1 . North American back bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usuallyrun away if they see or hear people. Because of this, it can be difficult for scientists to learnabout these animals.
In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, USA, catch bears and usedrugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear,take blood to test for diseases, remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. Fromthese studies,researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long theylive, and how many babies theyproduce.
But in Minnesota, USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears knowthe researchers' voices and they are not afraid of die research team. With the help of a few grapes
to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs.Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.
In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But theresearch methods and the kinds of information that researchers, are able to collect are quite different.

1. In the first paragraph, we can learn that North American black bears are _______.

A．shy and fearful animals	B．not found today
C．well known to scientists	D．not afraid of people

2. The word "remove" in the second paragraph probably means _____ in Chinese.

A．拔下

B．移植

C．清洗

D．修补

3. Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?

A．The age.

B．The way of their communication.

C．The weight.

D．The number of babies they produce.

4. In the Minnesota studies, researchers _____.

A．can never get close to the bears

B．study the bears while they are asleep

C．use grapes to make the bears full

D．learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives

5. What do the two studies have in common?

A．Research places.	B．The main purpose.
C．Research methods.	D．Collected information.

2 . Do you know why different animals or pests(昆虫)have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters(猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over(散开), its enemies(敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
1. From the passage we learn that locusts _______.

A．are small animals	B．are easily found by birds
C．are dangerous to their enemies	D．change their colors to protect themselves

2. How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A．They run away quickly.

B．They have the colors much like their enemies.

C．They hide themselves by day and appear at night.

D．They have to move quietly.

3. Bears and lions can keep safe because _______.

A．they have the colors much like the trees	B．they move quietly
C．they like brown and gray colors	D．they live in forests

4. Why can the kind of fish live up to now?

A．Because it is very strong.

B．Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies

C．Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.

D．Because it swims faster than any other fish.

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests	B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests
C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests	D．Some Animals and Pests

3 . An Activity for Reading   By：CCTV Department of Education

This activity is developed by reading experts for you to use with children. Doing the activity with your children helps you develop their reading skills while having fun at the same time. If the reader finishes one book and asks for another, you know you are succeeding!

We wish you spend wonderful hours of reading with children！This summer holiday, we will invite some families to the program Readers to read aloud poems or books you like, and share your reading experience.

Activity：Read to me

It’s important to read to your child，but equally important to listen to them to read to you. What you’ll need：Books at your child’s reading level.

What to do：
▲Read good books to your child. Parents who read aloud to their children are developing their interests and skills in reading. Encourage your children to listen, express their ideas and ask questions.
▲Take turns. You read a paragraph and let your child read the next one. If your child becomes easier with reading aloud, you can ask him or her to read a full page.
▲Listen carefully as your child reads. Listening to your child will encourage them to practice reading. Besides, this is another way to enjoy reading together.
▲If your child has trouble reading words, you can help him or her in some ways：
●Ask the child to jump over the word and read the rest, then try to guess the meaning of the missing word.
●Guide your child to use what he or she knows about letter sounds.
●Tell your child that you are proud of his or her hard working.

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1. The activity ＂Read to me＂ is   produced by ___________.

A．the experts

B．the readers

C．some parents

D．some children

2. CCTV will invite some families to the program Readers ___________.

A．in March

B．in April

C．in July

D．in September

3. The advice offered by the reading experts includes the following EXCEPT ___________.

A．listen to your child read	B．read good books to your child
C．ask your child to express their ideas	D．stop reading when meeting new words

4. If you want to know more how to develop children’s reading skills, you can ___________.

A．write to CCTV for help	B．ask the reading experts for help
C．ask parents for help	D．visit the website of CCTV

5. According to the passage, we know that ___________.

A．parents can only read to their children

B．＂Read to me＂ is a way to enjoy reading together

C．parents had better offer their child different books

D．reading aloud can only develop children’s interests in reading

4 . A large part of China experienced larger amounts of smog (雾霾) than usual and the air was badly polluted.The distance one could see was shorter than 1,000 meters in Beijing, Tianjin, and the provinces of Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Anhui.In some areas, it was down to 200 meters.
People usually set off firecrackers (爆竹) to celebrate the Spring Festival.But because of the smog, this year seemed very quiet.It was really different.A man called Zhang Wei said that his friends and he hadn't set off a single firecracker.
“We all suffered from last month's smog.If we don't call an end to the firecrackers, the environment will get worse and worse during the holiday.” Said Zhang Wei.He called on more people to set off fewer firecrackers during this year's Spring Festival holiday by putting up a notice in his neighborhood.
More Chinese looked forward to celebrating the holiday in a greener way.They decided not to set off firecrackers.They also decided not to waste food.They said that the new celebrations sounded fashionable.
To clean the sky, more than ten provinces including Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu have started to use national 4 standard (标准), which is expected to reduce (减少) vehicle emission (车辆排放) by 30% to 50%.Beijing even has started to use the stricter national 5 standard.
We still have a lot to do to improve the air quality.For example, using public transportation as much as possible is not a hard thing for us to do, but it matters a lot.
1. What happened in a large part of China this January?

A．It experienced larger amounts of smog.	B．People set off lots of firecrackers.
C．There was a heavy rain.	D．Many car accidents happened.

2. How do people usually celebrate the Spring Festival in China?

A．By putting up a notice	B．By setting off firecrackers.
C．By not wasting food.	D．By using public transportation.

3. How many provinces have started to use national 4 standard?

A．Three.

B．Six.

C．Eight.

D．More than ten.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Zhang Wei didn't set off a single firecracker this Spring Festival.

B．We should use more public transportation to help reduce the air pollution.

C．Zhejiang has started to use national 4 standard to reduce vehicle emission.

D．More Chinese think the celebration of setting off firecracker is fashionable.

5. What's the best title for the passage?

A．How to Reduce the Vehicle Emission	B．How to Improve the Air Quality
C．What Do Chinese Do in the Spring Festival	D．Using Public Transportation

5 . WHICH FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET AND WHY?

For me it would clcarly be Leonardo da Vinci, I’d love to have met him. He was such a creative talent and not just an artist. He seems to have predicted a number of inventions that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so on. I’s like to tell him he really did see the future. Naomi, Chicago

I’d choose Cleopatra—the last king of ancient Egypt(埃及). She is thought to have been very beautiful and is generally considered to have developed some really useful political alliances (政治同盟). Not many women were that powerful in ancient times, I’d like to have seen how she did it. Lucinda, Nairobi

I’m Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have known. He’s supposed to have been a very great, brave leader'and is accepted to have helped achieve independence for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century. Patricia, Caracas

I studied philosophy(哲学) , so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher donfucius. I’d like to have discussed with him his political philosophy and his idea about family values. He seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years’ ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful. Li Yun, Shanghai

1. Whose ideas about inventions have come true?

A．Leonardo da Vinci’s.

B．Cleopatra’s.

C．Simon Bolivar’s.

D．Confucius’.

2. Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A．Leonardo da Vinci invented a flying machine hundreds of years ago.

B．Lucinda would like to have met Cleopatra because she was pretty.

C．Simon Bolivar was a person who encouraged independence of women.

D．Li Yun would like to have talked with Confucius about his family values.

3. In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?

A．Art.

B．Movie

C．History.

D．Technology.

6 . Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep. They say more Americans need to take a nap—that is to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They give people advice to sleep lightly before continuing with other activities. The experts say naps might improve health by reducing pressure.

Some European and Latin American companies have supported the idea of napping for many years. They ask people to leave work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest simply in their offices. They believe this can help workers make fewer mistakes and also increase the amount of work that a person can do.

Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important tasks when they feel sleepy. And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is all you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effects until the end of the day. But experts said that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be difficult.

1. This passage is probably taken from ___________.

A．a story book	B．a poster
C．a science fiction	D．medical magazine

2. What’s the best way to increase workers’ effects?

A．Talking with friends.

B．Doing relaxing exercises.

C．Laughing, smiling and crying.

D．Having a rest for twenty or thirty minutes.

3. What will happen to the workers if they keep on working without any rest?

A．They will get a lot of money.

B．They will fail in their jobs and even cause a lot of trouble.

C．They will live a happy life in the future.

D．They will feel better after finishing everyday jobs.

4. The meaning of the underlined word “reducing” in the first paragraph is “__________”.

A．加大

B．缓解

C．产生

D．制造

5. The passage mainly talks about____________ .

A．taking a nap during the day

B．the disadvantages of taking a nap

C．Americans who don’t have a nap during the weekends

D．the advantages of deep sleep

7 . People often think of the North Pole(北极) and the South Pole as similar frozen(冰冻的)wastelands. They are both places with very cold temperatures and few people live there. However, the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine.

The North Pole has no land, only thick ice. Temperatures seldom go above 32°F, at which water turns into ice. Most of the time, it stays below zero. In winter temperatures are usually as low as -30°F.

Although conditions were very poor, people tried for many centuries to reach the North Pole. About 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties. They reached the North Pole on March 8th, 1909. It was really a hard trip for them.

There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic(北极圈) on foot. People who stayed there may face many problems: very cold temperatures, sudden storms, and even hunger. Most of the area is uninhabited. Few people can live in such a difficult place.

People might think that with such low temperatures for most of the year, the ice would be thick and hard. However, this is not true in the Arctic. The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water(水道) called “leads”. Anyone who falls into a lead can be frozen to death in a few minutes.

1. This passage is probably from ___________.

A．a book review	B．a science book
C．a school report	D．a computer magazine

2. According to the passage, what happened about 100 years ago ?

A．Two men succeeded in getting to the North Pole.

B．Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F.

C．The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse.

D．The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures.

3. What does the underlined word “uninhabited” probably mean in Chinese?

A．气候恶劣的

B．充满危险的

C．困难重重的

D．无人居住的

4. The reason for the ice to break into two opening lanes of water is _____________.

A．that the temperature suddenly drops	B．that the water under the ice is frozen
C．that the ocean water under the ice moves	D．that the surface is covered with lots of ice

5. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．The thick ice in the North Pole.

B．A difficult trip to the North Pole.

C．The real situation in the North Pole.

D．The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole.

8 . Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20^th century. Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people.
Born in 1881 to a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money. At the same time, his father became seriously ill. From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.
By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money.
After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing. In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman. It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped make it a great success. This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q (1921), made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer.
Although successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China’s future. In 1926, he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devote himself to what he called “pen warfare”. He now only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the government. For this, the government stopped him from publishing any more books. He was forced to write his articles using false names.
Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun’s importance and influence have grown. Today, many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions around the world.
1. Which of the following greatly influenced Lu Xun’s writing according to the passage?

A．The people he met in Japan.

B．The experiences in his early life.

C．Working as a teacher in Beijing.

D．His father’s being put into prison.

2. According to the passage, why was Lu Xun’s story Diary of a Madam so popular?

A．It was based on Lu Xun’s diary.

B．It was the first novel to use everyday language.

C．Its story took place in modern times.

D．It was written using a western style.

3. The underlined word “This” (Paragraph 4) refers to     .

A．the success of Diary of a Madman

B．the use of everyday language

C．the first Chinese novel

D．The True Story of Ah Q

4. After moving to Shanghai, Lu Xun mainly wrote      .

A．funny stories

B．articles about himself

C．articles against the government

D．stories about government officials

5. In what order did these events take place in Lu Xun’s life?
a. The government stopped him from publishing books.
b. He wrote Diary of a Madman.
c. His father became ill.
d. He moved to Shanghai.
e. His writings were put into textbooks.

A．c-a-b-d-e	B．c-b-d-a-e
C．a-c-d-b-e	D．a-d-b-c-e

9 . Avril (艾薇儿) Lavigne is an excellent teenage (十几岁的)singer. She made a great success because of her musical talent (天才, 天赋).

She wrote her songs by herself, played the guitar and had a wide range of voice (音域) when she was only 17 years old. She began to sing her own rock-and-roll (摇滚乐) music. She is a talent in the musical world. People in many different countries like her songs very much.

Avril Lavigne isn’t a quiet girl. She is a true, wild, active and crazy girl. She started showing her voice and character at around age 2. “I’m just coming out and I’m going to be myself. I write what I feel. I never worry about what others think. ” Avril said.

Her music can reach girls’ and boys’ hearts and even some adults’, too. I can’t wait to be out there; I want to rock the world! I want people to know that music is real and honest (坦率的)     ——it comes from my heart. I am just being true to myself.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
1. Avril became a singer when she was 27 years old.
2. She asked a famous writer to write songs for her.
3. Only Canadian people like her songs very much.
4. She wants to sing and rock all over the world.
5. Avril is a quiet and lovely girl.

10 . National parks are large of areas of public land . They give a safe home for local plants and animal . They help keep the air and water clean . They also give us the best trips . Today ,there are nearly 7，000 national parks around   the world . Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise   you with their   amazing landscape ,geographic wonders and colorful plants and animals .
The Grand Canyon National Park of the US is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World . It is best known for its size and depth . It is 446 kilometers long ,up to 29 kilometers wide ,and 1. 6 kilometers deep . The immensity of the canyon makes people think big . Every year ,about 5million people visit here . Taking a tour in the South Rim offers vistors the park’s full views,while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers .
If you love animals ,you’ll like the Serrengeti Natinoal Park in Tanzania . The “Big Five ”live here . They are the lion . African elephant ,African leopard ,black rhinoce and African buffalo . The name   “Big Five ”came from the five animals that were the hardest to catch . Now they are what people most want to see in the wild . If you visit the park ,you should never miss the migration of over 1. 5million wildebeests and 250，000 zebras every year. This is the most famous site of the park .
1. Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1?

A．Anational park is public land that covers a large area.

B．Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks.

C．Forbes has listed twelve of the world’s largest national parks.

D．National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty.

2. The underlined word“immensity”refered to_______.

A．great size

B．natural wonder

C．colorful view

D．unusual beauty

3. ______kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.

A．Five

B．Six

C．Seven

D．Eight

4. The best title for the passage may be “_______”.

A．Taking a tour in the Grand Canyon

B．Travelling to the Serengeti National Park

C．Seven National Wonders of the World

D．Stepping into the wonders of the wildlife

5. If the writer continues the article ,he would most likely write about _______.

A．ways to keep the air and water clean

B．more national parks in the world

C．his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyone

D．famous historic wonders in Africa