Do you know who invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong  discovered   tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water for  22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a  23   smell. Later he decided 24  the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And  25 , one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.
26 is the home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27  the three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by  28  people in the world. Tea  29 China began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) 30  .
Tea leaves  31  mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, 32 the warm climate (气候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all  33   kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people  34   their tea culture(文化), including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea is  35   a popular topic(主题) in dances, songs, poems and novels.

小题1:	A．in B．by C．over D．to

小题2:	A．sometimes B．some time C．some times D．some days

小题3:	A．pleasant B．pleased C．bad D．terrible

小题4:	A．not to taste B．to taste C．tasting D．taste

小题5:	A．by the way B．on the way C．on its way D．in this way

小题6:	A．Japan B．China C．America D．England

小题7:	A．In B．For C．Of D．By

小题8:	A．the number of B．a number of C．a large number of D．the largest number of

小题9:	A．to B．from C．in D．off

小题10:

A．At that time B．from now on C．since then D．since now

小题11:

A．produce B．are produced C．make D．are made

小题12:

A．becauuse of B．because C．as D．for

小题13:

A．interesting B．important C．famous D．expensive

小题14:

A．had developed B．have developed C．developed D．are developing

小题15:

A．too B．as well C．either D．also

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America. Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
小题1: The underlined phrase "pick up" in Paragraph 1may mean "_________________".

A．put down

B．give up

C．pay no attention to

D．continue

小题2: From the passage, we can know_________________.

A．Americans are always generous with their time.

B．Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D．Chinese friendships develop faster than American friendships.

小题3:This passage is most probably written for __________________.

A．American students	B．Chinese students
C．Chinese visitors to America	D．American visitors to China

Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
Answer the following questions according to the passage.
小题1:Is “Survival Holidays” for children or parents?
小题2:Why do people like “Survival Holidays”?
小题3:What do the children in big cities usually do?
小题4:How do children feel when they are in danger?
小题5:What can children learn in the survival activities？

Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn't get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power(动力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.?
At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.?
Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5—10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to $2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.?
With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.
小题1:Kitesurfing has a history of about      years.?

A．30

B．50

C．100

D．130?

小题2:     is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.?

A．Water

B．Wind

C．The sun

D．The kite?

小题3:The underlined word “range” in the third paragraph means “     ” in Chinese.?

A．在……范围内变动	B．按……顺序排列
C．向……方向延伸	D．根据……归类?

小题4: The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that .?

A．its price is getting lower and lower?

B．more and more people are enjoying its excitement?

C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer?

D．all people can learn and take part in it?

小题5:The main idea of this passage is about .?

A．the way of operating kitesurfing

B．the progress of kitesurfing equipment?

C．the history of kitesurfing in China

D．the development of kitesurfing

	The 16th Asian Games was held from November 12th to 27th in 2010 in Guangzhou, China. There were 41 events in the Games. China got 199 gold medals and reached the total medals of 416. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Asian Games. In 1990 Beijing held the 11th Asian Games.
	Premier Wen Jiabao went to Shanxi province on April 2nd , 2011. He made a three-day visit to impoverished(穷困的) Luliang. During his visit, he said that farmers’ right（权利）must be protected and he warned(警告) that no land should ever be taken against a farmer’s will(意愿).
	The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of June, 2011. The journey takes about five hours. The train can reach speeds of up to 380 kilometers an hour. The passenger volume (容量) is expected to reach 160 million a year, marking(标志) a great step in China’s Railway development.

请根据以上信息，选择正确答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）
小题1:The 16th Asian Games was held in __________.

A．Guangzhou

B．Shanghai

C．Beijing

D．Tokyo

小题2:How many gold medals did China get in the 16th Asian Games ?  

A．11.

B．41.

C．199.

D．416.

小题3: ________ went to Shanxi province on April 2^nd , 2011. 

A．A farmer

B．Our premier

C．A worker

D．A passenger

小题4:Premier Wen Jiabao said that_________ right must be protected. 

A．officials’

B．women’s

C．students’

D．farmers’

小题5:The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of _______, 2011.

A．June

B．July

C．August

D．September

Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered (考虑，认为) a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices (电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts (努力) as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.
Multitasking also has an effect (影响) on young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) response (回应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary (没必要) for them to learn special skills to do their work.
小题1: What does the underlined word “juggle” most probably mean?

A．Want to buy.	B．Use at the same time.
C．Take the place of.	D．Search information from.

小题2:In Paragraph 3, the author points out that__________.

A．family members do not greet each other

B．family members do not eat at the family table

C．young people get on well with their families

D．young people hardly communicate with their family members

小题3:What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

B．Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets.

C．Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

D．Multitasking influences young people’s development seriously.

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

A．Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work.

B．Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again.

C．Educators feel that young people don’t need to improve their study skills.

D．People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children’s later study skills.

小题5: The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by__________.

A．providing special examples

B．following the natural time order

C．giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects

D．comparing opinions from different worlds

Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.
Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said.
Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子).
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5: After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.

A．to look for food	B．to feed her babies
C．to move some people	D．to carry things to her owner

小题6: The scientist found chimpanzees ________.

A．cared for the hurt or lost ones	B．often left for a far place
C．always stayed in the same place	D．didn’t care about each other

小题7:The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.

A．they didn’t like their baby	B．they were not kind enough
C．they wanted to teach their baby	D．they wanted to save their baby

小题8: From the passage we know ________.

A．dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain.

B．mother birds don’t want to save their children

C．animal parents love their children a lot

D．all animals want to move people very much

Paris is the capital of France. Its subway is also very special. You can enjoy its culture when you are in this city. First you can see many people reading books in the subway. Whenever they are in the subway or at the station, there is always a book in the hand.
The subway station in Paris is not big, but each of them has its special facts. Some stations look like ships. Some stations have clothes, caps and shoes. And every station has a big advertisement picture. But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics(化妆品).
You can meet some beggars(乞丐) in the subway. But the beggars in the Paris subway are also very special. They often play the violin or guitar in the train. They don’t feel shy at all. Instead they think it is natural. After playing, they will go around the train and ask you to give them some money.
If you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself.
小题1: What do many people usually do when they are in the subway?
?

A．Listen to music.?

B．Beg some money. ?

C．Sell clothes and cosmetics. ?

D．Read books.

小题2: How do the beggars get money from people in the subway?
?

A．They often play the violin or guitar in the train. ?

B．They usually brush shoes for the passengers. ?

C．They often steal money from the shops. ?

D．They usually help the passengers carry suitcases.

小题3: What’s the main idea of this passage?
?

A．Reading in the Paris subway. ?

B．The subway is a window of the Paris culture. ?

C．The beggars in the Paris subway usually have some skills. ?

D．Each of the subway station in Paris has its special facts.

In the United States, parents usually encourage their children to develop their potential (潜能). They pay attention to what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, US boys and girls hope to be actors, athletes and doctors; many even want to become presidents when they grow up.
US parents often encourage their children to take part in all kinds of activities at school. They believe that joining in these activities can make their children mature(成熟). Schoolwork is important, but they think that social skills are important as well.
But things in China are different. Chinese parents often tell their children to study hard and pass exams. They think that, for a student, staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time. This puts a lot of pressure on Chinese students, so leaders in China’s education department have called for less homework at the lower grades. Only healthy kids can become healthy adults.
小题1:American parents think that          .

A．Schoolwork is as important as social skills

B．Schoolwork is more important than social skills

C．Schoolwork is less important than social skills

D．Passing exams is the most important for their children

小题2:Why do many American children have their dream jobs?

A．Because they start school earlier than Chinese children.

B．Because they study hard.

C．Because their parents encourage them to do less homework.

D．Because their parents usually pay attention to what they can do，not what they can’t.

小题3:Chinese parents think that        .

A．taking part in all kinds of activities at school can make their children mature

B．staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time

C．their children should do what they want to do

D．social skills is necessary for the students at lower grades

小题4:According to this passage the writer thinks         .

A．China’s education is better than America’s

B．America’s education is better than China’s

C．Chinese students at the lower grades should have more homework

D．Chinese students have less pressure than America’s

小题1: What is Mary’s problem?

A．Sh.e is so worried and can’t sleep.	B．She can’t pass the exam.
C．She can’t communicate with others.	D．She can’t study English well.

小题2:Donna thinks Mary’s problem is __

A．great

B．common

C．wonderful

D．serious

小题3: The word "reduce" in the passage probably means

A．减少

B．排除

C．加强

D．增加

小题4: Donna thinks that           can help Mary think more clearly.

A．eating a lot of sugar	B．studying six hours every day
C．drinking a lot of coffee	D．eating foods high in Vitamin B

小题5: Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna’s letter?

A．The best time to study is from 10 pm to 1 am.

B．Walking outside can make you remember more.

C．It’s good to tell a study partner about your feeling.

D．It’s necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour.