Sandy: How was your vacation in America?  Linda: It couldn’t be worse!

  I don’t 　　　 want to talk about it!

 (A) even (B) least   (C) never  (D) then

　The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year,  we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night,  we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball,  the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1.When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

　　A. both day and night　　　　　　　B. day

　　C. neither day nor night　　　　　　D. night

2.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.

　　A. the pushing　　B. the pulling　　 C. the spinning　　D. the passing

3.．At the equator day is as long as night ________.

　　A. sometimes　　 B. never　　　　 C. usually　　　　D. always

4.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.

　　A. less　　　　　B. more　　　　 C. all　　　　　　D. no

5.．When it is winter in China,  ________.

　　A. the USA is tilted toward the sun

　　B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

　　C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

　　D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

It's the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones. They want to log on* to their micro blogs to check the interesting things that have happened in the last hour.

　　Since last year, the trend* of micro blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update* their blogs over five times per day.

　　"We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class," said Andy Liang, 14. "If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop."

　　It is also a great place for students to let out stress. "My parents always ask me to study all the time, and encourage me before exams, but it really adds pressure," said Simon Zhang, 15. "When I share these feelings on my micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better."

　　But parents are worried that micro blogging could be a waste of time. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.

　　Mr. Shen, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children. "If parents can read their children's micro blogs, they'll know their thoughts, thus leading to better communication and solutions to problems," he said. He also gives some tips for kids.

　　---Don't micro blog for more than one hour a day.

　　---Never micro blog in class.

　　---Try to talk face to face with people from time to time.

　　---Be critical*. Don't trust all the messages on a micro blog.

1.The underlined part "out of the loop" in the passage probably means                 .

　　A. not popular    B. not excited    C. unhealthy        D. unlucky

2.Micro blog made Simon       when he shared his feelings and got replies on his micro biog.

　　A. feel sad       B. let out stress   C. add pressure      D. make friends

3.We can know from Mr. Shen that micro blogging can                  .

　　A. make kids crazy while logging on to it        

 B. bring a lot of misleading messages

　　C. become a window to understand young kids      

D.lead to worse communication

4.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. It's good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day.

　　B.Kids should trust all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful.

　　C.The trend of micro blogging has swept the country since five years ago.

　　D. Kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging.

　The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always   l 　a meeting   2 　Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about   3 . After that, they had tea and asked　  4 .
One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There’s not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have   6 　food, they have more babies,   7 　they never   8  being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He   9 　for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not   10  that woman and stop her?”

　The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always   l  　a meeting   2  　Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about   3  . After that, they had tea and asked　  4  .

    One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There's not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have   6  　food, they have more babies,   7  　they never   8   being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He   9  　for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not   10   that woman and stop her?”

1.A. held 　　　 B. made 　　　 C. took 　　　 D. left

2.A. in 　　　　 B. at 　　　　 C. on 　　　　 D. for

3.A. something important             B. everything important

C. nothing important               D. anything important

4.A. problems　　 B. questions C. the man　　 D. the ladies

5.A. good　　　　 B. clean　　　 C. enough　　　D. pleasant

6.A. better 　　　B. more 　　　 C. less 　　　 D. fewer

7.A. but 　　　　 B. since　　　 C. as 　　　　 D. so

8.A. stop 　　　　B. enjoy 　　　C. like 　　　 D. keep

9.A. waited　　　 B. asked　　　 C. looked　　　D. played

10.A. see 　　　　B. look 　　　 C. find 　　　 D. watch