1 . Travelling is interesting. There are many ways to travel: by plane, by train, by ship or by car. Let’s see what people think of these ways.
My favourite way of travelling is by car. I can bring my pet dog together. I can travel three hundred miles or only fifty miles a day. I can stop at a good restaurant to enjoy a good meal or at a hotel to spend the night. —Greg |
I love travelling by train best! It’s very exciting. I travelled to most of the countries in Europe in 5 months by train. It’s the best way to talk with local people and make new friends on the way. Trains even make the longest trip enjoyable. Travelling by train is just like a big moving party. —Grace |
I like travelling by ship. It is a very great way to spend a holiday. I can go to parties and watch movies on the ship, and enjoy the blue sky and clear water. —Eliza |
Planes are my favourite. It’s the fastest way of travelling. I can quickly get to another country. The seats on the planes are very comfortable. I can have something to drink and eat. I can also read some free magazines and newspapers. —Danny |
1. How many ways of travelling are talked about in the passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. |
| A．Greg. | B．Grace. | C．Eliza. |
| A．Enjoyable. | B．Slow. | C．Boring. |
| A．Because he can make new friends. |
| B．Because the food is delicious. |
| C．Because it’s the fastest way. |
| A．A science report. | B．A story book. | C．A travel magazine. |
Spring Festival is coming. You will buy new clothes and a lot of food. There are always some old clothes you don’t want. And there is always some food you can’t eat. What can you do? Send them to the two places.
Wall of Kindness (友善之墙)
You can see Wall of Kindness in many cities now, like Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen and Qingdao. People hang (悬挂) their old clothes on the wall. Poor people can take them away. You can always see jackets, sweaters, trousers and coats on the wall.
Share Fridge (共享冰箱)
China has its first Share Fridge. It’s in Shanghai. There is a lot of food in it, like cakes. The food is from some restaurants and stores. People don’t need to buy the food because it’s free. They can take it home.
1. The underlined word “them” refers to (指的是) ________.| A．clothes | B．cakes | C．fridges |
| A．some birthday cakes | B．an English book | C．a pair of old trousers |
| A．China has its first Share Fridge in Xiamen. |
| B．People who need the clothes on the wall can take them away. |
| C．People have to pay for (为……付款) the food in Share Fridge. |
| A．helpful | B．tidy | C．healthy |
| A．Wall of Kindness | B．Share Fridge | C．Do something for others |
3 .
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| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. |
| A．learn Japanese | B．reduce waste | C．cover the news |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．A storybook. | B．A website. | C．A travel guide. |
| A．show a result | B．have a discussion | C．provide some information |
4 . We all know that the computers changed our life in the 1980s and the Internet changed our life in the 1990s. Can you predict(预期) that the robots will change our life in the new century(世纪)? It’s not a dream to have a robot in every home in the future.
Now, robots are able to help people do some housework. They can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people and some other things.
It is really funny to have a cooking robot. It can cook all the dishes on the menu(菜单). What you only need to do is just choosing your favourite dish and waiting for two to four minutes. That’s so cool!
In the future, the robot will be a home helper. He can look after us like a nurse, protect(保护) us like a policeman or give us lesson like a teacher. He will become parts of our family and help us any time.
We all look forward to the new robot age.
1. ________ changed our life in the 1990s.| A．The robots | B．The computers | C．The Internet |
| A．发明 | B．手术 | C．修理 |
| A．difficult | B．cool | C．funny |
| A．a home helper | B．a teacher | C．a nurse |
| A．a funny cooking robot | B．the Internet age | C．the robots age |
5 . Welcome to my hometown (家乡). It’s a newest city near a river. But it is smaller than the other cities. It is very quiet, clean and nice. So most people think it is a good place. When you come to my hometown, I will show you around a big and beautiful park. It is in the center of the city. It is my favorite place. I usually go to the park on Sundays with my family or friends. Many people exercise in it every day. Kids can play sports or play games in it, too. There are pay phones, a supermarket, a market and restaurant near it. The library is open from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm every day. People can read books, watch video (录像带) and learn new things in it. People can buy things in the supermarket and market. If people are hungry, they can go to the restaurants for a meal. Do you like my hometown?
根据短文内容,按要求完成下列各题。
1. Is the writer’s hometown bigger than any other city?（根据短文内容回答问题）
2. Why do most people think the city is a good place?（根据短文内容回答问题）
3. The library is open from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm every day.（对划线部分提问，每空一词。）
4. According to the passage, the big and beautiful park is in
5. In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to (指代)
6 . Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not as hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.
You can start outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet new friends. Smile (笑) more, and usually they will return (回报) your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you make interesting talks, you should read news in newspaper and prepare (准备) your ideas, or surf the Internet for information (信息) and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to be more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step (步). Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you can make new friends there and then you can get more outgoing.
1. You should start to be outgoing with your ________.| A．parents | B．teachers | C．best friends |
| A．How old are you? | B．What’s your name? | C．How is it going? |
| A．talking | B．going out | C．playing |
| A．more outgoing | B．healthier | C．more serious |
| A．Being outgoing is really difficult. |
| B．Being outgoing is good for our lives. |
| C．Being outgoing helps people have more fun. |
7 . Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak every day. In fact, sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language. In a way, it is — the language of science. You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story; you should not expect to read it easily and all at once. Instead, you may have to read it several times through, catching on the meaning of difficult words, going back over difficult sentences, and finally putting the whole thing together. Do not be discouraged if the whole passage don’t make sense to you at first. You need to pick it apart patiently until you can understand it.
These are the steps to follow when you are reading something difficult:
1. Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that doesn’t make sense to you.
2. When a sentence doesn’t make sense, go back and read it again more slowly.
3. Look for any word you don’t know in the sentence. Try to understand their meanings using word parts and context clues(上下文线索). If necessary, look them up in the dictionary.
4. Look at the next few sentences to see if they explain more about the sentence you are working on. Do not read very much farther ahead until you understand what is being said.
5. Finally, read the sentence again. Try to put it into simpler words.
6. Read through the passage once. Try to understand all the hard parts well. Then read the whole passage once more at a usual speed. This helps you to put all ideas together.
The stops sound a lot harder than they are. It is really just the normal way good readers understand anything that is difficult to read. After you have done the best you can this way, you should always feel free to ask for help from your teacher, if you have one.
1. The underlined phrase “run into” means ___________.| A．work out | B．come across | C．look into | D．pass by |
| A．we should look up new words before reading |
| B．it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage |
| C．the six steps are helpful in learning spoken English |
| D．interesting stories help readers to improve their English |
| A．steps of studying science | B．difficulties in reading science |
| C．ways of reading science passages | D．researches on science and English |
The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it!
The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.
In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.
Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.
So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!
1. The Earth gives us __________.| A．food | B．rubbish |
| C．chemicals | D．pollution |
| A．water and grass are polluted |
| B．plastic and wood become food |
| C．other animals and plants get food |
| D．metal and glass stay in the ground |
| A．put metal in the ground | B．use more wood |
| C．keep frogs in the water | D．make less rubbish |
9 . In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.
The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.
Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.
1. The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.| A．the difference between to two blood types |
| B．the relationship between the two blood types |
| C．the influence of blood type on one’s behavior |
| D．the connection between personality and blood type |
| A．It was lightly believed. | B．It was brought to them. |
| C．They liked and accepted it. | D．They stole the idea from others |
| A．Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory. |
| B．The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s. |
| C．The blood-type personality theory is about blood type. |
| D．People don’t change their personality to match the theory. |
| A．Is the blood-type theory poplar? | B．Is the personality changeable? |
| C．Is it in your blood? | D．Is it in you mind? |
In the past sixteen years, Project Hope has raised about 3 billion yuan from people at home and abroad. It has paid for the education of 2.5 million poor students and sent 2.3 million students to high schools. Minmin comes from a poor family. She has received help from Project Hope. Without the help of project Hope, she couldn’t go on her studies. Project Hope changes her life. She has been a college student for two years. With the money, Project Hope has built thousands of schools and libraries and trained 2300 teachers. But 40 million children from poor families still need help, so Project Hope still has a lot of work to do.
1. Project Hope is a social service program to _______________.
| A．help homeless people | B．help poor students | C．help disable children |
| A．in 1998 | B．14 years ago | C．in the past sixteen years |
| A．Project Hope | B．her classmates | C．her teachers |
| A．Project Hope has raised money to build ring roads. |
| B．Project Hope has raised money from Home and abroad. |
| C．Project Hope has trained 2.5 million teachers. |
| A．tell us what Project Hope does |
| B．tell us how poor China is |
| C．raise money |
