1 . Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things, we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump（堆存处）. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities, the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles（堆）where they slowly change into something called humus（腐殖质）, which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.
1. You can most probably read the passage on ________.| A．an advertisement（广告） | B．a poster |
| C．a science book | D．a story book |
| A．to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job |
| B．to explain the need for rubbish collection |
| C．to introduce different ways to treat rubbish |
| D．to tell us rubbish does great harm to human beings |
| A．排污 | B．洗涤 | C．吸尘 | D．过滤 |
| A．to feed animals | B．to feed plants | C．to build a house | D．to make electricity |
| A．By burning it off. | B．By throwing it off. |
| C．By reusing and recycling it. | D．You can do with it at any way. |
2 . A young man was getting ready to graduate from the college. He loved a beautiful sports car for many months, and knew his father could well afford it for him. He told his father that was all he wanted.
As the graduation day was coming, the young man had got nothing from his father. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. He told his son how proud he was to have such a good son, and told him how much he loved him. Then he gave his son a beautiful gift box. The young man opened the box and found a lovely book, a Bible, with the young man’s name on it. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you gave me a Bible?” He then ran out of the house, leaving the Bible behind.
Many years later, the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful house and a wonderful family. Realizing his father was old, he thought he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Unfortunately, he was told that his father had died.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he began to take care of his father’s papers. And then he found the Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened it and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, from the back of the Bible dropped a car key. That was the key to the sports car he wanted so much. Sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.
Sometimes we don’t realize the good luck that we already have because we don’t know the “gift box” is packed in a different way. The “gift box” may be the door to happiness. It is just waiting for us to open.
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1. The son would like his father to buy him ________.
| A．a beautiful gift box | B．a sports car |
| C．a beautiful house | D．a Bible |
| A．his father didn’t love him |
| B．his father gave him nothing |
| C．his father said something wrong to him |
| D．he thought his father only gave him a Bible |
| A．had a hard life | B．went to see his father quite often |
| C．became a successful businessman | D．was told his father was still healthy |
| A．Sad and regretful. | B．Disappointed and upset. |
| C．Excited and happy. | D．Worried and sad. |
| A．we should accept any gift that our parents give us |
| B．we may miss good luck because they are not packed as we expected |
| C．we should look after our parents carefully |
| D．our parents will give us everything we ask for |
3 . When you feel sad, don’t worry too much. There are many ways to make you happy again. Here are some suggestions for you.
1. Try to get to know your neighbors and do them a favor if they need any help.
2. Join a local sports or social（社会的）club and take part in their activities. You may forget your unhappy feeling in this way.
3. Travel to another place to learn more about our beautiful world. This will help you increase（增加）your feeling of enjoying natural beauty and you would become more interested in the new environment（环境）.
Anyway, it’s important to have an enjoyable and relaxing（轻松的）heart. If you always think of happy and good things, you will never feel lonely when you are in trouble. Tell your sad feelings to your true friend when you are unhappy. He can deal with it for you and help you at any time. In this way, you can become a happy person forever.
1. The three suggestions can help make you feel ________ again.| A．pleased | B．terrible | C．sad | D．excited |
| A．ask them for money | B．laugh at them | C．make friends with them | D．help them |
| A．Joining a local sports club. |
| B．Taking part in social activities. |
| C．Traveling to another place to learn more about our beautiful world. |
| D．Staying at home and thinking of your sad things all the time. |
| A．have a healthy body | B．tell your sad feelings to your true friend |
| C．thinking of happy and unhappy things | D．never let your friend help you |
| A．how to get along with your friends | B．how to become successful in life |
| C．how to keep a happy feeling | D．how to make true friends |
4 . When you want to go shopping, you will decide how much money you can pay for new clothes and think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then you just only look for those clothes. There’re labels（标签）inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The labels may say “dry-clean only”. If you put these clothes into the water to wash them, you may ruin（损坏）them.
Many clothes today must be dry-leaned. Dry-cleaning is expensive. So when you buy new clothes, check if they will need to be dry-cleaned. You’ll save money if your clothes can be washed in water.
You can also save money if you buy clothes that are well-made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always made better. They don't always fit better. Sometimes the less expensive clothes look and fit better than the more expensive ones.
1. Before you buy clothes, the first thing for you to do is ________.| A．to get advice from others |
| B．to decide how much money they cost |
| C．to decide what color you like |
| D．to think about what style you want |
| A．The labels | B．The colors | C．The styles | D．The materials |
| A．that can be washed in water | B．that need to dry-cleaned |
| C．that look good | D．that is the cheapest |
| A．dry-cleaning is cheap |
| B．sometimes the cheaper clothes can fit you better |
| C．expensive clothes last longer |
| D．cheap clothes last longer |
| A．how to choose label | B．how to wash clothes |
| C．how to save money | D．how to buy clothes |
It’s not true that only women wear skirts. Men can wear them, too.
