In many places the weather changes during the year. These changes are called seasons. In the north and south there are four seasons in a year. At the North and South Pole, there are only two seasons. In tropical（热带）places near the Earths equator（赤道）, there are two seasons a wet season and a dry season. Each season brings changes. They are important for plants and animals that live in different parts of the world.
Spring starts when the day and night are the same length. The weather gets warmer and sunnier. Trees and plants start to grow. Many animals have their babies in spring.
Summer begins on the longest day of the year. In the north this is on June 21 or 22. Summer is usually the warmest and sunniest time of the year. Fruit grows faster on trees and plants. Young animals grow bigger and stronger.
Autumn starts when the day and night are the same length again. During autumn, the leaves change color and fall down from the trees. Some animals collect food before winter comes.
Winter begins on the shortest day of the year. In the north this is on December 21 or 22.The weather is colder and in some places there is lots of snow. Plants and trees stop growing. Some animals, like bats and bears, find places to hide and sleep. This is called hibernation.
1. There are seasons on Greenland（格陵兰岛）at the North pole.| A．four |
| B．three |
| C．two |
| D．one |
| A．have babies |
| B．change color |
| C．collect food |
| D．stop growing |
| A．spring |
| B．summer |
| C．autumn |
| D．winter |
| A．迁徙 |
| B．寒冷 |
| C．储藏 |
| D．冬眠 |
| A．Spring and summer |
| B．Summer and autumn |
| C．Autumn and winter |
| D．Spring and autumn |
2 . A myth is something that is not correct, but many people believe. There are a lot of myths about the human brain.
One of the biggest myths is that we only use 10 percent of our brains. The next part of the myth is that if we can learn to use the rest of our brains, then we'll be much smarter. People say this all the time, but it's absolutely not true! The truth is that although we don't know everything about the human brain, we know that each part of it has an important function (功能) . Modern scientists think the "10 percent myth" ridiculous (荒谬的) .
The other most popular myth is about being "right brained" or "left brained". According to this myth, people who use the right side of their brains are more artistic and creative. People who use the left side of their brains are better at math and science. This is as popular as the 10 percent myth, and it's also wrong. In 2013, a study at an American university examined the right brain and left brain myth. According to the study, we use both sides of our brains equally (相等地). "
It's true that we use different parts of our brains for different things. We use our left side for language more, and our right side when we need to pay attention. But there is no evidence (证据) that creative people use the right side more or that scientific people use the left side more.
We've talked about myths, so let's look at a few interesting facts about the brain. First of all, the brain feels no pain. Second, about 75 percent of the brain is made of water. It's also the fattest organ in your body. Here's another interesting fact about the brain. Around the time you turn 18 years old, it stops growing.
1. The underlined word "This" 1fParagraph 3 refers to ______________.| A．the left brain myth | B．the right brain and left brain myth |
| C．the use of human brains | D．the study of an American university |
| A．Robert, who is learning English | B．Kate, who is drawing pictures |
| C．Jenny, who is designing clothes | D．Jacob, who is doing research |
| A．It is growing all life long. | B．The right side is used more by artists. |
| C．Some parts of it are not used at all. | D．Three quarters of it is made of water. |
| A．the growing of the brain | B．different functions of the brain |
| C．right brain and left brain | D．myths and facts about the brain |
A recent study from a team of South Korean researchers suggests that eating alone often may lead to poor eating habits and poor food choices .Specifically ,the study found that men who ate alone more than twice a week had a greater risk of developing high blood pressure ,high cholesterol and diabetes .
For children ,eating with their families is not only about preventing bad outcomes(结果)—it is also about developing good ones .
In 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) looked at data from nearly three-quarters of the world’s countries .Among its findings was the fact that students who shared a main meal with their families were less likely to skip school .Children who eat a main meal with their families are also less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol(吸毒酗酒).
In the report ,titled “The Importance of Family Dinners (VIII) ”, researchers say that “teens who have frequent family dinners are more likely to say their parents know a lot about what’s going on in their lives ”. They also claim that when teens say they feel closer to their parents ,they are less likely to use drugs and alcohol .
Another study from the University of Montreal found that children who ate with their families experience long –term physical and mental health benefits(好处) .These children were physically in better shape and drank fewer sugary soft drinks .These children also seemed to have better social skills and they were less aggressive(好斗的)。
Professor Linda Pagani says that mealtimes shared with parents “likely provide young children with first-hand social interactions ,discussions of social issues(事件) and day-to-day concerns ” .She adds that they may likely help the child have better communication skills with others .
1. What can be the best title for the text ?| A．Benefits of eating together | B．Advantages of eating alone |
| C．Ways of developing social skills | D．Risks of using drugs and alcohol |
| A．drink more sugary soft drinks |
| B．do well in their studies at school |
| C．be more socially active and aggressive |
| D．have a closer relationship with their parents |
| A．To introduce her | B．To add a new point |
| C．To explain further | D．To provide background information |
| A．A travel guide | B．A biology textbook |
| C．A cooking instruction | D．A science magazine |
4 . Readers(《朗读者》) is a popular TV show in China. It invites people to read aloud on the stage. The show also tells moving stories behind those people. They can read everything like poems, books, and letters.
