1 . What is a fruit, and what is a vegetable? Scientists say a fruit develops from the flower of a plant. Fruits have seeds. A food from other parts of a plant is a vegetable. A carrot is a root (根), so it’s a vegetable. Cabbage is leaves, so it’s a vegetable.
For cooking and eating, we tell fruits and vegetables by taste. Fruits are sweet. We often eat them for dessert or a snack. Vegetables are not usually sweet. We usually eat them as part of a meal.
Many of our vegetables have seeds. But we call them vegetables because of their taste. We think of squash (南瓜), cucumbers (黄瓜) and peppers as vegetables. Everyone agrees about that. But people disagree about tomatoes. Are they a fruit or a vegetable? That question went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court! People wanted the Court to decide. And they did. They said tomatoes should be vegetables. But even today, not everyone agrees!
根据材料内容判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. A vegetable is from the flower of a plant.
2. A carrot is a root.
3. Fruits and vegetables are sweet.
4. Tomatoes can be fruits or vegetables.
5. It is about how to tell fruits from vegetables.
2 . Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was America’s first feature-length(长篇) cartoon. It was first put on in 1937. The year turned out to be a historical moment in the history of American movies.
Before 1937, short cartoons took up most of American movie market. Short subjects, even successful ones like Three Little Pigs, however, didn’t bring in much money. In 1934, Walt Disney had the idea that he would make the Grimm brothers’ well-known story Snow White into a feature-length cartoon. When he first talked about his plans to his colleagues, although they thought highly of Disney’s idea, they were nervous that the movie goers could not sit through a feature-length cartoon. Even his wife , Lillian, tried to discourage him from continuing the cartoon. But Disney believed in his idea. He spent hours telling them about the story, acting out each part. His performance was so powerful that he finally had everyone believing in it.
In 1938, the movie became a box-office success, making more money than any other one at that time. In 1939, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs won Disney an Oscar for having been loved by millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field. The cartoon was generally considered to be Walt Disney’s greatest achievement. It was not the Prince’s kiss that brought her to life, but Walt Disney.
1. From which year could Americans watch a feature-length cartoon?| A．1934. | B．1937. | C．1938. | D．1939. |
| A．short cartoons were very successful |
| B．short cartoons earned a little money |
| C．short cartoons took up most of American cartoon market |
| D．short cartoons changed the history of American movies |
| A．模拟 | B．影响 | C．复制 | D．开创 |
| A．faced his failure bravely and succeeded in the end |
| B．liked to cheer others up with his performance |
| C．stuck to his goal and managed to realize it |
| D．brought his wife to life with a kiss |
| A．Grimm brothers’ stories | B．Walt Disney’s success in short cartoons |
| C．America’s movie market | D．America’s first feature-length cartoon |
3 . “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”
This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD(公元) 53 wrote it.
We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?
Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.
One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave(微波炉), computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(赶时髦的), beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The writer uses the quote(引号) at the beginning of the story to ________.
| A．tell us a truth about our lives |
| B．tell us what life was like long time ago |
| C．point out what causes such a thing to happen |
| D．point out some problems we will meet in the life |
| A．have speeded up our lives | B．have improved the quality of our lives |
| C．may make people feel very happy | D．may bring people some trouble |
| A．they loved to live simple lives |
| B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions |
| C．they were troubled by modern inventions |
| D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them |
| A．People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier. |
| B．An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better. |
| C．The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house. |
| D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired. |
| A．problems with technology |
| B．improvements of our lives with technology |
| C．changes happening to technology |
| D．the importance of technology |
4 . Please have a look at this picture. It is about 35 meters tall and it's from Kelli Pearson and her husband, Pete Davis. They made the picture on the grass at a park to remember Kobe Bryant.
"The face was from two different photos, and the body was from a different photo," said Kelli Pearson. "It's a piece of art. I tried to get his beautiful smile (微笑)."
The picture only stayed in the park for a few days, but it was very popular online.
Kobe Bryant was a world-famous basketball player. He started to play basketball when he was a little boy. And he played for 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe worked very hard and became one of the world's top basketball players.
