Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer (律师), but when he was about twenty years old, Verne decided to become a writer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864) and From the Earth to the Moon(1865).
In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories and, as a result, they were very popular. Verne’s writing included many predictions (预言) for the 20th century and many of them came true. He described space flight, movies, and air conditioning, a long time before they appeared. These books were very successful and they made Verne rich.
Jules Verne’s books have been the subjects for many movies. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney. It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of cartoon drawings. Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne’s books. The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always on time!
1. What does the phrase “the father of science fiction” mean?| A．The man who loves science and inventions. |
| B．The writer whose father wrote science fiction. |
| C．The man who first started writing science fiction successfully. |
| D．The man who first found science fiction |
| A．The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon. |
| B．The encouragement from his father. |
| C．The plays he wrote for the theater. |
| D．The encouragement from his friends. |
| A．Because his books made him rich and famous. |
| B．Because his books have been the subjects for many movies. |
| C．Because many people were interested in science and inventions. |
| D．Because people loved him. |
| A．From the Earth to the Moon |
| B．Around the World in Eighty Days. |
| C．A Journey to the Center of the Earth. |
| D．Five Weeks |
| A．cartoon movie |
| B．movie to use real actors |
| C．book written by Walt Disney |
| D．story told by an old man |
2 . If you like adventurous(冒险的) cartoons, then Koala Kid is the movie for you.
Koala Kid tells us a story of a white koala named Johnny. It lives in a community(社区) of the gray koalas. He is not confident(自信的) because of his color. But he thinks he has special talents. So the goes on a magic trip.
On his trip he meets Miranda, Hamish and Lokie. And they become friends. They fight with their wits(智慧) against Bog.
I think this movie tells us: whatever (无论什么) you look like, you can become a hero.
I give the movie five stars. It is a great movie for ages six and up. Because there are some scary parts in the movie, I wouldn’t recommend(推荐) it to kids under the age of six.
根据以上内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The passage is a review(评论) of a .
| A．movie | B．book | C．magazine | D．joke |
| A．Because he is white. | B．Because he is gray. |
| C．Because he is shy. | D．Because he is small. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．It’s an adventurous movie. | B．It’s mainly about a white mouse. |
| C．It has scary parts. | D．It’s a cartoon. |
| A．A 35-year-old man. | B．A 8-year-old girl. |
| C．A 90-year-old granny. | D．A 5-year-old boy. |
3 . Can you imagine astronauts’ everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.
On Earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity holds the food down and keeps it on a place. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float(漂浮) away, and astronauts must eat carefully.
Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won’t float away at night.
Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.
After a day’s work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air.
1. What does the underlined word “gravity” mean in Chinese?
| A．平衡 | B．力量 | C．磁性 | D．重力 |
| A．Because in that way they won’t float away. |
| B．Because that makes them sleep well. |
| C．Because they can’t get to sleep if they don't do that. |
| D．Because the sleeping bag is not safe enough. |
| A．It is about the importance of gravity. |
| B．It is about astronauts’ everyday life in space. |
| C．It is about the differences between space and Earth. |
| D．It is about how to avoid(避免) floating away while sleeping. |
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No 25 Middle School .give young students advice on how to deal with danger
If you are robbed
Keep calm.lf youcan not cry for help or run away.Give the robber your money.Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later. If you are in a traffic accident.
It a car hitsyou. You should remember the car number.If it is a bicycle. Try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt
If it is raining hard and there is lighting. (闪电)
Don’t stay in high places and stayaway from trees.
When there is a fire.Get away as fast as yon can.Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit.Do not lake the lift.
If someone is drowning(溺水)
If you can’t swim. don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think.Take care of yourself at alI times!
1. Why do students like the self-protection lesson?
①Because there are no tests.
②Because the lessons are boring
③ Because they can learn how to save lives.
④Because they know how to slop danger before it happens.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
| A．I will remember the bicycle number. |
| B．I won't let the rider go until I rail my parents. |
| C．will let the rider go before I call my parents. |
| D．I will letthe rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt. |
| A．put dry things on your body |
| B．run quickly and take the lift |
| C．run away and find an exit as quickly as you Can |
| D．take everything you have and then run away |
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
| A．How to Keep Calm | B．Self-protection |
| C．An usual lesson | D．Danger |
5 . There is an old Chinese saying, “If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water.” That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank them gratefully(感激地) in return.
We should live in a world of gratitude. We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us up, because we learn how to be independent. We thank people who are selfish(自私的), because we learn the importance of being kind. Of course, we should thank people who help us. We should thank people who teach us. We should thank people who care about us.
We thank our parents. They work hard all the time in order to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us, they do the chores for us, they always give us food and clothes, they teach us what is right and what is wrong.
We thank our teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things but they ask for nothing from us. We are well-educated by them.
There are a lot of people that we should be grateful to in our life. We should find a way to thank them.
1. According to the writer, what should you do if someone helps you?| A．We should thank them gratefully in return. |
| B．We should do nothing. |
| C．We just go away at once. |
| D．We should give them money. |
| A．parents | B．teachers | C．friends | D．students |
| A．they work hard for us all the time |
| B．they give us everything they can |
| C．they teach us what is right and what is wrong |
| D．A, B and C |
| A．We don’t have to care about those who care about us. |
| B．We learn nothing from our teachers. |
| C．Our parents work hard to give us a better life. |
| D．Our parents don’t cook for us. |
| A．滴水之恩，涌泉相报 | B．落花有意，流水无情 |
| C．大地回春，春意盎然 | D．兵来将挡，水来土掩 |
People of different ages need different amounts (数量) of sleep.According to the National Sleep Foundation in the US, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night.For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night.
However, many students don’t get enough sleep because of early school start times and too much homework.The China Youth and Children Research Center reported that about 80% of middle school students don’t get enough sleep.Students without enough sleep may get poor grades.They can’t pay attention in class or do well in sports.
To solve this problem, scientists advise that students should get less schoolwork and more time to sleep.There are some other ways to help people get enough sleep, such as taking a 20-minutes nap (小睡) during the day.Good sleep habits are also helpful.For example, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays.
1. How much sleep do adults need per night?
| A．7~9 hours. | B．8~10 hours. |
| C．More than 10 hours. | D．Less than 7 hours. |
| A．Because they always stay up late and get up late. |
| B．Because they naturally wake up early and they have too much housework. |
| C．Because they have too much homework and their school starts too early. |
| D．Because they go to bed and wake up at the same time. |
| A．They may do well in sports. |
| B．They may not do well in their studies. |
| C．They will not finish their homework. |
| D．Their bodies and brains may grow better. |
| A．They have too many exciting classes in the day. |
| B．They have too much homework to do. |
| C．They may have sleeping problems. |
| D．They have to get up very early to go to school. |
| A．Getting up at the same time every day. |
| B．Take a 20-minute nap during the day. |
| C．Having good sleep habits. |
| D．Take sleeping pills before going to sleep. |
7 . A hobby is not a job or a school subject. A hobby is something you enjoy doing in your spare time. It’s not something you need to do. It’s just fun. Some people make model ships, keep pets, plant flowers, play computer games or chat on the Internet. Some paint pictures or dance to music. Some collect everything from stamps to seashells (海贝壳)... People take up hobbies because they think these activities can bring them many things like happiness, friendship and knowledge. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can have a hobby. A hobby will make your life colorful.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What is a hobby?
| A．A job. |
| B．A school subject. |
| C．Something interesting. |
| D．Something you enjoy doing in your spare time. |
| A．7. | B．8 | C．9. | D．10. |
| A．much money |
| B．health |
| C．happiness, friendship and knowledge |
| D．lots of trouble |
| A．Rich or poor. | B．Old or young. |
| C．Sick or well. | D．A、B and C. |
| A．In their work time. |
| B．In the daytime. |
| C．In their free time. |
| D．In the holiday. |
8 . What’s going to happen in the future? Will robots control our planet? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now, according to the BBC.
Digital money
We used to pay with cash(现金) for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card(信用卡) to shop online, money is spent without us seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.
When ATM cards were first introduced, they were not accepted everywhere. But now it’s hard to live without them. It’s reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year, and the US might be next.
Bionic(仿生的) eye
It’s no longer something only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back—by wearing bionic eyes.
A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data(数据) to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A high resolution(高清的) image could be just a few years away.
Self-driving cars
Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won’t get distracted(分神) by a phone call, the radio or something outside the window. Sensors(探测器) and cameras on the car would allow it to stick strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. You could even take a nap while the car drives itself. In the future, driver-less cars would be widely accepted.
1. ______ has stopped using cash completely.| A．Sweden | B．ATM | C．BBC | D．America |
| A．We use digital money to shop online without paying money. |
| B．Digital money is most likely to be used instead of cash. |
| C．Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card. |
| D．ATM cards are always popular. |
| A．Bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction film. |
| B．Human drivers won’t get distracted by something outside. |
| C．The blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future. |
| D．There will be no road accident at all if self-driving cars are used. |
| A．culture and Art | B．industry and farming |
| C．science and technology | D．traffic and journey |
| A．There would be a number of self-driving cars on the road. |
| B．The blind could use cameras to see things around. |
| C．We would live a hard life with digital money. |
| D．Robots would control the world. |
9 . If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology (技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.
1. Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of _________ in the USA.| A．17 | B．14 | C．13 | D．10 |
| A．after school | B．on weekends | C．during summer | D．on weekdays |
| A．cleaning up other people’s yards |
| B．drawing pictures for others |
| C．writing articles for different magazines |
| D．knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors |
| A．You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.[ |
| B．Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA. |
| C．Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others. |
| D．Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money. |
| A．parents won’t let their children earn their own money |
| B．it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA |
| C．kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own |
| D．if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study |
10 . Some people say, “Extreme(极限的) sports are so dangerous. Why would anyone want to do them?” But the danger is what makes them so excited. Keep reading to find out the most popular ones.
Bungee jumping: People on some South Pacific islands have been bungee jumping for hundreds of years. In 1979, some people bungee jumped off a bridge in England and made the sport popular around the world. Bungee jumping came to China in 1996.
Skateboarding: At first, this sport was called “sidewalk surfing”. Skateboarders often jump high into the air, go down steps or slide(滑行) down rails on their boards. They wear baggy trousers(宽松裤) so they can move more freely.
Skydiving: This is probably the scariest(最惊险的) extreme sport. Skydivers jump out of airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky. They usually free-fall for a while and then open a parachute to slow down for a safe landing.
Snowboarding: This became a winter Olympic sport in 1998. People tie their feet to the board with special shoes. They don’t use any ski sticks. Then, they ride down hills, jump high and do tricks.
1. What made bungee jumping popular all over the world?| A．A history of hundreds of years. |
| B．Jumping over a river in England. |
| C．Coming to China in 1996. |
| D．Jumping off a bridge in Britain. |
| A．Bungee jumping. | B．Skydiving. |
| C．Skateboarding. | D．Snowboarding. |
| A．They have many bags on them. |
| B．They can hold many things. |
| C．They make people move freely. |
| D．People wearing them can move fast. |
| A．直升飞机 | B．降落伞 | C．滑板 | D．飞艇 |
| A．It’s dangerous but exciting. | B．It’s exciting and safe. |
| C．It’s scary but safe. | D．It’s easy to learn. |
