In China， many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities， because the countryside is much poorer than the city， and often there isn’t much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.
But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris， people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city， and they are tired of the crowded streets， crowded trains and buses. They don’t want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside， and breathe the fresh air there.
So they move out of the cities. Some don’t go very far， just a little way out of the city， to the towns near the cities; other people move to the real countryside with sheep， cows and green fields. There， they start new lives and try to make new friends.
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years， many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren’t always very friendly.
As a result， quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights.” they say.Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?
| A．The countryside is much poorer than the city. |
| B．People in the countryside have nothing to eat. |
| C．People in the countryside don’t have much work to do there. |
| D．Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside. |
Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?
| A．Because they will find good jobs. |
| B．Because they are tired of living in the city. |
| C．Because they can make more money there. |
| D．Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields. |
What’s right about the people who move to the countryside？
| A．All of them feel happy. |
| B．None of them feel happy. |
| C．Only a few of them stay at the countryside at last. |
| D．Some people in the countryside always fight with them， so they hate the countryside. |
What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph show?
| A．They are happy to move back to the city. |
| B．They miss their friends in the countryside. |
| C．They still want to move to the countryside. |
| D．They are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city. |
Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians， green is a color that means the hope and joy of spring， while for Muslims， it means heaven. Red stands for good luck in many cultures. In China， children are given money in a red envelope to bring good luck in the New Year. For many nations， blue stands for protection. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves from bad people or bad things happening.
People’s choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions (反应) toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to cut down pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomachaches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure (血压) to rise and increase people’s appetites (食欲). Many designers will include different shades of red in restaurants. Similarly， some websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eyes.
Blue is another color which can make you feel peacefully. Unlike red， blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less， some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room， think about the color carefully.To the Egyptians， green means ______.
| A．good luck | B．joy of spring |
| C．heaven | D．protection |
We can learn from Paragraph 3 that green can ______.
| A．cause more stomachaches |
| B．easily catch a person’s eyes |
| C．cut down pain and relax people |
| D．make people’s blood pressure rise |
Why will some websites have a red “Buy Now” button?
| A．To help people relaxed. |
| B．To bring people good luck. |
| C．To make people feel peaceful. |
| D．To encourage people to buy the things. |
What color might help lose weight according to the text?
| A．Red. | B．Green. |
| C．Blue. | D．Purple. |
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How many holiday ideas does http： //usaholidays.com offer?
| A．4. | B．100 . | C．101. | D．150. |
What is covered in the National Scenic Byways Program?
| A．Exciting cycling. | B．Memorable roads. |
| C．Photos provided. | D．SeaWorld visit. |
Which of the following is the best website for reviews of hotels?
| A．Http：//byways.org. |
| B．Http：//usaholidays.com. |
| C．Http：//www. oyster.com. |
| D．Http：// seaworldparks.com. |
Here is an American Teenager’s School Report, please read it and answer the following questions.
| SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL REPORT Term: Spring Name: Jane Elizabeth Pringle Age: 15 Grade: 4 Average Age: 14.9 No. in Form: 18 Position: 15 |
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| English |
She’s fond of writing notes to her friend, but she is not at all fond of writing compositions. Her work is full of spelling mistakes. I believe she’s able to do better. |
B |
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| Maths |
She is good at figures, but lazy. She doesn’t always pay attention and spends most of her time annoying(讨厌的) the boy in front of her. She must concentrate(全神贯注). |
B |
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| Latin |
I don’t believe Jane is seriously interested in Latin. |
C |
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| Foreign Language |
She will never succeed in learning foreign languages if she keeps on speaking English. |
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| Science |
If she persists in doing dangerous experiments, she will blow us all up! |
C |
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| History |
Getting better. |
B+ |
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| Geography |
Nice work. |
A- |
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| Art |
Very good – likes drawing pictures of her teachers. |
A- |
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| PE |
Excellent |
Games |
Excellent |
| Music |
Fair |
Conduct |
Fair |
| General: Jane is still a bit of a tomboy, and she often gets into trouble with her teachers. She is fond of talking during lessons. She is good at games and especially likes playing football with the boys and climbing trees. She must take things more seriously. S. Sweet B. Birth Form Mistress Headmaster |
Jane draws pictures of _________ very well.
| A．her teachers | B．fruits | C．cartoons | D．mountains |
The science teacher _________ Jane’s experiments.
| A．is interested in | B．is worried about |
| C．laughs at | D．takes part in |
The best way for Jane to learn foreign languages is _________.
| A．to get up earlier. | B．not to make spelling mistakes. |
| C．to speak more English. | D．not to speak much English. |
The underlined word “tomboy” means _________.
| A．a girl who has a boy’s name. |
| B．a girl who looks like a boy. |
| C．a girl who acts like a boy |
| D．a girl who is dressed like a boy. |
Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the school report?
| A．Jane Elizabeth Pringle is fifteen years old now. |
| B．She doesn’t listen to the teacher carefully in maths lessons. |
| C．There’s many mistakes in her writings because she’s written too many notes. |
| D．She does well in PE and her history is better than before. |
“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”
“I often check my e-mail forty times a day.”
“I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my ‘real-1ife’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction（瘾）called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug use. People lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab, and he was surfing the net for several days straight.
Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.
Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms（症状）:
●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
●You can’t wait for your next online time.
●You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
●You go out with your friends less and less.
What does the beginning of the passage tell us?
| A．How to become an Internet addict |
| B．What an Internet addict usually does |
| C．Where to find an Internet addict |
| D．Why to write this passage |
How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?
| A．It is something like keeping drugs. |
| B．It is a way of producing drugs. |
| C．It is like taking drugs. |
| D．It is terrible to imagine. |
Why do people worry about the teens?
| A．The teens are wasting too much money. |
| B．They used to work on the Internet. |
| C．The playing field of the teens will disappear. |
| D．More and more of the teens wil1 become addicted to the Internet． |
The example in the passage shows that _______.
| A．Internet problems are more serious among college students. |
| B．Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep. |
| C．Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted. |
| D．The police often help to find those Internet addicts. |
What is the writer trying to tell us according to the passage?
| A．Don’t be addicted to the Internet. |
| B．Go to family activities more often. |
| C．Do things as you have planned. |
| D．Stay with your parents as often as possible. |
Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts，but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night. If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is protecting themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the tree.
Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spread over, the enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn’t strong at all.From the passage we can learn that locusts.
| A．are small animals |
| B．are easily found by birds |
| C．are dangerous to their enemies |
| D．change their colours to protect themselves |
How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?
| A．They run away quickly. |
| B．Their colours are much like their enemies. |
| C．They hide themselves in the day and appear at night. |
| D．They have to move quietly. |
Bears and lions can keep safe because they.
| A．have the colours much like the trees | B．move quickly |
| C．like brown and grey colours | D．live in forests |
The kind of fish can live up to now because .
| A．it is very big and strong |
| B．the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies |
| C．the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies |
| D．it swims faster than any other fish |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests |
| B．Colours of Different Animals and Pests |
| C．The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests |
| D．Some Animals and Pests |