--            do you like the Cool Kids?

--Because they look cool.

A. What                  B. How                       C. Why

Bad teeth，a heavier body．．．and now，weaker bones（骨头）．Recently American scientists have found another bad thing about cola--it's bad for our bones，especially women's bones．

Well，if cola is bad for us，how about energy drinks（功能饮料）? Energy drinks look cool．Their makers say they give you energy and make you better at sports．So，many students drink them before exams to help them stay awake．

But wait．To keep you awake，most energy drinks have a lot of caffeine（咖啡因）．They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea．If you drink a lot of them，Your heart will beat faster．You will feel nervous．You could also have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them．Amanda Smith is a 16-year-old US junior high school student．She drinks one or more energy drinks every day．She started to do this a year ago before she danced．But now，Smith says，“I drink them whenever I feel weak or before a test．I cannot help drinking them．I find I'm addicted to them．”

The energy you get from the drinks helps for only a short time．You may feel good for an hour or so，but then you'll feel worse than before．

1．The main topic of this passage is ________．

A．how good energy drinks are                      B．ways to make bones strong

C．how energy drinks are made                       D．how harmful energy drinks are

2．We can learn from the first paragraph（第一段）that drinking cola ________．

A．helps lose weight                                     B．does harm to teeth and bones

C．keeps people healthy                                   D．helps kids grow tall

3．Why do people drink energy drinks?

A．Because they are said to make people energetic．

B．Because they are not expensive to buy．

C．Because they may make people's hearts stronger．

D．Because they may make people feel weak．

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about energy drinks?

A．They can keep people awake．

B．They can make people feel good for some time．

C．They won't cause sleeping problems．

D．They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea．

5．What does the underlined word “addicted” mean in Chinese?

A．喜欢的                B．上瘾的                C．感兴趣的            D．紧张的

I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. "I can't tell anything," he finally said. "I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can't say don't do this and do that, because everything is different and I don't know what is going to come up. I can't help much with money either, but I think things will work out. "

     He gave me a new check-book (支票簿) . "If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell." In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers' kids filled in the financial gaps.

     "You know what you want to be, and they'll tell you what to take," my father went on. "When you get a job，be sure it’s honest(诚实的)，and work hard．”I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town．and l would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you．

    Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old，broken Bible that he had read so often．the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbors．I knew he would miss it．I knew，though，that I must take it．

    He didn’t say read this every morning．He just said，“This can help you if you will let it．”

    Did it help? I got through college without being a burden(负担)on the family．I have been able to make money since．

1．What is the writer’s main purpose(目的)in writing this passage?

      A．To tell the readers his life story．

      B．To tell people what kind of person his father was．

      C．To let people know how poor he was．

      D．To tell the readers what present he got from his father．

2．Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?

      A．Because he felt quite confident of him．

      B．Because he was born from a poor family．

      C．Because he was a man of few words．

      D．Because tie didn’t want to be much too strict with him．

3．What would someone learn from this passage?

A．How to live by oneself．   

B．How to stand on one’s own feet．

C．What a good father should do．

D．What the self-important is like．

4．What may be the proper Chinese for the underlined part in the passage?

      A．闲暇时光．    B．学费．    C．经济不足．    D．精神空虚．

5．What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?

      A．It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others．

      B．There were many good examples for you to copy in it.

      C．It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.

      D．It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble．

Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___36___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.

"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"

"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too ___37___ !"

"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"

So the real story is: Kids___38____to catch up with school fashion.

Chinese students __39___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _40___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __41___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __42___ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __43___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____44___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___45____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.

As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __46___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（优势）now, ____47___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___48___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn __49____to refuse (拒绝) their kids' demands (要求). They should __50___their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

36. A. pictures      B. school things      C. computer games    D. food and drinks

37. A. expensive     B. cheap           C. ugly              D. nice

38. A. hate         B. give up          C. want              D. get

39.A. put on        B. take off          C. buy              D. wear

40. A. kids         B. fathers           C. mothers           D. people

41. A. cars           B. bicycles            C. MP3             D. CDs

42. A. another        B. the others           C. others             D. other

43. A. pays          B. costs               C. spends            D. buys

44. A. so            B. such               C. as                D. like

45. A. and           B. but                C. or                D. though

46. A. His           B. Her                C. Their             D. Your

47. A. but           B. because             C. if                D. for

48. A. how many     B. how much           C. how long          D. how often

49. A. how          B. what               C. why              D. where           

50. A. say           B. talk                C. speak             D. tell

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)

Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___1___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.

"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"

"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __2___ !"

"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"

So the real story is: Kids___3____to catch up with school fashion.

Chinese students __4___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _5___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __6___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __7__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __8___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____9___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___10____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.

As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __11___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（优势）now, ____12___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___13___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn __14____to refuse (拒绝) their kids' demands (要求). They should __15__their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

1.                                  A．pictures    B．school things

C．computer games                   D．food and drinks

2.                A．expensive       B．cheap          C．ugly D．nice

3.                A．hate           B．give up         C．want D．get

4.                A．put on         B．take off         C．buy  D．wear

5.                A．kids           B．fathers         C．mothers  D．people

6.                A．cars           B．bicycles         C．MP3 D．CDs

7.                A．another        B．the others       C．others    D．other

8.                A．pays           B．costs           C．spends   D．buys

9.                A．so             B．such           C．as   D．like

10.               A．and           B．but            C．or    D．though

11.               A．His            B．Her            C．Their D．Your

12.               A．but            B．because        C．if D．for

13.               A．how many      B．how much      C．how long  D．how often

14.               A．how           B．what           C．why  D．where

15.               A．say            B．talk            C．speak D．tell