Here is an e-mail from Simon's e-friend Mike. Read it and try to find what Mike's problem is and then complete the exercises after it. Choose the correct answers.

　　Dear Simon

　　How are you recently? I've not received your letter for nearly a month. I hope everything goes well with you.

　　I have moved into a new house. But I don't feel happy about it. Because my parents have suddenly become very serious about cleaning. They want me to be very diligent about cleaning my room. I have to make the bed every day. I have to put all of my things away before l go to bed every evening.

　　When we lived in the old house, life was more relaxed and my parents weren't so strict about cleaning. I could leave all my books and toys all over the house. I was free at that time. I prefer my life in the old house.

　　My parents say that a clean house is a comfortable house. Do you agree with them?

　　Regards

　　Mike

1 Which word is the synonym of‘diligent’?

[　　]

A．hard-working　　　B．lazy

C．happy　　　　　　D．helpful

2 Mike prefers ________

[　　]

A．living in the new house.

B．living in the old house.

C．living with his grandparents.

D．cleaning his new house.

3 What can't Mike do in his new home?

[　　]

A．He can't play with the cat.

B．He can't watch TV.

C．He can't leave his things everywhere.

D．He can't chat with friends on the Internet.

4 Why do you think Mike's parents are strict about cleaning?

[　　]

A．Because they want to train Mike.

B．Because they often have guests come over their home.

C．Because they're doctors.

D．Because they think a clean home is more comfortable.

5 What does Mike think about the old house?

[　　]

A．It was very clean.

B．It was very small.

C．Life there was more relaxed.

D．Parents never cleaned the old house

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容, 選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)木渥友a全對話. 每空1分. A. It's nearly seven. B. I've forgotten my watch. C. I'll have to get some money. D. My parents say that, too. E. One moment, please.

A= Annie　　B= BobA: Come on, Bob!_B: Don't worry. I'm almost ready.

A: We'll be late again if you don't hurry. B: _ I'm packing my school things. A: I don't think the teachers will let us in if we are late for school today.

B: OK. I'm ready. A: Let's go then. B: Oh, _

A: You don't need money when you are having the exam, do you B: Of course not. OK. Let's go...Oh, my God. _

A: You'll forget your head if you're not careful. B: _A: I hope you'll be more careful in the exam.

　　But Linda has promised that she would ring. “However,”she says,“it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second（每秒六便士）.”

　“If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat,”David says, “And one minute's nearly four pounds（英鎊）.”

　“That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat. ”Linda answers.

　　She has asked the man at the hotel（旅館）desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

　“Hello, Mom. Is that you?”She says.

　“Six pence per second , ”David reminds（提醒）her.

　“Hello, honey. ”It is Mrs. Lee, Linda's mother, speaking in London. “I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It's a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn't hear me sometimes.”

　“Yes, Mom. ”Linda puts in. “I just wanted to ring to...”

　“I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you…” Mrs. Lee is a great talker.

　“Nearly four pounds. ”says David.

　  Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

　“Yes, all right,”says Mrs. Lee,“But you will write, won't you, as you did when you were at work...”

　　Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the past, and there is no stopping for her.

　“Four pounds fifty, ”says David.

　  At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

　“There! That wasn't long, was it?”

　“Four pounds, ninety pence. ”David answers,“And you didn't even say that we've arrived.”

（　）1. Linda is telephoning home to ________.

A. tell her mother some bad news　　

B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother  

D. say that she and David have left London

（?。?/span>2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because ________.

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C. she had telephoned home since she was a child

D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

（　）3. David says,“Nearly four pounds”, because ________ .

A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D. he wants Mrs. Lee to know how much the call costs

（?。?/span>4. Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because ________.

A. she likes to hear all about the past

B. she likes talking

C. Linda has not told her that she has arrived

D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

（　）5. Linda tries to stop her mother by ________.

A. telling her how much the call is costing

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and then rings off

Nearly every parent says that we never grow up. In fact, we are maybe 16 or 17 years old. In their eyes, we are always little ones and always do wrong things. For example, when I need to stay at home, alone, they always worry about me and my life without them.

Most parents always think that they have offered the best things they can to make their children live in a comfortable world. They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes, strange but expensive school things, and always a thousand-yuan-cost bike. They think that they have done everything they can to their dear little children. In return, they only want their little ones give them good results in the examinations. But why their little babies still can’t understand them? Why? Does it mean that they still want more material things? No. As a matter of fact, what they want is a true family.  What does a true family mean? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the outside cold world. From here, we can get warmth, we  can get consolation（安慰）, and we can get happiness. And one important thing is that we should be stronger and more confident in the outside world because we know that we have a family.

   So I think that parents should save their money and sit down to talk with their child to let them know that they have a true family, so the child and his parents could understand each other better and better. Then, no one will be regarded as a little child.

