| A. A medical mask may help you stay away from most viruses (病毒). That’s why you need to wear a mask whenever you’re going out to a public place. B. Stay at home if you have a common cold. You can take some medicine. It’s good for you and good for others too. C. No matter how much you love to go shopping, you need to avoid visiting places like shopping centers and markets. Places like these are filled with viruses. D. If you touch something outside, you need to wash your hands with alcohol-based hand sanitizer (含酒精的洗手液). The alcohol can kill most viruses on your hands. E. You can do some simple everyday exercise to keep fit at home. And you can also take online courses to do some sports. |
The Tallest—ever Eiffel Tower Set
Lego has created its tallest—ever set with the new 10, 001—piece Eiffel Tower.
Standing 149 cm tall, it is built in four parts with handles (柄) that can then be fixed on top of one another. Much like the real Eiffel Tower, the set is priced at ＄629. 99 in LEGO stores. “It is a great set for travel fans. You can feel like standing at the top and looking across the rich history of Paris.” the toy company says.
Skylodge Adventure Suites, a company in Peru, is letting its guests sleep in transparent capsules (透明舱) on the side of a mountain. Over 7 meters long and about 2.4 meters high and wide, the capsules can each hold four people with a bathroom, a double bed and two smaller beds. There’s an exit (出口) in the top of the capsules, and also space to sit outside on top to enjoy the natural beauty.
A Fingerprint Island
Baljenac, a small island (岛) in Croatia, is covered by dry—stone walls that make it look like a huge fingerprint when seen from above. The island has a surface (表面) of only 0.14 square kilometers but owns 23 kilometers of walls created simply by piling (堆叠) rocks on top of each other. Most of the stone wall network is believed to have been built during the 19th century.
1. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?| A．WORLD. | B．HISTORY. | C．NATURE. | D．LIFESTYLE. |
| A．is as tall as the real Eiffel Tower |
| B．is made up of five parts |
| C．is built with 10, 001 pieces |
| D．sells for 629. 99 pounds |
| A．The Natural Beauty on the Mountainside |
| B．Skylodge Adventure Suites in Peru |
| C．The Exit of Transparent Capsules |
| D．Sleeping in the Air |
| A．People can only sit inside to enjoy the beautiful mountain. |
| B．There are four beds in each capsule. |
| C．One has to get into the capsules through an exit on the side. |
| D．They have the same width and height. |
| A．It was built during the 19th century. |
| B．It is in the shape of a huge fingerprint. |
| C．It covers only 0. 14 square kilometers. |
| D．Stone walls can be seen everywhere on the island. |
Exit Exit is an award-winning summer music festival. It is held in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia every year. Exit is special in the festival world because it was founded as a student movement (运动) which was fighting for peace in Serbia. |
Tomorrowland Tomorrowland is an electronic music festival held in Belgium. It was first held in 2005, and has become one of the largest music festivals. Every year the festival organizers (组织者) spend a long time decorating the stage. The magic stage and the cool music have attracted more and more music lovers. |
Roskilde Festival The Roskilde Festival is a four-day music festival which is one of the largest festivals in Europe and the largest festival in Northern Europe. It was started in 1971 by two high school students in Denmark, and now it has become more and more international. |
1. Where is Exit held every year?
| A．In Belgium. | B．In Denmark. |
| C．In England. | D．In Serbia. |
| A．For three days. | B．For four days. |
| C．For one week. | D．For two weeks. |
| A．Exit was first held by two high school students. |
| B．Tomorrowland has attracted more and more music lovers. |
| C．The Roskilde Festival has a history of 36 years. |
| D．The Roskilde Festival was founded as a student movement. |
4 . Are you ready to start managing your money? Then you need to make a plan, called a budget. In your budget, you will record the money that you get, earn, spend and save.
Here’s how a budget works. Cassie gets an allowance (零花钱) and does chores around the house. Sometimes, she also earns money helping people in the neighborhood. Cassie hasn’t been able to save any money, and she wants to buy a guitar. She does not know where all her money goes. So she asks her parents for help setting up a budget. Here are the steps she followed.
She wrote down the money she earned in the first week.
Money Earned
Allowance ……………….$ 5.00 Dust furniture ..........................$ 4.00
Be mother’s helper for Mrs. King …$ 5.00 Total .....................................$ 14.00
Whenever Cassie spent money, she wrote down how much she spent.
Money Spent
Movies ……………………$ 5.00 Pizza/Soda............................... $ 2.90
Snack ……………………$ 0.75 Snack .......................................$ 1.25
Magazine ………………$ 3.20 Total ...........................................$ 13.10
At the end of the first week, she looked it over. Then she found that she had spent too much money. So she looked for ways to spend less and save more. She decided to bring snacks from home. She also decided that she would see if another family in the neighborhood needed a mother’s helper.
Over the next few months, Cassie’s budgeting helped her reach her goal. She saved enough to buy a guitar.
Now she needs to save for guitar lessons!
根据短文内容判断下列句子正 (T) 误 (F) 。
1. The only way for Cassie to make money is to help people in the neighborhood.
2. In order to save enough money for a guitar, Cassie asked her parents for help setting up a budget.
3. Cassie spent more money on snacks than magazines in the first week.
4. After finding she had spent too much money, Cassie thought up ideas to save more money.
5. Cassie’s budget worked well.
5 . 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. |
6 . 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. |
7 . 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. |
After a term of study, you are expecting a holiday. We all enjoy relaxing in holiday. It is healthy to take in the fresh air and enjoy yourselves, but be careful because there are dangers to consider. What dangers can you think of? |
Fire Fire can help us, but it is also dangerous. If you play with it, it can harm you. Don’t play with fire blindly. It can soon get out of hand. Never play with matches, or set fire to rubbish. |
Electricity Like fire, electricity services us in many ways, but if you don’t use it properly, you could hurt yourself. The problem is that you can’t see electricity. So you need to be more careful about electricity safety. Do not touch the switch (开关) with wet hands. |
Water We need water to live. It is fun to play in the water, but it can be dangerous. So play with it in a safe place! If you cannot swim, don’t play near water. Even if you can swim, you should do proper preparations before swimming. This can help you avoid cramps (抽筋). In rivers and lakes, the force of water can be very strong. Sometimes chemicals or waste water are poured (倾倒) into rivers. These can make you ill. |
| A．Children. | B．Parents. | C．Teachers. | D．Travelers. |
| A．Fire. | B．Water. | C．Electricity. | D．Broken glass. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．How to get clean water. | B．How to spend your vacation. |
| C．How to avoid possible dangers in life. | D．How to use electricity safely. |
Elephants World in Thailand is a place for more than 30 old or sick elephants. When Paul Barton from England first heard about it, he wanted to do more than just visit the animals.
22 years ago, Mr. Barton went to Thailand to teach piano at a school for three months. There he met his future wife, Khwan, an artist and animal lover. He decided to live with her in Thailand. Then he knew Elephants World.
“I wondered if these poor elephants might like to listen to some piano music, so I asked if I could bring my piano along and play to the elephants,” Mr. Barton says. “They agreed.”
Romsai is an elephant in Elephants World. Few people would like to get close to him because of his bad temper (脾气). “He is quiet when I play music to him. Sometimes I play to him under the moon and stars.” Mr. Barton says. “He liked the music. And it makes him a little friendlier.” Plara is another elephant. There was something wrong with his eyes. He would stop to listen to Mr. Barton’s music as soon as he started playing.
Each elephant responds (回应) in a different way to Mr. Barton’s music, but they all enjoy the music.
1. How many elephants are there in Elephants World in Thailand?2. Why did Mr. Barton go to Thailand 22 years ago?
3. What do we know about the elephant Romsai?
4. 请把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
10 . Do you like cats? Do you keep a cat as your pet? Lots of people love cats. Here is some information about cats.
Cats are mammals. This means that they give birth and feed their young with milk.
A male cat is called a tom or a tomcat. A baby cat is called kitten. In groups, they are called cats. A group of newborn kittens is a litter.
Cats are tamed (驯服) by people. They can live with people. Most cats are good pets. Some people don’t want to live alone. When they feel lonely, they will choose to keep a dog or a cat as their pet. Keeping pets makes their life busy and relaxing.
People love cats. Cats love people, too. They show their love to their owners. They also do some useful things for people. For example, they can catch and kill mice.
1. What does the underlined word “mammals” probably mean in Chinese?| A．食肉动物 | B．食草动物 | C．爬行动物 | D．哺乳动物 |
| A．a male cat | B．a female cat | C．a baby cat | D．a group of cats |
| A．busy and tiring | B．busy and relaxing | C．free and tiring | D．free and relaxing |
| A．To tell us that both mice and cats are mammals. |
| B．To tell us that cats run faster than mice. |
| C．To show that cats can help people to do some things. |
| D．To show that people love all kinds of animals. |
| A．An Introduction to Cats |
| B．An Introduction to Animals |
| C．Good Pets and People |
| D．Wild Animals and People |
