There was a Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London. She taught me about the great power of an act of kindness.
I was a student, single and very poor. I would work early mornings and late nights to pay for my studies, and I was really tired all the time.
On the day I went to that shop for the first time, I was sick with a very high fever. I had been off work for a few days, and I had run out of food. I also had no friends nearby who could help. So I ventured（冒险）out to get some food.
I went into the Greek shop because it was close. I picked up a few items, and then handed them to the shopkeeper. She said, “You’re unwell.” I nodded.
She pointed at the bread I was buying and said, “I can make you a sandwich, so you don't have to do it yourself.” So she made the sandwich and asked me to wait a moment. She went in the back room and reappeared with a bowl of hot soup. “It will warm you up,” she said with a smile.
Her smile warmed me up. It made me want to be as kind as the shopkeeper. I was a quite shy boy, but from that day on, I didn’t let the shyness prevent me from helping others.
1. How many times did the writer go to the Greek shop before he got ill?| A．Three. | B．Two. | C．One. | D．Never. |
| A．he did not like the food in school |
| B．no one knew what food he liked |
| C．he had no food left in his room |
| D．he knew well around London |
| A．The writer and the shopkeeper became good friends. |
| B．The writer's illness was cured by her smile. |
| C．The writer will go to the Greek shop often later. |
| D．The writer was deeply moved by the shopkeeper. |
2 . Do you go to school every day by bike or in your parents’ car?The American English teacher Margaret tells her story about taking a school bus in America.
When I’m a primary school student, I love taking the school bus. It is interesting to talk to my friends and play games on the bus. It is like children-only party every morning and afternoon. On the school bus there is only one adult (成年人) —the driver. Most of the time, we are well-behaved because we like the driver and don’t want to make him unhappy. But one day, one of the boys makes a face at a policeman driving behind our bus. The policeman makes our bus driver stop. Then he scolds (训斥) the naughty boy loudly. We all behave well after that!
It isn’t comfortable for young people to wait for the school bus in winter (冬天) because it is very cold,especially when there are strong winds (风). Some students in cities have bus shelters (遮挡), but country children have to jump (跳) up and down to warm up. Hurry up,spring!
1. Where does Margaret come from?| A．The US. | B．The UK. | C．Canada. | D．China. |
| A．They talk with the bus driver. |
| B．They have meals and sleep. |
| C．They talk to each other and play games. |
| D．They have a party on the bus. |
| A．Because the driver makes a face at him. |
| B．Because one of the boys makes a face at the policeman. |
| C．Because the bus driver runs the red light. |
| D．Because the policeman wants to ask the students questions. |
| A．It’s not comfortable. | B．It’s not interesting. |
| C．It’s warm. | D．It’s excited. |
| A．How to Get to School | B．A Policeman |
| C．Story About School Bus | D．A Naughty Boy |
3 . It’s more and more often for us to see wild animals enter cities. This gives people in cities more chances to learn about wildlife but also leads to conflicts (冲突) between people and wildlife.
In Berlin, pigs sometimes come into the city to look for food. They eat flowers and plants in parks and gardens. Some people like them and give them food and water. Other people don’t like them. They want the government and the police to stop pigs entering the city.
Animals can be dangerous when they are big enough. In Cape Town in South Africa, baboons (狒狒) come into the city when they are hungry. They go into gardens and eat fruit from trees. They even go into houses and take food from cupboards and fridges! They are big and strong animals, so they can scare people. But the city can be dangerous for baboons too. Sometimes, cars and buses kill baboons in accidents. People’s food is very bad for the baboons’ teeth because it has a lot of sugar.
People in cities need animals because nature is good for our busy brains. If we want to make our city a good place for wild animals to live in, we need to make safe ways for them to travel around the city.
1. Pigs sometimes come into Berlin ________.| A．to play with people | B．to eat flowers and plants |
| C．to have fun in parks and gardens | D．to help people carry food and water |
| A．To make ... feel afraid. | B．To make ... feel safe. |
| C．To keep... relaxed. | D．To keep ... excited. |
| A．the dangerous animals in cities |
| B．why cities are dangerous places for animals |
| C．why people’s food is bad for animals |
| D．the conflicts between people and wildlife |
| A．The writer doesn’t want animals to enter cities. |
| B．The writer may discuss how to make cities safe for animals to live in later. |
| C．The writer thinks it is not possible for animals to live in cities safely. |
| D．The writer thinks that people shouldn’t give animals food. |
| A．In a sports newspaper. | B．In a book about snacks. |
| C．In a magazine for animal lovers. | D．In a History textbook. |
Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says, “I like to see what’s on the other side of the hill she has gone almost everywhere to do that.
