
| D．aren’t friendly to the scientists |
Something that’s effective（有效的） .
| A．usually costs more |
| B．is something that works |
| C．is often unhappy |
| D．is often don by animals |
Which happened first?
| A．Pigeons were used as messengers. |
| B．Human messengers were used. |
| C．What the scientists input was sent to the computer. |
| D．Scientists got their designs. |
Lockheed likes the pigeons because they .
| A．do the work at low cost |
| B．get their pictures on television |
| C．understand the computer |
| D．make the scientists pleased |
Now TV programs（节目） play an important part in our daily life. We can get a lot of knowledge（知识） and a lot of fun from it. Today is Saturday. The following are some TV programs and different channels（频道） today. Now read these TV programs and try to find some information for you and your family members.
| CCTV Channel 5 13:12 Football Match |
AHTV Channel 25 15：30 TV Play |
| ZJTV Channel 6 18:30 Cartoon |
CCTV Channel 12 12:38 Law Today |
| CCTV Channel 1 19:00 News Report |
CCTV Channel 3 21:00 The Latest Music |
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。My grandfather is interested in law. He can watch CCTV Channel 12 at noon.
My father is a football fan. He prefers football matches. He can watch CCTV Channel 1.
My mother likes watching TV plays, she wants to watch AHTV Channel 25 in the afternoon .
My sister is only six years old. I want to find programs for her. I think she can watch ZJTV channel 6.
I am a student. I like music, but I am very busy tonight. So I can watch CCTV Channel 3 this evening.
If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem(诗) or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues（对话）. And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.
Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as much as you can. However, don’t do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening for five minutes every day. Don’t sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That’s too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose（选择） tapes（磁带） on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy， at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practice with tapes that are more difficult.
Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can’t be learnt. You must see them in books many times. Then you’ll be able to use them correctly(正确地) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.This passage is about English ______ .
| A．spelling, listening, grammar and reading |
| B．listening, speaking, reading and writing |
| C．taking exams, pronunciation, reading and writing |
| D．pronunciation, reading, listening and writing |
If you ______ , you can speak well.
| A．learn more dialogues | B．learn a poem or a song by heart |
| C．practice speaking with your friends as much as you can | D．all above |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．It’s better to listen to English for a long time every day. |
| B．At the beginning, you’d better choose the tapes on which the people speak quickly. |
| C．At first you should begin with simple tapes for listening. |
| D．Few people think it hard to listen to English. |
Which of the following ways can help you to improve（提高） your written English?
A. Buy books of writing practice.B. Read as much as possible.
C. Do some study with new words.D. Both B and C.Which of the following is not right according to the passage?
| A．Many people find it difficult to listen to English. |
| B．Sit down and listen for an hour at a time. |
| C．Learn a poem or a song by heart can improve your speaking. |
| D．To improve speaking, you can practice speaking with your friends as much as you can. |
There are forty-eight students in our class. There are twenty-three boys and twenty-five girls. Some students live near the school, and some others live very far from the school. About half of the students come to school by bike. They often get to school at a quarter to seven. About ten students often come to school by bus. They often go to school very early, too. Another ten students come to school on foot. Their homes are near the school, but they are often late for school, because they get up very late. More than half of the students usually come to school .
| A．very late | B．very early | C．by bus | D．on foot |
Some students are often late for school because .
| A．their homes are far from the school | B．they go to school on foot |
| C．they get up very late | D．they don’t like going to school |
Aboutstudents go to school by bike.
| A．forty-eight | B．ten | C．twenty | D．twenty-four |
About ten students often come to school by bus because .
| A．their homes are not near the school | B．they don’t have any bikes |
| C．they can’t ride bike | D．they want to go to school very early |
How many students get to school by bus and on foot?
| A．About thirty-eight | B．About twenty | C．About ten. | D．About twenty-five |
In a few years, most people will know that a healthy, happy, loving family is a joy and it is a necessary part for building a strong society. But there are still some people who don’t believe family life can be an enjoyable experience.
Some people already accepted the idea of the “me generation” so they fail to understand that there is a time in life when they have to give up their time to something more valuable.
At a time when adults need to think about the needs of their family, they will be doing other important things. Some people will spend too much time working for a more powerful car or a bigger house so that they can proudly say that they have them. Some will be doing dangerous things so that they may tell their stories to their friends, and others will recite things like “ I must become the best I can be.” or “I don’t want to be at the bottom.” The needs of their family will be forgotten and they never seem to have time for the family.
Many people have not experienced a strong helpful perfect family life, so they have never discovered its worth. Many people have always experienced family life as a flight, so they can’t find time and energy for work.
But it is really very important that we all expect good family relations. We need to realize and value the importance of what can be achieved by loving each other in the family. It is also important for our society to encourage family members to create happiness.What does the writer expect family life to be like?
| A．Happy experience. | B．A strong society | C．Too much work | D．A flight |
What is meant by “me generation”?
| A． I will do whatever the family want me to do. | B．Nothing is more important than myself. |
| C．I always agree with people around. | D．The generation is my age group. |
Why haven’t some people discovered the worth of family life?
| A．They are not married. | B．They grow in a happy family. |
| C．They don’t live with the family. | D．They have never enjoyed family life. |
What is the writer’s purpose of writer the passage?
| A．To ask people to study family life. |
| B．To tell people to work hard for the family. |
| C．To advise people to create happy family life. |
| D．To give people some examples of family members. |
It keeps your insides from falling out. It helps you warm up when you are cold, and it can cool you off when you are hot. It lets you feel things by touch.
What is this? Your skin（皮肤）, of course! What does you skin ask for return for all the wonderful things it does? Just a little care! So let’s learn how to take care of our skin.
Like the heart and stomach, your skin is an organ （器官）．In fact, it is the largest organ in your body．Unless there’s a problem, you may not think about your skin very much．But skin has an important job to do．
Your skin is protecting you．Your skin keeps you from getting sick．When you take care of your skin, you are helping your skin do its job．Taking care of your skin today will help you have no problems in the future．
Clean skin is happy skin! One simple way to take care of your skin is to keep it clean．Keeping your hands clean is very important．When washing your hands, use warm water．Wet your hands, and then use soap．You should wash your hands carefully everywhere．
You’ll also want to use warm water, but not too hot, when you take a bath．Use soap to clean your body．Don’t forget under your arms and behind your ears! Your face needs attention, too．It’s a good idea to wash your face once or twice a day with warm water．We can infer（ 推断出 ）from Paragraph 3 that __
| A．people don’t often care much about their skin | B．skin is an organ |
| C．there would be nothing wrong with your skin | D．skin is not important at all |
Which of the following best describes your clean skin?
| A．A kind of job to keep you from getting sick． | B．An important and largest organ． |
| C．Something like your heart and stomach． | D．Healthy and happy skin． |
Why does the writer think we should try to take care of our skin today?
| A．To help us warm up when we are cold． | B．In order to keep our insides from falling out． |
| C．In order to help us have no problems in the future． | D．To let us feel things by touch． |
What does this passage mainly talk about?
| A．Taking care of your skin． | B．Your skin． |
| C．An important organ． | D．Keeping yourself from getting ill |