1 . Young Heroes for the Planet

Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our planet. Check out how the four young adults made a difference.

Saving Pandas When Jack was 11, he started a group to teach kids about pandas. He also sold toy pandas to raise money to protect pandas in danger. “I hope to encourage more people to care about pandas,” Jack says.

Growing Right Kathy, 14, set up an organization to educate people about growing right plant in right places. She also wrote a book to help people learn what plants are native to (本土的)their area.

Creating Energy At the age of 12, Linda invented a machine called SuperE. It collects heat from fields to make electricity(电), Linda says her invention creates electricity in a way that is less harmful to the environment.

Cleaning Up Patrick, 13, joined the Ocean Heroes Camp last year. He started a project and picked up plastic waste around nearby lakes with his friends. The goal of the project was to fight plastic pollution.

1. Who started a group to teach kids about pandas?

A．Jack.

B．Kathy.

C．Linda.

D．Patrick.

2. How old was Linda when she invented SuperE?

A．11.

B．12.

C．13.

D．14.

3. What was the goal of Patrick’s project?

A．To fight plastic pollution.	B．To protect pandas in danger
C．To learn about native plants.	D．To use heat to make electricity.

2 . As we all know, environmental pollution is still serious nowadays. Our group wanted to know how many students knew about each kind of the pollution and we wanted to learn how often they sorted(分类) rubbish. So we did a survey among the students in our school. Here are the results of our questionnaire(问卷).

The results of the questionnaire

Do you know about these problems? How often do you sort rubbish?

1. The survey is mainly about ________.

A．scientific research	B．environmental protection
C．everyday habits	D．physical education

2. We can know there are ________ parts in the questionnaire.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

3. ________ is known by the fewest students.

A．Air pollution	B．Water pollution
C．Noise pollution	D．Global warming

4. ________ have begun to sort rubbish according to the chart(图表).

A．All of the students	B．Most of the students
C．Some of the students	D．None of the students

5. What can we learn from the results of the questionnaire?

A．Air pollution is noticed by a large number of students.

B．The students don’t realize the situation of the environment at all.

C．Five kinds of environmental pollution are mentioned in the questionnaire.

D．Most students take enough action to sort rubbish.

3 . Narrator: There once was a beautiful princess whose favorite amusement was a golden ball. One day, the princess tossed the ball too high, and it landed in the well. As the princess cried over her lost treasure, she heard someone ask a question.
Frog: Why are you so sad, beautiful princess?
Narrator: The princess looked around and saw only a frog.
Princess: My favorite golden ball fell into the well.
Frog: I can retrieve it for you, but first, you must agree to one condition. You must promise to take me home and be my friend.
Narrator: The princess didn’t want to be friends with a frog, but she promised anyway. When the frog brought her the ball, the princess snatched it from him and hurried home!
Frog: What a selfish princess. I’m certain that she has forgotten her promise. I’ll just hop over to the castle to remind her.
Narrator: The frog hop-hop-hopped through the grass and knocked on the heavy door of the castle.
Princess: What are you doing here, you bumbling frog?
Frog: Dear princess, I am here to remind you of the promise you made.
Narrator: The princess slammed the door in the frog’s face with a big BANG.
King: I heard a door slam. What’s happening? If you made a promise, you must honor it.
Narrator: The princess was angry but obeyed her father. So, the king, the princess, and the frog enjoyed dinner together. It was mutton stew, the cook’s specialty.
Frog: I was hungry, but now I’m full. Thank you for dinner. Kindly show me to my bed now.
Narrator: The princess did as she was asked, but the frog looked sad!
Frog: You have welcomed me into your home, but I can tell that you don’t want to be my friend.
Narrator: The princess’s face went red, for what the frog said was true. She bent down to kiss the frog, but ended up kissing a prince.
Frog: I am a prince who was turned into a frog, and your kiss turned me back. Thank you, dear friend!
Narrator: The prince and princess were wonderful friends from that day on and lived happily ever after.
1. The reading material above is ________.

A．a poem

B．a play

C．an interview

D．a questionnaire

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “retrieve”?

A．bring back

B．take away

C．break down

D．put away

3. Why did he frog hop over to the castle?

A．To ask the king for help.	B．To visit his friends in the castle.
C．To give the ball to the princess.	D．To remind the princess of her promise.

4. What is the right order of what the princess did in the story?
① She went back to the castle.
② She bent down to kiss the frog.
③ She got help from the frog and made a promise.
④ She obeyed her father and ate the meal with the guest.

A．②④③①

B．③①④②

C．③④①②

D．④③②①

5. What can we learn from the story?

A．It is often difficult to keep a friendship.

B．We shouldn’t be afraid of making friends.

C．Once you make a promise, you must keep it.

D．We should ask for help when we are in trouble.

5 . Scene 1

Lights come up on a village. A castle rises above a village. Villagers pass by, doing their business. Two stop when they see the beautiful Princess.

［Characters: Sarah, Mary, Princess, Tutor (私人教师), Guards (卫兵), Scribe (书记员)］

Sarah: Isn’t she the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?

Mary: True. She is perfect. (The Princess notices them talking about her.)

Sarah: Her parents must be truly good to receive such a treasure.

Princess: (Angry) What are you two staring (盯着) at?

Mary: (Nervous) We were just, ...

Princess: “You were just” what? Staring? Gawking (呆呆看着)? Why don’t you go somewhere and mind your own business?

Sarah: Forgive (宽恕) us, Princess.

Mary: We didn’t mean to make you unhappy. We truly hope you can forgive us. (Sarah and Mary rush away nervously.)

Princess: Yeah, well forgive this. (She throws stones at them.) Ha! Got them. (Laughs) That’ll teach them.

Tutor: (He comes from the castle.) Must you treat the farmers that way?

Princess: (Pulls his hair.) I must!

Tutor: Can’t you behave like a lady?

Princess: I will, if you will! (Laughs)

Tutor: Stop acting like this!

Princess: Don’t speak to me like this, or I’ll have Daddy cut off your head like he did to the rest of my tutors.

Tutor: I’m just... (She smiles at his change in voice. She throws another stone at a passing farmer.) I’m just worried about you. You don’t seem to care for anyone or anything. Someday you’ll insult the wrong person and you’ll be sorry.

Princess: No, it’s them who will be sorry. Guards! (Guards appear and she points to tutor.) Take him away.

Tutor: What? What did I do?

Princess: He makes me bored. Cut off his head. (Laughs as the guards pull him off.) So what is on my timetable today? (She snaps her fingers (打了个响指) and a Scribe appears in a hurry.)

Scribe: (Nervously trying to hold on to a number of scrolls (卷轴) in his arms.) Yes, Princess?

Princess: (Knocks all the scrolls out of his arms.) Read me my timetable!

Scribe: (Hurry to find the right scroll on the ground.) Well, you will have your hair cut at 9, a reading class at 10...

Princess: Enough! I want to have a party instead.

Scribe: But Princess,...

Princess: But what?

(Farmers stop to see what is going on.)

Scribe: But of course, I’ll plan it for you at once.

Princess: Good scribe. (Touch him on the head.) You always keep your head about you.

Scribe: Yes, quite. (Leaves)

1. What may Mary and Sarah usually do?

A．Grow crops.

B．Teach the princess.

C．Have a party.

D．Guard the castle.

2. What does the underlined word “insult” mean?

A．Hurt.

B．Love.

C．Thank.

D．Meet.

3. What is true according to the passage?

A．The story takes place in modern society.

B．The timetable of the princess includes a party.

C．The tutor tried to teach the princess in a good way.

D．The farmers feel angry to throw stones at the princess.

4. What can you infer (推断) from the play?

A．The tutor will run away with the help of guards.

B．The Princess’s father is a kind and helpful king.

C．The scribe always follows the princess’s rules to keep alive.

D．The princess is pleased with her life and guards in the castle.

6 . 阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。

Bob Smith, a National Teacher Award Winner

What does it take to win the hearts and minds of Grade 10 students? Ask Jenny Fitchette, Grade 10 student at Lester Pearson High, and you will get a warm reply: “The number one thing is a good teacher.”

Jenny should know this well. Look at her timetable and you will find that she is studying the usual subjects of maths, English, biology and art this term. It’s not so much the subjects that keep her coining to school each day. It’s her biology teacher, Mr. Smith, who keeps her eager and ready to learn. So Jenny recently found time to finish a 1000-word paper in which she nominated （提名）her teacher, Mr. Bob Smith for the Teacher of the Year Award. Only students may nominate someone for the award.

“I can’t really say why Mr. Smith is such a good teacher.” says Jenny. “But we always enjoy the time when Mr. Smith stays with us. I mean, the little fish really help us in our biology studies. We can actually watch the fish growing and study them in the classroom. It’s hands-on, which makes his class special. Mr. Smith always tells us that we learn best when we get in there and work with things.”

Mr. Smith says he was very surprised and honoured when he heard that Jenny had nominated him for the award. “It’s really the students who should be getting the award,” he says. “It’s my job to bring meaningful and interesting things for them to study. It’s not I, but the students who are showing excellence.”

When asked what makes his students love school so much, Mr. Smith stops and thinks deeply. I think it comes down to respect. I respect my students and I see my job as serving them in a way. I work for them to help them open up their minds and discover things that matter to them.”

Jenny says that you never know what to expect from day to day in her biology class. One day, Mr. Smith might bring his electric guitar, and for the whole class, explain and show the effects of music on plant growth. He never allows anyone any time to be lazy.

1. What does Jenny think is the number one thing to win the hearts of students?
___________________________________________________________________
2. What subject does Mr. Smith teach?
___________________________________________________________________
3. Who may nominate someone for the Teacher of the Year Award?
___________________________________________________________________
4. Why is Mr. Smith’s class special according to Jenny?
___________________________________________________________________
5. What do you think of a teacher like Mr. Smith? Why do you think so?
___________________________________________________________________

7 .

① Do you ever worry about math when you’re at school? One important thing is to sit up straight when you’re taking your math exams, according to the scientists. Good posture can help people feel more positive and careful. Sportsmen, musicians and public speakers can all get advantages from good posture.

② We all know air pollution is bad for our health. But it can also harm us in other ways. Scientists have found that air pollution may lead to more crimes. According to a study of 86 million peoplein the US, the worse the air pollution was, the more violent (暴力的) crime there was. Scientists think the small pieces and toxic gas (毒气) in air may affect people’s brains. This might make them more violent.

③ Can AI read our minds? This might not be far away. Scientists from Australia and Germany have developed a type of AI that can guess people’s feelings by tracking(跟踪) and studying their eye movements. This finding could make robots and computers better at understanding humans.

④ Believe it or not, sportsmen tend to have worse teeth. A study shows that half of the top athletes have tooth problems. This seems strange. They usually pay more attention to their health than the rest of us. Scientists found that sports drinks and energy food can cause tooth problem. Most sportsmen use these products for energy. But they have a lot of sugar, which is bad for our teeth.

1. Good posture helps people ________.

A．get good grades

B．be excited

C．be more confident

2. We can know that air pollution probably makes a man ________.

A．get mad at himself

B．do harm to the society

C．have problems in his brain

3. Which one of the following questions can be answered in the news?

A．What does AI do with people’s eyes?

B．How can AI understand humans’ feelings?

C．Why can robots and computers know more about humans?

4. Which news above has positive or negative influence on us?

A．①③-positive; ②④-negative

B．①④-positive; ②③-negative

C．①②-positive; ③④-negative

5. In which part of the newspaper can we find these passages?

A．Health Care.

B．Science Study.

C．Our World.

8 . 赤壁

唐 杜牧

折戟沉沙铁未销，自将磨洗认前朝。

东风不与周郎便，铜雀春深锁二乔。

The Red Cliff

We dig out broken halberds buried in the sand,

And wash and rub these relics of an ancient war.

Had the east wind refused to give a helping hand,

Southern beauties would have been captives on northern shore.

(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)

Historical poems are never just about things that happened in the past. They make people think about their own situation in the present. In this poem, for example, the poet Du Mu (803-852) used a historical story to show how upset he felt at the time, as he never had a chance to achieve his political (政治的) goals.

The story is about the Battle of the Red Cliff, one of the best-known battles of the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). In the first two lines, Du tells us that he finds a weapon (武器) buried (掩埋) deep in the sand. After cleaning it, he realizes that it’s from the Battle of the Red Cliff. Then he starts to recall the story.

“East wind” was the godsend (天赐的) wind that helped General Zhou Yu win. The wind fanned a fire that damaged Cao Cao’s fleet. If adviser Zhuge Liang had not guessed the direction of the wind, Zhou would not have won the battle. His wife and sister-in-law would be captured by Cao.

The poet admires Zhuge Liang’s important role in the battle, but also feels sad about his own situation. Du had military dreams himself, but never got a chance to show his talent.

In the hopes of having a better government, he often wrote letters to the royal court (朝廷). The letters criticized (批评) policies and military strategies (策略) of that time. However, they made little difference. About 50 years after Du’s death, the Tang Dynasty came to an end.

1. The followings are true except that   ________.

A．Du Mu wrote about the weapon and then recalled about the battle

B．Cao Cao captured Zhou’s wife and finally won the battle

C．Zhuge Liang was a great role in the battle in Du Mu’s mind

D．Du Mu’s criticism on policies and military strategies was paid little attention to

2. In the poem, which sentence stresses the need for talented people to catch the right moment?

A．We dig out broken halberds buried in the sand.

B．And wash and rub these relics of an ancient war.

C．Had the east wind refused to give a helping hand.

D．Southern beauties would have been captives on northern shore.

3. Du Mu wrote the poem in order to ________.

A．tell people about the past

B．inform others about the meaning of life

C．help people think about what they do now

D．express his feelings about his unsuccessful political life

4. We can infer from the story that ________.

A．the Tang Dynasty finally became better government after the poet’s death

B．though Zhuge Liang was a success in the battle, but he was not happy about his own situation

C．Du Mu was a man with military ambition and wanted to help the government

D．Zhuge Liang was Zhou Yu’s enemy

9 . 阅读并回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过7个词。

Scrooge was a cold, greedy, mean, old man. Scrooge and Marley were business partners for years. Scrooge was his only friend and his only mourner when Marley died. He lived in Jacob Marley’s old apartment. It was very rundown.

That evening, the fog and frost hung over the black gateway to the house. And the yard was so dark that Scrooge had to feel his way along with his hands. To his surprise, Scrooge saw Marley’s face instead of the knocker（门环）when Scrooge put his key in the lock. Scrooge looked at the door knocker for several moments, and then it changed back to being a door knocker again.

Scrooge was quite scared. He quickly closed the door and then he went up to his room. It was very dark because Scrooge only had a candle. But darkness didn’t worry Scrooge, because darkness is cheap. And Scrooge liked cheap things.

Suddenly he heard a loud clanking sound. It came from downstairs. Somebody was pulling a heavy chain over the barrels in the wine merchant’s cellar. It was coming straight towards his room.

The face was the same. It was Marley, he was dragging a chain. Scrooge stared at the ghost of Marley as it stood there before him. But still he didn’t believe it was really there.

“Who are you?” asked Scrooge, calmly.

“In life I was your partner. Jacob Marley.”

“Why are you carrying that chain?” asked Scrooge, trembling.

Scrooge was trying very hard not to be scared. The Ghosts voice scared him and its cold eyes frightened him.

“I wear the chain that I made in life,” replied the Ghost. “I made it link by link, and metre to by metre. I wound it around myself. Does it look strange to you?”

“I had the opportunity to be kind and do good in life. But I did nothing. Now I’m dead. I regret that,” cried the Ghost. “I’m here tonight to warn you. You can still escape my fate（命运）. I’m giving you a chance... ”

—Taken from A Christmas Carol

1. Why did Scrooge have to feel his way along with his hands?
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2. What did Scrooge see instead of a door knocker that night?
_________________________________________________
3. How did Scrooge feel when he saw the ghost?
_________________________________________________
4. Why did the Ghost come to Scrooge’s room?
_________________________________________________
5. What do you think of Scrooge?
__________________________________________________

10 . 根据短文内容选择正确答案。

a In the heart of a seed Buried deep, so deep, A dear little plant Lay fast asleep. “Wake!” said the sunshine, “And creep to the light.” “Wake!” said the voice. Of the raindrops bright. The little plant heard And it rose to see What the wonderful Outside world might be.

b Tea is the leaf of an evergreen shrub which grows in many parts of the world, such as China, Japan and India. The tea plant has green leaves and white flowers. At certain seasons the young leaves are gathered. They are then dried, rolled, and packed in boxes. Two kinds of tea, black and green, are most popular. The difference in color between these two teas is due to different ways of drying the leaf.

c Once or twice a little leaf was heard to cry, as leaves often do, when a gentle wind is blowing. And the twig said, “What is the matter, little leaf?” “The wind,” said the leaf,   “just told me that one day it would pull me off, and throw me on the ground to die.” The twig told it to the branch, and the branch told it to the tree. When the tree heard it, it rustled all over, and sent word back to the trembling leaf. “Do not be afraid,” it said. “Hold on tight, and you shall not go off till you are ready.”

d Nearly all flowers turn towards the sunlight, as if they love it. This can be seen by watching plants that are standing near a window. The flowers will all bend towards the sunlight, if the pots are allowed always to stand in the same position. But by turning them round a little every day, while the flowers are opening, the plants can be made to show flowers on all sides.

1. In which column of a newspaper can we find the four passages above? ________

A．Plant Science.

B．Science Study.

C．Magic Plant World.

2. Which of the following can we infer from the passages? ________

A．From Passage b, we know that tea can’t grow in England.

B．From Passage c, we know the tree shows love for the little leaf.

C．From Passage d, we know that all flowers love the sunlight.

3. Which of the following questions is answered in the above passages? ________

A．Who made the voice to wake the little plant?

B．How many parts does a tree have?

C．What are differences between making black tea and green tea?

4. Which item can we match each passage with? ________
①The habits of flowers
②The worry of the plant
③The functions of the plant
④The growth of the plant

A．Passage a—①；Passage b—④；Passage c—③；Passage d—②

B．Passage a—④；Passage b—③；Passage c—②；Passage d—①

C．Passage a—④；Passage b—③；Passage c—①；Passage d—②

5. What’s the common theme of the four passages? ________

A．The magic natural law showed in plants.

B．A community of life for man and nature.

C．Plants have their own language.