陈威

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I will never forget the lesson about my window. Four years ago， I moved to a house in a large town. One of my new neighbors house was only a few feet away from mine. There lived a woman. Through one of my windows， I could see her reading by her window every afternoon.

Several months later， I found I couldnt see the woman clearly. I thought her window was too dirty. I said to myself， “Why doesnt she clean her window？ It looks terrible！”

One afternoon， I decided to clean my house including （包括） the window. I felt tired after three hours of hard work. So I sat down by the window for a rest. What a surprise！ I could see the woman reading there clearly again！By that time， I realized that my own window was too dirty， not hers！I really felt ashamed for myself. I had been watching her through my dirty window in the past days！

The experience is very important for me. So I try to clean the window of my heart before judging （评判） others.

（ ）1. How long has the writer lived in the house according to the passage？

A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.

（ ）2. The writer couldnt see the woman clearly because .

A. the writers window was dirty B. the womans house was too far

C. the woman didnt open her window

（ ）3. The underlined word “ashamed” means .

A. 高兴的 B. 放松的 C. 羞愧的

（ ）4. According to the passage， the writer has learnt how to .

A. clean the house B. judge others C. help neighbors

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One afternoon， in Paris， I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of some great paintings of excellent artists.

A young couple looking at the paintings in front of me were talking non-stop. I watched them a moment and decided she was doing all the talking. In fact， I was surprised at this man for putting up with her everlasting speech. Bored by their noise， I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved through those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice， I moved away at once.

I was standing at the museum gift shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit （出口）.

“Hes a brave man，” said the shop assistant. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. But he and his wife come in whenever theres a new art show.”

It explained the non-stop talk！ A sudden sense of shame came to my heart for what I was thinking just now. “But what does he get out of the art？” I asked.

“His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”

At that moment I realized what is patience， courage and love. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who cant see and courage of a husband who would not allow blindness change his love towards art. And I felt the love shared by the two as I watched them walking away holding each others hands.

（ ）1. How did the writer feel in the beginning when hearing the womans talking？

A. Surprised. B. Bored. C. Excited. D. Happy.

（ ）2. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1？

A. The writer was waiting for somebody.

B. The writer was a silent person.

C. The writer was looking for some great paintings.

D. The writer wanted t to enjoy some great paintings quietly and carefully.

（ ）3. The woman kept talking while she and her husband were enjoying the art show because

.

A. she was too excited to keep silent B. she preferred talking to listening

C. she had to explain everything to her blind husband

D. she liked to show off in front of others

（ ）4. What did the writer think of the woman at last？

A. The woman was too noisy. B. The woman was patient and loving.

C. The woman was blind. D. The woman was brave.

（ ）5. The passage mainly shows us .

A. patience， courage and love B. how to watch paintings

C. how art changed peoples life D. a trip

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“I dont want to move！” Fred said to his father. “I like living here in New York City. And I like to play in the streets. My friends are here. I want to stay！” “We have to move， Fred.” Mr. Sparks said， “I have a new job on the island. Why dont you go with us？”

“No.” Fred answered.

After a few weeks， the sparks family left the city by plane. They flew over water. At last they saw the land. “That is Hawaii. It is beautiful！” Mr. Sparks said.

“I dont care what it is like，” said Fred， “I wish I could go back to New York City right now！”

They lived in their new home near the sea. It rained a little every day. When the sun came out again， they could see a rainbow every day. Mr. Sparks said， “We could see rainbows only once in a while before.” People nearby came to visit them. The visitors brought fruit from their gardens.

Weeks went by. One day Fred wrote to Bob and in the letter he said， “I still miss my old friends. But I guess these are our happy islands. Please come to see me. I know you will like Hawaii， too.”

（ ）1. The Sparks family had to move to Hawaii because .

A. Fred had friends there B. Mr. Sparks didnt like living in New York

C. Fred wanted to play in the streets D. Mr. Sparks had work there

（ ）2. The Sparks family went to Hawaii .

A. by plane B. by bus C. by train D. by ship

（ ）3. How often could the Sparks family see rainbows in Hawaii？

A. Once in a while. B. Once a week. C. Twice a year. D. Every day.

（ ）4. People in their neighborhood were very .

A. strict B. serious C. friendly D. funny

（ ）5. Which of the following is NOT true？

A. At first Fred wished to stay in New York City.

B. The Sparks family dont like the weather in Hawaii.

C. People on that island grew fruit in their gardens.

D. Fred began to like his new home after a few weeks.

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My name is Sam. I joined a club called “passing help” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.

One evening this May， on my way home my old car broken down （出故障）. It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride （搭便车）， but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.

After a while， a bus came， but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes， but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.

When I reached the bus station， I got to know that the bus to your town couldnt come， so I returned here. I just cant leave you here，” she said， “Get in my car and I will take you back to

your home.”

“It is a long way.” I said.

“Come on， sir，” she said， “Lets go.”

On the way she told me a story. A few days ago， there wasnt gas （汽油） in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.

When we got to my home， I wanted to give her some money to thank her， but she didnt accept her. “I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” She

said.

（ ）1. What happened to Sam one evening this May？

A. He lost his way. B. His car broken down.

C. He was hurt in an accident. D. He couldnt reach the gas station.

（ ）2. Sam didnt think of going home that evening .

A. by train B. by bus C. by car D. by taxi

（ ）3. From the passage， we know that the young woman was .

A. a club boss. B. a taxi driver C. a bus driver. D. a gas station worker

（ ）4. The young woman wanted Sam to .

A. give her some money B. get on her bus

C. take her to her house D. help others just as she did

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

A. A Kind Old Man B. Getting A Ride C. Passing Help D. A Broken Car

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New rules and behavior standards （标准） for middle school students came out in March. Middle School is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students wont only have high marks. They will also be kids who dont dye their hair， smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.

Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone elses work in an exam？ Dont do it again！ Thats not what an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room， dont tell your parents you have done homework.

Do more at school. Good students are kind to other people and love animals. April is a bird loving month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate？ You should join！ That way， you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. When more people work together， it makes it more fun for everyone.

Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost？ Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others， not only yourself.

Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon？ Maybe we will discover Earth II some day. Dont look down on new ideas. Everyones 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？ Dont let it happen to you. If you have to go home late， you should take care of yourself and let your parents know.

Use the internet carefully. The internet can be useful for your studies. But something on the internet isnt good for kids， so try to look at Web pages that are good sites for children.

（ ）1. An honest student should .

A. tell the truth even when he is wrong B. copy someone else's work in an exam

C. try to think of others，not only yourself

D. quarrel with your teammates when your basketball team loses

（ ）2. The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about .

A. making your team stronger B. being strict with others

C. learning from each other D. working together with others

（ ）3. Paragraph 5 tells students to .

A. live on the moon B. discover Earth II

C. look down on new ideas D. be open to new ideas

（ ）4. Good Web sites for children can .

A. be a waste of time B. make life much easier

C. help them with their studies D. do homework for them

（ ）5. The school new rules will help kids by telling them .

A. how they can study well B. what is right and what is wrong

C. what they should do at school D. how they can protect themselves

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Reading Oliver James Affluenza， I thought about what often happens at home. My 12-year-old daughter is in tears. “I have to take a test tomorrow. I dont understand any of it，” she cries out. After shouting and shutting her door， she calms down enough to go through her notes. The following day I ask her how the test went and she just says “OK， I got a nine”.

“Wow. Well done！” I say， before she finishes with “But I never get a ten！”

According to James， this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development， which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money. To test this， I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests. She looked at me as if I was thick. “Well， if I dont get good grades， I wont be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff.”

I was quite surprised， because I dont consider myself a pushy parent. But James suggests and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright. He points to the Danish system （体制） of education as a better model. Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.

For me， I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle， recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules， yet I have lived a happy life. What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations， or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality.

