Do you know any famous rabbits？One of the bestknown rabbits is Miffy. Dutch artist Dick Bruna created her in 1955 in a picture book.
During a rainy and windy holiday，Bruna began to write a story to keep his young son happy. Soon，the first 12page picture book was made，and the world welcomed Miffy，the rabbit.
Since then，kids from all over the world have gone on a journey with Miffy. Miffy has been in 118 books.
So what makes her such a popular rabbit？Maybe it comes from her simple style(简洁的风格)．She has long ears，two dots for her eyes，and a cross(十字)for her mouth. The simple style makes it easy for children to draw themselves.
“I spend a lot of time making my drawings as simple as possible，” said Bruna to Junior magazine.“I leave lots of space (空间) for children's imagination…That is the strength(力量)of simplicity.”
1. Why did Bruna decide to write a story?| A．To forget the bad weather. | B．To make his son happy. |
| C．To make picture books popular. | D．To become a famous artist over the world. |
| A．She has lovely eyes. | B．She has a cross for a mouth. |
| C．She is full of imagination. | D．She has a simple style. |
| A．Dick Bruna was a Dutch artist. | B．Miffy is 60 years old. |
| C．There are 118 pages in the Miffy book. | D．Bruna likes to work with children. |
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【推荐1】The medical world is realizing that the environment in hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to get better.
Actually, some of the country’s best artists are making efforts to bring art into hospitals to soften the hardness of modern buildings.
Of the 2,500 national hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have very special art paintings shown in hallways, waiting areas and treatment rooms.
These recent movements first started by an artist, Peter Senior, who set up his office at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his position in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by more people. A common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5,000 visitors each week. What a better place to hold exhibitions（展览）of art! Peter held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the waiting room of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. And believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Peter Senior was so much in need that a team of six young art school students soon joined him.
Now in the hallways and waiting rooms, the visitors experience a full view of fresh colors, playful pictures and restful yards.
The special environment may cut down the need for expensive medicine for a patient. A study has shown that patients who had a sight into garden needed less medicine than those patients who had no sightseeing at all or only a brick wall to look at.
1. The underlined sentence “to soften the hardness of modern buildings” in Paragraph Two means ________.| A．to pull down hospital buildings | B．to move art out of the buildings |
| C．to improve the environment of hospitals | D．to build more buildings around hospitals |
| A．art should be close to people | B．hospitals must hold exhibitions |
| C．doctors should learn to paint | D．patients may give up treatment |
| A．Peter loves young artists | B．Peter enjoys great popularity |
| C．they are creative artists | D．they are excellent students |
| A．may no longer need medicine | B．may no longer pay for the medicine |
| C．may need cheaper medicine | D．may need less medicine |
1. Which club is Han Meimei in?
| A．The Art Club. |
| B．The Dancing Club. |
| C．The Photography Club. |
| D．The Outdoor Activities Club. |
| A．At 8:30 am, this Sunday. | B．At 8:30 am, next Sunday. |
| C．At 10:30 am, this Sunday. | D．At 10:30 am, next Sunday. |
| A．Enjoying the beautiful clothes. |
| B．Taking photos of the beautiful clothes. |
| C．Taking photos with the designers. |
| D．Asking for the designers’ autographs (签名). |
【推荐3】One day, a couple wanted to buy a tea cup. So they went into a shop. They saw a beautiful one there. They asked, "May we see that? We've never seen such a beautiful one." As the shopkeeper handed it to them, suddenly the tea cup spoke. "You don't understand." it said. "Once I was red and looked ugly. I was rolled and struck (捶打) over and over by my master. I shouted out, 'Let me alone.' But he only smiled, 'Not yet.' Then I was put on a wheel which was moving, and suddenly I was pushed to move around and around. 'Stop!' I cried. But my master only shook his head and said, 'Not yet.' Then he put me in the oven. I was fired at a very high heat. I wondered why he wanted to burn me, and I cried and knocked at the door. But he just shook his head."
"Finally, the door opened. He put me on the table, and I began to become cool. Then I was polished. After that, my master brushed and painted me all over. How terrible the smell was! I thought I would die. 'Stop!' I cried. He only shook his head, 'Not yet.' Then suddenly he put me into the second oven. This oven was twice as hot as the first one and I couldn't breathe at all. I begged (哀求). However, my master put me on the table again. 'Not yet.' I nearly lost hope. Just then, the door opened. He took me out and put me on the table again."
"One hour later he handed me a mirror and said, 'Look at yourself.' And I did so. I was surprised and said, 'That's not me. Why am I so beautiful?'I want you to remember,' my master said, 'without those paints, you would never be a perfect product.'"
根据短文内容判断正、误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）
1. One day, a couple went into a shop to buy a tea cup.
2. When the couple saw the tea cup, it looked ugly.
3. After being polished, the master was brushed and painted all over.
4. The second oven was hotter than the first one.
5. According to the passage, we know that those paints helped the tea cup become a perfect product.
【推荐1】Hello, I’m Mary Brown. Here, you can see my two family photos. In the first photo, you can see my grandparents, my aunt, my uncle and my uncle’s daughter Susan. In the next picture you can see six people. They are my parents Simon and Helen. These two boys are my brothers Alan and Peter. And those two girls are my sister Betty and Betty’s good friend Sonia Black. Where am I? Well, I’m not in the photo.
