1 . Hover Camera(无人相机)
Wang Mengqiu, the inventor of Hover Camera, was born in Hangzhou in 1982. He once studied at Stanford University in the United States. He became famous overnight(一夜成名) because of the invention.
Forget selfie sticks(自拍杆)! Compared to other cameras, Hover Camera has many advantages.
*It can fly and stay in midair, track your face and even follow you to make sure it gets the perfect picture.
*It can be controlled by using a smartphone(智能手机)．
*It records movements with a 13MP camera and takes 4K video.
*It is the best choice for weddings, sports games and holidays.
Mr. Wang also said, “The main design consideration is easy and safe to take for the users. It’s very light and small. It can be folded(折叠) in two, so it can be easily put into a bag. When the power is low, it can land on the ground safely on its own.”
It’s reported that the company has raised $25 million to produce it. As it is still being tested(测试), Hover Camera can be bought later this year.
The price has not yet been decided. But a spokesman says the company hopes to sell it for less than $600.
1. Hover Camera can ________．| A．swim in the water | B．fly in the midair | C．change its weight | D．be used as a phone |
| A．pull | B．follow | C．push | D．show |
| A．It’s light and small. | B．It can be folded in three. |
| C．It doesn’t need power. | D．Only a smartphone can make it land. |
| A．How can we control Hover Camera? | B．When can we buy Hover Camera? |
| C．How much is Hover Camera? | D．How popular will Hover Camera be? |
| A．brave | B．quiet | C．creative | D．humorous |
2 . Maybe you are an average (一般的，普通的) 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 is my advice:
★Plan your time carefully. You should plan your time for such things as eating, sleeping and dressing. Then make a good regular time for studying. But don’t forget to set enough time for tests.
★Keep your study quiet and clean. The study should have a desk, a chair and some study materials, 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.
★Develop a good attitude (态度) to test. The purpose (目的) of a test is to show what you have learnt 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. How many tips are mentioned in the passage?2. What does the underlined word “study” mean in Chinese ________?
| A．学习 | B．研究 | C．书房 | D．教室 |
4. What’s the purpose of a test?
5. Give a proper title to the passage?
| Everyone feels sad sometimes. This is normal and won’t last for a long time. Kids do different things when they feel sad — some kids tell others and some kids keep to themselves. |
| Why do you feel sad? There are lots of reasons why you might feel sad. Some reasons may be: ▲losing someone or something that you love or care a lot about ▲fighting or arguing (争吵) with a friend ▲not liking how school is going ▲not winning a game or competition ▲not being invited to a party or to a friend’s place to play ▲being sick or in hospital |
| How to deal with your sad feelings? When you are sad, here are some suggestions that might help you: ▲Do things to show how you feel. Write, draw, cry, paint, build and so on! ▲Spend time on your own. Spend some time on your own doing your favorite thing. ▲Be relaxed. Play outside, play a game, read a book, listen to music, watch a movie, be with your friends. It’s OK to take time out to do something just for you and just because you like it! ▲Talk to someone if you have been feeling sad for a long time. Talk to someone you trust, and know they will listen. This could be your parents, friends, a family member or a teacher. |
| A．like telling others when they are sad | B．wouldn’t tell others when they are sad |
| C．will tell themselves about the sad things | D．would make themselves do sad things |
| A．Losing your pet dog. | B．Being in hospital. |
| C．Fighting with your best friend. | D．Winning the speech contest. |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
| A．go to sleep | B．fight with someone | C．go to see a doctor | D．talk to people you trust |
| A．feel worse | B．eat more | C．feel better | D．do more things |
4 . Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. It is good for us. It makes you strong and smart. If you exercise every day, you can get good grades（分数）in the exam and do homework well.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. But remember: Exercise enough, but not too much. It’s best to exercise 30 minutes each time. Many people go to special places to exercise. People call them “healthy centers”. They have a lot of equipment there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body. Exercise can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a healthy center. Or, they can play sports together.
1. Which of the following is NOT the result of exercise?| A．It can make us strong and smart. | B．It can make us do homework well. |
| C．It can make us fat. | D．It can make us get good grades. |
| A．walk or skate | B．run or swim | C．play soccer | D．watch TV all day |
| A．20 minutes | B．30 minutes | C．40 minutes | D．50 minutes |
| A．器材 | B．机器 | C．武器 | D．武装 |
| A．Friends can exercise together. | B．We should exercise too much. |
| C．We all need to exercise. | D．Exercise can bring us fun. |
5 . Bill is from Australia. He lives in Sydney. He can speak French and English, but he can’t speak Chinese. He has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Lisa and she lives in New York. Bill’s favorite sport is basketball and he can play the guitar. Lisa’s favorite sport is tennis. She can’t play the guitar, but she can play the piano and sing very well.
1. Bill is from _________.| A．Australia | B．France | C．the United States | D．the UK |
| A．Chinese | B．American | C．English | D．Japanese |
| A．Chinese | B．French. | C．English. | D．Both B and C. |
| A．Tennis. | B．Volleyball. | C．Soccer. | D．Basketball. |
| A．Bill has a pen pal in the USA. | B．Bill can play the piano and Lisa can play the guitar. |
| C．Bill and Lisa like different sports. | D．Lisa lives in New York. |
6 . There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to (1) use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different products. We need to know how to make a choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill. We need these skills. They help us to live useful and happy lives.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pair? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day. (2) They can affect the rest of our lives.
Besides, our choices can affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: who else does your choice affect?
1. 将(1)处划线短语use our money wisely译为汉语。2. 列举文中提到的购物时use money wisely的两点表现。
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3. Why do we need a life skill？
4. 选出两项作者认为更为重要的选择。
| A．Work hard in all the classes or only work hard in the classes you enjoy. |
| B．Take a bus to school or walk. |
| C．Eat healthy food for lunch or junk food. |
| D．Eat an apple for lunch or a pear. |
6. 找出最后一段的主题句。
7 . It’s November. If you want to relax your mind, it is a good way to go bird watching at Poyang Lake. In November, thousands of people go to Poyang Lake of Jiangxi Province to relax in a special way. They watch birds. They watch white cranes (白鹤). With the coming of winter, all the birds begin to fly to some warmer places. In early November a lot of white cranes fly across the sky of Poyang Lake.
November is not the only time to do the fun thing. In fact, in Jiangxi you can watch birds all the year round. And you can do it wherever you go. Jiangxi is a good place for birds so it has a great many birds. If you keep your eyes open, you may even find some around you. Here are some tips for bird watching:
● Don’t get too close to birds that are building nests or feeding their chicks. Some birds will give up their baby birds if they are scared.
●Take a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜) with you. This way, you can see the birds more clearly.
● Buy a good field guide if you don’t have one yet. It can help you know the birds that you have never seen before.
回答下列问题
1. How many tips does the writer give us while watching birds?
2. Why shouldn’t we get too close to birds building nests or feeding chicks?
3. 根据短文内容填空，每空不超过三个单词。
The passage is mainly about
8 . Fire was discovered many thousands of years ago. The first time humans saw fire was probably when a tree was destroyed by lightning(闪电). Humans soon learned how to make fire. They probably made the first fire by rubbing (摩擦) two sticks together.
Fire was very important to humans. They needed to keep warm at night. They used fire to cook food. They used fire to keep enemies and wild animals away. In some parts of the world fire was used to send messages. The Indians in America, for example, used fire to make smoke(烟雾) as a message. In some other countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger.
Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp(灯), humans burned sticks to get light.
One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal(相等的) parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, it burned too quickly.
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. How did Indians in America use fire?
2. What happened to the candle if there was a wind blowing on it?
（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
5.
9 . Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1, 646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2, 159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1. A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.| A．513 | B．1, 646 | C．2, 159 | D．3, 805 |
| A．税费 | B．加班费 | C．学费 | D．冷饮费 |
| A．France | B．Germany | C．the United States | D．Great Britain |
| A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. | B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. | D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days. |
| A．Many workers have to work long hours. | B．Many people have vacations long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. | D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
10 . In China, more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. The homework is from their teachers and their parents. Also, some students don’t know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up(熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.
1. What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?| A．Watching TV. | B．Playing computer games. | C．Doing their homework. | D．Doing housework. |
| A．Their parents. | B．Other students. | C．The children themselves. | D．Nobody else. |
| A．Less than 9 hours. | B．Over 9 hours. | C．Only 9 hours. | D．8 hours. |
| A．He would fall asleep in class. | B．He would do well in study. |
| C．He would finish his homework fast. | D．He would have good health. |
| A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework. |
| B．All the students stay up late for their homework. |
| C．Children should be given less homework. |
| D．Schools and parents should take care of children. |
