1 . It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. I stopped at a teahouse to enjoy a cup of tea. Suddenly, I felt a hand on the back of my jacket and heard someone say, “Hi, David! How are you doing?”
Looking back, I saw a man. He looked familiar, but I couldn’t remember where we had met.
The young man also held a cup of tea, so I asked him to join me. Very soon, his story began to evoke my memory.
His name is Peter. Six years earlier, Peter was driving back home late on a February night. A heavy snow had arrived that afternoon, and by midnight, the snowdrifts (雪堆) were getting deep. His car was stuck in a snowdrift just down the road from my house.
He walked to my house for help. I helped him pull his car out of the snowdrift and up to the street where the snow had been cleaned away.
This was a normal happening here during the winter. I couldn’t count the times someone has helped me to pull my car from a snowdrift. However, it was an unforgettable experience for him. He was only eighteen at that time, and he said he was very afraid. No one wants to be stuck in a snowdrift at night.
Sometimes, one simple kindness at the right moment can change the direction of a life. So, be kind and helpful.
1. The underlined word “evoke” means ”________” in Chinese.| A．封存 | B．唤起 | C．增强 | D．打乱 |
| A．Because he was caught in a heavy snow. | B．Because he could not find the way home. |
| C．Because he wanted to find some tea to drink. | D．Because there was something wrong with his car. |
| A．an unusual experience | B．an unexpected thing |
| C．a common thing | D．an unforgettable experience |
| A．friendship is pretty valuable | B．not to drive on a snowy night |
| C．helping others is very easy | D．even a simple kindness matters |
2 . My grandpa used to tell me that when I felt embarrassed(尴尬的) about my mistakes, laughing at them can make a difference. Yesterday, I learned that he was right.
"Stay in line." Mrs. Martin said. I knew right away that my friend Naomi wouldn't be able to cut. I looked at Naomi and frowned(皱眉). Soon, the line began to move faster, and I followed along hoping that there would still be pizza.
When I reached the counter, I looked at the choices. I could only see chicken and mashed potatoes, Italy noodles and fish. I could hear the rumbling(隆隆声) of my very disappointed stomach.
Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw one last piece of Hawaii pizza. I got so excited about it.
"Hawaii pizza," I said politely. Mrs. Martin handed me the pizza. I took the paper plate so quickly that the pizza fell off the plate. I tried to save it, but the pizza landed in the hot, mashed potatoes.
I could feel my face turning redder and redder, All I could hear was laughter from the kids in line.
As I looked at the upside down pizza, I heard Mrs. Martin's voice, "Maria, would you like a side of mashed potatoes with your pizza?"
I looked up and saw Naomi. She was laughing, too. With a nervous smile, I said, "Of course."
Mrs. Martin smiled and put the mashed potato pizza on my plate. I looked around at my friends, and we all laughed again.
I never really believed my grandpa until I saw my friends laughing with me. The laughing made me feel good instead of just being embarrassed.
1. Why did the writer frown?| A．Because her friend didn't obey the rules. |
| B．Because she failed to buy a piece of pizza. |
| C．Because some kids cut in the line. |
| D．Because she dropped her pizza off. |
| A．Cheese and fish. | B．Hawaii pizza. |
| C．Mashed potatoes. | D．Italy noodles. |
a. My face turned redder and redder.
b. Mrs. Martin handed me the pizza.
c. My pizza landed in the mashed potatoes.
d. My friends and I laughed again.
| A．b-a-d-c | B．a-b-d-c | C．b-d-a-c | D．b-c-a-d |
| A．Laughing at others can make ourselves feel good. |
| B．Laughing at ourselves can help reduce the embarrassment. |
| C．We should offer a helping hand when others get into trouble. |
| D．We should always be careful when we pick something from others. |
3 . Hello! My name is Bob Green. I am from New York(纽约). I'm 13. Look! Here is a photo of my family. These are my grandparents, Tom and Ann. My parents are behind(在……后面)them. They are Jack and Mary. My mother is a teacher in a middle school. And my father is a doctor in a hospital（医院）.
Who is the girl on the right(在……右边) of my grandfather? Oh, she is my sister Jane. She is nice. Can you see a little baby(婴儿)? She is Cindy. She is my sister, too. She is lovely(可爱的). Where am I? I'm the boy on my mother's right. Mike is in the photo, too. What's it? It's a dog. We all like it.
1. Ann is Bob's ________ and ________ is his father.| A．mother; Tom | B．mother; Jack |
| C．grandmother; Tom | D．grandmother; Jack |
| A．Bob has one sister. | B．Bob's grandmother is a teacher. |
| C．Mike is the name of Bob's brother. | D．Cindy is Jack and Mary's daughter. |
| A．Bob's school life(生活) | B．Bob's family |
| C．Bob's room | D．Bob’s parents |
4 . How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day? Why do your teachers use songs to teach you English? It seems there is a scientific reason for this.
Researchers are now studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.
