One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I  was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”

“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(惯用语).”

 Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.The writer was puzzled because                  .

A. the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him.   

B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C. the foreigner was not polite.          

D. the writer was very clever 

2.What made the foreigner laugh?

A. The English idioms                   B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall             

C. The writer’s explanation             D. The writer’s question

3.The story probably happened in                  .

A. China            B. America          C. England          D. Canada

4.The writer was puzzled                  in the passage.

A. once         B. twice                C. three times          D. four times

5.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “                ”

A. Thank you        B.OK                C. Really               D.  Sorry

 

Beijing _________a lot in the last ten years. It is one of _________ in China.

A．changes, the largest city

B．changed , the larger cities

C．has changed, the largest cities

D．has changed, the largest city

 

Pollution means adding dirty or harmful things to land, air, water and so on. As a result, they are no longer pleasant or safe to use. Pollution is bad for animals and plants, and it even makes people’s health in danger. In our daily life, we can see different kinds of pollution in many places. There are three main forms of pollution: land pollution, air pollution and water pollution. 
Land pollution is caused by solid waste, such as cans, bottles and some plastic things which aren’t broken down quickly. It makes the environment look very bad. However, air pollution is more serious than land pollution. It is much worse in cities and towns because of the fumes(废气) from traffic and the waste from human activities. When people drive their cars, fumes which are most made up of CO2, NO2 and SO2 are given off. After the gases get into the air, they may mix with clouds. Then they will become some harmful chemicals (化合物) falling on the ground with rain. It is one of the reasons for soil erosion (土壤侵蚀) which is one example of water pollution.
Various kinds of pollution will cause many health problems. People have realized they must change this serious situation. There are many ways to control pollution. To develop alternative energy is very popular in many countries. China, for example, has made up its mind to be a leader in this field. It is trying hard to make full use of energy from the sun and wind. It has paid plenty of money to make electric cars and trains instead of traditional traffic. We should also take action to make our environment cleaner every day. Take cloth bags while going shopping and drive cars less. We have only one earth. We must take steps now to help protect our environment for the future wherever we are.
【小题1】How many main forms of pollution are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题2】Why is air pollution much worse in cities and towns?

A．Because of the cans and bottles that people throw away.

B．Because of the plastic things which aren’t broken down quickly.

C．Because of the fumes made up of SO2, CO2 and O2.

D．Because of the waste from human activities and the fumes from traffic.

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Pollution hardly does harm to humans.

B．China doesn’t want to develop alternative energy.

C．Air pollution will cause soil erosion and water pollution.

D．Land pollution is only caused by solid waste.

【小题4】To make our environment cleaner, we shouldn’t __________.

A．use cloth bags while shopping	B．ride a bike to school
C．drive a car out every day	D．go to work on foot

【小题5】The main idea of this passage is _________.

A．to introduce different forms of pollution and ways to control it

B．to introduce the harmful chemicals and the solid waste

C．to introduce the alternative energy and the ways to use it

D．to introduce the electric cars and traditional traffic

Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off (起飞) and it is often late. You can’t open the window. You can’t choose(选择) the food. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. The stations are usually in cities. When you can’t catch a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don’t need to reach a train station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
【小题1】Why do many people like to travel by plane?

A．Because it is fast.

B．Because you can walk around in the plane.

C．Because it is safe.

D．Because you can carry many things in a plane.

【小题2】Which is not the good thing about the train?

A．It is safe.

B．It takes a little more time.

C．The stations are usually in cities.

D．You can see interesting things on your way.

【小题3】If you want to take a lot of things with you, what do you take to go out?

A．A bus.

B．A car.

C．A train.

D．A ship.

【小题4】What does the underlined word “reach ”mean?

A．get off

B．get on

C．get to

D．get up

【小题5】What does the writer think of the plane ,the train and the car?

A．He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.

B．He likes to take a car because he has a car.

C．He doesn’t like traveling by plane just because he couldn’t choose the food on the plane.

D．He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.

The junior high school graduates have to take a P.E. test in many places around China. The full marks are usually 30 points and it means much in the senior high school entrance exam.
In Nanjing, the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own schools. Each student is tested on three sports. They can choose long jump, basketball dribbling (运球) or volleyball. The pull-up is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must skip in the test.
Most students find the test easy and more than 90％of them can get full marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the three whole years. Students in Junior Three usually do lots of practice in P.E. classes. The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.
Students in Nanjing don’t need to run a lot for the test, but students in Beijing must do lots of running for the test. Running is one of the sports in test. So in P.E. classes, they usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 3,000 meters in one class. Most teachers and parents welcome the P.E. test. They say it helps students build up their health.
【小题1】The P.E. test in Nanjing includes all of these sports except __________.

A．skipping

B．basketball

C．football

D．volleyball

【小题2】Students in Nanjing have the P.E. test in __________.

A．spring

B．Junior One

C．autumn

D．Junior Two

【小题3】The underlined word “pull-up” means “__________” in Chinese.

A．仰卧起坐

B．引体向上

C．俯卧撑

D．跳高

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All the students must be tested on skipping in Nanjing.

B．Few students in Nanjingcan get full marks in the P.E. test.

C．Students in Beijing needn’t run during the test.

D．Students in Nanjing should take part in four sports in the P.E. test.

【小题5】What do most teachers and parents think of the P.E. test? _____________

A．It is difficult.

B．It is easy.

C．It is bad.

D．It is good.