There are four seasons in most of the countries. But the weather is not always the same. In England, winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot. There is not a great __31___between summer and winter. Do you know why?
England has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an ___32___country.In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds __33___the sea bring __34___air to England. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to England. The west winds blow over England all the year around. They blow from the southwest. They are wet winds. They also bring ___35___to England. So England has ___36___rain all the year .Sometimes it rains heavily. The west of England is wetter than the east.
In Canada they have four seasons, too. But the average( 平均 )temperature is very low. Spring is usually very ___37___in most part of the country. It comes in February. People can still go skating in some places. Summer is usually very cool. Early in the morning the weather is so cold that people usually wear sweaters. Autumn comes ___38___summer. Canadians like to watch maples(枫叶) in the park or on the hills. They are really
beautiful. Winter is the__39___ season of the year. It’s often freezing cold. There is thick ice on the river or lake. Children like to go skating there. Of course, they should wear warm, thick coats, __40___they will catch a cold.

小题1:	A．different B．difference C．same D．unlike

小题2:	A．land B．island C．big D．small

小题3:	A．from B．to C．come D．go

小题4:	A．hot B．cold C．warm D．cool

小题5:	A．wind B．snow C．rain D．wet

小题6: 

A．a little

B．a few

C．a bit of

D．a lot of

小题7:	A．warm B．hot C．cool D．cold

小题8:	A．after B．before C．with D．in

小题9:	A．cold B．colder C．coldest D．warmest

小题10:

A．and B．or C．but D．so

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the US. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, egg, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.
The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight(减轻体重).This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight (增加体重 )instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
小题1:During the test, the people were given __________.

A．no breakfast at all	B．different foods or sometimes none
C．very rich breakfast	D．little food for breakfast

小题2:The results show that _________.

A．breakfast has great effect (影响) on work and studies.

B．breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

C．a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk.

D．girl students should have little for breakfast.

小题3:According to the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast you will _______.

A．be healthier

B．work better

C．lose weight

D．lose your way

小题4: The word “reduce” in the last sentence means_________

A．增加

B．减少

C．放弃

D．享用

Breakfast is very important. It is one of the most important(最重要的) 小题1: of the day. To keep healthy, everyone should 小题2:  a good breakfast.小题3:  the right food is necessary for good health. We may have eggs, bread, milk  小题4: breakfast.
Many students go to school without breakfast 小题5: they get up late or their parents don’t cook for them. It’s  小题6: for their health.
 小题7:2 breakfast children may not grow fast and may not study and play very well at school. They may 小题8: . And when they’re ill, they will 小题9: a long time in recovering (恢复).
I think everyone should have some good   小题10: habits. It is necessary.
小题11:A. meal               B. meals             C. dinner
小题12:A.to have             B. have              C. has
小题13:A.Eating              B. Eats              C. Eat
小题14:A.in                  B. on               C. for
小题15:A.because             B. so                C. but
小题16:A.good               B .bad               C. better
小题17:A.Without             B. With             C. Not have
小题18:A.ill                  B .are ill            C .be ill
小题19:A.spend              B. take              C .make
小题20:A.health               B .healthy            C. bad

Most people make their living（谋生）with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet.
Bob’s story began in a small city in England. His parents were poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street.
Bob’s father often played football. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was a sock full of old cloth. He kicked it every day.
At last Bob learned to kick a real football. And after a few years he could play football very well.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（10分）
小题1:People usually make their living _______.
A . with their feet         B.by playing football     C.with their hands
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?
A . Bob’s house was very big.
B.There were eight people in the family.   
C.The little boy often played on the street.
小题3:Why did the father make a soft ball for his son?
A . Because the family all liked football.
B.Because Bob also liked to play football.
C.Because he didn’t want to throw the sock away.
小题4:The word“kick”in the story means _______.
A . 踢     B.射门   C.弹起
小题5:From the story we can see _______.
A . it’s about an American boy
B.Bob’s mother’s name
C.the boy became a good football player at last

Running is becoming popular these days .Many of us run for health. Doctors say most of the health problems come from these bad habits:eating too much, drinking too much,smoking(吸烟), and not taking exercise. Doctors tell us,“Eat and drink less, and exercise more.”
Running is good because it helps build a strong heart.. It also helps most fat people lose weight（重量）. A 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight . “I want to look beautiful, but I love to eat , ”she says.
Running is good for health in other ways, too. Many runners say running keeps many small health problems away. “Running is my doctor,”says a man.
Running can also help people relax,so today men and women of all ages enjoy running.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（10分）
小题1:Many people enjoy running because they want to                .
A.keep healthy          B.eat much        C.run fast
小题2:Doctors tell us to            more.
A.drink                B.eat             C.exercise
小题3:The underlined phrase “lose weight”means “        ”in Chinese.
A．自信               B.减肥           C.放松
小题4:The last（最后的）paragraph (段) shows          .
A. running can also help people relax
B.running is good for people,s health
C.running helps build a strong heart
小题5:The writer mainly tells us            .
A.how we should run
B.how to lose weight
C.running is a good way to keep fit

Lions are big and strong.They have bright eyes, sharp teeth and black points on their brown bodies.So they look beautiful.
Lions can run fast.They are good at catching other animals.Lions like living as a family until baby lions are 2 years old.A lion lives alone during most of its life.
Now, many hunters hurt lions for their fur and meat.They sell their meat to people for meals.They use their fur to make clothes and bags.We must stop this.It is wrong for people to kill lions.We can write to newspapers about the danger the lions are facing.We should tell the government and people about the problems.If we do nothing, soon there will be no lions in the world any more!
小题1:What are lions like?

