It’s always said that reading is good for teenagers. Have you ever really thought why that’s true? Here are some good points of reading.
Improving language skills.
Reading can help you study grammar, vocabulary and so on. It’s very helpful for you to build up the knowledge of the language. Besides, the more you read, the more quickly you’ll find the information you want in the books.
Providing fun and relaxation.
Reading books takes you to a new world where you can forget tiredness and fear. You can give a new ending to the story, or even imagine you’re the main character of the story. That will give you much relaxation and improve your imagination.
Improving computer skills.
Reading through the computer is becoming more and more popular. You can find any kind of information on the Internet. Surfing the Internet can help you develop computer skills that you’ll need at school and in the future life.
Knowing the outside world.
Books can tell you about people from other parts of the world. Through books, you can learn what happened in the past and what is happening around the world.
Increasing social skills.
Books are good teachers, so reading good books can teach you how to be successful and how to deal with bad situations. It’s easier for you to find your ways.
1. How many good points of reading are mentioned in the passage?(Only one word)2. What can reading help you do according to the second good point of reading?(No more than ten words)
3. Where can you find any kind of information?(No more than three words)
4. 请将划线句子译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
Sonia: My birthday is on February twenty-fifth.
Ms Lee: February twenty-fifth. Alright, and when is Bills birthday?
Sonia: Bill’s birthday is on June second.
Ms Lee: And what about Tom? When is his birthday?
Somia: His birthday is on January tenth.
Ms Lee: OK. And how about Robert and Nick? When is their birthday?
Sonia: They’re twins, so they have the same birthday. Their birthday is on October thirtieth.
Ms Lee: Right, October thirtieth. Is that all?
Sonia: Ms Lee, when is your birthday?
MsLee: Ah, my birthday is on April first.
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3 . Helen and Linda are good friends. They are in the same class. They go to school five days a week. And they have seven classes a day. They take eight subjects. After school, they play volleyball.
The two girls’ mother are friends, too. They like sports. So they can play sports with the two girls on the weekend(在周末). Linda’s mother likes tennis and Helen’s mother likes tennis, too. Can the two girls play tennis? Sure, they play it well. The four friends always play tennis in the morning, and watch TV in the afternoon. It is relaxing! The two girls like eating fruit. They like apples, strawberries and oranges. But they don’t like pears. After playing tennis, their mothers always make some fruit salad for them.
What good friends they are!
1. Helen and Linda are ________.(1) cousins (2) classmates (3)sisters (4)friends
| A．(1) (3) | B．(2) (3) | C．(2) (4) | D．(1) (2) |
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Seven | D．Eight |
| A．Apples | B．Pears | C．Strawberries | D．Oranges |
| A．The two girls’ mothers always go to school with their daughters. |
| B．The two girls’ mothers only watch sports on TV on weekends. |
| C．The two girls’ mothers always play tennis on weekends. |
| D．Helen and Linda don’t like to play tennis with their mothers. |
| A．Four Good Friends | B．Helen and Linda |
| C．Fruit Salad | D．Our Mothers |
4 . It is reported that some developed countries have shipped broken parts of computers to China. Such a thing can be found almost every day although it is against international laws. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones sent from Japan. Things like these are called electronic waste, or e-waste. Dealing with them is not an easy job because dangerous poisons like mercury（汞）and lead（铅）can be found in them. Every time an old computer breaks down, it needs to be dealt with safely. But at present, broken computer parts are usually buried. It may be hundreds of years before they are really gone in the earth.
Many places in China are polluted by e-waste. Guiyu in Guangdong Province is one of them. This town is named as "the e-waste capital of the world". It has to deal with 1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year, from which it makes 75 million yuan. But it comes at a cost. Many of the poisons in e-waste find their way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and chemical water is poured into rivers. Greenpeace, an environmental group, has found the air, the earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted. The Chinese government wants the country to develop, but in a way that doesn't do harm to the environment and people's life. This year, China passed a new environmental protection law, the strictest one we have ever had. Computer companies like Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers. This is because the companies that make computers know best how to deal with them safely. Hopefully, the problem with e-waste will be solved in the near future.
