Fashion isn't very environmentally-friendly because it makes people buy things they don't need, just because they're new. We want to take care of the environment, we don't want to pol­lute the air and we don't want to waste energy and resources. But we also want to be fashiona­ble. How can we buy fashionable clothes and protect the environment?
Old styles are fashionable again, so one way is to buy second-hand clothes — recycled clothes. Another way is to buy' fair trade clothes. These clothes are either recycled or made in a ' way that protects the environment. They also protect the people who make the clothes.
Surprisingly, white cotton is one of the least environmentally-friendly crops of all. To pro­tect the cotton, the growers use chemicals that pollute water, make farm workers ill and kill wildlife. New materials, such as hemp and bamboo, grow quickly and are more environmental­ly-friendly. These materials are very soft, and look fantastic. The best materials are coloured using natural dyes, made from plants.
Environmentally-friendly clothes are practical but until now they were often dull. Now fashion-designers are working with these materials and the clothes are beautiful as well. So now we can buy fashionable clothes that are also environmentally-friendly.
【小題1】Why do people often buy things they don't need? Because_.

A．new things can be more comfortable

B．everyone wants to be fashionable

C．people are richer than before now

D．people care about the environment

【小題2】What's the topic for paragraph 2?
A. Recycled fashion. B. The problem with fashion.
C. Fashion doesn't have to pollute.       D. New materials.
【小題3】Which of the following is more environmentally-friendly?

A．Materials soft and looking fantastic.

B．Any materials coloured using natural dyes.

C．Hemp and bamboo.

D．White cotton.

【小題4】Why are environmentally -friendly clothes more fashionable now? Because______.

A．people pay more attention to our environment

B．environmentally-friendly clothes are practical

C．a(chǎn)ll old styles become fashionable again

D．fashion-designers are working to make them beautiful

【小題5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Cotton or Hemp and Bamboo?

B．Environmentally-friendly Clothes

C．Old Style, New Fashion Again

D．Fashion and the Environment

Asia is home to more than half of the world's population and three of the four most crowded countries are in Asia. China, India, and Indonesia alone have more than 2.5 billion people.
Until recently, most Asian nations fell behind the western countries in many fields. Government reform(改革), however, has led to important progress in each of these Asian countries. Across the area, education systems have been improved and economies（經(jīng)濟(jì)） have been growing. Most Asian countries now have a system of compulsory(義務(wù)的) education. Many countries have recently allowed private universities to be built, which was not allowed before. There are more chances for students to go to university now.
However, in Asia, there are still not enough chances for students to get higher education and many people prefer to go abroad for further study. As a result, India, China, South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries send thousands of students to study in the United States and Europe each year.
Part of the people in Asian countries can speak English, and English has become the most important language for business across the area. The percentage(百分比) is the largest in Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, SriLanka and South Korea. Many people in China, India and Malaysia can also speak English. Some countries have made English part of the primary and secondary education program. In some countries, children begin to study English even at the age of 4 or 5.
【小題1】The population of Asia is about__________         .

A．2.5 billion	B．half of the world's population
C．1.3 billion	D．6 billion

【小題2】Most Asian countries __________ the western countries in many fields.

A．a(chǎn)re better than	B．a(chǎn)re more powerful than
C．get greater progress than.	D．a(chǎn)re not as good as

【小題3】In the past, __________ was not allowed in many Asian countries.

A．speaking English	B．moving to other countries
C．building private universities	D．building middle schools

【小題4】Why do so many students in Asia go to study in the USA and Europe?

A．Because they are rich.

B．Because there are not enough chances for students to get higher education in Asia.

C．Because they don't want to work hard.

D．Because they can speak English very well.

【小題5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There're more than 2.5 billion people in China, India and Indonesia.

B．The economies in Asian countries are becoming worse.

C．Education in Asia has had great changes.

D．In some Asian countries, English has become very important for business

Sitting on exercise balls brings more than a smile to students and teachers.
Some fourth-graders at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School in Womelsdorf love their new chairs-—probably because they're not really chairs at all.
The kids are sitting on the air-filled balls. But different from those just for exercise, these have small legs that keep them from rolling. Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By using exercise balls instead of common chairs, teachers find students' posture(姿勢(shì)) and attention improved.
Dotti Pownall, a fifth-grader teacher in West Virginia, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them." she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80 percent, thought sitting on the balls helped them concentrate(專注) better:
"Besides, they’re fun,b" says Pownall.
According to WittFitt,b a company that has sold balls to more than 200 schools, they can improve kids' posture and classroom behavior.
Exercise ball chairs are getting popular in classrooms, from preschool to college. Some adults (成人) even use them at work.
Lisa Witt felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs that she started WittFitt. She said the company not only encourages the use of balls but also educates teachers and students on how to use them. "We sell balls in 24 states in America, three provinces in Canada and Japan." says Witt.
【小題1】Sitting on exercise balls can______.

A．improve students' attention	B．make students smarter
C．keep students moving around	D．help students become fit

【小題2】According to the passage, the company WittFitt______.

A．began to produce balls in 2008	B．sells balls in 24 countries
C．was set up by Lisa Witt	D．is famous around the world

【小題3】It can be seen from the passage that ______.

A．exercise balls have no legs	B．Pownall works as a teacher
C．students hate exercise balls	D．exercise balls are filled with sand

【小題4】The passage mainly tells us about______.

A．the shape of exercise balls	B．the use of exercise balls
C．the number of exercise balls	D．the inventor of exercise balls

Some students cheat(作弊) because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without   43   the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good   44  .

A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test   45   to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and   46   them out will help feel better than cheating.

If a student gets   47   cheating, the teacher may give a “zero” on the test, send him or her to the head teacher’s office, and call his or her parents. Worse than the bad grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people,   48   parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an   49   person and a teacher might watch you more   50   the next time you’re taking a test.

There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that’s you, it’s   51   too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a habit, but a student is always able to act better and make better   52  . It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.  

1.A. taking         B. spending         C. costing          D. using

2.A. idea           B. purpose          C. custom           D. conclusion

3.A. decides        B. hopes                C. refuses              D. needs

4.A. breaking       B. dreaming         C. missing          D. working

5.A. caught         B. offered          C. appeared         D. suggested

6.A. and            B. besides          C. like             D. among

7.A. outside        B. advantageous     C. interesting          D. honest

8.A. closely        B. bravely          C. certainly            D. hardly

9.A. always     B. never                C. once             D. neither

10.A. education     B. decisions            C. challenges           D. risks

 

China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls, and the boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now things have changed a lot.

In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.

There are several reasons for this.

Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not do well in their study.

Secondly, girls are more careful and more sensible than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.

Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education.

1.China Youth says that more and more ______

A．boys are cleverer than girls

B．boys can’t go to school

C．girls have entered colleges

D．girls begin to study at school

2.42.14% refers to the number of _________

A．girls at schools at schools in 1998

B．girls in colleges in 2001

C．boys at schools in 2001

D．boys in colleges in 1998

3.The writer gave us _________   reasons to explain the question.

A．two              B．three             C．four              D．five

4.The underlined word “proportion” means _________ in Chinese.

A．身高             B．比例             C．特征             D．速度

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Boys may not do as well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying.

B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things.

C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’.

D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys.