Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They connect red with a strong feeling like . Red is used for signs of , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of leaves in autumn. People say orange is a lively color. They connect orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of . People say it is a cheerful color. They connect yellow with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in . People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and . Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. Those who like to be with others like red. The cool colors are and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good for a living room or a . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

1.A. sadness B. anger C. care D. smile

2.A. roads B. ways C. danger D. places

3.A. moonlight B. light C. sunlight D. stars

4.A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter

5.A. green B. yellow C. white D. grey

6.A. black B. green C. golden D. yellow

7.A. go round B. go by C. go off D. go along

8.A. one B. way C. fact D. matter

9.A. factory B. classroom C. restaurant D. hospital

10.A. Different B. Cool C. Warm D. All

TV PROGRAMMES

Channel 1 Channel 2

18:00 Around China 17:45 Computers today

18:30 Children’s programme(節(jié)目) 18:10 Foreign arts

19:00 News 18:30 English classroom

19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world

19:40 Around the world 19:25 China ’99

20:10 TV play: Sisters 20:20 Sports

21:00 English for today 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying

21:15 Popular music 21:45 English news

21:55 Talk show 22:06 On TV next week

1.If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ____.

A. TV play B. Sports

C. Around the world D. Talk show

2.The programme of ____ will let you know much about western countries.

A. Sisters B. Around China

C. Around the world D. On TV next week

3.If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is ____.

A. Around China B. Animal world

C. TV play D. Foreign arts

4.English classroom is a programme that ____.

A. lets you know something about classrooms

B. tells you something about students

C. lets you know something about school life

D. teaches you English

5.The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week.

A. news B. programmes

C. people D. places

Although computers used to be large, expensive and difficult to use, they have been made smaller, cheaper and easier to use. As a result, more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. They are used to record information and make difficult things easy.

Let’s look at some of the many ways computers may affect(影響) your life.

Want to get the best treatment at hospitals? Your doctors at hospitals have been greatly helped by computers to get information about patients. It is possible for doctors from different hospitals to read the records of patients, discuss them and make decisions on the best treatment. It would, at one time, take them hours and days to do so.

Want to talk to your friends both at home and abroad? Then it’s necessary to connect your computer to the Internet and set up your own e-mail letter box. You can then collect and send mails in seconds. It will be a waste of time and money to post your letters.

Want to get advice from Michael Jordan on how to play basketball like a NBA super star? Now it is possible to find out what it is on the Internet.

But if you think you have entered the information age because you have the chance to use the Internet, you are wrong. The reason is quite a simple one:over 98 percent of the information on the Internet is in English. The information on-line won’t be helpful to you unless you can use English freely.

1.According to the writer, computers in the past were ____.

A. small B. easy to use

C. cheap D. dear

2.Doctors at hospitals use computers for all the following except ____.

A. get information about patients

B. make decisions on the best treatment

C. talk to their friends at home and abroad

D. read the records of patients

3.In the fourth paragraph, the writer suggests we should ____.

A. use the Internet to send and receive e-mails

B. put up a letter box in front of the house

C. go to the post office to post letters

D. all of the above

4.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “treatment” in the third paragraph is ____.

A. 治療 B. 對(duì)待 C. 藥品 D. 病房

5.Which one will be the best title of the passage?

A. Modern Computers B. Computers In Your Life

C. Learn English Well D. Why Don’t You Buy A Computer?

Mobile Phones in Schools

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have forbidden(禁止) students to carry mobile phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts and more students will want them.

Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction(分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

She said some schools had tried to forbid mobile phones to be used at school. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children. Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

Many people say that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1.Some middle schools in Australia have forbidden students to carry mobile phones ____.

A. because they are students B. when they are free

C. when they are at school D. because they are children

2.We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ____.

A. the makers and sellers B. the passers-by and strangers

C. their parents and friends D. some mobile phone users

3.What does the underlined word “cheat” mean in the passage?

A. 聊天 B. 核對(duì) C. 查詢(xún) D. 作弊

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t ____ during school hours.

A. use their mobile phones

B. leave their mobile phones at school office

C. help the teachers with their work

D. get in touch with their children

5.The passage tells us that ____.

A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B. it is impossible to forbid students to use mobile phones at school

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

1.The lake has been ________(污染) by the waste from the factory.

2.It can greatly _______ (吸引) the students’ attention.

3.The plants here died for ________ (缺乏) of water.

4.Once an Arab was travelling in the _______ (沙漠) on his camel.

5.Please ________ (通知) us of any change of address as soon as possible.

1.There were lots of visitors stood in front of the ticket window.

2.Unfortunate, I got separated from my parents.

3.I was chosen to play the leading role in the play, that was my dream.

4.On my opinion, the paper is very important to our study and daily life.

5.The young man tried to stop, and he drove too fast to stop.

假如你是李華，今天下午你們班舉行一次保護(hù)環(huán)境的主題班會(huì)，你想就水的重要性及如何保護(hù)水等問(wèn)題發(fā)表自己的看法，為此，請(qǐng)你準(zhǔn)備一份發(fā)言稿。

注意：1. 發(fā)言稿必須包含以下內(nèi)容：(1)水為什么重要？(2)水受到了污染；(3)如何保護(hù)水？——節(jié)約水；治理污染；讓每一個(gè)人知道保護(hù)水的重要性并付諸于行動(dòng)。

2. 發(fā)言稿的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫(xiě)好。

3. 詞數(shù)為100左右。

Dear classmates,

Today I want to say something about the importance of water and how to protect water…

That’s all. Thank you.

It was Mother’s Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away.

As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I will buy you a rose.”

He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to dive the girl home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She brought him to a cemetery (墓地), where she placed the rose on the grave.

The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he had ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house.

1.The man went to shop to ______________ .

A. have a rest B. help the little girl

C. buy some food D. order some flowers

2.The man’s mother lived _______ away from him.

A. 2 kilometers B. 75 miles

C. 200 miles D.200 kilometers

3.The girl was crying on the road because________________ .

A. she was hungry

B. she got injured

C. she couldn’t afford (買(mǎi)得起) a rose

D. she couldn’t find her way home

4.After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to_______ together.

A. a cemetery

B. his shop

C. the girl’s home

D. his mother’s house

5.We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. the girl loved flowers very much

B. the girl loved her mother very much

C. the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother

D. the man drove to his mother’s house to look after her

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into the college or getting a good job, which we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems and only think about the activity.

Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

1.The best title of this passage is _________ .

A. Money makes you happy

B. The Secret of Happiness

C. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy

D. Good Friends Make You Happy

2.The second paragraph mainly tells us that __________.

A. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.

B. we shouldn’t think about our future.

C. the more friends you have, the happier you will feel.

D. some people fail to live a happy life.

3.The passage gives us _______ pieces of advice on happiness.

A．one B．two

C．three D．four

4.The writer believes that________ .

A. everyone knows how to live a happy life.

B. it’s wrong to spend time on work.

C. hobbies take up too much time.

D. doing good things for someone can make you happier

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Reading a good book.

B. Travelling to a foreign country.

C. Playing a sport.

D. Spending time with close friends.

Long long ago, there lived in England a king named Midas. He was a greedy(貪婪的) man and loved gold(金子) better than anything else in the world.

One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to punish him and said, “Your wish is granted already. Everything you touch will turn to gold.”

Midas was very happy when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skills. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a little boy, “It works.”

Not only stones, flowers, and the furniture in his house turned to gold, but, when he sat down to table, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him. Midas touched her hand. At once she became a gold statue(雕像)！

A last, he begged the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bathe in it.” said the god. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch.

1.Where did the king live?

A. Greece B. China

C. England D. India

2.The god decided to punish Midas because he was_______.

A. greedy B. proud

C. unhappy D. lazy

3.The unlined word “granted” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_________”.

A. satisfied B. finished

C. discussed D. expected

4.Which is the correct order according to the story?

a. Midas became the king of the England

b. His daughter turned to gold

c. Midas was happy with his skill

d. The god freed him from his wish

e. Midas asked god for more gold

A. d-e-c-b-a B. a-e-c-b-d

C. a-e-b-c-d D. e-a-c-d-b

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. It is the early bird that catches the worm.

B. Do not put all your eggs in one basket.

C. God does not always bring happiness.

D. A bird in hand is worth two in the forest.