In 2016, Kobe left the NBA. He tried many new things. He wrote his first book, The Mamba Mentality: How I play. He wrote a poem (诗) Dear Basketball and it was made into a short cartoon film.
Sadly, he lost his life in an air crash (空难) in California on January 26, 2020. His fans were very sad about it. They will always remember him.
1. Why did Kelli Pearson and her husband make the picture?| A．To make a good piece of art. | B．To remember a basketball player. |
| C．To become popular on the Internet. | D．To get more people to go to the park. |
| A．The picture. | B．The park. | C．The smile. | D．The face. |
| A．最幸运的 | B．最聪明的 | C．最优秀的 | D．最勇敢的 |
| A．Kobe's school life. | B．Kobe's hard work. |
| C．Kobe's basketball team. | D．Kobe's sports life. |
| A．Kobe had a very happy family life. |
| B．People can see the picture in the park now. |
| C．In 2016, Kobe made a film about himself. |
| D．Kobe started to play basketball at an early age. |
5 . Many people think the dinosaurs were the biggest animals that ever lived. They are wrong. The world's biggest animal is still living and it lives in the ocean. It is called the blue whale（鲸鱼）. Blue whales can be as long as 30 meters and weigh as much as 1,000 kilos. The largest dinosaurs weighed only 500 kilos.
The whale is not only the world's biggest animal, it is also one of the smartest. We know that whales can communicate with each other, although we do not know what they are saying. Perhaps one day we will learn how to communicate with whales, and then they will be able to tell us about themselves.
Although they live in the ocean, whales don't lay eggs like fish do. They are mammals（哺乳动物）. They give birth to babies and produce milk inside their own bodies to feed them. Humans are also mammals.
There are lots of stories about whales, but perhaps the most famous story is Moby Dick, which was written by an American writer named Herman Melville. In this book, a sailor named Captain Ahab spends a lot of time trying to find and kill an enormous white whale named Moby Dick.
Sadly, there are not many kinds of whales left. People have killed them for food and other things for thousands of years. However, there are now laws to stop people killing most kinds of whales. So perhaps there will be more of them in years to come.
1. Which picture shows the correct size of the largest whale?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．tell us about themselves | B．lay eggs | C．communicate with each other | D．live on land |
| A．a story written by Herman Melville | B．a sailor |
| C．the name of a blue whale | D．a famous dinosaur |
| A．they don't lay eggs | B．people have killed them | C．they live in the ocean | D．there are laws against them |
| A．the world's biggest animal | B．lots of stories about whales |
| C．laws to stop people killing whales | D．the differences between dinosaurs and whales |
6 .
Welcome to Monkey Island  Welcome to Monkey Island at Xincun Town, Lingshui County, Hainan Island. You can have a great time here. Ticket: 163yuan Opening time: 8 am-4:50 pm How to get here: There are buses from Sanya to Lingshui every day. After arriving at Lingshui, take a bus to Xincun and get off at the end stop. Then walk 300m to Monkey Island. Travel tips: 1. Don’t make fun of monkeys with food and don’t look at them for a long time. Those are unfriendly actions (行 为) and monkeys may hurt you. 2. Don’t carry plastic (塑料的)bags. Monkeys may think there is food in them and come to snatch(抢 夺)them. To know more information, click(点、击) the website below. www.visitourchina. com/sanya/attraction/monkey-island |
1. How much should Larry pay if he visits Monkey Island with his son?
| A．136yuan. | B．163yuan. | C．326yuan | D．362yuan. |
| A．At 6 am. | B．At 9 am. | C．At 5: 50 pm. | D．At 8 pm. |
| A．Sanya→ Lingshui→ Xincun→ Monkey Island |
| B．Lingshui→ Xincun→ Sanya→ Monkey Island |
| C．Xincun→ Lingshui→ Sanya→ Monkey Island |
| D．Sanya→ Xincun→ Lingshui→ Monkey Island |
| A．they can make monkeys angry | B．it is an unfriendly action |
| C．monkeys may come to snatch them | D．they are bad to the island |
| A．In the magazine. | B．On the Internet. | C．On TV. | D．On the radio. |
7 . Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell was full of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals and fish. People polluted the lake water.
