Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J. K. Rowling Paperback, 784 pages. Publisher: Arthur a Levine (07/07/2009) Reading level: Age: 9—12 Price: $16.69

Deceptively Delicious By Jessica SeinfeldHardcover, 204 pages. Publisher (出版商): Collins (09/01/2007) Reading Level: Parents Price: $12.83

 

Rich Dad, Poor Dad By Robert T. KiyosakiPaperback, 266 pages Publisher: Business Plus (01/01/2010) Reading Level: Age 20—25 Price: $5.59

The Road By Cormac McCarthy Paperback, 304 pages. Publisher: Vintage Books (09/11/2007) Reading Level: Adults Price: $5.50

小題1:Which of the following books is the latest in print?

A．Rich Dad ,Poor Dad	B．Deceptively Delicious
C．Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows	D．The Road

小題2:Among the books, there is/are ______________ written for adults.

A．one

B．two

C． three

D．four

小題3:We can learn from the form(圖表) that _______________.

A．J .K Rowling ’s book is the most expensive among the four books.

B．Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day.

C．The Road is the thinnest of the four.

D．Rich Dad, Poor Dad is hardcover(精裝本).

小題1:According to the key points, what’s the searching area for the missing plane?

A．In the southern India Ocean.

B．In the water area around Australia.

C．In the water area in the southern pacific ocean.

D．In the area 2,500km south-west of Perth, Australia.

小題2:How many passengers are there from China on the missing plane?

A．370

B．239

C．154

D．393

小題3:What does the underlined sentence “We cannot stand this situation.” mean？

A．Some of the families cannot live in this situation.

B．Some of the families cannot stand there for so long.

C．Some of the families cannot bear all the terrible things.

D．Some of the families cannot understand why it has happened.

小題4:According to the report at 15:45, which of the following statements is true?

A．The reports are renewed every 2 minutes.

B．The web page is shown on Saturday.

C．China has found out the debris of the missing plane.

D．The search is focused on a definitely limited area near Perth.

小題5:What’s the web page mainly about?

A．People still keep on searching MH370.

B．There’s a small hope to find out MH370.

C．People are searching MH370 much more widely.

D．What are happening to the missing plane, MH370.

Every mobile phone has a ringtone(鈴聲). It tells you that someone is calling you. Now, there  _        a ringtone called “mosquito tone(蚊子鈴聲)”.
Mosquito tone has a special       . Only children and teenagers can hear it. Using it, students can receive calls and text messages in class          the teacher will not realize what is happening. However, it also has a bad influence on their study if students use it in class.
“Not all the students are            in mosquito tone.” Jerry Jones, a high school student of 17, says, “Using mosquito tone too often is bad for our hearing. I may use it for          , but not in class

小題1:	A．be B．will be C．is D．was

小題2:	A．sound B．voice C．noise D．music

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．then D．but

小題4:	A．interest B．interested C．interests D．interesting

小題5:	A．pleased B．pleasant C．pleasure D．please

Qi Haoran, a Junior Grade One student at a High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology, was quite busy over the past winter holiday – and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign（光盤行動(dòng)）.
These students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January. It calls on people to reduce food waste. China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well-known for being hospitable（好客的）and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got a lot of support. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers home.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
小題1: The Clean Your Plate Campaign started __________ in January.

A．in a big restaurant	B．in a CCTV programme
C．in a high school	D．on the Internet

小題2: The restaurant owner in Xinjiang __________ to support the campaign.

A．gave the guests a sticker if they ate up the food

B．offered the guests 10 stickers if they ordered a lot

C．offered smaller dishes to the guests

D．encouraged customers to take leftovers home

小題3:You can probably read this passage _________.

A．in a science book	B．in a newspaper
C．in a tourist guide	D．in an advertisement

These days, picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some photos chosen by Jim.

	China’s first Hello Kitty theme restaurant was opened on Dec 23 in the capital of China. It’s all pink and sweet inside the restaurant. The table cloth , chairs, ceiling and floor are all pink, even the lamp light shines soft and rosy. Dining at Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant costs about 160 yuan ($25) per person.
	Dustin and Sara from North Georgia &State University (NGCSU) of the United States perform Peking Opera at LiaoCheng University in East China’s Shandong Province. Eighteen students from NGCSU came to China to study Chinese culture during the summer vacation.
	Located in Miyun County north-east of Beijing, Fuling Mountain is a national-level forest reserve. As the mountain is cloudy and foggy all the year round, Fuling Mountain then began to be called Wuling Mountain. It is regarded as the Yellow Mountain in North China.
	Bill Gates,chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, attended an anti-smoking event ahead of the 25th World No-Tobacco Day, in Beijing on May 29,2012. Some Chinese famous people also attended the event. World No-Tobacco Day falls on May 31 every year.

小題1:What did Dustin and Sara do in China?

A．They climbed Fuling Mountain in Beijing.

B．They visited a Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant.

C．They performed Peking Opera in Shandong.

D．They attended an anti-smoking event.

小題2:Which is true according to the passage?

A．Bill Gates set up World No-Tobacco Day on May 31.

B．Fuling Mountain is always cloudy and foggy.

C．Eight students from NGCSU studied Chinese culture in China.

D．You have to wear pink clothes at Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant.

小題3:The photos may come from ______________.

