What does the word“home”mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Spanish? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means it often has no exact translation（翻译）．It’s not surprising really，because the idea of home varies from country to country，and from person to person．A home is more than a roof and four walls．It’s the cooking，eating，talking，playing and family living that go on inside，which are important as well．And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed．

But it’s not just that homes look different in different countries，they also contain different things and reveal（显露）different attitudes（态度）and needs．For example，in cold northern Europe，there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it．In the south，where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out，there are small windows，cool stone floors and often no carpets．

1．The word“home”has no exact translation because ______．

A．people can’t find this word in the dictionary

B．no one knows what it is

C．it has different meanings in different countries

D．people can’t understand each other very well

2．You can ______at home according to the passage．

A．cook，talk，and play games                     B．eat，play，and teach students

C．swim，eat，and make friends                     D．do nothing

3．Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

A．Because they want to breathe fresh air outside

B．Because there’s a fire in the living loom．

C．Because they wear heavy clothing all day long．

D．Because the sun there shines a lot．

Have you ever wanted to stop eating something sweet but you just couldn’t ? Is the first thing you do when you get home from school to look in the biscuit tin ? Can you eat a huge bar of chocolate all by yourself ? Can you say “no” to sweets at parties ? If you can’t ,  then there is a reason…perhaps you’re sugar addict (有瘾的人)! Does that sound funny ? Well, doctors say that people who eat sweets regularly can easily become addicted (成瘾的) to sugar .What’s more, most sugar addicts don’t even realize that they’re addicted! Sugar addiction is serious because it can really damage your health .Doctors say that we should eat food which is healthy such as fresh fruits and vegetables, and that we shouldn’t eat a lot of sugar ,fat or fast food .But sugar addicts can’t follow this advice.They know they must stop eating sweet food, but they can’t .So what can you do if you think you’re addicted to the taste of sugar ?Well, here is some advice:
Eat some fresh fruits when you really want something sweet to eat .
Cut down on sweet food slowly. Don’t try to stop eating it all at once.
You have to tell your parents, If they know, they will help you.
【小题1】Who can become addicted to sugar easily?

Have you ever wanted to stop eating something sweet but you just couldn’t ?Is the first thing you do wehn you get home from schol to look in the biscuit tin ?Can you eat a huge bar of chocolate all by yourself ?Can you say “no”to sweets at parties ?If you can’t ,thenn there is a reason ...perhapos you are a sugar addict !Does that sound funny ?Well ,doctors say that people who eat sweets regularly can easily becoame addicted to sugar .What’s more ,most sugar addicts don’t even realize that they are addicted !Sugar addiction is serious becauase it can really damage your health .doctors say that we should eat food which is healthy such as fresh fruits and vegetables,and that we shouldn’t eat a lot of sugar ,fat or fast food .But sugar addicts can’t follow this advice .They know they must stop eating sweet food,bu htey can’t .
So what can you do if you think you are ddced o he taste of sugar?Well here is some advice :
Eat some fresh fruits when you really want something sweet to eat .
Cut down  son sweet foo lowly .Don’t try to stp eating it at once
You have to tell  your parents ,If they know ,they will help you.
【小题1】What does the nderlined word “damage”mean ?

Are you sorry for not traveling（旅行）during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.

Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All what we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.

So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week (黄金周) any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

56. How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

A. He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day.

B. He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day.　　

C. He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day.　

D. He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day.

57. Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?

A. You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day

B. You could walk as you like on the Great Wall

C. There were about 30 people per meter.

D. There were so many people there that day.

58. When is the gold week do you think?

A. In January　　 B. In August　 　　 C. In October　　　 D. In April

59. What does the underlined word crowded mean?

A. 干净　　 B. 拥挤　 　C. 宏伟 　　 D. 偏僻

60. Where do you think is the article from?

A. www.chinabus.com　　　　　 B. www.movies123.com　　　

C. www.chinatourist.com　　　　 D. www.storyhouse.com