1、1一Do you know Sweden(瑞典) ？It l_ 1_ in the north of EuropeIt is the fourth largest country in Europe with an a_ 2_ of 450, 000 square kilometers and the population of about 8.5 million. Over one third of them live in the three largest cities, namely Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo. More than half of Sw
2、eden is c_ 3_ with trees. It is one of the r_ 4_ countries in the world. About 100 years ago Sweden became industrialized(工业化 ). Today less than one third of the people are f _ 5_ .Sweden is the country where the famous Nobel Prizes are awarded. Many people who have been to Stockholm, the c_ 6_ of S
3、weden, must have visited the places where Nobel Prizes are awarded.The first language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first f_ 7_ language in schools. Many middle-school students can s_ 8_ two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people， men and women, o_ 9_ and young, can speak English. So
4、there is no p_ 10_ to speak with them in English二I still remember visiting Moscow. It is the capital of Russia, the b_ 1_ country in the world. I went there w_ 2_ my parents when I was eight years old. I lived and studied there for one year, I had some happy memories.One of the most interesting thin
5、gs of that city was that t_ 3_ were many dogs. Perhaps Russians l_ 4_ dogs very much. You can see dogs here and there. Almost each of the families had a dog. I made friends with many Russian children w_ 5_ I was living and studying there. They were all very nice. They had fair hair and fair skin. I
6、played with them h_ 6_ though I could only speak a little Russian at first. They were f_ 7_ to me. The weather in Moscow was very cold. It snowed almost every in winter. The ground was always c_ 8_ with a lot of snow. We often made s_ 9_ together.Now I am b_ 10_ in China, but I miss them so much. I
7、will never forget my happy memories of this visit to Moscow.三These years, with the development of society, more and more teenagers have suffered from stress. Some of the problems can make them feel very w_ 1_ and unhappy all day. Who can help them? A teacher from a college tried his best to help the
8、m. He thought of a lot of w_ 2_ to help them. On Monday and Thursday, you can v 3 him. Here are some ideas how to keep the young men healthier in every way.F_ 4_, it is very important to keep healthy. To get e_5_sleep every day is also necessary. Try to have a healthy d_ 6_. Secondly, maybe you are
9、not the top students. It doesnt m_7_. The most important thing is to work hard. If you try your best, your teachers and parents will understand you. If you have some problems, you should be a_8_to talk with your teachers and parents. They can help you. Remember to s_9_your happiness and s_10_with yo
10、ur good friends. Sometimes you can go out for a walk.In a word, you can try to make you happy by yourselves. Im sure you can be happy every day.2四Before windows were used, old h_1_in Europe（欧洲）and Britain were very dark. Their great rooms were high w_2_only one hole in the roof（屋顶）to let the smoke o
11、_3_from cooking fire. Later, people began to make the holes b_4_to have more light and air in their homes. The first English window was j_5_ a small opening（口，孔）in the wall. It was cut long to let in as m 6 light as possible, and narrow to keep out the bad w_7_. But, more wind than light would c_8_i
12、n if the window was cut long. This is why it was c_9_“The winds eye”. And the word “w_10_” comes form two ancient（古代的）words for “wind” and “eye”.五Thirty years ago, I walked into your bakery and asked for some loaves(条) of bread to sell. At that time, I was 12 years old. A young lady s_1_me that day.
13、 She gave me five loaves and wished me good l_2_.I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It t_3_me all day, but I sold them all. At the e_4_of the day, I had some money. I was the h_5_boy in the world as I walked home that evening.The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit(定金) on
14、a new bicycle And then I started my next j_6_as a newspaper delivery() boy. Soon I c_7_pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. I was so proud of m_8_!Today I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods all over the country. I live in a beautiful
15、 house, but I dont ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large nice car.I dont know e_9_that young lady was. But b_10_she gave me the start, I have become a successful man. Id like to show my thanks to her.六Long ago, people used bells more t 1 _ they do today. The postmen used to ring a hand bell whe
16、n they delivered letters. Fire engines had bell i 2_ of sirens(号笛). People who sold things came past houses, ringing a bell and shouting w 3 _ was for sale. Every village had its church bell to let people know it was t 4 to go to church. At night, this bell was ringing so that travelers would find t
17、he village in the d 5 _. In most countries bells were hung r 6 _ the necks of animals. The bells helped owners to find lost cows or sheep. Today, in India, animals still wear bells. Now bells are used l 7_ _ and less, Buzzers, sirens and horns have t 8 _ their place. Now people try to keep the old b
18、ells in school and churches so t 9 they will not l 10_ their beautiful sounds for ever.七Life gets noisier every day and very f_1_people can be free from noise of some kind or another. W_2_you live in the centre of a modern city or a village far away - the chances that you will be disturbed by planes
19、, cars, radios, etc. are almost everywhere. We seem to be used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely w 3 background music while they are working.Tests have s_4_that total silence can be very frightening experiences. 3H_5_, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this
20、can do harm to their ears. The noise level in some places is far a_6_the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.One recent report about noise said that a_7_a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c_8_in the level of noise really affects peoples attention. It
21、 goes on to say that a background noise, which doesnt change too much (music, for example) may even help people to pay attention.People are testing ways to make less noise. There are even laws c_9_noise. We cant r_10_to the “ good old days ” of peace and quiet. But we can make less noise - if we sho
22、ut loudly enough about it八There are t_1_many accidents in cities. Accidents often happen when people c_2_the roads or streets. Read the passage c_3 _ and learn to be careful later on. Be careful when it is r_4_. Many accidents happen on rainy days. People are in a h_5_because they dont want to get w
23、_6_. They often cross the roads quickly. Often they cant see c_7_ as they hold their umbrellas in front of t_8_. Remember that cars take l_9_ time to stop when the roads are wet. When it is raining, we must be more and more careful, not l_10_ _ careful.九Most American families are smaller than the fa