1. You can see ________ people in the first photo.| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
| A．Brown | B．Green | C．Smith | D．Black |
| A．cousin | B．uncle | C．friend | D．brother |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．She is Helen’s daughter. |
| B．She is Susan’s cousin. |
| C．She is Betty’s friend. |
| D．She is Alan’s sister. |
【推荐2】After Mr and Mrs Darling leave the house, the candles(蜡烛) in the children’s bedroom stay lit (点燃的) for a while. Then they go out(熄灭). Now there’s another small but very bright light in the room. It’s flying around quickly. And when the light stops, you can see that it is a fairy(精灵). Her name is Tinker Bell. She is looking for Peter’s shadow(影子).
Suddenly, the window blows open, and Peter Pan jumps into the room.
“Tink,” he calls softly. He doesn’t want to wake up the children.
“Where’s my shadow?”
“It’s in that drawer(抽屉),” Tink says, and she flies into the drawer.
Peter is very happy. He forgets that Tinker Bell is still in the drawer, and he closes it. Then he tries to stick(把……粘到) his shadow to his body, but he can’t. Peter doesn’t know what to do. He sits on the floor and begins to cry. He wakes up Wendy. She isn’t afraid when she sees Peter.
“Boy,” she says politely. “Why are you crying?”
Peter is polite too. He stands up and bows(鞠躬) to her. She is very happy and bows to him from the bed.
“What’s your name?” he asks.
“Wendy,” she says.“What’s your name?”
“Peter Pan.”
“Where do you live?”
“Second to the right, and straight(笔直) on until(直到) morning.”
“What a funny address(地址)! Do people write it on your letters?”
“I don’t get letters,” he says.
“Does your mother get letters?” Wendy asks.
“I don’t have a mother,” he says. He does not have a mother, and he doesn’t want one. But Wendy thinks this is very sad.
—Taken from Peter Pan
1. Where is Peter’s shadow?| A．In the drawer. | B．In the candles. | C．In the pockets. | D．In the letter. |
| A．is another candle in the children’s bedroom | B．wakes up the children in the bedroom |
| C．tries to find Peter Pan’s shadow | D．opens the window for Peter Pan |
| A．wakes up Wendy | B．can’t find his shadow |
| C．closes Tinker Bell in the drawer | D．can’t stick his shadow to his body |
a. Peter stands up and bows to Wendy.
b. Wendy is very happy and bows to Peter from the bed.
c. Peter calls softly. He doesn’t want to wake the children up.
d. Wendy isn’t afraid of when she sees Peter.
| A．c-b-a-d | B．c-d-a-b | C．d-a-c-b | D．d-c-a-b |
Recently, designer in Hong Kong has invented a special book that can transform(变形) into a piece of furniture. The special book shaped creation is called Bookniture. It can he unfolded to become a chair or a small table. People can either carry it around for a portable(手提的) chair or can store it in their homes to use as extra furniture.
The book was designed by Mike Mak. He came up with the idea after never having enough seats for his friends in his home in Hong Kong.
"I love having friends at my place, but I have never had enough seats for everyone,we would always end up just sitting on the floor. I really want a seat that doesn't take up any floor space when I don't need it.One day, however, the empty space on my bookcase drew my attention. Then came tile spark of a new idea Bookniture. furniture hidden in a book." said the 30-year-old designer.
Made from fully-recyclable kraft paper(牛皮纸), tile book measures 33 cm by 18 cm. It expands(展开)to14 times bigger once it's opened, and can support up to more than 100 times its own weight, It comes in two colors, brown and black, and can be bought for between HK$ 50 and HK$ 70.
1. Bookniturl, is special because it .
| A．is very large anti heavy |
| B．can become a chair or a small table |
| C．contains a lot of knowledge about history |
| D．can be used as a hag to carry things |
| A．合上 | B．提高 | C．展开 | D．引导 |
| A．How the special book was designed. |
| B．Who designed the special book. |
| C．How much the special book costs. |
| D．What the special hook looks like. |
| A．He is from America. |
| B．He designed Bookniture with another two friends. |
| C．He enjoys inviting friends to his house. |
| D．He has a big house and needn't worry about seats when his friends came to his house. |
| A．The book that is suitable for children. |
| B．Mike Mak's personal life. |
| C．The smallest but the most expensive book. |
| D．The book that can transform into a piece of furniture |
【推荐1】People around the world have great fun doing sports. Because sports bring them health and happiness. Different people play different kinds of sports.
Some sports are very interesting and many people all over the world enjoy them. Soccer is popular in most countries. Swimming is popular in warm places. Skiing（滑雪）is popular in cold countries, like Canada and Ireland.
Some sports or games have a long history, like Chinese Kongfu. But soccer and volleyball are very young. They are only about one hundred years old.