How did this happen? First, we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around. In the past, there were forests all around Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean.
Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use chemicals in their gardens. They also use chemicals inside their houses for cleaning or killing insects. There are many factories. Factories use chemicals to produce products and some chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from homes, factories, cars and trucks and then carries them into the lake. They pollute the water and kill the animals.
Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats. But oil and gas from boats often leak(泄漏) into the lake. So more harmful chemicals go into the water in this way.
People in Hartwell are worried. They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at work. They must also be more careful about gas and oil and other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn’t use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people’s life. Only then Lake Ponkapog can be a beautiful, clean lake again.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. In the past, ________ made the water in Lake Ponkapog clean.
| A．forests | B．rain | C．birds | D．fish |
| A．are always clean | B．can help the animals |
| C．are good for the lake | D．pollute the water and kill the animals |
| A．more boats on the lake | B．more dirty things in the lake |
| C．a cleaner lake | D．a dirtier lake |
| A．be more careful about chemicals | B．use less water |
| C．grow fewer plants in the garden | D．use more motorboats on the lake |
| A．boats on Lake Ponkapog | B．why the water is dirty in Lake Ponkapog |
| C．clean rainwater | D．dirty lakes |
I thought I was safe until there was a HCGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)and in trouble for months. Even though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.
1. How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?
| A．11 years old. | B．13 years old. | C．15 years old. | D．17 years old. |
| A．吹灭 | B．扑灭 | C．杀灭 D浇灭 |
①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.
②The boy did some drawing.
③The boy was grounded.
④The boy stamped the fire out.
⑤His mother checked for a fire.
| A．②④③①⑤ | B．②①④⑤③ | C．②①④③⑤ | D．①③④②⑤ |
| A．The writer. | B．The writer and his sister. |
| C．The writer’s mother. | D．The writer’s father. |
| A．It’s difficult to put out a fire. |
| B．The boy didn’t look after his sister. |
| C．The boy made a big trouble when he was 11. |
| D．Don’t leave children home alone while shopping. |
9 . For kids, it's very important to stay healthy. Kids should pay more attention to their lifestyle and help themselves have healthy life habits. Here are some tips on staying healthy for kids.
Kids hardly care about basic hygiene（卫生）, they share everything from drink to snacks. So it is important for kids to know the basic hygiene habits such as washing hands before eating, brushing teeth at least twice a day and so on. Similarly, kids should protect themselves from other kids with different kinds of infections（传染病）.
Healthy eating helps to live a healthy life. Kids should pay attention to the eating habits. Encourage themselves to eat healthy food such as fresh fruit and vegetables. And eat different kinds of food at different ages. Kids should know junk food is bad for health and try to eat less junk food.
Different activities can be planned to teach kids the importance of staying healthy. Some simple reading materials can let the kids know about their bodies. Also, playing games about brushing teeth, having meals is very useful and funny for kids. Certain group games and activities or even funny street plays can also help the kids understand the importance of staying healthy.
根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。1. Which of the following is a hygiene habit?
| A．Sharing drink with others. | B．Sharing food with others. |
| C．Washing hands before eating. | D．Brushing teeth once a day. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．reading materials | B．playing games |
| C．having parties | D．performing street plays |
| A．games for kids to have meals |
| B．activities for kids to stay healthy |
| C．how to protect from infections |
| D．how to have healthy eating habits |
| A．Keep Away from Infections | B．Healthy Eating |
| C．Healthy Activity | D．Staying Healthy for Kids |
10 . Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
Eat with others. It can help you to know others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious. Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Since you don’t eat for the past ten hours of sleeping, your body needs food to get energy. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.
Eat healthy snacks like fruits or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn’t mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.
Don’t eat dinner late. Because of the busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8 to 10 hours.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The writer gives us ________pieces of advice on healthy eating.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
| A．Fruits. | B．Cheese. | C．Chips. | D．Ice-cream. |
| A．Snacks are bad for our health. |
| B．We should keep eating until we are full. |
| C．Dinner is the most important meal of the day. |
| D．We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed. |
| A．消化 | B．享用 | C．储存 | D．循环 |
| A．where to eat | B．how to eat | C．why to eat | D．when to eat |
