Read this advertisement and answer the following questions.

1. On Sunday, the zoo opens at ______.

    A. 10:00 in the morning   B.8:00 in the morning      C. 8:00 in the afternoon

2. The zoo opens _____ days a week.

    A. two                   B. five                   C. seven

3. If （如果） you are 13 years old, how much do you pay （支付） to go to the zoo?

     A. 3 dollars                    B. 6 dollars              C. Free

4. Kate is twelve, and his little sister is 6, they have to pay ______ to go to the zoo.

     A. 9 dollars                   B. 11 dollars             C. 3 dollars

5. If you are fourteen and your brother is seven, how much do you pay for the train ride?

     A.2 dollars.                    B.4 dollars.               C. 6 dollars.

Which of the following is for the 11th National Games?

 means 5. means 4. What doesmean?

A．Eleven．         B．Twelve．       C．Thirteen．         D．Fourteen．

    PEKING Opera used to sound strange to Dau Yi．The l4-year-old Beijinger said whenever she came across Peking Opera on TV，she changed the channel（頻道）．Like most of today’s teenagers，Dou loves pop music．

    But since Dou entered the Xuanwu branch school of Beijing No．15 Middle School．she has been studying Peking Opera in music class every week．

    Dou and her classmates listen to Peking Opera and learn the basics（基礎(chǔ)知識）from professional actors．They also sing along with the operas．

    “we laugh sometimes because the tunes（聲調(diào)）arc really hard to learn．”said Dou．But she said that now she would watch Peking Opera on TV．

    “After all．I am no longer a layman．”she said．

    Since 2008．schools around the country have been teaching students Peking Opera．It’s part of a plan to introduce young people to the country’s artistic traditions．Clearly，Dou’s school has been taking the job seriously．

    Yang Ning，14，is Dou’s classmate．She has been studying Peking Opera since she was 8．She is a member of the school’s Peking Opera club．

    Yang said she had learned a lot from Peking Opera．

    “I learn a lot of history from the operas．”she said，“I’ve also found out about many ancient poems，since there are so many of them in the operas．”

      Yang doesn’t think everyone can learn to sing Peking Opera well，but she does say that it’s helpful for all people to learn about it．

    “The more you learn about it．the more you understand it．If people do study it，this old art form won’t disappear．It would be a great pity if it did!”she said．

1．Dou Yi __________．

      A．was a l4-year-old boy                                B．was a middle school student

      C．1iked today’s teenagers                              D．first met the Beijinger at the TV station

2．From the passage we know __________．

      A．Dou Yi listened to pop songs every week

      B．the students could watch Peking Opera on TV in class

      C．even some professional actors came to the sch001 to study

      D．Peking Opera has become a studying subject in Dou Yi’s school

3．What does the underlined word “layman”mean in the passage?

      A．悠閑的人               B．外行的人                C．懶惰的人               D．初學的人

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

      A．Most of the teenagers prefer pop music to Peking Opera．

      B．Yang Ning started learning Peking Opera earlier than Dou Yi．

      C．Dan Yi is as old as rang Ning and she is rang Ning’s classmate．

      D．Both Dou Yi and Yang Ning are members of the school’s Peking Opera club．

5．Why have schools around the country taught students Peking Opera since 2008?

      A．To give the students more history knowledge．

      B．To help the students to learn the ancient poems．

      C．To introduce the young people to the traditional art

      D．To help the students to find a good job after graduation．

    BALTIMORE．MARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman．The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic．The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world．It hit an iceberg（冰山） and sank on April 14．1912．More than 1．

500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed．

    The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years．Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcards．An eleven．year．old boy，Joey Russell，came to the show with his grandfather．His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York．“Let’s buy that postcard．”he told Joey．“It will be important someday．”

    Two years later，Joey’s grandfather took him on a special trip．They went on a trip to the North Atlantic ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom（底）of the ocean．Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip．On the ship，Joey met Edith Haisman．This woman was on the Titanic when it sank．She was one of the people who were rescued．Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket．“Please sign this，Mrs. Haisman．”he said．She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard．

    When Joey got home．he put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelley，one of Joey’s friends，told him that her mother was very sick．She needed all operation．but there was a problem．The operation was very expensive，and the family needed$80，000 to pay for it．Friends and relatives tried to help．But where could they get so much money?

    Then when Joey went to see the new movie“Titanic”．he had an idea．”Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic．”Joey thought．He remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman’s signature on it．“Maybe I can sell it for some money．Then I can help Kate’s mom．”

    Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs. Shelley．His parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for it．Joey’s story was on television and in newspapers．Joey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV show．After the show．many people called in to offer money for the Titanic card．Someone bought it for$60．000．

    Joey’s kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman’s life．

1．Which of the following is NOT true about the old Dostcard?

