“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these people only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. Many of them were very poor when they were young, and had no uncles, aunts, or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend on them for education. They tried their best to learn something and never gave up till they became well-known. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”
Some young men don’t try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. If they see their weak points and change their ways, they can be successful. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as(只要) they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on themselves

1. 1.

   Why did many men succeed?

   1. A.
      Because they had good education
   2. B.
      Because they wanted very much to become well-known
   3. C.
      Because they worked hard
   4. D.
      Because their families were very rich
2. 2.

   What can a teacher do according to the famous teacher in England?

   1. A.
      A teacher can make his pupils men of strength and courage
   2. B.
      A teacher can make his pupils worthy
   3. C.
      A teacher can help his pupils become well-known
   4. D.
      A teacher can do nothing
3. 3.

   If young people depend on their own efforts,_____.

   1. A.
      they are sure to be very famous in the world
   2. B.
      they can be successful in their lives
   3. C.
      they no longer need help
   4. D.
      they are sure to fail
4. 4.

   What can we learn about the writer from the passage?

   1. A.
      He thinks highly of those who are working hard to be successful
   2. B.
      He thinks highly of parents and teachers
   3. C.
      He wants to be a famous scientist
   4. D.
      He thinks highly of those who are poor

My parents taught me not to waste food. My mum always found ways to make leftovers（剩余食物） taste good. I went to YiLan to learn about some of their special food. As I was there, I learned about the food and the history of the area. I learned that they don’t waste food, either, and they use leftovers! 
Many years ago, there was not enough food for everyone. People learned to cook and eat almost everything. They had to think of ways to make special dishes. One of these dishes is kao zha.It  made  with leftovers like
meat, soup, oil and fat. That might not sound very good, but it does taste good.
Today, kao zha is a special dish at big banquets (宴會).  Another famous dish is called zao bing.
It’s made with fruit, meat and other things. I really liked it! But I didn’t want to eat too much.  It has a
lot of fat in it. I smelled something burning and I saw smoke, so I found another special food of the YiLan area  duck  meat. The duck meat is put in a big oven (爐) to cook it. Smoke keeps the meat fresh.   I don’t
usually eat meat, but this duck meat was delicious! It tasted sweet. YiLan is a great place with delicious food. I hope I can come back again!

1. 1.

   The writer learns from her parents______.

   1. A.
      nottoeatleftovers
   2. B.
      toeatgoodfood
   3. C.
      nottowastefood
   4. D.
      tomakegoodfood
2. 2.

   She finds that people in YiLan ______.

   1. A.
      alwayswastefood
   2. B.
      don’tuseleftovers
   3. C.
      don’thaveenoughfood
   4. D.
      cancookspecialfood
3. 3.

   Kao zha is a good dish that is made with______.

   1. A.
      fruit,meatandotherthings
   2. B.
      freshandsweetduckmeat
   3. C.
      somedifferentleftovers
   4. D.
      meat,soupandfruit
4. 4.

   There are ______ kinds of special foods mentioned in the passage

   1. A.
      two
   2. B.
      three
   3. C.
      four
   4. D.
      five。
5. 5.

   What does the writer think of YiLan?

   1. A.
      It’s a dirty place
   2. B.
      It’s a great place
   3. C.
      It’s a dangerous place
   4. D.
      It’s a wonderful place

Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life，Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s，Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs， Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London，through Asia，to Australia. On the trip，they visited places like India， Iran， and Afghanistan.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap . The book told people about different countries' weather，customs(風俗），and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s，Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular．
Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today，400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” (for example，Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information，read the books!

1. 1.

   Which trip was Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook about?

   1. A.
      The United Kingdom
   2. B.
      From Asia to England
   3. C.
      From Australia to Afghanistan
   4. D.
      From England to Australia
2. 2.

   Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?

   1. A.
      He needed the money
   2. B.
      His wife asked him to do it
   3. C.
      Many people asked questions about his travels
   4. D.
      He liked writing books
3. 3.

   How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?

   1. A.
      It talked about places most tourists did not go
   2. B.
      It was longer and more expensive
   3. C.
      It told people about a country’s weather，customs，and places to see
   4. D.
      It was the first guidebook about Asia
4. 4.

   Which sentence below is true?

