In the past, there lived a farmer. He did well in growing corn. Every year, he would join in the state farmers’ fair (交易会) and win ______ first prize for his corn.

The farmer’s story reached the ears of a reporter. The reporter asked the farmer how he grew his corn and learned ______ interesting about it-the farmer shared his ______ corn seeds (种子) with his neighbors.

“There are competitions ______ you and your neighbors. Why do you do that when some of their corn ______ be as good as yours?” the reporter asked.

“The wind picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and takes it from field (田野) to field. If my neighbors’ ______ is not so good, it will make my corn bad. If I want to grow good corn, I must help them ______ their corn, too,” said the farmer.

So it is with our lives: If you ______ to help others around you to live in peace, you will live in peace. By helping others, you help ______. So, do not be afraid to share your experience and good ideas with others. You will be ______ that people around you will be glad to help you out in return (作为回报).

1.

A．a

B．an

C．the

2.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

3.

A．nicer

B．nicest

C．the nicest

4.

A．behind

B．around

C．between

5.

A．might

B．should

C．must

6.

A．corn

B．corns

C．a corn

7.

A．improving

B．improved

C．to improve

8.

A．choose

B．chose

C．will choose

9.

A．you

B．yourself

C．your

10.

A．surprise

B．surprising

C．surprised

The life in 2050

Hello, everyone! I’m a thirteen-year-old boy in 2023. I want to tell you what the year 2050 will be like. In 2050, I will grow up. Yes, I will be ______ years old. My parents want me to be a doctor when I grow up. However, in fact, I want to be a ______. I’m good at science at school. I think science can change (改变) the world.

In 2050, there will be more robots in factories, ______ on the street. They will be ______ to do almost everything that people can do. That will make our life much easier. Robots will ______ people’s place to do lots of jobs. Then people will have more free time. But there will be more ______ because of so many factories. So will some people have to ______ to other planets? I think so. Maybe I will live on the space station. I think everyone must play a part in ______ the earth, or nobody will be able to live ______ the earth in 2050. What can we do? We can use ______ water and plant more trees.

11.

A．forty

B．forty-second

C．forty-six

D．sixty

12.

A．pilot

B．scientist

C．driver

D．cook

13.

A．even

B．ever

C．hardly

D．though

14.

A．happy

B．angry

C．sad

D．able

15.

A．find

B．make

C．take

D．lose

16.

A．space

B．work

C．money

D．pollution

17.

A．pick

B．save

C．move

D．use

18.

A．seeing

B．saving

C．studying

D．knowing

19.

A．on

B．through

C．in

D．over

20.

A．cleaner

B．less

C．cheaper

D．dirtier

All of us want to be healthy. To keep healthy, more and more people are doing sports. Do you like sports? If yes, which is your favorite? Look at the ads (广告), and they may help you.

Abby’s Gym       Keep fit! Lose weight (体重)! Price: $25 hour       Opening time: Saturday and Sunday Tel:455-6223

Ice World       Have fun skating here! Price: $10/hour for children; $20/hour for adults (成人) Tel: 886-8252

Water World       Swimming like a fish! Opening time: 9:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m. every day Price: Adults: $10; Children (aged 15 and under) : $7 Tel: 215-1829 Two pools for children; Two large pools for adults; Two restaurants

21. How much does Mr. Black pay if he goes skating with his little son for two hours?

A．$50.

B．$60.

C．$80.

D．$100.

22. Which number can you call if you want to swim?

A．455-6224.

B．886-8252.

C．215-1892.

D．215-1829.

23. In which part of a newspaper can you probably read this passage?

A．Ad.

B．News.

C．Art.

D．Education.

Dumplings are traditional Chinese food. On the Chinese New Year’s Day, most families make a lot of delicious dumplings. To make them, we can follow these easy steps (步骤).

The first step is to mix the flour (面粉) with water. When the dough (面团) is ready, we can start to make dumpling wrappers. In this way, we make the dough become big, thin and round pieces so that they can be easy to cook. Then it’s time to make the filling. Usually, we use meat such as beef or pork, and some vegetables for filling. Remember to cut these things into small pieces. Finally, put some salt and oil into it and mix them.

When all these are ready, we can start making dumplings. First put a spoon of filling in the center of the wrappers. Then stick (粘) two sides together. The best shape of dumplings is like a ship. When they are in the pot, they look like ships sailing in the sea. The smell can make your mouth water.

24. What does the underlined word “wrappers” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Pie.

B．Soup.

C．Cover.

D．Mix.

25. To get the filling ready, what do we need to have?

A．Some meat.

B．Some vegetables.

C．Some salt and oil.

D．All of the above (以上).

26. What is the best shape of dumplings according to the passage?

A．Like a ship.

B．Like a cake.

C．Round.

D．Like a dough.

