1 . China's national anthem, March of the Volunteers, is a song that we learn at the beginning of primary school and sing at every flag-raising ceremony. And now, there's even a law to protect it. Last September, the government passed the National Anthem Law, which became effective (生效) from Oct. 1, 2017. It states how we should sing or play the song, requiring all of us to behave towards it politely.
Primary and middle schools must teach the anthem to their students and make them understand the song's spirit and history. Moreover, the law requires us to be serious when we are singing the song. We can’t joke about it or change the song's words or music. If someone breaks the law, he or she can be detained for up to 15 days, or face further punishment in more serious situations. The national anthem is different from other songs—it is the symbol of our country.
Many foreign countries also have laws for their national anthems. For example, American school children should put their right hand over their heart while singing their country's anthem at school. In Russia, the national anthem must be played on television and radio before the start and end of broadcasting. And in the Philippines, people are required to sing the national anthem with feelings when it's played in public.
1. How long has the National Anthem Law become effective till now?| A．For more than one year. | B．For just half a year. |
| C．For less than 9 months. | D．For about 10 months. |
| A．Because the school asks us to. | B．Because it has a long history. |
| C．Because we are good students. | D．Because it's our country's symbol. |
| A．Kept in a police station. | B．Forced to work. |
| C．Prevented from eating. | D．Kept singing the song. |
| A．China | B．America | C．Philippine | D．Russia |
2 . Be thankful that you don't already have everything you want,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something,
For it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times,
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your disadvantages,
Because they give you chances for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
Because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes,
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and bored,
Because it means you've made a difference.
Be thankful for your past relationships,
Someone better suited to you is waiting out there.
Gratitude (感谢) can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.
1. Why should you be thankful for the mistakes?| A．Because we can make a difference. |
| B．Because they give us chances for improvement. |
| C．Because we can never make mistakes in the future. |
| D．Because we can get valuable lessons from the mistakes. |
| A．The writer lives a hard life. | B．The writer is active and positive to life. |
| C．The writer is afraid of making mistakes. | D．The writer is never thankful for what he had. |
3 . Hi, boys and girls! Welcome to our museum. It’s free. You don’t have to pay any money. But we have some rules for you. Please remember them and do as I say. Firstly, don’t have food or drink here. You may make our museum dirty. Secondly, you can take photos here, but don’t touch the things here. Thirdly, keep quiet in the museum. Don’t talk loudly. Fourthly, the museum is not open after five o’clock in the afternoon. Please leave before five. Have a good time here! Thank you.
1. There are some rules for a ________.| A．store | B．park | C．school | D．museum |
| A．免费的 | B．迅速的 | C．高兴的 | D．自由的 |
| A．have food and drink | B．take photos |
| C．touch the things | D．talk loudly |
| A．all day | B．before 5:00 a.m. |
| C．before 5:00 p.m. | D．after 5:00 p.m. |
| A．students don’t want to pay any money |
| B．the museum has five rules for the students |
| C．the speaker who tells the students the rules is a teacher |
| D．the speaker hopes the students have a good time |
4 . “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart.”—Nelson Mandela, the late president of South Africa.
Mandela understood that our mother language can make us closer. For people who speak an ancient language as their mother language, it helps them keep their traditions. Their language is their main connection with their ancestors（祖先）. And it is also how they imagine the future.
But there are fewer and fewer existing languages over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out. Some languages are now spoken only by a few dozen people, like Yagan in Chile. Africa and South America are also places where many languages are dying. Why are humans speaking fewer languages than we once did. The answer has to do with globalization（全球化）. Nowadays, it’s more useful to speak certain languages-English is one example-rather than others. This has killed some languages, usually the ones spoken by fewer or less influential people.
But some people aren’t prepared to accept a planet with fewer and fewer languages. They want to find and protect more endangered languages. And the United Nations has set Feb. 21 as International Mother Language Day. The organization wants people to pay more attention to dying languages and make them more animate.
This work is of great importance. Just as the US writer Rita Mae Brown wrote, “Language is a kind of symbol of a culture. It tells where its people come from and where they are going.”
1. People’s mother language ________.| A．goes to their head | B．helps them keep their traditions |
| C．connects them with their mothers | D．helps them become more influential |
| A．Because over 400 languages have died out. |
| B．Because languages in South America are dying. |
| C．Because certain languages are useful to speak now. |
| D．Because only English is an easy language to speak. |
| A．moving | B．puzzling | C．exciting | D．living |
| A．The UN wanted to create a new language. |
| B．A person’s hometown can be found easily. |
| C．The language is an important part of a culture. |
| D．The language can help people go anywhere. |
| A．We Should Speak English More. |
| B．The International Mother Language Day. |
| C．Globalization Has Killed Some Languages. |
| D．We Should Pay More Attention to Mother Language. |
5 . Dreams are like stars. You may never catch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to success. Yan Ning is such a dream follower.
Yan is a rising star in the science world. When Yan Ning was only a little girl, she dreamed of being a great scientist. After years of hard work in 1996, she went to Tsinghua University to study biology. After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000, she went to Princeton University and finished her study there in 2007. Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab. At the age of 30, she became the youngest professor（教授）at Tsinghua.
Now, Yan, 42, has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton. On April 30, she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates（院士）into the US National Academy of Science.
However, it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements. She said that in order to realize her dream, she experienced a lot of failures and pains. But she never gave up her dream. Instead, she followed her dream and fought for it.
She usually works at least 14 hours a day. Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night. She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most “comfortable” job for her.
In a TV interview, Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them.”
