Carly Williams decided to become a TV reporter when she was in Grade 6. “ One day, we went out into forest and did some reporting about forest fires,” Carly said. “ Ever since then, I have loved the job and I have been trying to do it as much as I can.”

Now 15, Carly reports for the news program at her school. And she has interviewed many famous people including some famous basketball players and TV stars.

“Carly is a great student and I am sure she will achieve her dream in the future,” said one of Carly’s teachers.

Last month the happiest thing for Carly was that she got a call from Teen Kids News in New York. She sent them some films she made by herself for the school news program. Teen Kids News is on over 200 TV stations around the USA. The producer of the show said he liked Carly’s films and asked if Carly would make a film for them.

“ All I could say was, yes, yes, yes!” Carly said. “ I didn’t even think for a second.”

Carly spent five days learning something about Teen Kids News in New York. She also visited a person who was a reporter for Teen Kids News and got some advice.

Her first task was to interview an artist in New York. Carly said she worried about working with a new team because she wanted to impress the producer. Although under great pressure, she did a wonderful job.

“Carly has gotten to do some pretty amazing things,” said Carly’s mother. “For her to get that taste of it was pretty cool.”

1.Which thing helped Carly decide to be a TV reporter?

A．The task to interview an artist in New York.

B．Her report about forest fires when in Grade 6.

C．Her interviews with many famous people.

D．The exciting words from one of her teachers.

2.Last month Carly was very happy because __________.

A．she was asked to make a film for Teen Kids News

B．she did a wonderful job for the school news program

C．she sent some of wonderful films to Teen Kids News

D．she visited a reporter in New York and got some advice

3.Why was Carly worried when doing first task?

A．Her mother asked her not to do it.          B．She wanted to interview a producer.

C．She wanted to impress the producer.        D．She doesn’t want to work with a new team.

The London Olympic Games are coming soon. This summer, Chinese sports fans will be able to watch the exciting games in 3-D on CCTV.

When you watch 3-D movies or TV, you have to wear a special pair of glasses. The 3-D glasses make the people and the things on the screen look like they are in the room with you.

3-D, means having three *dimensions: *width, height and *depth. 3-D technology is based on the way the human brain and eye work. Because the *pupils of a person’s eyes are about 6.5cm apart, when we look at something, each eye sees it from different *angle. Our eyes send the two pictures to our brain, and the brain puts them together. The small difference between the picture from the right eye and the picture from the left eye make us see depth.

While watching 2-D films, we don’t have to wear the special glasses. We see the pictures in two dimensions, each eye get the same information. This is because there is only one way of watching it.

So the aim of 3-D technology is to get a different picture into each eye of the person. It uses two film *projectors. One *projects a left eye picture and the other projects a right eye picture. When we are in the cinema, we can see different pictures in each eye at the same time with the help of the 3-D glasses.

While watching 3-D films, we feel that we are actually in the same environment as the things we are watching. However, some people are against watching 3-D films. One of the reasons is the 3-D glasses makes the screen of the film or TV look darker. It is bad for eyes. What’s more, people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3-D movies, because their brains need to work harder to “read” the pictures.  

1.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us __________.

A．how we see things in 3-D                  B．how we watch the Olympic Games

C．how 3-D films are made                   D．where we watch 3-D films or TV

2.When we watch a 2-D film, each of our eyes get ________ information.

A．no               B．different          C．dark             D．the same

3.Which is the following is right according to the passage?

A．We don’t have to wear 3-D glasses if we watch games in 3-D on TV.

B．The 3-D technology is based on the way the human ear and eye work.

C．All the people can have fun watching 3-D movies or TV for a long time.

D．3-D glasses make us see different pictures in each eye at the same time.

4.Why are some people against watching 3-D films? Because ____________.

A．they make them more excited or sadder

B．3-D glasses make the screen look darker

C．3-D films make all people get headaches

D．they dislike watching the Olympic Games

March 16 is World Sleep Day. This year’s slogan is “Breathe Easily, Sleep Well”. Its aim is to celebrate the *benefits of good and healthy sleep.

Fangfang, from Liaoning, just became a high school student last September. She gets up at 5:30 a.m. every day and goes to bed at about midnight. Fangfang feels sleepy all the time. “I want to finish all my homework first,” she said.

Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. According to the National Sleep *Foundation in the US, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students who are 10 to 17 years old, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours every night.

But many students don’t get enough sleep because of early school start time and heavy homework. About 80 percent of middle school students don’t get enough sleep, the China Youth and Children Research Center reported. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can’t fall asleep quickly. For others,they may even have insomnia, and usually they have to ask the doctors for help.

These sleeping problems greatly *affect people’s life. Some doctors found out that *lack of sleep for teenagers lead to poor grades. Students without enough sleep cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports. Also, they often become anxious easily.

Luckily, with good sleep habits, it is easier to fall asleep. Some of these good habits include *avoiding drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time every night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too warm nor too cold.

More tips to get a good night’s sleep:

Exercising during the day. You’d better do sports three hours before going to bed.

Don’t eat big meals before bedtime. Drink a warm glass of milk.

If you stay awake worrying about things, try making a list of things that you need to do before you go to bed.

1.How much sleep do students aged from 10 to 17 need every night? 

A．7 hours.          B．8-9 hours.         C．10-12 hours       D．Less than 7 hours.

2.What does the word “insomnia” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．失眠癥.           B．好動(dòng)癥.           C．咽喉炎.           D．關(guān)節(jié)炎.

3.If teenagers don’t get enough sleep, they may _____________. 

A．do well in sports                        B．grow and develop better

C．feel sleepy in class                      D．do much better in studies

4.Which of the following is a good sleeping habit according to the passage?  

A．Do exercise at night before going to bed.

B．Going to sleep at the same time every night.

C．Going to sleep in a place where it is bright.

D．Eat big meals or drink a lot of wine at night.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?   

A．People should sleep well to live healthy and study better.

B．Teenagers should sleep longer on Saturdays and Sundays.

C．People should see the doctor if they don’t have enough sleep.

D．Teenagers don’t get enough sleep because of heavy homework.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給漢語提示，寫出短文空白處各單詞的適當(dāng)形式。每空限填一詞。

I am Jack. I am twelve years old now. I’m in Grade Seven in Eyer Middle School in the USA. I live on the    1.  （第五） floor of a tall building. My school is near my house, so I go to school on    2.  （腳）. At school, I love Mr Smith’s classes, because he can tell many interesting    3.  （故事）. And I like reading books, so I often borrow books from the library on    4.  （星期五）, then I can    5.  （歸還）them on Monday. And    6.  （另一件）thing I like is to travel around the world. I just visited China last winter. How is it in China now? Do you get a lot of    7.  （雪）this winter? I live in the northern part of America, it’s still cold now. It    8.  （聽起來）terrible, right? There are still    9.  （黃色的）leaves in my garden. I am waiting for summer to come! These days, I    10.  （幾乎不）ever play with friends outside. I want to go swimming in summer. What are you going to do?

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每個(gè)單詞限用一次。

1.It’s very important for us to study         .

2.My brother Tony runs         than me.

3.In China, we are supposed to         hands when we meet for the first time.

4.Last month many people         off their lights for Earth Hour 2012.

5.Tina doesn’t give up her dreams         she can’t speak English very well.

同學(xué)們即將升入高中學(xué)習(xí)，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下五位同學(xué)的興趣愛好，幫助他們選定各自感興趣的高中選修課程，并將課程序號(hào)（A--E）分別填入相應(yīng)的空格。

Subject:

A. Peking Opera   B. American history  C. Cartoon making  D. Cooking  E. Photography

一年一度的母親節(jié)即將到來，如何表達(dá)對(duì)母親的愛呢？在英語課上，老師組織全班同學(xué)開展討論，假如以下是你所做的小組討論記錄，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)這個(gè)記錄用英語寫一則書面報(bào)告。

注意：

1. 文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和校名。

2. 所寫單詞數(shù)在100個(gè)左右。

3. 匯報(bào)的開頭已經(jīng)給出，不記入總詞數(shù)。

Mother’s Day is coming, Wu Dong, Li Yixin and I have different ideas to show our love to our mothers.________________________________________________________________________

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--- How does your sister learn Russian, Mike?

---She learns it  _______ listening to the tapes.

A．of               B．by               C．in               D．for

---Can you tell me your ______of success?

---There’s no easy way to learn English well. Just study hard.

A．duty             B．trouble           C．secret            D．rule

Tom _______ up early. But now he gets up very late.

A．is used to get

B．used to get

C．was used to get

D．is used to getting