Barak Obama(巴拉克.奥巴马), a black man, is the president(总统) of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii(夏威夷) and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas(堪萨斯州) and his father was from Kenya（肯尼亚）. Obama went to Columbia University（哥伦比亚大学） in New York and got a law degree（律师学位） at Harvard University（哈佛大学） in Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州）. His wife is Michelle Obama（米歇尔.奥巴马）. She also worked as a lawyer and later worked for the University of Chicago（芝加哥大学）. They have two young daughters.
Obama wrote a book Dreams from My Father. “ I always live in the dream of my father and American people, ” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And his grandparents looked after him very well when Obama was young. He also lived and worked in Africa（非洲）. Then he got good education（教育） in Harvard University. On November 4th, 2008, he became the new president of America for the next four years.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卷上按要求作答。Where was Barack Obama born?
| A．In Kansas. | B．In Hawaii. |
| C．In Kenya. | D．In Massachusetts. |
How many universities are there in the passage?
| A．Three . | B．Six. | C．Two. | D．Five. |
Barack Obama became President at the age of
| A．37. | B．57. | C．40. | D．47. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Obama’s father was born in Kenya. |
| B．Obama has a son and a daughter. |
| C．Obama once worked in Africa. |
| D．Obama got good education in Harvard University. |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．Education of a President |
| B．Dreams from My father |
| C．Life of Barack Obama |
| D．Barack Obama and His Wife |
China’s New Voice
Three months ago,Liang Bo was just a student who was studying music in the college. Now he becomes “ The Voice of China”. The lucky young man is the winner of The Voice of China, the most popular TV show this summer. People think Liang’s voice is natural, clear and touching.
The 21-year-old boy was born in Changchun, Jilin. Like many other young Chinese, he fell in love with music by playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He spent days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.”He said.
Many people think Liang Bo is just like famous Chinese rock singers such as Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow(影子).“ I like them, but I’m not going to copy(复制) them. I will be who I am.” he said.________ becomes “ The Voice China”.
| A．Wu Mochou | B．Zhu Zhiwen |
| C．Liang Bo | D．Liu Huan |
People think his voice is .
| A．natural | B．clear |
| C．touching | D．A,B and C |
Liang Bo was born.
| A．in Chongqing |
| B．in Changchun |
| C．in 1983 |
| D．in 2012 |
He likes very much.
| A．playing basketball |
| B．playing chess |
| C．playing the guitar |
| D．playing the piano |
Liang Bo is going to .
| A．stand in others’ shadow |
| B．live in the USA |
| C．be himself |
| D．learn to swim |
A study reported: using a computer at home may be bad for a child's performance in math, science and English. It can't improve them. Children are spending more time chatting (聊天) , playing games or sending and they aren't doing their homework.
Li Jun, Hunan
Now more and more people are buying and selling things on the Internet. Hackers around the world are interested in this. They often break in your system, but it's very difficult to find them. They even can take your money out of the bank.
Xiao Yu, Guangdong
I'm a 14-year-old girl in Tibet. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway was built in 2006. I can reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. I can often go to visit my grandpa.
Joma, Tibet
I'm 13 years old. I want to invent a machine. My machine will forecast the earthquake better and make people run to safe places.
Lin Yan, SichuanWhat does Li Jun think of using the computer at home?
| A．It can help children improve their study. |
| B．It's good for a child's performance in math, science and English. |
| C．It's bad for children's study. |
| D．It's good for children to chat with each other. |
What do Hackers always do according to Xiao Yu?
| A．They sell things on the Internet. |
| B．They break in others' system to get money or other things they want. |
| C．They buy things on the Internet. |
| D．They protect the Internet. |
People in Tibet can get to Beijing _________ in about 48 hours now.
| A．by train | B．by bus |
| C．by plane | D．by subway |
The underlined word "forecast" means " ________ " in Chinese.
| A．制止 | B．预报 |
| C．发现 | D．处理 |
What is Lin Yan's dream?
| A．To be a hacker. |
| B．To be a teacher. |
| C．To be a doctor. |
| D．To be a scientist. |
For many girls, having long beautiful hair is something to beproud of. Rachel Barrett, 15, recently cut her long hair and lookedlike a boy. But she was also proud of herself. She donated (捐赠)herhair to a charity (慈善机构) and raised a lot of money.Barrett is a middle school student in Britain. On Nov. 16 at her
school's talent contest, Barrett had her hair cut off in front of around 300 students. The hair would be used to make wigs (假发) for children with cancer. She has raised several thousand pounds and the money will help people with breast cancer (癌症)．
Barrett got the idea when she visited her friend's mom with cancer. “All of her hair had fallen out, and it really made me want to do something,” Barrett said.
When she found out that the charity Little Princess Trust could make wigs for children with cancer, she decided to donate her own hair, even though she loved it.
“I saw how sad it was for my friend's mom to lose her hair. So if my hair can go to help a young child with cancer then it's worth it,” she said.
Cath Stanton, a teacher, felt proud of the girl. “She's always been very well groomed (打扮的), so for her to cut all her hair off really moves us,” she said. “She has done a moving job.” Many students were moved by her courage and donated money.How old is Rachel Barrett?
| A．12. | B．13. |
| C．14. | D．15. |
Why did Barrett cut her long hair?
| A．Because she liked short hair very much. |
| B．Because her school didn't ask her to have long hair. |
| C．Because she wanted to help some children with cancer. |
| D．Because she wanted to take part in a talent contest. |
When did Barrett want to donate her long hair?
| A．After she visited her friend's mom with cancer. |
| B．When she visited her teacher. |
| C．After she saw a child without hair. |
| D．When she knew her hair was worth much money. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?
| A．Barrett was proud of what she did. |
| B．People would use the hair to make wigs for children with cancer. |
| C．Little Princess Trust was the name of a middle school. |
| D．Cath Stanton was a teacher from Britain. |
From this passage, we know Barrett is a(n)______ girl.
| A．honest | B．kind |
| C．poor | D．hard-working |
WHAT’S ON IN SHANGHAI
This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There is much to do. Here are the exciting activities.
Live Music-Late Night Jazz(爵士乐)
Enjoy real American jazz from John Davis, the famous guitar player. This is his third visit to Shanghai. Get your tickets quickly!
| PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES:15-23 March PRICE:￥120 TIME: l0 p.m. till late! TEL: 6466-8736 |
Scottish(苏格兰的) Dancing
Take your friends and get ready to dance till you get tired. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Teachers there will teach you to dance.
| PLACE: Jack Stein's DATES: every Monday PRICE:￥60 TIME: 7 p. m.-10 p. m. TEL:6402-1877 |
Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history. It's always interesting to visit.
| PLACE: Shanghai Museum DATES: daily PRICE:￥30(￥15 for students) TEL:6888-6888 TIME: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. -5 p.m. , Weekends 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. |
Which month is busy in Shanghai?
| A．May. | B．March |
| C．June | D．July. |
If you want to watch John's performance, you can call ______ to book a ticket.
| A．6466-1877 | B．6888-6888 |
| C．6402-1877 | D．6466-8736 |
Bob and his friend want to go Scottish dancing. They should pay ______ for the tickets.
| A．￥180 | B．￥120 |
| C．￥90 | D．￥60 . |
At 2 p.m. on Monday, you can ______.
| A．enjoy real American jazz |
| B．take your friend to do Scottish dancing |
| C．go to visit Shanghai Museum |
| D．see the whole of the world history |
Where can we see the whole of Chinese history?
| A．In the Jazz Club. | B．In Jack Stein's home. |
| C．In Shanghai Museum. | D．In John Davis' concert. |
One morning Mr. Green and his son, Bill, are in a big shop. Mr. Green wants to buy a new sweater and a skirt for Mrs. Green, and a T-shirt for himself(他自己). Bill likes apples, so (所以) his father buys two kilos of apples. Bill wants to buy a black T-shirt and some picture books too. There are many people in the shop. They all want to buy something in the shop.
根据上文,判断下列句子正 “T”, 误 “F”.Bill goes shopping with Mrs. Green.
Mr. Green wants to buy a new skirt for Mrs. Green.
Mr. Green buys a T-shirt for himself.
Bill wants to buy some books.
Many people buy things in the shop.