1. Yan went to Tsinghua to study________in 1996.| A．biology | B．physics | C．medicine | D．chemistry |
| A．4 | B．7 | C．30 | D．42 |
| A．Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research |
| B．Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job |
| C．Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it |
| D．Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help |
| A．A Difficult Research | B．A Famous University |
| C．A Smooth Road | D．A Dream Follower |
6 .
Teddy Smith’s Fast Food Open:10:00am—10:30pm Lunch served till 2: 00 pm Dinner served till 9:30 pm Eat in or take away | ||
| Mains（主食） Beef Steak $4.25 Hamburger $3.15 （small） $3.95（large） Noodles $2.05（small） $2.50（large） | Desserts Ice Cream $1.25 Flavors（味道）: Banana, Chocolate, Apple Apple Pie $0.75 Chocolate Cake $0.95 | Drinks Soft Drinks $0.75（small） $0.95（large） Flavors: Cola, Apple, Orange Coffee or Tea $1.25 |
1. When do they stop serving dinner?
| A．10:00am. | B．10:30pm. | C．2:00pm. | D．9:30 pm. |
| A．$3.9. | B．$3.95. | C．$4.1. | D．$4.9. |
7 . Welcome to my blog（博客）
Wendy King Friday, June 21
Today I went to the beach. The sea looked so beautiful. When I was a child, we always went to the beach for a week in the summer. I remembered playing games with my sister and crying（哭）when I couldn't have any ice cream. Oh, I remembered finding a huge jellyfish（水母）on the beach. We ran away quickly because we were afraid of it! What things from your childhood（童年）do you remember?
Comments（评论）
I remember going for long walks in the countryside. I guess I was only eight or nine. In the winter, my mom made a big meal, and I still remember the wonderful smell（气味）! When we got home, I always couldn't fall asleep…
Carla, Mexico June 28
What a great story! I remember going to the beach, too—on Christmas Day! My family lived in Australia when I was young. We always got up early. After we opened our presents, we always went to the beach and played games there.
Leo, Hong Kong July 11
The best thing is my trip around Europe. I had the trip with my uncle, Sam. We visited three countries—England, Germany and Spain. We took a lot of photos and enjoyed ourselves.
Daisuke, Japan July 26
1. When did Wendy write the blog?| A．On June 21 | B．On June 28. |
| C．On July 11. | D．On July 26 |
| A．Because the sea didn't look beautiful. |
| B．Because she didn't like her sister. |
| C．Because she couldn't have any ice cream. |
| D．Because a huge jellyfish bit（咬）her. |
| A．The smell of the jellyfish. |
| B．The smell of the ice cream. |
| C．The smell of the food on Christmas Day. |
| D．The smell of the meal made by her mother. |
| A．In Mexico. | B．In China. | C．In Australia. | D．In Japan. |
| A．Spain. | B．France. | C．Germany. | D．England. |
8 . The summer vacation is a good change（机会）to work on different activities that you don't have much time to do during the rest of the year.
We asked about 2,000 people what they would do during the summer vacation. Most of the survey—takers（接受调查的人）agreed that the summer vacation was a break from homework and they could relax.
Alexis said, "At school, I'm really tired, so during the summer vacation I can read books and do many outdoor activities"
Amy is in high school. After school, she sometimes works in a cafe. She told us, "It's a chance to relax after a hard school year——sleep more, and see my friends more.”
We also asked them if they would be too busy or kind of bored. About half（52%）of the survey-takers said they would be busy during the summer vacation but still have time to relax. And that is exactly how it should be.
But not everyone said their summer vacation would be the right balance（平衡）between being busy and relaxing. Many thought that they would be too bored.
1. ________ most probably took part in the survey.| A．Scientists | B．Students | C．Doctors | D．Teachers |
| A．To do a par-time job. |
| B．To do some outdoor activities. |
| C．To help her parents do housework. |
| D．To sleep more and visit friends more. |
| A．feeling bored |
| B．spending all the time enjoying oneself |
| C．being very busy |
| D．having time to relax though being busy |
9 . Jane is from Toronto, Canada. She is twelve years old. Now she is a high school student in Heze. She is in Class 8, Grade 1. Her telephone number is 2836698. Hu Hua is Chinese. His English name is Tom White. He is in Class 3, Grade 1. His phone number is 8924148. Jane and Hu Hua are in different classes, but they are good friends.
1. Where is Jane from?| A．Heze | B．Canada | C．China | D．English |
| A．11 | B．12 | C．13 | D．14 |
| A．Class 3 | B．Class 6 | C．Class 8 | D．Class 7 |
| A．2386698 | B．8924128 | C．2836698 | D．8924148 |
| A．No | B．Yes | C．OK | D．I don’t know |
10 . Hello, boys and girls! I’m Cindy Smith. My first name is Cindy and my last name is Smith. And my telephone number is six seven three zero eight seven nine. This is my friend. His name is Eric Brown. His first name is Eric and Brown is his last name. His favorite number is “8”. You can see the number “8” on his blue jacket. His phone number is two four five eight seven six four. And this is my friend, too. Her first name is Grace. Her last name is Black. Her favorite color is purple. Her quilt and cup are purple. Five six eight nine four three one is her phone number.
1. Cindy’s telephone number is ________.| A．6730879 | B．2458764 | C．5689431 | D．7630897 |
| A．blue cup | B．black jacket | C．blue jacket | D．purple quit |
| A．Smith. | B．Black. | C．Brown. | D．Green. |
| A．blue | B．black | C．white | D．purple |
| A．Grace is Cindy’s friend. | B．Grace’s jacket is purple. |
| C．Eric’s favorite number is six. | D．Cindy and Eric are sister and brother. |
