The junior high school graduates have to take a P.E. test in many places around China. The full marks are usually 30 points and it means much in the senior high school entrance exam.
In Nanjing, the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own schools. Each student is tested on three sports. They can choose long jump, basketball dribbling (运球) or volleyball. The pull-up is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must skip in the test.
Most students find the test easy and more than 90％of them can get full marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the three whole years. Students in Junior Three usually do lots of practice in P.E. classes. The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.
Students in Nanjing don’t need to run a lot for the test, but students in Beijing must do lots of running for the test. Running is one of the sports in test. So in P.E. classes, they usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 3,000 meters in one class. Most teachers and parents welcome the P.E. test. They say it helps students build up their health.
【小题1】The P.E. test in Nanjing includes all of these sports except __________.

A．skipping	B．basketball
C．football	D．volleyball

【小题2】Students in Nanjing have the P.E. test in __________.

A．spring

B．Junior One

C．autumn

D．Junior Two

【小题3】The underlined word “pull-up” means “__________” in Chinese.

A．仰卧起坐

B．引体向上

C．俯卧撑

D．跳高

【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All the students must be tested on skipping in Nanjing.

B．Few students in Nanjingcan get full marks in the P.E. test.

C．Students in Beijing needn’t run during the test.

D．Students in Nanjing should take part in four sports in the P.E. test.

【小题5】What do most teachers and parents think of the P.E. test? _____________

A．It is difficult.	B．It is easy.
C．It is bad.	D．It is good.

January 16, 2014 –We know the saying“The early bird gets the worm”, but today you’re going to learn about the interesting saying “The early fish gets the bird.”
An African tigerfish(老虎鱼) was seen jumping out of the air and catching a flying bird. The African tigerfish has bright red fins and very sharp teeth. There have been rumors(传闻) this kind of fish preys on(捕食) birds since the 1940s, but no one was able to catch one.
"The whole action of jumping and catching happens so quickly that after we saw it, it took all of us a moment to really understand what we had just seen," said Nico Smit from Environmental Sciences and Management at North-West University.
Smit and his research team saw it at a lake in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa during summer. They found about 20 fish feeding on birds in the morning. Those birds may be out early to look for food, but we will never know for sure!
【小题1】The tigherfish ___________.

A．is from the USA	B．has bright black fins
C．has very sharp teeth	D．was seen in a forest

【小题2】The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 means _______.

A．a tiger

B．a fish

C．a bird

D．a person

【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Nobody has heard of the rumors about the tigerfish before.

B．It took Smit a moment to understand what he had seen about the fish.

C．The interesting findings happened in a lake in the afternoon.

D．The birds were caught by the tigerfish because they were out too early for food.

【小题4】Where is the passage likely to be read?

A．In a poster.	B．In a tour guide.
C．In a newspaper.	D．In a story book.

【小题5】 Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The early fish gets the bird.	B．Nico Smit and an African tigerfish.
C．Nico Smit and his research team.	D．The Mapungubwe National Park

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【小题1】 Tom is eight. If Tom and his patents want to watch the football match, they need to pay  yuan.

A．125

B．120

C．75

D．90

【小题2】From the passage we know that          .

A．you can watch the football match in July

B．the clothes in Space are not very nice

C．you can get six CDs for the price of four at Nice Price

D．the clothes in Space are very expensive

【小题3】We can probably read them in a ___________.

A．history magazine	B．newspaper
C．story book	D．science magazine

Qi Haoran, a Junior Grade One student at a High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology, was quite busy over the past winter holiday – and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign（光盘行动）.
These students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January. It calls on people to reduce food waste. China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well-known for being hospitable（好客的）and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got a lot of support. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers home.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
【小题1】 The Clean Your Plate Campaign started __________ in January.

A．in a big restaurant	B．in a CCTV programme
C．in a high school	D．on the Internet

【小题2】 The restaurant owner in Xinjiang __________ to support the campaign.

A．gave the guests a sticker if they ate up the food

B．offered the guests 10 stickers if they ordered a lot

C．offered smaller dishes to the guests

D．encouraged customers to take leftovers home

【小题3】You can probably read this passage _________.

A．in a science book	B．in a newspaper
C．in a tourist guide	D．in an advertisement

     A

	I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through We chat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing.
	I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I am free. We can share instant(即时的) messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun.
	I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes(愚蠢行为) on We chat. Many people are cheated(欺骗) because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的) girl.

【小题1】Who loves Micro blog?

A．Alice.	B．David.
C．Lily.	D．Leehom Wang.

【小题2】What does Alice think about We chat?

A．It’s fast and convenient.	B．It’s fashionable but slow.
C．It’s safe and useful.	D．It’s fun but expensive.

【小题3】Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?

A．Because many people are cheated on We chat easily.

B．Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends.

C．Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends.

D．Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others.

	Yuan Zai, the first Taiwan-born baby panda, climbs a wood log inside an enclosure(围栏) as visitors take pictures at the Taipei City Zoo, January 6, 2014. The cub(幼崽), which was born in July last year, made its public debut(公开亮相) on Monday.
	The Chinese Xue Long icebreaker(破冰船) that saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Russian ship last week is waiting for chance to save itself from Antarctic(南极) ice, as weather conditions may turn fine on Monday, January 6,2014.
	Hong Kong media mogul(媒体大亨) Run Run Shaw(邵逸夫)， aged 107, passed away at home on Tuesday morning, January 7, 2014. Shaw was one of the founding directors of TVB in 1967. He did much charity work and donated more than 10 billion HK dollars to support the education in China’s mainland.

【小题1】 Yuan Zai was born _______.

A．in July last year	B．on Monday
C．in June last year	D．on January 6, 2014

【小题2】 Xue Long icebreaker belongs to ________.

