Nowadays， a new method is used to decide who are the top students in school． The best students are those who not only get high marks， but also follow the rules and the behavior standards for middle school students． Here are some of the new rules and standards．
Tell The truth． Have you ever copied someone else's work on an exam？ If you have， then don't do it again! That's not something an honest student should do． If you have played computer games for two hours in your room， don't tell your parents you were doing homework．
Learn to work together with others． It would be more fun when more people work together． Did you fight with your teammates when your basketball team lost？ Only working together can make your team stronger． Be friendly to the people you are with． Try to think of others， instead of only yourself．
Be open to new ideas． Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon？ Perhaps you'll discover Earth II someday． Don't look down on new ideas． Everyone's ideas are important． You should welcome them， because new ideas make life better for everyone．
Use the Internet carefully． Some websites on the Internet aren't for kids， so make sure to visit the web pages that are good for you． You can visit the websites for fun or homework． Can't you find any good websites for children？
（1）How many new rules and standards are mentioned in the passage？
（2）Should we learn to work together with others？
（3）Why should we welcome the new ideas？
（4）What kind of web pages should we visit？
（5）Who can be the best students according to the new standards？
Different countries have different customs in giving presents.
In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for “clock” is similar to the sound of “death”. Also, don’t wrap(用……包裹) a present in white, black or blue paper, because they are the colours for funerals(葬礼). Don’t give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.
In Russia if you give flowers as presents, you have to give an odd number of them (one, three, five, etc.) because even numbers of flowers are for funerals.
In Germany if you are invited to dinner, flowers are good presents to take to your dinner hostess (女主人), but don’t take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don’t take thirteen of anything because it’s an unlucky number. Don’t take an even number of anything, either. Don’t wrap your presents in white, brown, or black paper.According to the passage, ___________ must never be given to Chinese people as presents.
| A．flowers | B．clothes | C．food | D．clocks |
People don’t wrap presents in black or white paper in __________.
| A．Germany | B．China |
| C．both China and Germany | D．both China and Russia |
What does the underline word “even” mean in Chinese in the passage?
| A．偶数的 | B．奇数的 | C．甚至 | D．平坦 |
What presents can you take to your dinner hostess in Germany?
| A．Thirteen of something |
| B．Flowers except red roses |
| C．An even number of something |
| D．Something wrapped in brown paper |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Foreigners’ presents |
| B．Giving flowers as presents |
| C．Different customs in giving presents |
| D．Don’t give thirteen of anything as presents |
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.” he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?” His friend Jack asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,” Alan said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Alan said, “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.” Jack said.
“Let me finish.” Alan said, “On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”Alan saw ________ in a news paper.
| A．an ad. | B．a letter |
| C．a story | D．a report |
Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.
| A．the mountains | B．the countryside |
| C．the seaside | D．William Farm |
Alan spent _________ at William Farm.
| A．four days | B．three months |
| C．a month | D．a few weeks |
Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.
| A．mutton | B．pork | C．beef | D．fish |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．Alan left the farm because he missed his family |
| B．Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm |
| C．Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm |
| D．Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner |
Do you like singing? Do you know how to use the iPod or iPhone to sing? The iPod and iPhone are two devices of the company Apple. Now they will soon teach you how to sing well. The company Apple is planning to turn the two devices into karaoke machines.
After Apple invented the iPod, the way people listened to music changed a lot. But now the company wants to teach people to sing with them. By using the iPod or iPhone, you can choose your favourite song, and then you will see lyrics (歌词) on the screen, just like traditional karaoke machines. When you sing, the devices will remember your voice. It will also compare your voice with the singer of the song. It can even give you a suitable (合适的) mark. If you sing well, you may get a mark of 90-100. If you don’t sing well, you may get a poor mark.
It is good news for people who like singing. Use your iPod or iPhone to practise more. I am sure you can sing very well. What does the underlined word “devices” mean in Chinese?
| A．设备 | B．机会 | C．歌曲 | D．手机 |
The iPod and iPhone will soon teach you how to _______.
| A．use the devices | B．sing well |
| C．make phone calls | D．dance to music |
By using the iPod or iPhone, you can’t _______.
| A．choose your favourite song |
| B．see lyrics on the screen |
| C．get the singing marks |
| D．see people dance to the music |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The company Apple didn’t invent(发明) the iPod. |
| B．No devices will remember your voice. |
| C．When you sing, you may get a mark from the devices. |
| D．If you like dancing, it is good news for you. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．A famous company Apple. |
| B．A perfect mobile phone. |
| C．Why people often use the iPod or iPhone to sing. |
| D．How people will use the iPod or iPhone to sing. |
One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.
Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”
“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?”
“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant?” asks the old man.
The young man answers, “Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”What is the old man doing?
| A．He is giving some meat to the young man. |
| B．He is selling an elephant. |
| C．He is looking at an elephant. |
| D．He is finding the bad ears of the elephant. |
The young man looks at the elephant slowly because ______.
| A．he never saw an elephant before |
| B．He wants some meat |
| C．he want to help the old man |
| D．he wants to find the bad ears |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．The old man sells the elephant. |
| B．The young man doesn’t say anything about the elephant before the old man sells it. |
| C．The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat. |
| D．The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the elephant. |
The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.
| A．presents | B．money | C．food | D．meat |
How does the young man look at the elephant?
| A．Quickly. | B．Carefully. | C．Fast. | D．Happily. |
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses (A)______ large gardens or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on.
Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. (B)When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents always take good care of your life and (C) they also look after your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same (D) ______ money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is like a turning door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance(机会) you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.在文中（A）和（D）的空白处填入适当的词：（A）_____ （D）_____
文中画线部分（C）指代的是：_____
将文中画线部分（B）改写为同义句：
When you are in trouble at school.
When you _____ _____ at school.从文中找出两个描述人心情的形容词：_____ _____
从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的词语或短语：_____