Hip hop or rap (说唱) music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.
Rapping in class.
Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, “I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can’t imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs.”
Whose idea was Flocabulary?
Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”, or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature (文学). They are now used in schools with great success.
小题1: Rap music started ______ in the New York City in the 1970s.

A．in a high school	B．in a music class
C．on the street	D．in a CD shop

小题2:From the passage, we can learn “Flocabulary” is a program to ______.

A．write rap music	B．remember the words of a song
C．write our own songs	D．help teach school subjects

小题3:Blake has produced hip hop sings for school subjects EXCEPT ______.

A．math	B．history
C．science	D．Literature

Malls (购物中心) are popular places for Americans to go to. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free. And the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, and of course, they also eat in food courts (广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do almost everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping centers in fact.
小题1:The passage gives ______ reasons why American people like malls.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

小题2:According to the passage, Americans like doing shopping ______.

A．in one place	B．in a quiet place
C．in a busy place	D．in different places

小题3:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．People can see a doctor in some malls.

B．Parking is free in all the malls.

C．The malls are only in big cities.

D．The largest mall is in Hong Kong.

If we want to deal with the association(社交) between boys and girls properly, here are some “dos and don’ts” for you to follow.
Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very nature for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. We should make as many friends as possible. We should keep touch with the other sex(性别) in public instead of in secret.
Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.
Don’t fall into the ditch of early love. The boys and girls at a adolescence (青春期) are rich in feeling. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is full ripe. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of early love.
小题1:We should keep touch with the other sex in following ways EXCEPT _______.

A．with a good state of mind	B．in real friendship
C．in public	D．in secret

小题2:What does the underlined word “ditch” mean?

A．波浪

B．泥潭

C．圈套

D．迷惑

小题3:The main idea of the passage is to _______.

A．tell students to keep away from early love

B．tell students how to make friends

C．teach boys how to talk with girls

D．give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls

We all dream about things that we would like to do and things. we hope      in the future. But are everybody’s dreams the same? Here are some of the    of a survey about hopes and dreams, which thousands of students across China      .
What are the hopes of teenagers?
We received several different answers    the question: what would you like to do after finishing your education? It seems some students would like to start work as soon as    , so that they can help     better lives for their parents. Other students hope to continue    after finishing school and to go to university.
What are the dreams of teenagers?
Teenagers have all kinds of dreams. Some are more realistic than others. But according to the survey, less realistic dreams are also        , but many students reported that they               work hard to achieve their dreams. Quite a few dream of becoming famous, perhaps famous sportspeople or singers. Some said they’d love to go on exciting trips; one student said she’d love to sail         the Pacific Ocean. And then there are dreams that are       three students said they’d like to be able to            !
Conclusion      It was clear from the survey      teenagers have similar hopes. It seems that most students hope to have a good education and find a good job. On      hand, students dream of very different things: good things, and even crazy things. It is very important to dream, so      your dreams; one day they may just come true.

小题1:	A．to achieve B．achieve C．to come true D．realize

小题2:	A．result B．finds C．findings D．discovery

小题3:	A．take part in B．took part C．took part in D．take part

小题4:	A．of B．for C．to D．at

小题5:	A．he can B．they can C．he could D．they could

小题6:	A．offer B．give C．provide D．send

小题7:	A．study B．studied C．studying D．to study

小题8:	A．the same B．different C．similar D．common

小题9:	A．are able to B．were disabled to C．were willing to D．are willing to

小题10:

A．cross B．through C．on D．across

小题11:

A．realistic B．boring C．possible D．impossible

小题12:

A．walk B．run C．fly D．jump

小题13:

A．which B．that C．what D．why

小题14:

A．one B．other C．another D．the other

小题15:

A．hold on B．held on to C．be held on to D．hold on to

Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They said that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day.
★Wheat, corn or rice            ★Green and yellow vegetables
★Meat, fish and eggs            ★Fruit like apples, pears and so on
★Milk and butter                ★All kinds of nuts
People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Food is cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day. In other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether food is eaten raw or cooked, cool or hot. It doesn’t matter if a person has dinner at four o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what  you eat every day.
There are two problem in feeding the large number of people on the earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one in hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to get them to be strong and healthy.
小题1:According to scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest of your lunch?
A. beef, pork, fish, milk.
B. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes
C. chicken, apples, rice, cabbages
小题2:What’s the meaning of underlined word “raw” in the passage?
A.罐装的               B.生的                 C. 冷冻的
小题3:It is important for people to eat      .
A. three times a day
B .something for lunch at 12 o’clock
C. different kinds of food every day.
小题4:Which of the following is True?
A. Scientists are helping people be strong and healthy
B. Cooked food is much better than raw one.
C. None of the people in the world is hungry.

The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors(年长者) have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.
1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?
·Finding：A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.
·Step： Remove the 300 types of bacteria(细菌) in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.
2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?
·Finding：Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their
hands only 4 times a day---half of the number which doctors recommend.
·Step：We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.
3. How often do you think about fighting germs?
·Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.
·Step：  Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.
小题1:What is found out American seniors?

A．Most of them have good habits.

B．Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week .

C．All of then are fighting germs better than expected .

D．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.

小题2: Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands          .

A．twice a day	B．three times a day
C．four times a day	D．eight times a day

小题3:Which of the following is True according to the text ?

A．We should keep from touching our faces .

B．There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth .

C．A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet .

D．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle .

Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars while you’re enjoying shopping? Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes? As one of the most special groups, disabled people’s living conditions — not only their material (物质的) conditions, but their mental (精神的) world — really need improvement.
The treatment for disabled people should go like this: First, don’t look down upon them. Don’t be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled. Try to treat them equally. Because they are a part of the society (社会),we can’t discard (抛弃) them. The second is to help them as much as we could. If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people, that would be very nice. That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action.
If every one of us gives a little love, the world will become a beautiful wonderland!
Choose the best answer according to the passage
小题1: From the passage, we can see that          .
A. disabled people are poor, but they are happy
B. all disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping
C. disabled people’s living conditions are not good
小题2: The underlined word “equally” means “        ” in Chinese.
A. 平等地         　　 B.确切地    　    C. 正确地
小题3:Most disabled people are begging (乞讨) along the streets because          .
A. it’s their job
B. they want to make a living in this way
C. more and more people love to help them
小题4: People have pity on disabled beggars because          .
A. they are homeless                   
B. they are poor and lonely
C. they have terrible shapes
小题5: Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The disabled like to beg in the street.
B. The best way to help disabled beggars is to give them lots of money.
C. Disabled beggars are not usually treated equally.

Millions of stars are travelling about in space. A few form groups which travel together, but most of them travel alone.
And they travel through a universe which is so large that one star seldom comes near to another. For the most important part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean. The ship will be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbour. From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere near it.
We believe, however, that some two thousand million years ago, another star wandering(漫游) through space, happened to come near our sun just as the sun and the moon raised its tides(潮汐) on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun. But they were very different from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; A large tidal(潮汐的) wave must have travelled over the surface of the sun, at last forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it. As the cause of the disturbance came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher. And before the star began to move away again, its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and thrown off small parts of itself into space.
These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since. They are the planets.
小题1:Most stars are _________________________.

A．following a regular path in space

B．moving about without a fixed course

C．seldom wandering about in the universe

D．always travelling together

小题2:Some two thousand years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because _____________.

A．the star moved away from the sun

B．another star happened to come near the sun

C．the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earth

D．a large tidal of wave travelled over the surface of the sun

小题3:The article suggests that _______________.

A．how space formed

B．our earth exists before the sun

C．no one knows where the earth comes from

D．our earth used to be a high mountain in the sun

小题4:The expression “the cause of the disturbance” refers to ________.

A．the large tidal wave	B．the powerful tidal pull
C．the star coming near the sun	D．one of sun’s planets

小题5: In the article, the writer mainly wants to tell us ______________.

A．where the planets in the universe came from

B．how the high mountains were formed on the sun

C．that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine it

D．why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerful