Reading is very important. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor (尊敬) great writers.
Many countries celebrate (庆祝) World Book Day. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid reader. He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on (号召) people to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said.
Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology (技术). Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading.
Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time reading every day.
小题1:When is World Book Day?   

A．August 8 every year.	B．March 12 every year.
C．April 23 every year.	D．June 6 every year.

小题2:An avid reader is a person who __________.

A．loves reading

B．never reads

C．does some reading

D．hates reading

小题3:World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to __________.

A．learn foreign languages	B．do more reading
C．buy more books	D．know more about science

小题4:According to the passage, reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _____.

A．learning English better	B．knowing more about cultures
C．improving your health	D．knowing more about the outside world

小题5:What’s the best title for the article?

A．World Book Day in England.

B．Suggestions on Reading.

C．World Book Day in China.

D．World Book Day and the Advantages of Reading.

Nowadays, more and more schools in China make rules making students wear school uniforms to school. Parents and teachers think it will make a better learning environment at school, but some students don’t like their school uniforms. So, what are school uniforms like in other parts of the world?
In Japan, boys in middle school wear uniforms called “gakuran” which have dark jackets with stand-up collars and pants. Girls, on the other hand, wear uniforms called “sailor fuku”, which look like European naval(海军) uniforms.
Most schools in England require students to wear school uniforms. Boys need to wear long grey or black pants, white shirts and school ties. Girls have the same clothes as boys, but they can wear skirts or summer school dresses during the summer term.
In the UK, uniforms were the custom throughout most of the 20^th Century, but now more and more public schools stop requiring students to wear uniforms. They think uniforms make students lose their personalities(个性).
For children in many African countries, school uniforms can be a kind of pride, or a huge financial burden(经济负担). Many children have only one uniform, and that may be all the clothes they have.
In a word, love it or hate it, school uniform is a part of growing up for children around the world so you’d better enjoy your school uniform and your school life.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
小题1:The author introduces school uniforms of different countries to prove it is a part of growing up for children.
小题2: In Japan, teenagers all wear uniforms which liik like European naval uniforms.
小题3: Neither Chinese students nor students in other countries like their school uniforms.
小题4: In England all the school stop requiring students to wear uniforms because they think uniforms make students lose their personalities.
小题5:In Africa, many children are too poor to afford more than one uniform.

Li Ming   26 often late for school. The teacher is very angry with him. “  27 are you often late for school?” asks the teacher. “Because I often get up  28 ,” answers Li Ming. “  29 clock can wake (唤醒)you up,” says the teacher.“Yes, you are   30 .But it  31 work ,” says Li Ming.“Why don’t you   32 it?” asks the teacher again.“Oh, I don’t want it to work   33 ,” answers Li Ming.“If all of us are late for school,  34 do you like it?” says the teacher.“Oh, that’s great! There will be  35 schools in the world,” says Li Ming with a smile.

小题1:	A．is B．be C．does D．do

小题2:	A．Why B．When C．What D．Where

小题3:	A．quickly B．early C．late D．slowly

小题4:	A．You B．Your C．Yours D．Yourself

小题5:	A．right B．wrong C．fine D．OK

小题6:	A．don’t B．doesn’t C．isn’t D．not

小题7:	A．take B．bring C．make D．mend(修理)

小题8:	A．good B．nice C．well D．fine

小题9:	A．what B．why C．how D．where

小题10:

A．no B．not C．little D．without

When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you looked up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation （翻译）? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. Its important to master（掌握）the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand his sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, but the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the different between the two parts of sentences.
“She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit（精神实质） of the language and use it as the English speaker does.
小题1:From the passage we know that __________when we are learning English.

A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language

B．we should look up every word in the dictionary

C．we need to put every word into our own language

D．we must read word by word

小题2:The writer thinks it is ________ in learning English.

A．difficult to understand different sounds

B．possible to remember the word order

C．important to master the rules in different ways

D．easy to master the rules for word order

小题3:We can learn from the passage that _________ .

A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of words

B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence

C．sometimes a different order of words has a different meaning

D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different

小题4:“She only likes apples.”____________.

A．is the same as “Only she likes apples.”