   1. A.
      Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks
   2. B.
      Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook was not popular
   3. C.
      After their first trip，Maureen did not travel with Tony
   4. D.
      Today，Lonely Planet is still a small company

Emma and Hannah are 13–year–old school girls from Minnesota,USA.They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales.They are selling charms(小裝飾物) made out of bottle caps.
The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids.
They talked with their parents about the idea.Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.
The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them.They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper,and then glue them onto the inside of the caps.There are different kinds of pictures,“Peace signs are popular with girls,and single–letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,”Emma and Hannah said.
Now,charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan.“Students put charms on purses,backpacks ,and their lunchboxes,”said Emma.Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet.They hope they can sell their charms to more kids.They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.
Their business is not only for getting money.At their Valentine’s sale,20%of the income( 收入) went to charity

1. 1.

   What are Emma and Hannah?

   1. A.
      They’re waiters
   2. B.
      They’re sellers
   3. C.
      They’re students
   4. D.
      They’re charm makers
2. 2.

   When did the girls begin to sell the charms?

   1. A.
      About a year ago
   2. B.
      About two months ago
   3. C.
      Nearly fifty days ago
   4. D.
      Nearly five weeks ago
3. 3.

   Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?

   1. A.
      Pictures
   2. B.
      Signs
   3. C.
      Letters
   4. D.
      Numbers
4. 4.

   What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?

   1. A.
      They hope to become rich people
   2. B.
      They hope to give money to charity
   3. C.
      They hope to sell more charms
   4. D.
      They hope to sell charms in every school
5. 5.

   Which of th following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The two girls love their parents and money
   2. B.
      Boys like charms with signs
   3. C.
      They won’t sell charms next smmer
   4. D.
      The charms are popular with students

1. 1.

   From the information in the picture, we know that Lily was born on ______

   1. A.
      June 8, 2005
   2. B.
      June 22, 2005
   3. C.
      June 22, 2013
2. 2.

   According to the personal information, we know that Mary Connor lives in      

   1. A.
      Canada
   2. B.
      America
   3. C.
      England
3. 3.

   You can borrow books_________

   1. A.
      at 10:30 am on Monday
   2. B.
      at 10:00 pm on Thursday
   3. C.
      at 3:30 pm on Saturday
4. 4.

   According to the survey(調查) of 2,000 American online shoppers, ________people shop online from 5pm to 8pm

   1. A.
      320
   2. B.
      640
   3. C.
      800
5. 5.

   Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

   1. A.
      You’d better wear your sun hat to enjoy wonderful sunshine
   2. B.
      The boats will take you to different places for swimming
   3. C.
      Mr Smith and his child need to pay $160 for the tour

A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver about his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very dear (昂貴的), but the man said it was OK.
The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow is another 100 dollars.” And the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.
The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” He asked. “I come from New York.” “New York,” the taxi driver said, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

1. 1.

   Where did the traveler come from?

   1. A.
      England
   2. B.
      America
   3. C.
      Canada
   4. D.
      France
2. 2.

   Why did the traveler take the third taxi?  Because _                  _____

   1. A.
      the other taxi driver asked more money
   2. B.
      the third driver was a kind-hearted(熱心腸的) man
   3. C.
      he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit
   4. D.
      the other driver didn’t like him
3. 3.

   Usually the cost of the traveling one day may be ______

   1. A.
      $ 100
   2. B.
      $ 200
   3. C.
      less than $ 100
   4. D.
      more than $ 200
4. 4.

   Who asked the traveler to give the money for the taxi driver?

   1. A.
      The traveler’s sister
   2. B.
      The traveler himself
   3. C.
      Nobody
   4. D.
      The driver’s sister
5. 5.

   The driver was unhappy __                      ____

   1. A.
      when he heard the traveler’s last words
   2. B.
      when the traveler asked every taxi driver his name
   3. C.
      when the traveler asked him for his sister’s name
   4. D.
      during the two—day visit

Alan is a 16-year-old boy. He is the only child in his family. Alan is an American high school student. He lives in New York. Art and music are his favourite subjects(科目). He loves studying and also love sports. He usually goes swimming three or four times every week. Alan’s father works in a restaurant(飯店) near New York. He likes swimming, too. So Alan often go swimming with his uncle. Cool water always make him happy. American students are different(不同的) from us. On Saturdays, he often has parties (派對) with his friends and they always enjoy themselves. On Sundays, he usually studies at home and watches sports programs(節(jié)目). His favourite drink is Coke, but Coke is an unhealthy drink. He often eats vegetables and he often does some sports to keep healthy. (健康)

1. 1.

   Alan’s father is a _________

   1. A.
      teacher
   2. B.
      waiter(服務員)
   3. C.
      reporter（記者）
   4. D.
      student
2. 2.

   Alan likes ____________________

   1. A.
      Art and music
   2. B.
      singing and sports
   3. C.
      studying and sports
   4. D.
      A and C
3. 3.

   How many people are there in Alan’s family ?

