Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. They started singing in 1965, became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.

Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.

Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint（晕倒） when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界纪录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.

1.What’s the name of their first record?

A．“Never Say Goodbye”                   B．“See You, See Me”

C．“I Want You Back”                      D．“On the World”

2.Michael was good at __________ according to the passage.

A．rock music                            B．street dance

C．playing the piano                        D．moon walking

3.Why did Mochael have to stay at home most of the time?

A．Because he was too famous

B．Because he often felt lonely.

C．Because he had no friends

D．Because his company asked him to do so

A study finds that not enough morning light causes teenagers not to get enough sleep at night. “As teenagers spend more time indoors, they miss necessary morning light. Day light is needed to keep the balance of the body’s 24-hour biological system (生物系统), which regulates (调节) body temperature and sleep styles,” reports Dr. Mariana Figueiro. “These teenagers who receive little morning light are going to bed later, getting less sleep and doing badly in tests. They are more likely to fail in their exams.”
In the study, Dr. Figueiro asked 11 students in Grade 8 to wear special glasses to prevent blue morning light from reaching their eyes. At the end of the 5-day study she found that they fell asleep 30 minutes later than usual.
Throughout her research, Dr. Figueiro has been very worried about teenagers going to bed too late. The problem is that today’s schools require teenagers to be in school very early in the morning. These students are likely to miss the morning light because they often go to school before the sun is up or as it’s just rising.
Furthermore (此外), the schools are not likely to provide enough electric light to keep the balance of this biological system. Our biological system is much more sensitive (敏感的) to blue light. Therefore, having lots of light in the classroom does not make sure that there is enough light to keep our biological system balanced.

1. 1.

   Which of the following is the result of the study?

   1. A.
      Blue light in the morning harms the biological system.
   2. B.
      Not enough morning light keeps teenagers sleep less.
   3. C.
      Not getting more light in the morning make teenagers happy.
   4. D.
      Not enough sleep makes teenagers fail in tests.
2. 2.

   We know from the passage that morning light __________.

   1. A.
      has the same effects as afternoon light
   2. B.
      may change studying habits of teenagers
   3. C.
      is important to children’s biological system
   4. D.
      has no effect on students’ tests
3. 3.

   What’s the problem of the students according to the study?

   1. A.
      There are not enough electric lights in the classroom.
   2. B.
      Being in school early affects their study habits.
   3. C.
      They have to go to bed very early to have enough sleep.
   4. D.
      They go to school too early to get enough morning light.

Starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive. Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect. Most people collect stamps that they are interested in: a certain country or an animal, a famous person or even a sport. Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps: you will learn about people, geography, building, history and culture.

You can collect stamps from letters, ask your friends to let you have their old stamps, or you can buy used stamps. When you get a letter with a stamp on it, carefully cut out the stamp. Leave lots of space around the stamp so that you will not damage it. Put the stamp in water and wait until you can safely remove the stamp. Carefully remove the stamp off the letter. Place the wet stamp between two clean pieces of paper. A stamp can get wrinkled(褶皱的) when it dries, so put some books on top.

1.What does the writer think of collecting stamps?

A. Hard                 B. Expensive                 C. Useful               D. Boring

2.What does the underlined work “damage” mean?

A.损坏                  B.保存                            C.利用                  D.删除

3.What’s the correct order when we try to get a stamp on a letter?

①Remove the stamp off the letter.

②Place the wet stamp between two pieces of paper.

③Cut out the stamp.

④Put the stamp in water.

⑤Put some books on top.

A. ①→②→⑤→③→④                                    B. ③→④→①→②→⑤

C. ④→①→②→⑤→③                                    D. ③→①→④→②→⑤