24、milies in other c_1 _. Children in the US will l_2_their parents homes. When they grow up, they usually live f_3_ from their parents because they want to f_4_ good jobs. They often w_ 5_to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to v_6_their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their c
25、hildren choose their o_7_jobs. Americans think it I_8_for young people to decide on their lives by themselves. Children are asked to do some work around their houses. And in many families, Children are p_9_ for doing some housework so that they can learn h_10_to make money for their own use.十Someone
26、 says: “Time is money,” but I think time is e_1_ more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is g_2_, it will never r_3_ . Thats why we mustnt waste time. It goes without saying that the t_4_is usually limited（有限的）. Even a second is very import
27、ant. We should make full use of our time to do s_5_useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the i_6_of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and p 7 _. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own l_8_ _. In a word, we should save
28、time. We shouldnt l_9_todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have n 10 time to lose.十一Andy was born in China 15 years agoIn 2005, she m_1_to the USA with her 4familyAs a high school student，she has found many differences b 2 Chinese and Americans：About money1) Americans like to spend m 3 than they ha
29、ve， so many of them are always in debt(欠债 )But Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many 0f them always have m 4 left in the bank2) The American kids themselves make their own moneyMost Chinese kids always a 5 their parents for money3) Many American parents think there is n 6 need to send t
30、heir children t0 an expensive universityIts different in ChinaMany Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities t 7 their family isnt rich enoughAbout school1) Many American girls take part in sports，dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part
31、in study groups2) Many American students think that B is good while many Chinese students think that B is too b 8 .About friendsMost American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by t 9 . They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more about their
32、 childrens friends i 10 many different ways，and usually stop them from staying out too late with friends十二Do you have bright ideas? Ideas for inventions that c 1 the world or, at least, make life easier for somebody. P 2 we all do sometimes, but we dont often make the idea a real thing. Recently, th
33、ere was a competition in a country, which e 3 young people to make their bright ideas come true. There were t 4_ groups in the contest: Group A was for school children under 16; Group B was for those o 5_ 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was c 6
34、_ “Sunshine Superman” by one newspaper writing about his design. When people study the weather, its important to be able to record the sunshine accurately(准确地，精确地). We need to know how many h 7_ of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders o _8 record direct (直接的) sunshine. Neil
35、s is more accurate and this is very i 9 for research into ways of using solar power（太阳能）. Neil plans to keep inventing.The ideas in the competition were so g 10 that we are surprised that the industry (工业界) doesnt ask more school children for suggestions.十三British teenagers can leave school at sixte
36、en after taking their GCSE exams. They study for exams in as many as ten subjects, s 1 they have to work pretty hard! Todays teens spend more time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, s 2 for 2.5 3 hours every evening.Free Time5Its not all work, of course. What do British teenagers d
37、o to have f 3 ? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafs and listening to music.CommunicationsIn addition to the Internet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework. They a 4 love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their fr
38、iends and chatting. Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more w 5 them than just talk. Text messaging has b 6 the coolest and most popular way to communicate. More than 90% of 12- to 16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts say that this stops t 7 from spending their mon
39、ey on sweets and cigarettes.Fashion (服饰)At school, almost all British teenagers have to w 8 a school uniform. However, in their free t 9 they can wear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is
40、 important to have the latest fashion. Looking good doesnt come c 10 , but many teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than 100 on one item of clothing. 十四My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Year Four. Every evening we get into h 1 battles (争执). Three afternoons a week, she has a 2 (net-
41、ball, singing) after school and by the time we get home, homework is the l 3 thing she feels like doing. The other two days, she gets home early and we argue (争论) about w 4 she should do her homework r 5 after school, or if she should have some time to rest and play f 6 When Maria at last sits down
42、to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time. I do want to help her, but Im s 7 that she is going to need to be able to do it on her o 8 And in f 9 , most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did
43、, and some of it is really beyond (超越) their a 10 .As you can see, Im really worried about homework and I really dont know what I should do. Any ideas?十五When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”. In many countries, people continue learning all their lives. Why i
44、s lifelong (终身的)learning important? How can it help you? Lets look at one e 1 of lifelong learning in Japan.You go to school and learn. You study. You take tests B 2 learning doesnt only happen in school. Learning doesnt s 3 when you graduate from high school or college. You are learning all the tim
45、e. For example, learning can h 4 when you go to a museum. It can a 5 happen when you get a job. You learn when you p 6 a sport or when you take a trip. Learning is l 7 ! We never stop learning. Every day you can improve yourself by learning something n 8 .In Japan, lifelong learning is very importan
46、t. People in Japan like to try new learning a 9 . Music, calligraphy (书法) and foreign languages are some of their f 10 classes. Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn. Make lifelong learning become one of your goals!6
47、十六On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, because of damaged (损坏的) s 1 and food shortages after the May 12 earthquake, a local official said.The pandas were t 2 by trucks from China Giant Panda Protection and Research C 3 to Yaan, another
48、 base less affected by the earthquake, said Xiong Beirong, an official of Sichuan Provincial Forestry Bureau (林业局).Eight other pandas l 4 for the Chengdu Research Base on May 18. They will be carried by China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing, where they will s 5 at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin.Liu Shaoyong, a leader of CSA, said the pandas were scheduled (预定) to l
