18．Good web pages for children can                ．

    A．be a waste of time                                   B．help them with their studies

    C．do homework for them                               D．make life difficult

17．If you go home late，you should tell your                 about it．

    A．father and mother                                    B．teachers

    C．children                                                    D．classmates

16．What's the meaning of “care for” in the passage?

    A．保护                   B．当心                   C．小心                      D．关心

15．Many families were affected because of                     ．

    A．the heavy rain on Monday                        B．the broken banks of the river

    C．the floods across Mexico                             D．the death of 132 people

（D）

    New rules and behavior standards（行为规范）for middle school students came out in March． The middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are．The best students won't only have high marks（分数）．They should not dye （染）their hair，smoke or drink because they are students．The following are some of the new rules．

    Have you ever copied someone else’s work in an exam? Don't do that again! That's not something an honest（诚实的）student should do．

    Do more at school．Good students love animals and care for other people． April is Bird―loving Month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! And you can learn more about animals and how to protect them．  Be friendly to the people around you．Try to think of others，not only yourself．

Be open to new ideas．Do you think people can live on the moon? Maybe you'll find another earth someday．Don't look down on（轻视）new ideas．Everyone's ideas are important．You should welcome them，because new ideas make life better for everyone．

    Protect yourself．Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you．If you have to go home late，you should let your parents know．

    Use the Internet carefully．The Interact can be very useful for students．  But some things on the Internet aren't for children．so try to look at web pages（网页）that are good for you．

    D．It will be sent up by the year 2006．

14．Which of the following about the new “star” is NOT true?

    A．It will help us know more about the moon．

    B．It will go around the earth for one year．

    C．It will cost l．4 billion yuan．

13．Which of the following about News 2 is TRUE?

    A．There are many mistakes in most of the textbooks，dictionaries and children's books．

    B．All the students have to use the books full of mistakes till the end of June．

    C．After the checking books will become better and better．

    D．A few mistakes are not serious for children．

12．If the X-43A goes around the earth，it will take about――hours to finish the trip．

    A．3                        B．5                         C．8                           D．12

11．1 News l talks about                     ．

    A．people can't go around the earth in a few hours

    B．the American X-43 A airplane traveled around the earth in a few hours

    C．the American X43 A airplane is the fastest one in the world

    D．only Americans can make such a fast plane

    There will be a new “star” in the sky soon． China plans to send a satellite into space by December 2006．It will stay in space for one year．It will go around the moon and take pictures．It must be very expensive，right? That's for sure―1.4 billion yuan!

    News 4

    Floods（洪才）across the northern Mexican state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left  100 more missing．It was reported on Monday．The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday。so some banks of the river were broken．Along the river about 3，000 families were seriously affected（受影响）．