In 1988, at the age of 50 ,she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled (雪橇) with 160 pounds of supplies, and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies. Accompanied only by her dog Charlie, she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact, Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her. Near the end of her trip. a strong wind blew away most of her supplies. The last week of the trip, she survived on a little food and water each day.
Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure, but also for education. Before her Arctic journey, she started a website called Adventure Classroom. On the site, she shares her adventures in order to encourage students. She explains. “Although kids often see the world in a negative way, without hope for their future, we work to encourage them to set goals, plan for success and never give up …” Helen grew up in New Zealand. Her parents were athletes and mountain-climbers. Following her parents’ example, she climbed her first mountain at nine. Later she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America, the former USSR and New Zealand.
In 1996, she took on another challenge-the Sahara Desert. She and her husband, Bill, walked 2,400 miles across it! In 2001 , she and Bill travelled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas next time.
Helen plans to continue taking trips. She’ll use her drawings, writing, photography and environmental work to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to encourage her students never to stop facing challenges!
1. What happened to Helen Thayer during the trip to the North Pole?| A．She caught a bad cold. | B．She was attacked by a polar bear. |
| C．Her dog Charlie was badly hurt. | D．She lost all her food. |
| A．乐观的 | B．相似的 | C．普通的 | D．消极的 |
| A．Tibet. | B．New Zealand. | C．South America. | D．The Sahara Desert. |
| A．Helen Thayer was the first woman to travel to the South Pole. |
| B．Helen Thayer started a website to teach children how to climb. |
| C．Helen Thayer climbed her first mountain when she was nine. |
| D．Helen and her husband travelled through the Gobi Desert in 1996. |
| A．Helen Thayer and Her Dog. |
| B．Taking Trips in Dangerous Places. |
| C．Adventure Classroom — A Helpful Website. |
| D．Helen Thayer — A Great Explorer. |
5 . For thousands of years, humans have explored (探索) the Earth. Nowadays, we are exploring space. Astronomers (天文学家) are the modern day explorers. Now, many astronomers are looking for new planets and new places for humans to live in the future. But where do astronomers start looking?
First of all, astronomers look for a star. That's because our own Earth moves around a star (the Sun).More importantly, it is the correct distance (距离) from the Sun for heat and light. So when astronomers have found the star, they look at the planets around it. In recent years, astronomers have found nearly 400 new planets with stars. However, many of these planets are either too near the star or too far away.
However, if the planet is in a good position, astronomers look for three key things: water, air and rock. Water is important because all life needs water. Humans can drink it and also grow plants with water. And plants produce air for humans to breathe and food to eat. Rock on a planet is also important. That’s because there is often water under the rock.
After many years of scrutinizing, astronomers have found a planet that is similar to the Earth. It’s Gliese 581g and it’s near a star. The astronomers think it has water and rock and the average (平均) temperature is between－31°C and－12°C. That’s cold, but not colder than Antarctica or the Arctic Circle, for example. Gliese 581g is bigger than the Earth. A year on Gliese 581g is only 37 Earth days instead of 365.But astronomers do not think these are big differences and some of them think Gliese 581g will be a new Earth. However, Gliese 581g is twenty light years from the Earth.
1. What do astronomers have to find first before starting to look for a new place for humans to live?| A．A new star. | B．A new planet. | C．Some heat. | D．Some light. |
| A．The star is in a right position. |
| B．We may discover water under it. |
| C．The planet is too near to the Sun. |
| D．There can be air around the rock. |
| A．discussing | B．waiting | C．looking | D．traveling |
| A．Gliese 581g is already a new Earth. |
| B．There are planets similar to our Earth. |
| C．Water, air and rock are important. |
| D．Astronomers are looking for a new Earth. |
| A．A storybook. | B．A travel guide. | C．A film poster. | D．A science magazine. |
6 . Think of a simple object—a piece of chalk, for example. Are you remembering its name, its shape, its color or its size? Are you remembering what it is used for, or the sound it makes when the teacher writes on the blackboard? Scientists say that memory includes different parts of the brain, such as language and the ability of sense. They believe that you begin to create a memory when you notice something with your senses. Then, messages are sent to different brain cells, which join together to form connections. A new connection goes into your short-term memory. It is stored there for about 30 seconds, and then it is either lost or stored in your long-term memory.
Having a good memory means making lots of connections and storing them in your long-term memory. To do this, you need to keep your brain in good shape. Eat plenty of brain food such as fish oil, fruit and vegetables. Laughter also makes your brain more active. Also, don’t forget to exercise. So do some sports or just move around a lot in the house. Finally, get plenty of sleep. This will make your memories grow stronger.
