If we want to deal with the association（交往） between boys and girls properly, here are some “dos and don’ts” for you to follow.
Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. We should make as many friends as possible. We should keep in touch with the other sex（性別） in public instead of in secret.
Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.
Don’t fall into the ditch of early love. The boys and girls at adolescence（青春期） are rich in feeling. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of early love.
小題1:The main idea of the passage is to ______.

A．tell students to keep away from early love

B．give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls

C．tell students how to make friends

D．teach boys how to talk with girls

小題2:We should keep in touch with the other sex in the following EXCEPT ______.

A．with a good state of mind

B．in real friendship

C．in public

D．in secret

小題3: If you are a shy person, you can _______.

A．find friends with the same interest and hobby first

B．only have a few friends of the same sex

C．not make friends with the other sex

D．not fail in love with other students easily

小題4:What does the underlined word “ditch” mean?

A．波浪

B．泥潭

C．圈套

D．迷惑

Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future ? While express mail representing efficiency and speed is prevalent（盛行的）in China , there is another type of mail appearing as a new business : “ Future Mail ” . “ Future Mail ” service can make people slow down and let them understand the meaning of “ time ” in another way . And “ Future Mail ” letters are “ reminders of affection , friendship and love ”.
Lin Xiao fan , a senior high school student in Hefei , wrote a letter to her mother in advance to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day . Feng Xiao , a youth who feels pressure despite of some achievements in her career decided to write a letter to herself on her 25th birthday and have it delivered five years later on her 30th birthday through a “ Future Mail ” . She expressed her thoughts about her present life and her expectations for the future to encourage herself to face up to the challenges of her life with courage .
While “ Future Mail ” is gaining popularity , some people are concerned about what happens if the postal address of the receiver changes or if the company goes broke before letters are delivered . Actually , customers required to complete an acceptance form and make an assessment so they can be  compensated if their letters or goods are lost or damaged .
Most of the business’s customers are college students and young white-collar workers . Psychologists said young Chinese might be given a vent（發(fā)泄）to their negative feelings through the service . Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letters so they can experience the connection between “ past ” and “ present ” while they receive the letters . It can help people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” .
小題1:The underlined word in Para . 3 probably means       .

A．paid

B．changed

C．bought

D．repaired

小題2:Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．People can express their thoughts and feelings to themselves or others through a “ Future Mail ” .

B．The “ Future Mail ” business is not perfect .

C．Only young people accept the new “ Future Mail ” service .

D．“ Future Mail ”service can let people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” .

小題3:You can read this article in newspaper’s       part .

A．sports .

B．science

C．leisure

D．policy

小題4:Which is NOT the purpose of Feng Xiao’s letter ?

A．To encourage herself to face up to the challenges .

B．To express her thoughts about her present life .

C．To express her expectations for the future .

D．To remind herself of something she must do .

小題5:The best title of this article should be       .

A．The Different Kinds of Letter

B．“ Future Mail ” Business Taking off in China

C．The Advantage of “ Future Mail ”

D．The Letter in Future

“ I’d like to be at a healthier weight , ” a friend told me . “ But we just don’t have the money to buy expensive diet foods and there isn’t enough money to join a gym .” Many people feel that way—that a healthy diet and exercise plan is out of reach because of their high cost . Don’t lose hope ! We’ll be looking at ways to make healthy choices without spending too much money .
First you don’t need to buy the expensive pre-prepared “ diet foods . ” Back in the early 1970s when I started housekeeping , 90% of the food I bought was ingredients . Very few things were preprocessed（預處理的）. Now 90% of the food you find in the store is quick food . That’s a bad thing .
Quick foods like boxed “ just add hamburger ” meals have had the fiber removed to make them faster to prepare . Take a look at the label on that box . It often has low numbers listed under “ fiber ” because fiber takes longer to digest . If the low fiber meal is digested , the result is that your body begins to store fat . Besides , your body is short of nutrients（營養(yǎng)物質）. You will be driven to eat more to try to make up for the low quality of the food you are eating .
And then there are the chemicals the producers add to the quick meals to make them palatable . If not , the stuff would taste like cardboard and you wouldn’t enjoy it . However , these chemicals certainly aren’t good for your health .
What’s the answer ? Buy whole ingredients and give up the expensive , low nutrition , processed foods . Do the cooking yourself and you will have control over what is in your food —and it will cost less , too .
小題1:People who find it hard to get a healthier weight think        .

A．they had too much diet foods

B．they didn’t make a detailed plan

C．they have no time to do exercise in gym

D．they can’t afford diet foods and to exercise in gym

小題2: The author doesn’t like quick food mainly because       .

A．it contains too much fat	B．it makes people eat less
C．it has low fiber	D．it takes longer to digest

小題3:The underlined word “ palatable ” in Paragraph 4 probably means “       ”.

A．fresh

B．delicious

C．healthy

D．simple

小題4:The author suggests in the text that people should       .

