Do you like chicken? We all know that a chicken is a cock or hen. But do you know other meanings of the word?
If we want to encourage someone who is timid, we can say, “ Be brave! Don’t be a chicken.” If someone is no longer young, we usually say, “You are no spring chicken” If a person chickens out of doing something, it must be because he or she is afraid..
Bob is one of my friends. He worked as a cleaner before. His salary was chicken feed compared to what the others could earn. And he didn’t plan for anything; he was running like a headless chicken all the time. Many people often laughed at him for his job and salary, but he always said, “Don’t count your chickens. I will be rich and successful one day! ”
Ten years later, he set up his own cleaning company and had about 100 cleaners in his company. No one laughs at him now. He is finally successful.
根据材料的内容，从下面方框中选择恰当的短语完成后面五个小题，使句子通顺，意思完整，将其标号填入题前括号中， 每个短语限用一次。
A.a chicken B.Don’t count your chickens C.no spring chicken D.chicken feed E.run like a headless chicken F.chicken out of |
1.---I was so tired after a short walk.
---You are _________________.
2.I ___________ going out alone at night because I’m afraid.
3.Don’t _____________ , Jim! Make your plan well.
4.Don’t you think $5 an hour is _____________.
5.Tom is _____________ . He is afraid of going to Beijing by himself
Jeff Corwin is a scientist and writer. He does these jobs with one life goal help save animals and their habitats. His latest book, 100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species. Is a collection of stories about animals on the edge of extinction . Corwin recently talked to a reporter.
Reporter: How would you describe your job?
Corwin: My job is to travel around, look at animals and tell their stories.
Reporter : When did you know this is what your wanted to do?
Corwin: I knew that when I was 6 years old. My dad was a police officer, and we lived in the city. I really enjoyed the time when I could go to the quiet countryside. One day I saw my very first wild snake and I knew that’s what I would do for the rest of my life. I didn’t know if I would be a teacher or a zookeeper, but I knew I would have a life connected with nature.
Reporter: Why did you write the book?
Corwin: We are losing species very fast. I wanted to show people that while we are in a very serious situation, we are not at the point of no return. If we make big changes, we may have the chance to save what remains.
Reporter: Is it true that humans are the reason that many of these animals are in danger?
Corwin: Human beings have a powerful effect on every other living thing. It’s important to make that effect a positive one.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?
Corwin lived in the city when he was young.
Corwin has been trying his best to help save animals and their habitats.
The first time Corwin saw the wild snake, he knew what to do for the rest of his life.
Corwin hoped people can protect the animals to make our earth more beautiful.
2. Jeff is a ___________.
A. teacher B. zookeeper
C. writer D. police
3.The underlined word “extinction ” means “_____________”.
A. 灭绝 B. 生存 C. 冬眠 D. 饥饿
4. What does the underlined sentence mean?
A.Human beings are now in danger.
B.We can’t save the endangered species.
C.Humans can’t deal with serious situations
D.We can make some changes to save the endangered animals.
5.Jeff’s life goal is to ______________.
A.protect the environment
B.do some scientific research
C.save animals and their habitats.
D.Let more people know about nature.
When you were very young, you liked to play with your friends. Did you find that playtime was always more fun when everyone shared the toys? Everyone got a turn. No one was left out.
That’s a life lesson that changes as you get older. As you grow up, you begin to understand that others have less than you do － in China and in the world. And that those of us who “have” things should help those who “ have less” than we do. The idea of sharing makes a great difference.
At your age, you can “share” with people in need in three ways.
1. You can give them a part of your money. Many adults do that regularly.
2. You can share items you no longer use, such as clothing and toys. You can pass them onto others who cannot buy them.
3. You can help people by giving your time and your energy.
The last one is also called volunteering. Volunteering is about giving your time to take part in activities that will help others. Every year, many thousands of volunteers in the world give the most valuable gift of all. They give their time. They give their talent. They give of themselves. And they are enjoying it. Volunteering isn’t just about work. It’s about fun too.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. What do children think was more fun when they played with friends?
A. They could have more toys than other children.
B. Every child could have a toy and they played together.
C. Some children were left out with no toys.
D. They had more friends to play with.
2.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A. We should help with each other.
B. Chinese people have more than the others in the world.
C. The older we grow, the richer we will become.
D. Only those who have more should help those who have less.
3. What does volunteering mean according to the passage?
A. Give people money.
B. Share items one no longer uses.
C. Help people by giving one’s time and energy.
D. People give themselves to others.
4.What does “makes a great difference” mean in the passage?
A. Work very hard.
B. Be different.
C. Play an important role.
D. Have nothing to do with.
5. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Work hard to have more than others.
B. Be a volunteer.
C. Make your playtime more enjoyable.
D. Share your love with others.
What do people drink in Western countries? They drink coffee, of course. Tea is the drink of us Chinese. Think again. In the West, tea is seeing to be cool again.
In Western countries like the UK, coffee used to be the fashionable drink. Jenny Northam, a 28-year-old English woman, remembers that ten years ago tea was unfashionable. “At that time young people didn’t like tea. We thought drinking tea was uncool and old-fashioned. Tea was something we only drank when visiting grandparents.”
Several years ago US pop icon Madonna, who lived in Britain, published a children’s book called The English Roses. She launched the book with a tea party. Since Madonna is the “Queen of Cool”, she took a big part in making tea fashionable. The British tradition of afternoon tea was fashionable again.
In Britain, hotels accept bookings (预定) for afternoon tea weeks in advance. The trend (趋向) had also taken off in the US. In New York and Los Angeles, more and more cafes are serving tea.
The tea craze is not only down to Madonna, of course. People drink tea because they connect it with the idea of living life at a slower pace.
People drink coffee and tea at different times. Coffee is seen as the drink of people in a hurry; tea of those who like to spend their time.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.Ten years ago, tea was _____________.
A. in style B. fashioned
C. old-fashioned D. cool
2. What’s the meaning of the phrase “pop icon” ?
A. 流行偶像 B. 流行歌星
C. 流行音乐 D. 流行明星
3. The English Roses is the name of a _____________.
A. movie B. picture C. hotel D. book
4. Ten years ago young people drank tea when they visited their __________.
A. friends B. parents
C. grandparents D. classmates
5. The man who wants to spend his time with his friends, perhaps he will drink ______.
A. coffee B. tea
C. orange D. drinks
完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
Barack Hussein Obama history becoming the first African － American president in American history.
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His parents separted (分开) when he was two years old and divorced (离婚). Obama grew up with his mother in Hawaii, and for a few years in Indonesia. Later, he moved to New York, he graduated from Columbia University in 1983. Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson, in June 1989 and her on October 3, 1992. The first daughter, Malian Ann, was born in 1998, followed by a second daughter, Natasha , in 2001.
Obama’s is a true milestone (里程碑). It speaks to the that in America you really do get a chance to do anything, if you have the talent and ability and you work hard enough.
Obama will not take office until 20 January, 2009. However, when he does become president, he will face many serious challenges, two foreign wars, climate change and what he has described as “the worst financial crisis (经济危机) in a century”. But Obama himself is ready to these challenges.
1.A. made B. has make C. has made D. makes
2.A. by B. on C. in D. at
3.A. late B. after C. later D. before
4.A. which B. on which C. where D. that
5.A. married B. married with C. married to D. has married
6.A. couple B. couples’ C. couples’s D. couple’s
7.A. success B. successful C. succeed D. successfully
8.A. fact B. notice C. question D. problem
9.A. include B. includes C. including D. to include
10.A. make B. face C. get D. take
This book is _________ instructive than that one.
A. a few more B. a little more
C. less more D. mucher
