Look at the notice from the Students’ Union. It’s a description of students’ activities for the coming winter vacation.
| Winners of Super Boys will come to our school on January 30th, 2014. They are going to give a concert in the school hall at 2：00 pm. Please come to the Students’ Union to get a half-price ticket to the concert before this Friday. |
| Wouldn’t it be great if you could join us and go hiking around the West Hill for two days? We’ll start at 7：00 am on February 6th. Please come to the Students’ Union to sign your name and pay fifty yuan, 20 percent off for members of the Hiking Club. |
| Are you interested in being a volunteer? We’ll go to a mountain village to give away books to the children there. We’ll work and study with them for a whole day. Please come to the school gate at 6：00 am on February 13th, 2014. Free of charge(免费). |
| We’ll hold a party for the students who come from poor families and have to stay at school during the winter vacation. Would you like to join us? Please come to the reading room at 5：00 pm on January 28th. |
The notice is about .
| A．free tickets | B．students’ activities |
| C．the West Hill | D．poor children |
Betty likes music and wants to go to the concert, so she must arrive at the school hall before on January 30th, 2014.
| A．2：00 pm | B．7：00 am |
| C．6：00 am | D．5：00 pm |
If you are a volunteer, you will go to a mountain village .
| A．on January 30th | B．on February 6th |
| C．on February 13th | D．on January 28th |
If you want to take part in a party for poor students, you should go to on January 28th.
| A．the school hall | B．the West Hill |
| C．a mountain village | D．the reading room |
How much will Tom, a member of the Hiking Club, pay if he wants to go hiking around the West Hill?
| A．2 yuan. | B．50 yuan. | C．40 yuan. | D．Nothing. |
January 16, 2014 – We know the saying “The early bird gets the worm”, but today you’re going to learn about the interesting saying “The early fish gets the bird.”
An African tigerfish(老虎鱼) was seen jumping out of the air and catching a flying bird. The African tigerfish has bright red fins and very sharp teeth. There have been rumors(传闻) this kind of fish preys on(捕食) birds since the 1940s, but no one was able to catch one.
"The whole action of jumping and catching happens so quickly that after we saw it, it took all of us a moment to really understand what we had just seen," said Nico Smit from Environmental Sciences and Management at North-West University.
Smit and his research team saw it at a lake in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa during summer. They found about 20 fish feeding on birds in the morning. Those birds may be out early to look for food, but we will never know for sure!The tigherfish ___________.
| A．is from the USA | B．has bright black fins |
| C．has very sharp teeth | D．was seen in a forest |
The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 means _______.
| A． a tiger | B．a fish | C．a bird | D．a person |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Nobody has heard of the rumors about the tigerfish before. |
| B．It took Smit a moment to understand what he had seen about the fish. |
| C．The interesting findings happened in a lake in the afternoon. |
| D．The birds were caught by the tigerfish because they were out too early for food. |
Where is the passage likely to be read?
| A．In a poster. | B．In a tour guide. | C．In a newspaper. | D．In a story book. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．The early fish gets the bird. |
| B．Nico Smit and an African tigerfish. |
| C．Nico Smit and his research team. |
| D．The Mapungubwe National Park |
Sherlock Holmes is thought to be the greatest detective in stories. He is, in fact, more famous than his writer — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In the stories, Holmes is “tall and manly (有男子气概的)”. Holmes’ flat was shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy (笨拙的) Dr. Watson. He went around with Holmes and tried to solve problems before Holmes. But poor Dr. Watson lost out to (被某人战胜或取代) Holmes every time. Conan Doyle said that the idea of Holmes came from Dr. Joseph Bell, one of his teachers at Edinburgh University, where he studied medicine.
The name of Sherlock Holmes first came to the readers in Doyle’s book “A Study in Scarlet” in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all people that when the writer Doyle killed him off in one of his stories, readers got angry. They refused to allow Holmes to die! So Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.
The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes in cinema and television screens as well as on stage.When do people first knew the name of Sherlock Holmes ?
| A．In 1887 | B．In 1987 |
| C．In 1877 | D．In 1788 |
Sherlock Holmes was ________.
| A．the greatest detective who ever lived | B．a teacher |
| C．Arthur Conan Doyle | D．only a character written by Conan Doyle |
Readers were angry when Doyle ________.
| A．couldn’t write any more stories of Holmes |
| B．wrote badly of Holmes |
| C．wrote too many stories of Holmes |
| D．killed Holmes off in one of his stories |
If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are flash mobbers (快闪族). Who are they? Are they mobs(犯罪团伙)? Don’t feel afraid hearing their name. In fact, like a mob, they are a large group of people, but they have a good purpose. They usually get together in a place, do some simple actions, and then quickly disappear.
Flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans organized through Internet and got together outside the railway station in Liverpool. They were singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use negative words (消极语言).
Flash mobs give different people a chance to come together to create a good memory.Where may you see a flash mob?
| A．In schools. | B．In villages. |
| C．In the railway stations. | D．On the playground. |
In 2009, hundreds of people took part in a flash mob in Liverpool railway station to ________
| A．to show themselves |
| B．to remember Michael Jackson |
| C．tell people not to use negative words |
| D．to make a film |
Which of the following ideas about flash mobbers is NOT right?
| A．They are usually a large group of people. |
| B．They usually do simple actions like singing and dancing. |
| C．They usually get together for a good purpose. |
| D．After simple actions they usually go away slowly. |
The purpose(目的) of this notice is____________．
| A．to ask people to visit the springs | B．to make visitors know the area |
| C．to tell visitors what not to do | D．to tell the visitors to have a rest |
The notice is written for____________.
| A．visitors | B．children | C．workers | D．managers |
____________is NOT mentioned in the notice．
| A．How long visitors can stay in the area |
| B．What visitors cannot bring to the area |
| C．Who looks after the visitors’ things |
| D．Whether smoking is allowed in the area |
The Chinese meaning for “slippery” is____________．
| A．平坦的 | B．湿滑的 | C．狭窄的 | D．冰凉的 |
阅读短文，从文后所给A—F六个句子中选出填入文中空缺处，使短文完整正确。
If you have a brother or sister, you already know you are different from each other．You live together in the same house and have the same parents．________ Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you．
First-born children receive all the attention from their parents． Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born as any other child． Parents tend to give them more responsibility．_______ As a result, first-borns are often responsible, hard-working and serious． They often want to do well at school and work
_______ For example, George W. Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson are all first-borns．
When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed． The second child is allowed to be more independent． But he also has to compete with the first-born for the parents’ attention and love． These children often choose different sports and hobbies to show independence．______ They are often adventurous, fun-loving, and outgoing, but can be jealous and get angry easily．
The youngest child tends to be the happiest． He has fewer responsibilities and more freedom． These children do not feel pressure to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention．_______ So, many famous talk-show hosts and comedians were born last．
| A．There are more first-born American Presidents than second or last-born children． B．They are often friendly， humorous and calm． C．But you have different personalities． D．Their parents may probably love them more． E．And they develop different personalities． F．They depend on the first-borns to take care of younger brothers and sisters． |