86. What are we always like in our parents’ eyes?__________________________________

87 What do parents expect(期待) all of us when they give us so much?_________________

88. What does a true family mean?______________________________________________

89. What can we get from a true family?__________________________________________

90. How can parents let children know that they have a true family?____________________

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia． Linda has promised（答應(yīng)）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely． This is something she had done ever since she was a child． David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much ,and to say so little．

"If there were an accident．" He says, “they’d know soon enough ． Bad news travels fast．”

But Linda has promised that she would ring ． "However," she says, "it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it′s the other side of the world．It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

　"If you′re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat, David says," And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英鎊)．"

　"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," Linda answers．

　She has asked the man at the hotel (旅館) desk to get her the number ． The telephone rings．Linda picks it up．

　"Hello, Mum ．Is that you ?" She says．

　"Six pence per second ," David reminds(提醒) her．

　“Hello, love．” It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London． "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room ．It′s a better line than when you called me from your office． Do you remember? I shouted at that time ,and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes．"

　"Yes ,Mum ．"Linda puts in．． "I just wanted to ring to ……．"

　"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat , when you were a little girl．And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

　"Nearly four pounds．" says David．

　Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye．

　"Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee ," But you will write, won′t you, as you did when you were at work …"

Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass．a(chǎn)nd there is no stopping her．

“Four pounds fifty,”says David．

　At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off．

"There! That wasn′t long, was it ?"
　　" Four pounds, ninety pence．" David answers． " And you didn’t even say that we′ve arrived．"

1．Linda is telephoning home to ________．

A．tell her mother some bad news

B．say that she and David have arrived safely

C．report an accident to her mother

D．say that she and David have left London

2．Linda does not think it expensive to ring , because _____．

A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C．she had telephoned home since she was a child

D．she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3．David says, “Nearly four pounds , ”because ______．

A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B．he wants to buy himself a new hat

C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4．Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______．

A．she likes to hear all about the past ．

B．she likes talking

C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D．she is going to pay for the telephone call

5．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________．

A．telling her how much the call is costing

B．writing a letter as she has promised to do

C．telling her that they have arrived safely

D．promising to write, and ringing off

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised (應(yīng)答.) her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

    "If there were an accident." He says, "They'd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. "

    But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

    "If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat," David says, "And one minute's nearly four pounds(英鎊). "

    "That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat," Linda answers.

    She has asked the: man at the hotel (旅館) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

    "Hello, Mum. Is that you?" She says.

    "Six pence per second," David reminds(提醒) her.

  "Hello, love." It is Mrs. Lee, Linda's mother, speaking from London." I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It's a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn't hear me sometimes."

    "Yes, Mum." Linda puts in..."I just wanted to ring to...."

    "I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you ..." Mrs. Lee is a great talker

    "Nearly four pounds." says David.

    Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

    "Yes, all right," says Mrs. Lee," But you will write, won't you, as you did when you were at work ..."

    Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the past. And there is no stopping her. 

"Four pounds fifty," says David.

At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

"There! That wasn't long, was it?"

    "Four pounds, ninety pence." David answers. "And you didn't even say that we've arrived."

1. Linda is telephoning home to_______.

  A. tell her mother some bad news.

  B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother

  D. say that she and David have left London

2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because_______.

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

  B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

  C. she had telephoned home since she was a child

D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3. David says, 'Nearly four pounds', because _______.

  A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

  C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

  D. he wants Mrs. Lee to know how much the call costs

4. Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because _______.

A. she likes to hear all about the past.

  B. Linda had not told her that she has arrived

C. she likes talking

  D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

5. Linda tries to stop her mother by_______.

  A. telling her how much the call is costing.

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and ringing off

Have you felt annoyed when a mobile phone during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to schoo1. Is it a good thing or not?

Anxious parents say that mobile phone s are an important tool（工具）in holding New York city’s families together.

“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid, “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have mobile phones.”

Many American parents think mobile phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.

 “I have her call me when she gets out of school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a mobile phone.”  

What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students said mobile phones were essential and the mobile phone was like all extra（額外的）hand or foot for them.

“I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14. There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.” 

1. You will get        when you hear a mobile phone ring in class. 

A．sad            B．upset        C．excited      D．happy

2. You can use a mobile phone          . 

A．to listen to music                             B．to work as running water

C．to work as a washing machine            D．a(chǎn)s a tool to make clothes

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?           

A．Many American parents don’t think mobile phones are necessary for students.

B．Mobile phones only bring troubles to the school life.

C．Mobile phones connect children with their families when they are outside.

D．Teachers are happy when the mobile phones ring during the class. 

4. What does the underlined word “essential” mean in Chinese?           

A．時髦的        B．必要的      C．昂貴的      D．可悲的 

5. This article is about the        caused by the rule that students are not allowed to take mobile phones to school. 

A．happiness       B．interest     C．problems     D．possibility

A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?”
Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home. It can’t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.
But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs(發(fā)出呼嚕呼嚕的聲音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.
But human beings have something that no animals have---- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.
No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we don’t know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.
【小題1】What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

 Have you felt annoyed when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out* in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?

Anxious* parents say that mobile phones are an important tool* in holding New York City’s families together.

“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine*, we have running water, and we have mobile phones. A number of Americans think mobile phones connect* them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown* places.

 “I have her call me when she gets out school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a mobile phone.

