1 . A lot of people play sports, but very few people become sports professionals (专家). If sports aren’t going to be your future the next day? Wouldn’t it be better to forget sports and only pay attention to (关注) your lessons? In fact, there are a lot of reasons to play sports.
First of all, sports are a great way to exercise. Exercising keeps you healthy and strong. It also helps you stay in a good condition (状态). When you exercise, your body makes endorphins (安多芬).
Also, sports teach young people how to communicate (交流) and work as a team. They teach young people to respect (尊重) their teammates, he or she may have fewer problems. This is because sports teach people about rules. They also teach people that if they work hard, they might succeed.
Another good way of sports is that they make people leave their houses. These days, a lot of people spend too much time watching television and playing video games. When you play sports, you go outside and exercise in the sun. You take in fresh air. All of these things are important.
Maybe you’re not going to become a sports professional, but that doesn’t matter, sports will help you become a better and happier person.
1. Which of the following is true about sports?| A．When our body makes endorphins (安多芬), we will get angry easily. |
| B．If young people do more sports, they will have more problems. |
| C．When doing sports, we should respect everyone in the game. |
| D．More indoor exercise can bring people happiness and health. |
| A．Reports. | B．Sports. | C．Problems. | D．Rules. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
2 . Mike is a student in Class One, Grade Eight. He is 1.50 meters tall, but he is over 70 kg. He think he is too fat. He wants to get thinner. Here is his plan for it.
Food ·Never eat fries or chocolate. ·Just have two apples for lunch. ·Eat less meat. ·Eat fish only once two weeks. ·Have some rice and vegetables for supper. | Exercise ·Walk to school every day. ·Run for an hour every morning on the playground. ·Swim in the gym once a week. ·Play football or basketball for half an hour after school every day. ·Go mountain climbing once two weeks. |
1. Mike thinks he is ________.
| A．tall | B．fat | C．thin | D．short |
| A．two apples | B．some bread | C．some vegetables | D．some rice |
| A．Every day. | B．Once a month. | C．Twice a week. | D．Once two weeks. |
| A．By bus. | B．By subway. | C．On foot. | D．By car. |
| A．One hour. | B．Twenty minutes. | C．Half an hour. | D．Thirteen minutes. |
3 . Ink wash painting, Peking Opera, paper cutting...what happens if we use these traditional art styles in animation (动画片制作)?
In fact, Chinese animators have been working on this. Their works are full of Chinese flavor and let audiences (观众) see what makes a classic.
Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy (《小蝌蚪找妈妈》), which came out in 1960, is China’s first ink wash animation. You can enjoy its 4 K edition (修复的高清版本), the animators drew all the animals, plants and rocks in the film with ink and brush.Though it’s only about 15 minutes long, it took lots of work.
The Legend of Sealed Book (《天书奇谈》）, a cartoon film that first came out in 1983, also uses ink wash painting for its backgrounds. It borrows other arts (化妆) used in Peking Opera inspired the looks of the characters. It helps show their personalities. Lovely boy Dansheng looks like wawasheng, roles for kids in Peking Opera. A fox wears huadan makeup to make her more attractive (小丑).
It shows Chinese artist’s goals in animation—unique (奇特的), funny and beautiful.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “flavor” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
| A．滋味 | B．特色 | C．品味 |
①the makeup used in Peking Opera
②paper cutting
③modern art styles
④high definition (清晰度) technology
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．②③④ |
| A．the dark side of each characters. |
| B．the backgrounds of different characters. |
| C．the personalities of different characters. |
| A．Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy, the first cartoon film that came out in 1960, can be watched on any video platform. |
| B．Qi Baishi, the great artist, joined in drawing the animals |
| C．To be unique, funny and beautiful is Chinese artist’s goal in animation. |
| A．Mixing Cartoons with Tradition. |
| B．Artists Who Made a Classic. |
| C．Some Examples of Classic Cartoons. |
4 . In Germany, if children want to ride bikes by themselves on the road, they have to pass a test. The test is quite like our driving test.
First, the students have 30 classes about how to ride bikes safely on the road. Each student has a book. The book tells them how to keep safe on the road, how to keep others safe and what to do if they get hurt.
After the classes, the students will have two written tests. Then they will do some riding practice at school. Some policemen will come to give them some help.
At last, the students will have a test on the road. If they can pass the test, they can get a bike license. Then they can ride on the road.
