In many western schools, sports day is a big event. Children take part in competitive (竞争性的) sports,
trying to break school records and take the first place.
     Sports days, or sports meets, are usually held in the warmer seasons, either at the beginning or the end of
the school year. They are also called field days.
     Primary school sports days are fun. They usually have activities such as the egg and the spoon race and
the sack race. Other events include the skipping race (跳绳) and the three-legged race. In middle and high
schools, sports days include many of the common track and field events ( 田径项目). They are more serious
and competitive than primary school ones.
     Students' parents and other relatives also come to the school on sports days. They watch children play.
Many schools in the West have "mothers and fathers" races for parents to take part in! Although sports days
are exciting, they also have some problems. According to some reports in the US, sports days have become
too competitive to be good for students. Some parents put too much pressure ( 压力) on the children. Some
schools don't have  mothers and fathersn races any more as there is much fighting and cheating.

1. What do children try to do when they take part in sports meets?
     ________________________________________________________
2. When are sports days usually held in the school years?
    ________________________________________________________
3. What are primary school and middle school sports days like? 
    ________________________________________________________
4. Who would come to the school to watch children play on sports days? 
    ________________________________________________________
5. What does the writer think about sports days? 
    ________________________________________________________

     This is a chart of a car's fuel consumption during a certain day.

               Time of day
Fuel consumption-燃料消耗              petrol- 汽油             litre-升

1. The above chart shows ____________.

A. how much petrol was needed to fill the tank
B. the speed the car was going
C. which trip used the most petrol
D. how far the car travelled

2. The driver bought petrol at ____________.

A. 8 a.m.
B. 9 a.m.
C. 4 p.m.
D. 6 p.m.

3. Throughout the day the car used ____________.

A. 45 litres of petrol
B. 40 litres of petrol
C. 35 litres of petrol
D. 10 litres of petrol

      There are many unusual hotels around the world. In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice, open
between December and April every year. In Turkey, there is a cave hotel with a television, furniture, and a
bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel.
      Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But over time, all the
waiter disappeared. Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts.
      The larger of the two deserts, the Uyuni salt desert, is 12,000 square kilometres. During the day, the
desert is bright white because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must
show guests the way to the hotel. In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big
blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made out of salt: the
walls, the roof (屋顶), the tables, the chairs, the beds, and the hotel's bar.
      The sun heats (使变热) the walls and roof during the day. At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms
stay warm. The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room costs＄40 a night, and a double room costs＄60.
      A sign on the hotel's wall tells guests,"Please don't lick (添) the walls." 

1. What is unique about the Salt Palace Hotel?

A. its long history.
B. the price of the rooms.
C. the guests that stay there.
D. what it is made of.

2. Which sentence about the area around the Salt Palace Hotel is NOT true?

A. It was a lake many years ago.
B. It is white during the day.
C. There are several roads to the hotel.
D. It is more than 10,000 square kilometers.

3. Where did the salt used for the hotel come from?

A. a salt factory
B. the ground
C. Turkey
D. the walls of the hotel

4. What keeps the rooms warm at night?

A. heat from the walls
B. the desert air
C. the sun
D. the furniture

Do you know how to ride out the earthquake (地震)?
      If you can make a call: Remember to call 110. Tell the 1______ (警察）where you are.
      If you are indoors: Check to see if you are in 2______ (危险). If there's no way to run out, keep away
from windows, and 3______ (任何东西) that could fall. Hide under a desk or table, cover your face and head
with your arms. Stay inside 4______ (直到......为止) the shaking stops.
Do not 5______ (使用) lifts.
     If you are outdoors*. Don't 6______ (担忧) . Just move away from buildings or 7______ (树) . Do not
try to go across the bridge that is shaking.
     If you are under debris (废墟): Cover your mouth and 8______ (鼻) with clothes. Don't move about.
9______ (敲) at the wall so that 10______ (其他的) people can find you. Do not light a match.
Mr Greenall

     玲玲在英语学习上遇到了困难，她想发个邮件给课本的英方主编Simon Greenall先生，希望得到帮
助。在你的帮助下，她写好了邮件。当她去问老师邮箱地址时，调皮的同桌大明把邮件内容的顺序
打乱并删除了最后一句的部分文字。请你帮玲玲重新排序并完成最后一句。
将A、B、C、D四个选项填入下面相应的横线上(71-4小题)，并补全第75小题。
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________
75. I hope________________________________________________________
Yours, Lingling

A. I'm very glad to write to you. I'm a student from Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. I know you're the writer of our
    English textbook. I've got many problems in English learning.
B. Second, when I read English, I meet many new words. So I can't understand the passages.
C. The above problems trouble me a lot. What should I do?
D. First, in English class I can't follow my teacher because I'm not good at listening.

Dear parents,
      Annual (一年一度) Sports Day-Wednesday 18th June 2008 King's Park Stadium We are pleased to
invite you to our Annual Sports Day, which we are holding at King's Park Stadium on Wednesday 18th
starting at noon. You're welcome to arrive at any time.
     Morning school will finish at 11:15 a.m., and this will let all boys make their own way to King's Park.
They should walk there. No buses will be provided. We hope to tell the results at about 3:30 p.m. No boys
will be allowed to leave until the results are told.
     If it rains heavily, boys will stay at school and have lessons. School will be over at 3:30 p.m. as usual.
So boys should bring books for all 5 lessons. We hope you will be able to come and enjoy the Sports Day.
                                                                                                                            Yours sincerely,
                                                                                                                             John Hatch

1. The passage is most probably _______.

A. a letter
B. postcard
C. an instruction
D. an advertisement

2. When will the Sports Day start?

A. At 11:15
B. At 3:30
C. At noon
D. After 3:30

3. From the passage we know _______.

A. boys leave school at 3:30 p.m. every day
B. boys won't have any lessons that day
C. boys will go to King's Park by bus
D. only boys' fathers are welcome to the Sports Day

     Do you want to get pocket money or do you want to learn the value of money? Starting your own
business is an excellent way to learn skills that will last all your life.
     If you are more business minded, choose what you want to do to make money and then ask your parents
for support (支持). Here are some ways for kids to make money with their own business.
     Housing Cleaning: This is a good job for older children. Practice on your own house first. Then you'll have
some experience.
     Mother's Helper: If you are too young to baby-sit (做保姆), thinking about being a mother's helper. This
means that you look after the kids while their mother gets some work done in another place.
     Plant Watering: If you know of someone going on a trip soon, offer to water their plants for a little money.
You should learn which plants need to be watered every day and which prefer to stay drier.
     Pet sitting: Someone leaving on a trip might also need you to look after their animals. They should show
you where the food is and how much to feed the pets each day. For dogs, you will need to walk them and
spend some time playing with them. And don't forget to let them out or go to the bathroom!
     Toy renting: Do you have lots of old toys that you don't need any more? Rent (出租) them out to families
with children who are tired of their own toys, or to grandparents who have children visiting.
      These are just a few ideas to get you started. Remember to be friendly with the customers (顾客). Good
luck!

1. Which of the following is not mentioned for kids to do?

A. Toy Renting
B. Housing Cleaning
C. Pet Sitting
D. Newspaper spending

2. If someone will leave on a trip, which of the following can't you offer to do?

A. Planting watering
B. TV watching
C. Pet walking
D. Pet feeding

3. If you have lots of toys that you don't need any more, you can ______ to make money.

A. throw them out
B. rent them out
C. sell them to a toy shop
D. lend them to your friends

4. According to the passage, you should be ______ with the customers.

A. pleased
B. strict
C. friendly
D. careful

Roy Yang, a reporter of English Learner, is interviewing some students. Here are what they are saying.
Zhen Yii: The hero in my heart has to be Yang Liwei. He is the first person who has been sent into space in
Shenzhou V in China. Besides Russia and the US, his trip to the space made China the third country to have
successfully sent a person into space.
Cai Ling: My hero is Jay Chou because he can not only sing and dance, he can also write songs. He is so
popular among us young people.
Wang Qi: I understand what Cai Ling is saying. He's OK. But he's not a hero. In my mind, a hero is someone
who has done something great. So Bill Gates, he's my hero. He invented Windows, which made computers so
much easier to use. He makes a lot of money. But he gives a lot of it away to help others, and it really surprised
me a lot.
Lin Jun: My hero? You never guess it. He's my father. My father knows everything. He can help me with my
study. He can fix computers. And he plays basketball very well. He's so great!

1. How many countries have successfully sent a person into space?

A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.

2. What does the underlined word "He" above refer to?

A. Jay Chou.
B. Bill Gates.
C. Cai Ling.
D. Roy Yang.

3. What surprised Wang Qi most about Bill Gates?

A. He invented Windows.
B. He made computers easier to use.
C. He makes a lot of money.
D. He gives much money away to help others.

4. Why does Lin Jun think his father is his hero?

A. Because his father can write songs.
B. Because his father can get lots of money.
C. Because he thinks his father knows everything.
D. Because he thinks his father can invent something useful.

5. Which topic are the students probably talking about?

A. Fathers.
B. Heroes.
C. Inventors.
D. Singers.

     Last week, Richard's wife Leila had an accident. Richard's youngest child, John, was at home when it
happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Richard had given it to him a week before, for his third
birthday.
    Suddenly John heard his mother calling "Help! Help!" He ran to the kitchen. His mother had burned herself
with some hot cooking oil (油). She was crying and the pan (锅) was on fire.
     Richard had gone to his office. Both the other children had gone to school. John was too small to help his
mother. __________. She soon put out the fire and took Leila to the hospital. When Richard came, Leila told
him what had happened. He was very proud of his son. "When you are a man, you will be just like your father,"
he said.

1. How old was John in this story?

A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Five.

2. How many people were there in their family?

A. Three.
B. Five.
C. Six.
D. Seven.

3. Choose the right sentence to fill the blank (空白处) in the passage.

A. The whole kitchen was on fire
B. But John telephoned his father
C. John stood there not knowing what to do but crying
D. But he ran to the neighbour's house and asked her for help

4. Which is the right order (顺序) according to the passage?
a. Leila had an accident.
b. John got his present, a new toy car.
c. Richard was very proud of his youngest son.
d. John heard his mother calling "Help! Help!"

A. a-b-c-d
B. b-a-d-c
C. c-a-b-d
D. c-b-a-d

5. What's the best title of this passage?

A. A son to be proud of
B. A little boy and his mother
C. An accident
D. A proud father