“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are used in a catchy and meaningful way” said Dr Karen Ludke. The findings may help those who have difficulty leaning foreign languages. On his blog Dr Ludke wrote “A listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language leaning and open the door for future research in this area.”
Many language teachers know the value of using and singing. Hua Zhuying a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington D. C. depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says “I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use English songs but teach them the Chinese lyrics. So it's easy for them to start because they know the music. Not only does it work but it is fun for the kids.”
“Sometimes I think if I were taught English that way maybe I would speak much better English than now” Hua Zhuying adds.
Our brain likes music especially for remembering. So if you're still struggling in learning a language why not try singing it out?
1. According to the passage the best way to remember a foreign language is to________.| A．read and write more | B．listen to the teacher carefully |
| C．copy the words many times | D．remember words in a song |
| A．晦涩难懂的 | B．悦耳易记的 |
| C．枯燥乏味的 | D．震耳欲聋的 |
| A．using the listen-and-repeat singing method | B．listening to all kinds of famous music |
| C．writing songs with the language | D．reading the lyrics again and again |
| A．is interested in writing English songs | B．teaches children English by using music |
| C．teaches Chinese in an American school | D．is a researcher in a language school |
| A．many researchers realize the importance of language studying |
| B．your brain remembers a language better if you sing it |
| C．many language teachers know the value of famous music |
| D．you will never learn a language well unless you can sing |
5 . Thirteen years ago, the Planet Earth wildlife documentary took us all on an amazing journey. We went from deep rainforests to the bottom of the ocean. Now a new one ,Our Planet, will let us see different animals and the influence of humans on the natural world. The documentary covers 50 countries and areas. It took more than four years to produce it.
With the latest 4K video technology, the show allows people a wonderful new look at nature. “People are given a chance to better get themselves into the lives of the animals” said Fothergill, one of the show's producers.
Besides showing Earth's beauty, the documentary also talks about the planet's climate conditions. "Our Planet is here to say,' The planet is dying, and we're killing it.’" Fothergill said. In one sad scene, hundreds of walruses(海象)，half-blind when out of the water, fall down a rock and suffer a painful death on the beach below. It shows how the climate conditions have influenced their natural habitat and explains why they've been forced to find the safe place on the rocks.
But the documentary is not all about sadness. It also talks about success stories, such as the ones of tigers. These animals are saved and live happily thanks to international agreements on environmental protection.
Asking more people to take action in protecting our planet is the final goal of the new documentary. What we do in the next 20 years will decide the future of all life on Earth.
1. What's the documentary Our Planet about?| A．The relationship between the climate conditions human activities. |
| B．Different animals and the influence of humans on the natural world. |
| C．The living conditions of walruses and tigers. |
| D．The beauty and customs of 50 countries and areas. |
| A．To explain what our goal is in the future. |
| B．To call for more people to protect our planet. |
| C．To tell us how the climate conditions influence animals. |
| D．To introduce international agreements on environmental protection. |
| A．It took a lot of time and efforts to make the documentary. |
| B．The documentary is popular in many countries and areas. |
| C．We should have a new look at the environmental protection. |
| D．Our goal in the future is getting along well with animals. |
| A．A novel | B．A dictionary | C．A storybook | D．A newspaper. |
6 . Bike-sharing has swept across China, with an increasing number of people choosing bike riding instead of driving. The bike that the service company provides has GPS or Bluetooth on it, and those bikes can be easily unlocked with a smart phone and left anywhere in public. Bike-sharing allows people to borrow a bike from one place and return it at another place easily.
In some cities, we can see more and more people riding this kind of sharing-bikes. It's very convenient to use the bikes if you have a smart phone. First, you have to download such an APP on your smart phone. Then what you need to do is to find a nearest bike through the APP, scan the QR code on the bike or connect your phone with the bike over a Bluetooth wireless connection. You will find the bike can be unlocked itself. Then you can enjoy your trip. What's more, the greatest advantage of bike-sharing is that you can easily find one and never worry about where to park it. The cost of riding depends on the time that you spend. Normally, every hour you ride, you need to pay one yuan. It doesn't cost so much, does it?
At the same time, some people park the bikes in their own homes. Besides, some people don't value the bikes. Now service companies are trying to solve the problem like being stolen.
Technology and science have changed our social lifestyles. We have to say bike-sharing brings us more convenience without doubt. And we also hope that people can not only enjoy it but also put it to good use.
1. The underlined word “scan” in Paragraph 2 probably means in Chinese.| A．浏览 | B．扫描 | C．审视 | D．细查 |
| A．have a smart phone and download an APP |
| B．download an APP and pay for the trip |
| C．unlock the bike and download an APP |
| D．find a nearest bike and borrow it from anyone |
| A．Bike-sharing is very cheap. |
| B．Sharing-bikes may be stolen. |
| C．Sharing-bikes are easy to unlock. |
| D．Bike-sharing is a kind of green transport. |
| A．science textbook | B．tourist guide |
| C．website news report | D．restaurant menu |
Get up early. To do it, you must go to bed early in the evening. Don′t watch TV or play computer games too late. You should go to bed before ten o′clock and then get up at about six in the morning.
