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Nadia Comaneci, a famous gymnast（体操运动员）, was born in Romania in 1961.

When she was doing cartwheels（侧手翻）on the playground at the age of 7, a PE teacher saw her. He told her family that she was very good and advised Nadia to train in the capital of Romania. Although it was a long way from her home, Nadia went because she loved gymnastics（体操）.

After that, she trained hard and took part in lots of competitions. In 1975, she was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century.

In 1976, Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada. She was so fantastic in the competition that everyone waited for the score, a high score. But the scoreboard showed 1.00!

Everyone was surprised. There wasn’t a sound for a moment. Then a voice came, “Ladies and gentlemen, Nadia Comaneci...10!”

The audience（观众）cheered very loudly. So what happened? Well, when the scoreboard was built, no one thought a score of 10.00 was possible. The decimal point（小数点） was in the wrong place! In fact, the scoreboard only had three digits（数位）to show scores, such as 9.50 or 9.85 at that time.

In the 1976 Summer Olympics, Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10, which was thought impossible before. From then on, she was looked as a heroine. In 1984 , she got retired（退休的）.

1. When was Nadia born?

A．In 1961.

B．In 1975.

C．In 1976.

D．In 1984.

2. At first, the scoreboard showed Nadia got _________ in the Olympics in Canada.

A．10.00

B．1.00

C．9.50

D．9.85

3. In Paragraph 5, “Everyone was surprised.” Because ________.

A．she was fantastic in the competition

B．there wasn’t a sound

C．she got a score of 10

D．the score was too low

4. Why was Nadia regarded as a heroine?

A．Because she practiced gymnastics from a very young age.

B．Because she trained very hard in the capital of Romania.

C．Because she got an impossibly high score in a competition.

D．Because she could do cartwheels on the playground perfectly.

5. This passage is probably a ________.

A．news report

B．notice

C．novel

D．life story

【推荐2】It was Mary’s birthday．Her uncle wrote a letter and told her he would like to send her some chickens．She was very happy because she liked eggs and chicken．”I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them，”she thought．
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box．Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden，but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped（落下）it．The chickens all ran out．They ran here and there．Mary spent hours in trying to find them．
A few hours later her uncle came．He asked．”Did the chickens arrive safely?” ”Yes，but I dropped the box．The chickens ran everywhere．It took me the whole morning to look for them，”Mary said．
“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle．”I hope so，”Mary answered，”But l only caught（抓住）eleven of them” “That’s very interesting．I only sent you six．”her uncle laughed．
1. Mary got a letter from her _____．

A．aunt

B．uncle

C．grandfather

D．friend

2. When she got the letter, Mary was ______．

A．happy

B．sad

C．tired

D．unhappy

3. Why did Mary drop the box?

A．Because she didn’t like the present．

B．Because the box was too heavy.

C．Because she wanted to 1et the chickens go out．

D．Because she couldn’t wait to look at her present．

4. It took Mary _____ to find the chickens．

A．an hour	B．two hours
C．three hours	D．the whole morning

5. Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her?

A．Yes．she did．	B．Her uncle knew．
C．Maybe she knew．	D．No，she didn’t．

【推荐3】                                                                 
First name: Jim                                                            First name: Gina   
Last name: Miller                                                     Last name: Smith
Age (年龄): 12                                                            Age: 13   
Telephone number: 999－5422                  Telephone number: 339－0126
1. The boy's family name is ________.

A．Jim

B．Miller

C．Gina

D．Smith

2. Gina is the girl's ________ name.

A．first

B．last

C．one

D．family

3. What's Jim Miller's telephone number?

A．997－5244.

B．337－2016.

C．337－0126.

D．999－5422.

4. How old (几岁) is Jim?

A．13.

B．12.

C．15.

D．16.

5. How old is Gina?

A．13.

B．14.

C．15.

D．16.

【推荐1】Huawei, which rose rapidly to become the world’s third largest smartphone maker, is aiming to make the gap（差距）smaller with leaders Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics. But the company also faces challenges after losing its top spot in China, the world’s biggest market, to new competitor Oppo last year.

In a company meeting, Huawei Group founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei asked all employees （员工）to work hard. “Or the company will fall apart,” he said.

“Young strong men don’t work hard, but just want to count money in bed. Is that possible?” Ren said, “Huawei will not pay those that don’t work hard.”

“Everybody is nervous,” said a 36-year-old engineer in the Group. “We are now all thinking more of the next steps, realizing permanent employment with the company is no longer possible.”

“In 2017, we tried to improve efficiency（效率）and profitability（利润）by focusing on organizations at all levels, every employee, and every detail, and strictly controlled costs and risks to make sure of development,” Yu Chengdong said. “We can’t stand low-performing managers who fail to make great improvements after working in a position for several years.”

Huawei spent some money on international marketing events last year, getting footballer Lionel Messi and Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Henry Cavill as spokesmen.

“We are not spending too much on marketing,” Yu said. “Instead, we will spend more money on technology and innovation（创新）and services.”

1. The underlined word “permanent” means “________” in Paragraph 4.

A．永久的

B．低薪的

C．继续的

D．重视的

2. Huawei invited all the following famous people Except ________ as spokesmen last year.

A．Lionel Messi

B．Leonardo Dicaprio

C．Scarlett Johansson

D． Henry Cavill

3. Which of the following will Huawei do to make sure of development in Yu Chengdong’s opinion?
①Focusing on organizations at all levels, every employee, and every detail.
②Strictly controlling costs and risks.
③Employing any young strong man.
④Spending very much on marketing.
⑤Spending more money on technology and innovation, and services.

A．①②③

B．②④⑤

C．①②⑤

D．①③⑤

4. According to the passage, we know ________.

A．Huawei is the world’s second largest smartphone maker

B．China is the world’s biggest smartphone market

C．Huawei will improve its staff’s income

D．Ren Zhengfei is 36 years old this year

【推荐3】阅读理解
I have two good friends .They are Peter and Gina .Here are two photos .The first one is a photo of Peter’s family ， and the next one is a photo of Gina’s room .
In the first photo ， you can see four people . They are Peter’s parents ， Peter and his sister .Peter’s father is a teacher . And his mother is a teacher too .Can you see the boy on the bed ? That’s Peter . A red hat is on his head .Who is the girl ? Oh ， she is Peter’s sister . Her name is Nancy .
In the next photo ， you can see a tidy room . It’s Gina’s room . A blue desk ， a yellow chair ， a green bookcase and a white bed are in it . A computer and some CDs are on the desk .Her red schoolbag is on the chair .A dictionary is on the bed . Gina’s room is very clean and tidy .
1. There are _____people in Peter’s family .

A．five

B．two

C．three

D．four

2. .Where is Peter in the first photo ?

A．he is on the sofa	B．He is on the chair
C．He is on the bed	D．He is under the desk

3. What colour is Peter’s hat ?

A．It’s red	B．It’s yellow
C．It’s blue	D．It’s white

4. ____are on the desk in the next photo.

A．Some CDs and computer games

B．A dictionary and a computer

C．A computer and some CDs

D．Some CDs and books

5. Which is TRUE according to the passage ?

A．You can see a blue desk in the first photo

B．Gina’s schoolbag is on the chair

C．Gina’s room is not tidy

D．Gina doesn’t have a dictionary .

【推荐1】How much is a plane ticket(票) back to your country and a new home? $100,000? $200,000? Answer — $14,000,000, if you are a killer whale(虎鲸).

Keiko is a killer whale, film star in the film Free Willy in 1993. Now it’s time for Keiko to go back to the open seas, after 20 years in zoos.

In the film Free Willy, two men want to kill the whale in a Japanese zoo, because they want to sell it for money. But a young boy helps the whale to run away.

At the beginning of the film, Keiko was in a zoo in Mexico(墨西哥), and wasn’t at all happy. The tank(水槽) was too small and the water was too warm.

In 1996 Keiko moved to a better zoo in Oregon, USA. The zoo-keeper built a very large water tank for him. Many young people and their families went to the zoo to visit him.

In 1998, people took Keiko to Iceland(冰岛) by air. It wasn’t an easy trip. Keiko is heavy, about 4.5 tons. What will happen now? For some months Keiko will stay in the sea. It must learn to catch fish and get strong. It must also learn to keep away from boats.

Maybe in a year or two, if all goes well, people will open the gates and Keiko will be free, really free.

Check the Internet for the latest news: http://www.keiko.org/home/story/index.html.

1. What countries did Keiko go?

A．Mexico, the USA and Iceland	B．Mexico, the USA and Australia
C．Japan, Iceland and the UK	D．Japan, Mexico and Australia

2. Keiko is ________ in the film named Free Willy.

A．a man

B．a killer whale

C．a zoo-keeper

D．a boy

3. How did Keiko travel to Iceland?

A．By boat.

B．By train.

C．By plane.

D．By bus.

4. If you want to know more about Keiko’s life in his new home, you can ________.

A．go to the cinema	B．buy a book
C．ask your teacher	D．check the internet

5. The main idea of this passage is ________.

A．Keiko and his new home	B．a killer whale’s trip
C．Keiko’s life in Iceland	D．A killer whale’s zoo life

【推荐2】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Guide dogs (导盲犬) are a big help to blind people. A guide dog helps its owner cross the street and do many other things. But it is not easy to become a guide dog. Here’s what a dog must do to get the job:
1. When the dog is very young, trainers watch the dog to make sure it is friendly and quiet.
2. For one year, the dog goes to live with a testing (试验) family. The family teaches the dog some simple words, like “Sit!” and “Stay!”
3. Then the dog goes to school, where trainers teach the dog to lead a person. The dog must learn to ______ cars and other dangers in the street or in the neighborhood.
4. The trainers take the dog into town to practice going into stores and banks.
5. If the dog has done well at school, it is ready to meet his blind owner. Now they will work as a team.
1. Guide dogs learn the words “sit” and “stay” with the help of __________.

A．school trainers	B．their owners
C．their parents	D．testing families

2. The Chinese meaning of the phrase “stay clear of” is ___________.

A．待在	B．避开
C．清除	D．接近

3. The story is probably written to __________.

A．explain how guide dogs are trained

B．tell people to get pet dogs

C．compare dogs with other pets

D．help blind people find the right pet

4. You would probably find this passage in __________.

A．a book about families

B．a book of stories

C．a book about working animals

D．a book of cartoons

【推荐3】How do you like friends? Do you have many friends? Well, let me tell you some ideas of my classmates.

Frank: Friends are really important and necessary in our life, but we shouldn’t ask our friends for everything.

Peter: If you have a real friend, you are very lucky. My best friend is Tony. I knew him when I was in primary school. Now we always play sports together after school and we often help each other.

Sally: I have lots of friends. I always talk with them and share my happiness and sadness with them. I feel very glad to be with them.

Amy: When I need help, I would like to ask my friends for help. Although friends can’t help us with everything. I think in some ways friends are better than parents and teachers.

1. _____ thinks friends are really important in our life.

A．Frank

B．Peter

C．Sally

D．Amy

2. If you have a real friend, you are very ____.

A．serious

B．lucky

C．necessary

D．tired

3. The writer wrote the passage to ____.

A．talk about some ideas about parents	B．talk about some ideas about friends
C．talk about some ideas about teachers	D．talk about some ideas about classmates

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的填“A”，错误的填“B”。

I’m 15 years old and I’m 1.62 meters tall. I study harder than other students in my class, so I often get As in tests. I can play the piano well. But I have a bad eating habit. I eat too much ice-cream every day.                                                                                   —Kelvin

I’m 13 years old. I’m 1.55 meters tall. I can’t do well in my study, but I can swim very well. I always win first place in swimming competitions. To keep healthy, I have eggs, milk and meat every day.                                                                                 —Bill

I’m a 13-year-old student. I’m 1.5 meters tall. I’m more outgoing than any other boy in my class and I like making friends. I’m good at playing the piano. I’m smart, but not very hard-working. I always get Bs in tests.                                                                                                                    —Peter

There is a 14-year-old kung fu star in Class 2. That’s me. I’m 1.60 meters tall. I’m funny. I spend most time on kung fu, so my grades are not very good. My teacher is worried about me.                                                                                                             —Nick

根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的填“A”，错误的填“B”。
1. Kelvin is taller than the other three students.
2. Bill and Nick spend more time on sports than study.
3. Kelvin and Bill have different eating habits.
4. Peter works less hard than others in playing the piano.
5. All the four students do well in their hobbies.

【推荐2】

Tuesday， Jan. 6， 9: 50 p.m. We are sitting in our warm living room； the TV is running； everything is peaceful. Our back yard is brightly lit（照亮的）， as if somebody turns on floodlights! Suddenly the light goes out. Then everything goes black. We find the flashlight and some candles and go to bed.

Wednesday， Jan. 7， 7: 30 a m. My first thought after waking up is that it is very cold in the bedroom. Clearly， the power has not come back on. After I look out of the window， I feel even more depressed because it is still raining heavily. The temperature in the house has gone down to 10 degrees. Although that isn’t too bad， we have no idea when the power will come back on. So Ron lights a fire in the fireplace.

Thursday， Jan 8， 12: 30 p. m. It has started to snow. The poor trees， which are already bent（弯曲的）under the ice， now have to carry the weight of snow. Ron comes back home， as there is no power in his office. What’s more， the storm is supposed to last until Saturday morning.

Friday， Jan 9， 6: 00 p. m. Still no power. Even though we have lit a series of candles， it is difficult to do anything in their weak light. I am sitting beside several candles， but I am having trouble reading.

Saturday， Jan. 10， 1: 00 p. m I take the car to go on a search for a store. The destruction along the roads is sad: everywhere， trees have been broken and the traffic light is out of order. I buy something like bread， some fruit， more drinking water and cat food.

Monday， Jan 12， 9: 46 p. m. Suddenly the alarm system（警报系统） goes off and the fridge and the answering machine come on. After so many days， the power has come back on!

1. What did the writer do after the light went out on Tuesday？

A．She went to bed.	B．She looked out of the window.
C．She took the car to a store.	D．She turned on the fridge.

2. What do the underlined words “more depressed” mean in English？

A．Happier.

B．Sadder.

C．More careful.

D．More humorous.

3. What did Ron do to help the writer？

A．He bought a lot of things.	B．He took her out for dinner.
C．He tried to make her warm.	D．He tried to turn the power on.

4. Why did the writer say it was hard to do anything on Friday？

A．Because the power kept turning on and off.

B．Because the flashlight batteries had run out.

C．Because the candlelight was not bright enough.

D．Because the temperature in the house was too low.

5. Why does the writer write the diary？

A．To tell us an interesting story.	B．To encourage us to look after ourselves.
C．To explain how to be safe.	D．To introduce a disaster.

【推荐3】Minds work together

"Let's brainstorm together!" You might often hear your teachers ask you to have a group discussion to solve a problem. But is brainstorming really a good way to deal with problems, especially creative ones?

Dutch company WeTransfer conducted (进行) a survey of 20,000 people from 197 countries and regions. Most of the participants have creative jobs. They are writers, musicians, photographers, and podcasters (播客博主). The survey results suggested that brainstorming is largely unhelpful for solving a creative challenge.

"It seems that while working together is important to bring an idea to life, it's not that good for shaping ideas in the first place," said Rob Alderson, WeTransfer's former editor in chief.

If we give people enough time and space to think properly (适当地), they will come up with better ideas, Alderson added. Even Alex Osborn, the father of brainstorming, sees spending time alone to think as part of his own creative process.

However, most companies fail to give their employees (员工) a chance to prepare and form their thoughts. They often have many meetings scheduled, which is a killer of creativity, according to the survey. More than 40 percent of participants see meetings as a barrier (障碍) to good thinking.

Spending time alone to think will help you come up with your own ideas and develop independent thinking. This is important when you're making decisions. Nearly 80 percent of participants in We Transfer's survey say they trust their own instincts (直觉) and research when they consider an idea.

1. What was the result of the survey?

A．Brainstorming is needed to solve creative problems.

B．Brainstorming destroys people's creativity.

C．People waste too much time brainstorming.

D．Brainstorming isn't good for solving creative challenges.

2. Alex Osborn probably agrees that ________.

A．working together is important for shaping ideas.

B．spending time alone is good for shaping ideas.

C．everyone has his or her own way to shape ideas.

D．companies should hold meetings for the employees to shape ideas.

3. What can we learn from paragraph 5?

A．Most employees have no right to speak out.

B．Most companies don't like their employees to think creatively.

C．Meetings are seen as a barrier to creativity.

D．Most people don't like meetings.

4. Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A．We shouldn't work together at any time.

B．We can only be creative when we are alone.

C．We shouldn't hold meetings.

D．Thinking alone can help us be creative.