Here is an examination notice. Mrs. Dickson gave it to her students last week. Read it and answer the questions.

To the students of Class 3

◆Examinations start on June 22 and end on June 23.

◆The time for each of the subjects is:

English   June 22     9:30 A.M.－ 10:30 A.M.

Math     June 22     11:00 A.M.－ 12:00 A.M.

History   June 22     2:30 P.M.－ 3:30 P.M.

PE       June 23     8:00 A.M. － 10:00 A.M.

Music    June 23     1:00 P.M. － 3:00 P.M.

◆For the PE test, go to the playground. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are     written(書面) tests. They will be held in classroom 3.

◆No student can get into the examination room more than 15 minutes after the exam starts.

◆No food or drink during ANY test.

◆No dictionaries during the English exam.

◆Wear sports shoes and clothes for the PE exam.

If you have questions, go to the Teachers’ Office before the tests.

1.How many written tests will the students get ready for?

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

2.Who could not take the English exam?

A. Nancy. She wore her sports shoes on June 22.

B. Richard. He did not have breakfast before the exam.

C. Wendy. She forgot to take an English dictionary with her.

D. Tony. He went to school at 9:50 on the morning of June 22.

3.Where were the students of Class 3 at 8:30 A.M., June 23?

         A. In the playground.                               B. In their classroom.

  C. In the Piano Room.                           D. At the Teachers’ Office.

4.On the morning of June 23, What should Helen, a student of Class 3 get ready for?

         A. Food and drinks. Because there is no food or drinks during any test.

         B. Dictionary. Because she isn’t good at English.

         C. Sports shoes and clothes. Because there will be a PE exam.

         D. Nothing. Because all the exams are ended.

5.Tom still has some questions about the exams, he can       .

         A. ask his teacher at any time

         B. find his teacher in the playground

         C. ask his teacher on June 22 or June 23

         D. go to the teachers’ office on June 21 and ask about them

Do you know who is the most popular star on the Internet now? Yes, he is “Brother Coat”(大衣哥) Zhu Zhiwen!

A few months ago, Zhu Zhiwen was an unknown farmer. A video of his show has been watched by more than millions of people，now his videos are the most popular. Zhu Zhiwen attracts Chinese netizens'(網(wǎng)民的) hearts. And he is called “Brother Coat” by them.

In March 2011, he took part in a program called “I’m a Big Star”. He walked out onto the stage in a dark green coat. Then he began to sing the song of the TV drama Romance of Three Kingdoms. When the audiences heard rich and powerful voice，all of them stood up and cheered. After that, he became a well-known person.

The judges(評委) asked him if he had any professional training. Zhu said no. “When he started, I thought someone played the original tape(原聲帶) by mistake. But later on, I got it, ” said one of them, “we can’t judge a book by its cover.” At last, he won the first prize in the program of “I’m a Big Star”．

Zhu Zhiwen was born in a village of Shandong in 1969. He liked listening to the radio. When the music played, he sang it along. Every morning, he would get up early and practiced singing near a river. He keeps doing it for nearly 30 years.

“When I’m working in the fields, ”said Zhu Zhiwen, “I often sing for myself, some villagers even think me crazy，but I really love it. I’m not singing for money, I’m singing for ordinary people in China.”

Mrs. Sun, a 56-year-old engineer, one of his fans said, “I watched his videos without getting tired of it! It is so amazing, and every time I watch it, I am filled with excitement and his voice is perfect! I am crossing my fingers in hope that he has a bright future.”

1. Who gave Zhu Zhiwen the nickname of “Brother Coat”(大衣哥)?

　A. His father.        B. The villagers.          C. His mother.            D. The netizens.

2.When did Zhu Zhiwen become a well-known person?

　A. In 1969.           B. In 2011.              C. Two years ago.         D. A few years ago.

3.Why did the audiences stand up cheer when Zhu Zhiwen sang the song?

