(One day Alice runs after a strange rabbit and comes into a deep hole. She becomes smaller when she wakes up the next day. She finds herself in a wonderland with many amazing things inside.) 
The Caterpillar(毛毛虫) and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence. At last the Caterpillar took the pipe out of its mouth, and said to her in a tired, sleepy voice.
“Who are YOU?” said the Caterpillar.
This opening for a talk couldn’t make Alice at ease. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I----I hardly know, sir, just at present ----at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.”
“What do you mean by that?” said the Caterpillar, “Explain yourself!”
“I can’t explain MYSELF. I’m afraid, sir.” said Alice, “because I’m not myself, you see.”
“I don’t see.” said the Caterpillar.
“I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly.” Alice replied very politely, “for I can’t understand it myself. And being so many different sizes in a day is very puzzling.”
“It isn’t.” said the Caterpillar.
“Well, perhaps you haven’t found it so yet.” said Alice. “But when you have to turn into a chrysalis(蛹，茧)----you will some day, you know ----and then after that into a butterfly, I think you’ll feel it a little stranger, won’t you?”
“Not a bit.” said the Caterpillar.
“Well, perhaps your feelings may be different.” said Alice. “All I know is, it would make ME feel very strange.”
“You!” said the Caterpillar scornfully(鄙视地). “Who are YOU?” The question brought them back again to the beginning of the talk. Alice felt a little angry because the Caterpillar was making such VERY short sentences. She drew herself up and said very seriously, “I think you ought to tell me who YOU are first.”
“Why?” said the Caterpillar.
Here was another puzzling question. As Alice could not think out any good reason, and as the Caterpillar seemed to be very unpleasant, she turned away.
“Come back!” the Caterpillar called after her. “I’ve something important to tell you!”
This certainly gave Alice some hope. Alice turned and came back again.Where may their talk take place?
| A．In a wonderland. | B．In the field. | C．In the tree. | D．Outside the hole. |
Why did Alice think she was not herself?
| A．Because she was too young to understand the changes. |
| B．Because being changed several times in a day made her feel puzzled. |
| C．Because she didn’t like her changes |
| D．Because she didn’t feel very well. |
Which of the following sentences can be added to the end of the story?
| A．“Don’t be silly. You are still yourself.” said the Caterpillar. |
| B．“Don’t be angry. You think you’re changed, do you?” said the Caterpillar. |
| C．“Don’t be sad. You’ll grow bigger again.” said the Caterpillar. |
| D．“Don’t be afraid. You can go home now.” said the Caterpillar. |
Welcome a student from France or Spain into your family!
Host a student from Spain or France and experience his/her life and culture．
Exchange students from Spain and France are looking for welcoming warm， fun and loving hosts who will share life and culture with them for a few weeks in June， July and august．
Stays can be from 3 to 6 weeks．
What to do with your exchange student：
Movies/Museums/Beach/Cooking /Baking / Community projects/
Volunteering/Hanging out/Shopping /Disneyland/
anything you can think of…
Requirements to host：
Loving， active， outgoing family
One stay at﹣home， or part﹣time host parent
Teen in the home within 4 years of age of the exchange student
Willing to take students to places of interest once a week
（maybe visiting them next summer at their home countries）
If you are interested and would like more information， please contact：
Shirley Wentzell 909﹣918﹣6715
Email：Shirley@uceus．com
（1）Exchange students from France or Spain will possibly stay for in host families．
A．10 days
B．5 weeks
C．2 months
D．1 year
（2）According to the passage， we can learn that ．
A．exchange students will come back next summer
B．exchange students have to cook dinner by themselves
C．parents in a host family should have full﹣time jobs
D．teens in host families can experience different cultures
（3）The text above is probably a ．
A．letter
B．notice
C．poster
D．diary
Where you sit and how you fit
（1） For more than seventy years，researchers and teachers have studied the link between the place where students choose to sit in class and what they are like as people and learners．Where do you usually decide to sit？ Have you ever really thought about the reasons for your decision？
（2） But is this really true？ Well，some researchers say it is not．In fact，shy students often choose the back row because it is far away from the teacher and they don′t want to answer questions，At the back，students probably won't speak much，but in big classrooms，it can be hard to see the board and hear what the teacher is saying．This could be the reason why students who sit here often get lower grades on tests and exams．For students with poor eyesight or hearing，a seat at the back of the classroom is not a good choice．
（3） However，they like watching and listening rather than joining in．These students are usually also very good at taking notes．Next time you miss a class，borrow notes from someone who sits here．On the sides of the classroom you will generally find modest and thoughtful people．These people usually get good grades in school and are interested in learning．
（4） Then the statistics（统计数据） say you probably like your teacher．You probably also have a good relationship with your classmates．Caring，outgoing，and cheerful people usually sit in the middle．They are normally serious about learning and feel disappointed with low grades on tests and exams．
（5） Students who sit here usually want to discuss things with the teacher and are often very interested in the subject．They want to be in the best place to see and hear everything the teacher does and says．The only problem with sitting here is that it can be difficult to see and hear what other students do and say in class．
So， if you really want to hear what everyone says in class， choose a different place to sit．
A．You probably sit right at the front of the class if you're longing for knowledge．
B．Research suggests that the seat you choose in the classroom says a lot about you and your personality．
C．Do you sit in the middle of the classroom？
D．This means it's a good idea to sit in a different place every day．
E．People often think that students who sit at the back are lazy．
F．Students who sit at the side of the classroom are normally interested in class．
If you go shopping in any toy store，you can see clearly the different games and toys for boys and girls：there are a lot of pink toys on one side of the store for girls；and dark﹣ colored cars，guns，and soldiers for boys．Some big stores with toys may even have a pink floor for girls and a blue floor for boys．In fact，it is difficult to buy a toy for a girl that is not pink．
Some people think that too much pink is bad for girls．Sue Palmer，writer of Toxic Childhood， is very
worried that most girls over the age of three are crazy about the color．According to some scientists，this happens for two reasons．Firstly，most companies offer too many products in pink．Also，many parents think their little daughter looks cute in pink．Sue Palmer says that girls at this age cannot make proper decisions by themselves，but the pink can affect （影响） the choices and the decisions they will make in the future．
Some parents are worried too﹣﹣ for example，Vanessa Holburn，thirty﹣two，who has two girls under the age of four．Their bedrooms are a sea of pink and Vanessa is not happy．"Pink says that you are soft and gentle．Blue says that you are strong and powerful． I want my daughters to be strong and powerful．I′m worried that pink will not help them with that， "she says．
But not everyone thinks there's something wrong with pink．Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he isn't worried at all． "People forget that things change all the time，" he says． "My girls used to love pink when they were little，but as they get older，they change． "Turner explains that his twelve﹣year﹣old daughter never wears pink clothes anymore． "This love of pink is just a fashion and all fashions change， "he adds， "It's only since the 1940s that people have started dressing girls in pink﹣﹣ before that it was a color for boys．"
（1）Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage ？
（2）The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 3 means ．
A．being soft and gentle
B．being strong and powerful
C．being gentle but powerful
D．being cute and beautiful
（3）According to Grayson Turner， ．
A．parents needn't worry about pink toys
B．all little kids love the color pink
C．pink has always been a color for girls
D． his girls now prefer the color blue
（4）The purpose of this passage is to ．
A．explain why girls are crazy about the color pink
B．make parents less worried about the color pink
C．encourage girls to give up playing with pink toys
D．show people's different opinions about the color pink
Smile Train is a charity（慈善团体） that helps the millions of children around the world，who suffer
from a facial defect （缺陷）．The defect happens when a baby ' s top lip or mouth doesn't form properly before birth．Eating and drinking is very difficult for these babies．The charity provides free operations，which give these children a new smile，and with it，new hope and a new beginning．
Children with the defect need all the help．Although many sufferers are accepted by their families，sadly，others are not．In some countries，children with this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations． The good news is that the operation is not difficult．It takes less than an hour and costs the family nothing．The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to perform the operations．
A Smile Train doctor from the UK said，"Each child who has the operation is given a second chance at
life．After years of staying at home，the children can finally go to school and be happy．Every year I perform hundreds of operations free of cost through Smile Train．Some of the stories I have heard are quite surprising．One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train．Luckily for her，she was found and adopted（收养）by a passenger．This lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital． I did the operation and gave hope to the family．Experienced doctors like me share our kills with local doctors．In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available．"
（1）Smile Train is a charity which ．
A． provides food and medical care for poor children
B． raises money for all the doctors working in the UK
C． offers free medical help to children with the facial defect
D． gives children without parents new hope and a new beginning
（2）The underlined word "abandoned"in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ．
A． given up
B． dressed up
C． called up
D．brought up
（3）What did the doctor from the UK think of his volunteer work ？
A． Dangerous
B． Surprising
C． Relaxing
D． valuable
（4）It can be inferred from the passage that ．
A． children with the facial defect are becoming more ashamed than before．
B． more doctors are trained to help children with the facial defect
C． fewer baby boys with the facial defect are operated on than girls
D． doctors in Smile Train are always well paid for doing the operations
This painting is called The Fighting Temeraire．Temeraire is the name of the big．old sailing ship that you can see on the left of the picture．People chose this picture to be the greatest painting in Britain．
J．M．W．Turner painted it in 1839．It shows the old sailing ship，the Temeraire，on the River Thames near London．There's a small tugboat pulling the old ship． It's in fact taking the Temeraire on its last journey．The old ship is going to the breaker's yard．In the background we can see the sun setting．
The picture，however，is more than just a painting of two boats in the evening．The artist wanted to show the end of an era（时代）．The time of the beautiful，old sailing ships is coming to an end．That's why we see this happening at sunset．In the little，brown tugboat we can see the new industrial era starting．The tugboat is small and dark and it's making a lot of smoke，but it's very strong，because it's pulling the much bigger ship．
The painting shows a real event．Turner watched the Temeraire taking its last journey up the Thames，but he changed some of the details．He painted the old ship white and gold so that it looks like a ghost． In fact，the real ship was black and yellow．We also see the sun setting behind the ship，but in fact，the ship travelled towards the sunset．However，Turner wanted to show the sun setting on the time of the beautiful old sailing ships．
Turner painted The Fighting Temeraire when he was quite old，so perhaps he wanted to show the sun
setting on his own life，too．He loved the painting and he never sold it．You can see it today in the National Gallery in London．
（1）The Fighting Temeraire ．
A．is the name of a big sailing ship．
B．was thought the best painting in Britain．
C．shows two nice new ships．
D．was painted by a famous young artist．
（2）The old ship was pulled to the yard ．
A．to be painted new．
B．to be repaired．
C．to be broken up．
D．to be sold．
（3）What does the tugboat stand for according to the passage ？
A．The new industrial era．
B．The beautiful old era．
C．The painter's own life．
D．The white and gold ghost．
（4）What can we learn from the last two paragraphs ？
A．The color of the real sailing ship was white and gold．
B．In the painting the sailing ship was going towards the sunset．
C．Finally Turner sold this painting because he didn′t like it．
D．Today the painting is kept in the National Gallery in London．