B．is different from “Only she likes apples.”

C．means “She likes fruit except apples.”

D．means “She doesn’t like apples.”

小题5:Which is the best title（题目）for this passage?

A．Different orders, different meanings.

B．How to speak English.

C．How to put English into our own language.

D．How to learn English.

Liu Xu is a student from a middle school in Guangxi. Once he was riding home when a  robber (盗贼) suddenly jumped out from the roadside. He pulled Liu Xu off his bike and rode away. Liu Xu was scared, but he didn’t run after the robber. He found a telephone and called the police at 110.
“Safety is the first important in such a situation,” Liu said, remembering what his teacher had told him in his first aid class. “It is not safe to run after an adult who is stronger than you.”
Liu’s school has compulsory (必修的) first aid education. Students must take the class once a week.
Teenage safety has become a serious issue recently. According to a survey, about 16,000 teenagers die in accidents in China every year.
At Liu’s school the first aid classes are to “teach students skills how to protect and save  themselves in emergencies (紧急情况)”. Students there often learn by role-playing in first aid classes. For example, one student performed as a stranger knocking at a door. Another one stood inside the door and asked several questions before letting the “stranger” in. Then they changed roles and did it again. They learned a lot while having fun at role-playing.
The topics of the first aid classes are regularly updated (适时的). The students have learned skills for surviving in earthquakes. The teacher also taught the students not to go out at night. If someone tried to do bad things to them, they should quickly run into crowed place.
小题1: Liu Xu’s _________ was robbed according to the passage.

A．money

B．bike

C．backpack

D．mobile phone

小题2:What did Liu Xu remember when he met the robber?

A．Safety is the first important.	B．How to run away from an earthquake.
C．To run after the robber quickly.	D．Not to go out at night.

小题3:Students in Liu’s school must have compulsory first aid class __________.

A．once a day

B．twice a day

C．once a week

D．twice a week

小题4:The underlined word “stranger” is __________ here.

A．a robber

B．a student

C．a teacher

D．a real stranger

小题5:The best title for the passage is __________.

A．Teenage Safety	B．A Robbery (抢劫)
C．Importance of Safety	D．Life-saving Classes

There are many ways for us to reduce(减少) waste. For   16 , we can reduce paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans(易拉罐) to make new things. Here are some useful ways to   17  waste.
Write on   18  sides of paper
Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not stop wasting the other side? Some students only use half the pages of their   19  before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to   20  e-cards instead?
Don’t throw away your old batteries.
Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the earth   21 . This is because they have poisonous parts in them. So, don’t throw away batteries.   22  them together. Try to use rechargeable(充电的) batteries for your games and CD players.
Give off all your unwanted clothes
There are many poor families in China. You may ask your mother to   23  your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them on to those poor children. You will feel
  24  that you are helping someone else. Also, you can understand   25  your friends or relatives(亲戚) want them before throwing them away.

小题1:	A．reason B．example C．use D．people

小题2:	A．produce B．protect C．reduce D．pollute

小题3:	A．every B．both C．all D．one

小题4:	A．exercises B．schoolbags C．notebooks D．papers

小题5:	A．send B．buy C．receive D．waste

小题6:	A．dry B．rich C．clean D．dirty

小题7:	A．Throw B．Keep C．Try D．Lose

小题8:	A．like B．sell C．throw D．collect

小题9:	A．angry B．tired C．moved D．happy

小题10:

A．that B．if C．though D．what

Weather has a strong effect(影响) on people. It influences health, intelligence (智力) and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there easily have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in those states will have heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 study by scientists, the IQ scores of some college students were very high during storm, but after the storm, their scores were low. Storms can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can decrease(减少) it. Students in many schools of the United States often do badly in exams in the hot months of the year(July and August).
Weather also has a strong effect on people’s feeling. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 65F, people become stronger.
Low air pressure(气压) makes people feel free, but it also increases forgetful- ness. People leave more bags and umbrellas on buses and in stores on low pressure days. There is a“perfect weather”for work and health. People feel best at a tempera- ture of about 64F with 65 percent humidity(湿度).
Are you feeling sick, sad, tired, forgetful, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the reason.
小题1:Intelligence may be lower______.

