Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.

Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.

Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.

(     ) 71. People read newspapers in order to _____________. 

A. learn the latest (最新的) news        B. meet their own different needs 

C. read the short stories               D. find the morning news 

(     ) 72. From the passage we can see that __________ when people get newspapers. 

A. they read them very carefully        B. they just read the headlines 

C. not everyone reads all the pages      D. they have no time to read them 

(     ) 73. Newspapers have so many pages because _______________. 

A. more and more people like to read them 

B. people enjoy reading something different 

C. newspaper become cheaper      

D. more pages mean more money 

(     ) 74.The most popular in the world are newspaper ____________. 

A. in English               B. in Chinese     

C. in other language         D. with many pages 

(     ) 75.According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.       

A. magazines             B. advertisements       

C. e-mail                D. Internet

The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.

This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. Many pop stars will come, too.

Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.

Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing. "He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

(　　 ) 66. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou_________.

A. is very handsome 　　　　　　　　　B. has a bright smile

C. often makes too much noise 　　　　D. is a pop music star

(　　 ) 67. His fans are so excited because_________.

A. he is quiet and shy.　　　　 　　　　　B. he will sing new songs in Wuhu.

C. he can play the piano very well 　　　　D. Many famous stars will come to Wuhu.

(　　 ) 68. When he was a little child, he_________.

A. talked a lot every day 　　　　　　 B. did well in his study at school

C. started to like music 　　　　　　　D. had a lot of fans

(　　 ) 69. According to one of his fans, Jay_________.

A. is a good student 　　　　　　　　B. has long and beautiful hair

C. is a well-known pianist D. is very attractive to them

(　　 ) 70. The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.

A. he always has his own style. B. he likes to walk alone

C. he doesn't like other people's songs at all D. no one can catch up with him

　 American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.

High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(課外作業(yè)) for every class. After class they have many activities.　

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.

(　　 ) 61. How long do American students study in school every year?

A. 8 months 　 B. 9 months　 C. 10 months 　　 D. 11 months

(　　 ) 62. High school students take ______ subjects at a time.

A. all 　　B. four 　　C. five 　　D. B or C

(　　 ) 63. ______ can get scholarships.

A. Many college students　　　　　 B. All the students

C. Good high school students　　　 D. Good college students

(　　 ) 64. Many college students work part time because ______ .

A. they have many activities 　　　B. they have a lot of free time

C. they like doing things 　　　　 D. they have to pay a lot of money for their education

(　　 ) 65. According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?

A. American schools have long summer holidays.

B. There are two terms in the USA.

C. American students don’t do exercises after class.

D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.

My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager. Of course it was black and white. She said she only watch it at night. She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon. When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels(頻道). My bothers, my sisters and I would sometimes fight(打架) about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed the same shows. Now we can get hundreds of channels on TV. I can’t believe it! There are channels with old films, cooking, fishing and so on. It’s surprising! There is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of course we had only one television set. These days I find families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from arguing(吵架) about which channel to choose from . 

(     ) 56. In those days, how many television sets did people have?

A. more than one      B. one    C. 3 or 4       D. more than 4

(     ) 57. What kind of TV channels do we have now?

A. Channels with cooking          B. Channels with old films

C. Channels with fish              D. A, B&C

(     ) 58. Now how many channels can we get on TV?

A. 3 or 4 different channels.            B. Only one channel. 

C. Hundreds of channels.              D. Less than 10 channels.

(     ) 59. When my mum was a teenager, her brothers, sisters and she usually enjoyed______.

A. different channels     B. the same shows     C. different shows   D. all the shows

(     ) 60. Which of the following in NOT true?  

A. My mum’s brothers and sisters would fight about which channel to watch when she was a child. 

B. These days, there is only one channel with old movies, cooking and fishing.

C. People have many channels to choose from now.

D. Family members will not fight for the television set.

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often __41__ some books from the library. He __42__ to the radio every morning and reading __43__ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.  His __44__ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He __45___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too __46__ to understand him and chooses __47__ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(對…滿意) it. One day Mike read __48__ about the electric lights (電燈) and was __49__it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him __50__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know __51__than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, __52__" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, __53__, "Who invented the electric lights?" __54__ "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know __55___ to answer! 

(    ) 41. A. finds             B. sells           C. buys           D. borrows

(    ) 42. A. hears            B. listens          C. says            D. reads

(    ) 43. A. newspapers       B. letters          C. stories          D. messages

(    ) 44. A. teachers          B. parents         C. students         D. classmates

(    ) 45. A. also             B. never           C. even            D. only

(    ) 46. A. old              B. young          C. clever           D. able

(    ) 47. A. more difficult     B. the most difficult  C. easy            D. the easiest

(    ) 48. A. everything        B. nothing         C. something       D. anything

(    ) 49. A. worried about     B. interested in      C. afraid of        D. angry with

(    ) 50. A. few             B. little            C. a few           D. a little

(    ) 51. A. more            B. most            C. less            D. least

(    ) 52. A. I think so         B. I don’t know     C. I agree          D. I don’t think so

(    ) 53. A. instead           B. carefully        C. quickly          D. brightly

(    ) 54. A. Thomas Brown    B. Allan Smith      C. Thomas Edison    D. Ron Jenkins

(    ) 55. A. when            B. what            C. where           D. which

 The news is really_________，and everyone is_______．        

A．exciting；exciting               B．exciting；excited

C．excited；exciting                D．excited；excited

 You’re late! Why don’t get up a little________?        

A．early           B．late           C．earlier           D．later

 Thank you for______ let me_______ on the trip today．  

A．a(chǎn)gree to；go     B．a(chǎn)greeing；going   C．a(chǎn)greeing to；go    D．a(chǎn)gree；to go

 Her father was too tired_________ too much hard work．        

A．because         B．a(chǎn)s       C．for         D．because of

---Is there ___________ left in the fridge?

---Only some eggs.

A. nothing else B. else anything　 C. something else　 D. anything else