Sometimes you may not understand your parents. One minute they are friendly, the

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Sometimes you may not understand your parents. One minute they are friendly, the next minute they’re shouting and screaming loudly enough for the whole street to hear. So who makes them so____16___ ? You, probably!
Is your room untidy? Do you leave things on the floor? You may find it hard enough to keep one room tidy. So imagine what ___17___like for your mum and dad trying to keep a whole house in order.
When you take your clothes off, remember to ___18__. Get into the habit if taking glasses and plates down to the kitchen. Before long you’ll be doing it without thinking.
Even though you may not realize it, your parents have bought you many clothes. But they’re not buying themselves new things every week, are they? The simple truth is that there are more ___19___ things to spend money on, like the electricity bill and food.
You may hate missing a party to visit some boring old relatives. They may go on and on about what a sweet baby you were. You have no choice but to listen. Even if you ___20____, your parents won’t change their minds. Parents like to show off their family. The best thing you can do is to help entertain(使……高兴) your relatives. Your parents will be so pleased with you afterwards that they’ll probably allow you to go to the next two ___21____.
You might not want to eat, but think of it from the parents’ point of view. If you cook two meals a day, it ___22____ 730 meals a year. Can you imagine how boring this can get? Imagine how your parents feel when you say you’re not really hungry. ___23____, your parents are probably worried that you aren’t eating enough.
Eat ___24___ snacks and leave room for your meals. Finally, offer to ___25___after the meal. Your offer may not be accepted, but your parents will be pleased.

小题1:

A．friendly

B．lonely

C．changeable

D．comfortable

小题2:

A．it’s

B．it

C．they’re

D．that’s

小题3:

A．hang them up	B．leave them alone
C．put them on	D．throw them away

小题4:

A．interesting

B．difficult

C．important

D．surprising

小题5:

A．agree

B．complain

C．listen

D．win

小题6:

A．concerts

B．meetings

C．classes

D．parties

小题7:

A．takes

B．costs

C．spends

D．means

小题8:

A．In addition(加之)	B．In return
C．At most	D．At last

小题9:

A．more

B．less

C．fewer

D．many

小题10:

A．do the cooking	B．lay the table
C．buy some snacks	D．wash the dishes

答案

小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D

解析

小题1:C文章第一段提出，父母的态度往往会令你感到诧异，他们有时是那么友好，忽然间又会生气地大声嚷嚷，由此可以看出，他们的态度是那么地易变changeable。
小题1:A 句中it is like它像什么……。
小题1:A青少年应该培养良好的生活习惯。例如，在家脱衣后应该及时挂上。 B项leave them alone 表示“让它们独自留下”；C项put them up 表示“把他们穿上”；D项throw them away表示“把它们扔掉”，以上答案显然均不符合文章意思，而A项hang them up 正是“把衣服挂上”的意思。
小题1:C家长会给孩子买许多衣服，但他们不会经常为自己购物，那是因为他们要考虑维持家庭生计，他们往往把钱花在更重要的事情上，所以答案为C。
小题1:B你有时会去拜访那些无聊又年长的亲戚，他们会一遍又一遍地唠叨你小时候的乖巧可爱，而你只能洗耳恭听（They may go on and on about what a sweet baby you were. You have no choice but to listen.）显然，你会对此而抱怨，但家长们仍不以为然（… your parents won’t change their minds.），所以本题答案为B。
小题1:D如果能帮助招待好你的亲戚，你的家长会感到十分满意，也会允许你出席以后的更多的这种聚会。选项A、B、C与聚会无关，应予淘汰。
小题1:D mean意味着。根据句意可知为它意味着一年730顿。
小题1:A每日吃饭时，应该想到家长的艰辛。当你说你并不饿时，家长不但会有内心的不快，另外会担心你吃得过少而影响身体（Imagine how your parents feel when you say you’re not really hungry. …, your parents are probably worried that you aren’t eating enough.）。根据文章内容，空格处应填入“除此之外”的意思，所以本题答案为A。
小题1:C文章结尾告诫我们要少吃零食，要留出吃饭的空间（Eat fewer snacks and leave room for your meals.）。
小题1:D饭后也要提出帮助父母做些事情，尽管有时不会得到他们的许可。从四个选项中，我们可以看到D项符合饭后可做的事，A项do the cooking 表示“煮饭”，B项lay the table表示“摆餐具、饭桌”均发生在饭前，C项buy some snacks
与上文“少吃零食”的论述矛盾，所以答案为D。

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The first Earth Hour was held in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals(个体) and more than two thousand businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Only a year later Earth Hour had grown into a global event with more than 50 million people across 35 countries and territories（行政区）participating(参加). Global landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, CN Tower in Toronto, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent(紧急) by the hour. In March 2009, millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries and territories have promised their official support for the event. On Saturday 27 March, Earth Hour 2010 became the biggest Earth Hour. A record said 128 countries and territories joined the global display of climate action.
The event is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as the WWF. The organizers say climate change is one of the greatest threats(威胁) facing wildlife and nature. They also say when it comes to save energy and money, big changes start with small steps like turning out the lights. Now people are all joining together in a global effort to show that it’s possible to work on global warming. Earth Hour has brought about some new changes to our lives. People join in activities such as candle-lit dinners and star-gazing parties as a response to the call for "going dark".

This year , Earth Hour is asking people to take the next step and go beyond one hour. So if you haven’t done so, next year, late half past eight to half past nine, let us turn off the lights for one hour for the environment! Earth Hour is a call to stand up, to take responsibility(责任) and to get involved(与……有关) in working towards a better future. Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. Everyone can make a difference.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The climate change is one of the greatest threats facing wild life and nature.

B．Everyone can make a difference.

C．Earth Hour has brought about some new changes to our lives.

D．Tell the source(起源) of Earth Hour and its importance.

小题2:The underlined word “global” in the passage means “________”.

A．全球性的

B．地域性的

C．官方性的

D．海洋性的

小题3: Which of the following is not true?

A．The first Earth Hour started in 2007 in Australia.

B．Earth Hour is hold to reduce the bad effect on climate.

C．The writer thought that big changes start with small steps.

D．More than one hundred countries and territories supported the action last year.

小题4:The best title of the passage is_________________.

A．the WWF	B．Earth Hour in Australia
C．Climate Action	D．Earth Hour

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HE cleans your house. He repairs your broken toys. He helps you with your homework. Even if you make a lot of trouble at school, he ‘ll never stop loving you.
WHO? It’s your father, _______ And you could never thank him enough for everything he has done for you.
So don’t forget to do something nice for him on Father’s Day. It’s always on the third Sunday in June. This year it’s the nineteenth of June. How can we celebrate it and make it a special Father’s Day? Here are Millie’s and Ricky’s ideas:

小题1:Which day is Father’s Day this year?

A．9th June

B．19th June

C．9th July

D．19th July

小题2:What will Millie probably NOT do on Father’s Day this year?

A．Buy her dad some expensive American CDs.

B．Make her dad a beautiful card.

C．Write her dad a special letter.

D．Clean her dad’s shoes.

小题3:下面哪个句子适合放在文中第二段划线处？

A．Sometimes he is lazy.

B．Why not buy him a present?

C．He would do anything for you.

D．Father’s Day began a long time ago.

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Our "Timeline of Education" shows highlights of learning and education (especially related to Western education), going back to the very first education:
In the beginning: Adam got the very first lesson, from God: break the law and you pay the price.
3000 B.C. :Priests teach religion, writing, sciences.
0 B.C./A.D.: Jesus teaches in Jerusalem.
105 A.D.: Paper is invented in China.
1150-1250 : "Modern" universities founded.
1620s: Slide rule is invented, math is made easier.
1918 : All U.S. states require free education
Early 1980s: Television in the classroom. The availability of cheap VCRs makes video learning common.
Late 1990s: The Internet changes everything. E-learning courses develop.
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-timeline/education-timeline.htm#3000BC
小题1:Adam got the very first lesson from __________.

A．his teacher

B．God

C．religion

D．himself

小题2:Jesus teaches in Jerusalem about_________.
A. 3000 B.C. B. 1150-12500 C. 105 A.D. D. B.C./A.D.
小题3:Television appears in the classroom and helps the teacher and students in_________.

A．late 1990s

B．early 1980s

C．1918

D．1620

小题4:It took about__________ years from the television to Internet.

A．50

B．40

C．20

D．10

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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：（14分）
Ben is reading the following magazine article now. He wants to find out more about a special kind of theft.
Identity(身份) theft
The modern world is very convenient. It’s     85     to buy or rent things. We can do a lot of our shopping and banking on the Internet. However, we also face a growing problem: identity theft.
We often give our personal information to stores. That     86     our birth date, personal ID number, and home address. When we apply for a store membership, we give our information to a stranger. When buying something online, we do the same thing.
87    work hard to get that information. They- steal receipts(收据) and     88     computers. They also try to steal our passwords. They can use that information to become" another person. That’s identity theft.
One common crime is to apply for a credit card using     89     else’s name. The thief buys expensive things but doesn’t pay the bill. That can hurt a victims credit. With bad credit, it’s harder to get bank or car loans.
90     can you prevent identity theft? First, be careful about giving away personal information.    91    give someone your birth date and personal ID number when necessary. Second, tear up old credit card receipts and bank statements if you don’t want them. Finally, some experts recommend paying in cash as much as possible.

小题1:

A．hard

B．interesting

C．easy

D．exciting

小题2:

A．includes

B．collects

C．consists

D．means

小题3:

A．People

B．Thieves

C．Engineers

D．Bank clerks

小题4:

A．break into

B．break out

C．work for

D．keep off

小题5:

A．someone

B．no one

C．anyone

D．everyone

小题6:

A．When

B．Where

C．How

D．Why

小题7:

A．Never

B．Ever

C．Only

D．Even

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All living things on the earth need other living things to live. Nothing lives alone. Most animals must live in a group, and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind. Sometimes one living thing kills another, one eats and the other is eaten. Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live, and together they form a food chain(食物链).Some food chains are simple, while others are not. But all food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains become broken up if one of the links disappears.
All life needs sunlight to live on. But only plants can use sunlight directly. Plants are“factories”.They make food from sunlight, water and things in the soil and air.
Plants feed all other living things. Animals can only use the sun’s energy after it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants, others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only eating plants indirectly.
What about human beings? We are members of many food chains. We eat wheat, rice, vegetables, fruits and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. But men often break up the food chains. They kill wild animals. They also make rivers, lakes and seas dirty. When these rivers, lakes and seas are polluted, the fish in them cannot be eaten. If men eat the fish, they will get strange diseases.
Each form of life is linked to all others. Breaking the links puts all life in danger.
小题1:How does every living thing on the earth live?
A. Each plant can live alone.
B. Each animal can live alone.
C. Every living thing on the earth cannot live without others.
小题2:Which living things can use the sun’s energy directly?
A. Animals B. Plants C. All living things
小题3:Who often break up the food chains?
A. Human beings
B. Animals
C. Plant and animals
小题4: Which of the following do you think is the best title of this passage?
A. Animals B. Plants C. Food Chains
小题5:Where can you probably find this passage?
A. In a news report.
B. In your textbook.
C. In a business magazine.

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