There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses, carriages and bicycles.
In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas(气体) made from petroleum (石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.
Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal(煤炭) and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines (涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.
We are also able to get power from the ocean tides(潮). We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.
Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?
【小题1】When might people have to go back to use horses and carriages?

A．When they are poor.

B．When they run out of oil.

C．When they need more exercise.

D．When there aren’t any big trees in the world.

【小题2】What did some people use to make gas in the Second World War?

A．Water

B．Coal

C．Wood and plants

D．Tides

【小题3】How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?

A．2

B．5

C．4

D．3

【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following statements is True?

A．There is more petroleum than we can use now.

B．Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas.

C．We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days.

D．Gas wasn’t used to run cars in the Second World War.

【小题5】The passage is mainly about _________.

A．how to run our cars

B．what to do when oil runs out

C．different types of gas

D．the ways to make electricity

Students Begin to Smoke at a Younger Age
SHANGHAI---- Almost one in four students aged between 12 and 14 have tried smoking, according to the results of a survey from the CATC(中国抗癌协会).
“ Quite a number of boy students in my class smoke outside the school yard during lunch break,” said Li Xiaolan, an English teacher from a high school in Shanghai.
The survey also found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from their classmates.
“ It was quite common to smoke with my classmates at school,”said Zhou Guangrong,a 22- year–old university student from Guiyang, Guizhou province,who started smoking at the age of 12.
Most of the student smokers buy cigarettes themselves.” My middle and high schools were surrounded by cigarette shops when I was a student,” said Liu Minghui who used to smoke two cigarettes per day in primary school and two packs per week in middle and high school.
“ We’re keen to show that more teenagers are starting smoking much younger than before,and that we need to minimize(降低) the number of young smokers,” said Duan Jiali, an officer in CATC. He added that teachers and parents should set a good example for teenagers by not smoking in front of them at school or at home, which is the best way of stopping teenagers from smoking.
【小题1】According to the survey,in a middle school if a class has 40 students, about _____ smoke.

A．5

B．10

C．15

D．20

【小题2】Many boy students smoke ________during lunch break.

A．at home

B．in class

C．in the office

D．outside the school yard

【小题3】The survey found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from ________.

A．their parents

B．their teachers

C．their brothers

D．their classmates

【小题4】From the passage we know ________smokes two packs per week in middle and high school.

A．LI Xiaolan

B．Zhou Guangrong

C．Liu Minghui

D．Duan Jiali

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．More teenagers are starting smoking much older than before.

B．Most of student smokers buy cigarettes themselves.

C．Some students smoke in toilets or in corners of the playground after lunch.

D．Teachers and parents shouldn’t smoke.

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA

The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. There are many natural sights . Lots of people go sightseeing every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

HONG KONG, CHINA

This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

【小题1】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

A．The weather.

B．The mountains.

C．The air.

D．The traffic.

【小题2】What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

A．The lively city and the wonderful dishes.

B．The large population and the traffic.

C．The expensive housing.

D．The beautiful temples.

【小题3】What do the two cities have in common?

A．They both have beautiful mountains.

B．They both have a large population.

C．Air pollution is a problem in both.

D．They are both crowded.

【小题4】From the passage, we can know that       .

A．San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best

B．San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C．the weather inboth cities is fine

D．San Jose used to be small fishing village

This summer, Liu Hongcan, a 30-year-old Chongqing woman, had to say goodbye to her daughter again. She sent her little girl to Guizhou province to stay with her daughter’s grandparents for the summer vacation ______________ in Chongqing.
A list of “hottest cities” in China came out last month. Chongqing is No.1 on the list. Fuzhou and Hangzhou take the second and third place.
The list is based on a “heat index”(热指数).It uses temperature and humidity date(湿度数据)1981 to 2011.The scientists tried to learn how hot the weather was over a period of time, and find out how people feel.
High humidity will stop heat leaving the body. It makes people feel worse on high-temperature. Dryness, on the other hand, can allow heat to leave the body.
In July this year, Chongqing saw 25 days of high temperature (over 35℃). Forty-eight people in the city had heatstroke from the start of April to the middle of August, the local health bureau(卫生局) said.
Chongqing people have to look for different ways to cool down. Throwing themselves into water is a good choice. Lin Jing, a worker at the Caribbean Water Park has received more guests this summer than before. About 15,000 people have visited the park a day during this year’s hot season.
【小题1】Which one should be put in the underlined of the first paragraph?

A．because it is too dry	B．because it’s too hot
C．because there is too much humidity	D．because it is too wet

【小题2】According to the temperature, the order is_________.

A．Chongqing, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Ningbo

B．Fuzhou, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Ningbo

C．Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo

D．Ningbo, Fuzhou, Chongqing, Hangzhou

【小题3】How can humidity make people feel?

A．High humidity can make people uncomfortable.

B．High humidity can make people comfortable.

C．Low humidity can make people uncomfortable.

D．Low humidity will stop heat leaving the body

【小题4】How many days of high temperature (over 35℃) did Ningbo probably have in July?

