Most Americans start to school at the age of five when they enter kindergarten(幼儿园). Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school is like. Children attend elementary school for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people. After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school for another three years. This is called secondary education. In some places, the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. In all, elementary and secondary education together take twelve years to complete excluding （不包括）kindergarten.
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The elementary and secondary education together take the children ____ to complete in the USA.
A. thirteen years B. nine years
C. twelve years D. eleven years
Most American children enter kindergarten _________ .
| A．at the age of five | B．to study two years |
| C．to learn science | D．about two years old |
In elementary school they should stay there ________ .
| A．for six years | B．for three years |
| C．for another three years | D．to study hard |
Children should study how to __________ .
| A．act |
| B．become an astronaut |
| C．read and write |
| D．read, write and work with numbers |
Some American children have their elementary school education for ___ .
| A．five years | B．four years |
| C．eight years | D．seven years |
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Daily Horoscope（占星）on May 5th
Aries：Everything is getting ready. You are in the right place at the right time. Cheer up and catch good chances.
Taurus：If something isn’t what you think, don’t worry. Wait patiently and you will have a better chance. But a mistake now will bring you trouble.
Gemini：Your experience and ability will attract others’ attention today. You’ll be asked for your opinions, and you will be able to get everything you want.
Cancer：Put on a big push and you will make some extra money. This is a great day to go for interviews or talk to someone about your ideas.
Leo ： You’ll have success at work but don’t spend too much money. A short trip will bring good results.
Virgo：If you don’t know enough about something, keep away from it. Think before you take actions. Be honest, or you’ll be in trouble.
Libra : Joining a good group will make you catch a chance. Then you can get what you want.
Capricorn ：Don’t believe anyone who pretends（假装） to know everything. Do everything on your own.
Aquarius：Try your best to help others and you’ll attract everyone’s attention. Friendship is the most important thing to you.
Pisces：You may meet someone who will invite you to a talk or a meeting. Be careful enough or you’ll make enemies. Who has the best luck on May 5th?
| A．A Gemini. | B．A Virgo. | C．A Leo. | D．A Pisces. |
The underlined part “put on a big push” means "______ " in Chinese.
| A．用力推一下 | B．用力拉一下 | C．穿件大衣服 | D．奋力拼搏一下 |
Who needn’t pay attention to others but depend on（取决于）himself ?
| A．A Libra. | B．A Cancer. | C．An Aquarius. | D．A Capricorn. |
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don’t agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources（资源）， we are short of（缺乏）others, for example，fresh water（淡水）. It is reported that we will have no coal（煤or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources，what can we use in the future and where can we move？Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life，we can do many things to prevent waste from happening，for example， turn off the water taps（水龙头） when we finish washing，turn off the lights when we leave the classroom，try not to order more food than we need and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best. From the passage we know that some students often _______ in the school.
| A．eat too much | B．don‘t work hard |
| C．waste things | D．throw rubbish everywhere |
Which is not mentioned in this passage？
| A．Fresh water | B．Forest. |
| C．Oil. | D．Coal. |
What may happen in 100 years？
| A．We may still have enough oil. |
| B．We may still have enough coal. |
| C．We may have a little oil. |
| D．We may have no coal or oil to use. |
Which of the following is right？
| A．Waste brings problems. |
| B．Waste can bring no problem. |
| C．China is rich in fresh water. |
| D．Students never waste things. |
Which is the best title of this passage？
| A．Stop Wasting | B．School life |
| C．Waste in the School | D．Rich Resources in China |
Almost every child in big cities has the chance to go to school. Nine years’ studying helps children to prepare for their future lives. In fact, many students can study for more than nine years. Not all children are so lucky.
There is a girl called Xiao Fang. She is eight years old and lives in a small village in Guangxi. When she was younger, she wanted to go to school, but she could not because her family was too poor. The schools were too expensive, so her parents kept her at home. Instead of studying, Xiao Fang worked in the fields with her parents.
Then Project Hope heard about Xiao Fang. It agreed to help Xiao Fang to go to school. Her wish came true, and now she is studying in a school. Unluckily, there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can help these children.
Project Hope also helps to repair school buildings.
All this good work costs money. Project Hope needs your help. If you give Project Hope ￥300, we can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year. With more money, Project Hope can build new schools. The money buys good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. To help us is to help Xiao Fang and many other children to have a good start in life._______________can go to school.
| A．Almost everyone in the world |
| B．Almost everyone in China |
| C．Almost everyone in big cities |
| D．Almost everyone in small villages |
Xiao Fang didn’t go to school when she was younger because_______.
| A．her family was too poor |
| B．she didn’t like school |
| C．there was too much work for her to do |
| D．she could learn nothing at school |
With￥300, ______________.
| A．one child can go to school for nine years |
| B．a new school can be built |
| C．many children can go to school |
| D．a child can go to school for a year |
Xiao Fang is studying in a school because _________________________.
| A．Project Hope heard from her |
| B．Project Hope helped her |
| C．she knew someone working in Project Hope |
| D．she wrote a letter to the newspaper |
Project Hope helps__________________________.
| A．children who are too poor to go to school |
| B．to repair school buildings |
| C．children to go to school |
| D．all the above |
The Internet joins millions of computers all over the world, and it’s used by people all over the world. It was invented in the 1960s in the USA. The American government needed a network of computers for its army. Then in the 1970s scientists and businesspeople also wanted to use the Internet to send and receive messages. For some years, they weren’t allowed to use US network, and when they were allowed to, the messages were in very simple text without photos.
The World Wide Web was invented by a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. He wanted to send documents to other scientists. So he developed the World Wide Web. This allowed him to send and receive scientific documents with text, drawings and photos. In the 1990s, more and more people began to use the Internet and the World Wide Web.
So, what’s the difference between Internet and the World Wide Web? The Internet is the hardware .It allows us to communicate with other people. The World Wide Web is the software. It allows us to create , see, and read multimedia documents.
The web is made up of millions of documents called web pages. These pages are held in computers all over the world. Many people have a favourite website with a number of web pages on the same subject.
Email is a way of using your computer to send and receive messages. It’s cheaper and quicker to use email than send normal mail. New users call normal mail “snail mail” because it’s so slow.
It took 50 years for 100 million people to listen to the radio. It took 15 years for 100 million people to watch television. By the year 2000, it had taken only about three years for 100 million people to use the Internet. What will happen next on the Internet?When was the Internet invented?
| A．In the 1970s | B．In the 1960s | C．In the 1990s | D．In 1989 |
Who made the Internet easier to use?
| A．Businesspeople | B．The American government |
| C．A British scientist | D．American Scientists |
Why is email better than snail mail?
| A．Because email was invented early. |
| B．Because email came from America. |
| C．Because email is cheaper and quicker. |
| D．Because email is fashionable. |
According to the passage, which of the following is not true.
| A．Tim Berners-Lee developed the World Wide Web. |
| B．At first, the message were in very simple text without photos. |
| C．Web pages are held in computers all over the world. |
| D．The World Wide Web allows us to communicate with other people. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．The history of the Internet |
| B．The World’s greatest invention |
| C．The World Wide Web |
| D．The future of the Internet |
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Accident Report Form(表格)
Accident: A car crashed（冲撞） into a tree.
Some people were trapped （困）in the car.
Weather: There was a heavy rain.
Date of call: June 3,2006
Time of call: 9:30 p.m.
Name of caller: Mrs Green
Place: Zhongshan Road, Nanjing
Conditions of victims（受害者）: Mr Green hurt his head.
Mrs Green hurt her left leg.
Their daughter felt frightened.
Action: Policemen arrived at 9:40 p.m. and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 p.m.What time did Mrs Green call the police?
| A．At 9:30 a.m. |
B．At 9:30 p.m. |
| C．At 9:40 p.m. |
D．At 9:45 p.m. |
How many people were trapped in the car?
| A．One. |
B．Two |
C．Three |
D．Four |
Whose left leg was hurt?
| A．Mrs Green's. |
B．Their daughter's. |
C．Mr. Green's |
D．Their friend's. |
What was the weather like that day?
| A．It was sunny. |
B．It was snowy. |
C．It was cloudy. |
D．It was rainy. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The car crashed into a wall. |
| B．Their daughter hurt her leg and was sent to the hospital. |
| C．The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing. |
| D．The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital. |