1 . The Diary of a Young Girl was written by a girl named Anne Frank. It is a true experience of a teenager in wartime (World War II, 1939-1945) and it has also become a symbol of the victory of the human spirit.

Here's one of Anne's diaries.

Friday, 10 September, 1943

Dear Kitty,

Mostly whenever I write to you, there are only pleasant things to report. Actually, they are more often unpleasant than pleasant things. However, now there is something wonderful going on. Last Wednesday evening, 8 September, we sat around listening to the seven o'clock news and the first thing we heard was: "Here follows the best news of the whole war. Italy has capitulated (屈服，停止反抗)!" Italy's unconditional surrender (投降)!! "Listeners, an hour ago, I had just finished writing when the wonderful news of Italy's capitulation came in. I can tell you that I have never deposited (放下) my notes in the waste paper basket with such joy!"

Still we have troubles, too, it's about Mr. Koophuis. As you know, we are all very fond of him, he is always cheerful and amazingly brave, although he is never well, has a lot of pain, and is not allowed to eat much or do much walking. "When Mr. Koophuis enters, the sun begins to shine." Mommy said just recently, and she is quite right. Now he has had to go into the hospital for a very unpleasant operation and will have to stay there for at least four weeks. You really should have seen how he said good-bye to us just as usual—he might have simply been going out to do a bit of shopping.

Yours,

Anne

1. The underlined phrase "something wonderful" in Paragraph One refers to (指代) that              .

A．Anne's family could listen to news	B．Italy capitulated
C．Anne's family needn't go into hiding	D．Mr. Koophuis was cheerful

2. What is the most probable date that Mr. Koophuis returned from hospital?

A．10 September

B．24 September

C．3 October

D．10 October

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

A．Anne always faced pleasant things.

B．Anne's family got news in the newspaper.

C．Mr. Koophuis was welcome in Anne's family.

D．Mr. Kooghnis was afraid of his operation.

4. Which is the right order of the things below?
①Mr. Koophuis would stay in hospital for weeks.
②Italy contulated.
③Anne wrote the exciting news in her diary.
④Anne and her family sat around and listened to the news.

A．②④③①

B．②④①③

C．④②③①

D．④②①③

5. The passage is mainly about              .

A．Anne's family and their nice friend

B．The victory of World War II

C．Anne's worries about their present life

D．Italy capitulated and Anne's worries about Mr. Koophuis

2 . Traffic lights are red, yellow and green. They are very important signals (信号). Traffic lights are usually placed at busy street corners to help control traffic. Sometimes, they are on streets near schools and shops, too. Most young children are taught what each of the colored lights means, so everybody can stay safe.

The first traffic signals were used for trains. The signals were put alongside railway tracks   (轨道). The color red was used to mean “stop” because it warned people of danger. A red light was also the easiest color to see from a distance. Train drivers could see the red “stop” light ahead and had enough time to slow down and stop their trains. A green light was used to mean “take care” and a white light meant “go”.

However, there were many dangerous accidents on the train tracks. Some train drivers thought a star shining in the night sky was a white light that meant “go”. So the signals were swapped. The “go” light was changed to green and the “take care” light was changed to white.

During these times, people travelled by train or in carts pulled by horses. Years later, when cars were built, people began to drive them because they could travel much faster than horses. However, the road rules for drivers were not very clear and many people were hurt crossing the roads. Yellow warning signs had to be placed beside the roads to remind drivers to take care and allow people to cross safely.

Today, towns and cities all over the world have traffic lights. Red and green lights match the signals used on the railways. Yellow lights are easy to see, so they are used to warn drivers that they should slow down and prepare to stop.

1. Why was the color red used to mean “stop”?

A．It reminded people of traffic rules.

B．It helped trains run smoothly.

C．It gave people a warning of danger.

D．It was the first color people thought of.

2. What does the underlined word “swapped” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Designed.

B．Exchanged.

C．Suggested.

D．Compared.

3. In which order did the “take care” light develop?
a. A white light               b. A green light.                      c. A yellow light.

