2020人教版初中英语专题练习

Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert(机灵的). This means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.

 There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like what you are doing, exercise enough but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that are right for you.

You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment (设备) there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs, and other parts of your body to make you fit . Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.

Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．Which of the following sports is not in the text?

A. Fishing.     B. Running.     C. Swimming.    D. Walking.

2．How many times should you exercise each week?

A. One time.    B. Two times.    C. Three times.    D. Four times.

3．The words “fitness centers” in the text mean __________.

A. 商务中心   B. 健身中心    C. 购物中心     D.医疗中心

4．The equipment in fitness centers will help exercise your _______.

A. arms   B. legs     C. other parts of the body     D. A、B and C

Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the local people of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the local people become unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy(经济). It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance(推进) the well-being (health and happiness) of local people.

Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.

On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a lot of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.

Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.

1．What is probably the reason if local people dislike tourists?

A. Tourists come to enjoy the customs and beauty.    

B. Local people lose jobs.

C. A lot of hotels are built.                       

D. Too many tourists cause traffic problems.

2．What can we do to solve the problems caused by tourism?

A. Make plans properly.                          

B. Help the country’s economy.

C. Build fewer hotels.                           

D. Advance the well-being of local people.

3．If tourism grows too quickly, ___________.

A. businesses will lose money      

B. other parts of the country’s economy will make more money

C. local people will be happier      

D. more local people will work for tourists. 

4．Support facilities needed by tourist attractions includes ___________.

①public places  ②hotels  ③airports  ④roads  ⑤electricity   ⑥sewers  

A. ①②③④⑤       B. ②③④⑤⑥       C. ①②③⑤⑥       D. ①③④⑤⑥

5．If the writer wants to add Paragraph 5 to the passage, he may tell us ________.

A. whether people need to build more hotels      

B. whether people need to plan tourism properly

C. how to deal with the problems above          

D. how to prevent tourism growing too quickly 

Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.

Eat with others. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.

Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.

Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.

Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals This doesn’t mean that you can eat  a bag of chips instead of a meal.

Don’t eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to____most of the food before you rest for the next 8—10 hours.

1．The writer gives us       pieces of advice on healthy eating.

A. 4    B. 5    C. 6    D. 7

2．Which snack is Not mentioned in the passage?

A. Fruits    B. Yogurt    C. Chips    D. Ice cream

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Snacks are bad for our health.

B. We should keep eating until we are full.

C. Dinner is the most important meal of the day.

D. We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed.

4．The underlined(画线)word “digest” means “      ” in Chinese.

A. 消化    B. 享用    C. 储存    D. 循环

5．The passage mainly tells us       .

A. where to eat    B. how to eat    C. why to eat    D. when to eat

In the past month，we’ve been holding our breath for news about a Boeing 777 plane,MH 370．

     It took off from Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)，Malaysia．On March 8．It was heading to Beijing．But about two hours into the flight, the plane went missing．

     There were 239 people on the flight，including 154 Chinese．

     A total of 12 countries including China and the US have joined the search for the plane．

     Did it crash? We know that the weather was clear that day．The pilots didn’t make any distress calls(求救信号)．And as of March l3，experts have not found any broken parts of the plane。

     Was it hijacked(劫机)? Two Iranians(伊朗人)used stolen passports to get into the flight．But now they do not appear to be linked to any possible hijacking of the plane，international police agency Interpol(国际刑警组织)official said on March 11．

     The search is still going on．It could take months or even years to find out what happened

to the flight．

1．When did MH370 go missing?

A．March 8    B．March 9    C．March ll    D．April 8

2．How many Chinese are there on the flight?

A．239    B．1 54    C．1 45   D．85

3．What was the weather like that day? 

A．cloudy    B．rainy    C．fine D．windy

4．Did the pilots make any distress calls before the plane went missing?

A．Yes，they did．    B．No，they didn’t．  C．We don’t know．D．Maybe

5．How long could it take to find out what happened to the flight?

A．several months    B．several years    C．months or years   D．3 months

Tips for avoiding traffic jams:

    The radio has more than just music. Check the local news station for the latest traffic report. Or go online and check traffic cameras before you set out. If there is a jam, you'll be prepared and can try another route.

    Take the road less traveled. Although highways may be the most direct route, back (偏僻的) roads can be much less crowded, which can save you from the frustration of the stop-and-go traffic.

Rush hour isn't just a lovely nickname. It means the morning and afternoon traffic lasts for several hours, but they're still called "rush hour" for a reason - everyone's on the road and in a hurry to get somewhere. Treat rush hour like bad weather - if you don't have to go anywhere, stay off the roads.

    Tips for those unavoidable traffic jams:

    Don't break the law. You've gone 30 feet in 30 minutes and all of a sudden you see people using the shoulders（紧急停车道）． Don't behave like them. Not only is this illegal, but also there's a good  chance they'll get caught or cause even more problems.

    Pay extra attention to zig-zaggers (Z字形行进者). When some people are anxious, they may start changing lanes（车道）every 5 seconds or cut you off, Keep checking your windows and mirrors. for these lane changers.

    Look for an escape. If it is possible to exit the road safely, do it. Use a GPS unit, and you can change your route mid-trip if needed.

    Be courteous. Good manners could help you avoid a possible accident. Allow people in from a lane that is ending. Speeding up to keep them out increases your chances of an accident.

1．To avoid traffic jams,we are advised to do the following EXCEPT_______.

A. get traffic news before leaving

B. choose back roads.

C. avoid rush hours.

D. change lanes frequently.

2．What should we do when there are zig-zaggers?

A.Keep checking the mirrors

B. Stop and let them go first

C. Sound the hom loudly.

D. Drive quickly to keep them out

3．What does the underlined word “courteous”in the last paragraph mean?

A.Energetic    B. Polite    C. Careful    D. Honest

4．In which part of a magazine can this passage be found?

A.Entertainment   B. Market    C. Life    D. Advertisement

Useful Information in Australia

Useful Numbers

All the telephone numbers are useful and free.

。Fire/ Police/ Ambulance(救护车)—000     Telephone information—12455

。Medical(医学的) Care—1300369359       Taxi—1800421113

Surfing the Internet

With so many Internet tearooms and public libraries, it’s easy to surf the Internet in Australia.

Also it’s very cheap for you to surf the Internet.

。Public libraries offer free Internet every day even during public holidays.

。Many travel managers provide connection which is cheap or free.

Post Service

All post offices around the country offer post services(服务) so you can receive mails as you travel around the whole country.

。Post offices are usually open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.

。It costs 50 cents to send a standard（标准的） letter in Australia.

Public Holidays

On public holidays all shops are closed across Australia, so are banks and post offices.

。New Year’s Day—1st January

。Australia Day—26th January

。Christmas Day—25th December

1.If there is a fire, you can call________ in Australia.

A. 1300369359    B. 180042113    C. 000    D. 12455

2.Which is the right time to send a letter in a post office in Australia?

A. At 8:30 on Tuesday.    B. At 9:30 on Sunday.

C. At 8:30 on Saturday.    D. At 9:30 on Monday.

3.Mr. Green lives alone in Australia and he isn’t in good health. He needs a nurse to look after him. What should he do?

A. Go to an Internet tearoom.

B. Send a letter to his son.

C. Call 1300369359.

D. Go to a hospital.

4．Which one might be open on public holidays?

A. Public libraries.    B. Shops.    C. Banks.    D. Post offices.

5．Which one is not right according to（根据）the above passage?

A. Surfing the Internet is cheap in Australia.

B. It costs 50 cents to send a standard letter.

C. Australians go to work on 26th January.

D. Australians don't go shopping on public holidays.

Side A No. 293083

Student Bus Card

 Name:  Lilian

From:  April 1st, 2014

To:     June 30th, 2014

Price:   ￡180

College: University of Chichester

Not valid for travel unless it's used in the bus companies of

Stagecoach, Season., Goldrider and Busabout in the UK.

生词提示：valid有效的

1．The card is used for________.

A. taking a taxi                          B. travelling by train

C. taking a bus                          D. entering the college

2．Lilian is________________.

A. a bus driver                          B. a university student

C. a teacher in a college                  D. a middle school student

3．You can not find _________in the card.

A. Lilian's age                           B. the price

C. the card number                      D. the time limit

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle(奇迹)can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore(药店) with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

1．What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A. Her brother was seriously ill. 

B. They had no money. 

C. Both A and B.

2．In the eye of the girl, a miracle might be _____.

A.something interesting 

B. something beautiful 

C. some wonderful medicine

3．The little girl said again and again “…I can try get some more.”That hows___.

A. she had still kept somemoney 

B. she hoped not to be refused

C. There was no need to worry about money

4．What made the miracle happen?

A.The girl’s love for her brother. 

B. The girl’s money

C.The medicine from the drugstore.

5．From the passage we can infer(推断) that _____.

A. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay.

B. The little girl is lovely but not so clever.

C. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought.

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.

   When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 

Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.

   He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.

   Mr Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.

   Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.

1．Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

A. Where did Arthur grow up?

B. Why did Arthur like tennis best?

C. When was Arthur born?

D. What did Arthur like to do at school?

2．The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.

A. tennis       B. football         C. baseball     D. swimming

3．How did Arthur meet Mr Charity?

A. Arthur’s father asked Mr Charity to give Arthur tennis lessons.

B. While swimming at the pool, Mr Charity met Arthur.

C. While teaching tennis, Mr Charity saw young Arthur.

D. Mr Charity noticed young Arthur was playing tennis well.

4．What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?

A. He entered the park where his father worked.

B. He copied tennis movements without holding a racket.

D. He played tennis better than players who were older than he was.

5．This article is a(n) ____.

A. biography (传记)             B. diary   

C. advertisement                D. piece of news

The world's oldest person, Ms. Baines, died. She celebrated her 115th birthday with congratulations from Barack Obama, President of the United States. Over her life she lived through the terms of 21 US presidents.

    Gertrude Baines passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had lived for her last ten years. Emma Camanag, the hospital's leader said she was a respectable lady. "It is really an honor for the hospital to take care of her over the last 10 years and we will greatly miss her, It is just like we have lost a relative, " said Emma.

    Ms. Baines, who was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1894, had no living relatives. She grew up in the southern US during difficult times. During that time, African American people were required to use separate, often poor, public services. She married young and later divorced(离婚)．Her only child, a daughter, was born in 1909 and died of a terrible disease at the age of 18. Ms. Baines worked as a maid（女佣） in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles where she lived on her own until she was well over 100.

    She once told an interviewer, "As to the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments in my own life."

    She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election, saying she supported him "because he's for the colored people". It was only the second time in her life she had voted, the first time being for John F. Kennedy.

    Ms. Baines became the world's oldest person in January. Japanese woman, Kama Chien, 114, has now taken over the title.

1．Ms, Baines voted for Mr. Obama because he______.

A. was very popular in the hospital   

B. did good things for African Americans

C. did even better than John F. Kennedy   

D. congratulated her on her birthday

2．It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that______.

A. Ms. Baines didn't like any presidents except Mr. Obama and John F. Kennedy

B. Ms. Baines' daughter died many years before her husband

C. Japanese woman Kama Chien is the second oldest in the world now

D. a positive attitude towards life is the main secret of .Ms. Baines' long life

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Ms. Baines liked to live alone.

B. Ms. Baines died in a hospital in Los Angeles.

C. Ms. Baines and her husband had only one child.

D. Ms. Baines used to serve' others in Ohio.

4．The passage is mainly about ______.