This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind. And he is looking for schools where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests， something more like Tongjon. Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools. It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea， and indeed in many other school systems around the world.

As the Russian poet Pushkin said， “Inspiration （灵感） is needed in geometry （几何学） just as much as in poetry”， and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them.

（ ）1. What does the writer probably think of his / her daughter？

A. She sets herself a goal too high to reach.

B. She should be more polite to her parents.

C. She is hard-working but not very bright.

D. She takes her grades much too seriously.

（ ）2. What does the word obsession in paragraph 3 mean？

A. A plain and unavoidable fact. B. A satisfied and very proud state.

C. A practical and widely-used way. D. A fixed and often unreasonable idea.

（ ）3. What can we infer from the passage？

A. Social skills are as important as high grades.

B. Interest in grades can shake self-confidence.

C. The writer regrets not having studied hard at school.

D. Danish educational system is for very smart students.

（ ）4. The writer wants to tell us that .

A. learning happily is the key to self-development

B. top marks may be helpful to increase ones interest

C. tests should be improved to give children inspiration

D. education should meet one's needs for word and money

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Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighboring farms. For 35 years they farmed side by side， sharing machinery and goods as needed， without a single problem.

However， one autumn， things changed. It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse， which grew into a major difference. The difference led to angry words， followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers.

One morning there was a knock on Pauls door. He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox. “Im looking for a few days work，” the builder said. “Are there any jobs here I could help with？”

“Yes，” answered Paul， extremely pleased to see the builder. “I do have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek （小溪）. Thats my brothers farm. That creek used to be a grass field， but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek. But Ill go him one better. See that pile of wood？ I want you to build me a fence， two meters tall， so I wont need to see him anymore.”

The builder said thoughtfully. “I think I understand the situation and Ill be able to do a job

that pleases you.”

Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work. When he returned， the builder had just finished his job. Paul was shocked. Instead of a fence there was a bridge， stretching from one side of the creek to the other.

As Paul stood on the bridge， staring in amazement， his younger brother Jason， came across， and took Pauls hand. “You are a good man to have built this bridge after all Ive done.” said

Jason.

Then， Paul， with tears in his eyes， said to the builder who was packing his bag to go， “Thank you so much. Please stay. I have much more for you to do.”

“Id love to.” the builder said quietly， “but， I have many more bridges to build.”

（ ）1. What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers？

A. The digging of the creek. B. A problem about a farm animal.

C. Who owned the field between the farms.

D. Who would pay for building the fence.

（ ）2. The underlined expression “go him one better” in paragraph 4 means .

A. do something even worse B. improve the situation

C. point out his mistake D. help him out

（ ）3. What do we know about the brothers？

A. They had been fighting for many years. B. Their farms were not very successful.

C. They finally realized their mistakes. D. They liked building bridges.

（ ）4. Why did the builder build the bridge？

A. He needed a way to get across the river.

B. There was not enough wood for the fence.

C. He misunderstood Pauls instructions.

D. He wanted to bring the brothers together.

（ ）5. In what order did the following take place in the story？

a. The brothers stood on the bridge. b. Jason dug the creek.

c. The brothers became angry with each other. d. The builder asked for work.

e. Paul went into town.

A. b，c，e，d，a B. c，b，d，e，a C. b，e，c，a，d D. c，d，b，a，e

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Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured in car accidents where drivers were using their mobile phones. Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though its dangerous.

Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate on driving and talking at the same time. It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much. A recent study found that when drivers were talking on their mobile phones， their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much—and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally. It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers.

And talking isnt even the most serious problem， texting is. Unbelievably， another recent study reported that 22% of adults admitted they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month. An average text message takes 90 seconds to write and send. That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phones screen and not at the road. The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make matters worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before.

Using a mobile phone while driving puts others lives at risk. No matter how well we drive， if another driver is not being professional or careful， we are put in danger by their actions. Such drivers are selfish， careless and should have their driving licenses （驾照） canceled.

There is no doubt that mobile phones call be fun and are extremely useful， especially when youre in trouble. But there is no need to use them while driving. Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trouble of your own.

（ ）1. The underlined word “them” in paragraph 1 refers to .

A. phone users B. mobile phones C. drivers D. ears

（ ）2. According to the passage， if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally， they will need seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone.

A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15

（ ）3. According to the passage， in what order do the following activities influence driving？

Dangerous→More dangerous→Most dangerous

A. drinking→talking on phone→texting B. texting→talking on phone→drinking

C. talking on phone→texting→drinking D. drinking→texting→talking on phone

（ ）4. Why will new types of mobile phones make the driving problem worse？

A. It will take longer to send text messages.

B. People will want to talk on their phones more often.

C. There will be more things for people to do with their phones.

D. People think the new phones are easier and safer to use.

（ ）5. According to the writer， what should be done to people who use mobile phones when

driving？

A. They should be put into prison. B. Their cars should be taken away.

C. Their phones should be taken from them.

D. They should not be allowed to drive any longer.

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Long ago， people lived on wild animals， fruits and other plants and they didnt need to use money.

As time passed， families had more products （产品） than they needed， such as animals and crops. So they needed to trade （交易） with others. They began to use money to make it easier. However， it was not like the money we use today. They used shells， rice， salt or large stones.

During the 600s BC， people began using coins as money. Because they were easier to carry than goods （货物）， countries began to make coins as their money.

The Chinese were the first to use paper money， probably in the 11th century. An Italian traveler， Marco Polo， saw the Chinese use paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. After his travel， he told the western people what he saw. But European countries didnt start using paper money till the 1600s.

Today we have many ways to pay for things， such as coins， paper money and cards. Some prefer to pay by card. Thats because paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.

（ ）1. People began to use money because they .

A. lived on plants B. raised animals C. needed to trade

（ ）2. People used as money during the 600s BC.

A. shells B. coins C. cards

（ ）3. Which country used paper money first？

A. Japan. B. USA. C. China.

（ ）4. The passage tells us the of money.

A. history B. use C. collection

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Are you bored with your daily life？ Here are some things you should try before you are 18， because after that its too late.

Learn to swim

Seriously， this is so important that it can save your life. If you cant swim well， you wont be able to do water sports like waterskiing， surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.

Try at least one kind of team sports

Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You cant just think of yourself， but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball， football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy， and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too—youll go to lots of parties and make many friends.

Collect something

One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps， or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done， like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you wont forget.

（ ）1. The most important reason for learning to swim is that .

A. it can save your life B. it can make you healthy

C. you might easily do lots of things

（ ）2. “A good social life” in the passage means .

A. youll study in groups B. youll go to parties and make many friends

C. youll take part in many matches

（ ）3. The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to .

A. collect something B. do some water sports C. send emails to your friends

（ ）4. What kind of collection is NOT mentioned （提及） in the passage？

A. Stamps. B. Cinema tickets. C. Snowballs.

（ ）5. The passage is mainly about before you are 18.

A. good habits to keep B. skills to have C. things to do

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Hip hop or rap （说唱） music as it is also called， started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. But today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music. This kind of music comes from reggae， disco and funk music. Rapping means speaking to the rhythm of the music， and it is an important part of the music. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Rapping in class.

Would you like to rap in class？ Well actually， hip pop music is played in more than 10，000 schools in the USA. Why？ There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the positive results it has had on exam marks. One teacher said， “Ive used hip hop songs in class， and I have never seen my students so crazy about history！ You cant imagine how well they imagine how well they remember what I teach！ We even try to write our own songs.”

Whose idea was Flocabulary？

Blake Harrison， a high school student， was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”， or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea？ Well， he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So， why not make lessons into songs？ Today together with Alex Rappaport， a song writer， Blake produces hip hop songs for maths， science and literature （文学）. They are now used in schools with great success.

（ ）1. Rap music started in New York city.

