Lang Lang is one of the world's best-known Chinese pianists today. He was bom in 1982 in Shenyang. He showed his talent of the piano and his father found it when he was two. He began to take piano lessons at the age of three. At the age of five,he won the Shenyang Piano Competition. When he was eleven,he won the first prize at the Fourth International Pianists Competition.

He began his study at Curtis Institute (學(xué)院) in the USA when he was fifteen. He became the first Chinese student at the institute. During his study there he made great progress (進(jìn)步) and became a top pianist. On August 14 ,1999,he took Andre Watts' place to play the piano at a concert beoanse

Andre suddenly fell sick. His fantastic performance at the concert was a great success. He became famous overnight.

In August 2008,more than five billion people watched Lang Lang’sperformance at the opening ceremony (開(kāi)幕式) of the Beijing Olympic Games where he was a symbol of the youth and future of China.

   A. In 1985.   B. In 1993.   C. In 1997.

   A. His mother. B. His father. C. His teacher.

a. He became famous overnight at a concert.

b. He won the Shenyang Piano Competition.

c. He showed his talent of playing the piano.

d. He studied at Curtis Institute.

A. c，b，d，a   B. b,c, a,d   C. d,b, a,c

   A. More than 50 billion. B. More than 5 billion. C. Less than 5 million.

   A. Lang Lang is one of the best students at Curtis Institute.

   B. People think of Lang Lang as a symbol of the youth and future of China.

    C. Lang Lang took the place of Andre Watts because he played the piano better than Andre.

Dennis is a schoolboy from Shanghai. He 1______ some New Year's resolutions yesterday.

He wants to keep 2_____ . So he is going to exercise more and eat a lot of 3_______ food. He 4 going to eat junk food.

He is going to make a soccer 5 ______because he likes it and he is also good at 6 _______ soccer. He is going to be a 7 ________of the soccer team.

He also wants to improve his 8 _______. He is going to read English 9 ______ morning. He is going to 10______a pen pal 11 ______ England or Australia. And he is going to write letters or e-mails in English 12 _______his pen pal.

13_______ he grows up,he is going to be a doctor for children. He wants 14 ________ sick people. He is going to a medical school. He is going to work hard. He loves children and he thinks 15 ______children will be great.

(    ) 1. A. had   B. made   C. did

(    ) 2. A. fit   B. young   C. old

() 3. A. healthier   B. unhealthier   C. worse

() 4. A. wasn’t   B. didn't   C. isn’t

() 5. A. team   B. test   C. taxi

() 6. A. play   B. plays   C. playing

() 7. A. player   B. student   C. friend

() 8. A. Chinese   B. English   C. Japanese

() 9. A. very   B. every   C. once

() 10. A. find   B. have   C. get

() 11. A. on   B. at   C. in

() 12. A. with   B. in   C. on

() 13. A. Where   B. When   C. Why

() 14. A. to help   B. help   C. helping

() 15. A. looking for   B. looking like   C. looking

Our planet (星球) ,the earth,is becoming more and more crowded and the environment is badly polluted. Some people think that we will have no places to live in the future. Don ’t be panic (驚慌的). Recently some scientists believe that we will live on Mars (火星) by the year 2100. Here is what life will be like on Mars in 2100.

Transport (交通) will be much better. It takes months to get to Mars today. But in 2100,the spaceship can travel at half the speed (速度) of light. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars.

Because none of us can live without food,water or air,scientists will develop plants that can be grown on Mars. These plants will produce (生產(chǎn) ) food and air that we need. However,can these plants produce water for us? There is still no answer now.

Life on Mars will be better than that on earth in many ways. Living in a large building with 10 bedrooms is even possible for people. Many people believe that robots will do most of our work,so we will have more spare (空閑的) time.

There will probably be no schools on Mars. Every student will have a computer to study at home. Ev-ery student will also have their own online teacher called “e-teacher”. It ’s really interesting,isn’t it?

   A. has more and more robots   B. has more and more animals

   C. isn ’t clean as before

   A. Two or three days. B. Two or three months.

   C. Several weeks.

   A. food and drinks   B. air and drinks   C. food and air

   A. food   B. schools   C. work

   A. Perhaps people will live on Mars by 2100.

   B. Life on Mars will be harder than that on Earth.

   C. There will not be robots on Mars

B Dog

Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people. ( A) Some dog;s help people to look after sheep,other do^s help them to find the lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind.

There is a kind of dog. His name is (B) Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dog all over the world. They are working for the

blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong and easy to train. He helps the blind to walk from place to place.

Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog,he must go to a training school for about three months. (C) ___ the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog leams to take his trainer across busy streets. The dog has many things to learn. At the end of the training he must take tests. When he passes the test,the Seeing Eye dog will do things by himself.

Now he can help the blind people. (D) The new master may be a man，awoman’orevenachild. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month (E)   (learn) to work and live together.

閱讀短文，完成任務(wù)。

1. 將(A) 處劃線句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。

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2. In Chinese , ( B) “Seeing Eye dog” means .

3. 在(C) 處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

4. 改寫(xiě)(D) 處劃線句子。 the new master a man,

5. 用(E) 處所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

Americans with small families own (擁有) a small car or a large one. If both parents are working,they usually have two cars. When the family is large,one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽車(chē)) .

A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van can hold seven persons easily,so a family with three children can ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They all can travel together.

Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children have their own seats in the van. The sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things,for (因?yàn)?/span>) a family of five must carry many suitcases (箱子) when they travel. When they arrived at their grandparents’ home,the suitcases are put away,and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holiday. When a family is travelling to the mountains or the seaside,they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the family members can enjoy a happier life when they are travelling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

() 1. From the passage,we know a van is also called .

   A. a motor car   B. a motor home   C. a motor bike

() 2. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van,they .

   A. sold their old house   B. built a new place for a van   C. sold their second car

() 3. A van is usually owned by a family with

   A. a baby   B. much money   C. more than two children

() 4. Americans usually use vans to

   A. travel with all the family members for holiday

   B. do some shopping with all the family members

   C. visit the grandparents at weekends

() 5. Motor homes have become popular because .

   A. they can take people to another city when people are free

   B. they can let families have a more enjoyable life when they go out on vacation

   C. big families can put more things in motor homos

We got over 1,000 letters, faxes and e-mails from our readers 1 _______their New Year's resolutions.

Many readers are going to work 2 ____ in school this year than before. Lots of readers are going to play sports. Some readers want to be healthier. So they are going to eat more 3 ______. A few readers are

going to learn a new language. 4_______girls are going to exercise more to keep fit. Some parents are going to study the subjects 5_______ children learn at school. They want to 6_____ better with their kids. One

old lady is going to 7______her job and she wants to find a job 8______ a language teacher in China.

What do young people 9 _________ about places in town? We also did a survey of our readers and this is what we 10 ________. All the movie theaters are good, but the Screen City is the best in our town. It 11______the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats. 12 _______，Town Cinema is the cheapest, and it has the friendliest service. The most popular clothing store is Jason's. It has the best quality clothing. It’s also the cheapest. Funky Fashions is the 13________It has really bad service. 14______ radio station, most people think that Jazz 107. 9FM is really great. It 15 the most interesting music.

(     )1.  A. in       B.  at      C.  about

(    )2. A. hard    B. harder    C. hardest

(    )3. A. vegetables  B. meat   C. medicine

(    )4.  A.  A little   B.  A lot   C.  Some

(     )5.   A. their    B.our    C.  your

(    )6.   A. play     B. tell    C. communicate

(    )7.   A. go       B.  leave     C.  come

(    )8.   A.   for   B.   as    C.   about

(     )9.   A. think   B.   like   C.  do

(    )10.   A.saw    B.   learned   C.   listened

(     )11.   A.  has    B.  is      C. sells

(    )12.   A. But   B.   However   C.   And

(    )13.   A. best   B.   most    C.   worst

(    )14.  A. As usual  B. Such as  C. As for

(    )15.   A.  talks   B.   plays   C.  listens

Modem Chinese use the solar calendar ( 日歷) as English people do. But at the same time,they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals ： the rat,the ox,the tiger,the hare,the dragon,the snake,the horse,the goat,the monkey,the chicken,the dog and the pig. This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year,there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal,even if they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten,and everybody is happy. After the dinner,the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

The New Year celebrations last for 15 days,from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day,children and unmarried people go to visit their elders.

() 1. If next year is the year of the dragon,what was the name of last year?

   A. It was the year of the tiger. B. It was the year of the hare.

   C. It was the year of the snake. D. It was the year of the ox.

() 2. Suppose that next Chinese New Year * s Day is on 15th February,when will people have their big family dinner?

   A. On February 15.    B. On February 16.

   C. On February 14.    D. On February17.

() 3. The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of .

   A. the married son   B. the married daughter

   C. the unmarried son   D. the parents

() 4. People celebrate the New Year .

   A. for 15 days

   B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

   C. from January 21 to February 20   D. both A and B

() 5. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by .

   A. the sun ’s revolutions (旋轉(zhuǎn))    B. the moon ’s revolutions

   C. the earth ’s revolutions   D. both the earth ’s and moon’s revolutions

We all want to live comfortably and safely here,so here are some rules,we hope that all residents can follow.

The main stairs are cleaned twice a week by the Association,so please try to keep them tidy and clean and do not leave furniture or bags on the stairs or in the hallways.

Rubbish collection is on Tuesdays. Please do not leave rubbish bags out before Tuesday.

Try to make less noise. Loud music can disturb others and we will get in touch with you if you make too much noise.

Make sure the main outside door is always locked and do not let anyone get into the main building unless you know who they are. ,

If you have any problems or questions,please call Mr. Wu at 13662687439. You can also chat with him by QQ 34567890.

   A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. D. Four times a month.

   A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. D. On Thursday.

   A. They can leave rubbish bags out on Wednesday.

   B. They can have a birthday party at home late at night.

   C. They can open the main outside door when their friends visit them.

   D. They can leave rubbish bags or other things on the stairs or in the hallways.

   A. call Mrs. Wu   B. call Mr. Wu at 13662687439

   C. go to Mr. Wu ’ s office   D. chat with Mrs. Wu by QQ

   A. To attract more new residents.

   B. To make friends with the residents.

   C. To ask the residents to follow the rules.

   D. To make an advertisement for the apartment

Is handwriting (書(shū)寫(xiě)) important? Yes,the 10-year-old girl Alyssa thinks so. She is a fifth-grade student from Mason County,the USA. She ’s the champion (冠軍) for her grade level in the National Handwriting Contest in 2014.

After she got the news,Alyssa was surprised that she could be the first. “ I’m  really happy, ” she said. “I'm really surprised,too. I didn’t know I was that good.

To enter (參加) the contest,each student had to write the sentence (句子 ) “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. It is a common English sentence,but it uses every letter of the English alphabet. Teachers were invited to be judges. They could deciiie who wins the contest.

Alyssa enjoys handwriting,and wants to write adventure (冒險(xiǎn)) stories when she gets older.“From the third grade we started learning handwriting ,” Alyssa said. “All the letters look pretty. It makes me think of art.

   A. 3   B. 4   C. 5

   A. Listening   B. Reading   C. Handwriting

   A. Because it ’ s difficult to write.

   B. Because it ’ s good for students ’ reading.

   C. Because it has 26 different letters.

A.評(píng)判員 B.嘉賓 C.指導(dǎo)員

   A. Alyssa is 10 years old and she* s from the UK.

   B. Alyssa was not surprised when she got the news.

   C. Alyssa wants to write adventure stories when she gets older.

B

Students!Here is your chance to help the physically disabled (殘疾人). Think out a robot or a ma-chine to help them live better. There’ll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $ 15,000.

Read the information below：

What do you have to do?

. Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.

. Try to know modem inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.

. Write a short description of your invention.

Who can join?

All middle school students in Hong Kong.

So,come on!Join the competition,and get the chance!

閱讀短文，回答下列問(wèn)題。

1. Where can you find the information?

2. Why is the school competition held?

3. What prize will each winning school get?

4. How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?

5. Who can join the competition?