1 . Earthquakes are hard to predict，but do you know what to do before，during and after an earthquake? Here's some advice：

Before an earthquake

It's necessary to prepare yourself and your family.All family members should know how to turn off gas，water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers (doctor，hospital，police，etc.)．

During an earthquake

It's important for each of you to stay calm.If you are indoors，quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong table.The purpose is to protect yourself from objects.Stay away from windows，large mirrors，heavy furniture and so on.If you're cooking，turn off the gas.If you're outdoors，move to an open area like a playground.Move away from buildings，bridges and trees.If you are driving，stop the car as soon as possible，staying away from bridges and tall buildings.Stay in your car.

After an earthquake

Once the shaking has stopped，DO NOT run out of the building at once.It's better to wait and leave when it's safe.Check around you and help the people who are in trouble.If your building is badly broken，leave it.If you smell gas，get everyone outside and open windows and doors.If you can do it safely，turn off the gas.Report it to the gas company.

1. Which of the following is mentioned in the second paragraph?

A．People should know how to turn on gas.

B．People should know how to save water.

C．People shouldn't put heavy boxes over beds.

D．People shouldn't forget the useful phone numbers.

2. When an earthquake happens，____can help you deal with it.

A．standing still	B．staying calm
C．looking outside	D．moving indoors

3. During an earthquake，if you are driving in an open area，you should ____.

A．speed up your car	B．stop your car and stay in
C．slow down your car	D．stop your car and run out

4. When the earth stops shaking，you should ____.

A．check around you first	B．run out of the building at once
C．break the windows and doors	D．write a report to your company

5. You can learn ____after reading the passage.

A．what an earthquake is like	B．what to do to avoid an earthquake
C．how an earthquake happens	D．how to protect yourself in an earthquake

2 . The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.

Darwin's father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Darwin's father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.

As a boy, Darwin liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature, and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves. His father did not like that, and Darwin was not studying very well at school.

At the age of sixteen, Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University to study in order that he could become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.

Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University. There he studied until 1831.

Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and needed a scientist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December 1831, Darwin was on it. His research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants.

In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of changes in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.

By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book "The Origin of Species"（《物种起源》）. It made a great hit in the world of science. He was opposed by the church and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.

1. What did Charles Darwin' s father do?

A．A worker.

B．A doctor.

C．A scientist.

D．A teacher.

2. Charles Darwin had so many hobbies except that ______.

A．he liked to go for walks in the forests

B．he liked watching nature

C．he preferred collecting coins and stamps

D．he was fond of the history of nature

3. When did Daiwin leave England for a trip to South America?

A．In 1831.

B．In 1832.

C．In 1842.

D．In 1859.

4. The underlined word "opposed" means ______.

A．接受

B．开除

C．反对

D．尊重

5. What can we learn from Charles Darwin?

A．Don't care what parents say to us.

B．The trip can bring us wealth.

C．We should ask teachers for help when meeting problems.

D．Keep doing what we like and work hard, we'll succeed.

3 . When you want to take a trip on your holiday, you should make a careful plan. Here are some rules. They may help you to keep safe on a trip.

1You’d better travel with your friends. And you should always keep together with your friends.

2If there are a lot of people around you, you should carry your bag in front of you. Don’t put it on your back.

3 Put on a life jacket when you take a boat or ship. If you fall out of a boat or ship, it can keep you safe.

4Don’t go swimming alone or in a wrong place.

5Don’t sleep on a bus or train. Never put your head out of the window. It’s not safe.

6Take a map, a cellphone（手机）and some clothes with you.

7 Have safe food and drinks.

Everyone should be careful when traveling. Enjoy your trip!

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. When you go on a trip,   you should_______.

A．make a careful plan	B．travel with your friends
C．travel alone	D．A and B

2. Which of the following is TRUE when you are on a trip?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. It’ll be _____when people put their heads out of the window of a bus.

A．interesting

B．cool

C．in danger

D．we don’t know

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．You should have safe food and drinks on a trip.

B．You can go swimming with others in a safe place.

C．You don’t need to wear a life jacket when taking a boat or ship.

D．You should take some clothes with you on a trip.

5. The best title（标题）for the passage（短文）is _____.

A．Have safe food and drinks	B．How to keep safe on a trip
C．A careful plan	D．How to swim

4 . Table manners are about how to behave when you eat a meal. Different countries have different table manners. Now let’s see some table manners in the following countries.

Japan

It is OK to make some noises when you eat noodles in Japan. Making some noises is not rude but is praise to the cook. The Japanese also say it tastes better if you make some noises while eating.

What else to watch: it’s important to say “Thanks” before and after a meal.

France

In France, a meal is like a ceremony. People enjoy it and make it a special event. You should never discuss money over dinner. And going Dutch (各自付费) is not polite.

What else to watch: you need to finish everything on your plate.

Mexico

In Mexico, whenever you catch the eye of someone who’s eating, even a stranger, it’s good manners to say “provecho”, which means “enjoy”.

What else to watch: where you sit is important in this country. Before you get seated, look for place cards, or wait until the host seats you. And you must say “Enjoy your meal” before you leave the table.

1. What’s the polite way to eat noodles in Japan?

A．Eating quietly.

B．Eating quickly.

C．Leaving some.

D．Making some noises.

2. What don’t people like to talk about over dinner in France?

A．Money.

B．Weather.

C．Sports.

D．News.

3. What should you say before you leave the table in Mexico?

A．Goodbye.

B．Enjoy your meal.

C．Thank you.

D．The food is delicious.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Japanese always eat quietly.

B．People in France like going Dutch when eating out.

C．Where you sit is important in Mexico.

D．Strangers never talk to the people who are eating in Mexico.

5. This passage is mainly about _________.

A．sports stars

B．dinner parties

C．eating habits

D．table manners

5 . There was a lovely vegetable patch(菜园).A large tree grew there.Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look,and they were the pride of the gardener.But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn't stand each other.The vegetables hated the tree's shadow(阴影),because it left them only just enough light to live.The tree,on the other hand,hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water,leaving him just enough to live.

The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die.The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun,so they began to dry up.Soon the vegetables were really weak,and the tree was drying up.

The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them.When he did that,both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other.They learned how to live in harmony with those around them.So they decided to work together,using both the shade and the water to grow well.After seeing how well they were doing,the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch,watering and fertilizing(施肥)it better than any other patch for miles around.

1. Why didn't the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A．Because the vegetables wanted more light.

B．Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C．Because the vegetables weren't the pride of the gardener.

D．Because the vegetables didn't look as wonderful as the tree.

2. From the passage we know .

A．the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up

B．the gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree

C．the gardener didn't know what was happening in the patch at first

D．the tree didn't know how important the sun was to vegetables

3. The underlined phrase “in hormony” means “ ” in Chinese.

A．for long

B．carefully

C．effectively

D．harmoniously

4. The passage is mainly about .

A．why the sunlight and water were very important

B．how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C．why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D．what happened between the vegetables and the tree

6 . Where is the world’s happiest place? The answer is Denmark, according to the 2016 World Happiness Report.
Denmark is neither the richest nor the biggest country. So, what makes its 5.7 million people so happy?
The country is famous for its welfare system（福利体系）, that includes health care and education. But besides that, the main reason Danish people are so happy is because of their lifestyle.
Have you heard of the word “hygge”?In English, it can be translated into comfort. But hygge is more than that-having a tasty meal with family, talking with friends under the sunshine on weekends, enjoying music, or having a movie night. All these things can be called hygge, which is Danish people’s everyday life.
Danish people also have a healthy habit-riding bikes. In Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, bikes are used about 50 percent of the time on the way to school or work. Biking is not only helpful to protect the environment. It is also good for people’s health. Just 30 minutes of biking every day adds about one to two years to person’s lifetime.
Trust is also important for Danish people. They trust others and people they don’t even know. In Aarhus, the second biggest city of Denmark, you can see people buy flowers even when the owner isn’t there. People just put money in the empty flowerpot. Trust helps make people happy.
“The Danish have no great expectations about what they will do or what will happen to them,” Kaire Christensen, a university teacher said, “They are happy with what they have.”
1. What does the underlined word“that”Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Good education.

B．Health care.

C．Welfare system.

D．Small population.

2. Which of the following can be a “hygge”style?

A．Working hard at weekends.

B．Enjoying music with friends.

C．Staying up late studying at night.

D．Spending a lot of time on business meals.

3. Besides hygge, what else helps Danish people feel happy?

A．They have high expectations about the future.

B．There is a nice environment without pollution.

C．People trust each other, including the strangers.

D．It is a must to ride bikes to work or school every day.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The welfare system in Denmark	B．The happy lifestyle in Denmark.
C．The happiest place in Denmark	D．The expectations in Denmark.

7 . You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
1. “ABCs” in this passage means              .

A．three English letters	B．a kind of banana
C．Chinese born in America	D．Americans born in China

2. Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because        .

A．their bodies are white outside

B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C．they were born in China but go to study in America

D．they like to eat bananas

3. The underlined word “blood” may probably mean              .

A．洪水

B．祖先

C．血统

D．身份

4. Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?

A．ABCs may know little about China.

B．They are overseas Chinese.

C．They may speak little Chinese.

D．They are Chinese citizens.

5. This passage mainly talks about              .

A．different kinds of bananas	B．overseas Chinese
C．the Nobel Prize	D．the story of C.N.Yang

8 . Smartphone, poor sight

Look around and you’ll see people busy on their smart phones. Smart phones do make our lives easier. But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes?

According to a study, half of British people own smart phones and they spend an average of two hours a day using them. There has been a 35% increase in the number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness since smart phones were introduced there in 1997.

Staring at smart phones for a long time gives you dry eyes. When looking at something in the distance, your eyes automatically blink a certain number of times. However, when you look at things closer to your face, the blinking slows down. This reduces the amount of tears and causes discomfort in your eyes. Another bad habit is using smart phones in dark rooms before going to sleep. If you look at a bright screen while your pupils become larger, too much light enters your eyes. This can do harm to the eyes and cause a disease called glaucoma.

While you’re probably not going to stop using to your smart phone, there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes. Hold your phone at least 30 continues away from your eyes when using it. Take a break every hour and try the following: look at something at least five meters from you and then focus on the tip of your nose. Repeat this several times. It should reduce the discomfort in your eyes.

1. The article is mainly about ________.

A．the rules to obey when using smart phones

B．the harm that smart phones do to users’ eyes

C．the reason why teenager get shortsightedness

D．advantages and disadvantages of smart phones

2. From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.

A．half of the British people began to use smart phones 17 years ago

B．each of the British people spends two hours a day on smart phones

C．more British people have suffered from shortsightedness since 1997

D．the number of British people who own smart phones increases by 35%

3. According to Paragraph 3, using smart phones improperly may cause _______.

A．too many blinks	B．more tears in the eyes
C．smaller pupils	D．dry eyes and glaucoma

4. Which of the following is suggested by the writer?

A．Don’t use the phone for over an hour without a break.

B．Hold the phone at learn half a meter away from the eyes.

C．Turn off your phone for a couple of hours every day.

D．Look at something green far away for several minutes.

5. This article is written to advise people_______.

A．not to buy smart phones	B．to stop using smart phones
C．to make full use of smart phones	D．to use smart phones properly

9 . Different gestures (手势) mean different things in different countries. Sometimes a gesture that is polite in one country is not polite in another and should not be used. Different meanings of gestures can also cause problems in understanding what another person is trying to say. A gesture that many people do not understand is one that uses the thumb. Most westerners will sometimes show that they like something by holding out a closed hand with the thumb lifting in the air. This is called give someone or something ＂the thumbs up＂. Often, only one thumb is used, so it should be ＂the thumb up＂.

The usual explanation (解释) for the origin of this gesture is not really correct. It says that in ancient Roman times, when people were pleased with the way a gladiator (角斗士) had fought, they showed their thumbs up. When they were not pleased, they gave the thumbs down. When a gladiator was given the thumbs up, the emperor allowed him to live. When a gladiator was given the thumbs down, the emperor ordered him to be killed.

The truth is, however, it was translated into a wrong meaning by mistake. If people wanted to save the gladiator, they put out their hands and hid their thumbs in their hands. If they wanted the gladiator to die, they pointed their thumbs straight at him.

1. Westerners lift their thumbs when they ________.

A．want someone to die	B．like something
C．want to go to a playground	D．want someone to live

2. Most people think that in ancient Rome, ＂thumbs up＂ meant that ________.

A．the emperor could die

B．the people wanted the gladiator to live

C．the fighting could continue

D．the people were not pleased

3. In fact, if people wanted a gladiator to live, they ________.

A．hid their thumbs	B．pointed their thumbs down
C．lifted their thumbs up	D．pointed their thumbs at him

4. From the article we know that ________.

A．different gestures have different meanings in different countries

B．a friendly gesture is always the same in different countries

C．the meaning of ＂thumbs up＂ is the same both now and the past

D．we should often use the thumbs

5. The main idea of this article is about ________.

A．gestures around the world	B．closed thumbs
C．gestures in ancient Rome	D．the thumbs­up gesture

10 . Every year on my birthday since I was 11，a white gardenia （栀子花） was sent to my house．No card ever came with it．Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all．After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower，in soft pink paper．
I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be．Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming（幻想 ）about the sender．My mother encouraged these daydreams．She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone．Perhaps it was one of my classmates Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped．As a girl，I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met．
A month before my high school graduation（毕业），my father died．I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance，and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not．My mother，in her own sadness，would not let me miss （过） any of those things．She wanted her children to feel loved．In fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfect．
My mother died ten years after I was married．That was the year the gardenia stopped coming．
1. The writer received on her birthday since she was 11．

A．a white gardenia

B．a card

C．a card and soft pink paper

D．a gardenia and a card

2. The writer was very when she was imagining who sent the flower．

A．happy	B．sad
C．worried	D．nervous

3. It can be inferred （推断） from the passage that ．

A．the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance

B．the writer probably joined in the graduation dance

C．the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother

D．the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays

4. The writer got the gardenias from on her birthdays．

A．her classmate

B．the old man

C．the boy

D．her mother

5. The passage mainly talks about ．

A．what a gardenia meant

B．what a girl dreamed about

C．how a mother loved her children

D．how a daughter missed her father．