Look at the paper in the picture carefully. Is there anything different from your notebook paper? This kind of paper feels as soft as your notebook paper. It’s also easy to write on. But do you know, this kind of paper is made from stone?
As we know, stone is easy to get on the earth, so it’s cheap. And the stone paper is about 20% to 30% cheaper than ordinary paper. The stone paper causes little pollution and helps protect the environment, because it makes tree and water free. The following table shows what is needed to make one ton of stone paper and one ton of ordinary paper. 

Ingredients (成份) One ton of	Trees	Water	Bleach (漂白劑)	Stone	Additives (添加劑)
Stone paper	No	No	No	0.8 ton	0.2 ton
Ordinary paper	5 tons	72 M3	Yes	0.2-0.3 ton	0

 
Now in Beijing, some students begin to use stone paper to do their homework. And during the two sessions (兩會) in 2011, stone paper was also used.
【小題1】Stone paper is ______________.

A．cheap

B．difficult to write on

C．not soft

D．bad

【小題2】 We need  _______________ ton of stone to make one ton of stone paper..

A．0.8

B．0.3

C． 0.2

D．0.25

【小題3】 ________________in Beijing begin to use stone paper to do their homework.

A．All the students

B．Some students

C．Many students

D．Nobody

Because earthquakes happen without warning, it’s important to take steps now to prepare. Because you don’t know where you will be when an earthquake happens, prepare some supplies for your home, workplace, and car.
1. Water.
A person needs at least 1/2 gallon of water daily just for drinking. Store at least1 gallon of water per person per day and be prepared for a 72-hour period. It’s suggested that you buy bottled water. Keep bottled water in its original container and do not open it until you need to use it. Also, do check the “use by” date.
2. Food.
It’s always a practical idea to keep a supply of non-perishable(不易腐爛的) food on hand. Have an enough supply of canned food, dried milk, dried fruits, non-salted nuts and canned juices for at least 72 hours.
3. Flashlights and spare batteries.
Keep a flashlight beside your bed, at your place of work, and in your car. Do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks.
Prepare a battery –powered radio and spare batteries. Most telephones will be out of order, so radios will be your best source of information.
4. Clothes.
If you live in a cold place, you must think about warmth. You might not have heat after an earthquake. Think about your clothing and bedding supplies.
【小題1】 You should prepare all of the following except _______________.

A．canned juices

B．dried fruits

C．fresh vegetables

D．dried milk

【小題2】 If you live in a cold place, you should prepare _______________ .

A．some warm clothes and bedding supplies	B．some hot water
C．some batteries	D．some flashlights

【小題3】According to the article we know that _________________.

A．clothes are used to protect your head

B．a telephone is the most important prepared thing

C．flashlights but not matches are first used after earthquakes

D．we need to prepare some supplies only at home

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America. Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
【小題1】 The underlined phrase "pick up" in Paragraph 1may mean "_________________".

A．put down

B．give up

C．pay no attention to

D．continue

【小題2】 From the passage, we can know_________________.

A．Americans are always generous with their time.

B．Americans don't feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D．Chinese friendships develop faster than American friendships.

【小題3】This passage is most probably written for __________________.

A．American students	B．Chinese students
C．Chinese visitors to America	D．American visitors to China

Our spiritual intelligence quotient, SQ (精神智商)helps us understand ourselves and live fuller, happier lives.
　　While we’re all born with SQ, most of us even don’t know that we have it.  Luckily, you don’t have to sign up for classes to learn how to enhance(加強) your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding:
　　Sit Quietly. The step of developing SQ begins in solitude （獨處） and silence. To tune in to its whisper, you have to keep away from your busy, noisy, complicated life and make yourself do nothing at all. At home, for example, shut the door of your bedroom, take a few deep breaths and let them out very, very slowly.
　　Step Outside. For many people, nature makes their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. Follow the flight of a bird; watch clouds floating overhead.
　　Find An Activity You Enjoy. It’s important to find a hobby that helps you tune in to your spirit. Garden, walk or jog, arrange flowers, listen to music that touches your soul.
　　Ask Questions Of Yourself. Some people use their thoughtful time to focus on scriptures (經文). Others ask open-ended (無確定答案的) questions, such as “What am I feeling? What are my choices?” But don’t expect an answer to arrive through  some super-natural form of e-mail. Later that day you’ll suddenly find yourself thinking about a problem from a perspective (角度) you never considered before.
　　Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut feelings (直覺) to warn us of danger, SQ usually nudges （漸漸推動） us, not away from, but toward some action that will lead to a greater good.　　
【小題1】To enhance your SQ, you should first _______________.

A．stand loneliness and silence

B．make your life simpler and less busy

C．give up the daily things in your life

D．listen more to your whisper

【小題2】The underlined phrase “tune in to your spirit” in the fifth paragraph probably means ________________.

A．get your spirit relaxed	B．keep up your spirit
C．listen to your spirit	D．change your spirit

【小題3】 What will happen after people ask questions of themselves?

A．People will lead to a greater good.

B．People will think about a problem in a different way.

C．People will expect answers through e-mails.

D．People will keep away from their busy life.