 What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that mobile phones were necessary and the mobile phone was like an extra* hand or foot for them.

 “I feel so bored,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.

1.Elizabeth Lorris Ritter is worried that ______________.

A. students are not allowed to bring mobile phones

B. students spend too much time in listening to music on the mobile phones

C. students bring mobile phones to school and they often ring during the class

D. no rule is carried out to stop students from bringing mobile phones to school

2.____________ American parents disagree with the rule that students can’t bring mobile phones to school.

A.  Some.       B. Many      C. Few     D. No

3.May Chom likes to ______________.

A. go to school without a mobile phone    

B. chat with her friends on the mobile phone on the way to school

C. walk through interesting places with a mobile phone

D. bring a mobile phone to school

4.This writer wants to tell us the __________ in carrying out* the rule not to use a mobile phone in school.

A. importance  B. problem     C. happiness      D. hopeless

Wade is my good friend. We study at the same school. At weekends he usually turns on his computer. He sends and gets e-mails to and from his friends back in France. He also gets on the Internet to learn about what is going on in the world. His parents sometimes take him to some places of interest in China. Sometimes I ask him to come over to my home for a weekend. My parents say that they can’t understand what we talk about because there are two languages in our talks—Chinese and English. My mother sometimes says to him,“Can you talk to my son in Chinese only,Wade?” He always smiles and answers, “Not today. I’m going to speak good Chinese very soon.” He is not good at Chinese and I am weak at English. But we like these talks because we can learn when we are talking.

1.Who writes the passage?

A．A friend of Wade’s                     B．A Chinese teacher

C．Wade’s parents                       D．An English student.

2.From the passage we know that Wade comes from ________.

A．Australia                              B．France

C．the UK                                D．the USA

3.At weekends Wade sometimes ________.

A．takes his parents to visit cities              B．practice speaking Chinese

C．goes to see his friends                    D．reads the world news.

4.We can know from the passage that__________

A．the writer can speak English very well

B．the writer can get e-mails from Wade

C．Wade is only beginning to learn Chinese

D．Wade finds it easy to talk in Chinese

5.The text is mainly about _________

A．Wade’s Chinese friends                 B．Wade’s school life in China

C．Wade’s after-school time                D．Wade’s weekend in China.

Wade is my good friend. We study at the same school. At weekends he usually turns on his computer. He sends and gets e-mails to and from his friends back in France. He also gets on the Internet to learn about what is going on in the world. His parents sometimes take him to some places of interest in China. Sometimes I ask him to come over to my home for a weekend. My parents say that they can’t understand what we talk about because there are two languages in our talks—Chinese and English. My mother sometimes says to him,“Can you talk to my son in Chinese only,Wade?” He always smiles and answers, “Not today. I’m going to speak good Chinese very soon.” He is not good at Chinese and I am weak at English. But we like these talks because we can learn when we are talking.
【小題1】Who writes the passage?

根據(jù)漢語完成句子，每空一詞。（10分）

1.父母經(jīng)常說我們太年輕，不能自己做決定。

Our parents often say that we are ________ young _______ decide for ourselves.

2.隨著時間的流逝，他忘記了哪些不愉快的事情。

As time ________ ________, he forgot those unpleasant things.

3.抱歉，我錯拿了你的包。

Sorry, I took your bag ________ _________.

4.是時候采取措施治理污染了。

It’s time to take measures to ________ _______ pollution.

5.他喜歡坐火車旅行，而不喜歡坐公共汽車旅行。

He _______ travelling by train ________ sitting in a bus.

6.學(xué)生不允許在學(xué)校吸煙。

Students ________ ________ to smoke at school.

7.這些照片使我回想起我上學(xué)的日子。

The pictures ________ me ________ my school days.

8.不管我提什么建議，他總是同意。

? _________ I suggest,? he is in _________.

9.王力跑得如此快，以至于我趕不上了。

Wang Li ran so fast that I couldn’t? _________ _________with him.

10.除非他先去那兒要不我不去.

I __________ go _________ he goes there first.

Can animals do work for us? Some scientists think that animals may do a lot of jobs. They say that we may see many elephants, monkeys, dogs, bears and other animals do a lot of things. Animals can get something to eat if(如果) they do some work for people.

Some scientists say that many different animals may do lots of jobs if they know they will get something to eat. Of course, dogs can guard a house, and elephants can do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. In America apes(猿) can help people make cars. Scientists believe that these big monkeys may drive cars.

1.Many different animals may do many jobs if ___.

A. they can go to the wild. (野外)

B. they learn they can get something to eat

C they have a good place to live in

D. they are happy

2.___ can work for us.

A. Only a few animals     B. Lots of animals

C  Few animals         D. No animals

3.What kind of animals can guard(看護) a house?

A．A dog            B．An elephant        C．An ape           D．A monkey

4.What jobs can elephants do?

A．Doing heavy jobs.                       B．Guarding a house

C．Making cars                            D．Driving cars

5.Which of the following is true?

A．In China apes can help people make cars.

B．Scientists believe that monkeys may play the piano

C．All the animal can do work.

D．Apes may drive cars