1 . Doraemon, one of the most famous cartoons, is always popular in post-80s（80后）hearts. Almost everyone wishes to have his own Doraemon. Here are the main characters.
| Doraemon is a cat—like robot from the future, 22nd century. His favorite food is dorayaki（铜锣烧）. He’s afraid of mice cause a mouse ate his ears. |
| Nobi Nobita is the main character in the story. He’s the least smart and laziest student in his class. But he’s really kind and warm-hearted. He can always get what he wants with the help of Doraemon. |
| Suneo is smart and was born in a rich family. His schoolwork is not bad. He thinks himself handsome. Though he can always get what he wants, he isn’t able to get Doraemon. |
| Shizuka is the only girl in the main characters. She’s beautiful and lovely. Also she’s kind and friendly to all people. All the boys like her. |
| Others call him Gian. He is heavy and scary. Almost all the other children are afraid of him. He and Suneo are always playing jokes on Nobita. |
| A．He likes to catch mice. |
| B．He is a robot from the future. |
| C．He was born with no ears. |
| D．He is a cat from another planet. |
| A．He is kind and hard-working. |
| B．He is careful and excellent. |
| C．He is not smart but he is kind. |
| D．He is smart and warm-hearted. |
| A．he was born in a rich family |
| B．he is friendly to all people |
| C．he has a lot of good friends |
| D．he can get Doraemon’s help |
| A．Nobi Nobita | B．Honekawa Suneo | C．Minamoto Shizuka | D．Goda Takeshi |
2 . We’ve been driving around in gas (汽油)—powered cars for over 100 years. Once we run out of all the oil from the earth, we can’t make more. Is it time for a change?
Biofuel
One simple way to use less gas is to fill up with biofuel, a fuel (燃料) made from plants. Biofuels can be brewed (酿制) from corn, wheat stems or other plant waste. Even old cooking oil can be turned into diesel, a fuel used in trucks. Most cars can’t run only on biofuel, so it’s mixed with gas. But every little bit helps!
Go electric
An electric car has an electric motor that runs on batteries, which come in a big pack. Instead of filling up the tank, an electric car owner plugs (插) it into an outlet to recharge (充电). What happens when the batteries run down? You need to find somewhere to plug in. It can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 8 hours to recharge an electric car. That’s not as handy as a quick stop at a gas station.
Hybrid (gas + electric)
A hybrid car has two engines—one uses gas and the other uses electricity. For short trips, it turns on batteries like an—electric car. But if the batteries are low, the car can change to the gas engine. This can be a good choice for people who are worried about the batteries running out halfway through a trip. But when the car burns gas, it still gives off waste gases like a regular car.
Solar power
Could we use the sun to power cars? Some car companies are working on it. A solar car has an electric motor that runs on batteries. But instead of being plugged in, the batteries are recharged by the solar panels (太阳能板) on the car’s roof and body. To charge up, you just need to park the car in the sun! But making solar panels and batteries that are powerful enough to move a car is very expensive. It might take a good bit of time before solar cars are available to the general public.
1. What is biofuel made from?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．方便的 | B．耗时的 | C．时尚的 | D．便宜的 |
| A．It can only be used for short trips. |
| B．It is difficult to repair a broken hybrid car. |
| C．It still produces harmful gases when burning gasoline. |
| D．It is not easy to change from the electric engine to the gas one. |
| A．They cannot only run on solar power. |
| B．They need to be plugged in for recharging. |
| C．They are too heavy for the batteries to run. |
| D．They are too expensive for common people to afford now. |
| A．Ways to replace gas. | B．Qualities of different cars. |
| C．Suggestions on reducing air pollution. | D．Disadvantages of different kinds of energy. |
3 . Did you hear something? Maybe the sound was very quiet. Or maybe it was very loud. It was like a siren (汽笛) going by. Sounds are everywhere. And you have two cool parts on your body. They let you hear the sound. They are your ears!
Your ears collect sounds and process (处理) them. Your ears send sound signals (信号) to your brain. But that’s not all. Your ears also help you keep your balance. So, if you bend over to pick up your cat, you won’t fall down.
The ear has three different parts. They are the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. These parts all work together, so you can hear and process sounds.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指的是) ?| A．Your cat. | B．The sound | C．Your body. | D．Your ear. |
| A．collecting sounds | B．processing sounds |
| C．making sounds | D．sending sound signals to the brain |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
4 . Now people in England, the U. S. and many other countries celebrate Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. On this day, children give flowers, cards, chocolate and other things to their mothers, but they don’t give money to them. And they also make presents for their mothers. And some of them get up early to cook breakfast for their mothers. They also help their mothers do housework. They want to show their love to their mothers. They know if they have no mothers, they can’t live a happy life.
Many people in China celebrate this festival for their mothers because they want to show their love to their mothers, too. In every Chinese family, the mother looks after the children, does the housework and cooks meals for the family, so she is quite hard-working and she is always busy in the family. Now more and more people celebrate Mother’s Day in China.
1. When is Mother’s Day?| A．On the first Sunday of May. | B．On the second Sunday of May. |
| C．On the first Sunday of February. | D．On the second Sunday of February. |
| A．Flowers, money and cards. | B．Flowers, money and chocolate. |
| C．Flowers, cards and chocolate. | D．Money, cards and chocolate. |
| A．make presents | B．cook breakfast | C．get up late | D．do housework |
| A．勤劳的 | B．聪明的 | C．美丽的 | D．困难的 |
| A．Because they know Mother’s Day. | B．Because their mothers are very busy. |
| C．Because they have mothers. | D．Because they love their mothers very much. |
5 . A new policy(政策) about school education has come out. It brings some changes in students’ everyday life. Let’s have a look.
