One January morning. Thomas Smith is walking his dog, Jack, in the park. Mr. Smith is sitting under a tree and Jack is running on the ice (冰), the dog falls into (掉进) the water and can’t get out.
“I must save my dog.” says Mr. Smith. He doesn’t think much, and jumps into the cold water. It’s difficult for him to swim in the cold water, but he is just thinking about saving Jack.
Luckily, he helps Jack out of the water. And they are safe now. “When we get out of the water, every body asks how Jack is, and nobody is worried about me!” Mr. Smith says with a smile. Julie Brown sees this thing, too. “The dog gets onto the ice lake,” she says. “Suddenly, it starts to go under. Many people see it and they are shouting for help. But only Mr. Smith jumps into the cold water to save it.”
People think Mr. Smith is a hero (英雄). “In fact, many people in the world are doing the same as me,” Mr. Smith says. “But from now on, I must let Jack be away from the ice lake.”
Animals are our great friends. Can you do the same for them like Mr. Smith?
1. What’s Mr. Smith doing while the dog is running on the ice lake?| A．He is taking a walk in the park. | B．He is sitting under a tree. |
| C．He is talking with someone. | D．He is playing with another dog. |
| A．Because he is good at swimming. | B．Because he loves his dog very much. |
| C．Because other people don’t like the dog. | D．Because no one sees the dog fall into the lake. |
| A．Mr. Smith feels angry because no one is worried about him. |
| B．Mr. Smith lets Jack get onto the ice and it falls into the water. |
| C．Mr. Smith won’t let Jack play on the ice lake next time. |
| D．Julie Brown doesn’t think it’s necessary (必要的) for Mr. Smith to do so. |
| A．To be good with animals. | B．To help people in danger. |
| C．To stay away from the ice lake. | D．To learn to swim in the lake. |
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【推荐1】A thirsty crow（乌鸦） comes across（偶然遇到） a bottle of water, but the water level is out of its reach. The bird then drops some stones into it and gets the water.
“It’s just a story,” you may think. But new research has found that crows’ brains may sometimes be better than those of 6-year-old children.
In a recent experiment, American scientist Corina Logan and her team caught six crows to test them. The crows and children had to choose between two sets of tubes（试管）. They had to drop stones in and get water.
With the red set, when they dropped a stone into a wide tube, the water level raised in a connected narrow tube. The blue set of tubes, however, had no connection between them.
Children aged 7 to 10 were able to learn the rule. Children aged 4-6, however, failed. Five of the six crows failed the test. But Kitty, a 6-month-old crow, passed it. She put most of the stones into the red tubes.
So, could a bird be more clever than a kindergartner? Don’t be too quick to say no.
1. The first paragraph is ________ about crows.| A．a piece of news | B．a story | C．a truth | D．a poem |
| A．Kitty | B．Children aged 7 to 10 |
| C．Children aged 4 to 6 | D．All of them |
| A．5 | B．6 | C．7 | D．8 |
| A．crows’ brains can’t be worse than those of 6-year-old children. |
| B．crows’ brains may be better than those of 7-year-old children. |
| C．crows’ brains always be better than those of 6-year-old children. |
| D．crows’ brains may be better than those of 6-year-old children. |
【推荐2】It is common to see many different kinds of insects while spending time outside in summer. Some of them do not trouble people and can even add beauty to the natural environment. Other insects can be bad for the environment or humans. The population of these insects seems to stay large.
But scientists say this may not be true for some flying insects. There is growing evidence (证据) that the number of these insects is getting smaller and smaller.
One researcher Doug Tallamy, a professor at the University of Delaware, looks into the present insect population. He remembers walking through Washington, D. C. in the past when it was “alive with insects, especially butterflies”. Now, he said, “The flying insects are actually gone.” E.O. Wilson, another researcher of Harvard University, said this seemed to be true when he made a drive last year from Boston to Vermont. He was surprised that, during his trip, he counted only one insect that had hit the car’s front window. Several other scientists have carried out similar tests by checking how many insects hit their cars while traveling.
