Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their children were going to begin their holiday one day．As they had decided to spend it in another country，they had to be at the airport at 11：40 a．m．“It'll take us half an hour to get there in the taxi．” Mr. Wilson said．“So we all have to be ready by 11 o'clock．” Nobody should be late．

At 10：50 they were still all running around doing things，except Mrs. Wilson，who was sitting quietly on a chair in the garden enjoying the sun．Her husband and children were very surprised that she was not in a hurry until the taxi arrived and Mrs. Wilson said to them，“Well，I knew that this was going to happen，so before I went to bed last night，I moved all clocks and watches ahead 20 minutes．So now we can go to the airport quietly without worrying about being late．”

1．The Wilsons had to get everything ready and leave for the airport ________．

A．before 11：40         B．at 11：30             C．at 11：10               D．before 11

2．How long would they spend on the way to the airport?

A．An hour．                                       B．An hour and a half．

C．Half an hour．                                    D．Twenty minutes．

3．At ten to eleven，Mrs. Wilson wasn't in a hurry because in fact it was ________．

A．10：50                   B．10：30                C．10：11                  D．11：10

4．What happened to their clocks and watches?

A．They all had to be repaired．             B．They all kept the correct time．

C．They were 20 minutes fast．                D．They were 20 minutes slow．

5．What do you think would happen to the Wilsons?

A．They would get to the airport twenty minutes late．

B．They would get to airport just on time．

C．They would arrive at the airport a little late．

D．They would arrive at the airport twenty minutes earlier．

If you remember the following six ways of information，you'll know how to protect（保护）yourself．You'll be much safer at school and in your everyday life．

1）Always notice the environment（环境）around you．You shouldn't walk alone outside．Make sure where the public phones are．If anything dangerous happens，you can find them quickly．

2）Don't use earphones（耳机）when running in the school yard or on the street．You will keep yourself from the outside world and can easily get into trouble．

3）When taking a bus，school bags should be carried towards the front of your bodies instead of putting them on your backs，when buses are crowed，it is easy enough for thieves to steal the things in the bag on your back．

4）If you are followed by a stranger，cross the street and go in the other direction（方向）．Let the stranger know that you know he or she is there．Next，go and get help from others if it is necessary．Don't go home directly．You are safer in the street than you are in your home or in a lift（电梯）．

5）If you have to take a bus to a place far away，try to get to the shop only a few minutes before the buses leave．This stops a stranger from following you．On buses，don't sit alone．You should sit behind the drive or with friends．Don't sleep．

1．When you walk alone outside，you'd better ________．

A．phone your friends using the public phone first

B．sit at the side of the road and have a short rest

C．remember the things around you

D．get help from others

2．You should ________ to protect yourself when you are followed by a stranger．

A．ask the stranger what he wants to do

B．run home quickly or find a lift to go in

C．let him or her know you see he or she is there

D．turn back and walk towards him or her directly

3．It's _______ for you to use earphones when you're running outside．

A．dangerous            B．helpful                 C．necessary               D．important

4．When taking a bus to a place far away，you should ________．

A．sit alone in the back of the bus                         B．sleep well in the back of the bus

C．sit alone in the front of the bus                    D．sit behind the driver or with friends

5．When there are too many people on the bus，you should put your things ________．

A．on your back                                           B．beside you

C．in front of your bodies                                D．behind the conductor

Most children like watching TV．It's very interesting．By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and world．Of course they can learn on the radio，but they can learn better and more easily on TV．Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time．But they can't see anything over the radio．TV helps to open children's eyes．TV helps to open their brain，too．They can learn newer and better ways of doing things．They may find the world is now smaller than before．Many children watch TV Saturday or Sunday evenings．They are always busy with their lessons．But a few children watch TV every night．They go to bed very late．They can't have a good rest．How about you，my young friend?

1．What's the main idea of this passage?

A．Watching TV is a good help for most student to learn everything．

B．It's interesting to watch TV for children．

C．Watching TV is a good way for children to learn something useful．

D．Watching TV is good for children，but watching TV too much is not good at all．

2．The children like watching TV better than listening to the radio because ________．

A．watching TV is more interesting

B．they can learn more

C．they can watch and hear at the same time

D．They can watch every night

3．In “TV helps to open their brain”，the “brain” means _________．

A．智力                   B．大脑                    C．脑袋                      D．视野

4．A few children go to bed late because they _________．

A．are busy with their lessons                        B．do their homework

C．watch TV too late                                      D．listen to the radio

5．From this passage we can know，if your friend watches TV too much，_________．

A．his parents will help him with his work

B．his parents will be very angry and stop him from watching

C．it's good way to learn better and more easily

D．it's not good for health，but very good for his lessons

根据句义完成句中已给出首字母的单词。

1．Please keep your v________ down，the baby is sleeping now

2．My brother is not old enough to d________ a car．

3．P________ my teacher will come，but I'm not sure．

4．Please speak c________，or I can't understand you．

5．The doctor asked Mr. Wang to give up s________，because it’s bad for his health．

People all over the world eat rice．Millions of people in Asia，Africa and South America eat it every day of their lives．（3）Some people eat almost nothing but rice．

Rice is a kind of grass．There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice．Farmers grow rice in many countries，even in the southern part of the United States and in eastern Australia．

No one really knows where rice came from．Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places．They think that one kind of rice grew in Southern Asia thousands of years ago．（4）Someone in china wrote about it almost 5,000 years ago．Another kind probably grew in West Africa．Other scientists think that rice came from India，and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world．

There are two main ways to grow rice．Most rice grows in wet soil（土壤）．People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand．This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years ago．In some countries，people now use machines（机器）on their rice farms．

People use every part of the rice plant（种植）．They make animal food and rice oil from it．They also make baskets，brooms and roofs for their houses．They burn dry rice plants for cooking．

（一）根据短文内容，简要回答问题。

1．Where do scientists think rice came from?

2．What do you think is the best way to grow rice? Why?

（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3．_________________________________________________

4．_________________________________________________

（三）给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5．_____________________________

根据汉语意思用英语完成句子。

1．父亲经常鼓励我要取得更好成绩。

Father often ________ ________ ________ get better grades．

2．自从她六岁以来，她就一直弹钢琴。

She ________ ________ ________ the piano since she ________ six years old．

3．你介意打开窗户吗？这儿有点热。

Would you ________ ________ the windows? It's kind of hot here．

4．你朋友对集邮感兴趣吗？

Is your friend ________ ________ ________ stamps?

5．如果周五晚上你能完成作业，我们周末就去度假。

If you ________ your homework on Friday night，we ________ ________ on vacation on the weekend．

假如你是第一中学的学生张明，你要写一封信给你们学校的心理老师，告诉他你的问题并请求帮助。要求所写内容必须包括下表中所给的信息，可适当发挥，且意思连贯，语句通顺，不少于80字。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Wang，

I'm a Grade 8 student in No．1 Middle School．

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes，

Zhang Ming

I have a good friend．________ name is Henry．

A．His                B．She              C．She's               D．He's

--What's this ________ English?

-- ________ a quilt．

A．at，This is             B．in，It's             C．for，It's                D．in，This is