We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we make it known to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and share hews too? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound, though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.

Willow(柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects(昆虫) begin nibbling(叮咬) a willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical(化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves from the insects.

The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.

1.Willow trees send messages with _________.

A. words           B. movements          C. smells         D. sounds

2.the underlined word “lips” in the first paragraph means ________.

A. 树干           B. 嘴唇               C. 枝条          D. 手势

3. The passage tells us that some of the trees can ________.

A. speak just as people do           B. tell stories to others

C. communicate with each other      D. kill insects in the woods

4.According to the passage, the right order of the following is ________.

a. The willow tree gives out a smell.

b. The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.

c. Insects fly a way because of the chemical.

d. Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.

A. d-a-b-c       B. d-b-a-c          C. a-b-c-d         D. d-c-b-a

 

In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.
Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.
【小题1】A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.

A．has learnt to drive in a driving school

B．has a full driving license

C．has a full license and a teacher’s license

D．is given a special two-year driving license

【小题2】In the driving test, one _______________________.

A．mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road

B．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C．has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills

D．must drive around for more than an hour

【小题3】When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?

A．a few years later

B．right after the first test

C．a few weeks later

D．never

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.

B．One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C．There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

D．A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.

【小题5】The best title for the passage is _____________.

A．Driving Licenses in Britain

B．Tests for Britain People

C．Driving Cars

D．Young Men’s Driving Licenses

We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. It also gives you more energy. And you will feel better yourself. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Twenty minutes each time is enough.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, play sports, or swim. Many people go to special places to exercise. They are called “fitness centers”. These places have a lot of equitment. Some people buy equitment for their homes. But it is very expensive.
Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at fithess center. Or they can play sports together, how do you exercise?
【小题1】What is the main idea?

A．Exercise equitment is expensive.	B．Playing sports is a good way to exercise.
C．Every person should exercise.	D．Fitness centers are popular.

【小题2】We should exercise ________.

A．every day	B．20 minutes a week.
C．twice a week	D．two times a month

【小题3】 At fitness cemters,________.

A．you can buy expensive equitment	B．people can do many kinds of exercise
C．it is very expensive	D．exercising is not fun

【小题4】Which of these kinds of exercise is not mentioned（提及）in the article?

A．Sports .

B．Swimming.

C．Running.

D．Dancing.

【小题5】Which of these sentences about exercising is true?

A．Exercising is expensive.	B．Exercising good for heart.
C．Only doctors exercise.	D．Friends never exercise together.

The Voice of China was hot during the summer of 2012!
The Voice of China is the large music show in China. This show is also the only one which regards the Voice as the only ruler. It premiered at 21:15 on July 13, 2012, on the Zhejiang Television. It has attracted great attention. The show became an overnight sensation.
The first season used “Real voice, real music” as its slogan. As a mentor(导师), singers like Liu Huan, Na Ying, Yu Chengqing and Yang Kun will be responsible for seeking world-shaking voices of China in the following three and a half months, through four stages, namely, “blind choosing”, “selecting”, “team PK” and “yearly grand ceremony”.
It is really a miracle that The Voice of China can stand out in the flood of today’s talent shows in China and attracts the audience. A great many of audience said this will be the best television show in this summer. They were all proud for these good voices of China.
The students’ beautiful voices moved everyone. Xu Haixing, a girl from Chengdu, sang “Self” to realize her father’s dream and Liu Huan was moved to tears by her song. Huang Yong sang “In Spring” showing his persistence on his dream and Yang Kun cried for this. The blind girl Zhang Yuxia, a busker from Taiwan, played while singing. She was praised as “Deng Lijun No.2” for her unique voice, and her sincere feelings touched everybody. Na Ying went to the stage to sing with the students together for two times.
The Voice of China casts off magnificent clothes and wonderful dancing. It regards “inspiration” and “professionalism” as the ruler of music. The singer uses their songs to tell their real stories and the happiness of life.
【小题1】If you want to be the winner of The Voice of China, you must _____.

A．have a good-looking	B．have special talent
C．have a wonderful voice	D．dance and sing well

【小题2】The right order of The Voice of China’s program is _____.
a. team PK      b. blind choosing.    c. selecting      d. yearly grand ceremony

A．c-b-a-d

B．b-c-a-d

C．c-a-b-d

D．d-c-a-b

【小题3】From the passage we know Liu Huan was deeply moved by_____ song.

A．Na Ying’s

B．Xu Haixing’s

C．Huang Yong’s

D．Zhang Yuxia’s

【小题4】 What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence?

A．通宵节目

B．无与伦比

C．一夜成名

D．彻夜难眠

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true according the passage?

A．The best title of the passage is The Voice of China.

B．The Voice of China last three and a half months.

C．The fourth paragraph（段落） tells us The Voice of China is hot in China.

D．Magnificent clothes and wonderful dancing are rulers of the show.