1 . Are your parents often argue with you? Or you always disagree with your parents. Maybe the relationships between you and your parents are terrible. It’s difficult to make your home a happy and healthy place. In fact, you can change the situations by the following ways.

Respect (尊重)

It’s important to show your respect and care about your parents’ feelings. Though you have disagreements (分歧), at least try to understand whatever they are trying to tell you. You shouldn’t keep your own thoughts only.

Communication     

You can communicate with your parents in a polite way. You may not get what you want, but explaining your thoughts calmly and rationally (理性的) may show your parents that you are no longer a kid, not just a kid.

Trust     

How can your parents build trust in you? It depends on what you do. For example, if you get home late without calling first, next time your parents may not believe you. To earn (赢得) their trust, you must pay attention to the ways you do things instead of fighting with them. It will make your life much easier.

Taking time together   

Some teens find that sharing time together can build trust and communication. Your parents may be interested in going shopping, hanging out and playing cards with you. Spending time together will drive away the “black cloud” hanging over your home.

Your parents give all their love to you. Why not try these actively to own a happy family as you want?

Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.

There are four good     1     to improve the relationships between you and your parents．
Respect Think about your parents’     2     more. Show your respect to them. At least find out what they are trying to tell you．	Communication Express your thoughts in a     3     way．Let them know you are not just a kid．
Trust You must pay attention to the ways you do things instead of fighting all the time to have an     4     life．	Taking time together You can get a chance to build trust and communication by sharing     5     together. You will have a happy family．

2 . 5G is coming. 5G is the 5th generation (代) network. It is a new network after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G. It can connect everyone and everything together. 5G networks cover many cities in China. 5G means super-fast data speed. One can download a two-hour movie for fewer than 10 seconds, and it is making our lives more and more convenient.

       5G will make self-driving cars possible. For safety, self-driving cars need super-fast data transmission (传输) to communicate with their nearby environment. 5G is just what makes self-driving cars achieve this. Even airplanes will become “smart” in the near future. Passengers can use 5G networks in the air to connect to the Internet and can order for food and drinks.

5G is a big help for students who take online classes. Many people live in poor areas in the world where there are no schools. But with 5G, this changes. Students all over the world are able to see places like the Great Wall without leaving their rooms.

It’s also easier for doctors to treat patients remotely by 5G. It means caring for patients from far away.

The facts listed above are only a part of what is 5G. With 5G, many things do not seem like dreams coming of 5G.

Choose the best choice from A、B or C according to the passage.
1. How long may it take to download a two-hour movie with 5G?

A．15 seconds.

B．8 seconds.

C．10 minutes.

2. The underlined word “remotely” means “_______”.

A．distantly/far

B．closely

C．quickly

3. 5G makes the following things more and more popular EXCEPT _______.

A．self-driving cars

B．online classes

C．hospitals without doctors

4. About 5G, what is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A．To be used freely.

B．Super-fast data speed.

C．To connect everyone and everything together.

5. What might be the best title for the passage?

A．How to use 5G

B．5G is not safe

C．5G can change our life in the future

3 . Blind boxes have become popular in China these days. When you buy one, you never know exactly what you’re going to find inside. Some people think this is the reason that makes them fun to buy.

However, blind boxes can encourage risky behavior. If you really want the toy from a blind box, you might not get it in the first box that you buy. So you buy another box, hoping that you will get the toy you want. Then you buy another, and another. Pretty soon, you’ve spent all your money. That sounds like gambling (赌博) to people.

It’s okay to buy a blind box once in a while. But we have to be careful not to get addicted (上瘾的) to the feeling of gambling that blind boxes provide. Part of growing up is learning self-control. If you can stop yourself from spending all your pocket money on things like blind boxes, you will be better prepared to keep yourself away from risky behavior as an adult.

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. You never know what’s inside a blind box when you buy one.
2. You can get what you want from the blind box all the time.
3. It’s impossible to spend all your money on blind boxes, if you don’t stop buying them.
4. Learning self-control can help us stay away from risky behavior.
5. The main idea of this passage is to tell us never to buy blind boxes.

8 . On a summer day in 1948, a Swiss (瑞士的) man named George de Mestral took his dog for a walk in the mountains. After they came home, George discovered that he and his dog were both covered with burrs (带芒刺的小果实).

As an engineer, George naturally began to wonder how exactly the burrs stuck to his dog and his clothes. Then he paid careful attention to looking at them under a microscope (显微镜). He found that the burrs had very tiny hooks (钩子), which allowed them to catch on to things like clothes. George realized that he could use this finding to create a new way to fasten (扣紧) things.

As so often, it is a very long journey from the first idea to the final product. It was easy to find materials that could stick together, but finding materials that would continue to do so after years of use was not easy. George tested a very large number of different materials and production methods. After years of research and work, he invented what is known today as Velcro (魔术贴). In 1955 George started Velcro Industries to turn his idea into a product. In a few years, the product became popular around the world.

Today Velcro is used everywhere. It’s used in backpacks, jackets, wallets, children’s toys, etc. It even turns up in places you wouldn’t expect. For example, Velcro has been used by NASA for astronauts’ suits. The product was also used to hold the heart together during the very first artificial heart transplant   (人工心脏移植).

Complete the summary of the passage above with one word for each blank.

George de Mestral was an engineer from Switzerland. One day in 1948, after coming back from the mountains, he found some burrs on his clothes and his dog. Then he     1     looked at them under a microscope. He found that tiny hooks on the burrs made the burrs catch on to things like clothes. Then George had the     2     of creating a new way to fasten things. It was hard to find     3     that could stick together after years of use. George managed to do that by     4     many different materials and production methods. Finally, he invented Velcro and made it a popular product. Now, Velcro is used everywhere, even in     5     places.

9 . Match the information according to what you read.
1. Ken worries that there will be less and less space on the ground if people keep on building houses. It’s bad for human to cut down so many trees for houses.
2. Cindy is interested in houses with new technology, because it takes less time and costs less to build this kind of house. And it is better for the environment.
3. Carrie lives near the sea. Sometimes her house will be blown down by the strong wind. She really hopes that her house can be kept away from the wind.
4. Mary’s son is a super ball fan. He’s crazy about ball games. He even dreams he can live in a ball.
5. Nancy is an environmental protection member. She hopes that she can build some houses with used things like plastic, bottles and so on.

A．Some scientists are trying to turn used plastic into bricks (砖). These bricks are designed well and can be used to build houses for the poor in some parts of the world.

B．Some people live in windy places. Big winds can blow houses down. A dome (圆顶) house is able to let the wind go around it. There’s no wind in a dome house, so it’s safer in a fire.

C．Scientists have made a house that can walk. The house has six legs. It can walk over any ground. When it walks, six legs are always on the ground. A walking house would be great if there’s a flood (洪水) or a fire.

D．The 3D printed houses will be made by ICON Company. They can print a 60-square-metre house in just 12 to 24 hours. The walls of the house look like cream. Each house costs $10,000．The materials can be used again.

E．A tree house doesn’t use any space on the ground. No trees have to be cut down to make room for these houses. And the house can be built in the shape of a bee nest (蜂巢). Such a house doesn’t take long to move to a new place.

F．Some houses have been made in a shape like a ball. The walls, ceiling (天花板) and floor are all in a house with this shape. The wind moves around the outside of the house. Ball-shaped houses can be hung from things or float (漂流) on water.

10 . 任务型阅读

Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, .most students don’t know how to take notes.

If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat them.

Don’t try to write down every word in class, or you might miss some important points. Some students really learn better with the help of these notes.

Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you’ve missed. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.

Comparing your notes with your classmates can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.

1. Note-taking can help you do well in all your schoolwork and ________ when you are studying.
2. Different teachers do things differently. Some of them may ________ some important points instead of writing them down.
3. If you always try to write down every word in class, you might/will miss ________.
4. It is helpful for you and your classmates to ________.
5. What does this passage mainly tell students?     
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