Brian went to junior high school in Portland, Oregon．He was very small, and he wasn’t strong．He didn’t play on any sports teams, and he didn’t have many friends．On weekends, Brian usually stayed at home．

“You should go to the park and play,” his mother suggested．

“That’s all right．” he answered．”I’ll just stay here．”

Brian had all interesting hobby．He loved to play the flute（笛）．He often sat under a tree in his backyard．There, he played his instrument（壓器）, while birds and squirrels kept him company（同伴）．Brian never took music lessons, but he was a very good flute player．After he had heard a song once, he could play it．Sometimes, he played famous songs from the radio．

He also made up his own songs．

One day, Brian was playing his flute as he walked home from school．Some of his classmates were listening．

“Hey, I know that song,” one girl said．

“Yeah,” a tall boy said．“It’s by Backstreet Boys．”

“How did you learn that?” a big boy asked Brian．

“I taught myself,” Brian answered．

“Wow, that’s cool!” the big boy said．“Can you play any songs by Ricky Martin?”

“Sure,” Brian said．

That day, Brian made many new friends．Soon, all his classmates knew about his special skill．He even gave a concert at the school．Brian wasn’t lonely anymore．In fact, he felt great about himself．

1．What is the main idea?

A．A hobby can help you make friends．

B．Brian’s friend learns to play flute．

C．It is not easy to play the flute．

D．Sometimes music is better than friends．

2．What did Brian look like?

      A．He was very tall．                                   B．He was very small．

      C．He was very fat．                                      D．He was very strong．

3．Where did Brian like to play his instrument?

A．At schoo1．                                             B．In his backyard．

C．In his room．                                            D．At his friend’s home．

4．Who heard Brian playing?

A．His teacher．                                            B．His sister．

C．His father．                                               D．His classmates．

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Brian made some new friends．                 B．Brian was always lonely．

C．Brian hated trees．                                  B．Brian took music lessons．

Wang Ling, a middle school girl, felt angry with her parents after getting a boy’s phone call. “A classmate called me to discuss homework. We talked   1   just a few minutes before my parents got mad,” said the girl. “They asked whether I liked the boy. I said I didn’t,  2   they wouldn’t believe me.”

Wang’s trouble is not strange at all because puppy love （早戀） becomes a big headache for  3  parents and schools. They worry that puppy love will be bad for  4   . Her school makes it a rule not to allow any talk or any physical contact （身體接觸）  5    one boy and one girl alone.

Many students say they understand  6   parents and teachers are so nervous about puppy love. But some think they are going too far. “We have our own thoughts and we know what to  7   with it,” said Wang Ling.

  Another girl, Jiang Ting, liked making friends with boys. “Boys and girls can learn from each other,” she said. “My mother asks me to study hard. However, she  8  stops me from making friends with boys.” Once Jiang told her mother she might fall in love with a boy. Her mother let Jiang make  9  own decision. Soon Jiang found that she didn’t like him any more because the boy was not as   10  as what she had thought before. And she did worse and worse in her subjects because she spent much on it. At last she understood the worry from schools and most parents about puppy love.

1. A．for                   B．in                C．with                    D．to

2. A．because            B．if                 C．but                      D．a(chǎn)nd

3. A．both                 B．none             C．either                  D．neither

4. A．game               B．study           C．match                  D．housework

5. A．during               B．between         C．a(chǎn)round                 D．a(chǎn)bout

6. A．how                 B．what            C．who                          D．why

7. A．play                B．live             C．do                     D．fill

8. A．never              B．a(chǎn)lready          C．ever                    D．just

9. A．its                   B．my             C．his                     D．her

10. A．good              B．bad             C．heavy                 D．thin

根據(jù)句意及提示寫出單詞的正確形式。

1．The third day of a week is T__________．

2．Maria has a lot of homework to do today，so she is very b__________．

3．--What's Edward’s favorite subject?

--His favorite subject is s__________．

4．--Can you play the violin?

--No，but I can play the p__________．

5．Our teacher is very strict and I'm usually very t__________ after class．

6．On __________（九月）27th 2008，Zhai Zhigang had a successful space walk．

7．we all like this computer game．It's __________（真正）interesting．

8．There are two Chinese __________（節(jié)日）this month．

9．Tomorrow is Ken's mother's __________（四十二）birthday．

10．The little girl __________（說）English very well．

A

Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”

The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”

The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.

Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.

1. The Internet can not be used for______.

A. studying B. shopping C. thinking D. playing

2. When the computer was invented, it was______.

A. large and worked quickly B. small and worked slowly

C. large but worked slowly D. small but worked quickly

3. The Internet was born in about________.

A. 1960 B. 1970 C. 1980 D. 1985

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Few students like going into the Internet. B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.”

C. These “Unreal friends” often meet each other D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well

5. What does the writer think of the Internet?

A. It is wonderful B. It can make students study harder

C. It is not good for students D. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.

B

Until a few years ago, only boys could become students at the university of Ruritania （魯里坦尼亞大學(xué)）. Later the university decided to take girls in. But one of the teachers, Mr Goller, was not pleased at all. He had not wanted to let girl students in.

Mr Goller always began his lessons with the word “Gentlemen!” What could he do now? Well, when the girl students came to his lessons for the first time, he still began with the word. For him the girls were just not there. Then one day there was only one boy in his class among a lot of girls. For a moment, Mr Goller didn't know what to do. Then he began, “Sir! ”

Finally a terrible day came when there were no boys in his class He came into the room, looked at the girls and said, “Oh, nobody's here today!” he turned and went out without giving his lessons.

6．Several years ago, ______.  

A．there was no girl studying in the university.

B．Mr Goller didn't teach in the university

C．the university let girl students in

D．most of the students in the university were boys.

7．Mr Goller usually said “______”when he began his lessons. 

A．Sir　B．Good morning　C．Gentlemen　D．Hello

8．When the girls came to his lessons, Mr Goller was ______. 

A．surprised　B．a(chǎn)fraid　C．glad　D．unhappy

9．The writer wants us to know how Mr Goller ______.  

A．a(chǎn)greed to let the girls in　B．didn't like his teaching

C．a(chǎn)lways didn't know What to do with the girls　D．only liked to teach boy students.

10．We can know from the passage that ______.    

A．the boy students didn't enjoy Mr Goller's lessons

B．we will not see the girl students in Mr Goller's class.

C．Mr Goller was loved by his students

D．Mr Goller will not work in the university.