In the big cities of Europe and America — London, Paris, New York, people are moving out of the city. They are usually rich families with much money, and they want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noises and the dirty air of the city, tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don’t want to sit in traffic any more. They want a house with a garden, and clean air that is not polluted.
So they move out. Some don’t move very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. Other people move to real countryside, with sheep, cows and horses, and green fields! There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people feel that it was a big mistake. There isn’t much to do. Country people are very different and aren’t always friendly.
As a result, quite a lot of people move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights,” they say. “I’m so glad I’m back in the city!” (203)

小题1:Some city people move out of their city because of _____.

A．crowds and pollution	B．friendly neighborhoods
C．making money	D．cows and sheep

小题2:Why do some people move back to the city again? Because _____.

A．they can breathe fresh and clean air

B．there are big shops and cinema lights

C．they still want to live their city life

D．they can make many new friends

小题3:Which of the following sentence is wrong according to the passage?

A．Many people love their city’s colorful life.

B．They enjoy seeing animals in the country.

C．All the people move out far from the city.

D．Sometimes country people are not friendly.

China’s Manned Space Program

Spaceship: Shenzhou V	Time: October 15th, 2003 Main events: Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight.
Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅵ	Time: October 12th, 2005 Main events: Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space. On October 17th, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.
Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅶ	Time: September 25th, 2008 Main events: Chinese spacemen Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were sent up into space. Zhai Zhigang made our country's first spacewalk. This spacewalk took 20 minutes.
Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅹ	Time: June 11th, 2013 Main events: Chinese spacemen Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and the second spacewoman Wang Yaping were sent up into space and connected with the space station Tiangong I. Wang Yaping gave a space lesson about micro-gravity (微重力) to all Chinese teenagers. This space lesson lasted 40 minutes.

小题1:According to the article, the Chinese spaceman traveling in space twice is ____________.

A．Yang Liwei

B．Fei Junlong

C．Nie Haisheng

D．Zhai Zhigang

小题2:Shenzhou V went around the earth in space _____________.

A．Once

B．4 times

C．5 times

D．14 times

小题3:Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng stayed in space for _____________.

A．1 day

B．4 days

C．5 days

D．14 days

小题4:Zhai Zhigang made our country’s first spacewalk in _____________.

A．2013

B．2008

C．2005

D．2003

小题5:The space lesson about micro-gravity to all Chinese teenagers lasted _____________.

A．one day

B．three days

C．15 minutes

D．40 minutes

Students at Empire High School started class with no text books－but it wasn’t because of money problems.

Instead, the school gave iBooks－laptop computersto each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first US public schools to stop printed textbooks.
School officials believe that the electronic materials will make students enjoy learning more. Empire High Schoolwas designed to have a textbook-free environment.
Students at Empire High School get the materials over the school’s Internet network. The school has a central control system that limits what can be downloaded(下载) at the school.
“Students can hand in homework online. We have a web program that helps to check if you copy from others,” the headmaster Baker said.
In addition to offering up-to-date information, teachers can make the lessons more enjoyable. For example, lessons in history can include links to a person’s daily life, his ideas, his discovery, and so on.
Social studies teacher Jeremy Gypton said the change was easier than expected. Gypton said he assigned reading based on websites, used online groups and message boards to keep the students connected. And he also asked them to comment（评论）on each other’s work.
Julian Tarazon, a new student, said that it was kind of hard at first, because you had to put things in folders(文件夹). But after a couple of days, you got used to it. Another student Morgan Northcutt said the computer system had made it easier to do homework.
The school isn’t completely paperless, however. It has a library, and students can read books in it.
“We’re not trying to get rid of books,” Baker said. “We love books.”
小题1:The students at Empire High School will study in class without ___________ this year.

A．text messages

B．printed textbooks

C．reading materials

D．electric machines

小题2:The teachers at Empire High School began to use iBooks because they___________.

A．had money problems	B．had limited network
C．wanted to improve their teaching	D．wanted a web program

小题3:A central control system can help to control __________.

A．how much to download	B．what to download
C．how to download	D．why to download

小题4:The underlined word “assigned” probably means “___________”.

A．说明

B．完成

C．转让

D．布置

小题5:The biggest advantage of the homework online is that___________.

A．students can do it anytime

B．information online is available

C．there is a lot of reading based on websites

D．it provides a platform for students to share ideas

小题6: The best title of the passage might be “___________”.

A．High School uses iBooks instead of textbooks

B．Don’t try to get rid of books

C．Learning without textbooks is harder

D．Doing homework online

根据短文内容，选择恰当的句子补全短文，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
小题1:  Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. 小题2:  China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
小题3: In the future, digital newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
小题4: But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel. Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy.
Schools will go electronic. 小题5:  Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers. They will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

A．What might the future be like?

B．Oil is running out faster than expected.

C．Computers will be important and popular among the students.

D．But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all.

E．Newspaper will come to an end in 2043.   

Experts(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents usually feel happy to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard.
But not all parents think about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her l0-year-old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging(乞求)one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of student "Early Birds " in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that if（如果) they don't have a good night's sleep, students will be tired(疲倦）next day. Many students have fallen asleep (入睡) during classes. Too much homework is not the only reason(原因) why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play games late in the night.
Experts ever say that students should develop (养成)good study habits. So some smart students never study late, and they can also work well in class.
小题1:The l0-year-old boy begs for one more minute to sleep because _______________.    

A．he doesn't have enough sleep.

B．it isn't the time for him to get up.

C．he doesn't want to go to school.

D．he wants his mother to wake him up.

小题2:Why are some parents happy to see their children stay up late?

A．They like to see their children sleep little.

B．They don’t like sleeping.

C．They want their children to have a good sleep.

D．They like to see their children study hard.

小题3:In Paragraph 2 the underlined phrase "Early Birds" means persons who _____________.

A．get up early.	B．get up late.
C．sleep less.	D．don't want to sleep.

小题4:From the passage we know if students don't get enough sleep, they may(可能) _______________.

A．not sleep because they are too tired.

B．not learn well in class.

C．go to bed early.

D．not be good at English.

小题5:From the passage we can know that___________.        .

A．if you want to study better, you must work hard.

B．sleeping less means working hard.

C．some smart students can also work well in class because they have good study habits.

D．students don't have enough sleep only because they have a lot of homework to do.

It’s cool, it’s hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often，and friends tell other friends how good they look. Sound like a fashion? It’s actually trend (倾向): “blog”. What’s a blog? A blog is a personal online diary. The word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online.
Many bloggers are teens who’ve been logging (进入) onto sites to talk about anything in their lives. Many of today’s teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teens complain about parents and homework. They share diaries, post songs from the latest bands and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems (诗), say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.
However, many parents are afraid of these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk (喝醉的) last weekend and how they don’t like studying. They are using language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, it’s older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words,” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two.
Many teens and young adults know it’s not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place they can be seen by anyone. But teens are unlikely to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them.
Are you a blogger? What do you think of the blog?
小题1:The word “it” means ___________ in the first paragraph “People talk about it often”.

A．the Internet

B．the blog

C．the website

D．talking on line

小题2:According to this passage, teen bloggers mostly___________.

A．complain about parents and homework

B．share diaries and show pictures of theirs

C．offer support to each other

D．write down what they do every day

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

A．A blogger’s information about himself can be seen by anyone on the Internet.

B．Most of today’s teenagers aren’t afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives.

C．Teenagers are willing to try to give up blogging.

D．Many teens know it’s not safe to use the blog on the Internet.

Last year, some groups of students in their community (社区) made a survey about “How do people spend their free time? ” The following diagrams(图表) show some results of it:?
Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week.

Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library. (library attendance出席)

Diagram (3): Different programs people like.

小题1:People aged     spend the most time surfing the Internet every week.

A．7—16

B．17—30

C．31—55

D．over 56

小题2:How many people go to the library on Saturdays?

A．About 20%.

B．About 40%.

C．Over 60%.

D．More than 80%.

小题3:The three diagrams show us the results of a survey about    .

A．what people do every day	B．people’s different habits?
C．people’s different lifestyles	D．how people spend their free time

Thousands of teenagers will be able to move to a new wave of “studio schools” at the age of 14 to improve their chances of finding a job in UK. Twelve new-style schools are open to act as a bridge to the workplace and cut the number of NEETs.
Under plans, schools will operate longer days and work outside standard school terms.
Each teenager will be expected to spend between four hours and two days a week on work placements with business related to the school and a personal coach will be sent to the teenagers to act as a school “line manager”.
The reforms (改革) are put forward because of the fears that too many teenagers are finishing full-time education at present but they are short of the skills needed to succeed in the workplace. According to a recent report, more than two thirds of employers (雇主) believe school and college leavers have less important employability skills, while 55% say they are unable to manage their time or daily routine. And the number of NEETs who are not in education has hit a record high, with almost one-in-five young people being left without a job or a training place.
The Department for Education will tell the public the building of 12 studio schools – providing for around 3,600 teenagers – in areas such as Liverpool, Stevenage, Stock-on-Trent and Fulham, west London. Each one will be connected to the local employers. Under plans, teenagers will be able to move out of ordinary schools to attend them between the ages of 14 and 19.
The government said all subjects would be taught “through projects, often prepared with employers” – with rules such as science being connected directly to local engineering companies or hospitals. Schools will operate a longer day to give teenagers a better understanding of the needs of the workplace. Along with their studies, students will carry out work placements for four hours a week, rising to two days a week of paid work for those aged 16 to 19. They will also get the chance to take professional qualifications (专业资历) connected directly to the needs of local employers.
小题1:According to the passage, NEETs refer to those who ______.

A．often miss classes from studio school

B．prefer studio schools to ordinary schools

C．refuse to take any part-time job after school

D．are not in education, employment or training

小题2:Compared to ordinary schools, studio schools will offer the young more ______.

A．skills to finish full-time education

B．personal coaches to help with the work

C．chances to get future jobs with job training

D．jobs to make money without going outside

小题3:What makes the government decide to build studio schools?

A．The worry about educated teenagers short of working skills.

B．The doubt about whether full-time education is perfect.

C．The decision to solve the problems of unemployment.

D．The increasing number of teens who drop out early.

小题4:What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Studio schools are popular in UK at present.

B．More NEETs will find jobs from Studio schools.

C．Teenagers will get jobs without full-time education.

D．Studio schools are built to improve teens’ employability skills.

In China, parents often tell their kids not to waste food. However, it's reported that a lot of food is wasted in restaurants every day.
Many people say when they eat out, they usually order a lot of dishes and they can't eat them up. One person in Chengdu, Sichuan Province says he takes away the leftovers. "Usually we'll have some leftovers after meals, because when I invite friends to eat out, I don't know how much they can eat, so I order lots of dishes to make sure everybody has enough food."
While another person in Fuzhou, Fujian Province says she never packs what is left on the dining table. "What I usually experience during eating out is a big meal. I seldom take away the leftovers because we often have other activities after the meals, and it's not convenient to take the leftovers. And when no one suggests taking away leftovers, I won't do so."
Some people say they only take away leftovers when they eat out with family, but not if they eat with friends or colleagues (同事).
Food waste means washing money as well as wasting precious resources (宝贵资源). When food is thrown away, it becomes rubbish and can be harmful to the environment.
We should realize how important it is to save food. It's wise to order proper food for our meals. If there're leftovers, it's better to take home. To save food, we should start with ourselves and start from now.
小题1:_________food is wasted in the restaurants of our country every day.

A．Little

B．Many

C．Few

D．Much

小题2:The underlined word "leftovers" means________ in Chinese.

A．残留物

B．离开

C．剩菜

D．垃圾

小题3:Which of the following is not mentioned?

A．They wan to give the leftovers to the servers.

B．The person never packs what is left on the dining table.

C．The leftovers can be harm to the environment.

D．Some people only take away leftovers when they eat out with family

小题4:From the passage, it's necessary for us to________ when we eat out.

A．pack our favorite food

B．invite our friend for dinner

C．throw the leftovers away

D．order proper food for our meal and finish all on our plates

小题5:The best tile of this passage is__________

A．Washing Money

B．Saving Food

C．Throwing Away Leftovers

D．Saving Money

When we got to the hospital, we found Dad still coughed a lot, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia(肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend, but we had to go back to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and look after him. But I wanted to let him know that we also cared about him. even when we weren't with him.
Then I remembered a family tradition （传统）when our children were small. Before leaving their grandparents' home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. For days, their grandparents would smile as they read these notes of love.
So when I cleaned Dad's kitchen and made the bed for him, I wrote some notes. Some were like this, "Dad, I put the food in the fridge. " Some expressed my love, "Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed. " Most notes were put downstairs where he would stay for several weeks when he was ill. But I put one note upstairs under his pillow(枕头), "Dad, if yon have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!"
"These notes helped improve his health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, "Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
小题1:The writer's father was sent to the ________  , so her husband and she stayed with him on that _______ .
小题2:Local relatives would help the write’s father to _____ home from the hospital and look _____ him
小题3:It was _______ for the writer’s children to write love ________ to their grandparents.
小题4:The notes only ______ the writer’s love but helped to improve her father’s ________ .
小题5:After _______ weeks , the writer was glad to find that her father felt much ______ on the phone .