A．China	B．the Antarctic
C．Russia	D．America

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Run Run Shaw passed away at home in Taiwan.
B. Run Run Shaw was a famous actor in TVB.
C. Xue Long icebreaker saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Chinese ship.
D. Yuan Zai made its first public debut on Monday.

We live in an amazing world, reading the following news and you will find it yourself.
News 1: Bao Xishun is the tallest man in the world. He is 2.36 metres tall. He Pingping is the shortest man in the world. He is only 0.73 metres tall. They are Chinese. On July 13^th, Bao Xishun married (娶) a girl and He Pingping took part in their wedding ceremony (婚礼).
News 2: In the USA, a seventh-grader, Aidan Murray Medley went fishing in the sea one morning. The 12-year-old boy caught a 250-kilogram shark! It took Aidan 28 minutes to catch the shark. It was so hard that his body lost all feeling. Aidan now has the Florida(佛罗里达洲) record (记录). He beat (打破) a 232-kilogram catch from 1981.
News 3: A young sheep climbs a tree to feed on leaves in a park in the southern Swedish town of Lund. The sheep climbed to a height (高度) of seven metres and spent an hour and a half in the tree before returning to the ground.
【小题1】  Where do the tallest man and the shortest man in the world come from?

A．China.	B．America.
C．Sweden.	D．Florida.

【小题2】 How old is the boy who caught the fish?

A．13.

B．12.

C．250.

D．7.

【小题3】How long did it take Aidan to catch the fish?

A．Nearly half an hour.	B．Over half an hour.
C．An hour and a half.	D．12 hours.

【小题4】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Bao Xishun married He Pingping.

B．The tallest man and the shortest man are not both from China.

C．The boy caught the biggest fish in the world.

D．The sheep climbed very high and spent a long time in the tree.

【小题5】Which can be the best title?

A．The Tallest Man’s Wedding Ceremony

B．The Amazing World

C．A Boy Caught the Biggest Fish

D．A Sheep Climbed a Tree

The Save the Children Fund is known as Save the Children. It is an internationally organization that protects children’s rights and helps support children in developing countries. It was set up in the United Kingdom in 1919 in order to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic chances, it also provides food and water for the children in natural disasters, war, and other serious situations.
Except for the UK organization, there are 30 other national Save the Children organizations who are members of Save the Children International, a global network of charity organizations supporting local partners in over 120 countries around the world.
Save the Children helps the local government change so that it can help young people get more rights, it works very well, especially with the support from the UN. Save the Children joins all the members’ efforts to protect children from the effects of war.
【小题1】 Which charity is Save the Children like?

A．Oxfam	B．ORBIS
C．UNICEF	D．Spring Bud Project

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT the aim of Save the Children.

A．To protect children’s rights.

B．To help children’s parents get more jobs.

C．To support children in developing countries.

D．To improve the lives of children in poor countries.

【小题3】How many Save the Children organizations all over the world?

A．30	B．31
C．120	D．121

In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back.
Now science fiction has become science fact. For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going. Scientists from Cornell University made the robot, which looks like a spider with four legs.
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged. That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed.
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working. They all give signals to the machine’s software. Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment.
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary. It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them. It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space.
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US. “With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem.”

【小题1】Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?

A．They cannot repair themselves.

B．The computer has changed a lot.

C．They have no computers inside.

D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes.

【小题2】The new technology allows the robot to _________.

A．do house work for humans

B．keep working after being damaged

C．remember a lot of information

D．tell people where it is

【小题3】The underlined word “them” in Paragraph5 refers to ________.

A．sensors	B．robots
C．arms and legs	D．scientists

【小题4】How do the sensors in the robot work?

A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken.

B．They can find out where the damage comes from.

C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition.

D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot.

【小题5】The passage is probably from_____________.

A．a newspaper	B．an advertisement
C．a tour guide	D．an application

More than 50 music students of New Milford High School in New Jersey, US, got a letter from their headmaster. The letter said that the music department of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department(系) would be shut down.
On a Saturday, two officials greeted the nervous students. They asked the students to play a piece by Richard Strauss. But they had to sing the words to the music – German words!
Other tasks were also difficult. One student had to sing Mary had a Little Lamb, a children’s song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.
After three hours of testing, students waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团). The judges(裁判员) gave them only a passing grade.
The worried New Milford students started to realize they had no chance. “I thought it was over,” said Bryan Olsen-Santana, a junior. “The person next to me was crying. I felt bad for her. I felt bad for myself, too, because music is everything to me.”
But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的): “Someone’s played a joke on you!”
What was going on?
The test was part of a reality TV show (电视真人秀) called “Schooled”. The students’ parents, the school and a TV network had made it together.
Everything was fake. The two “officials” were really comedians (喜剧演员). The “students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra” were from another school. There were hidden cameras. The students’ parents were hiding as they watched.
As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies. They were all from the show’s sponsor (赞助商).
【小题1】What is the letter about?

A．The headmaster would come back next term.

B．The school didn’t have money to run.

C．The music department was in big trouble.

D．The students had to give up music.

【小题2】The students were nervous before the test, because _____.

A．they were not good at music

B．the judges were very strict

C．they thought they couldn’t pass

D．it would decide the future of the music department

【小题3】According to Olsen-Santana, we learn that _____.

A．their school failed the test

B．he likes music very much

C．the test was just a joke

D．the girl next to him was sorry for herself

【小题4】What does the underlined word “fake” mean in the passage?

A．顺利的	B．假扮的
C．受欢迎的	D．便捷的

【小题5】The students didn’t get _____ as gifts.

A．money	B．MP3 players
C．digital cameras	D．school supplies