Your junior high school years are coming to an end. After the big exam, most of you will go on to study in a senior school. What are you expecting from senior high school? Let’s hear some teen readers talk about it.
Zhou Zhijie, 15, from Shanghai:
I have heard that although Senior 3 is a hard year, Senior 1 and Senior 2 are less stressful. I hope there’ll be time then to enjoy sports. There will be plenty to see. Especially, the World Cup in Brazil is coming. We can watch football matches. I’m sure I’ll really enjoy it.
Jin Xi, 16, from Harbin, Heilongjiang:
I really enjoy science. I visit many science exhibitions. I am interested in UFOs, too. I’m crazy about making model planes, although I’m not very good at it because I don’t really have enough scientific knowledge. I’ll be learning more science in senior high school. In a word, sometime in the future I’m going to build an excellent model plane!
Wang Yaling, 15, from Xiamen, Fujian:
I hope I can be taller in senior high school. I’m only 155cm. Many people grow faster in senior and I hope I will, too. I want to be 162cm. But I’m not sure about that, since most girls in my family don’t grow taller than 160cm. I hope I’m different.
Zhang Fang, 15, from Hebi, Henan:
I expect that I’ll make more friends in senior high school. I study in a middle school in the country. Most of my classmates live nearby. In senior high school, I’ll meet different people from different areas. I hope I can learn new things from them.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡的相应位置。Jin Xi believes that it needs ______ to make an excellent model plane.
| A．a quite long time | B．a lot of scientific knowledge |
| C．knowledge of UFOs | D．help from senior teachers |
Wang Yaling and Zhang Fang ______.
| A．are from one city | B．have a similar dream |
| C．have the same age | D．have a similar problem |
The students in the passage are talking about______.
| A．their hobbies | B．their experiences |
| C．their schools | D．their wishes |
Thang﹣ga （唐卡） is a special kind of painting． It was found only in Tibet， China． It started from the Tang dynasty （唐朝）． Thang﹣ga paintings show Tibetan people's lives． In recent years， Thang﹣ga paintings have caught the public's attention． At the same time， the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art．
The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings look wonderful and special． Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists， the paints （颜料） used in Thang﹣ga paintings are different from other paints． They were made from minerals （矿物质） like gold and silver， as well as some plants． The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last （持续） for hundreds of years．
However， with the development of technology， people now use cheaper and easily﹣made chemicals to make Thang﹣ga paints． The traditional paints used in Thang﹣ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways． Later people stopped making the paints and forgot about them． So the skills needed to make them were almost lost． The traditional Thang﹣ga paintings are difficult to find now．
（1）What is Thang﹣ga？
| A． |
A photo． |
| B． |
A painting． |
| C． |
A book． |
| D． |
A story． |
（2）Who has tried to protect the Thang﹣ga art？
| A． |
Both teachers and students． |
| B． |
An old person． |
| C． |
Only old people． |
| D． |
The Chinese government． |
（3）What were the Thang﹣ga paints made from？
| A． |
Minerals and plants． |
| B． |
Just water． |
| C． |
Only ink． |
| D． |
Only a mineral． |
（4）How long can the colors of Thang﹣ga paintings last for？
| A． |
One year． |
| B． |
A month． |
| C． |
Hundreds of years． |
| D． |
A few thousand years． |
（5）Are there the traditional Thang﹣ga paintings now？
| A． |
Yes， there are． |
| B． |
No， there aren't． |
| C． |
I think they disappeared． |
| D． |
When I read it， I don't know the answer． |
Lan Lan，a student of Grade Seven in Lushan，was taking a drawing class in a tent on April 23．Guess what she drew--a house with wings．When the teacher asked why she did so，Lan said if her house could （81）f ，it wouldn't fall down in an earthquake．
Lan's hometown was hit by a（82）s earthquake on April 20．At least 196 people were killed and more than 11，000 were injured．Many people became homeless．Soldiers and doctors（83）q arrived in the area，saving people and rebuilding homes．Lots of money was sent there to help all those in need．
Although we can't prevent （阻止） an earthquake from happening，we can use some methods to （84）r harm．During an earthquake，do not jump out of high buildings because it is very （85）d ．Another method is to cover your head and neck （86）u a strong table or desk．If there is no shelter （躲避处） nearby，you can also stay by a wall，and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands．And then you must keep calm and stay there （87）u the shaking stops．
Japan is a （88）c which lies on the earthquake belt （地震带） and it is very good at dealing with earthquakes．From a very young age，the Japanese are already taught how to survive （幸存） them．Students often receive earthquake training．Almost in every Japanese family you can find a survival kit （救生装备） with a flash-light，a radio，water and enough food for several days．This helps people to stay （89）a after an earthquake．
"There should be more safety（90）t at schools in our country，"said Xu Jiannong，an education expert in Beijing．There is no more truth than this when one's life is the most important of all．