______________________ It′s good to eat fruit and vegetables every day, because they ′re healthy food. Ice-cream and hamburgers taste good, but they are really not good for you. So don′t eat them every day. And you must eat a healthy breakfast every morning.
Play sports every day. Don′t say that you are always busy, and have no time to play sports. That’s just an excuse. In the morning, you can run. After work, you can play ball games with your friends．Even in the evening, you can take a walk. When you’re free, just play sports!
Good friends make you happy. They can tell you how to be healthy, too. So make some good friends!
1. Which one can be put into the blank（空白处）？
| A．Drink more water. | B．Eat healthy food. |
| C．Have three meals. | D．Cook by yourself. |
| A．建议 | B．玩笑 | C．原因 | D．借口 |
| A．Making some good friends. |
| B．Making time to exercise every day. |
| C．Eating fruit and vegetables every day. |
| D．Sleeping at least（至少）seven hours every day. |
| A．A storybook. | B．A magazine. | C．A dictionary. | D．A diary. |
—Harry Smith, 12, from the USA
I take the special（特别的）bus called—Smart Bus to school. Parents are notified（被通知） ten minutes before the bus gets to their home, when their children get on the bus and when their children get to school. Parents don′t need to worry about（担心）their children too much.
—Diana Lin, 13, from Singapore
I get to school by myself（独自地）. A train station isn′t far from my home. I take the train to school. It takes me half an hour to get to school. Lots of students are on the train, too. On it, I like to play chess with my best friend Eric. Eric is really good at chess. He often helps me with my chess.
—Carl Yukio, 14, from Japan
1. What does Sally do?
| A．A teacher. | B．A doctor. | C．A driver. | D．A student. |
| A．Useful. | B．Funny. | C．Worrying. | D．Boring. |
| A．Carl′s home is near a train station. |
| B．Harry’s classes start at 8: 30 in the morning. |
| C．Diana takes the yellow school bus to school. |
| D．Eric can′t play chess very well, but Carl can. |
| A．When I leave for school. | B．How I get to school. |
| C．Why I get to school by bus. | D．What I do on the way to school. |
 A rabbit | Name: Judy Hopps Favorite food: Carrots Interesting fact: A female(雌性的) rabbit can have about fifty baby rabbits every year. So in the movie, Judy has two hundred and seventy-five brothers and sisters. |
 A lion | Name: Mayor Lionheart Favorite food: Meat(肉) Interesting fact: Lions usually sleep in the day and look for(寻找)food at night. |
 A sloth(树懒) | Name: Flash Favorite food: Leaves(树叶) Interesting fact: It takes a sloth a month to move(移动) two kilometers. But it is good at swimming. |
1. How many brothers and sisters does Judy have?
| A．50. | B．75. | C．200. | D．275. |
| A．is a cute koala | B．can’t swim very well |
| C．moves very slowly(慢地) | D．doesn’t like sleeping |
| A．ask us to go to see the movie Zootopia |
| B．tell us the movie Zootopia is very interesting |
| C．introduce(介绍) three characters in the movie Zootopia to us |
| D．make us know some interesting facts about the movie Zootopia |
10 . There was a time when hot summer days brought children outdoors to local rivers to catch minnows (米诺鱼). Walking in cool rushing water to catch the small, silver fish was a fun chance on a hot summer's day. Before setting out for the river in their neighborhood, however, children first had to look for a bag. Both boys and girls loved this outdoor activity a lot.
While reaching the side of the river, the children pulled off their shoes and socks and put their feet first into the cold water. Walking carefully in the water, they looked for the right place where the minnows flashed (闪光). Catching minnows was very easy if two children worked together. Taking two corners of the bag, each child stood in the water and slowly lowered the bag until it was at the bottom of the river. Then, standing very still (静止的), the children waited for the fish in the river to do normal activity. The children would again get a corner of the bag in each hand and raise the bag straight up quickly, keeping it as level as possible. Lots of tiny silver fish would cover the bag.
The joy of catching minnows is that, once caught, the fish are thrown back into the water to continue their natural lives. Perhaps they will be taken up by other children and then return to their watery home again. So the bag is lowered back into the river, and the small fish swim off. Then the whole process is repeated once more as more minnows are caught and then released (释放).
1. Why did children first have to look for a bag?| A．They looked for something to protect themselves. |
| B．They looked for the tool to catch fish. |
| C．They had to use the bag to take the fish home. |
| D．They had to use the bag to divide the fish. |
| A．Why the children catch minnows. |
| B．Why the children like playing in the water. |
| C．When the children go to the river. |
| D．How the children catch minnows. |
| A．把……混合 | B．把……擦掉 | C．把……放低 | D．把……分开 |
| A．They throw them back into the water. | B．They take them home and cook them. |
| C．They keep them as pets. | D．They sell them for money. |
