阅读理解       We wanted to know how students at our school spend money. So we made some questions to ask
our classmates. First, we asked them how much money they spent in one month. Then we asked how
much money they spent for things like drinks, music, books, movies, computer games and other things.
Our math teacher helped us make a graph of our classmates" answers. Then we asked them to think of
their expenses last year. It was of course a bit harder, but we got their answers at last. We made another
graph and compared two graphs.

Drinks & Snacks	19%(2006)    20%(2007)
CDs	13%(2006)    11%(2007)
Books	9%(2006)      11%(2007)
Movies	15%(2006)    14%(2007)
Computer games	11%(2006)    10%(2007)
E-mail & Phone calls	10%(2006)    16%(2007)
Transportation	14%(2006)    14%(2007)
Other	9%(2006)       4%(2007)
1-3 D B B
阅读理解
When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.        1) Look in the mirror and say to yourself, "I am a special person and there"s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!" It may not sound so good, but it really works!        2) Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.        3) Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.        4) Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate(装饰) your own room or learn how to swim? New challenges(挑战) are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment (成就感) when you have finished.        5) Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.        6) Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with you Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.
1. According to the passage, when you are helping others, you will_________.
A. be special.     B. be sure.     C. be nice.       D. be remembered.
2. Which of the following should you say "NO" to when you are unhappy?
A. You should always look for the good things in others. B. Stay alone at home as much as possible. C. Learn something new and go for it! D. Keep a diary to express your feelings.
3. The best title for the passage is ______________.
A. Do Your Best                   B. Six Ways to Feel Good About Yourself C. It"s Never Too Late to Learn       D. Always Smile to Yourself
阅读理解。      Wherever travelers go, cameras are sure to follow. It"s great fun to take photos, and even more fun to  show slides of the trip to friends and relatives when they come back home.     There"s Aunt Sarah, smiling in front of Buckingham Palace; Aunt Sarah, smiling under the Eiffel Tower;  and Aunt Sarah, smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like; they also  know what Europe"s great landmarks (显著地面景观) look like.      But a young man named David, just back from a trip to Greece, asked a few friends over to see his   slides. The young man had an artist"s eye. His pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead  he took pictures of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their nets, and bearded priests (牧师)   bending over their Bibles. He captured (抓住) the color and character of the country. His friends were  so interested that they asked for more.      Any amateur (外行) can do the same. All he needs is a simple camera and a little sensitivity. When he  learns that a nation lives in its people as well as in its landmarks, he moves from an amateur to an artist. 1. What does the underlined word "slide" mean?     A. 故事               B. 幻灯片                   C. 风景               D. 路线 2. People who watch Aunt Sarah"s slides would be _____.     A. frightened           B. excited                   C. bored               D. sad 3. David"s pictures were about _____.     A. landmarks           B. architectures               C. people             D. history 4. David is _____.     A. foolish           B. the same as Aunt Sarah           C. strange             D. original (有创意的) 5. A traveler can become an artist if he _____.     A. takes a camera with him                     B. knows the history of a place     C. is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place     D. learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place
阅读理解。
Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard(胡子) and takes good of it.     It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip(抓住)a back of the chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn’t grip anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy hardly fell to the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, "Let go of(松开) my beard, boy!"      "Are you going to get off, sir?" asked the boy.
1. Mr. King is a ______. A. player B. runner C. teacher D. driver 2. Mr. King was going to watch the match because ______. A .he teaches P.E. in a middle school B. he likes football very much C. he had already got a ticket D. he didn’t go to work yesterday 3. It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because ______. A. he had drunk too much B. the bus was too small C .he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded in the bus 4. The boy gripped Mr. King’s beard because ______. A. he was afraid to fall again B. he wanted to make the man angry C. he hoped the man to find a seat for him D. he hoped the man to get off soon 5. Mr. King was afraid ______, so he shouted at him. A. the boy would pull him down B. the boy would hurt his beard C. the boy could be hurt again D. the boy would borrow his ticket
阅读理解。
There was little rain in some place for two years and a lot of people died of hunger. So a man reported a famine(饥荒)to an official(官员). The official asked, "How much wheat have you harvested?"       "Thirty percent of the normal yield(正常产量的30%)," the man replied.      "How much cotton?"      "Twenty percent."       "How much rice?"      "Twenty percent."      The official got mad, "You’ve already had seventy percent of the harvest, how dare(敢)you trump up(谎报)famine then?"       The man said, "I’ve never seen such a terrible famine in my life of a hundred and several scores of years."       "How could you have lived so long?" asked the official.      "Look, I’m over seventy years old. My eldest son is over forty and my second son is over thirty. The total(总数)is a hundred and several scores of years." All the people hearing this had a good laugh over that.
1. A great ______ happened in the place. A. flood B. disease C. drought D. war 2. The man said ______. A. people had a bad harvest B. some of the crops were bad C. people lost their farms D. people had little food 3. The word “mad” in the story means ______. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. excited 4. The official didn’t think ______. A. the people were hungry B. the drought was serious enough C. the people had to be helped D. the famine was terrible enough 5. Hearing the clever answer, people laughed at ______. A. the old man B. the official C. the hungry people D. the policemen nearby the road
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。      The picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom is my favourite. (A)When I have trouble studying, or   I"m worried about an exam, I always take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken three years  ago when we were in middle school. It reminds (使……想起) me of the good time we"ve shared and the   support (支持) their friendship still gives me today. Our lives have gone in different directions,      (B) _____ our friendship we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering   machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get an   email with a joke for the day or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends often show   up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them (C) _____ travelled two hours from the other end of  town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult   experiences, and has enriched the good ones. 任务一：简要回答下面的问题。 1. Where is the picture?      _____________________. 2. When was the picture taken?     _____________________. 任务二：将A处画线句子翻译成汉语。 3. _____________________. 任务三：在B处和C处填入一个适当的单词。 4. A: _____ 5. C: _____