A．during a storm	B．when it is sunny
C．on a very hot day	D．when you take in an exam

小题2: In the third paragraph,“depressed”means         .

A．兴奋的

B．愉快的

C．忧郁的

D．担心的

小题3: In“perfect weather”,          .

A．both the fat and the thin are healthy

B．the students do very well in examinations

C．the air pressure is low

D．the humidity is 65 percent and the temperature is about 64F

Right in the middle of the town are some long ponds(水池). They are only about half a foot deep. The men of Symi dug out the earth to make the ponds.
Over each pond is a low cover. It is made of glass that you can see through.
At night, sea water is taken into the ponds. The next day, the hot sun shines through the covers. The sun light turns the water into vapor(水蒸气) and the vapor goes up from the ponds. The salt is left behind.
As it goes, the vapor became mist. On the inside of each cover, the little drops of mist run together to make big drops. These drops run down the sides of the cover, filling other ponds with fresh water.
The salt left in the ponds is washed out each night. Then more sea water is taken in. The factory is ready for the next day’s work. The covers and other parts of the factory cost very little. Sea water and sun cost nothing. Most people of Symi are poor. So to them this new way of getting fresh water seems wonderful.
小题1: Where are the little drops made into big drops?

A．On the inside of the covers.

B．In the ponds with fresh water.

C．On the walls of the salt water ponds.

D．Between the fresh water and the salt water.

小题2:The men of Symi dug some long ponds        .

A．in order to keep sea water

B．in order to get hot water inside

C．in order to fill them with fresh

D．in order to get fresh water

小题3:Which picture shows the right way to get fresh water in Symi?

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The sea water is taken into the ponds at night every day.

B．There is a very big river running through the town to the sea.

C．The people in Symi can get fresh water from the factory.

D．People may see the water in the ponds through the cover.

The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls’ High School have a flower-arrangement lesson every week. The course is the  41  of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai．It’s a new start. It helps the students to enjoy the  42  of flowers better. That’s  43  the course has become very popular among the students.
The teachers of the course are all  44  trained. They are good at this art and work hard at passing on the skill  45  students. So far, many students in the school  46  a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further  47  the students’ skill, the teachers usually play  48  while students are arranging flowers. Students 49  the music, and then they can  50  more good ideas for flower-arrangement.
Besides, the teachers  51   teach the students other skills at the same time, for example, they ask the students  52 compositions about flowers. In this way, students not only get art education but also improve 53   writing skills.
Several months ago, some foreigners visited the school. When they saw common flowers become more  54  meaningful, they got amazed and interested. They made  55  and would play them for their own students after they returned home.

小题1:	A．first B．second C．third D．last

小题2:	A．color B．beauty C．smell D．shape

小题3:	A．how B．when C．why D．what

小题4:	A．clearly B．special C．polite D．specially

小题5:	A．with B．for C．on D．to

小题6:	A．win B．won C．have won D．had won

小题7:	A．drop B．decide C．develop D．open

小题8:	A．computer B．games C．jokes D．music

小题9:	A．are angry with B．are exciting with C．are afraid of D．are pleased with

小题10:

A．come up with B．run out of C．hold on to D．make a list

小题11:

A．almost B．never C．hardly D．always

小题12:

A．write B．writing C．to write D．wrote

小题13:

A．their B．your C．our D．theirs

小题14:

A．ugly B．lively C．lonely D．friendly

小题15:

A．plans B．notes C．videos D．gifts

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 (人格). In fact, people trust and love the most popular people because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.
◆If you want others to like and respect (尊重) you, you have to start by liking and accepting yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.
◆Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, because by being nice you make others happy.
◆Be active and have a positive view towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
◆Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
◆Big words and power cannot bring you respect. 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.
小题1:If you want to become the most popular person, you should __________.

A．improve your personality	B．trust and please others
C．change your character	D．make yourself different from others

小题2:According to the article, __________ can bring you respect.

A．following fashion	B．using big words
C．being honest and helpful	D．saying hello to others every day

小题3:The underlined sentence shows that __________.

A．you should be polite when you help others	B．you should make yourself happy[
C．we can help others only by being happy	D．you should always be nice to others