——Let me see, twice a year, maybe.

A. How many B. How much

C. How often D. How soon

A. such B. such a

C. so D. so a

What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is it the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource(资源). Maybe that’s why they like the expression, “Time is money.”

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to keep and manage it. People in the US often attend meetings or read books on time management. It seems that they all want to organize their time better. People try their best to press more life out of their time.

To Americans, being on time is a way of showing respect(尊重) for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late usually calls for an apology(道歉) and an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know that they can’t be on time. Of course, the less formal(正式的) the situation is, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes late. But they usually don’t try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks before it. Once the time is fixed, it is almost impossible to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced. Also, people seldom call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may be different, but most people think twice about calling after 10:00 pm.

Even Americans would agree that no one can master time. Time, like money, slips all too easily through our finger. And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict. However, time is one of life’s most valuable gifts.

【1】From Paragraph 1, we can learn that ___________.

A. Americans waste lots of money and time

B. people can only control 60 minutes a day

C. Americans regard time as something valuable

D. money is more important than time in America

【2】In Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4, the writer mainly tells us that ___________.

A. Americans respect others’ time in daily life B. Americans never call after ten o’clock

C. Americans visit friends without calling first D. Americans arrive days before an event

【3】The underlined phrase “think twice” probably means “___________”.

A. pay attention B. learn wisely C. feel relaxed D. consider carefully

【4】According to this passage, ___________.

A. most American people treasure their time

B. people can master and predict time easily

C. Americans like time better than anything else

D. people are supposed to be on time in all situations

【5】This passage mainly talks about ___________.

A. some of the American lifestyles B. how Americans treat time

C. all kinds of ways to spend time D. different opinions about time

【1】________ give out sounds and listen for the returning echoes to find their way around.

A.BatsB.OwlsC.FrogsD.Hedgehogs

【2】Owls have eyes that look like tubes and they have good ________.

A.wingsB.hearingC.nosesD.eyes

【3】Frogs ________ at night to find a partner.

A.catch insectsB.give out soundsC.get up to singD.look for food

【4】________ use their ears and noses to find food.

A.OwlsB.FrogsC.HedgehogsD.Leopards

A. health; health B. healthy; healthy

C. healthy; health D. health; healthy

A. What B. Where

C. How D. How much

【1】Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the to the television．

A. channelsB. picturesC. menusD. programmes

【2】Julia thinks in 2050．

A. the water will be much cleanerB. there will be more water pollution

C. people won’t have enough foodD. some places will have more water

【3】Who agrees with what Ashley has said?

A. Blue SkyB. JuliaC. LinkinD. No one．

【4】Ashley thinks people will have in the future．

A. more healthy foodB. less healthy food

C. cleaner waterD. dirtier water

【5】Linkin thought that a kind of medicine would be able to make people ．

A. become richB. keep healthyC. live happilyD. stay serious

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. 【1】 “I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do,” Tiffany recalled. “I shut myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw so many young people playing different kinds of sports there. I signed up for a beginners’ course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practice twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of friends as well. 【2】”

The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.Besides, you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. 【3】 Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become veryactive and enjoys meeting and talking with others.

For most people, that is one of the reasons why they join a sports club. 【4】 You don’t have to sit down and talk to strangers. You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite popular with her friends and she has also become more confident.

【5】 The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

A. Try to do some sports.

B. They don’t take plenty of exercise.

C. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl.

D. Tiffany became lonely and helpless.

E. I think I’m good at singing and dancing.

F. What’s more, I feel I am much healthier than before.

G. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests.

A. where B. who C. what D. which

A. come in B. come out

C. come true D. come from