People can learn from each other well in sports. Many players make friends after they have a game. Other people relax themselves by watching sports games on TV. Sports also help people to work hard. It is good for all of us.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. According to the passage, what can sports bring to people?
| A．Money and chance. | B．Health and chance. |
| C．Health and happiness. | D．Happiness and dream. |
| A．swimming | B．skiing | C．soccer | D．volleyball |
| A．Table tennis | B．Skating. | C．Volleyball. | D．Swimming. |
| A．Many people in Canada like skiing in winter |
| B．Soccer has a history of over two hundred years. |
| C．People can make new friends from sports |
| D．Watching football games on TV can help us relax ourselves. |
| A．Sports are good for us. | B．Sports help people keep fit |
| C．Sports bring people happiness. | D．It's interesting to do sports |
【推荐2】Why should I stay off Facebook and other social media when I am involved in a lawsuit or personal injury case? Social media has become an important part of our everyday lives. Facebook, Instagram, and other social media have changed the way we communicate with friends, family, and colleagues. Many of us use these platforms to post opinions, show off our accomplishments and so on.
This means that social media is public information and can be used against you. Lawyers use social media as evidence. They often look for pictures and posts that could potentially disprove your injury claim. Your posts can still be found even if your information is private when the posts potentially are related to your case. The court（法庭）may determine that your public posts may lead to admissible evidence. They will not make you offer entire information, but only what they think is related. Defense lawyers wish to prove that the injured party, physically, emotionally, or financially, is lying about their injuries.
Even posting about your emotions can discount your claim tremendously. Say, you sue someone for your pain and suffering because you are depressed, yet you post pictures of yourself smiling and you have quoted "Life is Good." attached to the photo. If and when the defense lawyers get a hold of the posts, your pain and suffering claim may not hold up in court.
Most people only post about the good times on social media, rarely about the hardships and misfortunes. Insurance companies are allowed to follow you and gather information as evidence. Social media makes it easier. Before social media, insurance companies and lawyers had to hire investigators to follow people around to spy on them. Social media makes this entirely a lot easier.
If you have posted content related to your claim, it is too late. You must not change evidence. Deleting your account would be considered you're destroying evidence and that will affect your case. The best practice would be to stay off social media until your case has come to a close.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?| A．Posts on social media cannot be trusted. |
| B．Involving in a personal injury case brings you a lot of trouble. |
| C．Your posts can be used as evidence against you in a law case. |
| D．Social media plays a more and more important role in our life. |
| A．Start a legal case against someone. | B．Have a fight against someone. |
| C．Protect someone in court. | D．Beat someone very hard. |
| A．You needn't worry when you keep information to yourself in social media. |
| B．The court will require you to provide all your posts when you're involved in a case. |
| C．Your smiles in the posts may fail you in your pain and suffering claim. |
| D．Most people tend to post about their hard times instead of the joyful moments. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Careful. | C．Interested. | D．Confused. |
| A．Keep away from social media. |
| B．Post both good and bad things on social media. |
| C．Communicate with your friends face to face. |
| D．Stay off social media for a personal injury claim. |
【推荐3】Have you ever noticed that the stars sometimes appear brighter in December, January and February? There’s a link between cold air and the night lights. “Part of it is that it tends to be drier in the winter,” said Diane Tumshek, an astronomer at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Even though it’s invisible, moisture (湿度) can change the way light moves through the air. And in the summer, moisture can make stars appear more dull.
Air temperature is also what puts the twinkle twinkle in the little stars. “Even on very clear nights, some of the atmosphere is cooler, and some of the atmosphere is warmer, said Tumshek, who also works with the Allegheny Observatory (阿利根尼天文台). And when the light from a star passes through those bubbles of varying temperatures, “it bends and shifts the light, so that we are seeing stars appear to dance or twinkle,” she said.
For star lovers in the United States, there’s another factor that comes into play for bright winter stars, although this is a matter of coincidence. During Earth’s journey around the sun, “there are just simply more bright stars visible from the Northern Hemisphere in the winter sky,” Tumshek said. If you really want to see a shiny star, just try to find a burning ball of gas called Sirius near the horizon. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius is relatively close to Earth and the brightest star visible in the night sky. It is also large — nearly twice as big as our sun and 20 times as bright. So this winter, when the world turns cold and it seems like we should be spending more time indoors, consider asking an adult to go exploring outside. With a warm coat and a clear sky, any night can be turned into a treasure hunt. All you have to do is to look up.
1. What does the underlined word “dull” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．not shiny | B．not exciting | C．not sever | D．not smart |
| A．By changing the bubbles around them. |
| B．By putting the twinkle twinkle in them. |
| C．By varying the direction of the light from them. |
| D．By making the stars dance and twinkle in the sky. |
| A．It can be found at any night. | B．It is 20 times as bright as the sun. |
| C．It is a burning and shiny ball. | D．It is closer to Earth than other stars. |
| A．To advocate stargazing in winter. | B．To call on people to focus on stars. |
| C．To present new research results about stars. | D．To explain why stars are more visible in winter. |