1. The e-waste found in Hong Kong last month was from .| A．France | B．Japan | C．Germany | D．Australia |
| A．焚烧 | B．降解 | C．回收 | D．掩埋 |
| A．is the e-capital of the world |
| B．has serious e-waste pollution |
| C．deals with the e-waste safely |
| D．spends much money on e-waste |
| A．tried to change people's life |
| B．closed some computer companies |
| C．made a new environmental protection law |
| D．asked people to hand in their old computers |
| A．the ways to deal with e-waste | B．the cost of burning e-waste |
| C．the e-waste problem in China | D．the need to pass a law against e-waste |
5 . The best way to pass exams is to work hard every day.You may not pass an exam if you work hard only a few days before the exam.
If you are getting ready for an English exam，try to revise the words first. You can read the words more and practice more. If you are getting ready for a maths test，do more exercises.
Before you start the exam，read the questions carefully. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you finish your exam，read your answers once more，correct the mistakes (错误) if there are any and make sure that you don’t miss anything out.
1. The best way to pass exams is ________.| A．to work hard every day |
| B．to read stories in English |
| C．to read the questions carefully |
| D．to read your answers loudly |
| A．correct the mistakes |
| B．try to revise the words |
| C．do more exercises |
| D．read the questions carefully |
| A．to read English words |
| B．to work hard every day |
| C．to speak English as much as possible (尽可能) |
| D．to work hard only a few days before the exam |
| A．read your answers |
| B．correct the mistakes |
| C．write the meaning of each question |
| D．read the questions carefully |
| A．work hard every day |
| B．read the questions carefully |
| C．do more exercises |
| D．All of the above |
Antarctica (南极洲) is the coldest, driest and windiest place on our planet. What would it be like to live and work there? On Oct. 15th, 2019, 50 Chinese scientists set sail from Shenzhen, heading for Antarctica. This was our country's 36th Antarctic expedition. The ship, Xuelong 2, is the first icebreaker made in China. Xuelong 2 is one of the world's best research icebreakers.
It can sail to any place around the world in one trip without refueling (加燃料). It can work in temperatures as low as -30%℃. It is the first in the world to use two-way ice-breaking technology, which means that it can break the ice while moving forward or backward.
Because of Antarctica's special environment, scientists from around the world have been there to do studies for many years. The study of Antarctica's geology (地质) is also important. Rock in Antarctica can tell scientists what the weather was like a long time ago. And they can help scientists understand how the earth has changed over time. There are also many wild animals, such as penguins and seals. Scientists can learn how animals live in cold places by studying them.
As we all know, life in Antarctica is not easy－it's cold and sometimes dangerous. But scientists say it's still quite fun. For example, some scientists study how penguins walk, what they eat and why they move from one place to another. They are excited to see the cute animals playing around. They hope their studies can help protect them.
Xuelong 2 finished its tasks and returned to Shanghai on April 22, 2020.
1. How many Chinese scientists headed for Antarctica on Oct 15th, 2019?| A．Fifteen. | B．Nineteen. | C．Fifty. | D．Two hundred. |
| A．the first icebreaker made in the world | B．the first in the world to use two-way ice-breaking technology |
| C．one of the best research icebreakers in China | D．the second icebreaker made in China |
| A．how the weather has changed | B．the geology and wild animals |
| C．the original plants | D．how the rock disappeared |
| A．Not easy but still quite fun. | B．Dangerous and boring. |
| C．Hard and dangerous. | D．Safe but quite tiring. |
| A．In mid-March 2020. | B．In late March 2020. |
| C．In mid-April 2020. | D．In late April 2020. |
7 . Elephants have very strong legs. Their legs are like trees. They usually walk slowly because they are so big, but they walk very quietly.
Wild elephants living in the jungle(丛林) usually stay together in big families. Usually one old elephant leads them. The others follow their leader. They usually move about at night, looking for food. In the hot daytime, they go to sleep in the cool shade of the trees. Elephants are kind animals. When one of them is hurt and cannot pull itself to its feet, the other elephants lift it up and help it to walk.
Some people say that elephants never forget. They remember people who are kind or bad to them.
1. Elephants usually walk slowly because .| A．they are very big | B．they are quiet |
| C．they are very strong | D．they want to eat leaves along the way |
| A．in the zoo | B．in the suburbs | C．in the jungle | D．in the cities |
| A．lift it up and help it to walk | B．run away as soon as possible |
| C．kill it immediately | D．carry it to a safe place |
| A．there is no leader | B．the youngest elephant leads them |
| C．there is a leader | D．not all the elephants follow their leader |
| A．It may not remember you and walk away. |
| B．It may kick(踢) you or do something to hurt you. |
| C．It may eat the food you give it. |
| D．It may let you take photos with it. |
8 . Carpooling (拼车) for School
In the UK, students often carpool. When your school doesn't have a school bus and your home is not near, you can carpool. Usually three or four students go to school in the same car. Their parents take turns (轮流) in taking the students in their cars.
The students have to be on time, because nobody wants to be late for class. If you are in the car and wait (等) for a friend for a long time, you will be unhappy. Your friends will feel the same way when you let them wait. Students learn a great lesson—to be on time.
Carpooling | |
| Where | In the |
| Who | Three or four |
| Why | 1. Some schools don't have a school 2. Some students don't live |
| A great lesson | To be |
9 . In China, children like to make promises by hooking pinkies(勾手指) with each other and saying, “A pinkie promise must be kept for 100 years.” Then, they may press their thumbs together to complete the promise. Sometimes, couples will hook pinkies and promise to be together forever.
There are many theories(推测) on the beginning of the pinkie promise. Some say it comes from a nursery rhyme. Others say it was introduced from the Westborn out of a love story where a man and a woman hooked fingers.
One theory is that it may have something to do with the role of fingers in Chinese culture. The Chinese character for “finger” also means “aim(旨)” (referring to people's thoughts). So hooking fingers can be seen as the exchanging of thoughts.
Therefore, the fingers play an important role in making an oath(盟约): they can not only be used to complete a promise, but also be cut for making a blood oath. When someone swears(发誓) to heaven, they use their fingers to point to the sky.
Generally, hooking fingers means making a serious promise. In some gangster(黑帮) movies, a person who breaks a promise may have his little finger cut off!
Of course, this kind of thing is not very likely to happen in real life. But we can still see how important “pinkie promises” can be.
1. What does the passage mainly tell us?| A．Where “hooking pinkies” first came from. | B．There are many theories on “hooking pinkies”. |
| C．A “pinkie promise” is important in real life. | D．What happens in some gangster movies. |
| A．By pointing to the sky. | B．By saying words to each other. |
| C．By pressing their thumbs together. | D．By seeing a gangster movie. |
| A．Being together forever. | B．Making a blood oath. |
| C．Making a serious promise. | D．Swearing to heaven. |
| A．Don't Make a “Pinkie Promise” | B．Don't Break a “Pinkie Promise” |
| C．“Pinkie Promises” Are Popular | D．“Pinkie Promises” Are Dangerous |
10 . Now, it seems that artificial intelligence (人工智能) is becoming more and more popular in our life, and it has greatly influenced the ways we live, work and play. Can you imagine that you can play table tennis with a robot one day?
Recently, a scientist has invented a special robot that can be a table tennis coach. That means people can practice table tennis not only with humans but also with a robot.
Named Forpheus, the smart table tennis robot is quite special. It can study the movements of human players and the speeds of the ball. In this way, it can exactly judge (判断) the players’ skill levels (水平). Then it uses the information to change the ways to play. If the players are just beginners, Forpheus will play in a slow and easy way, but if the players are better ones, the robot will play in a faster and more difficult way. What’s more, while playing, it encourages players to try their best with words like “Good job!”, “Come on!” and so on. At the same time, it gives some good advice to improve their skills. So it is both a good partner and a clever coach.
Science and technology is developing quickly these days and it’s hard to imagine what will happen in the future. “In the next 20 years, it will be possible that one robot teaches another to play table tennis or even invents another one!” Takuoya, the inventor of the robot, said.
1. The robot can judge the skill levels of human players exactly.2. Forpheus is the name of the inventor of the robot.
3. One robot will probably teach another to play table tennis in the future.
4. The robot can encourage the human players, but it can’t give advice.
