Some people say, “Extreme(極限的) sports are so dangerous. Why would anyone want to do them?” But the danger is what makes them so excited. Keep reading to find out the most popular ones.

Bungee jumping: People on some South Pacific islands have been bungee jumping for hundreds of years. In 1979, some people bungee jumped off a bridge in England and made the sport popular around the world. Bungee jumping came to China in 1996.

Skateboarding: At first, this sport was called “sidewalk surfing”. Skateboarders often jump high into the air, go down steps or slide(滑行) down rails on their boards. They wear baggy trousers(寬松褲) so they can move more freely.

Skydiving: This is probably the scariest(最驚險(xiǎn)的) extreme sport. Skydivers jump out of airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky. They usually free-fall for a while and then open a parachute to slow down for a safe landing.

Snowboarding: This became a winter Olympic sport in 1998. People tie their feet to the board with special shoes. They don’t use any ski sticks. Then, they ride down hills, jump high and do tricks.

1.What made bungee jumping popular all over the world?

A. A history of hundreds of years.

B. Jumping over a river in England.

C. Coming to China in 1996.

D. Jumping off a bridge in Britain.

2.In which sport do people jump from a plane?

A. Bungee jumping.                 B. Skydiving.

C. Skateboarding.                           D. Snowboarding.

3.Why do people wear “baggy trousers”?

A. They have many bags on them.

B. They can hold many things.

C. They make people move freely.

D. People wearing them can move fast.

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “parachute”?

A. 直升飛機(jī)          B. 降落傘              C. 滑板        D. 飛艇

5.Why do some people like to do the extreme sports?

A. It’s dangerous but exciting.               B. It’s exciting and safe.

C. It’s scary but safe.                D. It’s easy to learn.

If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (賺) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (織) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!

Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology (技術(shù)) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of _________ in the USA.

A. 17                 B. 14                 C. 13                         D. 10

2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work _________.

A. after school        B. on weekends       C. during summer  D. on weekdays

3.Reisa makes money by _________.

A. cleaning up other people’s yards

B. drawing pictures for others

C. writing articles for different magazines

D. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors

4.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.[

B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.

D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.

5.From the passage we know that _________.

A. parents won’t let their children earn their own money

B. it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

D. if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study

There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses, carriages and bicycles.

In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas(氣體) made from petroleum (石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.

Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal(煤炭) and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines (渦輪機(jī)) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.

We are also able to get power from the ocean tides(潮). We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.

Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?

1.When might people have to go back to use horses and carriages?

A. When they are poor.

B. When they run out of oil.

C. When they need more exercise.

D. When there aren’t any big trees in the world.

2.What did some people use to make gas in the Second World War?

A. Water             B. Coal                C. Wood and plants D. Tides

3.How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?

A. 2                   B. 5                   C. 4                    D. 3

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is True?

A. There is more petroleum than we can use now.

B. Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas.

C. We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days.

D. Gas wasn’t used to run cars in the Second World War.

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. how to run our cars                     

B. what to do when oil runs out

C. different types of gas                   

D. the ways to make electricity

根據(jù)句意和首字母或漢語(yǔ)提示完成單詞。

1.Don’t t_________ the rubbish here and there.

2.The hotel o_________ hot water 24 hours.

3.Thomas Edison was a great i_________.

4.The abacus was invented in the sixth _________ (世紀(jì)) by the Chinese.

5.We all respect Mr. Li because he is very _________(知識(shí)淵博的).

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，用方框中所給詞語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式填空，使文章通順、完整。（每詞限用一次）

“Cool” is a word with many _____1.. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit ____2. As the world has ___3., the word has had many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express ____4._ of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite singer.

We all maximize the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead ___5._ many words such __6.__ “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an _7.story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students ___8. about the waterfall they had visited. On one ____9.paper was just one sentence, “It’s cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show he saw and felt.

Can you think of many other words that make your life as ______10. as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, he can’t get everything.

If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.

Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not ________ (78). To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.

(79) Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。

1.從文中找出與下句意思相近的句子。

It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.

________________________________________________________________________

2.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

What are probably the most important things to everyone?

________________________________________________________________________

3.根據(jù)上下文，將句子補(bǔ)充完整。

________________________________________________________________________

4.將文中劃線句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。

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5.給短文擬一個(gè)合適的標(biāo)題。（within 10 words）

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根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)完成句子，每空不限詞數(shù)。將答案寫在相應(yīng)的位置上。

1.和父母吵架是很不禮貌的。

It’s rude to ________________ your parents.

2.對(duì)不起打擾你了。

I’m sorry ________________ you.

3. 你為什么常在商場(chǎng)閑逛?

Why do you usually ________________ at the mall?

4. 他們組織了游戲，職員們化裝成小丑。

They have organized games and the staff ________________ as clowns.

5.很多廣告瞄準(zhǔn)了年輕人。

Many ads are ________________ teenagers.

6. 我們應(yīng)當(dāng)盡力保護(hù)瀕臨滅絕的動(dòng)物。

We should try our best to protect ________________.

7. 她跌倒并把腿摔斷了。

She fell over and ________________ her leg.

8.作為中國(guó)人，我感到自豪。

I am ________________ being Chinese.

【小題】湯姆很容易相處。

Tom is easy ________________.

9. 我期盼著能上高中。

I am ________________ going to senior high school.

許多學(xué)習(xí)生活中的煩惱都會(huì)使人產(chǎn)生壓力，為了更好地發(fā)現(xiàn)及解決同學(xué)們中存在的心理壓力問題，你們班特意開展了一次以“Less Pressure, Better Life”為主題的英語(yǔ)演講比賽，請(qǐng)你準(zhǔn)備發(fā)言稿，談?wù)勀愕囊恍┚徑鈮毫Φ暮棉k法，與同學(xué)分享，內(nèi)容包括：

●同學(xué)們中普遍存在的壓力是什么；

●我的壓力是什么；

●我是如何成功緩解我的壓力的。

注意：1. 文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的姓名和校名；

      2. 詞數(shù)80~100詞；

      3. 短文的開頭、結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

      4. 將答案寫在相應(yīng)的位置上。

Less Pressure, Better Life

Hello, boys and girls! Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. Students in our class are under too much pressure. __________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

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That’s all. Thank you!

Young people think it _____ great fun to surf_____ Internet.

A .a; the        B. /; /             C . /; the                        D. the; the

— How clever you are! How can I know as much as you?

— ______ you read, _______ you can learn.

A. More; more             B. The more; more and more               

C. The more; the more                    D. More and more; more and more