A．a一c一b

B．b一c一a

C．a一b一c

D．b一a一c

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The advantages of traffic lights.	B．The history of traffic lights.
C．The importance of traffic lights.	D．The meanings of traffic lights.

3 . How would you feel if someone decided to take away your park? Well that's what's happening in my community. There's a park that some people want to turn into a golf course   (高尔夫球场). Let me tell you why I think it's a bad idea.

First, a park is meant to be for the whole community. Not everyone likes golf, so not everyone will get to use the park. This isn't fair. A community park should have open spaces for everyone to use.

Second, to make way for the golf course, lots of playground equipment (设施) will have to be moved or knocked down, which is a waste of time and money. It's also a waste of perfectly good equipment. The swings, for example, will probably just end up as litter.

Third, what about giving young people something to do? Not all kids are crazy about golf. At the moment, the park has a skating place and a playground. These attract lots of kids from the community. If you turn the park into a golf course, these kids won't have anywhere to go and they won't have anything to do.

This means that they will stay at home and turn on a video game rather than get some exercise. It also means that they might be out on the street causing trouble. Wouldn't it be better to give them something to do at the park?

Finally, golf is expensive. Building a golf course and maintaining (维护)it costs a lot of money. Who is going to pay to maintain the golf course? What about those people who can't afford to join a golf club? That means that the golf course will only be available to people with lots of money.

Turning our park into a golf course is a bad idea. I suggest we have a community meeting before plans go any further.

1. Some people want to change the park into __________.

A．a golf club

B．a golf course

C．a park

D．a skating place

2. According to Paragraph 4, having nowhere to go will make some children

A．go to get some exercise	B．fall in love with golf
C．play video games at home	D．go to the street and make friends

3. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
(P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage?

A．To help carry out further plans.

B．To make the park more beautiful.

C．To encourage children to go skating.

D．To stop the golf course from being built.

4 . 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 in to 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.

2. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．The children.	B．The pirates.
C．Hook and the crocodile.	D．Hook and the children.

3. Which is the right order of the following events?
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

4. What happened to Hook at the end of the story?

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.

5. Who tells the story?

A．Captain hook.	B．Peter.
C．The pirates and the crocodiles.	D．Someone who is not in the story.

5 . Getting excited over the Christmas ads becomes a big tradition for people in the UK. This year, Sainsbury, the second largest supermarket in the UK, shared its ad called Mog the Cat. Now the ad is known as "the best Christmas ad ever" according to Twitter.

The ad is about a cat of the Thomas family. In the ad, the cat blew up the Christmas tree and almost burned the house. Luckily, she succeeded in phoning the fire service and saved the house. _▲___. Mog felt sorry. As they were worried, the neighbors came together to help the family clean up and enjoy Christmas dinner. Its ending will make you feel all sweet inside. It also carries Sainsbury’s Christmas saying “Christmas is for sharing”.

Another reason why the ad is popular is that Mog the Cat is the star of a much-loved children’s book. The writer Kerr herself appears in this as a neighbor of the Thomas family. This ad also tells us some fire safety facts.

Twitters were talking about and enjoyed the ad. One little boy named Jim wrote the ad was the best Christmas gift he got this year. Jill mixed feeling with the ad. She wrote this ad made her laugh and cry at the same time. And she said: “I don’t even like cats.” Another woman wrote:   “So far Sainsbury’s Christmas ad is the best I’ve seen this year.” People like the ad not only for the funny story but also for the spirit of Christmas it shows.

1. ___▲___ might be the most proper sentence to be put in the blank of Paragraph 2.

A．But she made Christmas Day even greater.

B．But she brought much fun to the Thomas family.

C．But she was ready to live with the neighbors of the Thomas family.

D．But she messed up Christmas Day.

2. Find out the probable reasons why people like the ad according to passage.
① The ad shows the spirit of Christmas.
② The writer Kerr appears in the ad.
③ That is the ad made by Sainsbury.
④ Mog the Cat is a star of a much-loved children's book.

A．①②

B．③④

C．①④

D．②③

3. From the last paragraph, we can learn that___________.

A．few twitters like the ad Mog the Cat

B．Jill doesn’t like cats any more after watching the ad

C．people like the ad just because it’s really funny

D．the ad Mog the Cat is very popular with people

4. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

6 .

