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一 What are you going to do if you are in a burning house How will you escape Do you know how to save yourself Please read the following passage Escaping a fire is a serious matter Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family such as stairways and fire escapes but not lifts From the lower floors of the buildings escaping through windows is possible learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground An average person hanging by the finger tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground It is about the height of an average man Of course it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help Be sure to keep the door closed Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked 滲 into the room On a second or third floor the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely Dropping onto cement 水泥 might end in injury Bushes 灌木叢 and grass can help to break a fall 1 It is important to A put out the fire in the burning house B know the ways to escape the fire C jump off a burning house D keep the door closed 2 It is possible to escape through the windows A if there are some bushes on the ground B if you are strong enough C if you live on a lower floor D If you have a long rope 3 Which of the following escaping way is NOT right A You can escape though stairways B You can choose fire escapes C Escape from the windows that open onto a roof D Use a lift to come down at once 4 Open the window so that if the building is on fire A you can get fresh air B you can call for help C you can easily jump off D you can be seen first 5 The best title of the passage is A Escaping from the Windows B Save Yourself in the Burning House C Knowledge on Fire D Waiting for Help 二 Napoga is a 12 year old girl in Ghana Africa It is hard for her family to get clean water Every morning she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends Millions of people in the world are like Napoga They can t get enough clean water to keep healthy Earth Day is April 22 But on all other days we must also remember it The water we use is the most important natural resourceon the earth Water covers 70 of the earth s surface But most of that is sea water We can t use it for very many things Fresh water covers only 1 of the earth s surface You probably feel lucky that your life isn t as hard as Napoga s But that doesn t mean you don t have to worry about water We all face serious water problems One of them is water pollution All kinds of things from cars factories farms and homes make our rivers lakes and oceans dirty Polluted water is very bad for people to drink And dirty water is bad for fish too Now 34 of all kinds of fish are dying out How do cars and factories make our water dirty First they pollute the air Then when it rains the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty Dirty rain called acid rain is also bad for plants animals and buildings Scientists say that in 30 years more than half of the people in the world won t have enough clean water We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children Here is some advice for saving water Turn off the water while you brush your teeth You can save as much as 450 liters each month Leaky taps 漏水的龍頭 waste a lot of water Fix them right away You can easily cut your 10 minute showers 沐浴 in half and you ll be just as clean When you wash dishes don t let the water run Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash If your washing machine isn t full you re wasting water 1 Every morning Napoga went to get clean water A before she went to school B after she finished school C without going to school D after she played with her friends 2 On the earth A sea water is widely used than fresh water B there is very little water for our living C there is 71 of fresh water D we don t need to worry about water 3 Acid rain A is only bad for living things B can be produced in factories C doesn t do harm to people but it s bad for plants animals and buildings D doesn t just do harm to human beings but to ani mals plants and buildings 4 Which of the following wastes water A We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower B We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines C You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes D Don t let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes 5 What s the main idea of the passage A Something must be done to prevent water form be ing polluted B Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us C It s time to take care of the water we use D Water is the most important natural resource on the earth 三 An eight year old child heard her parents talking about her little brother All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother Only a miracle can save him now the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully She hurried to a drugstore 藥店 with the money in her hand And what do you want asked the salesman It s for my little brother the girl answered He s really really sick and I want to buy a miracle Pardon said the salesman My brother Andrew has something bad growing in side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him So how much does a miracle cost We don t sell a miracle here child I m sorry the salesman said with a smile Listen if it isn t enough I can try and get some more Just tell me how much it costs A well dressed man heard it and asked What kind of a miracle does your brother need I don t know she answered with her eyes full of tears He s really sick and mum says he needs an opera tion But my daddy can t pay for it so I have brought all my money How much do you have asked the man 1 11 but I can try and get some more she answered Well what luck smiled the man 1 11 the price of a miracle for little brothers He took up the girl s hand and said Take me to where you live I want to see your brother and meet your parents Let s see if I have the kind of miracle you need That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong a famous doctor The operation was successful and it wasn t long before Andrew was home again How much did the miracle cost 1 What was the trouble in the little girl s family A Her brother was seriously ill B They had no money C Nothing could save her brother D Both A and B 2 In the eye of the little girl a miracle might be A something interesting B something beautiful C some wonderful medicine D some good food 3 The little girl said again and again I can try and get some more That shows A she had still kept some money B she hoped not to be refused C There was no need to worry about money D she thought money was easy to get 4 What made the miracle happen A The girl s love for her brother B The girl s money C The medicine from the drugstore D Nobody can tell 5 From the passage we can infer 推斷 that A The doctor didn t ask for any pay B A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on C The little girl is lovely but not so clever D Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought 四 Waste can be seen everywhere in the school Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom They say they can afford these things But I don t agree with them Waste can bring a lot of problems Although China is rich in some resources 資源 we are short of 缺乏 others for example fresh water 淡水 It is reported that we will have no coal 煤 or oil to use in 100 years So if we go on wasting our resources what can we use in the future and where can we move Think about it I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible In our everyday life we can do many things to prevent waste from happening for example turn off the water taps 水龍頭 when we finish washing turn off the lights when we leave the classroom try not to order more food than we need and so on Little by little everything will be changed Waste can be stopped one day if we do our best 1 From the passage we know that some students often in the school A eat too much B don t work hard C waste things D throw rubbish everywhere 2 Which is not mentioned in this passage A Fresh water B Forest C Oil D Coal 3 What may happen in 100 years A We may still have enough oil B We may still have enough coal C We may have a little oil D We may have no coal or oil to use 4 Which of the following is right A Waste brings problems B Waste can bring no problem C China is rich in fresh water D Students never waste things 5 Which is the best title of this passage A Stop Wasting B School life C Waste