What’s a big problem in Shenzhen today, do you think? Besides pollution, traffic is, of course.
There are too many people, too many cars but too little space so the roads are always busy. You can almost see traffic jams everywhere. It is even worse when everyone is going to school or to work. What’s more, cars need fuel(燃料) to move, so they let out a lot of dirty smoke and pollute the air.
However, the government is trying many ways to solve the problem. We can see more roads and footbridges over the main streets. And the workers are making some roads wider. It is said every car will have a computer. The computer can study the latest traffic news. Then it will look over its own map for the best way to drive and they won’t get into traffic jams.
小题1:What’s a big problem in Shenzhen today?

A．It’s air pollution.	B．It’s sound pollution.
C．It’s dirty smoke.	D．It’s pollution and traffic jams.

小题2:The roads are always busy because ________.

A．there are too many people and cars but there is too little space

B．there are too many buses, subways and too many taxis

C．they are very narrow and dirty

D．there are too many buildings and there is too little space

小题3:With ____ cars on the roads, there will be fewer traffic jams.

A．more

B．many

C．less

D．fewer

小题4:How is the government trying to solve the problem?

A．People are making old roads wider and building more roads and footbridges.

B．People are driving fewer cars and walking to school.

C．People are riding bikes to work and walking to school.

D．People are making old roads wider and building more bridges across the rivers.

小题5: People won’t get into traffic jams in a car with ___ because it can study the latest traffic news.

A．a policeman

B．an inspector

C．a computer

D．a TV set

I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am _1__ and go to bed. For this reason my first day or night in any__2__place is always quiet and very little happens.
But my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very__3__and unusual.
At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty and__4__looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a __5__ . I find a small one not far from the boat.
This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my __6__ around the city of Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this __7__ hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another__8__. The moon was full and it was a clear,  bright night. From the hotel I could_9__the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow _10__and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I __11__ a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the __12__. When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me __13__some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was__14__his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and   __15__to his game of cards.

小题1:	A．frightened B．excited C．tired D．satisfied

小题2:	A．old B．new C．famous D．unknown

小题3:	A．interesting B．common C．forgetful D．strange

小题4:	A．badly B．well C．wrongly D．slowly

小题5:	A．guide B．driver C．hotel D．dinner

小题6:	A．friend B．address C．home D．way

小题7:	A．small B．large C．expensive D．funny-looking

小题8:	A．memory B．person C．reason D．sight-seeing

小题9:	A．look down B．find out C．study D．forget

小题10:

A．bedroom B．doorway C．stairs D．river

小题11:

A．ran out of B．picked up C．painted D．came to

小题12:

A．bed B．office C．desk D．doorway

小题13:

A．over B．down C．up D．under

小题14:

A．tired of B．enjoying C．buying D．throwing

小题15:

A．turned back B．began C．took back D．finished

Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.
As your eyes move along the line of point, they make fixations (固定) or pauses (暂停). It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group. The numbers of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span (视跨). Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.
The way in which you read always depends on (取决于) what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:
(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.
(2) Rapid (快速) first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.
(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive (细致的) study of your school subjects, solving math problems or reading directions.
(4) Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. You may also do rapid reading when reviewing materials that you already know well.
小题1:The main reason for reading fast is that you can ________.

A．get the ideas

B．save time

C．understand better

D．learn well

小题2:The way of reading always depends on ________.

A．the method that you like	B．your reading material
C．your reading purpose	D．both B and C

小题3:The word “skimming” means “________”.

A．reading the main points	B．reading carefully
C．reading very fast	D．reading some parts of the material

小题4:Careful reading is an important kind of reading ________.

A．when you review a lesson that you already know well

B．when you read the directions before using a camera which is expensive

C．when you read a story of enjoyment

D．when you wish to find a lost place that you have read

Henry	I like dogs because they are so cute. Sometimes they play with you. How happy! They are our friends. So I enjoy watching animal shows about dogs on TV.
Julia	I don’t like dogs because they are scary. Some dogs hurt(伤害) people. I like to have some small or clean animals. So I don’t need to give them showers every day.
Nancy	Dogs are helpful! They help people with many things. Some dogs help to do the housework and some other work. Some dogs can be “doctors”, too! They can make the sick children or old people happy. So I love dogs.
Andrew	I like dogs. They are clever. But my mother dislikes them. She thinks they are noisy. She only likes cats. My father doesn’t like to have pets at home. So I can’t keep a dog or any pets. I’m not happy about that.

小题1:_______ doesn’t like dogs.

A．Andrew

B．Julia

C．Nancy

D．Henry

小题2:_______ kids like dogs.

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

小题3:________ like the same animal.

A．Nancy and Julia	B．Henry and Nancy
C．Julia and Andrew	D．Andrew and his mother

小题4:Some dogs are “doctor” because ___________.

A．They can work in the hospital	B．they treat (治疗)the sick people
C．they can do some medical work	D．they can make sick children happy

小题5:Which sentence is NOT true?

