Dictionaries say that “spring fever” is a lazy or restless feeling . People usually have the feeling on the first warm day of spring. Everyone has probably felt it at one time or another . people have talked about it for years.
Recently, scientists have taken a good look at spring fever. What they found is quite surprising.
In many places we live in , the winter months often seem dark and dreary. When spring comes late March , the world becomes colorful . The number of daylight hours grows with each passing day. According to many scientists, all the sunlight sets off chemicals in the brain (大脑). The chemicals make our feeling change and bring on spring fever.
1.How do people who have spring fever feel ?
A. active B. awake C. energetic D. restless .
2.Scientists think that ______________ cause(s) spring fever .
A. colors B. sunlight C. dark D. illness
3. According to the passage ,the underlined word “dreary ”means“__________” in Chinese.
A. 沉闷的 B.暖和的 C. 晴朗的 D.明亮的
4.The best title for the passage is ______________ .
A. How to Get Over Spring Fever B. Spring Fever
C. Darkness in winter D. Spring and winter
A survey by baidu.com showed there were 16 million bloggers (写网络日志的人). Xu Jinglei was one of the first famous people that the website sina .com. invited to open blogs.
The web log written by Xu Jinglei is now the world’s most popular . Xu , an actress-turned –director, became famous overseas when she won a Best Director Award for the film. A Letter From an Unknown Woman in 2004.
Her blog has broken the domestic (国内的) record with more than 10 million visits .
Xu updates (更新) her blog every other day . But if she feels very good she sometimes posts two or three articles in a day .
Visitors leave thousands of messages about each of her articles , praising (赞扬) her open, free writing style, commenting (评论) on films.
1.Now Xu Jinglei’s web log is ________________ .
A. broken by hacker B. written by an unknown woman
C. the world’s most popular D. closed by government
2.How many visitors does Xu’s blog have ?
A. About 16 million . B. About 36.82 million
C. 2004 D. over 10 million
3.________ invited Xu Jinglei who was one of the first famous people to open blogs.
A. The website baidu.com B. The website sina.com
C. The website Yahoo.com D. The website blog.com
4.From the passage we know that ________________ .
A. a survey by baidu.com showed there were 16 million bloggers writing in English
B. Xu Jinglei was the only one that the website sina.com invited to open blogs
C. Xu Jinglei always posts one article in a day
D. Visitors leave lots of messages about her articles in her blogs
Dear Annie,
I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.
Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.
I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.
But now I have a serious problem: the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Internet every day , He chats with people that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.
I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldom does his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.
What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I
wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!
Yours,
Ellen Smith
1.Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because .
A. she often asked others for help
B. she thought she was a great mother
C. she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet
D. she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive
2.What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?
A. Send e-mails to his friends B. Prepare for his lessons
C. Chat with strange people D. Read the news
3.What does the phrase “he sees red” mean in this passage?
A. He feels sorry B. He feels happy
C. He becomes frightened D. He becomes angry
4.What do you think of Mr.Smith?
A. An irresponsible(不负责任的)father who never taught his son
B. A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach
his son
C. A very kind man who loved his son
D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed
Parents today also worry about their children’s diets. Some doctors give the following advice:
1.According to the doctors’ advice ,what does junk food include ?
A. milk and vitamins. B. Fruits and sugar.
C. Vegetables and salt. D. Fat, oil, salt and sugar.
2.In this passage, doctors think that teenagers should eat more ______ .
A. food with no vitamins. B. fat and sugar C. vegetables and fruits D. salt and oil
3.The best title for this passage is ______ .
A. Bad Habits B. junk Food C. unhealthy Food D. advice on Healthy Eating
One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 31 .
A student was going to leave the capital to become 32 official (官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say 33 to his teacher.
“It is 34 job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict 35 yourself and never be careless.”
“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already 36 anyone hundred top hats, which will 37 those people quite happy.”
“But we are really gentlemen! 38 could a real gentleman do such a thing ? ” His teacher was a bit _39 . “ Never forget 40 I taught you in class!”
“ 41 are always right, sir. I also hate such things. But, sir, 42 no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
43 hearing this, the teacher was pleased. “What you said is true!”
“I have 44 one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine 45 .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
1.A. to dress B. dressing C. wearing D to wear
2.A. a B . the C. an D. /
3.A. hello B. goodbye C. OK D. thanks
4.A. not an easy B. not easy C. a good D. difficult
5.A. about B. with C. from D. to
6.A. made B. bought C. prepared D. repaired
7.A. give B. let C. keep D. make
8.A. How B. What C. Why D. When
9.A. pleased B. angry C. excited D. sorry
10.A. that B. how C. why D. what
11.A. You B. We C. They D. Us
12.A. hardly B. about C. almost D. nearly
13.A. Before B. After C. Because D. If
14.A. sent out B. bought C. sold D. borrowed
15.A. left B. already C. yet D. else
This sign 
means______.
A . Go up B. No parking C. Don’t touch D. Don’t smoke.