When you want to remember new information, you must pay special attention. Use your senses-sight, smell, hearing and touch-and keep repeating the information. To do well in your exams this year, turn off the TV, silence your mobile, and review your work regularly. To remember something special, use your imagination to create visual (视觉的) connections. For example, you need to take a pencil, an eraser, your ID card and chips to your next exam. Imagine the ID card as the body of an animal, the pencil its long neck, and the eraser its head. Your animal is hungry, so now imagine it eating a bag of chips. It may sound crazy, but it’s fun and it works. Another way is to do something different to your room. Turn a picture upside-down, or tie a sock around the door handle to remind (提醒) yourself of something to remember!
1. At the beginning, the writer gives an example to________.| A．lead in the topic of the article |
| B．show the importance of chalk |
| C．let readers remember the word |
| D．make readers know his favorite |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．how to do well in exams |
| B．how to remember new information |
| C．why review your work |
| D．what to eat to make memories stronger |
| A．Memory has nothing to do with languages. |
| B．Laughter can help to improve our memory. |
| C．A picture of eating chips is the most useful. |
| D．Our brain is difficult to keep in good shape. |
7 . I'm David. When I was 13, my parents decided that I should go to England to improve my English. I had never been to other countries before, so I felt a little worried. My parents prepared everything for my journey. My plane was due (预期) to leave at 9:30 a.m. and arrive in two hours. I phoned the English family who I would stay with and they told me they would wait for me at the airport.
Unluckily my plane to London was delayed. I tried to phone the English family again but I couldn't speak to them because they had already left home for the airport.
When I arrived in London, it was already 1:30 p.m. I went to get my luggage but I couldn't find it. I became very worried. Luckily, the airport staff was very helpful and efficient. I didn't wait long — they found it 10 minutes later.
My English family were still waiting for me! I was so happy! Then my new life in London began. My English family were quite kind. I learned a lot of English because I spent most of the day talking in English. I played computer games with the little boy in my English family. I also taught him how to play chess. Sometimes I told him stories I learned from my family.
I missed my family during my stay in London, but I also felt sad when my stay there came to an end. My English family held a party for me. I enjoyed it very much. I'll never forget that summer in London! It is one of the most wonderful experiences I've ever had.
1. What do we know about David?| A．He travelled a lot with his parents. | B．He was happy to take a plane alone. |
| C．He went to England to study English. | D．He thought his parents were a little strict. |
| A．At 9:30 a.m. | B．At 11:30 a.m. | C．At 1:30 p.m. | D．At 3:30 p.m. |
| A．普通的 | B．高效的 | C．懒惰的 | D．勇敢的 |
| A．How to play chess. | B．How to write stories. |
| C．How to play computer games. | D．How to choose interesting books. |
| A．some useful ways of improving English |
| B．about the importance of planning well before a trip |
| C．his experiences of going and studying in another country |
| D．about the difficulty of understanding people from different countries |
Cruises (海上航游) are becoming more and more popular among tourists. Around 20 million passengers now enjoy having holidays on cruise ships every year. More people consider travelling by cruise ships as the perfect way to have a good rest and relax themselves. But have you ever thought about the influence on the environment because of this trend (趋势)?
According to The Guardian, cruise ships cause lots of pollution both on the sea and on land. The biggest cruise ship can carry 6, 000 passengers. Moving such a large ship requires huge engines which burn as much as 300, 000 liters of fuel a day. It is reported that a cruise ship causes as much pollution as 1 million cars or 0.7 million buses going over the same distance. Sometimes, they even travel on the sea by burning dirty fuel that isn't allowed on land. People who care about the environment become very worried and think that with the development of cruise industry, more pollution will be produced on the sea. However, no government controlled the air pollution. Cruises also produce huge amounts of rubbish which usually cannot be recycled. Waste water from showers and toilets is usually poured into the sea. Waste food from restaurants isn't put into the sea. But it still causes problems when it is brought back to land.
Cruise ships also cause problems in the cities where they stop. Every day, some popular places can receive five or six ships which are full of thousands of tourists. Is it good for the business in local cities? Not really. Restaurant owners say that the visitors just walk around for a few hours and then return to their ships to eat. What’s more, the crowds make the streets too busy, which annoys local people very much.
Luckily, some cities have taken actions to solve these problems. They start to control the number of cruise ships that will stop at the port (港口). A few cities even don't allow cruise ships to enter.
