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American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time 1. the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is the 2. of all American summer drinks. It is made by3. lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is another popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually 4. in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans 5.to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often6. in the afternoon while people relax in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle, at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink 7.recent years, is a great 8. to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can 9. at most small convenient stores.
Milkshakes have a long 10. in America. It is made of a mix of ice cream, milk and flavoring.
Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important in your family.1.. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they’re not as close to their parents as before.2..
Some students complain that their parents say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some of them even say it angrily.
“My parents don’t allow me to play computer games, but other classmates are doing that”.
Others say, when they’re making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they’re speaking to a boy or a girl.3.. Some students even decide to leave home because they’re afraid to tell their parents when they have done something wrong, especially when they do badly in exams. Then they usually think running away is the only choice.4.. I think they should find a good chance to talk with their parents and they needn’t be afraid to tell their feelings to their parents. They can also get help from others like good friends or teachers. Keeping a diary can help them understand more about themselves and their feelings.
5., you’ll have a happy life and never think of running away.
A. These make them very unhappy.
B. Parents are the closet people to you in the world.
C. But they don’t know running away may bring them some more problems.
D. If you follow the advice,
E. They even think their parents are unfair to them.
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?”says Wang Lin,28,a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao. Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security of online shopping ,Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money .You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”
1.What are the most popular on line?
A. Candles and DVD players. B. Clothes and books.
C. Clothing and home-use products. D. Desks and chairs.
2.Taobao is ____________.
A. a shopping mall B. an online shopper
C. a baby D. an online shopping site
3.Most online shoppers are ________.
A. young B. old C. babies D. men
4.What does the underlined word “security” mean?
A. 质量 B. 安全 C. 信誉 D. 价格
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Wang Lin’s life. B. Online shopping in China.
C. Shopping on line is not safe. D. Shopping in the mall.
| Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings. |
| 60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering Peopl in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my premises.” |
| Barack Obama ( born in Hopolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican chllenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas. |
1.When Mo Yan was young, his family might be .
A. big B. poor
C. rich D. small
2. When was Park Geun-hye born?
A. In 1952. B. In 1955.
C. In 1961. D. In 1987.
3. Where was Barack Obama born?
A. In Kansas. B. In Kenya.
C. In Columbia. D. In Hawaii.
4. Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?
A. The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize.
B. Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018.
C. Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election.
D. Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest.
5. The three passages may be from .
A. an email B. a letter
C. news D. an ad
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.
Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved________very much, but the family was so poor that ________was impossible to send them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally_______a plan. They would throw a coin. The loser would________down into the coal mines (煤矿) and used the money that he would make in the mines to support his brother _______at the college. Then, when the brother who won finished his studies, after four years, he would support______brother studying at the college.
James won and Jack went down into the mines. James studied with all his heart and his paintings were much better than ________of most of his teachers, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning _______ a lot of money for his paintings.
________James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James ________up from his seat to drink a toast(敬酒) to his dear_______. He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your dream _______true. I will take care of you."
But Jack said_______, "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too late. Now I can’t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother's hands ______fingers towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", ______ became very famous years later.
1.A. painting B. books C. school D. money
2.A. this B. that C. it D. one
3.A. looked out B. worked out C. took out D. got out
4.A. run B. jump C. come D. go
5.A. studying B. to study C. study D. studied
6.A. other B. another C. the other D. others
7.A. these B. this C. that D. those
8.A. making B. to make C. made D. make
9.A. Before B. When C. Though D. While
10.A. picked B. turned C. looked D. stood
11.A. brother B. sister C. father D. mother
12.A. come B. will be come C. will come D. came
13.A. happily B. surprisedly C. angrily D. softly
14.A. on B. with C. in D. at
15.A. where B. when C. that D. which
