Sarah is my good friend. She is tall and clever,but there is a scar (癥痕) on her face. Sarah is not 1 about it. One day,Sarah's mother takes her to the city 2 . There are many kinds of animals in the zoo. Sarah likes 3 ,so they go to see them first.

   There they see a giraffe show. “Oh,that giraffe is not 4 . I don't like it,Mum!” Sarah says to her mother. Then the giraffe starts to play with a 5 . It plays very well. “How 6 the giraffe isWhat a beautiful giraffe!” All the people there say. Sarah also 7 the show. “ What do you 8 the giraffe now,Sarah? Do you like it?” the mother asks Sarah. “Oh,so great!Now I really like it,” Sarah answers. “That's it,my daughter!The giraffe doesn’t look beautiful. However,many people like it 9 it's smart and it can play with a ball so well ,” the mother says. “So don't 10 your scar. All of us like you so much!” “I see. Thank you,Mum”’ Sarah answers.

1. A. sad   B. kind

   C. happy   D. young

2. A. zoo   B. library

   C. hospital   D. cinema

3. A. monkeys   B. giraffes

   C. elephants   D. rabbits

4. A. strong   B. thin

   C. tall   D. beautiful

5. A. man   B. boy

   C. ball   D. lion

6. A. smart   B. bad

   C. dirty   D. slow

7. A. hates   B. enjoys

   C. joins   D. plays

8. A. wait for   B. talk to

   C. laugh at   D. think of

9. A. when   B. because

   C. if   D. so

10. A. learn about   B. talk about

   C. worry about   D. dream about

   I enjoy swimming a lot and every afternoon I go to the swimming pool to swim for one or two hours. And I still remember the first time I learned how to swim.

    The pool was very deep and 1. On the way home,I said to my mom, “Learning to swim is very hard and Fm scared of the water. I don't want to go anymore." My mother answered ,“2. ，but if you’re not afraid and work hard,you will soon learn it well. And 3. , for if you get in an accident, you’ll be able to survive (幸存，存活).” At that time I didn't understand all that my mom told me,but I knew I should listen to what she said.

   Now five years has passed,and I am a good swimmer. And Fm not afraid of the water anymore. My mom said,uIf you work hard,you can get anything.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，把下列三個句子分別放回到文中第 1、2、3的空白處，使短文意思完整

   A. Learning a new skill is not always easy

   B. knowing how to swim is very important

   C. I was afraid to go into the water on the first day 按要求完成第4、5題。

4. I should listen to what she said.(改成簡單句)

5. If you work hard,you can get anything.(請各這句話翻譯成漢語)

   Maria Yuryevna Sharapova  ( bom on April 19 ,1987) is a former World No. 1Russian professional tennis player. Sharapova has won 22 WTA singles titles (冠軍) ，3 WTA doubles titles and 3 Grand Slam singles titles. She was also runner-up (亞軍) at the 2007 Australian Open. She has also won the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in 2004. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked (排名) her      World No. in singles four times. She got this ranking for the fourth time again on May 19 ,2008.     She became the World No. 1for the first time on Aug 22,2005. She is now ranked World No. 14.

   Sharapova made her professional breakthrough (突 破) in 2004 when,at the age of 17 ,she beat      Serena Williams and won her first singles title. She entered the top ten of the WTA Rankings with this win. In 2005,Sharapova held the number one ranking for a short time. She won her second major at the 2006 US Open. 

   Sharapova's 2007 season saw her ranking fall out of thetop 5 for the first time in two years,because she got injured. She won her third Grand Slam at the 2008 Australian Open. After winning the number one ranking again in May 2008,Sharapova's shoulder (肩膀) problems made her out of the game for nearly ten months. Sharapova returned in May 2009 and was ranked No. 126 in the world.    Since her comeback (返 回) ，Sharapova has won 3 singles titles and her ranking went to World No. 12.

1 . How many titles has Sharapova won by now?

   A. 22.   B. 3.   C. 25.   D. 28.

2. When did Sharapova win her first singles title?

   A. In 2004.   B. On Aug 22, 2005.

   C. In 2007.   D. On May 19, 2008.

3. How old is Sharapova when she became the World No. 1 for the first time?

   A. She was 14.    B. She was 17.

   C. She was 18.    D. She was

4. What did Sharapova do from May 2008 to March 2009?

   A. She beat Serena Williams.

   B. She fell out of top five in ranking.

   C. She was away from the game and dealt with her injury.

   D. She has won three singles titles.

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Sharapova?

   A. She first got her World No. 1 ranking in 2004.

   B. She is ranked World No. 14 now.

   C. She fell out of top 5 in ranking for the first time in 2007.

   D. She was once ranked No. 126 in 2009.

   I am Brad. I like thrillers and action movies. My favorite movie star is Jackie Chan. I think Jackie Chan is a great actor. He has a movie am /. It's a very successful action movie. It's exciting.

    My name is Patricia. I am a girl. I like comedies and romances,but I don't like thrillers. I think thrillers are scary. I think Beijing Opera is interesting. On weekends,I often go to see it with my father. I can learn a lot about Chinese history.

