You speak, write a letter or make a telephone. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.
     When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes".
     Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
     People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawings to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about. 

1. Signs can carry as many _____ as words.

A. questions
B. examples
C. tears and smiles
D. messages  

2. Which of the following is not talked in the passage as which can help us communicate? 

A. Books and magazines.
B. TV and films.
C. Newspapers.
D. Radio.   

3. Which of the following is wrong? 

A. Communication helps us to learn what is happening in the world.
B. Communication helps us to understand other people better.
C. A sign is also a way of communication.
D. If you can't speak, you can't communicate.   

4. The best title(題目)of the passage is_____.  

A. Signs Carry Messages
B. The important Communication
C. Words, Signs and Drawing
D. Ways of Communication

    How do you get to school every day? By bike, bus or car? In Chongqing, there will be 3,000 new
school buses on the street by the end of this year. These school buses look just like tlic American
school buses: yellow with a big nose.
    In February 2010, the Chinese government announced the first standards (標淮)for school bus
safety. Since then, more yellow school buses can be seen on the street.
    In China, besides the bus driver, there should be an adult on the school bus to watch the students.
If there are more than 40 students, two adults are needed. The students usually rest or read books
on the school bus.
    In America, yellow school buses are very popular. There are about 480,000 school buses in the
country. The older kids sit in the back of the bus. The younger kids sit in the front. They usually listen
to music, talk on their phones or just sleep. The only adult on the bus is the driver.
    The school bus is important in students' everyday lives. It can keep children safe. Usually a child
is much safer going to school by school bus than any other way. It can also help the environment. A
school bus saves a lot of gas (汽油)because it can carry a lot of people.

1. What color are the new school buses in Chongqing?
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2. When did the Chinese government announce the first standards for school bus safety?
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3. Mow many adults are needed on a Chinese school bus if 45 kids are on it besides the driver?
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4. What do American kids usually do on their school buses?
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5.Why is the school bus important in students' everyday lives?
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       Kite surfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn't get popular until the end of last century. It
  is also known as kite boarding, and in some European countries as fly surfing. Kite surfing works through
  wind power (動力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.
       At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because
  of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting
  sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.
       Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to
  operate the kite with 5-10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not
  expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to $2,500. Training lessons range from
   $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is
  becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
       With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China,
  Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and
  equipments.

1. Kitesurfing has a history of about  years.

A. 30  
B. 50  
C. 100

2.        is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.

A. Water  
B. Wind  
C. The sun

3. Which is the following is wrong ?

A. Kite surfing is too expensive to get the epuipment .
B. Kite surfing is becoming much safer because of the development of it's equipment progress
C. Kite surfing is easy to learn , compared with other water sports .

4. The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that _____.

A. its price is getting lower and lower
B. more and more people are enjoying its excitement
C. its equipment progress makes it easier and safer

5. The main idea of this passage is about _____.

A. the way of operating kitesurfing    
B. the progress of kite surfing equipment?
C. the development of kitesurfing

1. What work can robots do?      

A. Safe work for people.
B. Usual work.
C. Very easy work.
D. Operate the computer

2. What is about Mr Leachim?   

A. He is very fat.  
B. He is very tall.
C. He is a teacher.  
D. He is a robot.

3.What is Mr Leachim's advantage as a teacher?   

A. Talk with his children
B. Remember the details.
C. He strict with his children.
D. Teach the lessons well.

4. Which one is the RIGHT order?
a. His computer brain puts the child's voice and number together.
b. Then he starts the lesson.
c. Each child does and tells him his or her name , then dials and an ID number.
d. He identifies the child with no mistakes.

A. c-d-b-a  
B. b-d-c-a  
C. c-a-d-b  
D. b-c-a-d

5. The word "flexible" means ______.

A. 嚴格的
B. 靈活的  
C. 和藹的
D. 幽默的

    The 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in London, UK. The city will become the first in history to
host the Olympic Games three times.
    The London 2012 Olympic mascots (吉祥物), which are named after two small English towns, are
Wenlock and Mandeville. They only have one eye. But they look very friendly. Wenlock is wearing
bracelets(手鏈）in the colors of the Olympic rings. UK children and families help design the mascots.
    London is now ready for the 2012 Olympics. On May 5, the Olympic Stadium (體育場) opened in
east London. Schoolchildren in London were the stars of the day. Niamh Clarke-Willis is 9. She pressed
the button to open the Olympic Stadium with London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe. There were more
than 40,000 people taking part in the ceremony. The stadium can hold 80, 000 people, It will host the
Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics on July 27.
    Now you can buy tickets for the London 2012 Olympics! They went on sale on March 15，500 days before the Games begin. There are 6. 6 million tickets to buy in six weeks. The cheapest cost is $ 20
(210 yuan) . The most expensive is $ 2,012 (21, 000yuan).

1. How many times has London held the Olympic Games?

A. Once.
B. Twice.  
C. Three times.  
D. Four times.

2. How soon will the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympics be held?

A. In about a month.
B. In about 2 weeks.
C. In about a week.
D. In about 2 months.

3. What are the mascots like?

A. They have two eyes.
B. They look very friendly.
C. They are careful.
D. They look like the Olympic rings.

4. What do the names of the 2012 Summer Olympic mascots come from?

A. Two small English towns.
B. Two UK children.
C. Two UK officers.
D. Two UK families.

5. Which of the following is Not True?

A. The Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics will be held on July 27.
B. The Olympic Stadium opened in south London.
C. The stadium can hold 80，000 people.
D. Now you can buy the tickets for the London 2012 Olympics.

    When I was a child, my parents always told me that I should never talk to strangers. This was part of a whole list of things I should never do : Never accept food or candy from strangers, never get in a car with
strangers, and so on.
    But if we didn’t start a conversation with strangers, we, d never make new friends. We, d never get a
job.①We may miss the joy that comes from talking with strangers. And the more people you know, the
more chances you can find.
    The following passage offers you some advice on how to ②break the ice.
    Don‘t just stare at your shoes. Go and say “Hi” to that new guy. It will be easier to break the ice if you know more about different cultures.
    British：Beautiful day, isn’t it?
    The weather in Britain is changeable. So, it’s one of the topics the British care most about. And there’s a simple rule：Say “Yes” whether you agree with the person’s idea on the weather or not. ③ That’s
because the British start a conversation using the weather so that they can continue their talk.
    French: Where did you go on holiday?
    To talk with a French person, the safest way is to ask about his or her last holiday. French students
enjoy a 10-to-15-day holiday every two months. French employees(雇員)get more than six weeks of
holidays per year.
    American:So, where are you from?
    The US is so big and people move so often that location is always a source (來源) of talk. You can try
to find a connection with the place they’re from. For example, if someone’s from Los Angeles, you could
say : "Oh, I have a friend who studied there."

1. 將文中①處劃線句子翻譯成漢語。
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2. 將文中②處劃線短語翻譯成漢語。
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3將文中③處劃線句子改寫成同義句。
That’s because the British start a conversation using the weather ______ ______their talk.

4. What do you usually talk about to start a conversation with a French person?
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5. What is the main idea of the passage?
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     Jimmy is a middle school student. He adopted (收養(yǎng)) three homeless baby dogs two months ago. He
took good (1) c          of them and the dogs became healthier and fatter. Jimmy loved them very much. But now he feels worried. He has some problems. First, he has run out of his money to (2) b           food for
dogs, because it is expensive. Second, the dogs are too big and there is not (3)         (足夠的)  room for
them. Third, the dogs have become too noisy. So his mother (4)______(討厭) them. She can’t stand
them.
     Some of Jimmy’s friends are trying to cheer him up. Some advise(建議) Jimmy should put up
dogs’ (5)_______(照片) in the street and look for their owners. Some suggest him calling the TV station
for help. Do you have any good (6) i          to help him?