1 . Do you have true friends? Do you want to know better between you and your friends? There are three different kinds of friends: “pest friends”, “guest friends”, and “best friends”.
The first kind of friend is simply acquaintances (熟人), and all you usually know about them is their names. You may meet this kind of friend at school, at work, or on the bus, but you don’t miss them when they’re not around. When this kind of friend does something bad, you don’t tell them. That is why they are called “pest friends”.
The second kind of friend could also be called “social partners”. They are closer than acquaintances, but not as close as true friends. You know their names, a little of what they like or dislike, and a little of their family histories; you usually have a few things in common, but you don’t talk about anything deep(深), such as your wishes or fears(害怕), and they don’t open up to you how they really feel.
The last kind of friend, the “best friend”, is the one you know the deepest. You’re like family, and know everything about each other. You have no problem staying at each other’s houses, and you share your deepest feelings and thoughts. They will correct you when you’re wrong, and though they may not be perfect(完美的), they at least will always care about you, and never do anything on purpose(故意地)to hurt you.
We all have our pest, guest, and best friends. We should value(重视) all friendships and remember, all best friends start out as just acquaintances.
1. If you and David are neighbors and classmates, and do things together, but don’t share your feelings, you are “________”.| A．pest friends | B．guest friends | C．best friends | D．not friends |
| A．how to make a best friend | B．how to learn from your best friends |
| C．what a “best friend” is | D．what a best friend can do for you |
| A．pest friends are important than guest friends |
| B．we miss our best friends when we’re not with them |
| C．a best friend hardly does something bad to you |
| D．a “pest friend” will never become your best friend |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Friendship | B．Love Your Friends | C．Three Types of Friends | D．My Friends |
2 . It’s hard to turn down a tasty banana. They taste good and you don’t have to wash them before eating them. However, British scientists say that the fruit may disappear by 2050.
One reason for this is climate (气候) change. Scientists at the University of Exeter collected data (数据) from 27 countries that produce 86 percent of the world’s bananas. They found that climate change has improved growing conditions in 21 of these countries. In the past 60 years, the average yield (平均产量) has reached 1.37 tons of bananas per hectare (公顷).
However, if temperatures keep rising, this advantage will disappear. Ten of the countries, including India, the world’s biggest producer of bananas, will produce fewer bananas. By 2050, the fruit may die out.
Shouldn’t bananas grow more easily if it’s hotter outside? In fact, the perfect temperature range (范围) for growing bananas is between 24℃ and 32℃. If temperatures get too high, they will stop growing.
Diseases are another danger to bananas. Unlike other plants, the bananas we grow come from shoot cuttings (茎段) rather than seeds (种子). This means that all banana plants have the same genotype (基因型). In other words, if a disease is able to kill one plant, it could kill them all.
One serious disease is called Panama. Caused by fungus (真菌) in the soil, it spreads easily. It has spread across South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia. If one banana plantation suffers from the disease, it will take 30 years until it is able to grow bananas again. Scientists have yet to find a cure for this disease.
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1. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to (指)?
| A．A banana tastes great. |
| B．A banana will die out in 30 years. |
| C．A banana is convenient to be eaten. |
| A．in the last few years, the average yield of bananas has increased |
| B．panama has killed all the bananas in some areas like South Asia |
| C．the higher the temperature is, the better bananas will grow |
| A．The difficulties of growing bananas. |
| B．The perfect conditions of growing bananas. |
| C．The reasons for the disappearance of bananas. |
A． | B． | C． |
3 . The British development group Practical Action says the best way to prepare foods for storage(储存) is at harvest(收获) time while still in the field.
Use a sharp knife to cut the fruits and vegetables off and put them on a clean place. Do not put them on the ground. Use water to clean off dirt. Usually it is better not to pick off the leaves from fruits and vegetables before storage. Without the leaves, food can become dry.
Fruits and vegetables must be cool from field heat before they are put into storage. But cooling them in water can spread fungus(菌类) in the food. A better idea is to harvest foods either early or late in the day, then leave them to cool naturally. Some fruits and vegetables must be kept at 0℃ to 4℃. Any colder, and they might go bad. Some foods need to be kept at 4℃ to 8℃ and some need to be kept above 8 ℃ for best results.
Wet the fruits and vegetables so they do not become too dry. The best time to do this is before storage. Cover the foods in plastic(塑料) once they reach the right “critical temperature(温度)” for storage. Most fruits and vegetables need the relative humidity(湿度) in storage to be kept between 85 and 95 percent.
Finally, leave space between the foods and the walls of the cold storage area so air can go around. Keep the space clean. And try not to open the doors too often.
1. Where can you put the foods after harvest?| A．In the water. | B．On the ground. |
| C．In the sand. | D．On a clean place. |
| A．8:00 am. | B．12:00 at the noon. |
| C．4:00 pm. | D．6:00 pm. |
| A．Fruits and vegetables must be kept below 0. |
| B．We should pick off the leaves for best storage. |
| C．The food need 75% humidity for best storage. |
| D．Wet the fruits and vegetables before the storage. |
| A．容量 | B．信息 | C．空间 | D．速度 |
1. leave the foods to cool naturally
2. wet the foods
3. use a sharp knife to cut the foods off
4. store the foods in the cold area
| A．2341 | B．1342 | C．3412 | D．3124 |
4 . 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. |
5 . As Peter was flying towards the ship, he passed the crocodile (鳄鱼). It had swallowed (吞) a clock that goes “tick, tick” inside it before. However, the clock wasn’t ticking then. Peter realized it must have stopped. He began ticking himself so that the other animals would think he was the crocodile and leave him alone. The crocodile, thinking that Peter had taken the clock, followed him. But when Peter reached the ship, Captain (船长) Hook believed the crocodile was coming to get him.
Peter climbed over the side of the ship and went inside a room. He barked like a dog, and all the pirates (海盗) were very afraid. Hook sent two pirates into find out what the noise was, but they didn’t come back. Then he sent in the children. Inside, Peter set them free, and they prepared to fight.
Peter ran out to meet Hook. “It is I, Peter Pan!” he cried. “Get him!” cried Hook.
The pirates ran at Peter, and the lost boys ran forward to fight them. The pirates were stronger, but they were so afraid of the ticking and the noise of the dog that they didn’t fight well. Finally only Hook was ready to fight. Peter came to fight him. For a long time, the two enemies stood face to face.
They began to fight. At last Peter hit Hook with his sword (剑). Hook began to bleed, Hook continued to fight, but he was not strong any more. He knew he was going to die. He ran to the side of the ship and jumped into the sea. He did not know the crocodile was waiting for him, as it no longer ticked. The crocodile swallowed him in one bite.
1. Why did Peter tick himself at the beginning of the story?| A．To follow the crocodile. | B．To catch Captain Hook. |
| C．To get away from other animals. | D．To make the pirates feel afraid. |
| A．The children. | B．The pirates. |
| C．Hook and the crocodile. | D．Hook and the children. |
a. Peter passed the crocodile.
b. Captain Hook jumped into the water.
c. The pirates and the lost boys fought against each other.
d. The crocodile had swallowed a clock that goes “tick, tick” inside it.
| A．c-b-a-d | B．d-a-c-b | C．d-c-a-b | D．c-b-d-a |
| A．He ran away safely. | B．The lost boys killed him. |
| C．Peter hit him with a sword. | D．He was swallowed by the crocodile. |
| A．Captain Hook. | B．Peter. | C．The pirates. | D．Someone who is not in the story. |
It was a week before I saw Captain Nemo again. Every morning, I noticed fresh air coming into the rooms and I knew that the Nautilus had surfaced(浮出水面). I would go out and see the sunrise.
Then I received a note from Captain Nemo. He invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. Ned was excited because he thought there he could find a chance to escape. When I saw Captain Nemo the next day, I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. "I thought you preferred the sea to being on land."
"I do," replied the Captain. "But these forests are under the sea." During breakfast, he explained that he had made diving suits(潜水服)that used special air tanks. These tanks would allow us to stay under the water for ten hours. He had also made lights that worked in electric batteries. When Ned realized that we were not going onto land for our hunting trip, he decided not to come at all.
Conseil and I put on our diving suits, and so did Captain Nemo and one of his men. We stepped into a room and closed the door. The room was filled with water, and another door opened. We must go through it, and we were in the sea floor. It was an amazing experience.
We were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colorful. We walked over the fine sand and enjoyed the colors of the shells, fish and seaweed. Conseil and I followed Captain Nemo and his man as they crossed a large grassy area. We were going deeper and deeper. Two hours later, we were a hundred meters under the water. The suits worked very well, and it was easy to walk and breathe.
At one hundred meters deep, we could still see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The "trees" in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their branches were vertical(垂直的). We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest. Small shrubs(灌木) grew under the large seaweed trees. Some of them had flowers.
We walked through this forest for about an hour, and then we lay down to rest. I was not hungry, but I was very sleepy. We all slept, and when we woke up, we walked further.
(Adapted from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea)
1. What do you think the Nautilus is?| A．A kind of ship under the sea. | B．A kind of fish in the sea. |
| C．A kind of plane in the sky. | D．A kind of transport on land. |
| A．Captain Nemo | B．Captain Nemo's man |
| C．Ned | D．Conseil |
①They visited the forest.
②They crossed the large grassy area.
③They felt sleepy and lay down to rest.
④Captain Nemo made diving suits and lights.
⑤Captain Nemo invited some people to go hunting.
| A．④⑤①②③ | B．⑤④①②③ | C．③⑤④②① | D．⑤④②①③ |
| A．Ned and Nemo were close friends |
| B．Captain Nemo enjoyed the hunting trip |
| C．there were three people visiting the forest |
| D．it took them 30 minutes to walk through the forest |
| A．a sports magazine | B．a book review | C．a science fiction | D．a travel report |
7 . They say that "travel is the best teacher" and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake (1587-1641). His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake, not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country's land and geography.
Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family, Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel. When he was 18, however, Xu's father died and so, it seemed, did his travelling dreams. He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60-year-old mother as tradition required.
But his mother had different ideas. Understanding her son's love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences, this modern-thinking woman refused to keep her son at home. She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year, when there was less farm work.
So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support, Xu set off for the first time, leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well. He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years. During this time, he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom, carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary. This diary, which once had over 500,000 words, would finally become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring to go almost everywhere on foot. This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world. Many of his trips were to hard-to-reach mountain areas, and through wild forests where few people lived. His willingness to face hardships came at a cost however. Progress was slow and tiring and he was frequently sick, robbed and beaten during his journeys.
Sadly Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey, a 4-year trip through the Southwest of China. He died in 1641, soon after returning to his hometown for the last time. When his diary was finally printed years after his death, much of it had been destroyed or lost. Although incomplete, it still made Xu a travelling legend (传奇人物) around the world.
1. Which of the following best describes Xu's mother?| A．Strict but interesting. | B．Supportive and open-minded. |
| C．Helpful and hardworking. | D．Kind but uneducated. |
| A．it gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people |
| B．it helped him to save money and travel for a longer time |
| C．it allowed him to see and study the environment in detail |
| D．it was the only way to reach the places he was interested in |
| A．It was the first travel book ever written in China. |
| B．It made Xu very famous during his lifetime. |
| C．It was mainly about the different people of China. |
| D．It was only made public after Xu died. |
| A．Xu Xiake's Life Story | B．Xu Xiake's Discovery |
| C．Xu Xiake's Travelling Experience | D．Xu Xiake's Book |
a. He went on his first journey.
b. His book was finally printed.
c. He returned to his hometown for the last time.
d. He developed an interest in books about other places.
e. He started managing the family farm after his father died.
| A．a-e-d-c-b | B．d-e-a-b-c | C．d-e-a-c-b | D．e-d-a-b-c |
8 . What Does a Lifelong Learner Look Like?
Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest expert in anything. They continue to learn and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to. What does a lifelong learner look like? Here are some of their main characteristics (特征).
● They are knowledge seekers. They are always searching for much information on a topic they’re interested in and looking for new chances to improve their knowledge or skills.
