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More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It’s fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
If you get on a bicycle and ride it, you may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your cars. You can bike to work and benefit (收益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Here are some of Health Benefits of Bicycling:
² Bicycling helps to prevent heart diseases.
² Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
² Bicycling can improve your mood.
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
² Bicycling is healthier than driving.
【小题1】From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming more and more       .

A．surprising

B．exciting

C．expensive

D．welcomed

【小题2】When you are riding your bicycle around, you may       .

A．pollute the environment around

B．find something you didn’t notice

C．go everywhere and use a little oil

D．get off your bike and begin to work

【小题3】If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and       .

A．put it at the station

B．go on airline websites

C．feel more self-confident

D．take it onto a train with you

【小题4】One of the Health Benefits from bicycling is that       .

A．you can fold the bicycle

B．you will be friendly to others

C．you will be more relaxed

D．you may get fatter and fatter

【小题5】Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.

B．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.

C．Common bikes can be taken by all airlines.

D．There are fewer bicycles than cars on roads worldwide today.

Sales of laptop computers passed desktops in the U.S. for the first time ever this fall, according to market-research firm IDC. That's bad news for backs, necks and shoulders.

Laptops are bad for our body. When you work at a computer, the keyboard should be at elbow height and the monitor should be roughly at eye level, so you can sit well in a chair. But most users simply set their laptops on a desk or table. The keyboard is too high, which makes your arms reach up, your shoulders feel tired and your wrists bend down. The monitor is too low, which pulls your head and neck forward and down and your back may feel hurt.

That's OK if you use your laptop for a short time. But if you use one for hours without stopping – as do millions of college students, business travelers, telecommuters, video-gamers and growing numbers of office workers – your body may feel hurt. Ergonomics experts have warned about laptop problems for years. But people still like laptops better than the desktops. And they use laptops anywhere – in bed, on the floor – in all kinds of positions.

“How can a mouse or a keyboard hurt you?” says Thomas Caffrey, the founder of Myofactors LLC, “Wrong positions can be bad for your body. As time goes by, a wrong position can lead to pain in the neck, shoulders, back and arms, as well as headaches.”

1.When you work at a computer, the keyboard should be ________.

A．at elbow height	B．at eye height
C．on a desk	D．on a table

2.The writer asks us not to use the laptop ________.

A．for a short time	B．to play video games
C．for hours without stopping	D．to buy things on the Internet

3.From the passage, we know that laptop computers ________.

A．are not so popular as the desktops

B．are more popular than the desktops

C．are not bad for our body

D．have no mouse now

4.Using a laptop in a wrong position may make ________.

A．people’s sight lower	B．people have cancer
C．people’s arm longer	D．people feel pain in the body

5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．When you use a laptop, you should put your monitor at eye height.

B．Laptop computers sold more than desktops this autumn.

C．To keep healthy, you should use laptop computers.

D．Business travelers often use the laptop computers for a long time.

 

In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
Here are things students often do：
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to
forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small water! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-not the students and not the teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, bike or run.
Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch?
Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used
again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage
and report them to the whole school.
We love our environment! Let’s work together to make it clean!
【小题1】 After mending the broken toilets, they save      .

A．a small river

B．a lot of water

C．a toilet

D．a year

【小题2】On a no-car day,      will take a car to school.

A．only students	B．only teachers
C．both students and teachers	D．neither students nor teachers

【小题3】Environment clubs ask students        .

A．to run to school every day	B．to play sports every day
C．not to throw away lunch bags	D．not to forget to take cars

【小题4】From the passage we know that students usually have lunch       .

A．at school

B．in clubs

C．at home

D．in shops

【小题5】The write wrote the passage to tell students to       .

A．join in clubs

B．help teachers

C．make less pollution

D．clean schools

If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!

Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology (技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of _________ in the USA.

A. 17                 B. 14                 C. 13                         D. 10

2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work _________.

A. after school        B. on weekends       C. during summer  D. on weekdays

3.Reisa makes money by _________.

A. cleaning up other people’s yards

B. drawing pictures for others

C. writing articles for different magazines

D. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors

4.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.[

B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.

D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.

5.From the passage we know that _________.

A. parents won’t let their children earn their own money

B. it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

D. if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study

 

An old man has spent all his life in a small village which is far from the city. One day, someone told him some interesting things about the city. He was so amazed at it that he decided to visit it. Everything was new and strange to him. The old man got excited and visited a lot of interesting places. Then he went into a large tall building and saw a lift. He didn’t know what it was used for. As he was watching it, an old woman got into the lift and the door closed behind her. After a few minutes, the door opened and a very beautiful young girl came out. The old man was very surprised. “What an interesting little room!” he said to himself, “Terrific, it can change an old woman into a young girl. I will be here with my wife next time.”

