2 . ChoreMonster: make chores fun for kids!

ChoreMonster is a must-have app for families. It makes chores fun.

Kids get points by finishing their chores.

Kids get gifts like ice-cream, an hour of computer games, or a camping trip.

Parents plan their children’s chores and the gifts they can get.

Here’s what ChoreMonster users and newspapers said:

             I’ve always been surprised since I downloaded the ChoreMonster app. My girls can’t wait to help around the house!

——Jenny

The kids were excited about ChoreMonster. They woke up early and asked for more chores.

——Lisa

ChoreMonster seems to make the room tidy and the clothes clean.

——The New York Times

ChoreMonster is best for kids from 4 to 12. If you need help in teaching your kids how to do chores, download ChoreMonster today.

1. What does ChoreMonster help kids do?

A．Make ice-cream.

B．Play computer games.

C．Plan camping trips.

D．Do housework.

2. Who is ChoreMonster best for?

A．Amy’s three-year-old boy.	B．Jack, an 11-year-old student.
C．Mary, a 15-year-old girl.	D．Betty, a 17-year-old teenager.

3. What can we learn about ChoreMonster?

A．Kids can get money by using ChoreMonster.

B．Parents plan what gifts their kids can get.

C．People need to pay for downloading ChoreMonster.

D．ChoreMonster can help kids with their homework.

3 . 根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

In the past, man did not think about the protection of the environment. Today, the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources (资源) too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals (化学制品). Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful (强大的) machines to cut down more and more trees. We know that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate (速度), in a few years, there will not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops (作物) can feed five times more people than land where animals are kept. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate (教育) people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.

The Importance of     1     the Environment
Problems people are making	Catching more     2    , cutting down more trees...
Ways to     3     these problems	Eating more vegetables and less meat, using modern methods of birth control and     4     people to consider (考虑) the problems.
Aim	Having a better and cleaner place to     5     in the future.

4 . ① Man has known more and more about space today. Space is not only wonderful but also dangerous. While working in space, astronauts are facing danger.

② Scientists have found out that radiation (辐射) is the greatest danger to astronauts in space. When astronauts are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The damage of radiation is difficult to discover until their children or even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but there isn’t really helpful medicine.

③ Space rubbish is also a great danger to astronauts. There are 9000 man-made (人造) things flying in space. About 30% of these are man-made satellites (卫星), 10% are spaceships, and others are space rubbish. Even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage. Scientists are watching and telling any possible danger all the time. They are working on helpful ways to do with space rubbish.

④ Although space is really dangerous, everyone on the earth is interested in it. In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space for a few years. So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment.

1. Who is in danger of radiation in space?

A．Scientists’ children.

B．People on the earth.

C．Astronauts working in space.

2. What does the underlined word “damage” in Paragraph ② probably mean?

A．保护

B．伤害

C．竞争

3. Which picture shows the man-made things in space in the correct way?

A．

B．

C．

4. What is the structure (结构) of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Rubbish: possible danger!

B．Radiation: the most dangerous!

C．Space: wonderful but dangerous!

5 . Song of Tomorrow

Tomorrow and Tomorrow again

O How many tomorrows are then?

If we wait always for another day,

In vain (徒劳) our life will pass away.

①Song of Tomorrow is very famous in China, especially the first four lines. Many people, even children know them. However, no one knows who wrote the poem. Some say it came out during the Ming Dynasty (朝代). Others say the poem was popular during the Qing Dynasty (1644—1911). But the most important thing is not the time, but the main idea: Do not waste (浪费) time or life.

②The language is easy in this poem. The writer uses the word “tomorrow” many times to pass on the poem’s message: Better do it today than tomorrow.

③Many people thought they are procrastinators (有拖延症的人). They comfort (安慰) themselves with the words from Gone with the Wind: “Tomorrow is another day!” But these people would do well if they remember the poem Song of Tomorrow.

1. What’s the main idea of Paragraph①?

A．The experience of the writer.

B．The history of Ming Dynasty.

C．More information of the poem.

2. Why does the writer use “tomorrow” several times in the poem?

A．To comfort us to do our work tomorrow.

B．To tell us to do our work today, not tomorrow.

C．To make people think nothing is important than tomorrow.

3. What does the underlined word “They” refer to (指的是) in paragraph③?

A．Procrastinators.

B．Poems.

C．Messages.

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．Procrastinators comfort themselves with Song of Tomorrow.

B．Procrastinators enjoy the movie Gone with the Wind very much.

C．Procrastinators could do well with remembering the Song of Tomorrow.

5. In which part of a magazine can you read this passage?

A．Sports.

B．Medicine.

C．Culture.

6 . 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

In China there are around 130 different languages in different cities and lots of dialects (方言). These dialects come from about eight different language groups. Each group is quite different. For example, a Mandarin (普通话) speaker in northern China would probably understand very little Cantonese (粤语).

Dialects are necessary parts of history. Sheng Guangqi, a teacher at Shandon g University, says, “We can learn about the history of a place by looking at its dialect.” For example, in Shanxi, there are still many people who call matches “qu deng”, which means “get a light”. In the old days,“qu deng” was a piece of small wood with some powder on it. People used it to make fire.

Sheng thinks we can also learn about the culture from dialects. They are as important as Mandarin. “Mandarin is useful in many formal (正式的) situations. But in some art performances, such as local operas and short plays, dialects play an important role,” he said.

Although it is necessary to protect dialects, Zhang Haoming, an expert from the Ministry of Education, said making Mandarin popular is still the most important thing. “We will further promote (推广) Mandarin. At the same time, we will also protect disappearing languages and the cultural meaning behind these languages,” he said.

1. How many language groups are dialects from in China?
_________________________________________
2. What can we learn from dialects according to Sheng?
_________________________________________
3. What does the dialect “qu deng” in Shanxi mean?
_________________________________________
4. Do you think that teachers can use dialects in class? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more.
_________________________________________

7 . Are you still doing the V sign for victory? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture is to curl (卷曲) both of your hands and put them together to make a heart shape. Known as “hand heart”, many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the move in recent photos.

“The heart-hand gesture means something between ‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’” said the country singer Taylor Swift, “It’s a sweet, simple message which you can send without saying a word.” Taylor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to make the gesture popular. Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became a real hit after that.

“It used to take longer for nonverbal (非语言的) culture to move. But now, with smart phones and the Internet, it’s much faster.” said Patti Wood, an American language expert (专家).

In Korea (韩国), the hand heart has been popular for a long time in a different way. People there like making a “bigger heart” by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means “I love you.”

1. We usually use the V sign to express“________”.

A．something between “I love you” and “Thank you”	B．love you
C．Thank you	D．Victory

2. According to the passage, Taylor Swift has done Gesture ________ in her photos.

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. Nonverbal culture moves much faster nowadays than before because of ________.

A．Superstars	B．smart phones and the Internet
C．charity shows	D．language experts

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．Hand heart in fashion	B．Interesting hand gestures
C．New ways to say “I love you”	D．Superstars’ act of love

8 . Boys and girls, let’s do an experiment in today’s lesson.

Materials:

Instructions:
1. Fill the glass about 2/3 full with water.
2. Drop the egg carefully into the glass and watch it go down towards the bottom.
3. Add about 5 spoons of salt the water. Test to see if your egg floats (漂浮).
4. Add more salt if the egg is still at the bottom.
The science behind it: Things go down in the water when they are denser (稠密的) than the water.
By adding salt, we make the water denser. Once the water is denser than the egg, it goes up.
You can also try other things to see if you can have the same result.
1. What kind of lesson are the students having?

A．Math.

B．Biology.

C．Physics.

D．Geography.

2. Which of the following is the result you can see before adding salt to the water?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. According to the experiment, we can learn that ________.

A．The experiment needs more than four materials.

B．Pour the water into the glass and keep the 2/3 distance from the top of it.

C．Nothing else can goes up except the egg in this experiment.

D．If the egg doesn’t rise, you can add one more spoon of salt.

4. The text above is probably taken from ________.

A．a science magazine

B．a social app

C．a travel guide

D．an encyclopedia

9 . What should we do if one of our classmates suddenly falls ill or gets hurt?

Here are some steps (步骤) you should follow. But always remember to look for medical care after first aid (急救) if the wound (伤口) is serious.

Broken bones (骨头): Take away clothing from the wound. Use an ice pack. Don’t move the hurt body part while waiting for the doctor to arrive.

Animal bites (咬伤): Wash the bite area (部位) with soap and water. Bandage the wound with a clean cloth if it is bleeding. If the bleeding has stopped, cover the area with a bandage and take the person to the hospital. Make sure you remember what kind of animal it is so that the doctor can find the right way to treat (治疗) him or her at once.

Fainting (昏厥): Have him or her lie with feet lifted (抬起) a little. Don’t move the body if you think there might be wounds from the fall. Make sure he or she can breathe and let in fresh air. Clean the person’s face with a cool cloth.

Nosebleeds: Have the person sit up with his or her head tilted (倾斜) forward a little. Do not have the person tilt his or her head back because this may cause heavy breathing or coughing. Pinch (捏) the lower part of the nose for at least 10 minutes.

1. When an animal bite happens, we should ________ first.

A．put an ice pack on the wound	B．take the hurt person to the hospital
C．wash the bite area with soap and water	D．try to stop the bleeding with a clean cloth

2. When dealing with the problems of ________, we shouldn’t move the body.

A．animal bites and nosebleeds	B．fainting and nosebleeds
C．broken bones and animal bites	D．broken bones and fainting

3. You can probably see this passage on part of a magazine.

A．health

B．sports

C．lifestyle

D．education

4. How is the text organized?       (①=Paragraph 1,        ②=Paragraph 2, . . . )

A．

B．

C．

D．

10 . What should you take when you take an exam? Pen, an eraser, a ruler… don’t forget a bottle of water!

Scientist at the University of East London and the University of Westminster did a study on 447 students. Only 111 of them took something to drink. Scientist then compared their exam results with their normal schoolwork grades. They found those who had brought drinks with them all got better grades by between 2 and 10 percent.

“We don’t know why drinking water can be helpful. But scientists said having enough water in our bodies may also cut down nervousness. This kind of feeling would be bad for exam performances,” said Chris Pawson, PHD of the University of East London.

“Whatever the explanation is, it is clear that students should try hard to stay hydrated (含水的) during exams,” he added.

So next time, when you are going to have a big exam, try bringing a bottle of water with you. Who knows—it may help you pass the exam.

1. How does the writer start the passage?

A．By telling two stories.	B．By giving an answer.
C．By asking a question.	D．By giving an example.

2. What can we know from the passage?

A．Drinking water makes no difference to exam results.

B．Most students are afraid to drink much water during exams.

C．Students who do better in their schoolwork can do well in exams.

D．Students may get better grades if they bring water into exam halls.

3. How does water help students in exams?

A．It makes them much smarter.

B．It makes them feel full during exams.

C．It helps them stay awake and have a good brain.

D．It helps them keep cool and have a good brain.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Drinking Water in Exams May Help

B．What Students Should Do to Get Good Grades

C．A Study on Different Habits of Drinking Water

D．The Exam Performances of Students at Two British University