Hans Christian Andersen，a great Danish （丹麦的） writer，is very famous for his fairy tales （童话）．He wrote a lot of best-known stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling．His fairy tales have brought happiness to children across the world．The tales have versions （版本） of over a hundred languages．
Andersen was born in Denmark in 1805．When he was still a young boy，he was already very clever and imaginative （富于想象力的）．He created a small toy theatre and made clothes for his puppets （木偶）．He also loved reading．
In 1816，his father died and he learned to be a tailor （裁缝）．Later he worked in a factory．At the age of fourteen，Andersen moved to the capital of Denmark to become an actor and gave performances （演出） in the Royal Danish Theatre．However，his voice changed when he grew older，so the job had to stop．Then he began to write poems and fairy tales．
In the spring of 1872，Andersen fell out of bed and didn't get well again．He lived until 1875 and died peacefully at the home of his close friends．
76．Hans Christian Andersen is very famous for
77．Andersen created a small toy theatre and for his puppets．
78．Andersen moved to to become an actor．
79．Andersen couldn't give performances because ．
80．In 1872，Andersen and didn't get well again．
As an English，I can speak three languages-English，German and French，so do you think the British people are very good language learners？The fact is that they aren't．
Some statistics （数据） from the survey done by the European Commission （欧盟委员会）showed that 62% of the British people only speak English.38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more．Compared with the British people，56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more．From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe．
And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language．Many European people can have a conversation in English．That's why my people don't think it is necessary to learn a foreign language．
In Britain，students are not required to learn a foreign language．That means learning a foreign language is only an option at school．In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14．So why don't students continue learning foreign languages at school？Because they think it is more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history．
To solve this situation，the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school．One way is to start learning it at a much younger age．Another one is to give school children more choices．
Changing the British attitude （态度） to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to try!
（1）Which country does the writer come from？
| A． |
America． |
| B． |
China． |
| C． |
Britain． |
| D． |
Egypt． |
（2）Which of the following about the British people is true？
| A． |
They are good language learners． |
| B． |
62% of them speak two or more languages． |
| C． |
They are famous for speaking foreign languages． |
| D． |
More than half of them only speak English． |
（3）According to the passage，students in Britain prefer to learn ．
| A． |
science or German |
| B． |
history or German |
| C． |
science or history |
| D． |
German or French |
（4）In Paragraph 4，"an option"means ．
| A． |
a choice |
| B． |
a game |
| C． |
a mistake |
| D． |
a conversation |
（5）What is the best title of the passage？
| A． |
Speaking English |
| B． |
Foreign Language Learning in UK |
| C． |
Schools in UK |
| D． |
Young English Learners． |
On my recent trip to Sydney with my parents，we visited the Wildlife Park．
The Wildlife Park has lots of different animals and birds．Some are native （当地的） to Australia and can only be found there．There are over 600 animals there，including kangaroos，koalas and crocodiles （鳄鱼）．They are kept in their natural environment．I like the Wildlife Park better than a zoo where most of the animals are in cages （笼子）．
We first spent some time with the kangaroos．We were allowed to touch and feed them．It was very exciting to be so close to them．There were koalas there too．They looked very cuddly （令人想拥抱的）．Although we were not allowed to carry them，I got to take a photo with one．
It is a wonderful souvenir （纪念品） of my holiday in Sydney．
The Wildlife Park has plenty of fresh water and saltwater crocodiles．Some of them are really big and scary （吓人的） with huge teeth!I did not want to get too close to them．
There was also a bird show．The keepers showed us different species （种类） they had．I saw an old parrot which could"talk"．It made a great impression on me．
I enjoyed the trip very much．There was so much to see．
（1）Where is the Wildlife Park？
| A． |
In Sydney． |
| B． |
In Cairo． |
| C． |
In Athens． |
| D． |
In Rome． |
（2）What is a wonderful souvenir of the writer's holiday？
| A． |
A parrot that could talk． |
| B． |
A chance to feed a koala． |
| C． |
A photo with a koala． |
| D． |
Food for the kangaroos． |
（3）Why didn't the writer want to get very close to the crocodiles？
| A． |
They lived in water． |
| B． |
The writer was afraid of them． |
| C． |
The writer did not want to feed them． |
| D． |
The writer did not like the smell of saltwater． |
（4）Which of the following is true？
| A． |
The kangaroos are kept in cages in the Wildlife Park． |
| B． |
The writer travelled to the Wildlife Park alone． |
| C． |
The writer went to see koalas first． |
| D． |
The writer watched a bird show． |
（5）How did the writer feel after visiting the Wildlife Park？
| A． |
Excited． |
| B． |
Unhappy． |
| C． |
Bored． |
| D． |
Hopeless． |