Although I didn’t have any interest in being a school bus driver, I became one. Many years later, I was still working on the school bus. There are so many good reasons. Firstly, the talk brought me different kinds of information. I also got to hear all the family secrets of the newcomers. I have a toy bear who was a great comforter(安慰者) for the little ones. The kids got to look after him on the trip to school and he waited patiently for them to get on for the trip home. 
Our bus would often pass a place where we could see some alpacas (羊驼) in front of a farm house. Little Michael would cry excitedly from the seat, “Look, Miss! Look at the camels!” He used to put his head out of the bus window. When I warned him that a little insect would come into his nose if he wasn’t careful, he smartly gave up the habit.
I remember a little girl got on the bus one morning 5 years ago and sobbed(抽泣) all the way to school. We arrived at the school gate. As she waited to get down the bus, she threw her arms around my neck and cried that her grandfather had died the night before.
A school bus driver needs to keep one eye on the road and the other on the mirror to watch what the little ones are doing down the back.
Now, it’s important to think how many lives I’ve been responsible(负责的) for, and how many kilometers I’ve driven in order to get my passengers home safely during the 20 years. I’ve enjoyed it, but it’s time to rest and park my school bus.When did the writer begin to be a school bus driver?
| A．5 years ago. | B．10 years ago. | C．20 years ago. | D．30 years ago. |
What does the underlined word “them” in the first paragraph refer to (所指)?
| A．toy bears | B．kids | C．school buses | D．secrets |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Children didn’t like the driver. |
| B．The driver likes the job all the time. |
| C．The little girl was excited at seeing the camels. |
| D．Children sometimes talked about their family secrets on the bus. |
The writer didn’t give up her job because .
| A．driving was her hobby |
| B．children made her valuable |
| C．drivers were paid well |
| D．children loved her toy bear |
What may the writer’s future plan be?
| A．She decides to stop the job. |
| B．She tries to go on driving. |
| C．She wants to have a holiday. |
| D．She hopes to help more kids. |
Wang Bing’s father began smoking when he was a freshman ( 大学一年级学生)in college. His friend passed him his first cigarette. He has now been smoking for more than 30 years.
It’s a classic example of how young people are introduced to cigarettes, except that nowadays smokers develop their habit at an even younger age.
It has become a major concern(担忧) in China that many teenagers begin to smoke. A survey showed that 22.5% of the middle school students questioned had tried smoking and 15.8% of them smoked regularly.
For many teenagers, smoking is a symbol of being an adult, independence, maturity(成熟) and attractiveness because the images who they love best often smoke on screen.
The social environment also plays an important role in attracting teenagers to smoking. They are used to seeing their elders, especially male family members, smoking at home. Many of them imitate adult behavior and become new smokers.
To increase the price of cigarettes is an effective way to reduce the number of young smokers, as teenagers have limited money to spend on them.
Another way is to educate the teenagers to voluntarily refuse cigarettes. A survey shows that 92.5% of the students know smoking will be bad for their health. If we persuade them in a proper way, most of them may give up smoking.
All in all, the society, the government, the school and the family should join together to take the responsibility for an anti-smoking (禁烟) campaign aimed at teenagers, not just to put empty slogans and warnings on cigarette packs.The writer uses the first paragraph to ______.
A. tell the readers a story of a smoker
B. introduce the topic of the passage
C. introduce the college life of Wang Bing’s father.What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．The teenagers think smoking is a symbol of being an adult and independence. |
| B．The social environment encourages the teenagers to smoke. |
| C．The teenagers should be educated to refuse to smoke. |
| D．The teenage smoking has become a serious problem in China. |
What does the word ”imitate”in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?
| A．指责 | B．忍受 | C．模仿 | D．支持 |
From the underlined part of the last sentence of this passage, we can infer(推断) that the writer thinks putting slogans and warnings on cigarette packs is ______to solve the problem.
| A．not enough | B．of no use |
| C．of great help | D．of great importance. |
It’s reported that a company called MicroCHIPS has developed a wirelessly controlled device(装置). The device is put under the skin and can supply a drug directly into the patient’s body. People give the name “microchips” to it.
Microchips bring good news to patients with long-term( 长期的) illnesses, for example, Osteoporosis( 骨质疏松症). People with Osteoporosis have to get daily injections( 注射) of medicine. One type of treatment requires injections for two years. Many patients stop taking the medicine because of the pain and stress of the infections. However, microchips can deal with it. Doctors will program the device before putting it under the skin, and the device has the ability to release(释放) a dose (剂量) at a given time, every single day. One microchip can hold a full year’s worth of medicine.