While researchers say this method (方法) is not scientific, it can still help them understand the changing of flying insect population.
In 2006, a group of studies showed there had been a 14 percent drop in ladybugs (瓢虫) in the United States and Canada from 1987 to 2006.
In Germany, a 2017 study found an 82 percent drop in the number of flying insects compared to levels recorded in 1990.
After the German study, other countries also started looking into the problem. David Wagner from the University of Connecticut says other evidence leads him to believe the findings of the 2017 study are “clearly not just a German thing”.
1. What does the underlined word “this” in Para. 2 refer to?| A．The insects love staying outdoors. |
| B．The insects cause trouble to people. |
| C．The population of the insects stays large. |
| D．Many kinds of insects are really beautiful. |
| A．By studying the reasons. | B．By asking several questions. |
| C．By listing famous sayings. | D．By using his own experience. |
| A．He doesn’t think the study was scientific. |
| B．He doesn’t think the study was necessary. |
| C．He thinks other places also have the problem. |
| D．He thinks German has the most serious problem. |
| A．The Kinds of Flying Insects | B．The Traveling of Flying Insects |
| C．The Beauty of Flying Insects | D．The Disappearing of Flying Insects |
【推荐3】With more and more rain falling, it’s time for snakes to be active. Living in the city, it never crosses your mind that we might meet them face to face.
Most people are afraid of snakes. They may think snakes are dangerous and ugly. There are more than 2,000 kinds of snakes. Most of them live in mountains or forests, and in cities sometimes we can find them in grass or other dark places. Snakes can’t walk or run because they have no legs or feet, but these long and thin animals can move very fast on their stomachs. Snakes usually have green, yellow or black skins, which make it difficult for their enemies to find them. In winter they hibernate in holes. They look for a hole to stay inside, in the ground, or in a rock or a tree. They do not wake up again until spring comes. Snakes feed on mice, frogs, bird eggs and so on.
Snakes play an important part in nature. We can make useful medicine with them. Without their help, the rodents (啮齿动物) will be out of control. But many of them are in danger of disappearing. Houses and buildings take up the land where snakes live. Many snakes lose their lives in traffic, and people often kill snakes for their skins or meat.
1. Which month may it be active according to the text?| A．July. | B．November. | C．January. | D．March. |
| A．to sleep during winter | B．to catch something for food |
| C．to look for a place to keep warm | D．to protect oneself from other animals |
| A．We never see snakes in cities. | B．Snakes only eat mice as food. |
| C．Snakes are useless to nature. | D．Many snakes are in danger. |
| A．Science. | B．Geography. | C．Biology. | D．Weather. |
【推荐1】One day, Mrs. Smith was sitting in the doctor’s waiting room when a young boy and his mother came in. The young boy caught Mrs. Smith’s attention because he wore a patch (眼罩) over one eye. She felt surprised at how natural he seemed to be even though he lost one of his eyes.
As they were waiting, Mrs. Smith took a chance to ask the little boy what happened to his eye. He thought about her question for a while, and then replied, lifting the patch, “There’s nothing wrong with my eye. I’m a pirate (海盗)!” Then he returned to his game.
Mrs. Smith was at the doctor’s because she lost her leg in a car accident. It’s a terrible experience to her. She could not get out of the fear and sadness. Her trip today was to check the leg over.
The word “pirate” changed her life. She seemed to see that she dressed as Long John Silver, a famous pirate, standing on a ship. The ship rocked under the storm’s force. Still she stood there. She smiled into a storm.
At that moment, her courage returned. A few minutes later, the nurse called her. As she balanced on her crutches (拐杖), the boy noticed her leg. “Hey lady,” he called, “What’s wrong with your leg?” The young boy’s mother felt very sorry for her son’s question. But Mrs. Smith replied with a smile, “Nothing. I’m a pirate, too.”
1. How did Mrs. Smith feel when seeing the boy?| A．Sad. | B．Surprised. | C．Sorry. | D．Terrible. |
| A．Because she worked as a nurse there. | B．Because her leg needed to be checked. |
| C．Because she was hurt in a ship accident. | D．Because there’s something wrong with her eyes. |
| A．As soon as she saw the boy. | B．Before she stood on the ship. |
| C．When the nurse called her. | D．After she heard the word “pirate”. |
| A．She will face her life bravely. | B．She plans to be a pirate in the future. |
| C．She will not use her crutches. | D．She wants to make friends with the boy. |
【推荐2】Alex Rawlings is a student at Oxford University and has learned to speak 11 languages: English, Greek, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Afrikaans, French, Hebrew, Catalan and Italian. Last year, he won a competition to find the student who speaks the most languages in Britain. Since then. Alex has been on radio stations around the world and the BBC has made a video of him speaking all 11 of his languages for their website.
On the video Alex explains that he’s been interested in languages all his life. Greek is his favourite, because his mother is half Greek and he has spoken the language since he was a young child. He became interested in other languages after he travelled to different countries for holidays and his father’s job. He wanted to be able to talk to people, but he couldn’t.
When he was 14, he went on a trip to Holland with his family. Afterwards, he bought some Dutch language books and CDs, and the next time he went he was able to speak to the people there. That was the beginning of his language learning adventure, and he says he has not finished yet. He plans to start learning Arabic next. Alex says that he has already made many new friends through his languages and that learning new ones gets easier each time you do it. He started a blog a few months ago where he shares his ideas about language learning and gives advice to people who send in questions.
1. What do we know about Alex?| A．He often makes videos for BBC. |
| B．He has visited eleven foreign countries. |
| C．He is a language student at Oxford University. |
| D．He speaks the most languages in a competition. |
| A．English. | B．Greek. | C．Russian. | D．French. |
| A．Alex’s advice for language learners. | B．Ideas of language learning. |
| C．Alex’s language learning experience. | D．Reasons for Alex’s adventure. |
There was a little boy called Tom.One day he had a small bird in his hands.Then he called his friends around him.He said ,"Let's play a joke on the old man .I'll ask him what I have in my hands.Of course,he'll answer that I have a bird.Then I will ask him if the bird is alive (活着的）or dead(死亡的）。If he says the bird is dead ,I'll open my hands and let the bird fly（飞） away.If he says the bird is alive ,I'll crush it and show him the dead bird.Either way ,he'll be wrong.
The other children agreed that this was a clever plan.Then they went to the old man's small house.
"Grandpa,we have a question for you ,''they were all active.
"What's in my hands ?''asked the little boy.
''Well, it must be a bird,''answered the old man .
''But is it alive or dead?''asked the little boy .
The old man thought for a moment and then answered,"It is as you will,my child.''
1. The children often went to the old man's house to ________.
| A．help him with the housework | B．ask him questions |
| C．Play with him | D．ask for some food |
| A．the old man must be sad after hearing the question |
| B．the old man couldn't know what was in his hands |
| C．he could play a joke on the old man successfully |
| D．his friends wouldn't go to the man's house with him |
| A．important | B．clever | C．boring | D．terrible |
| A．What's in my hands ? |
| B．Is the bird alive or not? |
| C．What animals do you like? |
| D．How many birds are there in my hands? |
| A．wise | B．friendly | C．angry | D．strict |
【推荐1】“Today, Niki will clean the floor,” our mother said. It was time to do our weekly housework. Our mother already had everything planned.
I started to sweep the floor. My brother Ben took the detergent (洗衣粉) to clean the windows and my sister Sarah took out the iron (熨斗). All of us had something to do. However, as I was not good at cleaning, I did not do a good job. In the end, my mother had to clean the floor again. Ben was clumsy (笨拙的). He splattered (泼溅) the detergent all over the floor and the sofa. My mother was exasperated. She decided to take over. Sarah was the only one who was doing a good job. She ironed one piece of clothing after another. However, she was ironing my mother’s dress when her favorite advertisement (广告) came on television. Putting down everything, she watched the advertisement for a new toy carefully. She did not notice the smoke coming from the iron until she heard our mother shouting.
