"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the U.S.A greet each other. But "How
are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who
asks" How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that
"How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying
"Hello" or "Hi".
     Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone Asks "Do you
agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree. I think you're Wrong..."But it isn't very polite to disagree
so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with
someone.
     People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For
example, many talks over the phone finish when one person say"I've to go now." Often, the person who
wants to hang up gives and excuse:"Someone's at the door.""Something is burning on the stove." The excuses
might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it
isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
     Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, of finishing a talk, people don't say exactly
that they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game
of language.

(     )1. "How are you?" is another way of saying "Hello." or" Hi."                                                       
(     )2. It is polite lo say "No. I disagree I think you are wrong," if you don't agree with others.                    
(     )3. When someone says "I have to go now "On the phone. it means he wants to go on talking.  
(     )4. "Someone is at the door." may be an excuse for finishing a plume can.                                           
(     )5. Sometimes people don't say exactly what they are thinking about just became they try to be nice
            to each other. 

     According to a new survey . Students' safety has become a big problem .Nearly 50% of students say
they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities. in China
some schools have taught all unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no
exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really
happens.
     Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No 25 Middle School .give young students advice on how to deal with
danger.
     If you are robbed
     Keep calm. lf you can not cry for help or run away. Give the robber your money. Try to remember what
the robber looks like and tell the police later. If you are in a traffic accident.
     It a car hits you. You should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle. Try to call your parents before
you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt.
     If it is raining hard and there is lighting. (闪电)
     Don't stay in high places and stay away from trees.When there is a fire. Get away as fast as yon can. Put
wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not lake the lift. 
     If someone is drowning. (溺水)
     If you can't swim. don't get into the water. Cry out for help. Remember that danger is never as far away
as you think. Take care of yourself at alI times!

1. Why do students like the self-protection lesson?
①Because there are no tests.
②Because the lessons are boring.
③ Because they can learn how to save lives.
④Because they know how to slop danger before it happens.

A. ①②
B. ②③
C. ①②④
D. ①③④

2. What will you do if a bicycle hurts you?

A. I will remember the bicycle number.
B. I won't let the rider go until I rail my parents.
C. I will let the rider go before I call my parents.
D. I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt.

3. If your house is on fire, you must ________.

A. put dry things on your body
B. run quickly and take the lift
C. run away and find an exit as quickly as you Can
D. take everything you have and then run away

4. There ________ ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage.

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

5. The best title for this passage is ________.

A. How to Keep Calm
B. Self-protection
C. An usual lesson
D. Danger

     It's 10:00 pm. A man leaves a restaurant, gets into his car and drives away. 200 metres further he's
stopped by a police officer.
Officer: Good evening, sir. We're testing drivers for drunk driving. Would you please blow (吹) into this
             machine?
Man: I'm sorry, I can't do that. If I blow into that machine, I will get out of air.
Officer: Please come along to the office and we can give you a blood test.
Man: I can't do that. If you give me a blood test, I will bleed (流血) to death.
Officer: Then you'll have to get out and walk five meters along this white line.
Man: I can't do that, either.
Officer: Why not?
Man: Because I'm dead drunk! I can't open the door.

1. The man is stopped ______ meters away from the restaurant.

A. 5
B. 10
C. 200
D. 205

2. The conversation probably happens in a (an) ______.

A. office
B. street
C. hospital
D. restaurant

3. The man wouldn't have the test for drunk driving because ______.

A. he is badly ill
B. he will get out of air
C. he is dead drunk
D. he will bleed to death

    
     Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.
     Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee.
She stays in her mother's safe pouch. She doesn't open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey
cannot walk. He is carried by his mother.
     Other baby animals can walk soon after they're born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is
near. A baby zebra (斑马) can run an hour after she is born.
     Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves
are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle (圈) to
protect her.
     Animals that drink their mothers' milk are called mammals. A mother bear's milk is fatty and rich. Baby
bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six
months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid (固体的) food. Baby lions eat what their mother can
catch.

1. Which baby animals don't open their eyes for at least five months?

A. Lions.
B. Zebras.
C. Kangaroos.
D. Elephants.

2. What can't a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?

A. Drink milk.
B. Walk by herself.
C. Run with her mother.
D. Make a circle to protect herself.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Baby wolves are born in the open.
B. Newborn lions only eat solid food.
C. Newborn monkeys can walk but can't jump.
D. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter.

     These days, a Chinese girl's travel diary has become a hit online.
     Zhao Xing, with only a 1______ (地图), a travel bag and 30 yuan, left the Chinese mainland for the
2______(第一) time to Taiwan. At the 3______ (机场), she was helped by a man who even told her his
phone number. A bus driver was kind enough to 4______ (叫醒) her up when she fell asleep on the ride.
     In Taiwan, Zhao told the man who 5______ (给) her a ride that she was from Beijing. The man asked
if there was 6______ (任何事) else he could do to help make her journey 7______ (更好的).
     "After coming back and thinking over everything I've experienced, I realized that the people impressed
me the most, not the beautiful scenes or tasty food," Zhao 8______ (写) in her online diary.
     From Beijing to Taiwan, so close, so 9______ (遥远的) away. Zhao's wish is to encourage others to
realize their 10______ (自己的) dreams of making the world a smaller, more friendly place for all.

     Every year millions of people are injured while exercising. Here are four things you can do immediately
after an injury. 
     1_______ Rest. Stop using the injured part of your body. Lie down if necessary. 
     2_______ Ice. Put ice in a plastic bag. Place the ice on the injured area. Leave the ice in place for 30
minutes. Take away the ice for 15 minutes. Then put the ice back on for another 30 minutes. 
     3_______ Pressing. Put a piece of clean cloth around the ice and the injured area. You should tie the
cloth hard enough to hold the ice, but not too hard. 
    4_______ Lifting. Raise the injured area. If possible, raise the area higher than the level of your heart.
Remember. If you have a serious injury, see a doctor as soon as possible. 
    
           A                                  B                            C                                  D

5. In which part of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage?

A. News.
B. Health.
C. Fashion.

     We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when
something terrible happens, we make it known to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and
share hews too? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound,
though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.
     Willow (柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects (昆虫) begin nibbling (叮咬) a
willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects
are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical (化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the
insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves
from the insects.
     The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are "talking" to each other quietly. And
when someone says that trees cannot "talk", please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.

1. Willow trees send messages with _________.

A. words
B. movements
C. smells
D. sounds

2. The underlined word "lips" in the first paragraph means ________.

A. 树干
B. 嘴唇
C. 枝条
D. 手势

3. The passage tells us that some of the trees can ________.

A. speak just as people do
B. tell stories to others
C. communicate with each other
D. kill insects in the woods

4. According to the passage, the right order of the following is ________.
a. The willow tree gives out a smell.
b. The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.
c. Insects fly away because of the chemical.
d. Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.

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

     In the US, the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party. Some parties are at private
homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or
eating-place on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to
orchestra music.    
     Most New Year's parties are usually noisy. People shout and sing. And often, guests blow on small
noisemakers when the new year arrives at midnight. This tradition of noise making is believed to start centuries
ago. People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year.
    The biggest, noisiest New Year's party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York. Thousands of
people gather (聚集) there. Some of them ring bells and set fireworks. Others blow whistles of car horns (喇叭). And at twelve o'clock, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top
of a tall building.
     The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition. Since 1929, the band of
musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year's Eve. Guy Lombardo died in 1977. But, Bill
Lombardo, has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York city hotel. When the crowds in
Times Square start cheering the arrival of the new year, television cameras show the band playing the song
Auld Lang Syne.

1. The most usual way to welcome the new year in the US is _________.

A. to go shopping
B. to meet friends
C. to travel abroad
D. to hold a big party

2. The biggest New Year's party in the US is _________.

A. in Central Park
B. in Hollywood
C. in Times Square
D. in Disneyland

3. In the past, some American people made big noise when the new year arrived _________.

A. to express their friendship
B. to drive away the bad spirits
C. to make others more excited
D. to give best wishes to each other

4. In 1929 a concert on New Year's Eve was given by _________.

A. the band of Guy Lombardo
B. the band of Bill Lombardo
C. the band of Johann Strauss
D. the band of Elvis Aaron Presley