A. how Ms, Baines lived for so long   

B. why Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama

C. the world's oldest person, Ms. Baines   

D. Ms. Baines and President Obama .

According to a recent survey, British teenagers are not in good health because they don’t have enough time for sleep. They don’t sleep well, either. They are often disturbed(打扰) by electronic gadgets(器具，装置) in their bedrooms. We call such kind of sleep “junk sleep”.

We did a survey among 1,000 students aged 12 to 16, and we found out that 30 percent of them slept for only 4 to 7 hours a day. Nearly a quarter said they fell asleep while they were watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic gadgets.’

Nowadays, almost all the teenagers have a phone, music system or TV in his or her bedroom. Almost 20 percent of the teenager boys said the quality of their sleep were not good. It was affected by leaving their TVs or computers on. The survey also found out that 40 percent of young people felt tired every day. What’s more, the girls aged 15 to 16 felt the worst among them.

“Teenagers need to realize the importance of sleeping well. If they sleep well, they will be able to study hard and perform well at school. I am shocked to know that so few teenagers have noticed the close connection between sleep and schoolwork,” said Dr Chris.

1.What disturbs British teenager in their bedrooms?

A. Sleep.           B. Electronic gadgets.        C. Schoolwork.

2.According to the result of the survey, how long did 30 percent of students sleep a day?

A. 3 to 7 hours.      B. 4 to 7 minutes.            C. 4 to 7 hours.

3.The word “ quality” means “       ” in Chinese.

A. 数量            B. 质量                    C. 时间

4.Among the students,                felt the worst.

A. the girls aged 13.      B. the girls aged 15.       C. the girls aged 17.

5.What does the passage talk about ?

A. Junk food.           B. Junk sleep.             C. Teenagers.

Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 and died on December 5 , 1791. When he was three, he often had lessons with his elder sister. His father took him through many different countries, where he played music for lots of people.

 But some people didn’t believe a little boy could write such beautiful music. They asked him to stay in a room all by himself for a week and somebody watched the room all the time . In a week , he finished a new piece of music . After that, people believed that he could write beautiful music.

 Mozart died when he was still a young man. During his short life he studied music and taught music and played music and wrote music. Even by working so hard, he couldn’t make much money . Often he had to borrow money from his friends. But his music made him happy and for more than two hundred years his music has made other people happy, too.

1.When he was     , Mozart took music lessons with his sisters.

A. three    B. five    C. young    D. old

2．Mozart lived        .

A. very old    B. long time    C. a long life    D. a short life

3．Although Mozart was famous , he was      .

A. hard    B. rich    C. happy    D. poor

4．His music made       happy.

A. both him and other people    B. only him

C. other people    D. nobody

The H1Nl virus has been spreading world-wide，it is important for us to know how to control it．Please pay attention to the following points：

    1．Don't touch your face．Above all，keep your hands away from your eyes，mouth and nose，all of which serve pathways(途径) for the viruses(病毒) to enter your body．

    2．Wash your hands．If you have to touch your face，wash your hands，getting under the fingernails for 20 to 30 seconds with hot soap and water before．Soaps with surfactants(表面活性剂) can deal with flu viruses．

    3．Cover your nose and mouth．When someone sneezes or coughs，liquid(液体) drops with flu viruses as far as three feet through the air and land on your nose and mouth，so it's best to keep at least an arm's length distance when talking to someone who shows signs of infection(感染)．In order to protect others，cover your mouth and nose with a tissue(纸巾) when you cough or sneeze，and clean your hands afterward．Viruses can live for hours，or even longer when on the skin or other surfaces such as keyboards．

    4．Consider buying a mask in case you need it in the future．Some research suggests that masks reduce the risk of getting the flu viruses by as much as 80%．But it also suggests that if you don't wash hands，the mask doesn't work well．So wash your hands and use the mask，especially wearing face masks in crowded places is also useful．

    根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．The article mainly tells ________．

A．the H1N1 virus has been spreading world-wide   

B．how to control the H1N1 virus

C．cover your nose and mouth  

D．everyone should buy a mask in the future

2．How does the viruses enter your body easily?

A．Get though your mouth．  B．Get though your nose．

C．Get though your eyes． D．All of the above．

3．What can we do with the flu viruses?

A．Water．  B．Masks．    C．Soaps with surfactants．   D．Tissues．

4．How long can the viruses live on the skin or other surfaces such as keyboards?

A．For an hour．     B．For several hours．C．For two weeks．     D．For a year．

5．Which of the statements is Not True?

A．Wash your hands before meals．

B．When you cough or sneeze，you should cover your mouth and nose with a tissue．

C．You shouldn't often touch your mouth，eyes and nose．

D．When you put a mask，you can often go to the crowded places．

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.” Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to find a job in radio station. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.

I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.

On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.

1．What’s the writer’s ideal job?

A. A sportsman.    B. A shop assistant.

C. A sports announcer.    D. A businessman.

2．Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? Because             .

A. he was too young

B. he didn’t get college education

C. he’s not a good-looking person

D. he hadn’t got enough experience

3．Which of the following is True according to the article?

A. You just need wait for some time, then luck will come.

B. Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.

C. It’s important for you to wait for luck.

D. You should trust your mother.

4．The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” means “            ”

A. But I was refused every time

B. But I was successful every time

C. But I lost my way every time

D. But the door of every station was always closed

5．What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Mother’s Words.

B. Everything Happens For The Best.

C. No One Is Always Lucky .

D. To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult.

In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.

To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream(梦幻) World Cups ”in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a bule bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.

Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makeds more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.

1．If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______.

A. Many football fans 　B. a very good team 　C. many football player　D. a big playground

2．The next World Cup will be held in_______.

A. 2006 　　　　　B. 2007 　　　　C. 2005 　　　　　D. 2004

3．From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_________.

A. people playing football 　

B. pictures of some football stars

C. a sunny sky D. flowers

D．flowers

4．In “Dream World Cup”,the children drew the flags of some countries______.

A. to show their love for their owe country

B. to tell the people their stories

C. to show their good wishes for the football teams

D. to show their new ideas about football

5．Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______.

A. they are interested in football              

B. they are football fans

C. they think their favourite players are great    

D. all of A,B and C

It’s so beautiful outside that spending the day in the office would be very boring. So why not take the vacations(假期)off? A new survey(调查)found that 31﹪of U.S workers don’t always take all of their vacation days. Americans have 12 vacation days on average(平均)each year, but they give back an average of 3 vacation days each year.

So why don’t they use up their vacation days? Some say they would rather get money back for their unused days; some busy workers say they just can’t leave their work. Americans have fewer vacation days than workers in any other country surveyed.

The French take their vacations seriously. French workers get an average of 39 vacation days, and 40﹪ plan to take at least one there-to-four-week vacation.

Workers in Sweden receive an average of 25 vacation days a year, but they can’t find time to use them all. More workers there return vacation days than any other country surveyed.

British workers have the longest working week in Europe(欧洲),with 23 vacation days --the shortest vacation. So they feel overworked.75﹪ say their weekends or vacations are too short and 40﹪ would sacrifice a day’s pay(工资)for one more vacation day.

1．____________ U.S workers don’t always take all of their vacation days.

A. All            B. Most          C. Some          D. Few

2．How many vacation days do Americans have on average each year in fact?

A.9              B.12            C.15              D.23

3．Which country has the most workers working during the vacation days?

A. America.       B. France.        C. Sweden.        D. great  Britain.

4．What does the word “sacrifice” mean in the last sentence?

A. Use up.        B. Put up.         C. Take up.         D. Give up.

5．Which of the following is true?

A. Some American workers are too busy to leave their work.

B. French workers can take one Three-to-four week days.

C. Swedish workers can enjoy all of their vacation days.

D. British workers have the shortest vacation days of all the countries surveyed.

A beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night. So she rented an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were the words: “Four hours watching Miss Ball sing and dance: $3,” with this note: “After 5 p.m., I get fifteen shillings an hour instead of ten shillings.”

1．In this article, “Miss Ball” was the name of _______.

A. a place where people sang and danced

B. a dance party

C. an actress                          

D. a ball

2．The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping ________.

A. he would be pleased　　               

B. he would ask less money for his work

C. he would charge more money for his work 

D. he would praise her musical show

3．After the painter got the tickets from the actress, he _______.

A. sold them for $3             B. went to watch the musical show　　

C. paid $3 for them             D. was very thankful to her

I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was hurt in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court（法院）.

After the accident , my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and decided  to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was amazed. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my accident, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.

My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to refuse his help. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience（缺少经验）, I told the insurance（保险） company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time and I left without getting a cent.

1．The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A. he felt sorry for the author

B. he thought it was a chance to make some money

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

2．The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .

A. ask for a price    B. stop paying     C. pay instead of    D. give some help to

3．A good lawyer is important for the writer to _________________.

A. be well treated by the doctor     

B. talk with the person responsible for the accident  

C. get what he should for his injury      

D. get well before he leaves that country.

4．Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.

A. friendly        B. selfish(自私的)    C. professional       D. busy

We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They’re in their shells ---sleeping .

Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into its shell and closes the opening with a thin cover. Then it goes to sleep. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So whenever it rains, it goes inside its shell house and goes to sleep. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It can take a short sleep. Or it can sleep for days at a time. And it spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.

In spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out of from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. It can’t see very well. Its eyes, at the ends of the top feelers are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to the new greens. Then the snail’s little mouth goes to work.

A snail’s mouth is no longer than the point of a pin(针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are so small that you can’t see them. But they do their work.. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out. And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.

Mostly, a snail looks for food at night .But on cloudy days it eats in the daytime. It eats all day long. A snail can go on eating for hours and never feel full.

1．A snail__________.

A. moves more slowly in the daytime      B. has thousands of feet

C. doesn’t move at all                  D. sleeps much of the time

2．In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell” the word “draw” means_________.

A. to make with a pen                  B. to keep away from

C. to pull                            D. to move to end

3．From the story we know_________.

A. the snail’s shell is very thin

B. a snail can’t see well

C. the snail’s nose is quite short

D. the snail’s body changes in different seasons

4．A snail goes to sleep when_________.

A. it feels hungry                  B. it is put in a paper box

C. spring is coming                      D. it rains heavily

5．Which of the following in not true?

A. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun.

B. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.

C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out..

D. The snail’s strong sense of smell helps to find things far away.

As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success.

Scientists have found out that__________________to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The damage(危害) done by radiation won't be discovered until their children or even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really helpful medicine has been.

Space junk is also thought______________. It's reported that there are 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space junk. An explosion(爆炸) in 1996 made a cloud of 300,000.fragments, each at least 4mm in size, and even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage. Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working on helpful ways to do with space junk.

Although space is really dangerous, it interests everyone on the earth. In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment.

1．__________ shows the man-made things in space in the correct way.

2．Space junk and radiation in space are dangerous to___________ .

A. spacemen working in space    B. people only on the earth

C. all the people except children    D. the old people on the earth

3．The underlined word “fragments” means “       ”.

A. 烟雾    B. 泡沫    C. 云块    D. 碎片

4．Which of the following about the passage(短文) is TRUE?

A. The passage tells us that radiation in space comes from the sun and other stars.

B. Every one of us can make a trip to space now.

C. Scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space.

D. People are afraid to travel to space because it’s too dangerous.

5．The best title(标题) of the passage is        .

A. Space Radiation    B. Space Danger    C. Space Junk    D. Space Travel