Our mother was so angry that she took over the ironing, too.
Finally, we watched TV and ate potato chips. Mom said we were not good at housework. However, we knew that she would ask us to do housework again the next time.
1. What did Ben do at first?| A．He cleaned the floor. | B．He cleaned the windows. |
| C．He ironed the clothes. | D．He watched an ad on TV. |
| A．angry | B．excited | C．tired | D．bored |
| A．The three children did housework every week. |
| B．Their mother would ask them to do chores again. |
| C．Niki and her mom took over all the housework finally. |
| D．Neither Niki nor Ben was good at doing the housework. |
【推荐2】Mr. Brown is 80 years old. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at twelve thirty for lunch. But today a car stops at his house at twelve. Two policemen help him get out. One of them says to Mr. Brown’s daughter, “The old man can’t find his way in the park. He asks us to take him home by car.” The daughter thanks the policemen and they leave. Then she asks her father, “Dad, you go to that park every day. But today, you can’t find the way. What’s wrong with you?” The old man smiles like a child and says, “I can find my way. I don’t want to walk home.”
1. Every morning, Mr. Brown often comes home at ________.| A．11:30 | B．12:00 | C．12:15 | D．12:30 |
| A．by car | B．by bike | C．by bus | D．on foot |
| A．is ill | B．can’t find his way home |
| C．knows the way | D．doesn’t want to walk home |
| A．he wants to go home | B．he wants to have lunch early |
| C．he doesn’t want to go to the park | D．something is wrong with him |
| A．at home | B．in the car | C．in the park | D．at twelve |
【推荐3】A mother went home and she felt very tired. Her 8-year-old son ran up to her. He waited for her and wanted to tell her something about his younger brother.
“When I was painting a picture and Dad was talking on the phone, Tyler took his pencils and wrote on the wall in the living room! I told him you would be angry with him for doing it again, but I couldn’t stop him.”
She asked, “He did it again? Where is your little brother now?”
“He is in his room.”
She walked to her younger son’s room. She called his full name as she came in. Then, she found Tyler trying to hide (藏). He knew that the worst time was coming. For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of the sound of her shouting about the expensive wallpaper (墙纸).
Then she went to the living room to see what was on the wall. When she saw the wall, her eyes were full of tears (眼泪) at once. It said “I love you Mom” with a heart on the word love.
1. Why did the 8-year-old son wait for her mom?| A．Because he was hungry and wanted to have supper quickly. |
| B．Because he missed his mother and wanted to show his love. |
| C．Because he wanted to tell her something about his younger brother. |
| D．Because his father asked him to do so. |
| A．He was working. |
| B．He was talking on the phone. |
| C．He was painting a picture. |
| D．He was cooking. |
| A．In his room. |
| B．In the living room. |
| C．At the door. |
| D．On the wall. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．She felt even angrier. |
| B．She felt moved (感动的) and sorry. |
| C．She wanted to shout at her bigger son. |
| D．She felt sorry about the wallpaper. |
【推荐1】Good morning, boys and girls.
I’m Jenny. Today my topic is talking about a meaningful way in which we can use time wisely. Firstly, let me ask you a question: What do you do in your spare time, especially during your holiday? Do you just stay at home, watching TV, eating, or sleeping? Maybe you’ll feel relaxed at first, but if we always do like this, you’ll get bored. So, the meaningful way I’m going to introduce to you is taking part-time job in your vacation.
Yes, you are right, the meaningful way of using time I’m going to introduce to you is taking part-time jobs in your vacation. Besides, the location (位置) we are going to work is not in your hometown, in another words, it’s a completely strange situation. Maybe you feel amazed and crazy when hearing it, but I think you can learn a lot from it. First, you can learn how to be a good worker: familiar with the work schedule, obey the rules and make friends with others. Besides, learn how to promote (促进，推广) yourself. Company is a relatively open society, it needs you to show yourself in front of others, and it will help you to find a good job in the future.
