Some people like to get up late, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true.

Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease than late rising people, and early rising people also looked healthier than late rising people, and so on.

So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. First, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh air. But air is never as fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.

Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.

Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.

Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work^ such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.

Late risers may find it difficult to form the habit of early rising. They have to make an effort (努力）to do so. As the English proverb says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise•”

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

1.People don't always agree on whether to e»et up early.

2. In the passage the writer gives four reasons for early rising.

3. Early rising makes people happier according to the passage.

4.Early risers don't look as healthy as late risers.

5.The writer encourages people not to sleep late.

 

Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.

Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.

The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

A．he lives in a small field	B．he’s a poor farmer
C．he lives in an old house	D．he is too tall

2.Mabel asked Sam to ______.

A．make money in the town	B．borrow some money from his friend
C．spend the winter in town	D．build a house in her village

3.The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.

A．许多钞票

B．全职工作

C．临时工作

D．轻松工作

4.Sam went the post office to _____.

A．ring up Mabel

B．post the money

C．buy some stamps

D．post a letter

5.The money was stolen when ______.

A．Sam left the factory	B．Sam went into the restaurant
C．Sam ate something in the restaurant	D．the thief got Sam drunk.

 

任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（共10分）

The Internet has become not only a necessary but also a virtual(虚拟的) world for people. With the development of the Internet, Internet friendship has also become very popular. Online friends are those people who have known each other through the Internet. Making Internet friends is the same as making pen friends. Many famous websites offer quite warm Internet friendship. One can find many people on these websites and they share the same interests. It is difficult to make friends with someone you can’t see or feel. That is the main problem of Internet friendship. A virtual friendship would not last forever without seeing each other, but it is an advantage for some people because they are afraid to speak in pubic.

　  On the other hand, the chances(机率） of cheating(欺骗) are very high in an Internet friendship. Some people make friends on the Internet with wrong aims. So while making friends over the Internet, one has to be very careful. Here are some suggestions for you.

l Don’t give personal information, such as your telephone number, address, location, school name as well as your parents’ information, to strangers on the Internet.

l Do not exchange personal photos of you or any family member with people you meet over the Internet.

l Do not go to meet a person you have just met over the Internet. You’d better ask older or other experienced people for advice if you want to go to meet an Internet friend.

l Do not accept someone’s request(要求) if you feel he or she is dishonest.

Internet     1
2	1. Good for some people who are     3    to speak in public. 2．One can find many people on the websites with the   4  interests.
Disadvantages	It’s   5   to make friends with someone you can’t see or feel.
Four  6  on making online friends	1．Don’t give your personal information to    7  on the Internet.
2．Don’t   8  your personal photos with the people you meet on the Internet.
3．Ask other people for advice before   9  an Internet friend.
4．If you don’t think your Internet friend is   10 , don’t accept his/her request.

 

 

Spring is a good season to fly kites. You can fly your kites in the park, in the field or on the play ground. There are many different kinds of kites. Some look like birds; Some look like planes and some look like butterflies. People often fly kites on a sunny and windy day. And the best month for flying kites is March. How can we fly our kites in the sky. First, we run with our kites against the wind. Then when the kite can fly in the sky, you can just stay there with your string reel(线轴) in your hand. When the kite doesn’t fly in the sky, just adjust(调整) the string reel. The string on the reel must be very strong. If you want to fly kites very well, you should practice it more with your friends. Maybe you feel a little difficult at first, but if you fly kites often you will find it very easy and interesting. Flying kites is a very good activity in spring, and a lot of people like it.

1.Where can’t you fly your kites?

A．In the park.	B．In the field.
C．In the street.	D．On the playground.

2.When do people often fly kites?

A．On a cold day.	B．On a rainy day.
C．On a cloudy day.	D．On a sunny and windy day.

3.If the kite can’t fly well in the sky, what should we do?

A．Run quickly.

B．Adjust the string reel

C．Run against the wind.

D．Stay where you are.

4.What does the underlined word “against” mean?

A．反抗

B．碰撞

C．逆着

D．对立

5.Flying kites is a good sports in         .

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

 

完型填空（10分）
One day. A farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe   31  the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It wastes my time. ” His father said   32  but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer   33  the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.
The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the   34 . They soon drank up their water, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree for them to   35 . Thomas felt too   36  to walk on. At this time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry   37  he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him    38  strawberry and once again, his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.
And so they   39 . The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries   40 . Always remember the lesson: If you don’t worry about the little things, you’ll find difficult to do the great things.”

【小题1】

A．under B．on C．for D．to

【小题2】

A．everyone B．anything C．nothing D．someone

【小题3】

A．threw B．sold C．found D．bought

【小题4】

A．sky B．mountain C．river D．tree

【小题5】

A．have a look B．have a try C．have a rest D．have a picture

【小题6】

A．excited B．cold C．full D．thirsty

【小题7】

A．and B．though C．or D．because

【小题8】

A．the others B．another C．others D．other one

【小题9】

A．turned up B．came down C．went on D．got over

【小题10】

A．to drink B．to ride C．to use D．to eat