1 . The Beijing Hearing Dog Association has a plan. They plan to choose some stray dogs (流浪狗) and train them. Then the dogs will be able to help the old and the deaf.
They will choose young dogs, because it's easier to train them. The kind of dog is not important.
Twenty-four volunteers will join the training. They all have some experience of keeping dogs and they all love dogs. They will learn a special language first from the coach (教练) and they teach the dogs. This training will take 180 days. Then the better-performed dogs will enter the next training. They will learn to understand different sounds, such as knocking on a door and water boiling. Then the dogs will live with the deaf or the old for 30 days.
Some people think the plan won't work, because it will cost a lot of money. But some people like the plan and they would like to be the volunteers.
1. Why does the association want to choose young dogs?| A．Because young dogs are cuter. | B．Because young dogs are stronger. |
| C．Because it's easier to train them. | D．Because it will cost less to train them. |
| A．They all want to help the young. | B．They all keep lots of dogs. |
| C．They all work in the association. | D．They all have experience of keeping dogs and they all love dogs. |
| A．They will learn to understand different languages. |
| B．They will learn to understand different sounds. |
| C．They will learn to understand old people's living habits. |
| D．They will learn to understand different ways to open the door. |
| A．The association will train police dogs. | B．The first training will take 180 days. |
| C．All dogs will enter the second training. | D．All the people like the plan. |
| A．Stray dogs will help people. | B．Dogs are very clever. |
| C．The old need dogs' help. | D．It's difficult to train a dog. |
2 . Tommy and Jacky were brothers. They were going on a school trip the next day. It was their first school trip so they could not sleep the night before. The next morning they both woke up very early. First they took a shower. Then they quickly got dressed and ran to the kitchen to eat breakfast. After that, they made their lunches. They made hamburgers and fruit salad and put them in their bags.
At school they lined up in the school playground. Mrs Green, a strict teacher, told them to get on the bus one by one. The driver was a tall, friendly man. Tommy and Jacky got on the bus first and sat at the very back of the bus. When the bus started, all the students on the bus began to sing.
Tommy sat next to the window. The view （景色）outside the window was beautiful. Tommy enjoyed it a lot. After about one hour and a half they arrived at the beach. All the students took their bags and got off the bus. There were lots of activities for the students. Some students played volleyball. Some swam in the water. Tommy flew a kite. As for Jacky, he tried paragliding.
Everyone had a good time. When it was time to go home, no one wanted to leave. Jacky said, “______” Jacky and Tommy were glad that their school planned this trip.
1. What did Tommy and Jacky first do after getting up?| A．They got dressed. | B．They had breakfast. |
| C．They took a shower. | D．They made their lunches. |
| A．was tall and friendly | B．was strict with the students |
| C．sang after the bus started | D．asked Tommy to sit at the back |
| A．He swam. | B．He flew a kite. |
| C．He played volleyball. | D．He tried paragliding. |
| A．How time flies! | B．Let’s get on the beach. |
| C．I can’t wait to join you. | D．How crowded the beach is! |
| A．A nice drive | B．The school trip |
| C．The two brothers | D．A beautiful beach |
3 . “Tom?” Mom says. But no one answers.
Mom comes to Tom’s room. He is not on the bed. But his model plane is on the desk. “He is not in his room.” Mom thinks. Mom comes to his grandparents’ room. Tom likes（喜欢）Grandpa’s tape player. But he is not in their room.
Mom can’t find Tom. But where is Tom? She wants（想要）to call Dad. She comes to the living room for the phone.“What’s that?” Mom sees a black thing under the sofa. Oh, it’s Paul, Tom’s dog. But what is next to（挨着）Paul? It’s Tom!
1. The underlined word “answers” means ______.| A．回应 | B．吵闹 | C．隐藏 | D．疑惑 |
| A．It’s on the chair. | B．It’s on the desk. | C．It’s on the bed. | D．It’s under the sofa. |
| A．bookcase | B．watch | C．computer | D．tape player |
| A．on his bed | B．under his bed | C．under the sofa | D．on the sofa |
| A．Paul is lost. | B．Tom’s mother. | C．Where is Tom? | D．Tom and Paul |
4 . Frank is my good friend. We are in the same class. He is a good student. His English is very good but I’m not good at it so he always helps me with it.