After the part-time job, we’ll more cherish our time, and find out that how happy and free you are to be a student. We’ll work hard on our study, finish our homework efficiently (有效率地) and struggle for our dreams. As the saying goes: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, but today is a gift. Let’s cherish and make full use of every minute of our life, and believe that what we did will make a difference.
1. What is the writer talking about?| A．Talking about watching TV, eating, and sleeping. |
| B．Talking about a meaningful way in which we can use time wisely. |
| C．Talking about how to do part-time jobs. |
| A．In your hometown. | B．In another country. | C．In a completely strange situation. |
| A．How to be a good worker. | B．How to promote your company. | C．How to promote yourself. |
| A．珍惜 | B．分配 | C．使用 |
| A．Familiar with the work schedule, obey the rules and make friends with others. |
| B．What do you do in your spare time, especially during your holiday? |
| C．Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, but today is a gift. |
【推荐2】Things can become very dangerous in a fire. Do you know how to deal with them?
If you cannot get out of your room, close the door and put blankets or quilt at the foot of the door. They can stop the smoke from coming in. Open the window and shout for help. Close the window at once if smoke comes in. Call 119 or wave a flashlight or a piece of clothing from the window. Let people know that you are still inside the building. You can’t stay under the bed or in the wardrobe. When the firefighters come in, they will need to find you. So stay by the window on the floor.
If your clothes catch fire, remember the words: stop, drop and roll.
Stop running-moving around will make the fire even bigger. Drop to the ground- lie down on the ground. Roll around- roll from side to side to stop the fire.
If your friend’s clothes catch on fire, don’t let him or her run. Shout, ‘Stop, drop and roll!’
Once they are down and rolling, you can use a blanket, towel, or other heavy cloth to help put out the fire on their clothes.
Choose the best answer according to the letter above.
1. If you can not get out of your room, you shouldn’t_______.
| A．close the door | B．open the door |
| C．put blankets at the foot of the door | D．put a quilt at the foot of the door |
| A．close the door | B．open the window |
| C．shout for help | D．close the window |
| A．Call 119. | B．Wave a flashlight from the window. |
| C．Stay by the window on the floor. | D．Both A, and B |
| A．let them find you | B．stay under the bed |
| C．stay by the window on the floor | D．stay in the wardrobe |
| A．run around | B．stand on the ground |
| C．roll from side to side to stop the fire | D．call for help |
| A．run | B．stop | C．drop | D．roll |
【推荐3】Parents often find children watch cartoons for three to four hours a day. Studies show that children start watching cartoons on TV at an early age of six months, when they reach the age of two or three, they become cartoon fans and they would like to spend much time on it. Parents often see this as a problem because most of the children are found to become addicted (上瘾的) to watching cartoons. Parents think if children spend too much time on cartoons, they will fall behind (落后) in study.
Some people think cartoons are worth watching. It helps the working parents a lot because they can do much work by making their children watch cartoons on TV.
When they watch educational cartoons, they can learn many things. They also help to improve their language Educational cartoons help them to try different languages. Children can learn English well with the help of those cartoons. At the same time, some children can learn about the friendship and teamwork from the cartoons.
So sometimes we needn’t stop kids from watching cartoons, but parents should make sure that their children are watching the right things.
1. When do children start to watch cartoons on TV?| A．When they are six months old. | B．When they are two years old. |
| C．When they are six years old. | D．When they are three years old. |
| A．Because their parents don’t take care of them. | B．Because they have nothing to do at home. |
| C．Because they are not cartoon fans. | D．Because they like to watch cartoons. |
| A．Different languages | B．Friendship |
| C．Teamwork | D．History |
| A．Teachers | B．Children | C．Parents | D．Cartoon makers |
| A．Children can’t watch any kinds of cartoons. |
| B．It’s useful to stop children from watching cartoon. |
| C．Children can spend time watching cartoons on weekend. |
| D．Parents should let their kids spend some time watching the right cartoons. |