in the School D Rich Resources in China 五 Well we re in our new house Let s get a new pet to get along with it Mrs Brown said to her husband That sounds like a pretty good idea he answered Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper Let s go to the animal shelter Many pets there need homes Since tomorrow is Saturday we can both go she said Next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes Mr Snow said So I need to ask you some questions After they talked for a while the Browns decided to get a small dog It wouldn t need a big house or a big yard A small dog would bark 吠 and warm them if someone tried to break into their house After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care they chose one and wanted to take her home right away But the animal doctor hadn t checked her yet So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter The animal doctor said Shadow has had all of her shots 預(yù)防針 She will be healthy The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home 1 From the reading we learn that A the Browns have never had a pet before B the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper C Shadow is a small and healthy dog D Mr Brown didn t quite agree with his wife 2 The word shelter in the reading means A a place to sell small dogs B a place to keep homeless animals C a place to study animals D a place to sell books on pet care 3 Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to A see if they had moved to a new house B find out how rich the Browns were C know where they d keep their new pet D make sure they d take care of pets 4 The Browns thinks that a small dog A doesn t need any room to keep B can help them watch their house C eats less food than a bigger one D usually has a beautiful name 5 It s clear that A Shadow will not be easy to get ill B the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow C Mr Snow didn t check Shadow at all D Shadow likes barking a lot 六 He is quiet and shy He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair He doesn t smile very often However if you talk to him about music he ll have a lot to say This is Jay Chou the 24 year old Taiwanese pop king His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12 Those songs are from his new album Ye Huimei and the album was released 發(fā)行 in July and was named after his mother Chou grew up just with his mother He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects His mother noticed the boy s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old He loved it and kept on practicing Chou is not very handsome He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks But the singer has huge crowds of fans He is really good at music It makes him attractive 有魅力的 to me said Liu Jiajun a Junior 2 student in No 101 Middle School in Beijing He is true to himself He never follows others said Zhang Yujie a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong Jiangsu Province 1 From this passage we know that Jay Chou A is very handsome B has a bright smile C often makes too much noise D is a pop music star 2 His fans are so excited because A he released a new album in July B he will sing new songs in Beijing C he can play the piano very well D his new album was named after his mother 3 When he was a little child he A talked a lot every day B did well in his study at school C started to like music D had huge crowds of fans 4 According to one of his fans Jay A is a good student B has long and beautiful hair C is a well known pianist D is very attractive to them 5 The sentence He never follows others in the last paragraph means A he always has his own style 風(fēng)格 B he likes to walk alone C he doesn t like other people s songs at all D no one can catch up with him 七 Alfred Nobel the great Swedish inventor and industrialist was born in Stockholm on October 21 1833 but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842 where his father Immanuel made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War but went bankrupt soon after Then the family returned to Sweden in 1859 where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father s lab He had never been to school or university but had taught himself and by the time he was twenty he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist speaking Swedish Russian German French and English He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries He was always searching for a meaning to life He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars and the peace between nations until his death in Italy in 1896 His famous last will in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics chemistry physiology medicine literature and peace is a memorial to his interests and ideas And so the man is remembered and respected long after his death 1 Where was Alfred Nobel born He was born in A Sweden B Stockholm C Russia D Moscow 2 What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War A The engineering industry B A strong position C Landmine D Study of explosives 3 Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden Because his father A went bankrupt B was put in prison C was ill D died 4 How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up He built up companies in different countries A 20 B 40 C 60 D 80 5 What was Alfred Nobel always searing for A More time and more money B A meaning to life C How to end the war D The peace between nations 八 Shlander is a man from space He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange He is now writing a letter to his friend at home Here is part of his letter Read it and answer the questions Now I am in a strange world It is very nice There are many new things here There are many earth monsters here too The earth monsters look very funny They have just one head two arms and two legs They have thin black strings on their heads Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings The earth monsters have a hole in their face Every day they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole They put water into the hole too The earth monsters do not walk very fast They move from place to pace in tin boxes At night the earth monsters like to look at a square window box This box has very small earth monsters in it 1 Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very A strange B nice C different D beautiful 2 Shlander thinks man on the earth is A a monkey B a earth monster C a tin box D a strange world 3 The earth monster doesn t have A heads arms and legs B brown or yellow strings on its head C a hole on its face D a swing on its body 4 The earth monsters don t put on their holes A nice things B balls C fire D water 5 The square window box is A a car or a bus B a very small earth monster C a TV set D a radio 九 Christmas Eve means a warm get together with friends a candlelight dinner or perhaps a celebration at a pub 酒館 for students But for Cai Yingjie the night has a different meaning helping beggars 乞丐 and the homeless people without homes Cai who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua could be found at Beijing s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening When she saw an old beggar she took the cold rough hands of the woman with her warm clean hands and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves 手套 The woman was surprised for a few seconds then burst into tears saying for the first time I feel respected 尊重 Cai said A beggar s life is very hard That s why I want to help them Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday visiting 15 beggars in Beijing s Haidian District They brought bread and gloves with them and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise I know the activity can t help much but it s meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long said Sun head of the group And Christmas is a good time for that 1 What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students A Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua B Getting together with friends C Showing care to the beggars and the homeless D Selling bread and gloves to the beggars 2 What does the beggar mean by saying for the first time I feel respected A The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long B The beggar hasn t been shown care for so long C The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time D This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students 3 What did each beggar feel when they received greetings A