    I am Carlos. My favorite movie star is Jet Li. I think Shaolin Temple is a great movie. I also like thrillers. I think they are very exciting.

    I'm a girl. My name is Mary. On my weekends,I often watch cartoons and science fictions (科幻電影) on TV. I think they are interesting and funny. I don't like documentaries. They are boring.

1. Who like thrillers?

   A. Brad and Carlos. B. Patricia and Brad. C. Carlos and Patricia. D. Brad and Mary.

2. What does Patricia think of Beijing Opera?

   A. It's boring. B. It's interesting.

   C. It's scary. D. It's sad.

3. Jet Li is favorite movie actor.

   A. Patricia's   B. Mary's

   C. Brad's   D. Carlos ,

4. Mary likes to watch .

   A. action movies and cartoons

   B. comedies and documentaries

   C. cartoons and science fictions

   D. Beijing Opera and comedies

5. Which one is NOT true?

   A. Brad likes Jackie Chan very much.

   B. Patricia and her parents all like Beijing Opera.

   C. Shaolin Temple is an action movie.

   D. Mary thinks documentaries are boring.

     The Voice of China is a Chinese talent show on the Zhejiang Television. Now its second season started on July 12 ,2013 and it is just one year since its first show this time last year.

  The show has three steps： a blind audition (試 鏡) ，a battle phase,and live performance shows. The four judges of 2013 season are Wang Feng,Zhang Huimei,Na Ying,and Yu Chengqing. Each of them has the right to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team.

   With so many talent shows on television in China,The Voice of China turned out to be a great success. But why? The most attractive (吸弓人的) part of the show was the blind choice. It is clear that nothing but a good voice decides his or her success.

   These years there are many talent shows in China. Besides Super Girls,no shows have reached such a success as The Voice of China. When the activity was over,many young dreamers were left in the cold again. The Voice of China hopes to change that. Lu Wei,publicity director (宣傳總監(jiān)) of the show,says that they plan to record the singers’ live songs into albums and sell in APP stores.

1. The second season of The Voice of China started on

   A. June 12,2013   B. July 12,2012

   B. August 12,2012   D. July 12,2013

2. For The Voice of China,it is a program of .

   A. clothes show   B. talent show

   C. game show   D. talk show

3. What was the most important secret of The Voice of China?

   A. The blind choice. B. The judges.

   C. The contestants. D. The talents.

4. Who isn't in the group of judges of 2013 The Voice of China?

   A. Na Ying. B. Wang Feng.

   C. Yu Chengqing. D. Lu Wei.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The Voice of China is on Zhejiang TV.

   B. Voices are the most important of all during the show.

   C. There are many talent shows on television in China.

   D. Only The Voice of China is successful in China.

   In Massachusetts,if you are a student at Durfee High School,and you are always late for school,you will get a “robo-call” every 1 .

    “It's 6:15 and this is Durfee High School calling! ’ The “ robo-calls ” are 2 by headmaster Paul Marshall in advance. The recordings are made to 3 about 500 of the school's 2,400 students.4 ，they can get to school on time.

   In America,calls of this kind are usually used to inform 5 of class changes because of weather problems. To 6 against high rates of lateness and absenteeism(遲到和曠課率) ，Durfee High School has joined some other American 7 in making these early morning calls.

   At Durfee High School,20% of the 8 will get “robo-calls” at home at 6:15 am. The school day,s first 9 begins at 7 ： 45 am.

    Durfee High School has been thinking about ways to solve the problem of high rates of lateness and absenteeism for a long time. After 10 a few times,it hopes the new plan will help to increase the attendance (出勤) rate from 88% to at least 95% .

1. A. morning   B. afternoon

   C. evening   D. weekend

2. A. made   B. given

   C. designed   D. recorded

3. A. look for   B. wake up

   C. ask for   D. meet with

4. A. However   B. Although

   C. But   D. So

5. A. teachers   B. friends

   C. parents   D. relatives

6. A. fight   B. play

   C. turn   D. match

7. A. families   B. schools

   C. stores   D. organization

8. A. students   B. teachers

   C. classrooms   D. parents

9. A. time   B. student

   C. game   D. class

10. A. buying   B. taking

   C. failing   D. playing

    When you want to go shopping,will you go to the shopping center? If you don't want to go to the shopping center,will you choose television shopping or computer shopping? So let's see the differences between television shopping and computer shopping.

    Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American people now shop on television. Some popular shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QV   C. Customers say that television shopping is easier than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They make a phone call and to order many different products,such as computers,flowers,food,T-shirts and posters. People may be able to shop anytime,anywhere in the world.

    charge the item to their credit card (信用卡) . And some TV shopping channels are on late at night,so people can “go shopping” anytime.

    Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American families now have computers. They think “ shopping online” is interesting to more people every day. Already,shoppers can use their computers

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題

1. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成句子。(詞數(shù)不限) Some popular shopping channels are

2. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成句子。(每空限填一個單詞) Shoppers can use their computers to      .

