Spring is coming．People in different countries like different outdoor activities．Leo，a reporter from Learning English in interviewing（采访）some students．Here is what they have said．
Mary （13, America）　　
I want to go out of the city to a beautiful field. It's happy to smell beautiful flowers, touch green grass and take some photos. And I like to have a picnic in the field, It's interesting!
Jim （14, Canada）　　
The weather turns warmer and they days become longer in spring. It's a good time to go camping. It would be fun to sleep in a tent. I enjoy the comfortable weather too.
Tony （13, England）
In spring, I like going cycling alone. It can not only make me enjoy the beautiful season but also help me became stronger. I can write something about what I see on the way.
Wang Fang （12, China）
I'm good at making all kinds of kites. And in spring. I like flying kites with my family or my friends in the park. One of us holds the kite. and another one catches the line. It's exciting to see the kite flying high in the sky.
小题1:Mary maybe lives in the ______.

A．town

B．city

C．field

D．country

小题2:Jim thinks it fun to ______.

A．sleep in a tent	B．take some photos
C．fly kites	D．have a picnic

小题3:Tony likes going cycling in spring because ______.

A．he can enjoy the nice weather

B．it can make his body strong

C．his bike is very cool

D．both A and B

小题4:Wang Fang always flies kites ______.

A．by herself	B．on rainy days
C．with her family or friends	D．in the field

小题5:Which one is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Jim is the oldest one of the four.

B．Mary is from England.

C．Making kites is Wang Fang's hobby.

D．Tony is interested in writing.

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerro, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerro type.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerro’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them. For example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed the feelings, like other kinds of art.
小题1:The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of       .

A．his business

B．his house

C．his garden

D．his window

小题2:The Daguerro type was ________.

A．a Frenchman	B．a kind of picture
C．a kind of camera	D．a photography

小题3:If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had to _______.

A．watch lots of films

B．buy an expensive camera

C．stop in most cities

D．take many films and something else with him

小题4:Mathew Brady ________.

A．was very lifelike

B．was famous for his unusual pictures

C．was quite strong

D．took many pictures of moving people

小题5:This passage tells us ________.

A．how photography was developed

B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

C．how to take pictures in the world

D．how to use different cameras

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.
Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines (标题) of the passage.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
Some newspapers are published (出版) once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.
小题1: People read newspapers in order to ________________ .

A．learn the latest news

B．meet their own different needs

C．read the short stories

D．find the morning news

小题2:From the passage we can see that           when people get newspapers.

A．they read them very carefully

B．they just read the headlines

C．not everyone reads all the pages

D．they have no time to read them

小题3: Newspapers have so many pages because __________ .

A．more and more people like to read them

B．people enjoy reading something different

C．newspapers become cheaper

D．more pages mean more money

小题4: Newspapers ______________ are the most popular in the world.

A．in English	B．in Chinese
C．in other language	D．with many pages

小题5:According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from _______.

A．magazines	B．Advertisements
C．e-mails	D．Internet

Singapore’s public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like local people. There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city—trains, buses and taxis.

TRAINS Trains run from 6 a.m. to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents(分). If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses all you like. If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.

BUSES There are several bus services in Singapore and fares start at 80 cents. Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket because he can not give changes. If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.

TAXIS There are three main taxi companies—City Cab (6552 2222), Comfort (6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking (预订) can also be made easily by calling the numbers listed above.

RENTAL (租) CARS Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel on your own, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see. For car rental, call Avis on +65 6737 1668.

小题1: If you need to find the bus number, you may call____________.

A．65 6737 1668

B．6552 8888

C．1800 767 4333

D．6552 2222

小题2:If you buy an EZ-Link card, you can take____________.

A．both buses and trains	B．only trains
C．both buses and taxis	D．only rental cars

小题3:What do you think the text probably is?

A．A science report.	B．A travel guide.
C．A novel.	D．A diary.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案：（共5分）
London is a very large city with about 7 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school?
In London you can travel around the city by subway, bus, taxi or private （私人的）car. The subway runs under the city. It goes to all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel about the city is by bus. It is a slower way to travel. This is because the road traffic is always heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to the every place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”
The last way to get around London is using your own car. It is inconvenient（不方便的） if you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9 am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less heavy during this time.
小题1: How many ways are there if you travel around London ?

A．Four

B．Six

C．Five

D．Three

小题2: What is the fastest way to get around London ?

A．Traveling by bike	B．Traveling by train
C．Traveling by subway	D．Traveling by bus

小题3: What’s the advantage of traveling around London by taxi ?

A．It’s fast

B．You can go wherever you want to go

C．It’s cheap

D．You can visit the city easily

小题4:The underlined words “rush hour” mean ________

A．快跑时间

B．高峰期

C．忙碌期

D．冲刺期

小题5:What’s the best title for this passage?

A．The cheapest way to travel around London .

B．Life in London

C．Rush hour in London

D．Transport in London

小题1: The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from_________.

A．America

B．Australia

C．England

D．Denmark

小题2: Building she Sydney Opera House lasted_________.

A．from 1959 to 1973	B．from 1962 to 1973
C．from 1959 to 1967	D．from 1962 to 1967

小题3: The underlined word “construction” means_________ in Chinese.

A．创立

B．设计

C．施工

D．竣工

小题4: _________ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A．Utzon	B．The public
C．Queen Elizabeth II	D．The government

小题5: Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Sailing Roof	B．Travelling is Sydney
C．The Sydney Opera House	D．the Opening of the Opera House

In northern Scotland there is a deep lake called Loch Ness. It is more than 200 metres deep and it is the deepest lake in the United Kingdom. People say a huge monster (妖怪) lives in the dark, cold water. It weighs more than 1,000 kilos and is at least ten metres long. It has a dark gray colour. Some people say that it looks like a snake. Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people say that they saw it. No one knows whether (是否) these people really saw it or not.
The Loch Ness Monster is a famous story. People first told it over 500 years ago, but it became popular only in the twentieth century (世纪). In 1993, a couple reported that they saw a big monster in the middle of the lake. From then on, many people said that they saw a monster in Loch Ness. A few people took photos, but some of them weren’t real photos. During the 1960s, people set up an organization to find out the truth. They took many photos and made movies, but they weren’t able to find a monster.
There is no real evidence (证据) that there is a monster in Loch Ness, but there is also no evidence that there is not. One thing is true about Loch Ness: there are lots of curious (好奇的) people going there every year.
小题1: From the passage, we know Loch Ness is the name of _______.

A．a huge monster	B．a lake
C．a river	D．a country

小题2: The second paragraph (段) mainly talks about ______.

A．who first told the story of the Loch Ness Monster

B．when people took photos of the Loch Ness Monster

C．why people set up an organization in the 1960s

D．how the story of the Loch Ness Monster became popular

小题3: Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Loch Ness monster weighs less than 1,000 kilos.

B．People began to tell the story more than five centuries ago.

C．People are not sure whether there is a monster in Loch Ness.

D．Many visitors are interested in the story of the Loch Ness monster.

What is your favourite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why？Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don't have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.
Yang Yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4——6 pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)？
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articlesmyself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from myfavorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄) them during sports meetingsand school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. Itis so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good place for us to make a record of our lives, of both good timesand sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can doit on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimeslisten in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. Youcan relax and talk freely.
小题1:How many kids are interviewed about QQ?

A．Nine.

B．Six.

C．Three.

D．Two.

小题2:comes from Shanghai.

A．Miss Wang	B．Lin Yuhan
C．Yang Yuhang	D．Tang Xuting

小题3:What does Yang Yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?
① homework  ② chat   ③ test answers   ④ computer games

A．①②

B．②③

C．①②④

D．②③④

小题4:What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQ blog?

A．Some pictures.	B．Good articles.
C．DV films.	D．Japanese cartoons.

小题5:Which one is TRUE according to this article?

A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships.

B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ.

C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives.

D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework.

Everyone has a dream job and we all hope our dreams can come true. Mr Black works as a reporter at a TV station. He wants to know what jobs teenagers are going to do when they grow up. He went to the Evergreen School to do a survey last Friday.
Mr Black asked the students to discuss with each other and then fill in the form with a pen. He told them to tell the truth. Mr Black thought most students would be teachers. The teacher is one of the best professions(职业) in the world. Maybe some students would be scientists. Rich knowledge would help them. A few students would be soldiers(士兵) because they could keep our country beautiful and peaceful.
Teachers helped Mr Black before school was over. They gave out one thousand eight hundred papers to the students. When the survey’s result came out, Mr Black and the teachers were surprised. Please look at the results.

profession	Proportion(%)
actor(actress)	30
scientist	25
teacher	20
Sports player	15
soldier	5
farmer	5

 
小题1:From the first paragraph, we know this passage may talk about__________.

A．teenagers’ dream jobs

B．Mr Black and his job

C．how dreams come true

D．how to make a survey

小题2:What does Mr Black do?

A．He is a teacher.	B．He is a reporter.
C．He is a soldier.	D．He is an actor.

小题3:Why did Mr Black do a survey last Friday?

A．Because he wanted to find a job for himself.

B．Because he wanted to know about students’dream jobs.

C．Because he was always interested in doing a survey.

D．Because he wanted to know how much money teenagers got a week.

小题4:How many teenagers want to be teachers in the future?

A．90.

B．360.

C．900.

D．1800.

Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, 2012，the State Council(国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students go to nearby school or boarding schools to reduce traffic risks . Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80 km/h on highways and 60 km/h on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.
The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.
A series of school bus accidents happened in China in 2011. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen (加强) the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in Gansu in November,2011. When a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were more than 60 children inside, and 21 of them died.
I hope such terrible things won’t happen again and all of us can pay more attention to the safety of the students.
小题1:What did the State Council publish on April 5, 2012?

A．New rules about school bus safety.

B．New rules about student safety.

C．New rules about student home.

D．New rules about class.

小题2:According to the passage, the government made new rules because       .

A．21 students died in school bus accidents in 2011

B．School buses in China were not safe enough before

C．200 million children in China go to school by bus every day

D．the government encourages all students to take school buses

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

A．国外的

B．国内的

C．寄宿的

D．较远的

小题4:What is the best title of this passage?

A．The most serious accident happened in 2011 in Gansu.

B．A school bus must have more than seven seats.

C．Local governments must help kids.

D．Safety first on the school bus.