Fill in each blank according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

From the passage, we know that the old man went to the city for the1. __________ time. He was very excited and surprised at what he saw. He didn’t know what the lift 2.__________. One day, he saw that an old woman 3.__________ the lift, then after a while a very beautiful girl came out, he decided to 4. __________ his wife here and 5. __________ her beautiful and young the next time.

 

A woman went into a shop one evening to buy a new blouse. A strange man followed her into the shop and stood about while she was at the counter. Suddenly she screamed and the man turned and ran out of the shop, right into the arms of a passing policeman. Then he was caught by the policeman because he was a wanted robber.

“Mrs Jones, if you hadn’t screamed, I would certainly have been robbed,” said the shopkeeper, “I didn’t know it,” answered Mrs Jones. “I screamed when you told me how expensive the blouse was.”

1.The woman was ___________________.

A. a policewoman   B. Mrs Jones     C. a robber     D. the shopkeeper

2.What did the strange man go into the shop for?

A. He tried to rob the shop.     

B. He wanted to do some shopping.

C. He had something to tell the shopkeeper.

D. He was the shopkeeper's brother and just wanted to drop by.

3.From the passage we know that             .

A. the shopkeeper caught the robber   

B. the woman was a shopkeeper too

C. the man ran away after he robbed the shopkeeper

D. the woman didn't know the man was a robber at all

 

George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks（技巧）.

George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend, “ Peter, would you like to have a trip in my plane?” Peter thought, “ I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”

They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks.Peter said in a shaken voice（颤抖的声音）, “ Well, George, thank you very much for these two trips in your plane.”

George was very surprised and asked, “ Two trips? ”

“Yes, my first and my last.” Answered Peter.

1.Peter ______ his friend’s plane.

A．had to fly in

B．was asked (被邀请)to have a trip in

C．was asked to fly

D．asked George to fly

2.Peter went up with George in the plane because ______ .

A．he liked traveling very much

B．George was good at flying his plane

C．he had never traveled in a small plane

D．Peter could do all kinds of flying tricks

3.They were in the plane for ______ minutes.

A．forty-five

B．sixty

C．thirty

D．ninety

4.How many times did Peter travel in his friend’s small plane?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Several times

5.From the passage we know that ______ .

A．Peter thanked George for the nice trip

B．Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip

C．Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well

D．Peter was worried about his safety while George was doing tricks in the sky

 

In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

Here are things students often do：

Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to

forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small water! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-not the students and not the teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, bike or run.

Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch?

Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used

again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage

and report them to the whole school.

We love our environment! Let’s work together to make it clean!

1. After mending the broken toilets, they save      .

A．a small river

B．a lot of water

C．a toilet

D．a year

2.On a no-car day,      will take a car to school.

A．only students	B．only teachers
C．both students and teachers	D．neither students nor teachers

3.Environment clubs ask students        .

A．to run to school every day	B．to play sports every day
C．not to throw away lunch bags	D．not to forget to take cars

4.From the passage we know that students usually have lunch       .

A．at school

B．in clubs

C．at home

D．in shops

5.The write wrote the passage to tell students to       .

A．join in clubs

B．help teachers

C．make less pollution

D．clean schools

 

A week ago, Columbus Middle School asked the parents of their school to choose a sport for their child to play. Here’s some information about the sports.

Sports 1: Basketball

We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should sign up (报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $ 10 each time for the cost of the bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.

Sports 2: Gym

We will use St. Peter’s Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 p.m. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent from being thirsty. All the activities here are free. And there will be a teacher on duty for each activity.

Sports 3: Hiking

Hiking (远足)will be at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. There will be 15 students in each group. And three teachers will be with the students. This sport will cost $ 75 per hour. Students should take plenty of water and sunglasses.

Sports 4: Swimming

The Kowloon City Swimming Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and watch the students from the poolside. We will only be able to use the pool for one hour (2: 45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards on watch. Girls must wear swimming suits. The cost is $ 15 per visit.

1.The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.

A．sign up as soon as possible	B．choose a sport to play
C．ask their parents to play a sport	D．pay money for each sport

2.According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.

A．gym

B．hiking

C．swimming

D．basketball

3.One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.

A．There is a lot of shade there

B．all the activities there are cheap

C．the park is very busy before 6: 00 p. m.

D．there aren’t many people after 6:00 p. m. there.

4.A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..

A．$ 10

B．$ 15

C．$ 45

D．$ 75

5.From the passage, we know that __________.

A．students are able to take part in one of the four activities.

B．students will take a free bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park.

C．students should take plenty of water and sunglasses at St. Peter’s Park.

D．students can take a 10-minute walk to the Kowloon City Swimming from home.

 

When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you looked up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation （翻译）? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.

Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. Its important to master（掌握）the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand his sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, but the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the different between the two parts of sentences.

“She only likes apples.”“Only she likes apples.”