A．20

B．25

C．30

D．24

【小题5】Where is the passage probably from?

A．Movies.

B．Story book.

C．Newspaper.

D．Science book.

Televisions were among the most talked-about things at CES 2013—the 2013 International Consumer Electronic Show (国际消费类电子产品展销会) last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were bigger and better with some of the highest technology (技术). Some TVs used a new technology called OLED. They were bigger, thinner and lighter, offered better colour and were brighter than traditional TVs using LED.
Ultra High Definition TVs were also popular. Most of the TVs shown on the exhibition used 4k technology.
Smart TVs this year were smarter. Many offered technology that users have a more personalized （个性化的）experience. One such TV from TCL can know who is watching with the help of new technology. Then it can offer programmes according to the user’s usual interest. Another TV from Panasonic offers  a similar personalized user experience.
Size also played an important part in CES 2013. TVs changed in size from big to bigger, with at least two companies —Samsung and Hisense —showing TVs that are 110 inches large on the exhibition.
The yearly CES is the biggest technology show in North America and one of the biggest in the world.
It’s a meeting of the brightest minds and the top leaders from many industries and those who want to know about the future.
Digital health and fitness inventions were also big at CES 2013. There was even a fork that tells you when you are eating too fast.
The show had over 3,200 different companies showing more than 20,000new products in about 26 miles of exhibition space.
【小题1】Which difference between OLED and LED is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Weight

B．Colour

C．Size

D．Price

【小题2】The writer takes TCL and Panasonic for example to tell us _________.

A．smart TVs were smarter at CES 2013

B．Ultra High Definition TVs were popular at CES 2013

C．size played an important part in CES 2013

D．digital health and fitness inventions were big at CES 2013

【小题3】From the passage, we can know __________.

A．CES 2013 has not been held yet

B．TVs at CES 2013 were smaller than before

C．many companies attended CES 2013

D．no leaders from industries appeared at CES 2013

Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station, you look at your watch, for you are afraid you will miss your train.
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction (建设) on the express railway (高速铁路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.
“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (检查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer.
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decrease from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.
The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.
“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official.
According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程).
【小题1】The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _______.

A．at the end of this year	B．before the Spring Festival of 2008
C．by 2013	D．in about 5 years

【小题2】Before taking your seat, you should _____ with your ticket.

A．buy a ticket	B．get through the checkpoint
C．pack your things	D．make some friends

【小题3】The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ______ in Chinese.

A．延长

B．缩短

C．提速

D．限速

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

A．Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive.

B．The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Shanghai, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu.

C．Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes.

D．The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project.

【小题5】What can be the best title of the passage?

A．An enormous project.

B．Train tickets will get more expensive

C．Specially built bridges

D．Beijing—Shanghai express railway

Dogs are considered as man’s best friend. But what about cats? Sometimes cats can make equally wonderful friends. The following is a comparison of the two animals.
A Friend Helps You When You’re Sick

Dogs	When Catherine lay down on the sofa, Pepe stared(盯) into her eyes and kept sniffing(嗅). After being pushed away, he suddenly jumped onto her chest. That’s when Catherine felt a pain that made her visit a doctor, and a fast-growing cancer was found. Months later, however, Pepe started staring and sniffing again. It seemed strange, but sure enough, Catherine’s cancer had spread.
Cats	When Tee sits and stares directly into her face, Alana immediately finds a chair. That’s because Tee is warning her that she is about to faint(昏倒), which can happen as often as three times a day. But Alana won’t get hurt if she sits down. Not only does Tee warn Alana, but also her husband. Then the cat stays with Alana until she recovers.

A Friend Saves Your Life

Dogs	Ryan fell into the water by accident. The river was full of melted snow, and Ryan was very cold and his body temperature was dropping dangerously low. Luckily, he was found by Chelsea, who was playing with her dog, Zion. “Zion knew the boy was in trouble,” says Chelsea. “Ryan grabbed onto the dog’s collar, and Zion just turned around and came straight back to the shore.”
Cats	“I was napping in my bedroom, and then I was woken by Joey screaming and running back and forth,” says Bernice. Then she found herself surrounded by smoke. With Joey alongside her, she managed to get out of the door. By then, flames(火焰) were shooting up from the basement. “I found him in a mailbox when he was young and now I feel very fortune. Without him, I’d have probably died in the smoke.”

【小题1】When Alana is about to faint, Tee will ____________.

A．stare at her and keep sniffing

B．jump onto her chest suddenly

C．sit and stare directly into her face

D．scream and run back and forth

【小题2】What can we learn about Ryan?

A．He likes swimming in rivers.

B．He has a lovely dog, Zion.

C．Chelsea helped him swim back to the shore.

D．He was in danger when he was found by Chelsea.

【小题3】What happened to Bernice?

A．She was badly hurt in a big fire.

B．She met the brave cat, Joey, in a big fire.

C．A fire broke out when she was napping.