A．control the amount of food

B．eat more processed foods

C．cook food for themselves

D．choose cheap ingredients

小題5:Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage ? （①="Paragraph" 1,
②="Paragraph" 2 ,…⑤="Paragraph" 5）

A．①/②③④/⑤

B．①②/③④/⑤

C．①②③/④/⑤

D．①/②③/④⑤

-There is a very special wolf that lives in Africa. They are actually called, the African wild dog, or painted dogs.
These animals live in open woodlands. or in the plains of Africa. Today, however, most of the animals can be found in eastern or southern Africa. These animals are beautiful. They have rounded ears instead of pointed like most dogs, and they have four toes (腳趾) on each of their feet, also a unique characteristic because other dogs have five. Their fur is always different from each other. The fur is usually a combination of black, brown, red, and white, and sometimes even yellow. No wonder they’re called the painted wolf.
The African wild dog is a very social animal. They live in groups and have numbers from five to about twenty. The members of a group are always very close to one another. They communicate in their own language or body language. When someone is very old or sick, the others will help, and they are willing to share the food with elders and with those who are weak, which is what we should learn from.
The family does everything together, from raising young, to sleeping together, to hunting. When they hunt, they work together using team work to kill animals that are larger than them.
They sometimes hunt farm animals. This is unfortunate, because both poachers (偷獵者), and people who own farms shoot the painted dogs who are just trying to survive.
Before, there used to be many large groups throughout the land, but now the African wild dog is very rare. They are also losing their population because of their own loss of habitat thanks to human’s farming and forest cutting.
小題1:Why do African wild dogs get the name “painted dogs” ?

A．They all have colorful fur.

B．The dogs in the same group are of different colors.

C．Artists love to paint them in different colors.

D．None of them has the same color.

小題2:According to the author, what should we learn from African wild dogs?

A．They always do everything together.

B．They are always very close to one another.

C．They help the sick, the elderly and the weak.

D．They communicate in their own language.

小題3:Which of the following is NOT the reason why African wild dogs are becoming very rare?

A．Poachers kill some of them.

B．They are short of food sometimes.

C．They are losing their habitat.

D．Farmers shoot some of them.

小題4:Where could this passage probably be found?

A．The Travelers	B．Fashion Weekly
C．Animal World	D．Star Magazine

-What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技術). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.
In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live, Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine repair their organs(器官). The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on—in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.
It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.
小題1: According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by __________.

A．diseases and aging

B．accidents and war

C．accidents and aging

D．heart disease and war

小題2: In the author’s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies in __________.

A．brain cell	B．the Internet
C．medicine	D．human organ

小題3:Humans may live longer in the future because _________.

A．heart disease will be far away from us

B．human brains can decide the final death

C．the basic materials of cells will last forever

D．human organs can be repaired by new medicine

小題4:How long can humans live in the future according to the passage?

A．Over 100 years.

B．More than 120 years.

C．About 150 years.

D．The passage doesn't tell us.

When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness？
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever   41  the wolves' world? If you had, you would 　42  the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about   43　than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to   44　 full use of the shape of land to   45　 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 　46　 experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 　47　.Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 　48　 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves   49　 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 　50　 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork   51　 makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self respect and won't 　52　 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 　53　 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 　54　, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with   55　 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was   56　 and he never gave in, fighting 　57　 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 　58　 wolves are one of the most respected creatures on the earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 　59　 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 　60　 in this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

小題1:	A．thought about B．walked into C．talked about D．cared for

小題2:	A．hunt B．admire C．draw D．watch

小題3:	A．space B．spot C．food D．survival

小題4:	A．get B．take C．have D．make

小題5:	A．fight B．avoid C．trap D．discover

小題6:	A．special B．imaginative C．outstanding D．creative

小題7:	A．operation B．teamwork C．lifestyle D．control

小題8:	A．single B．brave C．lonely D．fair

小題9:	A．fight B．struggle C．fear D．fail

小題10:

A．As for B．As though C．Even so D．Even if

小題11:

A．what B．he C．that D．one

小題12:

A．turn in B．give in C．take in D．break in

小題13:

A．once B．just C．soon D．only

小題14:

A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．pleasure D．sorrow

小題15:

A．rest B．others C．another D．the other

小題16:

A．proud B．satisfied C．willing D．eager

小題17:

A．until B．although C．before D．unless

小題18:

A．selflessness B．self-confidence C．self-respect D．self-protection

小題19:

A．curious B．different C．strange D．humorous

小題20:

A．walk B．hand C．get D．succeed

Each child has his individual（個人的）pattern of social, as well as physical, development. Some of it depends on his home life and his relationships with the people who love him. Children in large families learn how to get along with others through normal brother- sister play and tussles （打斗）. An only child, on the other hand , may have to learn his lessons in social living through hard experiences on the playground or in the classroom. Twins who always have one another to lean on may be slow in responding to others because they do not need anyone else.
　　A child who is constantly scolded and made to feel he does everything wrong may have a difficult time developing socially. He may be so afraid of displeasing the adults around him that he keeps to himself （where he can’t get into trouble）or he may take the opposite route and go out of his way to create trouble. Like the deserted child, he too may return to infantile （幼稚的）pleasures, developing habits that will satisfy him, but create barriers（障礙）toward social contact.
小題1:Which of the following may have effect on children’s paten of social development?