We all know German people are very careful. We can see this from their riding test for the students. The students learn useful riding skills, and at the same time they learn the spirit (精神) of the country.
1. In Germany, children must________ before they can ride bikes on the road.| A．get a bike license | B．finish middle school |
| C．get a driving license | D．reach the age of 16 |
①Have classes about riding bikes. ②Have a test on the road.
③ Have two written tests. ④Do some riding practice at school.
| A．④③①② | B．①④②③ | C．①③④② | D．①③②④ |
| A．German people are not careful on the road. |
| B．Policemen will help the students have a test on the road. |
| C．Students will get useful riding skills after the test. |
| D．Students have to read 30 books for the test. |
| A．品牌 | B．执照 | C．车程 | D．车牌 |
5 .
| My name is Mary and I have a cat Custard. She is two years old. She’s from my friend Ann. Custard is yellow and white and she likes fish best. She is cute. She likes playing with me at home. |
| I’m Tony. My pet’s name is Alex. He is a brown dog from my cousin. Alex is one year old. His favorite food is meat. He is very smart. He likes taking a walk with me in the evening. |
| My name is Tom. I have a three-year-old pig (猪). His name is Piggy. He’s from my uncle. Piggy is black and vegetables are his favorite food. He is lazy and he sleeps all day. |
| I’m Laura. I have a beautiful bird, Polly. Polly is green and yellow and she is four years old. She’s from my grandpa. She likes apples best. She can say “Hello” and “Goodbye”. |
1. What’s Custard’s favorite food?
| A．Meat. | B．Fish. | C．Apples. |
| A．Tony’s cousin. | B．Tom’s uncle. | C．Laura’s grandpa. |
| A．cute | B．lazy | C．smart |
| A．Brown. | B．Yellow and white. | C．Green and yellow. |
| A．Custard can say “Hello”. |
| B．Alex likes taking a walk. |
| C．Piggy is two years old. |
6 . In China, birthday food is noodles. One year old is a very important age in China. Families usually invite a lot of relatives and friends to the birthday party. They decorate (装饰) the house with red paper. In China, red means something happy and that brings good luck to everyone. Some Chinese families let the baby tell its own fortune (命运) on his or her birthday. They sit the baby among some things, like a coin, a pen or a book, and watch what the baby grabs (抓取). A baby that grabs a coin might become rich in the future; a baby that grabs a book might become a teacher; a baby that grabs a pen might become a writer.
1. What do Chinese usually eat on the birthday day?| A．Noodles. | B．Rice. | C．Dumplings. | D．Bread. |
| A．One month old. | B．One hundred days old. | C．One year old. | D．Two years old. |
| A．下属 | B．亲戚 | C．领导 | D．邻居 |
| A．Green paper. | B．Green cloth. | C．Red cloth. | D．Red paper. |
| A．A rich man. | B．A teacher. | C．A doctor. | D．A writer. |
7 . In the world today, pollution is one of the worst effects (影响) made by people. Pollution is just around us. Because of different human activities, the different kinds of pollution have terrible effects on people’s life.
Air Pollution
Air is becoming dirty because of some bad things. Some human activities make the air around us become dirtier and dirtier. As a result, sometimes, we can’t see the clear sky for days, even more than a week. The terrible air makes rain become dreadful (可怕的) for fishes, birds and other animals. Even some trees and flowers die because of it.
Water Pollution
When dirty polluted water goes into rivers or lakes, it’s directly called water pollution. _▲_ This pollution can do harm to living things. Almost all the living things that depend on the water may become ill, even lose their lives.
Noise Pollution
Noise pollution is becoming more serious in cities now. This pollution is caused by many things like cars and loud music. Many old people dance to loud music in the open air here and there. It makes the people around fail to have a good rest and sleep.
Please think about the question—what can we do to stop polluting the world?
1. Which of the following about the effect of air pollution was not mentioned in the text? ________| A．People can’t see the blue sky. |
| B．Some animals can’t live easily. |
| C．Some trees and flowers die. |
| D．People can’t breathe. |
| A．This kind of pollution is bad for our lungs (肺). |
| B．So we should drive less in our daily life. |
| C．This kind of pollution is mainly caused by factories. |
| D．And we can’t sleep well at night because of it. |
| A．When to protect our environment. |
| B．Where to find different kinds of pollution. |
| C．How to stop polluting the earth. |
| D．What to do to make people sleep well. |
8 . Many students have clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have when they grow up. We think boys and girls choose jobs differently. To find out how differently they choose their jobs, we did a survey in New Hope Middle School. The following shows the result of the survey.
根据图表和短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The chart (图表) shows students’ dream ________ when they grow up.
| A．hobbies | B．jobs | C．family | D．habits |
| A．40 | B．15 | C．30 | D．25 |
| A．20 | B．15 | C．10 | D．5 |
| A．engineers | B．reporters | C．scientists | D．teachers |
| A．More girls want to be doctors than boys. |
| B．Most boys would like to be reporters. |
| C．Being a doctor is the most popular job for boys. |
| D．The survey is about some college students’ favorite jobs. |
9 . How do you feel about eating vegetables? Do you think you would eat more if you had been rewarded (奖励) for trying them in the first place?
One study in the Netherlands has found that children will be more willing to (更愿意) eat vegetables if they are rewarded for trying them.
Britt van Belkom worked on the study. She said, “Young children have to try a new vegetable 8 to 10 times before they like it. So we looked at whether asking children to try some vegetables over and over again would make them more willing to eat their greens. We were also interested in whether providing a fun reward would make a difference.
Almost 600 children aged 1-4 took part in the study. They were divided into 3 groups. Group A got vegetables to try every day, but there was no reward for trying them. Group B didn’t get any vegetables to try or any rewards. Group C got vegetables to try and then a reward. The rewards were not about food like candies or chocolates, but things such as stickers (贴纸) and toys.
Before the study, Britt asked all the children how willing they were to try vegetables, and then asked the same question 3 months later.
The children in Group A didn’t change their willingness to try vegetables. And the children in Group B were actually less willing to try vegetables! However, the children in Group C were willing to eat more vegetables at the end of the study.
Britt said, “Rewarding children for tasting vegetables seems to also increase their willingness to try other vegetables.”
What rewards would encourage you to eat more healthily and is it a good idea to reward healthy eating? Anyway, share the way with your parents.
1. How does the writer start the passage?| A．By telling a story. | B．By listing facts. |
| C．By asking questions. | D．By giving an example. |
| A．Nothing. | B．Candies. |
| C．Chocolates. | D．Toys. |
① Kids got vegetables to try without rewards.
② Kids got vegetables to try with a fun reward.
③ Kids didn’t try vegetables or get any rewards.
a. They were less willing to try vegetables.
b. They had greater willingness to try vegetables.
c. They had the same willingness to try vegetables as before.
| A．①-a ②-b ③-c | B．①-c ②-b ③-a |
| C．①-a ②-c ③-b | D．①-c ②-a ③-b |
| A．To make more people like eating greens. |
| B．To ask parents to give more rewards to kids. |
| C．To let children know the good of eating greens. |
| D．To share a way to get children to eat more greens. |
10 . Have you ever been to Berlin? I paid a visit to it for five days and enjoyed a happy time. Berlin is a big city. In order to make my travel easy, I divided the city into some areas, and then traveled from area to area. It is a great place for a bike ride instead of walking around. It provides a fast and easy way to move around Berlin, and costs around 9 Euros per day to rent (租).
If you really want to enjoy walking, there is also a free walking tour. It begins at the Brandenburg Gate and lasts 3.5 hours. It took me through the center of the city, showed me all the highlights (重要的部分) and gave me some history about the city.
For me, one of the most important things is to enjoy the local delicious food. We can judge (判断) a city on how cheap it is by the food, and the food in Berlin is very cheap. Not just street food, even in the restaurants there are bargains. You can find a lot of meals for less than 5 Euros. Here is a truth for you—the lemons (柠檬) and the fresh vegetables are mouthwatering.
After this visit, I enjoy Berlin more. Though I may not ever live there, I’d happily go back and visit over and over again.
1. How can you enjoy a fast and easy way to travel around Berlin?| A．Taking a car. | B．Walking around. |
| C．Taking the bus. | D．Riding a bike. |
| A．廉价品 | B．贵重品 |
| C．简陋的地方 | D．高档的地方 |
| A．All the highlights. | B．Fun of riding |
| C．Some history about the city | D．The center part of the city |
| A．What Berlin looks like. |
| B．Where to go in Berlin. |
| C．How to enjoy a happy trip in Berlin. |
| D．The delicious food in Berlin. |