A．Big and strong	B．Big and light
C．Black and white	D．Bright and Slim.

小题2:What colour is the lion’s points?

A．Black

B．Brown

C．Blue

D．White

小题3:When do baby lions begin to live alone?

A．20 years old	B．12 years old
C．2 years old	D．22 years old

小题4:What do people hunt tigers for?

A．Fur	B．Fur and leather bags
C．Fur and meat	D．Leather bags and bones

小题5:To save lions, what are NOT in the passage?

A．Write to newspapers.	B．Tell people about the problems.
C．Do a lion count once a year.	D．Ask the government to help.

We each have memory (记忆力).That’s why we still remember things after a long time.Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a shot time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again.Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language.Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child.He learns the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak.Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries.They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day.In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
小题1:Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time?

A．They always sleep very well.

B．They often eat good food and fish.

C．They read a lot of books.

D．They have very good memories.

小题2:When does everyone learn his mother language?

A．At the age of six.

B．When he is a small child.

C．After he goes to school.

D．When he can read and write.

小题3:What does a child need to do before he can speak?

A．He must read and write.

B．He must chat with others.

C．He must hear and remember the sounds.

D．He must think hard and listen to much music.

小题4:What can you do if you want your memory become better?

A．You must eat a lot of food, especially lots of fish.

B．You must keep practicing it.

C．You must say or do things only once.

D．You must become a great man.

小题5:Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?

A．Because he must speak English every day.

B．Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China.

C．Because his father is an English man.

D．Because his English teacher is better in England.

Mr White works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after dinner. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep (入睡). But it’s usually too late and Mr White has to get up early in the morning when she is still sleeping.
One day Mr White felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. Mrs White went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman told the doctor all. The doctor wrote out a prescription (处方). When Mrs White took the medicine to the doctor’s room, the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills (药片) are for you. ”
“For me?” the woman said in surprise. “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!”
“I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will be all right soon if you take them. ”
小题1:Mr White ______.

A．has time to have a good sleep

B．is busy but he can have a good sleep

C．isn’t tired and doesn’t like to go to bed early

D．doesn’t have a good rest

小题2:Mr White’s wife ______ every evening.

A．works late

B．writes things

C．keeps talking late

D．watches TV late

小题3:Mr White has to get up when his wife is sleeping in the morning because ______.

A．he can’t fall asleep	B．he has to go to work
C．he doesn’t want to sleep	D．his wife asks him to get up

小题4:One day Mr White couldn’t go to work because ______.

A．he was ill	B．his wife was ill
C．his wife didn’t let him go	D．he didn’t want to go to work

小题5:The sentence “Your husband will be all right soon if you take them. ” means Mr White will soon be all right if ______.

A．Mr White takes the pills

B．Mr White takes the bottle of medicine

C．Mrs White takes the pills

D．Mrs White stops talking too much at night

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, in fact, it is not true.
Communication is a big problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate well with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap.
Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. On one hand, your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. On the other hand, you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Please go someplace to cool off, try to make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then, think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, writing a letter may be a good way to help you.
Try to reach an agreement. Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. For example, Michael wanted to buy a motorcycle, but his mother didn’t agree with him, they argued over it. Finally, they came to an agreement. Michael bought the motorcycle, but he could only drive it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to agree on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show your love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. Because of the generation gap, the values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try! Communication is an art!
小题1:According to the passage, who have a communication problem?

A．parents and other people	B．school kids and their parents
C．teachers and their students	D．parents and children of all ages

小题2:If the values of your parents are different from those of yours, you’d better _______.

A．argue with them	B．keep away from them
C．agree with them all the time	D．tell your parents what you care about

小题3:The underlined word “bridge” in the passage means “_______”.

A．建立

B．消除

C．扩大

D．桥梁

小题4:The best title for the passage is______.

A．How to reach an agreement	B．How to communicate with parents
C．How to talk about your values	D．How to write a letter to parents

Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby’s cry can make adults react very quickly, even if they are not related(相关的).
Oxford University researchers used a game called Whack-a-mole for the study. The game needs people to hit one buttons(按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to hit the button that lights up at random(随机的). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy(准确度).
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies’ crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birds’ song that sounds like babies’ crying.
The volunteer’ scores  were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.
“Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby,” said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford’s psychiatry department, who led the study.
He added that a baby’s cry can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution(进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby’s cry.
小题1:According to the passage, how many volunteers took part in the study?

A．80

B．40

C．19

D．59

小题2:In the passage, the underlined word react means__________.

A．表演

B．打击

C．反应

D．演示

小题3:The game “whack-a-mole” shows__________.

A．a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults

B．men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy

C．adults without babies react more quickly to a baby’s cry

D．women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men

小题4:According to the passage, a baby’s cry__________.

A．can get the same attention from adults as the birds’ song

B．is the noisiest sound

C．can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure

D．is good for its health

小题5:From the last paragraph, we learn that_________.

A．taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past

B．human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies

C．baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly

D．baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution