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Music can be a great power to change people’s lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard life. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay.
But it doesn’t stop Sanchez’s love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation at her home, but it also sent the message of hope： “My house is old and poor, but it beats (胜过) being homeless… Love yourself and never give up. You’ll see a better life if you keep your head up…”
It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics (歌词) came into her head, “I would have to write them down right then,” she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star.
Jeremy Lillig was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he was moved. He shared it through social media (社交媒体). The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.
Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. “I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,” she said.
There are people in Sanchez’s family.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

What’s true about Keep Your Head Up?

A．It was written two years ago.

B．It showed a feeling of hopeless.

C．It described the good situation of a house.

D．It took Sanchez several weeks to write the song.

The Kansas City Star is .

A．a music group	B．a newspaper
C．a charity fund	D．a school

The word “moved” can be replaced (代替) by .

A．surprised

B．interested

C．touched

D．excited

The best title of the passage can be .

A．A girl and her song

B．Poor home is better than being homeless

C．Charity changes the girl’s life

D．Let’s support poor students

C

Dubai is a city of big business，expensive hotels，skyscrapers(摩天楼)，and shopping malls．In the early 20th century，Dubai was a successful trading port．People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business．But it was still a small city，and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen．Then in 1966，oil was discovered．This brought a lot of money into the area，and soon Dubai began to change．

Today Dubai is one of the world's most important business centers．In fact，each year the city gets its money mainly from business，not oil．
Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad．They come to relax on its beaches，and every year，millions visit just to go shopping！
Dubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities．Many tall buildings are built in months．The city also has many man-made islands．One of these，the Palm Jumeirah，is like a palm tree(棕榈树)and is very beautiful．

The city is still an amazing mix(混合体)of people from different countries．The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai，and foreigners now outnumberDubai natives(本地人)by eight to one！
Many people welcome the city's growth．But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change．As a Dubai native says，" We must always remember where we came from ．Our kids must know we worked very ，very hard to get where we are now ，and there's a lot of more work to do ．"

1．

Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century？

A．	To relax．
B．	To buy oil．
C．	To go shopping．
D．	To do business．

2．

Which of the following is NOT true？

A．	Dubai has created many man-made islands．
B．	There are many foreigners working in Dubai．
C．	Many international visitors come to Dubai every year．
D．	Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil．

3．

What does the underlined word"outnumber"mean？

A．	To be smaller in size than another group．
B．	To be more in number than another group．
C．	To be bigger in area than another group．
D．	To be smaller in area than another group．

4．

In the last paragraph，what does the underlined part mean？

A．	We should always visit Dubai．
B．	We should learn from foreigners．
C．	We must always remember our past．
D．	We must only think about the future．

5．

What's the main idea of the passage？

A．	Dubai is growing very fast．
B．	Dubai was a big city before 1966．
C．	Many tall buildings are built in months．
D．	Many tourists come to relax on Dubai's beaches．

B
Betty and I are best friends．Our birthdays are on the same day，so every year we have a birthday party together．But this year，we had a costume party instead．
While we were writing the invitation，my mum came in and asked．“Why not invite John？”John had been in our class for only a few months，but he was always getting better grades in math than anyone else in class．I wrinkled(皱起)my nose and said，“Mum，he wears the same pants to school every day．How can he even afford a costume？”Mum said nothing．The next day，mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate in it．“I thought it would be nice of you
to give this to John，”Mum said．But how？We didn’t want to make John embarrassed．We discussed it for a long time．Finally，Betty and I had a good idea．
On the day of our party，kids arrived，dressed differently．John arrived，in an old sheet(床单)，but still in the same brown pants as usual．We danced，ate snacks and played games in groups．Before eating the birthday cake，Betty said in a loud voice，“Now it’s time for the great prize game．It’s the following riddle…”It was a math game．None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope．
Everything went on well as we planned．John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week．He felt happy．So did we．
When we helped others，we need to find a proper way，or we may hurt them in another way．
The two girls and John were in the same________．

A．group

B．family

C．team

D．class

John’s family may be very________according to the passage．

A．far

B．poor

C．rich

D．small

How did John get the prize during the party？

A．By helping others．

B．By asking for help．

C．By getting good grades in study．

D．By winning the math game．

John________with the shopping certificate after the party．

A．watched a basketball match

B．saw a movie

C．bought something to wear

D．made a phone call

The two girls felt________when they found John wearing his new clothes．

A．happy

B．sorry

C．sad

D．angry

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A
A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends．But one day she heard the hounds(猎犬)getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends．So，she went to the horse，and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back．But he refused，because he had important work to do for his master．He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her．
She then came to the bull，and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns(角)．The bull replied，“I am very sorry，but I have an appointment with a lady；but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want．”The goat，however，feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it．The sheep，he felt sure，was the proper friend to ask for help．
So she went to the sheep and told him the situation．The sheep replied，“Another time，my dear friend．I do not like to have anything to do with it，as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares．”
The hare then went，as a last hope，to the calf(小牛)，who regretted that he was unable to help her，as he did not like to take the responsibility(责任)upon himself．By this time the hounds were quite near，and the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped．
What do we know about the hare？

A．She was strong enough to face all the dangers．

B．She was friendly and all animals loved to help her．

C．She was ready to help other animals when necessary．

D．She got along well with the other animals and had a lot of friends．

What happened to the hare one day？

A．The horse carried her away on his back．

B．Her enemy came neat and she was in danger．

C．She had an argument with her friend，the bull．

D．The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back．

What does the underlined word“repel”mean in Chinese？

A．击退

B．厌恶

C．排斥

D．拒绝

What do you think of the sheep？

A．Helpless．

B．Brave．

C．Friendly．

D．Smart．

What does the story want to tell us？

A．Don’t judge a book by its cover．

B．One’s mind works fast in time of danger．

C．Sometimes enemies can become good friends．

D．Having too many friends means no friends sometimes．

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Every day, it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?
Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. Sometimes designers use a special picture or symbol called a logo. Logos appear(出现) on many different products(产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company.
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence all around the world: “Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.
All advertisements are designed to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”
You might think that advertisements are not after you, but the next time you buy a soft drink，ask yourself this question: Why am I buying this special product?
Title: Advertisement

You can see advertisements in English.
On bags and clothes	● Logos appear on products. ● It is hard to forget a logo.
On TV and the radio	● Advertisements use short sentences to make people remember them ● Funny situations are often as well.
The of designing advertisements	● Make people buy a product. ● Advertisements are always you.

	Lost: I lost my dictionary in the school library. My name is on it. I must find it. Call me at 5578-3356. Jack
	Found: A red schoolbag is in Classroom 3E. An English book, a notebook and a pencil box are in it. E-mail: Anna2014@sina.com. Anna
	Alan, Is this your tape? Please come to the computer room after class. Nick
	Lost: My pencil box. A blue pen, two green pencils and a purple ruler are in it. My phone number is 5548-4439. Tina

A．schoolbag	B．tape
C．pencil box	D．ruler

A．A pen	B．A ruler
C．Two pencils	D．An eraser