When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence“How do you do? ” for example, if you look up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation(翻译)? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages don’t just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples. ” “Only she likes apples. ”
“I have seen the film already. ” “I have already seen the film. ”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does.
小题1:From the passage we know that _______ when we are learning English.

A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language

B．we should look up every word in the dictionary

C．we need to put every word into our own

D．we must read word by word

小题2:The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English.

A．difficult to understand different sounds

B．possible to remember the word order

C．important to master the rules for word order

D．easy to master the rules for word order

小题3:We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words

B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence

C．sometimes different order of words has a different meaning

D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different

小题4:“ She only likes apples. ”___________

A．is the same as “Only she likes apples. ”

B．is different from “Only she likes apples. ”

C．means “She likes fruit except apples. ”

D．means “She doesn’t like apples. ”

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

A．Different Orders, Different Meanings

B．How to speak English

C．How to put English into our Own Language

D．How to learn English

Wang Tao is a little boy. He often goes for a walk with his father. He likes water very much and he wants to swim like a fish in the water.
One Sunday morning, Wang Tao went to a park with his father. There is a big swimming pool in the park. Wang Tao asked his father to take him to the pool. “Why do you want to go there?” asked his father. “I want to learn swimming,” said Wang Tao. “And you can teach me.”
“Oh, sorry. I can’t swim,” said his father.
“You can’t swim? Li Qiang’s father swims very well. Why can’t you swim?”
“His father likes eating fish, so he can swim like a fish,” said the father. “Oh, I see,” said Wang Tao. “But you like eating chicken very much. Can you lay eggs (下蛋)?”
请根据短文内容从所给选项中选出最佳选项。
小题1:Wang Tao and his father often _____.

A．go for a walk

B．go to swim

C．go to eat fish

D．visit their friends

小题2:Wang Tao wants to _____ in the water.

A．live

B．swim

C．play

D．fly

小题3:Who can swim like a fish?

A．Wang Tao.

B．Wang Tao’s father.

C．Li Qiang.

D．Li Qiang’s father.

小题4:From the passage , we learn that there is a(an) _____ in the park.

A．ball game	B．English corner
C．swimming pool	D．zoo

小题5:下面哪项说法正确？

A．Wang Tao can swim very well.

B．Wang Tao’s father can lay eggs.

C．Wang Tao is a naughty (调皮的) boy.

D．Wang Tao’s father can teach Wang Tao to swim.

The one-child policy has been carried out for about 20 years .Most Chinese families have only one child. By the year 2008,the number of only children in China had already been 330 million ,which was about the population of the United States .In the next twenty years ,the only-child generation (一代人) will become the main builders of our society .No one knows how much he or she will change the world .
Only children in families often receive the best care, sometimes ,even get a lot of indulgence .Parents always try their best to satisfy their children’s needs .Those children, who are called “little emperors” ,are in danger of too much love .
However these kids often fell lonely because neither their parents nor their classmates can take the place of a brother or a sister.
It seems that only children are still not ready to do their duty .some elder only children have already graduated from college .But they still depend on their parents .They need a longer time to change for their jobs, because they were brought up in a safe environment. When their parents get older, a couple of only children will have four parents and even more grandparents to look after. It will surely be the biggest problem if they don’t well prepare to face it. 
小题1:What was the population of the U.S.A in the year 2008?
A. About 3, 300, 000.   B. About 330, 000, 000.  C. About 33, 000, 000.
小题2:In this passage the word  “indulgence” means ________.
A. 溺爱             B. 批评               C.指导
小题3: Why do only children feel lonely?
A. Their parents have no time for them.
B. They don’t have free time for activities.
C. They have no brothers or sisters.
小题4:What’s the biggest problem for the family that is made up of two only children?
A. They have to look after four parents and even more grandparents.
B. They they still depend on their parents.        
C. They need a longer time to change for their jobs
小题5:The best title for the passage is ____________.
A. Parents for Only Children  B. The Only-child Generation  C. The Only-child Policy

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	Sperm whale	Killer whale
Length	15 meters	8 meters
Weight	35 tons	3,600kg
Teeth	50, each up to 20cm long	40, each up to 20cm long
Tail	8 meters long	6 meters long
Food	Squid, lobsters and small sharks	Fish, birds, seals and even whales
Skill	Can dive into the deep cold water	Good swimmer, can jump out of the water

小题1:A killer whale is shorter than a sperm whale in its length.
小题2:A sperm whale is heavier than a killer whale in its weight..
小题3:A killer whale has 50 teeth, each up to 20cm long.
小题4:The tail of a killer whale is longer than a sperm whale.
小题5:A killer whale is a good swimmer.

