"Today I will give you a special test，" said the English teacher with a smile on his face．
All the students sat up straight and waited for the test to begin． The teacher began to give the test papers to all the students． After he finished handing out the test papers， he asked them to begin．
The students were very surprised to see that there was not a question but a black dot（圆点）in the center of the paper． The teacher noticed the students' surprise and said， "I want you to write about what you see there．" At the end of the class， the teacher took all the students' answer sheets and read the answers． All of them described the black dot． After reading all the answers， the teacher said， "Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot， but no one wrote about the white paper．" The whole class listened silently， because they were afraid to fail in the exam． Then the teacher said， "Don't worry about your marks for this test． I just want you to think about our life． The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the center of the paper represents（代表）problems in our daily life"．
Our life is a gift given to us by God， with love and care． However， we just pay attention to the problems like illness and poverty， and never see happy things in our life． So we should try to solve our problems and enjoy each moment life gives us．
（1）What was in the center of the paper？
| A． |
a white dot |
| B． |
a black dot |
| C． |
a question |
| D． |
a gift |
（2）Which of the following is wrong about the test？
| A． |
There was a black dot in the center of the papers． |
| B． |
Nobody paid attention to the black dot． |
| C． |
Students should not just care about their marks． |
| D． |
The students were very surprised when they saw the papers． |
（3）What did the teacher mainly want to tell his students？
| A． |
Our life is a gift given to us by God． |
| B． |
The black dot doesn't mean any problem in our life． |
| C． |
Don't worry about the marks for the test． |
| D． |
We should solve our problems and enjoy each moment in life． |
（4）What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "poverty" in the last paragraph？
| A． |
污染 |
| B． |
富有 |
| C． |
贫穷 |
| D． |
保险 |
（5）Which is the right order of the story？
①The teacher read all the answers．
②The teacher asked his students not to worry about their marks．
③The teacher wanted his students to think about life．
④The teacher began to hand out the test papers．
| A． |
④①②③ |
| B． |
①②③④ |
| C． |
④①③② |
| D． |
③②①④ |
One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Simon went to London to __________.
| A．visit his friend | B．spend his holiday | C．study English | D．have a meeting |
Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?
A B CDAccording to the passage, the British usually spend their time _______ on the train.
| A．playing cards | B．talking | C．doing some reading | D．singing and dancing |
What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in the passage?
| A．成果 | B．学期 | C．会议 | D．用语 |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Differences in British and American culture | B．Simon’s funny story |
| C．Information abroad | D．Hiding the feeling |
Large population has caused many problems. For example, the traffic is very heavy in some big cities.
During the last ten years, big cities like Beijing and Harbin were full of cars and buses. Now the streets are completely crowded and it’s very difficult to drive a car along them. Drivers must stop at hundreds of traffic lights. What are our cities going to be like in the future? How can we solve the problem?
There are some good ideas to reduce the use of private(私人的) cars. In 1971, the officer in Rome began an interesting experiment: Passengers on the city buses didn’t pay for their tickets.
In Stockholm there was another experiment: People paid very little for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus(电车) and train all over the city.
In many cities now some streets are closed to vehicles(机动车) and pedestrians are safe there.
In London there is another experiment: Part of the streets is for buses only. So the buses can travel fast. There are no cars or taxis in front of them.
根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案。The passage is about .
| A．big cities | B．streets | C．cars | D．traffic |
The city of once experimented on a completely free bus service.
| A．London | B．Paris | C．Rome | D．Stockholm |
The city of experimented on a very cheap bus service.
| A．Paris | B．Stockholm | C．London | D．None of the above |
The underlined word “pedestrians” means_________ in Chinese.
| A．行人 | B．司机 | C．旅客 | D．向导 |
In many cities, pedestrians are much safer because .
| A．no traffic is allowed in some streets | B．traffic is computer-controlled |
| C．cars move very slowly | D．only one-way streets are open to traffic |
| Spaceship |
Time |
Astronaut |
Event |
| Shenzhou V |
2003.10.15 —10.16 |
Yang Liwei |
China became the third country to succeed in sending up the manned spaceship into space. |
| Shenzhou VI |
2005.10.12 —10.17 |
 Fei Junlong Nie Haisheng |
|
| Shenzhou VII |
2008.9.25 —9.28 |
Zhai Zhigang Liu Boming Jing Haipeng |
Three Chinese astronauts were sent into the space together. Zhai Zhigang went out of the spaceship and walked in space for the first time. |
| Shenzhou VIII |
2011.11.1 —11.17 |
No astronaut |
Shenzhou VIII connected itself to Tiangong I successfully. |
| Shenzhou IX |
2012.6.16 —6.29 |
Jing Haipeng Liu Wang Liu Yang |
Astronauts connected Shenzhou IX to Tiangong I successfully by controlling them by hand. Liu Yang became the first woman astronaut who came into the space in China. |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。______ country (countries) had sent their astronauts into space before China.
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
______ was sent into the space twice among these astronauts.
| A．Yang Liwei | B．Fei Junlong | C．Nie Haisheng | D．Jing Haipeng |
______ walked in the space for the first time in China.
| A．Yang Li Wei | B．Zhai Zhigang | C．Liu Boming | D．Liu Yang |
_______ has the same number of astronauts as Shenzhou IX.
| A．Shenzhou V | B．Shenzhou VI | C．Shenzhou VII | D．Shenzhou VIII |
Liu Yang ________ in China.
| A．became the first woman astronaut who came into the space |
| B．is the first astronaut who came into the space |
| C．walked in the space for the first time |
| D．connected Shenzhou VIII to Tiangong I successfully |
Dear Grace,
How are you? Thank you for your last e-mail. You want to know about my school clubs, right ? Well, it’s time for us to join the school clubs now. There are many clubs in my school, like the English club, the art club, the music club and the sports club. I have two good friends, Jack and Lisa. We all want to join the school clubs.
I want to join the music club, because I can play the guitar. I can’t speak English well, but I also want to join the English club.
Jack likes sports. He can play soccer and basketball. He is in the school soccer team(队). He wants to join the sports club. He can play the guitar, too. But he doesn’t want to join the music club.
Lisa likes drawing. She wants to join the art club. She also speaks English very well. I think she can be in the English club. But she can’t be in the music club. She can’t play any instruments(乐器).
Are there any clubs in your school? What club are you in?
Please write an e—mail and tell me about your school clubs.
Yours,
JaneGrace wants to know Jane’s _______ .
| A．school clubs | B．school life | C．new friends | D．favorite sports |
Jane wants to join the _______ club.
| A．art | B．sports | C．music | D．science |
下面哪项陈述是正确的？
| A．Jack speaks English well | B．Jack is Jane’s good friend |
| C．Jack is in the art club | D．Jack can play the violin |
Lisa can NOT__________.
| A．draw well | B．play the guitar |
| C．join the English club | D．speak English well |
Grace 下次给Jane写的邮件的主题可能是什么？
| A．Grace’s birthday party. | B．Grace’s favorite subjects. |
| C．Grace’s school clubs. | D．Grace’s school day |
Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. American schools begin in September. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Then the students have a great summer vacation.
High school students have only four or five subjects each term. They usually have same lessons every day, and teachers don’t ask them to do much homework. After school, they can do many interesting things like playing sports. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.
After high school, many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or big one. They need a lot of money to go to college. So many college students work after school to make money.American students always go to school in ________after summer vacation.
| A．September | B．June | C．February | D．January |
Most children go to college when they are _________ in America.
| A．twenty | B．seventeen | C．fifteen | D．thirteen |
划线词语“make money”的汉语意思是______________
| A．还钱 | B．花钱 | C．借钱 | D．挣钱 |
We can know that high school students in America______________.
| A．don’t like playing sports after school. |
| B．have six or seven subjects each term. |
| C．don’t have too much homework. |
| D．have different lessons every day. |
Many American college students work after school to ____________.
| A．help other children | B．get money for their studies |
| C．meet lots of friends | D．see interesting things. |