25、I am Bruce．My parents divorced in 1993，when I was four．After that，my mother took care of me alone．I grew up to be an outgoing（开朗的）person．I could find friends anywhere I went．

But some of my friends had bad habits，such as smoking and drinking I didn’t do things like that．They laughed at me．This made me annoyed f（使烦恼）with them．As a teenager，in fact，I didn’t think I had a true friend．I felt lonely．I tried to do only good things，though I didn’t do them very well．

Then my life began to change when I went to university in 2007．Now I don’t feel lonely and I have some true friends．They are very polite．I feel their love and care．When I have problems，they offer to help me．There are no better friends in the world than them．They will never leave me，no matter what happens in the future．

1．What does the underlined word“divorced”mean in Chinese?

A．结婚                      B．离婚                       C．得病                      D．去世

2．Bruce was unhappy with his friends because ________．

A．they laughed at him                                     B．they drank a lot

C．they smoked a lot                                       D．they had new habits

3．Bruce went to the college at the age of ________．

A．16                          B．17．                       C．18                          D．19

4．Bruce’s university friends are ________．

A．friendly and helpful                                     B．polite but careless

C．careful but dishonest                                          D．lovely and careful

5．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Bruce didn’t like making friends after his father left him．

B．Bruce had new habits，such as smoking and drinking．

C．Bruce’s¨life changed after he became a university student．

D．Bruce had made real good friends before he went to university．

24、Colours often have different meanings in different cultures．In the US，people have found the following to be true．

Black   Black is the colour of power．It is also popular in fashion because it makes people look thinner．

White   White stands for purity（纯洁）．White is thought to be a summer colour．However，white is easy to be dirty and is more difficult to keep clean than other colours．

Red    This is the most exciting colour．Red furniture should be sold very well since it will attract a lot of attention．Red cars are the thieves’ favourite．Red is often used in restaurants because it is an appetite（食欲） stimulant．This means it can make people eat more．

Blue    Blue is the colour of the sky and the ocean．Peaceful blue is often used in bedrooms．Studies show that weightlifters are able to lift heavier weights in blue gyms．

Green    Green represents nature．It is the most comfortable colour for the eyes and can improve vision．Hospitals often use green because it relaxes patients．

Yellow    Sunny yellow is a cheerful colonr，yet people lose their tempers（脾气） more often in yellow rooms，and babies cry more．

1．Which colour can make people look much thinner?

A．Blue．                    B．Black．                  C．Green．                 D．Red

2．The underline word“stimulant”means“________”．

A．刺激物                   B．防腐剂                   C．辐射物                   D．装饰物

3．Where is colour green often used?

A．In bedrooms           B．In gyms．                     C．In hospital．           D．In restaurants

4．Which of the following is TRUE，according to the passage?

A．People like to wear white clothes in winter．

B．Blue can make patients feel more relaxed．

C．People can get angry easily in yellow rooms．

D．Black cars are popular among thieves．

5．Where will you probably see the passage?

A．In a storybook．                                        B．In a science magazine．

C．In a dictionary．                                        D．In a diary．

23、The BBC（英国广播公司）has the School Report（报道）for students in schools．Why does the BBC open it? One reason （原因） is to help students work with their classmates；the next is to help them write reports and the third is to let students know about the world．

The school Report is open to aged between 11 and 14 students in the UK．Teachers help students make reports．In March，teachers put the reports on the website of the school．After that，workers in the BBC visit the website．They discuss the reports and choose good ones from them．Then，they put good reports on time website of the BBC．

What does the school need for it? Just a computer and a website．If the school doesn’t have any one of them．the BBC won’t work with it．

1．Which reason is NOT mentioned（被提到）in the passage?

A．To help students work with people．

B．To help students learn to write reports．

C．To let students work for the BBC．

D．To let students know about the world．

2．The word“discuss”means“________”in Chinese．

A．删掉                      B．讨论                       C．发表                      D．拍卖

3．What does the school need for the School Report?

A．A computer and teachers                             B．A computer and a website．

C．A radio and a website．                               D．Workers of the BBC．

4．What do we know from the passage?

A．Lucy is 16 years old and she can work in the School Report．

B．The School Report is open to all schools in time world．

C．In March，students put their reports on the school website．

D．Not all the students’ reports can be on the website of the BBC．

5．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．What the BBC is．                                      B．What the School Report is．

C．How students make reports．                      D．Where teachers put students’ reports．

21、________ of my parents are workers．They are working in the school．

A．Each                      B．All                          C．None                     D．Both

20、My teacher was very angry ________ me because I came late again．

A．for                  B．with                C．to                    D．of

19、He changed a lot．I ________ him when I saw him．

A．recognize                                                   B．recognized

C．didn’t recognize                                          D．haven’t recognized

18、The book is ________ about the whole life of the famous writer．

A．suddenly                 B．mainly               C．luckily                D．greatly

17、We have ________ time to relax because we have much work to do every day．

A．less and less                                               B．more and more

C．fewer and fewer                                         D．little and little

16、--Can you tell me ________ I can get to the supermarket?

--Yes，turn left at the first crossing and you will see it．

A．when                      B．where                     C．how                       D．what