Thousands of years ago, there was a very wise king called Solomon. He was a king of the Jews. We find many stories about him in the Bible. Here is one of them showing how wise he was.

Once there were two women living in the same house, and they each had a baby. One night, one of the babies died, and its mother took the other woman’s child, and put it in her own bed instead.

The next morning they had a quarrel (争吵).

“No, this is my child. The dead one is yours,” said one.

“No, the dead one is yours. This child is mine,” said the other.

Each one wanted the living baby, but no one could tell whom it belonged to. So they went to see King Solomon.

Hearing their story, King Solomon said, “Bring me a knife. Cut the child in two, and give each woman one half.”

“That’s quite fair, oh wise King!” said the dead baby’s mother.

“Give her my child. Let it be hers, but don’t kill the child, oh King!” cried the other woman in tears.

Then, pointing to the woman in tears, King Solomon said, “Give the child to her, because she is the mother.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What happened one night?

A．One of the babies died, and its mother took the other woman’s child.

B．The two women had a quarrel.

C．The two women went to see King Solomon.

2. Why did the other woman cry in tears?

A．Because the king wanted to kill her.

B．Because she told a lie.

C．Because she was the baby’s real mother.

3. Which of the following qualities (品质) can not describe King Solomon?

A．Wise.

B．Fair.

C．Cruel.

Margaret Ann Bulkley was born around 1789, in Ireland. She had big dreams. “I want to be a doctor!” But two hundred years ago a girl couldn’t become a doctor. Her uncle, James Barry, was a great painter. And his friend General Miranda had a library with more than 6,000 books. Margaret loved reading there. Her intelligence impressed him. Years later, her uncle James Barry died, leaving her some money. It was enough to study to be a doctor.

“But a girl can’t become a doctor,” said Margaret sadly.

“Yes, you can!” said General Miranda. “All you have to do is to disguise as a boy.” Margaret really wanted to be a doctor. So she cut off her long hair, practiced speaking in a deep voice, and put on boy’s clothes. She also named herself James Barry.

From then on, Margaret Ann Bulkley disappeared. She became James Barry and entered Edinburgh University. He took 13 subjects and worked all through the summer when the other students went on holiday.

Barry graduated in 1812 and decided to join the British Army. In his life, Dr. James Barry travelled all over the world, helping to save many lives. Before retirement, Barry had risen to the second-highest medical office r in the British Army. Barry improved the conditions for not only the wounded soldiers but also the local people, and performed the first recorded successful Caesarean section (剖宫产) in Africa. The secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years was only known after his death in 1865.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
4. Who played the most important role in Margaret’s becoming a doctor?

A．General Miranda.

B．Her uncle James Barry.

C．A soldier in the British Army

5. What does the underlined word “disguise” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Change one’s clothes.

B．Dress like a doctor.

C．Change one’s appearance.

6. Which was Dr. James Barry’s achievement in his job?

A．Becoming the highest officer in the British Army.

B．Improving medical conditions for the wounded soldiers.

C．Doing the world’s first recorded Caesarea n section successfully.

7. What was the secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years?

A．James Barry left much money.

B．Dr. James Barry was a woman.

C．General Miranda helped Margaret a lot.

Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth. What many people don’t know is that junk (垃圾) has become a problem in outer space too.

According to BBC News, there are more than 22,000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth. And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes (望远镜). There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can’t see.

Objects, like bits of old space rockets or satellites, move around the planet at very high speeds, so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship, it could damage the vehicle (轨道).

To make things worse, when two objects in space crash, they break into many smaller pieces. For example, when a US satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009, it broke into more than 2,000 pieces, increasing the amount of space junk.

To reduce additional space junk, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most. Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth’s atmosphere (大气层) after that time. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up.

Many scientists are also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk. In England scientists are testing a metal net. The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth’s atmosphere to burn up. The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed.

“The problem is becoming more challenging because we’re sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers,” says Marco Castronuovo, an Italian space researcher.

“The time to act is now. The longer we leave the problem, the bigger it will become,” he says.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
8. Why is space junk considered a problem?

A．It burns up after it reenters the atmosphere.

B．It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth.

C．It may crash into other space tools causing damage (损坏；伤害) or death.

9. Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth’s atmosphere so that ______.

A．the tools can be reused later

B．the tools don’t become space junk

C．the earth’s atmosphere can stay clean

10. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．A safe space tool can stay in space forever.

B．More efforts require to be made to keep outer space safe and clean.

C．Scientists have no trouble solving the problem of space junk.

11. In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article?

A．Environment.

B．Local News.

C．Education.