In the last century, differnet natural disasters have robbed several cultural heritage(遗产) from us. On WeChat, some people say, “What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonders anymore.” But people can see them in a new way---through a video game. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like they are in reality, and see the wonders as they were before the fire.

Maybe digital technology(数字技术) could help protect cultural heritage better. This idea dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to develop since then. By scanning(扫 描) the ancient buildings, building 3D models, as well as measuring everything, engineers can make a copy exactly as the real one.

As computers and smart phones are popular, the digital copy has great value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural heritage without touching them, which helps protect them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes(敦煌石窟) is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them.

Second, it can make the cultural heritage more famous by spreading information about them through the internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Dunhuang Grottoes became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting the site in the following years.

Last, it stores all the information of the cultural heritage. Even if the real ones are damaged one day, people can still know what they were like and can build a new one if wanted. Of course, however exact a model, it is not the real one.

Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers a practical way to protect cultural heritage at the moment.

1. We can see the damaged parts of those wonders                  .

A．by entering the buildings	B．by creating another copy
C．by spreading information	D．through a video game

2. Which is the correct order of digitalizing ancient buildings according to the passage?
① Build 3D models.
② Scan the ancient buildings.
③ Make a copy exactly as the real one.
④ Measure everything.

A．②①④③

B．③①②④

C．①②④③

D．②③①④

3. The writer uses the example of Dunhuang in Paragragh 3 and 4 to                  .

A．show the writer is really interested in travelling to Dunhuang

B．prove people can build a new one if the real ones are damaged

C．show Dunhuang Grottoes are disappearing because of the disaster

D．prove computers and phones makes digital copies more valuable

4. What is the writer’s attitude(态度) towards the digital technology?

A．Doubt.

B．Confident.

C．Critical

D．Unclear.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．The cultural heritage.	B．Dunhuang Grottoes.
C．Digital technology could help.	D．How can we see the damaged parts?

7 . It had been snowing very hard for days. Jigs and Reads had nothing to eat for a day. They know that things weren’t right at home. So yesterday morning they wanted to go out. Bob helped them get out through a window, because the snow was so deep outside that he couldn’t open the door. Last night, they didn’t come back. Bob said to himself, “They are only five months old. This weather will kill them.” But just then Bob heard them calling him. He looked out and could not believe ----they were drawing a big hare through the snow. They dropped it through the window into Bob’s hands. A hare(野兔) for dinner.
1. Jigs and Reads in the story were _________.

A．Bob’s children

B．dogs

C．hares

D．neighbours

2. They know that things weren’t right at home. It means that they know _______.

A．Bob had no food to give them	B．Bob could open the door
C．it wasn’t very cold outside.	D．they were too young to eat anything

3. Finally, Jigs and Reads returned with a big _________.

A．fox

B．dog

C．hare

D．pig

4. .The story says that Jigs and Reads ____________.

A．wanted out to play with rain	B．asked to look for money outside
C．ate much more than Bob did	D．were a great help to Bob

5. . Choose the right order according to the story.
①They caught a hare in the snow.
②They went out and stayed outside for the night.
③They brought the hare home.
④They felt hungry and wanted to find food.

A．4321

B．1432

C．4213

D．2413

8 . Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food，or is there some connection between spices and healthy food? Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌)which spoil food．
“Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food，”explains one of the scientists．The bacteria grow more easily and spoil(变质)food more quickly at higher temperatures．For this reason，it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates,
Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from．If you like spicy food，it is possible that hundreds of years ago，when there were no fridges，people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling．The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer，healthier lives．Today，in a time of fridges，the spices just make the food taste good．
1. The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________．

A．making food taste better

B．making food hotter

C．preventing bacteria getting into food

D．killing bacteria in food

2. Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_______．

A．cold temperature makes bacteria

B．bacteria get used to hot food

C．high temperature helps bacteria grow faster

D．bacteria spoil food only at high temperature

3. According to the passage，spices are useful in the following things except_____．

A．helping you to live longer

B．helping to keep you healthier

C．making your food taste better

D．taking the place of fridges