27. What is the best title for the passage?

A．What Dumplings Look Like	B．How to Make Filling
C．How to Make Dumplings	D．The Chinese New Year’s Day

When my two children were young, my husband (丈夫) and I took a trip to Disneyland with their grandma. Although the park is only about an hour’s car ride from our home, we decided to spend the night in a hotel. Then we could spend more time in the park.

In the evening, the famous Disneyland Parade (游行) started. My husband took our daughter and ran to have a look, leaving me with grandma and our son who was in a stroller (婴儿车). Because I am short, and grandma is shorter, we couldn’t see them, and didn’t know where they were. Grandma decided to find them. I told her not to, because I didn’t want to lose her. But she still left, and was soon lost.

I made my way to the exit (出口) because I thought everyone would get there, and they did. Then we waited for the hotel bus—it never came. So we called them. They told us that there was something wrong with their bus, so we have to take a taxi. We finally got back to our hotel.

Today when I think of Disneyland, I think of that day.

28. ________ people in the family went to Disneyland.

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

29. They decide to spend the night in a hotel because ________.

A．they didn’t have a car	B．they wanted to spend more time in the park
C．their home was far from the park	D．the park is about an hour’s car ride

30. The underlined word “they” refers to ________.

A．mother and son	B．father and daughter
C．mother, son and grandma	D．father, daughter and grandma

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

A．The Disneyland parade started in the morning.	B．The son was older than the daughter.
C．The grandma was shorter than the mother.	D．They got back to their hotel by bus that day.

Do you know the movie I, Robot? It tells us a story about the relationship between robots and humans in the future. The year is 2035 and robots are just as common as smart phones. People depend on (依靠) their robots to do lots of things, such as babysitting, cooking, doing housework and taking their dogs for a walk. Robots have to follow humans’ orders, because their designers (设计者) make them do so. A police officer called Spooner dislikes robots. He doesn’t think humans can live with their robots well at all! A ▲ Susan thinks one day robots will become more powerful (强大的) than humans and help humans to make progress (进步).

When Spooner and Susan work together, they find that something is wrong with the world’s robots. A few robots have their own ideas and they’re trying to get out of humans’ control (控制)! Of course these robots’ dream doesn’t come true. Humans work hard to control their robots again and they succeed at last.

32. What is the movie’s theme (主题)?

A．Robots and people.	B．Housework and cooking.
C．A police officer and a scientist.	D．A clever robot.

33. Time of the story is ________.

A．2010

B．2020

C．2035

D．2040

34. Why do robots have to follow humans’ orders?

A．Because they like humans.	B．Because their designers make them do so.
C．Because they don’t know what to do.	D．Because they have their own ideas.

35. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ ?

A．The scientist Susan has the same idea.	B．And robots will help humans too much.
C．Robots doesn’t have ideas	D．But the scientist Susan has different ideas.

①How would you feel if someone decided to take away your park? Well, that’s what’s happening in my community. There’s a park that some people want to turn into a golf course (高尔夫球场). Let me tell you why I think it’s a bad idea.

②First, a community park should open for everyone. But not everyone likes golf, so not every-one will get to use it.

③Second, to build the golf course, lots of playground equipment (设备) will have to be moved away. It is a waste (浪费) of time and money. It’s also a waste of good equipment.

④Third, what about giving young people something to do? Not all kids are interested in golf. Now, there are a skating place and a playground in the park. Children like doing so a lot. If you turn the park into a golf course, these kids won’t have anywhere to go and anything to do. This means that they will stay at home and turn on a video game. It also means that they might be out on the street to play. Wouldn’t it be better to give them something to do at the park?

⑤Finally, golf is expensive. Building and maintaining (维护) a golf course cost a lot of money. Who is going to pay to maintain the golf course?

⑥Turning our park into a golf course is a bad idea. I suggest we should have a community meeting before plans go any further.

36. Some people want to turn the park into ________.

A．a golf club

B．a golf course

C．a park

D．a skating place

37. According to Paragraph 4, having nowhere to go will make some children ________.

A．go to get some exercise	B．go to the school and make friends
C．play video games at home	D．play golf with their friends

38. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

39. The writer writes this passage to tell us ________.

A．to stop building the golf course	B．to make the park more beautiful
C．to ask children to go skating	D．to make plan for building the golf course

A: Good morning, John.
B: Good morning, Lucy.
A: Our winter vacation is coming next week.     40    
B: My parents and I will visit my grandparents.
A:     41    
B: I think so. How about you?     42    
A: Yes, maybe my parents will take Anna and me to a few cities in the south of Jiangsu.
B: That must be very interesting.     43    
A: Maybe Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuxi.
B:     44     I’m sure you’ll have a good time.

A．Oh, they’re all great places in China.

B．I’m OK.

C．What cities are you going to visit?

D．What are you going to do?

E．I believe they will be happy to see you.

F．Are you planning to travel?

G．Do you like cities?