According to a new survey,student safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in many big cities in China,some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection (白我保护) . Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.

   Chen Haoyu,a teacher at Beijing No. 25 Middle School and a self-protection expert (专家) ，gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.

   If you are robbed 

   Keep calm. If you can not cry for help or run away,give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.

   If you are in a traffic accident 

   If a car hurts you,you should remember the car number;if it is a bicycle,try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how badly you are hurt.

   If it is raining hard and there is lightning (闪电) 

   Don’t stay in high places and keep away from trees.

   When there is a fire 

   Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit (出口) . Do not take the lift!

   If someone is drowning (溺水) 

   If you can't swim,don't get into the water. Cry out for help. Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!

() 10. Why do students like the self-protection lesson?

①Because there are no tests.

②Because the lesson is boring.

③Because they can learn how to save lives.

④Because they know how to stop danger before it happens.

   A. ①②   B. ②③   C. ①②④   D. ①③④

() 11. If your house is on fire,you must .

   A. put dry things on your body

   B. run quickly and take the lift

   C. run away and find an exit as quickly as you can

   D. take everything you have and then run away

() 12. The best title for the passage is.

   A. How to Keep Calm   B. Self-protection

   C. An Unusual Lesson   D. Danger

  In 1961,Obama was born in Hawaii,US. His father was an African and his mother was a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and HawaⅡ.

   When Obama was 10 years old,he was one of the only three black students at his school in HawaⅡ. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was.

   “I lied (说谎) to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am ,” said Obama ,“And nobody believed in me at that time. ”

   However,37 years later,the boy made history. Obama became the first black president in the US history.

   This unusual background (背景) made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒) to help forget this question.

   With the help of his friends,Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later,he became the third black senator (参议员) in US history.

   “Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged (判断) by the color of his skin,but he should be judged by the content of his character. ” wrote ABC news. (江苏南通)

() 5. Obama was born in .

   A. Britain   B. America   C. Kenya   D. Indonesia

() 6. There was/were black student(s) at the school where Obama studied when he was tea

   A. no   B. one   C. two   D. three

() 7. Obama became the first black president in US history when he was .

   A. 37   B. 38   C. 47   D. 48

() 8. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Obama's father was a Kenya prince.

   B. Obama once forgot who his father was with the help of alcohol.

   C. When he was young,Obama lied and nobody believed in him.

   D. Obama changed his college life without his friend's help or his hard work.

() 9. From the passage,we can see that.

   A. we could judge a person by the color of his skin

   B. we could not judge a person by the content of his character

   C. we should not judge a person by the color of his skin

   D. we should judge a person by what he did when he was young

  We often ask for information or help,especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English ,“Where are the restrooms?” and “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” are correct English,but the first could sound rude. It's important to use correct language,but sometimes we need to learn how to be polite.

   In English,just like in Chinese,we change the way we speak when talking with different people. If you say to your teacher ,“Where is my book?” This will sound rude. But if you say ,“Excuse me,Mr West. Do you know where my book is?^ Your question will sound much more polite. Of course it might be all right to say “Where is my book?” in some situations,perhaps with people you know well.

   “Peter,give me your pen. ”can sound rude in English. Usually in English,polite questions are longer such as “Could you please. or “Can I ask. It sounds more polite to say. “Peter,could you please give me your pen?,? Sometimes we might even need to spend some time when you stop a stranger in the street. We might first say ,“Excuse me. Can you help me?” or “I'm sorry to trouble you but. .. ”before asking them for help.

   It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct (直接) . However,if you want to be a polite person,you should learn about language etiquette (规矩) . It is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you become better at English,or any other language you wish to speak.(北京市朝阳区)

() 1. What is the polite way when you ask for help?

   A. Pass me the watch,Li Tao.

   B. Where is the supermarket?

   C. Tell me where I can find a bank.

   D. Could you please give me your pen?

() 2. Why do we need to learn polite languages? Because.

   A. they can improve our grammar and vocabulary

   B. they can help us become better at English

   C. everyone wants to be polite

   D. the teachers tell us to do so

() 3. From the passage,we can infer (推测) the writer.

   A. thinks being direct is nothing important

   B. knows much about spoken language

   C. is good at asking for directions

   D. often speaks many languages

() 4. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. How to start a polite talking with strange people.

