American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.
小题1:How long do American students study in school every year? 

A．8 months

B．9 months

C．10 months

D．11 months

小题2:High school students take ______ subjects at a time.

A．all

B．four

C．five

D．B or C

小题3:______ can get scholarships.

A．Many college students	B．All the students
C．Good high school students	D．Good college students

小题4:Many college students work part time because ______ .

A．they have many activities

B．they have a lot of free time

C．they like doing things

D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education

小题5:According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don’t do exercises after class.
D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.

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The weekend is usually a time of rest. B  1  today’s Chinese students cannot rest during the weekends. According to a survey(据调查), 24% of the junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 have less t  2  eight hours’ sleep each night because o  3  too much study. Ji Ping, a junior student in Guangzhou, h  4  to get up at 6:30 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday she goes to extra classes for math and English. But she doesn’t complain(抱怨). She says that a 5 her classmates work hard on Sunday. Liu Yang is from Dalian. As a Junior 2 student, his weekends are less busy. But he also spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after d 6    homework, he plays basketball. He feels happy b  7  he still has time to do the things he likes. A few students are a little luckier. Yang Qing, a Junior 3 student from Zibo, Shandong, is o  8  of them. And she is a top student. During the weekends, she usually gets up at 8:00. Then she s 9  some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV. “Don’t push yourself too much. Learning well at school is e 10  ,” she said.

In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save(节省) time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.
　　Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of（很好地利用） our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.
小题1:What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

A．Watching TV.	B．Playing computer games.
C．Doing their homework.	D．Doing housework.

小题2:Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

A．Their parents.	B．Other students.
C．The children themselves.	D．Nobody else.

小题3:How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?

A．Less than 9 hours.	B．Over 9 hours.
C．Only 9 hours.	D．8 hours.

小题4:What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

A．He would fall asleep in class.

B．He would do well in study.

C．He would finish his homework fast.

D．He would have good health.

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.

B．All the students stay up late for their homework.

C．Children should be given less homework.

D．Schools and parents should take care of children

My name is John Brown. I am a school boy. My school is__51__ my home. Every day I spend a lot of time__52___ there. The__53___ is not good, so I can’t ride my bike to school. I often take a bus there. It usually__54___ me forty minutes to get there__55___. I __56___ at seven every morning. I have no time for breakfast at home. I often have something for breakfast on the bus__57___ at school. I don’t want to__58___ school. Most students in our school take buses to school. Some students walk to school__59___ their homes are not far. __60___ the students ride bikes.

小题1:	A．behind B．in front of C．far from D．across from

小题2:	A．get B．to get C．to getting D．getting

小题3:	A．road B．school C．bicycle D．town

小题4:	A．has B．spends C．takes D．makes

小题5:	A．by bike B．by bus C．on foot D．by train

小题6:	A．get up B．get to school C．have breakfast D．go to bed

小题7:	A．and B．or C．to D．but

小题8:	A．late for B．late C．be late for D．be late

小题9:	A．when B．so C．although D．because

小题10:

A．The number of B．Most C．All D．A small number of

Scientists say there are seven kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus(柑橘类)fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made of milk, like cheese and ice-cream; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of foods; (7) butter, or something like butter, with fat(脂肪)。
People in different countries in the world eat different kinds of things. They also eat different kinds in a day. In some place people eat once or twice a day; in other countries, people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that these differences are not important. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is that every day a person must eat something from each of the seven kinds of food. The most important thing is that we must find some ways to help the hungry people and make the people have right kinds of food, make them strong and healthy
小题1:It is important that people should _________.

A．eat three times a day

B．eat cooked food

C．eat dinner at 4 o’clock

D．eat something from each of the seven kinds of food every day

小题2: Which sentence is right?

A．People should eat ice-cream every day

B．Oranges belong to the second kind of food

C．We should eat chicken every day

D．We should never eat fat

小题3: In different countries people _________.

A．eat the same kinds of food

B．cook their food in the same way

C．eat different kinds of food

D．eat the food in the same way

小题4: The most important thing is _________.

A．many people in the world are hungry

B．we must eat the seven kinds of food

C．many people are too heavy

D．people eat too much food

小题5: What is the meaning of the underlined word “strong” in the last paragraph?
A 肥胖的 B 漂亮的 C 聪明的 D 强壮的

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Do you often think of your parents? You may say, "Of course, I  1  . I buy a present for my mother on Mother's Day and on Father's day I give my father    2  too." But what about the other days of the year?
　　I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   3 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen 4 , she dialed the number again, "Hi, Mom …"
　　Later I asked, "  5 did you dial the number twice?" She smiled, "My parents are old and    6 . They can't get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them  7  time to answer the call. "
My friend is a good girl. She is   8 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a1child, right? Please remember to   10 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