A．Henry thinks dogs are cute.	B．Julia likes giving animals showers.
C．Dogs can help people with many things.	D．Andrew thinks dogs are smart.

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When high school started, Sally and I became best friends. We shared many interests and quickly became very close．When high school ended, we both cried because we would enter different   1 in autumn．
Our first term of college life was   2 , so we often sent long e-mails and encouraged each other. We missed each other so much! In the second term, I found some new friends and I felt very   3   with them. These were friends with whom I could be myself and pour out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Sally．
When Sally   4  visited me at my school, we were excited. She brought a toy bear to me    5  a present and told me about her college life.   6 , something unexpected happened when I introduced her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the sadness in them．My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Sally seemed unwilling to accept it．I didn't understand   7 the people I loved most
couldn't love each other．
Sally left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. I asked her many questions but she didn’t answer me. I   8  that she was jealous. She saw me with my new friends and was afraid that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw that I could still enjoy myself    9  her and wished she could be a part of it．
I wrote Sally a letter to   0  she's always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life's greatest   11 ．Sally wrote me back soon. She was in agreement and felt sorry about   12  she had done．
I think Sally and I both  13  an important lesson from it. Nothing can influence our   14_  and change the experiences we've shared．We are now walking on two different paths of life. While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are   15  there, waiting to share their heart, no matter how far away they are from each other．

小题1:	A．camps B．colleges C．classes D．clubs

小题2:	A．hard B．peaceful C．modern D．normal

小题3:	A．anxious B．strange C．nervous D．comfortable

小题4:	A．quickly B．finally C．luckily D．easily

小题5:	A．for B．like C．as D．by

小题6:	A．Because B．However C．Therefore D．Though

小题7:	A．how B．whether C．that D．why

小题8:	A．hoped B．wondered C．understood D．dreamed

小题9:	A．without B．from C．for D．across

小题10:

A．suppose B．explain C．guess D．predict

小题11:

A．achievement B．problem C．gift D．sign

小题12:

A．that B．what C．how D．when

小题13:

A．lend B．learn C．borrow D．plan

小题14:

A．looks B．interests C．friendship D．hobbies

小题15:

A．always B．never C．sometimes D．already

完型填空。（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because  1  can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because they are   2 . They forget to look around   3  they cross the road.
How can we lessen (减少) traffic accidents? All of us must   4  the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the  5 in a very short time. For the pedestrians(行人)，it’s very important to be careful while they are   6  on the road. Therefore, when we walk   7  the road, we must try to walk along the pavements(人行道). We must stop and look   8  ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, and then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk   9 . It’s not safe to walk too slowly or run fast. If people run across the road, they may   10 . As teenagers, we should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road. The last one is that we should never play in the street.

小题1:	A．we B．they C．he D．them

小题2:	A．happy B．young C．careless D．sad

小题3:	A．after B．before C．although D．if

小题4:	A．obey B．make C．break D．set

小题5:	A．old B．young C．car D．train

小题6:	A．walking B．driving C．cleaning D．standing

小题7:	A．through B．over C．across D．off

小题8:	A．all B．both C．either D．neither

小题9:	A．quickly B．slowly C．happily D．safely

小题10:

A．fall behind B．fall down C．lie down D．set off

“Are you happy?” The simple question usually makes people confused (迷惑的). Even Mo Yan, who won a Nobel Prize, replied to it by saying, “I don’t know.”
When a migrant worker (农民工) was asked, “Are you happy? (Ni Xing Fu Ma?)” by a CCTV reporter, he looked confused before replying, “My family name is Zeng. (Wo Xing Zeng.)” This has become a joke. But his answer showed migrant workers and TV reporters live in different worlds and they cannot even communicate with each other.
Similarly, when asked, “Are you happy?” a 73-year-old man, collecting used plastic bottles in a street in Zhejiang, said, “The bottles can be sold for 0.1 yuan each.” Asked again, he said, “The government is good.” The reporter went on, “My question is ‘Are you happy?’” The old man answered, “My hearing is not good.”
The reporter probably tried to reach the same answer that the interviewees(被采访者) including the migrant worker and the old man are “happy”.
In fact, when the question is asked, we should learn about people’s true situation and their true wishes and opinions but their “Yes” or “No”.
Luckily, the government has paid more attention to the importance. Now there are many TV programs giving common people the chance to give their opinions.
“Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress (人大), Wen Jiabao said and agreed that increasing happiness would be a top aim for the 12th five-year plan.
小题1:Ten plastic bottles could be sold for ________ to the 73-year-old.

A．0.1 yuan

B．1 yuan

C．10 yuan

D．20 yuan

小题2:The government has paid more attention to the importance of ________.

A．learning about people’s true wishes and opinions

B．people’s different replies to “Are you happy?”

C．improving migrant workers’ education

D．keeping the old people’s health

小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The reporters wanted the people to say “Yes” when asked “Are you happy?”