D．She ran out of the burning house with the help of firemen.

The 18-meter-tall Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on Friday. It was placed on waters in the International Garden Expo Park, where the Yongding River passes through.
The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman. It was part of the activities of Beijing Design Week, which ran from September 26 to October 3 in 2013.
The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace, a famous Beijing tourist spot, where it was on display until October 26.
The duck is made of over 200 pieces of rubber. It was guarded not only by staff, but also by 10 volunteers wearing yellow T-shirts and hats with a rubber duck logo.
Sun Yidong, a volunteer who guided visitors to the duck, said the art brought energy to the traditional Chinese park.
“Seeing the giant Rubber Duck makes me feel like I’m a kid again.” Sun said.
Because of the rain on Friday, there were not too many people coming to see it. The Expo workers said they expected more people to come and visit the duck on weekends.
Zhao Yan said she had been following news about the duck since 2007, when the duck began its journey.
“I even considered going to Hong Kong to see it. It’s great that the duck is in Beijing,” Zhao said.
Before arriving in Beijing, the Rubber Duck traveled to 13 cities in nine countries. “The aim of the Rubber Duck is simply to bring everyone back to their childhood again,” said Zeng Hui, a leader of the Beijing Design Week Organizing Committee Office. “It can be a toy for adults.”
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【小题1】The Rubber Duck went to _______ after it left the International Garden Expo Park.

A．the Olympic Park	B．the Summer Palace
C．Beihai Park	D．Zhong Shan Park

【小题2】The Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on _______.

A．Thursday

B．Friday

C．Saturday

D．Sunday

【小题3】Why weren’t there too many people going to see the Rubber Duck on Friday?

A．They were not interested in it.

B．They didn’t have enough time to go there.

C．The weather was not good.

D．The tickets were expensive.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Rubber Duck started its journey in 2007.

B．Before arriving in Beijing the Rubber Duck was shown in 13 cities.

C．The Rubber Duck is made of more than 200 pieces of rubber.

D．A German artist designed The Rubber Duck.

【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The Rubber Duck can remind people of their childhood.

B．Beijing Design Week finished on October 2.

C．Sun Yidong was a visitor.

D．Volunteers wore white T-shirts.

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Life in China Every day, News on TV, radio and online brings you stories from across China. Have you got a story about life in China? If you do, please put your story here.

Since the winter last year, the haze(雾霾) has happened a lot of times. It has done great harm(伤害) to our daily life. More and more people have to go to see the doctor because the serious disease caused by the haze. Many traffic accidents happened and quite a lot of flights have to be put off just because of the haze weather. On Oct.30, 2013, in 16-car chain collision (连环相撞) on the highway in Tangshan, many people were hurt and some even died. Beijing International Airport canceled or put off nearly 76 flights on Oct.6, 2013 as the result of the weather. (Wu Hai, Shantou)

It’s reported that 293 pedestrians(行人)die of traffic accidents every day in China. I myself ever experienced a very terrible accident. Early last Thursday morning, I was walking on my way to school as usual. A little boy ran past me. He ran so fast when crossing the street that he didn’t notice a speeding car came round the corner. I was scared and shouted to him to stop, but it was too late. The boy was knocked down by the car. I hurried to the boy, crying for help. The boy was taken to the hospital as soon as the policemen and doctors arrived. Later, I learned the boy died because he lost too much blood.(Li Lan, Guangzhou)

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Main ideas of the two stories	The first story is about air pollution, the second one is about 【小题1】____.
Harm that the haze does to our daily life	It may cause 【小题2】__and traffic accidents. Many flights have to 【小题3】___.
The number that pedestrians die of traffic accident every day	【小题4】____
The reason why the little boy died	He【小题5】__ and was hit by a speeding car.

Survey: What’s your favorite restaurant?
Lola Lopez	Jim Janssen
“I’m an actress. There’s a small French restaurant near my apartment. It’s my favorite. The service is great. The food is always cooked well and served beautifully. And the atmosphere is very romantic…”	“I’m a high school student. I’m interested in fast food. Chicken, burgers, fish, French fries — I love it all. My mom says I should eat healthier food but it tastes so good! Also, I’m not rich and the price of fast food is just right for me.”
Gina Mangino	Raul Sanchez
“I’m a housewife. With three kids, I look for a place that has good food at a reasonable price. I look for a place that’s comfortable for children and serves the food quickly. That’s why I like Sam’s Chinese restaurant.”	“I’m a doctor. I can’t remember the last time I ate out… maybe that’s because my wife and I really like to cook. Instead of eating out, we look through a cookbook and cook at home.”

【小题1】Jim Janssen is ______.

A．an actress

B．a doctor

C．a student

D．a housewife

【小题2】______ likes a French restaurant very much.

A．Lola Lopez

B．Jim Janssen

C．Gina Mangino

D．Raul Sanchez

【小题3】Gina Mangino likes the restaurant which ______.

A．offers fast food	B．serves the food quickly
C．offers cookbooks	D．serves the food beautifully