1. How many people take trips by cruise ships every year?| A．More than 6, 000. | B．Around 300, 000. | C．Around 20, 000, 000. | D．More than 1, 000, 000. |
| A．Cars. | B．Cruise ships. | C．Bikes. | D．Buses. |
| A．Cruise ships cause a lot of air pollution. |
| B．Cruise ships’ waste water and food are put into the sea. |
| C．Every cruise ship needs to burn 300,000 liters of fuel a day. |
| D．Cruise ships are not controlled by the government. |
| A．Because they don’t spend money on meals. | B．Because they fill up the restaurants and make noise. |
| C．Because they always say the city is too crowded. | D．Because they are sometimes rude to other tourists. |
| A．To introduce a new way of travelling. | B．To encourage people to try cruise ships. |
| C．To advise the government to stop cruise ships. | D．To explain some problems that cruise ships cause. |
On 25 July, 1909, a Frenchman, Louis Blériot, became the first man to complete an air journey. He flew from Calais, in the north of France, to Dover, in the south of England. Blériot 's flight surprised the whole Europe. People thought that such a journey was impossible.
The flight wasn't easy. Mr. Blériot, an engineer, couldn't swim, so he couldn't come down in the water. He couldn't walk very well because there was something wrong with his leg. And he didn't have a compass.
On the early morning of the 25th, he took off at about 4:30. It took him 37 minutes to complete the 22-mile journey. The plane flew at a height of 250 feet.
Everything went well until he flew into the fog. “I continued flying for ten minutes, but I couldn't see the land, only the sky and the sea. It was the most dangerous part of the flight. I wasn't worried about the machine. It flew beautifully. Finally, I saw the land," he told reporters.
When he got to Dover, he saw a French reporter waving a flag. He cut the engine at 60 feet and landed safely on a field. The news quickly went around the world, and Mr. Blériot's flight was celebrated in London and Paris.
In the 20th century, progress in flight was rather amazing. There are just 60 years between the first flight and the first man on the Moon.
1. We can know the __________ from Paragraph 2.| A．influence of the flight | B．worries Mr. Blériot had |
| C．preparation for the flight | D．difficulties Mr. Blériot had |
| A．Surprised. | B．Safe. | C．Worried. | D．Strang. |
| A．He landed in the water. | B．He was born in England. |
| C．His flight lasted about 40 minutes. | D．His family gave him great support. |
| A．A clever man. | B．A flying accident. | C．A historical flight. | D．A famous report. |
10 . I’ll never forget the Easter in 1946. I was twelve, my little sister, Ocy, was ten and my older sister, Darlene, was fourteen. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what we should do without dad. My dad had died five years before leaving Mom with no money and three school-aged kids to raise．
By 1946, a month before Easter, the pastor（牧师） of our church announced that a special holiday offering would be taken to help a poor family. We talked about what we could do. We decided to buy fifty pounds of potatoes and lived on them for a month. This would allow us to save twenty dollars of our grocery money for the offering. Then we thought that if we turned our electric lights off as much as possible, we'd save money on that month's electric bill．
The night before Easter, we were so excited that we could hardly sleep. We didn’t care that we wouldn’t have new clothes for Easter; we had seventy dollars for the sacrificial offering. We could hardly wait to get to the church!
Finally, we sat in church proudly. When the offering began, mom put in a ten-dollar bill and each of us kids put in a twenty-dollar bill. We sang all the way home from church. Over lunch, mom had a surprise for us. She had bought a dozen eggs, and we had boiled Easter eggs with our fried potatoes!
Later that afternoon the pastor dropped by. Mom went to the door, talked with him for a moment, and then came back with an envelope in her hand. We asked what it was, but she didn’t say a word. She opened the envelope and out fell a bunch of money．
1. The first paragraph mainly tells us that_________.| A．the writer’s father died early | B．the writer’s family lived a very hard life |
| C．the writer had many sisters | D．the writer’s mother was very hard-working |
| A．They liked to eat potatoes. | B．They wanted to save money for the offering. |
| C．They wanted to pay the electric bill. | D．They were too poor to buy other vegetables. |
a. We sang all the way home from church．
b. Mom got an envelope with money in it.
c. We were so excited that we could hardly sleep
d. The pastor announced to hold a special holiday offering
e. Mom put in a ten-dollar bill and each of us kids put in a twenty-dollar bill．
| A．d--a--c--b--e | B．d--c--b--e--a |
| C．d--e--c--a--b | D．d--c--e--a--b |
| A．no pains, no gains | B．do well and have well |
| C．money is the most important | D．saving can help people live a good life |