A．The Internet news	B．a(chǎn)n advertisement
C．a(chǎn) science magazine	D．a(chǎn) story book

The world's oldest person, Ms. Baines, died. She celebrated her 115th birthday with congratulations from Barack Obama, President of the United States. Over her life she lived through the terms of 21 US presidents.
Gertrude Baines passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had lived for her last ten years. Emma Camanag, the hospital's leader said she was a respectable lady. "It is really an honor for the hospital to take care of her over the last 10 years and we will greatly miss her, It is just like we have lost a relative, " said Emma.
Ms. Baines, who was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1894, had no living relatives. She grew up in the southern US during difficult times. During that time, African American people were required to use separate, often poor, public services. She married young and later divorced(離婚)．Her only child, a daughter, was born in 1909 and died of a terrible disease at the age of 18. Ms. Baines worked as a maid（女傭） in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles where she lived on her own until she was well over 100.
She once told an interviewer, "As to the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments in my own life."
She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election, saying she supported him "because he's for the colored people". It was only the second time in her life she had voted, the first time being for John F. Kennedy.
Ms. Baines became the world's oldest person in January. Japanese woman, Kama Chien, 114, has now taken over the title.
小題1:Ms, Baines voted for Mr. Obama because he______.

A．was very popular in the hospital

B．did good things for African Americans

C．did even better than John F. Kennedy

D．congratulated her on her birthday

小題2:It can be inferred(推斷) from the passage that______.

A．Ms. Baines didn't like any presidents except Mr. Obama and John F. Kennedy

B．Ms. Baines' daughter died many years before her husband

C．Japanese woman Kama Chien is the second oldest in the world now

D．a(chǎn) positive attitude towards life is the main secret of .Ms. Baines' long life

小題3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Ms. Baines liked to live alone.

B．Ms. Baines died in a hospital in Los Angeles.

C．Ms. Baines and her husband had only one child.

D．Ms. Baines used to serve' others in Ohio.

小題4:The passage is mainly about ______.

A．how Ms, Baines lived for so long

B．why Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama

C．the world's oldest person, Ms. Baines

D．Ms. Baines and President Obama .

Two-year-old hero Ye Chengfeng saved most of his family from a deadly gas leak(泄漏). As his grandfather lay dead, the child woke up his grandmother and saved five other family members from death.
More and more British school kids use their mobile phones to cheat(作弊)in exams. They use them to send messages to get the answers. So far this year, 1,013 students were caught cheating with mobile phones. Teachers are now teaching themselves so they can find the cheats. They also ask the students to hand the phones in before exams.
A new study shows that girl chimps(黑猩猩) are faster to use tools than boys! Experts found that girl chimps in East Africa use sticks to dig in the soil two years earlier than boys do. But they don’t know why. Girls watched their moms work, but the boys climbed trees. Yes, human girls always learn to write and draw first, but boys often run and play balls earlier than girls.
In Germany, doctors have three ways to help kids who are addicted (上癮的)to the Internet. First, learning art — Kids learn painting or singing; Second, doing sports — Kids do swimming or horse riding. The last one is to go into nature — Kids plant flowers and grow vegetables. Doctors want kids to find other ways to have fun rather than surf the Internet.
小題1:How many family members did 2-year-old Ye Chengfeng save?

A．Six.

B．Five.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小題2:The British teachers are teaching themselves to________.

A．send messages to each other

B．find their students’ cheats in exams

C．stop the students from using their mobile phones

D．a(chǎn)sk the students to hand in their phones before exams

小題3:According to the third piece of news, we know ________.

A．chimps are cleverer than monkeys

B．only chimps in East Africa can use tools

C．human boys always learn to write and draw earlier than girls

D．experts don’t know why girl chimps use tools faster than boys

小題4:The German doctors help kids addicted to the Internet so that they can________.

A．go into nature

B．enjoy their school life better

C．become famous painters and singers

D．find some other ways to enjoy themselves

小題5:Choose the best title for each piece of news above from the following six ones:
①Girls learn faster than boys?   ②Phone cheats      ③Little hero
④No cheating!      ⑤Internet cure      ⑥Go into nature

A．①⑤④⑥	B．③④⑥⑤
C．③②①⑤	D．②③①⑤

It is 40 meters long and 6 meters wide. This must be the biggest bus you have ever seen. It can carry 1,200 to 1,400 people.
It is China’s new Super Bus. It went for a test run in Beijing. Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus. They hope it can solve traffic problems.
The Super Bus runs along *fixed tracks. The bus sits on top of two2.2-meter-tall legs. The legs have wheels at one end. Small cars can drive under the bus, so the Super Bus does not take up road space.
The bus runs on *electricity and *solar power. It can travel up to 60 km every hour. Its creator, Song Youzhou, says it can reduce a lot of traffic *jams.
The Super Bus can do the work of 40 buses. In that way,  it can save 860 tons of *fuel every year, according to Song.
‘ Building a Super Bus and its track costs less than building subways. Subways are nearly ten times more expensive to build. ’ Song says.
Some people worry that the Super Bus may not be safe. However, Song says there’s no need to worry about that. The Super Bus has *laser *scanners between its legs. The scanners make sure the cars keep a safe distance.
小題1:The Super Bus can carry ___________people.

A． 1,300	B． 1,500
C． 1,700	D． 1,900

小題2:Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus because they hope it can _____________________________

A．Take the place of small cars

B．Solve traffic problems

C．Increase the speed

D．Reduce car accidents

小題3:All the following are the advantages of the Super Bus EXCEPT that ________.

A．The bus doesn’t take up road space

B．The bus can do the work of 40 buses

C．The bus is very easy to build and drive

D．The bus can save a lot of energy every year

小題4:According to Song, it’s safe for small cars to drive under the Super Bus because _____.

A．the bus is tall enough

B．the road is wide enough

C．the bus travels up to 60 km per hour

D．there are laser scanners between its legs