I think the Buddy Club is great. I really enjoy talking with the older students about school life and growing up. They can tell me a lot. One student told me how he relaxed (放松) before exams. Another student told me about great websites about learning History and English.
The Buddy Club is also a good place to just forget about school altogether! One of the older students taught us origami (日本折纸). We made paper planes, birds and hats together.
The table tennis tournament（锦标赛) was a great idea. I didn’t do very well, but I learnt a lot from watching the doubles tournament won by a fourteen-year-old girl and a seventeen-year-old boy.
Last year, we had the annual (每年的) Buddy Club Picnic. Everyone enjoyed the games we played. After I learnt how to fish, I caught two fish in the lake. I think it might be a good idea to change the Buddy Club Picnic to a weekend camping trip. We could learn how to put up (架起) tents (帐篷) and how to find our way through a forest. Many of the older students know how to do this already, and I think they would like to teach the younger students.
I want to say again how much I enjoy the club. When I’m older, I will make friends with younger students. Then, I can tell them all about school life and growing up.What does the writer enjoy doing at the club?
| A．Learning Japanese. |
| B．Talking to older students. |
| C．Losing at table tennis. |
| D．Surfing the Internet. |
Did the writer win the table tennis tournament?
| A．No, and he was very unhappy. |
| B．No, but came second. |
| C．Yes, he won the doubles. |
| D．No, but he enjoyed watching it. |
How does the writer want to change the picnic?
| A．He wants more fish to be caught. |
| B．He wants to make it shorter. |
| C．he wants to have it in a tent. |
| D．He wants to change it to a camping trip. |
What does the writer want to learn?
| A．How to put up a tent and make a fire. |
| B．How to put up a tent and find his way through a forest. |
| C．How to make clean water and find his way through a forest. |
| D．How to find his way through a forest and climb a mountain. |
Do you know the phrase “Weibo Addicts” (微博控)? Do you write a Weibo? If you don’t, you are “out”!
Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why? Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words.
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it grows very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese micro-bloggers grew to 300 million. People write microblogs for many reasons. For many microblog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, everyday life, pictures, music, videos and so on.
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. However, this can also bring problems and even panic (恐慌). For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami (海啸) hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like “Salt can help people fight radiation (辐射)” were hot on microblogs. Then a crazy buying of salt followed. Later people knew it was just a rumor (谣言).
In a word, microblog plays a new part in the life of Chinese people.What does Weibo Addicts in the first paragraph mean?
| A．People who are crazy about Weibo. |
| B．People who seldom use Weibo. |
| C．People who first made Weibo. |
| D．People who need Weibo least. |
What is NOT an advantage (优势) of Weibo?
| A．It is short but carries many meanings. |
| B．It can help us learn the latest news. |
| C．It can send rumors. |
| D．It is easy to use. |
People usually don’t share their _______ on Weibo?
| A．videos. | B．music. |
| C．pictures. | D．secrets. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Writing a microblog needs much time.
B. Microblog appeared in China only one year ago but it is so popular now.
C. As a popular thing, microblog has its advantages(优势) and disadvantages(劣势).
D. More and more Chinese show great interest in microblog because it started in the USA.What does Para. 2 mainly talk about?
| A．How to use Weibo. | B．Why Weibo is so popular. |
| C．Who is using Weibo. | D．What Weibo is. |
Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.
Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!
Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe's favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of "Why I Sing the Blues", you are a very advanced student.
If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!Which is Mr. Joe’s mother language?
| A．French. | B．English. |
| C．Chinese. | D．Japanese. |
Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT______.
| A．pronounce correctly | B．remember new words |
| C．learn English | D．sing songs better |
The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be______.
| A．everyone likes the songs |
| B．John Denver's voice is sweet |
| C．the lyrics of the songs are beautiful |
| D．the lyrics are close to normal spoken English |
The underlined word "advanced" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by______.
| A．careful | B．excellent |
| C．kind-hearted | D．lazy |
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
| A．English Songs. |
| B．The Famous Band-The Beatles. |
| C．English Songs helps English Learning. |
| D．How to Learn English. |
| Place of interest |
 Water Cube (水立方) |
 West Lake |
 Disneyland |
 Dragon Tower |
| Location (位置) |
Beijing |
Hangzhou |
Hong Kong |
Harbin |
| Phone Number |
010--28135589 |
0571--68345579 |
00852--28029822 |
0451--81187899 |
| Price of ticket |
￥60 |
￥50 |
￥300 |
￥150 |
| Feature (特色) |
Special bubbly (气泡状的) design |
The Broken Bridge |
Cartoon (卡通) characters |
Skywalk |
It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on_________.
| A．Dragon Tower | B．West Lake |
| C．Water Cube | D．Dragon Tower |
If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube，he should call ____to get information.
| A．0451—82187899 | B．0571—68345576 |
| C．0l0一28135589 | D．00852-28029822 |
Disneyland，which attracts(吸引) a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year，is in _____________ according to the travel information.
| A．Beijing | B．Harbin | C．Hong Kong | D．Hangzhou |
Two travelers plan to have a bird’s—eye view(俯视)of Harbin，and they need to pay ______ from the information above.
| A．￥150 | B．￥300 | C．￥450 | D．￥100 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?
| A．Water Cube is special in design. |
| B．The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest. |
| C．In Disneyland. you can’t see any cartoon characters. |
| D．Dragon Tower is the tallest in China. |
My name is Han Mei．Now I want to say something about my father．My father is a doctor. He works in a children’s hospital.I don’t know much about his work. I just know he is very busy every day．He works five days a week，from Monday to Friday，sometimes he works on Saturdays or Sundays．He gets up early in the morning．He cooks breakfast for my family．After breakfast he goes to work at ten past seven. He has lunch at his workplace．He comes back home at about half past six．My mother cooks dinner. After dinner my father does the washing．Then he goes out for a walk. Before he goes to bed，he often reads some newspapers or watches TV．He goes to sleep very late．What does Han Mei’s father do?
How many days does Han Mei’s father work a week?
Who cooks breakfast for the family?
Where does Han Mei’s father have lunch?
When does Han Mei’s father come back home?
If you are a visitor，you may look for the post office in a foreign country．Can you imagine (想像)how those people will tell you the way?
In the countryside of American Middle West，people will tell you，‘Go north three miles．Turn east，and then go another two miles.’
While in Los Angeles，California，the American people have no idea of the distance on the map．‘How far is the post office?’ you ask．‘oh,’ they answer，‘it is about ten minutes by taxi from here．’But in fact，they don't know how far it is.
In Greece(希腊)，a Greek will often say，‘Follow me．’Then he'll go with you through the streets of the city to the post office．
In many places, people usually say ‘Sorry，I don't know’ when they can't tell you the way．However，in Mexico(墨西哥)，the people think ‘I don't know’ is not polite(有礼貌的)．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．
So you must be careful of their habits (习惯) when you are asking the way in a foreign country．In ，the people don't tell you the direction but lead(引导) you to the post office．
| A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
You will often lose your way in because the people can't give you the right
direction．
| A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
The underlined word‘distance’means‘ ’ in Chinese．
| A．方向 | B．地方 | C．距离 | D．终点 |
countries are mentioned(提到) in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
What do people usually do if they don't know the way?
| A．They lead you to the place． |
| B．They give you a wrong answer． |
| C．They say nothing． |
| D．They say ‘Sorry，I don't know．’ |