All students need to have good habits (习惯): When you have good study habits, you can learn things quickly. You can also remember (记住) them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important (重要的), too. You’ll feel tired easily if (如果) there is not enough light.
小题1:When you have good study habits, you will ________.

A．learn things quickly	B．remember things easily
C．think about one thing	D．both A and B

小题2:The living room is not a good place for study because it is too ________.

A．quiet

B．noisy

C．good

D．clean

小题3:You should remember to ________ before you study.

A．clean the desk

B．clean the room

C．open the door

D．open the window

小题4:You’ll feel tired easily if the light is ________.

A．enough

B．good

C．bad

D．wonderful

小题5:The best title (标题) for this passage is ________.

A．Study in the Bedroom	B．Good Study Habits
C．How to Study	D．Desk Light Is Important

On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named “genes” in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language.
　　In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell (细胞) to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses.
　　Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technology (技术) wasn’t limited (限制) in use.
小题1:When did we first know why we look like other people in our family?

A．In 1860.

B．In 1953.

C．In 1961.

D．In 2000.

小题2:What did the two scientists first discover in 1961?
A. The “map” of DNA.                     B. A new illness. 
C. The language of DNA.                   D. A message of DNA.
小题3:What can we do if we understand some “words” of the language inside the body?

A．Make people get new jobs.

B．Make medicine for illnesses.

C．Make maps of human.

D．Make people less attractive.

小题4:What do people think about this work?

A．It can cause good or bad results.

B．It can cause only good results.

C．It can cause good results but won’t work.

D．It can cause only bad results.

The ideal (理想的) teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should ______ his subject very well and like learning something about other subjects. The ideal teacher must be full of strong feelings of wonder or interest. He must ____ teach anything he himself is not ___ in. He should be like a man who can act and should not be afraid to ____ his feelings and tell other people what he likes and what he doesn't like clearly. He must like his students and respect them, and he must also respect himself and be proud of his work. __ he doesn’t, he cannot respect his students and _  respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an ___ of his students and be able to get on well with them. He needs students’understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind and ____ and he should give hope to his students to learn knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students’ ___ so that he can know how to encourage the growth of ____ of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, learns, and makes himself better along with his students.
　　So what about the teacher around you?

小题1:	A．like B．know C．choose D．remember

小题2:	A．never B．ever C．even D．still

小题3:	A．weak B．well C．interested D．strict

小题4:	A．hold B．show C．pass D．keep

小题5:	A．Since B．As C．If D．Because

小题6:	A．give B．lose C．change D．win

小题7:	A．excuse B．idea C．exercise D．understanding

小题8:	A．forgetful B．helpful C．quick D．lucky

小题9:	A．lists B．mistakes C．cards D．differences

小题10:

A．each B．every C．one D．either

What do you eat every day? Some people think about it. And some people will not make plans for their meals.
Many people like to have fast food near their offices. This kind of food can make them fat and it is bad for their health. Even it will make them ill when they are old.
What should a healthy person eat every day? Well, I will tell you the ‘healthy eating habit’. It comes from doctors.
When people do a lot of work, the energy is burning(燃烧). So you need noodles, rice, milk, bread and eggs. If you don’t eat them, you will feel tired. You should eat fruits and vegetables, too. There are a lot of vitamins in them. They can make you strong. And they can give you water.
小题1:People like to eat fast food near their ___________.

A．offices

B．schools

C．homes

D．shops

小题2:Fast food can make people ____________ .

A．strong

B．healthy

C．tired

D．fat and ill

小题3:In fruits and vegetables, what can make you strong?

A．Water.

B．Vitamins.

C．Energy.

D．Calories.

Food is very important. Everyone needs to       well if he or she wants to be healthy. Our minds (头脑)       a kind of food, too. This kind of food is knowledge (知识). We began to get       when we were very young. Small children       very interested in everything around them. They learn everything while they are watching       listening. When they are getting older, they began to read       books, science books, and anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and       to find the answers.
What is the best       to get knowledge? If we learn by      , we’ll get the most knowledge. If we’re       getting answers from others and do not ask why, we’ll never learn well.

小题1:	A．eat B．drink C．learn D．read

小题2:	A．hope B．wish C．need D．can

小题3:	A．talent B．gift C．question D．knowledge

小题4:	A．is B．are C．am D．be

小题5:	A．but B．then C．so D．and

小题6:	A．stories B．story C．a story D．an story

小题7:	A．try B．have C．wait D．work

小题8:	A．place B．way C．road D．school

小题9:	A．yourself B．themselves C．myself D．ourselves

小题10:

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

How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleeping time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a bad night when they can’t fall asleep (入睡). The name of this problem is called insomnia.
This isn’t a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia, too. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin, the famous inventor, had four beds. He moved(移动) from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XI V (国王路易十四) of France had four hundred and thirteen beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side across the end of his bed.
小题1:After the age of fifty, the average sleep hours are_______ a night.

