—Don’t drop litter in the park, please!    

—         .   

A．Good luck         B．Don’t worry           C．OK, I will           D．Sorry, I won’t

Let’s be honest. No matter how old we are, most of us love it when our   1   do things for us. It makes our lives easier, and we have less to worry about.

Some parents are   2   doing almost everything for their children. They regard their older children （and sometimes even adults）   3   babies! It can be a very common problem in China．In big cities in China, most parents only have one child．Some parents care so much about the   4   of their children that they are afraid to let them go anywhere or do anything by themselves. As a result, their children   5   to learn social skills, and come to depend more on the parents!

     In fact, no children really enjoy being looked after by their parents all the time. No parents would be   6   , knowing that, as a result of too much care, their children don’t know about the world! Children need their own time to develop into adults and to learn   7   to deal with problems. Too much care spoils（破坏） their fun when they are growing up. And when suddenly they can’t   8   their parents, they will be in big trouble!

It is nice that parents   9   their care and attention to their children. It is nice that children know that their parents’ care and attention is the result of love. And it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they really   10   , and how much love is too much. 

1. A．parents                     B．teachers             C．friends                   D．grandparents 

2. A．good at                     B．used to               C．interested in           D．worried about 

3. A．on                            B．with                   C．of                         D．as 

4. A．safety                       B．future                C．health                    D．grades

5. A．forget                       B．want                  C．decide                   D．fail

6. A．angry                        B．surprised            C．happy                    D．sad 

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

8. A．call up                      B．care about          C．depend on              D．look after

9. A．show                        B．bring                  C．make                     D．get

10. A．have                       B．take                   C．give                       D．need

Three Frenchmen were sitting together to talk about their experiences in England．The first said, “I once heard someone shout, ‘Look out!’” I put my head out of a window and a bucketful（一桶）of water fell on me. It seems that ‘Look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out.’”

The second said, “I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, ‘All hands on deck（甲板）!’ I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them. ”

Here is the third Frenchman’s story. He once called early on an English friend and the maid who came to the door said, “He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour. ” When the third visited again for his friend, she said, “He’s not down yet.” The third said, “If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?” The maid said, “He’s not up’, it means he has not got up. And when I say ‘He’s not down yet’, it means he has not yet come downstairs. ”

1. When the first Frenchman heard someone shout “Look out”, it means             .

A．to put your head out of the window and look     B．I’m going to pour the water

C．to be careful                               D．to help me

2. When the captain shouted, “All hands on deck”, it means              .

A．put both your right hand and left hand on deck   B．shake your hand with me

C．give your hands to me                       D．that all the sailors gather on deck

3. When the maid said, “He’s not up yet”, she meant that            .

A．he has not grown up yet                     B．he has not yet got up

C．he has not woken up yet                     D．he has not yet come upstairs

4. When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend             .

A．was still in bed                           B．was having his breakfast

C．was still in an upstairs room                 D．was going out for shopping

5. The main idea of the article is         .

A．three Frenchmen and their interesting experiences 

B．the Frenchmen had some trouble

   C．we should know the meaning of French words 

D．it’s difficult for a foreigner to understand the language of other countries  

Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.

First, a dictionary tells you the spelling of a word．If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order （按字母顺序）-a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word “poor” —p, o, o, r—comes before “poverty”—p, o, v, e, r, t, y—and the word “poverty” comes before the word “power”—p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.?

Second, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most dictionaries give phonetic（语音的）,or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling tells you how a word is pronounced．There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International（国际的）Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.

Third, a dictionary will tell you the meanings of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meanings. For example, in English the common word “get” has over 20different meanings.?

1. According to the passage, which of the following is one of the three important things?

A．How to write a word well                    B．How to use a word

C．How to make a sentence                     D．How to read a word correctly

2. Of the three words “remove”, “remote” and “remount”,        in a dictionary?   

A．“remount” comes first and “remove” comes last  

B．“remove” comes first and “remote” comes last   

C．“remote” comes first and “remove” comes last  

D．“remove” comes first and “remount” comes last  

3. Many words have        .   

A．several meanings         B．few meanings    C．one meaning      D．no meaning

4. A good dictionary will tell you        .

A．more of the word’s pronunciation        B．more of the word’s meanings  

C．more of the word’s spelling                 D．more of grammar

5. Phonetic alphabets are used to show        .  

A．spelling                         B．handwriting     C．meanings         D．pronunciation

Today there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. This is a lot of people to feed．We need more food．

One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material（遗传物质）. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods（转基因食品）, or GM foods.

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help with our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared （准备）, for example, which stops people from becoming blind．

Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food．

    GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later. But, both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

1. GM foods are made up by          .

A．farmers                  B．workers           C．Scientists               D．plants

2. What are the good things about GM foods?           .

A．They make plants strong against disease       B．They are unnatural

C．they can help in human disease                  D．Both A and C

3. GM foods          .

A．are a quick way to produce food                  B．grow in the wild

C．are safe                                                     D．are grown only in rich countries  

4. Why do some people not like GM foods?            

A．Because they are not useful.                         B．Because are not helpful  

C．Because they are not natural                        D．Because they are not cheap. 

5. From the reading we know that          .

A．GM foods will disappear one day in the future  

B．GM foods will not disappear in the future 

C．people will be interested in GM foods

D．people will have to stop using GM foods   

Have you felt annoyed when a mobile phone during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to schoo1. Is it a good thing or not?

Anxious parents say that mobile phone s are an important tool（工具）in holding New York city’s families together.

“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid, “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have mobile phones.”

Many American parents think mobile phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.

 “I have her call me when she gets out of school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a mobile phone.”  

What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students said mobile phones were essential and the mobile phone was like all extra（额外的）hand or foot for them.

“I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14. There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.” 

1. You will get        when you hear a mobile phone ring in class. 

A．sad            B．upset        C．excited      D．happy

2. You can use a mobile phone          . 

A．to listen to music                             B．to work as running water

C．to work as a washing machine            D．as a tool to make clothes

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?           

A．Many American parents don’t think mobile phones are necessary for students.

B．Mobile phones only bring troubles to the school life.

C．Mobile phones connect children with their families when they are outside.

D．Teachers are happy when the mobile phones ring during the class. 

4. What does the underlined word “essential” mean in Chinese?           

A．时髦的        B．必要的      C．昂贵的      D．可悲的 

5. This article is about the        caused by the rule that students are not allowed to take mobile phones to school. 

A．happiness       B．interest     C．problems     D．possibility

1. The father took his daughter in his arms and gave her a k         .

2. I met him and his wife in the street by a       last Sunday.

3. No one knows who is the o      of the dog.

4. I don’t want to make a wrong d       and regret later

5. Please remember to l       the door when you leave the room.

Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For e  1   , in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that l  2   just like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose and a beard．People c  3   him “The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a m  4   people came to look at him. Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years. 

   In May 2003, there was very bad w  5   near the Old Man of the Mountain. There were

very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so c  6   that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was o  7   , people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They discovered t  8   he had fallen apart. The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see i  9   they could repair the stone face, but they had to g  10   up. They figured out（断定）that the damage from the weather was just too bad．

It is reported that many middle school students are just not getting enough sleep, especially during the school week. The problem seems to get worse as they get older. Grade 7 students sleep 8.4 hours a school night, and Grade 9 students only 6.9 hours.

（3） It’s also reported that not getting enough sleep can cause problems in a student’s life. Many students fall asleep in school or while doing their homework, so it is not surprising that they get lower grades than those who get enough sleep.

Scientists suggest nine hours a night for middle school students. Of the students who feel unhappy and nervous, 73% don’t get enough sleep at night. Why aren’t students getting enough sleep? Many students have one of the following things, like telephone, television, or computer in their bedrooms. Using them on a school night not only takes their time away from homework, but also makes it difficult for them to fall asleep. （4） As a result, many students can't fall asleep before 11 pm, yet they must get up early to go to school the next day .    

    Scientists also suggest students should not do exciting activities for an hour before bedtime.

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1. How many hours of sleep do middle school students need each night according to the scientists?

2. What shouldn’t students do before bedtime?

（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3.                                                                 

4.                                                                 

（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5.                                                                 

1. 你为什么不阻止她出去呢？

       Why didn’t you        her               out?  

2. 朋友间应该彼此分享快乐并分担忧愁。

Friends should        happiness and worries        each other.  

3. 你们不能把这些书带出阅览室。

       You                      to take these books out of the reading-room.

4. 我们正期待着寒假的到来。

We’re                   to the coming of the winter holiday. 

5. 他们两个人同时到达了山顶。