It's very common for students' marks to fall．Sometimes it is because of situations outside of school．such as problems at home．Sometimes it is simply because the tests get harder as you get older．

If you can think about what was happening when your marks started to fall，you may be able to solve this problem．

Stop comparing yourself with other people．It does not matter if other students get higher test marks than you．What is important is that you do your best．

Try talking to a friendly teacher．He or she will be able to help you with the subjects you find difficult．

Before each test，you should go through your notes from class．You should remember the most important things you have written in u shorter form．

Pictures can also be helpful．Write the subject in the center of a page，and then surround （圍繞）it with main related（有關(guān)的）points．

Look through your shorter notes and pictures again just before the test．You will be surprised when you find you remember so much．

It may take hard work and your marks may not improve straight away．But you’re your confidence rise by every mark．Soon they should begin to climb again．

1．What does the writer think of students’ marks to fall?

A．It's very hard to believe it's a common thing．

B．It's not possible for the hard working students' marks to fall．

C．It's sometimes because of the problems outside the school and the more difficult tests．

D．When the students get older，it's very common for their marks to fall．

2．If yore marks fell in the tests，you should ________．

A．compare with the others and find out how they can get higher marks

B．find out how difficult the subjects aye

C．think about when your marks started to fall

D．do your best to learn the subjects with the help of friendly teachers

3．If you want to stop your marks from falling，you should ________ before the tests．

A．remember the most important points you have written in a shorter form

B．draw pictures in the center of a page in and after class

C．write down all the important points you have learned

D．be surprised at how much you will remember

4．After you do your best and work hard，_________．

A．you'll find your marks may be straight improved

B．you'll find your confidence rising by every mark

C．you'll begin to climb trees again when you are free

D．you'll soon catch up with the others by getting high marks

One cold night, after attending a birthday party, Ann walked home along the quiet road．Suddenly from the shade of a dark building, a tall man with a knife in his right hand ran out at her and then said in a cool voice, "Give me your earring or you will die．"

Hearing this, Ann seemed less worried, and after a minute, she became calm．She tried to cover her necklace with the collar （領(lǐng)子） of her overcoat．She wanted to make the robber think she cared for the necklace than for the earrings．Then she used the other hand to take off both of her expensive earrings, which she quickly threw on the ground．

"Take them and let me go," she said．The robber looked at her．He saw the girl didn't care for earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace．He thought the necklace would cost much more．So he said, "Give me your necklace," "Oh, sir, it's not worth much． Please let me keep it," she begged．"Stop talking, quickly," said the robber．

With shaky hands, Ann took off her necklace．

As soon as the robber ran away, with a smile on her face, she picked up her earrings and ran as quickly as she could to one of her friends．

1．From the story, we can see the robbery happened on a______ night．

A．warm                      B．hot                  C．cool             D．cold

2．Faced with the robber, Ann was______

A．calm                B．a(chǎn)ngry                C．surprised            D．frightened

3．Why did she try to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat? Because she______

A．wanted to protect her neck

B．liked it more than the earrings

C．wanted to make the robber think she cared for the necklace than for the earrings

D．didn't want to have herself robbed of her necklace

4．We can know from the passage that____________

A．the necklace was worth（值錢） more than the earrings

B．neither the necklace nor the earrings were worth much

C．the necklace was worth less than the earrings

D．both the necklace and the earrings were valuable（值錢）

5．The writer mainly （主要） wanted to tell us______

A．robbery （搶劫）often happened at night

B．how frightened the girl was

C．a(chǎn)n interesting story

D．the value of the necklace and the earrings

My grandfather never watched TV．He thought that people spent too much time watching it．Some of his friends often talked about sports shows，the movies and plays．My grandfather said to himself，“They never read any books or go out in the evening”．So he didn't buy a TV．

Two years ago my grandfather was 60 years old．He stopped working in the hospital．My father bought him a TV．He began to watch all the news．He knows much more about the world now．And he reads more books，too．

Now，my grandfather will get very angry（生氣）if you trouble（麻煩）when he is watching TV．I can't know that one can change his idea when he is 60．

1．My grandfather didn't watch TV because

A．he had no time to watch it

B．he thought it took（占）people much time to watch TV

C．he couldn't buy the TV set

D．he thought watching TV is bad for people's eyes

2．My grandfather ________ when he worked in the hospital．

A．went to mountains                                   B．played sports

C．read books                                         D．watched TV

3．My grandfather didn't work in the hospital ________．

A．a(chǎn)fter he was 60                                                 B．before my father bought him a TV

C．when my father asked him not to work         D．a(chǎn)fter he liked watching the news

4．My grandfather is ________ now．

A．58                   B．60                    C．62                    D．61

5．Which is the following sentence right?

A．The writer knows why his grandfather changed his idea．

B．My grandfather enjoys watching TV every day now．

C．My grandfather bought a TV at the age of 60．

D．The writer as well as his grandfather likes watching TV．

My name is Lin Hui．I like to tell stories abut people who work together．What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship．An excellent example of this happen when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China．

Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns（角）, used to be common in China long ago．Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees．Milu deer were often killed for food or sport． The Ming and Qing dynasties（朝代）did not protect them and many were killed．That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China．

Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford（貝德福特公爵）．He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain．Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year．As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help．The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province．

The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly．There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province．At the moment the Milu deer live in centers where they are being well protected and cared for． It is hoed that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild （野外） again．

1． The Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because____________．

     A． they could find nothing to eat          B． they were not well protected

C． they died of a serious disease         D． they had the habit of living together

2． After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain, _________．

     A． they didn’t like the weather there      B． their number became larger and larger

C． people used them to carry things      D． the Duke of Beford sold them all

3． We can lean from the passage that ____________．

     A． China has three centers for the Milu deer now

B． the Milu deer live on nothing but grass

C． all the Milu deer live in the wild now

D． the first Milu deer returned to China before 1985．

4． What’s the best title of the passage?

   A． The number of the Milu deer           B． The life of the Milu deer

C． The return of the Milu deer            D． The importance of the Milu deer

Children’s schooling is changing very fast． In the past, teachers kept children sitting still for hours． They made them memorize（記�。� different kinds of things． In other words, the children had to go on repeating things until they knew them “by heart”． Today, many want to know if it’s possible to make children learn all．They say they can only help them learn． They say they must let children learn and find out things themselves．  

But for some children, school is a kind of prison（監(jiān)獄）．They are there only because their parents make them go．They get out of the classroom as soon as the teacher lets them leave．Many of them want to find work, but the law will not let them work until they reach a certain age．And so, they have to stay in school． Often they do not learn anything at all and hate school every moment．

1． The word “schooling” in the passage means          ．

    A． 學(xué)費                     B． 教育            C． 鍛煉              D． 訓(xùn)練

2．Which of the following has the same meaning to“go on repeating”?

    A． read and write                                    B． read or write once

    C． read or write twice                             D． read or write again and again

3． Now, the teachers try their best to          ．

    A． make their students learn more in class

    B． teach their students how to learn themselves

    C． make their students do everything they say

    D． ask their students to do more exercises after class

4． Some children hate schools because          ．

    A． they hope to spend much time reading

    B． their teachers aren’t friendly to them 

    C． they regard them as prisons

    D． they are angry with their classmates

5．          , so they want to stop to find work．

    A． Some children need some money

    B． Some children dislike staying in school

    C． Some children fall behind their classmates

    D． Some children come from poor families