…………○…………外…………○…………裝…………○…………外…………○…………裝…………○…………訂…………○…………線…………○…………※※請※※不※※要※※在※※裝※※訂※※線※※內※※答※※題※※…………○…………內…………○…………裝…………○…………訂…………○…………線…………○…………一、閱讀理解（共5題）1、Hereisastory:Amanseesabutterfly(蝴蝶).Thebutterflytriestogetoutofitschrysalis(蛹).Feelingsorryforit,themandecidestohelp.Hecutsthechrysalisandthebutterflycomesouteasily.Surprisinglyenough,thebutterflyisunabletofly.Ifthebutterflydoesn’tstruggle(掙扎；奮斗)toleavethechrysalis,itcan’tfly!Thestruggledevelopstheenergyinthebutterflywhichmakesitfly.Similarly,thechallengesoflifebringoutthebestinyoungpeopleandmakethefly.

Whenpeopleareyoung,meetingandovercomingchallengeswillmakethemstrongandreadytofacelife.Whenwelookatsuccessfulpeople,weseethatthemostsuccessfulofthemarepeoplewhohavehadtostruggle.Onefamousbusinessman,whonowownsmanybigsupermarkets,usedtocarryclothesonhisbackandsellthemfromdoortodoorwhenhewasyoung.AnothersuccessfulmanisDennis.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewasonlytwenty.Hisfather’sdeathforcedhimtomaturefast.Hehadtobringupafamilyofninepeople.Hetookupthechallengesandovercamethem.Todayhisbrothersandsistersareleadingsuccessfullives.

Sometimeschallengesdonotappeartousbecausewekeepawayfromthem.Sosomeparentsandteachersactivelyencourageyoungpeopletofacechallenges.Theymightorganizesomeactivitiesforyoungpeoplewhichprovidethemwithchallenges,likerock-climbing,camping,volunteerworkandsoon.However,justpassingexamswillnotprepareapersonforlife.Wemustmeetandovercomechallenges.Theyoungpeopleoftodaywillbecometheleadersoftomorrow.Forcountriestocontinuetobecomesuccessful,itisimportantthattheyoungpeoplelearntomeetchallengesandovercomethem.1.Fromthestoryweknowthatthebutterflycan’tflybecause________.A.itgetsoutbyitself

B.themanfeelssorryforitC.ittriestochallengeitself

D.themanhelpsitcomeout2.Dennis’sexampleshowsthatsuccessfulpeopleshould________.A.overcomethedifficulties

B.takeupbusinessearlyC.becometheleadersoftomorrow

D.sellclothesfromdoortodoor3.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“mature”inthepassageis“________”.A.wakeup

B.giveup

C.growup

D.bringup4.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhispassage?A.Describewhereabutterflycomesfrom.B.Encourageyoungpeopletofacechallenges.C.Suggesthowtobecomeasuccessfulbusinessman.D.Explainwhatwillhappenifapersonfailstheexam5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.SuccessfulPeopleHaveaSenseofAchievementB.YoungPeopleMustDevelopTheirEnergyActivelyC.CountriesShouldContinuetoBecomeSuccessfulD.ChallengesofLifeBringOuttheBestinYoungPeople2、Afamousteacherwasspeakingtothestudentsatourschool.Hebeganhislessonbyholdingupa￥100bill.Thenhesaidtothethreehundredstudents,“Whowouldlikethis￥100bill?”Thestudentsbegantoputuptheirhandsatonce.Thenhesaid,“Iamgoingtogivethis￥100tooneofyou,butfirst,letmedothis.”Hethenmadethebillintoaball.Thenhesaid,“Whowantsitnow?”Thehandswentbackintotheair.“Well,”hesaid,“WhatifIdothis?”andhedroppeditonthefloorandsteppedonit.Hepickedupthedirty,crumpledbillandsaid,“Whostillwantsit?”Handswentbackintotheair.“Myfriends,”hesaid,“youhavelearnedavaluablelessontoday.Nomatter(無論)whatIdidtothemoney,youstillwanteditbecauseitdidnotgodowninvalue(價值).Itwasstillworth￥l00!”Manytimesinourlives,wearedropped,crumpled,andsteppedonbythechanceswetakeandthethingsthathappentous.Wefeelasifweareworthnothing.Butremember,nomatterwhathashappenedtoyou,youwillneverloseyourvalue:youarealwaysvaluabletothosepeoplewholoveyou.Yourvaluedoesn’tcomefromwhatyoudoorwhomyouknow,butWHOYOUARE.Youarespecialandvaluable.Don’teverforgetit!1.Eventhoughitwasdirty,themoney_______.A.stillwentupinvalue

B.wasworthnothingC.didn’tgodowninvalue

D.wasstillours2.Wearealwaysvaluabletothepeople_______.A.whopayus

B.whocallusC.whohateus

D.wholoveus3.Yourvaluedoesn’tcomefromwhatyoudobut_______.A.whoyouknow

B.whomadeyouC.whoyouremember

D.whoyouare4.Thesentence“Handswentbackintotheair”means“_______”.A.thestudentsputuptheirhandsagainB.thestudentsputdowntheirhandsC.thestudentsputtheirhandsbehindtheirbacksagainD.thestudentsputtheirhandsinfrontofthem5.Whydidthefamousteacherusea￥100billathislesson?A.Becausehewantedtomakethebillintoaball.B.Becauseheusedtodropabillonthefloorandsteppedonit.C.Becausehewasgoingtogivethebilltooneofhisstudents.D.Becausehewantedtomakethestudentsknowwhatvaluewas.3、Havingateenagerathomecanbearealheadache.Manyteenagerssmoke,drinkandevenfight.Theyoftendosomethingdangerous.

Earlierstudieshaveshownthatteenagersaremorelikely(可能)tomakeirrationaldecisionsthanpeoplefromanyotheragegroup,includingchildrenandadults.Isitthatteenagersaretooyoungtotellrightfromwrong?Notreally.Sowhat’sthereason?

AccordingtoLaurence,ateacherfromaUSuniversity,thereasonisthatteenagerscarealotabouthowtheirpeers(同齡人)viewthem—thatis“peerinfluence”.

Aschildrenentertheirteenageyears,theyspendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandclassmates,andalsotheycaremoreaboutwhattheythinkofthem.Thismakesteenagersmakedecisionswithoutthinkingaboutthecosts.

Inatest,agroupofteenagerswereaskedtoplayavideodrivinggame.Whentheyplayedwiththeirfriendswatchingaroundthem,theytookmorechancesanddrovemorecarelesslybecausethatwouldincreasetheirpossibilityofwinning.Butwhentheyplayedalone,theydrovemoresafely.

Whydopeershavesuchabiginfluenceonteens’behavior?

AsLaurenceseesit,ateenager’sbrainislikeacarwithagoodaccelerator(油門)butaweakbrake(剎車).The“accelerator”isfullydevelopedbyteenageyearswhilethe“brake”isstillnotfullydeveloped.Whenteenagersarewatchedbytheirpeers,theyusuallypushhardontheaccelerator.Withtheirweakbrake,itislikelythattheyaregoingtoendupinanaccident.

Butthegoodnewsisthataviolent(暴力的)teenagerdoesn’tnecessarilybecomeaviolentadult.Abouttwo-thirdstothree-quartersofviolentyouthgrowoutofit.“Theygetmoreself-controlled.”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irrational”inthe2ndparagraphmean?A.Quick.

B.Crazy.

C.Careful.

2.Whyareteenagerslikelytomakewrongdecisionsaccordingtothetext?

A.Theylikedifficulttasks.B.Theydon’tcareaboutcosts.C.Theycarealotaboutwhattheirpeersthinkofthem.3.HowdoesLaurenceexplaintheinfluenceofpeerpressureonteens’behavior?

A.Bycomparingitwithhowacarworks.B.Bycomparingitwithanaccident.C.Byshowingresearchfindings.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Teenagersareeasytohavetrafficaccidents.B.Peerinfluenceisbadonteenagers.C.Mostoftheteenagersbecomelessviolentwhentheygrowup.4、Somepeoplelearnaforeignlanguageeasily.Othersmaynot.HowcanyouhelpyourselflearnEnglish?IthinktherearetwowaystomakelearningEnglishalittleeasierandmoreinteresting.First,youshouldbuildupconfidence（自信）.Ifyoubelievethatyoucanlearn,youwilllearn.Whenyoureadorlistentosomething,youmaynotbeabletounderstand（理解）itall.Don’tworry.Youcanuseadictionarytohelpyou.Youcanaskyourteacherorfriendstohelpyou.Donotbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Youcanlearnfrommistakes.Second,practiseusingEnglish.Forexample,writeadiaryinEnglisheveryday,andyou’llbeabletowritebetter.SpeakEnglishwheneveryoucan.Youmaypractisewithyourfriendsafterclass.Thenyou’llbeabletospeakbetter.Rememberthefamoussaying,“Practicemakesperfect.”ThemoreyoupractiseusingEnglish,thebetteryou’lllearnit.（

）1．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Itisveryimportantandusefultolearnaforeignlanguage.

B．Somepeoplelearnaforeignlanguagemoreeasilythanothers.

C．Therearedifferentwaystohelpyoulearnaforeignlanguagemoreeasily.

D．Youshouldbuildupconfidencebeforeyoulearnaforeignlanguage.（

）2．What’sthefirstwaytohelpyoulearnEnglish?

A．Trynottomakeanymistakes.

B．Trynottoaskothersforhelp.

C．Trytobuildupyourconfidence.

D．TrytomakelearningEnglishinteresting.（

）3．What’sthesecondwaytohelpyoulearnEnglish?

A．PractiseusingEnglish

B．PracisewritingEnglish

C．PractisespeakingEnglish

D．PractiselisteningEnglish（

）4．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Practicemakesperfect.”mean?

A．巧婦難為無米之炊。

B．機不可失，時不再來。

C．熟能生巧。

D．水滴石穿。（

）5．Whatcanyoudowhenyoumeetsomenewwords?

A．Wecanuseadictionarytohelpus.

B．Wecanaskourteacherorfriendsforhelp.

C．Weneedtobeveryafraidofmakingmistakes.

D．BothAandB.5、

Ajaywalkerisapersonwhousuallywalksacrosstheroadwithoutpayingattentiontothetraffic.

“Idon’tliketobeataxidriver,notonlybecauseofitshardwork,butalsoforthereasonoftoomanyjaywalkersontheroad,andthatmaycausedangerousaccidents.”Driversalwayscomplain（抱怨）likethat.Theseday,anewwayisusedtosolvetheprobleminShijiazhuang,andthejaywalkersarenowfacinganotherdangerofhavingtheirpicturesshownonscreen.

Anewsystem（系統）usingtwocamerasanda30cm-by-20cmscreenisputnexttosomecrossingsinthecity.Peoplewhocrosstheroadonaredlightwillbecaughtbythecamera,andtheirpictureswillbeshownonthescreen.Atthesametime,thesystemwillmakeawarningsoundforpeoplenottocontinue.

Aprimaryschoolstudentswascaughtbythecamera.Hestoppedbackontothepavement（人行道）afterhearingthesound.”Iwasinarushtogettoschoolandsawmyselfsmilingshylyonthescreen,”hesaid.

Thesystemhasbeeninuseforabouttwoweeks.Manype