1 . When most animals in the Zoo Negara Malaysia are still sleeping in the early morning, Akmal Hadi Samsuddin has already（已经）started preparing breakfast for pandas. He needs to make six meals every day for the panda family — the dad Xing Xing, the mom Liang Liang, and their two daughters Yi Yi and Sheng Yi. Akmal also cleans the pandas’ rooms, checks their bodies, brings them to meet visitors and so on. He usually finishes his job（工作）at 9: 00 in the evening.

Akmal is tired but happy. “I don’t take it as a job. These pandas are like my family so it’s a responsibility to look after them,” he said.

Akmal started to work as a panda keeper when Xing Xing and Liang Liang came to Malaysia from China in 2014. To do his job well, Akmal went to Sichuan Province to learn to look after pandas in advance（提前）.

The pandas’ lives in Malaysia look good. Xing Xing and Liang Liang gave birth to（生育）three panda babies in eight years. The oldest daughter, Nuan Nuan, was born in 2015. When Nuan Nuan was born, Akmal was glad. Under the care of Akmal, Nuan Nuan grew up healthily and went back to China in 2017.

Nuan Nuan now lives in Nanjing. Akmal misses Nuan Nuan a lot. August 18 is Nuan Nuan’s birthday. Akmal hopes to go to Nanjing for her birthday next year.

1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?

A．A zoo in Malaysia.	B．Akmal’s everyday jobs.
C．Akmal’s love for pandas.	D．The panda family in Malaysia.

2. What does the underlined word “responsibility” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A．交易

B．机会

C．传统

D．责任

3. Why did Akmal go to Sichuan?

A．To watch pandas.	B．To visit his friends.
C．To bring Yi Yi to Malaysia.	D．To learn to look after pandas.

4. What do we know about Nuan Nuan?

A．She was born in 2017.	B．She is in Sichuan now.
C．She is older than Yi Yi.	D．She was born in China.

2 . I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.

“What for?” I asked.

“I’m going to sell some of my stones,” he answered.

Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.

“I’m too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help,” I said.

A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading, “Stones, One Dollar Each.” He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.

After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.

Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.

I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, “I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar— if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.”

1. Why didn’t the writer help his son?

A．Because his wife is better at making a sign.

B．Because he didn’t know what to write.

C．Because he was busy sweeping leaves.

D．Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones.

2. The underlined word “that” refers (指的是) to ________.

A．sweeping leaves	B．selling stones
C．making a sign	D．collecting stones

3. Nick was a boy ________.

A．who was kind	B．who had a strong mind
C．who was honest	D．who had many hobbies

4. From the passage we know ________.

A．the story happened in spring

B．the car was driven by a woman

C．Nick spent half an hour selling one stone

D．the writer might be moved (感动) by his son

3 . Hi! I’m Lingling. I’m 12 years old. I live in Beijing with my parents. My dad is a doctor and my mum is a teacher.

My dad loves tea very much. He always drinks it after dinner. Sometimes, he asks me, “Lingling, how about having a cup of tea with me?” I always refuse because I don’t think it’s fun and I don’t like its bitter taste (苦味).

This evening, dad makes the tea again. I sit next to him and watch. Dad puts some tea leaves in a cup. Then he puts hot water into it. The tea leaves open slowly. Then the water turns brown little by little. It’s like a beautiful Chinese painting.

I take a cup and try (品尝) the tea. It is a little bitter at first. But when I have it again, I find the tea tastes great. I like it.

I think life (生活) is just like a cup of tea. Things around us are like the hot water and we are like the leaves. The leaves can only let out a great taste through hot water. In life, we will go through (经历) difficulties and face bitterness in the beginning, but we can always find happiness.

1. What does Lingling’s dad do?

A．A doctor.

B．A teacher.

C．A hotel manager.

D．An actor.

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

A．怀疑

B．负责

C．重视

D．拒绝

3. If you want to make tea, what should you do first?

A．Put hot water into the cup.	B．Put some tea leaves in a cup.
C．Watch the water turn brown little by little.	D．Wait the tea leaves open slowly.

4. Which of the following is right?

A．Lingling is thirteen years old.

B．Lingling’s father always drinks tea after dinner.

C．Lingling doesn’t like the tea after she has it again.

D．Lingling thinks things around us are like tea leaves.

5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Why tea is bitter.	B．How to make tea.
C．Lingling’s family life.	D．Lingling’s tea time with her father.

4 . Tom lives with his grandfather, every day his grandfather gets up early to read books. Tom asks his grandfather, “Grandpa, I want to read books just like you. But I always forget what I read. Is reading really useful?”

His grandfather doesn’t answer him, but says, “Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” Tom runs to the river with the basket, but all the water leaks (漏) out before he gets back home. His grandfather laughs and says “You have to walk faster next time.”

Tom goes to the river with the basket again. He runs faster this time. But the basket is still empty before he gets back home. Tom says, “See, Grandpa, it’s no use!”

“Is it no use?” his grandfather says. “Look at the basket.”

Tom looks at the basket and finds the basket is different. It is very clean, inside and out. “It is like reading books. You might forget what you read, but when you read, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”

1. What does Tom’s grandfather do every day?

A．He runs.

B．He gets water.

C．He reads books.

D．He cleans the basket.

2. What is Tom’s problem?

A．He doesn’t run fast.

B．He doesn’t get up early.

C．He doesn’t like reading.

D．He forgets what he reads.

3. Which of the following is true about Tom?

A．He likes to swim in the river.

B．He likes running in the morning.

C．He wants to learn from his grandfather.

D．He often helps his grandfather to get water.

4. What does the story want to tell us?

A．Tom is a good boy.

B．Old people like reading.

C．Reading can change people.

D．It’s no use getting water with a basket.

5 . A bus stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining hard. He doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says, “Sorry, there is only one cake left.”

1. The man doesn’t want to go out because ________.

A．he is tired

B．he doesn’t like rain

C．he is hungry

D．it’s raining hard

2. How many cakes does the boy get?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. What’s the result (结果) of the story?

A．The man eats the cake.

B．The boy eats the cake.

C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake.

D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes.

6 . This morning, I went camping along a road in Green Natural Park with my friends. We were happy because it was a sunny day. We were looking forward to a happy two-day holiday. On the way, we kept singing and laughing.

However, in the afternoon, when we finished our picnic at one o’clock, it was dark and windy. Soon, it began to rain. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about, but we couldn’t find a place to hide.

Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining. There were hours to go before we reached the campsite. It was the worst that our small compass showed that we went the wrong way. We lost our way!

It was raining heavily. We had to decide what to do. Chris said we could put up a tent to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to put up the tent. Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep us warm, but we couldn’t light the fire as everything was wet. We could do nothing but talk and wait inside the tent. At about five o’clock, it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us were very tired.

This camping trip may not be very successful, but we know each other better, and we learn that team spirit is very important in group activities.

1. Why did the writer go to Green Natural Park with his friends? ________

A．To have a picnic.

B．To enjoy cycling.

C．To enjoy a two-day holiday.

D．To have a food festival.

2. Which was the worst to them according to the third paragraph? ________

A．They didn’t bring an umbrella.

B．They lost their way.

C．They couldn’t find a place to hide.

D．They didn’t get to their campsite.

3. What does the underlined word “compass” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese? ________

A．指南针

B．向导

C．帐篷

D．旅伴

4. What did the writer and his friends learn from the trip? ________

A．It’s not safe to enjoy holidays outside.

B．They should go camping with their parents.

C．The weather is very important for a happy holiday.

D．Team spirit plays an important part in group activities.

7 . Evans Wadongo was from a village of Africa. He had to do homework by the light of a kerosene lamp (煤油灯). Evans’ eyes hurt and this made studying difficult. It was common in his village. Many children left school for this reason, so they remained poor for the rest of their lives.

Although studying was difficult, Evans was an excellent student and went to a university. He continued to worry about the kerosene lamp. By this time, he realized it was not just bad for schoolchildren but for the whole family. First, it can cause illnesses such as coughs. Also, the light can hurt people’s eyes. Besides, it can lead to fires. Lastly, kerosene is expensive, so families have less money for food. It was difficult to come up with a different kind of lamp that was cheap and good for the environment. Yet Evans did not give up.

One day, he had an idea. He could use a small solar (太阳能的) light. Sunlight is free and solar power is good for the environment. Evans built his first solar lamp, and it worked. He began to build more lamps and sent them to local families. An organization heard about this and provided money for him to build more solar lamps.

Each lamp only cost $20. However, this was a lot of money to many villagers, who only earned around $34 a week, so Evans made sure he kept the cost down. First, Evans used recycled materials. Next, volunteers built the lamps. At last, people from many countries gave away money to his team, so the lamps were usually free.

Thousands of people had safe light. Julia, a mother of three, said, “Thanks to Evans, my children have light to read, and I have my own light to cook.” The solar lamps made a big difference.

1. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Leaving school.	B．Doing homework.
C．Having eye problems.	D．Having a bright idea.

2. How many problems about kerosene lamps are mentioned according to Paragraph 2?

A．6.

B．5.

C．4.

D．3.

3. Why does the writer give Julia’s example in Paragraph 5?

A．To share Julia’s experience.	B．To show Evans’ influence.
C．To describe Evans’ feelings.	D．To introduce Evans’ invention.

4. What is Evans like according to the passage?

A．Polite, talented and humorous.	B．Quiet, smart and honest.
C．Humorous, clever and friendly.	D．Hard-working, loving and creative.

10 . I started a new hobby this year. My hobby is collecting insects (收集昆虫). I like insects. They are interesting, and they can be very beautiful.

I find insects in many different places, such as the yard around my house or the park near my school. When I see a new insect, I put it in a glass bottle. I look at it very carefully. If it’s small, I use a magnifying glass (放大镜). Then I try to find out what kind of insect it is. I have a lot of books about insects to help me. After that, I draw a picture of it in my notebook. I also write its name, the date and where I found it. Finally, I take it back to the same place and let it go. I don’t keep it. Some day I want to be an entomologist. That’s a person who studies (研究) insects. Then my hobby will be my job.

1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指)?

A．A new insect.

B．A glass bottle.

C．A magnifying glass.

D．A picture.

2. Which of the following (下列的) does an entomologist study?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. In what order do the following things happen (发生)?   
a. The writer lets the insect go.
b. The writer sees a new insect.
c. The writer draws a picture of the insect.
d. The writer puts the insect in a glass bottle.

A．a-b-c-d

B．b-d-c-a

C．b-c-d-a

D．d-b-c-a

4. What is the passage mainly (主要地) about?

A．What the writer likes to do.

B．How the writer draws pictures.

C．Why the writer likes insects.

D．Where the writer finds insects.