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Many children in England get given lunch at school．There are new rules about what children may be given for these lunches．The reason for this is to give children healthier food．There are many foods that children aren't allowed to eat and they're only allowed to eat small amounts of fatty or sweet food．If you were at a school there，you might hear this conversation as you wait for your lunch．
Josh：Whats for lunch？I want chips．
Dinner lady：No chips today．You've had chips twice this week already．
Josh：Oh!OK，I'll have a chicken pie with gravy．
Dinner lady：No，sorry．You've had a pastry dish （油酥食品） once this week already．
Josh：Really!Oh yes，on Monday．Well，what can I have？I'd like pasta and sauce．
Dinner lady：No，sorry．Pasta counts as （算作）a pastry dish．So you can't have that，either．
You've had two pastry dishes this week﹣a meat pie and a pizza．You can have vegetables or salad．The meatballs are nice today．
Josh：All right．I'll have meatballs and steamed vegetables．I hope they're tasty．
Dinner lady：They're good for you!
Josh：I miss my chips．They're my favorite．I used to have them every day．Before these new rules came in．
Dinner lady：Well，that's why these rules were brought in．Too many children were eating junk food，especialy chips．Children like chips，but they aren't a healthy choice．
Josh：I'll have an apple juice with that，please．
Dinner lady：OK，but its only 150 ml．You aren't allowed more than that as juice has sugar
in it．The new rules encourage you to drink water．No soft drinks at all．
Students cannot have more than two portions （价额）a week of food that has been deep﹣fired．They must have at least three different fruits and three different vegetables every week．Whole grains such as brown bread are to be given，instead of"white"grains．
These ru les are to teach healthy eating and to stop children putting on too much weight．This will make sure that more people are healthy in the future．
6．The new rules about gwen lunch are brought in to ．
A．give children healthier food
B．sell fruit and vegetables
C．help students save money
7．What did Josh have for lunch in the conversation？
A．Chips．
B．A chicken pie with gravy
C．Meatballs and steamed vegetables．
8．The new rules encourage children to have a week
A.150 ml soft drinks
B.3 portions of deep﹣fired food
C．more than 3 kinds of vegetables
9．Many children in England get given lunch．In that way，children ．
A．can eat whatever they like
B．must choose food by rules
C．can put on weight quickly
10 The passageis about ．
A．healthy school lunches
B．how to order food
C．school rules．
The first part of a new science-fiction series （系列剧）was shown on NBC last night. Star Trek is about a spacecraft（宇宙飞船）which travels faster than the speed of light. The show is developed from three ideas about the 22nd century. First, we’ll find other life forms great tools which will make amazing things possible.
Let’s think about these predictions. If we find life forms on other planets, will they be intelligent? I hope so. But we human beings might not be friendly – I don’t think we’ll believe in the idea of peace one hundred years from now. But this is science fiction, so we can be optimistic! And Star Trek’s idea of life in the future is ‘communicators’. And we will be ablt to have conversatins with people who are on because you’ll have an electronic notebook. And if you get ill, the doctor won’t have to examine you – a machine will ‘read’ your body. The strangest manchine includes a ‘teleport’ which will take people to a different placein a second!
The ideas are interesting, and in my opinion there’s only one problem with star trek: the acting. The TV company （公司）will have to get better actors. If they do that, the show might be a success. If the acting doesn’t improve, Star Trek won’t last for more than one series. Of course, my prediction may be wrong. I can’t see into the future!What is Star Trek?
| A．A TV play. | B．A popular song. |
| C．A spacecraft. | D．An alien. |
What does the underlined word “optimistic” mean?
| A．Lucky and happy. | B．Hopeful and confident. |
| C．Helpful and creative. | D．Thankful and popular. |
What’s the writer’s opinion about Star Trek?
A. The life forms on other planets are stupid.
B. Interesting ideas make a new series popular.
C. The new series might not be successful without better actors.Which would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Aliens on Other Planets. | B．The Idea of Human Life. |
| C．A Science Fiction. | D．A New Series about Future. |
Today there are many fires than in the past. Over 100,000 wildfires burn each year in America. Russia has 20,000 to 35,000 wildfires every year. Australia has on average 60,000 each year. These fires destroy（损害）huge areas of forests and burn hundreds of homes.
Many experts believe there are several reasons for this sudden increase in fires. The first reason is climate（气候）change. Recent weather has been warmer and drier. This leads to dangerous fire conditions. When lightening strikes（发生雷电），dry grass easily catches fire. Hot winds add to the problem. The wind spreads a fire quickly. In 2010, Russia had the hottest and driest summer in a century. In just one month, 500 fires destroyed over 2,000 homes. Some people lost their lives.
