The Red Cross Society of China（RCSC）（中国红十字会）has so far received 150 million yuan (18 million U.S. dollars) as donation (捐款) for tsunami-hit (遭受海啸袭击的) countries, reports from the RCSC said on January 14, 2005.
2.66 million U.S. dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand soon after they were hit by the killer disaster（灾难）late last month. The rest of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages (homes for children who lost their parents) in the disaster areas, the reports said.
According to the reports, two RCSC’s rescue (营救) teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.
The RCSC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its website on time, the reports said.
小题1:The passage is probably from _____.
A. a newspaper       B. an advertisement                   C. an instruction (指导) book
小题2:Which countries were hit by a tsunami (海啸)？
A. Indonesia, China.
B.Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
C. Thailand, Japan and Maldives.       
小题3:How many RCSC’s rescue teams have arrived in the tsunami-hit countries?
A.  One.                 B.Two.                           C.Three.             
小题4:The rest of the money will be used to rebuild _____ in the disaster area.
A. villages, schools and orphanages
B.villages, factories and stations
C. orphanages, gyms and schools
小题5:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The RCSC has so far received U.S. $ 20.66 million in donation for tsunami-hit countries.
B. The uses of the money will be reported on its website on time by the RCSC.
C.Two RCSC’s rescue teams have arrived in Thailand.

Good evening, everyone! Let’s talk about some of the new and the old everyday shows. The news is on Channel(频道) Six from 6:00 to 7:00 every evening. Johnson has been reading the news for many years. He and his group always do their job well. The same channel is also good for late night watching. At 11:30 every night, Ted talks with famous people on this 90-minute show Night Time. He always has interesting people on. This week, three movie stars are going to talk about their new movies. In the afternoon, Channel Eleven has a good children’s show The Children’s Room at 3:30. This show has interesting cartoons. They keep children happy and entertained(娱乐的) for hours. Channel Three has the best game shows. They ask some interesting questions and give away(分发) a lot of money and gifts. It’s really a good way to learn about the world in the game shows.
小题1:Johnson’s show is ______ every day.

A．from six to seven in the morning

B．from six to seven in the evening

C．from five to six in the morning

D．from five to six in the evening

小题2:What kind of program is Ted’s show?

A．News.

B．A sitcom.

C．A talk show.

D．A talent show.

小题3: The name of the Children’s program is_______.

A．Channel Eleven.	B．Children’s show
C．Children’s Room	D．Children’s cartoon

小题4: The passage is mainly about the______.

A．best channel	B．best TV show
C．famous movie stars	D．everyday TV shows

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories,   destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏)  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 smaller 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,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. 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 Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
小题1:How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?

A．Fourteen	B．Twenty-one
C．Twenty-nine	D．Thirty-six

小题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.

小题3:Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.

A．her husband knew there would be a storm

B．they were all inside the house when the storm became worse

C．she felt the house was moving

D．the welfare department helped her

小题4:The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______.

A．something to eat	B．something to wear
C．somewhere to study	D．somewhere to stay

小题5:Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?

A．A Terrible Storm	B．A Lucky Woman
C．Good Soldiers	D．Clever People

“Tomato plants at the Royal Horticultural Society’s(英国皇家园艺学会) gardens will listen to voices through MP3 earphones for 30 days,” a reporter told people in a newspaper. At a time, many English people couldn’t believe in such a thing and some people even laughed at it.
Gardeners did the experiment by themselves. They wrote down how the tomato plants grew before, during and after the experiment. And then they compared the results with other tomato plants.
“We are taking it very seriously even though a lot of people may think it is a joke. However, studies show that certain sounds do help plants grow better,” the gardeners told a reporter.
“We want to get different kinds of voices. Through this experiment, we hope to find the most plant-friendly human sound for plants to grow,” said the gardeners.
“The plants will listen to poems, stories and songs,” the gardeners added.
Now, let our plants enjoy beautiful music.
小题1:How did the Royal gardens prove （证明）themselves?

A．Through the reporter himself.

B．By the experiment done by gardeners.

C．Through the gardeners and reporter.

D．By the results from common gardens.

小题2:By the experiment, we can learn that             .

A．stories especially suit green plants

B．many plants prefer the same voices

C．some plants prefer to talk to people

D．some sounds help plants grow better

小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．People weren’t sure of the report at first.

B．The gardeners themselves did the study.

C．The gardeners hope to find the best voices.

D．Plants love to listen to all kinds of sounds.

Chinese basketball player Wang Zhizhi returned home from the United States on the morning of April 10th after he had been expelled (除名) from the national team for four years.
“It has been a long time. I am so glad to be coming back home,” Wang told a CCTV reporter.
Wang is the first Chinese to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the Dallas in 2001. He was welcomed by the Chinese basketball officials at the Beijing International Airport that morning.
“I realized I had made a big mistake (for refusing to return when he was needed). I want to say sorry to my fans and to the Bayi team which trained me and gave me the chance to play in this time. I want to make up my fault and win back my place in the national team.” Wang went on.
“Wang Zhizhi won’t play in the final competition of the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) because he didn’t register (注册),” said Zhang Bing, who works with the Bayi team.
小题1: Wang Zhizhi hasn’t been a member of the national team        .

A．for four years

B．since April 10

C．since 2001

D．for 5 years

小题2: Wang Zhizhi says sorry to his fans and the Bayi team because _________ .

A．he refused to return when he was needed

B．he left the Bayi team for America

C．he didn’t play well when he was in China

D．Dallas didn’t want to keep him

小题3: In this passage, “make up my fault” means ___________ in Chinese.

A．集中注意力于

B．弥补过失

C．珍惜机会

D．遵守规则

小题4: From the passage we know that _________.

A．Wang Zhizhi was not welcomed in Beijing

B．Wang Zhizhi was a reporter on sports before

C．every player must register before he plays in the competition of the CBA

D．the Chinese basketball officials didn’t want Wang Zhizhi to come back home

小题5: Which is the test title for this passage?

A．Wang Zhizhi Feels Sorry	B．Wang Zhizhi in the Bayi Team
C．Wang Zhizhi Returns Home	D．Wang Zhizhi in the United States

April 20th is an ordinary day in 2013, it is in this day that shocking earthquake happened again in Sichuan province, China. The earthquake was terrible. We can’t describe the scene what we saw with any words. Thousands of people were injured even died. And thousands of children became such unlucky ones who lost fathers or mothers. They longed to have families to continue their lives. I am sympathetic to their fate! But I believed that we can fight against the fate and change it. For example, there are many people keeping living without food or water for about 100 hours during the earthquake!
What an unbelievable thing it is! Their great spirits showed the powerful life vitality of humans! However, they must keep fighting against the death. Many schools were destroyed and there were many students and teachers who left us forever. Sadness, hopelessness and different kinds of danger spread out here and there!
But, fortunately, love is around us: the Communist Party helps us, the army helps us, the people all over the world help us. They offer us money, goods, love and so on ! With the help of such a large love, we will overcome the damage of the earthquake and face our beautiful future!
小题1:Many people keeping living without food or water because ____________.

A．they were very strong.	B．they could fight against the fate and longed to live on.
C．they were not hurt.	D．they lost fathers and mothers.

小题2:The meaning of fortunately in third paragraph is ___________.

A．good

B．unbelievable

C．luckily

D．wonderful.

小题3:The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to___________.

A．the children who survived

B．the parents who survived

C．the children who survived but lost parents

D．the parents who survived but lost children

小题4:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．An Earthquake.

B．Unbelievable thing.

C．Beautiful future.

D．Love in disaster.

Your Junior 3 year will finish soon. Do you want to say something about your junior school life? What were the rewards（收获）of the three years? Teen readers have their stories to share.
Lin Yijian, 14, Xiamen, Fujian
I got through a hard time in Junior 2 when my grades suddenly dropped（下降）a lot. I faced great pressure. In the following summer vacation, I worked really hard by studying from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm every day. It was crazy, but when I got back to the front seat of the class, I felt everything had been worthwhile (值得的).
Luo Shu’er, 14, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
I lived in a dorm during junior school. It was a great challenge since I had never left my parents before that. I had to take care of everything myself. I learned to make my bed and get along with roommates. I also learned to make a schedule to arrange（安排）my time. I’ve done a good job and I feel proud.
Yin Donghui, 13, Beijing
I won first place in the rope skipping（跳绳）competition at our school’s sports meeting in my first year in junior school. The sports meeting is a big thing at our school. To prepare for it, I practiced hard and skipped rope 500 times every day. Finally I skipped over 210 times in one minute. You don’t know how excited I was then!
小题1:Where can you probably read the passage?

A．In an ad.

B．In a story book.

C．In a newspaper.

D．In a textbook.

小题2: Why did Lin Yijian face great pressure in Junior 2?

A．Because his grades were not so good as before.

B．Because he felt everything had been worthwhile.

C．Because he studied too hard.

D．Because he wanted to drop his study.

小题3:What does the underlined word “dorm” mean in the passage?

A．旅馆

B．宿舍

C．会堂

D．走廊

小题4:How many times can Yin Donghui skip in one minute at last?

A．150 times.

B．200 times.

C．210 times.

D．500 times.

小题5: How does the writer show the teen readers’ junior school life?

A．By comparing different places.	B．By describing people’s looks.
C．By giving figures（数据）.	D．By using students’ words.

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.

Astronauts, people who fly into space, need special training. First they go to Houston, Texas. That is the home of the Johnson Space Centre. There they are tested to see how strong and smart they are.
One of the first tests is for the heart. The people walk or run, then the space doctors see how fast their hearts are beating.
Another important test is performed. In this test the person must curl（蜷曲）his body up in a ball. When he is in that position, he is put into a round cloth bag. The doctors give him no idea how long he will have to stay in the bag. If a spaceship broke down in space, the astronauts would get into bags like this. Then they would have to wait and curl up in darkness, until help could arrive. You can see that an astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness.
After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre. The astronauts in training learn many other things. They learn how to jump out of a moving airplane. They learn to how to blow up a lifeboat and get into it while they are in the ocean. The astronauts also have to learn how to get lifted out of the ocean by helicopter（直升机）. That may look fun, but it can be dangerous.
After they finish training, the astronauts continue to work. They stay in good shape by running and doing exercise. They read about their special jobs. In that way they can learn new facts about space travel.
Then the big day comes. The astronaut is told to go to work on a flight into space. The crew members（全体船员）get to know each other first. Then they can learn which job each will do.
小题1:The astronauts don’t know how long they will stay in the bag in the test because ________________.

A．the doctors need to know how strong they are

B．the astronauts need to show how smart they are

C．good astronauts mustn’t be afraid of darkness or tight space

D．nobody knows when help will come if the spaceship breaks down

小题2:The astronauts don’t learn how to ________________ in the training centre.

A．walk or run in space	B．jump out of the moving plane
C．blow up a lifeboat	D．get lifted out of water by helicopter

小题3:Which is the correct order according to the passage?
a. Doctors do tests on the astronauts.
b. The astronauts go to the Space Centre.
c. The astronauts learn new facts about space travel.
d. The best people are chosen for training.
e. The astronauts go to work on a flight into space.

A．a, b, c, d, e

B．d, a, e, b, c

C．b, a, d, c, e

D．c, d, e, b, a

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre.

B．The crew members get to know each other after the tests.

C．One of the first tests is for the heart.

D．An astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness.