1 . Many people are trying to save the earth with special days like “Meatout Day”, “Earth Day” and “Buy Nothing Day”.
“Meatout Day” is on March 20th. Many people around the world don’t eat any meat for one day. In this way, they’ll get healthier and reduce (减少) greenhouse gases.
“Earth Day” is on April 22nd. Many people all over the world try to do something green on this day. In Italy, people don’t use plastic bags. In Canada and Norway, people ride bicycles and don’t use their cars. In the USA, people dress up like plants and animals to dance in Times Square, New York.
“Buy Nothing Day” is usually on the fourth Friday in November. On this day many people don’t buy anything. “Buy nothing” means “make no rubbish”. When you make less rubbish, you can make a cleaner earth.
Do you want to join them? Then you can remember these special days and do something green.
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写T，不符合的写F。
1. Many people don’t eat any meat on “Meatout Day”.
2. In Italy, people ride bicycles and don’t use their cars on April 22nd.
3. Many people do nothing to protect the environment on “Earth Day”.
4. Many people buy and sell nothing on “Buy Nothing Day”.
5. The passage mainly tells us the special days about saving the earth.
Have you heard of World Laughter Day? It is on the first Sunday of May every year. On that day people laugh aloud.
This fun day is the idea of Indian doctor Dr Madan Kataria. In1995, Dr Kataria started a fitness (健身) class, Laughter Yoga. At first, there were only five students. They met in a park to practice laughter as a way of improving their health. During a few days the group grew to more than 50. Today Laughter Yoga has grown into a worldwide event.
On January 11, 1998, Dr Kataria organized the first World Laughter Day celebration in Mumbai, India. It was a huge success. The date was later changed to the first Sunday of May and it has been celebrated every year since.
1. World Laughter Day is on the first Saturday of May.2. Dr Madan Kataria came up with the idea of World Laughter Day.
3. Laughter Yoga now is very popular in the world.
4. The first World Laughter Day was organized in 1995.
5. The passage mainly talks about what people do on World Laughter Day.
A little boy invited his mother to come to his teacher-parent meeting, but the little boy was very upset. Although his mother was a beautiful woman, there was a scar (伤疤) on her nearly the right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people saw the mother with a scar, and the little boy felt embarrassed and hid himself from everyone, listening to a conversation between his mother and the teacher.
The teacher asked carefully, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother answered, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room, and the room caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to come in, so I went in. When I was running to his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was senseless, but luckily, the fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the scar of her face. “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never regretted what I did.”
At this point, this little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held his mother in his arms.
1. A little boy invited his father to come to his teacher-parent meeting.2. The little boy knew how his mother got the scar before the teacher-parent meeting.
3. The boy hid himself because he felt embarrassed.
4. The word “regret” means “后悔”.
5. The passage is about “The Greatest Love in the World”.
A river was running happily in the hill, the valley(山谷) and the field. Soon it was stopped by a huge rock and the river was a little afraid and worried what it could do.
The rock said, “Hi, baby! Where are you going?”
The river answered, “I’m going to the sea. My mother is waiting for me.”
The rock made fun of the river and said, “You’re too young. Go back to the hill at once. You can’t get there. Don’t come back here again!”
The river was surprised to hear that and said, “I can only go forwards(向前). There’s no river that goes backwards(向后).”
The rock became angry and warned the river, “Don’t speak! If you don’t go back, you will have to change your direction. Don’t want to run over my body!”
The river asked helplessly, “Where should I go?”
“You can go anywhere you like. Just don’t come close to me!”
While they were talking, more and more water came here. Then it began to get out of control. The river ran quickly over the rock and the rock was washed pitifully.
The river said proudly,“A weak person will change his goal and direction. A person who is strong will only go ahead and nothing can stop him!”
1. The final goal of the river was to go to the sea.
2. The rock wanted the river to come close to him.
3. The river ran over the rock quickly.
4. After meeting the rock, the river became worried at last instead of being afraid.
5. The passage tells us that we should become strong and go ahead when facing difficulties.
China, with Four Great Inventions, in ancient times, has once again showed its ability to change the world with its “new four great inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping.
The four innovative ways of life are most popular among young people, according to a survey by the Belt and Road-Research Institute(一带一路研究院) of Beijing Foreign Studies University.
“The ‘new four great inventions’ are all related to China’s high-tech (高科技), which made the lives of people easier in China,” said Wu Hao, the director of Beijing Foreign Studies University.
“My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with my phone,” said Lin Jinlong, a foreign student from Cambodia, adding that “Even pancake sellers are using Alipay (mobile payment). We can also order food at home, which is super convenient. If I were at home in Cambodia, I would have to go outdoors.”
As a big fan of bicycles, he also showed his love for China’s shared bicycles, saying that “shared bikes are bringing cycling (骑单车) back to people’s lives---and they are making public transport(公共交通) more convenient and less crowded, and encouraging people to be more active.”
Rebacca Fannin, the founder of Silicon Dragon(硅谷之龙), noted that China is beginning to lead in innovation in some ways.
“It is increasingly clear that China is inventing and no longer copying western ideas. It is also increasingly clear that China is leading in many ways such as social messaging app WeChat,” she said.
1. Which of the following are NOT in “new four great inventions”?| A．High-speed railways and electronic payments. |
| B．Shared bicycles and online shopping. |
| C．Electronic bicycles and WeChat. |
| A．陈旧的 | B．革新的 | C．流行的 |
| A．high-speed railways | B．electronic payments | C．shared bicycles |
| A．people will not use their wallets any longer |
| B．people’s lives are easier than before |
| C．there will be more foreign students coming to China |
| A．China’s Four Great Inventions in ancient times. |
| B．China’s new four great inventions. |
| C．A foreign student from Cambodia living and studying in China. |
6 . Study plays an important（重要）role in our daily life. Some students may think study is very difficult. Others think it is so boring. How to make our study interesting and cool? You may follow the following tips（建议）.
First, get enough sleep so you’ll stay awake（清醒的）in class. Every night you need at least（至少）eight hours’ sleep.
Second, have a good breakfast. And you will study hard in class. If you don’t have a good breakfast, you will not have enough energy（精力）to study.
Third, try to go to school with a smile every day. If you are happy every day, you can study well.
Fourth, have good study habits. Listen to the teacher carefully in class and do your homework quickly by yourselves and hand it in（上交）on time. Don’t be late for school. Time is very important for study.
Fifth, if you don’t understand（理解）something, ask the teacher for help.
Follow the above tips, you may find study is a fun thing.
1. How may tips does the writer give in the passage above?| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 |
| A．笑容 | B．精神 | C．梦想 |
| A．Doing our homework slowly. |
| B．Being late for school. |
| C．Handing in our homework on time. |
| A．How to make study boring. |
| B．How to make study difficult. |
| C．How to make study fun. |
| A．We need at least 8 hours’ sleep every night. |
| B．If we don’t have a good breakfast, we will also have enough energy to study. |
| C．Ask the teacher for help if we don’t understand something. |
