Several Asian hospitals are doing experiments with tele-medicine. Tele-medicine is a technology that
allows doctors to "see" patients without them being in the same place. This is made possible through
high-speed communication networks (网络). At both ends of the line, the way of video-meeting lets them
see and talk to each other. Blood pressure (血压) and body temperature are directly shown on computers.
     Tele-medicine is already in wide use in some places such as the United States and Germany. Among other
uses, village doctors hold "consultations (会诊)" with far-away experts (专家). The experts can also help
them during operations.
     Tele-medicine has been slow to reach Asia because of high costs, besides other reasons. When things
improve, this technology will develop very fast. Chinese University of Hong Kong's medical school has joined
a big hospital in Beijing, and Thailand is building a tele-medicine station connecting 20 areas. Tele-medicine
will do good to patients because doctors from different places can see them and give their medical advice.
The help is quite important if the disease is an unusual one. It also helps spread medical knowledge among
experts.
     As tele-medicine develops well, its costs will be lower and it will become very popular in the medical
field.

1. 题为判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；
    Tele-medicine is already in wide use in some countries.
2. 完成句子。
    Tele-medicine allows __________ without them being in the same place.
3. Why does tele-medicine develop slowly in Asia besides other reasons?
    _____________________________________
4. What is Thailand doing according to the passage?
     _____________________________________
5. 将文中画线句子译为汉语。
   _____________________________________

     We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los
Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four,
six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very
experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day, You can choose between small groups of two
or three, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you' re making with your
language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.
     As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family,
and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them,
too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships
with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.
     Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities which take place after
class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also
go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits' organized
to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.
     We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA. Just ask our
students! They say our summer English courses are fantastic!
     We hope that you'll enjoy a course with us, too. If you' re interested, please fill in our application form
where you will also find our list of prices.' The course must be paid for one month before it begins.

1. The shortest summer English course will last for _______.

A. two weeks
B. four weeks
C. six weeks
D. eight weeks

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the summer English courses?

A. The students have to take an entrance test.
B. Each class has two or three groups of students.
C. All the teachers are young but very experienced.
D. Tests will be provided regularly to see if students have made progress.

4. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. Accommodation and food.
B. Why the students enjoy themselves.
C. Sightseeing and other activities after class.
D. The most interesting part of the summer English courses.

4. If you want to take part in the course, you must _______ first.

A. pay for a one-month course
B. fill in the application form
C. choose an American family
D. learn about American culture

5. The passage is a _______.

A. guide to Los Angeles
B. description of life in Los Angeles
C. description often English course
D. newspaper article on language learning

                                         The Greenest School in Britain 
     The pupils and teachers at Fairfield School think it's worth looking after the environment! This is what
they've been doing:
     Growing vegetables
      Fairfield School pupils started their own vegetable garden. Both children and teachers plant and water
the seeds (种子), then I hey pick the vegetables, which are used in school meals. Now they can all enjoy
healthy food at lunchtime. "School dinners are tastier than ever before!" says one pupil.
      Recycling
     The Fairfield pupils don't just bring their books to school-they bring their rubbish too! There are recycling
bins (回收箱) in the playground for cans, plastic bottles, batteries and paper. The teachers give a prize every
month to the pupil who's tried the hardest to recycle.
     Planting trees "This used to be one of the least beautiful areas of the city with no green areas, says the head
teacher Lynne Johnson. "Now every child has planted their own tree, which he or she looks after during the
week. They've made the view from the classroom more beautiful!
     Finding cleaner ways to get around
     Everyone walks or cycles to Fairfield School! "When the roads are busy, it's faster to ride bikes than to go
by car anyway," says one pupil. Even the teachers don't use their cars. "We won't encourage our pupils to look
after the environment if we don't do it ourselves!" says one teacher.

1. Every month the pupil who has done the best to recycle will __________ from the teachers.
2. Neither the __________ nor the __________ in Fairfield school go to school by car.
3. The pupils have made the view from the classroom more beautiful by __________.
4. From the passage we know that the teachers in this school set a good __________ to
    the pupils in protecting the environment.
5. They use the vegetables which are __________ and picked by themselves in school meals.

     When the traffic lights turn red, we will stop driving a car or crossing a street. Why is red used for
traffic lights instead of other colors?
     As we know, scattering (散射) happens when light goes through the air. For the same media (媒质),
if the wavelength is long, the scattering will be short. If the wavelength is short, then the scattering will
be long.
     Of all lights we can see red has the longest wavelength, so the scattering is the weakest. That means
the red light travels far. In fact, it travels farther on rainy days.
     Using the red light can help drivers in farther areas sec the lights. It helps drivers stow down or stop
in lime. If drivers don't see the red light until they are close, they may not be able to stop the car in time.
An accident may happen Red can also excite people. We can act more quickly when we see the color red.
In a word, red lights help drivers stop in time and help prevent accidents.

1. When the traffic lights turn ______, we will stop driving a car.

A. red
B. green
C. yellow

2. According to the passage, the scattering of the red light is the _______.

A. longest
B. weakest
C. farthest

3. The underlined word "wavelength" means________ in Chinese.

A. 波浪
B. 光波
C. 波长

4. What can the red light help drivers do?

A. It can help drivers in farther areas see the lights.
B. It can help drivers slow down or stop in time.
C. A and B

5. Which of the following is the best title?

A. Why do accidents happen
B. How does the red light travel
C. Why do we use red traffic lights

     Here's the content (目录) of a book.

1. If you're interested in music, you can read "_______".    

A. National sports                          
B. Sad movies
C. The planets                               
D. Weather service

2. You can leam something about weather in _______.

A. Unit l           
B. Unit 2            
C. Unit 3            
D. Unit 4

3. Words about _______ are in Unit 5.      

A. music stars                                
B. weather conditions
C. sports tools                                
D. space news

4. In all the units, you can leam the skill of _______.   

A. predicting by title                    
B. understanding attitude
C. understanding main ideas             
D. guessing meaning of new words

     In the West. some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the 
person was born.  From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one's personality. In the past 
century, a new belief has arisen: the idea that personality is related to one's ABO blood type. People with blood 
type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood 
type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start.  Though this belief 
continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.        
     The blood-type personality theory (理论)  started in Japan in 1927 when Fu- rukawa Takeji noticed 
personality similarities and differences among his workers. The idea soon went out of fashion, but was 
brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s.  The belief is still strong in 
Japan and is increas- ingly popular in neighboring countries.  Some young Koreans have taken to the theory.  
A  recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between 13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality 
connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not 
something to be taken too seriously.        
      There is also the possibility that people are influenced to change their personality to match the expected 
stereotypes (思维定式). A survey of studies made in Japan over a 10-year period found that while in the 1970s 
there was no relationship between blood types and personality, later studies in the 1980s found that the 
relationship increased a little.  Researchers concluded that as the belief in the stereotypes increases, people 
may be changing their personality to follow the blood-type theory.       
       Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss the belief as a modem day superstition (迷信). 
Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists 
warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.

1. The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ____.     

A. the difference between the two blood types        
B. the relationship between the two blood types        
C. the influence of blood types on one's behaviour             
D. the connection between personality and blood types

2.  What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?        

A. It was lightly believed.        
B. It was brought to them.        
C. They liked and accepted it:        
D. They stole the idea from others.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?       

A. Most scientists in Asia don't believe in the theory.       
B. The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s.       
C. The blood-type personality theory is about blood types.       
D. People don't change their personality to match the theory. 

4. What is the best title for the passage?         

A. Is the blood-type theory popular? 
B. Is the personality changeable? 
C. Is it in your blood? 
D. Is it in your mind?