When talking about picking a right school，a mother and teacher gave some pieces of advice．
In the latest issue（期） of Youth magazine，the mother shared the school advice she gave her daughters with young people across the country．
"I've told my daughters many times that I don't want them to choose a name，"the mother said．"I don't want them to think，'Oh，I should go to these top schools．'We live in a country with hundreds of excellent universities．So the first question is：what's going to work for me？"
"When it was time to prepare for picking schools，nobody around me believed I could get into Xiamen University．But through hard work I finally made it，"she continued．"So，my second piece of advice is：believe in yourself，no matter what other people might say．Once your goal is set，you only need to try your best to make it come true．"
"The last piece of advice is not to be worried even if your dreams don't come true．As I've said above，there are so many good universities out there．So it's important for everybody to understand that you can always find a university that gives you a great education．"
38．The mother shared her advice ．
| A． |
with her students |
| B． |
with her husband |
| C． |
in Youth magazine |
| D． |
in Xiamen University |
39．To explain her second piece of advice，the mother gave ．
| A． |
a story of her daughters |
| B． |
a story of her own |
| C． |
some different reasons |
| D． |
some different ideas |
40．We can learn from the last paragraph（自然段） that ．
| A． |
we can realize our dream through hard work |
| B． |
the name of the university isn't the most important |
| C． |
it's not necessary to care what other people might say |
| D． |
more than one university can give us a good education |
41．The best title of the passage may be " "．
| A． |
Colorful University Life |
| B． |
Best School Education |
| C． |
A Report on University Building |
| D． |
Advice on School Picking． |
Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colors? Colors 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 colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors 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 coloring is protecting themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors 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 colors to protect themselves |
How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
| A．They run away quickly. |
| B．Their colors 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 colors much like the trees |
| B．move quickly |
| C．like brown and gray colors |
| 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 Colors for Animals and Pests |
| B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests |
| C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests |
| D．Some Animals and Pests |
When Susan Chen left high school, she wanted to go to university. Unfortunately, her father was quite poor, and a university education cost a lot of money.
“Take the entrance examination,” her father said, “and we’ll think of something if you pass.”
Susan took the examination. She did not score very high marks, but she scored enough, and was offered a place at the university.
“I’m very proud of you, Susan,” her father said. “I must find the money for a university education for you somehow.”
“But how, Dad?” Susan asked.
“Well, I can sell my car and work a lot of overtime. I can even work at two jobs if necessary, one during the day and one at night.”
“You’re a very generous father,” Susan said.
“Your future is worth the sacrifice,” he told her.
The next day he sold his car and asked his boss to give him three hours overtime every day. This meant walking to work and working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, but he did not complain. His daughter’s education was worth it.
A year passed. Susan took her first-year examination.
When the results were announced（宣布）, she ran home to tell her father the news.
“Dad,” she said, “I’ve got my examination results. You’ll be so pleased.”
“You’ve passed!” he exclaimed.
“Guess what? I got the third place and won the scholarship. You can get your car back and stop working so hard.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Susan Chen wanted to when she graduated from high school.
A. make some money
B. go to university
C. go to workShe took the entrance examination and passed it with .
A. the highest marks
B. full marks
C. just enough marksTo pay for her university education, her father .
A. sold his car
B. bought a house
C. changed his jobAt the end of her first year at university, Susan .
A. bought her father a car
B. failed the exam
C. passed the examAccording to the story, it is probably TRUE that .
A. Susan didn’t do well in her subjects
B. Mr. Chen was pleased to hear the news
C. Susan found a job to have her father’s car back
The American secret service began in 1865. It has many important jobs. One is to stop different types of fraud(诈骗)， such as printing fake(假的) money, credit card(信用卡) fraud and computer fraud. The other is to protect the president at all times.
The secret service’s earliest job was to stop people from making fake money. The secret service agents(特工) still have to do that because the criminals(罪犯) are smarter now. They are better at using computers and other expensive equipment. But agents are much smarter.
Protecting the president is hard. The most dangerous places are outdoors. Agents can’t check every person in the crowd, so they must watch the crowd carefully. And they always follow the president. They’re just like the president’s shadow.
Unluckily, some criminals do want to give the president trouble, or even hurt him. The secret service agents try to find them and stop them when they want to do something bad. It’s a dangerous, but important job. The secret service helps keep the president and the country safe.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The American secret service .
| A．isn’t to protect the president |
| B．makes fake credit cards |
| C．began in 1865 |
| D．has only one important job |
At the very beginning, the secret service’s job was to .
| A．protect the president |
| B．stop computer fraud |
| C．watch the crowd carefully |
| D．stop fake money making |
When protecting the president, .
| A．agents must be careful at all times |
| B．agents don’t always stay near him |
| C．agents check every person in the crowd |
| D．agents are afraid of indoor places most |
When underlined word “them” means the .
| A．presidents | B．criminals |
| C．secret service agents | D．people in the crowd |
The most dangerous place to protect the president would be in .
| A．the White House | B．a hotel room |
| C．a public park | D．a main hall |
A Big Umbrella
Nancy: I saw seven girls in one umbrella and none of them got wet.
Taney: Oh, that must be a very big umbrella.
Nancy: No, it wasn’t raining.
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.
“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?”
“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he said.
“You’re a good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two more cents. But why are you so interested in the old woman?”
“She is the one who sells candies.”
Break a Mirror（镜子）
“Why are you so happy, Jason?” Laura asked the 98-year-old man.
“I broke a mirror,” he replied.
“But that means seven years of bad luck.”
“I know,” he said happily. “Isn’t it wonderful? I can live for another seven years.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The three passages above are all .
| A．jokes | B．notices |
| C．news | D．letters |
The seven girls didn’t get wet because .
| A．the umbrella was big enough |
| B．the seven girls wore their raincoats |
| C．it wasn’ t raining at all |
| D．it wasn’t a heavy rain |
Little Robert spent the money .
| A．helping the poor old lady |
| B．buying candies for himself |
| C．helping his mom |
| D．buying gifts for his mom |
broke the mirror.
| A．Nancy | B．Laura | C．Robert | D．Jason |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Robert’s mother was very kind. |
| B．Little Robert would get four cents every day. |
| C．Because of breaking the mirror, Jason lived to be 105 years old. |
| D．Laura would often break a mirror after hearing Jason’s words. |
There are three photos of my good friends on my desk.
In the first photo you can see Jerry. He is a tall and cool boy with short and straight hair. He is the captain of our basketball team. He is very popular. All my classmates like him very much.
In the second photo, you can see the boy with glasses. His name is Jack. He is short and a little bit heavy. But he is very smart and funny. He often tells us funny stories and makes us happy.
In the third photo, you can see two girls. They are drinking water. The girl on the left is Lucy. She is a beautiful girl from London. She has long blonde hair and big eyes. She can sing very well, and she can also speak a little Chinese. The girl on the right is Li Yun. She is a Chinese girl with beautiful black hair. She studies very hard. She says she wants to be a scientist when she grows up.The writer has_______ good friends.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
_______ has short and straight hair.
| A．Jerry | B．Jack | C．Lucy | D．Li Yun |
Which is true?
| A．Jack is tall and cool. |
| B．Li Yun has long blond hair and big eyes. |
| C．Lucy wants to be a scientist. |
| D．Jack is smart and funny. |
Which is wrong?
| A．Lucy is an English girl. |
| B．Jerry plays basketball very well. |
| C．The girl on the left of the third photo is Lucy. |
| D．Li Yun can sing very well. |
_______ wears the glasses.
| A．Jerry | B．Jack | C．Li Yun | D．Lucy |