What is your favourite colour? Ask famous persons like Cate Blanchett，Searlett Johansson and Bono，and maybe they will say“green．”That’s not because these artists particularly like the colour green．Instead，they are interested in green fashion．

    Green fashion is about making（and wearing）clothes that are good for humans，animals，and the Earth．In the past，green fashion made people think of hippies（嬉皮士）and ugly clothes．But today，green fashion is different．It is about looking good and caring about the Earth and other people．You can have interesting clothes and be green．

    Around the world，green fashion is becoming popular．For example，the U．K．company

People Tree sells men’s and women’s clothing and accessories（飾品）．They are made from

natural fabrics（織物）like cotton and wool．Workers who make the clothes are from countries like Nepal，Kenya，and Bangladesh．People Tree pays the men and women good money for the clothes they create．

    Singer Bono and his wife also started a clothing company called EDUN．When the clothes sell，EDUN uses most of the money to help people around the world．

1．According to the passage，what is“green fashion”?

A．Wearing the colour green all the time．

B．Making clothes from green trees．

C．Putting green make-up on your face．

D．Wearing clothes that are good for the Earth．

2．In the past，what did people often think of when they heard“green fashion”

    A．Dangerous animals．                                  B．Beautiful women．

    C．Colourful accessories．                              D．Ugly clothes，

3．Which sentence about green clothing companies is true?

    A．Most use natural fabrics to make clothes．

    B．Many do not pay their workers well．

    C．They make clothes mostly for women．

    D．Most of the companies are in Africa．

4．According to the passage，what does EDUN do?

    A．It teaches children to make clothes．

    B．It sells clothes and uses the money to help people．

    C．It gives clothes to poor people．

    D．It makes expensive clothes for teenagers．

Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time．He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books．

    Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker，a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle．Peter is a shy，quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends．One day，on a high school class trip to a science lab，he gets bitten by a special spider．Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers：he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense．He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him，that“with great power，there must also come great responsibility（責(zé)任），”Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people．And so，Spiderman is born．

    Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero．He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers．Besides，his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time．He has to sell photos of Spiderman（himself!）to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies．

1．Who created Spiderman?

A．Stan Lee．              B．Marvel．                C．Peter Parker．        D．Superman．

2．What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider?

A．He could not see with his eyes．                  B．He became a spider．

C．He developed spider-like powers．               D．He was sick．

3．What does“with great power，there must also come great responsibility”mean?

A．Powerful people can do whatever they like．

B．People with power are always good．

C．Powerful people should have a responsibility to do good．

D．Powerful people are to blame for all the bad things that happen．

4．In what areas does Peter have problems that are similar to normal people?

A．Money，time，studying，reading．

B．Money，work，time，relationships．

C．Relationships，sport，money，work．

D．Money，work，time，sleep．

Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy（辛辣的）food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food，or is there some connection between spices and healthy food?

Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals（化學(xué)物質(zhì)）．These chemicals can kill bacteria（細(xì)菌）which spoil food．

“Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food，”explains one of the scientists．The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures．For this reason，it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates，

Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from．If you like spicy food，it is possible that hundreds of years ago，when there were no fridges，people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling．The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer，healthier lives．Today，in a time of fridges，the spices just make the food taste good．

1．The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________．

A．making food taste better                              B．making food hotter

C．killing bacteria in food                                 D．preventing bacteria getting into food

2．Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_______．

A．high temperature makes more bacteria

B．high temperature helps bacteria grow faster

C．bacteria get used to hot food

D．bacteria spoil food only at high temperature

3．According to the passage，spices are useful in an the following things except_______．

A．replacing fridges                                         B．helping you to live longer

C．helping to keep you healthier                        D．making your food taste better

A new TV series in England，Away from it all，has surprised everyone by becoming a huge success with young people across the country．Its success is surprising because the series is about the relaxing lifestyles of people who live in the country．There is none of the action that we usually see on TV today．There are also no stressful moments，busy offices or crowded cities．Away from it all is set in the peaceful English countryside and tells simple stories about people’s kindness．  

    The director of the TV series says that its success is a sign of teenagers suffering from stress．They say that watching Away from it all helps teenagers forget about the pressures（壓力）of exams and homework，and the troubles that fill the world today．They also say that it’s a good sign of today’s young people switching to（轉(zhuǎn)到）happier TV series as it shows they would like a happier and healthier world．

    Although the series’ success might have a good side，many teachers and parents are worried，however．They say that some of their students and children are becoming couch potatoes（終日泡在電視機(jī)前的人）and are using Away from it all as an excuse for not completing homework．Some children have even refused to learn for exams because they say that they can only achieve personal happiness by avoiding（避免）stressful situations completely．

    And what do the experts（專家）say? Paula Ray，a doctor of education，says that TV can influence children’s lifestyles．But she says that if a child reacts strongly，it’s likely that there are other reasons for his change in behaviour．She says that there is nothing wrong with watching Away from it all but suggests that parents should make sure their children know TV is not the same as real life，

1．The success of the new TV series is surprising because________．

    A．it is different from other successful TV series

    B．it is the same as other successful TV series

    C．it is about the English countryside

    D．it is about life in busy offices

2．The director of Away from it all believes that the series helps young people deal with______．

    A．simple stories          B．stress                   C．couch potatoes        D．exams

3．The success of the series shows that young people would like________．

    A．a(chǎn) world with no homework                          B．English TV series

    C．relaxing jobs                                               D．a(chǎn) happier and healthier world

4．Who are worried about the effects of the series?

    A．Experts and teenagers．                              B．Teachers and experts．

    C．Teachers and parents．                               D．Young people and parents．

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式．每空只寫一詞．

1．Please       （切）me a piece of cake．

2．He has always been a big       （迷）of Michael Jackson．

3．Charlie tried to       （使平靜）the frightened children．

4．It wasn’t very        （有禮貌的）of you to serve yourself without asking．

5．Smoking is not           （允許）in this restaurant．

6．Is the fire still        （燃燒）?

7．The baby’s first front            （牙齒）are just coming through．

8．Phone me       （今晚）when you get there．

9．           （幸好），she was in when I called．

10．It was           （明顯的）that she was not going home．

將下列句子譯成英語．

1．這個(gè)俱樂部的確是個(gè)好玩的去處．

2．你昨天為何急于買這臺(tái)照相機(jī)?

3．我們的班長擅長地理，但他從不炫耀。

4．你認(rèn)為新火車站什么時(shí)候能建成?

5．有些人就是不知道怎樣節(jié)約能源。

假設(shè)在英語課上老師給你們欣賞了電影《太空大灌籃》的主題曲I Believe I Can Fly．這是一首催人奮進(jìn)的勵(lì)志歌曲．請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)以“I Believe I Can Fly”為題，用英語寫一篇短文，參加某英語雜志社的寫作比賽．

    內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)；

    1．這首歌告訴我們自信的重要性；

    2．自信給人勇氣嘗試，使人成功；

    3．夢(mèng)想和自信使人勇于面對(duì)困難；

    4．沒有夢(mèng)想和自信，不會(huì)獲得成功；

    5．你的感悟（考生自擬，至少一點(diǎn)）．

    注意：

1．詞數(shù)90左右．短文的開頭已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

    2．參考詞匯：自信—confidence（n．）；

    3．短文須包括所有要點(diǎn)，不要逐詞翻譯，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使短文連貫、通順，文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名、校名等相關(guān)信息．

I Believe I Can Fly

I Believe I Can Fly is a nice song by R．Kelly．___________________________________

There _______ a big cake and many candies at the party yesterday.

A．was             B．were              C．is              D．a(chǎn)re

—Excuse me, is this _______ new camera?

—Yes, it’s _______.

A．your; my           B．your; mine           C．yours; my           D．yours; mine

_______ great man Huang Furong is! He lost his life while saving the students in the Yushu earthquake.

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