Fraser Island is in Queensland，Australia，about 200 kilometers north of Brisbane．It is about 120kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide．It is a very important island because it is completely made of sand．In fact，it is the largest sand island in the world．There is no airport on the island，but there is a long beach along the east coast．Planes arrive and leave from here．
The sand makes unusual shapes．There are hills made of sand called sandblows．Nothing grows on them．They move one or two meters a year from the northwest towards the southeast of the island，getting bigger and bigger．At other places on the island，such as Rainbow Gorge，The Cathedrals and Red Canyon，the sandy rocks have different colors．Sometimes the rocks are so brown that they turn the sea brown，like coffee．
Surprisingly，the sandy island has a lot of different plants and animals．There are dark forests﹣eucalyptus woods，beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes．There are many kinds of birds，like owls and curlews．There are many animals there，too，such as crocodiles，flying foxes and wild dogs called dingoes．
About 500，000 people visit the island every year to see the island's beauty and nature．People enjoy camping and hiking（徒步）there．Unluckily，the visitors create problems．They damage plants and frighten animals．Their sun cream（防晒霜）makes the water dirty．So it is necessary to manage the visitors．For example，people may not use motor boats or go fishing in the lakes，and they need official papers to drive there．
（1）The passage is mainly about ．
A．the shape of Fraser Island
B．nature on Fraser Island
C．the history of Fraser Island
D．daily life on Fraser Island
（2）From Para.1we know ．
A．how large Fraser Island is
B．Fraser Island is the largest island
C．many people live on Fraser Island
D．people will build an airport there
（3）The underlined word"They"in Para.2refers to（指）the ．
A．unusual shapes
B．sandy hills
C．sandy rocks
D．different plants
（4）From the 3rd paragraph we can infer（推断）that is a kind of plant．
A．eucalyptus
B．owl
C．curlew
D．dingo
（5）Visitors may not be allowed to on Fraser Island soon．
A．camp and hike
B．go fishing in the sea
C．wear sun cream
D．drive without official papers．
My name is Lin Hui. I like to tell stories about people who work together. What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship. An excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China.
Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.
Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford. He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.
The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.
294wordsThe Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because .
| A．they were not well protected | B．they could find nothing to eat |
| C．they died of a serious disease | D．they had the habit of living together |
After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain, .
| A．people used them to carry things |
| B．the Duke of Beford sold them all |
| C．they didn’t like the weather there |
| D．their number became larger and larger |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．The number of the Mulu deer. | B．The life of the Milu deer. |
| C．The return of the Milu deer. | D．The importance of the Milu deer. |
Read how Sofia writes a composition.
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| 1.The weekend before she has to give it to the teacher, she sits on her own in the kitchen. First, she looks at the title and thinks a lot. |
2.Then she writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper, in no particular order. She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary and writes those down. |
3.Then she has a sandwich and goes to watch TV. |
4.The next day she looks at what  she wrote. She adds some more ideas. Then she decides how to order her ideas. She starts to write. |
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| 5.There are some words she’s not sure about so she looks them up in her dictionary. |
6.When she has finished writing, she reads  carefully through her composition. She crosses some things out and changes one or two sentences. |
7.Then she looks back at her notes from other written work. She makes sure she hasn’t made any of the same mistakes. |
8.Finally, she writes out her composition onto a clean piece of paper and puts it in her bag. |
180wordsWhat does Sofia do first before she writes the composition?
| A．She looks at the title and thinks a lot. |
| B．She has a sandwich and goes to watch TV. |
| C．She writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper. |
| D．She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary. |
When she meets some words she’s not sure, .
| A．she writes them down | B．she looks back at her notes |
| C．she crosses some things out | D．she looks them up in the dictionary |
From the passage we can know Sofia is a .
A．drive r |
B．doctor | C．student | D．parent |
These four ads ar
e for four children’s books. They talk about the writers, prices, sizes and so on of the books.
| Alfie’s Angels Henriette Barkow Ages 8-12 Pictures by Sarah Garson Alfie wants to be an angel（天使） because angels can do anything! But his teacher has other ideas. She thinks Alfie wants to look cool. ￡7.50 21.5 cm x 27cm Languages : English and French |
That’s My Mum Henriette Barkow Ages 8-12 Pictures by Derek Brazell People often think that Mia’s mum is not her mother because they don’t like each other. Mia doesn’t want people to think that. Mia and her friend Kai decide to do something about this. ￡6.50 21.5 cm x 27cm Languages : English and Chinese |
| What Is Peace Emma Damon Ages 4-6 Peace is giving…not taking. Peace is love…not hate. And peace is many more things… ￡5.99 19 cm x 21cm Languages : English and Japanese |
Farmer Duck Martin Waddell Ages 6-8 Pictures by Helen Oxenbury There was a duck. It lived with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed. One day the other animals decided to do something for the duck. ￡8.50 28 cm x 23cm Languages : English and Korean |
198 words Why does Alfie want to be an angel?
| A．Because angels can fly. | B．Because angels can do anything. |
| C．Because angels look like each other. | D．Because angels are cool. |
How much is What Is Peace?
| A．￡7.50. | B．￡6.50. | C．￡5.99. | D．￡8.50. |
Andy is a Korean boy. Which book can he read?
| A．Alfie’s Angels. | B．That’s My Mum. |
| C．What Is Peace. | D．Farmer Duck. |
Do you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? Normally the women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent（聪明的） than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain is made up of “grey matter” and “white matter”. While men have more of the white matter, the amount（数量）of “thinking” brain is almost the same in both men and women.
It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls may learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of different information at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.
There are other important differences between two sexes（性别）. As white matter is the key to spatial（空间的）tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!
The differences begin when fetuses（胎儿）are about nine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children when they are very young. A boy would try to climb a barrier before him or push it down while a girl would ask for help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors, among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1?
| A．Grey matter controls thinking in the brain. |
| B．Men’s brain is 10% less than women’s. |
| C．Grey matter plays the same role as white matter. |
| D．Men and women have the same amount of white matter. |
What can you infer from Paragraphs 2 and 3?
| A．Men have weaker spatial abilities. |
| B．Women do not need to tell directions. |
| C．Women prefer doing many things at a time. |
| D．Women do many jobs at a time better than men. |
What can you learn from Paragraph 4?
| A．Our children needed more spatial skills. |
| B．Women may have more feelings than men. |
| C．Young boys may be stronger than young girls. |
| D．More women take up jobs requiring speech skills. |
The passage is mainly about _______.
| A．ways of being more intelligent |
| B．differences between men and women |
| C．studies on brains between two sexes |
| D．studies on white matter and grey matter |
The rising costs of health care have become a problem for many countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is reported that a big part of the government’s health budge（预算）has been used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.
Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankrupt（破产）if the patients had taken ways for early prevention. For example, keeping a balanced diet（均衡饮食）, such as not consuming too much animal fat and trying to have enough vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.
One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular（定期的）exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better.
In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people’s health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one’s family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.
However, paying more attention to disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “consuming” in Paragraph 2?
| A．Avoiding. | B．Producing. | C．Eating. | D．Cooking. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Health or Illness? | B．Exercise or Illness? |
| C．Prevention or Education? | D．Prevention or Treatment? |
We can learn from the passage that ______.
| A．more health education should be given |
| B．dressing warmly can prevent diseases |
| C．a balanced diet is cheaper than regular exercise |
| D．the government’s health budget should be increased |