Will you be excited when you finally get to relax?

    What will the Junior 3 students do to celebrate after the senior high school entrance exams in June? Here, three of them tell us what they plan to do after the big exam.

Li Junzhe, 15, Huaihua, Hunan:

    My friends and I will travel to Beijing and the Shanghai Expo right after the exam.We planned to go by ourselves but were turned down by our parents.They said we were too young to travel alone.Actually I'm okay with it because I've already traveled by myself.

Zhu Hangian, 15, Dexing, Jiangxi:

     What am I going to do this summer? Of course I'll go to see the Shanghai Expo! But before that, I will watch movies.Because of the big exam, I haven't seen any movies for a long time.I will watch whatever is in the cinema! As for the Expo, I can't wait to see the seeds in the UK Pavilion.

Dong Xu, 14, Dalian, Liaoning:

       I will, no doubt, play computer games for days after the big exam.My mother never let me during the past few years.I can't imagine how exciting it will be now.Also my friends and I will go to see the Shanghai Expo.The first must-see on my list is the Liaoning Pavilion, our home pavilion.I'm curious (好奇的) about what we are showing to the world there.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最恰当的答案。

1.The underlined word "Pavilion." means _______ in Chinese.

A.场馆            B.水族馆       C.溜冰场       D.台球馆

2.Who has the experience of travelling alone?

A.Dong Xu         B.Nobody

C.Zhu Hangjian        D.Li Junzhe

3.Zhu Hangian will ________ before traveling to Shanghai.

A.watch movies at home                                  B.play computer games

C.see films in the cinema                                 D.go to Beijing with his friends

4.The three students will be excited about their summer plans because_______.

A.they will go to see the Shanghai Expo                              B.they all want to see movies

C.they will play games for days                             D.they will travel to Beijing

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A.A Plan To The Shanghai Expo                              B.Summer fun ahead!

C.A trip To Shanghai                                      D.The Big Exam

When my grandmother was 89 years old ,she was having problems with her heart. My family went with her to the doctor, who told her that she needed an operation. However, the doctor said that because of my grandmother’s age, the operation could be dangerous. He went on to say that my grandmother would have a 40% chance of having a heart attack（心脏病） and a 30% chance of dying during the operation.

My grandmother, shocked ,quickly stopped the doctor and said,“Doctor, as long as you’re talking about statistics（数据），I have a statistic for you: there is a 100% chance of you not operating one me !”With these words, my grandmother got up and left the doctor’s office.

My grandmother might have been stubborn, but she was not a fool. So the next day she went to another doctor, and he also told her she needed an operation.

My grandmother asked the doctor. “If I were your mother, what would you suggest?” The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arm around her and said, “Mom, let’s do this operation!” She had the operation and came out fine.

My grandmother passed away（去世）a few weeks before her 97th birthday. However, because of her positive attitude（积极的态度）,she gave us ,her family and friends almost eight years of life to enjoy sharing with her.

1.The grandmother didn’t choose the first doctor because           .

A. he was afraid to do the operation.

B. he talked too much about the risks

C. he had never done such an operation

2.The second doctor’s words might have made the grandmother          .

A. nervous           B. unhappy            C. relaxed

3.We can tell from the story that the grandmother          .

A. wanted to be the second doctor’s mother

B. celebrated her 97th birthday with her family

C. lived through the operation by the second doctor.

4.The underlined word“stubborn” probably means        in Chinese.

A. 执拗的             B. 严谨的            C. 无知的

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. It is better to depend on statistics.

B. A positive attitude can change a person’s life.

C. A good doctor only cares for his patients’ health.

(A)

1.The cruise(海上航游) will begin__________.

A. at seven in the morning??????????? B. at seven in the evening

C. at ten in the morning????????????? D. at ten at night

2.Mr. King will see______ during the cruise.

A. trees ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? B. buildings ????????????? ??? C. bridges ????????????? ?? D. fantastic city lights

3.Helen wants to have dinner on the ferry with her son, 14 and her daughter, 10, they should pay______.

A. HK $ 810 ????????????? ????????????? ? B. HK$204 ????????????? ????????????? C. HK$324 ????????????? ????????????? D. HK$510

The NBA playoffs(季后赛) began on April 28, and the next two months will be filled with games decided in the final minutes. The playoffs are also a way to show off the world’s best basketball players.

There’s a saying from Spiderman: “With great power comes great responsibility(责任).” This is true no matter whether you are a class monitor or a president. A recent survey in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better for other kids if they were president. “Providing shelter” topped the list.

May 19, 1613: Xu Xiake, a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty, started his trip around China, which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011, China announced its first National Tourism Day, held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.

Do you have female friends that refer to as “guimi”? If you are a girl and the answer is yes, you are a lucky dog. “Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In English, the word to use is “BFF”- which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”, you should use “bromeo”, which is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”.

CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake, it could detect(探测) quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic(地震引起的) waves actually hit them, and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast China’s Fujian Province and has proven successful.

1.The above five passages may be         .

A. from posters        B. from newspapers  C. from ads        D. from novels

2.From the passage we know May 19 is           in China.

A. the beginning of the NBA playoffs           B. in memory of Spiderman      

C. Earthquake Day  D. National Tourism Day

3.“Guimi” refers to           .

A. any female friends

B. bromeo

C. your most honest friends

D. those friends who can only share happiness

4.China’s earthquake monitoring and warning system could           .

A. forecast an earthquake B. be used in Zhejiang Province

C. not detect quakes D. notify people within seconds

5.Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

A. China will build earthquake warning system in five years.

B. In English, the word “BFF” stands for best friend forever.

C. The playoffs can show off the world’s best football players.

D. “Providing shelter” topped the list in American kids’ survey.

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You must hear about earthquakes,but do you know what to do during and after an earthquake?Here is some advice for you:

Before an earthquake.It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family.All family members should know how to turn off gas,water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers（doctor,hospital,police,119,etc）.Never put heavy things over beds.

During the earthquake.It’s important to for each of you to stay calm.If you are indoors ,quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or a strong table.It can protect yourself from falling things.Stay away from windows ,large mirrors,heavy things and so on.If you are cooking,turn off the gas.

If you are outdoors,move to an open area like a playground.Move away from buildings,bridges and trees.If you are driving,stop the car as soon as possible .Stay in your car.

After an earthquake.Once the shaking stops,do not run out of the building at once.It’s  better to wait and leave when it is safe.

Check around you and help the people in trouble.If your building is badly broken,you should leave it.If you smell or hear gas,get someone outside and open windows and doors.If you can do it safely,turn off the gas.Repeat it to the gas company.

Some useful    1.    about earthquakes

Before an earthquade    2.   yourself and your family.

Don’t   3.  to turn off gas，water and electricity.

Remember some useful telephone numbers and not to 4.  heavy things over beds.

  5.an earthquake        6.  calm is important for each of you.

Moving to a safe place in the room can protect yourself from falling things if you are   7.    .

Remmember to turn off the gas if you are cooking.

Moving to an open area and away from builings is  8.   if you are outdoors.

Remember to stop your car and stay in it if you are driving.

After an earthquake   Run out of the building    9.   it’s safe.

Check around you and help the people in trouble.

Leave your badly broken building.

Keep everyone outside and ererything    10.   if you smell or hear a gas .