A. in the 1970s B. In a high school C. in the 19 th century D. In a music class

（ ）2. From the passage， we can learn “Flocabulary” is a program to .

A. Write rap music B. Sing a song by talking

C. Remember the words of a song D. help teach some school subjects

（ ）3. The underlined word “positive” in paragraph 2 most probably means .

A. bad B. good C. final D. direct

（ ）4. Blake Harrison has produced hip hop songs for school subject EXCEPT .

A. maths B. science C. history D. literature

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Each country has many kind people who volunteer to take care of others. For example， some high school and university students in the US often spend many hours as volunteers in hospital or old peoples homes. They read books for the people or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.

Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of the sick people. They clean up their houses or do the shopping. For boys who dont have fathers there is an organization called “Big Brothers”. University students and other people take these boys to play baseball games and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Each city has a lot of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or take part in other activities. Some of these clubs show movies or have short trips to the mountains， the beaches or the museums. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and university students as volunteers because they can understand the problems of these boys and girls more easily.

Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

（ ）1. Which place is not mentioned about volunteering in the US ？

A. Sick peoples homes. B. Hospital.

C. Old peoples homes. D. Zoos.

（ ）2. What is “Big Brothers”？

A. Its a name of a club. B. Its the name of famous movie.

C. Its the home for children who have no brothers.

D. Its an organization for boys who dont have fathers.

（ ）3. Why do most of the clubs use a lot of high school and university students as volunteers？

A. Because they can understand the problem children.

B. Because they are young enough to get on well with the child.

C. Because they know the things the young children usually learn from their fathers.

D. Because they have more free time.

（ ）4. What do volunteers believe？

A. The happiest people in the world are those who join some clubs.

B. Bringing happiness to others make them the happiest people in the world.

C. The happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy.

D. The happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy.

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（ ）1. All the information about the writer must be included except his/her .

A. school name B. e-mail address

C. telephone number D. year of birth

（ ）2. What is required （要求） for the articles wanted according to the passage？

A. They must be fully created by the writers themselves.

B. They must be typed in single space and on both sides.

C. They must be provided with photos and descriptions.

D. They must be sent with the copies of texts and pictures

（ ）3. According to the passage， you can send your articles .

A. within 3 weeks B. all summer

C. during the whole term D. all the year round

（ ）4. How many ways can you find in the passage to contact School Life？

A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.

（ ）5. Who do you think will write articles for School Life？

A. Students who are interested in writing.

B. Teachers who love writing and taking photos.

C. Readers who had a happy time in their childhood.

D. Parents who wish their kids to be popular writers.

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（ ）1. The advertisements above are about .

A. shopping B. food

C. travel D. hotels

（ ）2. If you go to Bangkok， you can .

A. Climb Mountains

B. enjoy the scenery of the forests

C. live in the Post Hotel

D. buy fruits while sitting in your boat

（ ）3. According to （根据） the advertisements， we know that .

A. the hottest travel place is Soll

B. maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai

C. the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok

D. the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high

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（ ）1. For whom is this form above most probably written？

A. Parents. B. Children.

C. Teachers. D. Students.

（ ）2. According to the information given in the form， why dont students like to study？

A. Because of too much homework.

B. Because they dont know how to get on well with classmates.

C. Because of the influence of computer games.

D. Because they dont like to do exercise.

（ ）3. will help you avoid becoming short-sighted.

A. Doing eye exercises regularly B. Reading in bed

C. Reading in the sun D. Reading too long

（ ）4. If you feel stressed， you should .

A. do less homework

B. make plans for your study， hobbies and relaxation

C. fight with others

D. have some snacks

（ ）5. Peter is very fat. Maybe he .

A. plays computer games too much

B. has too many snacks

C. doesnt like to do exercise

D. B&C

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The NBA playoffs （季后赛） began on April 28， and the next two months will be filled with games decided in the final minutes. The playoffs are also a way to show off the worlds best basketball players.

