Now you’ve finished three years of English study. There’s one way to demonstrate(展示) what you’ve learned — take a test!
Do you have any special methods(方法) you use to help you do better on a test? How well you do often depends on how well prepared you are. Here are some ways to make sure you’re at your best on test days.
Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day.
Have a good breakfast. Test day isn’t a morning for donuts(面包圈). Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty of low-sugar, high-energy food to keep your brain and body working their best.
Be prepared. Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring.
Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目) on your answer sheet matches the number of the question.
Look over all the answer choices(选择). Don’t assume(假定) that choice A is correct until you’ve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate any choice that you can see at once. You’ll have a better chance of finding the right answer.
Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself enough time to answer every question and go back and check your answers. Don’t spend too much time on any difficult questions. Skip(跳读) them and come back to them later.
Keep up with your schoolwork all year long. That’s how you get the skills you need for taking tests.
1. How many ways are mentioned in this passage? (no more than 2 words)2. What can you eat to help you keep your brain and body working their best? (no more than 6 words)
3. How do you deal with difficult questions? (no more than 17 words)
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。
Shanghai University of Engineering Science has become the first university in China to be covered by 5G net work, the university announced on Tuesday.
Chinese mobile carriers (运营商) are expected to spend 1.2 trillion yuan ( US ＄176.5 billion) on 5G by 2025, 50 percent more than their total 4G investment(投资), Nomura said yesterday. Carriers including China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom are expected to build over 9 million 5G base stations by 2025.
5G is a "game-changing" opportunity for carriers as they can explore new business like smart manufacturing, super high definition video and smart driving instead of just being a "pipeline" for voice and data services.
China will supply “temporary” 5 licenses in several aimed cities this year. Consumers(消费者) will be able to use the first batch of 5G smart-phone and tablet computers in the second half.
It's the first time that China's top industry regulator clarified the 5G industry timeline, especially the first appearance of 5G phones.
But 5G services will become accessible to normal consumers later than expected. More work needs to be done to make the 5G industry fully developed which won't happen until 2020, said UBS recently. New business projects and organizations, rather than normal consumers, will enjoy 5G services at first. The first batch of 5G services will be available to consumers in about 10 cities only.
1. How much did Chinese mobile carriers spend on 4G?| A．About 1.2 trillion yuan. | B．About US $ 0.8 billion. |
| C．About 0.6 million yuan. | D．About US $ 117 billion. |
| A．困难的 | B．易获得的 | C．让人理解的 | D．费解的 |
| A．Lifestyle | B．Technology. | C．Education | D．Health |
| A．Mobile carriers plan to spend much on 5G and it will come into our life soon. |
| B．China will supply "temporary" 5G licenses in several aimed cities this year. |
| C．5G services will become accessible to normal consumers later than expected. |
| D．The first batch of 5G services will be available to consumers in about 10 cities only. |
All high-speed and intercity railway stations on the Chinese mainland will allow passengers to use electronic tickets, the country’s top railway operator said on April 28.
With the use of e-ticket service on the high-speed line linking Lanzhou of Gansu province and Urumqi of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region on Wednesday, all 1,075 high-speed stations will allow passengers to check in without a paper ticket said the China State Railway Group.
The move will simplify boarding procedures(简化上车程序) and improve services, the company said. This will allow for more efficient.
When entering the station and checking in, passengers only need to swipe (刷) an identification card-a second-generation ID card for Chinese mainland residents a permanent residence permit for foreign “green card” holders—at the self-service counters.
Those whose ID cannot be read by the machines will be able to check in through the manual (人工的) channel.
Also, as of April 28, disability certificate holders are able to buy discounted(减价的) train tickets at 12306.cn, the official train ticket booking system.
The system has grouped disabled people with children, students and the military in online accessibility to discounted tickets.
Disabled people had to go to ticket offices for such tickets before.
1. Which of the following is not the reason why electronic tickets are used?| A．Using electronic tickets can simplify boarding procedures. |
| B．Using electronic tickets can improve services. |
| C．Using electronic tickets can protect the environment. |
| D．Using electronic tickets will allow for more efficient. |
| A．How people check in at the high-speed station. | B．How the ticket system works. |
| C．How people go through the manual channel. | D．How to swipe an identification card. |
| A．They had to go to ticket offices. | B．They had to buy them on the Internet. |
| C．They had to ask their family members for help. | D．They had to order tickets by telephone. |
4 . Reading is fun! Besides for fun, we can also analyze(分析)texts to learn more from the texts and more about the texts. One way we can do this is by finding out the theme of the texts.