Traditional fire-fighting practices are another reason for the increase in fires. In America, firefighters used to quickly put out every fire. They didn’t allow the grass and trees to burn. As a result, today many forests have thicker vegetation（植被）.Thicker vegetation means more fuel（燃料）for fires. Also, without fires from time to time, forests become overcrowded and unhealthy. Some trees are dead. The dead wood then easily catches fire. So surprisingly, America has many more fires today partly because of its past fire-fighting practices.
Scientists now understand that a fire can be a natural part of a healthy forest. As a result, countries like Australia allow more fires to burn naturally. Sometimes, fire fighters even start fires to get rid of（去除）dead wood. Of course, they carefully control the fires. The fire thins out old trees. This allows sunlight to reach the ground. As a result, fires help new trees to grow. Therefore, if a fire is not a serious threat（威胁）to people, firefighters may let it burn naturally.Why did Russia have so many fires in one month in 2010?
| A．Because lightening spread the fire. |
| B．Because there was much fuel for fires. |
| C．Because there were not enough firefighters. |
| D．Because it was unusually hot, dry and windy. |
What happens because of the traditional fire-fighting practices in the USA?
| A．There are fewer wildfires. |
| B．Trees and grass become thicker. |
| C．The weather becomes warmer and drier. |
| D．Sunlight reaches the ground to help forests. |
What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
| A．Fires are serious threats to human beings. |
| B．Australian firefighters don’t put out fires. |
| C．Fires can play an important role I forests. |
| D．It’s difficult for firefighters to control the fires. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Not all the fires in the forests must be put out.
B. People’s carelessness leads to dangerous fires.
C. Australia allows all the fires to burn naturally.
D. There are more fires in Russia than in the USA.
Have you ever wanted to achieve something really amazing in life? Well, Greg Mortenson wanted to climb a mountain, but he ended up helping thousands of people to have a better life.
Greg’s story began with failure. In 1993, he set out to climb K2, the world’s second highest mountain. But Greg never made it to the top. After five days, he stumbled(踉跄）into the village of Korphe in northern Pakistan, injured(受伤）and hungry. The kind villagers there looked after him for several days.
Greg saw that the villagers were very poor and hungry, and some of them were ill. Also, the village school didn’t have a roof(屋顶）and the children wrote on the ground with sticks. Greg knew he wanted to do something to help. “ I’ll build you a school,” he told the villagers. “ I promise.”
Greg went back home to the USA to raise money for the school. He even lived in the car to save money! Finally he went back to Korphe and built the school. But this was just the beginning of something bigger! Since then, Greg’s organization has built around 80 schools and runs many others in Pakistan and other countries, too.
Greg hasn’t finished yet. He does many other things to help people in poor countries. He has got many prizes, but it’s the smiles of the children he has helped that makes him happy!
Greg has just written a best-selling book about his story called Three Cups of Tea. It’s an interesting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary(普通的）people can do with courage and determination(决心）!
What was wrong with Greg when he got to the village for the first time?
| A．He fell ill. | B．He was badly hurt and hungry. |
| C．He lost his way. | D．He failed in his business. |
How did Greg keep his promise to build a school?
| A．He raised and saved money. |
| B．He did business to make money. |
| C．He wrote a book to sell for money. |
| D．He borrowed money from his friends. |
What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
| A．Saving money. | B．Living in the car. |
| C．Raising money. | D．Building the school. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Building schools can help people to have a better life. |
| B．We have to do something in return to those who help us. |
| C．Ordinary people can make a difference to people’s lives. |
| D．Climbing mountains is a good start to help poor people. |
Where can we get funny cards when we visit English?
| A．In the Cartoon Museum. | B．On Stratford Butterfly Farm. |
| C．At Cox’s Hotel. | D．At Cox’s pub. |
Which is the proper time to go to the pub at Cox’s Hotel?
| A．9:00-18:00 on Friday. | B．10:30-17:30 on Tuesday. |
| C．12:00-1:30 on Saturday. | D．10:00-16:30 on Monday. |
How much should four college students pay for a visit to Startford Butterfly Farm?
| A．£ 16. | B．£ 32. | C．£ 18. | D．£ 22. |
阅读与回答问题。(共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)
Read a Timeline
Every family has a history. A timeline can show events in a family's history. A timeline is an ordered group of words and dates that shows when events happened.
Learn the skill
Step1 The title tells what the timeline is about. The timeline has a line divided in equal parts. Each park stands for 10 years.
Step2 Look at the first and last numbers on the timeline. The numbers are years. The events on the timeline happened between these years.
Step3 The numbers with the events on the timeline tell the year in which each event happened.
Practice the skill
Title _______________________
How long does each part in the timeline stand for?
_____________________________________________________________________Where did Lily's great-grandmother come from? (in no more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________________Who was born in 1970?
____________________________________________________________________What happened in 1994?
____________________________________________________________________What's the best title of the timeline?
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