In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called kilt. The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their tradition.
A kilt is a colored skirt reaching down to the knees. It has checks（方格）on it with different colors, like red and blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.
How did the Scots start to wear kilts? There are many stories about it. One story is that the kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.
Rawlinson had a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their long clothes into shorter skirts.
Today, most Scotsmen look the kilt as a formal dress. They usually only wear them at weddings or big dinners. There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.
Scots also wear kilts in parades（游行队伍）when they play their traditional musical instrument bagpipes. The army still has kilts as the dress uniform, but they no longer use them when fighting.
1. Which of the following is a kilt?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．colors | B．checks | C．sizes | D．shapes |
| A．At weddings. | B．At big dinners. | C．In parades. | D．All of the above. |
| A．The kilt was first made in the 1720s. |
| B．The kilt was invented because it could make the workers work fast. |
| C．The kilt is Scotland’s national dress. |
| D．The kilt is not the battle（作战）dress uniform of Scotland’s army. |
| A．things about Scotsmen’s traditional kilts |
| B．how to wear kilts |
| C．when to wear kilts |
| D．Scotsmen’s important tradition |
6 . Grace Brown leads a busy school life. Apart from the many required subjects, the 14-year-old girl also sings in a choir (合唱团) and plays the piano. The school day lasts from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but Grace has so many activities to attend that she has no time for P. E.classes. That’s why Grace has chosen to take P. E. classes on her own time.
Her school has allowed her to try “virtual” P. E.. For many subjects, tests and textbooks have become available on computers. Now, new technologies are also having an effect on P. E.. Grace wears a fitness tracker(追踪设备) called Fitbit on her arm while exercising. She usually exercises three times a week for 30 minutes each time. A program on her computer records her activity. Grace needs to hand in the records to her school every week.
“Virtual” P. E. is becoming more and more popular among teenagers. Usually, P. E. teachers don’t guide their Fitbit-wearing students in real time. But they do lead the students’ work by setting goals. The students can choose their favorite activities. Those who swim or dance all year round may easily meet the workout requirements. As for Grace, she has added light running and cycling to her days. Some schools, however, do not support this trend. “Physical activity is different from physical education,” said a P. E. teacher. “Physical activity is great for the body. Everybody is moving. But in P. E. classes, students are taught not only how to move but also things like teamwork.
1. Grace has so many activities to attend that she has to _________.| A．give up exercising | B．ask for more time | C．try “virtual” P. E. | D．take tests often |
| A．3 minutes. | B．30 minutes. | C．60 minutes. | D．90 minutes. |
| A．Students take P. E. classes online on their own time. |
| B．Students are taught how to move as well as teamwork. |
| C．Students take P. E. classes with P. E. teachers at school. |
| D．Students who wear Fitbit don’t need to hand in the records. |
| A．Grace does nothing but swimming and dancing every day. |
| B．Physical activity is the same as physical education. |
| C．P. E. teachers set goals for their Fitbit-wearing students. |
| D．“Virtual” P. E. is widely accepted by all the P. E. teachers. |
| A．Fitbit: A Fitness Tracker | B．P. E. Classes Outside of School |
| C．Different Physical Activities | D．Teamwork in P. E. Classes |
7 . When Shanghai introduced a new rubbish sorting policy(政策) in July last year, the people in this city took some time to get used to it. They joked that every time they took out their litter, the aunt standing by the bins would ask, "What kind of litter are you?"
Starting on May 1, Beijing joined many Chinese cities by introducing a new rubbish sorting policy. People should sort their litter into four groups: kitchen, recyclable, harmful and other waste. These groups are represented(代表) by four different colors of rubbish bins-green, blue, red and gray. Those who fail to sort their litter correctly may face fines of up to 200 yuan.
The way Beijing sorts its rubbish sounds different from cities like Shanghai and Qingdao. These cities use four different groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry. Although their names are different, the groups are actually the same. Wet rubbish in Shanghai is, in fact, kitchen rubbish. And dry rubbish is the same as other waste.
Many people don't know how to sort their litter correctly, so Beijing government is offering online guidelines. If people don’t know how to throw away rubbish, they can search for it on the WeChat account Guanchenglishi(管城理市) to find out. By searching a key word or taking a photo, people can find out which group their waste belongs to at once.
