This is a true story . One evening a woman was   36    home when she saw a truck close behind her . She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck ,   37    when she sped up (加速），the truck did ，too. The   38   she drove , the faster the truck drove . The woman felt afraid , so she drove onto a main street , hoping to   39  the truck in a traffic . But the truck jumped a   40  light and went on running after her .
Finally the woman drove her car into a service station ,and got out of her car ,shouting for   41  .  The truck driver didn' d leave , instead he went out of his car .  He   42   the back door , and pulled out a man hidden (藏）in the back seat . The woman was running from the wrong person .the woman was   43  at last .
From the place where the woman stopped her car , the driver   44 a criminal (罪犯）in the woman' s car . The driver drove after her not to   45   her but to help her .
小题1:A. running         B. walking       C. driving.
小题2:A. but             B. though        C.  or.
小题3:A. bigger          B. faster         C. happier.
小题4:A. lose            B. look          C. come
小题5:A. black           B. red           C. green.
小题6:A. advice          B. suggestion    C. help
小题7:A. cleaned         B. opened       C. bought.
小题8:A. safe            B. healthy        C. free
小题9:A. forgot          B. found          C. put.
小题10:A. harm          B. visit.        C. save.

Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada . She was feeling bad for several days . Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer .
Linda ' s life changed . She began to go to the hospital often for treatment (治疗）,and she also became depressed .
The hospitals and the doctors were good , but Linda did not have hope herself . Linda ' s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital . “ I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer . ” She told the shop owner .
Later , the flowers arrived . Then Linda saw something unusual . It was a card . It read , “
Linda ,
I own (拥有）this flower shop . I had cancer when I was fifteen years old . I am 24 years old now . Good luck . My heart goes out to you .
Yours ,
Alice.
Linda smiled . She finally felt some real hope . She found the will ( 意志）to live.
Little things make a big difference . All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement and hope to others .
小题1:Why was Linda feeling bad for several days ?
A. Because she was seriously ill .
B. Because she had no friend.
C. Because her life changed .
小题2:What does the underline word “ depressed  ”mean in Paragraph ( 段）2 ？
A. Safe          B. Serious .      C. Sad .
小题3:Who sent Linda a card ?
A. Her mother .    B. A doctor .      C. A shop owner .
小题4:What happened to Linda after reading the card ?
A . She became hopeful about life .
B . She wanted to work with Alice .
C . She thanked her mother a lot .
小题5:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?
A . Be kind to yourself .
B .Little things make a big difference .
C . Try something different .

M r . Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾气） . And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples .
One Friday , 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past M r . Dawson ' s house . When Janet saw him ,she suggested crossing the street to the other side . But Amy said they needn' t .                                                                                                       
When M r . Dawson saw Amy ,he smiled and said , “ hello , Amy ! I see you have a new friend with you today .” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night . M r . Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple . The girls were glad to get them .
Later Janet asked Amy , “ everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town . Why was he so kind to us ? ” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house , she was also afraid of him . But she pretended there was an invisible ( 看不见的）smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .
“ An invisible smile ？”Janet was puzzled ,“ Yes ,” answered Amy , “ My grandma told me to think so . She says smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back . ” 
Remember what Amy ' s grandma said ,and we will find that most people can ' t refuse our smile .
小题1:What did people feel about M r . Dawson ?
小题2:What did Janet think of M r . Dawson after getting an apple from him ?
小题3:What did Amy do when she first walked past M r . Dawson ' s house ?
小题4:Who did Amy learn “ an invisible smile ” from ?
小题5:What does the writer advise us to do ?

