Many young people can use computers, but few of them know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer.

Keep your computer in a cool, dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for your computer. Wet is also bad for them. Most computers work best at a temperature(温度)of 5℃～30℃.

Do not let people smoke near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems.

Don't eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems.

Make sure that the keyboard(键盘) and the screen(屏) are the correct height for you. If they are not correct, you will get backache(头疼).

Make sure the screen is the correct distance(距离) from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using with the computer. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer.

Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes.

1.This passage(文章) is about_______.

A. how to use a computer B. how to look after your computer

C. how to clean your computer D. how to buy a computer

2.Don't eat or drink near a computer because__________.

A. food and water can dirty your screen

B. some food or a little water in the keyboard may cause problems

C. eating and drinking is bad for your computer

D. computer can work best at a temperature of 5℃～30℃

3.Your computer can work well if you_________.

A. clean your screen carefully and make it very clear and bright

B. smoke when you use your computer

C. put your computer in a cool, dry and clean room

D. don't eat or drink

4.You will hurt your eyes if you_________.

A. put on a pair of special glasses when you use your computer

B. make sure there’s a correct distance between you and your computer

C. never clean the screen of your computer

D. don't have your screen too bright

5.After you read the passage, you will ________when you use your computer.

A. clean your room every day

B. be careful to put the keyboard and the screen in the right place for you

C. do not smoke at any time

D. remember to use the computer without anyone nearby

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.

The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.

The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.

1.From the passage we know ______.

A. The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up.

B. The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree.

C. The gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first.

D. The tree didn’t know how important the sun was to vegetables.

2.The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “______” in the Chinese.

A. 长久地 B. 小心地 C. 有效地 D. 和谐地

3.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. why the sunlight and water were very important

B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world..

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city.

The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

1.Our world is becoming much smaller _______.

A. because the earth is being polluted day and night

B. thanks to science development

C. because of the rise in population

D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

2.Thousands of years ago, life was _______it is today.

A. much easier than B. as easy as C. as hard as D. much harder than

3.Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.

A. Water pollution B. air pollution C. noise pollution D. rubbish

4.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because ________.

A. it’s bad to all living things in the world B. it makes much noise

C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty D. it makes us become angry more easily

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.

C. From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car ormotorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.

D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people

Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily: Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.

Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.

They hope computers can help them improve(提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.

In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.

Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.

1.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______.

A. our country asks us to learn it B. it can help us a lot

C. we can use it to play games D. it can help us to find jobs

2.In this passage we know computers _______.

A. also bring us trouble B. bring us happiness only

C. are hated by people D. are bad for people's health

3.Why do some scientists hate computers?

A. Because computers let people lost their jobs.

B. Because computers bring them trouble.

C. Because some scientists don't know how to use computers.

D. Both A and B.

4.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _____.

A. computers are used by people B. people can live well without computers

C. one must decide how to use computers D. computers are strange machines

A storm swept through two villages in the new areas, destroying (毁灭) fourteen houses. Seven others were so badly damaged（损坏） that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital and a number of other people received small hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise,” he said. “A few minutes later, our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She run outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers came to help the people there and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.

1.How many houses altogether were damaged in the storm?

A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one

C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six

2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A. He was in bed

B. He was inside the house

C. He was outside the house.

D. He was on the roof

3.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. Terrible Storm. B. Lucky Woman.

C. Good soldiers. D. Clever people.

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither(两者都不)of them likes to use his head. They work hard but they are both poor. Most villagers(村民) build new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine(药)for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it when he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples were in the city when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

"I can't understand why we sustained losses in business (生意上蒙受损失)while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.

"The tractor was too small" Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish(傻) we were!"

1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because ______.

A. they hope to save money B. they're both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain D. they're not far from their farms

2.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends D. make a profit

3.The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

A. theirs weren't as good as the others' B. theirs were much less than the others'

C. a lot of apples were in the city D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

4.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

A. they had sustained losses in business B. they had lost some money in the city

C. something was wrong with the tractor D. other people profited in the city

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

Across from my home, there is a field with two horses in it. It seems that each horse looks like any other far away. But if you get a closer look, you will see the bigger horse is blind.

But if you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. It is coming from the neck of the smaller horse in the field. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow him.

As you stand and watch these two friends, you’ll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, so that he will not be left（落下）.

When the horse with the bell returns to the barn(畜棚) each evening, he will stop from time to time to look back, making sure that the blind friend isn’t too far behind to hear the bell.

Sometimes we are the blind horse, and at other times we are the horse, helping others to find their way.

1.“Blind” means someone ________.

A. can’t see anything B. can’t hear anything C. can’t walk D. can’t eat anything

2.The smaller horse has a bell on his neck to_______.

A. let the owner know where he is B. eat more grass

C. let the other horse follow him D. make people listen to the sound

3.The passage mainly tells us______.

A. the blind horse needs too much help

B. people should help others in trouble like the animals

C. the bell is very important for the blind horse

D. animals are kinder than people

It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was around the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Santa Claus until my elder sister told me: “There is no Santa Claus.”

I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandmother was at home. I told her everything.

“No Santa Claus!” she said. “Ridiculous (荒谬的)! I don’t believe it. Put on your coat and let’s go.”

“Go where?” I asked.

As we walked through the doors of the general store, Grandma handed me 10 dollars and said: “Buy something for someone who needs it.”

I just stood there, thinking about what to buy and who to buy it for.

I thought of everybody I knew. Then I thought about Bobbie Decker. He didn’t have a coat. He never went out to play games in winter. I would buy him one.

That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat and write, “To Bobbie, from Santa Claus” on it. Then she drove me over to his house.

Grandma parked down the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. Then she said: “All right, Santa Claus is coming.”

I rushed for his front door, and put down the present outside his door. I rang his doorbell then flew back to the trees. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did and there stood Bobbie. That night, I realized Santa was alive and well, and we were on his team.

1.After hearing her sister’s words, the writer was _____.

A. angry B. relaxed C. happy D. disappointed(失望的)

2.What did Grandma ask the writer to buy with the 10 dollars?

A. Something for Grandma. B. Something for the writer herself.

C. Something for someone in need. D. Something for the writer’s sister.

3.What can you infer from the story?

A. Bobbie was the writer’s best friend. B. Bobbie’s family might not be rich.

C. Bobbie wanted a Christmas present. D. The writer loved to play games with Bobbie.

4.When he saw the coat, Bobbie might feel _____.

A. surprised B. scared C. calm D. worried

5.What did the writer learn from that Christmas experience?

A. It was always better to tell the truth. B. Giving can make a person feel happy.

C. There was a real Santa Claus in the world. D. Christmas is the best time for giving presents.

A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long week with our two little daughters. As we talked about what to do next, our daughter jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. We agreed.

As soon as we walked into the main area of the butterfly museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies. They all flew with their colorful wings. My girls were jumping up and down, and I knew we had made the right decision to come to the museum. They were having so much fun.

I turned to our guide (导游) and asked curiously(好奇地), “How long do butterflies live?”

She said, “About ten days.”

“What can butterflies do in ten days?”

The guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place.”

After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to offer（主动提供）the world with the time we have. If we spend the time doing what we can for others, we all can make the world a better place.

1.What did the girls want to do? __________

A. Go to visit an island. B. Make the world beautiful

C. Listen to the tour guide. D. Visit the butterfly museum

2.What made the writer think they had made the right decision? ___________

A. She knew how long butterflies live B. They were welcomed in the museum.

C. Their daughters were having a good time. D. She saw thousands of beautiful butterflies.

3.What does the write mainly tell us in the last paragraph? __________

A. When they said goodbye to the guide. B. Why they went to the butterfly museum.

C. What she learned from the guide’s words. D. How she would make her home a better place.

4.Which is the proper time order of what happened? __________

a. The family were staying on an island.

b. The family went to the butterfly museum

c. The writer kept thinking about the guide’s words.

d. The girls enjoyed themselves in the butterfly museum

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

5.How can we make the world a better place? ___________

A. By doing what we can for others. B. By living a happy and healthy life

C. By visiting some museums. D. By talking to a guide.

I __________ a basketball.She __________ a soccer ball.

A. has; have B. has; has

C. have; has D. have; have