Microchips may one day free (使…… 摆脱)people from having to remember to take their medicine, or get injections. The device may also be useful in treating other long-term diseases, including heart disease, cancer and even AIDS.What is the passage mainly about?
| A．It introduces the company MicroCHIPS. |
| B．It introduces a new wirelessly controlled device called “ microchips”. |
| C．It introduces some common long-tern diseases. |
| D．It’s about how the device called“microchips”works. |
According to the passage, why do many patients stop getting injections?
| A．Because of the pain and stress of the injections. |
| B．Because they are too lazy. |
| C．Because they like taking pills(药丸). |
| D．Because they are waiting for the new device. |
According to how the device works, which of the following is the correct order?
① Put the device under the skin.
② The device releases a dose at a given time.
③ Doctors program it.
| A．①②③ | B．②③① | C．③①② | D．③②① |
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?
| A．He agreed with her “enemy”. |
| B．he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”. |
| C．He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her. |
| D．He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said. |
The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.
| A．surprised | B．angry | C．disappointed | D．sad |
Which of the following can we know from the passage?
| A．The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty. |
| B．The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard. |
| C．The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last. |
| D．The writer is grateful to her father. |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．My Parents |
| B．A Serious Criticism(批评) |
| C．What People Say About You Is Always Right |
| D．The Best Advice I Ever Had |
Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that's not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “I'm interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There's also world news: from international problems to pop stars.
Read the newspaper carefully, we'll find different types of articles on the pages:
News stories — these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.
Opinion writing — opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn't just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.
Advertisement — Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers! The underlined sentence means that the readers "_______".
| A．should understand interesting news stories |
| B．ought to know which kind of things to read |
| C．need to look at the school news first |
| D．must know the contents of all the news |
This passage mainly discusses how_______.
| A．reporters write different kinds of news |
| B．teenagers get interested in newspapers |
| C．readers can read newspapers in better ways |
| D．readers can’t read different news in newspapers |
Santi's big brother Len had told him never to push all the remote control buttons at the same time. He said that something terrible would happen if he did. Santi didn't really believe this. While Len was out of the room, Santi jumped down on the sofa with the remote control in his hand. For a while, he changed from channel to channel, looking for something interesting to watch. Bored, Santi decided to see what Len could have meant.
With a quick glance（扫视） over his shoulder to make sure Len hadn't come back，he pushed all the buttons at once. Santi saw a bright flash，and he dropped the remote control. "I've broken it，"he thought. "Now I'm in trouble！" As he looked around for the remote control，he realized he was in more trouble than he'd thought. He was suddenly only the size of a mouse.
"Oh，no！"Santi shouted. He had to find his parents quickly. Carefully, he climbed down the side of the huge sofa and hurried across the floor. In the kitchen, Santi could see that the sliding door（滑门） had been left open. “If the door is open, then the cat might be in here,” tiny Santi said.
Just then, Santi and the cat saw each other. Santi ran for the door, the cat closing in quickly behind him. Just as the cat reached out to attack Santi, it slipped（打滑） on some water and slid across the kitchen floor. Out of breath, Santi hid behind a flowerpot in the corridor. He could see his mum far away in the garden. “How will I ever get there?” he wondered. As he looked out from behind the flowerpot, there was the huge cat looking right at him! Santi rushed for the garden and then…, he woke up. “It was only a dream!” he said with a relieved smile. “Thank goodness!”Len told Santi something terrible would happen if he _________.
| A．changed from channel to channel |
| B．tried to pretend（假装）to be a mouse |
| C．pushed the buttons at the same time |
| D．stayed alone in the living room |
Santi thought the cat might be in the kitchen because ________
| A．he heard a moving sound |
| B．the cat liked the kitchen |
| C．the sliding door was open |
| D．he saw the cat came into it |
The word “relieved” can be used to describe Santi’s feeling ______
| A．when he was playing with the remote control |
| B．when his big brother warned him something |
| C．when he was no longer worried about the cat |
| D．when he saw his mum far away from him |
The story probably tries to tell that ________
| A．what happens if you break a rule |
| B．it’s dangerous to stay alone at home |
| C．people don’t want to get smaller |
| D．sometimes pets are not friendly |