    A．The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912．

    B．The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago

    C．Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident．

    D．More than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey．

2．Joey Russell _________．

    A．decided to buy the postcard at a shop

    B．showed great interest in collecting postcards

    C．took the postcard wit}l him to see Mrs. Shelley

    D．asked Mrs. Haisman to sign her name on his postcard

3．What does the underlined word“rescued”mean in the sentence?

    A．Be made safe from danger．

    B．Be on an ocean trip．

    C．Be working on board．

    D．Be asked to seⅡthe postcard．

4．When did Joey Rus8eU have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?

    A．When Kate Shelley told him of her mother’s sickness．

    B．When he went to see the new movie“Titanic”．

    C．When he was reading the new book of Titanic．

    D．When he remembered Mrs. Haisman’s signature on his card．

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．The Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April．1912．

    B．At the age of l3，Joey Russell got Mrs. Haisman’s signature．

    C．Joey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show．

    D．The Titanic card was sold to many people for$60, 000．

根據(jù)所給圖畫，用英語寫一篇約80詞的短文。要求完整敘述故事內(nèi)容。

      參考詞匯：1．rabbit n．兔子  2．balloon n．氣球

1．If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may ________ .

A．call Susan at 7328059                        B．surf the website:www.music.com.au

C．telephone Mr. White at 5132683             D．e-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn

2．Who is the owner of the lost dog?

   A．Mr. White                 B．Larry               C．Susan              D．David

3．If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should ________.

A．master at least three languages                      B．know the city very well

C．be an experienced driver                         D．both B and C

4．Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?

A．It has a beautiful view.                          B．It has hot water in the daytime.

C．It has three floors.                                      D．It has a kitchen.

5．How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information?

A．By sending an e-mail.                             B．By going to visit it.

C．By making a phone call.                         D．By sending a fax （傳真）

一Look at the four signs．Which sign tells us the way out of a building?

一It’s  _______ ．

Last year，some groups of students in their community（社區(qū)）made a survey about “How do people spend their free time?” The following diagrams show some results of it．

Diagram（1）：Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in week.

Diagram（2）：Different days people go to the library．（library attendance.）

Diagram（3）：Different programs people like．

根據(jù)上面三個圖表內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

1．People aged ______ spend the most time surfing the Internet every week．

A．7～16                  B．17—30                C．31—-55                  D．over 56

2．The word “attendance” in Diagram（2）means “ ______ in the library”。

    A．the hours people spend                                     B．the number of people

    C．the number of books                                  D．the days people spend

3．On weekends，______ people go to the library every week．

A．over sixty                                               B．less than sixty

C．about twenty                                             D．more than one hundred

4．Which of the following is true according to the diagrams?

A．The fewest people like watching music．

B．Sports are the most people’s favorite program．

C．People seldom go to the library on weekdays．

D．Half of the people like watching news or cartoons．

5．The three diagrams show us the results of a survey about ______.

A．what people do every day

B．how people spend their free time

C．people’s different lifestyles

D．people’s different habits

    There was a famous church in London．It was 110 meters high．The center of the church was like a bell．The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform（平臺）was built so that the artist could put up a ladder（梯子）on it and paint the ceiling．The platform was about 70 meters over the ground．

    One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling．Also on the platform was his assistant，who was mixing paints．The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was progressing．To have a better look at his painting，he stepped back again．Suddenly，his assistant shouted，picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist’s work on the top．The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him．

    “What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily．“Are you mad?” His assistant replied．“I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting．But you didn’t notice that you had reached the very edge of the platform．You were in great danger．I wanted to make you move forwards．If I had not made you run forwards．you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform．”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

1．The story happened in _______．

A．America                B．France                 C．Germany                D．England

2．Why did the artist step back again?

A．To see how his work was progressing．

B．To have a better look at his painting．

C．To paint a bowl in his painting．

D．To pour some paint on his painting．

3．What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?

A．He painted a famous painting himself．

B．He ran forwards to stop him．

C．He shouted to the artist and painted his painting．

D．He stopped mixing the paints．

4．Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2?

Note：a：artist；b：assistant；c：painting；4．←：the direction of the movement

5．After reading the passage，what do you think the artist would probably do?

A．He would be angry with what the assistant had done

B．He would punish（懲罰）the assistant for having destroyed his painting．

C．He would be thankful to the assistant for having saved his life．

D．He wouldn’t allow the assistant to work with him any more．