The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in china, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸地区)has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows(吹) here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.
小题1:In October, it is ______ in Australia.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

小题2:It is ____ in the south than in the north in Australia.

A．warmer

B．hotter

C．colder

D．cooler

小题3:The ______ part of Australia has the most rain.

A．eastern

B．southeastern

C．southern

D．northern

小题4: The west winds only come over the ____ of the country in winter.

A．east

B．west

C．northwest

D．southeast

小题5:There is _____ rain in winter in the north of Australia.

A．enough

B．a heavy

C．more

D．no

Howard Carter was a famous explorer(探险家).He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things.
Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891,at the age of 17,he went to Egypt(埃及) by ship. By the 1920s,he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian kings.
He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies(木乃伊).In 1922,Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter’s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter’s team began to get ill and die strangely.
Within seven years,21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died However, Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.
小题1: Howard Carter liked to visit new places.
小题2:Howard Carter was born in 1877.
小题3:Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922.
小题4:The passage tells us Carter’s school life.

There has been a lot of rain in California recently. Villagers and leaders there begin to be worried because they have found two birds died from a disease, West Nile Virus(病毒).
West Nile Virus is carried by mosquitoes(蚊子).The symptoms(症状) are just like the flu. However, it can cause dangerous brain problems. When it rains a lot, it will leave a lot of water in ponds and trees. These places are good for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in the water. Warm weather will help the mosquito eggs to develop and then the number is increasing. Birds eat the mosquitoes and get sick. People can get the disease if they are bitten(叮咬) by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus.
The government is trying its best go stop the spread of West Nile Virus. People are asked to wear long sleeves(长袖)and pants, close their windows and shut the doors. At the same time, workers have been sent out to check the wet areas. If they find mosquitoes they will use some special medicine to kill them.
小题1:Why did the two birds die?
A. They died from West Nile Virus.
B. They could not get enough food.
C. The villagers killed them.
小题2:From the passage we know West Nile Virus is carried by ______.
A. flu                    B. mosquitoes                  C. water
小题3:People will get the disease if ______.
A. they get wet in rainy days
B. they are bitten by any mosquito
C. they are bitten by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus
小题4: People are asked to wear long sleeves and pants in order to ­­______.
A. keep warm
B. check the wet areas
C. avoid being bitten by mosquitoes

小题1:The picture is about ______
A. fitness clubs      B. language clubs       C. dance clubs
小题2:What is the percentage(百分比) of students in the clubs ?
A.2.6%         B.13.6%           C.16.9%

Speech Timetable
Sunday 8:30-11:30 English Writing Dr. Bohemian On English Writing Skills	Monday 19:00-21:00 Space and Man Dr. Easy About the Space Station Exploration
Wednesday 19:30-21:00 Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green On Medical Science of Heart Trouble	Friday 18:30-21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison About Windows XP Use

小题1:Who will talk about English writing?
A. Dr. Bohemian               B. Dr. Easy.             C. Mrs. Lucy Green.
小题2: If you want to learn about Windows XP Use, you can go ______.
A. on Monday                B. on Wednesday         C. on Friday

Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.


Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother. 
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra（斑马）can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle（圈）to protect her.  
Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid（固体的）food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.
小题1:Which baby animals don’t open their eyes for at least five months?

A．Lions.

B．Zebras.

C．Kangaroos.

D．Elephants.

小题2:What can’t a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?

A．Drink milk.	B．Walk by herself.
C．Run with her mother.	D．Make a circle to protect herself.

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

A．Baby wolves are born in the open.

B．Newborn lions only eat solid food.

C．Newborn monkeys can walk but can’t jump.

D．Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter.

When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!
小题1:______ is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.

A．A rabbit’s foot	B．A falling leaf
C．A cheerful wish from friends	D．A shooting star

小题2:From Paragraph 3, we know that ______.

A．shooting stars can often be seen

B．people can see a shooting star on a rainy night

C．your wish may come true if you see a shooting star

D．people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star

小题3:British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______.

A．the leaves fall in autumn

B．there are so many leaves to catch

C．the leaves can bring them a lucky month

D．they want to have a whole year of good luck

小题4:In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to（指）______.

A．trees

B．people

C．leaves

D．years

小题5:The passage is mainly about ______.

A．how to wish upon a star	B．things that bring good luck
C．British people love leaves	D．which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest

Last Friday after I got my pay, I went shopping on my way home. In the crowded supermarket, I lost my purse and my money was gone with it. I felt very angry and sad. We were not rich and the money was important for us. How could I tell my wife about it?
I felt really sorry for losing the money. When I got home, I cleaned the house and prepared a nice meal. I hoped what I did could comfort(安慰) my wife. When she came back, she was surprised to see the clean house and the nice meal. Then I began to tell my story when we were at table, but my wife didn't respond (反映) as if she had not heard my words. Maybe she was trying hard to hide her anger, I thought.
“I've lost my pay." I said to her again.
“I see.” She didn't seem to be angry with me. For a moment, she said nothing but enjoyed the meal with me.
“I've lost my money," I could not help asking, “why don't you blame (责备) me?"
“Oh, my dear," she raised her eyes, looked at me and said, "I'm thinking about how to comfort you. It's the thief who is to be blamed!"
根据短文内容，判断句子正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”
小题1:I got my pay last Monday.
小题2: In the supermarket I lost my purse and money.
小题3: I cleaned the house because I liked doing it.
小题4:My wife was surprised to see what I did.
小题5: When my wife heard my story, she became very angry.

Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.
Tea has a history of over 4 , 000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily.
Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.
The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like "cha'i" in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like "A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea." In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned. loo.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。(10分)
小题1: How many drinks are mentioned in this passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

小题2:Tea is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan because__________.

A．they are all big provinces

B．they are all close to the sea

C．there are quite a lot of mountains there

D．the climate ia mild and the soil is rich there

小题3:The underlined sentence “ A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea. " in the last paragraph means_________.

A．一个朋友就是一杯茶

B．君子之交淡如水

C．看到朋友就会想起茶

D．绅士才能够喝茶

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Tea, cocoa and silk are important Chinese exports.

B．Tea has more than 1, 000 years of history.

C．Japan is the home of tea.

D．In ancient China, people used tea as a kind of medicine.

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

A．China's Tea Culture	B．A Saying of Tea
C．Drinks in the World	D．Tea and Coffee

In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about   61  to pass time.
   62   children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more.   63 , they put aside their school bags and go out to play.
Some old people   64  early in the morning. Then they go to park to   65 . It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home  66  rather than do anything else. 
Young people enjoy having   67  trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the   68  to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on   69  evening, they start their way back home.   70  seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiting for them again.

小题1:	A．what B．how C．when D．why

小题2:	A．Some B．Most C．All D．No

小题3:	A．However B．Though C．Instead D．Or

小题4:	A．get up B．come up C．stay up D．set up

小题5:	A．read newspapers B．do sports C．enjoy themselves D．have breakfast

小题6:	A．climbing hills B．watching TV C．go shopping D．going hiking

小题7:	A．boring B．busy C．tiring D．relaxing

小题8:	A．forest B．floor C．flat D．factory

小题9:	A．Friday B．Sunday C．Tuesday D．Wednesday

小题10:

A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Everybody D．Nobody