There are many kinds of amazing animals in the world. Have you ever watched one of them—Canada geese (雁)? They can teach us a lesson about teamwork.

In autumn, Canada geese have to fly to the warm south to get away from cold winter. When they leave the ground and rise into the air, they fly in no order.     12     with one bird leading the group.

This V shape allows Canada geese to save energy. The head bird moves its wings up and down. The resulting (产生的) force of the air helps lift the next bird. Each bird will do so until they get to the southern part.     13     When it gets tired, another bird moves to the front and takes its place. By sharing this job, the group can travel great distances. Canada geese flying in a V shape can fly seventy percent farther without having a rest than the birds flying alone.

During the long flying journey, Canada geese communicate with one another. They honk (鸣叫) to encourage the birds up front to keep up the speed.     14    

What have we learned from the experience and skills of the lovely Canada geese?

    15     Whether in our personal lives or our jobs, we need the spirit of teamwork!

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．They also cheer one another up while working toward the same destination (目的地).

B．Then they quickly form a V shape,

C．Work together!

D．The bird at the head of the group has the hardest job.

E．Work alone!

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Sports are perhaps the most popular form of relaxation that almost all can enjoy,     26     boys or girls, men or women, young or old.

Some people seem     27     (think) that sports and games are not important things that people do, at times when they are not working, instead of going to the cinema, listening to the radio, or sleeping. But in fact sports and games can be of great value, especially to people who work with their brains most of the day. Sports and games should not     28     (treat) only as amusements.

Sports and games build up our bodies, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us     29     (health). But these are not their only uses. They give us valuable practice in     30     (help) the eyes, brain and muscles (肌肉) to work together.

Sports and games are also very useful for character-training (品质的培养). In their lessons     31     school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues (德行) as unselfishness (无私；慷慨), courage, rules and love of one’s country: but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep influence on a     32     (child) character as what is learned through experience. So what the students do in their spare time is of great     33     (important). If each of them learns to make     34     effort for his team and not for himself on the sports field, later he     35     (find) it natural to work for the good of society, for the good of his country.

In ancient China，it was common that the eldest son should look after the parents. But Confucius' elder brother was disabled，so Confucius（孔子）had to take care of his mother till she died in 535 BC. （One of his teachings was that a person should feel or express great sadness for their parents' death for three years. The reason was that they looked after the child completely nilit was three. Filial piety（孝道）is very important in Confucius' thought.

After he had finished mourning（守孝）for his mother，he began to teach and got followers around him. How many students did Confucius get？We are not sure. It is believed that 72 of them were very famous. Some of his students came from poor families，others were from rich families. He thought everyone should have a right to receive education.

Confucius lived in a time of being unstable（不稳定的），so many of his teachings were connected to social harmony（和谐）. He thought，in a family，parents should behave like parents，caring for the young，while children should behave like children，knowing how to look after the old. If such relationships are remained，a country will be peaceful and a family will be harmonious（和睦的）.

“Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself. ”

“When one's parents are alive，one should not go far away. ”

These sayings, together with many others, were beautifully written in Chinese ancient texts. They have been learned by Chinese people over the centuries.

36. How long should a person mourn for his parents' death according to the passage?
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37. Did Confucius have only 72 students?
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38. What was Confucius' idea about receiving education?
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39. Why were many of his teachings connected to social harmony?
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40. Where were many of Confucius' sayings written?
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根据对话内容，在空白处填入适当的句子，使对话意思完整。
Gina and Lisa are at home. Gina is surfing the Internet and Lisa is reading a book.
Gina: Hi, Lisa.     41    ?
Lisa: Yes, of course, I really want some cheap film tickets. There is a new film in the theater now.     42    ?
Gina: Forty yuan for one ticket.
Lisa: Are you kidding me? Usually one ticket is about 100 yuan.
Gina: Yeah, it’s the usual price. But, here, on this group-buying website, it’s much cheaper.
Lisa: Let me see! (Come to the computer) Yes, it’s true!
Gina: Now, many of my friends buy film tickets on this website. We can bulk discounts (大幅优惠).
Lisa: So we can save a lot of money! It is really a good idea to go group-buying.
Gina: That’s right.     43    ? We’d better hurry, for the tickets will be sold out very soon.
Lisa: I want four tickets!     44    .
Gina: You’re welcome.

45. 良好的生活习惯对一个人的影响非常大，所以养成良好的生活习惯非常重要。请以“My living habits”为题，根据以下要求与提示，用英语写一篇短文。

要求：1.短文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其他相关信息。
2.不少于60词。
提示：1. What are your living habits?
2. What do they influence you?
3. What will you do in the future?
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