It’s easy to see the fun in buying a huge ice cream or going shopping with friends, but saving money can be even more exciting. That’s because saving creates chances and opens the door to all kinds of adventures.
The key to successful saving is setting a goal. Get a pen and paper, and write down how much it costs, then work out how much you can afford to save each week and how long it will take you to reach your goal. It’s important to be realistic (现实的) because you’ll soon get bored if you plan to save every single penny. Some weeks you might decide to save a little more than planned so that you can reach your goals even faster.
To avoid accidentally spending your savings, it’s a good idea to keep them separate from the rest of your money. You could do this by using a money box or a savings account (账户).
When you save your money in a savings account, you have the chance to earn interest (利息). This is money that a bank pays you for leaving the money there. Some parents set up a savings account because they want to put some money away for their kids’ future.
Once you konw about saving, you can set some more bigger goals. Perhaps you want to start saving for university, or you’d like to travel the world when you finish school.
If you’re new to saving, start off by thinking of some fun goals, like taking a vacation or going to a concert. Every penny you save brings you one step close r to reaching your goal—and what could be more exciting than that?
1. What is the key to successful saving?2. How could you avoid accidentally spending your savings?
3. Why do some parents set up a savings account for kids?
4. If you get pocket money from your parents every week, will you consider setting up a savings account or spending it on things you like? Why? Write 30 words or more.
2 . Being green means protecting the environment in our daily life. The best way to do this is buying green products. But how do we know if a product is really green? We need to think about everything of the product.
First, we should look at the materials of the products. Green products are made of natural materials. This is good for our health.
Second, where a product is made and where we buy it are also important. We should try to buy local products, especially food. We can order directly from local farmers. Buying from shops near our homes is also a good idea, because we can go there without driving a car.
Packaging (包装) is another thing we should think about. We should choose products that have glass, paper or other packaging that can be reused or recycled. We should also try to buy products that have less packaging or no packaging at all.
The greenest thing we can do is not to buy unnecessary products. We should only buy things we really need, like food and clothes. If we don’t need something, we should leave it in the shop. This saves money, reduces waste, and helps keep the planet healthy.
All in all, by buying green products, we can help make our planet a better place to live on.
1. According to Paragraph 1, what is the best way to be green?| A．To produce useful products. | B．To know how to be green. |
| C．To shop for green products. | D．To recycle used products. |
| A．it takes shorter time | B．it saves energy |
| C．the food is fresher | D．the food costs less |
| A．Buying only necessary products. | B．Not shopping for anything. |
| C．Shopping for important products. | D．Buying only food and clothes. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
3 . What’s your favourite school subject? Do you love maths? Does English interest you? Or are you more of a scientist? We all have favourite subjects, but what if you studied two or more together instead of learning about each subject separately? That’s exactly how some students in Finland (芬兰) are learning.
When students learn about topics such as world events, they study several subjects together. For example, in a course about World War II, the students study history, geography and maths. Learning about topics, not just one subject, helps students see several points of view. In another course, called “Working in a café”, students study English, communication skills and economics (经济学).
Finnish educators believe students learn better when they work in groups. Working together helps students develop their ability to communicate. At this point, students in Finland don’t spend their whole school day working in groups. They still attend regular classes and study some subjects separately. But Finland is serious about making changes to the school day and to how students learn.
Finnish schools are making this change, because they believe that working together to study topics is better and more challenging for students than working alone or studying only one subject at a time.
In addition, they feel that students who choose to study topics that they care about and to work together with teachers and other students become better learners. They also feel that students who learn in this way are better prepared for jobs.
1. How does the writer start the passage?| A．By comparing facts. | B．By listing numbers. | C．By asking questions. | D．By telling stories. |
①English. ②History. ③Maths. ④Geography.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②③④ |
| A．School s should have separate classrooms and hallways. |
| B．Recent changes in Finnish education are good for students. |
| C．Some students prefer to work alone and not in groups. |
| D．Most Finnish teachers like discussing with students. |
| A．Group Learning in Finland | B．New Learning Methods in Finland |
| C．The Most Popular Subjects in Schools | D．The Important Life Skills for Students |
4 . There’s nothing quite like falling sound asleep after a full day of work. Like people, animals need to rest after working hard. Some animals sleep in water. Others dig holes under the ground. Some even sleep high in trees or under leaves. But they all find a way to rest.
Some animals in the sea sleep in strange ways. Fish sleep with their eyes open. They seem to look ahead far into the sea while they rest. Sea otters sometimes sleep in beds of the plants that grow in the sea. This keeps them from moving away. Parrotfish blow something from their mouths when they are ready to sleep. Then a bubble (气泡) will be formed around them. The bubble protects them from harm while they sleep.
Some animals sleep under the ground. Chipmunks (花粟鼠) sleep curled up (蜷缩) in a ball. Their beds are made of leaves and grass. In winter, they sleep for two weeks and wake up to eat the stored food. Then they go back to sleep for another two weeks before waking up again. Some desert frogs dig underground holes during the hot, dry season. A frog may stay in its hole for months.
High above the ground, monkeys find leafy places in trees each evening before they sleep. The tall trees help to keep monkeys safe during the night. Some insects even sleep under the leaf that will be their next meal. A bee may climb down into a flower to rest. When it climbs out the next morning, it is rested and ready for work.
1. What animals blow bubbles when they sleep?| A．Sea otters. | B．Monkeys. | C．Desert frogs. | D．Parrotfish. |
| A．sleep with their eyes open | B．never sleep curled up in a ball |
| C．wake up now and then in winter | D．don’t eat any food during the winter |
| A．The forest where monkeys sleep safely. |
| B．The animals that sleep above the ground. |
| C．The reason why bees climb down into flowers. |
| D．The ways that keep animals away from danger. |
（①＝Paragraph 1, ②＝Paragraph 2,… ）
A． | B． | C． | D． |
5 . On Earth, sunlight can be covered by clouds and there is no sunlight at night. But in space, the sun shines all the time.
Imagine being able to use energy from the sun all the time. Scientists at Caltech (California Institute of Technology) are working on collecting sunlight in space and sending its energy to Earth. They have created a special tool called MAPLE for this project. MAPLE’s job is to test the idea of sending energy wirelessly(无线地) from space to Earth. It is a lot more difficult because we usually use wires to move electrical energy from one place to another.
To show that MAPLE could work, the scientists did a test. MAPLE sent energy to two devices (设备) 30 cm away in space. The energy was then turned into electricity, MAPLE sent energy to a lab at Caltech. The scientists were able to discover the energy, showing that it’s possible to send energy from the sun to Earth from space.
The scientists at Caltech are now trying to find ways to improve MAPLE. In the future, they hope to launch (发射) many large devices. Each will have huge solar panels (太阳能电池板), along with MAPLE devices to send the energy down to Earth wirelessly.
Using MAPLE, the scientists will be able to send the power to exactly where they want it, either in space or on Earth. Dr. Hajimiri, thinks that one day MAPLE could bring energy to places that need it, helping more people all over the world.
1. What does the underlined word “It “refer to?| A．Being able to use energy. |
| B．Collecting sunlight in space. |
| C．Sending energy to Earth from space. |
| D．Moving electrical energy to another place. |
| A．How the scientists tested MAPLE. |
| B．What problems the scientists faced. |
| C．What the scientists discovered in space. |
| D．How the scientists sent MAPLE to space. |
| A．Add more panels to MAPLE. |
| B．Send more large devices into space. |
| C．Do more scientific tests in the lab at Caltech. |
| D．Turn more energy from MAPLE into electricity. |
| A．It will be widely used soon. |
| B．It will take time to get popular. |
| C．It will be very useful to humans. |
| D．It will be hard for people to accept it. |
6 . In the universe (宇宙), as we know, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes round the sun, and the moon goes round the earth. We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night.
Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun. Big things will look smaller when they are farther, and small things also look bigger when they are nearer,
The sun is bright enough to give out very strong light. The moon can’t give out any light at all, but it looks quite bright too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually (事实上) the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon also because they are farther away from the earth.
There are still many other planets (行星) in the universe. All of them move round the sun. But of all these planets, only on the earth there are living things and people can only live on the earth too. At 9:00 a.m., on October 15th 2003, Chinese pilot (飞行员) Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space.
1. We find the sun ______ than the moon because it is ______ to us.| A．bigger; farther | B．smaller; closer |
| C．bigger; closer | D．smaller; farther |
| A．night | B．day | C．evening | D．Sunday |
| A．On November 15th, 2002. | B．On October 16th, 2003. |
| C．On May 5th, 2004. | D．On October 15th, 2003. |
| A．The moon goes round the earth, and it can’t give out any light at all. |
| B．The moon goes round the sun, and its light is from the sun. |
| C．The sun goes round the earth. |
| D．Only the earth goes round the sun. |
7 . The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad.
 The United Kingdom Celebrations of the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every new year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. |
 The United States The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values. |
 Australia The Spring Festival will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese. |
 Singapore The family dinner on new year’s eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. |
| A．1890 | B．1980 | C．2000 | D．2002 |
| A．say hello to the new year | B．refuse a good chance |
| C．tell others they are alone | D．share different cultures |
| A．fireworks | B．lion dances | C．bridges | D．dragon boat races |
| A．they were born in Singapore |
| B．moved there from other places |
| C．restaurant is far away |
| D．holding it in a restaurant doesn’t have the meaning of the tradition |
8 . Every time when I felt upset or sick, I liked to go to a special place where I could relax myself. It is the club. I joined the club 3 years ago. My sister recommended this place to me. They told me that I could find lots of fun there. It’s near my house and our hospital. I usually stayed there for 2 or 3 hours and went home. I loved the club because I felt comfortable there!
The club only allowed women to be members. I didn’t worry about my privacy. The club was the biggest women’s club in my country where there was a lot of space to do the different activities. You could see a beautiful warm water pool. You could find many big rooms behind the pool. There was a cold room, an exercise room, an MTV center, a message center, and two restaurants.
Everyone knew working in the hospital had many stresses. I needed to find a way to relax myself. It’s the best choice for me. I often took a shower first and then swam for 20 minutes to relax myself. When I finished the exercise, I liked to watch a video and take a short sleep. Although it costs a lot of money to be a club member, I hope I can join the club again after I come back to my country.
1. The underlined word means “_________” in Chinese.| A．购买 | B．推荐 | C．宣传 | D．说明 |
| A．make friends | B．learn singing | C．relax herself | D．be a volunteer |
①watch a video ②take a shower ③take a short sleep ④swim in the warm pool
| A．①②③④ | B．②①③④ | C．①④②③ | D．②④①③ |
| A．Do exercise. | B．Get a message service. | C．Buy clothes. | D．Swim in the pool. |
| A．You can eat meals in the club if you are hungry. |
| B．The writer usually stayed in the club for a whole day. |
| C．The writer worked in a hospital. |
| D．If you are a man, you can’t join the club. |
9 . The Internet is an important part in our everyday life. It’s useful and can bring us much fun, but it can also be dangerous. Do you want to know how to be safe on the Internet? If you do, remember these ideas.
★Use strong special passwords (密码). When you need a password, you should make sure to use a strong special one. A safe password should include a mix of numbers, letters and symbols. You should avoid using the same passwords for different accounts (账户). Never use easy passwords like “123456”. You should never use your personal information as your password. If you use your name or birthday as a password, someone might guess your password easily.
★Don’t tell your personal information to anybody you meet online. The people you meet online might be strange and dangerous. Never tell them your name, address, school or phone number. If they know your school or workplace, they can find you easily. You might get into trouble if they want to hurt you.
★Don’t open emails or documents from people you don’t know. If you see an email from a stranger, don’t open it. You should delete (删除) it right now. If you open the email, your computer might have a virus (病毒). Someone might get your bank account and steal your money easily.
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| Some useful ideas on the Internet safety | |
Use strong special passwords. | Make sure your passwords include Avoid using Never use your personal information as your passwords. |
Don’t tell your personal information to anybody online. | Never tell strangers your name, address, school or phone number. You might |
Refuse strangers. | Delete the unknown ones right now. Protect your computer against a virus. Stop someone from |
Weifang in Shandong province has a long history of making kites. It is known as the birthplace of kites.
According to local artisans (工匠), Weifang kite-making appeared 2000 years ago. At first, they were often used by the army for measuring distance and communication purposes. During the Ming Dynasty (1368 —1644), kites started to be popular among ordinary people as entertainment.
Made from bamboo and decorated with traditional Chinese paintings, Weifang kite-making was included in the national-level intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) lists in 2006. The International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang every year since 1984.
Yang Hongwei, 56, is an inheritor (传承人) of the Weifang kite-making skills. She was born in a kite-making family. Yang often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in her grandfather’s workshop.
Having a special connection with kites, Yang learned the skills from her grandfather at the age of 16. After she had practiced the skills for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992.
On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common shapes like butterflies and swallows (燕子), but also some prints telling ancient Chinese tales and history. For example, she once made a kite showing a phoenix (凤凰) head lined with pictures of 50 famous women in Chinese history on each side.
In her spare time, she also travels to different countries including Germany, Australia, the US and New Zealand to tell people about Chinese stories seen on kites and the traditional ways of making kites.
“I’m an inheritor of the culture. It is also an important job of mine to spread the heritage around the world and onto the next generation,” she said.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Is Weifang in Shandong province known as the birthplace of kites?
2. What were the kites used for at first?
3. When was Weifang kite-making included in the national-level intangible cultural heritage lists?
4. How long had Yang practiced kite-making skills before she opened her first shop?
5. What do you think of Yang’s job? (Give two points.)
