1 . Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk， laugh and do things with. Certainly， sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of yourself.
1. People often feels _________ if they have no good friends.| A．happy | B．sad | C．lonely | D．unpopular |
| A．often feel lonely |
| B．like to feel close to each other |
| C．often move away |
| D．want to live longer |
| A．stay alone | B．are angry with them |
| C．move away | D．have new friends |
| A．no longer love them |
| B．don’t get on well |
| C．can call them or write to them |
| D．will take better care of ourselves |
| A．will be important |
| B．will have more good news |
| C．needn’t make new friends |
| D．will live happily |
After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.
The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
1. In the “homestay” program, a visitor can .
| A．learn more about holidays |
| B．understand his culture better |
| C．improve the language ability |
| D．take part in foreign meetings |
| A．last month | B．years ago |
| C．the special meeting | D．her stay abroad |
| A．make plans for the family |
| B．take care of the students |
| C．stay with different families |
| D．rent rooms to the students |
| A．was very kind to her |
| B．went sight-seeing with her |
| C．had two white daughters |
| D．was interested in her activities |
| A．wished to stay a little longer |
| B．spent three weeks in her home |
| C．had classes in many interesting places |
| D．helped the teacher take the students in a car |
3 . Computers are widely used in the world. As students, we can not only use them to relax, but also study online. Do you have any online classes? It is possible to take classes at home. All you need is a computer and an earphone.
However, most students don’t seem to like online classes. Recently, over 2000 students from 10 cities took part in a survey. According to the survey, only about 35 percent of the students like taking such classes.
Many students said it was hard to focus on studying while taking online classes. This was true for Li Jing, 15, at No. 1 High School. “There are no classmates and no real teachers watching me. I can surf the Internet or do other things if I want to. It’s harder to always stay focused,” she said.
Li Jing prepares a lot before taking her classes to make sure she will keep her attention. She also pushes herself to communicate with teachers. Students can come up with or answer questions while taking online classes.
Tian Lishan, 14, at No. 7 High School, thinks online interaction（互动）isn’t enough. “The online teachers don’t really get to know me. When I don’t hand in homework, all I get is a short message instead of real concern,” she said.
However, online classes still have advantages. “It saves time and money compared with taking offline classes. Also, if I don’t understand some parts of a lesson, I can watch it over again,” Li Jing said.
1. In the survey, ________ students like taking online classes.| A．about 500 | B．about 600 | C．about 700 | D．about 2000 |
①save time ②hard to focus ③enough interaction
④save money ⑤watch lessons over again
| A．①②④ | B．②③⑤ | C．①③④ | D．①④⑤ |
| A．care | B．prize | C．stress | D．knowledge |
| A．Tian Lishan is a student from a high school in Beijing. |
| B．Li Jing pushes herself to communicate with teachers in online classes. |
| C．Li Jing thinks that online interaction isn’t enough. |
| D．Li Jing thinks it is easy to always stay focused. |
| A．what the students think of online classes | B．where the students take online class |
| C．why the students like taking online classes | D．how the students take online classes at home |
One pleasant evening, I was holding Grandpa’s hand and taking a walk in the park. “Where are the peanuts? Give me now!” He suddenly said. How I wished I had some with me! “William, the monkeys are taking long to come out today. Wait till they smell the peanuts.” I knew he was lost in one of his memories again. I remembered the stories he told me of how he fed the monkeys when he was a kid. Then, he saw the goldfish! He acted as if he was seeing them for the first time.
Poor Grandpa! He fell ill with Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默症) last year. The doctor said it was a progressive brain disorder which could destroy ( 破 坏 ) a person’s memory. The patient might also not be able to make reasonable judgments (判断). The saddening part was that it was a lifelong disease. But when my parents invited him to stay with us, he refused and said he liked living alone. One day, he forgot to turn off the fire after cooking porridge. Luckily, one of the neighbors came to help him before the fire could spread.
It was then that my parents brought Grandpa to live with us. Often, he would forget my name and ask me who I was and what I was doing in his house. Each time I would answer softly, “It’s me, Ray, Grandpa!” Even if he had forgotten who I was, he would always be my beloved grandfather.
1. What did Grandpa want to do in the park?| A．Eat peanuts. | B．Smell flowers. | C．Feed monkeys. | D．Tell stories. |
| A．His brain wouldn’t need examinations. | B．His memory could get better. |
| C．He might not judge things correctly. | D．He had to live by himself. |
| A．turned off the fire | B．cooked porridge |
| C．shared the meal | D．spread some news |
| A．To make sure of his safety. | B．To help him remember their names. |
| C．To answer his questions in time. | D．To get his help with the housework. |
| A．Smart. | B．Caring. | C．Honest. | D．Brave. |
One day, Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home.
He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, "I'm going out to eat in a restaurant." "Wait for five minutes，" said his wife. "Why? Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes?" asked Mike.
"Of course not," she answered. "But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes."
1. Mike works in________.
| A．a factory | B．an office |
| C．a school | D．a hospital |
| A．she likes cooking |
| B．she loves her husband very much |
| C．she doesn't have a job |
| D．she doesn't want to work |
| A．he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant |
| B．he had a lot of work to do |
| C．he was angry with his wife |
| D．his wife didn't cook dinner |
| A．happy | B．glad |
| C．hungry | D．not happy |
| A．Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes. |
| B．Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband. |
| C．Jenny didn't like the dinner at home. |
| D．Jenny didn't love her husband. |
6 . Paul always walked with his hands in his pockets. Boys in town thought he was too proud, so it was difficult to get on with him. So, he had only a few friends.
One day, while Paul was walking in town, a boy called Joe stopped him. Boys thought Joe was a brave boy because every time he did something wrong, he said he didn’t care. And he never said sorry.
Joe began to make faces at Paul. Paul was angry, but he tried to keep his cool. Joe thought Paul was afraid of him. so he began to make fun of Paul. Finally, Paul couldn't stand him any longer. He was so mad that he hit Joe on the head and threw his hat onto the road. Joe was shocked. Without picking up his hat, Joe sat onto the ground, crying. Paul got the hat, walked to Joe and returned it to him, saying, “Here is your hat. You deserved(应受) to be hit, but it was impolite of me to throw your hat onto the road. I’m sorry. Joe looked up in surprise, saying, “Everybody says you are proud. I thought a proud boy would never say sorry. It must have taken you a lot of courage to say the word.”
“No,” replied Paul. “It takes a lot of cowardice(怯懦) not to.”Then, he walked away, with his hands in his pockets. From then on, Joe decided to be a really “brave” boy.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写(A)，错误的写(B)。
1. The boys in town didn’t want to be friends with Paul because he was so rude to people
2. Paul stopped Joe in order to show that he was brave.
3. Joe laughed at Paul because he thought Paul was afraid of him.
4. Paul didn’t say sorry after he picked up Joe’s hat and gave it back to Joe.
5. From this passage, we can know that saying sorry does not mean cowardice.
7 . People have told stories about Robin Hood for over 700 years. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends, Robin was extremely smart and humorous, he helped strangers, and later his kindness paid off.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood appeared in 1883. It was Howard Pyle’s first book and it was a great success.
At the beginning of the story, Robin was just a young man, who was good at archery (射箭术). One day he was walking through Sherwood Forest, a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in England. There he got into trouble with a group of men. Among them, he killed the cousin of the Sheriff (郡长) of Nottingham. Robin became a legendary outlaw, and soon the leader of one hundred outlaws, known as his “Merry Men”.
Robin and his “Merry Men” always looked for rich people and asked them to their camp in Sherwood Forest. When they arrived, Robin gave them a good meal and played music for them. Then he took their gold away to help the poor. Robin became most famous for “robbing from the rich and giving to the poor”.
The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin’s greatest enemy. He was cruel and treated the poor badly. It was his job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the king’s deer. He hated Robin because Robin was an outlaw. But most of all, he hated Robin because everyone else loved him. The Sheriff of Nottingham kept trying to catch Robin Hood and his “Merry Men”, but never succeeded.
1. What was Robin Hood like according to the passage?| A．Clever and full of fun. | B．Smart and serious. |
| C．Cruel to the poor people. | D．Good at telling stories. |
| A．enemy | B．criminal | C．king | D．fighter |
| A．Playing beautiful music for the rich. |
| B．Robbing the rich and helping the poor. |
| C．Stealing the king’s deer in Sherwood Forest. |
| D．Killing the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham. |
① Robin became the leader of a group of outlaws.
② Robin asked the rich people to Sherwood Forest.
③ Robin killed the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
④ Robin gave poor people the gold he took away from the rich.
| A．①④②③ | B．②③①④ | C．③①④② | D．③①②④ |
| A．Robin Hood was a real man who once lived in England. |
| B．People can only read stories of Robin Hood from books. |
| C．The stories of Robin Hood are still very popular nowadays. |
| D．Robin Hood didn’t get help from strangers who he once helped. |
However, after walking for several hours the next day, Bob knew he was in trouble. “I had my mobile phone, but the battery (电池) was almost dead. I could probably make just one call. But I didn’t know the number of my hotel and I didn’t want to worry my family unless I really had to,” said Bob. He went on walking for three more days. He knew which plants he could eat and he had little trouble finding them.
On the fourth day, he knew it was hopeless and decided to call his family. “He was quite calm when he spoke to me on the phone,” said Shirley, Bob’s wife (妻子). “He seemed to be in control of the situation.” Shirley called the Maple Leaf Hotel at once. “That week lots of visitors went to the city to watch basketball games, and we thought Mr. Rigsby went there too,” said the hotel owner. As soon as Shirley phoned, the hotel sent out some people to look for Bob. They found him about one hour later, and luckily he was quite unhurt.
“I will never go to the forest without a guide. I never want an experience like that again,” said Bob.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Bob went to Vancouver to _______.
| A．watch football games |
| B．give a talk on traveling |
| C．watch basketball games |
| D．give a talk on the environment |
| A．兴奋的 | B．惭愧的 | C．镇静的 | D．痛苦的 |
| A．His mother. | B．His wife. | C．His sister. | D．His daughter. |
| A．He knew what he could eat in the forest. |
| B．He stayed in the forest for seven days. |
| C．He didn’t like traveling with others. |
| D．He was seriously hurt in the forest. |
| A．Traveling in the mountains |
| B．An early call |
| C．An enjoyable experience |
| D．Lost in the forest |
9 . 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. |
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. |