Have you ever noticed that your fingertips are winked when you’ve just finished swimming or washing dishes? It seems as if your hands have aged 30 years in a second. But is this an accident? Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies?
If your finger’s wrinkling up had no use at all, “ it wouldn’t need to.” Professor Tom Smulders from Newcastle University, UK, told BBC News. By studying wet fingers closely, Smulders and his partners found that the wrinkles looked a bit like the patterns on the car tire or on the bottom of the running shoes. So they made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hand hold things more tightly.
To test this, researchers asked 20 people to pick up marbles from water with their hands. But before they started, some of the people had to keep their hands in water for half an hour.
The researchers found that the people with wrinkled fingers completed the task the task faster than those with dry hands. But when they were asked to move dry marbles, all the people performed equally well, no matter they had the wrinkled fingers or not.
Our ancestors might not have played with marbles, but wrinkled fingers could have made it easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from rivers, researchers say.
Similarly, our toes also get wrinkled in water. This may have developed from our ancestor’s need to run on wet ground.
But the question is, if wrinkled fingers are so helpful, why don’t our hands just stay that way all the time? Researchers explained that wrinkling has its disadvantage: wet fingertips are far less sensitive than smooth ones, reducing our sense of touch.
小题1:What does the underlined world “this ” in the third paragraph refer to?

A．Whether fingers have wrinkles after they are put in water.

B．Whether wrinkled fingers can hold things more tightly.

C．Why keeping things in water makes them wrinkled.

D．Why wrinkles help hands hold things more tightly.

小题2:The test shows that ________.

A．winkled hands hold dry things more tightly than dry hands do.

B．dry hands hold dry things more tightly than wrinkled hands do.

C．winkled hands hold wet things more tightly than dry hands do.

D．dry hands hold wet things more tightly than wrinkled hands do.

小题3:What might be the disadvantage of wrinkled fingers?

A．They are too sensitive to be touched.

B．They might be more likely to get hurt.

C．They cannot hold things tightly enough.

D．They are not so sensitive as dry fingers.

阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容在在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每空一词。
How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive meanings. We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all.
Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we expresses our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.
So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.
Title: Music education is of 小题1:
 

Passage outline	Detailed information
Introduction	Shortsighted opinion: Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top choice for education. Truth: Music education is necessary and important for all students.
Main Body	A way to tell who we are: Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people’s thinking and __小题2:____
	A way to know the world: We can’t discover and respond to our world in just one way. Science explains how nature 小题3:. Music explores the emotive meanings of nature.
	A way to communicate with others: We use music to小题4:our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes with others. Music, 小题5:from science, tells us what it means to be human.
Conclusion	Music education is necessary.

 

Although most of Pakistanis live in the countryside, still many Pakistanis live in cities. Karachi has over 5 million people and Lahore has over 3 million people. Islamabad was built to be Pakistan’s capital. The rich city people live in large, air conditioned houses.
Pakistan has 121,000 miles of roads. Bus services and minibuses are available to the public. The trains are still the most common transport of long-distance travel for Pakistanis. Pakistan also has an airline that operates domestic and international flights.
It is difficult to identify (识别) Pakistani food because the country shares food traditions with its neighbour, India. The main difference between Pakistani and Indian food is that Pakistani food is less spicy (辛辣). Pakistani dishes are often made with yoghurt(酸奶), which reduces the effect of the hot spices used in cooking.
Wheat is the main food for most of the people. It is eaten in the form of bread named chapattis or roti, together with vegetables in season. Sweet tea, milk, or lassi, a drink made from yoghurt, makes the meal perfect. Those who can afford to buy it eat meat, although in the countryside these are usually festival foods. Goat meat is a favourite. Pakistanis will not eat pork by the way.
小题1:Which city is the capital of Pakistan?

A．Karachi.

B．Lahore.

C．Islamabad.

D．Bangkok.

小题2:The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “domestic” in Paragraph 2 may be “         ”.

A．家庭的

B．国际的

C．驯养的

D．国内的

小题3:The main food for most of the Pakistani people is         .

A．lassi

B．wheat

C．meat

D．pork

小题4:The most common transport of long-distance travel for Pakistanis is          .

A．trains

B．minibuses

C．buses

D．planes

Saying goodbye to friends who are moving away is always hard. A Going-away Party can help to make everyone’s spirits bright and let your friends know how much you will miss them. We also have several other kinds of party invitations that my be suitable for a Going-away Party.