According to the policy, students in the primary and junior high schools should have a clear time to do their homework. They are supposed to finish their homework in a certain time.
And the homework is neither too difficult nor too much. For example, the first and second graders must finish their homework at school. They needn’t do written homework at home. The third to sixth graders should finish their homework in 60 minutes. The junior high school students are expected to do their homework in 90 minutes.
Besides less homework, schools are required to provide more physical training so that students can learn basic sports skills and become healthier. For example, many schools divide the after-school time into two parts. In the first part, students have one hour of physical exercise each day. In the second part, students can take part in all kinds of interesting activities. The two parts are expected to meet the different needs of students.
There are also some rules for training schools. They are not allowed to give lessons on school subjects on weekends or holidays. Each online class should be no more than 30 minutes.
We think that these changes will promote(提升) the all-around development of students.
1. How long should the third to sixth graders finish their homework?| A．In 30 minutes. | B．In one hour. | C．In 90 minutes. | D．In two hours. |
| A．The first-grade students. | B．The third-grade students. |
| C．The sixth-grade students. | D．The junior high school students. |
| A．More physical training. | B．More physical work. | C．More food. | D．More housework. |
| A．Each online class should be more than 30 minutes. |
| B．The third to sixth graders needn’t do written homework at school. |
| C．Many schools divide the after-school time into three parts. |
| D．The training schools aren’t allowed to give lessons on school subjects on weekends or holidays. |
| A．A New School | B．New Changes in School Life |
| C．Everyday Life | D．Different Activities at School |
6 . Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity (自动性)”.
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of the words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as the first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount (数量) of time a child spends on reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can not happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new that is suitable (适合) for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you are probably an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
1. “Reading is the key to school success” means that reading ________.| A．helps schools develop faster | B．is the key to a successful school |
| C．helps students go to a key school | D．can improve students’ learning results |
| A．know how to read the words | B．do not have to think while reading |
| C．read by themselves without any help | D．pay attention to the meaning of the text |
| A．turns off TV one night 4 weeks | B．reads books by the word quickly |
| C．spends an hour reading every day | D．gets the same grades as others in exams |
7 . It’s important for us to be healthy. Everybody wants to be healthy. But how can we keep healthy? Here is some useful advice. First, you should eat fruit and vegetables three or four times a week. There are some kinds of vitamins our bodies need. We should not eat too much meat. Then eat some tofu every day because it’s good for people, both the young and the old. Milk is also necessary(必要的), especially for women. So you should have milk twice a day. It can help you to be strong. Next, doing more exercise is better. You can do morning exercises or evening exercises. After supper you should take a walk.
1. How often should we eat fruit and vegetables?| A．Once or twice a day. | B．Two or three times a day. |
| C．Three or four times a week. | D．Three or four times a month. |
| A．young people | B．old people | C．students | D．young and old people |
| A．do morning exercises | B．do evening exercises |
| C．take a walk after supper | D．eat too much meat |
8 . The label (标签), Made in China, is one that is becoming increasingly common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States, Wal-mart is the country’s largest business to sell goods (商品). Shoppers at Wal-mart can choose the things they want among thousands of kinds products that are mostly produced in China. The Chinese imports (进口) have provide many goods in other countries. And people begin to buy more and more products made in China. Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the US are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren’t rare (稀少的) any more, and anything “Made in China” shouldn’t be considered in any situation.
“When I decided to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words,” a Chinese American said. When they see the label ‘Made in China’, they will think, “Why do you send me this?”
The word was surprised with the development of China. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with high taxes (税) and import restrictions (限制). However, China is still changing the world in more and more ways.
1. The products made in China are ________ around the world.| A．unwelcome | B．expensive | C．popular | D．rare |
| A．Because it’s hard for them to choose gifts. |
| B．Because they can’t get used to living here. |
| C．Because they should give their friends rare gifts. |
| D．Because their Chinese friends can’t speak English. |
| A．love | B．avoid | C．create | D．remain |
| A．China develops fast. |
| B．Everyone in China can speak English. |
| C．Other countries don’t welcome any Chinese goods |
| D．TVs and fashionable clothes are perfect gifts for Chinese people. |
9 . I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I learned English first, it was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever (不论何时) I have a question. I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well. And I also write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
1. Why do some students often “have a headache”?| A．Because they are easy to catch a cold. | B．Because it’s often very cold. |
| C．Because they think English is easy. | D．Because they don’t think English is easy. |
| A．I got a good way | B．I had a good idea |
| C．I did badly in the exam | D．I did well in the exam |
| A．Speaking bravely. | B．Writing to foreign friends. |
| C．Reading aloud. | D．Writing English diaries. |
10 . The Outback is a large desert (沙漠) area of Australia. Very few people live there and temperatures can be very high-about 50℃ in summer! Read the advice before you go there.
Do’s Take enough water. There are few places for you to find water in the Outback. You can live for many days without food but not without water! Use sunblock (防晒霜). The sun is one of the biggest dangers there. You should only hike in the morning and in the evening because it’s very hot between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. You should take a map. You should also tell friend or your family where you are going and when you are planning to get there. |
Don’ts Don’t depend on your phone. Some of the areas in the Outback are very far and there is no signal (信号). Don’t worry too much about snakes. There are many different kinds of snakes but they don’t always hurt people. Don’t leave your car if it stops working. Your car can help a plan find you. It’s a lot easier to find a car than a person from the air. |
| A．Food. | B．Water. | C．Map. | D．Sunblock. |
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．Without a phone. | D．Without a friend. |
| A．Because it can help you get found. |
| B．Because it can help you keep warm. |
| C．Because it can protect you from snakes. |
| D．Because it can protect you from the sun. |