“I have seen the film already.”“I have already seen the film.”

When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit（精神实质） of the language and use it as the English speaker does.

1.From the passage we know that __________when we are learning English.

A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language

B．we should look up every word in the dictionary

C．we need to put every word into our own language

D．we must read word by word

2.The writer thinks it is ________ in learning English.

A．difficult to understand different sounds

B．possible to remember the word order

C．important to master the rules in different ways

D．easy to master the rules for word order

3.We can learn from the passage that _________ .

A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of words

B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence

C．sometimes a different order of words has a different meaning

D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different

4.“She only likes apples.”____________.

A．is the same as “Only she likes apples.”

B．is different from “Only she likes apples.”

C．means “She likes fruit except apples.”

D．means “She doesn’t like apples.”

5.Which is the best title（题目）for this passage?

A．Different orders, different meanings.

B．How to speak English.

C．How to put English into our own language.

D．How to learn English.

 

When does music in public places become noise pollution?
You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you’re made to hear somebody else’s choice in music. Say you’ve just landed at an airport. At the airport, the “background” （背景）music may be played loudly.
When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator(电梯)，there is elevator music.
You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the “music wallpaper”. It is to make you buy more and eat a lot.  Even the government thinks this is “noise pollution,” especially when the music is too loud.
Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It’s also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.
The fact that you can’t see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded(包围) by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house.
【小题1】In the restaurant, the music is to make you _____________.

A．have a nice meal

B．eat more food and spend more money

C．enjoy some wonderful music

D．have a great time in the restaurant

【小题2】This passage doesn’t talk about ___________.

A．food pollution	B．water pollution
C．air pollution	D．noise pollution

【小题3】Music in public places becomes noise pollution because __________.

A．it’s played at the airport

B．it’s played by the taxi driver

C．it’s played when you are taking the elevator

D．you are made to hear someone else’s choice in music

【小题4】From the passage we know that ___________.

A．music that is too loud is bad for our health

B．people pay as much attention to noise pollution as they do to air pollution

C．people like loud music in their house

D．most people think that there’s lots of noise around us

Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good!It's good to write something for people to read!But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead(代替) of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide(决定) to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read more and more!"
【小题1】This article mainly(主要) tells us that ________.

A．some children wish to be writers some day

B．it is good to write something for people to read

C．reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer

D．writers like to read more books for fun

【小题2】Some children want to be writers ________.

A．because they want to be good readers

B．to write stories or books for people to read

C．to find good work some day

D．to get more money to keep a family

【小题3】It's good for children ________.

A．to do a lot of reading	B．to watch TV in the evening
C．to have wishes only	D．to be good writers right now

【小题4】Reading can ________.

A．help you to be a good player	B．help you write well
C．make you work better	D．make you watch more TV at home

【小题5】From the passage we know that ________.

A．all children like to be writers

B．people like to read for children

C．all writers are children

D．children need to read more and more books

【小题1】From the passage we know that a yenta___________ 

A．is famous for watching people walking

B．1ikes talking about others

C．can be either a man or a woman

D．is not a help at all

【小题2】If you live near a yenta，you_________

A．will not be safe

B．can’t stop yourself from being watched

C．will be stopped when you pass by

D．have to pay for their help

【小题3】When you are in trouble，yentas_____________

A．will make a joke on you

B．will watch you all the time

C．can sometimes give you a hand

D．will report that to the police

【小题4】The word “up-to-the-minute” means___________

A．oldest

B．best

C．latest

D．worst

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true? 

A．We can get weather reports from yentas.

B．You can learn things about neighbors from yentas.

C．Yentas are sometimes a help to others.

D．Yentas care more about themselves than about others.

Cats are creatures of habit. They like to go to sleep about the same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep. Cats increase their regular sleep with occasional cat naps.(打盹). Some experts feel that humans can also get advantages from this habit. Cats nap help to build up energy in the body. They are also a good way to get rid of trouble! Since cats have the same moods as humans, some experts believe that people can improve their moods. People might become happier.

 A number of famous people have copied cats by taking cat naps during the day. The naps would usually last from 15 to 30 minutes. Winston Churchill took cat naps. So did President Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson. These famous men were known for their energy. They were also able to work long hours, often into the night. Napping was their secret.

1. From the passage we know that cats_________________.

A. do not have regular sleep                                

B. have occasional sleep as well as naps every day 

C. take naps to add to their regular sleep 

D. take naps when they are not happy 

2. Naps usually last ________. 

A. three hours                         B. less than half an hour 

C. forty-five minutes           D. fifty-five minutes 

3.which of the following is NOT true?

A. Cats have the same moods as people.                    

B. Some famous people take cat naps.

C. Some people have full energy after they take cat naps.

D. People should take their naps secretly.

4. How many famous men were known for their energy have been mentioned?

A. 3               B. 4                 C. 5              D.6

5.Taking cat naps ________. 