   1. A.
      1
   2. B.
      3
   3. C.
      4
   4. D.
      5
4. 4.

   What does Alan often do on Sundays ?

   1. A.
      He often go swimming with his father
   2. B.
      He often has parties with his friends
   3. C.
      He usually studies at home and watch TV
   4. D.
      He always does some sports
5. 5.

   What’s the meaning of the underline (劃線) word, “unhealthy” in the passage ?

   1. A.
      不健康的
   2. B.
      美味的
   3. C.
      有營養(yǎng)的
   4. D.
      受歡迎的

Do you like watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala (春節(jié)晚會)? It is said that it is welcomed and loved by people around the world. It is called the most delicious “New Year’s Eve Dinner”. The first CCTV Spring Festival Gala was held on February 12^th, 1983. Do you know the information about directors, hosts and hostesses (女主持) and show numbers of the Spring Festival Galas in recent years?

Year	Director	Host and hostess	Show number
2009	Lang Kun	Zhu Jun;  Zhou Tao; Dong Qing;  Bai Yansong; Zhang Zequn;  Zhu Xun	35
2010	Jin Yue	Zhu Jun;  Zhou Tao Dong Qing;  Zhang Zequn; Ouyang Xiadan;  Ren Luyu	40
2011	Chen Linchun; Ma Long; Liu Gang	Zhu Jun;    Zhou Tao; Li Yong;   Dong Qing; Zhang Zequn;  Zhu Xun	29
2012	Ha Wen	Zhu Jun;    Li Yong; Dong Qing;  Sa Beining; Li Sisi;    Bi Fujian	39

1. 1.

   When did Lang Kun direct the CCTV Spring Festival Gala?

   1. A.
      In 2010
   2. B.
      In 2009
   3. C.
      In 2011
   4. D.
      In 2012
2. 2.

   Who hosted the four Spring Festival Galas?

   1. A.
      Zhou Tao and Li Yong
   2. B.
      Zhu Jun and Dong Qing
   3. C.
      Dong Qing and Zhou Tao
   4. D.
      Zhu Jun and Zhang Zequn
3. 3.

   How many people directed the Spring Festival Gala with the least shows?

   1. A.
      One
   2. B.
      Two
   3. C.
      Three
   4. D.
      Four
4. 4.

   People could watch _____ shows in all in the 2010 Spring Festival Gala

   1. A.
      29
   2. B.
      35
   3. C.
      39
   4. D.
      40
5. 5.

   Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Ha Wen directed the latest Spring Festival Gala
   2. B.
      The four galas had the same number of hosts and hostesses
   3. C.
      There have been 30 Spring Festival Galas since 1983
   4. D.
      The 2012 Spring Festival Gala had the most shows

完形填空
閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。
Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving through a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows 1  . When the train reached a bend(彎道)，it slowed down and then a simple house 2  . It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a discussion about it. The young man was also 3  by the scenery. On his return he 4  the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 5  of the train. He wanted to sell the house, but 6   would buy it.
7   the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was a good place for 8   because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the tired passengers would 9   the house.
He tried to 10  some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 11  . To everyone’s surprise, the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.
This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very 12 . Many people have got new ideas from it.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      excitedly
   2. B.
      quietly
   3. C.
      safely
   4. D.
      clearly
2. 2.
   1. A.
      appeared
   2. B.
      found
   3. C.
      invented
   4. D.
      came
3. 3.
   1. A.
      attacked
   2. B.
      attracted
   3. C.
      sticked
   4. D.
      moved
4. 4.
   1. A.
      got on
   2. B.
      turned on
   3. C.
      got off
   4. D.
      turned off
5. 5.
   1. A.
      track
   2. B.
      passengers
   3. C.
      conductors
   4. D.
      noise
6. 6.
   1. A.
      nobody
   2. B.
      someone
   3. C.
      advertiser
   4. D.
      everybody
7. 7.
   1. A.
      Gently
   2. B.
      Quickly
   3. C.
      Finally
   4. D.
      Lately
8. 8.
   1. A.
      discovery
   2. B.
      renting
   3. C.
      staying
   4. D.
      advertisement
9. 9.
   1. A.
      apply for
   2. B.
      lack of
   3. C.
      be interested in
   4. D.
      stay in
10. 10.
    1. A.
       work for
    2. B.
       join in
    3. C.
       connect with
    4. D.
       look up
11. 11.
    1. A.
       messages
    2. B.
       magazines
    3. C.
       notices
    4. D.
       slogans
12. 12.
    1. A.
       interesting
    2. B.
       important
    3. C.
       difficult
    4. D.
       different