Theres a saying from Spiderman： “With great power comes great responsibility （责任）.” This is true no matter whether you are a class monitor or a president. A recent survey in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better for other kids if they were president. “Providing shelter” topped the list.

May 19， 1613： Xu Xiake， a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty， started his trip around China， which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011， China announced its first National Tourism Day， held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.

Do you have female friends that refer to as “guimi”？ If you are a girl and the answer is yes， you are a lucky dog. “Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In

English， the word to use is “BFF”—which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”， you should use “bromeo”， which is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”.

CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake， it could detect （探测） quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic （地震引起的） waves actually hit them， and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast Chinas Fujian Province and has proven successful.

（ ）1. The above five passages may be .

A. from posters B. from newspapers

C. from ads D. from novels

（ ）2. From the passage we know May 19 is in China.

A. the beginning of the NBA playoffs B. in memory of Spiderman

C. Earthquake Day D. National Tourism Day

（ ）3. “Guimi” refers to .

A. any female friend B. any male friend

C. your most honest friends D. those friends who can only share happiness

（ ）4. Chinas earthquake monitoring and warning system could .

A. forecast an earthquake B. be used in Zhejiang Province

C. not detect quakes D. notify people within seconds

（ ）5. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage？

A. China will build earthquake warning system in five years.

B. In English， the word “BFF” stands for best friend forever.

C. The playoffs can show off the worlds best football players.

D. “Providing shelter” topped the list in American kids survey.

May 19， 1613： Xu Xiake， a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty， started his trip around China， which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011， China announced its first National Tourism Day， held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.

Do you have female friends that refer to as “guimi”？ If you are a girl and the answer is yes， you are a lucky dog. “Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In

English， the word to use is “BFF”—which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”， you should use “bromeo”， which is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”.

CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake， it could detect （探测） quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic （地震引起的） waves actually hit them， and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast Chinas Fujian Province and has proven successful.

（ ）1. The above five passages may be .

A. from posters B. from newspapers

C. from ads D. from novels

（ ）2. From the passage we know May 19 is in China.

A. the beginning of the NBA playoffs B. in memory of Spiderman

C. Earthquake Day D. National Tourism Day

（ ）3. “Guimi” refers to .

A. any female friend B. any male friend

C. your most honest friends D. those friends who can only share happiness

（ ）4. Chinas earthquake monitoring and warning system could .

A. forecast an earthquake B. be used in Zhejiang Province

C. not detect quakes D. notify people within seconds

（ ）5. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage？

A. China will build earthquake warning system in five years.

B. In English， the word “BFF” stands for best friend forever.

C. The playoffs can show off the worlds best football players.

D. “Providing shelter” topped the list in American kids survey.

May 19， 1613： Xu Xiake， a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty， started his trip around China， which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011， China announced its first National Tourism Day， held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.

Do you have female friends that refer to as “guimi”？ If you are a girl and the answer is yes， you are a lucky dog. “Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In

English， the word to use is “BFF”—which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”， you should use “bromeo”， which is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”.

CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake， it could detect （探测） quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic （地震引起的） waves actually hit them， and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast Chinas Fujian Province and has proven successful.

（ ）1. The above five passages may be .

A. from posters B. from newspapers

C. from ads D. from novels

（ ）2. From the passage we know May 19 is in China.

A. the beginning of the NBA playoffs B. in memory of Spiderman

C. Earthquake Day D. National Tourism Day

（ ）3. “Guimi” refers to .

A. any female friend B. any male friend

C. your most honest friends D. those friends who can only share happiness

（ ）4. Chinas earthquake monitoring and warning system could .

A. forecast an earthquake B. be used in Zhejiang Province

C. not detect quakes D. notify people within seconds

（ ）5. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage？

A. China will build earthquake warning system in five years.

B. In English， the word “BFF” stands for best friend forever.

C. The playoffs can show off the worlds best football players.

D. “Providing shelter” topped the list in American kids survey.