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Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No.”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking.”
Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A．Because he could eat well there.

B．Because he could earn more about nuns.

C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

A．was still the same as usual

B．ate so much at dinner

C．kissed her hello after school

D．worked hard but said little

The underlined word “hitting” in the passage probably means “”

A．用功

B．捶书

C．发泄

D．振作

The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail

B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others

From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.

A．teachers should be strict with their students

B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

C．a catholic school is much better than other ones

D．nuns are good at helping children with their math

Look at your classmates around you. You all wear the same uniform and similar sneakers. Do you want to stand out among them? A fashionable and useful backpack can be a great idea!
Backpacks are lightweight and easy to carry.
They are great tools for students. They help you to stay organized. You can keep school things, books and personal items like cell phones and keys neatly (整洁地). With a unique backpack, you can also stand out among your classmates.
Tourists also love backpacks. With convenient backpacks, backpackers can move freely from one place to another. Meanwhile, they can also free their hands to do other things like taking photos.
But in the very beginning backpacks were not what we see today.
It is thought that US hiker Dick Kelty invented the first modern backpack in 1951. He used nylon (尼龙) and aluminum tubing (铝制管型材料) to make backpacks lightweight. Then he added shoulder straps (带子) and waist straps to transfer(转移) much of the weight to the hips (臀部).
Today, backpacks come in different styles.
Rolling (滚动的) backpacks have wheels on the bottom. Users can pull them along the ground if they are too heavy to carry on their shoulders.
And with more people bringing laptops to school and work, backpacks also offer space for lightweight electronics.
Backpacks are useful for tourists because_____.

A．they have wheels on the bottom

B．it frees tourists’ hands to do other things

C．tourists can feel fashionable

D．they make tourists feel special

The underlined word “unique” in the passage probably means “”.

A．普通的	B．独特的
C．有用的	D．便利的

The first modern backpack was thought to be invented by _____.

A．a famous inventor	B．an Englishman
C．a hiker	D．a student

In order to make the backpack light, _____ is used.

A．cotton	B．nylon
C．cloth	D．paper

The passage mainly talks about _____.

A．a famous TV drama

B．different functions (功能) of backpacks

C．the history of backpacks

D．who wears backpacks

One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me. "
A creative publicist( 广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission（许可）, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别) his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it. The publicist said, "I just wrote the message a little differently. " He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, “ Spring has come, but I can't see anything. “
What's the blind man's name?

A．Tom.	B．John.
C．Tony.	D．Sorry, I don't know.

Who wrote a new message?

A．The blind man.	B．The teacher.
C．The publicist .	D．The farmer.

How did the blind man recognize the publicist?

A．By his sign.	B．By his footsteps.
C．By his voice.	D．By his coins.

When did the story happen?

A．In spring.	B．In summer.
C．In autumn~	D．In winter.

What can we learn from the passage?

A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful.

B．We can get more money by changing a sign.

C．The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.

D．The power(力量) of language is great

American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday. Televisions are like books or films. A child can leam bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home. Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children，so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.
Children usually spend ______ a day in school.

A．six hours	B．more than eight hours
C．only a few hours	D．four hours

Some children spend eight hours or more ______ on Sunday.

A．studying	B．playing
C．watching TV	D．helping their parents

On television children can see ______.

A．Games	B．big animals
C．oceans	D．almost everything

“Television brings many places and events into our homes. " means ______

A．television makes things happen on homes

B．we can know places and events without going to see them

C．we can see houses and buildings on TV

D．we can find them easily

Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ______ for children.

A．a bad program	B．an animal
C．a game	D．an uninteresting film

Moon Cake Box Recycling Campaign (运动)
People in Hong Kong throw away about three million moon cake boxes every year. These boxes weigh (重) up to 750 tons and can fill up about a hundred 50-metre-long swimming pools. They are going to become garbage (垃圾) and end up in the landfills (垃圾填埋地).
Let’s have a green Mid-Autumn Festival this year!
Bring your moon cake boxes.
Show that you care!
Date: September 28, 2012 ~ October 14, 2012
Time: 9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm
Collection point: G/F, Sunshine Shopping Centre
Please keep the moon cake boxes clean.
We will sell all moon cake boxes to recycling companies.
We will hold a tree-planting campaign with the money collected.
Save Our Earth (HK)
An organisation for environmental protection
Telephone: 2123 1234
Website: www.saveourearth.org.hk
E-mail: info@saveourearth.org.hk

How many moon cake boxes do people in Hong Kong throw away every year?

A．About 1,000,000.	B．About 1,500,000.
C．About 3,000,000.	D．About 1,300,000.

How long will the Moon Cake Box Recycling Campaign last?

A．One week.	B．Half a month.
C．17 days.	D．One month.

Who will buy the moon cake boxes?

A．Recycling companies.	B．Moon cake factories.
C．Moon cake box companies.	D．Sunshine Shopping Centre.

Which organization holds this campaign?

A．Green Leaf.	B．Save Our Earth (HK).
C．Save Ourselves (HK).	D．Save Our Earth (UK).

Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading above?

A．The moon cake boxes will be collected in the landfills.

B．The money the campaign can get will be used to help poor children.

C．The moon cake boxes will be used to fill up swimming pools.

D．People should keep the moon cake boxes clean when bringing them to the collection point.

Apple II Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production( 产品) was the world's first mass-market personal computer.	The iMac Under Jobs' leadership Apple introduced the all-in-one iMac computer in 1998. The iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot.
The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success.	iPhone 4s iPhone 4s came out on October4, 2011, in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds.