China is a country that is changing very quickly over the past fifty years and   1  you look closely(仔细地) you can see it   2  in front of your eyes. Fifty years ago, everybody travelled around by bike. Today lots of people in China still ride their bikes  3  school or work, but many people also take the bus or travel   4   underground. There are some people who even drive their own cars. Shops   5  small businesses but now the centre of China’s cities are full of   6   department stores. In these department stores, you can buy  7  you want in one trip. You can buy food, toys, bikes and even televisions. Television is    8   change that China has seen. Many children would say that they can not imagine life   9  TV set , but years ago they had to live without them. The Internet and the computer have only recently become regular items in our lives. Without the Internet, people would not  10  to get information as quickly as they can now and the Internet helps to make people   11  friends all over the world. Computers help   12  children and adults in their   13  lives Many students are lucky enough   14 able to use them to do their homework or   15  with their friends and sometimes play games.

小题1:	A．even if B．if C．although D．so

小题2:	A．be changing B．to changing C．changing D．changes

小题3:	A．from B．to C．in D．at

小题4:	A．with B．at C．in D．by

小题5:	A．is B．was C．are D．were

小题6:	A．large B．larger C．small D．smaller

小题7:	A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing

小题8:	A．others B．one C．the others D．another

小题9:	A．with one B．without one C．with it D．without it

小题10:

A．can be able to B．be able to C．able to D．could

小题11:

A．being B．been C．be D．to be

小题12:

A．both B．all C．either D．neither

小题13:

A．every day B．everyday C．some day D．someday

小题14:

A．be B．being C．to be D．to

小题15:

A．speak B．chatting C．chat D．speaking

The French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's rich people, according to a survey.
The average French person sleeps almost nine hours every night, more than an hour longer than the average Japanese and Korean, who sleep the least in a survey.
And while more and more French people have meals at fast food restaurants, they still spend more than two hours a day eating.
That means their meals are twice as long as those of the average Mexican, who spends just over an hour a day on food.
The Japanese spend close to two hours a day eating and drinking, placing them third behind New Zealanders. The Japanese like to spend their free time watching television or listening to the radio. This takes up 47 percent of free time in Japan.
Turks, on the other hand, spend more than a third of their free time staying with their friends.The survey showed that the difference between work and free time within certain countries is clear.
As for Italians, men have nearly 80 minutes a day of free time more than women. Much of the additional work time of Italian women is clearly cleaning the house.
小题1:Japanese and Korean people usually sleep about _______ a night.

A．six hours

B．eight hours

C．nine hours

D．ten hours

小题2:The third paragraph mainly tells us _________.

A．French people are used to having fast food

B．French people are used to having sandwiches

C．French people spend much time eating

D．French people spend little time eating

小题3:How long does a Mexican spend in eating?

A．One hour

B．Two hours

C．Three hours

D．Four hours

小题4:It takes Japanese _______ of free time to watch TV or listen to the radio.

A．two thirds

B．about half

C．one third

D．all

Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes (改变)will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
小题1:In the future there will be _______.
A. much more fruit   B. more people     C. less vegetables
小题2:Every family will have at least a _____________ in the future.
A. robot            B. cow           C. computer
小题3:In the future people don’t have to __________________
A. work long hours   B. work fast      C. walk on foot
小题4:People may not eat _________ as much as they do today.
A. fruit             B. fish           C. meat
小题5:One big problem in the future is that ___________.
A. many people will not be able to find work
B. people have to work fast
C. all the work will be done by robots

The label（标签）, Made in China, is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare any more, and anything 'Made in China' shouldn’t be considered in any case.
"When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words," a Chinese American said. "When they see the label 'Made in China,' they will think, 'Why do you send me this?' "
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes（税）and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
小题1:Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.

A．unwelcome

B．expensive

C．popular

D．rare

小题2:What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand” in the second paragraph?

A．品牌

B．明星

C．生产地

D．树枝

小题3:Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?

A．Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.

B．Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.

C．Because they should give their friends rare gifts.

D．Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.

小题4:How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?

A．By developing the qualities of their own products.

B．By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.

C．By importing more Chinese goods.

D．By using taxes and import restrictions.

小题5:From the passage, we can know that________.

A．products made in China are more and more popular all over the world

B．TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people

C．everyone in China can speak English

D．the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods

Classes resumed (恢复) Thursday for the students of a school in Newtown, Conn, where a gunman last month killed 20 children and 6 adults in the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history.
With their school still being treated as a crime scene, more than 400 students of Sandy Hook Primary School attended classes in neighbouring Monroe.
Returning students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school. Several officers guarded the entrance and checked IDs of parents dropping off children.
Law-enforcement officers guarding the new school called it “the safest school in America.”
Students found the same chairs and desks, when possible. Their classroom walls were painted the same colours and hung with the same pictures. Other details, such as the location of bookshelves and cubby holes, were replicated (复制) as much as possible.
The school district said parents who wanted to be close to their children were welcome to visit and stay in classrooms or an auditorium.
Newtown superintendent Janet Robinson said officials would do their best to make the students feel at ease.
“We will be doing a normal day.” She said.
小题1:The students of Sandy Hook Elementary School resumed classes in a new school in Monroe because       .

A．their school fell down because of a natural disaster

B．the government needs to use the land of their school

C．their school is too small to hold more than 400 students

D．a shooting crime happened in their school and it was still treated as a crime scene

小题2:Why do the law-enforcement officers call the new school “the safest school in America?
A. There are few policemen outside the new school.
B. The school has the newest classrooms and buildings.
C. Any adult who is near the new school needn’t be checked his ID.
D. There are some officers who guarded the entrance of the new school.
小题3:A lot of things in the new school were replicated as much as possible except       .

A．chairs and desks

B．classroom walls

C．the location of the fans and air conditioners

D．the location of bookshelves and cubby holes

小题4:“… to make the students feel at ease.” The phrase “feel at ease” most likely means       .

A．feel at home	B．feel fresh and curious
C．feel happy and lucky	D．feel safe and relaxed

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The students have resumed classes in a new school.

B．A shooting crime happened in an American primary school.

C．The officials will do their best to make the students feel at ease.

D．The school children’s parents are not allowed to stay with their children in school.

Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned（禁止）students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among (在….之间)children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts， and more students will want them.
Mary Bluett，an official，said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心） to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school， but if there was a good reason， they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school：they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones， but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
小题1:Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones______。
A. because they are students
B. when they are free
C. when they are at school
小题2:We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from_______。
A. the makers and sellers
B. the passers-by（路人） and strangers
C. their parents and friends
小题3: What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage？
A．聊天            B．作弊           C．查询
小题4:Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t_______ during school hours.
A. use their mobile phones
B. leave their mobile phones at school office
C. get in touch with their children
小题5:The passage tells us that _______。
A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
B. it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at school
C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn‘t use their phones at school

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.
Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.
In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.
小题1:The traffic in England __________ that in China.

A．is the same with	B．is different from
C．is better than	D．is worse than

小题2:You can cross the road when _____________.

A．there is little traffic	B．the traffic lights are green
C．you’ve looked to the right	D．the traffic lights are red

小题3:When are there the most cars, buses and people in the streets?
A. In the morning when people go to work.
B. At noon when people are having lunch.
C. In the evening when people come back from work.
D. Both A and C.
小题4:If you ride a bicycle in England, you must go __________.

A．on the left side of the road.	B．on the right side of the road.
C．in the middle of the road	D．very fast

小题5:The visitors to English cities usually like to _________ when they go by bus.

A．ride a bicycle	B．take a car
C．sit on the second floor	D．sit on the first floor

Do you know “homestay”? What is a homestay? When you go to another   1 , you can live in a local   2  as a member of the family. This is called a homestay. It’s a great experience (经历)   3  you can learn more about the country and its people.
I’m Lily from   4 . I came to study in Canada with some English teachers. We are living  5  an old Canadian couple (夫妇), Mr. and Mrs. Green. They have a wonderful five-bedroom house. And I have a bedroom of   6  there. They also have two bathrooms and a   7  with many beautiful flowers and big trees.
Mrs. Green   8  does the housework. She does the laundry (洗衣) and cooks meals for us. At the weekend, my friends and I cook some Chinese food for the couple sometimes. They are very happy and they think   9  tastes good. We also celebrated the Canadian festivals with them and get to know   10  about their culture and custom (文化和风俗).

小题1:	A．country B．town C．village D．street

小题2:	A．school B．restaurant C．hotel D．home

小题3:	A．when B．after C．because D．if

小题4:	A．Canada B．China C．America D．England

小题5:	A．in B．for C．with D．at

小题6:	A．my own B．their own C．me D．my

小题7:	A．balcony B．garden C．living room D．kitchen

小题8:	A．sometimes B．never C．seldom D．usually

小题9:	A．Chinese food B．Chinese people C．English food D．English people

小题10:

A．little B．lot C．a lot D．few

We see 3D movies, games, TVs, and so on. Do you hear of (听说起)3D newspapers? Yes, here is a kind of newspaper from Belgian. And it was born（产生） on March 3^rd, 2010. This is the first 3D newspaper in the world.
Huber Leklein with his friends began to make the 3D newspaper in January,2010. They worked really hard. And they finished (完成) in March.
If you buy this newspaper ,you can get a pair of free(免费的) 3D glasses. All the pictures and ads(广告) in the newspaper are in 3D,but the articles(文章) are not in 3D.You can read this 3D newspaper by holding( 拿着 ) the newspaper 50cm away from the eyes. In fact, if people don’t wear the 3D glasses, they can’t read the newspaper very well because the pictures and words in it are not clear.
People like reading 3D newspaper very much. But Hubert Lekein and his friends don’t want to continue(继续) with it because they spent too much money and time.
小题1:The first 3D newspaper is in _____________________

A．England

B．Belgian

C．German

D．France

小题2:Hubert and his friends spent ________________ making the newspaper.

A．two days

B．two weeks

C．two months

D．two years

小题3:The word “ clear” means ___________________.

A．清晰的

B．干净的

C．有用的

D．好看的

小题4:What’s the disadvantage(缺点) of the 3D newspaper?

A．It’s too big.	B．It’s difficult to read.
C．It’s bad for eyes.	D．It’s too expensive（昂贵的）.

小题5:Which of the following is True(对)?
A. the pictures, ads and the articles in the newspaper are all in 3D.
B. You have to wear 3D glasses to read the newspaper.
C. People don’t enjoy reading 3D newspaper.
D. You can read the 3D newspaper by holding the newspaper 5cm away from the eyes.

I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through We chat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing.

I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I an free. We can share instant（即时的）messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun.

I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes on We chat. Many people are cheated because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的）girl.

小题1:Who loves Micro blog?

A．Alice.

B．David.

C．Lily.

D．Leehom Wang.

小题2:What does Alice think about We chat?

A．It’s fast and convenient.	B．It’s fashionable but slow.
C．It’s safe and useful.	D．It’s fun but expensive.

小题3:Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?

A．Because many people are cheated on We chat easily.

B．Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends.

C．Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends.

D．Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others.