　A. Because he was funny. 

B. Because he wore a dark green coat.

　C. Because his voice was rich and powerful.

D. Because he gave some gifts to the audiences.

4. The underlined phrase “judge a book by its cover” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

　A. 以貌取人    　  B. 志存高遠(yuǎn)     　   C. 眾口鑠金         D. 嘩眾取寵

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

　A. Zhu Zhiwen is 45 years old now.

B. Mrs. Sun enjoys Zhu Zhiwen’s songs.

　C. A famous singer taught Zhu Zhiwen to sing.

D. Zhu Zhiwen often sang for his fans when he was young.

The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney’s best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect（丹麥建筑師）, Utzon. The base（基礎(chǔ)）of the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years deigning the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized（定稿）and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ officially opened it on October 20^th, 1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public. 6225 square metres of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1000 rooms. It is 185 metres wide. The building’s roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200 000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.

The Opera House reaches out into the harbour（港灣）. It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _____________.

A. America              B. Australia         C. England            D. Denmark

2. Building the Opera House lasted _____________.

A. from 1959 to 1973                  B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967                  D. from 1962 to 1967

3.The underlined word “construction” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 創(chuàng)立             B. 設(shè)計(jì)             C. 施工               D. 竣工

4.___________ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon             B. The public       C. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ    D. The government

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Sailing Roof

B. Travelling in Sydney

C. The Sydney Opera House

D. The Opening of the Opera House

Do you ever feel a stomachache during a test? Are you ever so worried about something that you even have a headache or can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid —all this can give you a stomachache or a headache.

There are different kinds of stress. Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad. Good stress may happen when someone asks you to answer questions in class or when you have to give a report. This kind of stress can help you to finish things better.

However, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if a family member is sick, if you’re having problems at school, or if anything else makes you upset every day. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you.

The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. If you get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll feel less stressed.

1.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A.  How can you pass a test? 

 B. Why do you have a stomachache?

C.   What is stress? 

D. Why are you worried?

2. Good stress may happen when you’re doing the following things EXCEPT _______.

A. answering questions in class 

B. having problems at school

C. helping other classmates

D. giving a report in front of school

3.The underlined word “upset” means _______ in the passage.

     A. delightful            B. unhappy           C. excited        　 D. successful

4.Which of the following is RIGHT, according to the passage?

A. Having a balanced life is the best way to keep stress away.

B. Different kinds of stress will help you with the study a lot.

C. You may feel angry, sad, or afraid when you’re doing something.

D. You may not feel well if your parents are talking about things.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Balanced Life

B. How to Do Better in a Test

C. Bad Stress and Good Stress

D. How to Face Your Stress

根據(jù)句意，用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

1.The problem is so easy that I have no difficulty        (explain) it to my classmates.

2.If you tell him the            (true)，he will be angry.

3.You may ask your teacher for help. He will give you a few        (value) suggestions.

4. People in the past suffered from hunger and         (ill).

5.I invited Sally to my party, but she refused         (accept) my invitation.

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空，使對話內(nèi)容完整正確。

Reporter：Can you introduce something about your latest class activity?

Monitor：Sure. The students from our class planted some lines of trees on March 12^th, 2008.

Reporter：How did you plant trees?

Monitor：First, the students were                   76              into groups of four. Next, each group of   students planted a tree. Then, they poured some water over the trees.

Reported：How do you    77      for the trees?

Monitor： We plan to come back and look after the trees           78              .

Reported：Sounds good. Could you tell me why you choose to do that?

Monitor：As you know, pollution has become one of the most serious    79    . We would like to try our best to improve our environment. 

Reporter：Well, it’s very meaningful. If everyone can do something to protect the environment         80         , our city will become much more beautiful.

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He is        honest boy. He never tells a lie.

A. a                             B. an                     C. the                      D. /

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Jack is always willing ______ good things with others.

A. share     B. shared           C. sharing            D. to share

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My friend never          a bad word about anyone.

A. speaks          B. tells                       C. talks             D. says

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We can do the work better with ______ money and ______ people.

A. little, few              B. few, little              C. less, fewer  D. fewer, less