小题1:	A．do B．will C．won't D．don't

小题2:	A．a cake B．a kiss C．a present D．some money

小题3:	A．have a rest B．make a call C．pay a visit D．go gor a walk

小题4:	A．hours B．minutes C．seconds D．days

小题5:	A．Why B．What C．How D．When

小题6:	A．fast B．careless C．healthy D．slow

小题7:	A．enough B．quick C．no D．little

小题8:	A．never B．always C．seldom D．sometimes

小题9:	A．bad B．clever C．sick D．good

小题10:

A．protect B．look after C．think of D．listen to

This year, Chongqing primary schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel less tired. And most primary schools will begin the first class at about 9 o’clock in the morning. The students are happy about the change.
Liu Ming told us that his classmates were excited by the news on the first day of the school. “Great! From now on we students at Hope Primary School don’t have to get up so early!” Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 a.m. Now he can get up at 7:50 a.m. because class doesn’t start until 8:50 a.m. Wu Hong feels the same. She said the new timetable was good for her health. “I used to get up at 6:30 a.m. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework,” said Wu Hong, “Now I can finish it without coffee, because I can sleep a little longer.”
Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. “Students used to doze（瞌睡）for the first two classes in the morning,” said Huang Shan, an English teacher at No.1 Primary School. “But now they are active and learn much better than before.”
But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.
小题1:This year, most Chongqing primary schools start the first class at about       .
A．6:40 a.m.            B．7:50 a.m.                C．8:50 a.m.
小题2:Hearing the news, the students at Hope Primary School felt       .
A．worried              B．sad                  C．excited
小题3:How many classes are there in the morning in Chongqing primary schools now?
A．Three.               B．Four.                    C．Five.
小题4:      used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework.
A．Wu Hong          B．Liu Ming             C．Huang Shan
小题5:Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.
B．The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before.
C．The students in No.1 Primary School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning.

Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?
To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That’s why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.
Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.
Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.
What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won’t. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.
小题1:What things don’t most plants need to grow well according to the passage?
A．Warmth.              B．Food.                C．Sandy beach
小题2:What does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the passage?
A．表面             B．缝隙                 C．夹层
小题3:From the passage, we know that it is        for plants to grow in dry places.
A．difficult                B．impossible           C．important
小题4:The reason why most plants can’t grow on the sandy beach is that       .
A．there isn’t enough sunlight
B．there is too much water
C．it has little food for plants
小题5:The passage can most probably be found in a        book.
A．science              B．history              C．travel

Millions of people around the world cook their food on fire every day. People must spend lots of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier and cheaper way to cook food using energy from the sun.
Sun-cookers have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first sun-cooker in 1777. Today, people are using sun-cookers in many countries around the world. People use them to cook food and to heat drinking water.
There are three kinds of sun-cookers. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that collects sun-shine into the box. A box cooker is good for slow cooking of a lot of food.
The second kind of sun-cooker is a panel cooker. It has several flat walls that concentrate the sun-shine on the food. People can build panel cookers quickly. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers cost just two dollars.
The third kind of sun-cooker is a parabolic cooker. It has rounded walls that concentrate sunlight into the bottom of the cooker. Food cooks quickly in parabolic cookers. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be moved again and again to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.
You can make sun-cookers from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at 232℃. A sun-cooker never gets hotter than that. Sun-cookers cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This allows people to cook food and do other things at the same time.
小题1:What does the underlined word fuel mean?

A．燃料

B．菜谱

C．调料

D．粮食

小题2:If you want to cook food quickly, which kind of sun-cooker is your best choice?

A．a box cooker	B．a panel cooker
C．a parabolic cooker	D．fire cooker

小题3:Which kind of sun-cooker costs very little?

A．a box cooker	B．a panel cooker
C．a parabolic cooker	D．fire cooker

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The first sun-cooker was made by a Swiss soldier.

B．Sun-cookers often get hotter than 232℃.

C．Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes.

D．It is more expensive to cook with a sun-cooker than on fire.

小题5:What is the best title of this passage?

A．How to Be a Good Cook?	B．Cooking Meals With the Sun
C．How to Save Energy?	D．Different Ways of Cooking

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The best way of _1_ a language is always using it. The best way of learning spoken English is reading in English as __2_ as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people will not _3_ you. Sometimes people will _4___ things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But 5_ you keep your sense of humor ( 幽默感 ), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you 6_. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing _7__ your mistakes. It’s _8_  for people to laugh at your mistakes than be angry with you, __9__ they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: Don’t be _10__ of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.
小题1:A. Learnt   B. learn      C. Learning 
小题2:A. much     B. many       C. a lot
小题3:A. like     B. know       C. understand
小题4:A. say      B. tell        C. speak
小题5:A. if       B. since       C. although
小题6:A.. have    B. make        C. produce
小题7:A. at       B. on         C. for
小题8:A.good      B. better      C. well
小题9:A. unless   B. because    C. as long as
小题10:A. worry   B. unhappy    C. afraid