1 . Here is some information about three students. They are all Americans. Do you want to make friends with them?
| Mary | I'm 14 years old. I like playing the piano and listening to music in my free time. I am interested in history. |
| Helen | I'm 13 years old. I can speak English, Chinese and French. I am interested in language learning. I go to Chinese classes on Saturday evening and French classes on Sunday morning. I like watching TV in my free time. |
| Sam | I'm 10 years old. I love travelling. And I wish to visit Europe some day. I like listening to music and playing football in my free time. |
1. The three students are all from______.
| A．Australia | B．the U. S. A. | C．China | D．Canada |
| A．playing the guitar | B．listening to music | C．watching TV | D．travelling |
| A．On Saturday morning. | B．On Saturday evening. |
| C．On Sunday morning. | D．On Sunday evening. |
| A．Sam. | B．Helen. | C．Mary. | D．No one. |
| A．Mary is 13 years old. |
| B．Helen can't speak Chinese. |
| C．Sam likes playing tennis in his free time. |
| D．Mary is interested in history. |
| Tree Climbing Course The students in the USA started to take tree climbing courses in the 1980s. Now over 1,000 school offer tree climbing courses to students in the USA. Xiamen University was the first school in China to teach students to climb trees in 2012. Suzhou No.1 Junior High School also offers a tree climbing course to students. |
| Swimming Course Starting from 2017 the new students in Tsinghua University need to take a swimming test at the beginning of their university life. All primary and middle schools in Hainan will offer swimming courses in 2019. This year the government is busy building swimming pools for schools ----at least one for each town, hoping that every student will be able to swim before they leave school from 2020 on. |
1. All primary and middle schools in Hainan will start swimming courses in_______.
| A．2017 | B．2018 | C．2019 | D．2020 |
| A．China started tree climbing courses earlier than the USA. |
| B．Hainan will build at least one swimming pool for each town. |
| C．Students in Suzhou need to take a swimming test. |
| D．Tsinghua University started the tree climbing course first in China. |
| A．climbing trees | B．building swimming pools |
| C．setting up new courses | D．taking a swimming test |
3 . Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the light off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence” system(远程遥控系统)---allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meeting, and receive education, healthcare and around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener," said Dan Hill, head of a research company.
1. According to the text, living in a “smart” city________.| A．is not a green way | B．will be far from you |
| C．will soon become true | D．is completely impossible |
| A．A city of the future. | B．A meeting in Songdo. |
| C．A plan to build a house. | D．A report on public health. |
| A．drive people out of cities | B．control the world's population |
| C．develop his own company | D．solve the cities' coming problems |
4 . Australia is southeast of China. Its seasons are different from ours. The weather in the north and in the south is different. In the north, rainy seasons are from November to April.
Typhoon(台风)seasons are from January to February. You can see the desert in the west. It is hot and there isn’t any rain. No one lives there.
My dad takes me to Australia. We see many sheep on the grass. Australia is called “country on the sheep’s back". There are not many people in Australia. They live far away from each other. There are many kangaroos and koalas in Australia. The kangaroos can jump 4 metres high and it can jump 13 metres away.
Australia Day is on January 26. People don’t go to work and children don’t go to school on that day. People can have all kinds of parties on that day. Do you want to come to Australia? Please come on that day. Many Australians will invite you to have the party with them
1. How is the weather in the west of Australia?| A．It’s cold and snowy. | B．It’s hot and rainy. |
| C．It’s hot and has no rain | D．It’s cool and cloud |
| A．places with little water and no plants | B．places with much water |
| C．places with many people | D．places with animals |
| A．4 metres | B．7metres | C．13 metres | D．15metres |
| A．They go to work. | B．They go to school |
| C．They have parties | D．They feed kangaroos |
| A．Australia is southeast of China |
| B．We see many sheep on the grass in Australia. |
| C．People in Australia live far from each other. |
| D．Australia Day is on January 16. |
5 . Nowadays，Chinese students all have heavy study tasks. They are busy with their study all the time. They always feel stressed. A recent survey by the Nightline Association found that 65% of students feel very stressed. Too much stress influences students' study. So a famous expert gives two main pieces of advice to reduce the stress of students.
At first，students should have a varied and healthy diet. Eating fresh vegetables and lots of fruit is really important. Juices are filled with vitamin C，such as orange or grape fruit juice. it is said that they are good for your immune system（免疫系统）.What's more，healthy diet can help you reduce the study stress. Don't eat some snacks in the break between classes.
Then，doing sports at least once a week is the best way to reduce stress. It helps your body feel well. Even the daily walk of 30 minutes can help reduce stress levels and it's even better than doing sports intensively. Even if you don't feel like it at the time，you will feel the benefits afterwards. Joining a sports club could also help with stress. You can communicate with other students freely during the time，and the atmosphere（气氛）there will help you improve your mood.
By the two ways above，students can reduce their stress. As a result，their study will become better and better.
1. The good diet should be _______for students.| A．green and salty | B．fatty and delicious | C．varied and healthy | D．colorful and sweet |
| A．eating less | B．doing sports | C．losing weight | D．taking medicine |
| A．regularly | B．quickly | C．slowly | D．strongly |
| A．how to keep healthy | B．how to reduce the study stress |
| C．how to do some sports | D．how to communicate with others |
Students Volunteers Needed Are you looking for something fun an do you want to help others in your spare time？Then join us to be a volunteer. On October 23,from 9 am to 4 pm, Clapton Middle school will hold a music festival in the school gym. The special event will feature a variety of professional musicians and singers. Task Time Date Make posters 1pm-4pm October17 Setup the gym 11am-4pm October20 Help performers 9am-4pm October23 Welcome guess 10am-2pm October23 Clean up the gym 4pm-7pm October23 |
Interested students should speak to Ms. Braxton，the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have the written permission（同意书）from your parents.
1. Which of the following work should be done before the festival？| A．Setting up the gym. | B．Welcoming the guests. |
| C．Cleaning up the gym. | D．Helping the performers. |
| A．students are welcomed to volunteer |
| B．volunteers can help in October |
| C．some work needs to be done in the evening |
| D．volunteers can get money after helping |
7 . Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit(打) someone, but sometimes, you hide(隐藏) your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.
When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug(拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you.
1. You may not get angry when ____.| A．there is too much homework on this weekend |
| B．B. your favorite basketball team wins the game |
| C．a friend breaks your favorite thing |
| D．your parents don’t let you watch TV |
| A．Taking a faster breath | B．Getting a headache |
| C．Getting a stomachache | D．Wanting to protect someone |
| A．go for a bike ride | B．think about good things |
| C．talk to a good friend | D．say bad things to the people around you |
| A．控制 | B．连接 | C．帮助 | D．失去 |
| A．anger | B．excitement | C．happiness | D．sadness |
8 . Most people say a neighborhood is just some houses for people to live. In fact, it is more than that. A neighborhood has households, shopping centers, schools, and parks... Neighborhoods are unique in their own way, and have ways to attract（吸引）people to live there.
In my neighbourhood, there are friendly neighbors, dogs barking, kids playing in the streets. It is a good environment, but there is just something different and special about my neighborhood, and it brings a warm feeling to me.
Ten years ago we moved to my neighborhood. My parents built our house in a beautiful living place. As a young boy at the age of ten I played outside all the time with my friends in the neighborhood. We used to run through all of our neighbors’ lawns（草坪）, roll around and have a great time. Probably the most important thing I love and also my parents and neighbors love is how safe our neighborhood is.
My favorite thing about my neighborhood is the New Year Party we have. It is a huge event in our neighborhood. It’s a wonderful time for neighbors to get together and learn of each other. Different families come together and have a great time.
Neighborhoods are all different, but people living in a neighborhood can be a big family.
1. Neighborhoods are .| A．houses for people to live in |
| B．places with households, shopping centers, schools, and parks |
| C．unique in their own way to attract people to live there |
| D．places for people to work and live in |
| A．the neighbourhood brings a warm feeling to him |
| B．of the dogs, kids and the streets |
| C．of the visitors |
| D．there are beautiful sights like lakes and mountains around |
| A．10 | B．20 | C．30 | D．40 |
| A．Neighbours have a great dinner with their relatives |
| B．Neighbours get together to sing and dance |
| C．Get together and learn from each other |
| D．Different families come together and have a great time |
| Read a lot. Reading is the most important step in improving your English skills. You will see how to use words correctly in sentences. |
| Keep a diary or a blog. After you have read a book, it will be useful to put your learning into practice. Start a diary or a blog. In this way you will not forget what you have learned. You will also be able to practise the proper usage of the language. |
| Listen to English songs. Songs are stories of how people feel—or, at least, a lot of them are. Listening to them will give you an idea of how to express certain things. |
| Watch TV and movies. There are a lot of dialogues in them. You can learn how to use English words in daily conversation. |
1. Keeping a diary or a blog is a good way to .
| A．practice what you have learned | B．learn how to speak English |
| C．communicate with others | D．find new questions |
| A．Life and study | B．English grammar |
| C．Stories of winners | D．People’s feelings |
 | This is me. My name is Jane. I am 12. I like red and white. Look! I’m wearing a white dress. I like flowers. |
 | This is my friend, Linda. She is a beautiful girl. She is 11. She likes yellow and she doesn’t like black. Her favourite clothes are dresses. She likes to play sports. |
 | This is my friend, too. His name is Dale Brown. He’s in India. He is 10. He likes red and blue very much. He often wears red T-shirts and blue pants. |
 | This is a photo of Huang Li. She is my cousin. She’s 12. She is in Tibet. She looks funny in the hat. |
1. Jane and Dale Brown both（两者都）like .
| A．red | B．black | C．white | D．yellow |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．Linda | B．Jane | C．Dale Brown | D．Huang Li |
| A．Jane likes to wear skirts. | B．Linda likes to play sports. |
| C．Huang Li is Jane’s friends. | D．Dale Brown often wears red pants. |
