Few parents think the computer game is a great way to help children do something around the house. There is a new app, and it can help kids do more housework by ______ some prizes to them.

Brooke Wise says the app makes her three children compete who can do more housework. Through it, they know how to do housework. In the app, each child needs to ______ one of the roles in the app first and then start their work. ______ children finish the housework, they can get some Internet coins from the app. They can use them to ______ some things from the store online. Kids often see who can get the most money, so they will learn more housework ______.

Ms. Wise used to worry about her kids, because they usually ______ their parents to do everything. However, the results of using the new app made her ______. “They can make their beds, clean the floor and take out the rubbish through the ______ app now!”

Experts say children can ______ their life habits through the housework. At the same time, doing housework can make kids know they are the family ______. And it can also improve the relationship between children and parents.

6.

A．offering

B．comparing

C．reaching

D．solving

7.

A．choose

B．mean

C．serve

D．realize

8.

A．Before

B．Since

C．During

D．When

9.

A．lend

B．plan

C．report

D．buy

10.

A．events

B．cultures

C．skills

D．matches

11.

A．looked after

B．depended on

C．found out

D．took up

12.

A．bored

B．upset

C．surprised

D．interested

13.

A．special

B．serious

C．clear

D．cheap

14.

A．develop

B．delete

C．catch

D．notice

15.

A．examples

B．programs

C．subjects

D．members

Happy Days Club 29 Milton Street For young people from 12 to 18 years old Open: Every Friday 7:30 p.m.—10:30 p.m. Just $1 a week Games, music, dancing and lots more	Parker’s Sweet Shop 14 Barrett Road 5 minutes from the town centre Try our famous chocolate eggs and sugar hearts Prices lower than those in other shops Open: Monday—Saturday
International Library England House, Museum Street Books, CDs and videos, over 100 foreign newspapers and magazines Entrance free Open: From Monday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m.—6:00 p.m.	Painting Competition 12 High Street For young people from 8 to 16 years old Paint a picture of an animal Send it to Young Artist Magazine Before September 14 and can win a bicycle

16. Where is Happy Days Club?

A．On Museum Street.	B．On 12 High Street.
C．On 29 Milton Street.	D．On 14 Barrett Road.

17. What can you buy from Parker’s Sweet Shop?

A．Books.

B．Chocolate.

C．Pictures.

D．CDs.

18. How many days a week can you go to International Library?

A．Three days.

B．Five days.

C．Six days.

D．Seven days.

19. What should you paint if you want to join in the painting competition?

A．A bicycle.

B．A girl.

C．A flower.

D．An animal.

20. Where can you read the material?

A．From a newspaper.	B．From a cookbook.
C．From a science report.	D．From a medicine book.

A 12-year-old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the mountains. However, he survived at last, thanks to his amazing survival(生存，幸存) skills.

One day in October 2016, Tim went hiking with his group in the Magaliesberg Mountains, South Africa. At first, everything went well. But at about one o’clock in the afternoon, he lost his way and couldn’t find any other people. He got scared at first, but then he tried to calm down. He knew what to do in such a situation. “I should follow the river, follow the light, follow the sun and finally there will be buildings, roads and people and I could call home,” he told himself.

Tim kept walking. Suddenly, he heard some sounds and ran towards them. But to his surprise, he saw some baboons(狒狒). Unluckily, one baboon scratched(抓伤) his arm. He found some water to wash the blood off the scratches and continued to walk. Tim just wore a pair of swimming minks(游泳裤), so he felt very cold. He tried to keep warm by covering his body with leaves. About 22 hours later, he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom.

After he came back, his mom asked why he carried on walking when it got dark. The little boy said if he did that, he would see her again. Nothing could beat his love for his mom!

21. Where did Tim get lost?

A．In a forest.

B．In a park.

C．In a building.

D．In the mountains.

22. When he found he was lost, Tim felt scared at first and then ________.

A．he cried over and over again	B．he shouted for help
C．he went back	D．he tried to clam down

23. What happened when Tim saw some baboons?

A．He played with the baboons.	B．The baboons helped him find the way.
C．One baboon scratched his arm.	D．He found some food for the baboons.

24. How long was Tim lost?

A．About 22 hours.

B．About 22 days.

C．About 12 hours.

D．About 12 days.

25. Which is NOT the reason for Tim’s survival?

A．He met a farmer and called his mother.	B．He was too scared to carry on walking.
C．The love for his mom encouraged him.	D．His abilities to solve problems helped him.