1. Kitchen rubbish is called ________ in Shanghai.| A．Wet rubbish | B．Dry rubbish |
| C．Recyclable rubbish | D．Harmful rubbish |
| A．Rubbish sorting is being carried out all over the country. |
| B．Rubbish sorting started in Beijing on May 1. |
| C．In Qingdao, people who don't sort their litter correctly may be fined 200 yuan. |
| D．People in Beijing dislike rubbish sorting policy. |
| A．They will be made to learn the policy. | B．They won't be allowed to throw rubbish away. |
| C．They won't be noticed. | D．They may be fined. |
| A．the government's advice about rubbish sorting policy. |
| B．problems with Beijing's rubbish sorting policy. |
| C．how Beijing government help people sort their rubbish. |
| D．actions we can take to protect the environment. |
| A．People are made to sort their litter and they are unhappy. |
| B．Four cities are using the new rubbish sorting policy in China. |
| C．Many people had some problems with rubbish sorting at first. |
| D．People should sort their litter into four groups. |
8 . Paul was a very rich man, but he never spent any of his money. He was scared that someone would steal it. So he wore dirty old clothes to hide his richness. People laughed at him, but he didn't care. He only cared about his money.
One day, he bought a big lump of gold. He hid it in a hole by a tree. Every night, he went to the hole to look at his gold. He sat and thought,“No one will ever find my gold!"
But a thief saw everything. One day when Paul went home, the thief picked up the lump of gold and ran away!
The next day, Paul went to look at his gold, but it wasn't there! This made him upset. He cried so loudly that a wise old man heard him from far away. He came to help. Paul told him everything.“Don't worry," he said.“Get a big stone and put it in the hole by the tree.
“What?" said Paul.“Why?"
“What did you do with your lump of gold?" the old man asked.
“I sat and looked at it every day," Paul said.
“Exactly," the old man said.“If you don't use it, you can do the same thing with a stone."
Paul listened, thought for a moment and then said, “Yes, you're right. How foolish I am. So I don't need a lump of gold to be happy!"
1. Why did Paul often wear dirty old clothes?| A．He was not actually rich. |
| B．He thought clothes were not important. |
| C．He didn't want others to know he was rich. |
| A．He was scared that it would be lost. |
| B．He was sure that it was very safe. |
| C．He felt upset because he couldn't spend it. |
| A．Putting a stone in the gold's place. |
| B．Checking the gold every day to keep it safe. |
| C．Making a plan to catch the thief. |
| A．Having money can't make you happy. |
| B．Be careful where you put your money. |
| C．Don't be scared of losing your money. |
| A．Buy another lump of gold. |
| B．Try to catch the thief with the help of the old man. |
| C．Get a big stone and put it in the hole by the tree. |
9 . Do you know the story of some mice(老鼠) and a cat? Let me show you here.
There are many mice in the house. The owner(主人) of the house has a cat. The cat kills some of them. Then an old mouse says,“All mice come to my room this evening. Let’s put our heads together and think how to deal with(处理) the cat.” All the mice come and they start to talk about it, but no one knows what to do.
Finally, a young mouse stands up and says, “We must put a bell(铃) on the cat. When the cat comes near, we can hear the bell and then run away(跑走) and hide(躲藏). So the cat can’t find any of us.”
“But,” the old mouse asks, “Who will put it on the cat?” No mouse answers. the old mouse waits(等待), but no one answers. At last the old mouse says, “It’s easy to say things, but it’s hard to do them.”
1. The mice want to deal with the cat because _______.| A．it makes the house dirty | B．it fights with the mice | C．it kills the mice |
| A．居安思危 | B．各就各位 | C．集思广益 |
| A．hide somewhere | B．put a bell on the cat | C．run away |
| A．the bell | B．the cat | C．the house |
| A．the cat and mice are good friends. |
| B．doing is more important than saying |
| C．the mice are clever |
When people talk to friends online, they may use emojis(表情符号) or memes(表情包) more often than words to show their feelings. Memes are more complex(复杂的) than emojis. They have words on images(图像).
Why do people like using them so much? I think there are a few reasons. With emojis and memes, we are able to show our feelings without typing(打字). It makes us chat more easily. If I want to say “I love you”, I can just send someone a “heart” emoji. Or I can send an “angry face” emoji to say “I'm very upset right now!”
Sometimes it is difficult to show feelings with words, so we can use emojis and memes to help us. For example, when you want to celebrate a victory(胜利), you can use the Success Kid meme. It's a picture of a boy with a clenched fist(紧握的拳头) and a determined(坚定的) face. It's easy to use a picture to show a thought or feeling that everyone knows.
People use these things for different reasons.
Emojis and memes are quick and easy, and almost every phone or messaging app has them.
1. Memes have according to the passage.| A．words and images | B．words | C．images | D．sounds |
| A．some emojis and memes |
| B．memes are more complex than emojis |
| C．how people use emojis and memes |
| D．why people like using emojis and memes |
means “ ”.| A．angry | B．sad | C．love | D．happy |
| A．They are quick and easy. |
| B．They can make people understand each other more easily. |
| C．People don't need to type. |
| D．They are changing every year. |
| A．Different reasons. | B．Emojis and memes. |
| C．The Success Kid meme. | D．Phones or messaging apps. |