● They are social and self-directed learners. They like taking different courses and joining in discussions about subjects they are interested in. __________ They also know their own learning styles, and their strengths and weaknesses. They can plan and organize their own learning.
● They are critical (批判性的) thinkers. They always use a lot of ways to analyze (分析) and synthesize (合成) information. From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand.
● They are problem solves. They will meet different problems while learning. However, they usually see problems as challenges (挑战) and life experiences and try to stand above them.
1. What does the underlined “knowledge seekers” mean?| A．Persons who are looking for knowledge. | B．Persons who are teaching knowledge. |
| C．Persons whose jobs are inventing knowledge. | D．Persons who are testing knowledge. |
| A．They don’t like learning on society. | B．They learn both from and with others. |
| C．They learn from plants and animals. | D．They invite each other to parties. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．To describe the height, clothes and hairstyle of a lifelong learner. |
| B．To explain the relationship between common people and lifelong learners. |
| C．To suggest lifelong learners become experts. |
| D．To introduce some of the main characteristics lifelong learners have. |
9 . Most people follow others blindly. Some people feel it safe to follow other people. In some rare cases it might be right, but in most cases this can make a big mistake. Ninety-five percent of people never succeed because they are following the wrong group. Actually there are reasons why we shouldn't follow others blindly.
According to a study, people always follow others when they aren't sure about the direction they should take. This means a large number of people could be following others without understanding what's right and what's wrong! This attracts more people to follow them and the result is that most people move in a certain direction even if it is wrong.
A man who wants to be successful always hopes for others' guidance and he usually follows the same path of most people, but the question this man never asks himself is, "Are all of those people successful?" Of course not! If you want to follow a group, then follow a successful one. However, in real life you'll only find one successful person among hundreds of people, and that's why following others makes no sense at all.
Most people act without thinking wisely. If you always follow others because they're greater than you, then sooner or later you'll discover that you're making decisions you might regret(后悔) later.
However, should we never follow others? No. But just asking you to think wisely before you make a decision. If you find others are right, there is no problem in following them, but if you have doubts(怀疑) about the direction they're moving in, don't follow them blindly.
1. Why do most people like to follow others blindly according to the passage?| A．Because they don't want to be different. |
| B．Because they are effected by their people around them. |
| C．Because they're sure to take the right direction. |
| D．Because they want to make themselves successful. |
| A．多数的 | B．特殊的 | C．稀薄的 | D．少数的 |
| A．Advantages of following others blindly. | B．Examples of following others. |
| C．Reasons of not following others blindly. | D．Ways of following others blindly. |
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10 . Since 2017, short videos have gotten millions of views (关注) online. Many people create and share short videos on popular 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.
Teenagers especially enjoy these videos. More than 50 percent of Grade 7 and 8 students said they enjoy watching these short videos. About 47 percent of them have posted their own videos, according to a recent report by the China National Youth Palace Association.
The videos let teenagers see funny and exciting things they wouldn’t usually see. Many teens like to share the fun things they do with others as well. For example, a 12-year-old user named Xiao Qianyu has posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This has won her many fans.
However the videos can also cause trouble. Some students spend too much time watching them and not enough time studying. Some videos are vulgar and not suitable for teenagers.
To deal with this problem, Douyin added a new function (功能). It locks the app if someone uses the app for over two hours a day. Also the government asked companies to make more strict rules for these apps and cancel the unsuitable videos.
1. Kuaishou is a kind of popular__________app.| A．exercising | B．video | C．cooking | D．music |
| A．冗长的 | B．健康的 | C．积极的 | D．低俗的 |
| A．teenagers can't use the app over 2 hours a day on Kuaishou. |
| B．a video about learning jazz dance can't be posted on Douyin. |
| C．more than 50% of the teenagers have won many fans on the apps. |
| D．about 47% of the students in Grade 7 and 8 had shared videos on the apps. |
| A．a history book | B．a sports magazine | C．a newspaper | D．a science book |
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| A．①②;③④;⑤ | B．①;②③;④⑤ | C．①②;③;④⑤ | D．①;②③④;⑤ |
