1 . Shopping online is one of the most important parts of our life now. Taobao is China's largest online shopping website. People spend lots of money on Taobao every year.
Now more and more Internet (网络) users enjoy online shopping. Most (大部分) online shoppers are students and young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothes and home- use things are the most popular online. It's said (据说) that people spent more than 250 billion (十亿) online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, DVD players and soon on.
Shopping online on Taobao website is very safe and convenient, too. You can finish it without leaving home. If you get the products (产品) from the sellers (实力), but you aren't satisfied (满意) with them, the shop keeper (店主) will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the product.
Do you want to send a special present to your family? Order (订购) online now!
1. From the passage, we know that Taobao is ____________.| A．an online game | B．an online shopper | C．a supermarket | D．an online shopping website |
| A．young | B．old | C．women | D．men |
| A．Clothes and books. | B．Books and DVD players. | C．Food and clothes. | D．Clothes and home-use things. |
| A．快捷的 | B．方便的 | C．满意的 | D．丰富的 |
| A．How to do shopping online. | B．Our convenient life. | C．Shopping on Taobao. | D．Safe shopping online. |
2 . At some point we are required to wear a tie, but how do you tie a tie? To answer that question, I’ve drawn up a step—by—step instruction to an easy tie knot(结) to help you.
Four—in—Hand knot is the easiest to learn. It’s a small knot that is most suitable for casual(非正式的) situations, since it doesn’t look like you need to spend too much time in front of the mirror seriously tying it. You can just quickly put on a tie and go out the door. Also, if you’re ever in a hurry, this is the knot to know.
● 1. Begin by crossing the wide end over the narrow end.
● 2. Fold the wide end under the narrow end.
● 3. Pass the wide end over the narrow end again.
● 4. Take the wide end up and through the circle around your neck.
● 5. Take the wide end through the knot in front. Tighten(变紧) the knot and pull it up to your collar.
It’s important for men to learn this basic knot themselves. Just use this easy step—by—step instruction on tying a tie and practice it. It’s really not that hard. You just need to practice it a lot.
1. The Four—in—Hand knot is the most suitable when you have a ______.| A．job interview | B．business meeting | C．family picnic | D．graduation ceremony |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．how long the tie is | B．what the tie is made of |
| C．what wide and narrow ends are | D．how to clean your collar |
| A．compare different tie knots | B．suggest us how to buy a good tie |
| C．tell us when men should wear a tie | D．teach us an easy way to tie a tie |
| A．science | B．cooking | C．news | D．fashion |
3 . There are a lot of things you can do to help in your community,whether with your mom's chores，or if a friend is upset.Here are some little things you can do to give a helping hand.
Be a volunteer.Being in charitable(慈善的)organizations is a great way to help the poor,like giving away food or money.You can also donate money on some charitable websites like Tencent Charity.
Put yourself in another person's shoes. Being compassionate can give you a strong reason to help someone else.It can also show people that you really do care about someone.
Try to offer first.When people need your help，they'll probably ask you first.But if you have the chance，try to offer to help before they ask you.This will show that you are willing to help from the start.
Think about what might happen if you don’t help others.More people will feel more miserable if you just leave them when they need you,and you don’t want to see people unhappy,do you?Don’t stress yourself too much,but it’s always nice to lend a hand.
1. According to the passage,if we want to help the poor, we can ________.| A．join a charitable organization | B．give money directly to the poor |
| C．search the websites for their information | D．give the poor food in a indirect way |
| A．积极主动的 | B．努力工作的 |
| C．仔细认真的 | D．有同情心的 |
| A．it won’t stress us too much | B．it can give us more chances |
| C．it shows we want to help from the first | D．it can make us feel happy |
| A．sad and hopeless | B．surprised and angry |
| C．stressed but hopeful | D．happy and hopeful |
| A．it’s important to be a volunteer | B．there are many ways to offer help |
| C．everyone should meet others’ needs | D．why we should help others |
4 . Imagine a perfect day: the weather is good and everything seems fine. When, suddenly, your cell phone losts its signal, the television has no programs, and you can’t get online with your computer.
