1 . As graduation season comes in June and July, students are planning to visit different places to celebrate the start of a new life.
For graduation trips, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Hangzhou were listed as the top five most popular places for tours in China. Thailand and the United States are popular among foreign places.
“Young people are good at using travel apps(应用软件) to get more information and their decision-making is quite fast. It’s possible that just because of a song, a book, a TV drama, or a chat with someone, they may decide to take a trip somewhere,” said Shao Jihong, senior director of the Flight Tickets Department of Ctrip(携程).
Compared with those who were born in the 1980s, and usually like to plan ahead carefully, the younger seemed more free. According to Qunar’s(去哪儿) report, 56 percent of travelers who were born after1995 book hotels just on the day they need to stay there. Besides, 1.12 percent of students buy plane tickets after they arrive at an airport. They have also care less about the price, and look for higher quality trips.
“Kunming and Beijing are also popular,” the report said. Taking an in-depth trip to one place is the favorite of the young, and those born after 1995 have disliked group tours. Most of them would prefer to stay at the same hotel for three to seven days.
Meanwhile, theme tours such as trips to deserts, oceans, camping, those involving cosplay(角色扮演) or getting married, are all hot parts that young would like to try. Usually students plan to spend between 3.500 yuan and 7,000 yuan on their graduation tours each, and the money comes from savings, selling second-hand things, part-time jobs, and only a small percent of support from parents, according to the report.
1. Many students prefer to have graduation tours ________.| A．to make new friends during the trips | B．to celebrate the start of their new life |
| C．to experience more out of school | D．to get rid of the tiredness of life |
| A．Younger generations don’t like the casual(随便) life at all. |
| B．Younger generations spend money more carefully. |
| C．Younger generations don’t like to make fast decisions. |
| D．Younger generations prefer to make fast decisions. |
| A．Popular Graduation Trips | B．Ctrip and Qunar Service |
| C．Some Higher Quality Trips | D．The Use of Travel Apps |
2 . You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United Stated. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas (海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民) of another country like the US. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N.Yang. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
1. “ABCs” in this passage means ________.| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana | C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but go to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
| A．洪水 | B．祖先 | C．血统 | D．身份 |
| A．ABCs may know little about China. | B．They are overseas Chinese. |
| C．They may speak little Chinese. | D．They are Chinese citizens. |
| A．different kinds of bananas | B．overseas Chinese | C．the Nobel Prize | D．the story of C. N. Yang |
3 . Lots of people love singing. Some people even join in different kinds of singing competitions and try to win. In fact, birds like these things, too.
Every year people in Thailand hold bird-singing competitions. One of the biggest ones was in the south of Narathiwat on Sept. 25th.
Over 1,600 birds from many countries, such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore took part in it. The birds stayed in cages. Bird owners put their cages on tall poles (杆).
The competition had four rounds. Each bird had to sing at least three times. If the bird won, it could get to the next round. The bird that sang the most would be the winner. The winner got about 6,300 yuan. What a great prize for the winner!
1. One of the biggest competitions in the south of Narathiwat is in _______.| A．October | B．September | C．March | D．August |
| A．More than 1,600 | B．Less than 1,600 | C．Over 6,300 | D．At least 6,300 |
4 . To do great things, you must dream great dreams. But dreaming alone isn’t enough. You must believe in your dreams and take actions.
Do you want to be a dreamer? Dreamers build bridges between the known and the unknown. Before you turn your dreams into reality (现实), someone may think you’re a fool. Pay no attention to those who would kill your dream. And, feed your mind the mental (精神的) food it needs.
There was a farmer who had two dogs that raced every weekend. He took bets (打赌) and always won. One week he would bet on his black dog, and the black dog would win. The next week he would bet on the white dog, and the white dog would win. Why? One week he fed the dog he wanted to win with a good diet (日常饮食), and just gave the other dog enough to live. The dog that was well fed was strong and would always win the race.
Your mind is the same way. It grows stronger or weaker with what you feed it. The diet of the mind is what gives you the confidence, courage and knowledge you need so that you can succeed in your dreams.
Have you been waiting for right time to reach your dreams? Have you been waiting for the right chance to reach your dreams? Now is the right time. Chances will appear when you take actions. So what are you really for?
1. What did the farmer do to make sure that he could always win?| A．He offered the dog that he wanted to win enough food to live and the other a good diet. |
| B．He offered the dog that he wanted to win a good diet and the other enough food to live. |
| C．He made the dog that he wanted to win exercise a lot and become stronger than the other. |
| D．He made the dog that he wanted to win take a better rest than the other. |
| A．To make the passage longer. | B．To support his idea. |
| C．To make the passage more interesting. | D．To catch the readers’ interest. |
| A．Enough sleep, water, and food. | B．A natural diet that keeps us healthy. |
| C．Books and magazines that we can learn knowledge from. | D．Everything that gives us the confidence, courage and knowledge. |
| A．We can’t change the situations. | B．We shouldn’t wait but to take actions right now. |
| C．If we keep waiting, the chance will come to us one day. | D．We should wait for the right time and chance to make our dreams come true. |
5 . Every year, travelers rush to Beijing for a short stay or a long time journey. The Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Palace Museum and Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden are quite famous places. Among them, the Palace Museum is many people’s first choice. It attracts more than 14 million visitors a year. The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is in the center of Beijing. In the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City was home to China’s emperors. And it was the highest center of power for about 500 years.
Now the Palace Museum is closed to the public every Monday for repairing. This started on January 6, 2014. The decision was made by the museum in November 2013. And it went into effect on January 1, 2014.
In fact, this is not the first time for the Palace Museum to be closed. It used to be closed on Monday afternoons since January 2013. However, this time the closure covers the whole Monday.
During this time of being closed, ancient buildings in the Palace Museum will be repaired. On public holidays and Mondays during July and August, the museum will be open.
1. According to the passage, many visitors choose ________ for their first destination (目的地).| A．the Great Wall | B．the Summer Palace | C．the Palace Museum | D．Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden |
| A．was home to China’s emperors | B．is also called the Summer Palace |
| C．attracts no more than 14 million visitors a year | D．was the highest center of power since January |
| A．closing | B．repairing | C．rebuilding | D．taking a trip |
| A．The Forbidden City is in the center of the Palace Museum. |
| B．The Palace Museum used to be closed on Monday afternoon in 2013. |
| C．The decision to close the Palace Museum went into effect in November 2013. |
| D．The Palace Museum is open on public holidays and Tuesdays during July and August. |
| A．all the famous places to visit in Beijing for travelers |
| B．the Palace Museum’s ticket price on public holidays |
| C．China’s emperors and their power in Qing Dynasty |
| D．The Palace Museum and its closing time |
6 . Oxfam is a charity (慈善团体) that helps people all over the world. Oxfam started in Oxford in 1942 when a group of people decided to help victims (受害者) of famine (饥荒).
Here are some simple ways you can help Oxfam.
●Raise money for Oxfam
There are lots of fun ways to raise money. Why not organize a concert or a sporting event at your school and sell tickets? Or perhaps you could make cakes or sweets and sell them to people.
●Buy an Oxfam gift
Are you looking for a special gift for a friend? When you buy an Oxfam gift, your friend will get a card and Oxfam will send a gift to a poor country. The gift can be something like a meal, clean water, a tree or a coat. Sometimes a few friends put their money together to buy a big gift, like a water tank (水槽) to give clean water to a whole village.
●Make changes to the world around you
Your friends and family care about what you think, so tell them your ideas. What do you want to change in the world? How you think we can make that change? Talking to people is the first step to make things happen. You can find people with the same opinions and ideas and work together to make the world a better place.
1. Oxfam is ________.| A．a factory | B．a hospital | C．a charity | D．a country |
| A．Organizing concert at your school. | B．Organizing a sporting event. |
| C．Making cakes or sweets. | D．Having a talented show. |
| A．Something special. | B．Something expensive. | C．Something beautiful. | D．Something old. |
| A．Joining the music club | B．Talking to people |
| C．Making more friends | D．Caring about others more |
| A．How to help Oxfam | B．What Oxfam is about |
| C．How to change the world | D．Why to organize concert |
7 . We often talk about the weather. Here are some passages about the weather. Let’s read them.
Passage l:
Is it hot or cold, cool or warm? It always goes up and down. When the sun comes up, it warms the air and the temperature will go up. When nights come, the air will get cooler and the temperature (温度) will fall.
Passage 2:
We can’t see it, but we can feel it. It can move the air. When it comes, we can see the branches (树枝) of trees are moving. Do you like flying kites?
Passage 3:
The rain is falling all around. It falls on fields and trees. It rains on the umbrellas here and on the ships at sea.
Passage 4:
We often see it in winter. It looks white and many people like it a lot. When it comes, the ground will put on her white clothes. And children are specially happy then, because they can make snowmen.
1. The underlined word “warms” in Passage 1 means ________ in Chinese.| A．使……变冷 | B．使……变暖 | C．使……下降 | D．使……上升 |
| A．the air | B．the sun | C．the wind | D．the weather |
| A．Taking your umbrella | B．Ships at sea |
| C．Falling on fields and trees | D．The rain |
| A．snow | B．rain | C．wind | D．temperature |
| A．Because they can stay at home. |
| B．Because they can make snowmen. |
| C．Because they don’t need to go to bed. |
| D．Because they feel very cold. |
8 . A school bus is used to take children to and from school. In the USA, about 350, 000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It’s the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them—and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.
1. According to Dr. Frank, ________ school buses are safer for the students.| A．yellow | B．black | C．white | D．colorful |
| A．France | B．Britain | C．German | D．Japan |
| A．信件 | B．字母 | C．图画 | D．数字 |
| A．walk | B．ride a bike | C．run | D．take a school bus |
| A．school buses | B．school life | C．popular colors | D．children |
9 . SUNNY SCHOOL
We are a bilingual (双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach, and a language teacher.
| Job | Age | Language | Skill | Other terms (其它条件) |
| cook | 25~40 | Chinese | can cook Chinese and healthy Western (西方) food | healthy |
| library assistant | 20~35 | Chinese, English | 8-5 has the knowledge (知识) on all kinds of books | careful (仔细) |
| sports coach | 20~40 | Chinese, English | major in (主修) P. E | healthy, strong |
| teacher | 30~45 | Chinese, English | major in English | -- |
1. Who can’t go to Sunny School?
| A．An eight-old-year-kid. | B．An eleven-old-year-boy. |
| C．A fifteen-year-old girl. | D．A four-year-old child. |
| A．A P.E. teacher. | B．A math teacher. |
| C．A library assistant. | D．An English teacher. |
| A．the sports coach | B．the library assistant |
| C．the cook | D．the language teacher |
| A．P. E. | B．English | C．food | D．Chinese |
| A．aged between 25 and 40 | B．who can speak English and Chinese |
| C．who is careful and strong | D．who can cook Western food |
10 . Do you think it’s necessary for teenagers to do chores at home? In fact, as a member of a family, everyone should share the chores. Let’s listen to what these teenagers are saying.
I love to do chores because it can help me get on with my parents. It’s a great way to show my love to them. And I like to do the dishes most. Eric, 13, Canada |
I can’t stand doing chores because it’s dirty. And I’m always busy with my studies. So how can I get a little time for doing chores? Jane, 12, the U.S. |
I like to do chores because it can help me keep healthy. And I can learn some life skills from doing them. So when you are free and feel bored, why not try to do some chores? Rita, 14, Australia |
I never mind doing chores. I like sweeping the floor. It’s easy and doesn’t take much time. I always feel happy and comfortable when seeing a clean house. Tony, 14, the UK |
1. Who hates to do chores?
| A．Tony | B．Jane | C．Eric | D．Rita |
| A．Because it can help her make more money. | B．Because it can help her make more friends. |
| C．Because it can help her keep healthy. | D．Because it can show her love to her parents. |
| A．Not all teenagers like to do chores at home. |
| B．Most parents expect their children to help them with chores. |
| C．Teenagers can learn everything from doing chores. |
| D．Doing chores can only make children feel tired or uncomfortable. |