B．Letting people live more happily is a top aim in the next five years.

C．The reporter asked the old man three different questions.

D．We can call the migrant worker Mr. Zeng.

小题4:This passage is mainly about ________.

A．the questions	B．the happiness
C．the popular songs	D．the education

When I was in the sixth grade, one day my teacher asked our class to think about the question “What does ‘doing the right thing’ mean to you?” over the weekend. We could talk to our parents or anyone else we thought might have a good answer.  1  Monday, we were to hand in an essay（论文） on it, and be prepared to live up to our  2 .        
The entire weekend, I was trying to  3  something that would impress my teacher and be easy to live by. I talked to my parents, called my grandmother and asked my neighbor. Everyone had good answers, but I didn’t feel like I could live up to them.
On Sunday afternoon, my parents said they were going to my Aunt Cindy’s house. That usually 4  that I would have to entertain my four-year-old cousin Andrea  5  my parents visited. I found a Disney movie for Andrea, and then I sat down and started to write my essay. It was due（到期的）the next morning and this was my last  6  .
Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea.  “What are you doing?” Andrea asked. “I have to write an essay about what ‘doing the right thing’ means to me.” I answered. Andrea laughed. Could this smart four-year-old 7 know the answer?  “That’s easy,” she said. “Doing the right thing means being nice to your family and friends. Never lie. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Take a bath when you’re 8 . And never put rocks in your mouth.”
I stared with great  9  at my little cousin. Then I jumped up and gave her the biggest hug. Not only had Andrea answered a very tough question for me, but I could easily live by  10  of her answers. All I had to do was to be nice, not to lie, to keep myself clean and healthy, and never put rocks in my mouth. So when I wrote my essay, I  11  the story about Andrea and how she had answered my question.
Two weeks later, my teacher returned everyone’s essays. I  12  an A+ along with a little note my teacher had written at the top: “Always do the right thing and give Andrea an A+, too!”

小题1:	A．By B．Over C．About D．For

小题2:	A．answers B．plans C．advice D．information

小题3:	A．look through B．keep on C．make up of D．come up with

小题4:	A．left B．meant C．decided D．explained

小题5:	A．since B．because C．while D．before

小题6:	A．task B．chance C．step D．choice

小题7:	A．quickly B．normally C．seriously D．possibly

小题8:	A．dirty B．tired C．sleepy D．unhappy

小题9:	A．pride B．fear C．surprise D．worry

小题10:

A．any B．all C．some D．none

小题11:

A．read B．found C．included D．returned

小题12:

A．prepared B．expected C．introduced D．received

If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life，try again now，one tiny step at a time．
Every year it’s the same．As December comes to an end，you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year，you think about the last year．You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make，but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life．
Here’s a suggestion：Forget the too big，hard-to-achieve goals(目标) and just think about the small ones．“We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it’s so hard for us to reach it．” said Robert Maurer，who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life．“What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can’t find any excuse not to do it．”
“Kaizen”，a Japanese word，is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes（态度）．During World War Il，American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes．After the war，the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan．It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “kaizen”, which means “improvement”．
Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. “Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything
小题1:Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us           .

A．we should do everything in big steps

B．how to change one’s life with one small step

C．we should try a lot of sudden changes

D．how to find a small step without any excuse

小题2:The writer of the passage suggests we should           .

A．make changes at the end of the year

B．do few experiments with “kaizen”

C．do things with hard-to-achieve goals

D．take a tiny step to achieve big goals

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A．Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful.

B．You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy.

C．You can’t find any excuse not to reach a big goal.

D．“Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ.

Have you ever heard someone use the phrase” once in a blue moon”? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate” once in a blue moon”. Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.”While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it.
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue. This is just an expression. In fact, the phrase” blue moon” has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color.
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. We associate certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail when we cannot see the moon at all; it is called a new moon.
When we can see the whole moon is called a full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a blue moon”.
Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare (稀有的)event. This fact has led people to use the expression” once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.
小题1:Which of the following would be a good example of using the phrase” once in a blue moon”.

A．Simon often tells jokes. Simon tells jokes once in a blue moon.

B．Tom rarely remembers to do exercise. Tom does exercise once in a blue moon.

C．Mary likes to go shopping every weekend. Mary goes shopping once in a blue moon.

D．Cindy hates to stay up, but she stays up every day. Cindy stays up once in a blue moon.

小题2:When does a blue moon happen in nature?

A．When the moon has a blue moon.

B．When we cannot see the moon at all.

C．When there are two full moons in one month.

D．When we can only see a small part of the color.

小题3:How often will a blue moon happen over the next twenty years?

A．Once a year.	B．Less than once a year.
C．More than once a year.	D．At least twice a year.

小题4:What does the underlined part “This fact” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．A blue moon is a very rare event.

B．The moon appears to change shape.

C．The moon itself is never really bluee.

D．A blue moon has to do with the shape of the moon.