1 . As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize. They can also be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in you class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dreams.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
Also you must never give up your dream. There will be barriers on the way to your dreams. Don’t be afraid of them. They are not that hard. The biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Turn off the TV. Studying will help you get better exam grades. Don’t buy ice-cream. Saving five yuan means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
1. According to the writer, what may stop you from realizing your dream?| A．Failing your exam. | B．Having many challenges. |
| C．Not being the best. | D．Not believing in yourself. |
| A．Dreams. | B．Subjects. | C．Difficulties. | D．Chances. |
| A．yourself | B．your friends | C．your parents | D．your school |
| A．You should never give up your dream. |
| B．It is not easy to make your dream real. |
| C．You may think you can’t do well in something. |
| D．Having some hobbies can help make your dream come true. |
| A．How to Become a Writer |
| B．How to Realize Your Dream |
| C．Young Students Have Many Dreams |
| D．Small Dreams Make a Big Dream |
2 . Picture this: Students pass their school work through different hands, from their group leader to the class representative (课代表) and finally to the teacher. It might not sound too difficult, but sometimes it can go wrong and take a lot of time.
To deal with this problem, Zhang Xirui from Shenzhen came up with a useful tool—a smart homework collection robot. This won him first prize in the 20th Guangdong Provincial Children’s Invention Awards.
The robot uses radio frequency identification (RFID，射频识别) technology—a reader and a special tag (标签) that can share information without touching each other. This way, it can help find and know what it is looking for. Each student’s notebook has a special RFID tag with their name and the subject. Students only need to put their notebooks on the robot, and the machine “sees” the notebook, reads its tag and takes it out of the name list. “Teachers can check who hasn’t handed in homework by connecting their phones with the robot through Wi-Fi,” the 13-year-old student said.
The robot is the second-generation (第二代) model made by Zhang. Now, he’s planning to develop a third-generation and hopes to use ultra-high-frequency (超高频) radio technology to read lots of RFID tags from far away. That means if you stick a special tag on your notebook, the robot can read the information from a thick stack (堆) of notebooks at once. Zhang believes this is the key to how artificial intelligence (人工智能) can make life easier for us.
Zhang dreams of becoming a scientist when he grows up. “I have tried making model airplanes and other creative projects. Inventing has brought me joy and happiness,” he said.
1. Why did Zhang Xirui invent a smart collection robot?| A．Because his father was a scientist. |
| B．Because he was the class representative. |
| C．Because his teacher asked him to do that. |
| D．Because passing students’ school work could go wrong and took a lot of time. |
| A．12. | B．13. | C．14. | D．15. |
a. The machine reads the notebook’s tag.
b. The machine takes the notebook out of the name list.
c. The machine “sees” the notebook.
d. Students only need to put their notebooks on the robot.
| A．d→c→a→b | B．d→b→c→a | C．a→b→c→d | D．c→b→d→a |
| A．By touching the robot. | B．By turning on the computer. |
| C．By calling Zhang Xirui. | D．By connecting their phones with the robot through Wi-Fi. |
| A．A Smart Robot Helper at School | B．A Creative Boy |
| C．A Fun Project | D．A Science Report |
3 . China has many places of interest. You can have great tours (旅行) for every season.
Spring is the best time to visit Wuyuan in Jiangxi. The yellow flowers all over the hills make the villages look like a fairy-tale (童话) world. You’ll have free time to walk across the beautiful countryside and enjoy the famous tea.
The best time to visit Changbai Mountain in Jilin is August. It’s usually sunny. Why not go to the Stone Forest (石林), Changbai Mountain caves (长白山石窟) and Heaven’s Lake (天池) at the top? You’ll have time to take lots of photos.
You can see all the colours of autumn near the Great Wall. It’s cool and dry, so it’s great for hiking. You’d better walk on the Mutianyu Wall. There won’t be as many tourists as at the Badaling Wall, but it’s just beautiful.
Sanya on Hainan Island (岛) is great for a holiday in winter. You can get away from the cold. The three famous beaches, Yalongwan, Sanyawan and Dadonghai, all have great sand. You’ll love swimming in the clear water.
You can have a great time in different seasons!
1. Which is the best season to visit Wuyuan in Jiangxi?| A．Spring. | B．Summer. | C．Autumn. | D．Winter. |
| A．I can drink famous tea. | B．I can climb Badaling Wall. |
| C．I can take a lot of photos. | D．I can play on the beach. |
| A．animals | B．visitors | C．leaves | D．holidays |
| A．To Jiangxi. | B．To Jilin. | C．To Beijing. | D．To Hainan. |
| A．Interesting places for every city | B．Beautiful places for every season |
| C．Different colours for every season | D．Great holidays for every season |
4 . The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.
Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt. This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.
1. From the passage, we know robots cannot be _______.| A．dangerous animals | B．factory workers |
| C．guide dogs | D．hospital helpers |
| A．goes in front of blind people | B．walks side by side with blind people |
| C．has a map in its head | D．helps patients with their meals |
| A．不能的 | B．有害的 | C．失灵的 | D．残疾的 |
| A．take care of themselves | B．talk to other people |
| C．become scientists | D．do dangerous jobs |
5 . Illegal (违法的) driving is really dangerous. It may cause traffic accidents, even deaths. It’s reported that thousands of people die from illegal driving each year. Many countries are trying their best to control it. France, for example, has made some strict rules and laws to stop it.
People are warned not to eat while driving. Any driver who is caught eating while at the wheel will be stopped by the police. Then he will be fined up to £ 50 for it.
Drivers are not allowed to read a map, make a phone call or listen to very loud music while driving. Besides, it is against the rules for the motorists (汽车驾驶员) to use any kind of earphones. Things change easily on the road. Drivers never know what will happen next.
From July 2 on, it will be illegal to smoke when there is a child aged 12 or under in the car. Smoking is also banned (禁止) outdoors at children’s play areas, including those at motorway rest areas. Notices in several languages have been put up at motorway service stations to warn foreign visitors of the rules.
Driving after drinking can put people in danger. All the drivers are asked to carry an alcohol breath equipment test (酒精测试) in their cars. Anyone who breaks the rule will be punished.
1. The underlined words “be fined” here probably mean “_______”.| A．raise money for the police | B．get money as a prize |
| C．make money with the police | D．pay money as a punishment |
| A．By reading the newspaper. | B．By reading the notices. |
| C．By asking the local people. | D．By listening to the radio. |
| A．tell drivers not make a phone call while driving |
| B．discuss the rules against driving after drinking |
| C．introduce the rules and laws against illegal driving |
| D．talk about traffic accidents |
6 . The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There are a lot of things to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away (清除) bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hongbao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones “hongbao”. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. And you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.
1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?| A．Family members get together for a big meal. |
| B．Friends eat dumplings together. |
| C．They borrow money from friends. |
| D．They give each other “hongbao”. |
| A．Because they enjoy cleaning. |
| B．Because they think cleaning will sweep away bad luck. |
| C．Because they think it will bring happiness to others. |
| D．Because they think cleaning brings in money. |
| A．Returning money before the Spring Festival. |
| B．Saying some bad words to other people. |
| C．Wearing red clothes. |
| D．Decorating houses with red paper. |
| A．a time of harvest and fun |
| B．celebrated for one whole month |
| C．only celebrated in China |
| D．a time for families to get together |
7 . Do you like pandas? Now you can watch them eat and play at iPanda.com for 24 hours.
The panda is a symbol (象征) of China. There are only about 1,600 pandas in the wild (野外). You can also see them in the zoos of some countries like the U.S. and the U.K.
Pandas have big black eyes and fat (肥的) bodies. When they eat, they can sit on the ground and hold the food with two hands, just like children. They look very cute and funny.
Pandas usually live for 30 years. Now many pandas in the wild have no food to eat. They are in danger (危险) and they need our help.
1. Where can people know about pandas’ life for 24 hours?| A．On TV. | B．On the radio. | C．In the report. | D．On the computer. |
| A．拿着 | B．丢弃 | C．收集 | D．寻觅 |
| A．They are too fat. | B．They have no food to eat. |
| C．They have no place to live. | D．Some people don’t like them. |
| A．The panda is a symbol of good luck. |
| B．People can only see pandas in China. |
| C．Pandas can live to be thirty years old. |
| D．There are a lot of pandas in the world. |
8 . Weekday mornings are very busy for the U. S. middle school students. When your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far away to walk, you need a carpool (拼车). A carpool is a group of people sharing the responsibility (责任) of driving to school in the morning. There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns to drive the kids in their cars.
Someone’s car smells like wet dogs. Some kids get to eat desserts for breakfast and some parents shout so much that all you try to do is to stay quiet and go unnoticed. When your mum or dad drives the carpool, your classmates get a close-up look at how strange your parents can be. It might be your first sociological (社会学的) study and your first time to work with others.
Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make anyone else late. It’s a great lesson in responsibility. Imagine sitting in the car outside of a classmate’s house, watching the clock and counting the seconds. Then you start to understand how your carpool friends might feel when you are still inside the house at 7: 48. You really begin to learn all your real life lessons just moments before the start of school—in the carpool.
1. What is a carpool?| A．Parents take turns to drive their kids to school. |
| B．Parents drive kids to school on their way to work. |
| C．Kids go to school in their parents’ cars. |
| D．Kids drive their own cars to school. |
| A．How to drive a car. | B．How to get along with others. |
| C．What to do with homework. | D．Real teamwork. |
| A．not everyone has a car |
| B．nobody wants to make anyone else late |
| C．students have to do their homework in the car |
| D．students share their breakfast with others |
| A．happy | B．proud | C．excited | D．impatient |
| A．If kids live far away from school, they are always late for school. |
| B．The U. S. children enjoy carpooling better than taking a school bus. |
| C．Kids can learn real life lessons in a carpool. |
| D．Kids often have enough time to study in a carpool. |
9 . Under the dark water of New York Bay (海湾), there is a small family of flying fish. Kevin, the young son of the family, dreams of going to Barbados (巴巴多斯). It is a small country and has clear water. It’s the home of flying fish.
But Kevin’s father asks him to give up his dream because it’s really hard to get to Barbados. Kevin wants to do something different. He swims out to the open sea by himself. Sadly, fishing ships catch him. They take Kevin to a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. There, Kevin meets the owner’s son Xiao Bao. The boy wants to be a great explorer (探险家), but his father wants him to be a cook. The two quickly become friends and Xiao Bao decides to help Kevin leave the restaurant.
How will Kevin make his way back home to his family and to the sea he loves? Find out in the movie Back to the Sea. It’s a great movie for the whole family.
1. Who is Xiao Bao?| A．A small fish. | B．A little boy. | C．The owner of the restaurant. | D．A cook. |
| A．Shy. | B．Kind. | C．Quiet. | D．Hard-working. |
| A．Kevin is the young son of the family. |
| B．Xiao Bao wants to do something exciting. |
| C．Kevin’s father helps him make his dream come true. |
| D．Xiao Bao and Kevin become friends because they both have dreams. |
10 . Today more and more cars go into families. Which car is the best for people? Different people have different ideas.
Some people like the bright colour cars made in China. It’s really a good choice. The bright colour car made in China is cheap, nice and safe. This kind of cars is suitable for (适合) the general income (一般收入) family.
Some people love famous foreign cars like Japanese cars, American cars and German cars. They’re good but too expensive. But most people think famous foreign cars of better quality are better in safety. These are suitable for the high income family or for business.
Some people like sports cars, because they’re fast and exciting. Some sports cars are very nice but very expensive. Only rich people can afford (买得起) them.
1. The writer thinks the bright colour car made in China is _________.| A．nice but expensive | B．safe but too expensive |
| C．cheap, nice and safe | D．comfortable |
| A．cheap and nice | B．fast and exciting |
| C．good but too expensive | D．comfortable and save oil |
| A．some expensive cars | B．famous foreign cars |
| C．different cars | D．some cars made in China |