3. When did television shopping begin?

4. 把短文中畫線的句子譯成漢語。

5. 請給短文擬一個恰當?shù)挠⑽臉祟}。

     Teenagers always spend hours in texting (發(fā)短信) ， communicating on Facebook (臉譜網(wǎng)) and playing video games. Some parents worry about their kids very much. But many of kids spend time sitting in front of TV too.      This comes an interesting question： Is Facebook really worse for teenagers than a TV series (電視連續(xù)劇) ？

   Douglas Gentile,a child psychologist (心理學家) and professor at Iowa State University,says texting,Facebook and video games are not bad. They are not better or worse than watching TV,although they do have different problems,such as cyberbullying (網(wǎng)絡(luò)暴 力) .

  But research shows that the more time kids spend in front of screens一TV or the Internet一the worse they did at school.

    Patti Rowlson,a mother of two,says this is still a topic of discussion in her house. She and her husband really don't know how to limit their kids when to watch TV or search the Internet.

     Professor Gentile said, “If sitting in front of the screen takes the place of doing their homework for too long,that will be bad. ”

1. What does Douglas Gentile do?

   A. A teacher teaching kids.

   B. A psychologist studying kids.

   C. A researcher working for teachers.

   D. A reporter working in a TV station.

2. Who thinks spending too much time in front of the screen is bad?

   A. Patti Rowlson's husband. B. Patti Rowlson.

   C. Professor Gentile. D. All of them.

3. What does the underlined word “l(fā)imit” mean in Chinese?

   A. 限制   B. 表揚

   C. 評價   D. 辨別

4. Which is TRUE about Patti Rowlson?

   A. She has two mothers.

   B. Her kids often watch TV or search the Internet.

   C. She is a professor in a university.

   D. She and her husband often argue about their kids.

5. The passage is talking about .

   A. family life

   B. parents’ wish

   C. teenagers’ health

   D. teenagers’ time in front of the screen

    Today,many people are watching TV. So why shouldn’t dogs have their own channel (頻道) ？

Now,a new TV channel that is just for dogs has opened in California in the US. The new television channel for dogs may give “watch dog” a whole new meaning. The 24-hour channel is called DOG TV,which is designed for man's best friend. Watching the channel will cost $4. 99 monthly. It's certainly cheaper than finding a daily dog walker.

    The creators of DOG TV have spent four years making TV programs for dogs. These programs can make dogs relaxed and feel happy. There are some special programs that dogs like,such as color shows,food pictures. They say many people have to leave their dogs at home during the day and they think the dogs are always lonely (孤獨的) . They also say that they don't want dogs to sit and watch TV for hours. They just want to create a relaxed environment for dogs.

1. When can a dog watch its TV channel ?

   A. In the morning.

   B. In the afternoon.

   C. At night.

   D. At any time of a day.

2. How much does it cost to watch a year's dog channel?

   A. $4. 99.    B. $49. 90.

   C. $59. 88.   D. $60.00. 

3. Why do the creators make DOG TV programs?

   A. They want to make money by advertising on TV.

   B. They want people to watch TV programs with their pet dogs.

   C. They want to sell pet dogs on TV.

   D. They want to make the dogs feel relaxed while they are alone.

4. What can dogs see on their own channel?

   A. Fashion shows. B. Food pictures.

   C. Talk shows. D. Action shows.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Programs About Dogs

   B. Keeping Dogs at Home

   C. Watching TV with Dogs

   D. Dogs’ Channel

    Do you know why many people use the Internet? Here are some reasons.

    To find information about a subject 

    The Web is like a large book of different information (信肩、) 一in some ways it's even better. It is very easy to find the information you like.

To communicate with faraway (遠處的) friends

   E-mail is a cheap and easy way for people to communicate with friends far away. It's faster and easier than writing letters and it's also cheaper than using the telephone.

To meet people 

   The Web is always a very friendly place. People love getting emails from strangers,and strangers can be friends quickly on the Net (因特網(wǎng)) .When you know you will never have to meet someone face to face,you may find it easier to tell them your darkest secrets. Net friendships can become real life ones,too.

To have fun 

    It's true that the Internet is a fun place. There are lots of fun things for you to spend a boring rainy day. You can find lots of songs,movies,games and so on.

To learn 

   Using computers can let you learn something good and interesting.

    There are many other reasons why people use the Internet,such as,to read the news,to find software and to buy things.

1. Which is NOT mentioned in this passage?

   A. You can find a stranger to talk with on the Internet.

   B. You can e-mail your friend on the Internet.

   C. You can watch movies on the Internet.

   D. You can cook on the Internet.

2. The Chinese meaning of “darkest” is “ ” in the passage.

   A. 最黑暗的   B. 最隱秘的

   C. 最開心的   D. 最模糊的

3. Which is right according to the passage?

   A. To e-mail is more difficult than using the telephone.

   B. People like to tell their secrets to Net friends because they will not have to meet.

   C. Net friendships are not real ones.

   D. The Internet is boring on rainy days.

4. In the passage,there are reasons why people use the Internet.

   A. four   B. five

   C. eight   D. six

5. The passage is about .

   A. how to use a computer

   B. how to use the Internet

   C. why people use the Internet

   D. what the Internet is like