A．3 hours

B．7or 8 hours

C．6.5 hours

D．10 hours

小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．King Louis XI V was an American.

B．Many famous people in history had a bad night when they couldn't fall asleep.

C．Benjamin Franklin was a famous writer.

D．Most young Americans sleep for an average of 6.5 hours a night.

小题3:Why did King Louis XI V of France have more than four hundred beds?

A．Because he hoped to fall asleep.

B．Because he was a famous inventor.

C．Because he had a lot of money.

D．Because he liked to lie on his side across the end of his bed.

小题4:What does the word insomnia mean (意思) in Paragraph (段落) 2?

A．too many beds

B．sleep well

C．can’t sleep well

D．problems

小题5:What’s Paragraph (段落) 1 talking about?

A．The history of sleep.	B．How much sleep do we need?
C．The story of famous people.	D．Why can’t we sleep?

Tigers are strong and dangerous animals. But now they are in danger.
In the past, there were eight kinds of tigers in the world. But during the 20th century, only five were left. The number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) was about 300, but now it is less than 22. They’re in danger of dying out. If the government does nothing, we won’t be able to see them in ten to twenty years.
In order to stop people from hunting and killing wild tigers, and in order to make wild tigers more, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program (项目) recently (最近). China and twelve other countries joined it.
However, it’s not enough. Remember that nature is a food chain (链). If we hurt and kill too many wild deer and pigs, wild tigers will die out because of hunger (饥饿). So the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. In order to protect the wild tigers, we need call on (号召) more people to stop eating, hunting and killing wild animals.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
小题1:During the 20th century, _______ kinds of wild tigers died out.

A．3

B．5

C．8

D．20

小题2:The number of the wild Siberian tigers reduced (减少) about _______.

A．5%

B．22

C．93%

D．30%

小题3:Wild tigers will be in danger of dying out without _______.

A．pigs

B．deer

C．people

D．A and B

小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．There are less than 22 wild Siberian tigers now.

B．There are twelve countries in the World Wildlife Fund.

C．Wild tigers mainly feed on pigs and deer.

D．It’s our duty to protect the wild tigers.

小题5:The passage mainly tells us _______.

A．why and how do we protect the wild tigers

B．The government does everything they could to protect the wild tigers

C．the wild tigers will die out in ten to twenty years

D．the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying (谚语). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大脑) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
小题1:The old English saying tells us _______.

A．how to make more money

B．when we should get up

C．it is important to go to bed and get up early

D．to stay up late

小题2:A child needs at least _______ hours’ sleep every night.

A．7

B．8

C．9

D．10

小题3:If you want to make your body strong, you should _______.

A．exercise often	B．have enough sleep
C．go to bed early	D．get up early

小题4:_______ provides nutrition for our brains.

A．Air

B．Blood

C．Exercise

D．Sleep

小题5:Which of the following statements is Not true?

A．Enough sleep makes you think carefully.

B．The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are.

C．Dark is good for sleeping.

D．People will die without air.

Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.
Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals.
From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is added to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to “seed clouds” when they want rain to fall.
小题1:Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text.

A．plant

B．medicine

C．food

D．fertilizer

小题2:In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____.

A．clouds spreading like seeds

B．to make rain fall with human power

C．the seeds like clouds

D．dropping seeds by clouds

小题3:The main idea of the story is that ____.

A．The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall.

B．Kombu is made into medicine for farmers.

C．The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu.

D．The Japanese use seaweed in many ways.

Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don’t make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day.
I’m happy as a clam(蛤).
Think of a clam. It doesn’t have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn’t it? If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.
I wouldn’t touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole.
Maybe there is a person who you don’t want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!
You don’t have a leg to stand on.
This saying doesn’t mean that the person you’re talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn’t have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they’re wrong.
Break a leg!
This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！The saying comes from a superstition(迷信) that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true.
小题1:The first paragraph mainly tells us____________________.

A．learning English grammar is hard

B．learning English vocabulary is hard

C．we should use English sayings every day

D．it can be harder to understand English sayings

小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about a clam?

A．It can be used to show happiness.	B．It needs to do many things.
C．It needs to eat a lot.	D．It can only live on the beach.

小题3:The saying “I wouldn’t touch him with a ten-foot pole” means___________.

A．I hate him.	B．I want him to be my friend.
C．I like him.	D．I want to argue with him.

小题4:We can learn from the passage that______________________.

A．the saying “You don’t have a leg to stand on” means someone loses his legs

B．the saying “Break a leg” means someone hurts his or her leg

C．if we say “Break a leg” to someone, we give him or her a good wish

D．if we say “I am ill” aloud, we will become healthy