Frank and I have the same interest. Frank likes sports. And I like sports, too. After school in the afternoon, we often play sports. We play soccer and volleyball. I have a volleyball and the soccer ball is Frank’s. Frank gets the soccer ball from his father. His father is a great soccer player. Frank often watches his father play soccer on TV. Frank wants（想要）to be a soccer player like his father.
1. Frank and I often ________ after school.| A．watch TV | B．play computer games | C．read books | D．play sports |
| A．Frank wants to be a basketball player. | B．Frank has a soccer ball. |
| C．Frank doesn’t like watching TV. | D．Frank always helps me with my math. |
| A．Frank’s Soccer Ball | B．Frank’s Dream（梦想） |
| C．My Good Friend Frank | D．Frank’s Father |
5 . Nowadays, phone calls and messages help us get in touch with others. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show, Letters Alive(《见字如面》), is bringing back this old habit.
Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses, but there are no funny jokes or competitions. It’s just one person walking up to a microphone(麦克风) and reading a letter. The letters were written by people from different times in history. For example, in one period, they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.
“Every letter opens another world for us,” according to Guan Zhengwen, the director of the TV show. “We can also touch the heart of the writers’.” Since its first period on Dec. 5, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audiences(观众) said that it had provided a kind of fresh air to today’s TV shows.
Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences. Chinese Poetry Conference is a traditional Chinese poetry competition. And Readers invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote. It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest.
1. Letter Alive, a TV show invites famous people to ________.| A．tell audiences jokes | B．read and share letters |
| C．walk up to a microphone to sing | D．take part in different competition |
| A．Xiao Hong missed her brother but had no hopes for his future. |
| B．The heart of the writers' can be touched by reading letters. |
| C．Letters Alive is not popular enough to audiences. |
| D．Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems. |
| A．like | B．dislike | C．show no interest in | D．doubt about |
| A．Phones Have Taken the Place of Letters | B．Welcome to Our Cultural TV Show |
| C．Letters Make Us Communicate | D．Cultural TV Show Are Becoming Popular |
6 . We often reach a point in our life when we should be ready for change that will help us unlock our self-improvement power. However, there’s always something staring at us right under our nose but we don’t see it. The only time we think of unlocking our self-improvement power is when everything gets worst.
When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us. When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen off. When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs have gone bad, we see the warning signs and signals when things get rough and difficult. It is not easy to change, but change becomes more painful when we ignore(忽视)it.
Change will happen, like it or hate it. Happy people don’t just accept change; they embrace (拥抱) it. Unlocking our self-improvement power means unlocking ourselves out of the box of thought that is just the way we are. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear change.
Jane always tells everyone that she doesn’t have the courage to be around groups of people. She heard her family tell the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jane has believed. Every time a great crowd comes, she steps back and locks herself up in a room. Jane not only believes in her story, but lives it!
Self-improvement may not be even the body’s favorite word, but if we look at things in a different way, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process instead of counting the days until we are fully improved. And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our self-improvement power will we realize that we’re beginning to take things light and become happy.
1. The writer mentions the three questions in Paragraph 2 to show that ________.| A．we learn our lessons when we experience pain. |
| B．we are responsible for the problems we meet |
| C．life fails us when we get into the wrong way |
| D．life is a long journey full of ups and downs |
| A．She needs to remember why she started. |
| B．She has to know how to get on with people. |
| C．She has to realize she is not what she is in her story. |
| D．She needs to understand the importance of confidence. |
| A．the world tells us how to improve ourselves |
| B．people change when they find it easy to do that |
| C．welcoming change in life is a drive to become better |
| D．the process of self-improvement makes life unhappy |
| A．Is it important to take things light? |
| B．Is it necessary to embrace challenges? |
| C．To hold on to the last moment or to give up? |
| D．To free ourselves out of the box or to stay up in it? |
7 . Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college. She believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. "It opens up your mind to new things." Wegscheider has visited 46 countries.
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what makes young people travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove（证明）that they can make it on their own.
Chris Rihardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, "The Aussie Nomad", to record the people he met, the places he visited, and the things he did. He said he wished he had traveled alone earlier. "Everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person", said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like "a shot in the arm". "It makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try." he said.
1. Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?| A．Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone. |
| B．It is more meaningful to travel to foreign countries. |
| C．It is comfortable to travel around without a friend. |
| D．Traveling abroad helps people to find new things. |
| A．you have to cook things on your own |
| B．it is hard for you to prove yourself to others |
| C．you can only depend on yourself whatever happens |
| D．it will finally build your character |
| A．show his photos | B．ask others to join the journey |
| C．prove that he can do everything | D．keep a record of his trips |
| A．He started traveling alone at an early age. |
| B．He was once shot in the arm. |
| C．He used to work as a salesman. |
| D．He is humorous and brave. |
| A．Travel Abroad | B．Travel Alone |
| C．Travel Light | D．Travel Far and Wide |
8 . No matter what happened in the past and what may or may not happen in the future, the present moment is where you are. Generally speaking, our happiness depends on how much we are able to live in the present moment.
On the one hand, our present moments are often controlled by the past problems and future focus, so that we become anxious and helpless. On the other hand, we also put off our satisfaction, our important things, and our happiness. We often convince (说服) ourselves future will be better than today. John Lennon once said, “Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making other plans.” When we’re busy making other plans, our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we miss our life.
Many people believe that their life will be better in the future. In fact, no one can be sure what he or she will achieve tomorrow. When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the worry about events that might happen in the future — we won’t have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get older and weaker, whatever.
To overcome fear, the best way is bringing your attention back to enjoy the present.
Mark Twain said, “I have experienced some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” I don’t think I can say it any better. Keeping your attention on the here and now, and your efforts will pay off.
1. People who focus more on ________ can probably live a happier life.| A．the past | B．the present | C．the future | D．the experience |
| A．we think more about the past and future |
| B．we spend more time dreaming of the future |
| C．we have no confidence in ourselves |
| D．we worry about getting older and weaker |
| A．looking away | B．putting away | C．going away | D．giving away |
| A．past problems hidden in our heart | B．attention on the present |
| C．worry about the future | D．efforts to take action |
| A．Dreams Turn into Realities |
| B．Hard Work Pays Off |
| C．Prepare for the Future |
| D．Live in the Moment |
9 . Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.
Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. People say that "an elephant never forgets". Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water. This helps them to live.
But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory (象牙). Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before).We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
1. There is a _______ on Thailand's first flag.| A．tiger | B．white elephant | C．panda | D．dog |
| A．They can play soccer or music. | B．They can also draw very well. |
| C．They can dance. | D．A and B. |
| A．Because elephants are in great danger. |
| B．People kill elephants for meat. |
| C．People kill elephants for their ivory. |
| D．People hate elephants. |
| A．100,000 | B．3,000 | C．10,000 | D．1,000 |
| A．Elephants are good pets | B．Let’s save the elephants |
| C．Come to Thailand | D．Let’s kill the elephants |
10 . Now, short videos are popular among students. They have millions of views online. Many people share short videos on video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. You can even add music and special effects(特效) to your videos. The videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long. They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing.
High school students enjoy these videos very much, more than 50% of first and second-year junior high school students said they enjoy watching these short-videos. About 47% posted their own videos, according to a survey by the China National Youth Palace Association.
The videos let high school students see funny and exciting things. Many students like to share the fun things with others, too. For example, a 12-year-old girl named Xiaoqianyu posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This helps her win many fans.
However, some students spend too much time watching them and not enough time studying. Some videos have vulgar content (低俗内容）and it is not good for students. To solve this problem, Douyin added a function (功能) in April. The app will be closed if someone uses it for over two hours a day.
1. According to the passage, what can kids add to their short videos with these apps?| A．Special effects. | B．Vulgar content. |
| C．Homework. | D．Unhealthy videos. |
| A．More than 50% of first-and second-year junior high school students posted their own videos. |
| B．Short videos also have some disadvantages(缺点). |
| C．Parents don't want their children to post their own videos on the Internet. |
| D．The teenagers can use Douyin as much as they like. |
| A．They will become funny. | B．They will learn to dance jazz. |
| C．They will win many fans. | D．They will have less time to study. |
| A．Making Short Videos. | B．Sharing Your Short Videos. |
| C．Crazy for Short Videos. | D．New Functions of Short Videos. |
