Harry Potter is a set of popular books created by J.K.Rowling in Britain. The books tell us some stories about a talented wizard (天才魔法师), Harry Potter. When he was eleven years old, he had an unhappy life. However, a strange letter changed everything. It said he was accepted by Hogwart's magic school which was closed to the common people. All kinds of adventures (冒险) happened to Harry from then on. He met Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on his way to school. They became good friends later. Harry did well in his lessons and worked hard to play magic. Harry always had a positive attitude(态度)when he faced the difficulties. With the help of his friends, he tried his best to beat the enemies. Finally, the world peace came back. Smile appeared on everyone's face. If someone wants to know what takes place in the magical world, he will have to read the set of books by himself!
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“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”
“I often check my e-mail forty times a day.”
“I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my ‘real-1ife’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction（瘾）called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug use. People lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab, and he was surfing the net for several days straight.
Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.
Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms（症状）:
●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
●You can’t wait for your next online time.
●You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
●You go out with your friends less and less.
What does the beginning of the passage tell us?
| A．How to become an Internet addict |
| B．What an Internet addict usually does |
| C．Where to find an Internet addict |
| D．Why to write this passage |
How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?
| A．It is something like keeping drugs. |
| B．It is a way of producing drugs. |
| C．It is like taking drugs. |
| D．It is terrible to imagine. |
Why do people worry about the teens?
| A．The teens are wasting too much money. |
| B．They used to work on the Internet. |
| C．The playing field of the teens will disappear. |
| D．More and more of the teens wil1 become addicted to the Internet． |
The example in the passage shows that _______.
| A．Internet problems are more serious among college students. |
| B．Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep. |
| C．Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted. |
| D．The police often help to find those Internet addicts. |
What is the writer trying to tell us according to the passage?
| A．Don’t be addicted to the Internet. |
| B．Go to family activities more often. |
| C．Do things as you have planned. |
| D．Stay with your parents as often as possible. |
Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts，but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night. If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is protecting themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the tree.
Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spread over, the enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn’t strong at all.From the passage we can learn that locusts.
| A．are small animals |
| B．are easily found by birds |
| C．are dangerous to their enemies |
| D．change their colours to protect themselves |
How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?
| A．They run away quickly. |
| B．Their colours are much like their enemies. |
| C．They hide themselves in the day and appear at night. |
| D．They have to move quietly. |
Bears and lions can keep safe because they.
| A．have the colours much like the trees | B．move quickly |
| C．like brown and grey colours | D．live in forests |
The kind of fish can live up to now because .
| A．it is very big and strong |
| B．the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies |
| C．the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies |
| D．it swims faster than any other fish |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests |
| B．Colours of Different Animals and Pests |
| C．The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests |
| D．Some Animals and Pests |
It is said that people born under different star signs have different characteristics. Here are four people born under different star signs.
 Taurus |
Tom, an old man from England, has enough money to buy anything, but he is not willing to spend money on something he needs and wants. He has few friends and an old dog is his only partner. He is really tightfisted and lonely. |
 Gemini |
Jack, born on 9th June, is a 16-year-old English boy. “A Gemini is a curious and clever person, and I am just this kind of person,” he said. My lucky colour is orange. I believe that my star sign decides what will happen to me in my life. |
 Cancer |
Mary was born on 1st July. She loves her family and cooking is her favourite. The French girl cares about nothing but business. She is hard-working. |
 Virgo |
Lucy was born on 23rd August and is modest and practical. The girl from Australia is studying in a college(大学). She likes reading and hopes that she can be a scientist in the future. |
Who is from England and likes orange best?
| A．Tom. | B．Jack. | C．Mary. | D．Lucy. |
We can know that Jack is according to the materials.
| A．lonely | B．hard-working |
| C．clever | D．modest |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “tightfisted” in Chinese?
| A．富裕的 | B．吝啬的 | C．奢侈的 | D．豁达的 |
What’s Mary’s star sign?
| A．Taurus . | B．Gemini. | C．Cancer. | D．Virgo. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the materials?
| A．People born under different star signs have different characteristics. |
| B．Tom is an old English man with lots of money. |
| C．Jack believes that his star sign can decide his life. |
| D．Mary is hard-working and wants to be a scientist. |
I’m an American boy. My name is Tony. I’m thirteen this year. I come to China with my parents and study in a new school now. The name of my new school is Yingcai Middle School. It is the best(最好的) school in this city. There are nine hundred students in it. Many foreign students study here. We learn to speak Chinese. And many Chinese students can speak English well. I think Chinese is hard to study, but I like it.
The students in the school are friendly to me, and the teachers take good care of me. I feel very happy every day in my new school.Tony is from .
| A．England | B．America | C．English | D．American |
Tony comes to China with .
| A．his father | B．his mother |
| C．his father and mother | D．his friends |
The word “friendly” means in the last paragraph.
| A．勤奋的 | B．友善的 | C．烦恼的 | D．快乐的 |
What is the passage（短文）mainly(主要地) about?
| A．Tony’s friends. | B．Tony’s new school. |
| C．Tony’s teachers. | D．Tony’s parents |
It is a very nice morning. Betty and her mother are on a big bus. There are many people on the bus. Some are from America. Some are from England and some are from Japan. They are friends. They are going to the International Trade City(国际商贸城). There are two Chinese on the bus. They are a young man and a young woman. They can speak(说) English. The Chinese young man is the driver of the bus. The woman is talking about the Commodity Fair(小商品博览会). The others(其他人) are all listening to her. They like the city.Betty and her mother are_______.
| A．at home | B．on the bus |
| C．in the supermarket | D．behind the bus |
How many Chinese people are there on the bus?
| A．Two | B．Four | C．Many | D．Some |
The Chinese people on the bus can speak_______.
| A．Japanese | B．Chinese |
| C．English | D．Chinese and English |
They are going to ______.
| A．the library | B．the International Trade City |
| C．the university | D．the hospital |