The world’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, is back on our screens.
The new BBC TV series of Sherlock was broadcast in the UK on Jan 1. But the history of Sherlock dates back 127 years.
Since the creation of Holmes in 1887, he has been taking us on adventures (冒险) one after another.
The Sherlock series is a playful drama, covered in crimes and mystery. It gives us a modern Sherlock for a new generation, who solves cases with the help of the Internet, cell phones and GPS.
People look to Sherlock for both adventure and inspiration (灵感). Each case sends us on a mysterious journey with Holmes. The stories give life and color to our imagination: as he checks the crime scene, we join him and become detectives too, looking out for hidden clues.
Yet Holmes is no Superman. He cannot fly, or turn invisible (隐形的). But his powers are within all of us: reason, logical thinking and paying attention to detail. While an artist’s painting is his art, Sherlock’s art is his intelligence (聪明才智). He is human, and this is what makes Holmes a true hero for all of us.
In the new series of Sherlock, most people thought Holmes was dead. But he returns after two years of hiding in the shadows. Now the whole city of London is in danger. What can Holmes possibly do? Uncover the mystery yourself by watching the new series!
小题1:Sherlock was created in _________.

A．2014	B．1973
C．1887	D．1900

小题2: From the passage, we learn that Sherlock Holmes _________.

A．invites some of his friends to help him with cases

B．refuses to use modern technology

C．has super powers that helped many people

D．is admired for his intelligence

小题3:In the new series of Sherlock, Holmes returns after _________.

A．dying	B．getting a special power
C．hiding	D．going abroad

小题4: The writer wrote the passage to __________.

A．compare Sherlock Holmes with Superman

B．explain how Holmes solves cases

C．ask people to learn from Sherlock Holmes

D．explain why Holmes is so popular

小题5: Where can you probably read the article?

A．TV Guide.	B．Science fiction book.
C．Detective stories.	D．Travel Guide.

Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖质), which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.
小题1:Where is the rubbish put after it is taken outside of city?

A．On the mountain	B．In the water
C．In low places	D．In special places

小题2:The main idea of the passage is_________.

A．to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job

B．to explain the need for rubbish collection

C．to introduce different ways to treat rubbish

D．to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish

小题3:The underlined word "sewage" in the passage means_________.

A．排污	B．染色
C．洗涤	D．吸尘

小题4:According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_________.

A．to feed animals	B．to feed plants
C．to build a house	D．to make machines

小题5:How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A．By burning it off.

B．By putting it in water.

C．By throwing it away.

D．By reusing and recycling it.

Having a teenager at home can be a real headache. Many teenagers smoke, wear strange hairstyle and even fight. Basically (基本上) , they are often taking risks.
Earlier studies have shown that teenagers are more likely to make irrational decisions than people from any other age group, including children and adults. Is it that teenagers are too young to tell right from wrong? Not really. So what’s the reason?
According to Laurence, a teacher from a US university, the reason is that teenagers care a lot about how their peers (同龄人) view them—that is “peer influence”.
As children enter their teenage years, they spend more time with their friends and classmates, and also they care more about what they think of them. This makes teenagers make decisions without thinking about the costs.
In a test, a group of teenagers were asked to play a video driving game. When they played with their friends watching around them, they took more chances and drove more carelessly because that would increase their possibility of winning. But when they played alone, they drove more safely.
Why do peers have such a big influence on teens’ behavior?
As Laurence sees it, a teenager’s brain is like a car with a good accelerator (油门) but a weak brake (刹车). The “accelerator” is fully developed by teenage years while the “brake” is still not fully developed. When teenagers are watched by their peers, they usually push hard on the accelerator. With their weak brake, it is likely that they are going to end up in an accident. But the good news is that a violent (暴力的) teenager doesn’t necessarily become a violent adult. About two-thirds to three-quarters of violent youth grow out of it. “They get more self-controlled.”
小题1:What does the underlined word “irrational” in the 2nd paragraph mean?

A．Quick.	B．Crazy.
C．Careful.	D．Correct.

小题2: Why are teenagers often taking risksaccording to the text?

A．They like difficult tasks.

B．They don’t care about costs.

C．They are too young to tell right from wrong.

D．They care a lot about what their peers think of them.

小题3:How does Laurence explain the influence of peer influence on teens’ behavior?

A．By using a metaphor (比喻).

B．By giving examples.

C．By presenting research findings.

D．By performing an in-depth analysis (分析).

小题4:According to the text, with peers around them, teenagers tend to (倾向于) ______.

A．use more self-control

B．become more careful about what they do

C．perform better than when they are alone

D．focus more on short-term benefits（利益）

小题5:What can we learn from the text?

A．Teenagers are easy to have traffic accidents.

B．Peer influence is bad on teenagers.

C．Most of the teenagers become less violent when they grow up.

D．Teenagers shouldn’t spend all the free time with their friends.

What is the strongest part of your body? Your head? Bones? It’s your teeth! There is a special thing called enamel (牙釉质) in teeth. It is the hardest thing in the human body and keeps bacteria (细菌) away. However, teeth are vulnerable (易受伤害的) to problems and disease. September 20 is National Teeth-loving Day in China. Let’s pay attention to the health of our teeth.
Tooth     (1)   are    (1)   around the world. Most children and young adults have tooth decay (龋齿). A study published on China Health Monthly magazine this year showed that 40.74 percent of a sample (抽样) of 1,306 Chinese students under age 15 had decayed teeth.
(2)Food that is rich in sugar increases the risk of tooth decay. After you eat, bacteria go crazy over the sugar on your teeth, like ants at a picnic. The bacteria turn sugar into acids (酸) that eat away at tooth enamel.This cause holes in your teeth.
Another common problem is crooked teeth (龅牙). When your new teeth begin to grow and the old teeth haven’t fallen out, there isn’t enough space for the new ones. This causes crooked teeth.
Don’t worry. Here are some ways to keep your teeth healthy.
Brush at least twice a day – in the morning and before bedtime.
Learn to use dental floss (牙线). The floss gets rid of food that’s hidden where your toothbrush can’t get it.
Visit a dentist. He or she can check if you have any dental problems and help you clean your teeth.
Pay attention to what you eat. It is better to eat lots of fruits and vegetables instead of fries and drink water instead of soda.
Wear braces (牙套) to make your teeth straight and beautiful.