What has happened? These are just the types of problems a solar storm might cause. It may not sound as serious as other natural disasters, such as earthquakes. But today, a solar storm often puts our society in danger.
A solar storm is caused by solar flares: large sudden burning near the sun. It can give off lots of energy. The strong energy can stop the satellite systems that operate our computers, telecom networks and so on. These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months.
In the past few months, scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years. The most recent one happened around Valentine’s Day. It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China.
“Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we’ve seen in the past. We’re not talking about a few cities losing power. It could be half the country, maybe more,” SolarStorm Warning.com, a US website about space weather, warned.
Experts say that little can be done to predict such a storm. Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm, although they are not sure when that may happen.
1. Solar storms can cause many problems expect that _________.| A．you can’t call your friend. | B．TVs cannot be turned on |
| C．the satellite system will be stopped | D．you can’t shop online |
| A．caused by strong energy | B．reported before it came |
| C．destroyed by satellites | D．much worse than before |
| A．leave | B．leave for | C．off | D．black |
| A．A solar storm always comes with earthquakes. |
| B．A loud sound can be heard with a solar storm. |
| C．Solar storms are certain to happen some day. |
| D．Solar storms always appeared in February. |
| A．call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen. |
| B．tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms. |
| C．introduce what solar storms are to people. |
| D．Ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening. |
5 . Why do Chinese sites look different?
When I first started using Chinese websites, I was a bit confused(疑惑的）by their design. Popular sites like Taobao and Jingdong are very “busy”— they are covered by lots of links and flashing banners(闪烁的横幅广告）. They often include different bright colors as well, contrasting(形成对比）with the simple colors of most Western websites.
So why are Chinese sites designed this way?Some say that Chinese web design hasn’t “caught up” to standard Western web design practices. But I don’t think this quite explains it. Some Chinese sites, such as Baidu, are quite clean-looking.
A more convincing(令人信服的）theory has to do with the Chinese language. They’re no capital（大写的）letters or spaces in Chinese writing. Foreigners who are not used to seeing these things might think that Chinese text looks very crowded.
Another thing that makes Chinese websites look so busy is the large number of links. Some sites might have hundreds of links on their front page. Again, there is a language-related explanation. It is difficult to type Chinese characters on a Roman alphyabet-based(基于字母的）keyboard. You have to type out each character using pinyin, which is difficult. So it’s easier to just click the link you want, instead of typing what you’re looking for.
Or perhaps it could just be that sometimes people prefer busy websites. Reading Jingdong is like stepping into a noisy street market. So in this way, Chinese Internet users might feel right at home when using these sites.
1. How does the author describe most Chinese websites?| A．They have wonderful looks. | B．They have simple designs. |
| C．They have different bright colors. | D．They are quite clean-looking. |
| A．Because they haven’t caught up with Western standards. |
| B．Because they are based on the use of the Roman alphabet. |
| C．To create a comfortable online street market. |
| D．To make them easier to use for Chinese speakers. |
| A．They are not well-designed. | B．They look quite “busy” and “noisy.” |
| C．It’s also easy for foreigners to use them. | D．Most of them look beautiful. |
| A．链接 | B．关系 | C．文字 | D．图标 |
| A．how to search for information on Chinese websites. |
| B．Why Chinese websites are designed the way they are. |
| C．Which characteristics the Chinese language has. |
| D．What differences there are between Western and Chinese websites. |
6 . Gangsoo was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Jisoo. Their parents had passed away long ago. Gangsoo had taken care of Jisoo by himself.
One day, Gangsoo woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Jisoo was sleeping alone, Gangsoo left their little house to deliver(送) newspapers. He was surprised to find one old man was sitting in front of his house. It was an icy morning and he looked very cold.
The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Gangsoo went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子).
However, there were no extra blankets, so Gangsoo thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. He covered the old man with the coat and went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Gangsoo thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.
That afternoon, Gangsoo hurried home after school because Jisoo was sitting home alone. However, Jisoo and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Jisoo shouted to Gangsoo, “Brother! He’s our grandfather!”
The grandfather smiled and said, “Gangsoo. I have been looking for you all around the country for 8 years. I’m not rich. But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”
1. What did Gangsoo do in his spare time?| A．Played games. | B．Delivered newspapers. |
| C．Took care of old people. | D．Looked after his grandfather. |
| A．Rainy. | B．Cloudy. | C．Icy and cold. | D．Hot and sunny. |
| A．He gave him some money. | B．He covered him with a coat. |
| C．He gave him something to eat. | D．He covered him with a blanket. |
| A．For two hours. | B．For three hours. | C．For eight years. | D．For fifteen years. |
| A．Father’s coat was missing. |
| B．An old man was freezing to death. |
| C．A boy looked after his sister after their parents’ death. |
| D．Two children found their grandfather by an act of kindness. |
There were three big fish in the lake. One of them, Demo, was wise; another one, Jimmy, was half-wise; Martin, the third one, was stupid.
Some fishermen came to the bank of the lake with their nets. The three fish saw them.
Demo decided at once to leave, to make the long and difficult trip to the ocean. He thought, "I won't discuss with these two about this. They love this place so much that they call it home and will stay on. How silly they are! They still haven't realized we are in great danger now. Their ignorance will cost them their lives."
Seeing the wise fish had left, Jimmy thought, "My guide has gone and now I've lost my chance to escape." He felt sorry for it and then thought, "What can I do to save myself from these men and their nets? Perhaps I should pretend（假装）to be already dead, giving myself totally to the water." So he did that. He went up and down with the water, helpless, within arm's reach of the fishermen.
"Look at this! The best and biggest fish is dead." One of the men lifted him by the tail, and threw him up on the ground. He rolled（滚动）over and over and moved secretly toward the water, and then, back in.
The third fish was aimlessly jumping about, trying to escape with his speed and cleverness. The net, of course, finally closed around him, and as he lay in the hot frying-pan bed, he thought, "If I get out of this, I'll never live again in the limits of the lake. Next time, the ocean! I'll make it my home."
1. The passage is a _________.| A．diary | B．story | C．notice |
| A．冲动 | B．勇气 | C．愚昧 |
| A．traveling to the ocean |
| B．pretending to be dead |
| C．jumping here and there |
| A．Demo | B．Jimmy | C．Martin |
| A．It is important to make proper changes in time. |
| B．Good chances are always given to the honest. |
| C．The stupid can also succeed with great efforts. |
8 . It is reported that some developed countries have shipped broken parts of computers to China. Such a thing can be found almost every day although it is against international laws. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones sent from Japan. Things like these are called electronic waste, or e-waste. Dealing with them is not an easy job because dangerous poisons like mercury（汞）and lead（铅）can be found in them. Every time an old computer breaks down, it needs to be dealt with safely. But at present, broken computer parts are usually buried. It may be hundreds of years before they are really gone in the earth.
Many places in China are polluted by e-waste. Guiyu in Guangdong Province is one of them. This town is named as "the e-waste capital of the world". It has to deal with 1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year, from which it makes 75 million yuan. But it comes at a cost. Many of the poisons in e-waste find their way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and chemical water is poured into rivers. Greenpeace, an environmental group, has found the air, the earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted. The Chinese government wants the country to develop, but in a way that doesn't do harm to the environment and people's life. This year, China passed a new environmental protection law, the strictest one we have ever had. Computer companies like Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers. This is because the companies that make computers know best how to deal with them safely. Hopefully, the problem with e-waste will be solved in the near future.
1. The e-waste found in Hong Kong last month was from .| A．France | B．Japan | C．Germany | D．Australia |
| A．焚烧 | B．降解 | C．回收 | D．掩埋 |
| A．is the e-capital of the world |
| B．has serious e-waste pollution |
| C．deals with the e-waste safely |
| D．spends much money on e-waste |
| A．tried to change people's life |
| B．closed some computer companies |
| C．made a new environmental protection law |
| D．asked people to hand in their old computers |
| A．the ways to deal with e-waste | B．the cost of burning e-waste |
| C．the e-waste problem in China | D．the need to pass a law against e-waste |
9 . Friendship Day in India falls on the first Sunday of August every year. It is celebrated with many activities. Young people in India spend the day with their closest friends and they have fun together. Most youngsters in India watch a movie or have a meal with their friends. Many friends may drive to tourist places or make a plan for camping.
Some friends go to the supermarket to do some shopping. On Friendship Day, most stores offer lower prices to customers and it is the perfect day to buy something for friends. Some friends go to parties that are organized by many restaurants in order to attract youngsters. Such parties are very enjoyable. You can get food at a cheaper price.
Some friends just decide to meet up at someone’s home and talk about their happy time. The time good friends spend sitting together and talking over a cup of coffee is relaxing and unforgettable. Long-distance friends call up each other on this day and wish each other good luck. Some of them even plan to meet up on this day. Yet some others plan a surprising visit just to see how excited their friends are ! In 2020, Friendship Day in India falls on August 2. So don’t forget to celebrate it with your friends.
1. When is Friendship Day celebrated in India each year?| A．On August 1. | B．On August 2. |
| C．On the third Saturday of August. | D．On the first Sunday of August. |
| A．travelling with friends. | B．seeing a film with friends. |
| C．dancing with friends. | D．going shopping with friends. |
| A．By calling up each other. | B．By emailing each other. |
| C．By sending each other a gift. | D．By visiting each other the next day. |
| A．has dreamed of it for a long time | B．hasn’t expected it |
| C．tries to avoid it | D．lives in a near place |
| A．Activities on Friendship Day | B．How to Talk with Your Closest Friends |
| C．Special Cheaper Prices on Friendship Day | D．How to Prepare a Surprise for Your Friends |
10 . Six children were in hospital. They got infected(感染) wih E.coli（大肠杆菌). They were very sick, but the doctors didn’t know what caused the infection. They called Dr. Richard Besser. They were sure he would find out the cause.
First, Dr. Besser carefully studied the E. coli that the children had. He looked at the E.coli’s DNA. The DNA showed that this kind of E. coli was dangerous to people. Dr. Besser knew this kind of E. coli could spread from animals to people. Perhaps the children had got close to animals that carried the E.coli. Besser found other E .coli cases in the children’s living place. But it still didn’t make the answer clear.
Dr. Besser then made a list of what the sick children had eaten(吃). They had all eaten cheese, apple juice, and fish. He then made a list of what healthy children in the same place had eaten, and compared(对比 )the two lists. They ate the cheese and fish, but not the apple juice.
Dr. Besser went to the factory making the apple juice. He saw that there were animals around the apple trees, and he saw the workers using dirty fallen apples. More importantly, he saw they didn’t wash the apples before they made the juice, and they didn’t do anything to kill the E. coli in the juice. Dr. Besser then knew it was the apple juice that made the children sick.
1. The doctors called Dr. Richard Besser to___________.| A．make a plan | B．say thank you | C．learn from him | D．ask for help |
| A．the healthy children | B．the sick children | C．the doctors | D．the animals |
| A．fish | B．animals | C．apple juice | D．cheese |
① Dr. Besser found some other E. coli cases.
② Dr. Besser went to the factory making the apple juice.
③ Dr. Besser made a list of what the sick children had eaten.
④ Dr. Besser found the E. coli was dangerous to people.
| A．④③①② | B．①③④② | C．①③②④ | D．④①③② |
| A．How people can kill E.coli in apple Juice. | B．How Dr. Besser found the cause of E.coli infection. |
| C．What children should and shouldn’t eat. | D．How children can get away from E. coli. |
