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 |
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs(楼下) is happy with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both excited. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?" "Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?" "I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.
| A．he's her grandson | B．he's clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．盖印 | B．跺 | C．贴邮票 | D．承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor to ___________________.
| A．wake his grandma up |
| B．make his grandma angry |
| C．let his grandma tell him the time |
| D．let his grandma buy him a watch |
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Trip includes:
A certificate(证书) to prove your climbed the bridge.
A photo of you and your friends on top of the bridge.
We also offer you :
★ Special clothes to protect you from the strong wind(风).
★ A radio to talk with the trip leader(领队).
★ Snacks (for lunch and dinner trips only).
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★ Children must be with an adult(成人). At most 2 children per adult.
★ For more information, email us at tours@touraustralia.com.This is most probably a(n)_________.
| A．plan | B．timetable |
| C．notice | D．advertisement |
What can we learn from the article?
| A．Children can join in the trips alone if they are about 10. |
| B．It can be quite windy sometimes on the top of the bridge. |
| C．Free snacks are offered to the climbers during the trips. |
| D．It takes at least 4 hours to climb to the top of the bridge. |
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are going to take their twin daughters (aged 11) to climb the bridge this Sunday morning(June 22). How much do they pay for the tour?
| A．$480 | B．$560 | C．$640 | D．$880 |
任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
In classroom, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information will be useful for you to know when you take tests. So you must be able to take good notes from what your teachers say.
Here are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.
1. Before Class
Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.
2. During Class
Pay attention to what your teacher is saying and “the key words” that tell you what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of key words are “The most important point…” and “Remember that…”. Be sure to include the information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations such as “med” for medicine, using symbols such as “%” for percent, and writing short sentences.
3. After Class
Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate(准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences. Use them to answer your questions. If necessary, ask your teacher for help.
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As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself" trend (趋势) in the U. S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross,“ and we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course; I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money, so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIYer, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
We can learn from the text that many newly married people .
| A．take DIY courses by the government |
| B．have to learn to make their own furniture |
| C．find it hard to pay for what they need |
| D．seldom go to a department store to buy things |
John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to .
| A．make or repair things |
| B．run a DIY shop |
| C．save time and money |
| D．improve the quality of life |
When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim .
| A．makes shoes at his home |
| B．does extra work at night |
| C．does his own car and home repairs |
| D．keeps house and looks after his children |
Jim Hatfield decided to become a DIYer when .
| A．he could not possibly do two jobs |
| B．the car repair class was not helpful |
| C．his car repairs cost too much |
| D．he had to raise the children all by himself |
What would be the best title of the text?
| A．The Joy of DIY |
| B．You Can Do It Yourself Too! |
| C．Welcome to Our DIY Course! |
| D．Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY |
We can not live a life without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by air. With a plane one can travel in one day to places which it takes a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country while he is travelling through. Trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible, There are big luxury liners(客轮) or river boats. They are not as fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundreds of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why people choose travelling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.According to the passage, the fastest way of travelling is .
| A．by car | B．by train | C．by plane | D．by sea |
If we travel by car, we can .
| A．enjoy the longest journey |
| B．travel only fifty miles a day |
| C．make our own timetable |
| D．travel to a very far place in a few minutes |
When people travel on business, they usually take .
| A．a boat or a train | B．a car or a train |
| C．a plane or a car | D．a train or a plane |
What is the meaning of “timetable” in Paragraph 4?
| A．时间表 | B．折叠桌 | C．报时钟 | D．工作餐 |
If possible, people like travelling by sea because .
| A．it is as fast as trains and planes |
| B．it is a pleasant way to spend a holiday |
| C．it is very cheap |
| D．it can stop wherever they like |