It’s the end of class.When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their telephones.They want to log on to their micro blogs (登錄到他們的微博) to check the interesting things.They want to see what have happened in the last hour.
Since several years ago, more and more people have used micro blogs in our country.Recent surveys (調查) shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update (更新) their blogs over five times per day.
“We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class,” said Kitty Jiang, 14.“If you do not know about them, you are out of loop.” It is also a great place for students to say something about themselves.“My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but it really gives me pressure (壓力),” said Alan Wang, 15.“I share these feelings on my micro blog.My friends always give me answers in the same situation.This makes me feel better.”
But parents worry that micro blogging could be a waste of time.Some unhealthy information may even bring danger to kids, they said.
Mr Shen, a professor (教授) asks parents not to worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging.Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children.“If parents can read their children’s micro blogs, they’ll know what they think, they can know more about their children and help them solve their problems,” he said.He also gives some advice for kids.
-Don’t micro blog for more than one hour a day.
-Never micro blog in class.
-Try to talk face to face with people from time to time.
-Don’t believe all the information on a micro blog.
小題1:According to the passage, what do students log on to their micro blogs to do?

A．check the things	B．write articles
C．listen to music	D．call their parents

小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined part “out of loop” in the passage?

A．not excited

B．unhealthy

C．unlucky

D．not popular

小題3:From Mr Shen’s words, what do micro blogging do?

A．It makes kids crazy while logging on to it.

B．It will bring a lot of unhealthy information.

C．It becomes a window to understand young kids.

D．It will not solve problems for kids

小題4:Which of the following sentence is true according to the passage?

A．It’s good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day.

B．Kids should believe all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful.

C．Many young people have written something on micro blogs since two years ago.

D．Kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging.

On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder(肩膀). “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.”
“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she replied. Rose became a college symbol(象征) this year and she easily on her from the other students.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor(幽默) every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose you dreams, you die!”she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do anything, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.
She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep.
小題1:Rose went to college because she         .

A．wanted to live longer

B．loved to stay with the young

C．wanted to realize her dream

D．planned to enjoy her life there

小題2:From the story we can see that Rose was    during her stay in college.

A．outgoing and popular	B．brave and hard-working
C．honest and athletic	D．calm and creative

小題3:Which of the following is included in Rose’s speech?

A．People won’t grow old if they stop playing.

B．The more you laugh, the younger you will be.

C．People easily become old if they do more things.

D．Time is especially important for young people.

小題4:At the end of her speech, Rose asked each of her classmates          .

A．to sing along with her

B．to sing one’s own song

C．to recite the lyrics

D．to do as the lyrics said

小題5:Which of the following can best describe the story?

A．Live with your dream.

B．Find secrets of staying young.

C．Learn wherever you are.

D．Be happy every day.

When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to   1  going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.
We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I returned to school. 2 my mother __3  the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the   4 this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the  5 . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t  6 most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to repeat the year. After _7  summer working in the school garden, I went   8  to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.
Because of my disease (疾病) I was  9  and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(無望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates     10  me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not   11 . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I   12  hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

小題1:	A．stop B．start C．keep D．finish

小題2:	A．and B．but C．so D．although

小題3:	A．go B．die C．gone D．died

小題4:	A．school B．zoo C．park D．museum

小題5:A afternoon      B year             C. weekends      D. holidays

小題6:	A．pass B．take C．have D．give

小題7:.A .others         B. the other       C another         D other

小題8:	A．along B．back C．down D．up

小題9:A fine           B weak          C healthy         D strong

小題10:

A．helped B．gave C．worried D．taught

小題11:

A．terrible B．hard C．easy D．difficult

小題12:

A．find B．makes C．thinks D．believe

Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn’t want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his studies and spent all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin teacher was not very good. So when it was time for him to start his concert tour, he still couldn’t play the violin very well.
Therefore, a Milan newspaper critic¹ criticized him and said that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, “If he is gold, he is not ready to shine² yet.”
When facing this kind of problem, some people may become very angry and some people try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. Instead of being angry, he talked about his mistakes with the man and listened to the man’s advice.
After he met the critic, he gave up the rest of his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin with the help of good teachers. In the end, he got great success when he was only 26. He also became one of the most famous violinists in the world.
小題1:Why didn’t Ole Bull’s father like him to play the piano?

A．Because he thought playing the violin was useless.

B．Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money.

C．Because his father thought he couldn’t play the violin well.

D．Because his father thought he couldn’t make his dream come true.

小題2:What does the underlined part "If he is gold, he is not ready to shine yet." mean?

A．Gold always shines no matter where it is.

B．He is an excellent violinist.

C．He doesn’t play the violin very well.

D．If he sells gold, he will make a lot of money.

小題3:What was Ole Bull’s attitude towards the critic’s article?

A．Angry.

B．Excited.

C．Modest.

D．Worried.

小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Without a good teacher, one can’t succeed.

B．The critic’s advice helped Ole Bull a lot.

C．Ole Bull got success after many years’ hard practice at last.

D．The critic helped Ole Bull find a famous teacher.

小題5:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Becoming a violinist can make a lot of money.

B．When we meet problems, we should learn to face them.

C．Old Bull was a famous American pianist.

D．You can be famous easily if you play the violin.