Your peers are people your age or close to it. Besides close friends, your peers include other children you know who are the same age------like people in your grade, sports team, or neighborhood. Peers may have a positive influence on each other and play important roles in each other’s lives:
Positive examples
Peers set plenty of good examples for each other. Having peers who do well in school or do their best in a sport can influence you to work hard to realize your dream, too. Peers who are kind and helpful can influence you to build these qualities in yourself. Even peers you’ve never met can be role models(模范). For example, watching someone your age compete in the Olympics or give a piano concert might inspire you to go after a dream of your own.
Feedback(反馈) and advice
Your peers listen and give you feedback as you try out new ideas. They can help you make decisions, too: what courses to take, whether to get your hair cut or let it grow, or how to solve a problem. Peers often give each other good advice. Your peers will be quick to tell you when they think you’re making a mistake or doing something dangerous.
Socializing（交际）
Being with your peers----such as classmates or teammates----gives you a chance to learn how to make friends and deal with disagreements with people.
New experiences
Your peers might get you involved(参与) in clubs, sports, or volunteer groups. Your world would be far less rich without peers encouraging you to try some new food for the first time, or listen to a CD you have never heard before.The first paragraph is mainly about .
| A．who your peers are |
| B．how to find peers whose interests are similar to yours |
| C．the negative influence of peers on each other |
| D．the difference between your close friends and your peers |
The author makes points of how peers have a positive influence on each other.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
With which of the following may the author agree?
| A．Peers you have never met cannot influence you. |
| B．You can ask your friends to make a decision for you. |
| C．You should not play with peers you don’t like. |
| D．Your peers may cause you to experience new things. |
The author mentions that good role models can influence you to .
① work hard to realize your dream
② do something dangerous
③ build good qualities in yourself
④ have fewer friends
| A．①③ | B．②④ | C．②③ | D．③④ |
From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that being with your peers gives you a chance to .
| A．influence other people |
| B．play an important role |
| C．learn how to make more friends |
| D．improve your English skills |
All students need to have good study habits(习惯). When you have good study habits， you can learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living-room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place， like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing， and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study， do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important， too. You are feeling tired easily if there is not enough(足够的) light.When you have good study habits， you will __________.
| A．learn things quickly | B．remember things easily |
| C．study better | D．all of above. |
The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too _______.
| A．quiet | B．noisy | C．clean | D．big |
You are feeling tired easily if the light is __________.
| A．good | B．enough | C．bad | D．well |
You should remember to ___________ before you study.
| A．tidy the room | B．clean the desk |
| C．turn off the light | D．listen to music |
The best title(标题) for this passage is __________.
| A．Good Study Habits | B．How to Study |
| C．Desk Light is important | D．How to clean the desk. |
American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of (代替)“I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.
Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary(词汇) for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks(卡车), but in England people drive lorries.
Many expressions（短语） are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”
There’re also some differences in grammar(语法). For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”
Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.What does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “_____”.
| A．含糊地 | B．快速地 | C．分开地 | D．简略地 |
The vocabulary for cars and driving is _____.
| A．an example of British English |
| B．an example of American English |
| C．the same in America and England |
| D．not the same in America and England |
Languages _____.
| A．are always changing as time passes |
| B．keep unchanged even if time changes |
| C．are the same in all places |
| D．are easy to learn |
Which of the following is right?
| A．American people usually say “ I don’t know” instead of “ I dunno ”. |
| B．There are four differences between American and British English. |
| C．Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen. |
| D．When people live in different places, the language is in the same way. |
This passage is mainly about _____.
| A．English vocabulary |
| B．how American sounds are different from British sounds |
| C．the way the British say words |
| D．some differences between American and British English |
In the United States，boys and girls start school when they are five years old．In some states(州)they must stay in school until they are sixteen．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate(毕业)from secondary school．another name for high school．Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools(公立小学和中学)．The parents of public pupils do not have to pay for their children’s education(付学费)because taxes(税收)support the public schools．If a child goes to a private school(私立学校)，his parents have to pay for the child’s education．Today about half of the high school students go on to colleges and universities(大学)．Some colleges and universities receive money support from the government(政府)．A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state．Private schools are expensive，however．Almost half of the college students in the USA work while studying．If a student’s family is not rich，he has to make money for part of his college expenses(费用)．In American children_______ at the age of five．
| A．begin to study |
| B．start school |
| C．graduate from elementary schools |
| D．must stay in school all the day． |
High school is another way of saying______．
| A．elementary school | B．secondary school |
| C．Public school | D．colleges and universities |
Children who go to public school________．
| A．must pay for their education |
| B．must study hard |
| C．don’t have to pay |
| D．must study for ten years |
_________support(s) some colleges and university．
| A．Some children’s parents | B．Many teachers |
| C．A few secondary schools | D．The government |
In the USA almost half of the college students work while studying．This is because________．
| A．their families aren’t rich enough |
| B．they don’t want to depend on their parents |
| C．they are interested in work |
| D．their parents don’t live in that state |
Here are two pictures.A man and a boy are in one picture.Who are they? Let me tell you.The man is Mr White, and the boy’s name is Bill.He’s the man’s son.Now they are in Bill’s bedroom.We can see some Chinese books in the desk.And on the bed , there is a shirt.It’s Bill’s.His trousers are on it, under his shirt.too.
Now let’s look at the other picture.You can see a woman and a girl in it.The woman is Bill’s mother and she’s in her daughter Ann’s bedroom.You can see a photo of the Whites on the white wall.Between the windows, there is a desk.A clock is on the desk.It’s eleven.What’s that on the floor? Oh, it’s Ann’s hat.but it looks like a brown cat.In the two pictures we can see ____.
| A．two people | B．three people |
| C．four people | D．five people |
Mr White is ____.
| A．Ann’s brother | B．Ann’s father |
| C．Bill’s friend | D．Bill’s teacher |
Bill’s trousers are ____.
A on the bedB.in the desk
C.on the floor D.under the deskWhat colour is Ann’s hat?
A White. B.Brown C.Black. D.Red.In Ann’s bedroom ,we can see a ____.
| A．cat | B．ball | C．shirt | D．clock |
I am Bill.I am an English teacher.My wife(妻子) is Linda.She is a nurse. We have a daughter and a son.
Look! These are my friends.This is Mr Black.He’s a worker.He works in a shoe factory(工厂).He makes shoes.That’s Mrs Black.She works in a supermarket(超市).The girl is their daughter.She’s a student.She’s thirteen.The boy is their son.He is only seven years old.His name is Carl.
We are good friends. What is Bill?
| A．He’s Mr Black’s friend. |
| B．He’s Linda’s husband. |
| C．He’s an English teacher. |
| D．He’s a worker. |
How old is Mr.Black’s daughter?
| A．She’s a student. | B．She’s thirteen. |
| C．She’s seven. | D．We don’t know. |
How many people are there in Bill’s family?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
Where does Mr Black work?
| A．He works in a school. | B．He works in a shoe factory. |
| C．He works in a shop. | D．He works at home. |
Who is Carl?
| A．He’s Bill’s son. | B．He’s Linda’s son. |
| C．He’s a worker. | D．He’s Mrs Black’s son. |