All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They like their tea with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is teatime. Almost everyone has a cup of tea. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.
In the United States people often drink tea for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda(梳打).
小题1:How many countries are there in the text to drink tea?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

小题2: The Chinese always drink tea with _______ in it.

A．nothing

B．sugar

C．coffee

D．milk

小题3:The _______ have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony.

A．Chinese

B．Americans

C．Japanese

D．English

小题4:What time is the teatime in England?

A．The morning.	B．The afternoon.
C．The evening.	D．The late afternoon

小题5:The text mainly tells us about _______.

A．tea drinking customs	B．people like drinking
C．tea is important	D．different countries

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA  The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés.Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.
HONG KONG, CHINA    This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.
小题1:Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

A．The weather.

B．The mountains.

C．The air.

D．The traffic.

小题2:What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

A．The lively city and the wonderful dishes.

B．The large population and the traffic.

C．The expensive housing.

D．The beautiful temples.

小题3: The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ________.

A．it is a small fishing village	B．it is a mix of East and West
C．it is a beautiful city	D．there are too many people in the city

小题4:What do the two cities have in common?

A．They both have beautiful mountains.	B．They both have a large population.
C．Air pollution is a problem in both.	D．They are both crowded.

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

A．San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best

B．San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C．the weather in both cities is fine

D．San Jose used to be small fishing village

Father’s Day has a very short history. It started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businesses(商人) found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for their fathers, a present from their shops.
By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though（虽然） some have a Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do --- buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present --- not for her father but for her husband, even if（即使） he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy, buy, buy and buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.
The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.
阅读短文，判断正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”：
小题1:Father’s Day started just because businesses wanted to get a lot of money.
小题2: The word “special” in the second paragraph means “not usual”.
小题3: In America, people have a Father’s Day to show their love for their fathers.
小题4: On Father’s Day, businesses always want people to buy as many as presents.
小题5:It can be learned from the passage that Father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day.

We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival（春节）. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep , the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the horse.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives（亲戚）. They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.
小题1:How many Chinese festivals are talked about (谈论）in this passage ?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小题2:We can find every Chinese year is given ___________ name.

A．an animal

B．a plant

C．a family

D．a full

小题3:How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve ?

A．They put on new clothes and go to the park .

B．They visit their friends and relatives

C．They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses

D．They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.

小题4:On New Year’s Day, people say “___________” to each other when they meet

A．Merry Christmas	B．Good luck
C．Happy New Year	D．Both B and C

小题5:The best title for this passage (本文的最佳题目)is ____________

A．Good Time	B．The Spring Festival
C．Big Dinner	D．The Year of the Horse

People ___1_____ under different star signs have different ways of ____2____ sorry.
Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is __3______ for them to do the wrong things and they will never hurt ___4_____. So they will only say a ___15_____ sorry for t heir mistakes.
Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for __6______. But when they know it, they would rather (宁愿) do ___7_____.
Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people. When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is ___8_____.
Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to ___9_____ their mistakes. At last, they will ___10_____ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologies ___11_____ good articles.
Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making ___12____ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.
Sagittarius: Sagittarians don’t believe in apologizing. For them, it is ___13_____ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just ___14_____. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not ___15_____ the apologies from others.
(      ) 1 .A. bore         B. was born         C. born         D. were born
(      ) 2 .A.  says           B. saying          C. said         D. say
(      ) 3 .A. necessary    B. important            C. impossible       D. unable
(      ) 4. A. the other        B. other               C. others           D. another
(      ) 5. A. hard         B. simple               C. good         D. possible
(      ) 6 .A. something    B.  nothing        C. anything     D. everything
(      ) 7 .A. everything       B. something            C. anything     D. nothing
(      ) 8 .A. great            B. fun              C. exciting     D. amazing
(      ) 9 .A. say about        B.  talk about      C. tell         D. speak
(      ) 10 .A .make            B. do               C. write            D. send
(      ) 11. A. like            B.  sound like          C. likes        D. sound
(      ) 12 .A. a              B.  an          C.  the     D. /
(      ) 13 .A. right           B. natural              C. true         D. easy
(      ) 14 .A. useless B. unnecessary          C. wrong            D. shame
(      ) 15 .A. wait for            B. stand for            C. care for     D. search for

In China, people talk about “Shuxiang”, which is very interesting. For example, 2006 is a “dog year”, and when a baby is born in this year, we say he or she is a little dog. Shuxiang usually brings people good luck. There are 12 animals below.
 social, having rich feelings, friendly but complaining
 hard, ordered, but keeping old
 brave, confident, but careless
 peaceful, having a good manner, a business head but cold emotion
 active, outgoing, popular but selfish
 fascinating(迷人的), thoughtful, but doubtful
 active, self-confident, wise but proud and angry
 kind, helpful, elegant but sad
 wide, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick(圆滑的)
 confident, helpful, happy, but dressy
 realistic, loyal(忠诚的), practical
 hard, honest, simple, lucky but careless
6. When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little     .
A. pig             B. rat             C. tiger       D. snake
7. If we call a boy a little horse, when was he born?
A. In 1998.       B. In 2000.    C. In 2002.    D. In 2004.
8. Mr Lu, our English teacher, was born in 1976, a dragon year. Can you choose the right description of his characteristics?
A. He is a active, self-confident, resourceful but proud and angry
B. He is kind, helpful, artistic but sad
C. He is active, outgoing, popular but selfish
D. He is fascinating, thoughtful but dressy and doubtful
9. If someone is brave, confident but careless, we can guess he was born in a    year.
A. rat            B. dog         C. horse       D. tiger
10. Which of the following is not true?
A. In China, when me talk about “Shuxiang”, it means twelve animals.
B. From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year.
C. Shuxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’t believe it.
D. A cock year always comes after a monkey year.

TV  PROGRAMS
Channel 1	Channel 2
18:00  Around China 18:30  Children’s Program 19:00  News 19:30  Weather Report 19:40  Around the World 20:10  TV Play: A Big Family 21:00  English for Today 21:15  Popular Music 21:55  Talk Show	17:45  Computers Today 18:10  Foreign Arts 18:30  English Classroom 19:00  Animal World 19:25  China 2001 20:20  Sports 21:00  TV Play: Guo Lanying 21:45  English News 22:05  On TV Next Week

 (   )1. If you want to know something about Japanese, which of the following programs would be the best one?
A. Weather Report    B. China 2001    C. Around the World    D. Animal World
(   )2. If you are a basketball fan, you may watch TV at ______________ .
A.19:00 on Channel 2                 B. 19:40 on Channel 1   
C. 20:20 on Channel 2                 D. 21:15 on Channel 1
(   )3. How long does the TV play “A Big Family” last?
A.30 minutes       B. 50 minutes        C. 90 minutes        D. 100 minutes
(   )4. You can watch ______________ if you want to learn English on TV.
A. English News    B. English Classroom   C. English for Today    D. all the above
(   )5. You should wait until _______ if you want to know the programs of next week.
A.21:55           B. 22:05           C. 21:00          D. 21:45

In America and Canada, people also have___16__festival. It is____17___ Thanksgiving Day. It is ____18____the fourth Thursday of November.On that day,families get together and eat a big____19____.They have a lot of___ 20____for dinner.They usually eat turkeys. A turkey ____21____a chicken, ___22____ it is much bigger____23____a chicken.In America and Canada, many people say ____24___for the ____25____.    .

小题1:	A．a spring B．a summer C．an autumn D．a winter

小题2:	A．call B．calling C．called D．calls

小题3:	A．in B．on C．at D．for

小题4:	A．dinner B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast

小题5:	A．food B．meat C．bread D．cakes

小题6:	A．is B．likes C．like D．looks like

小题7:	A．and B．but C．then D．for

小题8:	A．like B．as C．than D．near

小题9:	A．my God B．thank you C．goodbye D．Yeah

小题10:A.autum          B harvest           C. new year        D. moon

Everyone tries to get to school on time. But when bad weather gives you trouble, can you still make it before the bell rings?
In northern China during spring, big sandstorms often make trouble for students and everyone else. When the sky is dark with sand, buses and cars all move much more slowly. Sometimes, people can’t even see for 20 metres.
Sandstorms usually happen in spring. This year, sandstorms started in late March. They have happened in more than 10 provinces (省)  in northern China this year. More than 70 million people have had problems in those places because of the sandstorms.
People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from Gansu and Inner Mongolia（内蒙古）. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. People there have been cutting down too many trees. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts（融化）, the ground becomes looser（更松散的）. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky.
Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people breathe（呼吸） too much sand, they could cough or have asthma（哮喘）.
Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never get back home. The winds also tear down farmers’ houses.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s an idea: Ask you parents to help you plant some trees this spring.
If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them from cutting.
小题1:In which season do sandstorms usually happen?

A．In spring.

B．In summer.

C．In autumn.

D．In winter.

小题2:Which of the following provinces in China is often hit by sandstorms?

A．Fujian Province.

B．Yunnan Province.

C．Jiangsu Province.

D．Gansu Province.

小题3:The underlined phrase “tear down” in the sentence means “_________”.

A．使……哭泣

B．弄倒

C．摧残

D．加固

小题4: According to the passage, what cannot be caused by sandstorms?

A．Health problems.	B．Traffic problems.
C．The loss of farm animals.	D．Noise pollution.

小题5:Which is not stated in the passage？_______________ .

A．Trees can help keep enough rain water

B．More trees need to be planted

C．Some people are doing harm to the environment

D．Sandstorms are the main cause of asthma

There are two deaf(聋的) men in a small village. One is Mr. White and the other is Mr. Black. They live near to each other. They are good friends.
Mr. White and Mr. Black often talk together. They talk about all kinds of things. Sometimes they are worried about their hearing. But one thinks the other is much deafer.
One day Mr. Black comes to see Mr. White. Mr. White is sitting on a chair, He is having a rest. Mr. Black stops at the door and asks, “Can you hear me?” There is no answer. Mr. Black goes nearer and asks again, “Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer. Mr. Black is quite pleased. Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time, “Can you hear me?” Still there is no answer. At last Mr. Black goes up to Mr. White and calls, “Now I know you are much deafer than me. You don’t hear my questions.” “I’m much deafer?” says Mr. White. “No, I answer you three times. But you do not hear my answer.”
小题1: Mr. White and Mr. Black are               .

A．brothers	B．in the city
C．not near to each other	D．in the same village.

小题2:Mr. White and Mr. Black often            together.

A．talk

B．have a rest

C．sit at home

D．go out for a walk

小题3: One day Mr. Black talks with Mr. White                  .

A．in Mr. Black’s house	B．in the street
C．at the door of Mr. White’s house	D．happily

小题4: Which one is right?                

A．Mr. White doesn’t answer Mr. Black’s question.

B．Mr. Black doesn’t hear Mr. White’s answer.

C．Mr. White is deafer than Mr. Black

D．Mr. White wouldn’t like to answer Mr. Black’s question

小题5:Mr. Black and Mr. White are           men, I think.

A．interesting

B．good

C．bad

D．blind