①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day．
②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet．
③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today．
④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that!
⑤ When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long．
⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer．And you can begin your Stay-at -home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for?In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
| A．Sports | B．News | C．Culture | D．Business |
What does the underlined word“attained”in Point ② mean ?
| A．Broken | B．Achieved | C．Lost | D．Destroyed |
What’s the best title for Point ⑤ ?
| A．Sleep 24 Hours a Day |
| B．Make Money Every Moment |
| C．Play All Day Long |
| D．Travel Around the World |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?
| A．People need a lot of money to start a stay – at – home business. |
| B．People can even use their blogs to make money. |
| C．People can plan their own time when they work at home. |
| D．People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today. |
How is the passage organized ?
| A．By using famous people’s words. |
| B．By giving reasons only. |
| C．By showing a topic and giving solutions |
| D．By telling old stories |
In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies. Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes some of them are even made to remedial(补习的) classes after school.
Schools run activities outside school hours. The students like to take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also active in community service.
In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters(大片) ，Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well .Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet, emailing their friends, playing computer and video games.
They sometimes go to cafes, fast food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.
So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.What is not mentioned in the passage?
| A．School work. |
| B．After-class activities. |
| C．Subjects. |
| D．Things to do in the spare time. |
Why do students work hard at school in Singapore?
| A．Because they have a lot of homework to do every day. |
| B．Because they have to go to remedial classes. |
| C．Because they want to have a good future. |
| D．Because they have many outside school activities. |
What does the underline sentence mean in the first paragraph?
| A．Students are afraid of the exams. |
| B．Students have a headache before an exam. |
| C．Students have too many exams. |
| D．Students are in poor health because of exams. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Middle school students in Singapore. |
| B．Hard life for students in Singapore. |
| C．Remedial classes in Singapore. |
| D．Colorful Life of Middle School Students in Singapore. |
What is the most probably reason the sweater is the girl’s favorite?
| A．The girl’s grandma made it. |
| B．The girl got it at the age of three. |
| C．The yarn is the color of bluebells. |
| D．The cat uses it for the kittens. |
The word “kitten” in this poem most probably means ____.
| A．a kind of food | B．a baby cat |
| C．a kind of drink | D．a bed for a baby |
Why has the girl given the sweater away?
| A．The girl wants her grandma to make a new sweater. |
| B．The girl will no longer like the sweater. |
| C．The girl likes her new jacket better than the sweater. |
| D．The girl is too big for the sweater |
The Beijing Underground’s Line Ten will soon have 40 “reverse vending machines（有偿自动回收机）”,which will pay people for their empty plastic bottles.
“We have placed two such machines at Beijing Capital International Airport and four at the city’s underground stations. They have been well received so far,” said Feng Juan, an engineer from the company which makes the machines. “People are encouraged and paid for turning waste into treasure. More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected since December,” she said.
If something else, such as waste paper, is thrown into the machine, the machine will spit(吐) it out.“Supported by the government, the reverse vending machines will be introduced to colleges and universities soon,” Feng said.
The company is also considering covering more recycling materials, including used books and teaching materials.
“Long-term plans call for about 2,000 reverse vending machines to be place throughout the city in the next few years, including 80 at colleges and universities, shopping malls, communities and office buildings,” Feng said.
Chang Tao, director of the company, said that if the new project works well in the city, the company will consider offering the waste-to-treasure service to other developed cities in the eastern part of China.
At present reverse vending machines are used at __________.
| A．the airport and underground stations |
| B．colleges and universities |
| C．communities and office buildings |
| D．shopping malls and companies |
Which sign probably represents the meaning of the underlined word “recycling”?
Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?
| A．More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected. |
| B．Feng Juan and Chang Tao work in the same company. |
| C．The machines might help people develop a recycling habit. |
| D．People are paid for putting empty plastic bottles into the machines. |
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
| A．Machines help turn waste into treasure. |
| B．A new machine has become popular |
| C．A creative project works well in China. |
| D．People are encouraged to collect bottles |
Gabriel Garqacia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in
1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused (停顿) to
remember the cultural giant.
Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th- century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism(魔幻现实主义).” In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them.
Garcia Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One hundred years of Solitude （《百年孤独》）, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor(暗喻)for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Marquez wrote about “the essence(本质) of the Latin American beings.”
Garcia Marquez was born in _________.
| A．1914 | B．1928 |
| C．1967 | D．1982 |
We can know from paragraph 2 that Garcia Marquez __________.
| A．was born in Mexico City. |
| B．spent most of his abult life in Colombia. |
| C．had a writing style called “magical realism.” |
| D．was famous but lived a simple daily life. |
The underlined word “ isolated “ means _________.
| A．隔绝的 | B．安逸的 | C．喧嚣的 | D．繁华的 |
The writer quotes （引用）from the President to __________.
| A．Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement. |
| B．show the deep sadness of the President. |
| C．explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez. |
| D．describe the character of Garcia Marquez. |
One day, when I arrived at school, an ice cream truck was parked in the schoolyard. Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids. When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, "Free ice cream!" To make sure of his words, I asked, "I'm sorry, what did you say?" "Free ice cream. Choose whichever you like." he said, smiling.
After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that his dream had always been to travel around giving away ice cream, and that's what he was now doing. With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, however, some large companies are helping him his plan.
The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their heart told them to do with their lives. I kept asking him, "So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal." "Yes, just meeting people and making them smile," he replied. At that point he handed me my ice cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just an ice cream. It can't easily be explained in words. I believe what he is doing is exactly what a great person does all the time: small acts of big love.From the story we know that the writer was most probably_______ at that time.
| A．a primary school teacher | B．a primary school student |
| C．a middle school student | D．a middle school teacher |
Why did the writer ask the ice cream man what he had said again?
| A．Because he was not sure whether what he had heard was true. |
| B．Because the ice cream truck had never been here before. |
| C．Because the ice cream man said in a low voice and he couldn't hear. |
| D．Because he didn't pay attention to the ice cream truck. |
With his mother's and some large companies' support, _______.
| A．the man became rich |
| B．the man could produce ice cream |
| C．the man could travel |
| D．the man's dream came true |