A. will make a person lazy and tired                             

B. is a bad habit 

C. will make people feel better                                               

D. can help people to become famous 

 

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal（进球）?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
【小题1】From the passage we know that ____________.

A．Henry doesn’t like his work	B．Henry comes from a rich family
C．Henry doesn’t like the policeman	D．Henry is paid less

【小题2】Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because __________.

A．he had no money to buy a ticket	B．he didn’t want to buy a ticket
C．he had no time to buy a ticket	D．all the tickets were sold out

【小题3】The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because __________.

A．it was dangerous	B．Henry had no ticket
C．their team kicked a goal	D．the other team kicked a goal

【小题4】 From the third paragraph（段落）, we can guess that __________.

A．the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson

B．the policeman tried to please Henry

C．the policeman didn’t like Henry

D．the policeman was also a football fan

【小题5】The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole __________.

A．to cheer for their team	B．to see the result of the match
C．to cheer for the other team	D．to say goodbye to their team

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.”
【小题1】Alan saw ________ in a news paper.

A．an ad.

B．a letter

C．a story

D．a report

【小题2】Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.

A．the mountains	B．the countryside
C．the seaside	D．William Farm

【小题3】Alan spent _________ at William Farm.

A．four days

B．three months

C．a month

D．a few weeks

【小题4】Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.

A．mutton

B．pork

C．beef

D．fish

【小题5】 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

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next to ours was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there and whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing (缝纫) and reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “Why doesn’t that woman clean her window? It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my apartment, including cleaning the window.
Late in the afternoon I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings (缺点) ?
From then on, whenever I want to judge (判断) someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window? ” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I can see others’ world more clearly.
【小题1】 The writer couldn’t see anything clearly through the window because ________  .

A．the woman’s window was dirty	B．the writer’s window was dirty
C．the woman lived far away	D．the writer was near-sighted

【小题2】 After the writer finished the cleaning, he was surprised to find that ________  .

A．the woman was sitting by her window	B．the woman’s window was still terrible
C．the woman was cleaning her window	D．the woman’s window was clean

【小题3】 The underlined part “it dawned on me ” probably means “________ ”.

A．I began to understand it	B．it cheered me up
C．I could see myself through the window	D．it began to get light

【小题4】 From the passage we know that ________ .

A．both the woman and the writer lived in a small town	B．the writer often cleaned his window
C．both the woman and the writer worked as cleaners	D．the writer never met the woman

【小题5】From the passage we can learn that ________ .

A．one shouldn’t criticize others very often

B．one should often keep his windows clean

C．one should judge himself before he judges others

D．one should look at others through his dirty window

You can see waste（浪费）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（资源）, we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported（据报道） that we will have no coal （煤）or oil to use in 100 years. 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 stop waste . For example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom and try not to order more food than we need. Little by little, everything will be changed. We can stop waste one day if we do our best to form（养成）the habit of saving.
【小题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

【小题2】Which is NOT mentioned（提及） in this passage?

A．Fresh water.

B．Forest.

C．Oil.

D．Coal.

【小题3】What may happen （发生）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.

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Waste brings problems.	B．Waste won’t bring problems.
C．China is rich in fresh water.	D．Students never waste things.

Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player .
This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy . However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination,as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .
When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons . However,as I grew older, I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons, but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life, like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it, I will still get to it in the future .
No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities ( 品质）are needed for success, not just the high grade .
Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ”  However, gaokao pays too attention  to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun .
As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction, but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .
【小题1】The US College pay special attention to ________.

A．students’family background .

B．the different achievement

C．students’ideas about way of life .

D．the school a student is from .

【小题2】When at high school, the writer ________.

A．had a lot of activities .

B．did not work hard at her lessons .

C．did well in gaokao

D．had no time to play the guitar .

【小题3】From the passage, we know that the writer may ________.

A．go to college in America .

B．give up the US college interview .

C．become a good football player in the US.

D．change the present situation of eduction .

【小题4】Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. My school life abroad.             B. Different exams in the US.
C My view on gaokao           D. The importance of school grades

Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That’s good! It’s good to write something for people t read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read.
Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I must read more and more!”
【小题1】This article mainly tells us that _______.
A. some children wish to be writers some day
B. it is good to write something for people to read
C. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer
【小题2】Some children want to be writers _______.
A. because they want to be good readers.
B. to write stories or books for people to read
C. to find good work some day
【小题3】It’s good for children ________.
A. to do a lot of reading
B. to watch TV in the evening
C. to have wishes only
【小题4】Reading can _______.
A. help you to be a good player
B. help you write well
C. make you work well
【小题5】From the passage we know that _______.
A. all children like to be writers
B. people like to read for children
C. children need to read more and more books