   B. Correct language is as important as a polite one.

   C. How to use correct language is important.

   D. People should learn to speak politely.

  A teacher once told each of her students to bring a clean plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school. For every person they didn't want to forgive (原谅) in their lives,they chose a potato,wrote the person's 1 and the date on it and put it in the plastic bag. Some of their bags were very 2 . They were then told to carry this bag with them 3 for one week. They would put it beside their bed at night,on the seat when sitting in a car or on a bus,and next to their desks at 4 . The 5 carrying the bag around with them made students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to (注 意) it all the time so that they wouldn’t 6 it or leave it in embarrassing (?尬的) places. As time passed by,the potatoes went 7 and smelt terrible. Too often we think of tolerance (宽容) as a 8 to other people,but it clearly is for 9!If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred (仇恨) in our hearts,we will have to 10 them around all our lives.(江苏江阴)

() 1. A. age   B. name   C. hobbies   D. weight

() 2. A. small   B. beautiful   C. light   D. heavy

() 3. A. everywhere   B. nowhere   C. somewhere   D. where

() 4. A. home   B. work   C. night   D. school

() 5. A. students   B. days   C. potatoes   D. teachers

() 6. A. forget   B. buy   C. remember   D. find

() 7. A. big   B. wrong   C. bad   D. good

() 8. A. feeling   B. waste   C. gift   D. greeting

() 9. A. themselves   B. ourselves   C. yourself   D. itself

() 10. A. miss   B. meet   C. carry   D. enjoy

  When Ann was watching cartoons on television,she s 1 an advertisement for a competition (竞赛) . The advertisement said, “A 2 this question and you can win $50,000. Just p 3 this number if you know the answer. ”The question was e 4 , so Ann knew the answer. She was very e 5 and hoped that she was going to win a lot of money. She asked her mother if she could u 6 the phone and try to win the prize.

   Mrs. King said, “Don’t waste money. Look at the advertisement a 7 . It says that each call will c 8 you $ 10. That's how the advertisers g 9 money from thousands of people. If you’re 1 10 ，they may send you a voucher (优惠券) to take $ 50 off the price of a holiday in South Africa —but we don't want to go there,and the price will be very h 11 anyway. Take n 12 notice (注意) of that kind of advertisement. ”

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

   Cellphones help us easily find people anywhere at any time. However,using cellphones too often may cause cancer. It's reported that people who used a cellphone for 10 years or more were more likely to get brain cancer. 

   The suggestions below may help you reduce the risk (风险) of cancer: 

   ◆When using your cellphone,try lo keep it away from your body as much as possible. Don’t put it under your pillow (枕头) or on a bedside table when you go to sleep.

   ◆When you’re on the cellphone,use the speaker. In this way,you have just 1/100th of the contact (接触) with radiation you have when you hold it to your ear. An earphone is also a good idea.

   ◆Try to keep your conversations short. If you need to talk longer,use an ordinary phone instead. 

   ◆Change ears when you’re using your cellphone. Before putting it to your ear,wait until the person you are calling picks up the phone.

   ◆Your phone gives out radiation when you talk or text (发短信) ，but not when you’re listening or getting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer.

   ◆Do not use your cellphone when the signal (信号) weak or when moving at a high speed,for example in a car or train. At high speeds your phone is trying to pick up signals,and this increases the radiation it gives out.

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                          Healthy tips on cellphone use

☆Try to 1 your cellphone away from your body,both when using it and sleeping.

☆Using the speaker or an 2 is a good way to reduce the radiation.

☆Avoid using a cellphone to make 3 conversations.

☆Don’t press the cellphone to your ear until the person you are calling 4 the phone.

☆Listening more and talking 5 can lower the risk of cancer.

☆Don’t use your cellphone when the signal is 6 or when moving at a high speed.

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  Some parents are used to doing almost everything for their children. They see their older children as babies!It can be a very common problem in China,because most parents only have one child in China. Some parents care so much about the safety of their children that they are afraid to let them go anywhere or do anything by themselves. So their children fail to learn social skills and become more dependent on (依赖于) them!

   In fact,no children really enjoy being looked after by their parents all the time. No parents would be happy knowing that. Because of too much care,their children don't know anything about the world. Children need their own time to grow into adults and to learn how to deal with problems. Too much care damages (损 害) their fun when they are growing up. And when suddenly they can't depend on their parents,these children will be in big trouble!

   It is nice that parents show their care to their children. It is nice that children know that their parents’ care is out of love. And it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they really need and how much love is too much.

() 10. In the passage,the common problem in China is .

   A. parents in China only have one child

   B. parents do almost everything for their children

   C. older children look like babies

   D. parents don't care for their children too much

() 11. According to the passage,children fail to learn social skills because .

   A. they are too lazy to learn these skills

   B. their parents don't teach anything about them

   C. they have no chance to do anything by themselves

   D. there are not any subjects about these skills at school

() 12. What's the best title for the passage?