小题1:在（1）处的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
小题2:将（2）句译成中文。
小题3: 回答问题：How many ways to keep your teeth healthy are mentioned in the passage?
小题4:在文中找出与 Most kids and young people have decayed teeth.意思相同或相近的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。
小题5: 在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。

The situation seemed hopeless.
From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own    , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a     relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be        . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence. Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less      people in our school district.
“Christmas is a season of          ,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season.         donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.” When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that         everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets      he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he      two coins into the small box.
“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said      . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our     to the school principal. I couldn’t         sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.
“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.
“Yes, I believe it is          for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him         a bit of his world with us. I just received a         of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”
As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

小题1:	A．class B．school C．world D．home

小题2:	A．equal B．simple C．friendly D．common

小题3:	A．seen B．heard C．found D．discovered

小题4:	A．poor B．good C．sad D．rich

小题5:	A．giving B．getting C．buying D．receiving

小题6:	A．By B．With C．For D．On

小题7:	A．mostly B．hardly C．almost D．simply

小题8:	A．while B．after C．before D．as

小题9:	A．threw B．dropped C．brought D．changed

小题10:

A．angrily B．quietly C．patiently D．sadly

小题11:

A．students B．classmates C．teachers D．donations

小题12:

A．keep B．enjoy C．stop D．finish

小题13:

A．hopeless B．hopeful C．difficult D．impossible

小题14:

A．compare B．begin C．mix D．share

小题15:

A．list B．note C．message D．letter

Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can  （71） （引起）you to lose friends.
My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen.
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. While getting angry, all you have to do is to tell yourself to keep calm.  The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
●Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
●Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
●Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.
小题1: 根据括号里所给的汉语意思, 在（71） 处填入一个适当的词，使句意通顺。______
小题2: Every time you get angry, wrire down why you are angry. (请写出此句的同义句)
Every time you get angry, wrire down _______you are angry ______.
小题3:List(列举) two tips the book gives on how to control your anger.
(1) _______________________________
(2) _______________________________
小题4:Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry.（将此句子翻译成汉语。）
___________________________________________________________________
小题5:It tells teens how they should stay cool when bad things happen.(请在文中画线的句子中找出一个可以替换上句中“cool”的词。)________

Join us for an English Summer Camp in English !
Students between l3 and l8 are welcome to the English Summer Camp.
It’s a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English.
Eleven experienced English teachers will give you English classes 4 hours a day on weekdays.
There are also weekend visits to London Eye, the Big Ben and London Bridge .
It begins on August 8th and ends on August 28th, with the fees: ¥ 23,000.
If you are interested, please come to the Children’s Palace to register (登记报名）You can also register by calling Jane Parks at 555 --2782.
Please register before August 3rd.
小题1:____________can take part in the English Summer Camp.

A．Allthestudents	B．Studentsaged13
C．Students betweenl3andl8	D．Students over18

小题2:. The English Summer Camp ends on____________.

A．August 3rd.	B．August 8th
C．August 25th	D．August28th

小题3:.There are ______ways for you to register for the English Summer Camp.

A．one	B．two
C．three	D．Four

We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine you could design your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping center. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class. Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s unimportant for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.

小题1:. Richard is from_________.

A．Italy	B．USA
C．China	D．Australia

小题2:. From the passage, we know that_________.

A．Sonia from Italy would like a room to relax and play computer games

B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock

C．Wu from Beijing enjoys studying five days a week

D．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day

小题3:. What is the passage mainly about?

A．A dream school.	B．Soccer fields.
C．A music room	D．School uniforms.

I’m seventeen. I worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter (柜台) and I put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.
While working, I wore a plate with my name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr. Castle, how are you?” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If he’d have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips(小费). Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction(反应)is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” they feel a little put down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put a tip in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I was puzzled and didn’t know what to do. Should I d have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something?
I decided that one year had been enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
小题1:. From the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ________.

A．the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job

B．people can easily start talking with a name plate

C．Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett

D．Irving was the writer’s real name

小题2:. The box boy refused to accept tips because ________.

A．customers only gave small tips to

B．some customers had strange ideas about tipping

C．he didn’t want to fight with the customers

D．the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips

小题3:. The underlined phrase “put down” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．relaxed	B．upset
C．bored	D．surprised

小题4:What can be the best title for this text?

A．How I Could Find a Job

B．How I Got along with Customers

C．Why I Gave up My Job

D．Why I couldn’t Take Tips

At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel?  “To see more of the world.” many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offers us good opportunities to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012. In 2012, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 percent more than in 2011. The prosperity (繁荣) of the tourism industry can also bring both our country and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually travel abroad in large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.
Chinese people don’t just travel for sightseeing. The China International Travel Service Company said that all their tour trips sold out a month before Christmas Day. Stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travelers.
In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.
The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can travel abroad. But many of them don’t have a sense of public manners. A report by Living Social website in March 2012 even listed Chinese as the world’s second worst tourists.
If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid the following: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.
小题1:What are more and more people crazy about at present?
小题2:How many people traveled to another country in 2012?
小题3:Where is shopping popular among Chinese travelers?
小题4:Why do people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia in winter?
小题5:What do Chinese people do when they travel abroad?