Not all inventions are made by scientists. Kids can also make history with their inventions.

The state flag of Alaska was designed by 13-year-old Bennie Benson in 1926. His design was chosen from a flag-designing competition. It became the official flag in 1959. Bennie won a $1,000 scholarship(奖学金) and a watch.

Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was only 11 years old. It was called the Epsicle at that time. Frank left his drink outside the door overnight with a stick(木棒) in it. That night the temperature dropped and Frank’s drink was frozen. That didn’t stop him from tasting it, so today we have Popsicles to eat.

In 1642, Blaise Pascal designed the first counting machine when he was 18. The machine was for his father, a tax collector, to make his job easier. Blaise named it “the Pasealine”. He made about 50 of them, but nobody was interested in it. People thought it would take jobs away from them. 300 years went by, and the calculator(计算器) finally became a success. In 1968, the programming language(程序设计语言), PASCAL, was named after him.

26. How old was Bennie Benson when he designed the state flag of Alaska?

A．13.

B．26.

C．46.

D．59.

27. We can know the Popsicle is a kind of ________ according to Paragraph 3.

A．toy

B．machine

C．animal

D．food

28. Blaise Pascal invented the calculator to ________.

A．use it in a test	B．make his father’s job easier
C．sell it for money	D．to know how much money he should give to sellers

29. People were not interested in “the Pasealine” at first because ________.

A．they thought it could make them lose jobs	B．they thought it was useless
C．it was very expensive at that time	D．there was no programming language then

30. This passage mainly tells us about ________.

A．some famous inventions by scientists	B．several inventions by kids
C．how to learn science well	D．how to become a successful inventor

People in many parts of North and South America will be able to see a total lunar eclipse (月食) on Sunday night and early Monday morning. The eclipse is special, and it is called a super blood wolf moon by some people.

The moon will be a little closer than it normally is to the Earth. For this reason, it will appear brighter than usual. Such a moon is called a super moon. When the moon is completely eclipsed, it looks darker and appears to have an orange or even a red color. The sunset on the Earth looks orange for a similar reason. Because of its reddish color, an eclipsed moon is sometimes called a blood moon.

In North America, there are traditional names given to each of the 12 full moons that happen throughout the year. January’s full moon is known as the wolf moon or the great spirit moon.

Is there anything I should get ready when I look up the lunar eclipse?

“There are no precautions (预防措施) you need to take when looking at a lunar eclipse, since the moon is never bright enough to hurt your eyes like the sun,” according to Walter Freeman, a physicist at Syracuse University.

It’s just a wonderful thing for the whole family to see because it’s fairly rare to have all these kinds of things together at the same time.

31. Where can people see the super blood wolf moon?

A．In North America.

B．In South Asia.

C．In West Africa.

D．In East Europe.

32. When the moon is completely eclipsed, it looks ________.

A．smaller

B．bigger

C．brighter

D．darker

33. The full moon of ________ is called the wolf moon.

A．Monday

B．Sunday

C．January

D．February

34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．A super moon is farther than it normally is to the Earth.

B．You can always see the super blood wolf moon.

C．Each of the 12 full moons has a traditional name in each country.

D．An eclipsed moon is sometimes called a blood moon because of its reddish color.

35. The best title of the passage may be ________.

A．A Lunar Eclipse in the UK	B．A Super Blood Wolf Moon
C．The Wolf Moon	D．Preparations for the Lunar Eclipse

根据下面的对话内容，从选项中选出最佳选项，使对话完整通顺，并将其选项转涂到答题卡上的相应位置。其中有一项为多余选项。
A: Hi, Peter. I haven’t seen you for several days. How’s it going?
B: Not bad.     36    
A: Pretty good! Are you free this Sunday afternoon?
B: Yes, I am. What’s up?
A: There will be a basketball match in our school.     37    
B: Yes, of course. But which team is our school going to play against?
A:     38    
B: Really? I think our team is very strong.     39    
A: But I hear that their team is strong, too.
B: I’m sure it must be a wonderful match.
A: I think so.     40    
B: Let’s meet on the playground at 3:00 p.m.
A: OK. See you then.
B: See you.

A．Would you like to watch it with me?

B．What about you, Eric?

C．Perhaps we will win the match.

D．The team from No.2 Middle School.

E．When shall we meet?

F．We will have an exciting match.

41. People in this country use coal to produce ________ (电).

42. His money comes m________ (主要地) from his parents.

43. Mary ________ (借给) a pen to her good friend yesterday.