Dear Micheal,
How's your vacation? I'm visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in the sunny and beautiful city of Valencia, in Spain.
Yesterday, I had great fun. My uncle took me to the tomato festival in Bunol, which is just 30 miles away from where my uncle lives. You have probably never heard of this festival before. Neither had I. The tomato festival is called "La Tomatina"in Spanish. It was the biggest and messiest tomato fight in the world. When we first got to the square where the festival took place, it was very crowded with people from all around the world, and many trucks were carrying tomatoes. My uncle told me the crowded people here were around 38,000 and this was more than four times the population of Bunol.
The tomato fight started as soon as the first banger was beaten. Then everyone including me started throwing tomatoes at each other. I took red tomatoes and threw them at anyone that ran, moved, bent down, or turned around. Tomatoes must be squashed before people threw them in order not to hurt anybody.
After a little while, the streets, people and nearby buildings were splashed with red. There was no winner in this fight,but we all had fun. As soon as a second banger was beaten, people stopped throwing.
I really had a great time, I wish you were here, too. I hope I hear from you soon. Take care.
With love,
From Spain
LindaFrom the letter,we can know ____.
| A．Linda lives in Valencia |
| B．Linda doesn't want to go to Spain |
| C．Linda is visiting her uncle in Spain |
| D．Linda is studying in Spain |
The population of Bunol is ____.
| A．around 38,000. |
| B．more than 38,000. |
| C．more than 152,000 |
| D．about 9,300. |
What is the main idea of this letter?
| A．"La Tomatina"is a fun and popular festival in Spain. |
| B．"La Tomatina"is a day for eating tomatoes. |
| C．Micheal has a great vacation. |
| D．Linda enjoyed the beautiful city of Valencia. |
Do you obey the rules in your school? What do you think of your school rules? Are you allowed to dye (染) hair? A lot of school rules are similar around the world, but some are different. Some students may enjoy more freedom in some countries. But freedom doesn’t mean “no rules”. Every school has its own rules.
There are some rules in Japanese schools. The students are not allowed to dye their hair and are supposed to keep their hair black. They are not allowed to wear earrings either. Almost all schools used to require students to wear school uniforms but now half of the schools require uniforms. The students feel happy to wear all kinds of clothes. The students must get to school on time. If they are late, they cannot get into the school because the school gate is closed. In Japan, students are not allowed to have part-time jobs.
American schools have their own rules too. For example, at Morton High School, students are not allowed to choose their own clothes. They must get to school or leave school on time. Food, drinks or snacks shouldn’t be taken into the classroom. They must wear sports shoes in PE class. They are supposed to keep quiet on the school bus. In America, the students can have part-time jobs in their free time. （选自《课课练》九上) If you are a student in Japan, ____________.
| A．you can wear earrings |
| B．you must wear sports shoes every day |
| C．you are allowed to have part-time jobs |
| D．you can’t have your hair dyed |
Which school rules have changed in some Japanese schools?
| A．About wearing earrings. |
| B．About uniforms. |
| C．About food and drinks. |
| D．About part-time jobs. |
Which is the same rule in Japanese schools and at Morton High School?
| A．The students can have part-time jobs. |
| B．The students are allowed to wear their own clothes. |
| C．The students must get to school on time. |
| D．The students should keep their hair black. |
We can infer from Paragraph 3 that the students ____________.
| A．must wear uniforms at Morton High School |
| B．can’t dye their hair |
| C．often makes noise on the school bus |
| D．can’t make money in their free time |
Which of the following is true according to the article?
| A．The students can eat things in class in America. |
| B．Each school has its own rules. |
| C．The school gate in Japan is open when the classes begin. |
| D．School rules in America are completely (完全地) different from those in Japan. |
Do you know why different animals or pests（害虫） have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves. Some birds like eating locusts（蝗虫），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 their enemies (敌人). 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 to protect 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 stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid（液体） when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads 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 |
What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.
| Problems |
Causes |
Advice |
| Feeling stressed |
Too much homework. Don’t have enough time for their hobbies. |
Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax as possible as you can. |
| Getting short-sighted |
Too much homework. Bad reading and writing habits. |
Do homework or reading in a correct way. |
| Fights |
Don’t know how to get on well with classmates. |
Make more friends and understand each other. Share your problems with them. |
| Feeling tired of study |
Computer games’ bad influence. |
Don’t be crazy about computer games. Play them just for a short time when you are tired. |
| Getting fat |
Having more pocket money to buy snacks. Dislike doing exercise. |
Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Spend some time doing exercise every day. |
How many main problems are there in the survey?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
What problems are caused by too much homework?
| A．Feeling stressed and fight. |
| B．Feeling tired of study and getting fat. |
| C．Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted. |
| D．Getting short-sighted and feeling tired of study. |
If Simon is feeling stressed, he should _____________.
| A．do much more homework |
| B．make a plan for study and hobbies |
| C．buy some snacks |
| D．donate his pocket money to Project Hope |
Peter is tired of study, maybe because he _____________.
| A．has no close friends |
| B．has no pocket money |
| C．gets fatter and fatter |
| D．plays too many computer games |
_____________ is a good way for the teenagers to stop fights.
| A．Learning how to make friends |
| B．Playing computer games |
| C．Doing less homework |
| D．Paying no attention to each other |
With more and more cars on the road, the traffic jam（交通堵塞） will happen. How do we see it and how can we solve the problem?
We know that the traffic jam happens in many places, especially in big cities. What are reasons for the problem? On one hand, some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money, and then it’s easy to go out and they can feel comfortable. On the other hand, a growing number of people hope to use their cars to show off（炫耀）. What’s more, years of research has shown that one of other reasons for the traffic jam is the driving habit. For example, many young people enjoy driving very fast, so they can feel excited. At last, most of them hardly care about the speed（速度） rules.
Many governments（政府） are working at how to make the traffic better. In my opinion, firstly, the government should educate（教育） those people who have cars or plan to buy cars. The governments must make them know that the traffic jam is very serious , and set up a much more perfect traffic system（体系） to solve the traffic pressure.Why is the traffic jam getting more and more serious?
| A．Because there are not enough ways of transportation. |
| B．Because there are fewer speed rules. |
| C．Because there are more and more cars on the roads. |
| D．Because governments are not working at how to make the traffic better. |
What should the governments do to make the traffic better?
| A．They should educate those people who are young. |
| B．They should educate those people who are old. |
| C．They should set up a much more perfect traffic system. |
| D．They shouldn’t allow people to buy so many cars. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．Reasons why people want to buy cars. |
| B．How drivers should drive. |
| C．How to solve the traffic jam. |
| D．The traffic jam, reasons for it and solutions. |
Life is full of happiness and bitters（痛苦）. Do you choose to live a happy life or a bitter one?
In my opinion, happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and lots of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big house may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.Happiness is for ____________．
| A．those who have large and beautiful houses |
| B．those who have cars |
| C．those who have lots of money |
| D．all people |
When you do something wrong, .
| A．people around you will help you |
| B．you will have no chance to challenge yourself |
| C．your classmates will laugh at you |
| D．you will be happy |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you. |
| B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes. |
| C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money. |
| D．All of the above.. |
We say “Happiness is not the same as money.” because .
| A．money always brings happiness |
| B．money doesn’t always bring happiness |
| C．everything can be bought with money |
| D．only rich doesn’t always bring happiness |