【小題4】 What is the best title for the passage?

A．Advantages and disadvantages of SQ

B．The relationship between your SQ and you

C．What SQ is and in what ways it can be improved

D．What SQ is and in what ways you can make your life easier

閱讀短文，根據短文內容，從短文的五個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有一個選項為多余選項。（共8分，每小題2分）
A girl went to her father to ask his advice. She was having a hard time in life, and it seemed that as soon as one problem disappeared, another one appeared in its place.
Her father is a cook.   1     _______. He poured water into three pans and put them on to boil. After the water boiled, he put some carrots into the first pan, some eggs into the second pan and coffee into the last one. He waited without saying a word.
  2       ________He took out the carrots and eggs and put them in a bowl. He poured the coffee into a cup. He asked his daughter, “Dear, what do you see?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee.” She replied. “Touch the carrots,” he told her. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. She found that the egg was hard.     3    _______. She asked, “What’s the meaning, Father?”
Her father said, “As you see, each thing reacted (反應)differently to the boiling water. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after boiling.     4  ________. The coffee beans were very special, but they changed in the water, too. ” “Who are you?” asked her father. “When trouble knocks at your door, how do you react? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee? ”

A．After 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove B．He took her into the kitchen C．The fragile(脆弱的) eggs became hard after being cooked D．So it’s easy to understand. E. At last, her father asked her to taste the coffee

 

閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。（共10分，每小題2分）
THE KING'S SPEECH---OSCAR    WINNER
A lot of stories are about friendship and courage. They have been told in many different ways. It is just something that people need to be told from time to time that perhaps people would grow bored of it. Well, director Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech,a historical movie about the British royal family, won the Oscar on 27^th, February, 2011. The movie tells about the true story of a King George VI and it also tells the story of a friendship between the king and his doctor. They find something special about the word “courage”.
Just as the name of the movie, the story was simple but moving. Maybe The King’s Speech is just an ordinary story, though it won the Oscar. Throughout the honored movies in Oscar’s these years, it’s not difficult to find out that they seldom follow a traditional Hollywood way. The traditional way of Hollywood means shiny actors, famous director, a lot of money, 3D technology or something else.
With the development of technology, our native movies prefer to follow the traditional Hollywood way. But the results were the decrease of the good comments(評論). What can we learn from that? The standard(標準) for a good movie is not how well- known the actor is, how famous the director is, or how eye-catching the usage of the special skills are, but the connotation(內涵) or the theme the movie includes!
【小題1】Is The King’s Speech about friendship and courage?
【小題2】 When did The King’s Speech win the Oscar?
【小題3】 What does the traditional way of Hollywood mean?
【小題4】Which is more important to a good movie, famous actor or the theme the movie includes?
【小題5】 What is the passage mainly about?

完成句子（共10分，每小題2分）
根據中文意思完成句子。
【小題1】 今天天氣很熱。去游泳怎么樣？
It’s hot today. _________________going to swim?
【小題2】他太興奮了以至于他說不說話來。
He is ____________________ excited _____________________ say a word.
【小題3】 玩電腦游戲太久對你的眼睛不好。
Playing computer games too much_______________________ your eyes.
【小題4】 我不但喜歡英文書籍，而且也喜歡英語歌曲。
I like__________________________________________________________.
【小題5】 在生活中，對于我們來說， 與別人相處的好是有很必要的。
　　
__________________________________________________ in our daily life.

下面是一份針對某市初中生的生活方式的調查問卷表（questionnaire）。該表包括問題、分值（scores）和結論。請先根據自己的實際情況完成問卷調查表，計算出自己的得分，再據此寫一篇短文內容包括，簡單描述你的生活方式，說出你的得分，并通過你的最后得分確定你的生活方式是否健康，并說出你今后的打算。

Middle school students’ lifestyle questionnaire Your choice: 1. How often do you exercise?                                                 A. less than three times a week  B. three to six times a week C. every day 2. How long do you sleep every night?                                                                    A. less than 7 hours     B. more than 9 hours.      C. 7-9 hours 3. How much TV do you watch without a stop every day?                         A. more than 2 hours   B. 1 hour to 2 hours  C. less than half an hour 4. How often do you eat cakes, cookies, sweets, ice-cream and junk food?           A. often                 B. sometimes          C. never 5. How often do you eat fruit and vegetables?                                                          A. never               B. sometimes          C. often 6. How often do you walk to school?                                                               A. never                B. sometimes          C. often

Scores:  A="1" point  B="2points  " C="3" points     Your health score:

Conclusion: 6~9 points: Not healthy at all. Need exercise. Watch less TV. Sleep enough hours. Need healthy food. 10~13 points: Not bad but not healthy enough. Need more exercise, sleep and healthier food. 14~18 points: Very healthy. Congratulations!

注意：1.描述生活方式請勿照抄原句，盡量用自己的話來寫。
2. 字數不少于60。

—Hi, Jim. Can you lend ______ your pen?
—Sorry, I’m using it.

A． my

B． I

C．me

D．mine

—We’ll have a hiking trip tomorrow, but when shall we meet?
—Let’s make it ______half past seven.

A．on

B．in

C．to

D．at