There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl  1 big eyes. Her big eyes are   2 us her dream: I wish to   3 ! In China, there are still  4 girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their  5 are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to   6  the money for all the children. So the parents often ask   7  to stay at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they needn’t   8  the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government（政府）to make their life  9  . Soon, all the children in the countryside can
go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is  10 great.
(   ) 1. A. with           B. on           C. to                 D. in
(  ) 2. A. saying        B. telling      C. speaking         D. talking
(   ) 3. A. go to work     B. go to bed        C. go to school     D. go home
(   ) 4. A. few        B. a few          C. a lot of            D. some
(   ) 5. A. schools       B. home        C. houses            D. families
(  ) 6. A. pay        B. take         C. buy              D. lend
(  ) 7. A. teachers       B. girls            C. boys             D. all the children
(   ) 8. A. look up        B. turn on      C. worry about      D. make sure
(   ) 9. A. better         B. well         C. longer              D. worse
(   ) 10.A. not        B. real       C. hardly             D. really

Britain’s smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous Britain newspaper reported in May.
The newspaper said the six-year-old girl’s parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new job to teach the only pupil.
The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former（前任的）teacher retired and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary（中等的）school. The new teacher, Ms. Puckey was to start teaching the girl and reopen（再次打开）the school.
But the girl’s mother is keeping her daughter at home.
“I was not pleased with the new teacher,”the mother said. “I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms. Puckey got the job, my child would not be going to school.”
The school lies on an island off the northeast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television, and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.
小题1:The reading is about          .

A．the smallest school that was closed down

B．the only pupil in the smallest school

C．the new teacher and her teaching

D．the old teacher who just retired

小题2:“Turn up”in the reading means “        ”。

A．pass an exam	B．go to school
C．pay money	D．hand in homework

小题3:From the reading we can know that the school          .

A．is too far for the students

B．does not have enough teachers

C．does not have many pupils

D．is new but small

小题4:Before the school was closed down,          .

A．the girl’s mother wanted to teach her daughter at home

B．the only pupil had to move to a secondary school

C．a famous newspaper had written something about it

D．the girl’s mother had a talk with the former teacher

小题5:The reading does not say but we can infer          .

A．the girl’s mother had only one child

B．the new teacher was not kind to the girl

C．the old teacher was fit to teach the girl

D．the parents were unhappy with the school

Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Products (产品) arc not produced in a "green" way and people haven’t realized the importance of buying and using environmentally-friendly products. These lead to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of waste like glass, paper and plastics is produced (生产). The waste problem is difficult to deal with.
However, today, more and more people are choosing “green” and expecting that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this soap be bad for the environment” “Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?”
Over 20,000 people took part in a web survey (调查) on buying environmentally-friendly products. Among them, 8129 people say that they now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. That is to say, companies must change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that the products are “green”.
A few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels to show that they are green. Some companies have made the clean and safe products their main selling point in advertisements.
The growing need for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. The public will no longer accept the old idea of “buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it”. As a result, the companies have to take action.
小题1:Is it easy to deal with the waste problem?
小题2:What do more and more people consider before they buy products?
小题3:In the survey, how many people prefer green products in the supermarket now?
小题4:Is it possible or impossible to get green products in the supermarket now?
小题5:Why do the companies have to rethink how to do business and take action?

One of the most popular items(项目) in the school newspaper is the advice column. No one knows who writes it. The students think their teacher does, but it might be a student using a false name.
The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column. Here are some of them and their answers.
Ask the Wise Owl
Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be, but I can’t help it. Please advise me what to do. Tommy.
A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to try and enjoy school more, then you won’t be late so often.
Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.
A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be too bold(冒失). Write and tell me more about yourself.
Q: I’m always at the bottom(底部，末尾) of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.
A: I advise you to concentrate on(全神贯注) improving your grades in one subject to start with. If you can do this, you should move a little way up from the bottom. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject, and so on. If you concentrate on one subject at a time, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your classes.
小题1:What is Tommy’s problem?

A．He needs help with his homework.

B．He finds it difficult to make friends.

C．He is always late for school.

D．He is always at the bottom of his class.

小题2:What does Molly want to do?

A．To stay at the bottom of her classes.

B．To make more friends.

C．To concentrate on one subject at a time.

D．To improve her grades.

小题3:What does the Wise Owl want Sara to do?

A．Give more information about herself.

B．Stop being so shy.

C．Make more friends.

D．Stop being so bold.

小题4:By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her classes?

A．At the top.

B．Quite a long way up from the bottom.

C．At the bottom.

D．A little way up from the bottom.

小题5:What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Sara finds it difficult to make friends.

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.

C．The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular.

D．The school newspaper has an advice column.

Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.
The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引发) tsunami warnings（海啸警报）across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.
In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately（普通的） damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize（使降到最低） the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.
小题1:The underline word damage means_____________ in the article.

A．illness

B．disaster

C．terror

D．danger

小题2: Which is true according to the passage?

A．Thousands of people have been killed in a massive earthquake in Japan.

B．Only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious situation in the days.

C．The tsunami devastatednot only the coastline in Japan, but also the areas across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast.

D．The massive earthquake caused the tsunami.

小题3:According to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1990 ?

A．the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011

B．the one in Chile in 1960

C．the fifth largest earthquake since 1900

D．We don't know.

小题4:If you're in Tokyo these days, what you can't get from the convenience store?

A．newspapers and magazines

B．some medicine

C．paper napkins and toothpastes

D．rice balls and bottled water

小题5:The passage can't be in/on __________.

A．March 10th newspapers

B．TV

C． Internet

D． Radios

Readers’ favorite landmarks

Arizona’s Grand Canyon Skywalk(人行天桥)is the best new bridge, New York by Gehry(盖里设计的纽约大厦) is the top new skyscraper and the National September11Memorial(911纪念馆)is the favorite new public space, according to Travel+ Leisure magazine (《悦乐》杂志).
What do the three architectures have in common? They were all opened in the last fifteen years and are this year’s new best landmarks. It shows that some architectures could become classics in a very short time.
How were these top new landmarks voted(投票)?The New York-based travel magazine carried out an online survey to discover the world’s top new landmarks in2012.They asked readers to vote their favorite ones in different categories(类别)—skyscrapers, parks and public spaces, museums, bridges, sports and performance places.
The architectures having the most votes in each category are crowned as the best new landmarks. Each category has a top new landmark.
小题1:Arizona’s Grand Canyon Skywalk is ________.

A．the best new bridge	B．a high building
C．a new walkway	D．a street.

小题2:In the passage , ______ famous architectures are mentioned.

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

小题3:How long have the architectures been open ? ________.

A．5 years

B．10 years

C．15 years

D．150 years

小题4:The architectures are crowned as the best new landmarks according to having the most votes on_________ .

A．skyscrapers, parks and public spaces, museums, bridges, sports and performance places.

B．skyscrapers, parks and public spaces, museums, bridges and performance places

C．parks and public spaces, museums, bridges, sports and performance places.

D．skyscrapers, parks and public spaces and performance places.

	News 1 Huang Heshan, a boy from Taipin, Mazhang, has moved(感动) many people in Zhanjiang. Thanks to Huang Heshan, Yang Kangshao can go to school every day. Yang is disabled, but Huang Heshan carries him to school on his back. It’s eight years since he started to do that. They help each other. At school, Yang helps Huang with his study, too. Huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people.
	News 2 In Zhanjiang City, the Forest Park is a good place for families to have fun. There are many green trees and the air is fresh. People can have different activities in the park. However, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. How can we get such bad environment? Now it’s time to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip.
	News 3 On March 25, more than four thousand people started to run from Zhanjiang Convention and Exhibition Center(湛江会展中心). All the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. They took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit(精神) of the people in Zhanjiang. After running, many runners singed their names on the wall.

小题1:In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _____.

A．eight days

B．eight weeks

C．eight months

D．eight years

小题2:We should _____ if we want to have a nice field trip in the Forest Park.

A．throw the rubbish	B．find some waste bags
C．plant more trees	D．help keep the environment clean

小题3:To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people _____ on March 25.

A．cleaned the park	B．singed their names on the wall
C．ran about 4.7 kilometers	D．started to help disabled people

小题4:According to the news, we can know something happened in _____.

A．Beijing

B．Zhanjiang

C．Guangzhou

D．Mazhang

小题5:We may know the news above from _____.

A．a newspaper

B．a book

C．a magazine

D．a

Paris—French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would clear over 300 Roma camps in France. He will send more than 700 Roma back to their native countries, including Romania (罗马尼亚) and Bulgaria (保加利亚) in the next three months.
Many French people disagree with Sarkozy’s move. Some European countries don’t agree with the move, either. They say it goes against human rights. However, Sarkozy has made up his mind. Police have been clearing Roma camps.
Roma are also called gypsies (吉普赛人). They came from India. They left their homeland sometime during the 11th century and entered Europe in the 14th century. Today there are 2-5 million gypsies. Most of them live in Eastern Europe.
They traveled everywhere and made a living as actors, actresses, workers, and by selling goods from faraway lands. Most gypsies are very poor and their children don’t go to school. Some gypsies can’t find work so they make a living begging (乞讨) or stealing. The French government thinks gypsies bring a lot of social problems. That’s why Sarkozy wants them out of France.
Sarkozy’s move, however, won’t solve the gypsy problems in France for the long term. According to EU (欧盟) laws, the gypsies of EU member countries are free to go to another EU member country, like France. They can stay there for up to three months. Many of the gypsies will probably come back to France in the future.
小题1:How many Roma will be sent from France to their native countries in the next three months?

A．Over 300

B．Over 700

C．2 million

D．5 million

小题2:According to the news, most of the Roma live in _________.

A．France

B．India

C．America

D．Eastern Europe

小题3:Why does Sarkozy want to send the Roma out of France?

A．They traveled everywhere around Europe and India.

B．The gypsies are free to go to another EU member country.

C．Most gypsies are very poor and their children don’t go to school.

D．The French government thinks gypsies bring a lot of social problems.

小题4:How long can the gypsies of EU member countries stay in another EU member country?

A．They can stay there all life long.

B．They can stay for up to three months.

C．They stayed from 11th century to 14th century.

D．They can travel to the country and stay for a few days.

小题5:Which is Not True according to the text?

A．Police have been clearing Roma camps.

B．All the French people agree with Sarkozy’s move.

C．Some European countries say the move goes against human rights.

D．Sarkozy’s move won’t solve the gypsy problems in France for the long term.

	News 1 Huang Heshan, a boy from Xinghua, has moved(感动) many people in Taizhou. Thanks to Huang Heshan, Yang Kangshao can go to school every day. Yang is disabled, but Huang Heshan carries him to school on his back. It’s eight years since he started to do that. They help each other. At school, Yang helps Huang with his study, too. Huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people.
	News 2 In Taizhou City, Ren Min Park is a good place for families to have fun. There are many green trees and the air is fresh. People can have different activities in the park. However, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. How can we get such bad environment? Now it’s time to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip.
	News 3 On March 25, more than four thousand people started to run from Jiangsu Taizhou Middle School. All the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. They took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit of the people in Taizhou. After running, many runners signed their names on the wall.

小题1:In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _____.

A．eighteen years

B．eighty years

C．eight months

D．eight years

小题2:We should _____ if we want to have a nice field trip in Ren Min Park.

A．throw the rubbish

B．find some waste bags

C．plant more trees

D．help keep the environment clean

小题3:To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people _____ on March 25.

A．cleaned the park

B．signed their names on the wall

C．ran about 4.7 kilometers

D．started to help disabled people

小题4:According to the news, we can know something happened in _____.

A．Beijing

B．Taizhou

C．Guangzhou

D．Shanghai

小题5:We may know the news above from _____.

A．a newspaper

B．a book

C．a magazine

D．a poster

Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is a modern and lively city with a population of over 345,000.


小题1:How far is Canberra from Sydney?

A．25 km

B．238 km

C．345 km

D．507 km

小题2:The word “Canberra”means__________.

A．the largest city

B．beautiful man-made lake

C．the old capital city

D．a place for friends to get together.

小题3:Canberra Flower Festival is a festival to ________

A．ride bikes	B．visit universities
C．welcome the spring	D．walk around the lake