More than 700 years ago, Scotland was fighting with England. The King of England wanted to control Scotland. He had a strong army so it was difficult for the Scots to fight. They lost many times. King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army.

One rainy day, King Robert lay in a cave (洞穴). He thought that he was not good enough to be a king. He was so worried that he didn’t even see a spider near him. He looked up when he saw the spider climbing. It was trying to climb up to its web at the top of the cave but it fell down.

“How sad!” thought King Robert. “The spider is like me. It’s not strong enough.”

He watched while the spider tried again. It fell down a second time.

“Be careful little spider, or you might die,” he said. “Life is so hard. You’ll never

get back to your web.” But the spider tried again and again. King Robert watched while it slowly climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider got to the web.

“You are such a great spider,” he said. “If you can keep trying, I can too. I must carry on fighting. I won’t let the English win.” Then his army grew strong and they stopped the English army successfully.

1.Why was it difficult for the Scots to fight the English?

A. Because the Scots were too weak.

B. Because the King of England was very smart.

C. Because the English army was very strong.

D. Because the King of Scotland was not good enough.

2.Where was the spider’s web?

A. On the wall of the cave.

B. At the entrance of the cave.

C. In the middle of the cave.

D. At the top of the cave.

3.What did King Robert think of the spider at first?

A. It was clever.

B. It was careless.

C. It was not that strong.

D. It was great.

4.In what order did the following take place in the story?

a. The spider got to its web.

b. The spider fell down many times.

c. King Robert got his army to be strong enough to fight the English.

d. King Robert saw a spider trying to climb up to its web in a cave.

e. King Robert thought he should be like the spider.

A. d-b-a-e-c

B. c-d-b-a-e

C. d-e-b-a-c

D. c-d-e-b-a

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. We have to be strong if we want to win.

B. Keep trying and we will get what we want.

C. Try to find an easier way when we meet difficulties.

D. Life is so hard and sometimes we have to give up something.

My name is Lily. I’m a junior high school student from Guangzhou. Last winter holiday, I visited Hong Kong for the first time with my mother and her workmates. Before we went through the entrance of the Customs and Excise Department (香港海关，缩写为CED), we had to wait for more than four hours there. All the passengers must show their permits (许可证) to the workers at the CED one by one. So there were a large number of people waiting in lines at the entrance hall. It took us a long time to walk along the metal pipes which divided the big hall into many different parts. So the entrance hall looked like a huge puzzle. Everyone should finish walking through the puzzle if they wanted to pass the entrance. I waited patiently and walked slowly after others. I just could see the back of their heads. It was difficult for me to breathe because too many people were there. At last I passed it but I was too tired to say a word.

Last month I visited Hong Kong again. But this time I didn’t spend much time waiting at the entrance of the CED because I got an Electronic Exit Permit with an “Electronic Brain” in it. When I passed the port of Hong Kong, I just needed to use it to touch the button at the entrance. It can save much time for people. I plan to visit Hong Kong again sometime in the future.

1.Who did Lily go to Hong Kong with last winter holiday?

A. Her classmates

B. Her friends.

C. Her mother.

D. Her relatives.

2.How long did it take Lily to go through the entrance of the CED for her first visit?

A. Less than one hour.

B. About two hours.

C. About three hours.

D. More than four hours.

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

A. Passengers must show their boat tickets to the workers at the CED.

B. The entrance hall of the CED is small and crowded.

C. The Electronic Exit Permit saves passengers much time.

D. Passengers can enter Hong Kong by pressing the button at the entrance with fingers.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Lily’s two different trips to Hong Kong.

B. Lily’s experiences of passing the entrance of the CED.

C. The crowded entrance hall of the CED.

D. The advantage of using Electronic Exit Permits.

5.Where can we read the passage?

A. On a blog.

B. In a history book.

C. In an encyclopeadia.

D. From an advertisement.

We’ve seen 3D films, 3D TVs and so on. They are so     that young people like to watch them very much. Have you ever heard of 3D     ? That was what the Belgian (比利时的) newspaper, La Derniere Heure, tried to do for its readers. This was Europe’s     3D newspaper.

It took the team two months to     the 3D newspaper. The team printed 115,000 copies of the special edition of La Derniere Heure. It was more than the usual     of the printed copies.

Each of these newspapers came with a pair of free 3D glasses. All the     and ads in the newspaper were in 3D and the text was the same as usual.     could get the best result by holding the paper 50 cm away from the eyes.

In fact, if people don’t     the 3D glasses, the newspaper will be terrible to read because the images are not     .

Many readers tried to     this kind of newspaper. In fact, some of them bought it just for fun. The first 3D newspaper was really popular. But the publishers had no plans to continue with it because it cost too much.

1.A. expensive      B. delicious      C. interesting

2.A. books          B. pictures       C. newspapers

3.A. first          B. second         C. latest

4.A. build       B. make       C. read

5.A. size       B. price       C. number

6.A. photos       B. words       C. news

7.A. Readers       B. Visitors      C. Learners

8.A. put       B. wear       C. keep

9.A. big       B. clear       C. popular

10.A. buy       B. see       C. use

Don’t ___ a child if he does something wrong. We should teach him to do it right.

A. kill    B. catch    C. punish

This TV show made a great       . A large number of people liked it very much.

A. decision    B. success    C. difference

You’d better not read and have meals         . It’s not good for your health.

A. all the time

B. in a short time

C. at the same time

I don’t think I       climb that mountain alone.

A. am able to

B. am good at

C. am busy with

There is a       amount of water in the lake, so all the fish die.

A. tiny       B. certain      C. good

Mr. Martine is making a phone order.

A. crying on the phone

B. asking for advice on the phone

C. buying something on the phone

The Japanese army tried to capture China during a war from 1937 to 1945.

A. talk to

B. come over to

C. take control of