A．Age.

B．Education

C．Home life.

D．Gender（性別）

小題2:The passage implies that which of the following may have the earliest time learning to get along with others?

A．An only child

B．A child from a large family

C．Twins

D．Children who are continually scolded

小題3:Which of the following is implied by the passage?

A．Too much scolding of children may make their social development difficult.

B．All children developed in the same ways.

C．Children who are constantly scolded may learn to get along with others quickly.

D．Deserted children often exhibit quicker social development.

小題4:We can inferred from the passage that ________.

A．continual scolding is not harmful to the child.

B．continual scolding holds back healthy social development.

C．continual scolding has no effect on obeying orders.

D．continual scolding has no effect on physical development

小題5:Where does the passage say the only child learns his social lessons?

A．School and home	B．Home and playground
C．Classroom and playground	D．All of the above

Whales live in the ocean, but they are not fish. They are warm-blooded mammals and must have air to breathe. The babies are born alive and drink milk from the mother's body. It took millions of years for the whale to develop as it is today.
Every spring groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places to bear their young. Each group goes to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of their babies. The fully grown whales are very gentle and playful with each other, and with humans. They “talk” to each other with a high noise that  sounds beautiful. This“talking” can be heard for more than 300 kilometers in open waters.
Yet humans kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them to make whale oils and a lot of other things. Killing them is a modern business with modern machines and even harpoons( 魚叉炮) that explode( 爆炸) inside the whales. A whale dies very slowly and in great pain. Some ships kill every whale they can find, even the mothers and babies. Then there are no young whales to grow up or to bear more young.
小題1:A commonly mistaken belief is that ____.

A．whales are mammals

B．whales must have air to breathe

C．whales' babies drink milk

D．whales are fish

小題2:In the passage “mammals” refer to ____.

A．the animals which live in water

B．the animals which have wings and feathers

C．the animals which are fed on their mothers' milk

D．the things which live in earth and have no backbones

小題3:Every spring each group of whales ____.

A．swim only a few kilometers

B．return to the same place as they did before

C．go to different places

D．go to cold places to bear their young

小題4:When whales talk, it sounds like ____.

A．talking

B．whispering

C．quarreling

D．singing

小題5:Every year humans kill ____ all over the world.

A．nearly forty thousand whales

B．less than four million

C．about four thousand whales

D．about fourteen thousand whales

Most people around the world are right-handed . This also seems to be true in history . In 1799 , scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s . Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed , so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history . Today , only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed .
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones ? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs . For most people , the left hand is used to find things or hold things . The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain . The right side of the brain , which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left hand . The left-side of the brain , which controls the right hand , is the centre for thinking and doing problems . These findings show that more artists should be left-handed , and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs .
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed . Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born . However , this doesn’t happen to everyone , so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed . One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents . If a person does not receive the gene（基因）for right-handedness , he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with .
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness , people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual . A long time ago , left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children , but today they don’t have to .
小題1: After studying works of art made at different times in history , the scientists found       .
A. art began from 1, 500 B.C.
B. the works of are ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
小題2:How many people in the world are left-handed now ?

A．Less than one sixth .	B．More than a half .
C．About 40% .	D．The passage doesn’t tell us .

小題3:What is the left hand for most people used to do ?

A．It’s used to find or hold things .

B．It’s used to work with things .

C．It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together .

D．It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems .

小題4: According to the passage , which of the following is NOT true ?

A．No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed .

B．Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness .

C．Today children are not made to use their right hands only .

D．Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed .

小題5: The best title for this passage is       .

A．Scientist’s New Inventions

B．Left-handed People

C．Which Hand

D．Different Brains , Different Hands

How to Be a Winner
　　Sir Steven Redgrave
　　Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
　　“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes(糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it ---the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”
　　Karen Pickering
　　Swimming World Champion
“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success----you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”
　　Kirsten Best
　　Poet & Writer
“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological tool”
小題1:What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

A．Difficulties influenced his career.

B．Specialists offered him medical advice.

C．Training helped him defeat his disease.

D．He overcame the shadow of illness to win.

小題2:What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

A．Her training schedule.	B．Her daily happenings.
C．Her achievements.	D．Her sports career.

小題3:What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to？

A．Ways that help one to focus.

B．Words that help one to feel less tense.

C．Activities that turn one's attention away.

D．Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

小題4:According to the passage ,what do the three people have in common?

A．Self-confidence.

B．Devotion.

C．Hard work.

D．Courage.