Will you have to do a lot of homework every evening? Will your English classes be interesting? Who will teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions before school starts. Well, I want to give you some good advice about these questions.

First, keep calm(平靜). Don't worry about all the questions you have. Put your heart into learning, and you will certainly find something you are interested in.

Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don't spend a lot of time on it. Do as much reading and writing in English as possible. Don't stay up(熬夜) late, or you won't be able to study well the next day

Third, invent your own study methods instead of copying or repeating others'. If you can remember new words in your way, tell your teachers you don’t want to study new words by copying them again and again. If you are sure you can pass the tests well, I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give some interesting work to do.

The school is really a good place for us to learn in. Believe in your teachers and yourself

(　 )51. The writer writes this article to　　　 　　　　

　　　 A. ask students not to do their homework

　　　 B. tell students what a good teacher and a good school are

　　　 C. give students some good ways of learning

　　　 D. ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully

(　 )52. How many pieces of advice does the writer give?

　　　 A. Three　　 B. Four　　 C. Five　　 D. Six

(　 )53. What does the writer say about students' homework?

　　　 A. They should spend much time on it

　　　 B. Do the homework as quickiy as possible

　　　 C. They should do more reading or writing in English

　　　 D. They should stay up late doing their homework

(　 )54. What's the third piece of advice about?

　　　A. Study in your own way　　

　　　 B. How to get high marks

　　　 C. How to get on well with the teachers

　　　 D. What kind of schoolwork is better for students

(　 )55. According to the passage, students should believe in　　 　　　　

　　　 A. themselves and their parents　 　 B. their parents and teachers

　　　 C. their classmates and their friends D. themselves and their teachers

Jamal’s science teacher asked students to research a type of renewable energy and then writes something about their findings for class. Jamal talked about wind power.

 Renewable energy is a resource that can be created faster than

 it is consumed. (消耗)

     Using wind power is not a new idea. Sailboats have used wind

power for thousands of years. Another example of wind power is the

windmill (風(fēng)車). Windmills used blades（葉片）to catch the wind while

a sailboat uses its tails. As the wind turns the blades, power is created.

Windmills use this power to get water from lakes or rivers.

     Today, wind turbines (風(fēng)輪機) make electrical power for us. Wind turbines are made after the windmill. Wind turbines are made of strong durable materials that won’t wear out over time. To get large amounts of power, hundreds of wind turbines are placed in one location called a wind farm.

     In Texas, some landowners in windy areas build their own wind system or lease their land to wind companies. This industry created many new jobs. In fact, the state of Texas is one of the largest wind energy producers in the country.

However, one of the biggest disadvantages of wind power is that its output cannot be always gained because not every day is windy. Researchers are looking for effective ways to store enough energy for later use. Cities and towns cannot only rely on wind. Coy Harris, Executive director of Texas Wind Power Center, says "We are going to still have to have coal-fired plants and everything else because people still want to have electricity even when the wind is not blowing,"

51. We know from the text that ________ make electrical power for people.

A. sailboats                                B. windmills

C. wind turbines                                     D. blades

52. What does Coy Harris mean by saying cities and towns cannot only rely on wind?

A. wind power is not so important                     B. people don’t like windy days

C. wind is not always blowing             D. people build their own wind system

53. What does the underlined word durable probably mean?

A. 耐用的                                      B.堅固的    

C. 實在的                                  D. 干燥的

54. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Renewable energy can be consumed faster than it is created.

B. Wind turbines are made before windmills.

C. Wind power can be used to get water from lakes or rivers

D. Wind companies build their own wind system.

55. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.

A. Wind power is renewable energy           B. Wind power is durable energy

C. Wind power depends much on weather   D. Wind power depends on electricity

July 21^st, 2007 was a typical English summer’s day – it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded （淹沒的）. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.

At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home. So we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from being wet. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just happy to be in a new place. Unluckily, things took longer than expected. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community （社區(qū)）. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that. Although our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere.

We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s reconstruction（重建）work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait- I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts-living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all the things we have. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush-we have our home back, and that’s the main thing.

53 What does the underlined word “amiss” in Paragraph I mean?

A. Wrong.                    B. Missing.                   C. Right.               D. Normal.

54. We can learn from the passage that the family _____.

A. was sick of staying downstairs

B. stayed away for nearly 10 months

C. was happy to live in the wooden house

D. did not deal well with the trouble during the flood

55. What does the writer mainly want to express by telling her story?

A. She valued human feelings more than before.

B. She realized she almost didn’t need anything.

C. She found Christmas gifts could be replaced easily.

D. She thought her own home was the most important.

How to stay happy? Here are some good ideas:

• Smile a lot—A smile is the easiest and the most friendly gift to people around you. And it

makes yourself feel good as well.

•Sing -—"Sing in the car, sing in the shower and sing when you are ready for dinner. Sing when you feel frustrated and notice how the bad feelings go away.

•Laugh——Much like smiling, laughing is a great way to overcome difficulties.

•Be thankful—Say ‘"thank you” for everything in your life. It is a way to be happy.

•Act like a child—Do things like a child: jump on a beach, sit on a swing and skip. Remember: We do not stop playing basketball.

•Get creative—Creativity is a great way to stay happy. Think of creative things as a hobby. Paint, dance, cook something new or plant flowers in the garden.

If you don’t feel happy, have a try!

51. ways to stay happy are mentioned in the passage.

A. Three                       B. Four                         C. Six                        D. Seven

52. Which is the easiest present to everyone around?

A. Smiles.                     B. Songs.                      C. Flowers.                D. Chocolates.

53. What does the underlined word “overcome” mean in Chinese?

A.放松                         B.接受                          'C.帶來                      D.克服

54. If you want to stay happy, you can          on the beach like a child.

A. paint                         B. walk                         C. jump                      D. sleep

55. According to the passage, how can you be creative?

A. You can play basketball.                                 B. You can do some art jobs.

C. You can say ‘"thank you”.                              D. You can sit on a swing.

More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be fooled or tricked(欺騙) by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is said to be a bargain, but it isn’t always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside.

However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable thing today. I love to buy things for everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP4, I can choose my favorite one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, then decide whether to buy or not. And at the same time, you don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded shopping area, so you don’t have to waste much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not to spend too much.

51. If you want to shop online, you should ________.

A. spend too much                               B. always believe the advertisements

C. never believe the advertisements        D. be careful not to be fooled

52. What does the writer think of the advertisements online?

A. They’re always true.                        B. They’re not useful.

C. They’re sometimes not true.             D. They’re always fashionable.

53. What does the underlined word “bargain” in the passage probably mean?

A. 談判        B. 協(xié)議       C. 貴重物品       D. 便宜物品

54. What does the writer often buy online?

A. So-called new things.                  B. Things like an MP4.

C. So-called cheap things                 D. Things like a house.

55. If you shop online, you________.

A. can save time                        B. have to waste time

C. have to get expensive things           D. can only buy things with a new outside