   A. Take care of your children. B. No longer babies.

   C. Help your children. D. We don't need love.

  Americans think much about time. From children (童年) they learn to value (珍视) time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school,to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time,they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying,they say he is living on borrowed time.

   Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time,he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact,they are running.

   They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time,because they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the clock.

() 5. What do the Americans mean by “Time is money”？

   A. If someone has time and works hard,he can make a lot of money.

   B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.

   C. Working hard can bring people health.

   D. It is not easy to make money.

() 6. Americans think it wrong .

   A. to work late   B. to get up early

   C. to be on time to do everything   D. to be late for school

() 7. The passage says that a dying person .

   A. is having a good time   B. thinks time goes easily

   C. is living on borrowed time   D. is saving time

() 8. From this passage we can be sure that .

   A. Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏)

   B. Americans live a hard life

   C. Americans are good at saving time

   D. Americans always walk fast

() 9. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

   A. Time is money. B. Americans’ ideas about time.

   C. Never waste any time. D. Learn to be on time.

   The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia,where some dangerous animals live in the forest.

   Lisa,a 33-year-old mother,went to cook lunch in the kitchen;her 3-year-old son,Barney,playing by himself in the garden.

   Suddenly,a loud cry of Barney came into the mother's ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining (缠绕) the little boy with its body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa (癖) . Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She decided to save her son from the boa's mouth.

   It was great mother's love that made Lisa forget what she was facing. She took up a hoe (锄) from the ground and beat (打) the boa as hard as she could.

   One. .. two... with the hoe,Lisa beat the boa time and time again,but useless. The little boy^ voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad.

   Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa,opened her mouth and bit (咬) into the boa's back. The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such sharp (锋利的) teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest.

   It was great mother's love that saved the little boy.(北京市朝阳区12—13学年八年级期期末考试英语试题)

() 1. When she came into the garden,Lisa found .

   A. her son was in danger of losing his life

   B. her son was playing with a big snake

   C. a boa was playing with her son

   D. Barney was fighting with a boa

() 2. What is the Chinese meaning of the word “terrified” in the passage?

   A. 激动的   B. 惊恐的   C. 平静的   D. 难过的

() 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. Lisa was getting weaker and weaker.

   B. Lisa got mad when she saw her son in danger.

   C. Lisa opened her mouth and bit into the boa's back.

   D. Lisa beat the boa with the hoe as hard as she could.

() 4. In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us.

   A. the boy is too young to fight with the boa

   B. how sharp the woman's teeth are

   C. a boa is a dangerous animal

   D. how great mother's love is

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                                 Students ’ life in America 

   Students in America always have a busy but wonderful school day. 

  They have classes for five days each week. From 1 to Friday students I usually get up at seven. Then they wash their faces and have 2 They usually have eggs,bacon (熏猪肉) ，bread,fruit and a glass of milk. After that they go to school on foot or by yellow school 3 . Some students ride bikes.They get to school at about half past eight. Then they put their 4 in their lockers and 5 only one book,a notebook and a pencil to each class. In a middle school,students have 6 for six hours. Their classes are English,Writing,Maths,Music,7 and so on (等) .

   At noon students don't go home for lunch.They 8 have lunch at school. They often have meat,fruit,9 ，bread and a drink. 10 most students like pizzas,hot dogs and hamburgers better. Students don^ have a short 11 . They go back to have classes 12 lunch until three o’clock Then they go home.

   Students don't do their homework after they get home. They usually play or watch TV before 13 .They have supper at six in the evening. The supper usually has soup,meat,vegetables,rice or pasta (面食) . After supper they do their 14 . Sometimes they play or talk with their 15 at home.(江苏省兴化市部分学校2013 — 2014学年八年级期中考试英语试题)

() 1. A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Wednesday   D. Thursday

() 2. A. dinner   B. breakfast   C. lunch   D. supper

() 3. A. car   B. bike   C. bus   D. plan

() 4. A. school bags   B. clothes   C. pencil boxes   D. money

() 5. A. get   B. carry   C. bring   D. take

() 6. A. meals   B. a rest   C. a talk   D. classes

() 7. A. Chatting   B. Sleeping   C. Drawing   D. Eating

() 8. A. really   B. seldom   C. usually   D. never

() 9. A. vegetables   B. games   C. books   D. competitions

() 10. A. So   B. And   C. Because   D. But

() 11. A. sleep   B. talk   C. drink   D. holiday

() 12. A. at   B. before   C. after   D. in

() 13. A. midnight   B. supper   C. rest   D. work

() 14. A. homework   B. housework   C. cleaning   D. washing

() 15. A. parents   B. friends   C. teachers   D. classmates