Invitation to a Going-away Party Thursday, 19th March Dear Joy and Mary, You are invited to a farewell for the “GREEN FAMILY’S VISIT TO AFRICA” Departure (启程) date: 4th May The best part of our big adventure to Africa will be when we come face-to-face with elephants, lions, crocodiles and other African wildlife. We have always wanted to do this. Party given by: Mr and Mrs Green, Tom and John Date: Saturday, 11th April 2013 Time: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Place: 29 King Street, New Town, Sydney Reply by: Thursday, 2nd April Phone: 6458515 Food and drinks will be prepared at the party. P.S. This event is NOT to be missed! We hope to see you there!

 
小题1:Who is the invitation sent to?

A．Mr and Mrs Green.	B．Joy and Mary
C．Tom and John.	D．Joy and John.

小题2:The party will take place on          .

A．19th March

B．4th May

C．2nd April

D．11th April

小题3:The Greens will go to Africa to          .

A．see some old friends	B．have a Going-away Party
C．see some African wildlife	D．buy some food and drinks

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格，每空限填一词。
Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don’t need to change your character; you just need to improve your personality. The most popular people are trusted (信任) and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice on how to become the most popular person in the class.
·If you want others to like and respect (尊重) you, you have to start by liking yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.
·Be helpful to everyone and d it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, too, because by being nice you make others happy.
·Be active and have a positive attitude (积极的态度) towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
·Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
Respect cannot be bought with big words or money. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.

To be a小题1:        person
Something you don’t need to do	·Don’t try to follow小题2:      or change yourself to make others pleased. ·You can’t小题3:       respect with big words or money.
Something you 小题4:    to do	·Win others’ respect 小题5:    liking yourself. ·Be honest, helpful and 小题6:     to everyone. ·Have an小题7:       and positive attitude towards life and develop confidence in yourself. ·小题8:         fresh clothes and keep clean.
Conclusion	(小题9:     your personality instead of小题10:     your character, and you will be popular.

 

One day in April, No. 1 Middle School held a special activity called “Food.Street” on the playground in Xi’an.小题1:. The students in each class formed some groups. Each groupsold different kinds of foods.小题2:Thestudentscookeddeliciousfoodsuchasfriedchicken, potato chips and vegetables. 小题3:Thecustomerswereallthestudents,teachersand parents. 小题4:
“It’s really hard work.” said one of the students, “We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know the cost of the food. Also, we must learn how to serve customers well.”
“ This activity is to give a practical(实践的）chance to the students,” said a teacher, “ What’s more,the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know the meaning of life.”

A. When eating the food, each of them thought it was wonderful. B. This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school C. They all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. D. The students did the shopping and the cooking all by themselves.

小题5:What does this passage tell us?

A．The students can eat the food without paying for it.

B．The activity is useful for the students.

C．Parents must help students prepare for the food.

D．All the students like this activity a lot.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空限填一词)
Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality. This is why you might hear someone saying “She is a typical(典型的) Australian” or “He is so French”. It seems that people from a certain country share certain similar characteristics.
French
French people are often seen as romantic and outgoing people with a great love for life, food and wine. They are good at singing and dancing.
Chinese
Chinese are friendly people who are hard-working. They are polite because they are careful about “saving face” when dealing with other people.
Australians
Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors. They enjoy a slower life. They laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.
Germans
Germans are often described as being serious and careful. They are hard workers and pay a lot of attention to details. However, sometimes people say Germans have no sense of humour.
All these national types can be true for some people, but very wrong for others. For example, you might meet a German who is a confident singer with a great sense of humour, or an Australian who is shy and quiet!

Personalities and Nationalities
Opinion	People from a certain country小题1:certain similar characteristics
Examples	French	Romantic and小题2: Love life, food and wine Good singers and小题3:
	小题4:	Friendly, hard-working and polite Careful about “小题5:face” before others.
	Australians	Like to stay小题6:, enjoy a slower life. 小题7:a lot. Merry, sometimes loud and rude.
	Germans	Pay attention to小题8:. Serious and careful, not小题9:.
Conclusion	Nationalities may小题10:personalities, but not for all!