With the development of science and technology, newspapers seem to be less and lesspopular. ______1._____However, newspapers have a long history. It is not so easy for newspapers to face their end.

_____2._____They prefer printed publications(), because reading on digital devices make them feel uncomfortable.

Second, newspapers can use the money they get from ads to develop themselves. Of course, ads can also be published on the Internet, but those ads are not reliable. Some of them may just be fraud（诈骗） information. If believing in these ads easily, people may face great troubles. _____3.______Because newspapers are often read by intellectuals（知识分子）, if the ad information is not real, people will not buy the newspaper. _______4._______

Third, newspapers are better materials for learning. Nowadays, many people like learning on the Internet, because there is lots of information for free. ____5.______If the information is incorrect and you learn it, no one will be responsible for it. But the newspapers are different. They are carefully written by editors and checked for accuracy （准确性）several times.

So, you see, the future of newspapers is still promising.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

A.Then the sales of the newspapers will decrease.

B.Some people even think the newspapers are dying.

C.But ads in newspapers are different.

D.First, many people have a special love for newspapers.

E.But have you ever thought about whether the information is correct or not?

Side A                                             No. 293083

Student Bus Card

Name: Lillian

From: April 1st, 2013

To: June 30th, 2013

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.

Side B                                                No. 293083

Thank you for travelling with

If the card is found, please return, to any Stagecoach driver.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.The card is used for________.

A. taking a taxi           B. travelling by train

C. taking a bus            D. entering the college

2.Lillian is________________.

A. a bus driver                    B. a university student

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

3.The card can be used in any of the four_____________.

A. cities        B. colleges

C. universities  D. companies

4.What can you do if you find a lost card?

A. Sell it.

B. Call Lillian.

C. Keep it for travelling.

D. Give it back to any Stagecoach driver.

5.You cannot find _________in the card.

A. Lillian’s age    B. the price

C. the card number   D. the time limit

Dogs have long been regarded as a loyal（忠实的） friend of humans. They are not only a good companion to their owners, but also a security guard in some way. However, in fact, dogs do more things than just that. Recently, a British middle school has invited a dog to the classroom. Why? For fun? For security? Or for experiments?

Flossie, a ten-month-old poodle, says “No” to all the above guesses. He is there to help increase students’ reading confidence. It is a little hard to believe, but it’s real.

Vice-headmaster Sue Frost is responsible for training and taking care of the dog. She said, “Flossie has a great influence on students. They are willing to read for him. This is really a good way for students to learn more new words and make new progress.”

Flossie is quite popular among students. Jacob Wicks, an 11-year-old schoolboy, entered the school last November. He said, “I think Flossie is a lovely dog. He always listens to me quietly when I am reading. There is no need for me to worry about negative comments if I don’t read well.” Another student named Jordan Leatherhead said that he liked reading Guinness world Records for Flossie, and that Flossie like listening to him because there are many records about dogs and other animals in the book.

Wow! This is really an interesting teaching method. Why not have a try if you have a pet dog at home?

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.What do we know about Flossie?

A.He is a 11-year-old schoolboy.

B.He is a 10-month-old dog.

C.He is good at reading books.

D.He is a vice-headmaster in a middle school.

2.What can Flossie do?

A.He can read books for the students.

B.He can go to school with the students.

C.He can take care of the students.

D.He can raise the students’ reading confidence.

3.Why did Jacob Wicks like reading for Flossie?

A.Because they are good friends.

B.Because Flossie liked reading.

C.Because he felt relaxed when reading for him.

D.Because he wanted to teach him how to read.

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

A.影响    B. 兴趣    C. 满意    D. 安全

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Dogs are loyal friends for humans.

B.Dogs are good companion to their owners.

C.Dogs are helpful for making reading interesting and effective.

D.Dogs are useful for people to make experiments.

On a stormy day last August, Tim heard someone shouting. Looking at the sea carefully, he saw that two kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, had rowed out in a boat to recover a football. Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The boys were terrified and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

Tim knew that it would soon be swallowed by the waves.

“Everything went quiet in my head,” Tim recalls. “I’m trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”

Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back,” he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to shout to the boys, “Take down the umbrella!”

“Let’s aim for the pier（码头）,” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you swim?” he cried. “A little bit,” the boys said.

Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’ faces.

“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. “Yes,” Tim told them each time.

After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.When did the story happen?

A.On a holiday.     B. On a stormy day.

C. At a weekend.    D. After a football match.

2.What does the underlined word “recover” in the second paragraph mean in Chinese?

找回    B. 修补     C. 恢复      D. 盖上

3. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The water.     B. The boat.

C. The wind.   D. The umbrella.

4.Why did Tim raise his head regularly?

A.To check his distance from the boys.

B.To breathe more air.

C.To take a short break.

D.To make the two boys see him

5. What do you think of Tim?

A.Strong.        B. Proud.

C. Shy.        D. Brave.

完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

Every time I lost a tooth I would put it under my pillow at night. The next morning when I woke up, I would find two coins replacing my     . Then I'd wonder about the tooth fairy(牙齿精灵) all day.

     “Mom, where do you think the tooth fairy lives? What does she do with the teeth she         ?”

    My mom said she didn't know. She only knew that the tooth fairy took the tooth away while we were        and left some money under our pillow.     I wanted to find out.

So I think it was a     thing when I lost another tooth. The plan was to stay up all night and ask the tooth fairy when she showed up.

   That night I lay     in my bed, feeling sleepy as the night went on. Moments later, I felt that     was close to me. Through my half-opened     , I didn’t see her face, but I knew it was the tooth fairy. I watched her run out of my room.

After she left, I immediately felt my pillow. There were two coins under it. I hadn’t      felt my pillow move.

As I got older, I learned from my teacher that there was no tooth fairy in the world. Then one night my mom came into my room to see me. The moonlight was bright that night and it shone     my window right on her face. Right then I knew the tooth fairy was exactly my mom.

1.A．pillow  B．tooth   C．money  D．book

2.A．steals  B．collects  C．buys         D．makes

3.A．working  B．playing   C．sleeping  D．talking

4.A．Or       B．And     C．But      D．So

5.A．good  B．bad   C．terrible  D．real

6.A．quietly  B．noisily  C．happily  D．carefully

7.A．any one  B．someone  C．every one  D．no one

8.A．ears  B．eyes      C．mouth  D．nose

9.A．already  B．just   C．even   D．ever

10.A．across  B．by   C．along   D．through

-Shirley, could you please tell me __________?

- No problem. He told me about it just now.

A. where will Eric come to our company

B. when Eric would reach London

C. how Eric will deal with the New Year’s plan

D. what is Eric going to do

- What should I do, doctor?

- _______ healthy, you should take exercise more and eat meat less.

A. Keep           B. Keeping

C. To keep        D. Kept

Every mother thinks that her child is the precious gift _______ god gives to her.

A. which        B. whom       C. what       D. who

- I hear your father has gone to Tokyo on business?

-Yes. And he _______ in three weeks.

A. has returned    B. will return

C. would return    D. returns

-My mom works as a teacher and she likes her students very much.

- ________ great job it is! You know, being a teacher is my dream.

A.How   B. How a    C. What    D. What a