Many people are fans of the show. They begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now, the show gives people a place to read. It is a reading pavilion(朗读亭). It showed up in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an. Let’s have a look!
The pavilion is not very big. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone(麦克风) in it and it records people’s voices. Everyone can read for three minutes in it. You can read nearly anything you like. The show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.
Lots of people come to the pavilion to read. Yu Duohan is an 11-year-old girl from Shanghai. She read the story Take a Snail for a Walk(《牵一只蜗牛去散步》).“I love reading aloud.”she said.“It makes the story become more beautiful.”The pavilion will also come to other cities across the country. You can read your favorite stories in the pavilion soon.
1. What can’t people read in Readers?| A．Poems | B．Letters. | C．Ads. | D．Stories. |
| A．Readers is a popular book. |
| B．The show will ask some of the readers to read on TV. |
| C．Yu Duohan, a 12-year-old boy, likes reading aloud every much. |
| D．You and your friends can get into the pavilion together. |
| A．someone will ask you for help. |
| B．you can read more long articles there. |
| C．You can get lots of money. |
| D．you may be chosen for the TV show. |
| A．You may have to pay some money if you want to read in a reading pavilion. |
| B．Many other cities will have reading pavilions. |
| C．Only poems will be read in a reading pavilion in the future. |
| D．We will do many other things in a reading pavilion in the future. |
| A．A Small Place for Reading Aloud | B．People Who Like to Read Aloud |
| C．Why We Need to Read Aloud | D．Reading Aloud Is Good |
Ingredients:
2 potatoes ; 1 egg ; 2 teaspoons of flour (面粉); 3 teaspoons of vegetable oil (油);
1 teaspoon of salt
Instructions:
◆Peel the potatoes and cut them up. Cook them for 20 -25 minutes and then put them into a bowl.
◆Break the egg into the bowl. Also add the salt and flour to it.
◆Mix them all up.
◆Put the pan on the gas cooker and turn on the gas cooker.
◆When the pan is warm, pour the vegetable oil into it.
◆Then pour the mixture in the bowl into the pan when the oil is hot.
◆Turn it over from time to time. Bake it for about five minutes.
◆Finally, you can enjoy it.
1. In this recipe, we need____ flour.
| A．one teaspoon of | B．two teaspoons of |
| C．three teaspoons of | D．four teaspoons of |
| A．5 | B．10 | C．22 | D．35 |
| A．煮 | B．焖 | C．烘 | D．蒸 |
①cook the potatoes ②bake the mixture
③heat the vegetable oil ④add the egg, salt and flour
| A．①④③② | B．①②③④ | C．②①③④ | D．③①④② |
| A．sandwich | B．milk shake | C．hamburger | D．potato pancake |
6 . There are many ways to help improve your health like eating healthy food. Taking exercise and getting medical help. But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night. The general sleeping rule is that the younger you are, the longer sleep you need. But regardless of(不管)age, some people need to sleep more while for some a few hours is enough.
The problem with sleep is that more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough. According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep-deprived. Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents. In the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100,000 traffic accidents a year. Also sleep problems can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure(血压).
Why are so many people sleep-deprived? Part of the reasons may be cultural. In the American culture, people put a higher value on work than on sleep. In fact, peopele who sleep a lot are usuallv seen as “lazy”. Also, you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they don’t have much time to sleep. they only sleep four or five hours a night. It seems that the less you sleep, the more work you’ll do.
How do we teach these people to learn the value of sleep? Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr. James Maas an expert (专家) in sleep. He says , “Sleep is like a credit (信用卡) card. When you sleep less. you are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back. The morehours you don’t sleep, the more hours you should t sleep to ‘pay back’ the hours on your ‘sleepcredit card.’”
For those who value work more than sleep, they should listen to what a famous person once said. “Don’t think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night. That is a foolish(愚蠢的) idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more.”
1. According to the writer, the easiest and cheapest way to improve health is to .| A．eat healthy food every day |
| B．take excrcisc as much as possible |
| C．get medical help whenever necessary |
| D．sleep eight hours or more every night |
| A．Having a good sleep. | B．Excited about sleep. |
| C．Having less sleep. | D．Interested in sleep. |
| A．An hour. | B．A report. |
| C．A credit card. | D．A piece of paper. |
| A．Sleeping during the night is foolish. |
| B．Sleeping during the night is helpful. |
| C．People have no courage. |
| D．People always do less work. |
| A．The Value of Sleep |
| B．The Value of Study |
| C．The Ways of Eating Less |
| D．The Ways of Making Money |
7 . Everyone must go to bed early and get up early, or we won't be healthy and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every day. If you don't go to bed early, you won't have enough sleep. Then you can’t think properly and can't do your work properly. You'll not be clever.
Some people go to bed late and get up late. This is not good for them. We must sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep well. When the daytime comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. If you lack exercise, the body will become weak.
Exercise keeps a strong body. Exercise helps the blood(血液) flow(流动) around inside the body. This is very important. Blood takes food to all parts of our body. The brain also needs blood.
We think with our blood. If we keep our body healthy and take exercise, we can think better.
1. We must go to bed early and get up early so that we can be .| A．healthy and lazy | B．healthy and clever | C．strong and healthy |
| A．eight | B．nine | C．ten |
| A．daytime comes | B．it is dark | C．it is late afternoon |
| A．strong | B．clever | C．weak |
| A．If you exercise, the body will become weak. |
| B．Only children must have enough sleep. |
| C．Keep our body healthy and take exercise, and we can think better. |
Do you often go shopping? What do you often buy and how much money do you often spend? It's important for you to be a clever shopper.
Next time, when you go to a clothes shop, you should first decide(决定) how much money you can spend on the new clothes. Then you must think about the clothes you really need. And look for them in the shop. Don't buy anything that you don't need.
Many clothes must be drycleaned(干洗). Dry cleaning is very expensive. So before you buy new clothes, you should look at the labels(标签) inside carefully. You must find out(弄明白) if(是否) they need dry cleaning. If you don't want to spend too much money, don't buy those clothes.
Some clothes cost much money, but they are not always good. Some clothes look nice only on models
1. What should we first decide when we go to a clothes shop?
2. Why shouldn't we buy the clothes that need dry cleaning?
3. 在空白处填上适当的单词, 每空一词。
We should look at the labels
4. 将画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. What is the passage mainly (主要地) about?
9 . Do you use Facebook, MySpace or Twitter? If so, then you are part of a social network. Social networking sites allow us to see our social connections.
When you create a profile (a description of somebody that gives useful information) on a social networking site, you open up a number of possible social connections. You can look up old friends,make new friends, and share music, photos and videos with them. You can also join groups according to your interests or hobbies, favorite TV shows or music.
Setting up a social networking account (帐号) is simple. You just create and post a personal profile. For this you need a login name, password, and an e-mail account. Then you add some personal information such as name, age, sex, location, interests, etc. You can also add a photo of yourself. You can control who sees your profile. The next step is to look for new ones, and add them to your network. Then you can search your friends’ connections for anyone else you’d like to add to your network.
Different social networking sites allow people to communicate in different ways. There are sites that allow you to enlarge your personal community such as Facebook. Then there are ones that include media (媒体) sharing, such as YouTube, where members upload and look at other people’s pictures and videos. There are also ones that specialize in sharing music, such as Last FM, and finally, ones that allow bloggers to form online communities, such as Live Journal.The latest trend (趋势) in social networking is to create your own independent social network. Companies do this to make their products sell well and people do it to create their own communities.
1. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing Paragraph1?| A．To raise a question. |
| B．To lead in the topic. |
| C．To introduce some sites. |
| D．To advertise a social network. |
| A．Make new friends. |
| B．Share videos with others. |
| C．Open a net shop. |
| D．Join groups you like. |
| A．It’s easy to build a social networking account. |
| B．It’s easy to search your friends’ connections. |
| C．It’s possible to add a photo of yourself. |
| D．It’s simple to control a social network. |
| A．you can upload videos |
| B．bloggers can form online communities |
| C．you have the largest personal community |
| D．sharing music is specialized |
| A．Social Networks | B．Personal Profiles |
| C．Networking Trends | D．Networking Accounts |
10 . For people, it's not surprising that we can open a door, lift a heavy box and control ourselves while walking in the snow. But can a robot do this? Well, Google's new robot, Atlas, can not only do these things, but it can also stand up if it falls down. Although the robot may be slow and clumsy, it was created mainly to work in dangerous places for humans.
Now, robots are much smarter than you might imagine. On March 9 this year, AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) program made by Google's DeepMind, challenged top professional Go player Lee Sedol from South Korea. And AlphaGo beat Lee at last.
AI is when computers or computer software is able to have intelligent behavior, such as thinking or acting like a human. In our daily lives, we already use AI in many ways, like Apple's Siri and search engines like Baidu and Google.
Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything. But experts say that is not the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. For example, humans can watch a person throw down a cup of coffee and know that the result will be a mess on the floor. A computer program would have to know the size of the cup, the height of the cup from the floor and many other things to find out the result. But we never know what will happen in the future.
1. The underlined word “clumsy” in the first paragraph means ________.| A．敏捷的 | B．结实的 | C．笨拙的 | D．呆傻的 |
| A．help the disabled people | B．show the development of technology |
| C．help people do simple jobs | D．work in dangerous places for humans |
| A．explain how smart robots are | B．introduce the development of robots |
| C．show the game was very exciting | D．tell us how robots beat humans in the game |
| A．AI is already used in many ways | B．AI can think and act like a human |
| C．AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol in the Go game | D．Computers can beat humans at everything |
| A．humans will have to follow robots' orders |
| B．it's difficult for robots to take human's place |
| C．robots will be just as common as mobile phones |
| D．people will depend on their robots to do all the things |