A winter storm (暴风雪) usually can last for some time with high winds, cold rain, heavy snowfall (降雪) and low temperature. Winter storms can make driving and walking dangerous.
Before a winter storm:
◆Have a good plan.
◆Buy some food, water and warm clothes for your family.
◆Always listen to the weather report for your area.
During a winter storm:
◆Stay at home and wear warm clothes.
◆Eat more food and drink more water.
◆If you must drive, carry a cell phone .
After a winter storm:
◆Don’t drive until the weather gets better.
◆Check on your neighbors to make sure that they’re OK.
请根据材料内容完成下面表格，每空词数不限。

Before a winter storm	1. Make a plan.
	2. Prepare some小题1:_____________and clothes.
	3. Listen to the 小题2:_____________ on the radio or TV.
During a winter storm	1. Stay 小题3:____________ and wear warm clothes.
	2. Have more food and drink.
	3. Carry a 小题4:__________ if you want to drive.
After a winter storm	1. Drive when the weather小题5:_______________.
	2. Make sure your neighbors are OK.

One midnight, a little girl woke up to get water. She got up and down her bed by herself, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the living room that she feared. Her mother told her not to be afraid and take courage.
“ What is courage? Do you have courage?” She asked, running to her mother’s bed. “ Courage is the brave breath（气）. I have it.” Her mother answered. The girl held out her little hands and asked her mother to give her. After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists（握拳）nervousely, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “ It’ll be nice if someone can blow some kind of breath to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should deal with is nobody but ourselves.
小题1:The girl walked back because______.

A．the bedroom door was locked.	B．She wasn’t thirsty anymore
C．her mother wouldn’t go with her	D．She was too afraid of the dark

小题2:To stop “mother’s breath ”from running away, the girl______.

A．clenched her fists	B．held her own breath
C．held out her little hands	D．talk to her mother

小题3:The writer mainly wants to tell us that______.

A．children learn to be brave quickly.

B．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem.

C．adults are always brave enough.

D．the mother can deal with anything with breath.

Researchers have announced（宣布）the result of two studies on the health effects of the drug aspirin（阿斯匹林）. One study shows aspirin can sharply reduce the chance that a healthy, older man will suffer from a heart attack（心脏病）.
　 The study offered two new results from earlier findings. It said taking one aspirin pill every other day helped only healthy men over the age of fifty. It also said aspirin gave the greatest protection against heart attacks to men with low blood cholesterol（胆固醇）levels.
　 Earlier in the United States began a major aspirin study in the early 1980s. It included 22,000 healthy men doctors. All were between the ages of fifty and eighty-four. Almost 11,000 of the doctors took a harmless（无害的）pill that contained no drug. The men did not know which kind of pill they were taking.
　 The doctors who took aspirin suffered 44% fewer heart attacks than those taking the harmless pill. 139 men who took aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Ten of them died. 239 men who did not take aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Twenty-six of them died.
The researchers said the doctors’ study provided clear proof（证据）that taking aspirin could prevent a first heart attack in healthy, older men. They said, however, the result did not mean every man over the age of fifty should take aspirin. They said aspirin couldn’t help men who did not eat healthy foods, who smoked cigarettes and who were fat. The researchers said men who thought they would be helped by taking aspirin should talk with their doctors first.
小题1:The passage tells us that the new use of aspirin is ______.

A．to treat heart disease

B．to reduce pain while one suffers from a heart attack

C．to help old people to be more healthy

D．to reduce the chance of a heart attack in old men

小题2:Aspirin can help those who ______.

A．work as doctors	B．are under 40 years old
C．are fat and smoke cigarettes	D．are older and healthy

小题3:At last the researchers advised us to take aspirin ______.

A．with care	B．as much as we like
C．every day	D．only considering the age

小题4:From the experiment we can know that about ______ of people who suffered from heart attacks without aspirin died.

A．7%

B．11%

C．19%

D．44%

Who is reading your blogs or checking out your information online? Two reports show that surfing the Internet and sending personal information to people you do not know could be a problem.
Most sites give users their own webspace where they can write their diaries or post their pictures. The sites encourage users to get their friends to look at their work and to comment（评论）on what are posted on the sites.
Teachers are worried that some children are posting their personal information on websites. This could put them at risk from those who plan to do harm to young people. Teachers are also worried some users think it is OK to use the websites in a way that could get others into trouble.
In a school in Illinois（伊利诺斯州）in the US where some popular sites are used wildly, the school would punish（惩罚）students who posted pictures or information about smoking , drinking and other illegal（违法的）activities on the websites.
The school is now going to encourage its 3,200 students to obey a new rule. The warning is clear. That is, be careful when posting information about yourself such as your age, sex, address and interests on a website that anyone can see.
Another warning about the Internet comes from a report. It shows searchers are leading users to websites that show them spam（垃圾短信）and other dangerous downloads.The words “ free screen savers” were found to be the most dangerous words that people search for.
It is well-known that visiting sites offering free MP3s leave users at serious risk. Spyware（监控软件）should be installed on their computers. So, happy surfing ,but remember not to get caught in the Net!
小题1:What kinds of pictures or information are not allowed on the websites in a school in Illinois?

A．Smoking , drinking and exercising.

B．Drinking, fighting and playing.

C．Smoking, drinking and fighting.

D．Chatting, watching and smoking.

小题2:What does the underlined phrase “screen savers” in the sixth paragraph mean?

A．The program of hurting screens.

B．The program of protecting screens

C．The program of using screens less.

D．The person who uses screens less.

小题3:How do the users avoid the danger of downloading information?

A．By using spyware.	B．By not going online.
C．By getting others into trouble.	D．By being happy.

小题4:What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Happy but safe surfing.	B．Don’t comment on the Internet.
C．Warning about downloads.	D．Activities on the websites.

The westerners have more vacation days than us. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books or watch television. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat under some trees or near a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they often go to the seaside. There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.
The westerners like travelling. They think travelling and outdoor activities are the parts of their lives. They work hard to save money, but their main purpose(目的) is to travel.
Most western students often make use of their vacation to camp. There are thousands of camp interesting bases(基地) in western countries. They can swim, go fishing, attend lectures, and take part in many other recreational(娱乐性的) activities there. It can help them wrest from the secrets of nature, train(训练) their viability(生存能力), and teach them how to be self-reliant (自立).
小题1:Some westerners like to ______ at home during their vacation.

A．clean their rooms	B．cook their meals
C．work in the garden and watch TV	D．go fishing

小题2:Many families often take their lunch out and have it ______.

A．under some trees	B．near the city
C．near the sea	D．in the restaurants

小题3:______ is very important for the westerners.

A．Working hard

B．Travelling

C．Saving money

D．Going camping

小题4:What does the underlined phrase “wrest from” mean here?

A．取得

B．保守

C．认识

D．探索

小题5:The passage mainly tells us ______.

A．how the westerners spend their vacation

B．the westerners have more vacation days than us

C．different views on vacation between the westerners and the easterners

D．teach the western students how to be self-reliant

Do you know what Oscar is? When did it start? Maybe you can find the background of the awards in the following passage.
The awards started in 1929. Their full title is “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards”. The Academy is a group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years. They decide who will receive the awards. The awards are often referred to as the “Oscar”. This is a nickname given to the awards by a lady called Margaret Herrick. She was once the director of the Academy and she once said that the little gold statue(雕像) reminded her of her uncle Oscar!
The Oscar is always an exciting event. Each year, at least one unusual thing happens. When the Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for best foreign film, he danced on stage! When Gwyneth Paltrow, the star of Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for best actress, she could not make her acceptance speech because she was crying so much with happiness!
In 1987, Roberto Benigni won the award for best director for a film about the last emperor of China. Since then, Chinese film and actors have started to make an impact at the award. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge success and it won the award for best foreign language film in 2001. It also won several technical awards for its amazing “flying” people. We expect to see more awards for Chinese film in the near future.
It’s time for the Oscar again. Once more, the stars will dress up in their finest and go to Kodak Theater. There, they will find out who had won the awards for best actor, best actress and best director. Millions of people watch the awards every year to find out who the winners are. Some people watch it to see the stars crying and laughing as they receive their awards.
小题1:Who give the awards?

A．In 1927.

B．Oscar.

C．The Academy of Nicknames.

D．A group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years.

小题2:What did Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar for?

A．Best Director.

B．Best Foreign Film.

C．Best Actress.

D．Best Actor.

小题3:Which Chinese film won an award for best foreign film?

A．Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger.

B．Crouching and Hidden Dragon and Tiger.

C．Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

D．Crouching, Dragon, Hiding Tiger.

小题4: Where are the Oscars held?

A．At the Academy.	B．in a Los Angeles restaurant.
C．At Oscar’s house.	D．At Kodak Theater.

小题5:Why do some people watch Oscars?

A．To see the restaurant.	B．To see the fashion.
C．To see a film.	D．To see the stars crying and laughing.