Swimming is very popular in the world. Many people like swimming in summer,even in the other three seasons. Water makes people feel cool and swimming makes people keep healthy.
If you swim in the wrong place,it may not be safe. A lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in water , and most of them were students,. Now some people are not careful enough in swimming.They often think they can swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that a lot of good swimmers have died in water. They died not because they couldn’t swim, but because of their carelessness. Don’t get into water when you are alone. If there is a “No Swimming”sign, don’t swim there. If you remember these , swimming will be safe and enjoyable（舒服的）.
______ like swimming in summer.
| A．Few people | B．Lots of people |
| C．Only students | D．Only swimmers |
Swimming can help people ______.
| A．keep clean | B．get fat |
| C．keep healthy | D．feel tired |
It’s ______ to swim in a wrong place.
| A．wonderful | B．interesting |
| C．not safe | D．not careful |
People died not because they couldn’t swim , but because of their _______.
| A．careful | B．carefully |
| C．carelessness | D． careless |
If you go swimming , you shouldn’t ______when you are alone.
| A．get into water | B．die in water |
| C．swim too long | D．swim too badly |
Want to save money when travelling by train?
Here are some ways：
Day Returns
This ticket can save you up to 45％ on the standard fare（费用）. You have to travel after the rush hour period Monday—Friday, but can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.
Big City Savers
These are special low-priced tickets on certain trains. You have to book in advance（提前）－at the latest by 16：00 the day before you travel. It’s first come, first served.
Weekend Returns
Weekend Returns are available（有售）for most trips over 60 miles. Go on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and return the same weekend on Saturday or Sunday, and save up to 35％ on the standard fare.
Monthly Returns
These are available for most trips over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save you up to 25％ on the standard fare.
Family Rail Card
For 20 pounds this rail card allows you to take a second adult and up to 4 children for only 3 pounds each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date. How many ways does the writer tell us to save money when travelling by train?
| A．Five. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．Six. |
Big City Savers are special low-priced tickets ontrains.
| A．certain | B．return | C．weekend | D．all |
Monthly Returns save you up toon the standard fare.
| A．45％ | B．35％ | C．25％ | D．65％ |
When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii. One morning, I met an old man, a bum（流浪汉）, on the street comer. He asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir. ”
After talking a while, he told me that he had something to show me and share with me. We walked several blocks until we came upon the downtown Public Library.
The bum asked me to sit down and wait a moment. Later he returned with some books, and then said, “I want to teach you two things. Number one is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover fools you. I’ll bet you think I’m a bum, don’t you?”
I said, “I guess so, sir.”
“Well, young man, I've got a little surprise for you. I am one of the wealthiest（富有的）men in the world. But a year ago, when my wife passed away, I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to city doing just that. Number two is to learn how to read, for there is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom（智慧）. ”At that moment, he gave me the books he’d pulled from the shelves. His parting request（请求）was for me to never forget what he taught me. I have remembered until today. The boywhen he was 14.
| A．liked running | B．left school |
| C．did well in study | D．traveled around the world |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The old man took the boy home. |
| B．The old man was homeless and poor. |
| C．The old man was friendly to the boy. |
| D．The old man and his wife went from city to city. |
The old man taught the boy how to.
| A．love people | B．become wise |
| C．choose friends | D．experience the bum’s life |
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A new planet more like Earth was discovered and regarded as a likely future home for human. The planet contains both land and water with average temperatures around 22℃. It is 600 light years from Earth. There are 290 days a year on the planet. |
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A French company wants to change the Eiffel Tower into a very tall and growing Christmas tree made of 600,000 plants. The Eiffel Tower is decorated（装饰）with 10,000 light bulbs and attracts（吸引）7 million visitors a year. |
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Wow, what a night! The evening got off to a fun start with Steven Hall. Ronan Parke took on Kelly Clarkson’s Because Of You. Jai McDowall finally won because of his wonderful performance. |
The new planet.
| A．might have 365 days a year | B．has no water |
| C．might be a future home for human | D．has bad weather |
will make the Eiffel Tower become a big tree.
| A．1000 light bulbs | B．600,000 plants |
| C．600 light years | D．7 million visitors |
was the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2011.
| A．Steven Hall | B．Ronan Parke |
| C．Kelly Clarkson | D．Jai McDowall |
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred
off the northeastern coast of Japan on 11 March
The earthquake in Japan on March 11,2011 was a 9.0 on the Richter scale (里氏). Over 6,500 died because of the disaster by March 18. The earthquake also caused a tsunami (海啸) and a nuclear leak (核泄漏).
However, most Japanese people stayed calm and orderly.They left broken houses calmly. They waited in line for food, water and public telephones. There was no robbing (抢劫) and no pushing.
Earthquakes hit Japan almost every year. People are ready for an earthquake at any time.
In Japan, you can learn about earthquakes on TV and in schoolbooks. Even the famous comic, Sakura Momoko (《樱桃小丸子》), shows earthquake training in a school. Almost every family in Japan has a survival kit (救生包). The kit has a flashlight (手电筒), a radio, water and enough food for several days.
Most buildings in Japan use wood. The material is less dangerous during a disaster. The buildings can stand an earthquake of up to 7.0 on the Richter scale.How large was the earthquake in Japan on March 11?
What did the earthquake cause besides many people’s death?
Where can Japanese people learn about earthquakes?
What are most buildings in Japan made of?
What can we learn from Japanese people if the disaster happens to us?
Hu Yaohui, a schoolgirl in Zhejiang province, didn’t want to speak or eat for a week. She kept worrying about her scores on the exam. “I can’t stop thinking about my place in the class,” she said. “I feel stressed out.”
Hu is not the only one who faces stress. According to a recent survey conducted by Wuhan University of Hubei province, 70 percent of the 2,000 students who are going to take the college and high school entrance exams feel under pressure (压力).
Stress is a normal physical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.
Stress isn’t always bad. Sometimes, people’s stress is important during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do their best — like while getting ready before a big competition or exam.
However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload (负荷过多). People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have other problems, such as sleeping problems, headaches and often getting colds.
The most helpful way to deal with stress overloads is to learn how to manage the stress. For example, you might manage it by getting a good night’s sleep, or by exercising every day.
Another good way to deal with stress is to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Don’t be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can make you feel better.Hu Yaohui felt stressed out about ________.
| A．her marks on the exams |
| B．which seat to take during exams |
| C．not being able to sit in the front |
| D．not being allowed to eat in class |
According to the survey in Paragraph 2, _______ of the 2,000 students who will take entrance exams feel stressed.
| A．nearly half | B．about 1,400 |
| C．almost seven hundred | D．about one seventh |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Stress is a kind of serious heart disease. |
| B．Stress is always bad for people. |
| C．Stress is always useless for an exam. |
| D．Stress is greatly needed sometimes. |
This passage is mainly about “________”.
| A．Many students face stress now. |
| B．People’s stress is always important. |
| C．How to get less stress |
| D．How to get good results with the help of stress. |