The theme of a text is the "big idea" that runs through the text connecting the characters and events. Usually the theme of a text isn't told directly, you have to use clues(线索)in the text to find it out. Themes can be ideas like family, friendship, love and so on. The theme might not be just one word, but it might be an idea such as "Friendship is important." There may also be more than one theme in a story. How can we find out the theme of a text? The following steps may help you.
Read through the whole text. Usually characters change as the story goes on, so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end! For this reason, you need to read through the whole text first.
Find out the clue. After reading the whole text, try to answer the following questions. What important events happened during the story? What was the problem? How did the problem get solved? How did the character(s)change? What did the character(s)learn? The answers may help you to get the clues.
Get the big idea. Read again for the writer's purpose of the text by answering the following questions. Was most of the plot(情节)around friendship? Did the characters solve problems with their families? Did the main character learn the importance of friendship? If one of the answers is "yes", you may get the big idea.
Check the big idea out. If you've found a "big idea", go through the text to find the evidence(证据)that supports this idea in the text. For example, if there was only one small problem with a character's family, then "family" might not be the theme of the text. You might find more evidence for other themes.
Have you got the way to find out the theme of a text? Get your favorite book quickly and see if you can find the theme out!
1. How to analyze texts to learn more from the texts? (no more than 11 words)2. What is the theme of a text? (no more than 15 words)
3. What are the four steps to find out the theme of a text? (no more than 18 words)
4. 翻译文中划线的句子。
5. 给短文拟一个合适的英文标题。
5 . Nowadays, phone calls and messages help us make regular contact(联系) with others. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show, Letters Alive(《见字如面》), is bringing back this old habit.
Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses, but there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead, it's just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter.
The letters were written by people from different times in history. For example, in one episode(集), they read a letter written by a famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.
"Every letter opens another world for us," according to Guan Zhangwen, the director of the TV show. "It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers." Since its first episode on Dec.5, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audiences(观众) said that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today's TV shows.
Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences. They include Chinese Poetry Conference, a traditional Chinese poetry competition and Readers, a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote. It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest.
1. Letters Alive, a TV show, invites famous people to ________.| A．tell audiences jokes | B．read and share letters |
| C．walk up to a microphone to sing | D．enter different competitions |
| A．We can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers by reading letters. |
| B．Xiao Hong missed her brother but had no hope for his future. |
| C．Letters Alive is not popular enough to attract audiences. |
| D．Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems and articles. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Phones have taken the place of letters. | B．Welcome to cultural TV shows. |
| C．Letters encourage us to communicate. | D．Letters become popular again. |
6 . Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder(创建者) of Apple. He was also one of the great persons of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.
 Apple II Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer Company in 1976.A year later, the apple II was invented. This was the world's first personal computer. |  The iMac Under Jobs' leadership, Apple introduced the iMac 90 computer in 1998. The iMac became the first machine, which offered a CD-ROM slot.(插口) |
 The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was sure the world was ready to have a computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success. |  iPhone 4s It came out on October 4, 2011 in America. It looks like iPhone4.It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer but wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer(文件处理) speeds. |
1. Which one was the oldest?
| A．The Apple II. | B．The iMac. | C．The iPad. | D．The iPhone 4s. |
| A．has a better camera | B．is the first personal computer |
| C．has a CD-ROM slot | D．is great for watching movies |
| A．iPhone 4s'screen is the same size as iPhone 4. |
| B．iPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. |
| C．iPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4 |
| D．iPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4. |
It’s always said that reading is good for teenagers. Have you ever really thought why that’s true? Here are some good points of reading.
Improving language skills.
Reading can help you study grammar, vocabulary and so on. It’s very helpful for you to build up the knowledge of the language. Besides, the more you read, the more quickly you’ll find the information you want in the books.
Providing fun and relaxation.
Reading books takes you to a new world where you can forget tiredness and fear. You can give a new ending to the story, or even imagine you’re the main character of the story. That will give you much relaxation and improve your imagination.
Improving computer skills.
Reading through the computer is becoming more and more popular. You can find any kind of information on the Internet. Surfing the Internet can help you develop computer skills that you’ll need at school and in the future life.
Knowing the outside world.
Books can tell you about people from other parts of the world. Through books, you can learn what happened in the past and what is happening around the world.
Increasing social skills.
Books are good teachers, so reading good books can teach you how to be successful and how to deal with bad situations. It’s easier for you to find your ways.
1. How many good points of reading are mentioned in the passage?(Only one word)2. What can reading help you do according to the second good point of reading?(No more than ten words)
3. Where can you find any kind of information?(No more than three words)
4. 请将划线句子译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
8 .
Storyline(故事情节): A group of clever dogs operate cars to work, play and party. Dates: Mar 20 – Mar 31 Mon – Fri：11:00 a.m.; 3:00 pm.; 7:30 pm. Sat – Sun: 9:00 am; 4:00 pm; 8:30 pm Place: Children’s Theater of Charlotte Duration(时长): 70 minutes Ticket Prices: Section A:170–190 yuan Section B: 120–130 yuan Section C: 80 yuan Family packages: 220 yuan for four Section C tickets (11:00 am; 3:00 pm shows) Notice: Enjoyed by aged 4 and up  |
1. How long does the show last for?
| A．10 days. | B．11 days. | C．12 days. | D．13 days. |
| A．9:00 am | B．4:00 pm | C．7:30 pm | D．8:30 pm |
| A．A 3-year-old. | B．A 6-year-old. | C．A 20-year-old. | D．A 50-year-old. |
9 . It's a Western custom to say "bless you" after someone sneezes.
"Achoo!"
"Bless you."
This is a common exchange in English-speaking countries. When you hear someone else sneeze, it is polite to say "bless you", to which they should reply with "thank you". But where does this odd custom come from?
In fact, it dates back to medieval(中世纪的) Europe, specifically, the time of the bubonic plague(黑死病). The plague killed nearly one-third of Europe's population within three years(1347-1350). The first symptom of the bubonic plague was sneezing. At that time, people believed that if you sneezed, your soul might leave your body.
People didn't know how to cure the bubonic plague. They were simply encouraged to say "God bless you" and do other superstitious(迷信的) things, hoping the soul would go back into the body. And over time, "God bless you" was shortened to "bless you".
Of course, in modern times, we know that sneezing has nothing to do with the soul or any other superstitious thing. But just like so many other customs from the past, saying "bless you" has stayed with us for hundreds of years.
But you may be wondering—what if someone sneezes more than once? Well, you don't have to keep saying "bless you". In fact, if someone sneezes more than twice, or sneezes especially loudly, you may want to ask them if they're OK, or if they would like a tissue(纸巾).
Then again, you don't really need to say anything at all. People won't think you're rude if you forget to say "bless you". But they will also appreciate it if you do.
1. Where does the odd custom "bless you" come from?(回答问题，不超过9个词)2. Did people know how to cure the bubonic plague in the past?(回答问题，不超过4个词)
3. How long has "bless you" stayed with us?(回答问题，不超过10个词)
4. 把画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 给文章拟一个合适的标题。
10 . Maybe you are an average(一般的) student. You probably think you will never be a top student. However, anyone can become a better student if he or she does his or her best. Here are some tips to help you.
Plan your time carefully. You should plan your time for things such as eating, sleeping and dressing. Then make a good, regular time for studying. But don't forget to set enough time for entertainment.
Keep your study quiet and clean. The study should have a desk, a chair and some study materials(资料), but no games, no radio and no television! When you sit down to study, you can put your heart into it. Make good use of your time.
Listen to everything that the teacher says. Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
After you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss next day, read the material. It will help you study better.
Develop a good attitude to tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. It helps you know what you are not good at. The world will still go on even if you fail in a test, so don't be too worried.
1. What does the underlined word "study" mean in Chinese?| A．学习 | B．研究 | C．书房 | D．教室 |
| A．The test helps you know what you are good at. |
| B．After class, you should review what you have learned. |
| C．You should listen to your teacher and take notes carefully in class. |
| D．When you plan your time, you should think of the time for eating, sleeping and so on. |
| A．How to plan your time. | B．How to get a good test. | C．How to take notes. | D．How to become a better student. |
